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Post by Shippo_no_Neko on Apr 29, 2006 18:13:27 GMT -5
Nezumi realized what she had done, and pulled away in horror. "Ha-haruko..."
Haruko's screams stopped.
"Wh... What? I... I'm alive?"
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Post by Dundee on Apr 29, 2006 18:14:06 GMT -5
Chantre looked back up at Serlina. "Alright! Just a sec, I have to get Mr. Slugabed up." She grabbed one mildly resisting arm, and pulled him up, supporting him with one arm under his. "Ok, let's go! Oh, wait..." She cleared her throat, holding up the faerie with her other arm. "Faeries, I am sorry I doubted you, but I still will not let go of your friend until we are back where we came from. Ok, now we can go." And with that, Chantre half-dragged Rock back to the clearing where Rock had gone at first, and met yet another drama half way in the act.
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Post by Wolfy on Apr 29, 2006 18:17:48 GMT -5
serlina followed, glancing suspeciously at the fairies.
Thorn sighed. "What is going on?" he asked. Ashton rubbed his shoulder. "Daddy, you hurt me," he said softly. Thorn flinched. "I'm sorry, AShton. YOu ok?" he asked, kneeling down at eye level. Ashton sniffed and nodded. Thorn smiled, then stood and turned back to the two people. "What is going on?" he asked again.
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Post by Shippo_no_Neko on Apr 29, 2006 18:20:16 GMT -5
Nezumi slumped against the tree in a dead faint.
Haruko stood, shakily.
"I.. I don't know..."
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Post by Wolfy on Apr 29, 2006 18:22:29 GMT -5
Thorn sighed. "Ok then. Answer this. Why were you screaming?" he asked. Ashton sidled close to his dad and peeked at the man from behind his father, chewing on his thumb.
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Post by Scarecrow on Apr 29, 2006 18:22:54 GMT -5
"If you will calm down..." Koumori immediately became distainfull, and somewhat distant, "I will give you back you book. But I have a few questions, first."
Mannaz watched on, increasingly nervous, arms folded across his scrawney chest as if he was a corpse, lying in a coffin.
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Post by Shippo_no_Neko on Apr 29, 2006 18:25:05 GMT -5
Haruko answered monotonously (curse you, direct questions)
"I was possessed by a vision of the one who set this curse upon me. I apologise."
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Post by Wolfy on Apr 29, 2006 18:26:54 GMT -5
Thorn blinked. "Why?" he asked, intriged. ashton looked up at his dad, then at the man, then at the girl. He then scrambled over to the girl and poked her gently. "You ok lady?" he asked her softly.
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Post by Scarecrow on Apr 29, 2006 18:29:33 GMT -5
((Dammit, Koumori! Stop being so... Focused! Also, give Mannaz a hug. Koumori: Kssst! Never! MZ: U_U))
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Post by Shippo_no_Neko on Apr 29, 2006 18:31:35 GMT -5
Nezumi was in a dead faint.
Haruko bowed. "I do not know. I apologize.... ... Nezumi!" He ran over to her, and put a hand over her neck.
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Post by Daybreak on Apr 29, 2006 18:34:43 GMT -5
Howie had been distracted by the commotion, but he didn't dare risk losing the book by going over to see what was happening. He looked back at Koumori and swallowed, giving her a shakey smile that was beyond weak in comparison to his earlier expressions. "Right, calm, see? Just tell me what you want to know."
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Post by Wolfy on Apr 29, 2006 18:35:27 GMT -5
AShton was about to poke the girl again, but remembered what the boy did and pulled his hand back. HE chewed on his thumb and watched. Thorn stood where he was, thinking.
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Post by Shippo_no_Neko on Apr 29, 2006 18:39:11 GMT -5
Haruko looked relieved.
"She has a pulse. She's just fainted. I... I don't know what happened,,,"
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Post by Scarecrow on Apr 29, 2006 18:39:18 GMT -5
"...Who are you? Where is this 'scientist' of yours? Do you know his name? Is he a human, as well? Do you know of any ways to reverse the effects of your... Mutation?" She seemed genuinely intruiged. "Are there truly others of you kind?"
Mannaz was completely unaffected by the surrounding commotion. He wished Koumori would talk to him...
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Post by Wolfy on Apr 29, 2006 18:41:33 GMT -5
Thorn walked over to Haruko. "You are cursed? What does you cruse contain?" he asked. Ashton looked up at his daddy, then back at the girl. Still chewing on his thumb, he reached over with his other hand and shook the girl. "Wake up lady," he said.
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Post by Shippo_no_Neko on Apr 29, 2006 18:43:53 GMT -5
Haruko turned his face to him, and answered in a monotonous voice again.
"My curse consists of three conditions and/or restrictions of what I may or may not do.
1) I may not undergo direct physical contact with anyone except for the one from whom this curse comes from, lest I and the person who touches my skin die a very painful death.
2)All magic cast on me, on items that I touch, or around me, to include being ingested by me in the form of a potion or magical poison, will kill me in a very painful way, unless the magic is cast by the one whom this curse comes from.
3) I must answer truthfully any direct question immediately, even one asked by the one whom this curse comes from, or I will die a painful death.
