I won't hold back !

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_{If you went to the empty plains of grass, you would notice a slight chill growing stronger as you walked closer to the source. It was getting pretty foggy too. Wanna know why? Well just walk a bit closer and you’d get the answers you want. As you get closer to the source, the tune of a horn grows louder until it stops. The air becomes chilly and foggy again. You decide to walk closer until you see a figure somehow controlling the mist so expertly. The fog clears up and you see the one who’s controlling it.}

_{The ice god was just merely training. Even if it was done on the Celestial Plain, he should practice whenever he got the chance to. He made the mist disperse and then he saw the other. Where did they come from and how did they get here?}

_{“Oh, hey. Sorry if it was cold near here. I hope it wasn’t bothering you or anything.”}

Cheria had been walking for a while around the grassy meadow, since it had seemed like a sunny and a quite nice day. It was rare for her to get chances like this to just wander around in nature all she wanted. Being a worker at the relief organization back at home sure kept her busy all the time.

But… all of the sudden in the middle of her stroll, it started slowly getting colder. The more she walked, the colder it got, which was quite weird. Did… did something perhaps cause it ?

Maybe a giant machine, or something… Who knows, maybe the technology in Arcadios was so advanced they could even control the weather however they wanted to. It certainly wasn’t winter right now so it couldn’t be because of natural causes, or well, atleast the last time she was in her homeland Euphenia it wasn’t, but maybe seasons and weathers worked out different in here.

Her train of thinking was cut off when she saw what she thought was the source of the sudden cold weather. A … person ? No, he seemed more extraordinary. A person who could control the temperature of the weather—

A god ?

She flinched a bit when she heard the person standing a few feet away from her say something. Cheria was quite speechless, mostly because well… What was the right way to react in a situation like this ? Maybe apologizing…

“I-I… I’m sorry, it’s fine. I’m just a bit confused, that’s all. Keep doing… whatever that is you are doing.” She really had no idea how to answer to this, so she just told him to keep going and continued to watch him. A god on earth… That would be absurd, wouldn’t it ? God’s live up in heaven, not on land.

“May I ask how do you do that… that… brush thing?” She didn’t quite know what to call it. Maybe… weather-controlling-technique, but that would probably make Cheria seem dumb. Not that calling it brush thing sounded all that better. Oh what the hell, she already said it, and there was no point in over-thinking it. Now to hope that the other person wouldn’t just laugh at her stupidity or something.

rainfell-keeper: She’d been told several times now that her name very much suited her. She’d not...

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 17:09:50 +0300

rainfell-keeper:

She’d been told several times now that her name very much suited her. She’d not really thought about it much but she supposed it was true. “Well thank you,” she replied not really used to such compliments “and its a pleasure to meet you Cheria” she added with an inclination of her head. Aqua didn’t have any titles either, unless she counter her ‘Master’ title but she very rarely used it when introducing herself to others. Especially here others wouldn’t understand why she was called such a title.

Though Aqua’s time here had been short she’d managed to learn quite a bit about it, maybe enough to inform this girl further. “Thats right, Valor is the name of one of the villages here I believe” she stated not knowing whether she knew that or not.

“Not especially, it’s probably been about a week now maybe a little over” she answered noticing that she called her ‘miss’. “Oh Aqua is fine” she smiled at her politeness. “But I’ve managed to learn quite a bit about this world, if there’s anything you want to know I might be able to answer?” She asked knowing how much she herself desperately wanted answers. She knew she wouldn’t have answers to all her questions as she still had many of her own.

“Hehee, you’re welcome, miss Aqua.” Cheria was used to call everyone by some honorific, was it lady or miss, except if she was very close with them. She wasn’t a royalty, but she was the daughter of the royal Lhant family’s servant, and whenever she was around the court, she had to be polite as possible. She actually had taken lessons on how to act around the royalty when she was a child, it was quite tough.

Now that she thought about it, maybe she could have used it as a title, and call herself the daughter of the royal family’s servant, but… that wasn’t anything great really. Besides, servants weren’t all that respected anyway, much less their children.

“Ohh, a village? That seems pretty interesting, I think I will see to it soon.” Well, this cleared out something. Cheria ought to visit that Valor village sometime soon, it might be a big help. Besides, Valor was… a nice name. It sounded … well, how to call it—
soothing.

“Oh my, I would have thought you’ve been here for a longer time—! You act so mature and friendly, kind of like… a mentor or somethiing.”

… That wasn’t to imply Aqua was or looked old, more that… she just seemed very mature for her age. Well, not that Cheria knew her age for sure, but she couldn’t have been all that old. But the point was, it was a compliment.

“I don’t think I have much questions besides that… Oh, I remembered something! Is there a city or something around here ? Or, do you perhaps know where the villages are ?” Maybe that was asking a bit too much, after all, Aqua did state that she was pretty new herself too, but… it didn’t hurt to ask, now did it ?

sacred-penance: Estelle blinked in surprise as the girl turned her brown eyes to look at her,...

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 17:29:26 +0300

sacred-penance:

Estelle blinked in surprise as the girl turned her brown eyes to look at her, clearly surprised. She was a very comely young lady, and Estelle noted her beauty with some admiration. Was this girl a noble?

The girl bowed her head, apologizing, and Estelle quickly shook her head. “O-Oh, no, don’t worry about it! I apologize if I startled you,” The pinkette said as she lowered her head in her own bow. “I should have been a little more considerate.”

