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[COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"]Sign me up as well as it looks like it will be fun. ^_~ I like the idea of doing poetry without worrying over all the rules involved but rather getting into the spirit in which it's intended. [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"][quote name='Rachmaninoff']Both. Depending on what I'm in the mood for determines which one I consider superior at any given time. That and it depends on the cookie and cracker in question.[/QUOTE]Same here, there are times when I prefer crackers and times when I want a cookie. So I can't say one is better than the other because it depends on what I want at the time. There is also the inbetween moments too, when I like something that is like a cracker and yet has a hint of sweetness to it. Not truly a cracker and yet not truly a cookie either. [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"]Care Score: [B]3[/B] Justice Score: [B]6[/B] I think I was expecting that. I do care, but that's not enough to sway me from following a path of justice. And like Aceburner said that also means a justice system that is fair and not corrupt itself, or at the very least is set up in a manner that makes an effort to be fair. Anyway, that was fun short little quiz.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"][quote name='Sabrina'][FONT="Tahoma"]Line 1 - noun Line 2 - describes noun Line 3 - states action Line 4 - expresses a feeling Line 5 - synonym of line 1[/FONT][/QUOTE]Hmmm... Since I'm not into poetry, I had never heard of this before. Seems simple enough as explained though so I'll give it a try. [CENTER]Stars Twinkle, Bright Shining, Moving, Falling May my wish come true Luminary[/CENTER][/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"][quote name='Allamorph;808636][FONT=Arial]Question: where does Nathan need to head first after he comes back through?[/FONT][/QUOTE]I'd say Alex or rather Isen first. [quote name='Allamorph;808636][FONT=Arial']Obviously he wants to see Alex, but he'll get Lucia's message as soon as he's fully through, and I assume she said something like "at your earliest convenience" or sommat similar.[/FONT][/quote]Well yeah, but considering that they are eternal, she's not as impatient as humans are. So in all honesty, she's not expecting that 'earliest convenience' to happen quickly. She's not even expecting a quick response to her message either. If say a couple of weeks go by with nothing, then she'll likely make a point of tracking Nathan down. But until then, she's got plenty of things to attempt to do between assignments. [QUOTE=Allamorph'][FONT=Arial]I'm trying to decide whether to have Nathan hunt his charge down or take a detour in the meantime; either way he has to reconnoiter with Isen first, so it'd be merely a direction and intent indicator towards the end of the next post. Also, Beth needs to post. :D[/FONT][/QUOTE]So, I'd stick to working with Nathan and Alex getting things sorted out, I've got plenty to do with Lucia investigating Vampires and such. She'll get caught up in that and on some level forget about her message to Nathan. Not completely of course, but still. Also... my post is up and it seems we have another topic or rather detail to work out when we get the chance on AIM. And I have another aspect of Shinigami history or rather details as to how they come about to work on. Should be fun! [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"][CENTER][SIZE="3"][B]Why?[/B][/SIZE][/CENTER] The word why was the first thing that Lucia could clearly remember thinking. It didn?t matter what the deal was or what the situation, her thoughts always leaned towards that one word. Or rather it was the forerunner for how her line of thinking worked. Why did they oversee the human world? Why did they live forever? Why could they control their spiritual energy with ease? At first those questions were rather simple and the answers could be found, but as time went by they became more complex and the answers harder to be found, if at all. It did not concern her though, after all they lived forever, or so she had been told. She could keep looking for the answers until she found them; or so she had believed. Now her time for looking was pretty much gone, taken from her. Ruby was correct in that she was eternal, but what was the point when a mere fraction of that time was spent doing what she wanted to do? According to her calculations, the time needed to get anywhere with her research was so exponentially out of whack compared to the time she actually got to spend on it, that it almost made trying pointless. Especially since she no longer had access to her lab. For her, it was pointless, her time and her energy was wasted here. She felt useless as if her existence itself was redundant. She knew she was not needed on Earth, there were plenty of others who wanted it, so why? It was the one time, the one instance of that thought that frustrated her more than anything. Why? Why had she been given no choice? Why had she been forced to practically live in exile? It was the one question that she wanted to know with an intensity that almost made life unbearable. [B] [I]-Why do you continue to fight it?