INDENT"§" Zaphiel sighed and took a moment or five to rest a moment, breathing on the ground. Of course this fight junkie didn't have pain killers. Still, he did deserve it. It was his own preemptive strike that lead him to this current state. He sat up, and looked at Terra. "It's all good. I have an infirmary at the Marine HQ. I can be there and back in about...2 hours. Here." He reached up and pulled off one of his earrings and held it out to Terra. "Hold onto this. I've had these since as long as I could remember. They are one of my most important treasures. Consider it insurance that I will be back cleaned up and ready for our date. In the meantime, our giant friend has some money now from me. Consider it an appetizer round." Zaphiel stood up just rested a moment, now that he was vertical. He would wait for Terra to agree to his postponing of their date, before hobbling off to his boat and taking his temporary leave.
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Battle Stats
Str: 0 End: 25 Acc: 15 Int: 50
[Merfolk]: +20 Spd | +10 End [Engineer]: +10 Int | +10 End
A flutter of yellow feathers would descend upon the land. Soft feet touching down, and the six foot wing span curled in upon itself. Back into a tail, the small yellow creature would turn to view whom she thought was another fox. From above, one could have believed they were the same. An honest mistake after all. A head shake would ensue, stepping toward Terra slowly. Its tail fluttered above the ground magnificently as if refusing to come into contact with it. The small fox had no ideas about this person, other than her unique shade of hair color. Unique because she had never seen anyone quite so blonde, at least not tot he extent they looked just like she did.
"Ada." Ailen would speak to the two legged creature, language not of this world and not known to common foxes. Unsure if she had said it right herself, for she had never spoken it despite it being engraved into her very being. Regardless, her soft trod would stop a meter from the blond and awaited a response. Eyes staring expectantly.
Two hours? That's not too long in terms of time it would take to recover from the a** beating. Considering that Cassius had gotten a few ribs busted from Terra punching his chest, Zaphy was likely worse off than that from getting struck there twice. Of course Terra herself had no idea of that injury or the frailty of her two sparring partners. But she had some insurance for a bit of assurance that he would return for sure. The earring was a little gaudy by her less fancy standards so wearing it, even if only temporarily, would look a bit silly to her. So for now she'd pocket the little accessory as she stretched her arms up over her head with a soft grunt to herself before lacing her fingers together behind her head. She figured that she may as well head into town and get an appetizer or something until he got back.
However she paused and stopped however when she was greeted by yet another new arrival, and certainly the most exotic one yet. She blinked a few times as she had to mentally repeat what she had just seen in her head. Because what she thought she saw just now was a very beautiful and fluffy yellow fox (which wasn't a very normal color for those) that had just descended down from the heavens above with a pair of large feathered wings attached to the rear end before they folded down into a tail longer than its entire body. She thought about it a few times as she looked at this graceful creature before her as it came closer and 'spoke' to her. OK so I'm not imagining this I think... She removed her hands from behind her head and took a step closer before she crouched down before the lovely canine. "Well hi there!" A pretty blunt greeting honestly and a very 'Terra' way to start a conversation with a strange animal. "Never seen anything like you before, do you live around here?"
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Misujage
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 7:29 pm
Such an odd two legged creature, this was the first to actually speak with her. She had grown rusty in her foxy tongue. She would have to clean that up in the coming days. She sat as Terra crouched, wrapping the length of her tail around her body for protection. Clearly seen, the layers of what seemed to be fur was actually composed mostly of down feathers. Thus it appeared more hair like than it truly was. "Rammu." She would speak again, in a language unknown to most whom traversed this land. She wasn't one for the English language, but given enough time and study she too could only believe this was something she would learn. A paw flexed from inside the thicket of feathers and allowed Ailen to step a bit closer to the woman. She seemed nice enough, and Ailen didn't particularly have anything to do until the Goddess sent her the next command.
"Hu" Was the response given, though perhaps the woman did not understand that. Ailen would withdraw her paw back, emerald orbs hidden behind topaz lids. Shaking her head in a no pattern, signifying that she did not live around here. Wherever exactly here was. When her eyes reopened, she seemed a bit interested in Terra as well. Her ears flickered forward, and mouth formed on o shape. "Oui?" Unknown to most, this was the French word for yes. However, it didn't mean that in Ailen's language. It had a completely different meaning altogether. Hopefully Terra didn't take it as a yes to her response. Especially with the upward inflection towards the end. Difficult thing, these language barriers.
