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Monster
thunderbird
25 years old
nomad
played by mari
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Grateful our cold memories bide
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Post by AVA HAYES on Jan 4, 2015 9:30:48 GMT
[nospaces] [attr="class","ntxt"] Snow crunches underfoot as Ava steps from around a tree, adjusting her cloak around her shoulders. Wrapped from shoulders down in dark, thick cloths. They're the next best thing to her own feathers, especially after changing in mountains that so suddenly become cold. [break][break] The winds had quickly come, swift and chillingly vicious. Down on the ground it was lighter, but flying had been too tiresome of an act, almost like running with a current; tripping and stumbling. Not that she had a certain place to be urgently. Only vaguely was she heading towards Thebes—she had to come out of the mountains sometime. Still, she felt too close to the Empire for comfort. The winds whispered caution, and they hadn't failed her before. Or, recently, anyway. [break][break] It was a ways before she could make out a set path, and even then this was was lightly worn, growing lighter still with a new layer of snow. Then again, a heavy used main path wouldn't be likely in an area such as this, Ava was sure. She wasn't very familiar with this particular area, or of the things that may have lived here. [break][break] The thought had her on edge, and no sooner than that did she hear a noise; the scuffle of feet—or paws, maybe—in the ground nearby. Hand finding the dagger at her waist, she called out "Who's there?"[break][break] SASKIA VERSO i hope the area is accurate to where saskia needed to be linear-wise.... [newclass=".ntxt"]overflow: auto; height: 225px; padding-right: 5px; font: 11px trebuchet ms; text-align: justify; color: #dedede;[/newclass] [newclass=".ntxt::-webkit-scrollbar"]width: 9px; background: #dedede; border: 4px solid #0f0800;[/newclass] [newclass=".ntxt::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb"]background: #dedede; border: 3px solid #0f0800;[/newclass] |
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Witch
human
19 years old
rogue
played by tsundere
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neither law, nor love, nor league of hell.
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Post by SASKIA VERSO on Jan 4, 2015 15:14:14 GMT
 The mountains were a gray place and the sky was gray as well. When Saskia looked down at her hands, or when the wind whipped her hair across her face, that also seemed gray, but she did not know if that was true or merely a vision cast over her sight by her mood. From time to time she lifted her voice in song, but if she sang the old, light-hearted songs of better days her grief welled inside of her like poison. So she sang her own new songs of blood and betrayal and her voice was like honey and the mountains stretched on without relent. She scrambled down a steep drop in a shower of gravel and dust and someone called out in alarm. Saskia looked up, but didn't reach for her knives. She considered drawing the hood of her cloak over her head and fading away, but it had been a long time since she saw another person and besides--they might carry news. Or directions. Hands held palm-up, she walked into sight. She tried to make herself smile disarmingly, but her face seemed frozen in a mask of stone, so she settled for words. "I'm merely a traveler," she said. "I didn't mean to alarm you."AVA HAYES perfection tbh!! im gomen my saskia writing is so overblown. LAIKA OF GAGNAM STYLE |
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Monster
thunderbird
25 years old
nomad
played by mari
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Grateful our cold memories bide
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Post by AVA HAYES on Jan 5, 2015 0:29:43 GMT
[nospaces] [attr="class","ntxt"] The stranger stepped through the trees, hands held up in peace. Ava wasn't sure if the look on her face was any indication to hidden motive, but she relaxed her stance nonetheless. Hand rested on her belt, she inspected the woman as she might a hunting ground; were there things resting in the brush, or was it barren? Something about her expression had Ava intrigued. Not quite curious, not yet. [break][break] "As am I." She replied, bowing her head slightly by way of a white flag. "Forgive me. One shouldn't be too careful in the Centerspine." Considering her own lack of knowledge concerning the area, her own advice applied especially. She doubted zeppelin pirates would bother, but she wasn't completely sure, and bandits were always a danger. [break][break] Actually, something about this traveler seemed off. Perhaps it was lack of knowledge of the human condition or Ava's own paranoia playing tricks. She liked to stay out of the business of others; and she wasn't about to ask. There were, right then, simply similar in the fact that they were both wanderers. There was no obligation there, so to speak of. [break][break] SASKIA VERSO |
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Witch
human
19 years old
rogue
played by tsundere
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neither law, nor love, nor league of hell.
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Post by SASKIA VERSO on Jan 7, 2015 2:18:53 GMT
"There is nothing to forgive," Saskia said. "The mountains are not what they once were. Being cautious is wise."
