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Post by Talon and Alila on Dec 21, 2009 14:07:31 GMT -8
Talon knocked on Aranel and Abe's apartment door, He was quite bored and hoped his newest civilians would be of some more interest then the rest of the world had been as of late.
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Post by Abe & Aranel on Dec 21, 2009 14:19:49 GMT -8
"Come in!" Aranel called automatically, "The door is unlocked!"
Aranel was in the living room, messing with paint and pages of thick creamy paper. She had several corkboards hanging about the room, several painting pinned to them with a big title over each board.
She had left her coat and gloves draped over the arm of the couch and was just in jeans and a t-shirt, an outfit that seemed almost too casual for her. Her staff was propped against the wall.
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Post by Talon and Alila on Dec 21, 2009 14:23:36 GMT -8
Talon appeared behind Aranel," Hello, just came to say hi maybe see what you two were up to", Talon said in a happy tone as he looked around the room. He focused on one painting, he stared at it for a little while before tilting his head, then his body tilted and he was standing upside down in mid air with a quizzical look on his face as he investigated the picture.
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Post by Abe & Aranel on Dec 21, 2009 14:26:28 GMT -8
Aranel's first reaction was to go for her staff but she calmed herself down.
"Uh, hello, sir. Nice to meet you again." she said. She crossed over to the couch and started pulling on her gloves hurriedly.
"Do you like the painting, sir?"
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Post by Talon and Alila on Dec 21, 2009 14:28:03 GMT -8
" you can stop calling me sir, and why the gloves?", Talon asked his gaze never having shifted from the painting," And yes it is quite interesting", He then said before striding on the air toward the painting for a closer look.
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Post by Abe & Aranel on Dec 21, 2009 14:45:38 GMT -8
"They cover a multitude of sins, sir." Aranel said with a small smile. She neatened the gloves. They were silk evening gloves, reaching to her elbows and somewhat incongruous with what she had on.
"Would you like to keep it? It's really just concept art. You'd probably find the subject interesting as well."
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Post by Talon and Alila on Dec 21, 2009 14:48:25 GMT -8
Talon was no standing behind Aranel as well as in the air in front of her," What ", The new Talon made air quotes,"sins would those be?", he asked as the original talon went horizontal taking a new view on the painting." also what was the subject matter?", he then added.
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Post by Abe & Aranel on Dec 21, 2009 14:59:37 GMT -8
"Um, it's the Lord of Whispers, sir. Well, in a way. He's the Lord of Shadows."
The picture showed a man standing, surrounded by darkness, wisps of shadow crawling at his feet. He had a somewhat maniacal smile and hollows where his eyes should be. He wore a plain black robe with a hood and his hands were shining with blood.
"The Lord of Whispers has been known as that for a thousand years. Before that he was known as the Lord of Shadows. He looked different too. I'll show you one of Whispers, sir, so you can see what I mean. Before that he was actually known as the Lady of Plagues. It's a little strange.
"The Lord of Shadows is the one that cast down the Golden Man for the sin of trying to live forever and not believing in inevitable death. He almost destroyed the whole Cruztar race as punishment and erased their culture from all minds. He, uh, he got a bad rap because of it and everything portrays him as a lunatic now." Aranel said sheepishly. She had completely failed to answer his question about sins.
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Post by Talon and Alila on Dec 21, 2009 15:12:16 GMT -8
" that is mildly interesting, but you ignored my other question", Talon then stated the first him walked across the room to another painting and looked at it. The second talon looked over her shoulder and at the gloves with some interest.
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Post by Abe & Aranel on Dec 21, 2009 15:18:41 GMT -8
"I-it was just a joke. Family situation joke as well. Unimportant. Honest. Um, are you Dr Manhattan now?" Aranel asked. A thought struck her. "Please tell me you're not going to walk around blue and naked. That would be a bit traumatic."
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Post by Talon and Alila on Dec 21, 2009 15:21:25 GMT -8
" Oh god no, I don't look good in blue", Talon answered with a smile," And i highly doubt that it was really a joke... ah well i doubt you'd tell me either way", Talon cracked his neck then muttered a curse under his breath before removing his head and placing it on the table as his body went off to find a screwdriver to fix the now out of place neck joint with.
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Post by Abe & Aranel on Dec 21, 2009 15:25:10 GMT -8
"Absolutely not, sir.I think my mother would kill me if I breathed so much of a word about the family situation." Aranel said in a cheerful way. She went looking through a few drawers until she found a Swiss Army knife with a lot of little attachments, including a screwdriver. She waggled it.
"Um, would this be any use, sir? It's got a lot of attachments on it."
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Post by Talon and Alila on Dec 21, 2009 15:33:32 GMT -8
" Nah, And what did i say about the Sir thing", Talon said as his body came back and placed his head back on his shoulders. " And again your family cant get you here neither can anything else from your dimension." Talon said with a sigh as his head clicked into position.
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Post by Abe & Aranel on Dec 21, 2009 15:37:14 GMT -8
"That's certainly a relief. I know it's hard for Abe, but honestly, this is like a godsend to me." Aranel said in a tone that suggested it was almost shameful. "My mother is, quite frankly, an absolute bi-" she stopped herself.
