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Post by lofora on Jul 30, 2012 21:33:14 GMT -6
==> Lofora: Surprise.
This might not be so good. He takes you by surprise. Sure, it hurts, but it's basically nothing. You look at Slaier and grin.
[/center] LOFORA: ✯ yy∞uu d∞n't ffuuckiing geet iit. LOFORA: ✯ n∞b∞dyy's g∞nnaa hheelp yy∞uu. LOFORA: ✯ g∞ aahheeaad aand kiill mee, iit'll juust maakee eeveeryyb∞dyy diiee quuiickeer. LOFORA: ✯ maayybee yy∞uu caan maakee yy∞uur hheer∞iic staand aagaaiinst jaack thheen, hhm? LOFORA: ✯ ii kn∞w m∞ree aab∞uut beeiing aa leeaadeer thhaan yy∞uu eeveer wiill. LOFORA: ✯ ii triieed t∞ hheelp yy∞uu. LOFORA: ✯ buut yy∞uu, thhee reeaal sp∞iileed braat, hhaad t∞ bee aall-p∞weerffuul. LOFORA: ✯ yy∞uu c∞uuldn't w∞rk uup thhee maatuuriityy t∞ aall∞w yy∞uurseelff t∞ reeaaliizee yy∞uu weeree wr∞ng.
You being to really focus your power. You physically feel some relief for the first time since starting to feel like this. It must be a lot of shit going into Slaier. Still, you really hope that someone happens across you two and, well, saves your fucking life. You throw a kick straight to Slaier's knee, hoping the sudden surge of pain distracted him. If all works out, Slaier will falter and you can abscond like a motherfucker.
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Post by slayer on Jul 30, 2012 21:43:38 GMT -6
==> SI: Open wide [/size][/b] You slap Lofora again. You don't move an inch, of course you feel the pain she's throwing at you, but the kick? You want to laugh. Your body is built to be the greatest predator on Alternia, if Lofora had trained her body the way a normal highblood would have, she might have been able to do some damage to you. Fights between seadwellers are never pretty for that very reason, two immense powers clashing.
[/justify][/size] SLAIER: I'm sorry, Lofora, but you'll have to do better than that. SLAIER: I told you that I wouldn't kill you. SLAIER: But, as I told your matesprit, I know ways to make you scream without killing you. SLAIER: I can hurt you forever, Lofora. The Emperor is never wrong. SLAIER: If you didn't spend all of your life high as a motherfucking kite, you'd know this. SLAIER: You don't know anything about our culture, you don't know anything about me. SLAIER: I've never had a limiting factor like you. Be it the drugs or your moirail. SLAIER: My matesprit was every bit the monster I am, hell, she was probably the only one who could kill me. SLAIER: It doesn't matter if I'm wrong, because I have the power to eliminate the ones who are right. SLAIER: I'm going to break you like glass. I just wanted you to know that. [/spoiler] You turn off your aspect for a second, you let Lofora have her anger. You want her to feel yours. You need to her to look at you and see the infinite hatred that you hold for all living creatures. Flesh is weakness, it'll be the last thing you throw away.
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Post by lofora on Jul 30, 2012 21:49:35 GMT -6
==> Lofora: Get mad.
This already won't end well.
[/center] LOFORA: ✯ WEELL II'LL BEE SUUREE T∞ FFUUCKIING TEELL YY∞UU WHHEEN II STAART T∞ CAAREE. LOFORA: ✯ IIFF THHIIS IIS WHHAAT YY∞UUR IIDII∞TIIC LEEAADEERSHHIIP WIILL LEEAAD T∞, THHEEN II'LL BEE HHAAPPYY T∞ DIIEE. LOFORA: ✯ PREEFFEERAABLYY S∞∞NEER RAATHHEER THHAAN LAATEER, S∞ II D∞N'T HHAAVEE T∞ DEEAAL WIITHH YY∞UUR IINAABIILIITYY T∞ MAAKEE AA SIINGLEE G∞∞D DEECIISII∞N. LOFORA: ✯ NAAMEE ∞NEE G∞∞D DEECIISII∞N YY∞UU'VEE MAADEE SIINCEE EENTEERIING THHEE GAAMEE, II BEET YY∞UU FFUUCKIING CAAN'T.