The strange fox bird hybrid creature seemed to take a seat before the other blonde wrapping its tail around itself before it spoke again. It was a feat in an of itself, even if Terra had no ******** clue what exactly had been said. Talking animals were by far out of the ordinary, though Terra only tilted her head in slight confusion over the word spoken. It didn't really sound like any language she knew, though a single word was indeed harder to convey an accent or overall impression of a language. The fox spoke in another single word before it seemed to realize that Terra didn't know this odd language and merely shook their head in response to her question. That's one mystery solved, only half a dozen left at least. "Well it seems like you can understand me at least, but I can't really understand you..." A real dilemma to be sure as the fox seemed to get closer and spoke yet again. Terra knew maybe a handful of french words at best as she raised an eyebrow, assuming the other words had also been french for now. "Ah sorry, I don't really know a whole lot of french really...heh..." She apologized, rubbing the back of her head as she did so, feeling bad that they had no proper method of communication. "But um...my name's Terra, it's a pleasure to meet ya~!" She smiled, taking the hand from behind her head and extending it in a friendly offer to shake hands...or paws.
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Misujage
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2017 10:13 pm
The bridge of language, it wasn't one easily salvageable. It was a good lesson to learn, even so the small fox could tell the similarities. The arrangement of vowels and consonants that accompanied Terra's voice. Yes, their two languages had two direct oppositions. If she spoke more perhaps one could have found the same similarities and differences. Sadly, to speak the English language was beyond her. And the one she spoke now came as she needed it. A while longer perhaps before she had uncovered all of its secrets. "Ihtancdyhtehk yhesymc ech'd naymmo y dfu makkat vayd" The language was rough, but more eloquent on the sly vocals of a fox. A devious mystery hovered about her. Alas, foxes were beautiful, but generally were up to no good. Its ears rested flat behind her head, eyes looking back and forth. No, not French. Shuffling for a way to explain it, she simply went with another shake of her head. Exhibiting her dislike for the response she was given. Certanly French was a beautiful language in its own right, sadly, this language did not belong to Ailen. "E tuh'd cbayg Vnahlr" The tail hoisted up, swirling behind her again and waving back and forth. Mesmerizing, no, for a tail of such girth and length to wag to and fro. Its golden feathers shimmering in the sun. "Ailen." She spoke gleefully, pressing her hand to her tufted chest. Proud that things like names were so easily communicable. They superseded language, in that they were the same no matter where you went. Eyes alight with a glor, and ears perked to full attention. She stared at the hand, then up from the hand to Terra, then back to the hand.
"Ur ..." She stepped forward again, cautiously her wet pink nose would rub against the hand. Sniffing it over and over again. Her eyes jumped in amazement again. It smelled like red dust. Errr, the explosions from red dust anyway. A smile showed off her fangs before she swiftly licked the tips of Terra's fingers. Withdrawing to her sitting position shortly after. The large string of feathers that crafted her tail had held still. Creating a sort of scenery behind the fox. It seemed merry, or rather confused. Its tongue couldn't taste any of the powder it had smelled. Was the powder not real, the red dust a figment of her imagination. "Hudrehk" She muttered, rubbing her tongue across her teeth to collect any stray traces of ash. Nope, nothing at all, her skin was a little salty as it was with most humans. Other than that, she seemed completely normal. A stare would rest on the blond haired woman, and then her head would tilt. Perplexing, that someone didn't taste the way they smelled. Not that Ailen had any intentions of eating a full grown person unless absolutely necessary.
INDENT"§" Zaphiel's boat would pull up on the shore, and he would hop out. Instead of heading right up on shore, he waded into the water to relax a moment or two, letting his legs become fins. As he almost got to free swim depth though, something happened. He suddenly couldn't swim. It wasn't a cramp or heaviness, the water just refused to buoy him any longer. So he scrabbled along the sea floor back up to the shore and just laid there in shock. A merman who couldn't swim? What just happened? He would have to talk to a higher up about this later. He let his legs switch back, and then walked back to find Terra with a foxy friend. He smiled and hung back for a moment to just...enjoy watching the two talk, or try to. Then he realized the fox was trying to talk. That was...odd. But then again, he just got done running away from a demon. So he would just sit there, smiling, and wait for Terra or the fox to spot him. It was probably better this way, as he was still tried, but not as dirty as before. Zaphiel then realized his jacket was still damaged, so he sat down and started to sew it back together. The half-giant was still around, so it was likely still planned to go get food at some point.
