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Post by Zolf J Kimblee on Jul 18, 2009 13:49:28 GMT -6
He folded his arms and rested his chin on them as he casually paddled his feet in the pool. He sighed and shrugged. "Be my guest." he said, "the hard stuff is in paper bags next to the fridge...ice in the freezer if you want it."
He climbed out of the pool and shook water out of his hair and smoothed the wild mess back. He sat in a lawn chair and lit up a smoke. "Honestly? I have no clue why I tolerate all these people." he answered. "Buncha damn snobs if you ask me. Snobs with an overweening sense of their own importance. I'd say a goodly percent of them are more psychotic than yours truly." he chuckled.
"I think the only reason I stay is because they're the only people I know who come from where I come from. Yeah...like that makes any sense."
He looked over to Envy, "Say, I've been thinkin' about buggin' outta this place. Maybe jet off to Vegas or something. You know....like for good."
"If I only had some self discipline," he continued, hitting the palm of his hand with his fist to make his point, "I could really make out there, ya know? Coupla folks like you and me could come up with some sort of con racket."
He sighed and took another puff, "Anything's gotta be better than staying at 'Soap Opera Manor.' He rolled his eyes sarcastically.
He turned his head as Roze approached, sort of timid and apologetic. He was silent a moment, and exhaled a puff of smoke. "No problem, darlin." he finally said with a smile, "No harm, no foul. Why don't you grab a chair and join us in a drink?"
He cracked a beer and sipped from it, watching her with appraising eyes. She was awfully pretty. Unusual hair, that's for sure. Never seen a shade quite like it. At least nowhere on this side of the gate. He turned his attention back to Envy. He didn't want to stare at her. He'd already been slapped in the face once today and it wasn't even noon! But by God, a man got lonely for the company of the more tender, opposite gender after awhile!
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Post by Zolf J Kimblee on Jul 18, 2009 14:02:00 GMT -6
Sarai was relieved when Zolf finally vacated the room. She looked out the window, rolling her eyes when he shook his hair rudely all over the place. So uncouth! She took the bacon strips from Barry and laid them in the pan. "Wow, you're really good at that! Have you done that for a living?" she asked Barry. Gluttony had toddled off after the strangely androgynous person. But he would be back when the food was announced, no doubt.
She buttered waffles as they came out of the iron and filled it with more batter. She poured the eggs into a pan to cook, stirring them frequently so they wouldn't turn brown. She liked fluffy yellow scrambled eggs.
Barry had a slight, and rather wiry build she observed casually. "Um...Barry," she asked, "I hate to impose, but..do you perhaps have a shirt and pants I could borrow today?" she blushed. She had to get out of the belly dancers costume soon. She stood out like a sore thumb in it, but it couldn't be helped for now. She would look into second hand consignment shops later for suitable clothes. Although everyone here had noticed her strage attire, no one had offered to loan her any appropriate attire. And certainly none of the men could be expected to think of offering anything.
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Post by dante on Jul 20, 2009 19:00:24 GMT -6
Dante moved past her friend and began heading upstairs. She was overjoyed to hear that her daughter was safe, but she could not help but wonder what happened. She knew that Dahlia often hung around with the twins, so she was sure she would know what happened; and if she didn't, she could always get it out of Arden.
Seeing her daughter sitting in the rec room, she rushed over to her. "Dahlia! What on earth happened?"
Dahlia looked up at her mother, sniffling. "A bad man came in and took Nikolai to his house... And he made me take a glowing red rock from your room, too."
Dante narrowed her eyes into thin slits. That bastard had made off with her Philosopher's Stone. Mikey would have no reason for taking it, so now it was obvious that he was working with Magrace.
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Bob headed out the front door and walked over to the ambulance. Seeing a paramedic standing near a stretcher, he gently handed Nikolai over to him. "Be careful, he's badly injured."
The paramedic paled when she saw him. "Goodness! What on earth happened?"
