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Post by Dawnmist on Jul 20, 2017 15:43:24 GMT -5
((Oops, we posted at nearly the same time.  (Hey, remember these guys? Nostalgia...))) "Yes," Louis said. He rephrased. "Can you change into other animals?"
Lillian continued to sniff around the riverbank, searching for any sign of Christoph or his captor, but she found nothing. No scent trails, no footprints... it was as if they'd vanished without a trace. Maybe I'm just not looking in the right place, Lillian thought with frustration. This is where a soldier like Schwarz would be helpful. If Christoph were lost in a computer, Lillian would certainly be able to hunt him down. She had to admit that her real-world skills were a bit lacking. ((So are Schwarz or Lillian going to find anything or should we do a time skip on that front?)) |
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"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Jul 20, 2017 17:24:32 GMT -5
"Actually, no," Archer said, handing her the tray of food. "Today I bring you some good news. My superiors have told me that you can be allowed a walk around outside twice a week. It's not a lot, but I figure it's better than nothing."
(Haha, it's fine. Yeah, we can.)
Nichole quickly moved closer to the man, offering him her bound wrist. She didn't worry that he might accidentally cut her. Even if he did, it wouldn't have been on purpose.
"At least you're getting paid for doing what you like to do," Faith said with a smile. "That is at least a plus."
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Post by Icestar on Jul 20, 2017 17:24:47 GMT -5
((Wow, it's been a while.
We should do a time skip or maybe just pause that plot altogether, because I actually don't know how they're going to find Christoph. I imagine it will have something to do with something he does to reach out to them, or maybe they find Franz instead after he escapes, so now may be the time to Rp how that happens.))
This phrase clicked in Viktoriya's mind, and she shook her head, saying simply, "No." And in fact she was shocked that these two "shifters"—it was good that she now had that word in English—had divulged this truth so easily.
Just in time, they made it back to their cell. "It was nice to meet you, Destiny," Maria said, extending a hand to the girl with a smile. "Have a good night."
Daniel swiped the blade upwards through the ropes, cutting them cleanly off, though accidentally nicking one of Nichole's wrists. The sirens were almost on top of them now, or at least that was what it sounded like. He immediately shoved the knife back into his pocket, opened the driver's side door, and slid into the seat. He started the engine as he gave Nichole a few seconds to get into the seat next to him.
Nate shrugged. "Yeah, I won't complain about that." He stared at the tabletop, searching for something else to talk about. "So, what do you like to do for fun?" he settled on, though as it occurred to him he found he genuinely wanted to know the answer.
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Post by Dawnmist on Jul 20, 2017 18:05:34 GMT -5
((Okay. Let's pause, then.))
Jennette smiled for the first time in days, though it was a small one. Her smile vanished, though, when she remembered Felix. Would he be allowed outside? Was he even in good enough health for such a trip?
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"Oh," said Louis, both taken aback and a little frightened. Had he trusted them too quickly? "Then how did you know she was?" He asked, gesturing to Aspen. "How do you two know each other?"
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Post by Icestar on Jul 20, 2017 18:29:52 GMT -5
"She changed when I can see," Viktoriya said hesitantly. "I don't know why."
((That second part reminds me, they did suffer some injuries and I don't remember what they were. Don't have time to check now.))
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Post by Dawnmist on Jul 20, 2017 18:33:59 GMT -5
((I don't remember either (that was a year ago, and I think on the old boards), but I think they were mostly minor injuries.))
"So you don't... you two don't know each other at all?" Louis asked, beginning to get a little panicky. He had been alone for too long, he thought, and it was making him careless and desperate.
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Jul 20, 2017 18:36:48 GMT -5
"It's good to meet you too," Destiny replied, casting a final look up at the woman. She gave a small smile. "Good night, Ms. Maria."
Nichole flinched as the knife nicked her, but she didn't complain. Instead, she shook off the rope and turned to take Ava from him. With the sirens getting closer, her heart raced. If they didn't leave now, they would be stuck here.
"What I do for fun?" Faith echoed, leaning back in her seat as she thought over her answer. Between school and work, she didn't have too much free time. "I like to read sometimes," she said, "though I don't know if you would call that fun. Every so often I'll join some of my friends at one of the clubs here. And, of course, give tours guides to cute strangers." She smiled over at Nate and hoped he could detect the light tone that accompanied her words.