Estelle reached out and took Cheria’s hand in her own. “It’s wonderful to meet you, Cheria. Your name is beautiful! It suits you very well. I hope we get along, as well,” Estelle agreed before releasing the other girl’s hand.

“Are… Are you new to Arcadios, Cheria?” Estelle asked, hoping that she wasn’t jumping to conclusions. The vibrant-haired young woman had been so wary at first, so the princess had come to the conclusion that she had probably recently arrived.

“I-It’s quite alright, don’t worry about it, miss Estelle!” she answered, trying not to blame it on the girl she had just met. Cheria was easily startled, after all, which wasn’t always all that good, considering she always carried daggers, and at times even accidentally attacked someone on instinct just because of being so startled.

… Well, not like she did that anymore, but a few times in the past that has happened, yes.

“Ehe, thank you! And for your question… I’ve been here for a few days, so yes, I am fairly new in Arcadios. I know there are things such as shops and villages around here, but the actual direction and location of any of those I don’t know.” Well, in short, Cheria didn’t know much at all. She also knew about signs, but that hardly was a big achievement. Just something someone had told her a while ago, that was all.

“Do you… happen to have a map?” It might have been a bit rude to ask for someone else’s map, especially when just meeting them, but… maybe Estelle could… draw her a map or something, even if it would be very simple, it would be a huge help to Cheria. Or then she could take just a short peek at it.

… All that, if she actually had one.

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Fri, 01 Jun 2012 15:25:00 +0300

the—moon—that—makes—mochi:

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_{You mind giving the rabbit god a minute or two? Well, you could tell you don’t want to bother him for a while but you stand in the doorway of his hut, watching him do this job. Which is… making mochi. But he’s doing it in a rhythmic beat and he doing the molding as well. Do you wish to help him or watch him do his thing?}

_{A bead of sweat formed on the god’s forehead and the red hammer plummeted from the air to the paste. Just do it nice and easy. He didn’t even notice the newcomers. From the first looks of him, it would seem he couldn’t even work the hammer that easily. But look who proved you wrong.}

“O-Oh, are you perhaps… preparing… mochi?” she was almost certain that was the case here, but she wasn’t completely sure. Cheria had always been the cook in her group of friends, but she had never actually cooked something like mochi. Or well, prepared it. Traditional Japanese food such as mochi was rare sight in Ephenia, Cheria’s homeland, so she never even had the time to taste it in the first place.

The girl kneeled down beside the rabbit god, and observed for a while how mochi was actually made. It didn’t seem all that hard, really. Swinging the hammer acquired maybe too much strength for Cheria to handle, but… maybe molding the mochi into the shape of balls, or whatever shape the rabbit god wanted them to be, was what she could have helped with. Not like it seemed the rabbit god had any troubles with preparing mochi, but maybe the work would have been done faster if Cheria had joined. That is, hoping she didn’t completely fail.

“If it is okay with you… May I help you?” she tried to sound as polite as possible when asking this. This could have been a nice chance to learn how to make more traditional food, and the rabbit god himself too, seemed to be… an interesting person as well.

[ open, intro. ]

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:29:00 +0300

osirisredyuki:

Judai’s eyes only went wide when she started to bow. What was she doing? Well, at least she wasn’t some crazy maniac! Quickly, a series of sheepish laughter came out of his lips as he scratched the back of his head. Well, he sure made himself look rather embarrassing now didn’t he?

“Hm?” Judai was curious about why she was asking that… then he remembered, he fell off a tree. Ah, oops! He only blinked innocently in response before a grin came upon his lips, “I-I’m fine!” Then again, his clothes were dirty. Oh dear, someone needed to get their laundry done… if he had the ability to do that.

Eh? Unexpedtecly his hand was taken by the red-headed female. Hm? What’s she doing performing a spe—What?! Was that a spell? Recover was that suppose to—hey, his hand was no longer bruised. Judai hoped that he wasn’t hallucinating or anything. The brunette brought his hand in front of his face, observing it carefully. Huh? None of the scratches were there, even the ones he got from the past… Strange. But hey! That was cool!

“How did you do that?” Judai asked in a curious tone, it was really his nature. Heck, he even went through the process of asking Elesa about the fashion industry and most boys weren’t even into stuff like that! Was she a magician? Just like the girls from the manga he had read about, except she was real!

“It’s okay!” He grinned radiantly. The girl certainly was polite, he then heard her say her name. Cheria huh? That’s a pretty nice name! Of course, in response Judai pointed his thumb at himself before declaring, “I’m Yuki Judai, but call me Judai! Nice to meet you Cheria!”

Cheria was glad the boy wasn’t at least mad at her. He seemed quite nice and friendly and maybe even a bit carefree, but that wasn’t necessarily a bad thing ! He looked like the type to be relaxing most of the time, and taking things easy. Maybe Cheria could have learn a bit from him. She was hardly ever relaxed with all the work she had been doing for the relief organization. She didn’t really have any time to relax, but it seemed like now she did, being in Arcadios.

“O-Oh, how did I do this? W-Well…” It was a pretty hard question to answer, so she thought about it for long. She knew the answer, but it was quite difficult to explain. The story was quite unbelievable after all.

“Well, to make it short, when I was a kid, someone very dear to me passed away, and when they did… A strange light appeared and embraced me, and gave me the power to heal. That’s…. That’s all there is to it.” She wasn’t quite sure how to explain it and make it believable, so she just told it briefly as possible. “To be honest, I’m quite not sure what happened, but these powers bring good to others, so I don’t mind.” Well, Cheria did end up going a bit too far with her explanation, so she stopped there.

