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Post by dante on Jul 4, 2009 23:02:12 GMT -6
Dahlia stared at her friends in confusion. She enjoyed seeing the blue hedgehog, but had no idea what he was talking about. But whatever he said, apparently it was hysterical, judging from how hard the twins were laughing.
"I don't get it..." she whined.
Meanwhile, Drace was watching television downstairs. He sighed and flipped through the channels, resting his cheek against his knuckles. There was absolutely nothing on for him to watch! It was early in morning, so the only things on were a bunch of informercials and kiddie cartoons.
Hearing the doorbell, the teenager sighed. "Is anyone gonna get that?" he grumbled. Realizing that everyone useful had all ready left, he pulled himself and headed over to the door.
Opening it, he greeted Envy with an annoyed glare. "We don't want any!" he snapped, slamming the door in his face. "Damn girl scouts..." he muttered under his breath as he began walking back toward the couch.
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Magrace gave him an annoyed look, which softened when he remembered that Mikey had not been present when it happened. He could have sworn he told him about it at some point, but it seemed he was mistaken. He narrowed his eyes slightly, not out of malice, but because he was simply too tired to keep them open all the way.
"We need the child for our plan because he is the harbinger of the Gate. The transmutation circle required to summon it is forever etched onto his stomach," he answered him calmly, ignoring his comment about the second child because she was of no use to him.
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jul 4, 2009 23:08:32 GMT -6
"I'll never get molested now! Thanks Sonic" Arden managed to gasp through her laughing fit. "Actually, I've always thought it'd be funny to air this one with the one about not running away back to back" she said, seeming to calm down.
Nikolai smiled. "If someone tries to touch you, that's no good. But stay home, kids!"
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"But, isn't alchemy impossible in this universe? Goodness knows I've tried for years since I've met you and you told me of your efforts to open the Gate" Mikey said looking at Magrace.
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Post by masterwarlord on Jul 4, 2009 23:11:10 GMT -6
Gluttony laughed at Envy as he just stood there, his eye twitching violentely. ”Girl scout! You’re a girl scout!”. ”He did say girl scoutS, didn’t he? If I’m a girl scout, you’re a girl scout too, you idiot.” Envy said as he glared at Gluttony in annoyance briefly. He turned back to the door. . .He’d already changed his threads a while back. Did he really look that feminine? Maybe he’d have to change the hair too. . .
Then again, it was just a stupid kid. Envy wasn’t going to go down so easily without speaking to somebody who actually mattered. . .He ringed the doorbell again, rapidly pressing it thrice, hoping it’d actually get their attention this time.
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Post by dante on Jul 4, 2009 23:19:35 GMT -6
Dahlia frowned slightly. "What does 'molestered' mean?"
Drace growled in annoyance when he heard the doorbell again. He walked back and opened it again, giving them a heated glare. Just as he was about to tell them off, he recognized them from around the house. He remembered seeing Gluttony around a long time ago, and judging by the appearance of the second person, his friend had to be Envy.
"Would you look who it is!" the blond chuckled, leaning an arm against the frame of the doorway. "Big D's rebellious son and her rogue garbage disposal! I thought you loons ended up working at a brothel, or something?"
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Magrace nodded his head slowly. "Under normal circumstances alchemy cannot be performed in this world. However, there exists a relic of awesome power that can bend that rule -- the Philosopher's Stone. We thought it was destroyed after our original death, but now we have reason to believe that Dante may still have a fragment in her possession."
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jul 4, 2009 23:22:33 GMT -6
"Basically it's when somebody, usually an adult, touches you innappropriately" Arden explained to her dim-witted roommate.
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Mikey nodded slowly. "And, how are we to get our hands on the boy and the stone?" he asked, truly unsure of what to do.
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Post by masterwarlord on Jul 5, 2009 0:23:21 GMT -6
((There are two separate Gluttonies if you haven’t gathered that yet. The rich business man who’s an alternate world version of him like Pride in the movie, and plain old stupid Gluttony. The idiot is the one which will actually be staying at the house.))
