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Post by †Arisen† on Apr 15, 2008 19:20:29 GMT -5
"I think we can manage that. I don't have anywhere I need to be. I even think there's going to be a festival tonight. Some kind of aniversery or something. I've herad most of the parties here take up all blocks of the place. Then again... I've also heard that just about everyone gets drunk too...." She mused again, "I've always found it entertainging how easily vampires can get drunk. Far easier for us than humans. Must be the heightened sences...."
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Post by starlessnight on Apr 15, 2008 19:23:17 GMT -5
His quiet melodic laugh waded through the night air. "Indeed." His eyes twinkled and he looked at Hope, trying to read her body language. "Would you be up to a festival?"
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Post by †Arisen† on Apr 15, 2008 19:26:08 GMT -5
Hope smiled, "Depends. I could always stay home and watch old movies..." She joked.
"Actually, I've been dying to hear Nightwishe's Planet Hell. I love the girl's voice. Its almost... opreatic. And I don't even like opera."
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Post by starlessnight on Apr 15, 2008 19:27:56 GMT -5
He grinned. "Anything is good for me. I have no where to go in any hurry."
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Post by †Arisen† on Apr 15, 2008 19:30:43 GMT -5
Hope smiled, "Either ways fine with me. I think I would like to see the festival though. From the rumors I've heard, when a human's blood is drank here, the moon turns red. I wanna see that."
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Post by starlessnight on Apr 15, 2008 19:32:50 GMT -5
"As do I." He smiled and moved a little closer to her. Not for any reason, just because he had strayed a little.
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Post by †Arisen† on Apr 15, 2008 19:38:43 GMT -5
"The town more than likely got it's name that way. I've always founrd Crimson to be shrouded in mystery. Some of my friends were here for a while, but I think they left. I don't remember. Its been too long since I've seen them, or been here.... I did stay here for a week once--but I found it too orderly when I was here. Nothing was original. It hasn't changed much," Hope admitted.
(Okay, Hope now bugs me. My other character's are dark and gloomy, not rainbows and sun. ><)
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Post by starlessnight on Apr 15, 2008 20:09:14 GMT -5
[[ occ: lol ]]
[[ bic: ]]
Atorey nodded. He had noticed the way this place seemed to run itself and he didn't much care for it. He would stay as long as this mystery girl stayed. He liked that he had found a friend who liked him for who he was instead of being threatened by his personality.
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Post by †Arisen† on Apr 15, 2008 20:12:37 GMT -5
"I should try and find them sometime... I may even find my brother too. Its been a while since I've seen him...." She sighed, "I never really liked him though, but I should check in on him, see what he's been up to. Make sure he hasn't killed an entire town and such.
"Family can be so difficult" She sighed.
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Post by starlessnight on Apr 15, 2008 20:20:26 GMT -5
"Family?" Atorey was genuinely confused. He'd never heard of the term. He certainly had never had one and he had never encountered any one who had mentioned the word. "What exactly is a family?"
He was born in Japan and orphaned from the start. He snuck his way into Canada when he was 12 and became a promising student begging and stealing his way through life. That is until he met the one guy who changed his life forever.
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Post by †Arisen† on Apr 15, 2008 20:24:08 GMT -5
"Like brothers and sisters and parents," Hope muttered, "I couldn't really describe it.... Its a group of people you're related to. Vampiric blood counts for some people, but not all. It depends on what they define family as....
"What, do you not have a family...? Or never had one....?" She blinked at him, confused.
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Post by starlessnight on Apr 15, 2008 20:29:25 GMT -5
"Never. I've never even met any one before who had used this term. I do not count my creator as 'family' simply because at one point he was my lover." Atorey's eyes no longer laughed. Instead they took on a sad look, betraying the calm curiousness of the rest of his face.
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Post by †Arisen† on Apr 15, 2008 20:32:34 GMT -5
Hope blinked at him, "Well... That counts.... in a way....
"I don't know if you're lucky or not.... But, to not have a family...."
Her eyes watched the shop fronts as they walked by, "Oh, I found the antique store! Its this way!"
She gave his hand a small tug, turning the corner.
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Post by starlessnight on Apr 15, 2008 20:46:30 GMT -5
He followed happily allowing her to pull him along. He squeezed her hand very gently so as not to loose her and left his thoughts of 'family' behind him.
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Post by †Arisen† on Apr 15, 2008 20:51:41 GMT -5
"Welcome," A girl at the counter smiled. She looked to be 12--almost like a small doll. Her clothes looked like they hadn't left the 17th century.