“It’s a mystery, I suppose.”
… That was a lie, but you know, going on about saving the world and explaining the whole cause of the mysterious light would take too long. …As if her explanation wasn’t long enough already. Besides, the boy Cheria just met probably had never even heard of Ephenia, the planet she had saved with her group of friends, just like Cheria had never heard of this new area, Arcadios.

Her train of thought was thankfully stopped by the boy giving her his name. Quite a joyful introduction it was indeed. “My, aren’t you an energetic one! Judai huh? I’ve actually never heard it before.” Well, it seems like Cheria was off to a good start with Judai, ignoring what had happened earlier. She was quiet for a while, and then smiled a bit. “It’s nice to meet you, Judai!”

Well then, now was her turn to ask him a question or few. “Well then Judai… Have you been here for a long time… In Arcadios, I mean?” She was quite curious, even though she had already spent a bit of time in here. Cheria knew of stuff much as villages, signs and shops, but there must have been more to it than just that.

kagurathemiko: “So many people…” Even though she was still emotionless, she couldn’t believe that...

Thu, 31 May 2012 23:50:12 +0300

kagurathemiko:

“So many people…”

Even though she was still emotionless, she couldn’t believe that there were so many people before her, and all dressed in a strange way, but also in an interesting way though. Just how many worlds were out there? And it’s kind of a shame that so many worlds were destroyed…

“I’m Kagura, but just calling Kagu would be fine, who are you?”

Cheria stared at the young girl for a while. She had semi-long black hair, was a bit short and was apparently wearing traditional japanese clothes. Maybe she was a shrine maiden ? Yes, that was most likely. Or maybe she just liked dressing like that. No matter the case, it was pretty damn adorable.

“Oh my, aren’t you a cutie! Well then, hello! My name is Cheria Barnes, but please just call me Cheria. It’s a pleasure to meet you, miss Kagu!” Cheria had always loved kids a lot, considering that it was her dream to be a mom someday. She was actually quite surprised and pleased to meet a kid in Arcadios. Well, of course any place would have kids in it, but Kagura was the first one Cheria had met in here, so—

“Tell me, are you a shrine maiden?” she asked and crouched down to Kagura’s level so she could be as tall as she was. Cheria felt like just patting her head or pinching her cheeks and telling Kagura how absolutely adorabe she was, but realizing that would probably seem a bit.. no more like, very creepy, she refrained herself from doing so. It wasn’t her fault that she found kid’s so adorable, it was the kid’s own fault for being so darn cute.

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Thu, 31 May 2012 20:26:31 +0300

calamityrondo:

After the run-in with the beasts up at the giant tree, the ex-soldier had set off in the direction of the city-like aggregation of buildings he saw in the distance, hoping to find out something about where he had ended up. A little more on edge than before but still quite relaxed, Malik took up a somewhat slow pace as he scanned the landscape around him, taking in information as well as just admiring the vast expanse. It wasn’t that he wasn’t concerned about where he was or how he was going to find his way home, but it was important to remain calm in situations like these.

Besides, it wasn’t every day that he got to see scenery like he was now.

However, he had been walking in the same direction for a while, and yet it didn’t feel like he had come that much closer to the city. Had he misjudged the distance? While that was a little disconcerting for him, the sun didn’t appear to be about to set any time soon, which was a good sign. It was shining a bit intensely, though, so when he caught sight of the forest he headed for it, despite it being a bit off-track from his initial goal. Perhaps when the sun had gone down a little, he could resume his journey.

There definitely had to be civilization around here, Malik thought, as he immediately noticed the neatly paved path leading into the forest. But despite the clear signs of human intervention in this place, it still had a mysterious ambience that belonged in the throes of nature. And although he wasn’t sure why, it put him at ease as he walked through.

Ah, that little glade over there seemed like a good place to relax. He pushed aside a bush to get through -

” Show yourselves — ! “

And he was greeted with the sight of a familiar female with knives at the ready, probably about to throw them at the next person or thing that appeared.

“Cheria…?”

The appearance of someone he knew made Malik doubt whether he was somewhere else, or whether his former companion had simply been transported to the same place he had, but the first thing to do would be to make certain that he wasn’t going to attack her. He threw his hands up in a sign that ‘he came in peace’ and slowly approached her.

“So you ended up here, too?” the captain mused, hand to his chin in thought. “I don’t suppose you know where we are…”

“C-Captain Malik?!”

Cheria dropped down her daggers almost immediately, taken aback by surprise. “I-I had no idea it was you captain, I’m sorry!” she apologized in a rush, while collecting the draggers she had dropped just a minute ago. Cheria then slid the daggers away, stood up, and took a good look at the captain.

She let out a bit of a disappointed sigh. “Ah, so then, you don’t know either… I know much as the name of the place, it’s called Arcadios, but other than that, I’m just as clueless as you.” Cheria had her hopes up that the captain would know more than her, but that possibility was wiped out. Although… It was kind of fun to know more than the captain for once.

“Even though I haven’t seen a map yet, I’ve seen a few small shops in this area. My guess is that there should be a village or a city somewhere in this place—” Cheria pointed out, taking advantage of knowing things. Well, not really knowing, more like guessing, but it still felt good to know stuff.

