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Post by Ladd Russo of the Russo Family on Nov 4, 2008 20:21:00 GMT -5
"Do you...want her? Love her?" asked a voice in the pitch blackness. The void was the land behind the door, which seemed to have disappeared the moment the student had walked through. Cecil would have to be very careful about his wheelbarrow here, since his visibility was about two or three feet. The voice itself came off from somewhere ahead and to the right, and it seemed extremely tired and washed out, as soft as a breeze. Also, there was the sound of a violin playing, a long, slow tune in the higher registers.
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Post by Arual on Nov 4, 2008 20:22:54 GMT -5
Cecil was a little uneasy in going in- but it was obviously the right door. That in itself made him worry. "Of course I love her....." he said, his eyes flashing to a bright red to see through the blackness of the doors contents, "I wouldn't be here if I hadn't."
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Nov 4, 2008 20:25:52 GMT -5
The blue jay sat perched vigilantly on Cecil's shoulder, you could sence the avian's unease of taking flight, it would likely stay where it was untill you could see more properly. In the darkness a day bird would obviously see fairly poorly and so it would be no sort of guide for Cecil in the dark nowhere that they had found themselves in. The slightest noise came from the bird as if consulting another bird at the moment though there were no others from what could be observed, just whatever mysterious one that had decided to stay inside the void outside of sight.
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Post by Ladd Russo of the Russo Family on Nov 4, 2008 20:39:24 GMT -5
There was a young man playing the violin, just a little older than Cecil himself. He was concentrating on the violin that he played, so his eyes were hidden by thick wavy brown hair. He wore gray jeans, but his shirt was tattered by a long slash that started at his right collar and extended nearly to his left hip, gruesomely deep but not bleeding. Still not meeting Cecil's eyes, the person started talking again.
"A happy marriage is more than devotion... but it cannot exist at all without that spark..." he said in a low, trembling sigh. "Prove that you love her. Play that you love her." The young man handed the violin gently to Cecil, as if it were a precious child, and then turned slightly to the side to avoid looking at him or the bird... or fish. He was shaking with exhaustion.
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Post by Arual on Nov 4, 2008 20:48:12 GMT -5
"I don't know how to play the violin, though......." he said, a little confused; but knowing the idea that the person was trying to get across.
(sorry- im blank)
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Post by Ladd Russo of the Russo Family on Nov 4, 2008 20:54:57 GMT -5
"Don't hesistate. It doesn't matter," was the only reply he had gotten. Now that the violin was not playing, silence pressed in on the air, turning the atmosphere oppressive, even hostile. The darkness seemed to deepen.
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Post by Arual on Nov 4, 2008 21:35:25 GMT -5
As he kept it in his hands, Cecil could feel the magic and the evil in the air. He thought of his bride, his eyes closed as he tried to do what the boy had done moments ago. A song came out.....beautiful and pure, if nothing else. As he thought more and more about Suzume, the more his song deppened in the air to something better then before.
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Post by Señor Sunday Friday on Nov 4, 2008 22:47:47 GMT -5
The bird sat on Cecil's shoulder, seeming almost rather unimpressed with the playing of the violin, to the bird atleast the music felt like it needed more to it, smooth notes didn't mean love in the song. The blue jay was expecting to hear Cecil pour his heart out over the strings and for all of the time that was spent thinking about the bride to be turned into soft melody that would be coaxed from the strings so they could twist into sweet song. Unfortunately there didn't seem to be quite as much work put into it, not nearly as much as the blue jay was anticipating, but who knew, Cecil might have done enough to make it through this trial. The bird was still dissapointed.
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Post by Ladd Russo of the Russo Family on Nov 4, 2008 23:14:33 GMT -5
As Cecil's song played, the room slowly gained light, and the violinist took back his instrument carefully. "Without her love, your world is silent," he murmured brokenly. "And silence is death. Don't forget." Then, quite suddenly compared to the slow transition of before, the area flashed with light, banishing the young man as if he were just a moonlight shadow.
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Post by Arual on Nov 5, 2008 15:33:35 GMT -5
Cecil went through, a little confused as to why he had to play- but saw the words and song had meaning in this trial. One thing he also learned is that he'll never play a violin again! (XD) The young man took the barrel of pretty frozen water after he made it ice earlier and moved through the portal once more.
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Post by Ladd Russo of the Russo Family on Nov 5, 2008 15:43:40 GMT -5
"That'll never do~," a young woman's voice mocked, whimsically scolding him. "You're not going to get through with cheap tricks like that!" The water vibrated for a small second before completely melting again. "I don't think you're taking this seriously enough, Cecil Shan. If you fail this, she'll never forgive you," the young woman said, her voice light and childish even if her tone was serious. "If you think this is a game, Cecil, then I guess it's time to really play!"
The young woman was garbed in a flowing black cloak, her face half hidden by its hood and a gray scarf, but she rose her two pale hands artistically and made a coaxing motion. A large glob of water in the wheelbarrow lifted from the rest and jerked over to her, where she kept it hovered in between her hands.
"Just one drop and it's over Cecil. Come on, take your water back," she invited, both friendly and challenging.
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Post by Arual on Nov 5, 2008 15:54:55 GMT -5
Cecil went pale. One friggin drop. DAMN YOU NEKO!
"I'm taking this very seriously, Miss." he said, trying to be as calm as he could. His stomach sunk so far down he couldn't find it in the deepest pits of Hell, and that was an understatement. The young man kept his eyes on the water and the one who held it above them.
"What do you want from me? A fight?" Cecil asked, his eyes still lit bright red from the darkness. It was just a girl- PHA! It was just a little girl who planned to test him like the others, and with that in mind he knew that besides the obvious reasons- if he ended up fighting her, somehow he knew he'd hurt her more then he should have. Cecil knew that sometimes in battle, he got a bit too into the fight, and not enough of strategical thinking and the aknowledgement of his own strength depending on who he was up against. The last thing he wanted to do was hurt someone over these trials!
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Post by Ladd Russo of the Russo Family on Nov 5, 2008 18:43:28 GMT -5
"It's always a fight with you, isn't it?" she asked, sounding exasperated. "You know, half of the scuffles you get into could be avoided if you simply tried to talk your enemy out of it. Most people don't enjoy hurting other people just for the sake of it, and if you can find the problem, you might find another solution."
The water twining around her fingers shuddered and sunk a few inches, making her jerk downward and make frantic lifting motions with her hands. It rose up again, and she straightened, relieved.
"Sorry, it's much harder to control things that aren't solid," she apologized cheerfully. "But as for fighting, Cecil, you couldn't beat me anyway. Maybe you should beg?" The woman giggled, tilting her head to one side.
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Post by Arual on Nov 5, 2008 19:05:41 GMT -5
"I don't think I could say much more then 'Please'." responded the young man; tired and no in the mood for this. "And I really would like it if you'd put the water back in the wheelbarrel."
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Post by Ladd Russo of the Russo Family on Nov 5, 2008 19:59:19 GMT -5
"See, look at you. All angry and offended now," she chided. "This isn't water, by the way. It's your marriage. Is please really all you have? This is one of the happiest days of your life, and you're ready half-ass your way through?" She scrunched up her shoulders a little at the swearword and glanced around guiltily with a quick apology to no one in particular. ( www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHZuDtNXCCQ Uh oh, Zawa's putting links in now... what next? o.o)
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