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Post by DataNinja on May 10, 2020 17:06:00 GMT
Stormbringer downs a mug in one gulp. "Easy," he says, grinning. "I get to beat up stuff that threatens the people and places I love."
"It's also the only thing he's good at," Marian adds, dryly.
"Not true! Look who's talking, Miss 'I have to be in the ocean to be useful!'"
"No, I just want to be in the water! That's why. I coulda kept weaving more, but I wanted to be able to be in the ocean. Just so happens that it's also helpful for keeping the waters safe." She rolls her eyes.
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Post by Robot on May 10, 2020 17:49:05 GMT
"Have you two considered getting a room?" Bee smiled warmly, nursing her drink as was suggested. "You fight like my parents." It wasn't bad tasting, she felt more relaxed then she could remember, but her thoughts were starting to get fuzzy. Alcohol, that's what it was... the stuff that she used to sterilize her equipment? That couldn't be right. Giving the cup another sniff it made sense. Fermented berries, naturally produced alcohol instead of synthetics, high in sugars.
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Post by DataNinja on May 10, 2020 18:03:26 GMT
"Considered, followed through a few times," the Drapion-man says nonchalantly, before laughing again. "She's a tough one. As much hassle as I give her, she's definitely close to almost my equal." He gives a wink.
"Yeah, okay, I'll keep letting you think that." Marian grins, before looking at Bea and winking. "Are your parents strong warriors, or should we be insulted here? Can't tell."
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Post by Robot on May 10, 2020 18:17:40 GMT
"They're... um..." There was an arc from one of her antennae to her hair as her expression fell a little. "My parents are long dead now, but they were good people. Homey, encouraging, the sorts that wanted their daughter to go see the big wide world. When I did, I took off running and never really looked back. Not for long enough." Her tone fell to melancholy, and she hid her face in her mug after that. They're still alive and safe somewhen, just not right now. She reminded herself idly, and seemed to perk up after a short minute. "I'm not really the type to judge people on how well they fight anyway." She offered Marian a smile.
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Post by DataNinja on May 10, 2020 18:26:06 GMT
"Ah, my condolences, I'm sorry," Marian says. "Didn't mean to dredge up memories like that at a time of mirth."
"The world takes too many good people too soon. It's what we try and stop. But we can't save everyone..."
"Well, glad you don't judge people by how they fight," Marian teases, once the tone's lightened a bit, "because otherwise you would hate this guy." She gives Stormbringer a little shove.
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Post by Robot on May 10, 2020 21:46:47 GMT
"It's fine, I'll go visit them again sometime." She took a deeper drink and shook her head at the pair's antics. "If he's breathing, I'd say he's good enough. How'd you come into a name like Stormbringer anyway?" She asked the Drapion. "You're not an electric type, and that seems a little flowery for a given name?"
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Post by DataNinja on May 10, 2020 22:19:04 GMT
"Well, sometimes I have doubts that he can even remember to breathe..." Marian comments, dryly.
"Nope, nope, all given. My parents wanted to give a... strong name to me," Stormbringer says, laughing. "Probably hoped I would be electric like they were." He shrugs. "It's good enough as a fanciful title, anyways! No regrets."
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Post by Robot on May 10, 2020 22:24:56 GMT
"I stopped breathing entirely when I was hybridized, apparently it was really concerning at first, but that's just how my bond works? Guess that puts him a step above me anyway. How's your Leppa drink, Rainbow?" Bee turned to her friend, hoping she was doing alright with the raucous company.
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Post by DataNinja on May 10, 2020 22:43:28 GMT
"Well, you're not dead, so, hey, take the victory!"
"I'm doing fine," Rainbow says, with a wan smile. "Just... I've never really done well with crowds. I just sit and watch, really." She seems to mostly be slowly sipping at her drink, there's still most of it left. "Do you want some? It's decent."
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Post by Robot on May 10, 2020 22:51:02 GMT
Bee looks into her mostly empty mug and sets it out on the table. "Sure I'll try it." She agreed in a soft tone. "You must be tired after getting here too, and all the stress of the day." Her eyes searched the girl's face for a moment. "Sir Knight, would you be terribly offended if I took my friend home? She had quite a flight getting here, and I've been thoughtlessly running her around all day."
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Post by DataNinja on May 10, 2020 22:59:38 GMT
"Nope, go knock yourself out. Doesn't do good to keep a lady waiting." He winks, before wincing as his compatriot elbows him in the side. "Be nice."
"Look, we could also go along with their suggestion and retire." He quickly downs the last of his mugs, before grinning. "I'm out of drinks anyways."
"You're incorrigible." She shakes her head, smiling.
