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| Topic Started: Sun Aug 16, 2009 6:03 pm (914 Views) | |
| Hollis | Sun Aug 16, 2009 6:03 pm Post #1 |
 
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There once was a girl who had no home. She lived a life by her self. One day, she decided to go to a new city. The city was Cascadia. So, she packed up all her things and left. (( OOC If you still want to post in this RP, for any reason, I don't care. Just give me a heads up first. I am up for anything. If you have an ideas for it and you don't want to post them or tell me them in the Cbox, PM me. Thanks)) |
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| Lylith | Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:46 pm Post #2 |
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Lylith craned his head and yawned. He had managed to pick up the guard duty job by the portal. It was a hot summer's day and the shift was making him groggy. Nothing seemed to be going on, just the normal traders and such. Cascadia certainly didn't have any weird people coming through its borders. He didn't really care about that. The boy seemed very uncomfortable being so far from the ground, even though he knew he wouldn't fall. Yet... He trailed off into a list of 'what ifs' before he saw a young woman coming through the portal. She caught the boy's attention. Okay, maybe she wasn't that young, but if anything she looked lost. Or, at least he hoped she was lost. He found himself racking his brain as he stepped from his post to greet the woman. She was elven and rather pretty, carrying many things that a regular visitor would not bring. If she was a visitor in the first place. Maybe she fell through the portal gate and ended up here. Or, how about she was looking for another flying city and got lost and ended up here. Or... "Madame, can I help you?" he pipped up with a smile. |
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| Hollis | Mon Aug 17, 2009 3:04 pm Post #3 |
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"Um... would you please?I am looking for a place to stay at while I am here. Do you know where I could find one? Oh my where have my manners gotten to? I am Hollis. And you are?" Said Hollis. "Is it me, or he kind of cute? What am I saying I can't stay here to long. No. I well be here only for a few short days, yes. 2 days, 3 tops. That is all. But he is still cute. I can't stop that, can I?"Yes, that was all. 2-3 days. But why such a short time? Well, she had to do things back at home. Right? Well no, not really? She doesn't have a home. So why couldn't she stay. "Well truth be told. I can't stay long. I have to get home. I a few days is all. My mom waits me back home soon" |
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| Lylith | Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:53 am Post #4 |
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Lylith slipped a furtive smile to himself. Finally! Something in the day that was actually interesting. His services could be extracted and put to use for a woman proved attractive. "I would suggest the Broken Strings. The name has nothing to do with the service they provide. And, silly me, but welcome to Cascadia." As soon as she said she was only staying a few days, he drooped a bit. He wouldn't mind her being around Cascadia at all. But, he had to leave too, so what difference would it make. "Well, while you're here, make the best of it. Come on. I'll show you where the Inn is." With that, he started to skip down the street. Maybe the day wasn't going to be so bad after all. |
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| Hollis | Tue Aug 18, 2009 2:35 pm Post #5 |
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"Why can't I stay here again? I mean, come on, there is nothing at home. No. I told myself already, I well not stay." Thought Hollis. "Why, thank you. What did you say your name was again? And, tell me, how did you get the job of setting there all day?" Today was going to be good she could tell. But there was something that she wanted to know. She just couldn't find out what it was at the moment. Well there was one thing that she know she wanted to know."What is it that makes him so cute? Is it the smile? What was that my mom said made a man cute? Their smile. If they have a good smile, they were cute. Truth be told, his smile was good."Thank you for helping me again. What could I do to make it up to you? My parents used to always say that when you are helped, you have to repay the one helping you. In some sort of way." They were at the inn now. But why so soon? She might not be able to find her way back her if she leaves. Oh well, maybe next time. |
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| Lylith | Tue Aug 18, 2009 5:30 pm Post #6 |
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"Sorry again. My name is Lylith." He flashed a smile again. "I'm just trying to work a stupid job so I can get something to eat. Not many people like a half wood-elf mercenary back in Norwood, so I stick to traveling around and mingling with my own group. I managed to pick out guard duty from the bullitent board. Not the best job, but it'll get me something to eat." She was very pretty, not to mention an elf, and she was lost. How good was this getting? He might be able to pick up somebody to be friends with. He hadn't had someone like that in a long time. As they reached the inn, his smile broke away. Maybe she could let a 16 year-old boy follow her around. "Nothing," he said in reply to her question. "I'm good. But... can I meet you back here at 6? I'll just be here to eat something." |
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| Hollis | Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:04 pm Post #7 |
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"I suppose... I see no reason not to. Do you? I have never been here before so, you might be able to give me a tour. If that is okay with you?" Said Hollis. Why couldn't she meet him here at 6. She had nothing planed. There was no reason what so ever!"I still can't believe that he doesn't have a better job. And that smile. That perfect smile. Lylith... That is an interesting name. Oh man, I wish I could help him. Wait, I have money!" " I could buy you some food. That is, if it is okay with you?" It seemed perfectly reasonable for her to buy him a meal. So, that is it, they were going to go to dinner. But where? She would just put on her niceish clothing. Not to nice, but to normal, you know. |
