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Kurai
I can't answer why... I'm a blackstar...★
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Post by Kurai on Aug 1, 2018 15:07:49 GMT -5
(Its fine, it's difficult sometimes with a new character)
Having decided to stay with her car rather than risk the walk through a dangerous and unknown landscape for what could potentially be miles, she had settled down with a huff. She had lifted the bonnet to a plume of pale steam that indicated something had very much overheated, not that she had a clue how to even consider repairing it. So her only choice was to sit tight and hope someone happened to drive past. At some point her phone battery died and her watch had been packed in one of the boxes stuffed in to the trunk, so the only method of telling time was the movement of the sun across the sky. It had dipped low, painting the sky a deep red fading in to the inky dusk, when she finally heard an engine. She jumped up from the drivers seat to try and locate the source. It took a while for the headlights to break through the gloom but finally the truck and trailer pulled in to view. She waved enthusiastically, only briefly stopping to pray the driver wasn't some kind of weirdo planning on abducting her, well at least she wouldn't die on the side of the road, eaten by a coyote or bitten by some venomous snake. She counted her blessings as the truck rolled to a stop, the driver barely visible in the shadows. Once more the whole 'stranger danger' message drilled in to her as a child flashed through her mind and she took a steadying breath. "Hey. I honestly didn't think anyone was ever going to drive this way. My car broke down and I have no idea how far it is to the next town." The words tumbled from her moth relief washing over her at the presence of another human, even if he did seem a little standoffish. With no artificial light night had fallen rapidly, covering the land like a thick blanket making it rather difficult to see. The headlights of the truck cut eerie half circles of light from the dusk and provided just enough light to catch on her copper red hair, which had started to escape from an already messy bun. "I don't suppose you have the number for a tow truck, and a phone I could call them on. She ran a hand through her fringe, a touch of embarrassment in her voice. Of course she was aware of the typical trope, lone female stranded by mechanical problems. A flat tire she could manage, but a blown up radiator was definitely out of her league.
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✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧
"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Aug 3, 2018 21:14:28 GMT -5
( Ack, sorry I haven't been on. The last two days have been busier than expected. >.< )
Car troubles, huh? He looked past her to her car, his lips twisting to the side at the sight of the battered Nissan. People really needed to take better care of their vehicles. With a sigh, he put his truck back in drive and moved forward so he could pull over in front of her car. He shut off the engine and opened his door. He ignored the step as he got out and just slid right to the ground.
He shut his door and started walking back toward the girl, pausing only to peek in and the horses he could now hear shifting around in the trailer. One snorted and pawed the side of the trailer, so apparently they were fine after all, just tired. Good. That may make it easier to unload them once he got home. Maybe.
He continued on toward the girl, and stopped a couple feet away by the front bumper of her car. Putting his hands in jeans pockets, he lifted his chin in greeting. “What’s wrong with it?” he asked. Do you even know? his mind added, in a rare show of his teenage snark. He hadn’t felt inclined to act like that in a long time.
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Bisexual
Kurai
I can't answer why... I'm a blackstar...★
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Post by Kurai on Aug 6, 2018 13:14:56 GMT -5
His thoughts were obvious, 'this woman knows nothing about cars.' He wasn't totally wrong but she knew enough, more than most in fact. She spent most of the time repairing it herself anyway. Everyone told her she should replace it, every other road user viewed it as a target. It had been crashed in to, keyed, and just generally abused by everyone but her. She loved it, it was part of who she was and she wasn't going to give up on it.
She could hear horses shifting in the trailer and as much as she wanted to look in on them she had to focus on her car for now. "It's the radiator." She said gesturing under the hood. "It's always overheating but this time I think it's leaking and obviously there's not much I can do about it." The words tumbled past her lips, a tone of desperate frustration. She'd phoned to warn her new landlord she had been delayed so had no idea when she would be picking up her keys now, nothing seemed to be going right. "Sorry. I don't mean to sound so pathetic. It's just a bit of a stressful day even without all this." She gestured to the car, before pushing her red hair back from her eyes.
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Bisexual
Kurai
I can't answer why... I'm a blackstar...★
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Post by Kurai on Aug 6, 2018 14:26:34 GMT -5
She frowned a little, it was clear he wasn't pleased about being here but neither was she, and she hadn't asked him to stop. She exhaled, calming herself a little, not usually one to stress and flip out about things. This move was supposed to relieve stress, not encourage it. "I checked the water level in the radiator and surprise, surprise there is no water left in it. Which I guess means there's a leak." It was hard work stopping her tone from becoming sarcastic, but she managed somehow.
As he stepped closer she managed to get a better look at him in the low light cast by his truck. It was clear he worked outside, his body muscled and tan. The fact he was somewhat attractive made her more annoyed by his crappy attitude. "Sorry, I know you'd rather be anywhere than here helping some useless woman. But I'd rather be anywhere than here needing the help of some pissed off cowboy." She pulled her cardigan a little tighter over her shoulders to fend off the nights encroaching chill.
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Heterosexual
✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧
"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Aug 6, 2018 14:51:36 GMT -5
Any response he had regarding her leaking radiator vanished with her last comment. His eyes shot up to hers, and for a moment he just gazed at her silently, his expression revealing nothing. Finally, he spoke, his voice low but not particularly soft. "I never said, or thought, that you were useless. I am not mad. This is how I always am. And I am not a cowboy." He finally looked away from her to nod at her car. "If the radiator is leaking, then you're going to need a tow, and there won't be any around here operating at this hour." He paused before finishing with, "But I can give you a drive to the closest motel for the night if you'd like." He doubted she'd agree, but not offering seemed... rude.
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Heterosexual
✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧
"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Aug 9, 2018 0:33:02 GMT -5
At her introduction, he glanced over at her briefly before turning his gaze toward his side mirror and pulling out onto the road. The horses in the trailer made a fuss about moving again, but must have still been pretty tired for they were soon quiet again. That's when he deigned to respond to her polite efforts. "You should hold off calling me your savior until I get you to a hotel. For all you know, I'm a sadistic murderer who just caught his newest victim." He wasn't sure why he was trying to scare her—cause he sure as hell wasn't a sadistic murderer—but he found he couldn't help himself. This girl—woman, actually, if the brief glimpse he'd gotten of her while the interior lights were on was any indication—had proven pretty brave thus far. He wanted to see how far that bravery went. Plus, he wasn't the least bit interested in being polite.
[ Kurai ]
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Bisexual
Kurai
I can't answer why... I'm a blackstar...★
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Post by Kurai on Aug 19, 2018 15:26:34 GMT -5
(Hey just popping in to say I'm away on holiday til next Saturday. So I may not be on, but I haven't abandoned you )
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Heterosexual
✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧
"You never have to prove yourself to anyone who doesn't accept you for who you are."
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Post by ✧☽ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇʀ ☾✧ on Aug 19, 2018 19:40:35 GMT -5
( Okay, thanks for letting me know. Have fun! )
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