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Post by Tout-Perd on Mar 31, 2006 9:32:58 GMT -5
Thyra sat still, looking skywards from her perch atop a fallen column. She had really been privileged recently... The best teachers in the world. She had been lucky enough to learn military strategy and hand-to-hand combat from some of the world's foremost minds in their fields, taught science by beings that were far beyond where humans would be for hundreds of years... Something was not right.
If she let people all decide what she learned, and what she did, then how she developed was their decision, and not her own. They were close friends of hers, but she really needed to free herself of their yoke. She was herself, not a conglomerate of their minds.
"That's it. I have to do something for myself." Thyra smiled determinedly to herself, remembering the warmth of winter mornings with her family... Something simple and not overly pretentious...
Thyra turned her back on the ocean, and headed back into the mangled city of Slateport. Though wretched ruins covered the grounds, some still not even checked for remains yet, huge silver tubes and skyscrapers, recently constructed at the edge of the former city, towered high into the sky. Thyra began musing to herself exactly what she was going to do... --------- The cottage was small and cozy, a very simple and friendly place to stay. Thyra had rented it for the day, and had shipped out invitations to any that wished to come and visit. A pot of tea was on the stove, boiling and ready for the visitors.
OOC: The invited characters are as follows: Albatross Karine Kioshi (Anybody else who's been palling around with Thyra recently, or at least knows her on friendly terms.)
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Post by albatrosstrevelyan on Apr 3, 2006 8:21:35 GMT -5
Al sat in his small shack floating in the middle of the ocean. He lived in the floating sea down in the south oceans. He had just recieved an invitation to visit Thyra "Interesting..." He said to himself, rubbin his fingers through his thick blue hair.
Al put a pair of hawaiian shorts, and a short shirt, and pre-pared for his trip to slateport. "Hmm... Leviathan is on leave, so we will have to ride Mizu Hebi, Kapora..." Al said to Yoshimitsu's old summon. He patted the wind tiger on the head and they stepped outside.
Kapora jumped and was flying as usual "Fine, don't ride, but don't fall behind either" Al said laughing, then he stopped as he clucthed his blue necklace. Suddenly, Mizu Hebi sat obidently waiting for Al to board "Thank-you..." he silently, and the serpent gave a growl of approval.
Soon, Kapora, Al, and Mizu Hebi were on their way. It didn't take them long to manuver through the seas, and soon arrive at Slate port. He hopped off of his serpent, and it retreated back to his bead. "Come, Kapora" Al said, and his wind tiger, stood next to him, and they began to head towards Thyra's shack.
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Post by Tout-Perd on Apr 3, 2006 8:28:59 GMT -5
Thyra smiled warmly, and opened the door for Albatross as he approached the cottage. Her sunglasses were tucked into her pocket, and a dazzling sparkle was seen in her eye. She welcomed Albatross into the home with a gentle wave of her hand, and then gestured towards the kitchen and dining room.
"If you're hungry, we've got tea and milk for drinks, as well as cookies, soy sausages, cheese and crackers, and a few other snacks. I made sure that everything had no meat in it, y'know, with Karine being a vegetarian and all."
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Post by albatrosstrevelyan on Apr 3, 2006 12:03:06 GMT -5
"You wouldn't by chance have a small dish for Kapora?" Al said accepting the tea from Thyra. "I am not hungary, I had something at the house..." Al smiled and sat down, Kapora sitting next to him, swinging its tail.
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Post by Diamond Princess on Apr 3, 2006 19:32:11 GMT -5
Karine finished combing her hair and put her new pink cowboy hat on along with some jeans and her favorite old hoodie. She took her truck keys off the rack by the door and hugged her mom and dad goodbye.
"I'll call you guys if, like, I spend the night or something," Karine explained. "So I love ya and I'll see you later, ok?" She walked out the door and waved good-bye to her siblings, who were playing soccer in the backyard. They all waved goodbye and Karine jumped in the truck, started it and drove off.
Finally she arrived at Thyra's house, and parked the truck. She took a box with her. She hadn't seen Thyra in what felt like forever, so she had gotten her a blue cowboy hat. She thought it would look good with Thyra's trademark leather jacket and some jeans. It wasn't too much of a crazy accessory...unusual yes but crazy, no.
Karine knocked on the door and smiled when Thyra opened it. "What's new? I haven't seen you in so long."
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Post by Tout-Perd on Apr 4, 2006 17:48:47 GMT -5
Thyra shrugged, and smiled slightly. "I guess you could say that life's proceeded as normal." She invited Karine into the dining room, opening doors for her and making sure that everything was in order. She made sure that the pot of boiling water on the table had something under it so it wouldn't mark the wood, and ran to get a tray of cookies for her assembled friends. She came back into the room, saucer of cream perched on the edge of her tray.
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Post by Diamond Princess on Apr 4, 2006 22:01:40 GMT -5
"Well, that's pretty sweet," Karine said quietly and handed Thyra the box with the hat in it. She removed her own and set it on the floor.
