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Post by Storyteller on Sept 22, 2011 5:05:10 GMT -5
Ani~
Stardust curtly made her way towards the airship landing garage. She didn't need any unnecessary stops. Everything she needed was right by her.
/Ready?/
The sun's blinding ray grizzled upon her eyes as soon as she arrived at the garage. She shielded her eyes and looked above.
A clear transparent glass served as its roof protecting them from the outside. Her white tanktop seemed even whiter in the sunshine. She looked ahead. There, a vast airship boomed in her face. Its physical features didn't compete well with the late Deathstrike, but one could never tell for sure what this old piece of artistry was capable of, atleast not for the likes of her. But she wanted it that way. Stardust didn't care afterall. It was nothing but a mundane transport to her. The type that would either land on Deling or at the bottom of the sea.
/Such a nice airship, it will be a waste if someone plays with it again./
Quit talking...
She knew she had to set her guards up. Whoever tampered with the Deathstrike the other day would pay dearly. Whoever that traitor was. It didn't matter who it was, wherever he was. She had to be careful. He may even be one of them.
Hearing the other SeeDs' footsteps behind her, she glanced back at them from her shoulder.
I have to keep an eye on these SeeDs.
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Post by Storyteller on Sept 22, 2011 5:05:23 GMT -5
Lily~
The moment Jun stepped into the airship garage, her line of vision was immediately attracted by the gigantic airship inside.
She noticed that Stardust had already arrived before anyone else. Even with relative distance between the pink-haired SeeD and the airship, she seemed tiny in comparison.
Jun could not help but stop and admire the airship, awed by the sheer size and the air of grace she seemed to give off.
She may not be as sleek as the new ones, but she radiates a certain kind of charm... like a grand old dame who has aged gracefully....
Shaking herself from her momentary distraction, she walked up to Stardust, who glanced back at the sound of her footsteps.
"Is it a habit of yours to always be one of the first to arrive, Stardust?"
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Post by Storyteller on Sept 22, 2011 5:05:39 GMT -5
Bunny~
Wolfe blinked as Blaze let out a shriek and whipped around to face him. Christ, it's like she's fukking psychic or something.....her name pops up in my head and all of a sudden she's right in front of me. The only thing that Wolfe couldn't decide on was whether this was a good thing or a bad thing. The girl looked murderous, not to mention when the hell did she get those claws?!
He decided to take the calm approach. "I was't doing anything offensive, Miss Thing," he retorted sharply. "What, is there a law against using your eyes to see? No? Didn't think so. So stop stomping around like you own the place. And stop screaming in my face."
/....You're quite odd around the girls you like, aren't you?/ Athena asked.
Wolfe ignored his Guardian Force and stormed off. He had to pack up before he met up with the rest of the team.
Tomoe grabbed the slim silver case beneath her pillow and opened it, revealing a beautiful black fountain pen, her name scrawled in silver across the shining onyx shaft.
It was her most powerful weapon.
Tomoe slipped the empty case beneath her pillow once again and placed the pen into the inside pocket of her jacket. Inside the innocent-looking shaft was not ink, but instead needles containing one of the most powerful poisons in the world. Tomoe had honed all her chemical and toxicological knowledge into each and every one of her venomous weapons, but the "pen" was the deadliest. It contained a refined form of cyanide mixed with the venoms from Marlboro and Anacondaur. One needle contained enough poison to drop a full-grown Ruby Dragon, and Tomoe hoped that it would do something similar to the sorceress. Adel could be an all-powerful sorceress, but she was still somewhat human...
She patted her jacket pocket lightly and grabbed her canvas bag. She was ready to go.
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Post by Storyteller on Sept 22, 2011 5:05:50 GMT -5
Ani~
"Is it a habit of yours to always be one of the first to arrive, Stardust?"
Looking at Jun, Stardust’s eyelids lowered slightly, hinting a faint surge of distrust. From the very beginning of this mission, up until now, she had never trusted either one of these lowlifes. And it would always remain that way. Why would she trust them anyway?
“Just get inside,” she replied firmly and turned away afterwards. She walked towards the airship's metal steps, and without a backward glance, entered inside.
