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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2016 1:11:13 GMT -5
(Okay, I've been thinking for a while about what songs would describe Arabella and Uriah. Well, I finally found some! Here they are
Demons by Imagine Dragons
Here's the song meaning, you can see here why it fits both of them through about half of the rp (I pulled this off the internet so if it says 'he' in some parts but it matches Arabella better just pretend it says 'she' and vice versa):
Song Meaning: "when the days are cold" - things are dark and depressing "the cards all fold" - everyone has given up "the saints we see are all made of gold" - there isn't anyone truly good left "when your dreams all fail" - life is getting hard and things aren't happening for people "and the ones we hail are the worst of all" - the people who have the most influence are the people are are the worst influences (famous musicians, etc.) "the blood has run stale" - nobody has passion anymore "I wanna hide the truth, I wanna shelter you" - he wants to hide the terrible world from someone he loves "but with the beast inside, there's nowhere we can hide" - the things that make man fallen are inside of him, so he could cut her off completely from bad people and she would still have a beast inside her "no matter what we breed, we still are made of greed" - same idea...man's fallen traits are engrained in him, and you can't make them go away "this is my kingdom come" - this is my reality, i realize that now, and this is as good as it's getting
"when you feel my heat look into my eyes, it's where my demons hide" - I may seem like a better person on the outside, but in reality I'm just as bad as everyone else on the inside, I've got problems too "don't get too close, it's dark inside" - you're too innocent for me
"when the curtain call is the last of all" - the show's over, now you see who the people really are, but they've still got smiles on their faces "when the lights fade out all the sinners crawl" - but when your not looking anymore, the people are just humble sinners on their hands and knees just like everyone else "so they dug your grave" - everyone is just waiting for you to fall too, because they know you will "and the masquerade" - like I said before, everyone is just a fake "will come calling out at the mess you made" - even though they're just fakes, they are just looking for their chance to criticize you and pull you down, which s why they've dug your grave 'don't wanna let you down, but I am hell-bound" - I really don't want to hurt you, but even though I know you trust in me, I'm gonna have to burst your bubble cuz I'm as bad as everyone else "don't wanna hide the truth, know this is all for you" - he wanted to hide the truth earlier, but now he knows he can't keep deceiving her, she needs to know who he really is, who people all really are, and it may hurt her but it's all for her in the end "they say it's what you make, I say it's up to fate" - some people say that what you do and how hard you work determines the outcome of life our a relationship, but he thinks it't just gonna happen like it happens and there's nothing he can do to change it: people will always have demons inside them "it's woven in my soul" - his demons are a part of him, he's never going to shake them "I need to let you go" - she's innocent, and he doesn't want to ruin that and since he's stuck with his demons forever, he needs to separate himself from her "your eyes they shine so bright, I want to save that light" - again, he wants to preserve her innocence "I can't escape this now" - again, he thinks he's stuck with his demons forever "unless you show me how" - here's the note of hope in this song. He thinks he's pretty much stuck like he is forever, but whoever he is talking to is so innocent and 'her eyes shine so bright' that he thinks just maybe possibly she might be able to show him the way out
Home by Phillip Phillips
This song I think of whenever they travel together, like it's their background music lol. Idk, that's just what I imagine
One Call Away by Charlie Puth
I dont have a long winded explanation like the one above that I found online, but (I'm assuming you have heard this song before, you can see why.) I think it matches the better side of them in the rp. I suggest re listening to both of these songs so you can really see what I mean. But I think these songs are a really good fit for both of them. One describes their inner demons and the other is the happier side, making them determined to stay with each other. Let me know what you think!)
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Post by Ivyriver on Aug 28, 2016 15:49:09 GMT -5
(I've heard all of these actually XD)
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Post by Ivyriver on Aug 28, 2016 15:54:02 GMT -5
"That's true." Uriah looked around and began combing through the brush. He knew most of the berries in this area, which was good, there were a decent amount of deadly ones. He looked over at Arabella when she asked for his dagger. "Yes, of course." He said, bending down and pulling it out of his boot. He walked over and handed it to her. He wasn't one to whack off his own hair, but if Arabella wanted to have a go at it, he wasn't about to stop her. He headed back over to the brush, searching for berry plants.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2016 16:10:06 GMT -5
Arabella had by now mastered how to cut her hair with a dagger, as that was all that was usually available to her at the time. She grabbed pieces of hair and, in clean motions, began cutting it off. It was a good thing there weren't too many long pieces and she was done within maybe 15 minutes. Usually it takes her double to triple that amount of time when her hair was dry. The hair felt even on either side and hit right at her jaw. She parted it to the right like usual when she finished. "Here you go." She stuck the dagger in the soft earth, feeling too lazy to get up.