"A psychopath attempted to murder him," Bob answered bitterly
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jul 20, 2009 19:04:12 GMT -6
"Oh, and Denny being knocked out...that was an accident" Arden said, holding up her hands defensively.
Meanwhile, Bandit was whimpering in the corner. It was like she was ashamed of helping locate the stone in the first place.
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Post by dante on Jul 21, 2009 17:04:11 GMT -6
Dante ignored her explanation, instead heading into her bedroom to see what happened for herself. When she stepped inside, a deep scowl formed on her face when she saw the large hole in the corner of her room. As he daughter said, the Philosopher's Stone had been taken. Fortunately for them it was only a small fragment, but they still had it in their grasp, along with Nikolai. There was only one thing that Magrace could be doing with Nikolai and the Stone.
Sighing, she walked back into the rec room. "Arden, did he say where he was taking your brother? I need a specific location."
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Bob stood aside as they put Nikolai on the stretcher and wheeled him into the back of the ambulance. He hopped in with him, then turned to Frank. "I'll see you back at the station. Keep a close eye on that bastard for me."
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jul 21, 2009 17:08:37 GMT -6
"Sorry, he just said he was taking Nikolai to his house" Arden said with a frown. "Why? Did something bad happen?" she questioned with a confused look on her face. At this point it was hard to tell that this girl's favorite hobby was crucifying her teddy bear.
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Frank nodded slightly and gave Bob a thumbs up. "And I'll have Desi keep an eye on me" he said before slamming the door on the police car shut and driving off
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Post by dante on Jul 21, 2009 17:17:53 GMT -6
Dante hesitated for a moment, wondering how much she should tell the girl. She was much more mature than most children her age, so she had a feeling that she would be able to handle it. Besides, she would probably be able to tell if she was witholding information from her.
"That man was a serial killer who abducted your brother three years ago. The authorities are on their way to confront him as we speak. Unfortunately, at the moment we have no way of knowing if your brother is even alive."
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jul 21, 2009 17:20:06 GMT -6
The girl remained silent for several moments, hanging her head. Suddenly she looked at Dante. "Any idea where the bastard is?" she asked, tilting her head slightly.
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Post by dante on Jul 21, 2009 17:28:54 GMT -6
Dante shook her head. "Not a clue. But from what I've been told, the police know and are dealing with him right now. Your mother asked me to watch over you until she returns."
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jul 21, 2009 17:34:32 GMT -6
Arden frowned, looking rather dissapointed that somebody was watching her. However, she then shrugged and turned on the TV, switching it to a Looney Tunes marathon. "Oh, look. 'What's Opera, Doc?' is on" she muttered.
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"Damn" one of the paramedics mumbled as he did a quick examination on Nikolai. "I'm surprised this kid isn't dead right now". He then made a fairly big mistake by reaching down the child's throat in order to remove the wads of notebook paper that were gagging him. He managed to remove the paper, but when he attempted to swab Nikolai's throat to see if there was any damage, the poor bastard got a set of very sharp teeth in his wrist.
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Post by dante on Jul 21, 2009 17:57:14 GMT -6
Dante took a seat on a nearby armchair, crossing her legs. Even though she was still worried about Nikolai, she was more worried about the fact that one of her fragments had been stolen. She suspected that Magrace wanted to use it to get through the Gate, but why he would want to do that without a body was a mystery to her.
After a few moments of silence, she glanced over at Arden. "Don't worry too much about your brother. I'm sure that your mother would never let anything happen to him. He has quite a knack for getting out of sticky situations."
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Officer Bob took a seat on one of the chairs built into the side of the ambulance, his eyes resting intently on Nikolai. When he bit down on the paramedic, he smiled awkwardly. "Well, at least he's still strong enough to work those chompers of his..."
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jul 21, 2009 18:02:44 GMT -6
The child didn't even respond, she just focussed on the cartoon. However, she frowned when it showed Bugs Bunny's seemingly dead body. "That's not funny" she said, sounding like she was actually going to cry. "That's not funny at all".