Seeing her smile falter, Archer frowned. "Is something wrong?" he asked. "I though it you would be happy with the news."
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Post by Dawnmist on Jul 20, 2017 18:45:49 GMT -5
"No," said Jennette. She paused. "Well, yes, actually. I know I've asked a lot already, but... you don't happen to have any information about Felix Schreod, do you?"
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Post by Icestar on Jul 20, 2017 21:07:51 GMT -5
((Okay, so Felix's right wrist is broken, he has various small cuts, and he took a back full of shrapnel. You never specified Jennette's injuries beyond hitting her head at some point but she'd definitely have some bruises at least. Also apparently Felix had been working in the chemistry labs for about eighteen months before the bombing. I totally forgot about that.
Yeah, I have the last thread saved on a file on my computer.))
Viktoriya shook her head slowly, still watching the girl, wanting an explanation of why she was so at ease around total strangers.
Maria smiled back. Destiny seemed to be doing better already, and she genuinely hoped the girl would learn to be happy here. She gently nudged Sabel, who compliantly headed inside the cell.
Daniel handed off Anja to Nichole after slamming his door shut, and once the engine revved to life he quickly backed out of his spot and drove as fast as he could to the exit. He was painfully aware that there was now a throng of people around, some helping the man he'd thrown across the car park, some on their phones, some simply watching, and the police were going to have, at the least, a very good description of his car to go on later, if not of him himself. He suddenly clutched at his chest with one hand, realizing his shirt was completely gone, and he didn't even have an extra. There might be a jacket in the back of the car somewhere... He'd have to get it as soon as he could, to cover up. He couldn't afford to answer questions about this scar. There was a lot he couldn't afford right now.
And it was all things he shouldn't have to deal with in the first place. Heretofore latent anger began to boil at the surface, and shortly after getting on the road, he spit, "You're a shifter."
Nate grinned. "Excellent answer. Favorite book, favorite club, and favorite cute stranger?"
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Post by Dawnmist on Jul 21, 2017 0:23:46 GMT -5
((Well, good thing you do, because as you've probably noticed, I can't really remember anything.))
Louis shifted uncomfortably. "Oh... okay..." He stood on his toes, ready to shift back to a hawk and fly away should these two turn out to be dangerous.
((So we've talked about how spending too much time as a certain animal could change your personality and leave you with the tendancies of said animal. I was thinking it might be interesting to explore that a little with Louis, who may have spent days at a time in animal form while on the run.))
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Post by Armageddidn't on Jul 21, 2017 13:53:02 GMT -5
Aspen scrolled through her phone, too lazy to even look up.
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Post by Dawnmist on Jul 21, 2017 14:34:12 GMT -5
"That... that would be great," said Jennette, slightly hesitant. She was scared of what she would hear, but she knew she had to find out.
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Post by Armageddidn't on Jul 21, 2017 14:49:14 GMT -5
((I won't be on much today, sorry))
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Post by Icestar on Jul 21, 2017 14:49:16 GMT -5
((Night? Replies for Maria, Daniel, and Nate?
Also, I think we're ready for Christoph's escape now.
Also also, I think I kind of have an idea for the Felix thing, but I'm drawing a blank on what kind of "human enhancement" he might have and sort of want somebody else to decide.
And as for the Louis thing, sure. If he's done this with multiple species that could potentially be very interesting; like, he has multiple sets of survival instincts that leave him confused in emergency situations as to which one to follow.))
Viktoriya watched the girl called Aspen for a moment, but she seemed extremely unconcerned and was not even paying attention. She must be a recently made shifter, or surely she would have given herself away to the RedKingdom by now. For all she knew, Viktoriya could run off and report her to them right now. Fortunately for her, though, she wasn't going to. She turned to Louis, who seemed more appropriately panicked about the situation, and said haltingly, "I do not tell." She put a finger to her lips to illustrate this.
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Post by Dawnmist on Jul 21, 2017 15:22:19 GMT -5
((Sounds good! I'll let you start for that.
As for enhancements... how "enhanced" is he going to be exactly? Are you looking for something slight, like maybe above average strength, or could we go as far out as say, telekinesis?
Also, I might have already asked this, but have you heard of the Animorphs books?))
Louis relaxed a little, lowering himself off of his toes, though he still kept an anxious eye on Aspen. "Thanks," he said to Viktoriya. "Do you live here?"
