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December 09, 2014, 12:33:11 PM
OOC: This takes place after Rufus/ Ryk finds out Dylanna is back in the city and had run into her at the fair. Because of his history/ interest in her, kleine's character Huxely is going to be one of the one's more or less following her to ensure her safety. Though he's curious as to why.

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PREPARE FOR SOMETHING SO AWESOME, YOU WILL PINCH YOURSELF
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There was so much to do on her return to Arca. She had spent too much time away. Though it was intentional, she felt guilty- for it not only kept her son off of land, but her business partners were beginning to wonder when they'd have another official meeting. And most of her partners were located, or met with her, in the city.

When she had returned, she kept to herself, only gathering the attention of those she worked with, and she stayed in doors. But her son was anxious to get out and see the city, and when he awoke to hear and see the colorful festivities of the fair- who was she to deny him?

And it was here the single person she had been evading for over 3 years reappeared in her life. She wasn't sure how she was feeling over it, the day had been... interesting, to say the least. She was just thankful she hadn't caught wind of any of Ryk's rumors yet- but she was too busy to even go out to where the gossiping all occurred. But even still, her time in the fair, then to return home to a house full of flowers.....

It was just all so very strange. And she could't help but roam over the meager flowers Ryk brought her in person, rather than the extravagant arrangements of flowers that seemed to be bursting from her room.

She let Samuel have fun with them- where as before,s he might have been more precious to flowers-
except the small bouquet offered to her by Mr. Handalaar. Those she kept in a vase near her bed, or at least somewhere Samuel couldn't quite reach to tear the petals off it. It didn't take long before her house turned into a mess of soft, silken, and partially drying out flower petals that now littered the floor- and just about every nook and cranny she looked. Even as she was stepping outside for the day- for business, of course, there was a flower petal stuck to her cheek.

She hadn't noticed it at first, and went about her business as usual. Some would stare at her, but none said anything, and she was going on and on about her business as usual when one of them called her attention up to the scaffolding above two large vats full of fresh cargo from Cerenis. With a sigh, she gave a nod and shouted, "I'll be right up there!"
And finished her business down below before walking swiftly over and climbing up into the lattice work to meet with the man.

Other women might be deterred at such dangerous heights, but running a ship, and each corner of it, she felt at ease climbing up to such a place, for she knew how to be safe and wise about it. She knew that one wrong step and down you went. So such things were second nature.

Perhaps that's why the preplanned 'incident' didn't go quite as planned. Some order fish, others order crab, and to try to 'push' a woman like Dylanna Swinden off her feet was no easy task-
So the few local kids, orphaned, no doubt and hungry for coin, moved in on their target on behalf of another man, who was watching out for this woman for yet ANOTHER mystery man. The woman only noticed a scurrying of boys who should not be up there in the scaffolding to begin with. But as she was trying to tell the boys to stop running, it was dangerous- they rushed passed her, a group of them, and it set her off balance. Though she was meant to fall off the OTHER side of the scaffolding, her attempts to catch her balance merely had her falling backwards off the opposing side.


But into the wrong, massive crate (or vat, as it were). The kids was paid to push her into a pile of fish (well, not push so much as make this happen 'on accident'- for fish were more cushiony, though no less smelly, than the pile of hard shell, and very much alive, and now panicked crabs she had fallen into. And she, not being a woman to scream, did not do so when she fell- but as she lay there, dazed from the fall and the unearthly clattering of a thousand crabs writhing beneath her reached her brain-
It was only then she released a yelp, a yell perhaps?, a loud gasp, at least-
And it was when she moved did the crabs begin to react a bit more...
like crabs, and with another yelp, and another- she began to feel the panicked, pinching claws of those very spooked pile of crabs.

