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Post by koi on Jan 2, 2017 20:59:37 GMT -5
kameko ikeda
Sakura (and others) were always bugged when Kameo offered to drive anywhere, because if there was anyone who payed close attention to The Rules of the Road, it was, well, her. She was That One Girl who got a perfect score on their written test, That One Girl who passed her driver's test on the first go without any points deducted. She liked doing things well, and there was never such a concept as being too careful when it comes to driving. There are other people on the road, you know. So Kameko nods when Ingrid sends the question back to her, smile carefully constructed, uneven teeth and all covered by the upturn of her full lips, โYes,โ she tells her, โAlmost too carefully. My wife never let me drive anywhere because I was too careful.โ
She remembers, fondly, Sakura all but forcing her out of the front seat when they came across a light, in the middle of town, in the middle of night, seemingly stuck on red, and Kameko refused to go through even though theyโd been waiting two minutes.
She watches Ingridโs reaction carefully; itโs not like sheโs expecting Ingrid to have some horrible reaction to the offhanded mentioning of her wife but itโs just interesting to Kameko how Ingrid changes so slightly around her, becoming chary, as if she is not treading on glass or on eggshells but on the backs of a bird's wings and does not want to ruffle any feathers. Perhaps she tones down her voice so much because Kameko, herself, if very quiet. Maybe sheโs just nervous around her. Is Kameko that intimidating? She offers a bigger smile, at that, does not want to be entirely unavailable in these hard times.
And then Ingridโs demeanor quiets down further, like watching a timelapse of a field of flowers not grow but perhaps wilt, the get covered by frost, then layers and layers of snow, and Ingrid is quite a snowy girl, isnโt she? Her appearance makes her out to be something unattainable, pale and blue-eyed with dark hair like curtains, something out of the closet of a doll collector rather than out of Washington, USA. But she is not usually like this, stepping lightly around her. And then Kameko hears her question, and she understands it just a little bit more.
But she doesnโt answer it, not yet. โAre you?โ she asks first, eyes intently focused on her. โIโm not wasting energy being scared about it. Not yet. Iโd like to see it for my own eyes, first.โ
Emilio approaches them, then, looking like it took a lot of effort to psych himself up enough to do so, and Kamekoโs smile reappears on her face. Emilio is, for lack of a better describing term, an absolute sweetheart. Itโs funny, actually. She is unsure about how he feels about her, but it would be anything but rude to write Kameko off as simply being fond of him (though she does not show it, or barely does).
โYes, I believe I know it,โ says, smiling, her round cheeks getting pushed into her eyes, making them half-moon shaped, โThank you for, er, double-checking, Emilio.โ (she can barely say his name, feels bad for so badly butchering it in her own eyes.)
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Post by koi on Jan 2, 2017 21:01:00 GMT -5
[ SORAYA. I LOVE HER
i'm feeling...okay. can't stop coughing still tho. it hurts bad. how about you guys? ]
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Post by servalstrike on Jan 2, 2017 21:01:50 GMT -5
(kameko i'm your biggest fan <3
our dad just cut the tip of his finger with a table saw...poor guy)
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Post by koi on Jan 2, 2017 21:56:18 GMT -5
Mark Lias has previously forgotten what a good band Nickelback is, which is a opinion of his that does not meet the approval of the general population as a whole. So, he puts on Never Gonna Be Alone, cranks it loud, sings โtime is going by so much faster than I, and Iโm startinโ to regret not spendinโ all of it with YOUUโโ
And then Hester gets in, then Soraya, and itโs super cute, feels like the worldโs most adorable little reunion even though they saw each other, like, two minutes ago. He turns down the music and accelerates fast, lets out a little noise of exhilaration as he speeds by the walkers, then leaves them behind in a metaphorical dust cloud. โHey, girls, super nice to see you all again, such a coincidence, hey Soraya, howโs your leg feel?โ looking back at her through the rear-view mirror, grinning wide. Then he pulls a face, holds his arms up as if gesturing that he is unarmed, lets go of the steering wheel for due effect, turns to Hester and says, โOkay, okay, Edgemont it is.โ
Once his hands are back on the steering wheel and his eyes are back on the road, his eyebrows furrow. He isnโt putting much faith into the concept. You really think that one personโs idea would be able to keep all of them safe? All these people who reached Edgemont before they did? It was unrealistic, really, and Mark wants to blurt almost as much, but the conversation shifts and even by their tone of voice he can tell that Hester and Soraya are not betting their whole lives on this turning out. So he takes a breath, lets it go gently, blows his bangs out of his eyes.