Hope smiled at her, before glancing around the shop. The items looked like they'd been collected over the centuries themselves. Items from even eygypt were on the selves next to items from WWI.
"If you need any help," The girl offered, "You can talk to me."
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Post by starlessnight on Apr 15, 2008 21:03:29 GMT -5
Atorey bowed to the girl in thanks and moved off to look at some of the older items the shop had collected from Japan. He marveled at a beautiful woman's Kimono in gold silk, covered in beautiful scenes with peacocks. The under-robe was red and peach with a beautiful violet Obi next to it. Beside this was a collection of Samurai weapons. His attention went back to the Kimono...something about it triggered something other than awe inside of him when he saw it. He said to Hope, "isn't it beautiful?"
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Post by †Arisen† on Apr 15, 2008 21:07:16 GMT -5
Hope stared at it for a moment.
"Yes... it is..." She muttered, "Thats one reason why I like to come in here. Thers so much history on these shelves."
She smiled, "I like the Egyptian items though. I've always liked Egypt for some reason. I don't know why, though..."
She shrugged, "One of life's great mysteries."
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Post by starlessnight on Apr 15, 2008 21:37:27 GMT -5
Atorey followed Hope over to the Egyptian section of the shop, keeping a small portion of his mind devoted to the beautiful garment he was leaving behind. "I'd like to hear what you like best about it." He said.
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Post by †Arisen† on Apr 15, 2008 21:42:22 GMT -5
Hope blinked at him, "What I like best....? I could apply the Queen of The Damned to this and say thats where vampire supposedly came from, but I don't know if thats true....
"No, I think I like the designs. Take Anubis, for example. He's the God of Death, but he's strangely simple--Something a child could create. I remember thinking about things like that. Humans and animals combined.
"And the customs were interesting to, like how a mummy was perserved. And Cleopatra. After everything she went through, women around the world were treated as something to be looked at and never to do anything."
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Post by starlessnight on Apr 17, 2008 17:16:56 GMT -5
Atorey grinned. "Yes, and the amazing way they presented their alphabet through hieroglyphics." His hand brushed over a vase. "I love the way the characters look together. And knowing what each one means." Atorey chuckled, "sort of similar to Japanese...though the glyphs were much more fascinating."
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Post by †Arisen† on Apr 17, 2008 20:02:20 GMT -5
"Everything was based off a key language. I've always wanted to know how they came up with all of this. Its not like someone said 'Hey, lets make an alphabet with pictures'", Hope muttered, "And the history the things things could tell if they could talk..... That would be so cool to hear..."
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Post by starlessnight on Apr 18, 2008 16:00:04 GMT -5
A nod of agreement came from Atorey. He had enjoyed learning all he could about Egypt throughout his life. He was glad some one else felt the same.
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Post by †Arisen† on Apr 18, 2008 22:38:21 GMT -5
Hope smiled at him for a moment, "So, I saw you likeed that kimono. Does it remind of you of someone--or something?
"I'm just curious."
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Post by starlessnight on Apr 19, 2008 12:28:45 GMT -5
Atorey blinked. "I'm not quite sure really, there's just something about it that brings back some kind of emotion. Unconditional love and a very other worldly connection...As if I was once a part of the wearer."
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Post by †Arisen† on Apr 19, 2008 12:52:40 GMT -5
''There are always things we don't understand, Atorey. It has always been that way,''Hope said, rubbing a ring sitting on the shelf, ''We have to live with it.''
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Post by starlessnight on Apr 19, 2008 16:41:06 GMT -5
He looked at her, his eyes again betraying him. Showing a slight sadness. Still he smiled at Hope. She was so smart! "Finished looking yet?" he asked half hoping she'd say no.
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Post by †Arisen† on Apr 19, 2008 17:40:58 GMT -5
"Was there something you wanted to do?" Hope smiled at him, "Like look at that Kimono again?"
She poked him playfully, gently, "You seemed awed by it."
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Post by starlessnight on Apr 21, 2008 16:54:08 GMT -5
He nodded his agreement, it was awe inspiring. He motioned for the one who'd greeted them. When she came over he told her he'd purchase the kimono.
Atorey placed the package under one arm and offered Hope a hand. "Well I'm finished now. Are you?" he smiled softly at her with sparkling eyes.
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Post by †Arisen† on Apr 21, 2008 17:23:49 GMT -5
Hope took his hand, ''I'm set. We can go by my place and drop that off. Besides, we can hang out there untill the festival. It wont be untill midnight.''
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Post by starlessnight on Apr 21, 2008 18:00:05 GMT -5
"Sounds most excellent." Atorey said. Glad to have somewhere safe to store the precious artifact.
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