Otzlowe
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Post by Otzlowe on Aug 26, 2007 13:54:43 GMT
Oliver walked about behind Angelus and Jack curiously, mouthing some of the words he'd said to himself. Machinery? Eh? "I hate to interrupt, but what do you mean by 'Machinery'?" He looked oddly confounded at the two of them, wondering if either had gone crazy before they died. When Angelus had mentioned the flowers as well, he couldn't stop but look down at them, Have they just been here the whole time, then...? And what's this rubbish about what it takes to get flowers to grow? And 'Gardeners' does he think he's some sort of Druid or something? Oliver attempted to hide his confused looks at the two of them behind a cough.
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Seph
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Post by Seph on Aug 26, 2007 14:04:45 GMT
Peneii was still walking when he noticed 3 men less than a mile away from him. He turned his head to his cat, Mittens and said "Look Mittens, more dead people." He stood there without moving and started wondering whether he should go talk to the men or leave without them noticing him. "Oh well" he thought. "Maybe they can help us... Somehow..."
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Post by Surreptitious Cardboard Box on Aug 26, 2007 14:31:50 GMT
Felix laughed at Oliver's question until he realised that it was actually quite hard to answer, and then he shut up. "Err ... machinery is ... well, I suppose machines are like metal workers operated by men, and they're used to help build things." He looked up. "If we come across any, I'll point it-- As he'd looked up, he'd noticed another man walking along the road, headed for them. "Well, it really is busy this morning, isn't it?" he mused, half to himself, half to his companions. He did not alter his pace, but kept walking nonetheless. The three travelled in silence until, a few minutes later, they reached the other man. All four stopped, the lone man somewhat warily, as though afraid of what these three strangers wanted from him. Felix tried to be polite. "You're not lost, are you?"
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Seph
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Post by Seph on Aug 26, 2007 14:38:55 GMT
Peneii kept staring at the three men for a while before replying. "I guess. You can say that" he said in a low voice. "And another thing. Perhaps anyone can explain to me what the hell is this place? Am I... dead?"
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Post by Surreptitious Cardboard Box on Aug 26, 2007 14:43:28 GMT
Felix grimaced at his bad luck. It seemed he was having to give out a whole bunch of explanations today. "You should know the answer to that already, kid. If you think about it long enough, you'll remember everything that happened. Where've you come from?"
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Seph
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Post by Seph on Aug 26, 2007 14:52:28 GMT
Peneii remained silent for a while before replying. "Well... I just woke up less than an hour ago under a huge tree about a mile from here."
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Post by Richard El Britannia on Aug 26, 2007 15:10:18 GMT
"A tree?! Wow, something more than yellow!" Jack muttered in mock excitement. He looked at the man and saw he was holding a cat. Which were apparently rare here. If this world had people from the last, there'd obviously be some people out to steal rare animals. This guy might be unsafe carrying a cat about. Jack didn't really want to say anything, though, since he felt it wasn't his place. Afterall, he'd only been here for a very short time. He simply decided to wait for Oliver or Angelus to mention it.
Jack started to fiddle with the knife again, looking down at it in his hands, waiting for Angelus to respond.
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Otzlowe
Enigmatic Horror
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Post by Otzlowe on Aug 26, 2007 15:19:03 GMT
Oliver couldn't help himself from wandering closer to the man who'd approached them. He'd spotted something shiny sticking out of the man's shoulder, and stopped when he figured out what it was. "Mate, you've got a knife in your shoulder." He looked at him curiously, "And you've got a cat... thing." He sighed inwardly, "Now, I know I didn't get stabbed, but, really. Is this stab-wound country or something?" He slowly lost interest, and decided to go back to wondering about what this 'Machinery' stuff was.
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Seph
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Post by Seph on Aug 26, 2007 15:41:03 GMT
Peneii didn't like the way the strange man was looking at him. "This cat thing, is my pet, which strangely followed me here. As for the knife on my shoulder... Well, I was not sure wether to remove it or not. Might hurt, don't you think?"
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Post by Surreptitious Cardboard Box on Aug 26, 2007 15:47:43 GMT
Felix laughed. "You'll be fine, kid, trust me." He jerked a thumb behind him to point at Jack. "Jack here had a knife sticking out of his back less than an hour ago. We just pulled it clean out, and now he's chucking it around like he's been using it for years." He glanced back at his companion. "Seriously kid, put it away now. You're gonna poke somebody's eye out with that thing." He stepped nearer to the man they'd just met. "So you Awoke just recently, huh? You're the second newcomer I've seen today, and I've come across not a one for five months until now. I guess you've got more in common with Jack than we'd have thought, eh?"
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Seph
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Post by Seph on Aug 26, 2007 15:55:56 GMT
Peneii loved the idea of not being able to feel any pain or being physically hurt. He swiftly removed the knife from his shoulder and after thinking for a while he stabbed himself in the palm of his left hand making sure he could not be hurt. He smirked and put the knife in his pocket. "Hey, listen. Where are you heading? I've only been here less than an hour and I don't really know the place. So, d'you think it's possible to let me join you?"
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Post by Richard El Britannia on Aug 26, 2007 16:03:57 GMT
Jack felt a bit of anger rise at being told to put the knife away, but he supposed Angelus was right. Still, he didn't exactly like being told what to do. He put the knife into his trouser pocket, not really bothered about the damage it might do to the clothes.
Jack then heard the newcomer ask to join them. This excited him. He felt like he was on a great adventure, childishly. Still, he didn't let his excitement show. He didn't want to come across as a complete giddy fool.
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Post by Surreptitious Cardboard Box on Aug 26, 2007 16:08:35 GMT
Felix ran a hand through his clean hair. "Well ... sure, I suppose. It wouldn't be fair for me to refuse when I've been so generous to these two, would it?" He held a hand out for the man, realising that it might be hard for him to shake it if he was holding the cat. "What's your name, kid?"
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Seph
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Post by Seph on Aug 26, 2007 16:12:08 GMT
Peneii put the cat down on the ground and shook the man's hand. "You have my thanks. You can call me Peneii. And this is Mittens." he said pointing at the cat. "Now, perhaps you can tell me your names, gentlemen?"
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Post by Surreptitious Cardboard Box on Aug 26, 2007 16:21:32 GMT
Felix grinned to himself in amusement; Peneii had a strange manner about him. "You can call me Angelus," he said. "And these two I only met a short while ago, but they're alright guys. Jack's only been here maybe an hour longer than you, from the sound of things, and Oliver's from centuries ago. He's lived in the mountains for a long time, so I don't want you pestering him. Rule is that there is to be no fighting. I'll take you all as far as the next town, but then you're making your own way."
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