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Post by cyansky on Aug 28, 2009 20:03:11 GMT -5
Syl leaned down on the balcony of the mall, one the second floor, surveying the ground floor below, and looking at the floors above... several of them really. The mall was decently maintained by the janitors that were occasionally sigheted in the halls, although some shops and restaurants looked brand new while others were obviously run down, abandoned and in a complete mess. Odd.
In one pale hand it held a large cup filled with sweet, sweet cola. While Syl didn't like the taste of caffeine that much, it was a reasonable drink purely because of its sugar content - as Syl loved sugar. The taste was decent too.
Syl eyed the dispenser where it had gotten it from. Unfortunately, as it only accepted money, it had to break it, but whatever; a janitor could repair it later. Its eyes moved to the interior of the mall. It was deserted, lonely. Ah well. The only thing Syl missed right now was the wind carressing its face, blowing around its clothes and long black hair. Even while it obsured its vision temporarily, there was something refreshing to Syl about having its hair blowing in the wind - which was precisely why it kept it unbound and untangled.
Details, it thought. Never mind that I won't become fat like a human would at the rate at which I'm drinking this stuff. One thing that I'm eternally grateful for.
It smiled to itself. Peace and tranquility. While the mall was a bit creepy in its only-decently maintained splendor and without any wind whatsoever, Syl could feel some fondness for the place. So many rooms to explore and merchandise to play with... Humans were amusing with their inventions...
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Post by ayami on Aug 28, 2009 20:23:52 GMT -5
Karashi walked through the mall, looking at everything. She wasn't sure what all of this was. She continued to walk on her own, but suddenly grabbed her ears and shrank to the ground, crying out in pain. Someone nearby was blowing a dog whistle to their dog, and since she was a wolf, it affected her too. She had flashbacks of being in that room, that dark, scary room. "No! Please! Stop!!!"
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Post by cyansky on Aug 28, 2009 20:38:55 GMT -5
Syl's head shot up in response to a scream... of a girl. Someone was in pain... Syl could feel it. It had gone through intense pain before, and it wasn't intent on letting another suffer if it was unnecessary. It quickly finished its drink, tossed it into a nearby recycle bin and looked in the direction where the scream came from.
"Huh?"
Carefully, Syl, stood to its full height and ran towards the owner of the scream. It ran without stopping until it caught sight of a girl that it had never seen before. She appeared to be a teenager, around seventeen to eighteen by the looks of it. She was young, and no doubt confused and lost, as Syl though most newcomers to be.
It knelt down beside her, with a concerned expression on its face.
"Miss... are you alright?" it asked.
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Post by ayami on Aug 28, 2009 20:53:23 GMT -5
Karashi still covered her ears, still hearing the high-pitched sound. She looked at the person next to her, but the sound got worse. "Dog...........whistle............" She couldn't say much more, as the dog whistle got louder. She screamed in pain, then took the girl's arm, and pointed in the direction where the sound was coming from.
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Post by cyansky on Aug 28, 2009 21:07:17 GMT -5
Syl nodded, and took off in that direction. Eventually, it found the man in question blowing the whistle. Dogs in a mall... what was he thinking...? Nothing much, I suppose, thought Syl, he''s mindless after all.
The man was middle-aged, balding and his dogs was no better, being old as well. Rather than hurt him, Syl simply snatched the whistle out of his hand, threw it into the neaerest garbage bin and let his dog go free. The man wandered away, after his dog and out of the mall.
Syl, smiling returned to the girl and knelt down beside her, offering her a hand.
"The dog whistle is gone, miss," it said, smiling gently, "it's all right now."
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Post by ayami on Aug 28, 2009 21:12:14 GMT -5
Karashi uncovered her ears as the sound finally stopped. She raked them with her hands, smoothing the fur down on them. She then looked at the person, seeing it as a male. "T-Thank you." She coughed, then grabbed his hand and stood up, a bit wobbly.
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Post by cyansky on Aug 28, 2009 21:24:41 GMT -5
Syl nodded at the girl, smiling.
"You're welcome, miss," it said, asi it pulled her to her feet, "I'm glad that I could help."
Even after a brief scan on her aura, Syl found nothing suspicious about her, only that she was some sort of shapeshifter. It relieved it in that sense, which facilitated interacting her. Admittedly, Syl liked her a teensy bit. She seemed... nice.
"What's your name?" asked Syl.
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Post by wingedwarrior on Aug 28, 2009 21:30:43 GMT -5
Daemon careened about the mall after a couple (try fifty) alcoholic beverages. He spotted Syl's aura and ran to it, unknowing that his wings have sprouted out and he was hovering towards it, knocking Syl down along with himself. He stood up, a grin upon his face.
"Hey my very hermaphrodite friend of thou."
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Post by ayami on Aug 28, 2009 21:31:56 GMT -5
Karashi brushed herself off and smiled at him. "I am Karashi. Say, can you tell me what this place is? I've never seen one before." She looked around, her eyes lit up with fascination.
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Post by cyansky on Aug 28, 2009 21:46:44 GMT -5
Syl wiggled out from under Daemon, without even a groan. It stood, at first wobbly on its feet, before straightening itself out. It continued to smile gently at the new girl, Karashi, as it dusted itself off.
It found it nice that the girl had curiosity in her, and Syl decided to humour her for that reason, and in addition to her seeming like a nice girl, although Syl was fully aware that its senses were not infallible (just very accurate), and that not all was as it appeared.
"You're in a mall, a type of shopping center," said Syl, "in a place called the 'City of Animus,' or just 'Animus.'"
It looked at Daemon, than back at Karashi.
"Nowe for the introductions. This is Daemon," said Syl, gesturing towards him, "he's a friend of mine."
It then put a hand on its chest and bowed.
"And my name is Sylredrae, or Syl for short," said Syl gently, "pleased to meet you, miss Karashi."
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Post by wingedwarrior on Aug 28, 2009 21:49:21 GMT -5
Daemon slapped Syl, "SHUT UP! MY NAME IS SEXY BEAST!"
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Post by ayami on Aug 28, 2009 21:51:09 GMT -5
Karashi jumped back, afraid of the man who tackled Syl. She looked at both of them, her ears half up. She then looked at Daemon. "Um, hello.........." She was a bit scared of that one. She then looked at Syl and smiled. "Pleased to meet you to Syl. I'm not so sure of your friend over there." She looked at Daemon cautiously.
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Post by wingedwarrior on Aug 28, 2009 21:54:03 GMT -5
"Hey," he said swiping his hair, winking at her. "Do not be scared, I won't do anything. Forget what I said, I am Daemon."
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Post by cyansky on Aug 28, 2009 21:59:52 GMT -5
Syl simply recovered from the slap, rubbing its cheek. It wasn't angry at Daemon, especially after getting a sniff of of his breath. While it couldn't identify what he drank exactly, Syl could tell that it was an alcoholic drink. Daemon, right now, reeked, of alcohol. He's... drunk?! thought Syl. Oh dear. Looks like some improvising is in order.
It just stepped toward Karashi, still smiling, although it was a bit awkward due to just being slapped.
"Ah, don't worry about him, miss Karashi," said Syl, putting a hand on her shoulder, "he's... a bit drunk. Normally he's quite nice and civil."
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Post by ayami on Aug 28, 2009 22:07:19 GMT -5
Karashi frowned, still not trusting the drunk man. "O-Ok..........Syl, will he try and........." She didn't know how to say it, and she felt weird saying it. She coughed again, and she hugged herself, shivering a bit. All she had was a worn out jacket, which had holes in it.
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