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 Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 10:41 pm
Ofelia had heard rumors on the island about various things, nothing really that caught her attention so much she just had to do it, but there were bits and pieces of information that had piqued her curiosity. Asking some of the older hunters had yielded her nothing, she was mostly shoved on her way for being annoying or told to go back to the life labs and rest (which she sometimes did, free naps were awesome), so perhaps it was in her best interest to ask a fellow trainee about the do's and don'ts of the Island.
The places she needed to go, the things she needed to see, and the pranks or adventures she could go on that wouldn't end with her in a body cast. Ofelia was all for any of those four things, body cast aside, and so she set about the Island trying to find a familiar (or she'd even settle for unfamiliar) face to help gets things straight. Eventually she'd worked up enough of a sweat that she had to stop, all this marching around was doing her no favors no a recovering body, and the teen decided to just lay herself down on the floor in the commons.
It wasn't like anyone passed by recently anyway.Dragain i fail for taking so long to start this =/ idek what they can, maybe we'll play by ear?
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Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 9:07 pm
Ariane wasn't too physically injured from the recent "major" mission, although she was worn out mentally; the insanity, the hallucinations, the death of a friend, the loss of her weapon... Except it turned out that her friend was actually alive, and her weapon was back. However, recent events had prompted her to work harder towards a promotion - a full hunter was something she had always wanted to be eventually, but she had been slacking.
There just hadn't been much of a motivation for her to strive for such a position until she realized that with a higher rank, she might actually be given more authority.
Wandering by the commons, she noticed a figure laying down; as she neared said figure, she realized that it was someone that she had met before... Long ago, for Deryk's mission. They hadn't really spoke to each other much since then, but she could still remember her name at the very least. Prodding Ofie on the arm with the end of her boot, she raised an eyebrow, "You should find someplace else to take a snooze."Rown So sorry I took so long ;; I couldn't seem to focus on tagging lately. I'm assuming this is post meta/Halloween orp? /slaps self
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 3:25 pm
It wasn't until she felt someone poke at her arm that Ofelia even knew she'd fallen asleep. Her days and nights had been somewhat blending together thanks to the medications she was on and just general Ofelia-ness. The teen mrr'd as she tried to wake herself up, her eye blurry with attempt to focus, and she turned her head left and right in an effort to see who was speaking. When she finally was able to spot the shoe she followed the leg up to a familiar (yay!) face, though she still blinked a few times to clear the sleep from her head.
"Mm....Ariane? Izzat ya?" She was thinking that was her name, from the time they introduced themselves on Deryk's mission to the DETH place. She hadn't seen her since then, with the whole explosion and everyone waking up safe and sound (somewhat), so now was a good chance to maybe...actually get to know her. Well, get to know her more in a way that didn't involve screaming together as they got burned alive or bragging about how they survived horrible explosions. "Gimmie sec ta get up ohkay."
It took her a moment, to roll onto her side and push up without having to use her shoulders too much. Everything still hurt and laying down without an easy means of sitting up had been a really, really bad idea. Giving up a groan let her finally get at least to her knees, and she properly looked at Ariane with a grin on her face. "S'good ta see ya again? Ah think? It's been since DETH, right?" Ofelia didn't remember seeing Ariane at the horrible haunted house thing, though granted she'd spent most of her time crazy and trying to protect a few people.Dragain s'all good love! and yup yup, post-meta halloween stuff!
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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2012 10:58 am
"No, I'm the angel of death," Ariane replied, rolling her eyes; the chuckle and grin that followed showed that she wasn't being mean though, and that she was just teasing... She could play nice with someone who went through the DETH mission with her; that was an unpleasant experience with a rogue hunter that she wasn't going to forget anytime soon.
"Yeah, I'm Ariane... You're Ofie, right?" She asked, taking a step back to give the other hunter the space she needed to stand, even if she didn't manage to do so, for some reason... Although she didn't need to be a genius to figure out that Ofie was probably recovering from a physical injury or strain of some sort. Offering her a hand, she nodded, "Yeah, since DETH."
Apart from a few exceptions, Ariane wasn't the type of person to "keep in contact"... Old habits die hard, even if she was trying to be a little more social.
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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 4:44 pm
Ofelia chuckled as well over Ariane's joke, mostly because she liked to laugh and well, it wasn't funny at all but rather silly? Wasn't Ariane in the Death division anyway, so technically she could be an angel of death? Weird, funny, and maybe a little ironic. When she finally got to her feet her top slipped, showing off a few bloodied bandages, and the teen moved her collar back over to cover them up. She wasn't ashamed of them by any means but some people didn't like the sight of blood all that much.
Which was weird, but whatever.