โYou want a better car?โ he says, looking at the rear-view mirror at Soraya before his eyes slide off of her, to the back windshield, looks at the library fast disappearing, "Man, donโt knock the Finder of the Paths. Learnt to drive in one of these. Well, one that smells less like someoneโs vape exploded in it, but.โ He keeps driving, eyes squinting as he looks ahead, thinking, โI lost my virginity in the backseat of me ol' Pathy. No, Iโm just joshing ya. Virginity is a social construct anyways. But it would be nice to have, like, one of those big, whatโs the word--caravans. You know! Literal house on wheels. It would be lit. The littest.โ
Amusement crosses his face next, as Soraya just starts...going off about reproduction. โI donโt know, Soraya, would you like it like that? Just us and nothing to do but reproduce?โ even turns back in his seat to look at her, gives her a wink, and then coughs, starts laughing, grins at Hester before his eyes slide back onto the road.
โNah. Iโm keeping myself chaste and pure-like, โcase I have someone waiting for me, out there, yโknow,โ he says, smiling, eyes glinting, gaze far away. And then his smile drops, and he goes, โIโm kidding. Everyone f*cking hates me.โ and snorts out a laugh that sounds high pitched and hyena-like.
โWhat about you guys, though?โ he asks, once heโs stopped laughing, listening idly to the sound of Nickelback Nickelbacking, โHave anyone you wanna reunite with?โ
After a moment of silence, he mutters, โI need to give my friend his watch back." He pulls up his sleeve, and it lies snugly on his wrist, ridiculously feminine against his skin, gold. "He leaves it with me when he performs but I accidentally kept it and then things went south and, like, he probably misses it a lot? It was his mumโs, and she's gone now, so. I feel like heโd want it,โ voice uncharacteristically quiet, over the sound of the CD playing in the speakers.
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Post by servalstrike on Jan 2, 2017 23:16:56 GMT -5
Soraya: Soyaraโs nose scrunched up and she doesnโt know what she hates more- the way every time Mark talks about the car he calls it something else or the way he speaks of reproduction, and she didnโt know what he meant by โjoshing herโ. Either way she had the growing urge to rip those shining braces off his teeth and choke him with them. She sent him a venomous smile as he winked at her through the rearview mirror. โIndeed, Mark Lias, that sounds like a dream. I love much like a spider though, so once youโre finished you wonโt see the break of dawn. But this- what was it?- Finder of Paths would make an excellent nest to start on the road back to repopulation, why donโt you hop back here and let me give you a kiss?โ Putting her chin in her hand she slid her tongue over her teeth for dramatic effect and returned the wink. Obviously she was overheating from a fever from an infection that now burned through her body, since never in all her years had Soraya been able to talk to someone- especially not a man- with such confidence. She reached into his stuff, since he was busy and couldnโt stop her, and pulled out his sleeping bag. Her smile melted into her usual expression as her tone turned serious. โBelieve me when I say this, I would be truly desperate to ever look to you for nighttime companionship.โ
โNo one hates you, Mark Lias, they just do not want to kiss you. They fear the metal that guards your teeth will tear open their lips.โ Not mentioning that the sound of his laugh raked at her ears. She tucked her legs into the sleeping bag and snuggled down into it. Soraya allowed herself a faint smile as she let warmth seep back into her aching bones. She pulled it up over her head so only her face was poking out. Her eyes fluttered as the weight of the day began to mount on her and call her to sleep.