Envy raised an eyebrow. . .Big D? Rebellious son? Crap. That meant Dante was still here. . .Eheh. . .Perhaps she’d changed after having been stripped of her power and spending a good few years in this world? One could only hope, though that certainly wouldn’t ease tension after he, y’know, shot her a good few times 3 years ago.
Envy let out a reluctant sigh as he forced himself to talk. ”Yeah. That’s us. We’re gonna be staying here. I trust we’ll fit in with the rest of the lovely crowd?”.
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Post by Scar on Jul 5, 2009 9:10:21 GMT -6
"I already lock our door at night. And secure our windows." The Scarred One replied matter-of-factly as he started up the engine. "One more person won't make much of a difference...Or is the mighty Shepherd of Sins afraid of one little Ishballan woman?" he inquired with a smirk. "Wouldn't that be amusing."
Pulling out of the drive, he gave Dante a short look before focusing on the road. "So, who all do we have today?" he asked. "Besides Mr. Daniel Ruppel, that is. That boy is as troublesome as they come..." he commented bitterly.
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Post by amouri on Jul 5, 2009 9:21:39 GMT -6
((Why do I even TRY to be absent. It always ends up me having to read through hundreds of pages  )) Barry came back into the kitchen, his absence owing that he'd got a shard of glass into the tip of his finger, and then hurriedly running to the bathroom to get the small thing out. As he returned, he quickly went towards the pantry again to finish off the job, still squeezing the small cut tightly to avoid further bleeding, though it was more of an ooze in this case. He stopped dead as he saw someone was already there, a female, currently engrossed in doing what he should have done. "Er..." he paused, noticing her rather eccentric display of clothing, and a sudden thought struck him. "You new here?" He asked hesitantly, feeling slightly guilty that he hadn't done what he should have, but nonetheless pleased that it was now out of the way. The sound of wild shrieks of laughter dimly reached him, causing him to smirk slightly. Of course the kids were already up to mischief. |
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Post by Zolf J Kimblee on Jul 5, 2009 9:44:26 GMT -6
Sarai stood to her feet and extended her hand to him in greeting. Aside from the Ishballan, he was the only one who had treated her with any real courtesy.
"My name is Sarai. I-yes...I just arrived today." she smiled warmly. She noticed how he looked at her strange attire. "I was walking home from work when I was taken and brought here." She said, glancing down at her dance garb with a small laugh.
There was a trace of blood on her hand and she looked up at him. "You're bleeding." she said, "You should wash and disinfect that."
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Post by amouri on Jul 5, 2009 10:14:01 GMT -6
He looked down at her comment, absentmindedly wiping his finger on his trousers.
"No biggie, just a cut."
He took her outstretched hand with a smile.
"The name's Barry. Always nice to meet new folk."
He noticed the reddish hue of her eyes, and then carefully asked "You wouldn't happen to be an ishbalan would ya?"
Not that it bothered him.
In fact, he had been what one might have called friends with an ishbalan once, one of the guards at lab five.
As was the horrible twists of fate, she had died like many others whilst guarding.
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Post by aspiredeathe on Jul 5, 2009 11:33:26 GMT -6
Jean nodded to Scar, wishing the couple a fun day as they left. When Riza walked in, he gave her a kiss on the cheek, a big grin following before he tapped Markus on the head " I said chew!" Not that it mattered as the brat had already finished.
"Hi mom!" Markus grinned, climbing down from his chair, hugging her leg briefly before dashing up the stairs to his friends "Whad I miss?" He asked looking from the screen to the laughing twins.
Jean picked up the empty bowl, smiling as Barry came in "Morning. Your name was Sarai, right?" He asked looking to the Ishballan, holding out his free hand to her "Jean Havoc. If you need anything.." He gave her a friendly smile before looking to Riza, wondering how she would cope with the new member of the group. They'd both been in the Ishballan massacre, both regretting what they'd done, but he'd learnt to deal with it. He'd pay for his sins without a second doubt, yet Riza, she'd always been cool-headed and professional about such things that it always amazed him. But they weren't in the military anymore, they were civilians and truth be, they'd all become soft, what with this new world, parenthood and other new responsibilities. It was hard to tell how someone would react when confronted with their past.