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| Lylith | Thu Aug 20, 2009 11:02 pm Post #8 |
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He smiled like a little child on Christmas. This was going to be a good day, whether it managed to last or not. "Of course, I would love to give you a tour." There was the matter of food... Of course, if he had any other way he would have paid for it. But, seeing that he was leaving his job, he probably wouldn't get his portion of the taxes that fed him. "I would love to buy dinner, but I'm afraid that we would be eating rocks if I did. Follow me." With that, and a broad smile on his face, he raced down the street. He loved doing this. He stopped at the center square. Upon a large stick was a list of places they could go. The directory. It had everything from the gardens to the marketplace to the haunted memorial, though he saw no reason to go there. It was the nucleus of the city, and he didn't care where they went. As long as he had company, didn't sit in the sun too long, and was fed, he was happy. "So, where do you want to go? It's all yours, thought I personally love the gardens more than anything." The browned elf ears that topped his head clearly marked why. |
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| Hollis | Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:36 pm Post #9 |
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"I think I would like to go to the... The gardens." It would be perfect. Just the two of the. Together. Having a meal together. That is all, just friends. But she hoped that at some point before she had to leave, they would be more then that. Because for some reason, though unknown to Hollis, she felt oddly comfy near him. Like, she had know him a long time. Like... Like... Like he was an old friend of hers or something. No. That couldn't be it. She had never been here in her life. At least not that she could remember. Anyways, they had, so far, been talking like they where the best of friends. "So, tell me, how does a nice Wood-elf like you end up working a job at the portals? I mean, not to say that it isn't a good job, it's just..."" Oh no, what have just done? I hope he didn't take an offense to that. OOOOHHHH" But that was it... wasn't it? For some reason, fate had made them come to meet each other. Right? "I still can't believe how good of a smile he has?" |
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| Lylith | Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:23 pm Post #10 |
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"That's perfect!" And she's just the type to go to the gardens... though I'm 16 and she may as well be older than me. The boy took her hand and lead it to the gardens. They were soft and warm against his callused palm. She gave him comfort, as if his mother was with him again. Wherever his mother was... They were walking when she asked the question. He smiled at her hesitation, as if she just insulted him. And Lylith swore to Veronna's sword, nobody could insult him more than the redneck folks back home. "Don't worry. I'm an easy going guy." He smiled before going off on a tangent. "Well... to start off, I'm not a full blooded Wood-elf. Just look more like one. You see, I've got human blood in my bones. Wood elves don't like that so much, especially since I've inherited my father's... tramp-i-ness." He took a long pause to figure out the word. Indeed, his father was a tramp. The such that he would abandon the family after spending two or three years in the Norwood forest. "Since I was little, I've never have been excepted in the Norwood community, and my mother thought it would be best to get out of the community all together. But, we were poor, since we grew up in a small village in the trees, and the money she gave me ran out as soon as I got to Cascadia. So I've been stuck living the life of a mercenary ever since. But, I don't have the bones or skills like the other men, so I get stuck with the boring jobs." They were almost there, just a ways north of the place. He hung a left, Hollis in tow. "So what's a beauty like you doing up here in the sky? Going for a vacation?" |
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| Hollis | Sat Aug 22, 2009 3:10 pm Post #11 |
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His hand was like a piece of soft paper to hers. Nice and comforting. "Well, no not exactly. You see, I don't really have a home. I am okay with it though, but because I am Half Celestial Dragon, part Wood Elf, being part Moon Elf, and a Lawful Evil Shadow Dancer, nobody likes to be around me. This is the most that I have been out of the shadows in a long time. In fact, if you don't mind, could we walk under the trees please?"Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid. Why in the world did I do that? Now he is not going to want to talk to me. Why did I do that? Why?Thought Hollis. Well, when you are talking about you heritage and life, you tend to tell all of it, right? So, that is what she did. She told him her family without thinking. |
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| Lylith | Sun Aug 23, 2009 9:30 pm Post #12 |