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Post by Ivyriver on Aug 28, 2016 16:15:03 GMT -5
"And here you go." Uriah said, returning with cupped hands full of berries. He set them on a large rock, bending over to pick up his dagger. He stuck it back in his book and then sat down in the sun, trying to dry out his clothes. "I hope these are to your liking. I've heard they can be tart, but it's all I could find in this weather right now." Uriah said,, hoping she wouldn't be too disappointed with what he brought back. There was plenty, but they were too sweet.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2016 16:24:19 GMT -5
"Thanks." Arabella put one in her mouth, "They're not too bad." She commented when she swallowed one. "Maybe some dumb animal will come along and we can eat a better meal." Arabella looked across the bank and then back at Uriah, "Is my hair okay?" She knew this was a question most girls would ask, and figured he may have been sick of hearing it after meeting all of those other lady-like milkmaids and such. If Arabella had been there while they flirted with Uriah she would have slapped them when Uriah wasn't around. If Uriah were to have gotten jealous over a guy that was flirting with her it would have been cute, but if it was the other way around...they were asking for war.
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Post by Ivyriver on Aug 28, 2016 16:58:42 GMT -5
Uriah put a handful of berries in his mouth. His nose wrinkled. Yep, they definitely sour, but there weren't terrible enough to spit out. He looked at Arabella. "It looks nice." He said with a smile, noting how well she had managed to do her hair. Forget a barber, all he needed was to have Arabella cut his hair. Uriah looked messed with blades of grass. "So I've heard that Brom's kingdom is getting ready for war. Have you heard anything that I haven't?" He asked tentively, knowing it was a touchy subject.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2016 17:08:00 GMT -5
"Thanks." She replied when Uriah complimented her hair but she thought over what to say in her head before answering Uriah's question, "Well, I've gathered information about some common battle tactics and things related to that from locals located on the border. I'm not going to say how I did that though when they figured out why I'm asking them certain questions. Besides that, I haven't heard when they were planning to attack. If I do get word of it being very soon I have to head back as soon as I can." Arabella's tactic for getting information out of people wasn't pretty when they smelt something fishy going on. Although Arabella believed Uriah didn't need to hear how. All he needed to know was that she did.
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Post by Ivyriver on Aug 28, 2016 17:36:52 GMT -5
Uriah sat back and listened to what Arabella had to say. He cringed at the last part. He didn't want her leaving suddenly. Maybe Brom would hold off. There was rumor of a marriage alliance with another kingdom, that mifyt occupy the Prince for awhile. Word was Brom's father was sick and Brom was going to take the throne. Uriah wasn't sure he could tell Arabella that information yet.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2016 17:49:36 GMT -5
"Why though?" She asked. Arabella assumed that Uriah didn't really care about her mission. Nor did he ever, as when they first met they both assumed he would travel with her but things have changed since then. Uriah is completely independent and Arabella's tome traveling is never at any point for certain. "Are you planning om traveling with me? I understand if you don't want to." Arabella looked into his eyes, not pleading, but making sure he saw that she was not hiding anything this time, everything was out in the open.
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Post by Ivyriver on Aug 28, 2016 18:29:32 GMT -5
Uriah ran a hand through his hair. "No one knows why Brom's father does anything. He just likes to have war I think. Brom is a little different. He's more logical." Uriah said. He looked at Arabella when she mentioned traveling. He sighed. "I cannot betray my kingdom, even after what has happened. I mean, Brom saved my life, but I still want to see the ocean with you." He said with a small smile, remembering when they had talked about it months ago.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2016 18:40:44 GMT -5
Arabella's face gave nothing away after he responded that he won't travel with her the whole way. She felt disappointed inside, but could she really change that? No, not really. Uriah was still loyal to Brom's kingdom. But Arabella could respect that, she would do the same if Uriah asked the same thing. They both have a duty to their country, and if that was the case...would it be best that they don't see each other? Just by being here with her, Uriah's actions could he seen as treason to some, and on the other side, some people could think nothing of it. Besides, if her kingdom did succeed in the take over, they really wouldn't be able to see each other until the entire new country was secured and the proper reconstruction acts have been put into place. And that could take years and years due to the entire land's size. Even if Brom's kingdom was able to push Eldin's kingdom back, Uriah still wouldn't be able to see her without it being seen as treason either. But she needed time to think things over before she said anything outloud, "Yes, I think going to the ocean with you would be nice."
