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Post by seraaches on Aug 31, 2008 0:15:04 GMT -5
Ira's head tilted as the old dog talked and he noticed wot Se had not. His ears flattened curiously and he was swift to follow his brother in. The place was dusty and the colt flicked his tail playfully at the dirt as the Coonhound shuffled himself over to a ratty old blanket and gently sunk himself down into it. Whatever the other two were about to do, a new voice rang suddenly at them. "Hoy! Who are you?" There was a distinct bite of command behind the words and it soon became apparent that they came from a tall, bipedal Ten of Hearts. He held a dagger in his hand with the air of one well used to it and a permanent sneer marked his face. His ears were back, but it was still obvious that he was missing most of his left ear and it came to a sharp, short point rather than falling in a full triangle. |
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Post by Kasatsu on Aug 31, 2008 0:25:07 GMT -5
At a more hesitant pace she followed her brothers in to the house. As she almost made it to the door a voice caused her to turn around. Though she may have thought the other lowlander to be considerably more hospitable than those she had met before this, this one definately did not make that extremly short list. Taking him in she felt her eyes widden some. He looked like he could easily slit their throats. This was just great! "Look Zeus! We have new friends!" Came a happy yip from the canine who followed behind the bi-pedal. This one, however, would not appear as threatening to the children. "They have come to play!"He bounced toward them, jumping up and down, his tail waving happily he circled them. Sniffing at their strange scent all the while. He did not seem to be too concerned with personal space. |
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Post by Bee on Aug 31, 2008 0:37:08 GMT -5
Vishne crept hesitantly after his sister, not relaxing a bit as he stepped closer and closer to what was surely his doom, but he was startled out of his defensive posture by the extremely excitable dog bouncing and sniffing around him. For a moment the thing's cheerful friendliness reminded him of his doll-loving weirdo of a little brother--which instantly put the Lowlander into a category Vishne had not even perceived as existing for them: harmless--before he got the feeling that even Iphis wasn't that mindlessly enthusiastic.
He wanted to pet it and throw frisbees for it. He resisted the urge, and huddled closer to Venka, eying the thing curiously.
"Hi," he said, hesitantly. His eyes wandered back to the shop that his brothers had disappeared into, and he thought of the man with the dagger. What if his brothers were being murdered right now?
Huh. The thought of that didn't dredge up the sadness he thought it should. He smiled slightly at the bouncy puppy.
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Post by seraaches on Aug 31, 2008 0:59:48 GMT -5
A voice called from outside, but Se ignored it completely. He stared hard at the old man, feeling nothing but a normal sense of disgust towards the nasty old beastie. It was a relic and long past needing to be dead.
Still, the boy wasn't so great a fool to burn a bridge he might need just then. "I need a dagger," he announced. "One that can release poison."
The Coonhound's ears shifted thoughtfully at the statement and he eased himself to one side of his blanket. Se watched the movement alertly, analyzing things instinctively. The blanket was like the house; it was nicer than it appeared.
"And why do you think I can help you with this, youngster?" Niklaus asked curiously. "I've been retired for a very long time."
Se's ears twitched and he snarled at the dog. "Don't play games with me, old man. You won't like my rules."
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Post by seraaches on Aug 31, 2008 1:10:47 GMT -5
Ira shuffled beside his brother and adopted a swift grin. "His bite is worse than his bark," he reassured the older man. The dog turned his head towards him and his ears flattened slightly. Ira noticed this change curiously. Not entirely blind, then and someone had just realized what region his guest was from. "You are well-enough off," the colt continued lightly. "There's a place that wealth must have come from."
"Shut up, Trot," the Doberman said absently, staring at the kids standing outside of his informants house. The. . . boy? was sending a smile towards Trot, which the lab certainly didn't need; the moron had enough encouragement in his own mind, he certainly didn't need any from an outside source.
"This is the last time I ask," He said, his voice cold and flat as he purposefully caressed the hilt of his dagger. "Who the *#($ are you? He twitched slightly after asking, though only Trot would know why as a ghost screamed the word right back into his face.
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Post by Kasatsu on Aug 31, 2008 1:25:47 GMT -5
Venka trembled some under the bi-pedal's scowl. After a brief pep-talk though she pulled herself together. "I am Venka and this is my twin Vishne." She answered him.
"Zeus, I thought we already had the conversation about cussing in front of kids." His ears lay back to show the canine's disappointment with his leader. These two were obviously only kids . . . or really small adults. He supposed they could be small adults but who had ever really heard of that happening before. That was just silly . . . or was it?
Coming to sit next to the blue and pink canine two he gave another happy yip. "Look Zeus! I have a new friend." His earlier disappointment obviously forgotten.
We could even be brothers, he thought happily to himself. We could play fetch, and tail chase, and woggity hunt, and all sorts of fun things!
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Post by Bee on Aug 31, 2008 1:39:54 GMT -5
Vishne patted the dog on the head--he wasn't even afraid of a bite from the Lowlander, but his self-preservation instincts kicked in full swing as he looked at the one with the dagger. He was happy that Venka was speaking for them, as she was wont to do. He didn't trust himself to speak directly to the man without stuttering or whining like a huge idiot, and then they would all sense the fear in him and kill him and throw his battered body into some mucky tar pit from which it could never be recovered. He wondered if the little Trot creature would try to protect him if he promised to feed him lots of treats and let him chase all the kitties he wanted.
He waved cautiously in greeting in lieu of actual speaking. He wasn't the one interested in them, after all. Best to leave all that to Se and Ira.
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Post by seraaches on Aug 31, 2008 2:07:08 GMT -5
Niklaus raised his hands in surrender at the two boys. Not that he was going to sell these little hooligans anything of quality. Not if that one was an Infidel as he so appeared. "No one's threatening you about anything; stop threatening me. What do you need this dagger for?"
Se growled angrily at the older man. "I need to kill someone." His tone implied, though he did not actually say 'you idiot.'
The Coonhound rolled his white, cloudy eyes. "Oh, well, if that's the case why don't you just take my whole inventory, huh? With the company you're keeping I can obviously trust you to not use these weapons against my own people. Want to pinkie swear it as an honour debt?"
Se's ears flattened again and his body tensed up as though he were preparing to throw himself at the old man.
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Post by seraaches on Aug 31, 2008 2:14:42 GMT -5
Ira took a partial step forward, getting his shoulder in front of Se's chest and thus forced him to abort his current plan of action. No, this old piece of work would not be impressed with an artificial show of strength.
"He's a specific target in mind," the cannibal announced casually. "Perhaps one you'd be interested in having gone as well."
The dog cocked his head to one side in obvious disbelief. "Is that so? And why should I care one lick about your target."
Ira smiled his strange little grin yet again. "Because," he said softly. "He's going to kill the Queen of Hearts."
"Shut UP, Trot!" Zeus snarled around his exposed tooth. Rot, that hurt too. His gums had been giving him a lot of trouble the past few days. "What the snot are you doing here?" He didn't sound happy about this interview.
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Post by Kasatsu on Sept 1, 2008 0:20:35 GMT -5
Trot leaned in closer to his new friend to whisper something to him. "He likes to ruin all the fun." With that great wisdom imparted upon his new buddy he sat there thumping his tail against the ground.
Falling back into her usual role as speaker and brain of the twin operation she answered his question. " Can not say that we are really anyone one of importance." She started to reply giving a small shrug as if to show that it was so unimportant that it was not worth mentioning. Se continued, "We came with our brothers." She jerked her head back, pointing with her nose to the hut behind them. "Not sure what they are here for. You will have to ask the yellow one with wings."
Who was setting her brother up as a target? No her.
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