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Post by Storyteller on Sept 22, 2011 5:06:00 GMT -5
GC~
Gone finished his pre-flight check, well have of it. He still had to check the cockpit and ensure that everything was in working order in there. As he rounded the airship he saw Stardust and Jun walking towards his airship. He grinned, his teammates were arriving and soon they’d be gone. And he would be at the controls, Gone would have to control his urge to hotdog it.
As he saunter up to Jun and Stardust, he called out.
“So, love, you just couldn’t get enough of me, eh?”
/Oh brother…/
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Post by Storyteller on Sept 22, 2011 5:06:12 GMT -5
Lily~
Is it a habit of yours to always be one of the first to arrive, Stardust?" Jun asked Stardust, half expecting a sharp retort from her.
Looking at Jun, Stardust's eyelids seemed to lower slightly.
Am I imagining it... or is there something funny about the way she's looking at me?
{You're not imagining it.}
“Just get inside,” Stardust replied firmly and turned away afterwards. She walked towards the airship's metal steps, and without looking back, entered inside.
Jun followed her to the airship, silently contemplating about the glance Stardust had thrown her earlier.
It was nothing friendly... that's for sure.
{I'm almost certain it's one of distrust.} Sapph said in a confident tone.
And how can you be so sure then?
{I've seen it many times, and I've used it on many others as well.}
Well, I'm not going to pass judgement so quickly on someone I barely knew!
{Like Hell you wouldn't......} Her GF sounded disapproving.
"So, love, you just couldn’t get enough of me, eh?” A man said, breaking into her private conversation with the GF.
Jun glanced up, and recognised him as their pilot of the airship.
"Think whatever you want, Gone, if it gratifies you so much." Jun grinned. "But if you know what's good for you, you might want to ease up on that 'love'-calling bit."
She patted him on the shoulder.
"Cos not every girl takes kindly to being called love, you know?"
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Post by Storyteller on Sept 22, 2011 5:06:24 GMT -5
Auria~
Reese stepped into the garage. He caught a glimpse of Stardust disappearing into a ship, and concluded that it must be the one they would be taking. He silently made his way for it, black suitcase in hand.
He stepped up inside and into the cockpit, then set his suitcase aside and reached into his pocket, extracting a small metal bottle, clearly something you would keep liquor in. He eyed Stardust carefully as he unscrewed the top. He took a long drink, then screwed the lid back on slowly, silently. He pushed it back down into the inside pocket of his coat.
"Fvckers make me wait..." he muttered quietly, taking a position against the wall, at least until Gone was ready to fire up the airship. He stared at the ground, spacing out.
Zacke adjusted the duffel bag strap on his shoulder and grunted almost inaudibly. He turned the corner and soon made his way into the garage. "Hey, um...sorry, I forgot your names...but um...which one's our ship?" he said, addressing Jun and Gone.
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Post by Storyteller on Sept 22, 2011 5:06:41 GMT -5
GC~
Gone turned around just as he was entering the ship, he’d heard someone calling something. He looked over his shoulder and saw one of his teammates entering. “This one here, dude! The Lady Luck! I'm Gone and she's Jun.” He shouted as he disappeared inside the ship.
"Think whatever you want, Gone, if it gratifies you so much." Jun grinned. "But if you know what's good for you, you might want to ease up on that 'love'-calling bit."
She patted him on the shoulder.
"Cos not every girl takes kindly to being called love, you know?"
Gone grinned at her words as he looked around the compartment, the guy he’d had a run in with on the day of the meeting was there, ignoring everyone. Stardust was standing conveniently near him. As Gone noticed this his grin got larger and his eyes danced with devilry. He knew it wasn’t the wisest thing in the world but she’d given him the perfect opening.
“But not my Stardust, eh, love. She likes it.” Gone said slinging an arm around her shoulders and pulling her close.
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Post by Storyteller on Sept 22, 2011 5:06:50 GMT -5
Ani~
I like it...? What?
Her blood boiled instantly at the moment she heard Gone say that. It got even worse when he pulled her closer. She felt defiled and that would absolutely be one of the worst things she hated most. This guy would be their pilot and all he could do was pull nonsense stunts and craps that would definitely send them down.