Never mind the smell- this was a nightmare, and soon she found herself giving a shout and desperately reaching for the walls, which, of course, had no means for her to grip onto, to climb out- and as she stepped and slipped deeper into the pile of crabs, her panic grew-
and so did the pinching from the crab's claws.
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kleineklementine

#1
December 09, 2014, 01:27:14 PM
It hadn’t been a job anyone was particularly interested in taking. The order to follow and protect Dylanna Swinden had come on the heels of a handful of other assignments the Blood Wolves had found less professional and more personal. It had caused a decent amount of grumbling in the ranks. What did Rufus think they were? His own personal cadre of bodyguards, to be dispensed at whatever whim struck him? It was a natural cause of discontent; with a riskier job than most Soot Wolves, the Bloods liked to think that their lives were being put on the line for, at least, guild business.

In fact, Akello had seemed a little surprised when Arun ‘Huxley’ Zajac volunteered for the job. It wasn’t that he was of a different mind than his comrades - nothing of the kind - but he was quite curious to get a better look at this new woman.  He’d heard enough about the young noble woman and the assassin from the gossip that circulated around the barracks. But this new woman seemed different: older, also a love interest as the rumors went, and a single mother. It was certainly enough to pique Huxley’s interest.

And more than just follow her around and watch her from the shadows, Sure, you can learn plenty about someone from watching them unbeknownst, but Huxley was curious to talk to the strong-headed merchant woman. She seemed, though, to have an annoying knack for not needing his intervention. So Huxley made his own plan. Following her down to the docks, Huxley caught sight of a gang of street kids and suddenly had - in his humble opinion - an excellent idea!

“Hey, you lot!” he called to the rowdy group of boys. “You want to make a few coins?”

The four boys turned to Huxley, their eager eyes rapt on him. “Sure thing, cap’n.”

Huxley smiled broadly to the boys. “Good men! Now,” he leaned forward and gave them their instructions, then two silvers a piece. He didn’t mind being generous with the kids. It’s not like it was his money. He’d taken it off someone else earlier that day.

So Huxley followed, feeling rather pleased with himself, Dylanna as she walked across the docks. Saving her from a vat of fish, what a good idea! No one would be in real danger, but how many charming young men would dive into a smelly vat of fish after her to gallantly pull her out? Then they’d both be covered in fish guts, hilarious! Instant friendship. Of course, that was not what happened. Huxley’s mouth fell open when the boys mistakingly (he hoped! he’d given them all two silvers!) pushed the woman into a vat of crabs instead!

Swearing viciously to himself, Huxley dashed into the crate of live, pinching, angry crustacians after Dylanna, swearing again when he landed on their hard, sharp bodies.

“Don’t worry, ma’am! - ow!” he said with a confidence that was a bit tempered by the pinching crabs. “Are you o - ow! - kay?” Wading through crabs, Huxley discovered while trying to make his way to Dylanna, was awkward. “I’ll give you - ouch, you little fucker! - I’ll give you a lift out of here!”

visualspice

#2
December 09, 2014, 01:49:06 PM
"A lift?" Though she was ouching inwardly,s he was no where as boisterous as he, but she was not without her own swearing between her teeth. Little fuckers was right, but she couldn't help but stare at the man who just so willingly jumped in to this mess along with her.

"Do you think a lift will help?" came her sharp, shrill reply. Even with his help, she'd have no way of really reaching the top. The sides of this 'crab hole' had no notches like that of the one with the fish. In fact, all of the inside walls were smooth. And there was no way to gain their footing on the unhappy crabs still clattering about beneath them.

"You should have called for a few men to help!"
Now, as far as she could see- the pair were BOTH stuck here, and as she tried to maneuver herself, it only made her swear some more as she seemed to sink further down into the mass of crabby crabs.
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kleineklementine

#3
December 09, 2014, 02:14:48 PM
Quite the critical rescuee, this one! Huxley swore under his breath as he carefully, and clumsily, made his way closer to Dylanna. He quite wanted to get out of this vat, as well! The pinching crab claws were bad enough, but the thought of where they might pinch...!

At this point, though, people were gathering on the side of the crab hole, including a few sturdy-looking dock workers. Huxley thanked his stars for them. It always worked out! Even if they hadn't been part of his original plan.

