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Post by EEN on Dec 2, 2005 17:09:37 GMT -5
Valerian flapped his wings furiously to get himself in the air again and rid himself of any stray spider web. The little fairy rose about a foot and a half off the ground and hovered there.
"A fine story indeed." Valerian complained. "You can call it, the loathsome adventure the frenzied five against the dark force of vicious wolf spiders! No wait that spells Laffadfvws and would just be silly. Plus then everyone would expect you to out a Laffadfvws in the story and they might take offense to it if it isn’t a good story."
It was just then that the spider, who’s web Valerian had just ruined, climbed out just then from under Valerians black and purple outfit (which was only slightly ridiculous and over fantasy looking) and bit him on the cheek. If anyone could have seen that close immediately upon bighting Valerian the spider went cross eyes and fell onto Valerian’s shoulder. Valerian winced and made a small screeching sound then gave a resigned sigh and rolled his eyes.
“See everyone is a critic.” He said and he gingerly plucked of the spider off his shoulder.
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Post by Scarecrow on Dec 2, 2005 17:34:34 GMT -5
Scare turned quickly around, and, grinning broadly, seeming completely ignorent of the devourer's intents and attitude, created an almost comically elaborate, low bow that almost made her fall over, and then held out her long-fingered hand to shake. "Hi! M'name's ScareCrow... Or Scare if y'like... Or even- MMGF!" at that moment, seemingly unconciously, her left hand clamped over her mouth, although most of the sound doesn't seem to even exist physically. A few moments later, the hand was moved out of place, and she grinned sheepishly. "Sarry about that... What's you name?" and then she turned to the rest of the group, still grinning. "What are all of your names? I've got to gets them down!" she begins writing on thin air again.
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Post by EEN on Dec 2, 2005 17:50:05 GMT -5
While Valerian held the spider is started to grow becoming as large as a man’s hand and changing to match Valerian’s black purple colorings. Valerian in response dropped the spider to the ground as it he hadn’t noticed. The veins on his cheek where he got bit were all black and standing out and he rubbed it unconsciously.
Valerian fluttered over towards Scare and took her by the hand and sketched out his name of “Valerian” in the air, but refrained from speaking it allowed. He was quite interested to see if she would be able to pick it up. Valerian probably would have been a lot better off in his instincts focused more on fear rather then curiosity but as it was his fairy brain was focused in on the bizarre and delightful individual before him rather then the seemingly demonic and menacing ones. Still he had the sense of mind to keep Scarecrow between himself and Endorphin.
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Post by Scarecrow on Dec 2, 2005 18:22:59 GMT -5
Scare shook your hand vigorously, and seemed to pick it up immediately. "Interesting name! An... Herb, I believe?" she seemed delighted that you seem to have grasped the concept of writing on air, and beamed again. She seems to beam alot...
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Post by EEN on Dec 2, 2005 18:31:00 GMT -5
"It is a flower." Valerian said more then a little offended. "It is a purple flower."
The fact that no one would have gotten off their horse to actually NAME Valerian it it had not been a herb that did by chance happen to flower, was a fact completely ignored by Valerian. The spider Valerian had dropped had fallen on its back and now righted itself and started to flow after Valerian with as close to the expression of distressed as a spider was likely to get.
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Post by Scarecrow on Dec 2, 2005 18:38:58 GMT -5
She reached over your shoulder for an instant, and before you eyes can follow her spindly arm, she has picked up the the spider and is now cradling it like a small child. Scare had always gotten along with animals, and this was no exception. she looked back at you and smiled. "True, 'tis true... But 'tis also an herb, if you'll fergive my boldest to state so."
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Post by lazukas on Dec 2, 2005 20:36:49 GMT -5
Aislinn walked up to stand beside the cat demon. “You have an interesting definition of friends.” she remarked
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Post by Daybreak on Dec 2, 2005 21:33:05 GMT -5
Dorphin leaned around the fairy, breathing deeply to catagorize all the scents that made up his mental image of the world. He had to stay alert in this crowd - even though he doubted anyone would suspect him of being a Devourer (barbaric and distinctly non-humanoid as the rest of his kind were), you never knew what some people would try.