-[/I][/B] The voice was her own, the darkness hers. With those words Lucia recognized where she was, in that dream state caused by sleeping, but her mind was lacking the tranquility needed to do more than simply drift. Floating in a state as if disconnected from everything and everyone. Lucia hated that, since it brought out what she was experiencing, though forcing it into a dream sequence had side effects that she didn?t like either. [B][I]-Just pick a scene already. How about the lake?-[/I][/B] No, that was tainted by her recent encounter, she had no desire to see her ?keeper? again. [I]I don?t care if this is a dream, I don?t have to chose to move it to a visual image, a mockery of reality that doesn?t exist beyond my own mind. [/I] Though how did one go about stopping their own mind? [B][I]-If you don?t, I will.- [/I][/B] The threat was real, no matter that it was her own mind, in this state, it was almost as if she were two people in one body. It was also the reason that she rarely slept. If her state of mind was in turmoil, she would have these jarring? The darkness lurched and then as if fading into existence she found herself standing on the sandy beach that she had visited over a week ago. The sun high in the air, the breeze soft and calm, the sand gritty and yet warm under her bare feet. ?[B]I said no.[/B]? She complained, not bothering to turn around - [I]she[/I] would be there... [B][I]-Why do you blame me? This state of mind is your own doing after all. I don?t control this, you do. You wanted something peaceful, something to bring your thoughts back into focus.- [/I][/B]The voice was her own. ?[B]No. You?re nothing more than a dream, an annoying one at that.[/B]? Though she wondered about that at times, did humans have similar dreams as well? [B][I]-Then wake, and leave. If you dislike it so much, why do you stay?-[/I][/B] Indeed, why did she? Was it because on some level it fascinated her? A familiar chime sounded, causing her to lurch mentally and then her eyes were open and she was staring at the ceiling to her makeshift bedroom. A moment later, the chime noise she had heard sounded again - someone was attempting to contact her. Without hesitation she picked up her communicator, turning on the lights as she did so. She sent out the trace of spiritual energy necessary and the tiny screen activated, the message clear. Her hands gripped the edges of the crystal material tightly upon realizing what it was. [I]I think not.[/I] She activated the connection, calling back directly to speak to the sender of the message. ?[B]What is it Lucia?[/B]? The voice sounded hurried, barely giving her the time of day. ?[B]This assignment is not acceptable.[/B]? ?[B]Oh? Why not?[/B]? The other voice seemed puzzled. ?[B]I am not done healing.[/B]? ?[B]Ah, but this is an easy?[/B]? Lucia cut them off. ?[B]I said no. Reassign it as I will not do it, nor will I accept another assignment until I am done healing.[/B]? ?[B]Lucia?[/B]? She did not wait, closing the connection with a sigh and then ignoring her communicator when it chimed again, indicating that they were attempting to call her back. Most likely to argue with her. Well if they really wanted to do that, they?d have to come in person. She looked over to see Ruby who was lazily stretching on the bed, watching her to see what she would do next. ?[B]Lets go and get some fresh air.[/B]? She left her communicator sitting on the small table next to her bed, she would retrieve it later. Ruby just took off and landed on her right shoulder, saying nothing to the exchange she had overheard. It was now night out as the pair walked out onto the deck and the lights from the city reflecting on the water along with the cool breeze was pleasant enough. She wasn?t entirely sure why she had given them grief over the assignment, she was close enough to being healed that it shouldn?t have mattered. Lucia sighed a bit, making herself comfortable in one of the lounging chairs on the deck. Ruby following suit as she settled into her lap. Lucia closed her eyes, intending to simply relax a bit, but instead, a few minutes later, she fell asleep.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"]Hey you two college students. :p Remember your audience, as in peeking at the profile. Anyway, try simply answering the question in general as it would potentially apply to all mediums. Though some of you already did that. And since it's rather simple as in it can be good or bad, how about you let us know if your assignment has a particular area it's suppose to cover Elf_Of_Light. Right now as the others have pointed out, we're not entire sure what area you are trying to focus on. In other words, in what context are you looking to compare the pros and cons of publicity for. Celebrities? Marketing? Politics? And so on.