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Post by Ember Lee on Feb 8, 2009 3:36:17 GMT
"You guys coming or not?" Amei yelled, not noticing Yama's glare as she was already on the dorm landing. Turning around she bumped into Dot and Tod making her fall over backwards yet again. "Oh my, I'm so sorry!" she gasped
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Post by Draconorn on Feb 8, 2009 6:21:05 GMT
Sprout blinked. He wasn't expecting that. He shuffled uncomfortably and blushed. 'At least he didn't ask about Yama.' he thought, but couldn't explain why he felt so ashamed of himself. He turned and scuttled off after Amei, using her rude shout as an excuse to get away. At that moment Taavi strongly reminded him of Jak and Draconorn, which probably explained why he was intimidated so easily.
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Post by Zerrer on Feb 8, 2009 8:09:55 GMT
Taavi, having told Mani the message, turned around and started picking up glass and the like. Once Sprout and Amei were gone, he clapped his hands together. Once his hands made contact with one another, a white glowing came from his Sigla. With a low thrumming noise, the shattered window fixed itself. He got up and looked towards where Sprout had left. ~I hope he doesn't do the ritual~ Tav thought, touching his two horn-like appendages. ~Nothing is worth that, not even the knowledge I gained~
((Ooh, on-the-spot backstory development!))
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Post by Sfot on Feb 8, 2009 10:29:59 GMT
Tod yelped quietly, her brother grabbing her before she joined the stranger on the floor. She blinked. "Don't worry about it...Um. I'm Tod, that's my brother Dot." She smiled sheepishly as she offered Amei a hand up.
Dot, on the other hand, shifted back a little and transfered his blank stare onto the girl. He wasn't really a 'people person'.
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Post by Draconorn on Feb 9, 2009 7:21:58 GMT
Danny walked down the corridor, yawning widely, but stopped when he saw the confusion. "Hey guys, wassup? Somebody die?" Sprout darted over to him and hid behind him without a word. Taken by surprise, Danny didn't fight him off and glanced at Amei, who seemed to have fallen over. Again. "...Did somebody actually die? What's up with Sprout?"
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Post by Zerrer on Feb 10, 2009 1:04:04 GMT
"It's all fixed." Taavi strode back from the library. He looked around, then turned to Tod and Dot. "Hello. My name is Taavi."
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Post by Sfot on Feb 10, 2009 9:27:24 GMT
Tod smiled to Taavi, before she turned to look at Danny. "We've no idea what's wrong. We only just arrived..." She trailed off slightly, glancing at Dot once again. There was a second of some kind of non-verbal agreement between the two before the teen turned back to everybody else.
"...Do any of you know what it is we do now?" She asked quietly while she appeared to start studying the floor in detail.
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Post by Zerrer on Feb 10, 2009 19:05:48 GMT
"Well, we were planning to go find something to eat. Had you signed in at the office yet?" Taavi asked. His sigla was glowing a peculiar shade of blue. ~So someone here has a bound weapon too. How interesting~
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Post by Ember Lee on Feb 11, 2009 0:40:39 GMT
"Thanks. I'm really sorry about that. I'm a clutz." Amei said taking Tod's extended hand. "I'm Amei. There is Danny. The one hiding behind him is Sprout." she explained with a roll of her eyes. Turning to Danny she scowled, "No no-one died, but you missed out on all the havoc Yama caused in the library. Enough racket to wake the dead, including you." she growled before smiling briefly at Tod and Dot and walking off down stairs to find Zelanda
((Bys the way Drac, remember Danny can't throttle her as she has the dreamcatcher on her ;p))
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Post by Draconorn on Feb 11, 2009 6:06:30 GMT
Danny looked absolutely livid. "I'm not- You shouldn't tell- YOU B***H!" He bellowed after Amei, reaching behind him as though there was something mounted on his back. He stopped himself just in time and let his hand fall to his side. He couldn't whip out a glowing scythe from nowhere and start attacking someone. And he could sense the energy of the dreamcatcher hanging around Amei. She was probably going to sneak up on him, hang it around his neck and push him out of the window or something, the vindictive little demon. He couldn't believe she had said that in front of all these people, if they found out he was... well... "Take big deep breaths, Danny." Sprout piped up helpfully from behind his knees. Danny tried to take his advice, until he remembered that he had forgotten how to breathe. He shot his little brother a baleful glower and pushed him away. "Come on, let's get some food before I become a cannibal." He muttered and trailed off after Amei, keeping well away and attempting to bore sizzling holes into her back with his eyes.
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Post by Zerrer on Feb 11, 2009 7:42:56 GMT
"Danny. I need to speak to you." The look on Taavi's face was indescribable. The two horns on his eyebrow were glowing red. "And your 'friend', too." The connotations of the word 'friend' meant that Taavi wasn't talking about someone real nice.