"My name..." He grinned. "I am Endorphin, your natural painkiller. Care for a demonstration?" He directed the last towards Valerian, his voice dipping towards sinister. He was beginning to dislike this creature who ignored him in favor for the strange, spindley girl.
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Post by Scarecrow on Dec 3, 2005 0:15:47 GMT -5
Scare knew something was about to happen. In the depths of her much patched soul, she knew that this... Endorphin was definately not what he seemed... "Eh... No need for demonstration! I'm sure your name suits ya..."
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Post by deltaT on Dec 3, 2005 0:18:05 GMT -5
OOC: Stonestrike is sick, but he PM'd me...give me a moment to put plot in motion. He'll be back real soon. I hope I get everyone! If I miss someone, send me a virtual kick.
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Post by deltaT on Dec 3, 2005 0:41:11 GMT -5
Varian was quite amazed at the response to her half-joking query. The number of creatures had doubled! (At least she thought so, she wasn't big on math) There could be only one explanation for so many diverse people coming together at the same time.
"Ahem! If I could have your attention." The only thing that gave away her unease was the twitching of the tip of her tail. "Let us all make sure that we know one another."
"My name is Varian Hookclaw, and although I am a Felidea demon, I am not affiliated with anyone right now. Our paranoid Host here is named Rolf. My current understanding is that you (she looked at the raggedy doll create) are named Scare. You (here she looked at the negative fairy) I believe are named Valerian, if I read your sign language correctly. And you (now she glanced at the lumbering bear demon, if that was what it was) are named Endorphin. Would the Vampire girl and and the Kelik please introduce themselves?"
As an afterthought, she added, "I don't believe in coincidences. We must all be here for a reason."
OOC: I'm putting this here instead of the discussion thread so we'll all read it. We don't know it yet, but Rolf cast a spell to get help recovering his original body, but he didn't know how it would work.
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Post by Scarecrow on Dec 3, 2005 0:52:40 GMT -5
Scare grinned from ear to pointed ear. Of course there was a reason! There was no such thing as a coincidence... In her theory, everything happened for a reason. And those reasons must be found out, and recorded! Stories were concious things, and that was a sure thing. Not only concious, but very much essential in life... And here was a creature that also seemed to think that way! ScareCrow was extremely close to performing an akward sort of tapdancey-jig, but thought better of it. Instead she stood there, directing the most of her attention on the cat-creature named Varian, but still keeping as aware as possible of the one called Endorphin. He was a curious one, that was sure. Him and the fairy-kind that was so particular about his name.
Names were also gravely important things... Give something a name, and it developes a personality.
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Post by EEN on Dec 3, 2005 1:45:36 GMT -5
Valerian giggled despite himself, then ran his hands down his outfit in an attempt to restore any hope of manly dignity a short mostly purple fairy named after a flower might lay claim to.
“Teehehehe, my natural pain killer. Well obviously you don’t know the poor suffering of a broken heart very well do you? For someone who smells of like sweet honey you seem awfully.....self aware? (You know Scary there is a story about a bear and honey. “Think, think, think’ I think he said. He gets stuck in a rabbit hole don’t you know.) Anyway I really think it is the other way around we suit or names, after all we all grow into our names but or names don’t change as time goes on even if we change them now do they?” Valerian said absent mindedly.
For a moment Endorphin had Valerian’s attention, Valerian inclinded his head sligthly looking into Endorphin’s glasses as if trying to see through them. Valerian’s eyes sparkled with something that was no fairy goodness and his lips curled into a think sneer. Then the moment was gone and Valerian turned away his attention focused on Scary once more.
The spider flexed its legs gently in Scarecrow’s arms and made a light “kee, kee, kee” sound. Then curled up into a ball wrapping its legs together and nestling itself comfortably it her grasp.
