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Post by Lillith on Dec 6, 2011 18:33:25 GMT -5
::Following the events in Tzen::
::Lillith stood at the viewing deck as the Hijrah pulled away from the fortress in Tzen, reflecting on their parting::
So that was Lord Leon... Charming.
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Post by Vincent on Dec 6, 2011 18:43:44 GMT -5
Vincent stood beside Lilith, glass in hand of some red wine. If it wasn't already apparent to Lillith, he had been drinking more since they're first meeting. The crew had noticed, but would say nothing. He swished the liquid around the reservoir of glass. "Isn't he? Just your regular old Prince Charming - kinda makes you hate people doesn't it?" He took a sip from the glass.
"Before it comes to bite me, Nyx isn't going to be a problem is she? Don't think I need to remind you what she did last time she was aboard my ship." He stated, pausing for a moment. "Amazed the crazy girl survived."
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Post by Lillith on Dec 6, 2011 18:51:54 GMT -5
::Lillith sighed::
From the looks of things I'd say no. But I think I preferred the way she was before.
::As if bidden by the conversation to appear, a shadowy mist swirled in front of Vincent, transforming into the white haired sorceress. In the bygone days he had mentioned, this would have meant a knife in her hand. But instead what he found her holding out to him was a plate of warm cookies. And more bizarre, she did it with a smile::
Nyx: Um... Hi.
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Post by Vincent on Dec 6, 2011 19:09:01 GMT -5
Vincent stood his ground, made nervous by Nyx's sudden appearance. He nearly reached for his gun as the mist came into form, but his hand went slacked as Nyx offered not a knife but a tray. Vincent still wasn't going to eat anything offered to him by her - least not so willingly.
"Hi..." His raised brow suggested he wasn't sure what to make of this, but was at least trying to be 'nice' about it. "You made cookies? How... quaint. So, you feeling alright, Nyx? You had us concerned there for awhile." His hand itched, to take a cookie or not to take a cookie. Were they poisoned, maybe scalding hot, perhaps made with something other then edible. Most importantly, why in the worlds, was she making cookies.
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Post by Lillith on Dec 6, 2011 19:16:11 GMT -5
::Vincent wasn't the only one who was wary. Lillith regarded her former colleague as well with an air of suspicion, arms folded in a guarded stance. Nyx looked away for a moment and a slight redness welled in her face::
Nyx: Thank you for your concern. I'm alright now. Is there... anything I can do to help around the ship?
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Post by Vincent on Dec 6, 2011 19:21:12 GMT -5
"Uhhh-"Vincent had no idea how to respond to her request. Oh, he certainly could find something for her to do but did he really want her snooping around the ship, learning the ins and outs. Also, would it be right to make a guest work? Specially one that just hours earlier was near death - it just seemed wronged, even if it was Nyx.
"Grateful for your offer, but perhaps you should just rest for now. I mean you were just stabbed by a mad-man. Doubt you should be working so soon."
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Post by Lillith on Dec 6, 2011 19:28:54 GMT -5
::Nyx lowered her gaze to the floor, and her grip on the tray tightened. Even with her white bangs covering her strange black eyes, he could see her lip quivering::
Nyx: A less honorable man would have said it was no less than I deserved given the circumstances. You and your crew have been far kinder than I could have asked for in the time after Lady's death, both to me and to the Miss. And I've never even apologized for our time as enemies.
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Post by Vincent on Dec 6, 2011 20:03:19 GMT -5
Vincent was genially shocked by Nyx's apology and her actual break into an emotion other than cold aloofness.
"It's alright, Nyx. I'm not one to generally hold grudges for very long-" OK he lied a little, trying to kill him and his crew generally ranked high on the 'not going to forget this' list. "Long as we're well behind that whole mess from the past, you're a welcome guest here. Just as anyone else has been. "
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Post by Lillith on Dec 7, 2011 1:07:27 GMT -5
::Nyx paused for a little, clearly unsure of what to say. Then quite unexpectedly she started to sniff as a stead trickle of tears ran from her eyes::
Nyx: Thank you so much Captain. Thank you.
::Lillith looked sideways from Nyx to Vincent as if to say "is she for real?"::
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Post by Oliver on Dec 7, 2011 1:14:54 GMT -5
Vincent returned her questioning eyes with his own, he had no idea what was happening here and it frightened him. He would have to inquire from Nahla later about what happened while Nyx was being treated, it had to stem from there - it had too.
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Post by Kenny on Dec 7, 2011 2:55:59 GMT -5
Kenny stood there by his wifes side as always as he continue to look on and wonder if she was still ok. He stayed quiet throughout there trip in Tzen because he feared what Gideon may say may happen and yet he still did not want that to come true as he really did care and love his wife and understood about how she wanted revenge as he approaced her and begin to speak. "Lillith? Is there anything that....you want me to do?" he asked calmly hoping that she doesnt have that feared rage in her like before.
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Post by Lillith on Dec 7, 2011 2:59:28 GMT -5
::Lillith watched the exchange between Nyx and Vincent still unsure of how to take the change when Kenny made his request::
Um... Nothing comes to mind. I'd ask for whiskey, but I know how you feel about that.
Nyx: Kenny! How have you been?
::Nyx set down her tray next to the captain and curtsied to Kenny::
Nyx: It's been a very long time... I've missed you. How is your son?
