Yokanil
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(2/10/04 4:29 pm)
Reply Weeeell...you see...
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"Really? That's interesting. Because, yes, this is Earth. Maybe you came from a different country, somehow?" he ventured curiously.
He shifted his wings slightly, and frowned a little as one section of membranes snagged on a piece of bark before tearing free, leaving a bit of shimmery irredescence behind on the tree. Oh well. He didn't mind, really. What was another tear?
Besides, why should he mind? Most of those tears had been self inflicted, after all.
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HeavenzGift16
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(2/10/04 4:52 pm)
Reply Re: Weeeell...you see...
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"Different country?" William asked. Was this guy stupid? "Listen, unless this place has cars and hydrogen heated 'omes and such, then this isn't earth--" William stopped. Oh. My. God. This was after the ragnarok! It had always said that the world would be cleansed upon the rise of power of the Dark Lord and be reconstructed as a place of simplicity and harmony. Simple? Yep, it was just plain boring. Harmony? Faes walked among humans, anthros were one of thebunch--yep, there was harmony.
"This is after the ragnarok, isn't it..." William concluded...
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Yokanil
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(2/10/04 5:01 pm)
Reply Duh.
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Yokanil gave William yet another odd look. "Well, yes, of course..." he replied slowly. "You sure you're okay?" He had no idea whatsoever what William had been going off about, what "cars and hydrogen heated 'omes" were. Clearly the man wasn't all there. He had probably suffered horribly. After all, the event of the Ragnarok was common knowledge. Everyone knew about it. It certainly wasn't shocking news. It was history.
Unless...
"You're from those times? The pre-Ragnarok times, I mean," Yokanil guessed, not seeming at all interested, if a tad inquisitive. Though, indeed, he was actually quite interested.
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(2/10/04 5:06 pm)
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"I'm fine, I just had a run in with a mountain side when the portal opened." William explained.
"Yeah, I guess I am." William said. So, his efforts had been in vain? The ragnarok had been inevitable? Or was it because he had come here that it had happened? And if he had been the deciding difference, then if he hadn't gone through the portal everyone here wouldn't exist.
Well, William certainly did stick out in the village. Wearing black pants, skater shoes, no shirt, and almost a dozen piercings. And his scottish accent, to top it off! It was no wonder Yokanil couldn't conclude that earlier!
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Yokanil
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(2/11/04 4:27 pm)
Reply Heh.
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Yokanil hardly found William's attire or accent shocking, even if it wasn't something he had seen before. But it certainly didn't pique his interest. In all the places he'd been, he'd seen a myriad of unusual styles and heard a great variety of different dialects; the Earth was a very big place, and people came here from all over. Some even claimed to come from different worlds altogether, and he believed most of themâ€"though he had met quite a few who were nothing more than nut-cases that weren't all there in the first place, and he felt it was pretty safe to rule out their claims.
He did, however, find it very interesting that this guy claimed to come from a different time period. Now that was something he hadn't heard yet. But he seemed sane enough to be believable, if terribly confusedâ€"which was understandable, given his story.
He shook his head ruefully. "Must be quite the culture shock, coming here, I imagine, sir..." he mused aloud, tapping the pipe flutes in his lap thoughtfully with a finger.
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(2/11/04 4:32 pm)
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"Uh, yeah..." William agreed with a cocked eyebrow. He glanced back at Alice and, jsut to make sure she wouldn'y complain about this for the whole day, turned back to Yokanil.
"For the sake of my sanity, y'mind telling my buddy over there that yer fine and y'don't need our help?" He asked.
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Yokanil and Alice
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(2/11/04 4:41 pm)
Reply Sure thing.
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He gave a soft chuckle at William's comment, a warm but amused sound. "Oh my, her too? It's the wings, right? So many people have asked me about this..." Then, looking up and over to where Alice stood, tapping her foot anxiously, called over to her, "M'lady, I'm fine. These are old wounds that have long since healed and no longer trouble. You need not worry."
Alice looked a litte less anxious after that, and even offered a small smile. M'lady? Well, at least he was nice. Far nicer than William, who insulted her every chance he got. So, not all men were jerks, after all.
However, that smile only lasted until she looked back over to William, and it quickly dissipated, turning to an expression of forced neutrality.