“Fssss.” Muttered Valerian giving mild disapproval to the spider’s behavior. Valerian ignored Varian profusely while he was talking. First off anything that needed to call for attention instead of just naturally grabbing it wasn’t worth wasting precious seconds of attention on, and secondly since he said they all had a reason and Valerian had no real reason for being here (or at least no reason he cared to share if he thought carefully about it) it seemed clear the individual couldn’t be talking to him.
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Post by lazukas on Dec 3, 2005 2:05:53 GMT -5
Aislinn studied the group carefully. What had originally been an attempt to get free food seemed to have become far more serious. Things had become...interesting.
She studied Endorphin for a moment. There was something strange about him, something unknown. The same air of strangeness hung around Rolf. Scare seemed odd, but friendly, while Valerian behaved like most other fairies; annoying, but tolerable. The vampire probably (hopefully) wouldn't try to hurt her, and Varian seemed reasonable enough.
"I'm Aislinn, of nowhere in particular." she said, bowing slightly as her normally truant manners made a brief reappearence.
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Post by Scarecrow on Dec 3, 2005 2:23:25 GMT -5
"A broken heart? Indeed? Do tell! Unless it's too tragic... " the tiny pupil of her right eye dilated and undilated furiously at the prospect of hearing more, and she began to write on the air again, and tried to seem empathetic for Valerian's plight, but failed. Miserably. Oh well... He hadn't seemed hurt by recollection, so it couldn't be that terrible... ScareCrow then raised a slender eyebrow at the spider. "Kee kee kee, y'say?"
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Post by EEN on Dec 3, 2005 2:41:11 GMT -5
"Yes it is a tragic tale but one I can repeat. You see the sister of my true love has been horribly scorned by a wicked and eeeevil magician and the swearing of revenge and family blood honor etc. etc. etc.............oh and my lady love is only marginally aware of my existence condemning me to a solemn existence full of longing and waiting. Plus her two sisters are either crazy or chunky (plus her brother is a male) and so I can’t even try there. Oh and there is this awful stigma about my kind in fey circles meaning my love can never be because of societies terrible standard in toleration of fairies. Oh and....no wait that is pretty much the whole abbreviate version leaving out all the tales of deeds done in unrequited love.” Valerian said.
The fairy had adjusted his altitude so he could meet Scares eyes. Valerian cocked his head to no side and studied Scare for a moment. Valerian seemed quite moved by his brief and almost totally nondescript tale of love and loss.
“But I will survive I think.” Valerian said with a sad smile before his head swung around with a fresh expression as forgetting his own tale of woe. "Sooooo what about you?"
Meanwhile the spider rolled itself about in Scare’s arms righting itself and crawled onto her shoulder.
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Post by Zolah on Dec 3, 2005 4:47:33 GMT -5
" Zolah shook her head, she couldnt believe what she saw before her, it was like a scary novel and the old irish fairytales mixed in one. would father christmas come next? she shook her head, she maybe was in some sort of dilerium (?) from being sleeping all this time. she smiked and thougth ' well if I have become crazy, why not act with the story?' she put both her hands on the shining nob on the cane and straightned herself trying to look worthy but still looked qiute weak"
- My name is Zolah, No more do you need to know...
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Post by Daybreak on Dec 3, 2005 14:09:10 GMT -5
Endorphin managed to look offended while still smiling, and spoke through clenched teeth. "I am not a bear." He circled around the group slowly, sizing up the various creatures. It was a dangerous group for him - if they decided to attack him he might have some difficulty subduing them all. He would avoid giving them reason to do so.... for now.
"And what a tragic story. I bleed for you." He paused a second to regard the vampire, and snorted. "Useless. Starving vampire."
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Post by Zolah on Dec 3, 2005 17:40:34 GMT -5
" she would look with disgust at Endorphin as he insulted her"
By some reason i slumberd too long, and now I am at this place. Not knowing where I am, I am very Certain this isnt Dublin. So fair beast, could you stop cirkulate around us like a uncivilised carnivore. But then again i dubt you got any manners...