"It's fine, Bea. I'll stay with you if you want to stay here," Rainbow says, quietly, though a yawn betrays her.
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Post by Robot on May 11, 2020 0:37:57 GMT
"Not quite gone yet." Bee slid her mostly empty mug, and Rainbow's full one up alongside Stormbringer's others. "Wouldn't want these to go to waste after all." Rising, she pushed her chair in neatly. "It was a pleasure, both of you, I do appreciate the help greatly and genuinely too." She offered Rainbow a hand after a little bow and a flourish. "I would never dream of keeping a lady waiting."
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Post by DataNinja on May 11, 2020 1:14:07 GMT
"Oh, well, if you insist I suppose..."
"Oh, uh, okay," Rainbow flushes a little, and gets up.
"Have fun, and make sure to ignore everything he taught you if you want to stay safe with that sword stuff!" Marian says, giving a bit of a wave.
Heading out into the cooler night air, with the ocean breeze blowing and the waves pounding, Rainbow says at last, "Thanks. That's a bit... more than I was wanting, after today. We... uh, probably should have figured out where you were staying before now. Could go back to Central and commandeer a spare room there, I guess. I would offer something in our home, but we don't have a spare bed for guests..."
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Post by Robot on May 11, 2020 1:22:59 GMT
"Sorry for not picking up on it sooner." She replied gently. "I'll at least walk you home, I can figure out my sleeping arrangements. I just want to make sure you get enough rest, and that you're feeling okay." Bee encouraged, listening to the sound of nature, free of machinery and man at this hour, but with a sense of encroachment from the darkness. "The people in this time are everything you made them out to be, and I don't regret coming. Let's get you home."
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Post by DataNinja on May 11, 2020 2:11:29 GMT
"Alright, are you sure?" Rainbow asks, as they walk through the town shrouded by evening. "I'm glad that you got to see it, at least, and that you're enjoying it. You need to take care of yourself, too. How are you feeling here so far? Any... problems, or anything?"
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Post by Robot on May 11, 2020 2:18:30 GMT
"If you don't have an extra bed, I'm not taking yours from you, I'm certain." She soothed with an electric hum as a footnote. Beatrice would never be so bold as to invite herself to share someone else's sleeping arrangements. "I'm leaving the worries of tomorrow, for tomorrow. I feel really bad for Alyssa, having to outlive everyone she's ever cared about. Only just hit me that I've sort of done the same tonight. They're okay though, alive and well when it matters. Just have to keep telling myself that."
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Post by DataNinja on May 11, 2020 3:53:49 GMT
"We can go back," she says, "don't worry. When this is all said and done, you can go see them again. And you'll have the greatest story that never happened."
"And, uh, I mean... if you don't want to just... stumble around in the dark, trying to find a bed," she says, awkwardly, "we could both just... squeeze in mine. Probably big enough, uh, maybe. I don't think it's that much smaller than Aurora's. And safer than you wandering around not knowing anyone, trying to find somewhere to sleep."
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Post by Robot on May 11, 2020 4:06:02 GMT
"I can't imagine it would be comfortable trying to sleep against something that buzzes softly and is as hard as my knees and elbows are now, but I'd be alright with sharing." Color touched her cheeks and she tilted her head. "You and Aurora are very close then?" She probed lightly, feigning indifference as best she could manage.
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Post by DataNinja on May 11, 2020 4:11:57 GMT
"Look, with how the day's gone, I could probably sleep on a rock if I had to... though," she giggles, "I prefer a bed. Just a little more comfy."
"Yeah, she's pretty much the only one that I really connected with before you," Rainbow says, yawning. "Only other person I'm on a chosen-name basis with, besides my parents. Michael's probably the closest person to me after that, and that's purely a... figure out stuff to go and save the world thing. He was the one who figured that there might be a chance for that stuff. But I don't really know him that much as a person, to be honest."
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Post by Robot on May 11, 2020 4:37:54 GMT
"..." Beatrice paused, rubbing an arm self consciously. "Rainbow, there's something I should tell you. I'm nervous, but I can't have a false pretense or... or a lack of understanding in place." Beatrice felt heavy, but the soft warm buzz of the Sitris juice was making what she was saying seem more palatable. "You've always been a ray of sunshine for me, even when things are at their worst. The person I felt I could turn to when nobody else would understand. An answer to so many questions I've had about life." Smooth steel fingers held one of the other girl's hands gently, an electric tingle emanating from Bee's palms. "You... You feel like more than a friend to me, I couldn't share a bed with you without saying that. If you feel the same way... that's great! ... if not, sorry for making things awkward. I'll go crash on a couch near Yellow instead. Getting back into central should be easy enough."
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