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Post by Sfot on Feb 11, 2009 17:02:40 GMT
The two twins seemed to recoil at the hostility that came without warning, but apart from that they had completely different reactions.
Tod, for the most part, seemed slightly stunned at how fast they'd gone from being so kind to being so furious. Dot, however, seemed to just coldly glare over his glasses before tugging on his sister's hand in an attempt to lead her away from the confrontation that was evidently about to start.
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Post by Draconorn on Feb 12, 2009 7:12:35 GMT
((Lol Danny had a moood swiiiiing))
Danny stopped and turned slowly to face Taavi, his face expressionless, like his features were carved of ice. His sky blue eyes radiated the same kind of chill. "Danny-?" Sprout began, but his brother pushed him even further away. "Go without me." Danny said. Even his voice seemed to have frozen over. It was strange how just a moment before he was filled with fiery fury. Now... nothing. "I'll be back in... a minute." It looked the other kid had guessed something about his identity, either the fact that he was technically 'dead' or that he was a rather unpopular angel... well, if he asked too many questions he could always kill him. It would be a last resort but if he was forced to spill innocent blood to keep things quiet, it wasn't like he had a choice. Sprout, knowing that when Danny kind of 'froze' it meant that if he was pushed too far things could get nasty. He followed Amei, hoping that she'd be able to lead him to food.
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Post by Zerrer on Feb 12, 2009 11:17:25 GMT
Taavi waited until everybody else was gone before he started talking. "Well, let's get things straight. You're Yama. I know that because you were reaching for your bound weapon." He obviously didn't think this was a very big deal.
"Anyways, now I need to tell you what I wanted to talk to you about. There is a book that followed me here. I read it a couple months ago, and in it was a ritual. The ritual would give me knowledge. I did the ritual, and then a great guardian beast appeared. It killed me." Taavi's sigla was glowing dark blue, and his face was expresionless. "At the last moment, I tore my soul from my own body and put it into the guardian beast." Taavi shifted; One moment, he was his normal self, and in another, he seemed in-human somehow. His eyes were blood-red cat's eyes. His hands turned into wicked claws. Muscles crawled up and down his body.
"Mani has the book. The one with the ritual. If he tries it, I will be drawn to battle him; I don't want to. I can't touch the book when it belongs to someone else; if you give it to me, I will keep silent about your identity."
Taavi sighed, and he shifted back to normal.
"One more thing. If Sprout knows about the guardian, then both he and I will die."
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Post by Draconorn on Feb 13, 2009 7:44:16 GMT
"You're right, Pellan." Danny said coolly. His eyes narrowed dangerously and when he clenched his right fist the flesh faded from it, leaving just bone. Whether this was on purpose or caused by a flaring temper, only Danny knew. "I am indeed Yama. And if you've heard of my reputation..." He left the statement to hang, for effect. He thought over Taavi's offer. So, Sprout had been poking around and picked up some weird book. Again. Just like the time he found one that gave you Helljoint, and read it anyway. It would probably be a very good idea to confiscate it, but burning it or tossing it through the Warp into the ether sounded like a better option than simply giving it to Taavi. That, and he didn't like taking orders from people who weren't going to pay him blood money. "I could just kill you and get rid of the bloody book myself." He said, finally looking back at Taavi. He ignored the fact that his arm was slowly becoming more and more skeletal; it was a warning signal, but he'd deal with that later. After a little more thought he let out an irritated humph. "Fine, I'll fetch it for you." As he turned to walk away, concealing his right hand in his pocket, he said, "But if you even think about hurting my brother, they'll need a vacuum cleaner to get your remains off the wall. I'm not letting him get hurt again... ever."
((Pellan isn't a rude name, BTW. It's Ayleid for 'outsider'))
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Post by Ember Lee on Feb 13, 2009 7:53:34 GMT
Amei bit her lip gleefully when Danny roared angrily behind her, chuckling quietly to herself. She enjoyed pushing him to his limits, but she knew when to stop. But she couldn't help but feel as if she had gone a bit too far this time. Turning towards Sprout she placed a hand on his shoulder lightly. "Hey Sprout, can you take the others to Zelanda? I'll catch up in a minute." she said, knowing he would understand what she was talking about. "Besides Danny should be with you if he's meant to be uh....protecting you." she said after a pause. Turning on her heel she went back up the stairs, thoughts mulling in her head. She hadn't meant to say that. The whole sleep thing was just something Beatfreak had told her a couple of months ago, when she had pulled a practical joke on Danny....maybe that's where she got it from. Shaking her head she became aware of hushed murmuring from the landing. Frowning she crept forward, catching only snippets of the conversation. "...has the book. The one with the ritual....drawn to battle him...belongs to someone else...identity." Identity? Amei thought feeling puzzled, what was with everyone and keeping their identity a secret? Stepping forward she heard the floorboards creak beneath her weight just as someone murmured, "...then both he and I will die." Gulping she froze on the spot hoping that no one had heard her
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Post by Zerrer on Feb 13, 2009 15:17:10 GMT
"Why do you think I asked for your help? I don't want him to get hurt either." Taavi turned around and walked back.
