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Loaded Bullet; Lock and Load
Topic Started: Jul 2 2008, 01:57 PM (452 Views)
Nariko
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The sound of a fully loaded bag hitting the ground made itself known amongst the loud chatter of the inn, though no one seemed to pay attention to it as their own business were more important than the average sound. Nothing quieted down, much to Ace's grief. The throbbing of her head seemed to increase as her slightly misshapen ears involuntarily picked up on everything to a new degree. What else could possibly make the head hurt just a bit more, to the point she wouldn't be able to take it?

"Ace," a voice squeaked from inside the bag. Lo and behold, there was the answer making it's way from the tie of the bag and up her body, to reach the half-elw's shoulder. "You could've laid the bag a bit more gently, couldn't you? I've got a killer headache now." The masculine and yet squeaky face, came from a small mouse-looking creature. Coated in ocean blue fur, the mouse wrinkled his nose in frustration and twitched his long, yet furry tail.

"Just wanted to share my pain with you, Sharden," she replied in a low sigh as she plopped herself onto the couch. Her feet seemingly gave a sigh of relief themselves, as the weight was shifted from pressing against the now flat soles of the black boots that girl had worn for years.

"That was very kind of you, but mind if I respectfully decline for the next time." He frowned and crosses his arms, standing up right on his hind legs as he was quite used to. "You look like a wreck, at least you changed up in the room," Sharden said, noting that she now had a white tee-shirt on and semi-loose jeans on, that amazingly fit perfectly to her shape.

"Well, thank you. Because you know, I was going for beauty during a fight in the fog, with trees, bushes and such to get in my way. Really top priority." Ace took out the hair-tie from her hair, letting her now medium-length amethyst waves free. "I still want to kill that guy for cutting my hair." She scrunched her face in unhappiness as she lightly stroked it.

"Hm, a foot of hair or headless? What a choice." The mouse said, recalling the event. "Ah well, we still got the bounty, didn't we? Even though I'd prefer we not go bounty hunting in the first place. Y'know, risking my life to take down what could be shadows for the sake of a smidgen of coin. How about we sing on the street, instead? Much safer and less people wanting to kill us."

Ace looked away from the mouse and payed a bit more attention to remove some of the leaves in what remained of her hair. "What? So I can wow the people with my distinct ability to sing off-key for every note possible? I don't think so. We'd probably get mobs chasing after us." He looked at her with disbelief. "Besides, I think Cherry would be uspet if I didn't use her guns to some extent. I'd rather face shadows than the wrath of her raging ghost."

"I miss her... I miss your fights though, most of all. Now those were entertaining, as well as the kids squabbles with you," Sharden laughed out, but quickly hushed when she stopped her movement and her expression changed to more of a depressed state. "Hey, we'll find her and change her back. We will."
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It's so easy to destroy and condemn.
Do you ever wonder if it's justified?

Characters:
Ace Raesha/(Loaded Bullet)
Danny Lovles/(None)
Hikaru Nakamura/(None)
Jake & Tristan Gale/(None)
Krayd Derango /(the stuff of sss[subterranean] life*)
Lolithia Clementine/(I...no--stop that!)
Rhea/(~Webs)
Sachi Hiiragi/(None)
Spade Kazekire/(None)
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Cicero
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totally not a guilt-tripper.
Teague shoved a hand through his copper hair, hoping he was presentable, before knocking on the door with the back of his hand. "Knock knock. It's Teague." He smiled at the shut door, his white teeth glinting in the semi-darkness of the coridor. "Anyone home?" Waiting for the violet-haired girl to respond, he leaned back against the door, shutting golden eyes against a pounding headache. Where had it come from? He'd done nothing in the last few hours to provoke it. No ecessive caffine, no bright lights, no knock to the head. He'd only told a few tales to come children at the market... could that have brought on the skull-splitting pain? A nasty ailment for a bard who made his living from stories... but no, that couldn't be it. The empathetic side of his brain said that the headache wasn't his, but rather pain at someone else's sake. The rational side said that that was bull, utter nonsense. The rational side won.