Yokanil caught this, and, shaking his head, looked back at William. "I take it you two don't get along well..." he observed quietly, then quickly added, Not to pry, it wasn't my intention, but one can guess."
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(2/11/04 4:47 pm)
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"We 'ave our differences." William said before nodding and taking a step back.
"Well, we'll see you, then." He said before he turned and pointed out the restaurant he'd seen earlier.
It certainly was cold standing outside without a shirt on. He knew he had to buy one, but he was hungry now and maybe if Alice was eating she wouldn'y complain.
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Yokanil and Alice
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(2/11/04 4:53 pm)
Reply Buh-bye!
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"Take care," Yokanil said in turn with a pleasant smile, giving a small wave.
By the time William was done talking to Yokanil, Alice was shivering quite freely. But, much as she hated to admit it, she didn't want to let William out of her sight. He was the only one she knew here...
By now, with the cold, she had also had time to "cool" off a bit. The cold had effectively numbed her anger. She walked calmly toward the restaurant with William, quiet as a metaphorical mouse.
And, as soon as William and Alice were no longer looking, Yokanil put away his pipe flutes, stood, and quietly walked away...
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(2/11/04 4:59 pm)
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William took a seat at a table brought his hands to his ears, trying to warm them. Metal sucked when out in the cold, it just made whatever was around it even colder! Once he was satisfied with his ears, he glanced up to see a waitress read yo take their orders.
"Just a coffee fer mer fer now," William said, only to get a blank look from the waitress. Ofcourse. He was in Oz where coffeee was gumdrops and candy canes!
"Y'got anything that'll wake me up?" He asked.
"We have ale, sir." She replied curtly.
"Ale." William said with a sigh. "Just give me a glass of water and whatever yer serving fer breakfast, then." Oy. Without coffee William might not need Alice to commit suicide, after all!
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Alice
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(2/11/04 5:06 pm)
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"Uhh...same here," Alice told the waitress when she looked over to her. Heck, she didn't know what they served here! Certainly not things they would eat back home. Guess they'd find out soon enough what they'd be eating...
Leaving slightly with her arms on the table, she kept her eyes on the table, as though it were so intriguing. Truth be told, she couldn't make herself look at William. She was sitting right across from him, too, but...erg. She was getting calmer by the instant, and with that calm came guilt. She had said some really mean things to William...nevermind that he'd done the same with no remorse. Alice could just never stay angry long, and when she said cruel things without thinking in a fit of anger, she tended to feel horrible once that anger subsided.
When their glasses of water came, she played absently with the light misting of water on the outside of the glass, drawing little patterns in it.
"Um...lad...?" She kept her eyes averted, focusing on the little designs she was creating. "Sorry...for, you know...those things I said to you..." She glanced up at him briefly, and lowered her eyes again immediately after. "I didn't mean them..."
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(2/11/04 5:19 pm)
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Sorry. The story of his life. Everyone he knew turned out to be "sorry" at one point or another and all expressed it with that hollowed, forced voice. He didn't buy "sorries" anymore, he didn't like them. It was sugar coating the truth--though William didn't know Alice well enough to know if she was sincere or not but experience told him they never were.
He didn't even know why she was apologizing. He just considered that a good argument. Nice thing to wake you up, if the cold didn't first.
"Sorry? Lass that word has lost all meaning--if it ever did 'ave one." William said as he took a drink from his later. His tone seemed uninterested. What he had said was a shovel into his past. Nothing to talk about; nothing to get worked up about.
"Thanks, lass." William said to the waitress as she brought them their food. Eggs. Alright, good. Sausage? Yes, that looked about right and... what the hell? Some mangled vegitable that looked like it had gone bad. He couldn't tell if it hadbeen cooked or had just had the life shrivledfrom it. He didn't dare poke it with his fork, fearing the fork would spontaniously combust.
He did, however, eat his eggs and breakfast sausage.
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Alice
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(2/11/04 5:38 pm)
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"Well, it has meaning to me, for what it's worth, though I didn't expect you to accept it," she sighed, pushing her own food around on her plate as she spoke. When it had cooled off a bit, she ate it hungrilyâ€"and, like William, she avoided eating the odd vegetable altogether.
It felt awkward eating in silence without talking...
"So...you gonna tell me your name, ever, or do I gotta keep calling you 'lad'?"