"she smirked "
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Post by Daybreak on Dec 3, 2005 19:05:12 GMT -5
He favored Zolah with a sneer and a low chuckle. "Manners," he stated as if speaking to a small child, "are useless." He sniffed and turned away, scrutinizing the rest of the party. Then he turned his attention towards Aislinn.
"Your kind... I am not familiar with. What are these 'Kelik'?" His aggressiveness was a little over the top, but if he hoped to establish some sort of dominance over this group, he had to be a little forward.
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Post by Scarecrow on Dec 3, 2005 19:10:05 GMT -5
Scare didn't like the situation... Not at all. penning something down on the air as Valerian finished his sad tale, she watched the one named Endorphin. He was definately hiding something... What ever it was... That, and he had an attitude problem. Bit by bit, she was beginning to dislike the strange man...
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Post by Zolah on Dec 3, 2005 19:38:50 GMT -5
" She shook her head, she still needed some more blood. then if needed sh ecould show this foolish man who he was talking to.. no one mocks the heir of Zolah (?) "
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Post by Daybreak on Dec 3, 2005 19:44:01 GMT -5
Endorphin was spoiling for a fight, and wouldn't quit until he'd either been assured a dominant position or been knocked silly. He prefered the latter. It wasn't a particularly smart thing to do, but antagonizing people had become a way of life for him. That, and he was almost positive that he (along with everone else) had been lured here by something other that coincidence or fate.
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Post by lazukas on Dec 3, 2005 20:04:59 GMT -5
Aislinn glared Endorphin for a moment. He was trying to bully her, and she had a special dislike for bullies. "Kelik are Kelik." she said finally, gazing upwards and tucking her hands behind her back. "Nothing more or less. The question is, what are you?"
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Post by Zolah on Dec 3, 2005 20:11:04 GMT -5
" Zolah couldnt restrain herself, she had to let out a laughter "
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Post by Daybreak on Dec 3, 2005 20:14:41 GMT -5
Dorphin laughed again, without any real amusement. "Isn't it obvious? I'm a monster." The grin that had been plastered on his face since he'd approached the group vanished. "Not something I expect someone like you to understand."
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Post by lazukas on Dec 3, 2005 20:23:25 GMT -5
"I may understand more than you think, monster." Aislinn's voice had taken on an icy chill. "I understand you are looking for a fight. Well, look elsewhere monster, because you won't get one from me."
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Post by EEN on Dec 3, 2005 20:26:28 GMT -5
Valerian melodious voice rolled with laughter before he let out a small song. The spider on scares shoulder bobbed its head with the tune. “A bear, bear. Fuzzy and wuzzy silly old bear. He danced with the ladies and brawled with boys. Stinking of honey and always quite funny. With fierce little claws he’ll scratch out eyes so please treat him kindly and praise him with lies. But when all the maidens have come and gone the poor little bear with sing a new song. He’ll cry out his eyes and mumble their names and wish he’d been nicer and not played rough games.”
His voice tailed off that the song forgot but a tight grin spread across his face while he looked at no one in particular .
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Post by Daybreak on Dec 3, 2005 20:36:52 GMT -5
The Devourer's face twisted into a snarl. Should've eaten them all and been done with it. Instead he responded, "You remind me... why I despise other creatures." His gravely voice was heavy with bitterness. He turned away, stoney-faced and unwilling to converse with these ignorant people any further.
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Post by Daybreak on Dec 3, 2005 20:55:27 GMT -5
OOC: ^^; that got posted while you were posting EEN, responding to your post now....
Something snapped hollowly in Dorphin's mind. The demon spun around, snarling ferally, and launched himself at Valerian. A dark, writhing halo sprung up around him, suddenly visable to those even without magic sight. "I AM NOT A @#%$*/~ BEAR!" His magic reached out, trying to consume the negative fairy.
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