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pullmeoutalive2014-06-27 11:45 pm
midvalley) wrote in pullmeoutalive2014-06-27 11:45 pm
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[ Dorian glances at the hand, returning his gaze to the man to which it is attached. His eyebrow arches, as if to say, Really? ]
This being a diplomatic exchange of sorts, Lady Montilyet would be more suited to showing you around the fortress. She has been greatly looking forward to your arrival.
[ No, she hasn't. She had been working herself into a tizzy, what with there being little by way of information regarding customs in Fiore. ]
This being a diplomatic exchange of sorts, Lady Montilyet would be more suited to showing you around the fortress. She has been greatly looking forward to your arrival.
[ No, she hasn't. She had been working herself into a tizzy, what with there being little by way of information regarding customs in Fiore. ]
[ ... ... ... ... okay. ]
You wear glasses.
[ He says it flatly, half-statement, half question. ]
You wear glasses.
[ He says it flatly, half-statement, half question. ]
Like it or not, you are a representative of your homeland. And more than that, you'll want to speak with Josephine to settle the matter of your wages.
I can at least take you that far, if you'd like.
I can at least take you that far, if you'd like.
I do. I can see you just fine, but across the room, things start to get a bit blurry.
[ yes, Owen. The raptor man is near-sighted ] I also have clothes and weapons I stashed before I was captured. I thought it best to play dumb, as it were.
[ yes, Owen. The raptor man is near-sighted ] I also have clothes and weapons I stashed before I was captured. I thought it best to play dumb, as it were.
[ ... Right.
Okay.
... Okay.
For a moment he just. Nods. Then, ]
Any idea where your stuff is? We should find it before they do.
Okay.
... Okay.
For a moment he just. Nods. Then, ]
Any idea where your stuff is? We should find it before they do.
I was unconscious when they brought me here, but I can probably pick up the trail easily enough.
We should make haste. Someone usually comes in around this time to feed me, and I'd rather we had a head start when they discover I'm gone.
We should make haste. Someone usually comes in around this time to feed me, and I'd rather we had a head start when they discover I'm gone.
[ SIGHS.
There's no getting rid of this strange bedazzled man, is there. ]
I can show you to the private rooms. As to the iron -- well, I'm not entirely sure how much assistance I can provide on that front.
There's no getting rid of this strange bedazzled man, is there. ]
I can show you to the private rooms. As to the iron -- well, I'm not entirely sure how much assistance I can provide on that front.
[ He jerks his head toward the back of the tent before kneeling beside the opening he had made himself. He checks his watch, doing the mental math for when the next blindspot in the patrol should be. ]
C'mon. We need to be quick. Stay close.
[ Which is all he says before he he's rolling back out and hurrying back to the cover of the jungle. ]
C'mon. We need to be quick. Stay close.
[ Which is all he says before he he's rolling back out and hurrying back to the cover of the jungle. ]
[ "Quick" is Ian's middle name. (Okay, he doesn't actually have a middle name, but if he did it would have something to do with how fast he is.) He lacks the sheer size of his fellow Raptori, and has had to make up for it with speed and agility.
So he's right on Owen's heels, footfalls oddly silent as he runs. ]
So he's right on Owen's heels, footfalls oddly silent as he runs. ]
[ They reach cover just as the the soldier rounds the corner, walking around the tent in slow, lazy strides. Once Owen leads them some distance away out of earshot, he finally addresses the elephant in the room: ]
So. What are you, exactly?
So. What are you, exactly?
If it's any consolation, the Inquisitor seems fond of mining the stuff, even when it's of no use to us. "One can never have too much ore," is her motto. Or it would be, if she cared to have one.
[ He says it as he's striding toward the main hall, and along the way, there are more than a few men and women who stop to observe the newcomer -- some more subtle than others. ]
[ He says it as he's striding toward the main hall, and along the way, there are more than a few men and women who stop to observe the newcomer -- some more subtle than others. ]
I'm a pirate.
[ Stop being cheeky, Ian. ]
In all seriousness, I'm a Raptori. I was not created in some laboratory, I was raised in a Raptori village, with a dozen or so nestmates. Just and you and your kind descended from primates, me and mine descended from the Old Ones- dinosaurs, I think you call them.
Obviously we don't exist here.
[ Stop being cheeky, Ian. ]
In all seriousness, I'm a Raptori. I was not created in some laboratory, I was raised in a Raptori village, with a dozen or so nestmates. Just and you and your kind descended from primates, me and mine descended from the Old Ones- dinosaurs, I think you call them.
Obviously we don't exist here.
[ Gajeel really doesn't give a shit if people stare at him. He's used to it. ]
Good ta hear. Wouldn't want me goin' hungry, after all.
[ He doesn't know what all Makarov put in his letter about what he can do, but they're bound to find out one way or another. ]
Good ta hear. Wouldn't want me goin' hungry, after all.
[ He doesn't know what all Makarov put in his letter about what he can do, but they're bound to find out one way or another. ]
Obviously.
[ yeah. Obviously. ]
You wanna explain to me how the hell you found yourself here, then?
[ yeah. Obviously. ]
You wanna explain to me how the hell you found yourself here, then?
The truth of the matter is I'm not entirely sure myself. I was running along, everything sort of shifted, and I found myself face-to-face with an Old One.
[ He pauses, head tilted upward, nostrils flaring, before heading off further into the trees. ]
If I were a halfway decent Raptori, it would have been quite the religious experience.
[ He pauses, head tilted upward, nostrils flaring, before heading off further into the trees. ]
If I were a halfway decent Raptori, it would have been quite the religious experience.
[ that. makes him pause. ]
You're saying you saw a raptor? Do you remember where?
You're saying you saw a raptor? Do you remember where?
[ That makes Ian pause, and he turns to regard Owen ]
Suppose I did. What would you do with that information?
Suppose I did. What would you do with that information?
I just wanna know if she's okay. Place is crawling with InGen's crews -- any encounter between the two of them won't turn out well.
[ Another pause, as he regards Owen levelly. Then he gives a twitch of his tail and starts off through the brush again ]
You know, I don't believe I ever got your name.
You know, I don't believe I ever got your name.
[ well if you're going to be dodgy, then two can play at that game. ]
You didn't. It's not important for you to have it.
You didn't. It's not important for you to have it.
What do you expect me to call you, then? "Man".
If I'm to lead you to the Old One, I would appreciate two things- one, I would quite like to know your name, and two, I would quite like to get dressed first.
If I'm to lead you to the Old One, I would appreciate two things- one, I would quite like to know your name, and two, I would quite like to get dressed first.
I expect you to call me "Sir."
[ He jerks his head in the direction of the jungle. ]
Find your gear, then.
[ He jerks his head in the direction of the jungle. ]
Find your gear, then.
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