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"]Celestia had been right about the person she had warned not leaving the [I]Creator[/I]. Warning or not, someone like that would not leave without a good reason. She was only glad that they couldn?t know who had sent the warning, that would have been unbearably awkward. Still when she had seen them earlier that day, she had been careful to avoid looking at them. It made her wonder how someone could even do such a thing though, pretending to be something they were not, in constant danger of being exposed. It was something she wasn?t sure she could do. It had been hard enough living with the stress of being found before her and Jason had been captured. [I]I wish they had heeded my warning and left.[/I] It hadn?t been easy to track down what Kenath had given them, after all, some of them could be agents for the New Alliance as well. Celestia had at least been able to carefully remove traces for not only the message she had sent but others she had found sent by the person she had warned. It had been easy enough to do on account of her knowing who they were. It had been nerve wracking though, as she was constantly worried about being caught at it. But the others her and Jason were looking into? She had no choice but to hand over the information. And having some of the members of the crew who worked in the lab taken away had made her feel as if she was dying inside somehow. It didn?t help that her and Jason also now lacked what little protection they would get from Jared as it seemed that he had vanished, the rumors flying all over the ship. It was hard to ignore as all the speculation as to what could have happened was currently on quite a few crewmembers minds. Just as there was plenty of gossip going around about their new Commander, Drace. Though for now that was temporary and would not be official until an investigation into Jared?s disappearance was completed. [I]I can?t believe I?m actually wishing Jared was still on board.[/I] She could only shake her head at the thought, the memory of running into him so many weeks ago still in her mind. [I]I must be going crazy.[/I] It didn?t change the fact that Celestia almost wished she and Jason were assigned to assist with tracking Jared down. Not because she ever wanted to see him again, but because unlike Drace, Jared never, [I]ever[/I] countered the High Council?s orders unless he had a good solid reason. Which meant that their orders that the two of them stay together was something he would not counter. Where Drace on some level was incapable of seeing her and Jason as nothing more than slaves to do with as he pleased. With a tiny sigh she tried to get her mind back to finishing up the work they had been assigned. And off of how much she hated it. Even working on improving their programs was preferable to helping them track down potential New Alliance agents. [I]The longer I?m here?[/I] With a shake of her head, a tiny smile at Jason who gave her a concerned look; she turned back to her terminal to finish checking the information that had been obtained about the unauthorized messages that had been deleted. They were almost done and she couldn?t help but wonder as to what they would be doing next. [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"]Good choice Sabrina. ^_~ [B]National Treasure: Book of Secrets [/B] was not only a fun movie, but I agree, the music is great. I don't have the album, but I'm rather fond of this track here: [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgFK1ugPamY"][U]Gabby Shuffle[/U][/URL] It's fun to listen to for a short piece. I really should get around to purchasing it since I like most if not all of the music from this movie. This also reminds me that I have yet to reserve a copy for when it's released on May 20, 2008. I should get that taken care of. [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"][quote name='Gavin'][SIZE="1"]Heh, yeah, I'm OB's sole Irishman.