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Lylith blinked rapidly, trying to adjust to the information he had just received. He stopped just at the edge of the garden. "Wait, let me get this straight. You're half-dragon, half-wood elf, half-moon elf, and a Shadow Dancer?" He emphasized each word with a point of his finger. With a smile and a hand on his hip, he shook his head and spoke. "Wow, Hollis. You've got something with you. I like that, heh heh. I imagine you belong in the Shadow Planes, eh?" He laughed at his tease. "Oh, don't worry. You find lots of odd an interesting people up here in the sky. Take the baker in the market square. He claims to be a part dragon part-pixie, and come from the Dragonspine Mountains. If you ever decide to stay here, you'll fit in, though I'm not sure if people would like you dancing. Come on, and enjoy life while you have it!" With that, he towed her into the tree shadows and walked along the grass, despite the clear rules written in several languages to not destroy the landscaping. Lining the way were various flowers. "See, everything is different. The lilies look much different than the petunias, yet they still have that cup-shaped opening. Those dahlias come in several sizes, different colors, multiple colors, and different petal shape. Yet, they still live together, in unison." He plucked an almost-dead flower, as to not kill off the still blooming ones, shook off the dead petals, and gave it to Hollis. "People are like flowers. They come in all types of combinations, they all have goals, and they're all beautiful. And in the end, they all end up withering away. If people are too scared to show their colors, they won't be able to see the whole sun or the whole sky." He smiled ear to ear before leading her down several paths and into the rest of the garden. |
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| Hollis | Mon Aug 24, 2009 2:25 pm Post #13 |
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"Well not exactly." Said Hollis with a hint of embarrassment in her voice. " I am half Celestial Dragon, Quarter Wood Elf and Quarter Moon Elf. Pretty much, half Dragon and half Elf." There was something about the why he talked that made it so nice to be around him, even if what he said made little since. Then he handed her a dead flower,"Well, ok then. Forget it. I think that I might stay here a little longer then a few days. I think that a week sounds so much better anyways. Okay, I am going to stay here a week. Right, now how do I tell him with out it sounding like I am staying because of him, even though that is the truth. If I where to stay, it would be for him." "I think that you should get out of there as fast as you can. After all, he is younger than you. Plus, I don't really like him." Said Jasmine, Hollis' cat. "How do you know how old he is. For all you know, he could be 25 years old, and just look... Wait! I told you to stop doing that. You know that when you listen to someones thoughts that they start to think that it is me. I want you to stop it right now, now." " This place is so beautiful. How long have you been here, in Cascadia? Not to be noisy or anything like that. Well, the real question that I have for you is.... How old are you?" That was it. She wanted to know how old he was. Then she would tell him that she was going to stay for longer then she had first intended, maybe, a lot longer. Hollis did not know how long she wanted to stay here now. The thoughts where going though her head. What would happen if she stayed for a year. Maybe two years. " I don't think that I could stand to be here that long though. Well, maybe. I don't know. Ouch! My back is starting to hart. I hope that we can seat done soon." "If we are here for more then a few days, a week tops, I am going to go so deep in his mind, I don't know if I well be able to get out. Much like what I have done to you mind." " What is it that you don't like about him. If it is that perfect smile, I well kill you." " Well, if you must know, he fancies you. I am not going to say any more then that. Well, I don't know about you, but I am getting hungry and tired at the same time. Tell me when we stop. " So that is why he said that he would give her a tour, and said that it would be ok for her to buy the food. He fancies her, does he. Well that is just anther reason for her to stay, she liked him too. So, it was decided, she would stay here until he told her himself. |
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| Lylith | Tue Aug 25, 2009 1:26 am Post #14 |
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Lylith laughed lightly. "I see. Sorry, math isn't my forte." Definitely not a forte at all. Back in Norwood, he failed whatever math class he took, whether it was the teachers or his actual doing. Numbers and concepts were much more jumbled around in his mind, which worried him greatly as he decided to pursue his dreams of becoming a wizard. He was gazing about, admiring the daffodils and butterflies, when the topic rose. It wasn't a question he was asked a lot, and he was proud to announce he could travel on his own at his age. "I'm 16. My father's side is more dominate, so I follow the human pattern more than my Elf counterpart. I've been in Cascadia for, I think, 2 years. I travel in and out every other week, because I get sent to search for things down in the Marshes, or Balefire, or various other places. What about yourself? How old are you? And where do you come from?" |
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| Hollis | Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:38 am Post #15 |
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Hollis laughed at his silliness." Don't worry about. Math isn't mine either. And, I don't really have a home. I go as the Shadows move. It isn't really very polite to ask a women how old she is, but, I am 18. I was never really accepted anyway. I have a hard time some times getting along with others. But, I can when I want to. I am also very, very, curios. So don't be too surprised when I start to look around a lot. I am not trying to ignore you, it is just the curiousness coming on. It well also look like I am talking to myself, I am just talking to my familiar, that is all. I uuuuuhhhhhmmmmmmm.......... never mind. I will ask you about it later. So, how... uhm, well uhm. How has your week been going?" " OOOOOHHHH. That was so dang stupid! Why am I acting so stupid around him? I am usually not this stupid around guys. But, for some reason, I just... I don't know. He is... ooooohhhh... I don't know, maybe I am just stupid today. Why? Why, why why why why?" Thought Hollis. It wasn't that she was stupid, it was just that she thought that he was cute. " Why am I being so dang stupid." Whispered Hollis. " Oooohhhh! I hate my self." So that was it, she thought that she was being "so dang stupid." Nope, she was acting like this because she really really likes Lylith. Quiet a lot. But, he doesn't know it. And she doesn't know that he really likes her. Like, two loves who have no idea that each other don't know that they do. |
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