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Post by goldberry on Feb 26, 2005 14:55:17 GMT -5
I padded downstairs. I have to say, I was not impressed by how the dragon had mangaged to get me awake. At least he had kept his promise. It was eight o'clock in the morning and there was no trace of last night's storm. I was extremely grumpy and about to start work on the window again. I had to admit, I slept better than I had in while up in that room. I was just disconcerted by how I had been woken up.
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Post by Frodo on Feb 26, 2005 17:04:52 GMT -5
I watched Jaid as he went down the hall, guided by the Dragon to a room. The orange light was glowing softly inside my hoodie pocket, looking very much like the live coals in the stove, back in the closet-thing. Jaid seemed nice. A little tall, perhaps. but then, wasn't everyone?
I closed the door behind me, and sunk down into the bed. The dragon had somehow managed to renovate the whole thing. One little chirp was all it took, and there were white sheets, oak frame and head-board -- even a canopy. The Dragon was overbearing, but he had kind intentions, I admit.
I took out my cigarette case, my knuckles taut and white over the cover. Angrily, I threw it against the stone wall, where it shattered. I knew I had to give the habit up. I was getting too dependant on it. My shoulders began shaking. I felt like crying. I wasn't used the new surroundings - I'd lived in teh same house all my life! A second story apartment, and then now, a prodigal castle. How do you ever get used to it?
I lay back, and covered my face with my hands. I could hear rain outside, beginning to fall.
I was in for a long night.
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Post by Fafmimbaki on Feb 26, 2005 17:51:08 GMT -5
I was a woken by the master rustling papers. It was seven in the morning. "Good morning Llatahtsi. How did yesterday go?" I yawned. "She doesn't seem very promising, but that might just be jet lag and not being used to her surroundings. Jaid the Fix-it has some promise though, but he needs to learn some discretion. He has a very loose tounge. Speaking of wich, I should go wake him. He stayed the night since it was storming." "You go do that," the master replied, "I will meet Kiri today at lunch. I hope you will join us." I trotted out of the room and went to wake Jaid. "Fix-it! It's time to get up!" I prodded him with my tail, buy he waved a hand at me and mumbled something, turning over. I growled and he still didn't wake. I barked and the bed disappeared out from under him, sheets and all, and reappeared on the other side of the room. He woke with a start and cursed as he hit the floor. "Good morning Fix-it. I suggest you go grab a bite to eat and then get to work." I left him mumbling and glaring at me.
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Post by Frodo on Feb 26, 2005 18:20:04 GMT -5
There was a loud bang. The sound echoed around, dreamlike. I awoke, startled. I sighed, realizing I was still in my clothes from last night. Stretching, I eased out of bed, and dropped, barefoot, onto the cold wooden floor. The sound came from down the hall, I figured. Outside my window, dawn was already awake, painting a thin crimson line on the distant mountains. That was one thing I liked about it here. The scenery, and people's accents. Wales was a pretty place, welsh a pretty tongue.
Curiosity was in my veins. Kicking my suitcase open, I rummaged through my T-shirts. I snatched up my favorite one - faded green, with a sillohouted red Griffen. I slipped out of my other shirt, and yanked the new one on. I found black jeans to go along with it, and then my sneakers. Glancing into the small mirror I had packed, I noted two things - My hair needed fixing, and there were circles under my eyes. Not too noticible, though. Good. I had managed to get a little sleep last night, and I supposed it had helped. Quickly, I fluffed my short, black hair with a brush, and used a bit of gel. I didn't feel like putting on make-up. Maybe Jaid wouldn't notice.
My hand was on the door handle, but I stopped. In the corner of my eye, I could see the shards of my cigarette case. It lay helter-skelter, and reminded me of a disembodied skeleton. Which was true. The habit was dead.
With a smile on my face, I walked out of my room, jaunty, to see if Jaid was awake. I was going to ask him if he wanted to have lunch with me or something.
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Post by goldberry on Feb 26, 2005 21:46:10 GMT -5
"Hey." I jumped about a foot, the cement bucket rolling to a stop at Kiri's feet. I had finished the window in less time than I thought. I guessed the time was about a quarter til nine. But now I had spattered cement to clean. "Jeez. That's the second time in less than an hour that I've had the crap scared outta me." Kiri grinned. "I'll take that as a complement to my stealth skills." I shook my head. "You're makin' it really hard to like you. Do you know how long it'll take me to clean this up? Which is sad, seeing's you seem likable enough." "I'll make it up to you. Do you wanna eat luch with me?" I stared at her, taken aback. Eat lunch. With the old man's niece. The old man's niece who I worked for. Somehow, I didn't think he would take too kindly to that. "Nice of you to offer, but no. I don't think you're uncle would keep me around for very long if I started acting like I was guest instead of a gutter trash janitor. Besides, I've gotta mess to clean up, Silent One." I don't know what prompted me to tack on the nickname, but something had to've. "OK. I'll help clean up. And I don't care what my uncle thinks." I shook my head. She just couldn't quit while she was ahead.
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Post by merry on Feb 27, 2005 16:02:15 GMT -5
I walked down the wide empty hall; I had thought that I might meet the newcomer that Llatahtsi had told me about the night before. She seem interisting and Llatahtsi had said that lord G. (as I call him, I have a very dificult time saying his name)wanted every one at the castle to met her. As I walked down the hall i wondered how i would explane what i was, almost everyone that worked at the castle was diffrent from others but me and Llatahsti are posably the most diffrent in apearance. i am an oni in case you don't know an oni looks like it's a human with ears feet and tail like a wolf and claws on my hands. i reached the door but found that she had left. in a short time i had found her she had gone up stairs and was talking with the boy reparman thay apeared to be cleaning something up. i stood in the door way, thay had not seen me so i called "greetings" they both jumped and starred at me "don't be so surprised! did you think that the dragon was the only strange one you would see here?"
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Post by goldberry on Feb 27, 2005 17:10:10 GMT -5
"Uh, sorry." I managed to croak, glancing briefly at Kiri. "Can you tell me something? Why is it that I've worked here for over two years, and I just now meet all you people?"
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Post by merry on Feb 27, 2005 17:27:52 GMT -5
"Why have you never met any of us?That would be because you never looked." was all i replyed, it had never occured to me that we had never met, i knew every thing that happened and everyone who ever came here, if there was anything i mised Llatahtsi would inform me. on top of that i often watched (unseen of corse) much of every thing intresting that happend. though i had missed what happend the day before. i had been away on a arrand.
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Post by goldberry on Feb 27, 2005 17:34:09 GMT -5
I opened my mouth to protest, then clamped it shut before I could say anything. (OOC: male of female?) __ was probably right.
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Post by merry on Feb 28, 2005 16:55:27 GMT -5
(What does OOC mean? i also i don't understand the question.)
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Post by goldberry on Feb 28, 2005 17:00:17 GMT -5
(OOC: O O C stands for Out Of Character. Is the character male or female?)
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Post by Frodo on Feb 28, 2005 19:33:04 GMT -5
And then the wolfie dude farted, and Kiri and Jaid flew to the moon, where they lived happily ever after, eating cheese.
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Post by Frodo on Feb 28, 2005 19:34:45 GMT -5
;D I'm only joking. . . do not be alarmed! I just can't quit laughing.
*titter titter*
This is stoooopiid.
*stomach growls*
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Post by merry on Feb 28, 2005 21:28:44 GMT -5
OOC: maddie!
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Post by merry on Feb 28, 2005 21:30:27 GMT -5
OOC:my caricture(stupid word!) is a girl sorry forgot to say that.
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