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Post by Kenny on Dec 7, 2011 3:11:52 GMT -5
He noticed Nyx another member from the famed coven whom he seen also when he was still young and bowed in respect after she gave the curtsy. "It's been a while Nyx, a long time. Simon is doing pretty well he's really growing up fast" he said as he really missed him and wondered if things will turn out for the better after all this is over because he wanted to see his son embrace him and Lillith after they return home from this conflict once and for all. "So what have you been up to Nyx" he added
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Post by Lillith on Dec 7, 2011 3:15:49 GMT -5
Nyx: Following the Miss around as usual. Oh! Would you happen to know where she is? I haven't seen her since I was captured by Lord Sigismund. ::Lillith didn't understand in the slightest how Kenny could be so calm about the new level of animation Nyx had reached. So far they'd seen her go from blushing, to crying, to elation in a matter of seconds; three things she'd never been known to do in years!::
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Post by Lillith on Dec 8, 2011 20:52:45 GMT -5
::Lillith raised an eyebrow at Nyx::
She's... somewhere. We're hoping to rendezvous with her soon after we figure something out. Nyx, if you're so eager to help why don't you go and see how Gideon is feeling.
Nyx: ... Who? ... Oh you mean the Elf that took me here when I woke up.
::Lillith tried to hide her surprise. She couldn't detect any deception in Nyx's voice, and the sorceress had never had much reason to lie in the first place. And she had less so now. But she could not understand any of this. Gideon had been desperate to get to Tzen to save her. And ever since she'd met him she'd known him to call Nyx by her real name. But now Nyx was acting like they'd never met. She played it as casually as she could::
Yeah that one. He's in his cabin.
Nyx: Good idea. Thank you Lilly, Kenny, Captain.
::As she made her exit, she passed Miguel who was just on his way into the bridge. Without warning she gave him a brief peck on the cheek::
Nyx: It's so good to see you again Miguel.
::But she was gone before he could say anything more. Lillith turned back to Vincent::
What did you make of that?
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Post by Vincent on Dec 12, 2011 2:16:40 GMT -5
Miguel was struck dumb and cold by Nyx's sudden and unexpected kiss. He staggered forward into the bridge, looking shocked and as if he had just had a brush with death. "Capt', uh..." He said, confused and slightly frightened. "Am I dead?" He glanced down to his chest, patting himself, looking for recently acquired wounds. "Cause I swear Nyx just touched me."
Vincent rolled his eyes and with a scoffing cough of dismissal, drank the rest of his wine. "Not anymore dead then the rest of us. Well, maybe more, doctor said your liver wasn't looking too healthy at your last check-up."
Miguel laughed Vincent off, staggering over to his chart station. When he was sure Vincent was no longer paying attention, he begun poking himself where he thought his liver was.
"And I don't know what to make of it, Lillith. Don't get me wrong, it's better than the stone cold dead eyes killer she was but it feels... wrong. I really want to know what happened with her and Gideon. They've both been different since they've boarded and it has become unsettling."
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Post by Lillith on Dec 12, 2011 2:24:51 GMT -5
::Lillith thought hard on the change she'd seen in the both of them trying to put together what was going on::
Well.. Nyx wasn't always like that I don't think. I mean she had to have had a childhood at some point before her sorceress power made her go funny. Something like a near death experience might be powerful enough to awaken that. But for her not to remember Gideon at all... it sounds crazy but from the way he looked it would make sense. I think those weirdos at the fortress are at the heart of this. From what I know about black magic, there's always a price to pay. I can't think of anything steeper than the one you love to forget about you. And from what I know about Gideon, love is the only thing that would push him far enough to resort to that.
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Gideon Lightfeather
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Post by Gideon Lightfeather on Dec 12, 2011 2:34:29 GMT -5
::There was no place darker on the Hijrah, perhaps in all of Gaia than Gideon's cabin right now. He sat on the cot with his knees drawn into his chest. In one single hour he had lost everything that had made up a very long life. He was now a Knight without a sword, without a cause, and even without the one he had given it all up for::
I shouldn't have violated my oath. I never should have given into those witches. I should have...
Should have what?
::he thought::
Let her die?
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Post by Vincent on Dec 12, 2011 3:36:19 GMT -5
Vincent gingerly nodded, though he was curious about one thing more. “Love, you said? Maybe it’s the wine but are you suggesting that Gideon traded his love of Nyx to save her?” Vincent asked, He took a glance at his glass, then back to Lillith. “You know, I don’t want to know, I’m sure this Jezebel has something to do with it either way. But, one thing I can fully understand is that trio of freaks I met in Tzen are trouble, lots of it. Just wish I could figure out what part they’re playing in this game of war and politics.
-Meanwhile-
Nahla, though mentally exhausted by all that had happened, thought it would be nice to bring Gideon his dinner too him in his cabin. After all he needed both rest and food to bring back his strength and what better than dinner in bed. She hummed to herself as she strolled down the corridor to his cabin. She reached his door and was just about to knock when she heard a distressed one-sided struggle with some horrible inner-demon happening beyond the door. She froze, the knuckle of her hand just a hair from the wood, unable to move. Interrupt, no she couldn’t do that, but now she was stuck, if she moved away it may disturb him or worse perhaps think she had been listening in – then again, maybe she wanted to listen, learn what was troubling him. After all, something happened back in Tzen, something bad, and she still sorting it out herself. So much so soon. In her moment of hesitation, she just did the only thing she could now, listen till the moment felt right to chime in.
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Gideon Lightfeather
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Post by Gideon Lightfeather on Dec 12, 2011 3:41:59 GMT -5
::Gideon rubbed his eyes and sighed::
I know you're there Nahla. You can come in.
::Damn those elven ears of his::
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