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Post by Ivyriver on Aug 28, 2016 18:44:24 GMT -5
Uriah smiled at her. He had imagined the ocean many times in the past weeks, knowing he wanted Anabella to be with him when he saw it. He wondered what she felt when he had mentioned where his loyalties lay. He couldn't do much for that though. He was born and raised in this kingdom, he knew nothing else of any other. He hoped Arabella understood. Uriah could almost imagine a future with her if he left his mind wander, but with their kingdoms torn it made the future grim.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2016 19:03:20 GMT -5
Arabella looked at her feet, avoiding Uriah's gaze, "We should probably start studying now." She said without any emotion added to it. Arabella should have known that something like this would happen. She should never have dreamed of them being together. It was impossible unless they went to an unclaimed territory. But who has ever heard of unclaimed territory when dealing with man-kind? They were all greedy, especially those in power. Like Eldin and Brom. Arabella would have liked to know why Brom decided to help Uriah escape from the discipliner at the last minute. That was the only thing Arabella could think of being greatful to him for. She needed to tell Uriah thay they don't have a chance of being together at the state of things. And that maybe it would be best if they found others in their homelands...if that was possible. After meeting Uriah, she couldn't think of how she would move on, or if she ever would.
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Post by Ivyriver on Aug 28, 2016 19:17:25 GMT -5
"Yes." Uriah said, eagerly turning toward her despite the lack of her emotion. Did she not want to teach him? Uriah kept himself from frowning, maybe she had a bad thought or something along those lines. "Teach me, wise Arabella." He smirked and put his hands on his chin, imatating a schoolboy. Maybe he could cheer her up, ye hated seeing her upset.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2016 19:32:23 GMT -5
Arabella gave a small smile to show that she found his actions amusing. Arabella stood up from where she was sitting and went to where her long sleeve was. Hopefully some paper survived. If some of it was wet it would have been just fine. Arabella found some and pulled out a map marking untensil that would serve as a writing tool for the parchment. When she found a mostly dry piece she went to a small, flat rock that would serve good enough as a desk of sorts and motioned him over. "First, we're going to mark down the alphabet. There are two versions of every letter. One we use when talking about people, places, or the beginning of a sentence. The other one we use for everything else. I'll start with the version that we use for proper names amd places." Arabella began to mark down the uppercase letters of the alphabet on the paper. "Now, we'll learn which letters are which. Ready?"
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Post by Ivyriver on Aug 28, 2016 19:58:27 GMT -5
(Uriah's like a preschooler XD.)
Uriah listened closely as Arabella talked about the letters. So far, nothing was too complicated. He moved closer to her when she set the paper down on a rock so that he could see better. He looked over her shoulder. "Ready." He responded.
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Post by Ivyriver on Aug 28, 2016 19:58:52 GMT -5
(sry for short replies)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2016 20:05:28 GMT -5
(I'm picturing a preschool age Uriah and he is adorable lol)
Arabella liked having Uriah close to her, but tried to put rebuild her wall. It would be impossible for them to be together. Arabella cleared her thoughts and went through the letters A-G and then H-N and then O-T and then finally U-Z. "Okay, now which letter is this?" Arabella pointed to the letter 'M'. Hopefully Uriah was a quick learner, but if he wasn't that meant more time she got to spend with him. So, either way was good with Arabella.