“You dare...say...that?” she said, gritting her teeth.
It didn’t take long till Stardust pushed Gone back—/That’s it, he’s going down.../-- and brutally kicked him right then and there, sending him flying out of the parked Lady Luck as he crashed into the entering Zacke.
“And stay there!”
Looking down at them from the airship's entrance, she pointed towards their direction, “Damn you all! I told you to focus on the mission, didn’t I?! What the hell are you doing!?"
Giving the opened hatch a solid pound, she added, “No one is coming on board until you pull your brains together!! Do you hear!?” Some of the others were arriving now, and Diwata was the one feeling all embarrassed for her.
She stared at them murderously.
“I swear if you wretched SeeDs screw up even once....” she hissed, her tone lowering.
Turning her gaze away from them, she moved out from the entrance and stomped her way further inside. A few others, Jun and Reese were inside already. Seeing that Reese took her favorite spot to linger in an airship, she went for the opposite wall in the corner and briskly leaned on it.
/Stardust--/
Don't!
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Post by Storyteller on Sept 22, 2011 5:07:01 GMT -5
GC~
He knew it hadn’t been his brightest idea but as he flew through the open hatch, he felt she had overreacted just a bit. Gone crashed into something solid, that something happened to be a human body. Gone stood up and brushed himself off, grinning the whole time although his abdomen hurt something fierce. He thanked Hyne, it hadn’t been lower. Stardust was yelling behind him, his head hadn’t cleared enough to make much sense of it though.
“She loves me.” Gone said grinning at Zacke.
Gone adjusted his goggles around his neck before deciding to push them up onto his forehead. Turning he walked back up into the airship. Unconcerned he walked towards the cockpit; he’d better get on with the rest of the pre-flight check. As he passed Jun, he winked. “What a start, eh love? I can see this’ll be fun.”
Gone went into the cockpit and continued his work, although thoughts of a certain pink-haired girl distracted him occasionally. He certainly was glad that Stardust’s friend wasn’t here.
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Post by Storyteller on Sept 22, 2011 5:07:21 GMT -5
Auria~
Zacke stumbled back as Gone barrelled into him. His duffel bag slid a few feet as he found himself sandwiched between the wall and Gone.
He frowned in discomfort, but supressed laughter when he saw the look on Stardust's face. She went on barking orders and scolding and whatnot, none of which he listened to. Gone righted himself and turned to him.
"She loves me." he said, grinning.
Zacke let out a laugh. "You should be thankful that's all she did to you." he tapped his cheek under his black eye, which was now almost gone but a faint bruise remained. "All I did was lean against her."
He made his way into the cockpit as Gone turned toward the pilot's seat and said something to Jun. He grabbed his bag from where it had landed after the Stardust Attack and tossed it further toward the back. He ran a hand through his hair and glanced from Stardust to Reese.
"Why the long faces?" he proclaimed with mock cheer. "We're going out to risk our lives! You can give me a bigger smile than that..."
Reese stared at him from underneath his hat for a few brief moments, before turning, again, to the ground.
Zacke laughed. Hyne this is going to be a long journey.... He made his way up to the front of the ship, where Gone and Jun were. "It's a relief you joined, man. I will never again ride a ship Colum pilots..."
Reese watched Stardust lay a hurt on Gone. Destructive little thing...now I know that when they say "size doesn't matter" they are telling the truth....
He glanced up at Zacke for his retarded comment, then shifted his gaze back down to the ground. What a spaz.
He looked up at Stardust, she was quietly seething with hate. If she were a cup of water she would be boiling. "Want a drink?" he said.
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Post by Storyteller on Sept 22, 2011 5:07:33 GMT -5
Spiffy Goddess of Death~
Sym noticed the others leaving and decided to take her cue and follow, hoisting her bag over her shoulder. However noisy they were, they were still her team mates and she had to make sure they survived and defeated Adel. After that, who knew? So long as no one was hurt, Sym would be happy. So long as no one close was hurt. . . . Sym turned back, looking for the presence she had felt before, hoping that it hadn't left yet, "If you want, I'll walk with you. . . "
~~~~Meanwhile~~~~
Xarin made his way without hesitation to the hangar, a duffel bag clutched in his hand, his footsteps light and fast. He didn't want to see anyone on his way there, and he didn't want to be near anyone on the ride either. They were all too. . . annoying for his tastes. Yes, he would help them, but as for being chummy with them. . . never. He would do his job, get rid of his demon, then leave them to their own devices. They'd be fine, not that he cared, and he'd be better off without them there.
