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Post by staceyblack on Jan 3, 2009 17:22:15 GMT -5
Stacey raised an eyebrow. "What about him?" She asked, looking at the strange cat on her shoulder. She carefully got in the boat, barely making it move at all. "I don`t know much about him." She explained. "He was a gift." Her eye turned bright purple as she sat down slowly.
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Post by Ladd Russo of the Russo Family on Jan 3, 2009 17:50:32 GMT -5
The boat drifted out into the twilight, apparently capable of moving itself. Sometimes flurries of ash tainted the thick fog, but the waves swallowed everything that met the lake's surface.
"I have never seen a cat that would follow a person as it does to you. They are solitary animals," he said slowly. "If I may ask, where did you come from? Why did you come here? I know nothing about you, except that you are my student."
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Post by staceyblack on Jan 3, 2009 18:20:49 GMT -5
Stacey carefully took the cat from her shoulder and put it in her lap. His eyes never left Domino. "I think he thinks he`s supposed to protect me." She said softly. Unknown to her, that`s exactly what he was supposed to do. "My father said his name is Marko." She shrugged. "I never really thought about it that much.
"As for why I`m here," She looked back to the disappearing dock. "I don`t really know that either. I just... decided to take a walk and that`s where I ended up." She looked down at the cat and stroked its back, the white in his fur glittering faintly.
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Post by Ladd Russo of the Russo Family on Jan 3, 2009 22:02:39 GMT -5
"You are lucky then, on both counts," the masked man replied. He pulled the cloth from around his neck and began to wrap his hand with it tightly, stifling the loss of blood. When he was finished, he knotted it loosely and looked at the cat. "A pleasure, Marko." Then his golden gaze returned to Stacey.
"And do you have any questions? Of me? Of the academy?"
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Post by staceyblack on Jan 5, 2009 20:52:40 GMT -5
Stacey laughed quietly. "You shouldn`t have asked me that." She took a deep breath, her hand still stroking Marko.
"Who are you? Why did you pretend to try to kill me? What is the academy? Why am I going there? Will there be anyone like me there? Why did you hurt your hand? Couldn`t you have stopped the knife without getting yourself hurt? How many people are at the academy?" She stopped, having spoken on one breath.
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Post by Ladd Russo of the Russo Family on Jan 5, 2009 21:37:10 GMT -5
"It is fair," he said simply with shrug. "I am Domino. It is all that I am and all that I will ever be."
"There will always be people who want to end your life. What makes you think that I am any different?" he said to the second question, going through these methodically.
"Twilight Moon Academy is a school for those with powers out of the ordinary. That's most likely the reason you are going here. I'm not sure if anyone will be exactly as you are, but it is difficult to be 'different' when everyone else is as well."
"I used my hand to stop the blade. There may have been other ways to do so, but none quite so effective. The body, unlike most weapons, will heal, and the enemy seldom expects such actions."
"I do not know the amount at the academy. Though many sign up, students come and go as they please."
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Post by staceyblack on Jan 6, 2009 19:50:51 GMT -5
Stacey nodded as Domino answered each of her questions. She tilted her head to the side. "So, do I call you Mr. or something?" She asked, her voice getting the same tone as a normal teenager. Her eyes were still purple, but were slowly getting brighter and richer.
Marko stood up and stretched, keeping one eye on the man. He turned and layed down again so his head was facing Domino. Stacey saw the movement and stopped petting him. She remembered the answer to her second question.
"Wait, you want to kill me?" She asked, getting confused.
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Post by Ladd Russo of the Russo Family on Jan 6, 2009 20:33:05 GMT -5
"You will never be safer from any outside threat than when you are with me," Domino said, golden eyes grim. "But you will also never be free from the threat I pose to you. Call me what you will."
There was a pause, and then he seemed to think of something. "I should inform you about your classes. The first four you must take, without exception. The others, however, you may choose.
The seventh period offers the choice of Music, History, or Potionry. Eighth period offers Holy, Flare, or Summoning. Next it's either Dragoon, Samurai, or Thievery class. Lastly, you may have Survival or Puppetmaster. If you have questions about any of the classes..." Domino waited patiently.
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Post by staceyblack on Jan 7, 2009 19:44:38 GMT -5
Stacey`s eyes flickered a darker shade for a split second as he named the classes. "No. No questions. Well, I guess I do have one; What`s with the Puppetmaster class?" She asked.
She didn`t really like puppets and clowns that much and didn`t understand why other people did. They were creepy.
