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Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 12:59 pm
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Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 1:29 pm
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Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 1:34 pm
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Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 2:30 pm
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Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 3:00 pm
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As Kleine started to walk away, Rini lifted her head and blinked several times, her eyes clearing. She glanced around, a slight frown on her face and furrow in her brow. "Huh? Where . . . ?" Her gaze lowered to the dead man beside her. "Um, excuse me . . ." She poked him, and when he did not move, she cocked her head to one side. "Oh, you're dead. Never mind." The young woman pushed herself to her feet and stretched, stifling a yawn.
"Oh, hey! You're still alive!" She started to wave at Kleine, but he was probably too far away to hear her -- or too angry to care. Either way, she noticed the blood on her arm and followed it to the rest of her body. ". . . ohhhhh, did I do all this? Wow." Rini glanced around and then giggled. "Must've blacked out or something. Ah well." She glanced at Nayley, cocked her head, shrugged, and then started to walk in the opposite direction of Kleine, humming absently under her breath. As she exited the city, that hum became a soft song that slowly faded as she disappeared into the growing dusk.
"Watashi wa dare ka, dare ka, dare ka? Watashi wa dare ka, Ja-shin-sama~?"
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Points Remaining: 492
((To the tune, again, to "London Bridge is Falling Down." Translation: "Watashi wa dare ka?" = Who am I?
Exit to ?? --> wink )
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 12:20 pm
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 12:31 pm
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 12:42 pm
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX never seen a [bluer] sky . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX . . . I can feel it reaching out . . .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX and moving closer . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX [asked] myself what it's all for . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX I couldn't answer -- XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX no, I couldn't answer . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX don't wake me from the [dream] . . .XXXXXXXXlXXXXXXX. . it's really everything it seemed . . . XXXXXXXXXxXXXX X I'm so free . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX gonna be [free] . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX and move [among] the stars . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX you know they aren't so far . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX everything is clearer now . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX life is just a dream you know . . . that's never ending . . . XXX I'm ascending . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXX______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. . . as hearts shatter . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX as blades fly . . .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXxXXXas companions cross . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. . . and people die . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX glee is all . . .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXI can feel . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. . . so please tell me . . .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXthat the glee . . .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXxXXXis real . . . XXXXX▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ♛ ▇▇ XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX✥ XXXX⤴⤴XXXX ✥ XXXX⤴⤴XXXX ✥
XXXX ______________________________________________________________ ___________________{ TEXT TEXT ♛ TEXT TEXT }_________________________ No, he didn't want it to be that; didn't want it to be that man, Velox. That was the last thing he would've wanted; last thing he would've expected. And what was there to say, really...? Other than -- other than -- "I'm sure you're aware," the man started, as he looked Velox piercingly into the eye; watching him so that he may be safe if the other man were to emit rage. Maybe he already knew this; but it was high time that Kleine found out; even as sudden as it was, "...That my father is dead." There wasn't much to say now, was there? It was over, wasn't it? Their relationship? Because that -- his father -- was all that connected them from the very start. Kleine was like his son but even -- for a time -- also his lover; and that was what drove the whole thing mad. Maybe Velox wouldn't care, though. It had been so long since he and Shahnz had last talked -- last touched. It must've been obvious that the man had already begun to depart. But maybe not that he was already there. "And that I am the Takikage." Perhaps it was wrong to boast. But perhaps he didn't care.