As he neared the aircraft, Xarin noticed the commotion that was brewing and growled deep in his throat. Why was he always stuck with such. . . fools?!? Slowly he lifted his bag up onto his shoulder and pushed his way through the throng, sending a glare at anyone who complained, "Get out of my way! Unlike you, I want to finish this mission."
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Post by Storyteller on Sept 22, 2011 5:07:45 GMT -5
Lily~
"But not my Stardust, eh, love. She likes it.” Gone said slinging an arm around Stardust's shoulders and pulling her close.
Jun watched in half-amusement, and half-shock at his daring action.
Whoooo boy. Someone's in for a great tongue lashing, to say the least!
She watched Stardust intently, highly interested in her reaction.
“You dare...say...that?” Stardust said, gritting her teeth.
She pushed Gone back and brutally kicked him, sending him flying out of the Airship as he crashed into another guy who was entering.
Ouch... Jun cringed as she watched Stardust's foot connect with Gone's abdomen.
Well... he saw it coming...
Stardust started shouting at the SeeDs still outside, and stomped her way into the airship, leaning against the wall.
Jun walked past her, glancing sideways at the long-faced girl.
"For Hyne's sake, Stardust. Calm down a little. Is it so hard to retain a little composure?" She said to her in a low voice, and walked past her further into the airship, standing a little behind the cockpit.
“What a start, eh love? I can see this’ll be fun.” She heard Gone say, and turned to see him winking at her.
She shook her head slightly, albeit with a small smile.
He doesn't ever learn, does he?
{He is either very brave, or very dense. Or both.}
She snickered.
I suspect it's both.
"It's a relief you joined, man. I will never again ride a ship Colum pilots..." Someone said.
Turning to look at him, she realised that it was Zacke Mercutio.
Jun nodded at his comment.
"Gone certainly looks like he knows what he's doing."
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Post by Storyteller on Sept 22, 2011 5:07:58 GMT -5
sh~
Blaze entered the hangar, one of the last ones to arrive as usual. She stuck her hands in her pockets, running her fingers over the countless packs of gum she had stuffed into her pants for the mission.
Fvcking men, that little prick that was staring at me, oh he'll be losing his ability to see soon. She thought as Xarin pushed through the crowd.
"Get out of my way! Unlike you, I want to finish this mission." He snarled. Blaze scoffed.
"Who DOESN'T want to finish the mission? yea.. thank you for that information, captain obvious." She sneered as her weapons came out again. She paused to inspect them, then looked up at Xarin.
"Just making sure they work for future occasions." She said innocently as she overheard Zacke.
"It's a relief you joined, man. I will never again ride a ship Colum pilots..."
"Gone certainly looks like he knows what he's doing."
Blaze walked up to Jun and Zacke. "Like hell he knows what he's doing. I can bet the ship's rigged and we'll crash again." She said, walking up closer to the hangar next to Gone.
"Hello, friend." She said smugly as she looked back and forth from him to Colum. "You DID check the ship and there is NOTHING wrong with it, correct? You'll know who i'll come after if this piece of crap makes a dive do you not?"
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Post by Storyteller on Sept 22, 2011 5:08:10 GMT -5
QuistisTrepe002~
Colum moodily walked up the ramp, watching somewhat amazedly as Gone slung an arm around Stardust.
Turning somewhat irritatedly towards Blaze he spoke. "If you know what's good for you, Sanaku, you'd be best to keep your damn mouth shut," he snapped.
Dan shot another glare at Sym. Turning towards the airship, he spoke low. "I heard that she died, mate," he said to Xarin.
With that, Dan entered the airship, seeing a fuming Colum.
"What now, Col?" he said, a hint of amusement on his face.
"Nothing, Dan," Colum snapped.
With a knowing smile, Dan sat down on the seats available. If Colum would talk, he'd listen. The same with anyone.
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