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HeavenzGift16
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(2/11/04 5:48 pm)
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William had finished eating his breakfast and was picking some bread from the breadbasket as Alice spoke. Blah, blah, blah. Forgiveness was an empty word with empty meaning. Let her think she was justifying herself. People said things they felt, whether they were angry or calm. It was all truth, or a half truth. Nothing was a lie unless destinctly meant to be one.
William reached over the table and extended his hand in a more formal greeting. "Name's William MacEwen."
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Alice
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(2/11/04 6:23 pm)
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She blinked in surprise as he reached over the table and extended his hand formally. Overcoming that small shock, she took his offered hand.
"Pleasure to finally know your name, William." Hmm...he seemed milder, currently. Maybe he wasn't all bad. Alice liked to be an optimist, and no matter how much someone royally pissed her off, she could never hate someone so much that she couldn't forgive them. She was cursed with never being able to stay angry long, and she prefered having friends rather than enemies, anyway.
Then again, William was also stuffing his face, which would give him less opportunity to say nasty things.
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(2/11/04 6:54 pm)
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"Yeah, well let's not go nuts," William said. She knew his name now. She didn't know him. She didn't have to repeat his name either. It was just a name, something he had had no say over, something he got stuck with.
He then got up and walked over to the waitress whp pulled three bronze coins from his hand. With that he was out the door, totally disregarding if Alice was finished yet or not.
Once he was outside he went to the first shop he saw that had clothes and picked out a rather tight black shirt--well, not skin tight but not loose. Again, he just left the money in his opened hand and let the shop keeper pick out the cost of the item.
He was quick to put it on, then began to look for maybe a coat. Well, none of them were exactly Columbia or Redstar jackets--not very winter-friendly in his opinion.
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Alice and Yokanil
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(2/11/04 7:34 pm)
Reply Bah!
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Alice frowned as William got up and just left her!
Sigh. Right. Let's not get her hopes up, now. He was still far from pleasant.
Finishing her food quickly, she rushed outside after himâ€"and found that she couldn't see where he was. Wherever he had gone, he had gone their quick! Was he trying to ditch her!? Er...likely, yes. ARGH! Why did he have to be like this!? There was no need for it!
Grumbling to herself, she turned in a random direction to start down the street in, and her eyes landed on the man William had spoken to earlier, who was now standing beneath the tree and looked ready to leave. In truth, unbeknownst to Alice, he had just returned.
"Oh, hey! Excuse me, but, uh, you didn't see Wilâ€"I mean, my...friend...come back out of that building, did you? You didn't see where he went?"
Yokanil paused, and shook his head ruefully. "Sorry, Miss, I'm afraid I didn't."
Alice sighed in frustration. Great. Just great. He could be anywhere, and sge sure didn't know her way around here! Everything looked the same to her!
Yokanil must have read her frustration and confusion, for after another pause, offered, "I could help you search for him, you know. The village can be pretty overwhelming to a newcomer." He smiled pleasantly. "Name's Yokanil, by the way," he introduced, extending his hand.
Alice couldn't help but smile. Indeed, there were nicer guys in the world! Maybe people in general were nicer here...it was a much simpler world, after all. "I'm Alice," she told him with a smile. "And yeah, that'd be great. I'd get lost, I know it..." Finally. She would go insane if she only had to hang around the negative William.
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HeavenzGift16
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(2/11/04 7:42 pm)
Reply William
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William purchased two coats. He looked them over. One was grey--obviously his--and the other was white. They were lined with some sort of animal fur and on the inside were lined with wool. Well, it'd keep them warm, he supposed.
He threw his jacket on and hung Alice's over his arm. As he walked back towards the restaurant he busied himsef by looking at all the shops and taking notice when he passed the Inn they were staying at. Alright. The in was three shops down from the restaurant and--Alice! There she was... with the fae? Oy. They didn't need extra baggage and they didn't need anyone in their business.
"Got yeh a jacket." William said as he almost literally shoved the jacket into her hands. Being nice wasn't his strong suit and in truth, he just did this to give her one less thing to complain about. Her complaints gave him a head ache and as much as he loved to argue, the fact of the matter was that he, sadly, did not have any aspirine.
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Alice and Yokanil
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(2/12/04 10:40 am)
Reply Hiya!
