<> <> <> (100% DunnoBeef.) <> * Threnody has ditched his cloak and hood; now he's just a man in black wearing two obvious swords, both of which he's using whatever free space there is to practice with, together. The juxtaposition of "That guy can't be over 16" with the actual skill he's displaying with said weapons is probably either amusing or terrifying various TCers. * Rochelle is wandering around! She has a can of Vienna DunnoSausages and has one speared with a thin, sharpened stick she must have found somewhere. It's half eaten, and she's chewing. The expression is neutral, as usual. <> (Well, one of them's only wooden, right? *sweet expression*) (He's more worried that he called you Ninjaguy.) (And turned out to be right?) (Yes.) (Ha ha.) (Eat it, Zakky.) * Rochelle comes wandering into the cafeteria! It's a happenin' place. She walks up to the crowd and stands on her toes, then starts walking around them because heaven forbid she be able to see squat. <> * Vera goes to the cafe :P * Rochelle doesn't react to the glances. She ends up standing next to Zak, finishing off her sausage. She spears another one and offers it to him. <> <> "He's, uh. Pretty fuckin' good." * Threnody finishes his kata! Perhaps dried autumn leaves blow by. ( Dunnoleaves ) <> (*falls over laughing*) * Vera finds something to eat and takes a seat somewhere. Descriptive! <> * Threnody stretches, then turns around with a confused expression. After a moment, he squeaks out: "People were watching?>" (Thren, as focused and sometimes clueless as he is brilliant and skilled.) (I was in my happy place! Shut up!) * Rochelle nods. "Yup." And then she turns to Zak. "Yeah, he is." <> "Shit, man, TRES schway. With you helpin' us we can lick those Purples flat!" <> * Threnody smiles distractedly at Zak. "Oh, I'm a pacifist by nature," he says blithely. "I only fight on the defensive." <> "... you're kiddin', right? People do that?" People don't do that, but Thren does. * Rochelle stabs another sausage and nibbles on it. * Threnody gives Roch a sort of long-suffering look, then sits down. (Thren's really a robot. Ronnie is his real mother.) (It's true. It's all true.) (My speech patterns would certainly be a lot different if that were the case.) (I'd also be a much bigger meddler. And a telepath. So count your blessings. :P) <> "Hey man, whatever." * Rochelle keeps nibbling at her sausage. <> * Vera glances at them. <> "You, uh. You a ninja too?" <> "Yeah, that would we so schway." (s/we/be) (This is what you get for having appearance in TC.) * Vera keeps eating. "No." * Threnody sighs and draws swirls on the table with his finger, furrowing his brow. "I wish I could get what Hettie said out of my mind, about the man who's helping Dorian." He sighs and then leans back. "A good four hours of meditation and I didn't get a clear moment." "You sure? That's a cool hat." "Could be a ninja hat." * Rochelle looks at Thren. She chews and swallows. "Maybe you won't get one." It's not. * Threnody glances at Roch, serious. "If it's who I think it is, that's a serious problem. More so than even Hettie might realize." <> "Then what do you do?" <> "You think? What's up?" * Threnody glances at Zak, then at Roch. * Rochelle blinks. Shoot stuff. * Threnody closes his eyes for a moment, then glances at Zak. "It might be my brother." "Really? SCHWAY! What gun do you use?" <> <> "... is he a ninja, too?" * Vera pulls out her gun, twirling it on her finger. "Cougar .45" * Rochelle sighs. * Threnody looks totally blank for a moment, shuts his eyes again, and then says: "Yes." <> "Oh, man, that's really uncool." <> "You really good with it?" I like to think so "You might wanna tell Hettie that." <> * Rochelle finishes off that DunnoSausage. She spears another and offers it to Thren. * Threnody sighs, declining the sausage. Too symbolic. "I've been considering it. But I might be wrong." Beat. "I HOPE I'm wrong. And I don't want to worry her if it's not true." * Rochelle shrugs and eats it. <> "'s a cool hat, too." Thanks. <> "Yeah, shit here sucks enough as it is. Some days I wish we had the fuckin' Europa Team here. THAT would be so