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Battle Stats
Str: 0 End: 25 Acc: 15 Int: 50
[Merfolk]: +20 Spd | +10 End [Engineer]: +10 Int | +10 End
Calling The Hogs — Translation? Loud a** snoring. The half-giant happened to be taking a nap. It appeared he waddled off to the background before they started their little fight. It was possible that the marine blondie from earlier on talked him to sleep, even if he wasn't talking to him ninety-percent of the time. The actual reason was to put off thinking about how hungry he was. Yeah, he could've went off to the restaurant before the others and began dining on appetizers, but his stomach was a bottomless pit. The Half-Giant could literally eat the entirety of the restaurant out of their stock. After a series of the loudest snore this beast of man could produce, he would awaken. His hand moved to remove the sand-like crust that rested in the corner of his eyes. Squinting his eyes in attempt to regain his vision, only to see the blondie he had tried to negotiate with earlier and her company was a fox...? However, no sight of the marine who would title him a knight by calling him "Ser Giant", or maybe it was misinterpreted that way by the Half-Giant. Getting onto his feet, he'd begin to dust his pants off. Feeling the after effects of his nap, he'd blink a few times to get rid of the drowsiness he was feeling. Looking around for any sign of the two marines, he'd spot the marine from earlier who fought the blondie. Slowly he'd pace toward the man, slow because he just woke up and he still hasn't eaten yet.
"You look beat.", though he didn't really. This was apparently something the Half-Giant said often when referring to the aftermath of a battle.
STALK BOX
♅❅█⋮ Auctus ♅❅█⋮ BRAWLER x GLADIATOR :: EIGHTEEN :: N/A (No Crew Yet) :: LONER ♅❅█⋮ STR - 10 (30) ::SPD - 10::END - 05 (10) ::ACC - 00 ::INT -00 ♅❅█⋮ HP 120/120 ♅❅█⋮ WORD COUNT - 0 ♅❅█⋮ TECHNIQUES IN USE
It would appear that 'two hours' was a lot less time these days than it used to be anymore as Zaphiel had already made a return from his trip to the Marine base for a recovery session after getting his a** handed to him by Terra. Of course she had no idea he had gotten back so soon just yet since she was still busy interacting with the majestic talking fox thing instead. Speaking of the speaking fox, she just so happened to speak again. Though this time, Terra was absolutely certain that she was not in fact using French at all now. The words sounded much less eloquent than what French that Terra was familiar with and the way the consonants were grouped made it seem more German if anything. Of course Terra as by no means a language expert but at least the fox could confirm her suspicions with a simple shake of the head. This whole communication thing was a real b***h when both parties didn't know the same language. At least if Terra had a word for this language she could have tried finding a translator back in the small town, even if everyone in it was freaking out about some kind of commotion going on but that could wait.
"Ailen huh?" She doubled checked as the fox spoke it while 'pointing' at herself. "I'll be sure to remember that~" She smiled, watching as her hand was sniffed curiously and then licked instead of shaken. She probably should have expected that as she smiled. "Hey that kinda tickles." She did pause though as Ailen seemed to be a bit confused after she had licked her fingers. "Hm? Is something wrong...?" She asked, not entirely sure what had been the issue. "I can't still have any pizza taste on my hands I haven't eaten since breakfast and I remember washing my hands after that..." It had in no way ever occurred to Terra that her hands, or the rest of her body, might have the faint odor of explosions or gunpowder to those with more sensitive noses than her own. "Oh right, I was supposed to go get food. I'm still kind of waiting on this cute guy cuz he's treating me out to dinner but if you want, I don't think he'd object to you coming along if you're hungry~ Do you like pizza?"
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Misujage
Steel Lapin
Jubellation
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 9:52 pm
Her ears flicked upward, shifting her head around, but it wasn't long until she found the source of the sound. Tongue still doing motions in her mind. She flattened her tail out, but it was completely unnecessary. She could see the half giant clear as day, despite the fabulous length of her tail. Purple haired, and approaching someone else. Eyes alight with wonder and splinter, the emerald jewels dazzled as she turned attention back to terra. She had never seen a person that large in ever, she kinda wanted to go poke with it. As was the mischievous ways of foxes. "Oui tuh'd dycda mega nat ticd" Certain the woman wouldn't understand, she pressed to the ground and dug a hole. Gathering a small space before sauntering up to Terra. She sniffed her hand once more, whether it was still being held out, or hanging at her side. She went back to the hole, trying to tell Terra what it smelled like. She placed one paw in the hole, and used the other to push dirt on top of it. Strange, such a lovely creature should be turned off by dirt. Alas, she was still but an animal, and walked barefoot often. Her paw shot up, sending dirt in all directions. A dramatic flail of her limbs would follow as she fell back. Covering her entire body in the length of her tail, trying to show off an explosion. Y'know, the catastrophe caused by red dust. "csamm mega" Her head would pop through the tail along with her right paw. She would sniff the thing and lick it, digging the dirt out from between her paw pads. The dirt? She swallowed it, dirt never hurt anyone least of all an animal.