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]He's also OB's resident terrorist so I'd watch out Sabrina. :p Just as Crystia for the details. Hehe. *pokes Gavin* As for tickets, I've had the same thing happen that you did Sabrina, I let one of my friends drive last year and they of course were going too fast. I told them several times to slow down and they were flippant about me being an over cautious driver. Ten minutes later... we got pulled over and they got the ticket not me. Though after ignoring my directions to slow down while driving my car no less... That's one friend who doesn't get to drive it anymore. [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"]Well, putting all that aside, lets stack the deaths up shall we? In this case, the one responsible for Darren ending up dead. It can be say an evil clone of Sandy. Because evil and clones are fun! That and Darren's death needs to truly be avenged. However you see it going down works for me. Whatever imagery, setting or manner of death you see fit to give the evil clone. That and I have no idea what to suggest. XP[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"]This goes back to this rpg here that ran last year. [URL="http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=57211"][U]FQFG 2: The Terrorist Cell[/U][/URL] I was not a part of it myself, but the idea was that the opposing team was given hints to find the picture in the affected threads and thus save OtakuBoards. With you finding images, I'm assuming that once that part of the rpg was over with, they simply forgot to remove them. [B]EDIT:[/B] I see Sandy was replying at the same time. Heh.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"]Fun stuff, with the battle and the cannon, I liked how you did that Gavin. Just as I like how it ended up activated in the first place Kathy. And now Gadget is invisible for life? That was an unexpected and fun way to bring his story to a close. Not fun for him I'm sure, he lost everything really. Poor guy. Anyway... I'll probably do something showcasing the chaos on the ground on account of falling debris and such from the battle, once the fight gets a little further underway that is. I know that seeing the [spoiler]Sentinel get blasted [/spoiler] already has everyone on the ground freaking out. And if it hasn't.. they should be! I know I would be freaking. XP[quote name='Gavin'][SIZE="1"]Is that some sort of hint for us about Alexander's future Darren ? Or are you just being bleak in general ?[/SIZE][/QUOTE]Not if he knows what's good for him. :p I swear, I'll clobber him if he pulls something like that out. And I know where you live Rach, there will be no hiding behind a computer screen. [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"][quote name='DeathKnight'][color=crimson]I'm not doing my mom in this one. [img]http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v188/118/89/543153284/n543153284_435911_957.jpg[/img] Haha, fill in the blank for the flag at your own pleasure ("****" makes it funny). I doubt anyone not from Texas knows what it says![/color][/QUOTE]Well since I lived in Dallas Texas at one time I know what that says... [spoiler] Come and Take it [/spoiler] :p And while I'm here, even though this is a much older picture, the car in it is just to hilarious as it's what I drove for a part time summer job in Dallas. Truly Nolan pest control. XP And yes that is me behind the wheel. lol [IMG]http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/9176/bethmousecarak1.jpg[/IMG][/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"][quote name='Allamorph'][FONT="Courier New"]Jason cursed and reoriented, the rapidly approaching wall becoming the new floor. [/FONT][/QUOTE]I really like this image here, the idea of the walls of the arena becoming a floor for him to run on... nice. What a fun segment. ^_^[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"]Oh that Lucky Star Video... How could you Crystia? XP That's so... XD Anyway, here's my contribution, I'm going to skip the one that has Gavin wanting to kill Rach. Losing IQ points once was more than enough. [/FONT][/COLOR] [YOUTUBE="Bill Clinton Voodoo doll"]JahdnOQ9XCA[/YOUTUBE]

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"][CENTER][B][SIZE="3"]Disquietude[/SIZE][/B][/CENTER] Lucia left the restaurant quickly as the quiet peaceful mood had been shattered by her visitor. At that point she saw no reason to stick around like she normally would have. Even the normally calm view of the lake was not enough to still the unrest in her mind. She knew, even as she headed for her abode, that research would be out of the question for the moment. Not when she was in this frame of mind. There were very few things that could put her off balance and a visit from her watchdog was one of them. It was deliberate on the Council?s part of that she was sure, and she wondered if they knew just how much it annoyed her. She suspected that they did, why else would they bother to check when her visit had been so short? As Ruby said, she hadn?t been there long enough for anything. The whole thing had her feeling tired, more than she should have been. She hadn?t quite finished recovering from the fight but she wasn?t that far off, so the tired feeling had to be mental as well as physical. ?[B]What are you going to do now Lucia?