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Post by petdr89 on Nov 4, 2007 19:25:07 GMT -5
Strips still had his eyes closed as he was jerked into another alley. He was sort of shocked and didn't know what to think, so when the jetsam asked him a question, at first all he could do was stutter out an answer. "E-e-enemy.... f-f-fellow" he choked on his own words. "Bleh" he coughed, and then began speaking with some composure. "Yeah, I guess you could say that..."
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Post by Kiweh on Nov 4, 2007 19:31:36 GMT -5
Dre had stepped out from behind the wall as the kougra threw his hands up to surrender. She wanted to scream at the kougra for being so stupid but as she thought about it, she realized that surrendering was really his only choice unless he wanted to die... He was outnumbered greatly and he had thrown his only weapon, that she knew of, at one of the guards. The Jetsam stepped forward, Dre pulled out the small gun but kept it hidden at her side and took a few steps in the same direction. She watched in confusion as the Jetsam knocked out one of the five guards though and sent an earthquake through the ground. Dre retreated to a doorway in the wall beside her to keep her balance as the ground around her shuttered. Trashcans fell over and rocks fell from the already ruined walls but the guard too also hit the ground. She stared at the kougra and jetsam as they scurried out of there and quietly followed behind them, taking a look back every now and then to make sure that the shield or whatever magic the jetsam was doing was keeping the bullets from hitting them.
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Post by Jukebox on Nov 4, 2007 19:35:59 GMT -5
"Then I won't be regretting saving your hide," He said, watching the sheild and finally noting at girl following them.
"So, do you join us as an adversary, or and ally?" he asked her, watching her out of the corner of his eye as he put more energy into the shield, which the guards were still shooting at and attempting to beak down. He let go of the kougra to take a ring out of his pocket, but didn't put it on yet.
((gotta go cook, I'llr espond as soon as I can.))
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Post by Kiweh on Nov 4, 2007 19:48:51 GMT -5
Dre kept the gun in her hand and examined the couple more closer, knowing that she had definitely come across these two before. "Well seeing that the kougra just kill about a dozen or so guards and you helped him get away with it, I would say that we are allies." She said her eyes studying his face intently, her mind digging through the millions of memories that clouded her thoughts.
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Post by petdr89 on Nov 4, 2007 19:58:52 GMT -5
"Um, I only really killed three" Strips mumbled out. His hands were now shaking violently as the adrenaline rush from so much activity began to wear off. He wanted more information from these two strangers, wanted to ask their names and why they were here, and what the heck they were talking about, but now wasn't the time or place. Guards were still firing after them, even though they weren't able to hit them, and he figured it would be best to get the heck out of here. "I don't know about y'all, but I'm gettin' outa here while the gettin's still good."
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Post by Jukebox on Nov 4, 2007 20:18:42 GMT -5
Shallo grinned under his scarf as the kougra suggested running.
"You won't get far if you stay in the city. I can get us out of here, fi you want. But the faster the better." He said, as the sheild was begining to weaken. Luckily they had stopped shooting at it, but they were still pounding on it and a few of them had left to try and get behidn them. He held the ring, waiting for the other two to respodn to his offer.
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Post by petdr89 on Nov 4, 2007 20:23:42 GMT -5
"I had planned on gettin' out of the city so if you can get us out of here you'd better do it fast" Strips replied. He had no idea what this guy had in mind, but if he could get them out of here faster than running he would go along with it. He didn't trust this guy as far as he could throw him, but he also didn't see that he had anything to loose.
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Post by Kiweh on Nov 4, 2007 20:26:56 GMT -5
"Whatever...." Dre said rolling her eyes as the kougra corrected her, "But yeah we need to get out of here..." She said turning her attention to the guards who were trying to strategically get around the shield with no success. She turned back to the other two and shoved her hands, and the gun, into her pockets. "How exactly will you do that though?" She asked with a suspicious tone, looking over at the jetsam again.