“We could check into the city later, if there is one in this area. I’ve met quite a few people already in here, and they must be getting their food from somewhere and staying the night at somewhere, right?” Yes, it was now quite obvious that there must be a city somewhere near. If only she knew where. Maybe the captain had a better sense of direction than her, and was simply better at finding things—
maybe with him she could actually find the city.

“Oh, and one more thing… Before getting stuck in Arcadios of course… Have you found a girlfriend yet?”

This was something Cheria really enjoyed to tease Malik about. I mean, at his age, it really was a wonder he didn’t have a girlfriend. Maybe he was too busy… fighting and doing all that… well, you know, man stuff, but, it was always possible! It was true that it was usually Malik who won these kind of conversations with his wit, but she wasn’t gonna let him do that this time, nope!

Besides, maybe joking around a bit would have helped them to calm down a bit and not stress about the fact that they were lost.
… Not that Cheria wasn’t serious about the question though.

[Introduction event: open]

Thu, 31 May 2012 17:41:00 +0300

powpow-hammer:

In the midst of her thoughts, Colette heard a voice and saw someone approach out of the corner of her eye. She turned to see quite the pink and colourful young lady; a lady who was lost just like she is! What a coincidence, Colette mused. This place is full of surprises!

“Hello, hello!” Her voice came out louder than expected. Colette almost fell at the boom of her greeting. She tones her voice down before speaking again, “O-Oh, I’m sorry! Heehe, I guess I got used to talking loudly because the flowers don’t have eardrums.” The new lady named Cheria seemed easy-going so Colette didn’t hesitate to take her hands and shake them eagerly.

“It’s nice to meet you, Ms. Cheria! I’m Colette Brunel. We can be lost-buddies!” She lets go of Cheria’s hands and gives her a grin that almost stretched from ear-to-ear, “I’m so glad you’re here and in the same situation as I am because I have this great idea and I can’t do it alone. I was thinking of building a log cabin, you see! I’ve met a few people already but they seemed in a hurry, so I couldn’t exactly find out where we are.. but!” She puts her hands together in happiness, “If we build a log cabin, they’ll feel obliged to sit down for a bit and tell us where we are.. or even draw us a map! Sounds good, right?”

Colette thought it was genius, being that she wouldn’t want anyone to stay and tell her directions if they were in a hurry. Even if Ms. Cheria didn’t agree to the idea, two heads are better than one! Who knows? They may even come across someone else that’s lost. Then they’ll be a big Lost Family.

“A-Ah, well, hello then Colette. It’s a real pleasure to meet you… U-Uh, lost buddies? Sure, I guess—” Cheria had no idea how to really react to the things this girl said. It was for the best to go with everything she says. Cheria was used to handle so-called airheads, considering how long she had traveled with Pascal. Man, Pascal and this Colette girl sure would be best friends.

“H-Huh, a log cabin… ?” Yep, this girl definitely reminded her of Pascal. Pascal was a genius in a way, she just… always didn’t know how to use her knowledge for good. This girl seemed to be the same way. Whatever was the case, at least being around her wouldn’t be too boring, that’s for sure. Now back to the whole log cabin -deal.

“B-But, even if there was two of us, wouldn’t a log cabin take a lot of time to build? And where on earth would we get all those logs from anyway?” Sawing them off from the trees was an option, but where would they get a saw? And even if they had one, that would be way too time-consuming and exhausting.

“Forgetting about the whole log cabin -thing, I know a bit about this place. It’s apparently called Arcadios, and there should be a few villages and shops around here—” Cheria quickly tried to change the subject so she didn’t have to reject Colette’s log cabin idea. It was definitely silly, but Colette seemed 100% serious about it. What an interesting girl she was.

holderofthebluerose: He looks at her for a moment and smiles when she curtsies. He could tell that...

Thu, 31 May 2012 17:14:21 +0300

holderofthebluerose:

He looks at her for a moment and smiles when she curtsies. He could tell that she was completely lost and knew nothing about her whereabouts. The least he could do was help her out to the best of his extent.

“You’re in a place called Arcadios. Did you hear a voice or anything telling you something before you woke? Something like your sign and your village?” He crosses his arms, trying to figure out how he could explain this to her without confusing her.

He lowered his head and sighs, “That’s… All I know.” He admits to Cheria. “I’m sorry if I wasn’t of much help…”

“Arcadios, huh ? That’s a fancy name.” That’s all she could have thought of really, after listening to Garry’s explanation. Arcadios… Maybe it meant something in another language, but Cheria was never good with languages. Not like she ever even needed them for anything, staying in a country that, well… only had a single language.

“Hmm, now that you mention it, I think I do remember something like that… Village of… Valor, and as for a sign… Hmm… That’s right, it was Cancer, If I recall correct !” She felt proud to remember something like that. Then again, when there was nothing else to possibly remember about this place, it was pretty obvious…

“I assume… Those names have something to do with this place, huh ? And no no, you’re quite helpful actually! Remembering those names will probably help me somehow survive in this place.” Cheria clapped her hands together gleefully, trying to cheer Garry up even just a bit. Any help was appreciated, even if it wasn’t much.

“I’m sure we can… figure things out together if we try!” It was never too late to give up on hope, that was Cheria’s motto!

… Okay, it actually wasn’t, but it would be pretty damn good for a motto. And it fit this situation quite well, or that’s what she thought at least.

rainfell-keeper: It was a pleasant sight to see so many faces in one place, whether they were all...

