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Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 12:59 am
Before I begin with the story, I must admit I've created this for one selfish reason - to slowly train my rpc from an ignorant pacifist to something... better. Don't ask what "better" is. I'll know when I'm done with this thread.The StoryA building has appeared just around the street corner, in that empty lot with the broken picketed sign. The place seems pretty small, almost like a two bedroom house for a giraffe. It does have a wooden "Welcome!" sign in one of the dirty, dusty windows, however, and just above the door is painted "library" in thick, chipped blue paint. But what the hell! It's something different, isn't it? Nevermind that no one else seems to notice it. Who cares if when you enter, time seems to stop. Seemingly, seemingly. It's one way to waste your summer away, and cool to boot. But when you finally get around to opening one of those books... reality flies away! You're suddenly in that book, the person behind the words! A chapter passes - you can tell because you've a narrator in your head! - and then you find yourself sitting on the floor, throat dry. You slam the book and flee. But such an odd place... Dare you come back?
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Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 1:25 am
Profiles are always a good idea! Let's see what I can manage.
Here's my own:Gaia's own- Yasa Mamoru So, your name is- Yasashiku Mamoru Huh. You don't look- Seventeen You're a nice, er- Half cat demon Usually you act like- A quiet gentleman. Yasa rarely ever loses his temper, and just as frequently spills out his feelings. Caring is in his nature, however, so he'll likely help out anyone in need. Don't tell me. You use- A yellow-orange two-handed sword. You grew up- with a remote desert clan. But when he turned sixteen, he left in search of his mother. He soon learned he was very sheltered. The real world turned his perspective into a tomato and threw it out a third story window within the few hours! The half demon weathered it out, though, and made tracks through several different realms. Recently he's discovered he has a half sister and is in charge of a magical sword. Let me grab the camera- [x]Closet-bound skeletons- Yasa finds it hard to keep track of time, and has no idea how to use his sword. He's been working on his bluffing skills, though. Here's what you want to copy and paste.[b]Gaia's own-[/b] (user name) [b]So, your name is-[/b] (character name) [b]Huh. You don't look-[/b] (age) [b]You're a nice, er-[/b] (race) [b]Usually you act like-[/b] (personality) [b]Don't tell me. You use-[/b] (weapons, magic. Limit is three of each!) [b]Reminisce with me-[/b] (bio, a few sentences please) [b]Let me grab the camera-[/b] (character pix) [b]Closet-bound skeletons-[/b] (anything else, DELETE IF NOT) Please post your profiles here! I don't feel like anything else.
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Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 1:43 am
Now that I think about it, rules would be nice. Some people would appreciate the basics, anyways.
~ I am God here. Don't mess with me. ~ As always, follow the Gaia's TOS! ~ Type as if you are writing a book. That means no *action*. ~ To talk, use "quotes." Thinking would be in italics, so it doesn't confuse me with Mindspeech... use in something not taken above. Like . ~ When out of character, use occ:blah or ((blah)). Or <>, as long as it's double. ~ I'm alright with fighting, but don't expect much from me. Give others a chance to counter/fight back, though (aka, no godmodding). ~ Romance is allowed, cybering is not. It's that simple. ~ Cusing is fine, but don't go overbored. ~ Put a ninja at the bottom of your post. ~ If no one replies to your rpc, keep posting. Someone will... eventually. ~ Or you may come and go as you like - this place is timeless! We'll be able to await your return.
I'll add or remove to these as needed later on.
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Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 1:56 am
Extra Post
For further entertainment.
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Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 1:57 am
Extra Post
For further entertainment.
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Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 2:31 am
((Ha! Done for tonight. *yawns* Looks like I'll begin tomorrow))
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Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 2:30 pm
The small town was bright at night, street lamps and house candles throwing the stars further into the sky. Yasa stood in the shadows of a road like a ghost, his gray coat rustling from the rumaging of a hard breeze. He stood in front of a "library," a place he was told information was gathered and kept safely stored away. It was so convinent for him right now, in a crossroads of possibilities, he was almost suspicious of it. Nothing had been so easy in his travels. The house before him was small, and the half demon was almost certain it couldn't hold what he looked for. Clutching the handle of the sword strapped behind him, he dubiously walked up the small path to the front door, looking around and feeling like a theif. The place was deserted, and no such light from the street lamps was held inside.
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Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 2:56 pm
The town was eerily quiet. Most human populations were alive both day and night, but this place was complete silence to the very letter. "Perhaps... it's strict rules?" His voice almost down to a whisper as he gave the abandoned streets another check. He had heard the local guards shouting about a "curfew," but had no clue what the word meant. And asking the residents was out of the question - they scuttled into their homes like beatles outracing the sun. "Perhaps that's the reason," Yasa murmured. "They're prey to night's creatures." Beside the front door was a window with a wooden block with carvings in it but since it didn't seem too threatening, the half demon took ahold of the door handle and entered.
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Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 3:38 pm
Cool air greeted him with the perfumes of old and slowly rotting wood. There was also a tingle of... something massive and complex... leaving him behind as he walked down the short hall to the single room. Yasa barely paused, intent on his mission. A faded blue light glowed from somewhere along the ceiling, but when the half demon squinted for the source it eluded him. "Magic," he muttered, and glanced around. At least a dozen rows lined up facing him, twice the dozen strides long. "I didn't think this place was that big...?" Fingering the hilt of his sword again, he walked down one of the aisles in dust-muted footsteps. Tomes of rectangle-shaped objects lined the shelves, skins of all kinds of animals covering most while others were merely put between two blocks of wood. A bit confused, the half demon picked one with a redish-tinged binding and found an opening. Inside were thin, beaten skins stained with black scraches... "They've written knowledge on these!" he exclaimed. His tribe had done that, but there wasn't enough skins or wood to do something like this, nor enough time or energy to put into something like this. Then a wave of dispair hit him. How would he learn anything if he couldn't understand it?
