RPG Summer the vampire slayer season 2

[Walnut]

ooc: Okay, I've finally got this up and running. So lets kick some Vampire ***....excluding all good vamp's that is:D

IC: [i] Alpha dosed happily in her coffin, in the old primary school. She liked to listen to the constant drip drip dripping of the leaky roof and the coo of pigeons as they fell asleep for the night. She knew that she had to get up, but she couldn't recall why. Oh still it didn't matter, it was comfoty in here. What with her purple pillow and bed spread (given by Summer after she had prised Alpha out of her coffin because she had been frozen in) and a small white teddybear (ooc What? I hear you ask. I vamp with a Teddy? Hey they have feelings to, ya know).

suddenly her alarm clock went off with a very loud "HEY WAKE UP ALPHA, OR YA WON'T GET ANYTHING TO EAT". Alpha shot up and banged her head squarely off the lid. She cursed. "That bloody clock, I'm going to put a hammer to it one night" she said pushing herself out. She streached and sorted out her bed. Summer had become complaceant of late about tidyness and the last thing she wanted was to annoy Summer. She looked at the items arranged on an old desk. Her hairbrush, some lipstick (where from was a msytery) and a small box wrapped with bright paper. She pounded the last item for a few seconds and then grabbed hold of it and ran as fast as she could to the hideout, praying that Summer wouldn't kill her, but also hitting the clock just once to shut it up.

ooc: Okay let the slaying or none existance of it begin.

[Rei]

[i]As Piper was walking home from her self-defence class she heard something in the bushes. She turned around to see what it was and saw nothing she turned back around and saw a cute guy walk in front of her he turned into a vampire Piper gasped.[/i]

Vampire: I love it when they run go ahead run.

Piper: I don't run from anybody least of all cheap vampires such as yourself.

Vampire: You aren't scared?

Piper: No but I'll make you scared.

Vampire: You a little girl :haha:

Piper: :flaming: I don't like being laughed at KRETAA

[i]The spell Piper cast made the Vampire's mouth shrink he then ran then Piper did a round house kick on him he thenran away.[/i]

Piper: Hey what I'm not finished yet.

[Heartless Me]

Late night in the university dorm room William sat with several musty old tomes and a few translation guides. He decided after he translated this last script that he would get some sleep; of course that was five scripts ago. These old books always deeply interested him, maybe it was because of all the "forbidden" knowledge they contained. All his friends thought him a fool for believing in all of the contents of the books but William couldn't help but believe.

"When the balance of good begins to outweigh the forces of evil a new terror will rise to take vengeance for previous evils failure."

He read the translated transcript as it had spoken of a new breed of monster, but also written inside the tome was a prophecy. It noted that a hero would appear to save the world from this evil. Looking relieved he closed the tomes and put them back in their very good hiding spots in a hidden drawer under the religious section of the library. After putting things away he stretched and walked out of the library heading for the all night cafe deciding he'd have a latte before bed.

[Rei]

[i]Piper was looking around for the vampire but had know luck until she turned around and saw she was surrounded by the vampire and his friends.[/i]

Vampire: Pay back time.

[i]The vampire tried but his words could not come out clearly because of his shrunken mouth.[/i]

[Sere Tuscumbia]

OOC: Hey ya Sarsy-chan! Good to see ya!

And Rei, I'd be much obliged if you'd try to write in more of a story line. If you need examples, see what Arikel, or I, or Liam, or Sarsy are doing. And back off on the smilies a little. Please.

Tasya has always been a witch. Seeing as she's at least a couple centuries old, I'd say she's a good witch too. I'll most likely be posting the whole story in Season One (even if I have to double and triple post to get it up on its feet. Yes, Sarsy, that means that I'm keeping it going. There's nothing you can do about it. So there.) *is smiling when she says that* And if anyone wants any info on Season One, or where we MIGHT be going on Season Two, feel free to PM me.

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"Ok. You know the whole 'pick on someone your own strength' thing? It might be time to start thinking about that."

[I]The vampires whipped around, and were greeted by a smiling Summer, one hand on her hip, and the other twirling a stake.

The stake stopped, and Summer looked from it to the group of vampires.[/I] "I thought we had talked 'bout this. You're trespassing on my area. Again. Now either get out or go to hell."

[I]The vampire snarled in Summmer's direction, and then lunged for her throat.

Bad mistake. Summer grabbed his shoulder, flipped over his head, and landed to thrust the stake through his back.[/I]

"Now," [I]she said, with the same cold smile she had earlier, and the stake once again twirling in her hand,[/I] "are we going to do this the easy way, or the hard one?"

[I]The vampires took off running. Summer turned and faced the girl.[/I] "Don't meddle in things you're not supposed to, got it? Leave this job for the people who actually know how to do it."

