[Cal] Night Visit

Log posted mostly for the OOC insanity :p

Traverse Town - Dark Alley


A long narrow alley heads through the back of the residential district, alongside a narrow chasm of water and grates that lead to the main sewage system. There are fewer lamps here to light the way, and the few that remain cast an eerie amber glow upon the town. There are numerous garbage cans lined up against the walls, and a narrow cobbled road leads deeper into the underground water system from here.

Contents:
Airednas
Vandre
Obvious exits:
<North> [leads to 'Traverse Town - Waterway']
<West> [leads to 'Traverse Town - Residential District']

<OOC> Caliah says, "you pose first or should I?"
<OOC> Airednas says, "Set the scene, perfectionlist."
<OOC> Caliah sneaks along, toting mako drugs she bought :P
<OOC> Caliah says, "..."
<OOC> Vandre says, "if I set it"
<OOC> Vandre says, "it'll be vandre and aire dryhumping"
<OOC> Vandre says, "IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?"
<OOC> Caliah says, "go ahead if you want."
<OOC> Airednas says, "I thought Vandre and Aire are just doing a one night stand. o.o"
<OOC> Caliah looks on.
<OOC> Vandre says, "you go sob I am lazy"
<OOC> Vandre says, "they are xD"
<OOC> Vandre says, "I was joking >.>"

[Airednas:] The alley is quiet, save for the occasional creak of metal, whether from the occasional breeze of air, or whatever creatures that chose to inhabit within its dark crevices, ominous, with the flickers of lamp light, and the ever constant trickle of water against stone.

*creak*

Comes a mere floor above, metal scratching harshly against metal, the balcony door opening with quite the protest, coming to an unbudging stop as Airednas, ever clad in her 'uniform', slips out from between the tight cracks, first hesitating, her step tentative upon the frail looking balcony, a tap or two as she asserts its strength, before stepping fully onto the metal structure, her arms resting over its edge lightly.

The warmth of light casts soft shadows over her face, melancholy.

<OOC> Vandre says, "why is she sad, because she got used and abused? XD"
<OOC> Airednas says, "Who got used again? :D"
<OOC> Vandre says, "she did xD"
<OOC> Vandre says, "sob...with mako enhanced sex0rz"
<OOC> Airednas says, "Whore. XD"
<OOC> Vandre says, "I don't know why I'd be here"
<OOC> Airednas kicks. "Go flirt with Zack then." XD
<OOC> Vandre says, "omg xD"
<OOC> Airednas says, "Sure way to get Cali into the sexxorzing with you. XD"

[Caliah:] A faint skittering, as of shoes scraping moist pavement, echoes up the alley below, followed closely by a resounding, hollow clang as if one of the empty metal garbage cans had been bowled over. The sound of laboured breathing drifts up from that direction, the harsh pants of someone who'd just been running, and then a sudden gasp as they're cut off, almost brutally, the sounds of a scuffle coming to an abrupt halt.

"I think that's mine," a cool, composed voice cuts in from below, the speaker unseen from Airednas' vantage point on the balcony.

"It was just a joke. Can't you take --" gasps another, only to be silenced by a dull thud, presumably that of a fist meeting flesh.

"Shut up," comes the first, in an incongruously amiable tone. "I'm really not in the mood."

There's a scraping, followed by another crash, and a grubby figure races down the alley, stumbling in his haste.

[Airednas:] A dip of her chin, curtains of raven falling over her face, composure gathered under the curtain of temporary privacy... while still rather prominent under the nearby lighting. Amber eyes tracking the speeding figure, lax and dispassionate, and returns, unenhanced eyes tracing through the shadows and crevices of the alley.

"Nice night, isn't it?" She calls out quietly, the echoes of a clumsy body stumbling against garbage cans fading into silence.

[Caliah:] The silence remains relatively undisturbed for what seems a long moment, before a soft, humourless laugh issues from the shadows, drifting on the slight breeze. Slipping from the darkness into the light pooling on the dank pavement from above, a slender, pale figure - one of relative familiarity to Airednas - inclines her head at the trooper upon the balcony.