As she stepped through the length of her tail, it would unfold and form a line behind her. Coming back to Terra and circling around her to see the large man in the distance. And another smell. Her nose caught the air, yep, definitely there was someone else over there too. Her body became strict, ears straight up and mouth closed. As if something had taken her full attention. Swiping in between Terra's legs the fox would respond to her inquiry about Pizza. Of course Ailen knew what pizza was, it was that human food that she wasn't really allowed to have. Actually, animals didn't eat at all where she was from. Just people, and only when they needed to heal themselves or change a part of their body. Regardless, she would nod her head before tilting back and looking up at Terra. Seeing her reaction to the response. She would actually love to try some pizza. "Bewwy cuihtc kuut" Her head bobbed back and forth, mouth slightly agape and tongue out. Head bobbing back and forth to match the motion of her feet, kneading the ground underneath her claws. Excited to go somewhere in this dangerous world.
Terra would take little to no notice of Actus as her full attention was directed at Ailen for now. She still had a good hour and fifty or so minutes left before Zaphie's supposed return so it wasn't like she was going to divert her attention elsewhere for a while logically speaking anyways. Though in regards to her questioning the issue about her hand, the fox would start to dig a small hole in the ground while speaking in her strange sounding native tongue. Tilting her head, the blonde would watch her curiously as the fox set up before sniffing her right hand once again and then directing attention to the pile of dirt. After she made the dirt shoot upwards all dramatically as she even fake 'died' for the effect. It took about one or two seconds for Terra to realize what she was trying to explain. "Ooooohhhhh OK I think I get what the issue is~" She smiled, looking at the fox as she stood upright for a moment. "There is a perfectly reasonable and completely logical and simple explanation for that~ I'm a human bombshell~!"
She grinned as if such words were a completely acceptable answer to the situation. Of course she gave it a moment more for effect as she held her right arm out to her side as she held her palm up and suddenly, her hand exploded! A loud bang, a flash and even a bit of smoke as well. "Long story short I can make myself explode on a whim, but I don't get to swim so I sink like a rock~" She said it all awfully cheerful for a person that would outright die if they fell into water due to the inability to move or breath water. "My own fault really but it's a pretty cool ability huh~?" She smiled, as Ailen moved about, somewhat excited at the prospect of food but also helping alert Terra to the fact that Actus was still around. Seems he didn't run off with Lancelot to get food after all. Though she only saw his back, she couldn't see that Zaphiel had somehow come back already as well despite it having only been about ten minutes. Maybe he never really left in the first place? Who knows, but either way he did owe her food, and maybe her new friend too. "Yo big guy what's up? Did you not wanna go with that Lancelot guy either~?" She called over, throwing some shade at the guy whose speech pattern was just a huge headache to follow.
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Misujage
Steel Lapin
Jubellation
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 7:47 pm
A what? She was a human bomb shell. Well, that made sense, supposedly. If you were the shell around a bomb you would probably smell the way a bomb did. Just one small thing, what was a bomb?! Her face still seemed a bit confused, eyes wide and tongue slapping the top of her mouth. Smacking over and over for the taste she knew would not come. The perfectly reasonable explanation was lost, she didn't know the word for bomb in this language, so she couldn't interpret what the woman meant. "E tuh'd drehg dryd'c nekrd" She would speak, ruffling her nose. Yeah, or maybe it was right. She didn't know because she had no idea what a bomb was. Her brow furrowed a bit, trying to take in an explanation.
Long story? Was there a long story here, none of it had seemed very long. Unless ... was she losing time. Her head curled downward to her leg, sniffing it before baring her teeth into it. Trying to snap herself out of any form of delusion. Nope, it hurt a bit, but nothing really came from it. Explode. Ears up, eyes open and back to her normal staring maneuver. Feet prodding at the dirt underneath her. Explode, she knew that word, it was what she was trying to explain with her theatrics with the mound of dirt. "Tacdnildeuh ec haatat, pid ed ech'd naymmo luum. Gehty rud ..." Her eyes shifted along the shore line as she spoke, as if intellectually thinking about what she had to say. Explosions weren't cool, too much heat. It did explode after all, what a strange thing to say. Kinda the same as saying she was a bomb's shell, she figured bomb's were just something that exploded. Their version of red dust? Probably. The yellow fox pranced about in a circle until its body was hidden inside its tail. Peeking out to the large creature beyond through the shade of feathers. She looked like a strange bush, golden in shade. Her butt wiggled and her feet padded the ground again. She was hiding inside the bush and waiting for her chance to pounce on the large beast. Imagine if she took that down, it'd be like ... a super large mouse, but with purple hair.
