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Post by Turtleshell on Aug 13, 2017 11:30:08 GMT -5
Bray chuckled. "No? Maybe you should get out of the safehouse more, Zo," he teased, bumping her shoulder lightly. "Now we're stuck with a bunch of kids here, so guess that's out of the question till next Summer, huh?" he remarked lightly.
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Kylie mulled over her words for a brief moment before understanding. "Too hard on him? On Malcolm?" He killed someone before me, Aris. Nearly killed me...At least...that's what the Council told me...they questioned me for days to try and find him. He's not a person. Hes a monster." Despite still knowing very little about vampires, she knew that. Even if the rest of his kind wasn't, which she wasn't yet so sure of.
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Post by *MorningGlory* on Aug 13, 2017 11:35:45 GMT -5
"Yea, apparently I've been too much of a hermit huh?" Zo said with a giggle and took another small drink. She set the bottle down and looked out at the ocean, giving a deep sigh. "Summer seems so far away..." she said quietly, eyes filling with worry for the looming school year.
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Post by Turtleshell on Aug 13, 2017 11:46:11 GMT -5
Kylie's gaze glanced to Namika, who had set up with them. Surely she would simply want to answer their questions? And sure, they could get as much information about the species from her. But would they learn something that showed this place in a bad light? Any information they may be able to use to protect themselves down the road? "I think we should try to learn about the other species. Since we are clearly out of the loop..." she murmured.
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Bray shrugged. "Still summer now. In fact, it's hot. Ready to swim?" he offered as he stood, near to the edge of the cliff. He didn't particularly wait for an answer, instead slipping his shirt off, exposing the burned patch on his chest, the tattoos on his back. One was a depiction of a sword, one they often used in battle, in fact. The other was a a large tattoo, the image of a cottage on a hill. Finally, Alkaline's name was on the back of his left shoulder.
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Post by *MorningGlory* on Aug 13, 2017 11:51:05 GMT -5
Zo stood up and slipped her dress off her shoulders, letting it fall into a yellow puddle around her feet. She was wearing a pastel green colored bikini that had little ruffles along the top of the top piece. As she folded her dress, she caught sight of Bray's tattoos and raised her eyebrow. "What's the story behind your tattoos?" she asked him curiously.
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Post by Turtleshell on Aug 13, 2017 12:02:08 GMT -5
(I kind of wanted to make it a three-person rp, make it more interesting. I was leaving it open too for Namika to jump in along with Ava if Lost or Mid pop in. So what about your Siren Enilamme, since she's outgoing, Ging? And Enileve could be in the background, since she's nice. Then Namika can explain more when Lost is one)
Bray shrugged as he took another swig from the bottle, passing it back to her. "Just who I am as a Keeper. The cottage is the old Moor Moon safehouse of Scotland that got destroyed by the Hunters. I was there when it went down. I'm loyal to Alkaline, so I thought I'd prove it. Was kind of a drunken dare one night, actually," he said with a laugh. He wasted no more time, lurching off the cliff, diving down into the ocean below. The waves crashed hard against the rocks with the strong tide.
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Post by *MorningGlory* on Aug 13, 2017 12:05:15 GMT -5
sure. What exactly is going on and where should I jump in? I'll bring in both twins since they're rarely seen apart)
Zo giggled, "I'd like to hear the story of the drunken dare sometime," she told him before taking a drink. She set the bottle down and had just barely gotten to her feet when Bray leaped. She yelped, shocked, not having expected cliff-diving. She stepped up to the edge and searched the crashing waters for any sign of her friend.
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Post by Turtleshell on Aug 13, 2017 12:12:18 GMT -5
(They're just sitting and hanging out in the lobby, where a lot of people are hanging out. They're going to ask about some of the species, and the Sirens should know the basics on pretty much all of them- but just the basics on most. They'll be able to tell them everything about Sirens and many of the other Godsend as well, particularly the ones they get along with.)
Bray's head popped up above the surface as he easily fought the current. "Well what are you waiting for?" he hollered up to her with humor in his tone. "My funeral so you can get out of it?" he teased, his voice mostly muffled by the sound of the crashing waves not far from him.
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Post by *MorningGlory* on Aug 13, 2017 12:18:59 GMT -5
Enilamme and Enileve walked side by side into the lobby. Enilamme, of course, pulled her shy sister along with her elbow looped through Enileve's. She waved at a couple people she recognized and looked around, wondering where they should sit or who they should talk to. It was an important time to make friends afterall.
Zo laughed and took a deep breath. She closed her eyes and counted to ten, calming her nerves more the closer she got to ten. She opened her eyes and leaped off the cliff, squealing a little as she plummeted down into the dark water. She took a deep breath just before she hit the surface and plunged into the ocean. After a second of getting her bearings, Zo kicked her feet and pushed up towards the surface and took a deep breath once her head broke through. She looked around and caught sight of Bray not far from her. Smiling, Zo swam to him
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Post by Turtleshell on Aug 13, 2017 12:56:01 GMT -5
(You're fine! I'm busy updating and stuff too that's why I'm poofy)
Kylie looked to Aris as two twins looked by. "What do you think they are?" she wondered, beginning to stand. They seemed nice enough, and she remembered talking to them briefly at dinner the previous night. Surely they would be the best bet? She waved the girls over quickly, hoping they would come.
