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Post by Julieboo on Aug 31, 2006 21:41:14 GMT -5
((I think we need some new characters to liven things up.))
Gladdened by the idea of an actual meal Kar promptly sat down next to Rocura. He scanned the room carefully. Other than them and the man providing the music, there weren't many people there, only a fat, ragged man dozing away in his seat, two important looking men, each with a pint, deep in conversation, a bored-looking bartender and a skinny old woman in a dusty apron who had been sweeping the same spot on the floor since they had arrived. Kar waved the bartender over, and just as he began toward the two, the bell above the door gave a shrill little ting. The fat man woke with a snort, the musician stopped playing, and everyone, except the old woman, turned to the door to see who was there. In stepped a cloaked figure, his features shadowed. Kar noticed the stranger had a slight limp as he took a seat nearby. Immediately everyone went back to their own business and the music started up again. The bartender turned to Kar, "Be with you in a moment, I gotta take care of me regulars ye know." He then turned to the cloaked figure and with a crooked smile said "What'll it be for ye today me friend." As the newcomer ordered a meal, Kar whispered to Rocura, "You don't happen to know who this guy is do you? I don't know, somthin' about him makes me kinda- almost twitchy, ya know?"
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Post by Sea Of Darkness on Sept 1, 2006 18:32:43 GMT -5
((Yes I agree, maybe a baddy that does something BAD! OGM!))
Rocura eyed the masked figure "Aye, it does seem like that, I've never seen him before, but something is just not quite right about him..." The masked figure glanced at them at a moment, and then seeing Rocura staring back, he turned away. "Not quite right at all..." She whispered again even quieter. Then the bartender came to them "So, what can I get ye....Lovely pair? Were serving The Rakenian dish, which is just a bit of fish an' rice if ye don't know. There be deer an' elk all the way from The Light Forest, and a patch o' the dark, so whatil it be mates?" Rocura thought for a second "Lets just get the Rakenian dish, it sounds pretty good." She said, grinning slightly as she heard the faintest sound of Stealth licking his snout happily.
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Post by Julieboo on Sept 1, 2006 19:42:38 GMT -5
As Kar watched the bartender open the top half of the door going to the kitchen, and yell to whoever was behind it, he pondered who this stranger was. Somthing about him made him feel strange, almost like he had seen him before, but he couldn't remember when or where or even if he ever had. The bartender came back with two old wooden bowls filled with rice and bits of fish just as he had said. Kar ate slowly, trying to figure out what is was about this man that made his skin crawl. As he and Rocura finished, he quietly said to her "I think we better leave now."
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Post by Sea Of Darkness on Sept 16, 2006 12:01:38 GMT -5
Rocura nodded eagerly as she stood up and followed Kar out of the tavern. Rocura tried to restrain herself from looking back, but failed. She glanced back at the hooded figure, he was starting to get up as well! Rocura quickly ran out of the tavern. When she was out, she started to panic, "Kar! Kar! He's following us! The masked man come on hurry!" She yelled and grabbed Kar's hand. As she ran she kept looking back, the masked figure had came out of the tavern and was looking there direction. Rocura turned a corner, still holding onto Kar. Dead end. Rocura's heart beat faster and faster and she tried to climb the wall, but it was no use.
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Post by Julieboo on Sept 16, 2006 14:28:13 GMT -5
Kar put his hand on Rocura's shoulder, "Calm down. We never did anything wrong, there is no reason for him to mean us any harm, he probally just wants directions or, I don't know, wanted to ask us something, there's no immediate danger. Here, I'll go talk to him and ask him why he's following us." as Kar turned around, the masked man rounded the corner. As the dark figure slowly advanced toward them, Kar noticed the glint of a knife beaneth his cloak. "I guess he does have a reason for following us." Kar muttered under his breath just loud enough for Rocura to hear. He raised his staff, and called to the man, "What do you want from us? We have done nothing wrong." He recieved no reply. Kar then motioned for Rocura to get back. "Stay behind me," he whispered, "Try to find a way to escape."
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Post by Sea Of Darkness on Sept 17, 2006 19:16:49 GMT -5
Rocura let out a quiet, frightened gasp as she looked for a get-away. Fumbling for a weak area in the wall, she didn't notice her fox, Stealth poke his head out of the bag. When Stealth saw the masked man he growled and attempted to break loose of the bag. Kicking and scratching his two front paws were free. He growled again as the masked figure came closer and closer to the friends. Finally, he was loose, giving a mighty push off Rocura's back, Stealth landed on the ground in front of the man. Rocura turned "Stealth NO!" She cried, as the man drew his knife. "Keep your beast away from me!" He yelled and sent a hard kick, sending Stealth sprawling.
((Meep, I am soooo out of imagination its not even funny...))
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Post by Julieboo on Sept 18, 2006 20:43:51 GMT -5
Kar saw his chance, just the distraction he needed. He swung his staff, delivering a solid wack to the man's head. He stumbled backward, and before he could regain his balance, Kar dealt a quick jab to his stomach. Again the man was driven backwards. Kar prepared to send the final blow, but the man dodged with suprising speed and lashed out with his knife. Kar lept backwards, but the knife caught his sleeve and slashed down the inside of his right arm. Kar cried out in pain, dropped his staff and staggered backwards clutching his arm.
((Ack. I hate writer's block.))