Thu, 31 May 2012 15:00:09 +0300

rainfell-keeper:

It was a pleasant sight to see so many faces in one place, whether they were all friendly or not she would find out. Either way she would show politeness unless the situation called for anything else.

“It’s nice to meet all of you, I’m Aqua” she introduced with a small smile, though there was a particular individual that caught her eye. She’d seen that long, black cloak before, while she came across the Dark Margin an old man there wore the same thing. Shaking her head, maybe she was just imagining it? “Have you been here long?” She added wondering if she could be of any assistance to any of them.

Cheria took a moment to look at the person standing just before her. Blue hair, blue eyes, and blue-ish clothes. She said her name was Aqua, right ? Aqua meant water, didn’t it… ? Well then, her name seemed to fit her well, considering her appearance.

” Aqua… That’s a very pretty name, it really suits you, in a way. My name is Cheria Barnes, it’s a pleasure to meet you. ” Cheria was never that good at introductions. She didn’t have any titles to brag with, and just saying her name seemed too boring, but… she let it slip for now.

” A-Ah, yes, I am quite new around here, but I know as much as the name of the area at least—
Arcadios, was it ? And I faintly remember the name Valor in my mind, but that’s all I really know.” Quite clueless she was indeed, but that was really all she knew. Cheria had hopes that the girl she just met, Aqua, knew more. She seemed like a wise person, to be honest.

” Have you been in here for a long time already, miss… Aqua ? ” She was curious as to what the girl’s story was, and was she a local resident of this area. But, whatever the case was, she would probably end up being helpful to Cheria.

I'm Confused. Like, say, exactly 100 Percent? [Open/Intro]

Thu, 31 May 2012 08:24:22 +0300

analyzertastic:

_{[Teal eyes looked up into the sky in confusion. This did not look like the Battle Factory at all. Nope. Far from it.]}

_{[Thorton slowly got up from the ground, observing his surroundings. Was this place even Sinnoh at all? ‘…Last thing I remember was that I was in the conference room in the Battle Tower for Mister Tower Tycoon’s boring meeting.’ And he certainly did remember falling asleep halfway through the whole thing. Still confused about where he was, the male took out one of his analyzers to analyze his location.]}

_{[ERROR. UNKNOWN LOCATION.]}

_{“…Unknown?? Mister Tycoon really did have the nerve to dump me out here after falling asleep, huh?!” [But what if it wasn’t his fault after all? What if it was just some sort of… miracle? ‘Hmph… This is illogical, but I’ll conclude that this is a miracle. Besides, even if we do have a distaste for each other, it’s unlikely that he’d do this to me. Not when the other Frontier Brains are around of course…’ Hearing the sound of footsteps nearby, Thorton rolled his eyes and replied to the owner of the sound, not even bothering to turn around.]}

_{“…What is it? I’m busy.”}

” A-Ah, I’m sorry mister, you seemed a bit lost, so I decided it was the best if I would have offered you my help. ” She explained feeling a bit nervous, and scratched the back of her neck.

This man standing before Cheria had a weird atmosphere around him. He didn’t seem like an royalty, no, that was not quite it… More like, someone well respected and appreciated. She decided it was best to act a bit careful around him and not try to hurt his… pride, or whatever.

There was something that especially caught her attention in him. The boy appeared to be holding a weird machine that made a loud noise. ” Hey, if you don’t mind me asking… what is that device you are holding ? “

The technology in Strahta, Fendel or Windor wasn’t all that bad, but this seemed much more advanced than anything she’d seen before. Well, Cheria wasn’t an expert in machinery, but she did know a bit.

” Also, I apologize for not introducing myself. My name is Cheria Barnes. It’s a real pleasure to meet you, sir. ” She politely curtseyed as she introduced herself, and then stood straight. She had her hopes up that the boy would be… co-operative with her.

ｅｒｒｏｒ: luka.exe file missing (open/intro)

Thu, 31 May 2012 00:46:26 +0300

circulatingsound:

It wasn’t that Luka had a knack for getting lost — she found her sense of direction and navigational skills quite exceptional, even. She didn’t think she would be one to easily take the wrong path in the event that she was, in fact, lost. And she had the maturity to admit it, thus finding her way back was never a problem. Given that she was perfectly able to find her way out of a situation and perfectly able to ask for help (which the others of her family didn’t seem to know how to, unfortunately) one would think that Luka would be able to solve these sorts of predicaments just fine…

However.

She was not in Tokyo, Japan nor was she really in any place that was recognizable to her, rather she was in a village inhabited with people living in huts. Trees surrounded her. The GPS systems in her mechanical body were giving her error messages. This place was not on any sort of map her interface could put a name to. No coordinates, no information, no anything…

“Where could this possibly be?” she asked herself. Luka was not one to become frantic during sticky situations, usually the one to calm the others down and think to herself of ways to solve the problem. While her systems were working fine now, despite the lack of information she was able to gain from running them, she had enough common sense to at least look around. If she could not learn from technology, then the next best thing was to explore herself, no?

And so she was off! Exploring new places, learning about different things was a completely different experience than simply running information searches within her programming. Learning was feeling, touching, seeing, hearing, tasting new experiences. Robotic programs wouldn’t leave such lasting impressions like going out into the world would. Thus, Luka found herself roaming the various different huts she had seen in the village she stumbled upon, asking people what their professions were, what they were vending, where she was at…

She ended up at a florists, eventually. And at this particular shop, she particularly went out of her way to examine the contents.