INDENT"§" Zaphiel really wasn't in a rush to disturb Terra and her new friend, in fact, he didn't mind the moment to contemplate his new capabilities. Auctus though, snored himself awake, and Zaphiel had to laugh a little bit at that. He stood up and dusted his legs off. "Nah. I just got beat is all. Lemme tell ya, my ribs are super sore right now. Nothing some R&R and pizza can't fix. Tried to stop by the Marine HQ to get patched up but...I got lost and wound up back here." He laughed a little out of embarrassment, then something clicked. Terra couldn't swim. So maybe...he would have to ask her over pizza, maybe. Zaphiel started to think again, tracing his finger in the air. A line of light would follow, Zaphiel completely unaware of its appearance. He snapped his fingers and a little flash of light occured. "We should head over now! I will handle the bill, as agreed. Miss Bombshell, the more the merrier, right? Mr Giant and your new foxy friend can join us, no problem." He smiled and started off, leading the group to a pizza joint in the town. "Table for....2 humanoid, a giant person, and a fox. Patio would be best." He smiled to the host, and the group was guided to a patio table, the smell of cooking pizza wafting through the air. He would wait for people to order drinks before requesting a gin and tonic. This was after all a Pizza Bar. Might as well sip on something tasty. "So, proper introduction time, eh? I am Zaphiel Klein, a medic in the service of the Marines." He smiled and waited for others to introduce themselves, and maybe give a hint on their occupations.
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Battle Stats
Str: 0 End: 25 Acc: 25 Int: 85
[Merfolk]: +40 Spd | +20 End [Medic]: +15 Int | +15 End
Chow Time — The half-giant would turn around slightly, just enough so that he could see both Blondie, and the marine. The blondie approaching him is what triggered this movement, as she began speaking to him. "I wasn't sure what half of the things he said were.", referring to her question about the blonde haired marine from earlier. Purple eyes shifted back towards the marine, as he began to speak. The outcome of the fight was news to him, as he was sleep from the beginning until the end. "Aye.", he said acknowledging the bit about rest and relaxation and food. The half-giant's eyes sharply watched as the marine created light on a whim. This was odd, but it peaked his interest. Had this man eaten a forsaken fruit? 'But he can swim, so how is that possible?', the half-giant thought. He knew not of the struggle the marine had just before he woke up, and so he'd keep an eye out to get the answer to this mystery which wasn't really a mystery. All the while he was unaware of the fox that was on the prowl, and didn't think about the fact that it was missing.
Dip!
The group had been lead to the restaurant by the marine who had went ahead to make the arrangements. As it was, he was too tall to fit inside the restaurant so he waited outside as preparations were made. Even as the group was lead to their table, he still had to wait as the chair too small for him to sit on it else he'd break it. Then the waiter brought out an abnormal chair fit for a king, only then would he take his seat. "I'll have Ale.", he said. It was the only drink he would have, as the others weren't quite pleasing. The marine then went on to give proper introductions. His was simple. "I am Auctus...I'm just Auctus.", he said though it sounded as if he had speech impairment now. They might take him for an idiot, as he sure was talking like it. The half-giant was a just a free man, he was something before but nothing now. It was too much to dive into it, so he left it simple.
STALK BOX
♅❅█⋮ Auctus ♅❅█⋮ BRAWLER x GLADIATOR :: EIGHTEEN :: N/A (No Crew Yet) :: LONER ♅❅█⋮ STR - 10 (30) ::SPD - 10::END - 05 (10) ::ACC - 00 ::INT -00 ♅❅█⋮ HP 120/120 ♅❅█⋮ WORD COUNT - 0 ♅❅█⋮ TECHNIQUES IN USE
Terra still hadn't a single ******** clue what Ailen was saying, but she was adorable and friendly so no real complaints could be made. They seemed to communicate fairly well so far for people that couldn't actually speak the other's language but Ailen at least understood Terra so that helped. That aside it seems like they were all finally heading into town for some much needed food as Mr. Cutie was back already...somehow. No point questioning it though since he was paying for dinner.
The small group of friends acquaintances would head into the nearby town with an exchange of names as they did. "Just call me Terra. And her name is Ailen~" Terra gave as a quick response to Zaphiel when he mentioned the fox friend. The place did seem a bit high strung with some tension as they got out to a spacious patio seating. Maybe something happened recently? Terra mentally shrugged it off as everyone started talking and she looked at Ailen and the two boys. "Terra Black, and well...I just do whatever really. Oh and Ailen here doesn't really speak English...or French...but she can understand English at least so don't get too frustrated, kay?"