[/B]? Ruby asked when they were finally back at her place, standing outside on the balcony overlooking the lake. Lucia just leaned into the railing further, resting her elbows gently on the edge as she thought about what she should do next. She had hoped that perhaps her own view of the lake would calm her a little, but even the soothing breeze teasing her hair was not enough. With a sigh she turned around, leaning so her back was facing the view. She reached up and absent mindedly scratched Ruby?s ears. ?[B]I don?t know. I can?t really think at the moment.?[/B] Lucia finally admitted, though she imagined that Ruby had already figured that out. ?[B]Maybe you should sleep? You still haven?t completely healed yet.[/B]? Lucia just went back inside, looking over all of her makeshift equipment that she had set up. As much as she would have preferred to work, if she couldn?t concentrate, the work would be shoddy and full of errors. She had made that mistake before, working when her mind was not in the proper frame for it. The time spent fixing the mistakes she had made was more work than if she had simply waited and done it later instead. ?[B]I suppose you?re right,[/B]? She finally agreed, moving to the innermost part of her dwelling. There was no point in forcing herself to work when the time could be better spent letting her body recover, and sleep would on some level put her mind at rest. It took her little time to change into sleeping clothes and settle into the small room she had set up for just such an occasion. Ruby was already curled up at the top of the bed to the side of the pillow, making Lucia smile just a tiny bit as it was clear she was already falling asleep. In situations like this, being a Shinigami did have it?s advantages. Turmoil or not, she could put herself into a bit of a trance for healing. Her state of mind would not keep her awake like it might for a human. It took her very little time to get ready and then she closed her eyes and drifted off. Her communicator was next to the bed should something important happen and if not, her own body would wake her up once the healing was finished. [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"]I've never gotten a ticket. I got too use to keeping to the speed limit when I was driving a semi since the fees for that range from $130 to $600+ depending on how fast you are going. That and only so many and you lose your job. XP I haven't driven commercial in almost three years now... but it's kind of a habit, sticking close to the required speed limit that is. I've spent far more time following the limit than I ever have otherwise. And considering the price of gas, it's probably just as well. [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"][CENTER][img]http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee132/Runaway511/almagest/alexanderedward-chronicle.jpg[/img] [img]http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee132/Runaway511/almagest/alecialeanna-chronicle.jpg[/img][/CENTER] It took Alecia a moment to remember where she was as the room she woke up in was in semi-darkness. She was lying next to Alexander who was sprawled out asleep on his back, both of them covered by a blanket. It took another moment as she raised her head off of his right shoulder and looked around to realize that they were still at the Eshe Rehema Medical Center. And still yet another long moment for her to remember what had happened. As she carefully slipped out from under the blanket so as not to wake Alexander it all came back. He had finally shown up and she had taken him to get his injuries treated, getting him settled down in one of the rooms to rest as he was far to exhausted for them to even attempt to head back home. Especially with all the chaos still going on from the attack on the Royal Police Guard Headquarters. She remembered hearing that the military had moved into the area to help restore order and she wondered if they had finished as the time indicated that she had been asleep for several hours. When Alexander had first been brought to the room to recover, more from exhaustion than from injuries since they had turned out to be rather minor, he had been reluctant to let her out of his sight. So she had laid down next to him, feeling the same way, not wanting to be apart. She had not expected to fall asleep herself, though since turning on the light showed that someone had fetched both her and Alexander clean uniforms from her office, it was clear she had not been needed. If she had, they would have gently woken her instead of covering her with a blanket and leaving the two of them to rest. Again, careful to avoid waking Alexander, though she couldn’t help but smile at his face as he slept, she took her own uniform and went into the tiny side wash room to clean up and get into the clean uniform that had been left for her. Feeling a whole lot better once she was done and in better spirits; she came out to find that Alexander had woken up and was sitting on the bed waiting for her to be done. “[B]Come here beautiful.