Massaging his temples with two fingers, he leaned back a little harder against the wood door... and it fell away behind him. Falling backwards over the threshold to Ace's room, he began to blush almost before he hit the ground. "Damn!" the word was distorted by the swift passage of his fall, making it sound as if he were receding fast into the distance. His head hit the floor, agravating his headache. "Ouch."

"What an entrance, huh?"

take my photo off the wall, if it won't sing for you.
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Sharden squeaked at the crashing sounds, but what was once surprise quickly shifted into knowledge as no one came in with guns. "He's home." Quickly, he dashed off Ace and onto the table before them, knowing her movements perhaps better than she did most of the time.
Unfortunately, she didn't really have the energy to dash 'nor had the will. Instead, Ace stood up and took out the twin pistols from their individual places, laid them on the table. "Watch 'em," she gave a short nod before walking over to help up the extremely clumsy prince. "You have no idea, Teague. A simple good evening could've done the sam effect too. Need a hand?" she asked, trying her best to smile under the pressure of the worsened headache. The half-breed held out her leather-gloved hand.

Sharden howeve stuck out his tongue, and just sat by the worn and older style guns. He still wondered how in the world could they generate so much power. Even if the so-called demons had put energy into these weapons, how could a single bullet produce a beam? ... He quickly lost himself in thought as he ignored th two by the door, focusing on the guns, the bounties and how much food they have left.

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It's so easy to destroy and condemn.
Do you ever wonder if it's justified?

Characters:
Ace Raesha/(Loaded Bullet)
Danny Lovles/(None)
Hikaru Nakamura/(None)
Jake & Tristan Gale/(None)
Krayd Derango /(the stuff of sss[subterranean] life*)
Lolithia Clementine/(I...no--stop that!)
Rhea/(~Webs)
Sachi Hiiragi/(None)
Spade Kazekire/(None)
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ooc~ Mind if I join in with my centaur?
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Nariko
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OoC: You have to ask Cicero, since she may want this to be private.

It's so easy to destroy and condemn.
Do you ever wonder if it's justified?

Characters:
Ace Raesha/(Loaded Bullet)
Danny Lovles/(None)
Hikaru Nakamura/(None)
Jake & Tristan Gale/(None)
Krayd Derango /(the stuff of sss[subterranean] life*)
Lolithia Clementine/(I...no--stop that!)
Rhea/(~Webs)
Sachi Hiiragi/(None)
Spade Kazekire/(None)
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Cicero
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totally not a guilt-tripper.
ooc;; Thanks for puttin' it on me, Nari. xp
Normally, I would say yes, by all means, but since this is more of a romantic thing, adding an extra new person might make it a little awkward. But as I said before, if you want to create a topic for your centaur, I'd join. I have a zillion open characters.

bic;; Teague gave a grin that turned into a grimace as Ace helped him to his feet. "Ouch..." He rubbed his head, then his elbow, then his back, lost as to which hurt the most. "'Evening?" He shrugged, his coppery eyes fixed on hers. His left hand reached behind him to check that the lute slung over his back was undamaged. He needn't have bothered, though, because its hard ase wasn't even scratched. Well, that was one thing less to worry about. "So.... how've you been?" He grinned half-heartedly, finding his normally fluid tongue up against the barriers that fell into place whenever Ace was around.

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Nariko
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OoC: Hey, I wanted you have to have the final say, because part of me says no and the other says, RPNOWPLZ more for me really. o_o;

BiC:
In her head, Ace sighed. Today was going to be a painful day wasn't it? Different scenarios went through her head and most of them, ended badly. Shoo everyone out from the inn and get kicked out, shoot ev- okay, this going a little off track and if she didn't get her mind straight, she'd be lost to everyone- in her own thoughts no doubt. Selfishness at it's best. Thankfully though, Marietta had Teagu's amazing voice snap her out of her though processes, the only time that was a good thing really.

"That's a bit better," Ace smiled. "I've had better days, really. I keep forgetting how obnoxious the gun shots are- and people talking amplify that pain." Speaking of pain, she noticed his newly found aches too. "Ah, you should come sit down, might make you feel a bit better." Her tone seemed more forceful than suggestive, but she didn't want to the risk of touching him and making the pain worse than it already was. Hopefully he could understand that part. With a bit of sluggish movement, to her standards at least, she closed/fixed the door as well.