[I]She turned and walked off, leaving the girl alone.[/I]

***

"Oi, Auntie Margo! You here?"

"No. She isn't, but I am!" [I]Alpha stood in the doorway, a small, bright coloured box in her arms, and a smile on her face.[/I] "What's up with you?"

"That Asian (A/N: No offense. It's a somewhat Buffy joke.) vampire group just lost a new leader. Trying to feed off some chick."

"Hey, no worries chick!" [I]Michela appeared, a sub sandwich in hand, and a large book underneath her arm.[/I] "You're the Slayer."

"Which reminds me, body-snatcher. We're scheduled to make a guest appearance at the Boston."

[I]Michela grinned wickedly.[/I] "Are we meeting a special someone there?"

[I]Summer threw the messenger bag full of weapons into it's corner in frustration.[/I] "No, Michela. Don't be getting any ideas."

[I]Alpha rolled her eyes in Michela's direction.[/I] "She can't help it. I think it's something in that food she eats."

[I]Summer laughed, and left the girls to quabble downstairs while she changed.[/I]

*~*~~``

Whee. StVS is back in business.

[Galvatron]

In the back ally of London Baku Zemdi waits in the shadows for a Vampire he has been tracking down for some time now. Baku sees the vampire enter the ally way, Baku draws out his modified gun and sneaks behind the vampire then brings the gun to his head.

Baku: So blood sucker I hope your last meal was good because your dead!(pulls triger)

The vampire hit the ground with a thud, Baku watched him hit the ground and laughed!

Baku: One down and tons more to die !

[Heartless Me]

After the footsteps of baku can no longer be heard, the hole in the back of the vampires head closes itself up and the vampire looks around painfully. Rubbing the back of his sore, freshly regenerated head he looked deep into the alley where the man had turned down to hunt some other creature he sighed slightly.

"good, maybe now he won't track me anymore"

He blinks a few times eyes quickly adjusting to the darkness but a dark alley was not where he wanted to be... after all, alleys were gross and filth and had *shudders* hobos in it.

''ello sir. Could I trouble you for a few pounds?'

"Get a job you filthy wanker!"

He snarled slightly at the filth of modern society and kicked the homeless person who flew into the wall, slammed against it and fell to the ground unconcious but not dead.

Matthias chants a short latin verse and his clothes and skin are suddenly clean again. Chuckling he put his hands in his pockets and stepped from the alleyway bumbing right into.....

OOC: An open chance for character interaction here!

[Rei]

occ: Ok I'll try.

[i]Piper looked around at all the Vampires and began to think that she would not be able to beat them all. So she decided to go to her sister witch Marie for help. Piper began to run as fast as she could.[/i]

[Sere Tuscumbia]

OOC: Er. Rei? Did you read my post? Vampires=gone.

And Baku, I'm going to give you the same advice as I did Rei. Try to write in more of a story type post. I understand that you aren't used to RPGing with such a picky person, but I'm trying to get everyone on the same track w/ this thing. Makes life a lot easier.

Vampires is not capitalized when it is in just a regular sentence. It isn't the name of a place, or in other words, a proper noun.

And Arikel, now's my rant for you. Try to keep it in past tense. I know, that's extrememly wierd, but it really drives me insane if we have past tense, past tense, and then present tense.

Ok, now you guys can hate me.

*~*~~``

[Heartless Me]

OOC: Sere, I'm sorry I always type like that.. not really willing to change it. The way I intereperate my writing is the beginning of the post is the past and the end of the post is where it comes to the present.. I know it sounds strange but it works for me.

[Sere Tuscumbia]

OOC: Er. Ok. It think I got what you're saying there. I'll try to back off on ya guys a little. It's just that I put a lot of effort into Season One to be great, and am putting that same effort into Season Two for it to be the best. And that means that I'm picky. Gomen.

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[I]Michela backed up a step and scowled slightly.[/I] "Hey! I think I have the right-of-way here mister!"

[I]Matthias looked slightly surprised at the appearance of the twentish short blonde woman who was now standing in front of him.

Michela rolled her eyes, her hands resting on her hips. She gave Matthias the look-over, and the smirked slightly.[/I] "So, the tall, dark, silent type eh? Don't see very many of those around. Where'd you come from, stranger?"

[I]Matthias returned the smirk.[/I] "The alley way."

"Ooo. Tall, dark, and not-so silent now. I can get used to you. By the way, what's with the fetish with black?"

"Michela [I]Tomasi[/I]! Stop your flirting and get your arse over here [I]right now[/I]!" [I]Tasya stood near the entrance of the Boston, an extremely displeased look on her face.