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 12:57 pm
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 1:13 pm
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX never seen a [bluer] sky . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX . . . I can feel it reaching out . . .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX and moving closer . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX [asked] myself what it's all for . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX I couldn't answer -- XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX no, I couldn't answer . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX don't wake me from the [dream] . . .XXXXXXXXlXXXXXXX. . it's really everything it seemed . . . XXXXXXXXXxXXXX X I'm so free . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX gonna be [free] . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX and move [among] the stars . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX you know they aren't so far . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX everything is clearer now . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX life is just a dream you know . . . that's never ending . . . XXX I'm ascending . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXX______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. . . as hearts shatter . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX as blades fly . . .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXxXXXas companions cross . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. . . and people die . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX glee is all . . .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXI can feel . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. . . so please tell me . . .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXthat the glee . . .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXxXXXis real . . . XXXXX▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ♛ ▇▇ XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX✥ XXXX⤴⤴XXXX ✥ XXXX⤴⤴XXXX ✥
XXXX ______________________________________________________________ ___________________{ TEXT TEXT ♛ TEXT TEXT }_________________________ He wasn't surprised that Velox didn't know; after all, if he didn't know that Shahnz had departed either, then he must've been living in a cave. Those were some of the largest events in the recent world; the loss of the West's leader and the rise of the Waterfall. Yet he didn't know of either. Just where had he been? "Taki means 'waterfall'. Thus, I am the Kage of Waterfall. Sheesh, refresh on your Japanese." He knew that he was perhaps being a bit harsh; but he couldn't help it with this man. He felt so far yet somehow so close; and it was the closeness that made him... comfortable. But he didn't know what to say, in the end. He felt like these moments would soon be over, anyway. And maybe that wasn't fair. "So, Velox... how have you been... in all of this time?" Maybe it was a dull question; and maybe it wasn't enough. But even speaking to him like this was difficult enough already, so he wouldn't force himself to be exactly "conversational". It didn't stop him from wondering -- though -- just how close Velox considered Kleine to be. He seemed excited, right? That... meant something, didn't it?
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 1:26 pm
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 1:38 pm
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 1:51 pm
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 2:09 pm
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX never seen a [bluer] sky . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX . . . I can feel it reaching out . . .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX and moving closer . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX [asked] myself what it's all for . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX I couldn't answer -- XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX no, I couldn't answer . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX don't wake me from the [dream] . . .XXXXXXXXlXXXXXXX. . it's really everything it seemed . . . XXXXXXXXXxXXXX X I'm so free . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX gonna be [free] . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX and move [among] the stars . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX you know they aren't so far . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX everything is clearer now . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX life is just a dream you know . . . that's never ending . . . XXX I'm ascending . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXX______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. . . as hearts shatter . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX as blades fly . . .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXxXXXas companions cross . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. . . and people die . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX glee is all . . .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXI can feel . . . XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. . . so please tell me . . .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXthat the glee . . .XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXxXXXis real . . . XXXXX▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ♛ ▇▇ XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX✥ XXXX⤴⤴XXXX ✥ XXXX⤴⤴XXXX ✥
XXXX ______________________________________________________________ ___________________{ TEXT TEXT ♛ TEXT TEXT }_________________________ ''No, you're wrong--" The man spoke to him, somehow smiling through all of this-- "Sorry is enough, as long as it's sincere. Because I -- more than anyone else -- should accept that people can change... and that people can regret. Because I have changed. And I have felt regret; every day of my life." He spoke sincerely -- too -- even with Velox saying that at some point in time, he didn't like Kleine. He understood that, though, didn't he? Because he didn't really like himself at that point in his life. In fact, the truth was that he didn't really like himself now. He was strong, smart and amazing; but for some reason, he could never appreciate all that he was. Everyone looked up to him -- but he had only managed to look down upon himself. It was reasons like this that he apologized to others so easily; because he had always seen himself as so low. A beggar couldn't be a chooser, right? No -- not at all. At least... that was what he believed. In the end, he was nothing but a masochist. "I've betrayed people too, I guess. But I guess -- if this is fair -- that I could say falling for them was really just an accident. What it means is that you did not really love me; you were just looking for something at that time that you thought I could give. And I wasn't able to give you that. It's okay, though--" The man started once more, and though his smile broke very often into a frown, it always came back to what it was. "I forgive you--" And he did; because he at least learned from that. Learned the dangers of love and of the wolves who hid themselves as sheep.
He didn't understand one thing, though -- was Velox saying that he still somehow loved him? It had been too long for that, right? Too many things had changed. Like this -- and in this world -- even the kindest of the kind could not have such a never-changing heart. Whether that choice was their own or even the choice of something else... he didn't really know. But he did know that he -- in times like this -- had always managed to be a hypocrite. "And I also love you. And I know that we've both lost something. So I won't hold you accountable as long as you will promise me that you have changed." Change -- after all -- wasn't everything; but it was sure as hell enough.
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Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2011 10:30 am
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