“Oh, flowers… How lovely!”

Cheria had been wandering around a few shops lately, just to get herself familiar with the area she now was… well, not exactly ‘living’ in, more like, stuck at. Well, anyways, she was here and the best thing she could have done was to get to know the place itself. She figured that instead of walking around the forests, she had better chances get to know the places by visiting places where people were.

Things such as shops and villages seemed to fit that criteria, so that’s what she decided to explore. Cheria wandered through many many shops, such as bakeries and liquid shops, ending up in a small flower shop.

It was small, but it had a nice atmosphere lingering in it. Despite it being small, it didn’t feel crowded at all, no. Actually, the only other person in the shop besides Cheria herself, was a pink-haired young woman, mumbling to herself while looking at some of the flowers. Getting a bit interested in what the woman was talking about, Cheria stretched her neck a bit to see over the woman’s shoulders, and to her surprise, the flowers were sopherias.

” Hey, I’ve seen those flowers before— !! ” Cheria exclaimed a bit too excitedly, and put her hand on the stranger’s shoulder just to see past her. They really were sopherias after all. ” Oh my, this is wonderful ! ” She said, gleefully clapping her palms together once, until she remembered the girl right next to her, and fell quiet for a second with her face flashing red.

” O-Oh, I’m sorry, I got a bit too excited — !! “

[Introduction event: open]

Wed, 30 May 2012 21:52:28 +0300

powpow-hammer:

It’s a beautiful day and the flowers seem even more vibrant than usual as Colette strolls down a hill singing a song. She thinks, heehe! What if the flowers are getting brighter because of my singing? How fun! She didn’t even know what the song was called, but she loved the tune with all her heart. Colette had picked it up from a small group of people who were on their pilgrimage outside of Iselia that morning. They had a whole setup of guitars and were singing their hearts out; they even let Colette learn the song and join in! Its been stuck in her head ever since.

“Thank you for listening!” She calls to the flowers. Her song then continues.

An idea crosses her mind. What if people get super shiny when I sing? I sang in front of Lloyd once, but since so much was going on I was trying to avoid looking at him… hm..

She glances about her, looking for someone to test it on. “I need someone’s help! It’s nothing bad, I promise! You may even get really sparkly!” Seems like a good offer, right?

.. Silence. “Maybe I should return to Iselia and ask. I don’t think anyone’s out here. Return to Iselia..” It dawns on her that she started wandering off without any clear direction. From which way did she come from? Who knows. She was so into her song that she didn’t pay attention. That explains why the terrain seemed so different, but it looked to pretty that Colette wasn’t bothered by it. She reasons that if a place looks this beautiful, how can it be dangerous? Vaguely, she wonders what the name of this area is.

“Oh! I seemed to have gotten lost! I guess I really need someone to show up, now. Killing a bird.. with two stones? Poor bird..”

Cheria had been wandering in the flower meadows for a while already. All the birds chirping, and all the colorful flowers growing around were simply put very soothing to be around.This was kind of like the flower meadow in Lhant Hill, in a way. It was a sight that made almost anyone want to stay and relax, even for a while.

The girl sat down for a moment, taking a good and a long look at the view around her. The sky was clear, and all the plants were in full bloom. Maybe Cheria was wrong in the beginning, maybe she could have liked this place. It was strange, but so so very relaxing. Everything remained silent, until she heard someone talking. A girl, perhaps ? She turned her head, and saw a long-haired blonde girl standing maybe 15 feet away from her. Unsure what to do, she stayed put.

Cheria felt like just gazing at her for a while, since… this girl seemed somehow… how to put it… special. In a good way, of course. Even though she seemed lost, she seemed so full of life. So… joyous.

Heh, Cheria sure wished she could have been like that. When she had just arrived to this… new area, she felt hopeless and a bit scared even, but… the blonde she had been staring at for a while, seemed to be full of some kind of hope, and still kept on a smile. It was admirable, in a way.

” U-Um, excuse me, miss ! ” Cheria yelled, waving her hand and taking a few steps closer to her, so the blonde would notice her. ” I’m not quite familiar with this area myself, but you seem to be lost… Well, so am I, but, if we’re together, I say we have a better chance of finding out where we are. ” Cheria tried to explain, and smiled a bit. She wasn’t sure would she be much of help to the girl she had just met, but if it wasn’t for her, it was for Cheria herself. She wanted help herself too, so teaming up with others was a good choice.

” It’s nice to meet you. My name is Cheria Barnes. “

[ open, intro. ]

Wed, 30 May 2012 17:21:47 +0300

osirisredyuki:

Well, this is something new to see from Judai—he wasn’t in Polis for once! Yes, but he was napping on a tree. Cool that is totally productive…not. Hey, you can’t blame him! The atmosphere was real nice. Actually, he deserves to get some sleep—he has been lacking sleep lately anyways.

It may not be the most comfortable place to sleep in, but heck, good enough. At least he cannot worry about people trampling over his face by accident. Well, it wasn’t like it was likely to happen anyways, but still there’s a possibility. Thing with Judai was, he really haven’t been sleeping well in his hut. Funny huh? It’s almost as if he was Tarzan in a sense, well, the fact that he liked sleeping outside more than sleeping on a bed.