[/B]” Smiling broadly, he extended his right hand for one of hers, taking it and pulling her over for a long kiss, before letting go. Alecia moved to hug him tightly but Alexander stopped her, “[B]Let me get cleaned up so I don’t get your uniform dirty.[/B]” “[B]Hurry up then,[/B]” She teased him and then moved to change the bedding while he took himself off to get cleaned up as well. It was likely they would be staying the night and she didn’t want to sleep on sheets stained with blood if there was no need. [I]I wonder if the military is done restoring order?[/I] She certainly hoped so. [I]I should check and make sure the Underdogs who are being treated are being dealt with fairly.[/I] It would be up to the law to decide their fate, but for now, so long as the wounded were being cared for, if she had any say in the matter, it would be equally done. She turned at the sound of Alexander coming out of the side wash room, his hair still slightly damp from getting cleaned up. He was still sporting bruises and looked terribly tired, but he looked much better all fixed up and in a clean uniform as well. Before he had gotten more than a few steps into the room, she carefully wrapped her arms around him, looking up as he moved to share yet another kiss. “[B]Should we see what’s going on?[/B]” She finally asked when he pulled back a bit, still holding her close. “[B]We should,[/B]” He finally said, letting go reluctantly. “[B]I imagine by now the military should have everything under control.[/B]” The two of them were moving towards the door to their room when an odd hum could be heard. It seemed to be coming from outside. Puzzled as to what it could be, the two moved over to open up the curtains to the window to take a look. [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"][quote name='James'][font=franklin gothic medium]And I'm not sure how they'll get out of the tunnels... it may be that Jack saves them, but we don't want to draw too long a bow in terms of how believable everything is.[/font][/QUOTE]That part actually seems the easiest really, after all Aaryanna did indicate that the maps Victoria has indicates where the entrances into the tunnels are. Once they got Catherine and Leonhart, it would be easy for them to simply consult the map for the closest exit. Provided the tunnel in question hasn't collapsed from the cannon going off or from the actual fight in the air via crashing air ships. XP In the end, Jack doesn't even have to play a part of them getting away at all. They can do that on their own since I imagine the Underdogs will be focused on the battle more than anything else. In the confusion I can easily see them finding their way out, using those maps of course.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"]Quelle est la traduction de cette phrase ? In other words, have fun. :p I found a handy translator I can use. So though I don't know French myself, I can at least get the basics of what's being said. Also, if that phrase is totally off? I blame it on the program I used. XP[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"][QUOTE='[Sound_Nin];807366'][COLOR=Navy][FONT=Book Antiqua]I'd like a moderator to approve this, because it's going to be all off-topic chat, basically. But I wanted to start a thread for people who speak French, and people learning, to excercise their language skills. :] Feel free to shut this one down if it isn't as good of an idea as it seems to me right now, haha. I'm pretty rusty, myself. So... ça va? [/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE]I will have to actually get back to you on that one. ^_~ Since I need to see if anyone can keep up with this thread as I myself do not know any French. The idea itself isn't bad, it's just a matter of having a moderator who can follow what's being said. Anyway, like I said, I will get back to you on this. [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"][CENTER][img]http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee132/Runaway511/almagest/alexanderedward-chronicle.jpg[/img] [img]http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee132/Runaway511/almagest/alecialeanna-chronicle.jpg[/img] [img]http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee132/Runaway511/almagest/damegrimalkinavatar.jpg[/img] [img]http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee132/Runaway511/almagest/henryavatar.jpg[/img][/CENTER] Alecia had been doing her best all morning long to try and get Alexander?s odd behavior out of mind, but in spite of being busy with work, her thoughts kept drifting back to what he had said that morning. About her promising to stay until he came for her. It made the morning in some ways almost unbearable, wondering what was going on, wondering when he would