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Post by arythknives on Jul 5, 2009 12:27:46 GMT -6
Anthras walked into the house, after alex had fallen into the pool, to make himself a sandwich. as he passed through the door he saw scar, which was a rare occurrence. "take care, child of god. the news said the weather will soon turn for the worst." passing into the kitchen he got out the stuff and made a beef sandwich. grabbing a napkin he walked into the living room.
ALEX**
when Anthras sat down next to him alex could smell the tobacco from his pipe, it stunk. good thing he was upwind. alex had started playing guitar a couple of weeks after he got here, and he was doin pretty good. then next thing alex knew was a mammoth fist colliding with his jaw. stars sparkled in his eyes, and he slumped over as he felt anthras take the guitar away. after that he slipped into unconsciousness.
he woke up to a gut wrenching pain in his gut. "what the-" was all he could manage before falling off of the floaty he had been put on and into the water. alex was a fine swimmer and quickly made his way to the side of the pool. so, anthras wanted to spar huh? alexs wouldn't do anything until the next time his roommate tried to pull something. until then he waited and planned. as he toweled off he saw scar walk out to the garage, then heard him pull away in the Ferrari. Alex went to his room to change and found his guitar safe and sound in its case. "hmmm..." Alex woundered if anthras was toying with him.
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Post by rizahawkeye on Jul 5, 2009 13:02:18 GMT -6
Riza smiled.
"Good morning darling..." she said, stroking his hair gently, "How are you?"
She beamed at Jean, returning his kiss tenderly.
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Post by dante on Jul 5, 2009 16:50:00 GMT -6
Dante gave her husband a look when he implied that she might be afraid of the woman. Although she was not proud of it, she masterminded the downfall of countless civilizations over her long life. With her intelligence and cunning she manipulated a legion of powerful superhumans into enforcing her will, and commanded fearsome armies from under the guise of a harmless old woman. The notion of her being intimidated by a simple Ishbalan girl was simply laughable.
She turned her attention back to the road. "I'm simply concerned that she will be a thorn in my side. Even though she irritates me, I am more than willing to try and get along with her. But if she crosses me, the wrath of Hell itself shall rain down upon her head."
When he asked about the children they would be teaching, she paused and tried to remember who would be attending. She knew everyone in her normal class, but the students in her weekend classes were always changing, considering that they were mainly for misbehaving brats and children with learning problems. The only one who seemed to be there every time was the mischievous Daniel Ruppel, the annoying archenemy of her husband.
"I didn't recognize most of the names on the list Pancrazio gave me. Besides Mister Ruppel, the only one that stuck out was that Maxwell boy. You know, the awkward little boy with the weight problem who enjoys eating his own boogers? He's going to be a joy to teach," she sighed, resting her head back against the seat.
Pausing for a moment, she glanced over at him. "Also, I believe young Kevin will be present today."
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Drace gave him an incredulous look. Although he never met him before, he had heard stories about his exploits. If his memory served him, he attempted to burn down the house three years ago. Not only that, but he pumped his own mother full of lead and put her in the hospital for about two weeks.
"Not positive you'll be welcome here after the shit you pulled. If this were my house I'd kick you to the curb, but hey, I'm just a guest," he shrugged, turning away from him and making his way back to the couch.
Plopping down in front of the television, he looked over at the former homunculus. "You can ask the others if you want, I guess. Just keep your mouth shut and don't bother me."
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Dahlia nodded her head slowly, not following her at all. "Oooh, okay..."
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Magrace closed his eyes again, a small sigh escaping his lips. He needed to find better assistance. While this boy was somewhat useful, he was usually a little slow on the uptake. Although the homicidal nutcase irritated him at times, he was still indebted to him for saving him from the mansion. If he had not come along, he would be decorating a bathroom wall right now.
"As we said, we are giving you the opportunity to redeem yourself. We are certain that you will be able to kidnap the child with little difficulty. Much time has passed since your last attempt, so it is unlikely that they would expect you to strike again, he explained.