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Alice looked in surprise at the jacket in her hands. Wow. Was something wrong with him? Was he not feeling well? He bought a jacket...for her? That seemed really uncharacteristic of him. And, even if he had just shoved the jacket in her hands, well...he sure seemed a lot nicer than he had before. Maybe nice for him really was painful and difficult.
Or maybe he just did it because he had to. He had said before that he only saved her because it was his job, not because he wanted to. Keeping her alive was part of his job. Not necessarily something he wanted to do. Just something he had to do.
She doubted he had a nice bone in his body. But, still, he had gone out of his way... "Thank you," she told him, putting it on. Whew. What a difference that made! It was wonderfully warm...
Yokanil smiled cheerfully at William as he came onto the scene again. "Hello again! We were just about to start looking for you. You know, you should be more careful if you're new here. It's easy to get lost, and there is a pretty high crime rate. It would be very easy for someoneâ€"a slaver, brothel owner, who knows?â€"to snatch your lady here and drag her across the Adelan border, if left on her own and with no idea of what to watch out for," he warned kindly.
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(2/12/04 1:41 pm)
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"Tha' wouldn't be a big loss." William said, not even glancing at Alice as he said it.
William's look to Yokanil was one of question as he wondered why he was still standing there. Alice had found William. Good. Purpose served: move on. But alas! If Yokanil was going to clutch onto Alice for a bit, William might as well get something out of it.
"So, wha's there t'do around 'ere?" He asked.
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Alice and Yokanil
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(2/12/04 3:24 pm)
Reply Meanie.
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Alice rolled her eyes at William. Oh, nevermind. Hadn't changed a bit, after all. THAT was hoping for too much.
Yokanil looked a little taken aback by William's utter dismissal of Alice, but, well, that was really none of his business.
"Hm? Oh, there're lots of things to do around here, if you visit the right spots. What kind of entertainment is it that you are looking for, sir?" he asked.
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(2/12/04 3:38 pm)
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William shrugged his shoulders, but was then reminded of a few things he'd seen in the village and what the waitress had offered him instead of coffee.
"Somethin' fun tha' doesn't involve prostitutes or ale." He'd already seen quite a few females in the darker areas of the cities and William just wasn't exactly for something sleasy. He wasn't that type of guy.
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Yokanil
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(2/12/04 4:15 pm)
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Yokanil gave a soft chuckle. "Goodness, I wasn't even considering those options. There is a lot more to village life than, ah...that. Let's see...oh! Do you like music? Because I know some places where they play some wonderful ballads. Or I could play for you myself, if you like, for free. Some people use music to make a living, but I never liked that idea, myself. Money can be a vile thing, and music is pure, so to mix the two, well..."
He gave a small start. "Oh, I'm sorry, I was rambling. Apologies. Ah, other forms of entertainment...well, music, of course. And there are some stage performances going on somewhere that I heard of...and, of course, the ocean isn't far away. Straight through the woods, actually, not too far, but far enough to do you good. Very lovely view...we have some nice cliffs, and a bay for swimming, though it might be dark before you got there if you were to go now. But you could always camp in the woods, or on the beach, though the woods would be safer, since on the beach you'd be out in the open. It's safe there, and equally beautiful."
He took a deep breath. Hoo boy. His attention to detail was both a blessing and a curse. Sometimes, if he got too excited, he could really get on a roll! Oops. But, he was a fae, and talking about nature could make any fae get a little carried away.
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(2/12/04 4:21 pm)
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"I 'ardly think your plays would give much entertainment for us," William thought outloud. Then there was music. Listening to just instrumental music wasn't his thing.
"I guess it'd be a good idea to get our barrings, anyways. The beach sounds fine, but I don't know about swimming, lad." William said. It was freaking cold outside! Swimming was the last thing on his mind.
"What do yeh think, lass?" William asked, actually turning his head to Alice. The sooner they decided the better. He was getting cold just standing there and he could only imagine going somewhere Alice didn't want to and listening to her whine and complain the entire time.
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Yokanil and Alice
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(2/12/04 4:34 pm)
Reply Oki day! ^_^
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Alice was surprised, yet again. Whoa. He opinion actually mattered? And he was actually looking at her? Wow.
"Sounds good!" she agreed with a smile. She loved the ocean! Even if William was going to be there...not even he could spoil her enjoyment of it!
Yokanil looked back and forth between William and Alice. "Oo, so, then...you wanna go to the ocean, then? Think you can find it on your own? Or, you know what, I'm not really busy or anything, so if you need a guide, I could always take you. I know the place like the back of my hand, and it's no problem, really!"