"No, look!" he called, pointing to the burly men on the side of the crab hole. "If we can - goddammit! -  get over there - ow! - I can give you a boost up to the men waiting there!"

The only problem was getting there! But Huxley was moving carefully, simultaneously climbing over and walking through the crabs. It wasn't pretty, but he was slowly getting closer to Dylanna.

visualspice

#4
December 09, 2014, 02:43:45 PM
As irritated as she was, and not exactly at this man in particular... She wanted to get out of here as quickly as possible. So gritting her teeth, she tried to wade and push and climb her way towards the wall where the men above began to shout,

"Hey, you down there! Hold on! We're gettin' a rope!"

Thank the heavens they were! She couldn't imagine having to remain in here until they were eventually found. But these crabs- she'd be red and dotted all week from such an attack! How would she explain this to her business partners? They'd probably think she'd be diseased!

Pushing aside that thought, as it was a tad less important than, you know, being rescued, she turned to her fellow prisoner and offered out a hand. "Come on. Over here! The men are getting us a rope!"

And she hoped they'd be quick about it- because...

Dylanna let out a shriek when a crab's claw found her ass, which propelled her straight into the other man's arms. And though it might have been awkward, her removing the crab from her ass came first, as she writhed against him and reached for the crab. Swearing through her teeth,s he yanked it from her rear and chucked it at the wall- not realizing she was gripping on tightly to this other gentleman for support.  That was, until one of the crabs clipped at the bindings of her shirt, and a second one did the same, and the weight of the pair of crabs nearly pulled the front of her shirt down to give this man a show!

Talk about things being able to get worse!
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kleineklementine

#5
December 10, 2014, 01:36:14 PM
"Oops, careful there!"

Huxley deftly caught Dylanna as she lept, crabs dangling from her, into his arms. Boobs first. Well, it was deft in Huxley's mind. In reality, it was just that he managed to catch her without falling over. And as a gentleman (sort of!), he did his best to advert his eyes from the free show down the woman's dress. Somehow managing to balance Dylanna in one arm and stay on his feet, Huxley yanked the crabs off of her, still swearing intermittently as the damned little beasts attacked him!

"Here, up you go, - agh! - out of this muck." With those words, Huxley shifted one hand up to Dylanna's back and put the other on her bottom to hoist her up over the mass of pinching crabs. She wasn't the tiniest of women, and it was a bit of an effort. But while Huxley wasn't the biggest and most strapping men, he was still fairly strong.

The men hadn't reappeared yet with the rope, though, and he wasn't entirely sure they were close enough to catch one. So, in a feat of acrobatics that harkened back to his sideshow days, Huxley stepped carefully crab-to-crab, Dylanna hoisted up over him towards the crab wall. Swearing the entire time.

visualspice

#6
December 10, 2014, 01:57:19 PM
Grateful to be out of the crabs, but fearful this man's feat my truly harm him, she found herself clinging onto him, afraid to be dropped, but by the time they made it to the wall, she was panting too. And thankfully the rope had come, being lowered swiftly to the pair.
"Oh thank the gods. Looks like we can finally get out of here!" And once the rope was close enough,  she clung to it for dear life.

"We'll pull the woman out first!" The men shouted, and Dylanna spared him one tired, but thankful look as she climbed and was pulled free of their little vat of crabs. And she couldnt even begin to state how grateful she was, and did not hesitate to help the men retrieve the other gentleman. It was the least she could do.
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I ran the Connlaothian civil war. For more info, check out it's page here. The war has now turned into a 'Cold War' with it's plotting page found here. It's no longer a huge site wide event but the scars are there.

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kleineklementine

#7
December 10, 2014, 02:20:16 PM
Huxley helped hoist Dylanna up to the rope, letting her go once she'd taken hold of it. As she ascended, though, a crab that had been attached to her skirts fell and landed on Huxley's upturned face. And - ouch! - the damned thing pinched through the skin on the bridge of his nose! His nose was one of his better features! Huxley wiped away the blood from his nose, cursing. Then the rope was thrown back down, and he quickly grabbed hold of it, pulling his way out of the crab hole.

