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Event Six.
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Your first choice should always be to run Otherwise you had better hope You have silver bullets in a gun. | |
Welcome to Awash's sixth event log, everyone! Further information on this event can be found here at the OOC post. | |
he full moon hangs brightly over the Town, hovering so low that it almost feels as though you could reach out and touch it. It should be comforting.[He weighs it in his mind, almost like reaching out for home and the voice of an absent god. It's been a long time since he's asked for Ramuh's judgment. Go figure that he'd start leaning on old superstitions once he no longer can.
It's only his own heart he can turn to, and the pain of betrayal is months gone now. He has to lean on someone.]
Okay. What can I do?
It's only his own heart he can turn to, and the pain of betrayal is months gone now. He has to lean on someone.]
Okay. What can I do?
Yeah. It's something that was given to me before I came here. [Whether he actually deserves it remains to be seen. He never got to do what he promised before waking up in that well.]
Is yours not magic?
Is yours not magic?
[Thank god. He flicks blood off his sword and spins it back into its holder, glancing to the house he'd found Greed defending.]
It sounds like things are pretty wrapped up. [So far? He'll keep his hand on his sword, just in case, but more importantly:]
You know, I didn't take you as the protective type.
It sounds like things are pretty wrapped up. [So far? He'll keep his hand on his sword, just in case, but more importantly:]
You know, I didn't take you as the protective type.
Just stay here, and try to aim your aggression at the werewolves. If you can't manage it... then point it at me.
[Simple!!]
[Simple!!]
I don't want to attack you.
[Um, no?! You're not allowed to make that sacrifice for him??]
[Um, no?! You're not allowed to make that sacrifice for him??]
If I knew your brother you might have a case against me, but I don't. [So there.]
[He eats woodenly for a few moments, more to get it over with than anything else, and then watches Rin's expression for a little longer. Man, he's supposed to be the one feeling like shit, not Rin. Sighing to himself, he sets aside a mostly empty bowl and slides closer to lightly tap Rin's calf with his boot.]
Hey, it's gonna work out. We're an efficient bunch of people. If nothing else I'm sure those of us who were bitten can be stranded in the lake until you guys figure it out.
[He eats woodenly for a few moments, more to get it over with than anything else, and then watches Rin's expression for a little longer. Man, he's supposed to be the one feeling like shit, not Rin. Sighing to himself, he sets aside a mostly empty bowl and slides closer to lightly tap Rin's calf with his boot.]
Hey, it's gonna work out. We're an efficient bunch of people. If nothing else I'm sure those of us who were bitten can be stranded in the lake until you guys figure it out.
Good. Until we figure some way to stop them for good, I think that's the best we've got.
[Keith doesn't like it. But what choice do they have? If they can't get rid of these things, their only option is to try to make it as hard as possible for them to get into the city.]
[Keith doesn't like it. But what choice do they have? If they can't get rid of these things, their only option is to try to make it as hard as possible for them to get into the city.]
[Nyx doesn't laugh, but his energy seems boundless and the near-death feeling of her bullet passing within a foot of him to take down another beast is exhilarating.
A fireball cast at the feet of his own opponent sends it yelping away, sending it and its buddy to a wary distance to avoid the fire.]
Never better!
A fireball cast at the feet of his own opponent sends it yelping away, sending it and its buddy to a wary distance to avoid the fire.]
Never better!
Yeah. Water.
[He echoes, moving to follow along after Hunk. But... the problem is he's not thinking about water.
He's thinking about the fact that he can smell the blood in his friend's veins. That hasn't consciously registered as thought yet, or he'd be horrified. Give it time.]
Thanks.
[He echoes, moving to follow along after Hunk. But... the problem is he's not thinking about water.
He's thinking about the fact that he can smell the blood in his friend's veins. That hasn't consciously registered as thought yet, or he'd be horrified. Give it time.]
Thanks.
[Ryouma glances at the sword, but though his companion certainly looks young, he doesn't comment on it. Judging on appearances can be foolish, after all.
He finishes loading his revolver and clicks it all back together, looking up to see the wolves approaching, even at their slow pace. It'll only be slow until it's not.]
I'll hold ya to it. What's yer name?
[You know, for communication purposes.]
He finishes loading his revolver and clicks it all back together, looking up to see the wolves approaching, even at their slow pace. It'll only be slow until it's not.]
I'll hold ya to it. What's yer name?
[You know, for communication purposes.]
If your "never better" is in the middle of fighting werewolves, I'm not sure what the rest of your life's been like.