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"That fucking hurt" the young man said as he managed to pry Nikolai's teeth off his wrist. He wrapped the bleeding wound in a bit of gauze and sat down next to Bob. "I'm gonna let the rest of them deal with the kid. Does he do that a lot?" he questioned the officer, obviously referring to the biting.
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Post by dante on Jul 21, 2009 18:12:12 GMT -6
Dante raised a brow when she noticed how emotional she was becoming. As far as she could remember, she had never actually seen Arden cry before. Still, it was to be expected, considering that her brother could be a mangled corpse by now. Even if she seemed like a heartless little girl, she still cared about her twin brother.
"Would you like me to take you to the hospital to see if he's there?" she asked.
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Bob chuckled softly. "Quite often, actually. That boy is always chewing on something."
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jul 21, 2009 18:19:20 GMT -6
"Honestly, I'd rather go and see the man who took him. Show him what happens when you mess with my brother" Arden said with a slightly twisted smile.
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"There is no way that kid is human" the paramedic said, shivering as his bite wound began to sting slightly. "No human has teeth....actually, I mean fangs like that".
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Post by dante on Jul 21, 2009 18:26:41 GMT -6
Dante shook her head. "We don't know where he is, remember? The most I can do is take you to see your brother -- if he's there, that is."
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Bob chuckled again. "That's what they all say. But trust me, he's a nice kid. Little on the weird side, but he's nothing to worry about."
Meanwhile, the female paramedic began to apply bandages to his wounds.
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jul 21, 2009 18:31:12 GMT -6
Arden scowled and turned away. She once again began watching the cartoons on the television.
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"I'm sure he is a nice kid. But nothing to worry about?" the paramedic said with a raised eyebrow. "If that kid wanted, he could probably kill someone".
Nikolai squirmed somewhat violently as his wounds were being wrapped. Thankfully he didn't seemed too interested in actually biting the female paramedic.
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Post by dante on Jul 22, 2009 19:29:35 GMT -6
"Suit yourself."
Dante rested her cheek against her knuckles and slowly closed her eyes. If she did not want to check on her brother, that was perfectly fine with her. She was worried about Nikolai, but she doubted that he was actually dead. The boy had a talent for getting out of trouble relatively unscathed. Besides, she had a feeling that her old associate would want him alive for future use.
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"Nah, he's too wimpy to do anything like that. His sister is another story, though..." Bob chuckled.
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jul 22, 2009 19:32:13 GMT -6
"Hey, Dahlia" Arden said, glancing to her friend. "Wanna help me out with something?"
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The paramedic raised an eyebrow. "What's his sister do?" he asked, sounding almost like he didn't really want to know. And he probably didn't.
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Post by dante on Jul 22, 2009 19:37:18 GMT -6
Dahlia smiled and nodded. "Sure, what?"
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Bob smiled knowingly. "You don't want to know, trust me."
When the ambulance arrived at the hospital, the female paramedic opened the doors and put Nikolai on the stretcher again. She carefully wheeled him out of the car and into the entrance of the emergency wing.
Bob hopped out and followed after her. He was still worried for Nikolai, but he knew now that he was in good hands. Besides, he was quite a little trooper, so he had a feeling he would be just fine.
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Sandra was filing her nails when she heard her phone ring. Answering it, she sighed heavily. "Y'allo?"
She paused, then turned to Martel a few minutes later. "Yer brat's in the emergency room."
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jul 22, 2009 19:41:32 GMT -6
Arden leaned over to the younger girl to whisper into her ear. "I want you to help me catch a bunny" she whispered.
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Martel nodded slightly. She knew that she wouldn't be allowed into the ER and besides someone would tell her if anything happened. Now all she could really do was wait to see if there was any news on what had happened to Mikey. She really wanted to get her hands on the bastard.
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