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Post by Hazumu-sama on Jul 12, 2011 5:35:58 GMT 1
Val looked up at Rhys and nodded before pulling herself back into a sitting position, when she raised her head once more her eyes had turned back to normal. "What happened?" She asked just as confused as the others, all she had remembered was pain and she still hadn't noticed the additions to her body.
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Post by The Farenstien on Jul 12, 2011 5:40:33 GMT 1
Rhys blinked in surprise at her ability to sit up, holding her shoulders until he was sure she was steady, and then letting ago. "Ah, you... um.." He pursed his lips and worried his bottom one, unsure of what to tell her. "Do... um... do you usually panic when weird things happen, or are you one of those cool calm people that will handle it okay?" Probably not the best question to ask, Rhys realized, but what was he supposed to tell her? That she had just turned into a freaking large cat thing? he didn't know what to make of it, but he figured there was no reason he would have to put her mentality on the line, aswell.
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Post by Mokona-Senpai on Jul 12, 2011 5:50:17 GMT 1
Ekaterina stretched her arms out and yawned. She reached over Haru to force her knees and legs to bend, amazed that they could move. She quickly detached herself from Haru's back, she was far too sweaty from being under the sun for the period of time. She stood up, brushing the dust off her legs. "You turned into a giant panther and then turned back, it was quite shocking and all, but at least you're back to normal, except for the noticeable paws, ears, and tail." She explained, pulling some gloves out of her pants pockets and slipping them on. She wasn't one to side step most questions, she preferred getting straight to the point. "Now since you appear to be fine, I would suggest we keep moving in the attempt to find some shade, or have we forgotten that little mission?" Now that she could walk, she felt more in control and empowered. "Although instead of shade we should be looking for a good water supply, staying hydrated is the key to surviving."
Haru stared up at Ekaterina. "What in the hell happened to her." He muttered, looking at the other two. "More importantly how do you feel?" He asked looking down at Val.
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Post by Hazumu-sama on Jul 12, 2011 10:54:21 GMT 1
Val looked at her fur covered hands and raised them to feel her ears and almost jumped when her tail swung around in front of her. "I feel...I feel..." She leaned over to her side and vomited white liquid on the floor and then returned to her sitting position trembling as most people do when they've just been sick. Apart from feeling sick from the lingering feelings of immense pain she realized that her body now felt a lot stronger, her sense of smell seemed to have increased and her eyesight was now far better than it was even a few minutes ago. "This...this...this is amazing." she said looking up at the others and making her eyes switch between the amber cat eyes and the human eyes as she focused and unfocused, though she herself didn't realize the changes. "I feel stronger." She said pushing herself to her feet and almost falling over as she accidentally used too much strength because she had never been this strong before. "Whoops." she said laughing slightly. It was probably strange that she didn't seem to be worried about her bodily changes, but for the first time in her life she felt full of energy and she felt capable to do many things even running around, yes she was a little surprised about her bodily changes, but the excitement of being able to do all these things helped her to ignore them, if she could feel like this, what was a little change here and there?
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Post by The Farenstien on Jul 12, 2011 23:52:12 GMT 1
Rhys was quite startled; but relieved nonetheless. N-not.... not like he really cared or anything, but he would be rather upset if one of their small group already had to... well... pass. That would mean that each of them would go aswell, which would mean... hopelessness. "S-So.... you're okay...?" He asked cautiously, keeping a very gentle hand on her shoulder. "You're not going to... turn into.. dust or something?"
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Post by Mokona-Senpai on Jul 13, 2011 0:15:46 GMT 1
Haru let out a sigh. "She looks like she'll be ok, it'll probably just take some getting used to." He said, standing up as well. "We should get moving soon, I want a nice shady place to rest." He'd found Val's catlike appearance rather cute, not that he cared much for girls at the moment.
Ekaterina had already disappeared in search of water. Val's transformation had bought her enough time to get the hell out of there. Sure it was selfish to only think about yourself, but this was survival of the fittest. They could all die out under the hot sun if they wanted to, it wasn't her plan, and she didn't really care.
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Post by Hazumu-sama on Jul 13, 2011 8:54:20 GMT 1
Val nodded and turned to look out, she had seen Ekaterina leave but it didn't really seem to bother her much. She didn't like people, so the fewer people there were, the better she felt. "Ok, lets get going." she said pointing out through the broken roof.
"To your right." came a voice in the bushes near Ekaterina. "A pond lays through the thicket." came the voice again. The small girl whose voice it was lay hidden among the bushes just out of sight, her name was Kana one of the new race of humans inhabiting the earth, she had seen a vision of the people frozen in ice 5 days ago and had almost fell out of the tree tops when she finally saw one. She didn't care much for getting close to these people, from her visions she could see that all 5 were dangerous and that they might not take lightly the arrival of something they didn't know.