"Quite," the lithe woman answers, angling a shrewd glance up at the other as she shoves something into the breast pocket of her coat. "Didn't expect to come upon anyone at this hour...and certainly not out here. I don't suppose we ah...disturbed your rest?"

[Airednas:] Breathing out a soft sigh that might have been of relief, Airednas leans down against the balcony, returning the nod with a smile of her own, a gleam of warmth flashing briefly in her eyes, slow in her scrutiny of the SOLDIER below.

"None at all, Caliah... sir." The pause and slow emphasis, Airednas' slender form shifting to the side of the balcony, pausing over the fire stairs. "I merely came for a breath of fresh air, quite the... chance, isn't it, to see you tonight."

[Caliah:] "You'd have more," comes the SOLDIER's smooth, measured tones as she steps forward, the shadow cast by the balcony closing over her tall form, "If you actually frequented the bars more often, like that one time we met. Vandre seems to have acquired a taste for the beer at the local tavern. And I do get a little thirsty on-duty."

A muted whir and rustle of clothing, and there's the lightest of taps on the balcony sill, followed by the whisper of leather and fabric billowing, settling like dark wings. "Not much of an improvement on the view," Caliah comments casually from where she's now seated atop the railing, one long leg dangling, the flaps of her coat hanging loosely over the side. Her lips curve in a faint, fleeting smile. "I hope you don't mind, but it certainly is easier on the neck."

[Airednas:] "Vandre?" A light, casual inquiry from Airednas, canting her head to peer towards the other side of the alley, seemingly out of random. "A... nice man, he is. Wonder how he made it into ShinRa..."

Trailing slowly into silence, the rustling of fabric, the caress of light breeze, the scent of foreign air, and the barest tinge of smoke, tickling pass, almost surreal as she catches the SOLDIER, close, personal, in view.

"None at all." She manages in a soft whisper, her gaze steady upon Caliah. "In fact... never at all."

[Caliah:] The cold lightning-glow of Caliah's eyes dims briefly as she meets Airednas' gaze with her own, one slim, gloved hand clasping the railing beside her. "Have you...ah...had any difficulty settling here?" she inquires politely, the amber light from Airednas' room casting her paleness in a warmer hue, a warmth that her eyes and the planes of her face lack. "Some don't really see this as a fitting place to live, considering. Gaia 6 has its drawbacks, but at least...." Her vague gesture sweeps to include the night-shrouded town, the silent roofs, the dim corners of the alley below. "We've won some ground from the Heartless. Vector is....free." It might be imagined that there's a touch of acerbity to that last word.

[Airednas:] "Careful there, Caliah... sir." Airednas murmurs, gaze sliding down from the SOLDIER's crystalline beauty, to the dark crease of her coat, eyeing the railing with a calculating air. Conviently breaking their eye contact, her elbows finding their place back against the frail-looking metal, the night breeze brushing back her face, pulling up strands of raven around her face. "Difficulty is a time of the past, it's done and finished, so hardly anything to be measured now..."

A slight shake of her head, fingers reaching to tuck back the loose strands, quiet in her confession. "I've not been to anywhere, save here."

[Caliah:] The clouds sail past overhead, the moon breaking through for a moment and bathing the sleeping town in silvered light, the slate roofs gleaming faintly. Leather rasps against the metal in a soft susurration as Caliah shifts, sliding down the railing so her boots rest lightly on the balcony floor, and leaning back so that she's rewarded with the view of the night sky rather than the town below. "What are you here for?" queries the pale-haired SOLDIER, her profile calm and unperturbed. "This is the kind of town most people pass through but never stay in, unless they serve a greater purpose...or so I've gathered."

[Airednas:] "Mmm..." Airednas comments vaguely, her gaze flickering to the other end of the alley again, hand stroking lightly over her bracer, casual to the outward view. Lazy, lidded eyes returning to the pale-haired SOLDIER, passively soft in her response. "Perhaps I've no purpose, and is here, because..." A slight hitch of her breath in hesitance, and her following comment. "Perhaps I'm just here."

