Krauxis

Essence of the World II: Tears do Fall

The office was dark, lit only dimly by three candles burning their last legs on his desk and a single flickering light bulb that threatened to die at any moment. The ceiling fan swung dangerously back and forth as it spun, and while it hadn't fallen yet, there was never a guarantee that it wouldn't fall tomorrow. The room reeked of pizza and soda, and what would otherwise be a moment of peace and quiet was instead drowned in the constant noise of gunshots and people screaming. It didn't matter how many times Domino heard those sounds, they always made him turn up his nose. Taking the life of another human being... Nothing I'd like to do any time soon.

While the sounds of bloody murder echoed through his very own halls, Domino himself was the picture of composure. With a long sigh meant to express his boredom, he shoved another slice of pizza into his mouth, It wasn't his pizza, but its true owner seemed to have completely forgotten about it as she whooped and hollered at the bloodsport playing out in front of her. Like the very picture of how not to look in public, Fang rolled around on the floor, staring at the TV with rapt attention. Because she was laying flat on her stomach, her clothes had picked up all the dirt that marked 'her' area of the room. She had a few small cola stains on her skirt, which has all tangled in between her legs, and Domino could see her underwear.

He shuddered. Seeing the mess she made every movie night was enough to send Domino into cardiac arrest. However, she usually did clean up when she was done, so he had no room to complain. The movie on TV.... some war movie that glorified combat and the military. As usual. If it wasn't anime, it was an action movie like this. Lots of guns and explosions, and lots of special effects and blood. Most of all, lots of noise and flashing lights.

"You're gonna go blind sitting so close to the TV all the time," Domino complained idly with a mouth full of pizza. "Not to mention you're never gonna get a boyfriend. And you're gonna get fat. That's right, you're gonna be a big fat blind old lady who just has a bunch of cats and cleans up after them full time." He punctuated his flurry of insults by swallowing the greasy pizza before starting at it again. "You're gonna be mean and smell bad and nobody's gonna like you anymore."

Without pausing the movie, his guardian angel looked back at him with a careless expression. "You'll still like me," She countered matter-of-factly, "so it's fine. Throw me another slice of my pizza please and thank you."

Domino didn't have a rebuttal handy. She was right, after all. Instead of more insults, he threw the empty pizza box at her head and turned back to his computer, staring deeply into the empty white void that existed where his "Open Case Files" were usually stored. The contrast was really striking when it was put right next to the bright red numbers of his expenses for this month. For a moment he took a deep breath and really admired the artistic value of the situation before rolling his head around with a groan.

"If we don't get a job soon, that's gonna be the last pizza we get to eat for a while. Hope you like instant ramen just as much as you did last month and the month before that." With a slow spin of his office chair he wandered over to the large cupboard which served as their 'emergency pantry,' opening the lid with a determined grimace. As the doors creaked open, the office's biggest secret was revealed within. Stacked floor to ceiling were cups and packets of instant ramen, several deep and several wide. It was a stunning display of calculated poverty, that no customer must ever see.

As usual, Fang was awestruck by the sight. It might as well have been magic to her. Somehow, no matter how much instant ramen they ate, this cupboard was always full. She never went shopping with Domino unless she wanted snacks, so she never saw this cupboard get stocked, only drained.

"See this? Breakfast, lunch, and dinner if we don't get out there and find work. Lucky for you, I've already printed out a ton of fliers. So you'd best get out there and put them up before the night is out."

The angel's eyes narrowed. "Hold on, why do I have to go? It's your car. It's your office even. You go."

Domino, who had seen this argument coming, waggled his finger with a smirk. "Ah, but I made them up and printed them out. I had to fiddle with the printer for an hour and a half. Plus, I went out last time, so it's your turn."

Fang scowled, but reluctantly snatched the papers from his hand. "Fine. But I'll be taking these," she said as she grabbed a bag of chips off the floor. "And... I'll be leaving this," she finished smugly, knocking the bottle of store-brand cola all over the floor before exiting the room in a huff, leaving Domino to cry over the mess that he'd be cleaning for the next two hours.

"Now... where to go first...?"

Essence of the World II: Tears do Fall

If my opinion means anything, I think the size of the image is fine, but it's pretty tall. I dunno about you, but my computer screen is wider than it is tall. So as not to stretch the page vertically too much (and make for less pointless scrolling) I'd prefer tall images like that be kept in a hider at least (same reason I turn Signatures off)

Essence of the World II: Tears do Fall

Jigga what?! Jigga WHO?! Let's get BUDDY COP on this bitch!

Pokemon: End Tower

Yeah... I think I died inside (and almost outside.) I'm gonna have to call it here, since I think it'd be irresponsible to keep saying I'll post and keep missing my own deadlines like I have been. Work's been amping up and I've been doing other stuff, so I've fallen behind in my Guild activities. I'm gonna be taking a break from most of my RPing for a while. Sorry for starting something I couldn't finish :S Throw rocks at me if you gotta.

Night Kiss

Well, I'll be in for sure. With my work being the way it is, it's going to become increasingly difficult to keep up with a steadier, more fast-paced RP (or multiple) over the summer, but I could still use the writing exercise. Guess I'll hold on to this post, since it kinda just seems like a fart in the wind at this point. But I'll be looking forward to whatever comes next.

Corrected & Connected

Genkai said I think I'll need to take another look at the CS but I think is that all?

My original plan was for her digital appearance to be used as a model, but if it has to be her real appearance, that's fine too. And I can up her age no problem, that's fine. I'll be taking another look myself since it's been a while and I'll post when I've made proper edits.

Night Kiss

I kinda like that idea. If it wasn't inherently obvious from the fact that I haven't been meeting the deadlines I keep setting for myself, it's been a bit harder for me to keep up with RPs recently, work has picked up and all that. I think I understand the structure you're going for (having read the SoIaF books,) but how were you thinking of coordinating the whole thing in general?

Corrected & Connected

Genkai said Gosh, did I overlook you? >.< I'm sorry. Can you link me to your CS? I'll check it out!I

You had exams at the time I think and just weren't on as much, so it's fine :p

Here's my CS. You did look it over and gave some feedback, but I wrote a response to that as well, which I think you didn't really get to at the time.

Night Kiss

To be totally honest, I'd be happier if we could get somebody else interested to fill the empty spot. Four's a fine number, but I kinda think three is a bit lacking.

Either way, I'll adapt what I've got and post it so we're not totally stuck again, expect it early-ish tomorrow

EDIT: "Early-ish tomorrow" turned into "Didn't get to sleep until morning and slept until evening" and "Evening" turned into "Gotta do a bunch of running around" so I'll post when I get back from that >.<

Night Kiss

I'd like you to stay, but unfortunately I pretty much know what you're going through from past experience (and at that time, I chose not to stay here, so I can't exactly judge.) Like Shon says, just let us know either way.