Michela rolled her eyes in Tasya's direction, started walking, but then turned back to Matthias.[/I] "See you around stranger." [I]Mock saluting, Michela turned, and then ran across the street to join Tasya.[/I]

*~*~~``

I write short stuff now. [I]Dang[/I] that's short . . . Note to Self: Write longer posts.

[Rei]

[i]As Piper walked home she thought about what the girl she saw said. She opened the door and saw her mother on the floor unconscious. She saw 2 bite marks in her neck and she called 911.[/i]

[Galvatron]

OOC: Okay let me give this another try.
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Inside the local bar known as Moe's Baku was at a table untill he was pushed around. " Hey Mr this here is are table if you dont move you will see what happens." Baku looked at the drunk and his friends then looked at the drunk man. " Just try it !"
The drunk man was about to punch Baku, but Baku had hit him first right in the jaw! One of the drunks buddies rushed at baku, Baku quikly picked him up and slamed him back first through the table!

"Who else wants some of me ?". The rest of the drunk guys group wanted nothing to do with baku and backed off. Baku wallked out of the door of Moe's. " Nothing like drunks to make the rest of your day." Said Baku in his mind.

[Sere Tuscumbia]

OOC: Sorry to make you an example (again) but here's what your post looks like after I've corrected most of it: (And you do know that this is set in London, don't you?)

[I]Inside the local[/I] (In London, bar=pub, and London has a lot of pubs)[I] pub known as Bradley's Tavern, Baku sat at a table, drink held moodily in his hand, until he was pushed around by some young, but not too young men, obviously drunk.[/I]

"Hey, you! This is here our table! (They're drunk, remember? Make it covincing!) Move, and nothing happens."

[I]Baku looked at the head drunk and his friends. Chuckling to himself, he said, [/I]" Just try it. I dare you."

[I]The head drunk swung blindly in at Baku, but Baku slapped it away and connected his fist with the drunk's face. He went down hard, scattering tables.

Baku turned toward the rest of the group, where one of head's drinking partners was rushing at him. [/I](Now here's where I found a lot of fault. Most normal humans (which Baku is) can't pick up some dude and throw him through a table. That's Hollywood. So Baku can hunt vampires. [I]Anyone[/I] can hunt vampires. [I]Slaying[/I] a vampire is different. Try to get your character more to the fact of a normal human, and not the Slayer.) [I]Baku rolled as the drunk man dived for him, and smirked when the man's own clumsiness caused him to careen into a nearby table head-first.[/I]

"Who else wants a piece of me?!" [I]As Baku turned towards them, the group's sense of survival kicked in and they backed away slowly.

Baku pushed the door of Bradley's open and strode out, feeling quite high-and-mighty of himself. [/I]" Nothing like drunks to make the night,"(Yeah. Keeping with what Alpha said in the very beginning, it's nighttime. Early nighttime. You're not going to be hunting vampires in daylight. Have you even watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer before? That is what Summer the Vampire Slayer is based upon. Learn some vampiric lore for God's sake!) [I]Baku thought, as a wide grin passed over his face.[/I]

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The stuff in parentheses is my notes to you. A tip for you would be to use a spell checker before you post. Or, better yet, write your posts [I]in[/I] a program that spell checks. I'm sure you have something along the lines of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Word Perfect, Corel Word Perfect, or something like that! You don't have to take my advice, but I'd advise finding a textbook somewhere and working on your grammer. Your skill level (grammer and spelling) is that of a third grader. And if you ARE a third grader, then what in the heck are you doing on Otakuboards?!

If I sound harsh, if I sound like a b*tch, it's because I'm sick and tired of people saying they want in with experienced writers to get better, and then do the same thing they've always been doing! How do you think I learned everything I know now? Before I came to OB, I didn't even [I]know[/I] what RPG meant! I copied what other people did in [I]their[/I] posts, and applied what they did to what [I]I[/I] did! Try it sometime, you might get better! (And Galv, in case you're having trouble finding it, the code for italics is [ I ] (without the spaces)) Another tip: try using the "Preview Reply" down at the bottom of the reply screen. Don't use the quick-reply for an RPG. That way you can see what you're posting before you actually submit it, and you won't have to go back and edit it forever.

[liamc2]

OOC: [b]Useless fact![/b] More people live in London than the entire population of Australia!

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Saethi strolled casually down the boulevard, whistling a tune to himself behind his ever present sunglasses. His t-shirt flapped about him in the breeze that had started up. He grinned, life was sweet. He quickly glanced around to make sure no-one was watching before he slipped through a door into an unmarked building. The cold marble walls instantly chilled his bones as he waved at the front desk, flanked by two burly security guards, well that?s what the Watcher?s council wanted the public to think...

