drewccapp

Moonfiend

Oh... I... uh... whoa... just whoa. I think I know how Vincent is going to react to this. I'll post after I awaken from my slumber, for now good night.

Lantern

I am so happy that I had Anise hold onto Tyaelaem's mask for as long as she did! :D

Lantern

Anise felt relieved as she felt the tree relax and Morly soon became free of its grasp. The boy dashed off shoving his mask on as he rushed to his raft. Anise would have gone after him if she wasn't concerned about the safety of the lantern holder whom ran off out of fear. The Kith could do whatever he wish. She had saved his life which is all she wished to accomplish there. She followed after Reus after she heard him howl and made it to him as he snapped the last root.

She walked up to the stranger, out of breath, and pulled the rabbit mask free from her belt. She sat down next to her and put the mask next to the woman. "My name is Anise. You should put this on, the mask has the power to keep you safe from the dangers of this forest." She kept her voice calm and soothing because she didn't want to scare the stranger anymore than she already was. She wasn't a princess anymore, no she was just a guardian, a protector. Weak, but strong enough to help those in need. "This was my friend's, but I think he would like it to be used to keep someone safe."

She then stood up and pet Reus. "This is Reus." She didn't want to give any wrong impressions on the stranger, so she introduced Reus with a tone inclining that he wouldn't hurt her unless he really wanted to. She wouldn't say Reus wasn't dangerous, because she knew very well that the wolf could be very dangerous if he wanted to be. "You aren't hurt are you?" She scanned the lantern holder for any injuries. She could still heavily feel the desire to take the Fire Lantern, but with great mental fortitude she walled up against that urge that wasn't hers.

Anise looked around at the trees currently frozen from Reus' howl. "Take your time and rest up. So long as you have the mask on the forest won't attack you."

Happiness

This whole thing has me on the edge of my seat.

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Ah I should have refreshed before posting... off to the edit machine for a slight addition!

EDIT: I've decided that Vincent secretly hates this city.

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Vincent put the cigarette back into his mouth as he took his time to think up an answer. Kat hadn't asked him what lesson he was getting up here, not the one that Father intended. He felt pretty good about himself right now. He got her to blush, that he was certain although she tried to hide it. He actually began to wonder what exactly was it that he was learning here. Personally he thought that it was crazy to be building a wall up this high. The Grit hadn't attacked in forever. Sure there were sightings, but at this point he began to wonder if they were myths or fantasy. Maybe there were some horror story made to get fearful children into line.

Ultimately, he didn't see the point in constructing a wall out of paranoia and fear. His father apparently worked with the Queen because of family history and the fact that Rune Mages were so rare, and Vincent thought of her only as crazy for wasting the resources on the wall that she did. The paranoia and desperation was what would get Periphery destroyed not the Grit. Of course Father would explain that this wall was built for the people, but Vincent didn't care.

He cleared his throat and pulled the cigarette from his mouth to speak again. "I don't exactly know what lesson I'm looking to learn here. That's a good question though." He waved a finger in Kat's direction playfully. "So, what are you up here for? Seemed like some friends were messaging you earlier." He pointed that finger at the tech-specs. He slipped that hand back into his pocket and looked Kat in the eyes to hear her answer.

Down in the city, the big screen at the city square popped into existence, and the queen's smiling face appeared there, tall as a building and radiant as the rising sun. Good morning, good morning! her voice chirped throughout the city -- loud enough for the echo of it to reach the top of the wall, but not so loud as to be disturbing. It's a gorgeous morning, isn't it? The clouds are in all sorts of funny shapes today! I'm especially looking forward to the cake festival today on Jiminy Street. I heard Lee Loo will be doing a live sigil-baking demonstration, and Gypsy K.O. might be performing! And good luck to those of you participating in the hovercrate races! I'm rooting for each and every one of you!

Thunder rumbled in the distance, though the sky was bright.

Electricity sparked behind the clouds over the diamond mine.

I hope you have an exceptional day --

The feed suddenly cut out, and the screen disappeared.

Vincent frowned as this distraction interrupted his conversation. Even though this happened every day, he never once enjoyed the daily morning announcements. He thought that they were crazy and a waste of time. The rumbling sound was confusing as hell especially when the feed cut out completely. He had a bad feeling about this.

Moonfiend

I've been busy a bit doing some housekeeping and patch 2.4 for Diablo 3 has kept me somewhat distracted overall. I'll try and have something up at some point... ish...

Moonfiend

If it's just oral fixation, we should buy Liam a pack of toothpicks. Practical, gets the job done and looks bad ass. Then he can flick them into the fire and walk away. Call me crazy, but I'm just spit-balling here. :D

@Archimedes

What if toothpicks don't fit the bill? What if only cigarettes can fill the hole in his mouth??? O.o

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Vincent nodded once as Kat introduced herself. This was the first time he got a firm handshake from a woman; every other one he met gave him a limp fish handshake. He pretty quickly found himself liking her already.

“Glad I could help. I’m Kat.”

He couldn't help but notice her spotting out Randy. It wasn't like he was hiding or anything anyway. She looked like she was about to say something when she got a message on her tech-specs. She put in some commands and he waited patiently for her to finish. Then she smiled with a glint of mischief like she was having fun or something. Which was perfectly fine, because Vincent was having his own sort of fun and mutually assured fun was the best sort of fun.

“You don’t seem particularly interested in the view. Do you come up here often, then? Or are you just giving your friend here a tour?”

Vincent chuckled lightly. "Got it in one. At least my disinterest that is. This is my first time actually." He then jabbed his thumb towards Randy who responded to the gesture with a grunt. "Don't mind Randy. He's here because Father wants me to have a babysitter while I'm off learning a lesson about our history." He sighed heavily and shook his head and then shrugged as he faced the sunrise. "All is not lost in this venture. I get at least two pretty sights today." He glanced at her with a meaningful look and returned to gazing at the sunrise.

Lantern

Really pretty exciting, I was hoping to be able to put in one more paragraph, but I'm OK with this shortness at least. (The shortness before was just two sentences :P)