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"Nice jump," Bray mentioned with a smile that was more unusual than most of his; he seemed more carefree with her, the smirk more intense. He kicked against the current carefully as he pulled her closer, thinking that it would help her to swim, though in all honesty, he just wanted to have her close, though he didn't actually realize that, of course.
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Post by ❤~Midnight~❤ on Aug 13, 2017 13:07:22 GMT -5
(Anyone wanna rp? I've got Hollow(fae), Faolan(werewolf), and Ikaros(fae instructor))
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Post by *MorningGlory* on Aug 13, 2017 13:15:24 GMT -5
Enilamme waved then dragged her sister over to the small group. "Hello," she said, "I don't think we've met. I'm Enilamme and this is my sister Enileve,"
Zo looked surprised as Bray pulled her close but she gave one gentle kick to the current to help him. She put one hand on his upper arm to keep herself rooted to the man. "Thanks. That was..." She smiled brightly, "I've never done that before,"
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Post by Turtleshell on Aug 13, 2017 13:41:25 GMT -5
(Ok all done updating CC!
Yes!!!! I've kind of wanted to do the Weres, some of them shifting at will- those that have the ability- to do like a pack thing! What do you all think?)
Kylie nodded. "We did. Last night," she reminded her. "We're Keepers. Remember?" she mentioned. And there was Namika, Enileve's new roommate...she was at eh back of the group, though, so kind of hidden until now. "Hey, we had a few questions to ask you."
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Bray mentioned, "Well, we don't usually get much time with training..." After a pause, he added, "Just think of it as additional training. I mean, takes a lot to swim like this, not to mention diving..." he explained as he held her shoulders with his hands as they both treed water.
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Post by Turtleshell on Aug 13, 2017 13:42:30 GMT -5
(I'm sorry, Sum. I feel the same, but all I can do is *hug* virtually XD)
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Post by *MorningGlory* on Aug 13, 2017 13:48:24 GMT -5
"oh that's right! Silly me," Enilamme said with a grin as Enileve waved shyly at her roommate. Enilamme nodded. "of course, ask away," she said, expecting the questions to be the normal 'are you twins?' or 'do you have twin powers'.
"Yea, I can see it as a kind of training," Zo said, nodding in agreement. She was glad it was getting dark, maybe he wouldn't see her blushing from her cheeks to her shoulders. "I enjoyed it though. It was quite um.. exhilarating."
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Post by ❤~Midnight~❤ on Aug 13, 2017 13:59:50 GMT -5
(Oooh the shifting pack thing sounds fun)
(*hugs Sum* Soup)
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Post by Turtleshell on Aug 13, 2017 14:09:43 GMT -5
(Yeah we can all do our Weres! Will that maybe put you in a better moon, Sum? You really like your Were ) Ulrich had most of the Pack gathered that night, at least a good portion. All of the students were at the school now, and while not everyone joined the Pack, 99% did- it was weird to not be in one. As Alpha, he was leading them in their first night as a whole group. Most had been here in years past. But there were always the new students. This year would be interesting, for sure. The majority of nights were spent like normal- sleeping in the dorms, acting human, mostly. But their first night together they would spend as a Pack, like they would when they would be forced to shift during the full moon. What some did not know, however, was that many Weres- at least those with practice- could make themselves shift to their wolf form at will. And for those that could, tonight would be spent together. Now, they were all out deep in the marsh; they had logs placed in an area, mostly in a circle but some spread out farther, to sit until it was time. The Pack seemed happy; talking, enjoying the crisp night air.
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Kylie was quick to blurt out, "How many species of Gifted are there? Is there a specific number, do you know it off the top of your head, or..." she trailed off, realizing how silly this must sound to the twins. She didn't want to waste time, though, figuring they could get a little bit of information out of everyone, and then combine what individuals knew.
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Bray raised an eyebrow as he watched her, making eye contact, getting lost. "What was?" he questioned her, not entirely sure. It was clear both their thoughts were hazy, maybe slightly buzzed from the wine. The waves lapped against them as they kicked to remain their position far enough away from the sharp rocks near shore. The water was chilly, but felt great with the warm air around them. The stars were still shining, the half moon big, even it's reflection in the ocean bright.
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Post by *MorningGlory* on Aug 13, 2017 14:17:48 GMT -5
Enilamme smiled. "Yea actually, my sister knows a lot about the Gifted because she reads a lot. Enileve how about you answer their questions?" she suggested. Enileve blushed deeply. "Um well if I remember correctly.. there are nine Elementals, nine Godsends, Vampires, Werewolves, Specters, and the three Magiks so thats.. eighteen...25 species?" she said.