He stepped into the elevator and hit the down button, to one of the many underground floors hidden away in the heart of London. Since the incident, Saethi had been on hand to repay his debt to society, the watcher council also didn?t mind the fact that he was the only link to his other half...being five eleven and having the blood cocktail of human, vampire and daemon didn?t hurt either however...

The elevator slowed to a halt and the door opened with a resounding bell. He stepped out and wandered through the maze of people and junk lining the corridors. As he passed a certain glass walled cubicle, a shiver slipped through his heart. He suppressed the shudder and a few memories with it. Some things were better left in the past.

His high collared long coat was buffeted slightly by an unseen wind caused by nearby closing door. He glanced around and was met with Summer?s gaze.

?You know you don?t [i]have[/i] to wear the bloody sunglasses everywhere.?

?I?m happy to see you too Summer.? Saethi rolled his eyes, even if it was for his own benefit. ?Besides, we?ve been through this enough haven?t we? I?m fine in the sun as long as I wear these, I don?t wear them, you have twenty minutes before my eyes turn to powder and my body is fertilizer.?

Summer poked her tongue out in mock disgust, ?Charming.? She said. ?Besides, it?s night out, or didn?t you notice?? She grinned as she said it, Saethi poked his tongue out and said

?Hey, step away from the cool guy...?

?Whatever, the only reason why I?d step away from you would be to avoid that massively inflated ego of yours.?

?Hah.?

[Sere Tuscumbia]

OOC: Yep, that's a useless fact. Oo;; And I think I've scared everyone from posting in this thing . . . was wondering when you'd show up. Just one thing. How in the bloody hell did you get my character so close to how I actually act? [SIZE=1]You're stalking me, aren't you?[/SIZE] *cough* Anyway--

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"I'm seriously thinking about dragging you with me to see Tasya . . . she'll deflate [I]anyone's[/I] ego in two seconds." [I]Summer looked sidelong at Saethi as they started walking again.

Saethi glanced over at her and grinned.[/I] "I have the feeling you're supposed to be there right now."

[I]Summer rolled her eyes.[/I] "If I say you're right, does that mean your ego is going to swell even more?"

[I]Saethi just grinned, so Summer just sighed and stole his sunglasses, despite his sputtering protests.[/I] "It's night, and we're inside, Ego-Boy. You keep reminding me of that song 'I Only Wear Sunglasses at Night'."

[I]Summer slid the sunglasses into her hair, and then looked in one of the random cubicle's windows to check her hair. One reflection stared back at her.

Wait a minute . . .[/I] "Saethi? How come you don't have a reflection?"

"It happens," [I]he responded with a shrug, as to show it was old news.[/I]

"Happens? How do you check what you're wearing?"

"Trust a woman to ask that question. I have eyes you know."

"Really. One would have never know, considering you wear these damned sunglasses twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week."

[I]Saethi stuck his tongue out at Summer mockingly.

Summer just rolled her eyes.[/I] "Anyway, if you come to school looking like you just came out of a blender (oh God, just now noticed that was a pun) I'll know what happened."

"And what would that be?"

"You couldn't see your reflection, and the evil faerie stole your sunglasses, so you had to walk around with your eyes closed, banging off of walls . . . "

"Remind me never to open my window at night. What are you doing here anyway?"

[I]Summer pointed at the black dress Michela had forced her into wearing.[/I] "It should be obvious. I'm pissing Tasya off."

"Again?"

"Yes."

"You're evil."

"You're a demon."

"5'11" demon mind you. You're a Slayer."

"Remind me to stake you one day."

"We went over this too. Staking doesn't work."

"Heart of a redwood does. Fine then, I'll be-head you."

"Sorry, but carrying around my head doesn't sound like a peachy keen idea."

[I]Summer groaned and slapped Saethi up-side the head.[/I] "You just shut up."

"Yes, mother."

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A completely random post written at 1:00 in the morning. God I'm crazy. Ok. I can write dialog at 1:00 in the morning, but my grammar's shot to hell.

[liamc2]

Saethi grinned and slipped the sunglasses delicately out of her hair before nestling them comfortably on his face again. For good measure he ruffled her hair and laughed, dodging her retaliating punch and stepping easily to the side.

?To top off the inflated ego, you might want to put in annoying freak.? She laughed.
Saethi contorted his face into mocking offended look. He cracked and chuckled to himself as they continued down the corridor, occasionally giving each other a good natured shove.

?Seriously Summer,? he said while placing an arm around her shoulder, ?what is going on? I head something about some vampire hunters in town and some other...things happening...not to mention that the dream was back.?

Summer glanced up at him, face suddenly serious, ?Saethi?? she asked.

He nodded, ?Yup...whole shebang, not good...he?s getting hungry again...this time,? his voice suddenly became secretive, ?Rhea was there, just in the background mind you, but she was there.?