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(2/14/04 1:41 pm)
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William glanced at Yokanil and nodded. Well obviously they'd need his help getting there. They'd only been here for two days! And maybe, if William was lucky, Alice would go swimming and drown or something! Well, one could only hope.
"I'll catch up with yehs," William said before turning and jogging down the street. He returned to their Inn and went into their room where he slipped their money under a desk and came back outside, coming to walk only a few feet behind them as they walked down the streets and out of the village...
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Alice and Yokanil
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(2/19/04 10:43 pm)
Reply Weeeeee're off to see the wizard!
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With William's consent, Yokanil started on ahead, slowly so William could find them easily when he returned, and Alice walked close beside him. Very close beside him. Ohh, she couldn't help it! She was intrigued by him! After all, only a few days ago she didn't believe faeries or magic existed, and now...well, what a wake up call this had all been! Faeries were real...magic was real...
Demons were real...
The thought made her shiver involuntarily, and she quickly changed her train of thought.
Yokanil gave a soft laugh when he noticed how close she kept to him, and the way she continually eyed his mangled wings. "Never seen a fae before, is that so?" he asked her, and she gave a little jolt of surprise. He supressed another chuckle when he caught her deep blush, and how she suddenly put a little distance between them.
"Oh...sorry...I didn't mean to stare...but...yeah..."
"No need to apologize, I don't mind! It's cute, actually." Alice's blush deepened further, and she opened her mouth to speak, but Yokanil gave a slight start and cut in before she could. "Oh, I should apologize, actually, didn't mean to offend, if I did! I tend to be a bit too open with my thoughts; it's a fae thing, we're not nearly as reserved as most humans, you see. But...anyways! Please don't mind my asking, curiosity tends to eat away at me, but...were there no faeries where you came from?" Again, he tilted his head to the side, curious.
Alice blinked. She had tried to get a word in here and there, but to no avail. Well, he certainly was talkative and upbeat! "No...I don't think so. I never saw any, at least. Except in movies and books. But in those, faeries were always shown to be small. Like, inches tall."
"Moo-vees?" Yokanil canted his head to the other side inquisitively, pronouncing the word like it was truly foreign. A very odd thing for a fae, with their ability to understand and adapt to any and all languages, to do. "This one does not understand what that is..." he murmered awkwardly. "But...as for the other part, well, some faeries are only inches tall, but faeries are as eclectic a bunch as humans! Tall, short, small, colorful, dull, warriors, guardians...you name it! My particular tribe, my particular culture, was of the tall variety...the guardians..." He trailed off. His statement had started out just as cheerful, if slightly confused, as his other statements, but, strangely, this time it grew somber toward the end, his eyes slowly lowering.
There was an emphasis on the word "was" when he spoke of his tribe, and Alice caught that, along with his sudden change in attitude. "What happened?" she asked quietly before she could stop herself. It was none of her business, and she knew it; she shouldn't be asking something personal like that to someone she didn't know. But she couldn't help it. It wasn't curiosity that drove that question, but genuine concern; Alice warmed up easily to peopleâ€"when they were nice to her, that is.
Yokanil feigned a weak smile. "Oh, nothing...it's not important now, really. Honestly. What matters now is now. I wouldn't want to spoil a perfectly bright day by worrying you with my past, though your concern is appreciated! But I'm just a guide and humble bard. Don't fret on my account!"
Alice forced herself to smile back, though she could sense the lie. Something had happened to him...and to his "tribe", she imagined...maybe that's why he had torn wings...
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(2/21/04 7:03 pm)
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William rolled his eyes as Alice gaped at Yokanil's story. Oy.. There were three faerie tribes in the United Kingdom alone! He thought as he took notice of what they were passing and what direction they were in.
"This gunna take long, lad?" William asked as it seemed they were no where near the ocean and it was beginning to get dark. Damn winter! The sun set far too early, in the late afternoon, actually! If the ocean wasn't close then they'd be getting there in the dark and walking back in the company of the stars and the moon and whatever nocturnal animal that decided to prowl the forest where they walked.
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(2/21/04 7:46 pm)
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<<<---Yokanil and Alice [Not far!]