come for her. Even when she finally reached her morning break, she couldn?t settle down, wanting more than anything to go find Alexander instead. The rest of the morning wasn?t much better and upon realizing that Alexander hadn?t said when he would come for her, she began to worry that he wouldn?t show up for lunch like he always did. When the time finally came, shortly before noon, she decided that being asked to stay at the Eshe Rehema didn?t mean she had to stay inside. She could watch for him out on the front steps since the Royal Police Guard building would be clearly visible further down the street. When she went outside, Alecia was surprised by several things, the arrival of Dame Anna as she was getting out of a carriage and the progression of a number of jockey?s on Chimeras heading down the street towards the Royal Police Guard Headquarters. To the best of her knowledge there was no reason why any of them should be there. And to make matters worse, they were disregarding any and all traffic, even that of people on foot; forcing others to scramble out of the way in a hurry least they be trampled. ?[B]Alecia![/B]? She turned when Dame Anna grasped her sleeve urgently. ?[B]Have you seen Henry?[/B]? She shook her head, ?[B]No, is something wrong?[/B]? A piercing cry shattered the silence, causing both of them to turn, just in time to see the Chimera jockey?s who had gathered in front of the rpg headquarters start attacking the guard who had been trying to restore order. Both of them froze, too startled by what they were seeing happen further down the street to even think about moving. Without even thinking Alecia took one step towards the chaos and came up short when Dame Anna grabbed her sleeve tightly. ?[B]You mustn?t![/B]? She cried. ?[B]It?s the Underdogs![/B]? Alecia pulled free, stunned at Dame Anna?s words. ?[B]How do you know that?[/B]? ?[B]Henry took the carriage meant to take us to the coronation and left to warn someone instead. He told me to come here, that High Czenoble was under attack.[/B]? Alecia just stood there, looking at her stupidly; the sounds of the chaos escalating getting louder as the fighting began to spread, the people beginning to panic and flee the area. And then, suddenly it made sense, Alexander?s odd behavior over the past few days. The uneasiness she had sensed when certain topics has been brought up. The letter he had marked as urgent and sent to be opened by either Dwalish or Daedalus. [I] Did Alexander find out? Had he tried to warn them too?[/I] ?[B]Alecia![/B]? With a start she came back to herself as Dame Anna forcefully pulled her back into the Eshe Rehema, something that after a tiny bit of struggle she allowed. There was nothing she could do to stop what was going on, as much as it pained her to admit it, she was useless and would only get in the way. If not for the thought that someone had to make sure the other?s in the center didn?t panic when the news spread, she would have lost it right there. Instead with a quick word to Dame Anna to stay put, she was off at a dead run, startling staff and patients alike since Alecia did not run, [I]ever[/I]. At first the looks she got as she started explaining what was going on and ordering everyone to get ready as if they were about to encounter a disaster, were ones of utter bewilderment and shock. And then as the news began to spread, to Alecia?s relief, people began to behave as they were trained to, moving to get things ready, to make sure those who were already there being treated did not panic as well. It never occurred to her that she did not have the authority to do what she was doing, she just did it. The seriousness of her expression and actions prompting other staff member to do as told. It seemed she wasn?t a moment too soon as guard and underdog members alike started showing up, barely able to even walk into the facility as many of them were sporting horrible injuries that could have only been gotten from the Chimeras. For a brief moment it looked like things were going to get ugly until Alecia and a few other?s stepped in, separating the wounded to keep the opposing groups apart. Finding those doctors and potionists who?s sense of duty would not interfere with their judgment when it came to treating the injured. Time seemed to almost freeze as she went from patient to patient, treating those she could, easing the pain of those beyond their help, all the while doing her best to push thoughts of Alexander out of her mind. On the surface she was succeeding, but inside? With each minute that went by without a word, it was like something inside her died. And when the news circulated that the Royal Police Guard Headquarters was on fire? She couldn?t stop the tears that ran down her face as she worked. Alecia was tiredly helping yet another wave of injured into the center via the front doors, Dame Anna silently helping her as she had done since the mess started when a hand on her shoulder prompted her to turn around. Her heart caught in her throat when she realized she was looking at Alexander, his uniform torn, dirty and covered with blood. Before she could do more than choke out a startled gasp he pulled her into a fierce embrace, hugging her tightly, something she did in return. ?