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Post by The Farenstien on Jul 13, 2011 9:00:16 GMT 1
Rhys was visibly shaken, but he tried not to show it as much as he felt it. It was like those horror movies he used to watch; one of them left, she'd be the first to go, and now... "Where will we go?" He asked softly, one hand in his pocket, one hand to his mouth, where he relentlessly chewed on the nail on his index finger. "If anyone knows about us, shouldn't we stay here, just in case they... come back for us?" He knew he was bullshitting himself, but he was frightened and worried.
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Post by Mokona-Senpai on Jul 13, 2011 15:28:11 GMT 1
"Look around you, do you think anyone from our time is still around to welcome us back." He said, spinning around the area. "I hope you all weren't hoping for a grand welcoming from our kidnappers." He then stuck his hands in his pockets. He had to be knocked out in order to be frozen, then wake up in this deserted broken down building, and now to top it all off that runt had to run off somewhere. "We need to go find water." He said, sounding a tiny bit like Ekaterina. "We don't even know what is out there, we need to stick together for now cause you know...safety in numbers." He let out a sigh. This was going to be a tough journey, he just knew it.
Ekaterina stopped. "Who's there?" She asked, looking toward the bush. "Come out and show yourself." For all she knew that voice could have been leading her into a trap, not to a water source.
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Post by Hazumu-sama on Jul 13, 2011 17:59:42 GMT 1
Appearing behind Ekaterina Kana hung from one of the low branches upside down, the furs she wore didn't seem to move as it held itself firmly in place against her skin. "Oh, just little Kana that's who." She said with a toothy upside down grin. "I've been expecting you, Ekaterina of the pre-forms." Her monkey like tail swayed from side to side much the same as a rather excited dog and her hair pointed towards the ground under the earths gravity, as she finished speaking she raised her paw like hand and softly rubbed her nose giving the impression of a cat cleaning itself, yes she was really a weird sight, one would half have expected her to have a set of cat ears, but she did not.
Val sniffed the air, all the sents washed through her nose without a single one distinguishable as something she knew. "Well, I guess smelling our way to the water is out of the question." she said with a shrug.
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Post by The Farenstien on Jul 13, 2011 18:13:24 GMT 1
Rhys, having been a guy who lived in his cold, dark basement all his life, was struck dumb by the very idea, even though it had been left out of the question, of smelling to water. "How would anyone do that?" He asked, half curiously, half because he had no other real reason to speak. "Do you smell like... dampness or something?" Slowly, he glanced at Haru with a scowl, showing his apparent, judging dislike. "You never know," he muttered angrily. "Someone could be out there waiting for us, looking for us..."
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Post by Mokona-Senpai on Jul 14, 2011 1:37:42 GMT 1
Haru scoffed. "If they are they could be wanting to kill us or something like that." He said, immediately thinking negatively. "Well I guess we'll work on getting out of this building then...or what is left of it." He started walking up the slope out of the building. "Can we at least stick together during this whole thing?"
Ekaterina stared at Kana, carefully thinking over her next move. "Waiting for me, do you see the future then?" She asked, taking a step away from Kana. Instantly another question entered her mind. "What do you mean by Preforms?" She didn't trust easily, putting your trust in someone was dangerous.
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Post by Hazumu-sama on Jul 14, 2011 1:53:24 GMT 1
"Oh right." Kana said as she dropped from the tree and landed on her feet. "You wouldn't know what a pre-form is." She paced around Ekaterina looking her up and down with curiosity. "Oh, you don't have a tail. I was always told you pre-forms were ugly creatures who would always fight between each other for no reason, but you don't look that way." She stopped and sat back using her tail to keep her in a sitting position. "Well I suppose looks can be deceiving." She jumped back to her feet and stared into Ekaterina's face with a smile. "I suppose you could say a pre-form is...hmm." she scratched behind her ear and thought for a moment. "Ah, that's right." she jumped back into the trees again and giggled. "Pre-forms are the people from when history began, the war creatures who seek only to destroy each other and everything around them. You might say that you are our ancestors."
Val followed Haru out of the hole and stared out through the trees. "So, which way do you guys want to go?" she asked, her senses seemed to feel an animal presence nearby but if it was Ekaterina or something else she couldn't really tell.
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Post by The Farenstien on Jul 14, 2011 1:57:13 GMT 1
Rhys returned both hands to his pockets, his shoulders hiked in fright and pretend security. He wanted to appear strong, even though he just wasn't. He was scared, so scared, and he had no idea how to show it, or how NOT to show it. What if they sensed his fear, like dogs? Then he wouldn't be respected... not like he was anyways, but atleast then... well.. they wouldn't.. eat him first or something. "Whichever way seems safest?" He suggested quietly, though that idea was pretty obvious from the start.
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Post by Mokona-Senpai on Jul 14, 2011 2:21:09 GMT 1
Haru looked at the ground. "The chick went that way." He said, pointing at Ekaterina's footsteps. "Think we should follow her she might have found water or something." He didn't really care which way they went as long as it was productive. He wasn't ready to die yet.
Ekaterina took a step back from Kana. "Look, I don't know what you're playing at, but I'm just looking for water, and I don't feel like trusting a cat girl I don't know." She said, thinking logically. "Besides...what are you anyway?"
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