"Uh, yeah. You know what I mean. The only bad thing is that I'm letting down the Lord of Whispers by not fulfilling my duty to him."
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Post by Talon and Alila on Mar 27, 2010 0:42:42 GMT -8
Talon twisted his head around three hundred and sixty degrees in one direction then the other," Feel free to continue that previous statement, and as for the Lord of whispers he is from what i hear nothing short of a wanker so i believe he can screw himself " , Talon then said with a smile as his head returned to facing forward before rotating around sidewards until his forehead was where his chin ought to be.
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Post by Abe & Aranel on Mar 27, 2010 7:25:11 GMT -8
"Did Abe say that?" Aranel shook her head. "Don't mind him. I think he blames the Lord of Whispers for not being able to keep me alive indefinitely. The Lord is really quite nice. Really. He's just somewhat powerless."
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Post by Talon and Alila on Mar 27, 2010 13:54:57 GMT -8
Talon's head now returned to its normal state without any new sillyness starting up," Well i don't much see how he is a lord or "death" with such a small amount of power", Talon then said as the second him left the room and he sat on the couch.
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Post by Abe & Aranel on Mar 27, 2010 14:38:11 GMT -8
"It was the war, I think. He mentioned something about how it had weakened him greatly, especially what was done to the Cruztar at the very end." Aranel said. "I'm not really sure. I'm just the worshipper, so I don't ask questions."
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Post by Talon and Alila on Mar 27, 2010 14:54:05 GMT -8
" Well that is a bit silly, I've always questioned things, but then again i suppose ignorance is bliss in some cases", talon said before he coughed. Talon looked somewhat surprised that it happened, a moment later a grinding sound began to emit from his chest. It sounded sort of like a computer fan that had something stuck in it.
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Post by Abe & Aranel on Mar 27, 2010 15:05:26 GMT -8
"Um, sir? Are you okay?" Aranel asked, pulling out a handkerchief. "Should I run for cover or call a doc-a technician? Is there anything I can do to help?"
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Post by Talon and Alila on Mar 27, 2010 15:10:27 GMT -8
Talon pulled off his shirt and pressed on his sternum, some seems appeared on his chest. A moment later his chest opened the seems turning into cracks which defined four panels. the panels all pulled to the side. the first noticeable thing was a metal rib cage which had some energy conduits running through it, these too opened up allowing for an easy view into Talon's inner workings. Just around where his heart should be it looked like there was a piece of lacy fabric caught between two gears that were trying to move despite the impreadment.
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Post by Abe & Aranel on Mar 27, 2010 15:15:31 GMT -8
Aranel stepped forward and gently extricated the piece of fabric. She held it between index and thumb, eyeing it suspiciously then looked at Talon.
"Do I even want to ask, sir?"
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Post by Talon and Alila on Mar 27, 2010 15:20:55 GMT -8
The fabric would have been then quickly recognized as a pair of ladies underwear," Well at least that explains where Amy's panties went that night..." Talon trailed off for a second remembering who he was talking too.
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Post by Abe & Aranel on Mar 27, 2010 15:26:35 GMT -8
"Go no further, sir. I really would rather not imagine my employer and his lady having, ah, relations. No matter how pretty either of them are." Aranel said, handing him the underwear back. She sniffed her fingers then wiped them on her trousers.
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Post by Talon and Alila on Mar 27, 2010 15:29:17 GMT -8
Talon smiled the offending fabric then disappeared," Sorry about that didn't mean to freak you out" he then said apologeticly.
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Post by Abe & Aranel on Mar 27, 2010 15:36:09 GMT -8
"I'm not freaked out. I'm just mildly disturbed. It's not everyday that someone pulls underwear out of their chests. ...How did that even get in there anywa-" she shook her head, holding up her hands. "No, no. I don't want to know."
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Post by Talon and Alila on Mar 27, 2010 15:40:10 GMT -8
" actually that really is a great question, I wouldn't have the foggiest idea how they got there", Talon said ignoring the first part of her statement.
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Post by Abe & Aranel on Mar 27, 2010 15:47:41 GMT -8
"As long as it doesn't happen again, I suppose?" she said. She shuffled her feet. " So.... This conversation has suddenly become very awkward. Can we please change the subject away from underwear?"
Abe stuck his head in around the door.
"Aw, why would we do that, Nell?" he said cheerfully. "Hey, Talon! Boxers or briefs?"
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Post by Talon and Alila on Mar 27, 2010 15:50:52 GMT -8
" Boxers actually, but we were on the conversation of as to why we found a pair of Amy's panties in my chest", talon then said cheerfully waiving at Abe.
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Post by Abe & Aranel on Mar 27, 2010 15:57:26 GMT -8
"Damn, wish I could do that." Abe said, walking into the room, a little kitten perched on his shoulder.
"Why the fuck would you want to do that?"
"Hey, you're not the one who tends to rip your girlfriend's underwear off." he pointed out, "Nix nearly brained me last time, 'cause we were at a club and she was in a miniskirt. A short leather one, and a corset..." Abe said, getting a dreamy look in his eyes. Aranel sighed.
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