Zo looked up at Bray. "oh the cliff-diving," she said quickly, "sorry if I didn't make that clear." She turned her gaze away, looking up at the sky, her deep blue eyes reflecting the stars. It was hard to tell where the sky ended and the water began, feeling as though they were floating in the stars themselves. She sighed peacefully and leaned her cheek close to Bray's shoulder but not quite touching.
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Post by Turtleshell on Aug 13, 2017 14:24:19 GMT -5
(That's right including humans lol good job)
Kylie nodded. "And that's including us? Us...Humans?" she said, finally spitting it out. It sounded even stranger than saying 'Keeper' honestly; before all this, Humans- to her- had been the only intelligent species, so to now class them as only one species of many intelligent beings? Weird. "You said 'Godsend' what is that?" she demanded even further. She kind of guessed Elementals- she had heard some from her roommate, Roxy- but the other sounded different.
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"Why are you always sorry?" Bray asked Zo, feeling a warmth in his chest. It could have just been leftover sensation from the burning, but this seemed like something else. "Just be yourself. Don't be sorry," he added. She was very different from most Keepers. Different from himself, even. His cargo shorts pulled heavy on him, as though they wanted to sink, and was even more of a challenge- something he loved- to him as he continued to fight to stay afloat, however easy it was for him. This came with years of practice and hard-work. His muscles helped, too.
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Post by *MorningGlory* on Aug 13, 2017 14:33:46 GMT -5
"Oh no, 26 including the Keepers," Enileve said, blushing. "A godsend is basically a decedent of the Gods. There's Zeus of course, Selkies are descended from Poseidon, Shifters are descended from Artimis, Godsends of Hades are called Necromancers, Athena's descendants are the Phoenixes, descendants of Hera became the Fae, Apollo's descendants became the Shaman, my sister and I are Sirens so we're descended from Aphrodite, and Golems are descendants of Ares."
"oh..um I guess it's just habit," Zo said softly, biting her tongue to keep from apologizing for apologizing so much. She turned her gaze back to look at Bray, "I've been working on not apologizing for everything."
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Post by ❤~Midnight~❤ on Aug 13, 2017 14:41:12 GMT -5
(Sorry if my posts are short. On my phone)
Faolan was sitting on one of the logs, staring up at the sky in anticipation. Though he usually liked spending time alone, this night was one he enjoyed and didn't mind being around so many others.
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Post by Turtleshell on Aug 13, 2017 14:46:07 GMT -5
(Yeah, it's just a little bit of help, makes you feel slightly better about the daily grind XD
Your math is off, there's 25 total. 9 godsend, 9 elementals, 3 creatures, 3 magiks and Humans hehe)
"That's, uh...cool," Kylie murmured. I guess... "What do they do?" she wondered. That was the most important thing, right? Learn about them, what they could do, what their lives were like...She glanced over at Aris briefly, wondering what her friend was thinking. Should they press on? Enileve seemed to know some stuff, at least she had book knowledge. That was good, but they could probably learn that on their own. There were books on the stuff all over the place, after all...
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Bray let go of her shoulder, pulling his arm away and out of the water. He pressed a fingertip to her lips, realizing she was biting her tongue. "You're hurting yourself," he noted, brushing his finger along her mouth gently, the salt of the water wiping off any lip gloss, etc that may have been used.
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Ulrich watched Fen; as one of the other Pack members with a strong lineage of Alpha Blood, it was tough being side by side with him. Here in this Pack, the leader wasn't an obvious candidate, decided from the previous Alpha and trained to become such. No, instead, here the Alpha was decided from the others, made by popular vote out of those possibly Alpha candidates. He had won favor over the previous Alpha two years ago, this being his third now. But what if someone else was interested in his position? It shouldn't matter to him; he had a pack at home that he would be leader of one day, if his father got his way. So why did he always crave coming back to this Pack, one he has made for himself? "Everyone ready to shift?" he called out. "Those of you that can't will sleep out here, as our brethren, to at least be partially with us." Those that couldn't yet shift at will were not ridiculed, but they were teased sometimes, after all. They would learn, in time.
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Post by Turtleshell on Aug 13, 2017 14:47:21 GMT -5
(That's ok, some of mine are short too. If you're on your phone I understand; besides, sometimes posts simply will be short, if there's not much to say. As long as they're not always like that, that's really all I care about ^.^ )
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Post by *MorningGlory* on Aug 13, 2017 14:51:31 GMT -5
(oops lol) "What do you mean?" Enileve asked, unsure of the question, "like what their powers are and stuff?"
Blush flared up like wildfire across Zo's body. 'The curse of the pale skin' she called it as anytime she blushed, it showed on her entire body. "I.." she murmured against his finger as it brushed across her lips, "hadn't realized.."
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2017 14:58:39 GMT -5
(hi. anyone willing to roleplay with the newbie? )
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