<OOC> Caliah says, "you're here to sleep with SOLDIERs *is shot*"
<OOC> Airednas says, "... *slap* xD"
<OOC> Vandre says, "ahahaha"


[Caliah:] "There are some who don't really require a purpose to stay alive." Caliah's even, clear voice is tinged with lingering amusement. The sky darkens as the clouds pull past the face of the moon, shutting away its light from the quiet town. "And some who would rather have one in order to keep living."

Long fingers brushing over the front of her coat, the tall woman slants a catlike eye at Airednas, the other hidden beneath the fall of her short platinum hair. "Are you sure you don't want to have one as well? I understand the freedom in...being alone, but often...the presence of others is more than welcome. Not just in battle."

[Airednas:] Silence, stretching in Airednas' response, the gleam of moonlight fading under the ever present gloom overhead, silver replaced by the dim shade of gold, bathing her dark form in its soft glows, fragile in its seemingly warmth.

"Living is... living." She allows finally, her gaze still upon the alley way. "It's enough, I would think." A slight twitch of her lips, limbs stretching as she pulls herself back from the railing, slow in her retreat towards the balcony door, until her back presses up against the creaking metal door.

"Besides," Raising her arm, she pulls down the sleeves slightly, revealing the glow of the yellow materia on the bracer slot. A deliberate, pointed tip of her head to the alley again, a cast dark shadows, too small to be a human, yet too large to be a stray rodent or pet, seeping from the entrance with unnatural grace. "This 'presence of others' can be rather... unwelcoming, at times... I trust..." She begins to slip between the crack of the door, pausing with her face half-hidden behind the metal construct. "You'll be able to take care of yourself?"

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Character descs:

Airednas
Standing at five foot six, lanky-build body that moves with a sensual fluidity spoke of familiarities with at least the rudimental excises to keep in shape. Silk black hair brushed away from an angular face by a silver hairpin, tumbling pass her shoulder without a hint of curl, pale skin alleviated with a hint of blush around high cheekbones. Dark eyebrows slim, and carefully plucked to frame uncommon golden eyes, the iris a reflective amber, thus giving her an air of false serenity, and difficult to pinpoint whether from artificial cosmetic or natural selection. A small nose leads to thin lips concealed behind bright red lipstick, a hint of a smile usually tugging its corners, whether it be a product of mockery, or genuine amusement, putting her at a young appearance of late teens, or early twenties.

Dark garb matching her raven hair in the form of a gray sirt peeking out from the open flaps of a dark jacket, and the barest peek of a darker gleam of metal. The sleeves buttoned above her wrist, revealing two metallic bracers with materia slots. Around her back is a small pack, well-packed in sturdiness. A thick leather belt hung around her waist, the pouches bulging with numerous contents, tying around a pair of comfortable black slacks, and a pair of large, protection boots.

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<OOC> Caliah jumps up on the balcony >.>
<OOC> Caliah says, "kidding"
<OOC> Vandre says, "and HLS with Aire XD"
<OOC> Airednas says, "With a rose in hand? xD"
<OOC> Caliah says, "..."
<OOC> Caliah says, "I, unlike Vandre, am not a slut."
<OOC> Airednas kicks Vandre, by the way. XD
<OOC> Airednas says, "Ahahahahaha! XD"
<OOC> Airednas will swoon. xD
<OOC> Caliah says, "then Vandre steps out from the room behind Aire XD"
<OOC> Caliah COUGHS.
<OOC> Vandre says, "ahaha"
<OOC> Airednas kicks Cali too. xD
<OOC> Vandre says, "and does her on the balcony, unaware of cal xD"
<OOC> Caliah says, "............."
<OOC> Airednas says, "..."
<OOC> Caliah says, "OMG XD"
<OOC> Caliah uh, watches XD
<OOC> Airednas drugs Vandre and performs surgery on him. XD
<OOC> Caliah says, "Vasectomy!"
<OOC> Vandre says, "sob at least it isn't castration xD"
<OOC> Airednas says, "Castrate. >D"
<OOC> Caliah :X
<OOC> Caliah says, "don't speak too soon XDD"
<OOC> Airednas says, "But then Cali will miss out on the hot shmexy sexxorz with Vandre."
<OOC> Thesia :O
<OOC> Airednas says, "Means she'll have to sniff it out from Vera. xD"
<OOC> Caliah says, "..."
<OOC> Airednas says, "... we're not disturbing you, are we, Thesia? ^^;"
<OOC> Thesia says, "err no, dont mind me :P"