?Tasya must have got wind of it.?

?That?d be my guess. Wonder if the Watcher?s council ordered the hunters??

Summer looked thoughtful, ?No...they wouldn?t do that, they?re too arrogant to ask for outside help...?

Saethi chuckled, ?Besides me you mean??

Summer didn?t return the smile, ?No Saethi, Maz must have put another bounty on his head...if so, there?s probably one on your?s too?

?Well I?m always open for a challenge, besides I was getting bored with the whole ?I?m a normal human ignore me? thing.?

?Funny.?

Saethi looked at her again, voice hinted with inflated sarcasm, ?I [i]do[/i] try m?dear.?

[Sere Tuscumbia]

[I]Summer groaned.[/I] "Why am I [I]friends[/I] with you people?"

"Because of our dashing good looks?"

"In your dreams Saethi."

"Which reminds me . . . "

"If he gets hungry and decides to kick some arse, you're all on your own. I am NOT going through 'kick me around Saethi's mind' again."

"I wasn't going to ask about that. I was actually wondering if you had any idea why Rhea was up and about in my dream?"

[I]Summer went silent for moment, then shook her head.[/I] "No reason. Unless she was one of those sublimal messages that people put on CDs . . ."

"Sure. Only in your dreams Summer."

"Don't get me started."

"Yes Mother."

"Shut up."

"I might die tomorrow; might as well live today."

[I]Summer rolled her eyes, a small smile playing on her lips.[/I] "Ok, so now it's inflated ego, annoying freak, and paranoid. Got anything else to add on there?"

"I can sing the national anthem while juggling knives."

"Cute. Real cute."

[I]Saethi grinned at Summer.[/I] "Do you really think that Maz would think about putting a bounty on my poor head?"

"Either you or me."

"Or both of us."

"What joy. I'd be surrounded by insane vampires on all sides."

"Hey, I take offense at that!"

"You deserved it, admit it."

"You'd have to torture it out of me."

[I]Summer grinned devilishly and poked Saethi in the ribs.[/I] "That could be arranged."

*~*~~``

Three in the morning. Yeah, it's time to get off.

[liamc2]

?Uh-uh, no way. Last time you tickled me I had the bruises for weeks. Well...maybe not weeks...a couple of days at least...hey! wait...no...? Saethi doubles over trying not to laugh as Summer starts to tickle his ribcage.

After a few minutes of agonising bittersweet pain, Saethi manages to draw enough breath to gasp for her to stop.

?Admit it then,? She said, smile playing about her lips.

?Never!,? he replied, standing defiantly, only to double over again in laughter as she continued the tickle torture.

?Ahem.? A rather haggard and annoyed voice said. All frivolities ceased and both Summer and Saethi, sunglasses slipping, turned to face the voice.

?Tasya, I uh, that is I was going to be there,? Summer started, but she was silenced when Tasya raised her hand.

Saethi began to sidestep away, ?Well it looks like I?m not needed here...?

Summer caught his wrist, ?[i]Yes[/i], you are.?

Tasya sighed to herself and motioned for both of them to follow, where they continued to poke one another when she wasn?t looking.

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Saethi leant forward in his chair, pushing his slipping sunglasses back up his nose,

?Look, Tasya,? he said, ?Saethi is back. The bloodlust is coming back over him and Maz knows it, I?m willing to bet on that too, if you want to put it on the record.?

Tasya shook her head, ?You have no proof, this whole thing with the dream and the psychic connection is preposterous!?

Summer snorted, ?You?re one to talk Tasya.?

Tasya glanced over at her, looking down the bridge of her nose, ?[b]That[/b], as you might recall Summer, involved magic in a harboured, sterile, environment. Not some whim of a dream.?

?It had Rhea in it Tasya.? Saethi said, anger rising in his voice, ?I don?t care what you say, something is going on! There have been reports of bounty hunters and vampire hunters flocking to this area, some of which specialise in Slayer exterminating as well. Something is up Tasya and you?d better get your head around it soon or it?ll come crashing down on you like a ton of bricks!?

Tasya sighed, ignoring his insubordination, ?Alright, let?s just suppose what you say is true, then what? We go and find your behemoth of a twisted half and slay him? The invincible creature that has already taken many a good man?s life??

Saethi sighed, ?I know the odds. But as I?m [i]technically[/i] not part of the council, I can do whatever I damn well please. Besides, I have a reliable source that has informed me of two possible ways of killing him.?

Tasya raised an eyebrow, ?Then if you can do all that without my permission, why are you here then??

Summer joined in at this point, ?Yeah, why??

Saethi took a deep breath and looked away from Summer, ?I want you to put Summer under protection. Chances are, if they?re after me, they?ll be after her too.?