And suddenly, you want nothing more than to leave and never talk to anybody ever again.
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Post by slayer on Jul 30, 2012 21:59:43 GMT -6
==> SI: Laugh [/size][/b] You let out a mighty guffaw. You can't do much more besides laugh at Lofora's defiance. She actually thinks that this rebellious attitude hurts you. You could force her to obey you. You feel like everyone has forgotten that the little psionic ability you do have manifests via a type of coercion. Whatever. You want to see what the others will do. You feel like this is a chance to figure out who the faithful are.
You're finally acting like the Emperor you were born to be, you just wonder how Caegar will feel about you having to degrade her loved one to get here. You recall Slash Emperor and sit down on the ground.
[/justify][/size] SLAIER: Thirty minutes. SLAIER: I will give you THIRTY MINUTES to run and hide, or tell anyone you can find about what I've done. SLAIER: When those thirty minutes have passed, I will find you again. SLAIER: I want to see what happens. [/spoiler]
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Post by lofora on Jul 30, 2012 22:16:23 GMT -6
==> Lofora: Leave.
Wordlessly, you walk away to find someone. Anyone.
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Post by rally on Jul 31, 2012 0:29:28 GMT -6
==> Strern: Be oblivious.
Sitting in the hallway, you mind your own business. You don't know exactly what other business you could possibly be minding right now, but for the moment, your business is sketching. Totally engrossed in your work, you don't hear any of the yelling, any of the fighting, none of it. You don't even look up when Lofora practically trips over you.
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Post by lofora on Jul 31, 2012 12:03:44 GMT -6
(because slaier passed~) ==> Lofora: Strern?
Good e-fucking-nough. You don't notice him at first, until it's almost too late. You kneed down close and think about knocking away his sketchbook, but that's seriously too mean. Besides, you need allies. You just hope you don't look too hurt. Strern might think you're already dead. But, with bruises already forming on your face from the repetitive slaps and on your arm, as well as blood still trickling tricking slowly down your forehead onto your face, you might.
[/center] LOFORA: ✯ streern, ffuuckiing l∞∞k aat mee. LOFORA: ✯ slaaiieer's l∞st hhiis m∞thheerffuuckiing shhiit. LOFORA: ✯ ii'vee l∞st myy m∞thheerffuuckiing shhiit. LOFORA: ✯ hhee's pr∞baablyy g∞iing t∞ cuull mee, aand yy∞uu, aand eeveeryy∞nee eelsee. LOFORA: ✯ ii caan't ffuuckiing thhiink straaiighht, s∞ iiff yy∞uu hhaavee aanyy plaans t∞ deeaal wiithh hhiis buullshhiit, staart ffuuckiing taalkiing.
You're seething, practically spitting acid at the poor guy. Whatever. You don't care. You need people to help you.
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Post by rally on Aug 1, 2012 0:22:49 GMT -6
==> Strern: Speak.
You're just sitting, happily absorbed in your drawing, when suddenly somebody is calling your name. Your eyes snap up, and you can hardly believe what you see.
SA: h-highblood/ SA: wh-wha- SA: a-are you SA: alrig-
You're stammering, tripping over your words as you scramble up to your feet, fangs bared in a worried frown, your confusion obvious. Slaier had something to do with this? A-and Lofora's bleeding, o-oh gog... The scent of her blood, it's fresh and full, a-and damn... Y-you're trying to focus, to pay attention to her words, but she's talking and damn if every word isn't going straight over your head, and you realize that you've dropped your sketchbook. A-and damn... Gog damn, you're so lost right now.
SA: slaier SA: h-he did SA: this... SA: t-to you../
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Post by lofora on Aug 1, 2012 12:38:42 GMT -6
(because slaier passed x2 combo~) ==> Lofora: STRERN.
HE'S NOT LISTENING.