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Hearing William's question, Yokanil glanced back at him and smiled. "Nope! Not far from here at all! We're almost there, actually!" he chimed. And, as though on cue, as they rounded a corner and started out onto another street, straight ahead loomed the forest Yokanil had spoken of. "Few more blocks. Hey, why don't you come up here? You look kinda lonely way back there."
Alice shook her head. "He's a grump. I think he likes staying back there," Alice warned, and Yokanil frowned slightly.
"Aw...I see..." he murmered sadly. Hrm. Somehow, he felt a little awkward being between the two warring companions. He could feel their dislike for one another...yikes. He could certainly hear the disdain in Alice's voice, and by the way William acted around her...well, it was obvious. And, with Alice's comment, and with not knowing how to respond to it, and with the awkward silence that fell because of that...
Well, he decided it was time to liven things up! Silence was depressing! And since he didn't know what to say...
He brought out his pipe flutes, and glanced at Alice and then William. "Any song requests?" he asked with a grin.
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(2/21/04 8:09 pm)
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William rolled his eyes once more. "If yeh can come up with a justified reason as t'why I should be walking right b'side yehs then I'd be more th'n willin' t'go on up there." William argued, cocking his head to the side and giving Alice a less-than-happy look.
William cocked an eyebrown at Yokanil's question. Songs? Oh no! His eyes went wide, then slowly returned to his relazed composure and shrugged his shoulders. Oy, they better get there soon otherwise William might have to kill himself!
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(2/22/04 4:10 pm)
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<<<---Yokanil and Alice [Awww! Party pooper!]
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Yokanil frowned disappointedly at William's less-than-enthusiastic response. Dang, it was almost as though his offer was horrifying! Odd. Oh well! There was always Alice! And, sure enough, she complied to the request.
"Um...obviously you couldn't play or know any songs from our time, and I don't know any songs from this time, so...uh...why don't you choose the song? Your favorite one? I'd be interested in hearing it." She shot William a less-than-happy look. Geez! He could at least be nicer to the fae! He really was going out of his way for them, and, like he had said, he could be making good money with his art if he wanted to. Poor guy had been through a lot himself, that was obvious...
"Okay! Sure! Hmm...favorite song...honestly, I like 'em all, but...ah! I don't know your preference, but maybe you'll like this!" And, lifting the pipe flutes to his lips, he began another upbeat tune, different from the one he had played earlier, but just as lively...though, somehow, it had a haunting, almost sad undertone to it.
Alice clearly enjoyed it, loving the different sounds emanating from the simple object. The sounds of this time period certainly had a whole different quality and sound to them...
Luckily enough for William, though, before much longer they were crossing the threshold to the woods.
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William seemed to have drown out the sound of Yokanil's music, however good or bad it was. He had that ability since he was little--drowning out his parents' yelling, or anyone, really.
As they walked downt he narrow road throught he forest, William began tot ake notice of things. It just didn't feel right. The whole ordeal didn't feel right, straight from he and Alice getting sent into this new world. But aside from that, William just felt something wasn't totally just. Something just wasn't right in the air. Perhaps it was an animal in the bushes? Or maybe something more? Perhaps a demon. But that was rediculas! The only beings who wanted him killed were the demons from his time.
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(2/25/04 3:41 pm)
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Falalalala...la la la la!
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Yokanil ended his tune on a high note as they walked down the path, and lowered his pipe flutes so he could speak. "So, here we are! Now, we just have to follow this path for, oh, about twenty minutes or so, and it leads right through to the sea!" he told them. There were many paths that branches off the main one, but Yokanil struck strickly to the main one.
Alice stuck close to Yokanil as they walked, hugging her arms around her to keep in as much warmth as she could and absently surveying the scenery about them. The trees were grouped thickly together, and she could imagine the forest was, in the spring, an amazing sight to see, lush and green and filled with life. But now...it was a skeleton's forest, the trees bare of leaves and, in some places, stripped of bark from the hungry deer that populated the woods. It was somewhat eerie in the growing darkness, the thin limbs of some trees swaying as a breeze pulled at everything it touched.
The light had grown dangerously dim by now, a few stars winking in the sky, visible through the trees' naked limbs, but Alice truly didn't mind, eerie though it was. She trusted Yokanil. He knew his way, and even if he didn't...it was impossible to get lost as long as they stayed on this path, right? They probably wouldn't get to do much at the sea at night, but Alice looked forward to seeing it just the same, hoping to be able to catch the rising moon's reflection in the water.