[B]Oh gods?[/B]? She choked as she cried with relief, ?[B]I was so worried.[/B]? ?[B]I?m sorry for worrying you love,[/B]? he whispered, tears running down his face as well as he simply held her, his own exhaustion catching up to him in force. The sound of the doors opening on their own caused the two to look up, just as an injured Henry entered the center, clearly favoring one leg as he looked at the two and at Dame Anna in a bit of a daze. Before any of them could do more than stare at him in surprise, he gave Alexander a mock salute and with a brief word, collapsed on the spot. Alecia didn?t get a chance to even move to help Henry as Dame Anna took over, getting some of the staff at the center to help her with him. Once they were gone, she turned her attention to Alexander. Taking in how tired he looked as well as the condition of his uniform and the wound in his side and shoulder. With his right arm still across her shoulders, she turned and started taking him towards one of the treatment rooms. ?[B]Let?s get that taken care of.[/B]? Careful to avoid hitting his injuries, Alecia moved to support him, something that at first he resisted and then finally gave in to, leaning on her a bit as he was clearly exhausted, staying on his feet by what she imagined was sheer willpower alone. She just sighed contentedly, her heart at ease just by him being there.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"][quote name='Muse'][size=1]I'm really quite embarrassed at how long that post took me... XD Oh well. I just wanted to make it clear that my post comes AFTER Alexander arrives at Eshe Rehema, but pretty much [i]right[/i] after. Just so SunfallE knows, since I think she'll be taking this next bit :) Bed now, thank god.[/size][/QUOTE]I will be. Though not until later today or possibly tomorrow. Anyway, I'm mainly posting to give a heads up since I'm recovering from having some type of bug. All I want to do is sleep since I'm tired and I ache all over. Something that is killing my creativity at the moment. Though I'm hoping that since I feel much better... after sleeping some more I'll feel up to a real post... Also, like Rach said, Alecia and Alexander will not be leaving the area. They will be staying at the Eshe Rehema medical center. Unless something happens that forces them to leave, but short of an air ship crashing in the area, I don't see it happening. :p[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR="RoyalBlue"][FONT="Lucida Sans Unicode"][QUOTE='[Sound_Nin];807082'][COLOR=Navy][FONT=Book Antiqua]Ahh! That reminds me. Many a relationship (friendship or otherwise) have been destroyed on the basis of my smoking, drinking, and other things like that. So, you have to at least tolerate it, if you don't do it yourself, to be associated with me. If you're going to complain about it, I don't need you. I need to be accepted the way I am. And my best friends are the ones that tolerate it. The ones that complained about it wouldn't have been very supportive friends anyway. And as for relationships, if you're going to kiss me, expect it to taste like cigarettes most of the time. ;] (Please note I don't want to argue about it. It just reminded me.) [/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE]Actually, you and I are on the same page really. ^_~ Just the opposite sides of the spectrum. People have to respect that when they are at my house, they have to leave those things behind. So they have to at least tolerate the no smoking/drinking rules when they are there. What they do at home is their business, but in a relationship... Sadly, most forms of cigarette smoke do nothing but aggravate my allergies and it's not worth the headache, literally. So I too don't need people to argue over it, I need them to accept that it's not something I can have around. The drinking.... That's more from losing loved ones to drunk drivers. So no getting smashed or wasted. My true friends understand and support that. Sometimes it's the ones who can't seem to let it go and insist on showing up drunk that make me sad. The others have no problems with abstaining when they come to my place. Just as I don't give them grief when the get together is at their place. And no worries, it's not an argument, you just reminded me we're not that different when you think about it. Our need for acceptance/tolerance is merely different. It works out for me since my boyfriend is like minded. He doesn't drink or smoke either. [/FONT][/COLOR]