[/center] LOFORA: ✯ STREERN, WIILL YY∞UU FFUUCKIING FF∞CUUS? LOFORA: ✯ ... LOFORA: ✯ s∞rryy. ii'm aa biit m∞thheerffuuckiing streesseed. LOFORA: ✯ hhee diidn't d∞ aall ∞ff iit, buut hhee diid een∞uughh. LOFORA: ✯ aand hhee's g∞nnaa d∞ aa l∞t ffuuckiing w∞rsee uunleess yy∞uu hhaavee aanyy briighht ffuuckiing iideeaas ∞n hh∞w t∞ geet thhee ffuuck ∞uut ∞ff hheeree.
Your migraine returns and a look of agony returns to your features. However, you manage to keep one eye open and staring at Strern.
LOFORA: ✯ g∞t aanyythhiing?
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Post by rally on Aug 1, 2012 13:15:02 GMT -6
==> Strern: Listen.
She snaps your name and finally she has your full attention, and damn it if you don't nearly jump out of your skin in the process. You know you must look like a kicked puppy, the way she suddenly drops her voice back down to a normal register, the way she's looking at you and the way she winces, blood trailing down from her forehead to the curve of her jaw, all the way to her chin. Slaier did this... Slaier did this! You snatch your bow from your strife specibus, also grabbing up a handful of arrows, feeling your claws dig into the palm of your hand. If you have to strife with the highblood... You don't even know if you'll be able to raise your weapon to him, but.... but if he's done this... There must be a reason for it, but what could Lofora have possibly... They're both highbloods, they're two of the only trolls on this damn meteor who you would hazard to call friends. And now... A-and now... Maybe you'll just have to try and diffuse this whole thing. That's probably the only thing you CAN do, at this point...
SA: l-let's just SA: get out of here SA: come on SA: we should SA: warn the others SA: i-if they're in danger SA: too
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Post by slayer on Aug 1, 2012 13:43:38 GMT -6
==> SI: Time's Up [/size][/b] You begin the hunt. More accurately, you stop hiding. You've been following Lofora for several minutes, so you just step out from around the corner.
[/justify][/size] SLAIER: Lofooooooraaaaaa, come out and plaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay~ [/spoiler] You look to see who she managed to find and, you're kind of surprised, it's Strern. You know he takes this hemospectrum thing very seriously, but will he side with the highblood or the emperor? You are very interested in how this will turn out.
[/justify][/size] SLAIER: Hello, Strern. SLAIER: How are you doing? [/spoiler]
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Post by lofora on Aug 1, 2012 13:54:57 GMT -6
==> Lofora: YesNO.
Strern is talking sense. Thank gog.
[/center] LOFORA: ✯ g∞∞d plaan. LOFORA: ✯ ffuuckiin eeveeryyb∞dyy iis iin daangeer, streern. LOFORA: ✯ eeveen iiff-
What in the everloving fuck is Slaier doing? You whip around to find him right fucking there and you damn near punch Strern in sheer reflex. But you keep that arm tethered to your side. You wouldn't even want to hit Strern anyway.
Slaier talks to Strern. Seeming really fucking nice. You shake your head and step in front of Strern, using your arms to shield him even more, but careful not to touch him. You don't want any pain being transferred to him accidentally. You're not going to just let Slaier sweet talk Strern. Fuck that, you're not letting that shit happen. Not your potential only fucking ally who is capable of doing shit.
LOFORA: ✯ nuuhh uuhh. n∞. ffuuck thhaat. LOFORA: ✯ yy∞uu'ree n∞t g∞iing t∞ plaayy thhee "niicee slaaiieer" gaamee n∞w. n∞t aaffteer thhee shhiit yy∞uu juust puulleed eeaarliieer. LOFORA: ✯ FFUUCK. THHAAT.
You nudge Strern with your boot, indicating that he should back up. You then start backing away, never removing your eyes from Slaier's.
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Post by rally on Aug 1, 2012 14:08:23 GMT -6
==> Strern: Assess the situation.