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Post by Sea Of Darkness on Mar 5, 2007 21:53:33 GMT -5
Rocura glanced around for anything she could use...Anything. The ground was bare, grass, no, twig no, pebble no no no. Finally something twinkled from the sun beams and she realized that a shard of a broken bottle lay on the ground. Looking at her opponent she quickly dived toward the shard, picked it up and threw it as fast as she could. A hit, or at least a fairly decent one, the shard jutted through the black figure's arm and he yelled out in agony. Before he could do anything about it Rocura tackled him, attempting to keep him still by pinning his arms to the ground, just enough to keep the shard still pressing into his skin.
((Eck, well its better than nothing))
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Post by Julieboo on Mar 20, 2007 12:49:20 GMT -5
Kar used his left arm to steady himself against a wall, and reached down to grab his staff. The pain and loss of blood made him dizzy. A dark reddish-brown stain on his tan sleeve reached from his wrist to his elbow. Blood ran down his palm as he grasped his weapon. Clutching the wooden staff tightly with both hands, Kar stumbled over to help Rocura, but he only made it halfway. The dizziness overcame him, his vision was blurred and the ground beneath him bucked and rolled. He dropped to his knees. Again his weapon clattered to the ground. He slowly crumpled into the dust, his blood-sodden arm pinned beneath him. Everything went black.
(hehe Kar fainted. He's totally useless.)
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Post by Sea Of Darkness on May 13, 2007 21:03:09 GMT -5
((Gee...Thanks Kar, your sooooo helpful.))
Rocura glanced back at Kar who had fainted. Before she could look back a blow hit her in the nose and the figure had ran, leaving the two young adults alone. "Kar?" Rocura whispered, hoping he could hear her "Kar!" She yelled this time, shaking him.
((Ph34r the shortest, dumbest, idealest post in the entire galaxy.))
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Post by Julieboo on May 14, 2007 20:54:13 GMT -5
Kar was suddnely shaken awake. The first thing he felt was a throbbing, stabbing pain in his right arm, then he found himself looking up at the frantic expression on Rocura's face.
"Wha-- What happened?" He sputtered louder than he had intended. "Where did he-- What happened to--" Kar let out a sudden shudder of pain and rolled over onto his side, clutching his wounded arm. "Is...The man... he gone?" Kar rasped. "Are you alright? How is-- Is Stealth... hurt?" His mind reelded but he forced out the fragmented phrases. A sudden wave of nausea washed over Kar, but he gritted his teeth and held it back. He may have been injured, but he still had his pride-- or at least what was left of it.
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Post by Sea Of Darkness on Jun 29, 2007 11:51:46 GMT -5
Rocura looked around the alleyway and spotted her dear friend. "Stealth!" She yelled and hurried over to him. The fox whimpered slightly and Rocura picked him up gently. She looked into the animals eyes and saw not a single drop of blood on her friend, he would be fine. She walked over, with Stealth in her arms back to Kar, "He's fine," She let the fox slowly stand on the ground, "just a little shaken from what I see, how's your arm?"
((Sucky I know but its been like more than a month so yeah.))
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Post by Julieboo on Jul 2, 2007 13:26:06 GMT -5
Kar groaned.
"Not too great... but I'll be fine." He sat up and propped himself up against a wall. He tore off a wide strip of fabric at the bottom of his cloak, and wrapped it tightly around the wound, cringing painfully, securing it with a series of tight knots.
"This should hold up untill we find... well it should hold up for the rest of the day. As far as what we might find... well so far our findings haven't been good..." He gripped his still bloodied staff and pulled himself off the ground, "Who was that guy anyway? He had no reason to attack us... I've never seen him before, unless he was hired, I can't think of any motive... But who in Siniportia would hire someone to kill us? This makes no sense..." His voice trailed off into a faint mumble and he aquired a confused expression on his face.
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Post by Sea Of Darkness on Sept 6, 2007 20:22:44 GMT -5
Rocura sighed, "I dont know, it could be someone...." She paused and she closed her eyes for a minute. "I...I was once a slave, that's why I have this hideous scar, it was the...The mark of the slave traders, kind of like a cattle brand. Well one night I escaped, with Stealth. To here. It might be one of the slave hunters, but I dont know, it would make more sense to bring me back instead of killing me and you."
Stealth shifted slightly in Rocura's arms, perking his ears a bit when he heard his name. He gently licked Rocura's arm and then closed his eyes again and snugged against Rocura's chest.
"I'm frightened Kar, I truely am. I'm a coward I know, but it doesnt stop me from being afraid."
((Replying to roleplays takes a while, my appologies.))
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Post by Julieboo on Sept 8, 2007 18:15:04 GMT -5
(('tis okey-tay))
"Yeah," Kar quietly mumbled, "I'm afraid too."
He felt like saying more. He wanted to comfort Rocura, to reassure her that everything would be okay, that she wasn't a coward... but he couldn't find the words. He closed his eyes and tipped his head toward the sky, running his fingers through his snarled hair, pondering what to do next. The sky was dimming, and night was approaching fast. He knew they had to find somewhere to stay, but Kar couldn't recall seeing any inns on the way. Could they possibly find one before dark? Did they have enough money?
"I-- We should..." He scrambled, looking for a solution, his words running ahead of his thoughts,
"An Inn... but money? No... We couldn't... not before--" His useless mumbling trailed off. Their situation was hopless.
"Where too next?" He whispered quietly to himself.
He remembered back to to the times he'd spent the night out in the open desert, in a dug-out pit or behind the rare boulder, unable to sleep, exposes to the elements, vunerable to all sorts of wild animals... all the times he'd fallen asleep in the fields back home, dozing among the sparce wheat, would a night huddled in an empty stone alleyway be any different? Kar sighed. He looked to Rocura, his face scrunched up in frustration.
"Where to next?"
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