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Post by Icestar on Jul 21, 2017 15:53:48 GMT -5
((I don't know about mind powers, though I suppose it's not outside the realm of possibility. I was kind of thinking something animal-themed but I guess that's not a requirement. Whatever it is, it would have to be something that would only crop up in specific instances, such that it's plausible he doesn't know about it. And I believe you have asked this, and the answer was no.))
Viktoriya wasn't sure how to answer this, for a couple reasons. After a moment of thought she said, "I live... nowhere." She quickly clarified, "I don't have home."
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Jul 21, 2017 16:28:31 GMT -5
Archer nodded. "Hopefully nothing bad has happened to him yet. It's only been a few days after all," he said, trying to lift her mood.
(How on earth did I miss your reply? >.< Sorry about that!)
Destiny followed after her roommate without complaint. There was nothing else for her to do but sleep and wait for morning.
Nichole held Ava close to her, making sure that she would be jostled around as they made their get away. People were everywhere. When had such a crowd gathered? Had anyone gotten pictures of them? Did the man have a friend? If that was the case, then they might be followed. Dread mixed with fear as they sped away from the beach and hopefully towards safety. It only occurred to her now that they had left behind nearly all of their belongings. Could the police use their stuff to track them down? Donald's sharp accusation cut through her thoughts, and the young woman flinched under the intensity in which the words were spoken. "Yes," she replied. "but I don't know how that man knew. I've been careful not to shift in public. There's no way he could have known." Unless, of course, he had seen her change into a dolphin earlier with Ava. She had taken great care to hide the scar on her hand with the use of make-up. For years, no one had been able to tell she was a shifter.
"Alice in Wonderland, a dance club that actually just a block or two away, and a certain war refugee that showed up at the cafe a few days ago," Faith listed off the answers in order of the questions asked.
(Okay, so where is Christoph escaping from, and why is he escaping? You don't have to give a lot of detail, just enough so I know what to expect.)
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Post by Dawnmist on Jul 21, 2017 16:57:59 GMT -5
((Hmm, what about something that allows him to do either a partial shift or a shift mixing two animals? It might make sense that he wouldn't know about this if he's never tried it.
EDIT: I just remembered it's supposed to be a human advancement, so scratch that idea I guess.))
"Oh, sorry," said Louis. "I don't either."
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Jennette nodded absently. "Yes," she murmured. Had it really only been a few days? It felt like so much longer.
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Post by Icestar on Jul 22, 2017 0:58:27 GMT -5
((I actually quite like the partial shift idea though. I'm willing to run with that. It could still be a human enhancement sort of thing but was just developed by studying shifters. So like, a non-shifter could undergo this procedure too. I'll PM you the details of this idea of mine.
Night- Time skip with Destiny, I assume? When? I don't think we should focus much on these classes of hers, because they'd probably mostly be lecture and that would be boring...
Also... Nichole saw the gorilla change into Daniel, right?
As for Christoph, he's been kidnapped by Franz Möer, his certifiably insane grandfather, and being spirited away to some bunker whose location I have yet to decide. He was initially drugged but surely that would have worn off by now. From there, Franz has enough anti-shifting serum to get him to the bunker if the journey takes the amount of time it should. Franz is a shifter. I'll start off with a post from his perspective [I've never Rped him before so this will be fun for both of us] but not now as I must be off.))
"Obviously there was," Daniel blustered, face going red and knuckles going white as he clutched at the wheel. He had never been this angry. "He was about to take Anj—Ava. Do you understand that? He was about to take her away and if he had succeeded it would have been on you."
"Alice in Wonderland?" Nate said, surprised. "Really? I've never read it. I have just heard the author was on a lot of drugs when he wrote it."
He was like her? Viktoriya smiled, though it was a sad smile. "I'm sorry," she echoed.
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Jul 22, 2017 8:57:49 GMT -5
"Now, finish your breakfast and I can escort you outside," Archer said, hoping the change of topic would lift her spirits.
(Sure, a time skip is good. Hmm, as for when, I guess maybe a week? That will give her time to get use to her schedule and classes so whenever she goes to visit Kurt, she can tell him kind of what's been going on. And that will give Kurt some time, too, to get use to his missing foot.)
(Yes, she saw him shift.)
"I'm sorry," Nichole said, tears stinging her vision. She hadn't meant for Ava to be put into any danger. Had she known, she wouldn't have risked shifting today. If anything had happened to her, after she promised she wouldn't bring harm to the little girl, she wouldn't have been able to live with herself. It was hard to be glad that Donald had been able to reach them in time when he was so angry.