Grabbing Amei's arm, he continued walking. "He isn't in a very good mood right now." He said. "If he knew you were spying on us. . ."
After walking for a few minutes, he asked something. "What did you hear?" His eyes seemed to darken. "What did you see?"
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Post by Draconorn on Feb 13, 2009 19:25:12 GMT
((Uber long post with a super special glimpse into Danny's angsty little brain...))
Danny walked along, alone. As usual. He was always alone, even if he was surrounded by masses of people. He could relate to none of them, and they thought he was simply a good-looking racer rock star that spent his days pestering his parents. They were only partially correct. In truth, he had been dead for a long time. He had been used as a scientific guinea pig and transformed into the beginnings of the monster he was today. That memory still haunted him. His real parents were also dead, along with many good friends. Some of the more recent friends to be butchered he had to bury himself. Danny's eyes narrowed dangerously. He still remembered what he did to those responsible for the deaths of his friends; the separate halves of them were probably on opposite sides of the continent. He wondered why he didn't feel guilt about killing villains any more... perhaps he had seen so much war, been trained for so long to hunt and kill that the killing instincts were wired into him permanently. It didn't matter; at least he had a purpose now, after so many years of anguish. He was Yama, the Dusk. That was his purpose. As Sprout came into view further up the corridor he realised that rage was still pounding through him like a non-existent pulse. Amei's remark had stung, more so than everything highly offensive she had ever said. He was extremely touchy about being dead; he didn't mind it in itself, but he did mind being used as the butt of a joke simply because he had no heartbeat. "Hey Danny." Sprout said. His smile faded when he saw the mixed anger and grief in Danny's eyes. "Are you OK? What's wrong?" Danny's lips were drawn down at the edges into a frown. Was he a cold blooded murderer because his heart was dead? Were his friends and family in danger? Or was he just being paranoid? Sprout put his hands on his hips. "Stop thinking those depressing thoughts! What's got you so upset anyway?" "You have no idea." Danny finally replied, took his shoulder and led him off to Zelanda's office.
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Post by Sfot on Feb 14, 2009 13:34:46 GMT
At this moment, 'uncomfortable' would be an understatement for describing Tod's feelings. It was hard for her to ignore how hostile everything was now, she'd managed to get her mother's dislike of being surrounded by arguements.
Ha. Those unknown figures who were, technically, her parents had given her and Dot more than just DNA. Far, far more. She hated to think back on how the two of them had come into being, but she would have to do it sooner or later.
Lost in her musings, Tod let Dot guide her back towards the office along with everybody else. The outside world wasn't going to bother her for now if the male had anything to do with it.
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Post by Ember Lee on Feb 16, 2009 5:10:48 GMT
((OKay I'm just gonna take things to the kitchen now. We've been wandering there slllloooowwwyyyy but not there. Zelanda will now introduce the food))
Blinking in surprise Amei felt fearful for the first time aroun Taavi. "I didn't hear much, just snippets. Something about a book, ritual, battle and death. That's all I swear." she stammered, pulling her arm free as she came to a stop. "I only came back upstairs to apologize to Danny. I think I pushed my luck a bit too much then, and I know what he's like in one of his....moods. And Sprout was looking sh*t scared still so I thought Danny being his older brother and all..." she trailed with a shake of her head, the feathers in her ponytail shaking slightly. "I've got to go." she muttered before heading in the opposite direction of the office, wanting to be alone for awhile. She didn't want anybody to see the tears of guilt and fear streaming down her face. Meanwhile Zelanda took one look at everyone's faces and sighed. "Hungry are we all?" she asked before leading them down the hallways to the dining room. Pushing open the door she let the smell of roasted vegetables and mouth watering meats waft past sniffing noses and smiled slightly when she thought she heard a belly rumble. "The chefs are very good. They'll perpare a buffet (sp?) every night and it's always open until 10pm. Breakfast will be served at 7 till 8 every morning, same buffet style. Your classes are pinned up on the notice board over there, by the toilets. Everyone should get some rest after their eaten, as the morning bell will wake you up at 6.30am. You don't have to get up straight away, but everyone is to have eaten by 8. Class times are also printed on the timetable. Enjoy little ones, and have a great time here." Zelanda said, finally finishing her little speech before nodding to one of the chefs and stumbling away on her zombie legs.
((Okay there you all go. Post away and KC I've seemed to taken your little narration thing....sorry.))
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