Your gut churns as Slaier steps out from around the corner; you were with him just a little while ago, having a good ol' time, but now... something's different. His voice sounds normal, friendly even, but something about that stride, the way he's holding himself... something's off. And your bow's drawn, and Lofora's boot is urging you backwards, and you don't know what to do, you don't know what to say, who to trust. Your visions, they haven't shown you anything about this, nothing about Lofora, about Slaier...
As the highblood urges you backwards, you find your feet planted, you stand your ground. And now you don't know who to point your arrow at.
SA: one of you SA: please just tell me SA: what the fuck SA: is going on
You can feel the sweat on your brow, can feel the way your legs are trembling. This is the last thing you ever wanted to happen; you've raised your weapon to a highblood, to the prince... This isn't your place, but you don't really have a choice, do you.
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Post by slayer on Aug 1, 2012 14:26:32 GMT -6
==> SI: Explain [/size][/b] In time. You narrow your eyes at Lofora, she still thinks she's in the right, she thinks she's protecting Strern. Did you not just finish explaining that the only reason you'd hurt them is insubordination? Here she is, pushing Strern into a position to where you might have to attack him. Naive.
[/justify][/size] SLAIER: "Nice Slaier"? Lofora, this is how I am, how I've always been. SLAIER: We've known each other since before Sgrub, you should know this. SLAIER: I deal in absolutes, I value power and cunning. SLAIER: I was...confused, earlier. But now I see, if I'm to save our species, I must act as the emperor, not as the heir.
[/spoiler] You smile at Strern, he understands. He may be confused now, but it shouldn't be difficult for him to discern where his loyalty should be placed.
[/justify][/size] SLAIER: Strern, Lofora here is being...insubordinate. SLAIER: She seems to feel that our fate is best left in the hands of those who become spineless when faced with problems. SLAIER: She doesn't believe we can kill Jack. SLAIER: But I know. And you know. SLAIER: We know the truth of the matter, don't we? Friend?
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Post by lofora on Aug 1, 2012 14:38:25 GMT -6
==> Lofora: Fucking DIPLOMACY.
This SERIOUSLY KINDA BLOWS.
[/center] LOFORA: ✯ thhaat's aa l∞aad ∞ff shhiit, yy∞uu weeree neeveer liikee thhiis. LOFORA: ✯ yy∞uu'ree ffuuckiin c∞nffuuseed n∞w, slaaiieer. LOFORA: ✯ ffuuckiin iinsaanee wiithh p∞weer.
And then Slaier makes you out to be the bad guy. Fuck this shit, seriously, how did this even happen? You step away from Strern. Motherfuck. He's gonna fucking believe Slaier and shoot you. Fuck. Fuck fuck fuck.
LOFORA: ✯ ii'm beeiing ffuuckiing raatii∞naal. LOFORA: ✯ slaaiieer waants c∞mpleetee c∞ntr∞l aand d∞miinaancee ∞veer eeveeryy∞nee. LOFORA: ✯ hhee waants uus t∞ ffuuckiin giivee uup ffleeshh aand reelaatii∞nshhiips aand aall thhaat. LOFORA: ✯ ii t∞ld hhiim ffuuck thhaat aand hhee aattaackeed mee. LOFORA: ✯ hhee thhiinks hhee caan kiill jaack ∞n hhiis ∞wn, aand hhee'll kiill aanyy aand aall ∞ff uus iiff wee tryy t∞ geet iin thhee waayy ∞ff thhaat. LOFORA: ✯ streern, hhee's tryyiing t∞ maaniipuulaatee yy∞uu uusiing ffriieendshhiip. LOFORA: ✯ d∞n't ffuuckiing buuyy iit, ii d∞uubt hhee eeveen thhiinks hhee stiill hhaas ffriieends. LOFORA: ✯ ffleeshh iis weeaakneess, riighht slaaiieer? b∞nds aaree weeaakneess t∞∞? LOFORA: ✯ buut hheeree yy∞uu aaree plaayyiing thhee ffriieendshhiip caard. LOFORA: ✯ d∞n't beeliieevee hhiim, streern.
In the past, when you've hoped for things, they don't happen. You hope with every ounce you have left, which is to say very little, that it doesn't happen this time, and Strern sees what's really going on.
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