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Post by Ladd Russo of the Russo Family on Jan 7, 2009 20:08:12 GMT -5
"It has to do with psychics and telekinesis," he informed her. "And also, I will need your class choices to make a schedule." The small boat was rapidly approaching land again, where the Twilight Moon Academy's many stone walls and towers waited misty in the dim light. Homey lanterns lit up the walkway to its main entrance, giving everything a warm and welcome splash of light after the gray stillness of the lake.
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Post by staceyblack on Jan 8, 2009 18:55:21 GMT -5
Stacey thought for a second. "I`ll take Music, Holy, Thievery, and Survival." She said quickly, not really understanding his explanation of the classes.
Her eyes lightened when she saw the school, but the cat on her lap stiffened.
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Post by Ladd Russo of the Russo Family on Jan 10, 2009 20:24:57 GMT -5
"Take this; it may help you in the future." A small orb was placed into her hands, shining in the faint light.
The gravel gave a scratchy sigh as the boat rubbed against it, and Stacey's Master teacher swung himself out of the craft to secure it. He held out his good hand to her, offering to assist his student on her way out.
"If there is anything you need, I will have it done for you," he told her sincerely, and there was something eerily unconditional in his words. Short of killing himself, he would probably do anything that she asked of him.
The beach was sandier here, with less rocks, and it soon faded into a rich lawn that led up to the school. This was obviously their goodbye, until later.
***Stacey received schedule*** Where to go, when to be there.... 1: Magic 2: Weaponry 3: Beastry 4: Masters 5: Break [You are now in...] 6: Music 7: Holy 8: Thievery 9: Survival
***Stacey received Argeto Orb*** A shiny orb that makes you feel cold... in a good way? This orb will summon to the battle area a thick mist, as well as the nameless guardian. Great for attacking enemies while their sight and hearing is down, and also useful in the fact that the evoker's invisible guardian will slowly heal the evoker and her party members. Anyone on the evoker's team will be able to see perfectly. Warning: Summoning is tiring. Practice before a battle, or the shock of the first time could lead to the loss of the fight.
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Post by Ladd Russo of the Russo Family on Jan 10, 2009 20:47:32 GMT -5
(Congratulations! You have passed the Ghost Shipyards, and almost any part of the site is now open to you! The only problem I detected was in the fight. It's nothing big, and it's very easy to fix. Many sites even do it differently. On this one, we try to avoid Godmoding by 'attempting' hit. So, basically, where you said " Stacey kicked the man`s shin, hard. She twisted her dagger around toward his stomach." The green part is perfectly fine, because she twisted towards his stomach, giving the other roleplayer (me) a chance to either dodge it or be hit. The red part is what this site defines as Godmoding, and it's against our rules. By changing it to 'Stacey swung a kick at' or 'Stacey tried to kick', or any variation like that, it would be fine. The other roleplayer will usually decide for the attack to land about half the time, being considerate and keeping it fair, but if you ever feel someone is abusing our system by never letting you land a hit, you can always tell us mods. ^_^ But yeah, besides that little thing, you did well and I have no other complaints. Since it is currently Break period, you can go explore the school, get a dorm room, or meet up with other students. If you have any questions at all, feel free to private message me, and people are always happy to talk in the chatbox. Hope to see you around!
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Post by staceyblack on Jan 11, 2009 15:24:13 GMT -5
(Okay, so, where can I post, exactly? With my character being half angel and half vampire, does that limit where she can go? Can I start a new topic somewhere? Do I have to start the topic in a certain place?)
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Post by Ladd Russo of the Russo Family on Jan 12, 2009 12:20:33 GMT -5
Besides Naut-Shindar village, which I may have spelled wrong, students may go anywhere unless a board specifically says otherwise. You may notice that in all board descriptions there are little plus and minus elements for each area. These might give your character a boost in her powers or a bit of a disadvantage, but that's all.
You can start a new topic wherever you'd like, or you can join an existing one. The best way to find recent topics is to scroll down and look for boards that were posted in 'today' or 'yesterday', or at least a recent date. Otherwise they might be 'dead' boards that have been abandoned. A good way to avoid boards going dead is to tell the people roleplaying with you when you are planning to leave for a while.
If you do start a new topic, it might be harder to get people to join it, but you could always ask around in the chatbox to see if anyone else is looking for a new topic. And finally, if a board says 'closed' in the title, it means they don't want anyone else in. 'Open' is an invitation for anyone to join, and if neither open nor closed are in the title, they will most likely accept anyone in, but you might want to ask just in case.
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