[ Just... saying. But she's keeping an eye on any other contenders. ]
[ Just... saying. But she's keeping an eye on any other contenders. ]
Please. You wouldn't be able to get a hit in.
[He sure is just full on making it sound like a challenge.]
[He sure is just full on making it sound like a challenge.]
[ grabby hands ]
And why not? Didn't you say you'd take care of me? This is part of your responsibility too, Guren. [ He says his name with a drawl, but there's something much more... lighter about his tone. He rarely ever reaches anything higher from his usual pleasantries unless he's excited, and the instinctive response to claw and maim at what he perceives as food is truly beginning to seep into every corner of his brain. ]
Hm~ I'd say I'm completely coherent with my thoughts; I know what I want and what I don't want.
[ So what does that mean? ]
And right now I have the feeling that I just want to eat you right up.
[ He's gotten more than enough blood out of him to be drawn to it. And it doesn't help that he can practically feel the warmth radiating from his body, causing his resting heart to tug in that direction with hunger -- he feels as if he's just a child again, in vampire terms, gaining his footing and adjusting to the newly made Crowley. Becoming a monster and learning to survive.
So he doesn't even hesitate to start taking steps closer. ]
And why not? Didn't you say you'd take care of me? This is part of your responsibility too, Guren. [ He says his name with a drawl, but there's something much more... lighter about his tone. He rarely ever reaches anything higher from his usual pleasantries unless he's excited, and the instinctive response to claw and maim at what he perceives as food is truly beginning to seep into every corner of his brain. ]
Hm~ I'd say I'm completely coherent with my thoughts; I know what I want and what I don't want.
[ So what does that mean? ]
And right now I have the feeling that I just want to eat you right up.
[ He's gotten more than enough blood out of him to be drawn to it. And it doesn't help that he can practically feel the warmth radiating from his body, causing his resting heart to tug in that direction with hunger -- he feels as if he's just a child again, in vampire terms, gaining his footing and adjusting to the newly made Crowley. Becoming a monster and learning to survive.
So he doesn't even hesitate to start taking steps closer. ]
[Guren pulls something out of his pocket as Crowley speaks. A purple potion about 2/3 of the way full.]
In other words, you've completely lost it. [Great! Good to know. He flicks the top of the potion off with his thumb, drinking the rest of it. He sighs afterwards, and the cocky bastard doesn't even take a step back, yet.]
You're a real pain in the ass. I was saving this for something else.
[But it's fine. He's not going to risk it more than this. He flings the empty bottle at Crowley's face, and then he's gone in a flash. It's different than the speed that he'd ultimately lose to Crowley with. It's straight up teleporting!!
He's in a tree, for the record.]
In other words, you've completely lost it. [Great! Good to know. He flicks the top of the potion off with his thumb, drinking the rest of it. He sighs afterwards, and the cocky bastard doesn't even take a step back, yet.]
You're a real pain in the ass. I was saving this for something else.
[But it's fine. He's not going to risk it more than this. He flings the empty bottle at Crowley's face, and then he's gone in a flash. It's different than the speed that he'd ultimately lose to Crowley with. It's straight up teleporting!!
He's in a tree, for the record.]
[ no one… no one ever speaks to him so gently, or touches him like he’s worth something. not in a context like this. the archangel has forced dextera to look at him countless times, but it was with contempt, with expectations in his eyes, and never… ]
…
[ dextera’s expression softens with a strange mix of gratitude and pain, uncertainty and fear still twisting in his chest, but the way minato talks sounds so sure. dextera wants to believe him, if only because it feels good to trust someone else. ]
Thank you.
…
[ dextera’s expression softens with a strange mix of gratitude and pain, uncertainty and fear still twisting in his chest, but the way minato talks sounds so sure. dextera wants to believe him, if only because it feels good to trust someone else. ]
Thank you.
[ if he puts it on toast, does that make it acceptable? ]
It’s fresh.
[ which is not exactly a measure of extent, but he thinks it’s fresh enough! even if it isn’t, he has a nasty little bug inside of him that makes him able to eat rotten food without hurting himself. don’t look too closely next time you touch hands, shiho. ]
It’s fresh.
[ which is not exactly a measure of extent, but he thinks it’s fresh enough! even if it isn’t, he has a nasty little bug inside of him that makes him able to eat rotten food without hurting himself. don’t look too closely next time you touch hands, shiho. ]
[ “prickly” seems about right, if not odd for someone like joshua, who’s always maintained such a cool head. dextera knows it must be difficult, to have your natures fighting each other. even if it’s been induced by an outsider, it’s not like the body can tell the difference between what was naturally produced and what was forced upon it.
dextera nods. ]
Have you eaten?
dextera nods. ]
Have you eaten?
