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[KAL] LOOK WHAT THE HORSE DRAGGED IN

Apr 25, 2007 15:42

Who: Kal Rielly
When: July 1, shortly after In the Rain
Where: The Rowland House Front Porch
Invited: Open
Status: Incomplete

It was getting dark as Kal and the horses wandered through the town. The wet horse smell was now engrained into Kal’s skin, she might just spend the rest of her life smelling like Romeo.

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ima_birdboy April 25 2007, 22:32:06 UTC

Tobias had seen the girl with the horses a few days earlier and had been following her. She was the first person he'd seen in weeks and one of the few that hadn't tried to shoot him as food. That alone made her worth following, although the horses had been another indication that she was good people. He didn't know anything about horses, but he could tell she cared for them as best she could under the circumstances.

Now that she had arrived in a town and seemed to be interested in meeting people, Tobias wasn't so sure that revealing himself to her was the best idea. Screaming as he attacked a mouse, snatching it for a snack, he swooped back up to a tree to eat it and watch what happened. She might not know him, but he'd help her if these people were bad. She was good to the horses.

[Victor] sinanju April 26 2007, 05:37:18 UTC

A heavy clomping and stomping from the front porch caught Victor's attention. It sounded like several people had arrived. People wearing heavy boots by the sound of it. He turned toward the foyer just as the door thudded heavily. It sounded like someone had kicked it ( ... )

[Akkarin] nohatmatt April 26 2007, 10:39:13 UTC

Akkarin froze at the noises from outside and the kick on the door. As Victor moved to open it, he extended his senses outward and felt the presence of a woman and three animals, clustered right near the door. Something tickled the edge of his mind, and he reached out further, sensing another conscious mind, a way off the ground, watching the house.

He joined Victor at the door and peered out into the shadows cast by the streetlights. That tree, there. The lights did little more than cast shadows through the tree's branches, obscuring anything which might be hiding in it.

"I am sorry to interrupt," he said before the woman in the saddle could say anything, "but did you know that there's something watching you?"

He pointed to the tree and created a globe light above it, a bright sphere which quickly swelled to a useful size, casting the tree into stark clarity and revealing the bird of prey perched on a branch.

"A bird, apparently."

[Kal] selkie_queen April 26 2007, 11:32:51 UTC

Kal looked at the two men, then at the globe of light.

“And here I thought three horses standing on a porch were going to weird people out a bit,” Kal stated before sliding off Romeo as he looked at the light and snorted. “That’s a red-tailed hawk. He’s probably following me for my leftovers.” She pulled out her bow.

“I’ve been living off the land, but sadly, I don’t know much about the edible parts of wild game. Red-tails will sometimes take the easy way out and scavenge, but they prefer live prey…this one might be a juvenile,” she said with a grin before sliding the bow back into her quiver. “Let me introduce myself Kalyca Rielly, people just call me Kal.” She held out her hand. “I do apologize for the wet horse smell, it’s his fault.” Kal nodded her head toward Romeo and he snorted and shook his head, slapping Kal’s arm with wet mane…again.

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[Victor] sinanju May 1 2007, 05:42:58 UTC

"I'm sure we can keep track of the time," Victor said, though he was puzzled by Tobias's problem. If he can only remain human for two hours, then why does he need a clock? Wouldn't he simply change again? Clearly Victor didn't have all the facts.

Victor shrugged, literally and metaphorically. Tobias seemed to be able to handle the problem, so he'd leave him to it. Now that everyone was inside, Victor closed the door. He returned to the great room, which was starting to get a little crowded with all the guests.

"I suppose we all ought to introduce ourselves again," Victor said. "My name is Victor Kruger. I'm from New York City originally, which may or may not mean anything to those of you from...other worlds. I've been living here for a few weeks, along with a few other people."

Tobias. ima_birdboy May 1 2007, 17:08:49 UTC

"My name is Tobias," he began nervously, unconsciously trying to ruffle his feathers and then getting annoyed when he realized he couldn't. So many people! "I'm um..."

