Telarius 1257744903|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
In the bio please.
Also, congrats on your flawless victory. Sorry it took me to long to get to this.
Just so you know, if the game goes under I'll be gifting you some BvS Karma or something as thanks for sticking with it. You know, so you don't feel totally gypped for your efforts. ^^;
AmineHsu 1257038203|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Chlora furrows her brow a little. "Hrm, I wouldn't want you to feel you are being rude. Perhaps I should have a servant make up something for you, to go?"
shadowmyre 1256927777|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Would you rather have Origin and Power Source in the bio (like 2) or in the table (like 1)?
Telarius 1256852814|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
The one without the grey boxes looks nicer.
shadowmyre 1256843123|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Which one do you prefer?
shadowmyre 1256843083|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Net Plot Worth Added to both.
PenGia 1256617681|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
"Funny? I wa— Anyway…" He pats his cheeks, as though waking himself up. "As much as I appreciate the invitation, I cannot. I have a previous engagement to attend to—" Pausing, he scratches his lower lip, looking up. "Though, I still have a bit of time. And I told them I would be over here when they were ready to pick me up, so I could stay —" Stopping once again mid-sentence, he looks down, drooping somewhat, poking at his cup of tea. "But it would be awfully rude to leave in the middle of dinner. Traditionally one stays for the full duration of the meal, making sure to thank their host and offer to return the favor of such and…" He clearly begins to trail off again.
Telarius 1256140616|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
The contest will end on Halloween. If there are no other entries by November 1st, shadowmyre will be the only winner. The reward will be substaintial if shadowmyre is still the only entrant, as a way to commend his efforts.
Telarius 1256140494|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
I proceed in a manner of one whose unease is due to general social anxiety rather than worry at being found out. Hiding a lie as a partial truth makes a far more convincing performance.
Django_Sabata 1256101733|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Azimov does NOT take a drink.
He sniffs around, trying to find any olfactory revelations present in this barren scene. Failing that, he finds any sizable rock, and hurls it into the black spot.
shadowmyre 1256014951|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
((Before you drink))
As you move to the edge of the pool, you notice how quiet the scene is. No birds sing, no insect noises mar the silence. Even the wind is still, leaving nothing to disturb the surface of the water. As you prepare to take a drink, you realize why the area is so quiet.
Tiny brittle insect corpses litter the edge of the pool. Submerged within, you find the bodies of birds, undecayed, resting upon the bottom of the pool. No fish, nor any other aquatic animal moves within the pond, save for a murky darkness that swirls without moving the water. It is a black shape, dark as a moonless night, perhaps a yard across in diameter and perhaps two inches thick. It make no movement at your approach, other than to slowly swirl clockwise within itself.
((Let me know if you still want to take a drink))
Django_Sabata 1255811538|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Azimov approaches the pool, glad for any sign of vitality in the increasingly barren lands he has been travelling in. He takes a drink, then sets to the task of working out where the trail of the corrupted woods has come from.
AmineHsu 1255797675|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Chlora hand waves dismissively. "No worries. I was enjoying the funny faces you were making." She looks over at some flowers. "A little before five. Will you be able to stay for dinner?"
PenGia 1255493587|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
"Ahn… that's unfortunate." He droops a bit. "How dull. I was hoping you had met at least someone interesting…" For a moment he lulls off, thinking to himself as he is apt to do.
Strange, that in this world with so many various forms of expression and patterns of thought, varied culture, upbringings and what have you, these people blessed with great wealth and freedom always seem to condemn themselves to— no, conform was the word, wasn't it? Ah, yes. They choose only to engross themselves in that which is considered 'popular', or 'fashionable'. They tend to become too haughty to recognize those things that fall beneath this category. Oh how terrible! To simply cast away such a wide world of opportunity in the name of being upper class… Though, perhaps there are worse fates to befall such people. After all there was that man he was supposed to be investigating who—
"Oh!" He jumps out of his mental daze, nearly spilling his cup. Catching it with clasped hands, he gently sets it on the table. "Ah. Ah~… Lost myself for a moment, apologies." Looking up, he brushes a bang out of his eyes, attempting to judge the position of the sun. "What time is it?"
AmineHsu 1254977449|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Chlora laughs a little. "Ahaha~, It's not quite like that. Other cultures can be quite interesting… It's just that the rich have a tendency to use their money not to be the pinnacle of their own culture, but conform to a generic and dull international culture of the rich. The first time I traveled to another land, I was so excited to experiment with whole new aesthetic, I even stayed up all night studying…um…I can't remember which country it was now… but, anyways, once I got their, I was asked to create the same old thing. It was highly disappointing and has repeatedly been my experience."
She looks around a bit. "Just a few servants who are trained to been seen and not heard. And seen as little as possible. Oh, and Mother, of course. Recently she's decided to let me do as I please when she doesn't have a job for me."
She takes a sip. "It is quite relaxing to be able to work in the garden without concern for time or occasion."
PenGia 1254541085|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
"A-Ah! It's not that exciting, very humdrum. I've actually gotten quite used to the workload." He sips, rubbing the excess from his lip with his sleeve. "Mmm~ Your endeavors are the ones that are interesting! You get to meet all sorts of different individuals from different cultures and walks of life! Though you don't seem too particularly thrilled about them… I suppose we all have our different preferences."
He peeks up and over, looking around. It was always surprising just how few others worked in the garden with her. He knew how that could be. Slumping forward, he rested on his hands and elbows, idly rubbing his cheek with his ringed finger.