Crab hole! If he ever got his hands on those kids again...

Huxley clambered onto the deck, taking a moment to shake the last few crabs off  his trousers before turning to Dylanna. Seeing the sad state of her dress, which the crabs had unclasped in their attack on its bodice, Huxley immediately took of his jacket and offered it to Dylanna.

"What a way to start the morning!" he exclaimed, putting on a brave face of humor to lighten the situation. "I'm going to have to replace my morning shower with a crab bath from now on. Really got my blood flowing!"

"Are you okay, though, ma'am?" he asked with a friendly, if shaky, concern. "That was quite the spill! Would you like me to collect those kids for you? We can throw them to the sharks, the rogues!"

visualspice

#8
December 10, 2014, 02:44:28 PM
So much to digest and so quickly. But she shook her head.
"No," she said through a sigh, and nodded to him, grateful for the coat as her hands clenched it closed. "Boys will be boys. I have one of my own. They were just being... Careless." Though at what cost? It could have been those boys who had fallen in, and she would have felt more despair if they had. Having her own child made her soft, she supposed. But she was just glad it was over.

"But you... How are you fairing?" And she studied his face and caught sight of.his nose. "I bet the pair of us look god awful." And she laughed tiredly at that
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kleineklementine

#9
December 10, 2014, 03:10:38 PM
The crowd around them was dispersing now that eveyyone was safe. After all, they all had jobs to do!

"Oh! I don't know what you mean! I was a perfectly behaved little angel when I was their age!"

The Blood Wolf held his innocent, serious face for a moment before it split into a wide grin once Dylanna broke the tension with a laugh. She was right, they did look like a mess! Or at least, she did, and he imagined he was no better. Probably worse, he thought, wiping more fresh blood off of his nose.

"Well, as a rule, I never tell a lady she looks awful," he said with a wink. Despite his somewhat playful air, Huxley was mostly disarming. He certainly didn't give the impression that he was actually flirting with anyone. "But I think you bear your, ah, battle scars quite well! Please, though, let me escort you wherever you're going. That was... quite the shock. For me anyway! I wouldn't feel right letting you go off on your own now."

visualspice

#10
December 10, 2014, 10:06:38 PM
Of course she didn't believe that remark, not for one second! But with a smile and shake of her head, she gave a grateful nod in his direction.
"Thanks. Women don't exactly like to hear about that, regardless if it's true."
But such a comment helped to lighten the mood even more.

And at his last suggestion, she sighed but nodded.
"Very well. I was going to visitor Lord Signon DePerre, but I dare say I'll have to reschedule with him. He's a very.... appearance driven man,"s he went on, taking a hand through her disheveled locks and trying to keep them (well most of them) away from her face. "If I show up like this, I'm afraid I'd lose him as a business partner."
She gave a small laugh like that and a shrug.

"So I suppose you could just escort me home. Though what about you?" And she peered up at him curiously. "Do you have a means to address... those wounds?" She had plenty of maids at home to fuss over her. But if she could help him in any means, she certainly would!
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I ran the Connlaothian civil war. For more info, check out it's page here. The war has now turned into a 'Cold War' with it's plotting page found here. It's no longer a huge site wide event but the scars are there.