He'd been here long enough to realize that this was not his world, they'd even won in his world, but the paranoia was a way of life that was hard to break. "I'm from California," There, that was vague enough, "I couldn't find anyone, so I began flying...I found Kal a few days ago and she found this place."

Bird or not, he had been human once and humans were ultimately social creatures. "I don't know what happened exactly...We won the war only for a disease to kill everyone less than a year later, I don't know if they're linked, I don't think so."

[Kal] selkie_queen May 1 2007, 17:47:12 UTC

Kal was shocked, the bird-boy had been following her for a few days? She hadn't noticed a hawk, then again, her eyes had been for the creatures that had been popping up lately.

"Why didn't you introduce yourself sooner?" Kal asked, the question popping out of her mouth without her brain's permission. "I just mean, I wouldn't have hurt you." She felt a little foolish for questioning the boy, of course she would have been freaked out slightly, but as long as he didn't attack her, she'd give anyone a fair shot.

A golden head stuck itself in the window and Romeo whinnied for attention. Kal quickly crossed the room and began rubbing the horse's ears the way he enjoyed after dinner.

"You spoiled brat," Kal whispered to the horse before pushing his head back out the window. "I'll be out later, no worries."

[Tobias] ima_birdboy May 1 2007, 17:56:54 UTC

He shrugged, "No need to. I didn't want to be seen," he looked over at Akkarin, "You wouldn't've seen me tonight if it hadn't been for him," his mild tone had an accusatory note to it and almost a tinge of regret.

"And then you wanted to shoot me!" he continued, "What else was I supposed to do? Just leave and hope you have bad aim? Your aim is pretty good, you know!"

He clamped a hand over his mouth, he hadn't spoken this much in months. "And you interrupted my dinner," he concluded, almost petulantly. This was just like five years ago when he'd gained the ability to morph, his entire world turned upside down in an instant.

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[Victor] sinanju May 5 2007, 07:37:11 UTC

OOC: I've sorta been on unofficial hiatus, but I'm back....

Victor looked over at Kal. "Ami has been here all along," he said. Then he frowned thoughtfully. "Well, not all along. She found her way here while there was still one survivor. A young girl who died of an unrelated condition." He didn't have to specify unrelated to what. The world would forever be divided in time between before and after Fate's Handmaiden ( ... )

[Kal] selkie_queen May 5 2007, 14:00:16 UTC

Kal looked at Victor a moment and nodded.

"I imagine all the stories are relatively similar. It...happened and no one could stand living in the place that was so familiar but so empty," Kal said, rubbing her eyes as Ace rubbed his mouth on her head. She gently pushed the horse's head back out of the window and he grunted.

"I forgot what it was like to talk to someone and get a response, I'm kind of missing before...," she stated with a sad smile. Fate's Handmaiden, Kal could feel it hanging over the room like a layer of smoke. "I've missed people, I have to confess, I think I'm going to stay in town, but I'll be looking for a house I can set up like a barn." Romeo whinned. "I won't leave Bess, Ace, and Romeo outside all the time."

Re: [Kal] ima_birdboy May 5 2007, 20:35:47 UTC

Finally relaxing enough to sit down, Tobias initially sat indian style on the floor before fidgeting and sticking his legs out in front of him. There were so many positions he could be in and he couldn't decide on which one he wanted.

"I'll stay...if you'll have me," he was waiting for the rejection even though he knew intellectually it most likely wasn't going to come from this group. "I don't need a house or anything. I'll find somewhere," like a nice large tree, preferably near a field or park where he could find food as well. Hawks were little trouble.

[Victor[ sinanju May 7 2007, 05:44:25 UTC

"There are plenty of houses to choose from," Victor said to Kal. Even some with barns if you're willing to live a ways out toward the edge of town." He grimaced. "Of course, some of those may still have bodies in them. We've spent the last couple of weeks policing the town and burying bodies--but we haven't gotten all of them yet."

Victor grinned at Tobias. "If a tree is enough for you, that's no problem--but neither is a house if you want one. We've got plenty. You could always keep the ground floor locked and just leave a window open above so you can come and go."

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