The young woman suddenly looked up at the man's red face. She had seen the torn shirt hanging off the gorilla, the swim shorts that had managed to stay in tact. And now, without the coverage of his shirt, the scar on his chest was in plain view. "But you're a shifter too," she muttered. "You're the one that caused a scene at the beach."
Faith laughed. "Whether or not that rumor is true, it's a pretty interesting book. Granted, it's not for everyone since it does take a bit more mental work to make sense of some things, but then again, many may say it's not suppose to make sense," she said.
(Okay! I'm ready to try Christoph out whenever you are!)
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Post by Dawnmist on Jul 22, 2017 19:41:36 GMT -5
Jennette nodded and finished her breakfast just a little faster than normal.
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Post by Icestar on Jul 22, 2017 22:38:16 GMT -5
((Good idea. I wish Kurt had an adult to interact with...
Would you like to start?))
"'Caused a scene'?" repeated Daniel in complete disbelief. "If An—if Ava is in danger and I can save her by causing a scene, you better believe that's what I'm going to do. But I never asked for this, I never did a single thing to ask for this. I did everything right, I was good, we were safe. Until you—" He cut himself off abruptly, vein in his forehead bulging, and it took everything he had not to scream. Instead, after a moment of silence, he struck his fist against the steering wheel as hard as he could, eliciting a grunt of pain. That was going to leave a mark. And it didn't even make him feel any better.
((I thought of a thing. After Anja found out, Nichole probably did a fair amount of shifting at the house. Daniel wears a lot of cologne to hide his shifter-scent; otherwise she would have been able to tell just by sniffing around his belongings.))
"I guess not everything has to," Nate murmured, though it sure would make it easier if more things did.
Franz Möer had been alone for a very long time. Weaseling his way out of that accursed prison had taken far more years of his life than he'd have preferred, and all the while he hadn't even known he had a grandson. But once he'd found out his son was dead, leaving behind the boy as the only one on Earth who shared his blood... well. This was clearly the only logical course of action.
Really he should have been grateful that with his limited resources he'd been able to acquire enough anti-shifting serum to get the boy to his hidden bunker, but drugs would have been far preferable. The boy wouldn't understand when he woke up—which would be any minute now—and it would be easier to explain everything if they were not on the move. But this was what he had to work with.
For now, the boy was dosed up with anti-shifting serum, wrists and ankles bound together, tied to the back of Möer as he trotted along through the Ukrainian woods in the form of a horse.
((Extra information: Christoph's father's name was Wolfgang, and Franz is very obviously Wolfgang's father. They look extremely similar. If you weren't reading along when Christoph was kidnapped, quick summary: Schwarz and Christoph were walking home and about to unlock the front door, when Möer knocked out Schwarz by hitting her over the head and Christoph by employing a fast-acting drug.))
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Post by Armageddidn't on Jul 23, 2017 0:05:39 GMT -5
((just got back from a party XD))
Aspen glanced up to see Louis looking anxiously at her. She sighed. When will everyone learn I'm on no one's side?!
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Post by Dawnmist on Jul 23, 2017 8:44:03 GMT -5
((Oops, I forgot to respond to that last post.))
"It's alright," said Louis, nodding to Viktoriya. He turned back to Aspen. "What about you?" he asked, still uneasy. "Do you live around here?"
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Post by Armageddidn't on Jul 23, 2017 14:41:01 GMT -5
"I live in the U.S." Aspen responded simply. She quickly went back to scrolling through her phone.
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Post by Dawnmist on Jul 23, 2017 14:59:01 GMT -5
Louis glanced around anxiously. "A bit far from home then, aren't you?"
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Post by Armageddidn't on Jul 23, 2017 15:02:08 GMT -5
"I'm just here to avoid gaining attention from either kingdom. I already have the attention of the White Kingdom in the U.S." Aspen said, still on her phone.
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Post by Dawnmist on Jul 23, 2017 15:29:14 GMT -5
Louis snapped his head back around to Aspen. "And what did you do to... 'get their attention?'"
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Post by Armageddidn't on Jul 23, 2017 15:31:35 GMT -5
"They found me." Aspen said. "I thought I was in the clear. I really don't want to be aligned to anyone." She narrowed her eyes. "Why? Are you alligned?"
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(Hey, remember these guys? Nostalgia...)))