Absently, Yokanil fussed over his pipe flutes, adjusting the bindings that kept them together. "We're almost there! It's straight on ahead," he announced, and, sure enough, as they continued on, the tree growth began to get thinner, the geography gradually changing. Faint in the distance, the sound of water rushing against land could be heard...
Satisfied now with his pipe flutes, he brought them to his lips and played a quick tune to test his work out, ending on a low note, and smiled, pleased with the adjustment. "If we hurry, we might be able to catch sight of the dolphins. A pod of them likes to swim around in the bay at night, and they come almost every night!" he told them, smiling.
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(3/6/04 8:09 pm)
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As they crossed over from the road to the fairly frosted and hard beach sand. The shoreline was only iced over perhaps twenty feet out before it met open water and a few floating shards of ice which had broken off. William could care less about the sight of dolphins, he liked the sea for it's openness, it's freedom. He inhaled the salted air; faint reminders of home.
He looked behind him again. He kept on feeling anxiety crawling in his throat, like he was back in their time and being stalked by one of the demons... Like something was breathing down his neck and encroaching on his space. But whenever he turned around nothing was there. He was being paranoid... Living to kill demons had struck a chord in him. He was at a beach and in a totally different world! If someone already had it out for him he should be crowned immortal for his ability to piss someone off so quickly!
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(3/6/04 9:05 pm)
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Chaaaaaaaaaaaaaarge!!!!
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"Dolphins! Cool!" Alice exclaimed, walking on ahead toward the shore. The crashing waves were illuminated in the growing moon and starlight, and any dolphins playing in the surf waters would be difficult to see, but not impossible to see...ah! There one was! Farther out in the sea, far from the danger of breaching the shore, a lone dolphin lunged from the waves, moonlight reflecting off its wet, silvery body...and soon another followed, further away. The pod was heading further out to see...
"Wow...it's so beautiful here..." she murmered absently. "No cigarette butts in the sand...no need to worry over stepping on glass..."
Yokanil arched an eyebrow slightly. "Cigarette butts?" Ah..probably a question that was better suited to remain unanswered.
Remembering William, he looked back at him and smiled. "So! Whatcha think? Alice obviously thinks it's great, but what about yoâ€"look out!" he suddenly yelled in fear as, from the shadows behind William, a massive black creature sprang with an unearthly snarlâ€"a creature that looked an odd mix between a large black panther and a rabid wolf, a creature with massive, dripping fangs and wicked retractable claws...a creature with all too human eyes.
And demonic-looking wings.
Another one came from the exact place as the other, hurtling itself at Alice, and the only thing that saved her from it's snapping jaws was Yokanil, who was blessedly close by and grabbed her by the arm, yanking her out of the way and to the ground.
But that wasn't the end of them. A final one came, larger than the others, and gave a deep, rattling snarl, tail lashing. "Feed, my children..." she hissed raspily. "Revel in the bloodlust of the first kill..."
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(3/7/04 7:20 am)
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Yokanil didn't even have to shout at William, for the moment the first one began to stalk from the shadows, the feeling at the back of William's neck had become tangible and he dove out of the way, rolling off to the side. He would have run off, knowing a one-sided fight when he saw one, but there was his responsability being stalked by another one of the demonic-things.
Damnit.
As he quickly got up, starting in a run before he was fully up, he reached down to his ankle as he evaded another swipe from his little demonic fan and finally pulled a small dagger out of a sheepskin sheath. A lot of good it was going to do, but it was something and more than Alice had at the very least.
He ran towards Alice, but running on sand was always difficult and just as he seemed to be getting closer he felt his back be pierced with four horrible knives as one of the beasts hauled him down with one grand swipe. William turned around in the frey as the demonic cat tried to get a grip on him with her fangs and he blindly stabbed at her, making contact every now and then and resulting in royally pissing the creature off further--like it had been expecting an easy meal! Ha! Finally William got his legs up, his back still against the ground and being held by the demonic cat's claws. His foot found the front of the cat's delicate nose and in a surprising amount of sudden pain the cat went to cradle it's nose and William scurried off.
The mother shrieked at the child's mistake and with a snarl-like hiss the cat went back after William as he ran to get Alice out of the frey...
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(3/9/04 2:57 pm)
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Gulp...