It's so easy to destroy and condemn.
Do you ever wonder if it's justified?

Characters:
Ace Raesha/(Loaded Bullet)
Danny Lovles/(None)
Hikaru Nakamura/(None)
Jake & Tristan Gale/(None)
Krayd Derango /(the stuff of sss[subterranean] life*)
Lolithia Clementine/(I...no--stop that!)
Rhea/(~Webs)
Sachi Hiiragi/(None)
Spade Kazekire/(None)
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Cicero
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totally not a guilt-tripper.
"Thanks, I-" he cut off, thinking through her last statement. "Oh, my voice is-" causing her pain, yes, you idiot. Teague inwardly hit himself. Moving as quietly as he could manage, he walked to the bed and sat down. As soon as he felt the soft comforter beneath him, though, a sharp, loud twang filled the room, echoing in the hard plastic case on his back. He winced, more in sympathy for her than anything."A string snapped, must be the humidity..." he apologetically mumbled, removing the case to examine its contents. Sure enough, one of the thin metal wires had exploded, the rust on the frayed ends showing the obvious cause. "Sorry..." he trailed off, unsure of what to do next. Half unaware of what he was doing, he used his free hand to remove the broken string, replacing it with a spare from his pocket.

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Nariko
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Ace smiled a bit. Even though yes, she had a headache and the extra noise was a bit much, she couldn't help but feel happier at his presence, the way he spoke, acted, and how he tried to make things right. It was plain as day to her, why she seemed... No, the reason why she was so infatuated with him. She then followed after him, carefully for her own sake and then knelt down in front of him.

"It's okay, it'll go away eventually. You don't need to try so hard for my sake, fate conspires against you in these things." She softly took an end from the spare and place it accordingly, but letting him do the necessary procedure for it to tightened and correct to his personal taste. And then, she reached up and gave a light peck on the lips. "There, a bit better."

It's so easy to destroy and condemn.
Do you ever wonder if it's justified?

Characters:
Ace Raesha/(Loaded Bullet)
Danny Lovles/(None)
Hikaru Nakamura/(None)
Jake & Tristan Gale/(None)
Krayd Derango /(the stuff of sss[subterranean] life*)
Lolithia Clementine/(I...no--stop that!)
Rhea/(~Webs)
Sachi Hiiragi/(None)
Spade Kazekire/(None)
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Cicero
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totally not a guilt-tripper.
Teague smiled into the quick kiss, and his green eyes were warm when he looked at her. He absentmindedly twisted the peg till the string complained with a high, metalic noise, and he loosened it a little. "How could fate conspire against such that is ordained by Venus herself?" Or Chloe, Teague thought inwardly. He loved her, but he could never say so. Not in simple words, anyway. He shrugged, and repackaged the instrument, it ran up a scale as the band fit across the finger board. The latch clicked, and Teague sat in silence for a minute, trying to think of something to say.

"It's good to see you again, Ace." Woefully inadequate. He blushed deeply.

take my photo off the wall, if it won't sing for you.
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Nariko
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Ace seemed a bit confused by his words, since she didn't think that highly of herself in that way. Her sharp shots maybe, but not beauty or charisma. She'd probably have more luck in a shootout than trying to convince a politician of anything at a ballroom party. She shook her head though, after she got it. "Fate's a cruel thing," the half-elw said, leaning away from him a bit, just in case he had any more noises that could potentially give her brain damage at this point.

Quickly, she replied to break the silence. "Likewise, Teague." She grinned at his blush, that couldn't be helped. It was adorable, though she didn't think he'd agree. "Has everything been alright? No dramatic or life-threatening incidents?"

It's so easy to destroy and condemn.
Do you ever wonder if it's justified?

Characters:
Ace Raesha/(Loaded Bullet)
Danny Lovles/(None)
Hikaru Nakamura/(None)
Jake & Tristan Gale/(None)
Krayd Derango /(the stuff of sss[subterranean] life*)
Lolithia Clementine/(I...no--stop that!)
Rhea/(~Webs)
Sachi Hiiragi/(None)
Spade Kazekire/(None)
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