However, there was a chance for him to fall off. Yeah, just be careful there. Mmm, a dream about fried shrimp. Delicious, there was a swarm of them—not sure if that’s a nice way to describe it or not but heck; there was a load for him to eat. Physically, he licked his lips and mused some gibberish. What seemed to be really funny and ridiculous was that he started to chomp on air.

“No! Come back!” He called, but what really came out was a slurred talk of his. Judai then shifted, thinking that he was running after his food… The consequences were not beautiful. He woke up from his nap, laying on his back and then groaning in pain.

Ouch, he fell off of a tree with a loud thud. The birds all scooted away from him. Confused, the brunette looked around his surroundings. He wasn’t really sure how he got down here, the last thing he remembered was chasing after fried shrimps. Hm, interesting.

Judai stood up, brushing the dust off his bottom. However, just before he was going to walk away he heard a female call… Show himself? What?! Mildly scared, the duelist raised his two hands and walked outside “showing” himself to the female. Eep! She had a dagger too! Please don’t kill him, he still has to eat!

“Sorry for disturbing!” Judai apologized abruptly, hoping he could get away from the situation.

Cheria gasped, upon realizing that she had apparently scared whoever the intruder was. She quickly withdrew her daggers, and ran to the boy. ” I-I’m sorry, I didn’t realize you were no threat— ! ” Cheria apologized back a bit flustered, and bowed down apologetically.

” H-Hey, are you hurt ? ” Cheria remembered all the noise she had heard, and took a good look at the boy she had just ran into. The boy’s clothes looked a bit dirtied, he probably had fallen off something or just… fell down on the ground. Whatever it was, he might have been hurt.

” Let me see your hand for a bit. ” Cheria took the young boy’s hand, and had a look at it. She put her other hand on top of his hand, and other one under it. A small light appeared, and embraced his hand. ” Recover ! ” Cheria spoke to herself in a rather loud voice, and the light disappeared, healing the boy’s hand. It was possible he wasn’t hurt, but as a worker of the an relief organization, she didn’t want to ignore it. Besides… she felt like she had to repay the boy somehow for scaring him.

She took her hands away from his, bowed down once more and then smiled a bit. ” I hope that is enough to make you forget about my behavior just a moment ago. ” She then paused for a bit, and raised her head up, regaining her composure. ” My name is Cheria Barnes. It’s nice to meet you. “

[ open, intro. ]

Wed, 30 May 2012 13:24:43 +0300

toosexyformyahoge:

Trees, trees, infinite trees. This place was like pinwheel forest gone wild! Cheren let out an exasperated sigh as he continued to look around, for something, anything different. Any sort of hint as to why he was here in the first place. He enjoyed explorations and such, but after a while, he found it tiring. Especially when his impatient nature just wanted to get out of this place and return home. It was then that he thought of Bianca, Touko, and Touya. What did they think of his absence? Was there any chance they could be here, too? His thoughts went to Bianca. He chuckled slightly, imagining her trying to make her way through this place. He was certain she would end up with her face in the ground at some point, knowing how uncoordinated she could be.

Continuing to walk on, now lost in thoughts of his friends, he was startled when he heard a sharp voice. The sound of the voice made him trip and fall into a bush, Snivy falling off of his shoulder. The voice had said “show yourselves.” Before moving, Cheren took a moment to analyze the situation. Could he be in some kind of danger? No, he hadn’t done anything wrong! He pulled himself up, and lifted Snivy into his arms.The male stepped out of the bushes, to see a female standing there in a defensive position holding daggers. Oh, boy, it’s a crazy one. He felt suddenly nervous, but he wasn’t going to show this girl fear! He had to play it cool, like he wasn’t phased by the fluorescent-haired girl with hands full of knives.

“Relax,” Cheren said in a soothing voice that he managed to make sound snobbish at the same time. “And at this moment, you’re definitely more harm to us than we are to you.” He pointed at the weapons in her hands. Now that he thought about it, did Snivy even have powers? He didn’t recall actually trying the Pokemon’s attacks since he had arrived her. The male made a mental note of that and brought his attention back to the rather intimidating girl standing before him.

Cheria stood there just quiet for a bit, until she slid her weapons up her sleeves, feeling a bit humiliated. She bowed down politely, and apologized. ” I-I’m sorry mister, I just got… intimidated. I’ve never been here before, so I just naturally— ” She stopped herself from talking any more and embarrassing herself, and tried to relax more.

She smiled, still feeling a bit ashamed of her quick and irresponsible thinking, but… she definitely felt more relieved now. It was nice to know that not everyone around here was a threat to her. Maybe Cheria and… whoever that mysterious boy holding some weird kind of monster was, could even become acquaints if they really tried. The boy she had just met seemed a bit… bossy or arrogant, even, but definitely not all that bad. She took a few steps closer, and carefully offered her hand to him. ” I’m sorry about earlier, but uhm… My name is Cheria, Cheria Barnes. L-Let’s try and get along. “

“… Also, if it isn’t rude… Might I ask, what is that… thing you are carrying ? “

this isn't Lhant.

Wed, 30 May 2012 13:01:00 +0300

omelette-crusader:

Where was he?

One moment, he was back home, then the next, he was here at this foreign land. It looked nothing back home. It seemed more wild. Of course, back home there was much of a countryside as there was not much industrialization but this seemed even more backward.

With his dualblade in hand, he couldn’t help but wander around. Maybe he’ll be able to find someone that could help him or even anyone in general. It seems very deserted here.

“There should be something near here..”