My currently active characters:
Grand Duke Calent Allarrick // Aella Coleridge // Blaith Harmond // Kella Harmond  // Hope Allarrick // Krah Mordeth // Mehtwald Allaen // Zannrick Austengarde // Katahnia Harmond // Jinai Rinstgate  // Leif Arrant // Dekka Blade  // Kentamin Dhelsbar  // Dahnny Quills  // Victoria Armani  // Ohna Waitsmith  // Jarrett L'isson  // Trest Arristaire  // Clayton "Jack-in-the-Box" Wilson // Cullen  //  Vels // Shay // Killian  // Fluke  // Mellesta // Danning // Petrin // Gavriella // Dornsley // Miersck // Aelith // Iyla // Angel // Ellarrah // Persea Ah'nikh // Phone // Jace // Ne'friss // Opus Dey // Lord Amalin // Ehvren // Narophne // Edward // Dehzrehn // Chase Vander // Valeska // Jayo //Layana // Rezvek // Red Sun // Harmanaija // Mirajah // Liana // Oska //Hay-gee // Beatrice // Ninn // Dao'bachpa //Pao'orha // Mae'leena // Davishire // Davina// Gemla // Hyathia //Thethysis // Urd // Missendria // Ina-herit // Feni'tat // Phen // Evelyn // Kell // Striker // Ithica // Connor // Vlint // The Gambler // Lord Aegis // Thomas // Quince // Althea // Vaeyna // Ihlsepar Asawa'eht // Krazxick // Djchastese // Katoma // Na'o // Moonlight // Bluesong //Caollette // Artemis // Arrick // Evetta //Jackal // Winston //Lenny // Anphis // Hebara //Ibra // Dre'hn // Veride // Arthund // Kao

kleineklementine

#11
December 11, 2014, 10:15:21 AM
"'Lord Signon DePerre?'" Huxley repeated, his eyes widening in an impressed expression. "Should I be asking for a reward for rescuing - er, sort of - rescuing you then?" he joked, grinning.

Huxley felt a drip of blood from his nose hit his upper lip. "What, this?" he asked, wiping the blood off his nose again. Why did facial cuts have to bleed so much for so long! Really, at this point, it was more like Huxley was smearing the blood than wiping it. "Oh, just a flesh wound! I've survived worse. It's not bad so much as," he wiped the blood away again, "persistent!" He gestured for her to lead the way. "After you."

visualspice

#12
December 11, 2014, 10:20:57 AM
Dylanna sighed. Men. They always tried to act so bold. Really, they were made of just the same material as women. With a shake of her head, she produced a kerchief.
"Here," she said, with a small smirk. "For your cut."

And then with a nod, she began to lead the way.
Lord DePerre's place, thankfully, was no where near her own, so she could avoid running into him. It was funny the things one did to appease their partners, but well- that was how it was. And her father taught her well. Thanks to him, however, her position here was easily accepted- and was able to grow.

The pair passed the center of town and were drawing further and further away from the trade goods district. Though even as they had, the scent of crab lingered.
"If you'd like, you can bathe in my manor home. There are more than enough wash rooms for me to offer you one." And here she paused and realized...
"I'm Dylanna Swinden, by the way." And she paused to offer out her hand. "And you are, sir?"
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#13
December 11, 2014, 02:15:48 PM
Huxley took the proffered kerchief with a sheepish, gracious smile. "Thanks." He cleaned the blood off his nose, and the smeared blood around his face before looking at the kerchief again. It wasn't quite so clean and ladylike anymore. "Well, I won't return this to you just yet, then."

He followed her, watching her curiously as she led the way, holding the kerchief up to his bleeding nose. It was, of course, a familiar path to him. But the surroundings weren't what he was interested in! There was no doubt that the stench of crab clung to them. Without thinking, Huxley scrunched his nose, "We smell like a pair of salty old fisherman, I'm afraid!" Of course, the act of crinkling his nose led to a new trickle of blood.

Huxley looked surprised, though, when she offered that he could bathe at her manor. She certainly wasn't overly-concerned with appearances and propriety! "Oh, well, that's very kind of you! But it wouldn't cause any, ah, stir amongst your household, or anything? I think you've had enough trouble for the morning already! I'd hate to cause any more."

He didn't say any more on it, because at that moment Dylanna introduced herself, proffering her hand. Without missing a beat, Huxley took her hand and took it gently and kissed it. "Dylanna,  lovely to meet you. Well," he gave another sheepish grin, "in this case, maybe the circumstances of the circumstances weren't so lovely, but you can't win 'em all." He released her hand, seeing a smudge of his blood on it. With an, "Oops!, let me get that for you," he quickly cleaned it off with the kerchief. "I'm Arun Zajac."