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Alice could only stare in horror from where she had fallen in the sand as the creature attacked William from behind. For some reason, she found her legs just didn't want to cooperate...she felt frozen on the spot, her limbs defying her in her fear and shock. But a second later, Yokanil was yanking her to her feet and pulling her along with him, but Alice resisted, crying, "Wait! What about Wilâ€"!?" before she saw him, racing toward them...with one of those creatures in hot persuit of him. Not to mention yet another one, the one that had first lunged for Alice, which was also joining in the chase.
Yokanil gave Alice a little shove, urging her to keep going on ahead. "Keep on running! The rules are different with these predatorsâ€"they'll attack whether you behave like a predator or prey, so just get as far away as you can, no matter what!" he told her, pulling out his pipe flutes and turning. The beast pursuing William was so close...all it would take was a single leap, and William would be down.
"Close your ears!" he called suddenly to both William and Alice before raising the pipe flutes to his lips and beginning a quick, eerie tune, low and slow...
A tune which, oddly, made the beast pursuing William stumble in its tracks and roar in pain, a similar howl coming from the mother and the one that had attacked Alice. But they were not so easily detered and, stubbornly, continued their pursuit, though with some visible difficulty as the pain roared through their heads.
He hoped Alice and William had listened and done as he said. His own magic didn't affect him, but it would cause them both quite a migraine if they hadn't done as he had asked.
Alice, fortunately, had listened...
But that wasn't the problem.
Rather, it was the fourth child, which had laid in wait in the shadows, that was the problem, and, it was far enough away not to be affected by the spell. And, once Alice was near enough, it attacked, springing from the shadows at her...
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(3/16/04 3:39 pm)
Reply f-cking noise!
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Unfortunately, William had not heard a thing. The shrilling shriek of the beast that was in peruit of him had overcalled anything Yokanil had said and so when the song began, William went into a summersault, stopping from running and rather rolling in the sand as he brought his hands quickly to his ears.
Well at least he wasn't the only one being affected, though being a smaller being than the beasts, it affected him more until he managed to block most of his from his ears. It had been in mid summersault that he'd seen it, a pair of narrowed eyes from the shadows of the forest, Alice not twenty feet from it.
Eluding the two beasts that were now at his back, William ran over to Alice and grapped her, taking both of them down just as the fourth beast lept at Alice, William's back getting slice as it's outstretched claws made contact. But it had overjumped, thankfully.
William quickly got up, being sure to be what seperated Alice from the beasts. He didn't know what he could do, though. There was nothing for him to do. He had no weapon anymore and with them all approaching? He'd need a miracle and a lot of luck to get out of this one... He hoped maybe they would be discouraged from the fight they had to put up for this meal and move on...
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(3/21/04 2:00 pm)
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Hahahah!
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Alice yelped in alarm as William took her down and the beast that had been aiming for her missed, scraping William's back. But, she had no time to ask if he was okay--and, obviously, he wasn't top notch right now--for the other creatures were still hot on their trail. Quickly, she scrambled to her feet and raced beside Will...but the beasts were gaining fast.
Yokanil was close behind them now, their fall allowing him to catch up. "None of you heard the song, didja?" he called to them breathlessly, his pipe flute in one hand. "You have to tell me now. I can stop them, it'll only take one more step, but I have to know if you did or not, first. If you did hear it, I have to start over from the beginning. So tell me quickly, and don't lie. Because if you did hear the song, and I take the next step, you'll die with them. The song channeled magic into their bodies...and the next song I plan on playing will activate it. If you heard it, the magic will be in you, too..." he said seriously. "But like I said, I can start over, release the magic from you...just tell me fast, and don't listen, next time!"
Alice paled, swallowing. "I-I didn't hear it...I don't think..."
"If you did, it would feel like a brief migraine," Yokanil said quickly.
"O-okay...no, didn't hear it...Will?"
The beasts were very close now, gaining on them by the second, their heavy panting and angry grunts loud. In only moments, they would be upon them...
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(3/21/04 2:23 pm)
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"No, just do it!" William said loudly, going to cover his ears as he watched the four bounding beasts come hurtling towards them. He hadn't even let Alice finish asking him before he had yelled out, either. Just get the beasts delt with and then worry about whatever it was they were discussing!
Was this really a time to start up a conversation? Yeeeesh!