Or perhaps she is wrong. The mountains are what they always have been. It is merely her perception of them that has changed. They are no longer her place of greatest safety. This stranger doesn't need to know that. It is unimportant. She bowed slightly. "My name is Saskia. Have you seen anyone pass this way before you, towards the lowlands? There would have been many of them, soldiers in shining armor with a woman leading them."AVA HAYES LAIKA OF GAGNAM STYLE |
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Monster
thunderbird
25 years old
nomad
played by mari
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Grateful our cold memories bide
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Post by AVA HAYES on Jan 11, 2015 4:53:14 GMT
[nospaces] [attr="class","ntxt"] "Ava." She said by way of greeting. [break][break] Slowly she shook her head, trying to recall if she indeed had seen a group like that. Sounded more of a platoon, really, but the cloud cover had been dense one moment and clear the next. If she had seen them, she could have easily taken them for something else. "I don't think I have."[break][break] Led by a woman, though - that she found particularly strange. "Are they with the Sharan Empire?" Ava only sometimes payed attention to the political state of the world, let alone where they stationed their troops. Having them out in the mountains seemed illogical. [break][break] SASKIA VERSO |
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Witch
human
19 years old
rogue
played by tsundere
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neither law, nor love, nor league of hell.
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Post by SASKIA VERSO on Jan 11, 2015 21:02:41 GMT
"In a way," Saskia said, her mouth twisting with distaste around the words. "They are a people who used to live high in these mountains, in seclusion and peace. But isolation wore on them, I suppose, and now they wish to march to the lowlands and join the empire. That would be no crime, save for that they did acts of murder and theft before they departed the Baronies. Now it is my lot to pursue them and their leader even unto the ends of the earth and right the wrong she has committed."
It was the first time she had spoken so of her quest since leaving home--although admittedly there had been few chances along the journey where a companion who could listen was made manifest to her. But it felt good to speak so fully. Her mind was clearer. AVA HAYES LAIKA OF GAGNAM STYLE |
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Monster
thunderbird
25 years old
nomad
played by mari
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Grateful our cold memories bide
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Post by AVA HAYES on Jan 20, 2015 1:39:59 GMT
[nospaces] [attr="class","ntxt"] "Ava." She said by way of greeting. [break][break] Ava could hear the truth in her words, feel the vengeful passion coming off in waves. It was no less than intriguing. [break][break] "So, they're traveling to the empire to escape... punishment?" It seemed most fitting a word, the way Saskia talked of them. More than imprisonment or anything else she could think of. [break][break] She cocks her head to the side, as if listening for something... more. "Forgive me if I'm being too forward, but this sounds... somewhat personal."[break][break] SASKIA VERSO |
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Witch
human
19 years old
rogue
played by tsundere
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neither law, nor love, nor league of hell.
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Post by SASKIA VERSO on Jan 21, 2015 18:22:26 GMT
"They do not flee punishment, to their knowledge," Saskia said. "I do not believe they even fear it. More likely they believe all their enemies lie behind them, drowned in their own blood. They go to the empire to seek their reward. They will buy lands and nobility with what they stole."
She smiled. "It is personal. It was my people they put to the sword. And what they stole from me--it is precious beyond words. I have sworn an oath to never rest until I possess what is mine once more, and I will kill anyone who tries to keep it from me."
Saskia buried her hands in her cloak and stepped back. Something intense that had sparked in her eyes while she talked faded away. "But I apologize for burdening you with my troubles. It has been a long journey, and lonely. I have had little chance to speak of what happened."AVA HAYES LAIKA OF GAGNAM STYLE |
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Monster
thunderbird
25 years old
nomad
played by mari
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Grateful our cold memories bide
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Post by AVA HAYES on Jan 31, 2015 0:52:07 GMT
[nospaces] [attr="class","ntxt"] Ava looked at her, not quite in awe, but in recognition. Anger and revenge—she was sure that that was what she was seeing. Or want of. Either that or the woman was simply very dedicated to the community of people that had been slaughtered. [break][break] "No, it—it's alright, really." She had the urge to step closer, but she refrained from doing so. She didn't want to scare her, or tread where strangers weren't welcome. "I would say that voicing your... troubles might have helped, if I might be so bold as to say so."[break][break] SASKIA VERSO |
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Witch
human
19 years old
rogue
played by tsundere
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neither law, nor love, nor league of hell.
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Post by SASKIA VERSO on Feb 7, 2015 19:17:25 GMT
Saskia bowed slightly at the woman's words. Etiquette was the refuge of the uneasy aristocrat. "It may be so," she said. "I would not argue otherwise."
She paused in thought. "I am in your debt. Is there something I can do for you?"AVA HAYESLAIKA OF GAGNAM STYLE |
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Monster
thunderbird
25 years old
nomad
played by mari
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Grateful our cold memories bide
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Post by AVA HAYES on Feb 23, 2015 4:54:04 GMT
Ava shook her head. "Kind of you, but no." She had no use for favors, not from someone she barely knew. It was enough to exchange a few friendly words in the midst of nowhere, with her head on her shoulders. "I hope you find what you're looking for." She says, growing uneasy as the wind whistles fiercely. SASKIA VERSO |
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