For you all, I know. [ He's making a straight jab at those who were fortunate enough to not have been bit. ] The rest of us are just an inconvenience now, eh? I wonder what you're all going to do~ Band together and put us in cages? Or maybe you'll just get tired and kill us all off?
[ That is going completely off topic from hunger or food. To say that Crowley was slightly miffed over the fact that he had to go through this at all would be an understatement. Though he neither lashes out (physically) at Dex, so there's a plus side to this... at least? ]
If you do the latter, at least make sure you guys kill me quickly and don't drag it on. I hate being in pain.
[ That is going completely off topic from hunger or food. To say that Crowley was slightly miffed over the fact that he had to go through this at all would be an understatement. Though he neither lashes out (physically) at Dex, so there's a plus side to this... at least? ]
If you do the latter, at least make sure you guys kill me quickly and don't drag it on. I hate being in pain.
Not yet.
[ Which...surely isn't helping, he realizes. But the targets of opportunity in the town are all the ones he's determined not to touch.
The chickens are pure and must be protected. ]
[ Which...surely isn't helping, he realizes. But the targets of opportunity in the town are all the ones he's determined not to touch.
The chickens are pure and must be protected. ]
[ …it’s not the worst he’s ever heard. his conviction remains strong, though he’s reminded of all the times he himself has lashed out, and got an odd kind of understanding in return. no one likes to be hurt—except for a select few—but when everyone is suffering it’s almost part and parcel of the town. ]
I want to help.
[ why else would he come out here, covered in blood and animal stank? ]
Do you want to be helped?
I want to help.
[ why else would he come out here, covered in blood and animal stank? ]
Do you want to be helped?
[ …joshua. ]
…
[ dextera doesn’t have anything on him right now, at this moment… except one of the many bones he carries around. he’s discovered that the ones he’s harvested from various skeletons and animals here don’t have any magical properties, but they’re still good for throwing.
he offers one to joshua, placing it at a safe distance between them. ]
…
[ dextera doesn’t have anything on him right now, at this moment… except one of the many bones he carries around. he’s discovered that the ones he’s harvested from various skeletons and animals here don’t have any magical properties, but they’re still good for throwing.
he offers one to joshua, placing it at a safe distance between them. ]
[ ...Dex.
A bone may not really be a meal (unless you're Dex), but it's nonetheless better than nothing, and more importantly - it's the gesture. The fact that even though he could snap and go for him at any moment, Dex is still up here, trying to look out for him. ]
Thank you.
[ He is determined to enjoy the hell out of this bone, even if only because of that. ]
A bone may not really be a meal (unless you're Dex), but it's nonetheless better than nothing, and more importantly - it's the gesture. The fact that even though he could snap and go for him at any moment, Dex is still up here, trying to look out for him. ]
Thank you.
[ He is determined to enjoy the hell out of this bone, even if only because of that. ]
[ dextera wouldn’t climb a roof for just anybody. joshua is his friend, someone who understands him despite how much they do or don’t share, and so of course dextera wants to make sure he’s safe. content. ]
Take it.
[ he gestures to it, and then moves back, in case the proximity was worrying joshua. ]
Take it.
[ he gestures to it, and then moves back, in case the proximity was worrying joshua. ]
[Those simple words, with their history, say a lot. It wasn't that long ago that Estelle was looking over her shoulder, feeling the pain of loss each time she found the space beside her empty. And she knew Joshua, after everything he'd been through and had yet to be through, probably....
Estelle bites her lip as a thought starts to grow into an idea. It might not be a very smart one, but at the same time....]
Joshua? Do you think, maybe.....
[She hesitates for just a moment, but this is Joshua. If it was a bad idea, he'd tell her. She knew her craving for his presence right now wasn't entirely how she normally felt, but... she'd never hurt him. She wouldn't.]
Could I say goodnight to you? Properly? Just for a second?
Estelle bites her lip as a thought starts to grow into an idea. It might not be a very smart one, but at the same time....]
Joshua? Do you think, maybe.....
[She hesitates for just a moment, but this is Joshua. If it was a bad idea, he'd tell her. She knew her craving for his presence right now wasn't entirely how she normally felt, but... she'd never hurt him. She wouldn't.]
Could I say goodnight to you? Properly? Just for a second?
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