"Not much has been happening in my life... just the same as everyone else. The usual...you go to school...well you know." Karine shrugged and looked away from her friend, staring at the food on the table.
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Post by Tout-Perd on Apr 5, 2006 0:02:07 GMT -5
"Thanks, Karine." Thyra said happily, opening the box with a precise movement and then peering at its contents.
"Ummmm... Yeehaw?" Thyra said, trying on her new hat. She looked down for a second, her hat sliding over her face and then flipping into her lap like a slinky without motivation. Thyra sheepishly picked it up again, and set it on her head once more. "What about you, Al? Any fish tell you anything interesting?" Thyra twiddled her thumbs. It had been a long time, and interactions felt kind of... awkward.
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Post by albatrosstrevelyan on Apr 5, 2006 12:31:38 GMT -5
Al smiled "It really has been awhile... We haven't actually conversed for a while." Al laughed loudly.
"Well, I guess you could say, that I don't talk to fish, for I would get in ear ache, if I tried to listen to them with only my ear in there" Al laughed slightly at the joke. He stood up and began searching for a cup. He smiled when he finally found a big glass, and he filled it with fresh water, that was conjured, using his powers.
Al began drinking, and he downed the glass of water in a few seconds, and then began to fill his glass again. "Well..." he said slamming his cup "I say we go swimming! I mean, why be couped up in here, when we can go out, and enjoy ourselves on the beach!" Al smiled and he ran outside "COME ON YOU TWO!"
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Post by Diamond Princess on Apr 5, 2006 16:18:00 GMT -5
"I know, it's kind of weird, but I thought it was cool." Karine said shyly, looking down as she talked.
Karine smiled at Al when he came into the room. She nibbled on some chips and watched him craft water after water. When he suggested that they go out and play, she just stared out the window. She was just going to follow everyone around and let them do their own thing.
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Post by Tout-Perd on Apr 5, 2006 23:51:48 GMT -5
Thyra glanced around, and shrugged. "I suppose I should go get my bathing suit on, then." She explained, and then slipped away into another corner of the house to find her spare clothes that she had packed. She grabbed a dark blue one-piece bathing suit, and went into another room to change.
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Post by Diamond Princess on Apr 9, 2006 23:29:40 GMT -5
karine was wearing her suit under her clothes. She kept her pink cowboy hat on but folded her jeans and shirt up and stuck them in the corner for the time being. "HEY! Thyra, I'm going outside," Karine yelled to her friend who was a couple rooms away.
Karine met Al out there, digging her feet into the sand and burying them, then yanking them up so that sand flew all over the place. She waded into the water until it was neck deep, then started swimming all around and goind underwater every few minutes.
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Post by Loogs on Apr 14, 2006 11:26:50 GMT -5
Kioshi walked into the room wearing short denim shorts and a sleeveless light blue top, and clip-on sunglasses on top of his normal glasses. He bowed down in front of Karine and Al and said, "Gomen, my friends. The door was open, and I couldn't help but walk inside. But I was invited, was I not?" A thin coat of sunblock covered his fair skin, and a straw hat kept the sun out of his beautiful blue-green eyes.
OOC: Short but live with it.
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Post by Tout-Perd on Apr 14, 2006 11:38:55 GMT -5
Thyra stepped into the room, clad in a dark blue one-piece swim suit. She smiled, and nodded to Kioshi. "Welcome, Kioshi. If you want any tea, we've got boiling water ready. Or, if you want, you can come swimming with us."
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Post by Diamond Princess on Apr 15, 2006 23:33:19 GMT -5
"Heck yes. you were invited!" Karine yelled from the ocean. "Come swiming with us! The water's perfect and it's crystal clear blue." She climbed up on a rock sticking out of the water and held her nose and jumped in, splashing and just feeling free in the huge open space of beautiful water.
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Post by Tout-Perd on Apr 19, 2006 21:48:51 GMT -5
Thyra walked over to the water, and touched it with the tip of her foot. She decided that the best way to hit the water was simply to dive in, and took a few steps back. She ran out to the edge of the water, and jumped, pausing in midair using her ability to fly. She assumed cannonball position.
"Errrr..." Thyra had rarely shouted before. Now she did, her voice warbling in this unaccustomed volume. "CANNONBALL!" She hit the water with a loud splash.
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Post by albatrosstrevelyan on Apr 26, 2006 8:14:46 GMT -5
Al rose out of the water like a god. He flew high into the air, water spraying everywhere from the geyser underneath him. He was launched into the air, and he too assumed the cannonball position. He hit the water with a loud smack, and water shot out in all directions. His head poked up above the water "That was fun, but this is missing something.
Al held up his hand, and he snapped his fingers, and he began to glow an erie blue, and Leviathan showed up. "Hey!" Al yelled and climbed up the back of his summon "You don't mind do you?"
The creature shook its head, and Al smiled.
"Thanks" Al said, and shoved off from Leviathan's head, and slid down, and he was flicked off the end of his tail, and launched into the air. Another big splash sent water everywhere "That just tickled my fancies!" Al said jokingly "Go on try."
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