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#14
December 11, 2014, 02:59:01 PM
Cause a stir? She thought nothing of it. The man had saved her life! And it wasn't like she had a reputation like Ryk Handelaar! Shaking her head, she was about to inform him it was more than okay, when he went on to introduce himself. She couldn't help but repeat the name.

"Arun?" she blinked. "I've traveled rather far, and I think you're the first man with that name."
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#15
December 12, 2014, 11:53:00 AM
"Well, I swear on my grandmother's grave it's my name," Huxley answered with a bit of a bemused smile at the remark. "My family's all Travellers, though. You know: bards, fortune tellers, actors and musicians and the like, traders, caravans and all that. I suppose we have a different set of names among us than typical in Serendipity."

He gave a small shrug. But then brightened up a bit, "If you're a traveler yourself, maybe you've even seen our troupe perform. We put on a good show. A play or two, acrobats, music, juggling. I don't do it anymore, but I can't say I never miss it."

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#16
December 12, 2014, 03:46:45 PM
"Oh? So you've retired?" she asked, curiously. "Or is it that such acts are hard on your bones?" Though a jest, the man couldn't be too much older than she. But even she knew acrobatics and the likes took it's toll on the bottom- if you were in shape, or not.
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#17
December 13, 2014, 01:39:19 AM
"Retired?" Huxley looked at her with a wide-eyed, mock-hurt expression. "I know I look a little rough after those crabs got at me, but I'm not old enough to be retired from anything!"

He gave a little huff, following Dylanna again down the winding residential streets leading to her estate. "No, I guess I was a bit of the black sheep of the troupe. So they set me out to pasture. Can't have the black sheep ruining the rest of the wool, after all," he said with a wink. "Now I mostly take odd jobs. But I still manage to get the old ukulele out from time to time."

Huxley took advantage of the pause in his own story to look appreciatively around at the stately homes and their stately gardens. "This is a beautiful part of the city, you know."

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#18
December 13, 2014, 07:09:23 PM
"Black sheep?" she eyed him over. "But surely they'd know that dark wool would be a unique and valued commodity. After all, they're apparently good at befriending crabs."
She gave a smirk and her interest perked up at the mention of the ukulele.
"I've never really played much on instruments. Sure, I can play the piano quite fair, but it was never a true passion of mine. My son, on the other hand, he seems to be quite fond of music- though I dare say if I were to get him a ukulele, he'd pull apart all of the strings."
Thinking about her son brought a smile to her lips, and at his last question, she nodded.

"Ah... yes, I hadn't thought of it, but I hope you are not offended by me offering you to my home. It was given to me after my father had passed, and I hope to keep it in the family- to will it to my son next." Thinking it over a minute, she then added, "Have you never been to this section of the city? Most merchants and lords live this way."

And she was both- though she didn't outwardly profess the latter. Though technically, she was a 'lady'.
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#19
December 14, 2014, 07:31:03 AM
Huxley laughed at Dylanna's comment on black sheep and crabs. "Well, maybe the next time the troupe is coming through, I'll show up with my old show gear juggling a bucketload of those pinchy little bastards and let them see what they're missing!"

Huxley perked up when Dylanna mentioned her son and listened to her warm description with a warm curiosity. When she was done, though, he gave her a surprised look. "Surely you don't have a son! You couldn't possibly be old enough. What are you, eighteen?" He broke the faux-surprised look with a grin. "Don't worry, I won't make you answer that!" he said with a wink. "But you should let him have a go, anyway. You never know what kids will pick up. Children are always pretty attuned to music; he might be more disciplined than you think. Plus a ukulele's the perfect thing for a little boy. Wish I had mine with me now and I could give him a little lesson as a thank you for your kind hospitality."

Huxley gave a guilty, you-caught-me smile at Dylanna's last question. "Well, yes, I have been through this area before. But I think there's never any harm in telling someone that they have a lovely home. Especially, though not exclusively, when it's true."
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