Summer looked flabbergasted, to be truthful so did Tasya, for however a short amount of time.

?Fine, it will go under consideration.? She said.

Summer still looked shocked, glancing from Saethi to Tasya to back at Saethi again.

Tasya continued, ?One condition, you must leave immediately. If what you say is true, you haven?t much time...?

Saethi nodded and stood, leaving the room. Summer snapped out of her trance like state and ran after him. When she caught up with him she threw him up against the wall.

?What in the blazing hell were you thinking??? She shouted.

Saethi didn?t look at her, instead he carefully lifted her hands of him and said, ?You know. It?s for your own good.?

Summer gazed blankly as he walked away and to the front entrance, completely disarmed and unsure of what to say.

[Rei]

[i]Piper's mother is rushed to the hospital and the Doctor tells Piper that her mother needs to stay in the hospital for a few days. Piper then goes home and see that her house is completely black as if it has become a shadow. Piper has decided to seek the help of the slayer.[/i]

[Galvatron]

ooc: It seems that I shale go away for some time, it's not that im mad or anything. I'll just rp at simple rpgs untill I get every thing down then i'll come back ! I can see were your comming frome about posting qaulity rps, I myself is a GM on a website were I play a DBZ rpg I just find rping anime easier. So i'll be back once I learn how to play a non anime rpg so till then.

[Sere Tuscumbia]

OOC: Argh. Throw a monkey wrench in there for me, will ya. *glares darkly in Liam?s direction* You aggravate me.

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[I]Summer stared at the wall, stunned, for a moment, but then it wore off and she was left . . .

. . . well, [/I]pissed.[I]

The door slammed open as Summer strode in, grabbing her overcoat and throwing it on, before turning to leave.

She was stopped by Tasya?s words.[/I] "He?s right you know. You know that we all care about you Summer. I have decided, as your Watcher, to put you under official guard. A guard or two--"

[I]Summer swivelled and kicked the back of a chair. It rebounded off of the wall hard enough skid several feet before bouncing to an unsteady stop, and then promptly falling over. "Dammit[/I] Tasya, I?m the [I]Slayer[/I]! I shouldn?t need any bloody protection!"

[I]She turned back towards the door and walked toward it, but Tasya spoke one more time.[/I] "Summer--"

"Don?t try to stop me Tasya." [I]She didn?t turn toward Tasya, but still Tasya could see (and hear) the iciness of the pure venom in Summer?s voice and eyes.

A squeak of a chair, and Summer knew that Tasya had leaned back in frustration.[/I] "I?m [I]not[/I] Summer Elizabeth St.Claire. I [I]am[/I] however going to tell you if what Saethi said was true, then Mazine?s going to want to get you out of the way, and she?ll want to get you out of the way [I]fast[/I]. I?ll skip the shop talk for you. Just [I]be careful[/I]. I want you to promise me that you?ll go home [I]immediately[/I] and stay with your aunt. Take a day off from school if you have to. You promise me?"

[I]Summer just walked through the doorway, not bothering to stop. She calmed her steps as she neared the front, and smiled and waved when she walked through the doorway. However, once she was out of sight, the fury returned, and Summer turned to go across the empty street.

They had no lights. No horns, and possibly no brakes. Only the engine tipped Summer off. She turned, and started running towards the car. Once she was in reach, she jumped on the hood, ran up the front, and then flipped and twisted in mid-air, skidding slightly on the pavement when she landed.

The car screeched to a halt, and then the driver door opened, and Mazine stepped out, grinning somewhat wickedly.

Summer stood, and took a somewhat defensive posture.[/I] "Well lookie. Of all the people I didn?t want to see. Hello, Mazine. How?s your life?"

"Ah. The Slayer. Just the person [I]I wanted[/I] to see. My life?s fine; how?s yours?"

"Enough with the niceties. Let?s say we get this over with, hmm?"

"Actually, Slayer, since I?m not really in the mood to ?get this over with?, I?ve ?invited? a few friends to play with you instead."

[I]The other doors opened, and three figures stepped out of the car and stood beside Maz. Two women and one man.[/I]

"Well, Slayer, say hello to the Order of Taraka. They?ll be playing with you from now on. Have fun!" [I]Maz smiled and leaned against the boot of the car.

One of the women stepped forward. Well, Summer assumed it was a woman. Her skin was that colour of blue that you only see on a cloudless day, and her hair, brunette and shiny, flowed down her back, restricted in some way, but still loose. She was a beautiful, awing sight, but Summer shook her head to clear her mind.

Pale blue, peaceful eyes stared at Summer, but the woman?s long fingers were clenched in determination, and a frown passed over the slender face.