"Huu… if nobody's around, at least you have lots of time to yourself, I suppose~"
AmineHsu 1254471799|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Chlora put a hand to her mouth. "Oh my, nothing nearly so exciting as all of that. Mostly just work… Ah, flower arranging work that is. Mother has come to dislike travel in her old age and whenever a job comes up that is further away than she cares to go, she sends me off across the world. It tends to be terribly droll. All rich people with little else to do with their money, and few any real taste for art. And always so display of extravagance, like a ball or wedding or whatever. At least most of them have the good decency not question my work… I swear though, the upper class of some countries must try to breed for color-blindness. I've gotten a few mission, mostly gathering intel on my client. You'd be shocked what some of these people waste their time and money with behind closed door… Idle hands and all that I suppose…"
She sips some tea.
"I'm glad you could stop by. This house is big and mostly empty and their are few people of much interest around her to talk to."
PenGia 1254469944|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
"Ha, Haaa~" Ryuu delicately holds a cup in his hands, (poorly) attempting to blow away the small fountain of steam before him.
It is afternoon, in the Land of Fire. It'd been quite some time since he's had a chance to just sit down and enjoy himself in such a fashion. These past few weeks had been tiresome; An 'outbreak of battle' north of the Academy requiring emergency medical attention one evening ("Some kids just got a bit carried away with their technique training. Backfired. Very messy!"), traveling to Moon Country only to be immediately summoned back shortly after his departure ("It would be much more pleasing if they could inform me of these things in advance…"), and still needing to assist in evening medical instruction at the Academy ("I wonder how the students think I'm doing, at least… sometimes I don't think they get it right away."). Between his own missions, classes, and the general… well, "events" of late, he'd been going full throttle with little rest. Though, sometimes he felt that suited him.
A distinct aroma permeates the air, a fragrant blend of tea leaves and floral scents. He always liked to come and rest in this garden. So bright! Colorful! So many wonderful little specimens to peruse and mentally dissect ("And in such good quality! Though that's to be expected"). It wasn't his own, but it was like a second home to him. Whenever he came, there was always someone interesting to talk to.
"So that's… Haaa~ Mostly how things having been going for me. Haaa~ How've you been?"
shadowmyre 1253953520|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
For three days you've chased the trail. The further you travel, the more the land decays, sickens. The trees have entirely given way to the plains that stretch out around you, grass brown and brittle.
A small shadow flickers at the corner of your vision.
The scent is still clear to you, drawing you to a limpid pool of water, clear as crystal and deep enough to swim in. Many scent mix upon the wind here, deer, rabbit, wolf, bear, cat and others too old to trace. It is certain that the pack drank here.
OOC:
If there's anything you wanted to do during the three days, go ahead and append it to your post. I'm just jumping a bit ahead here.
AmineHsu 1253948894|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
| Level | Cost | Attribute |
|---|---|---|
| Flower Summoning | ||
| 1 | 2 | Environmental Influence |
| - | - | Flowers |
| 3 | 3 | Area |
| 2 | 2 | Range |
| Total: 7 | ||
| Flower Control | ||
| 3 | 12 | Plant Control |
| - | -1 | Group: Flowers |
| 3 | 3 | Growth |
| 1 | 1 | Duration |
| Total: 15 | ||
| Flower Summoning: Offensive | ||
| 16 | 32 | Weapon |
| 3 | 3 | Tangle |
| 5 | 5 | Piercing |
| 2 | -2 | Detectable |
| 5 | -5 | Deplete |
| 2 | 2 | Range |
| - | -1 | Dependant: Environmental Influence |
| Total: 34 | ||
| Flower Control: Offensive | ||
| 12 | 24 | Weapon |
| 3 | 3 | Tangle |
| 2 | -2 | Deplete |
| 3 | 3 | Range |
| - | -1 | Dependant: Plant Control |
| Total: 14 | ||
| Flower Deflection | ||
| 10 | 30 | Force Field |
| - | -1 | Dependant: Plant Control |
| 5 | -5 | Deplete |
| Total: 24 | ||
| Fighting Style | ||
| 7 | 14 | Combat Techniques |
| 1 | - | Blind Fighting |
| 2 | - | Brutal |
| 1 | - | Critical Strike |
| 1 | - | Judge Opponent |
| 1 | - | Lethal Blow |
| 1 | - | Precise Aim |
| Total: 14 | ||
Visual Arts (Flower Arranging) Lvl 6 (6)
Etiquette (Upper Class, Middle Class, Lower Class) Lvl 2 (3)
Language (Flowers) Lvl 1 (2)
Disguise (Costumes) Lvl 1 (2)
Biological Sciences (Botany) Lvl 4 (3)
Poisons (Flowers) Lvl +1 (1)
(( I'll make it 'pretty' later… ))
| Level | Cost | Attribute |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 | Attack Combat Mastery |
| 2 | 20 | Defense Combat Mastery |
| 1 | 10 | D-Rank Techniques |
| 2 | 4 | Organizational Ties (Agent of [Country]) |
| 2 | 4 | Skill: Acrobatics (Balance) |
| 1 | 2 | Skill: Climbing (Vegetation) |
| 1 | 2 | Skill: Controlled Breathing (Calm) |
| 1 | 2 | Skill: Intimidation (Psychology) |
| 1 | 2 | Skill: Military Sciences (Analysis) |
| 1 | 1 | Skill: Poisons (Flowers) |
| 1 | 2 | Skill: Slight of Hand (Stage Magic) |
| 2 | 4 | Skill: Stealth (Concealment) |
| 2 | 2 | Skill: Swimming (Deep Seas Diving) |
| Total | 75 | |