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Post by Ivyriver on Aug 28, 2016 21:08:29 GMT -5
Uriah watched each letter closely. If he was younger it might have been a little more confusing but since he was more mentally developed he caught on quick. "M?" He asked, tentaivly. He was afraid he was going to make an embarrassment of himself in front of Arabella. Uriah wanted her to see him as intelligent, not just witty. At least it was her teaching and not some master. It would be worse if he got them wrong with a scholar, he'd be put to shame almost automatically. Cast off as unintelligent.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2016 22:10:10 GMT -5
Arabella looked turned her face to look at him, her cheek almost touching his; she smiled, "That's right. Now how about this one?" Arabella pointed to the letter 'Z'. She knew this one was a bit challenging but maybe he might get it right off bat because of how rarely people use it in the alphabet. If Uriah got this one she'll have him wite it out and then they could move to lower case letters. An idea came to her mind, after she has taught Uriah how to read and write she will tell him that they can't be together, and it would be best if they just met someone else. Who knows, he might find someone like her but less deceptive... Arabella still felt guilty about lying to Uriah, but was it was not her choice. He would have turned her in when they first met if she told him the truth. If they were as close as they were now then yes she could have, but at the time it was not possible.
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Post by Ivyriver on Aug 29, 2016 7:40:57 GMT -5
Uriah looked at the letter she pointed at, concentrating of the shape of the letter. This one he thought he remembered. "V?" He squinted. "No, it's Z." He corrected himself, burning with embarrassment. Aravella probably thought he was odd for not recognizeong the letter. He stopped his thoughts. Arabella wouldn't think that, she wasn't that kind of person.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2016 16:19:49 GMT -5
"You're a fast learner." She commented before picking up her writing utensil and working on the lower case alphabet below the uppercase. "This is the version we use for all of the other letters. Some look the same as the uppercase letters, like 's', but some look completely different, like 'a'. You know the letters already, since I wrote them right below the uppercase letters, so we're going to sound out what the letters mean. Remember, 'a', 'e', 'i', 'o', and 'u' can make two different sounds. Are you ready?" Arabella smirked. Uriah was catching on quick, she was sure he could get this down soon. And then maybe she can teach him how to spell a few simple words and their names. Arabella didn't want to try to throw too much information at him.
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Post by Ivyriver on Aug 29, 2016 16:37:40 GMT -5
Uriah felt warmed by her praise. It felt good to know that he wasn't being a disappointment or completely blowing the whole alphabet. He watched the her write out the letter that looked different from the others, they confused him slightly, but there must be a way to figure them out. He looked at Arabella, aware of how close they were sitting, it was almost enough to distract him from the task at hand. "Ready?" He said, sounding like someone poised for an attack on something. He was determined to do this, not just for betterment but to impress others like him.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2016 17:35:53 GMT -5
Arabella chuckled, "Were you even paying attention?" She noticed Uriah said 'ready' like it was a question. Maybe he got distracted. She knew that he could do it if Uriah just focused. He was distracting her a little too, but Arabella can't get too attached, they needed to seperate sooner rather than later. She tucked a stray hair behind her ear.
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Post by Ivyriver on Aug 29, 2016 17:42:38 GMT -5
"Oh yes." Uriah said, shaking his head to clear his hind. "A, E, I, O, U," He said clearly, hoping that was what she was looking for from him. This part didn't seem too hard since it was only five letters.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2016 20:49:12 GMT -5
(Sorry, had homework)
"Yes, but what about them?" Arabella smirked and gently elbowed him in the side in a playful manner. Oh Uriah...it was okay though. After all, it's only his first day. "Actually. How about we just start with writing the alphabet down? This time, you will do it. However, only the uppercase." Arabella gave him her writing utensil and scooted out of the way a bit so he could see where and what he was writing. "Feel free to look at my letters if you need to." She smiled, feeling confident Uriah was capable of doing what she asked of him.
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Post by Ivyriver on Aug 29, 2016 21:15:10 GMT -5
Uriah held the utensil awkwardly, reminding himself of how Arabella held it. He looked at the paper and then get words. It felt out scratching out the letter and they weren't the least bit pretty either. Uriah looked at Arabella's paper multiple times to help him. So his letters didn't look the greatest, but at least he was learning and he wouldn't have it any other way.
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Post by Ivyriver on Aug 29, 2016 21:15:29 GMT -5
(it's fine)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2016 21:26:06 GMT -5
(I have an idea, what if they went to a town and had lunch there or something and then one of the girls Uriah had met was there too, and we can do an Arabella getting jealous thing. Just a thought though, we can do something else if you want)
Arabella looked at his letters, "Good enough. Especially for someone who has never written before. It just takes practice. And lots of it to be exact." She folded the paper up and put it in one of her pant pockets before standing up. "But you did a good job. I'm proud of you." Arbaella put her hand on top of is head and tousled his hair as she was walking behind him to grab her shirt.
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