[FF7] Cid Highwind grunts.
[FF7] Scarlet says, "Your vocabulary has expanded! I'm so proud."
[FF7] Cid Highwind says, "I know. I'm slowly trying to learn your language to better faciliate communication, but it's slow going. u_u"
[FF7] Cid Highwind mutters, "Not many people that make English-Sow Sow-English dictionaries."
[FF7] Scarlet says, "What? I couldn't hear you over the scratching sound of your knuckles dragging along the floor."
[FF7] Cid Highwind says, "That wasn't the sound of my knuckles, that was the sound of your age sagging boobs."

<OOC> Airednas says, "I miss Ellone on CoM. She was so hawt. ;_;"
<OOC> Caliah says, "..."
<OOC> Caliah says, "pedo."
<OOC> Vandre says, "sob she grew up xD"
<OOC> Airednas says, "What are you talking about?! She's like, a major babe after the age thing!"
<OOC> Airednas says, "Major!"
<OOC> Caliah doesn't care. :P
<OOC> Airednas says, "You're missing out. XD"
<OOC> Caliah says, "I'm straight. And can't appreciate."
<OOC> Airednas is so shot. >D
<OOC> Airednas hits on you anyway. XD

<OOC> Vandre will make Aire...Vandre's first. XD
<OOC> Caliah says, ">.>"
<OOC> Caliah says, "sob"
<OOC> Vandre says, "sob fine cal was his first *FLEE*"
<OOC> Airednas says, "... first? O.O"
<OOC> Caliah says, "............."
<OOC> Airednas says, "omfg he was a virgin? XD"
<OOC> Caliah twitches.
<OOC> Vandre says, "Yes XD"
<OOC> Airednas says, "... ahahahahaha!"
<OOC> Caliah says, "WAIT..."
<OOC> Airednas says, "What? XD"
<OOC> Caliah says, "That was his first time?"
<OOC> Caliah SPASMS.
<OOC> Vandre says, "Yes XD I decided that now sob"
<OOC> Airednas says, "With /Caliah/?!"
<OOC> Caliah says, ".....what?"
<OOC> Airednas prods. "When was his first time?" z.z
<OOC> Vandre says, "omg this interview is over"
<OOC> Caliah IS NOT A DEFLOWERER OF VIRGINS
<OOC> Vandre says, "with AIRE XD"
<OOC> Airednas says, "Oh. z.z"
<OOC> Airednas uses Vandre then. :D

<OOC> Caliah says, "Idesc (inside desc on MUSHes): You're inside Caliah's heart. It's as cold as a meat locker in here."
<OOC> Airednas says, "..."
<OOC> Caliah says, "XDDD"
<OOC> Airednas buys a flamethrower. xD
<OOC> Airednas says, "And Mexican spices. xD"
<OOC> Airednas says, "Spices up Cali's heart. XD"
<OOC> Vandre says, "omg xD"
<OOC> Vandre shoves a picture of Zack inside for good measure. xD
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Series update:

Basilisk: Kouga Ninpou Chou just kicks ass. I watched Eps. 1-7 subbed and 8 raw. The series is probably the best of the three I've been downloading (Basilisk, Otogizoushi and Speed Grapher). I haven't seen Naruto but from what people have been saying on forums and AIM Basilisk outdoes that and a lot of other series released this year (it's supposed to target an 18+ audience). It kind of was iffy for me story-wise in the beginning, but ep. 8 blew me away, and the animation is high-quality throughout T_T. It's too bad fansub groups have been dropping the series because of Funimation's announcement to release it. From what I know a few torrents are still up, grab them while you can.