"That whole thing was weird, lemme jus' get that out there." Ofelia had already spoken with Deryk on the matter, the two of them kinsmen in like feelings, but the redhead doubted that Ariane felt the same way. Sure those Halloween kids had been nice, but she didn't know if the person standing in front of her was on the same wavelength as she and the other Death hunter. "Ah mean, Ah knew sometimes we hunters could go crazy but ta the extent he went is jus' a little...offsettin'. Not ta mention the whole tryin' ta kill us jus' ta frame'a group'a kids batshittery."
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 9:26 am
"Our job requires us to deal with the weird and unsettling on a daily basis though," Ariane replied with a shrug, not quite sure what else to say; after all, they had fought against ancient titans, and interacted with creatures found only in myths and legends. They've even been to a world named after the holiday of Halloween, and was made up entirely of Fear.
If any of those things were to be brought up in a conversation with someone from the "outside world", she was sure that they would all be diagnosed as mentally unsound.
"He had a grudge against humans - or maybe hunters," She continued, shaking her head, "That grudge was strong enough to push him into blowing himself up just to kill all of us - human or not."
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 8:01 pm
"Ahahaha, yeah Ah know what'cher sayin' Ah've seen many'a thin' that probably would end wit' a sane person breakin', but if sommin' comes along that can make even me go 'what the hell' ya gotta admit it was freaky." The teen figured she'd share the next bit of info, even if she'd just thought to herself she wouldn't, because maybe she could only mention part of it and it'd be okay. "Ah was thinkin', when the chance is there, of goin' inta Halloween an' lookin' inta the DETH program. Ah wanna know more 'bout how someone like that was able ta get in an' do what he was doin'."
It never hurt to look into stuff, right? Maybe she should give a more valid reasoning. "Mostly so like...it dun happen 'gain wit' the chance'a more'a us hunters gettin' caught in a trap like that. We got lucky there was sommin' there ta save us, whatever it was." Ofelia didn't mention that her body had been shielded by a student, that she'd been saved because of a sacrifice. It wasn't something she wanted to speak of anyway, no one would understand that maybe she was also going back to see Lizzy and the others again and thank them for everything.
"But anyway, 'nough talk 'bout that. What's...uh...new in yer life?"
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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 10:44 am
"It did make me go 'what the hell', but I didn't think of it as a 'that was freaky' sort of 'what the hell'," Ariane replied, tucking a stray strand of hair away as she tried to think of a word that would describe that mission. After gesturing with her hands for a while, she ended up sighing in exasperation, letting her arms go limp, "For me, it was more of a... 'How did he even manage to get away from Deus Ex without dying' sort of 'what the hell', if that makes sense to you."
Moreover, the fact that he had a grudge meant that it was unlikely for him to have cracked because of something he saw... It was most likely something else. Something to do with whatever was taken from him.
"DETH? I'm sure you'll be able to find something if you dig around the achieves... Or ask Clarice directly," She stroked her chin, one eyebrow raised, "I doubt that such an incident can be prevented from happening again by looking into DETH. The trap was sprung by an individual... The organization didn't have anything to do with it. I'm always up for some field research though, so count me in~" It appealed to her Death division-ness.
"New? Not much," She laughed, "I'm still alive, so I guess that counts for something at least?"
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 3:51 pm
"Well, truth be told, Ah'm kinda wantin' ta look inta that. Try ta figure out how he survived wit'out his weapon, or how he managed ta pass fer sommin' that would allow him ta lead children like that. Was he posin' as a human who wanted ta be friends, or as a member'a the Halloween people, that is what Ah wanna know." Talking to Ariane sort of helped bring back that desire though it wasn't really cemented in just yet. There was a lingering curiosity of sorts, one that she felt was probably held by more than just her. After all, Ariane just said that she would join in if Ofelia wanted to go so maybe, just maybe, she should ask her along if she decided to actually pursue the line of thought.
The mention of talking to Clarice was something she hadn't considered, and so she filed it away under "future advisement" which actually meant, in Ofelia-speak, "you will forget in like three days". That was totally cool with her in a . . .sort of way because she'd forget that it wasn't cool too. Such was the amazing thing called medicines that kept you from feeling pain and remembering simple conversations. Ofelia also put the whole thought of having the Death trainee come along in that area too which was probably a mistake.
Still, the conversation must go on! "Yeah, bein' alive is pretty rad. Ah survived havin' mah throat ripped out. Dunno many people who can go 'round sayin' that - Ah got lucky Ah guess?" There was probably a whole lot more than just luck there but what did she know? Someone had saved her before she died and that was all that there was to it. "Happened after the haunted house stuff...or durin'. Can' really remember at this point, s'all kinda blurry." Hopefully that helped explain all her bandages and what have her. "Ah wish Ah was more healed up, Ah wanna get out an' do stuff."
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 8:36 pm
"Good questions," Ariane replied with a thoughtful look; those were probably answers that only DETH would know the answers to, which meant that "I'm more interested to know how he managed to avoid execution after his weapon was taken away from him, because I doubt that Deus Ex - and whoever took his weapon - meant for him to live."