The woman was tall, Summer knew that, and the way that lithe body was tensed, Summer knew she didn?t have a ghost of a chance. So she did something she didn?t do often:

She ran. Self-preservation, fear, Summer didn?t know what had caused her to flee; she just did. Once turn after turn, and a couple roof-to-roof jumps were over, Summer stopped. Luckily, she was in the part of town she knew well . . .

***

Summer stared at the solid oak door for a long moment, but then restricted a small sob and turned away. She wasn?t going to put her aunt and the others in any more danger than they already were. From then on, as far as Summer was concerned, the words ?safe house? didn?t exist.

Summer wandered a bit mindlessly for a while, when a conversation from somewhere deep in her mind surfaced. From the future, when Saethi had finally revealed exactly what Whistler had meant when he had described Saethi?s friend as a "krispy kritter". A name.

Even in her daze, Summer managed to find a phonebook, and flipped through the names. A name, an address . . .

***

Once again, Summer found herself staring at a door, but this time there was police tape over it. She raised up a slightly quivering hand, and pulled the tape down before opening the door, and letting herself in.

A slight smell of burnt flesh accosted Summer?s nose, but it quickly dissipated through the open doorway and out into the hall.

Summer walked in and looked blearily around. Not much in the way of habitable surroundings, but it was enough.

She sat herself down on a random couch, and as she stretched out, staring ruefully at a spot on the ceiling where it looked like someone had thrown a wad of Silly Putty too high, a single thought went through her mind before her surroundings faded to black.

[/I]?Run, run, run, just as fast as you can. You can?t catch me, I?m the Gingerbread Man!?

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This doesn?t deserve any ending comments. Not the best thing I?ve written in a while, but hey! I have an excuse. I?m sick, and drugged, and [I]still[/I] running a 99.1 fever. I?m allowed to be crappy, right?

[Walnut]

ooc: Bloody hell, I go away for five days and a whole lot of stuff happens. Nice to see you all back. Right now to post something.

IC: Tansya was in another of her great moods. Alpha knew them only too well, she had been caught in rather a few of them and mainly cause of her habbit of eating cats. Alpha leaned awarkadly against the door, waiting for Tansya to tell her what to do. She had heard almost all the conversation, that was a good thing about becoming a bat she reflected. She recalled why she actually became a bat in the first place. Tansya had placed it on her, after she had accidently gone and killed off a brown moggie by the name of Katyren, who was not only Tansya's cat but was also pregant at the time. She was still sure that she held a big grudge against her for that.

"Alpha" said Tansya. "Wha?" asked Alpha in a good natured voice. "Protect Summer" said Tansya in a emoutional voice. "No prob, its my job" said Alpha turning and heading out of the door. The night was crisp and clean, there was no people about as per usual, but Alpha was still warey of Maz. If she was out again and with hunter's then she was in danger herself. After checking several of the usual spots for Summer, Alpha decied to risk making a call. The mobile signal could be traced but only if you were in a clear area. At this point in time she wasn't, she was in the middle of the shopping centre and reception could be rather bad. She dialled Summer's number and was thankful to hear it ring. "C'mon Summer answer, if you don't then Tansya is going to hurt me. Big Time" she said under her breath while listening to the ringing.

[Sere Tuscumbia]

OOC: Nice to have ya back for a bit Sarsy-chan, but it's Tasya. No n's involved.

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[I]Summer was awakened quite grouchily by the muted sound of her cellphone ringing.

Fishing around in her pockets, she found it, flipped up the top, and stared at the caller ID.

It was Alpha. Wasn't everyone just oh-so-considerate tonight. Summer growled, stood, and threw the cellphone at the wall with the grace of a professional baseball player.

She relished the cracking sound it made as it hit.

***

Alpha stared at her phone as the automated woman at the other end repeated her "phone-out-of-service" message again and again. Then, her face determined, Alpha clicked her phone shut and strode back to the building.[/I]

"She?s not at her aunt?s, she?s not at the Boston, and she?s not in that one place in the park she likes so well. She?s nowhere in my ranges, Tasya," [I]Alpha said, as she flopped herself down into one of the chairs near Tasya.

Tasya sighed, and let her head fall to the table, staring frustratedly at it for a moment. Then, as if a light bulb had popped on over her head, Tasya?s face brightened.[/I] "Na Machmæl," [I]she muttered, and then knocked softly on the table.

Michela popped into sight, wincing slightly, and then yawning.[/I] "Oi, Tasya. Do you think you could change the perimeters of that spell? My ears pop every time you do that."

[I]Tasya just raised her head up, nodded, then let it fall back down to the table.[/I]

"She, Saethi, and Summer got into an argument," [I]Alpha said, jerking a thumb in Tasya?s direction.[/I] "She?s sitting there moping--"

"I?m [I]not[/I] moping. I?m frustrated that I have such a stubborn-minded Slayer."