But, Markโs wretched voice pulled her back to the corporeal world and she looked to the front seat. Her eyes catching on the watch that adorned his wrist, she felt her hand reaching for the pearl in her pocket. โYes,โ she said in a voice too quiet. She had no parents or siblings to go back to but there was one person she would risk the world to find. โI want to see my cousin again. Surely this world wouldnโt have beaten down a beautiful soul like hers.โ Sorayaโs eyes drifted to the ceiling of the car. โShe would move mountains for the people she loved,โ a soft laugh entered her voice as she spoke, โSadja would make the dead bow to her.โ Those eyes of hers filled with sadness as she thought of her cousin, perfect in every way and Soraya was nothing compared to her.
She didnโt know that last time she let herself feel sad, but now that she was talking she felt tears prick her eyes and she rubbed them away before they threatened to fall. She missed her family, she wished she could see them again. Soraya never had the chance to โput them downโ who knows how many people they hurt when they died. She remembered her Father, how he had come home sick and her older sister had worried and doted on him. Until...until he woke up from a nap and took a bite out of her shoulder. And Soraya ran, she took her little brothers and ran like a damn coward away from her dying sister and her Fatherโs body which had been drained of all essence of him. Her brotherโs hadnโt even lasted two weeks. How was she supposed to Sadja that she just let them all die like that? Would her cousin ever forgive such a transgression? A part of Soraya hoped not, she hoped that her cousin would never forgive her the same way Soraya had never forgiven herself.
Glancing back at the mirror she watched Mark and Hester. โYour friend will get his watch back, Mark.โ
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Post by koi on Jan 2, 2017 23:26:27 GMT -5
[ SORAYA OH MY GOD. she's such a goddamn beautiful gal i. am in love. ]
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Post by servalstrike on Jan 2, 2017 23:34:10 GMT -5
(you say that but i LOVE MARK he's such a stinking dork i just wanna squeeze him)
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Post by mags on Jan 2, 2017 23:35:39 GMT -5
( i just wanna squish soraya's lil cheeks she is TOO ADORABLE )
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Post by ๐๐๐๐พ๐๐ป๐บ๐ฝ๐๐พ๐ on Jan 3, 2017 1:15:39 GMT -5
{ i'm gonna reply for both emilio and hester tomorrow. but i warn you, they'll be short. gotta keep this train on the tracks, ya feel me? }
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Post by maple on Jan 3, 2017 2:17:16 GMT -5
[ HEY HEY is this still open to join?? c: ]
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Post by koi on Jan 3, 2017 4:11:51 GMT -5
[ of course maple!!!! i missed u! ]
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Post by mags on Jan 3, 2017 4:22:20 GMT -5
( MAAAAAPLE!! <33 )
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Post by Sabby The Caddy on Jan 3, 2017 5:00:25 GMT -5
Eliza Allen // 35 // female // Machete // group 1 โFace Claim: Ayase Eli (Love Live character) โ Ayase Eli
Javier Martinez // 22 // Male // Baseball bat // group two Face Claim: Tom Payne (Paul Monroe "Jesus" Actor) โ Ayase Eli
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Post by maple on Jan 3, 2017 12:37:17 GMT -5
[ AHH KOI I MISSED YOU TOO!!! i saw this and knew i had to join. ]
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Post by ๐๐๐๐พ๐๐ป๐บ๐ฝ๐๐พ๐ on Jan 3, 2017 13:17:27 GMT -5
{ MAAAAPLE! what up! of course it's still open for joining! } { Sabby The Caddy your forms look good! i'll add them sometime today~ }
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Post by servalstrike on Jan 3, 2017 14:19:14 GMT -5
(HEY MAPLE! glad to see you again bud)
(Welcome Ayase!)