schway." * Rochelle coughs. * Threnody winces a little. "It sounds schwayer than the real schway would be." (... ha ha ha ha ha ha.) <> <> "I... yeah, okay, man. Still, we could use the firepower." * Vera has fans. * Threnody frowns. "I want to know what happened on Sleythin. What we saw can't have been a coincidence." He knits his brow. "Mother used to say the history wall had a revisionist tone, but she always suspected it was something to do with the revolt of the Lawgiver and the switch to a pacifist society." <> "Man, you say the wierdest crap, you know?" I've been told that sometimes, yes. <> * Rochelle looks at Zak. "He's from Earth and stuff." She says this like it explains everything. <> "Oooohhh." * Vera glances at them and stops eating. "You want somethin'? (Oh, baby, do they.) <> "Nah." "Not really." "... nope." (Be back in a sec.) * Threnody looks at the ceiling a bit. "So she was watching us the whole time, huh..." * Rochelle blinks. "Who?" * Threnody swivels down and meets Roch's gaze. "Hettie." <> "Come on, sis, they've got someone outside!" Not really. Okay. * Rochelle turns and heads out. * Threnody gets up and follows, frowning. "What do you mean, 'not really'?" * Vera gets up and follows, too. These people are starting to creep her out. <> "Let's see what they've got out front. Usually just a couple scrubs looking for a handout..." (I know who it is! I know I know!) * Threnody blinks. "Katherine." <> "... who?" (Heh heh heh.) * Vera stops short. "Aw fuck." (Heh heh heh.) * Threnody keeps going forward! He knows who it is. "Did she bring Ian and Roy too? What is she DOING here?" Uh, visiting. <> <> "Oh FUCK. THAT Kat." <> (o/~ But the Kat came back / The very next day o/~) (*mangle*) * Threnody glances at Zak, puzzled and parroting. "'Oh fuck, that Kat', meaning what?" (As in he really want to tap that ass. If only there wasn't a comma there!) <> "Roch, did you bring her here? Why the fuck did you bring her here?" Eh, I figured she'd show up sooner or later. * Rochelle blinks at Zak. "I've been living at her place for a while." * Threnody then glances at Vera, still confused. "Why are you so angry?" Do you guys still have issues to work out? Do we need to lock you up somewhere? * Vera glances at Thren. "You were there. Take a guess." * Threnody blinks. "Uh, well. To be honest when you two start I tend to tune you out." (Thren so smart.) <> "She's gonna have my balls on a PLATTER." (Don't be silly. We don't have platters.) * Vera shrugs. "Let's leave it at I'm tempted to blow her brains out and be done with it. (She'll have your balls on a little styrofoam plate. Shit. * Threnody gets a blank expression. "Ah." * Rochelle says with a straight face, "It's okay. I'll protect you." (*dies laughing*) (*cracks up*) (^_^_v) (Kat: "...zak." *suits up* Roch: "You're on your own.") <> "Jesus. Guys?" "They looking to get in?" * Threnody says, a little too quickly, "Better let them in before they force themselves in." (You don't know how much restraint it has taken not to.) Let me put it a different way, Thren. How would you feel if people made fun of you for something you had no control over? "... a what? Whatever. We'll let them in door three. Don't try to disarm the girl. Trust me." <> * Threnody turns to Vera, then frowns for a moment. "Um. Well, I had to leave my home and family forever because of something I had no control over. Does that count?" * Threnody seems genuinely curious there, I might add. No. Then no. (Wait, sorry, strike that.) * Threnody hmms. "Then I don't have a frame of reference." Yeah. Forget I said anything. * Vera heads back down. <> "Door three's down here. I might as well get this over with." <> "WAY unschway." * Rochelle tags along. "You're doomed." * Threnody also follows. "Why is everyone so bloody touchy today?" (Woo. Brit!Thren!) 