Yawning softly, the apparition opened his glowing eyes again, resting them on Mikey. "The Philosopher's Stone is located somewhere within the house. We suspect that it is likely in Dante's bedroom. Retrieving it is entirely up to you."
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jul 5, 2009 16:56:34 GMT -6
"Basically it means an adult touches you the way your parents touch each other when they go to bed and don't sleep" Nikolai said, trying to make it even simpler.
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Mikey frowned profusely. It seemed like his jaw would snap from the force he was putting on it. "I haven't left this house in three years Magrace" he said, as though trying to prove a point, "You know that"
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Post by dante on Jul 5, 2009 17:13:13 GMT -6
Dahlia smiled and nodded again, finally understanding. "Oh! I think I get it now."
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Magrace responded with a frightening glare. The space that surrounded his ghostly visage turned pitch black and began to rage like a storm. His face took on demonic features, reflecting the monster that he was on the inside. Now his patience was beginning to wear thin. If the boy continued to cause problems for his plans, he would pay for it with his life once everything fell into place.
"Your insubordination greatly displeases us," he hissed, his voice sounding absolutely otherworldly. It was much more shrill than before and was accompanied by an ominous echo.
Thunder crashed within his mirror. "This is the chance of a lifetime! We give the opportunity to destroy the one child that has eluded you all these years, and you throw our generosity back in our face!? We grow tired of your cowardice and stupidity."
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jul 5, 2009 17:17:43 GMT -6
"I never said I wouldn't do it, Magrace. I am just stating a fact----I haven't been in the sun for years" Mikey said with the same frown. "I will retrieve what you need, of course".
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Post by dante on Jul 5, 2009 17:31:44 GMT -6
Eltana walked into the house through the front door, brushing past the two homunculi without even noticing them. In his mind they were just as useless as everyone else in the house, so he had no reason to pay them any mind. He headed toward the kitchen, but stopped when he noticed the teenager reclining on the couch.
"Just what do you think you're doing? Get up and do something constructive, you pathetic waste of skin," he scolded the boy, still aggravated over his loss of sleep.
Drace looked over and stuck his tongue out of him. "I'll do what I want, girly."
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Magrace sighed and closed his eyes, calming down. His face regained its normal features, and the atmosphere within his mirror relaxed considerably. It seemed that Mikey would be a useful tool, after all. His plan would be sunk if he did not have someone to carry out his will in the physical realm.
"We are pleased to hear that. Unless you have any questions about your assignment, please leave us be. We need to discuss our plans in private..."
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Post by silverviper2134 on Jul 5, 2009 17:37:38 GMT -6
Mikey nodded and walked out of the room. He passed his maid on the way downstairs, but she never went in his room, so it wasn't a problem.
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Finally, with maybe a half-hour left until she had to return to the Styx, Martel got back to the house. Seeing Envy and Gluttony at the front door, she decided to enter through the back. Once inside, she'd just call the cops. Sure, she could kill them herself, but that'd result in her going to jail, something she really didn't want. Once inside, she noticed Eltana.
"Don't you have your own house?" she asked him, raising an eyebrow in slight annoyance.
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Post by dante on Jul 5, 2009 17:51:05 GMT -6
Eltana took a seat at the table. "My mother is currently using it as her base of operations, so at the moment, no."
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Magrace frowned slightly when he heard the door close, his face sinking further into the darkness within the mirror. The abyss slowly began to swirl around him, though not nearly as erratically as before. He waited there in silence for a few minutes, not speaking a word.
"We need not worry about the boy. Indeed, he is rather difficult to control at times, but his loyalty is unwavering. He will not fail us...'
Another silence followed, and his frown deepened. "Good point. Perhaps he might not be enough... Even if they are worthless fools, they are still powerful. What should we do?"
Going silent again, he waited a few more moments before he continued speaking. "Delphine would be a good candidate, I agree. But I have another in mind.... We shall continue this discussion later."
With that, he closed his eyes and resumed his slumber.
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