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paixaorpg2007-06-15 10:01 pm
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The Calm After the Storm [Active]
Character(s): Soma, Mina, Himeno, Hayate
Content: Friends, both old and new, meet and discuss the events at hand.
Setting: Actua Are, N9
Time: Mid afternoon
Warnings: Cursing, wishy-washiness,kissy faces, and other violence.
Soma had not moved much in the intervening hours, only sitting there dumbstruck. Mina was in the city. Not only that, but she was in the same hotel he was in. This was a wonderful turn of events, not least because he had begun to doubt his own sanity.
Now that the hour was growing later, he was starting to feel edgy. He'd started fidgeting, not certain if he should remain with Hayate and Himeno, to whom he owed so much, or if he should seek out a second table. This was absurd, in truth, because he knew that without an anchor he would have made a run for it. He didn't want Mina to see him like this, not again; not after what had nearly happened last time.
He still could not bring himself to look at any of the citizens of the city for more than a moment; their brightness served only to remind him of his own dark heart. A heart not worthy of... what? What exactly was it he felt himself unworthy of? The demons that tormented him constantly laughed but would come forth with nothing more.
Content: Friends, both old and new, meet and discuss the events at hand.
Setting: Actua Are, N9
Time: Mid afternoon
Warnings: Cursing, wishy-washiness,
Soma had not moved much in the intervening hours, only sitting there dumbstruck. Mina was in the city. Not only that, but she was in the same hotel he was in. This was a wonderful turn of events, not least because he had begun to doubt his own sanity.
Now that the hour was growing later, he was starting to feel edgy. He'd started fidgeting, not certain if he should remain with Hayate and Himeno, to whom he owed so much, or if he should seek out a second table. This was absurd, in truth, because he knew that without an anchor he would have made a run for it. He didn't want Mina to see him like this, not again; not after what had nearly happened last time.
He still could not bring himself to look at any of the citizens of the city for more than a moment; their brightness served only to remind him of his own dark heart. A heart not worthy of... what? What exactly was it he felt himself unworthy of? The demons that tormented him constantly laughed but would come forth with nothing more.
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Hayate's description of the broken pendant made her pause for a moment. "My talisman?" If her special token had shattered, then Soma could be in a lot of trouble-- and the people of Paixao in even more. Nonetheless... she took a deep breath and nodded slowly.
"That would explain why he seems more upset than usual... But it's okay," she added quickly to Soma. "This city is full of bright things, I can get you another one and charm it even better this time. I've gotten quite a bit of practice."
Her fruit salad arrived, and she thanked the waiter before turning back toward her friend. "Maybe... maybe one of the paper charms I was using to practice will help until I can find you another piece of jade?"
It wouldn't be quite as resiliant to damage as the necklace had been, but it was only a temporary fix anyway, and Mina was sure she could find another bit of jade to make a new talisman with-- after all, the people of Paixao had decorated their entire city with precious material made to look like foliage, and she'd seen more than a few golden trees with sticks and leaves broken off. It didn't seem so much to be stealing as it did to be the people were offering their goods to the newcomers.
Anything was better than nothing at this point, that much was certain. Even a paper charm would help.