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Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 4:24 pm
Yasa flipped carefully back to the beginning of the the tomb, unsure what to do next. He had been taught how to read the writings of his tribe (his cheif-father had made sure of that!), but how to read another culture's language? He slowly slid to the floor, his cat tail unwinding from around his waist. A habitual look around for anyone hooked a smile from him. Like anyone would be in here this late at night! Even if they were, they would dismiss a boy with a cat tail or ears as a dream. With a wary confidence of being hidden, he reached up and took off the near-shabby cap that hid his orange cat ears. They flicked at momentary freedom, and he leaned back against the shelf of tombs in low delight. The shape of the sword and sheath barely dug into his back, but reminded him of his reason for being here. "Now, if only finding this strange thing's origins were as easily done."
((to be continued))
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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 3:55 am
You look lonely, I might as well join you... Gaia's own- Saiko So, your name is- Nusquam Huh. You don't look- Ageless (though he looks 17) You're a nice, er- Faceless (currently inhabits a Drow's body) Usually you act like- He tends to be horribly bipolar so just watch your back, he's not much for loyalty to species other than the faceless. Don't tell me. You use- His magic allows him to shift any item to another just so long as it doesn't defy that item's specific properties. If he has no item, he can do no magic beyond messing with his own body, but that seems rather risky. Reminisce with me- Nusquam only remotely follows the faceless rules but will obey his mater should he be given a command. Seeing as he's been around for a very long time and time goes rather quickly for him, he has a long bit of history. Let me grab the camera- Art by Pu-samaCloset-bound skeletons- Faceless are a race of demon born from curses. The only way to become Faceless is to be born cursed and dead. Faceless are rare because of this. They are spirit demons that wander the earth and steal bodies, twisting them into whatever form they see fit to wear at the time. Since this is how they live, they have no true form as demons. The only way to lift the curse is to fall in love, but seeing as they are beings composed of hate, this rarely happens. Once their curse is lifted, they return to what they were originally born as. Additionally, he's pansexual. Don't know the meaning? I suggest you look it up then... He's a character I created a while back so... Let's see how he turns out at the end of this, 'cause I really don't like how he is now.
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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 4:13 am
Nusquam was bored again, wandering about the country and slaying heroes at random had lost its flare after the first few months. He'd gotten bored of all of his hobbies so easily, except for one. The oldest hobby he had. He supposed it was more of a habit by now, since he had started back at the beginning of his life. But back then, books had been harder to come across and no one ever had time to write in such things, not that many could read in the first place back then. But now things were different, every other person seemed to keep a journal of sorts these days. Not that it was any easier to come across the kind he was after now than it was a few thousand years ago. The kind he was after were harder to find, the kind he was after contained tales about dark creatures. He searched for the journals and records of other faceless. They were nearly extinct now, and he had been brought about just before they began to disappear. He wanted to know what had happened, so he slowly searched out what they had written. Old houses and tombs sometimes yielded results, but most of the time he ended up at museums or libraries. In fact, he was headed to the one in the town he was in now. It appeared as if it was mainly humans here, as he hadn't seen a demon yet. In fact, the humans seemed rather scared of demons. He spotted a library just up ahead and opened the door, not particularly caring whether or not it was actually open. It was much bigger then it looked and he could smell the magic about, almost hear it buzzing in the air with his elven ears. Yeah, elves were definitely his favorite species, he loved how many abilities they had. And then he spotted someone sitting against a book shelf. It looked like a cat demon, and a rather young one at that. This certainly seemed interesting, even if he didn't find what he was after in here.
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Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 4:39 pm
((welcome! ^_^))
The half demon stared dejectedly at the first page in the tome, wondering if all the writing in this place would be lost in transation. The ink-stains wavered as he lost focus, turning into jagged, more familiar shapes... Yasa blinked, then excitedly sat up. The writing had changed to his own! He clutched the tome and read, Light streaked across the blade. The fighters' breathes puffed in the cold of dawn- A soft scuffle across the floor shot through Yasa's attention, and he hastily dropped the tome while trying to put his cap back on. He glanced down the aisle to find a human (was his skin really gray? Or was it the light?) standing near the entrance. The guy also had the strangest clothing Yasa had ever seen. With a hand still holding his cap to his head, the half demon warily stood up. "Uh, is this your house? I... didn't mean to..." What? Enter? He gave a self-concious smile and half a step back.
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Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 7:25 pm
"House?" Nusquam asked, looking around, "I thought it was a library." The cat person looked confused. He really didn't blame him though... This place wasn't normal and magic confused people quite often. Nusquam looked about the shelves but didn't see anything particularly interesting to add to his collection. Instead, he grabbed a book at random and opened it, surveying the language. It was written in Common, and thankfully he could read it. It was a book of poetry, how boring. He quickly closed it. He knew better than to stick his nose into a book in a place like this. "So what's someone like you doing here?" he asked the cat demon.
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Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 8:26 pm
"Library," he repeated softly, still unfamiliar with the word. "I meant that..." A crinkle under his boot made him wince. He picked up the fallen tome to dust it off and close the cover, even though the words seemed to call for him, wishing to be further read on the crisp morning fight... "Looking. I'm looking for help." A dark hand passed possesively over the red binding before he put the tome back on the shelf, lingering over the spine before iron self-control brought it back by his side. "I take it this place isn't yours...?" Golden eyes dared to glance at the stranger again, then widened in shock at the catch of pointed ears beneath the black hair. "He's an elf!" he exclaimed without realizing he said it aloud. "But is he sick...?" Curiosity overcame caution, and the half demon stared openly at the risk of offending the stranger.
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