Cheria heard an oddly familiar voice from somewhere near her, but couldn’t recognize who it was. Well, maybe she could have, if she would have just thought about it just for a moment instead of taking out her weapons on instinct. She carefully picked up her daggers, and pointed them at the direction she heard someone talking, only to realize, that the someone she had been pointing her daggers at was Hubert.

” H-Hubert ! How in the world have you ended up here ? ” Even though Cheria had no idea herself how did she even herself end up here, it was more likely that Hubert did. Even though he was younger than Cheria, he was a lot more smarter than her on some topics, so maybe…

Cheria withdrew her weapons and took a few steps towards him, looking a bit curious. She then smiled a bit, feeling relieved that she had found someone she already knew well. It made her… relax a bit.

” It’s nice to see you here. ” Obviously, it wasn’t nice that they were both lost, or Cheria at least, but hey, the more the merrier, right ?

holderofthebluerose: “Hello there everyone. My name’s Garry. It’s nice to meet you.” He smiles...

Wed, 30 May 2012 12:40:00 +0300

holderofthebluerose:

“Hello there everyone. My name’s Garry. It’s nice to meet you.” He smiles at his new acquaintances. “If you need anything of me, let me know. I’d like to be of some help while I’m here.”

Cheria was pleased to meet someone that seemed so… willing to help others. Those were a rare catch, but… maybe everyone around here was nice. Maybe it was just a… habit for everyone. Not that it was a bad thing, exactly the opposite, actually. Oh well, that didn’t matter. It was… Garry, right ? That’s what the man just had called himself anyways. He seemed a bit older than Cheria herself was, and a bit more experienced, well… with this whole new area, and in life itself. Sticking with him would have been a wise choice, if she was to acquire anything about her whereabouts.

” Nice to meet you, uh, Mr. Garry. ” Cheria curtseyed politely, flashed a him a quick friendly smile, and tried to be sweet as she could. Making friends at this point was the best thing that she could have dreamed of, and made her chances of survival bigger.

” My name is Cheria Barnes. U-Uhm, it’s a real pleasure, mister. So… if you say you’re willing to help anyone, then…. can you start with telling me where am I exactly ? “

Maybe it was a bit rude to ask that when just meeting someone instead of, well, asking how are they and all that kind of polite stuff, but… she had been wondering it for a while herself, and this man seemed kind enough to help. Hopefully at least.

[ open, intro. ]

Wed, 30 May 2012 02:27:41 +0300

” Well this is rather… odd. “

After even how long walking and walking, Cheria couldn’t tell where was she. She had traveled all across Windor, Fendel, and Strahta, yes, all of them, but… this place was nothing like any of the places she had ever visited. No, this was quite… different.

The area she had been wandering through had a whole different atmosphere, it was quite nothing like she had ever seen before. There was something interesting about it. Something perhaps… magical. This wouldn’t be the first time Cheria would encounter something… abnormal, but this was on a whole new level.But that was the least of her worries right now. What mattered was how did she even get here in the first place.

Cheria had a tendency to sometimes go accidentally astray from her group of friends, for example to pick up something like… berries or vegetables, if they happened to grow somewhere on the road, but to think that she would go this far off without noticing it herself would be absurd. Then again… she did get kidnapped once, but she doubted it was the case this time, since there was no reason to.

On another hand, this place she had been wandering in for a while already, seemed like something she could enjoy spending time in, if it wasn’t for the fact that she was, well… lost. The air in the area was quite… relaxing, and so did she naturally, feel a bit relaxed. Well, atleast for a moment, that is.

She heard a rustle, not sure from what direction it came from, but since she heard it, it had to be from somewhere close. Cheria carefully picked up the daggers she was carrying, getting ready to throw them at whatever was coming. She was a bit nervous because she didn’t know what kind of dangers this area held, but she had to fight for herself now. She stood straight and cleared all the uncertainty in her mind, and waited for whatever was going to come.

” Show yourselves — ! “

sacred-penance: trilliondrive started following you “Oh, good afternoon. I don’t think I’ve met any...

Wed, 30 May 2012 01:42:00 +0300

sacred-penance:

trilliondrive started following you

“Oh, good afternoon. I don’t think I’ve met any of you before. It’s so wonderful to meet all of you,” Estelle bowed before smiling. “My name is Estellise, but that can be quite a mouthful. It’s much easier to call me Estelle. It’s what I usually go by, after all.”

Cheria flinched a bit as she heard a voice coming from somewhere near her. It wasn’t exactly that she was usually taken aback by people starting conversations with her, quite the opposite, actually, since she had some relations to the royal family of Lhant, she had people talk to her all the time. It was just that she didn’t really expect to meet anyone in… here. Well, whatever this place was where she had arrived. Or gotten lost to. But she had time to inquire about that later.

Turning her head to her right, finally actually doing something instead of getting just lost in her thoughts, she saw a beautiful pink-haired girl smiling sweetly at her. Taken aback by this, Cheria got a bit flustered and backed away few steps, bowing her head down apologetically.

” A-Ah, I’m sorry Miss, I didn’t see you there— ” After apologizing, Cheria lifted her head, cleared her throat and regained her composure. She thought that acting more like a… refined lady seemed like it would leave a better first impression. Well, in all honesty, Cheria really wasn’t like that, but she could try.

” My name is Cheria— Cheria Barnes. It’s a pleasure to meet you. ” She took out her hand, and offered it to the girl she just met… Estelle, was it ?

” Let’s try to get along. “