'Cause nobody else found peace in four hours, either. (His father was British, smartass.) (I know.) (I was wooing because I like it. ^_^;) * Vera goes in a different direction. Probably towards the cafeteria again. It takes longer than four hours to find peace. Then why'd you bother trying? <> "Gonna be people comin' through. Give 'em plenty of fuckin space." Because I actually found *some* peace a long time ago living in a monastery. I was just trying to get a little bit of it back. * Threnody looks away distractedly. "I mean, *true* inner peace is only supposed to come after a number of incarnations, which... really kind of makes Buddhism a sucker's game in a way." I guess so. <> <> * Threnody waves hello. "Hello." (What do we see, from our side?) * Ian waves. "Everyone okay?" (Dwarves.) (Welcome to Ironforge.) (Lali-ho!) <> (Wait, if this is WoW...) Hey guys. How was the trip? < (HURRAY!) * Threnody (lina@cpe-24-59-251-39.twcny.res.rr.com) Quit (Quit: Desu isu Il Palazzo. Ai amu coquettish.) * Threnody (lina@cpe-24-59-251-39.twcny.res.rr.com) has joined #atc2 * Katherine looks 'em over. Well, okay, Thren and Roch. She's being nice and not looking at Zak. Yet. "Entertaining, at least for these two." Beat. "Everyone alive, I take it?" Yup. Vera wants to shoot you. * Katherine smirks. "That's not a change." She glances to Zak and a look of hurt crosses her eyes before they settle into a glare. "See your brother managed not to get his ass killed." <> <> "Hey, Kat. What's ... uh. Up? You look schway." <> (Schfifty-five.) * Katherine chuckles a little darkly and says, "Thanks. You look good for a cheating drug dealer." Beat, then she looks away to Thren and Roch. "Egg would say hi, but he's acting like a mopey teenager." * Ian nods. "And no one's invented uppers for computers yet." * Rochelle nods. "That's okay. I didn't say hi to him." * Threnody frowns at Kat. "What are you wearing?" (I am trying to think if Thren was ever at the museum that thing was in.) (A good question. ^^;) (Possible. It was hyped as a touristy spot, though.) * Katherine looks to Thren. "25 year old prototype. Amazing what you can find in trapped Sleythin Museums." (Oh MOTHERFUCKER.) * Threnody blinks. "Twenty-five year old prototype wha..." He blinks AGAIN. "Is that what I think it is? And what do you mean 'trapped'?" * Katherine walks more into the room. "Swinging blades. Laser beams. Crushing doors. Haven't had that much stealing anything in... a long time." (...?) (much fun) (Someone on the aboutmidgley forums just invoked Godwin's Law. Indirectly, but still.) * Threnody just... gapes at Kat. "You STOLE it? Why?!" <> * Katherine rolls her eyes. "Because I needed to engage a Sleythin in one on one combat and learned a lesson from when Taluun manhandled me like a child." * Katherine glances to Ian and Roy. "Was apparently very entertaining. Look for the vid disk soon." Are you at least getting royalties? * Rochelle doesn't seem to care. Big surprise. * Threnody continues ranting. "Why did you have to fight a Sleythin in one-on-one combat?" A pause. "Not like I didn't expect it, but why?" Apparently they don't like people seeing the Egg anymore. (Is there just TP going on, or is RP slow?) (I was waiting for a Thren response.) (I have been doing all the talking and thought maybe other people might want to RP.) (Apparently I was wrong, and I shall resume talking.) * Threnody sighs like a wife whose husband has just come home saying he bought a brand new penis-shaped sports car on a whim. "Did you at least talk to the Egg?" * Ian nods. "We did. And...you're not going to like it." * Katherine nods and says, "You're really not." Then she chuckles faintly and walks forward towards Thren, saying with a teasing smirk, "And it's good to see you too. " She looks towards Zak and says a little more harshly, "So, are you going to show us in or are we gonna stand here for-fucking-ever?" <> "I was kind of hoping I could get you to agree to not cut off my balls." * Threnody says, patiently, "I already made her promise not to hurt you." ( I'm not there :P ) (I know, which is why I asked if anyone was dead earlier. ^_~) <> "... ooookay." <> (Last poses. I've got to collapse.) * Katherine looks at Zak and gives him a nasty grin. "You asked, Thren. I didn't say I wouldn't." * Rochelle looks at Kat, then at Zak, then at Kat, then follows Zak. * Threnody grumbles and follows, boring a "YES YOU WILL!" look into the back of Kat's head. <>