This curse also includes one more small condition, saying that I may never utter the name of the one who cursed me, write it down, or hint at it in any way, shape, or form, or I will die a painful death. "
He looked back at Nezumi, worried.
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Post by Wolfy on Apr 29, 2006 18:46:37 GMT -5
"Well...since you just violated two conditions of that curse, i would think that the one who cursed you is either dead, or the curse is otherwise broken," Thorn said. He was assuming that the name the man had screamed was the one who had cursed him.
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Post by Daybreak on Apr 29, 2006 18:49:25 GMT -5
"I'm your average nobody. Street kid - the name's Howie Carmichael. The 'scientist' is Dr. Moreau, y'know, the head of Feral Labs. Last I knew, he was on the island in the main compound. I'd show you, if I hadn't misplaced the island somewhere along the way." He looked confused for a moment. "And of course he's human - what else would he be? And I'm far from the only test subject, but the species he used were pretty varied, from what I've seen. And if there was a way to reverse the mutation..." His mouth twisted in a sneer. "Don't you think I would have done everything I could to obtain it? They're permenant. Even if we did escape, out in the real world we're nothing but freaks of nature."
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Post by Scarecrow on Apr 29, 2006 18:57:21 GMT -5
Koumori considered this, and held out the book delicately. "Do you," she almost growled, "Do you honestly think of yourself as a... 'Freak'? At least you know what the hell you're supposed to be under all the physical changes." She withdrew.
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Post by Shippo_no_Neko on Apr 29, 2006 19:00:28 GMT -5
Haruko bowed his head.
"I did not... violate the final condition.. I can tell you no more. But if Nezmi touched me... Why am I not dead? Why is she not dead?!"
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Post by Daybreak on Apr 29, 2006 19:04:26 GMT -5
"No," whispered Howie. "I don't, really. I lose myself in it. You saw how it was with the fire. This is just the first change - the moth will get stronger. More dominant. I can't even stand to have people touch me sometimes. I don't want to eat anymore." He closed his eyes and took a shuddering breath. "'I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow. I learn by going where I have to go.' And some of the others are... worse. Much worse."
Did she think she was a freak? Well, at least she was in control of her own mind and instincts. At least she didn't have doctors messing with her life and manipulating her into their will. He paused. She didn't, did she. He wasn't on the island anymore. It was cold comfort, however. After all, he wasn't in the real world, either. Strangely enough, he felt extraordinarily calm in the face of this revelation.
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Post by Wolfy on Apr 29, 2006 19:06:40 GMT -5
Thorn shrugged. "Like I said...It could mean the curse is over," he said again.
Ashton shook the lady again. "wake up lady!" he said again, louder.
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Post by Shippo_no_Neko on Apr 29, 2006 19:11:12 GMT -5
Haruko crouched by her again.
"Please... Don't shake her... I really care about her..."
Nezumi opened one eye.
"You do, harukichi! How sweet!"
A look of relief passed over haruko's face.
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Post by Wolfy on Apr 29, 2006 19:12:23 GMT -5
ashton pulled his hand away. "Ashton didn't hurt her," he informed the man gravely.
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Post by Shippo_no_Neko on Apr 29, 2006 19:14:26 GMT -5
Haruko muttered a quick thanks.
"N-Nezumi... Do you know why the curse had no effect on you?"
Nezumi looked annoyed.
"I'm completely drained. It... Had an effect on me alright... I don't think I can walk..."
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Post by Wolfy on Apr 29, 2006 19:20:49 GMT -5
Thorn sighed, muttered "Wy does no one listen to the dragon," under his breath, and tapped his son on the shoulder. Ashton looked up. "Yes, daddy?" he asked. "Come on Ashton. Let's go see if someone here can do something about your wing," he said. ashton nodded and stood up. "Bye lady. Bye mister," he said, walking away. Thorn and Ashton walked back over to the others. "Find out anything new?" Thorn asked pleasantly. Ashton walked over to the green haired person. He tugged on his sleeve hesitantly. "Sir? Can you fix my wing? It hurts," he asked softly.
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Post by Scarecrow on Apr 29, 2006 23:12:21 GMT -5
"Well... I can allways try. I can at least stop it from hurting..." He knelt down again, placing his light hands on the fracture, and concentrating. After a few seconds, the pain faded away. "If I try to 'insta heal' it, believe you me, it will hurt. And... That isn't something I can do. I'll need to put it in a cast... Try not to move it..." He produced bandages, seemingly out of nowhere.
Koumori blinked. He didn't know, eh? "So you mind will become more and more animalistic, as the physical changes manifest themselves more and more? Your very consiousness will begin to rot away? You mentioned being injected with something. Perhaps if you are not injected frequently, the changes will slow down, or possibly even brought to a halt?"
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Post by Wolfy on Apr 29, 2006 23:13:59 GMT -5
"Ok," Ashton said, holding as still as he could. "It feels better..." he said softly.
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Post by Scarecrow on Apr 29, 2006 23:24:48 GMT -5
Mannaz wrapped it around slowly, being sure to discourage infection along the way. This was going to hurt later... Even if he didn't have wings.
Koumori turned her attention at him briefly, scowling slightly, before turning back to Howie.
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Post by Wolfy on Apr 29, 2006 23:27:54 GMT -5
ashton turned to look, as best he could. "Will...will I be able to fly?" he asked worreidly.
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