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Post by Jukebox on Nov 4, 2007 20:54:49 GMT -5
Shallo grinned, holding up the ring. "Just hold on," he ordered, grabbing the kougra with one hand and the lupess with the other, slipping on the ring and simultaneously dropping the shield.
The next moment the trio were standing in a small cave, a bright white fire burning in the center and several blankets and chests lining the walls. The only odd thing about it was its lack of an entrance or opening wide enough to allow anyone to pass through.
Shallo released the two, slipping the ring into his pocket again and stepping back."Well, will that work for you?" he asked, rubbing his arm unconsciously and smearing the paint some more, small bits of his markings beginning to show through.
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Post by petdr89 on Nov 4, 2007 21:01:13 GMT -5
"Oh, yeah, this works great..... BUT WHERE THE F*** ARE WE?!" He lost control of his temper at that moment, and neglected to censor himself. Stress and lack of food and sleep finally caused him to crack. He stepped away from the two but kept his front facing them. "Alright, I want answers" he said as he pulled out his gun and cocked it. "Who the hell are you, and what are ya doin'?"
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Post by Jukebox on Nov 4, 2007 21:06:15 GMT -5
Shallo leaned on his staff, watching the kougra with little interest.
"We're in a cave, in the Lost Desert. Near Qasala, if it matters. My name is Shalloanil, and I'm working with what little rebellion there is. Which is why I bothered to help you, since it appeared you were fighting with those darigans." He answered this all in a rather careless manner, but had kept his eyes on the gun the whole time. He removed the first ring from his hand and placed in in his pocket as well, turning his attention to the lupess.
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Post by Kiweh on Nov 4, 2007 21:12:52 GMT -5
Dre was about to rip her arm free from the jetsam, not liking the fact that a stranger had just grabbed her but then noticed the ring that flashed to his fingers and became numb. In a second or less they had teleported from the alleyways to this cave and for those few milliseconds Dre figured out who he was. She was too lightheaded at first to say anything and just as she recovered the kougra whipped out a gun which made her react in pulling out her own and aiming it at him. She kept her eyes glued on the kougra as her ears twitched and listened the the Jetsam, her assumption correct about who he was.
Shallo! She exclaimed, her brown eyes growing big with excitement but staying fixed on her target, I knew it from the start that I recognized you. I'm Dre... Remember? She sent him, hoping that it hadn't been too long since the Devastation.
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Post by petdr89 on Nov 4, 2007 21:20:25 GMT -5
Strips cursed silently as his eyes narrowed. "Shalloanil, you say? So, I know you then?" Strips now realized that this guy did look awfully familiar, but he asked just to be sure. He was pretty good with names, for the most part, so now that he had heard Shallo's name he remembered where they had first met. "You're the dude from that city, with the girl and the rings. The, um....what's the word...Sorcerer? ..... And let me guess, I know you too?" Strips regarded the lupess, who now had a gun pointed at him.. He didn't recognize her at all, but the way things were going, it wouldn't have surprised him if he knew her.
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Post by Jukebox on Nov 4, 2007 21:23:24 GMT -5
Shallo jumped again, not particularly enjoying her method of communication. He looked at her for few moment questioningly, but eventually nodded. He quickly glanced away, thgouh, the grip on his staff growing tighter as he recalled the memory. In attempt to get it out of his head again he turned his attention on the kougra.
"The city....yes, I belive so. With that murderous xweetok," he answered, "Well, if you both know me than there's really no point in this is there?" he asked, removing the scarf and revealing his lighter colored throat and those markings he hadn't bothered to cover with paint.
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Post by Kiweh on Nov 4, 2007 21:32:37 GMT -5
Dre narrowed her eyes at the kougra. There had been a lot of darigan clients back when she had her job, they were probably on the top of the list when it came to nightmares. This kougra one didn't really look any different than any of the others so she wasn't so sure. "I'm sure we have met at least once in your lifetime..." She said out loud and glanced over at Shallo for a brief second to see what he was doing. She turned her gaze back at the kougra and down at the gun, "So are we together or what?" She asked hoping that he would lower his gun so she could too.
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