"She?s sitting there moping, Saethi?s somewhere doing what he needs to do, and Summer?s missing."

"Called?"

"Her phone is out of service."

[I]Michela threw up her hands.[/I] "How many phones is that now? And, due to the fact that I can teleport and you losers can?t?"

"And, since you just so [I]happened[/I] to steal Summer?s body, you have a little tracker in your brain somewhere," [I]Tasya mumbled from the table.

Michela rolled her eyes and continued,[/I] "you want me to go find the Slayer."

"That?s about it." [I]Alpha looked at Michela, a weird expression crossing her face.

Michela waved off Alpha?s look.[/I] "Hey, D?Hoffryn likes me. I?m his pet. He won?t get mad, trust me. And now, if you all will excuse me--" [I]Michela disappeared.

***

Summer was laying there, throwing a ball up into the air and catching it, when there was a knock at the door.

Joy. She slipped the stake out of a pocket, and then, finding no eyehole, just decided to open the door. She could take assassins any day . . .

Michela stood outside looking slightly peeved.[/I] "You know that it?s going to do no good to shut the door in my face, so don?t even try."

[I]Summer frowned for a moment, then stepped aside to let Michela in.

Michela looked around, then held up a plastic sack.[/I] "One: munchies. Two: you?re going to tell me everything about this little ?argument? of yours."

[I]Summer sighed and looked up at the ceiling.[/I] "Is there [I]anyone[/I] who respects my privacy?"

"No. Now, sit and spill the beans."

[I]Summer did.[/I]

***

"So," [I]Michela said, as she eyed the two miniature figures, Summer and a random vampire, fighting on the table,[/I] "what you're saying is you're on Slayer probation."

"Yep," [I]Summer replied, wincing while she saw her figurine take a hard blow,[/I] "and the thing that really confuses me is [I]Saethi[/I] gave the order. Saethi. Mr. I-Don't-Give-A-Crap-About-The-Rules."

[I]Michela popped a marshmellow into her mouth and chewed for a moment, waving her hand through the two figures to clear the battle. She had pulled them up purely for her own amusement, and Summer thought they were battles from Michela's own mind. It was all and well that she just believed that, and never learned the truth.[/I] "Just don't go wishing for his heart to be ripped out or what-not."

"I'm not scorned or anything. Just shocked and pissed off."

[I]Michela just sat and watched the little mini-Summer pull a sneak attack on a vampire for a moment.

Summer watched Michela, then turned her attention to the figures, and threw a stolen marshmellow in their direction. It went sailing through them both, and then bounced off the table and onto the floor.

Michela sighed at the loss of a perfectly good marshmellow, but then visibly paled when two familiar figures began fighting. She quickly waved a hand over them, and they dissipated into smoke.

Summer looked at Michela.[/I] "You're pale."

[I]Michela popped a marshmellow into her mouth and chewed, trying to find time to make up an excuse. The real reason, and Michela would have had an extremely pissed off Slayer on her hands.[/I] "Something didn't go down right."

[I]Summer nodded, but still eyed Michela warily. Something just wasn't right.[/I]

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Two posties in one day. I'm mildly proud.

[liamc2]

OOC: short I know, but it's 9:30 and I just came back from a Julius Caesar performance which I was in. It's the best description you're going to get I'm afraid..
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Saethi marched along the tunnel, several unspeakable objects clinging to his once white pants. His eyes, glowing crimson in the dark, strayed from one end of the sewerage channel to the other. Not a living creature was here...odd. Subconsciously a hand strayed and freed the special stake from it?s rest. He gripped it tightly and freed the blade from his belt with the other.

Something was stirring, he could feel it...

The steady drip of dirty water echoed round as he continued to slosh through the thickening muck. He paused. He gritted his teeth, fangs slipping out and the rest of his mouth shrinking away. He felt his flesh tense as the spikes began to press their way forward. The harsh pain that had been forgotten returned as the natural armour grew. Saethi tensed and spat at the wall, blood oozing down the side before meeting the reeking floor.

Something sparked in Saethi?s mind, causing him to raise a defence when something leapt out from the water and bore him underneath it.

Saethi struggled and felt sharp pain dig on the side of his ribs, feeling precious lifeblood float away to the surface. He stabbed out with the blade in his only free arm. It clanged off harmlessly, sound deadened by the water. He felt consciousness slip away as his vision was eaten by an unseen foe. In a last ditch attack, he summoned all his strength and lashed out with his free hand, thrashing with his feet. The grip was relinquished and he kicked to the surface.

In a steady circle around him, bubbles burst on the surface of the putrid water. Saethi suppressed a wave of nausea and readied his weapon, treading on the fouled water.