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Post by mags on Jan 3, 2017 14:24:35 GMT -5
( MAPLE IM SO GLAD UR HERE I LOVE U
hi everyone!! hows it goin )
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Post by ๐๐๐๐พ๐๐ป๐บ๐ฝ๐๐พ๐ on Jan 3, 2017 14:35:06 GMT -5
{ p good. how about you mag? }
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Post by mags on Jan 3, 2017 14:42:22 GMT -5
( ah MAN im super out of it lol. like. this is bad )
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Post by ๐๐๐๐พ๐๐ป๐บ๐ฝ๐๐พ๐ on Jan 3, 2017 14:56:40 GMT -5
{ how bad? scale of 1 to 10 }
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Post by mags on Jan 3, 2017 14:58:20 GMT -5
( hm probably like an 8 or 9. like im super dizzy and nauseous and i can't remember stuff that happened like 2 seconds ago )
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Post by ๐๐๐๐พ๐๐ป๐บ๐ฝ๐๐พ๐ on Jan 3, 2017 15:08:59 GMT -5
{ dude. you need to take a nap or something. maybe some meds. just, like, try not to fall down the stairs or something }
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Post by mags on Jan 3, 2017 15:17:06 GMT -5
( yeah i think i'm gonna try to nap pretty soon. i feel like i'm gonna pass out i'm so dizzy. i put a bunch of pillows on the floor right next to my bed just in case i fall out of bed )
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Post by koi on Jan 3, 2017 15:57:20 GMT -5
[ hey ya'll holy sh-t i just remembered i haven't posted my form LMAO one sec ]
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Post by koi on Jan 3, 2017 15:59:15 GMT -5
marcus "mark" lias // 25 // male // machete // group two โa young man reaching the height of 5'7" whose main features include ridiculously thick dark hair, fabulously shaped eyebrows, a permanent glare (feat. brown eyes) and some really great legs. oh, and, he has braces, and yes, he realizes this is unfortunate.โ โ koi
kameko ikeda // 36 // female // hunting knife // group one โ this freckled woman reigns originally from osaka, with dark, fluffy shoulder length hair, deep brown eyes and tawny skin. she comes to 'round 5'8", has curves to spare and features always softened by silence.โ โ koi
mirza // 13 // male // hunting knife // loner โwip: dark hair, grey-blue eyes, tawny brown skin, short, The Emo Kidโ โ koi
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Post by maple on Jan 3, 2017 17:16:51 GMT -5
Honey Williams // 20 // female // handgun // loner
โpetite girl with wavy strawberry blonde hair and hazel eyes. Has a small cluster of freckles across her nose that make her appear to be a few solid years young than she is.โ โ maple
Sage Williams // 20 // female // kitchen knife // loner face claim: Lisa Yakovina; Honey's fraternal twin.โ โ maple
[ had a tonnnnn of hw so this took longer than it should have. but gosh i missed u all so much. ]
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Post by ๐๐๐๐พ๐๐ป๐บ๐ฝ๐๐พ๐ on Jan 3, 2017 17:37:38 GMT -5
{ whoop! i'll add you guys later! i'm just letting you know i won't be able to get a reply up until later tonight. my muse river is running dry and i have to summon the rains! ....aka i'm gonna read until i feel like i can write something decent
feel free to go on without me if you must! }
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Post by mags on Jan 3, 2017 17:39:31 GMT -5
( same goes for me, i think. until i get my brain back (lol i'm still like. dying over here) i don't think i'll be able to write anything?? i should be fine tomorrow if i don't improve by tonight )
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Post by koi on Jan 3, 2017 18:51:02 GMT -5
[ my poor museless babies. i feel you tho. ]
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Post by ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ซ โฅ on Jan 3, 2017 20:13:07 GMT -5
[ MAPLE IS HERE HELLO DEARY I WAS HOPING YOU WOULD SHOW UP!!!!!! ]
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