At least, if it was someone like Caelius, he would have finished the job... Maybe whoever did it did not expect him to survive this long "in the wild".
"Oh? Good to see that you're in one piece then," She chuckled, "Luck does play a part. I would say that luck is a big part of why so many of us are still alive after all this time." What they lacked in skills, they clearly made up for in luck... Or something like that.
"If you want to heal up faster, you might consider lying in your bed rather than on the floor, and resting in your room instead of a public place," She didn't sustain any heavy injuries from the recent mission, but she had experience with such injuries from missions in the past, "Being knocked out in your room is safer than being knocked out in a place like this."
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 1:49 am
"But Ah finally jus' escapeeeddd the infirmarrryyy." Ofelia play-whined and looked at Ariane, semi-pouting out her bottom lip. "Ah mean, Ah've got Rue back so Ah'm healin' properly, Ah jus'...got tired'a bein' trapped in there all the time. Ah do go back an' sleep at night, they monitor me that way." Or....maybe it was time and she could ask to sleep in her own bed. There was always that chance, right? Being allowed to check out would be a great thing, such a great thing.
But maybe whining about it wasn't a good idea, and Ofelia thought about changing the topic to something more...interesting? But what was there? She knew nothing about Ariane (who in turn knew nothing about her) and she wasn't hungry so offering to go and make lunch was a waste. It was also not lunch time or anywhere near it so that would be a waste. Though cookies could be made at all times but she was still healing up so. . . too much motion with her shoulders.
Stupid injury, ruining everything.
" . . do ya know how ta play cards?" That was all she could think of. That. was. all.
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 8:18 am
"You're still lying around out here... What's the difference between lying inside and outside? If you need to rest, might as well be on a comfortable bed," Ariane replied in a matter-of-fact manner, although that was followed by a chuckle. Lightly grinning at her fellow trainee, she stroked her chin, "Then again, it's not like I don't understand how boring and tiring it can get, lying around all day, unable to do anything."
At the question, she raised an eyebrow, wondering what Ofie had in mind; she wasn't exactly an expert on most card games... In fact, the only card game she played semi-regularly before becoming a hunter was probably blackjack, "Depends on what you're thinking of."
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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2012 10:58 pm
"Ah've never played card games outside'a solitate an' was wonderin' if ya were interested in playin' maybe wit' me. Ah'm too inta still healin' ta do anythin' else or Ah'd ask ya if ya wanted ta spar an' Ah dunno if yer hungry an' maybe want ta eat?" Hadn't she already dismissed this thought in her head? "Granted it's nowhere near lunch time an' Ah dun like cookin' when injured so. . . " Yup there she went.
The truth came after a moment. "Truth be told Ah'd like ta spend time wit'cha cause Ah know nothin' bout'cha but Ah'm really, really bad at talkin' ta people."
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 9:23 am
"I'm afraid I don't know anything about solitaire... You'll have to teach me how to play first," Ariane laughed, looking fairly amused; when Ofie asked her about card games, she was expecting her to know a variety of different games to play, "Not that interested in eating or cooking, really."
She hadn't been doing much, so it was best not to eat excessively... Wouldn't want to put on the pounds, since losing weight had always been more difficult than gaining weight. Sigh. Perhaps it was a blessing for the island to not have anything delicious and convenient to get.
"Really? Wouldn't have guessed," She chuckled, hands on her hips as she grinned, "Look - the only reason anyone would want to stick around someone else is to know them better, for whatever reason." She wasn't a very sociable type of person, but she was sticking around because of their shared experiences... Which automatically made her one level above "acquaintance" and "comrade".
"So sure. Whatever you'd like to do, count me in," She continued, "Decision's yours. Mostly."
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2012 7:44 pm
"Solitate is a game ya play alone where ya shuffle the cards, lay 'em out in an order thing, an' try ta put 'em back in numerical order. It's uh...harder ta explain than Ah thought it would be, huh." That was weird. It could have been because Ofelia utterly failed at life when it came to explaining things to people or maybe she just was bad at talking to people like she said. When it came to talking about herself then yeah, talking to people was easy. Listening to people talk too was also easy but conversations were hard. Hard and awkward, to say the least.
At least Ariane wasn't laughing at her like she was on fire, or looking or whatever that phrase was. Ofelia tended to get a little scatterbrained when she was over-thinking and being excited that Ariane wanted to hang out with her more certainly had kicked her into the over-excited part of her system. It also could have been the drugs in her body but whatever, she could ignore that.
"We could...um...maybe see if there's records somewhere on Mike? It's not really field work per say but at least it's sommin' ta do. Like Ah said unless ya know some card games ta teach me Ah'm not much on teachin' ya." It was indeed something to do at least.
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