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Postby Chaos Crescent » Tue May 26, 2015 8:44 pm

Ava Ire wrote:
TotallyNotEvilLand wrote:Kasat took a moment to stare at the wall and blink. "I, uh... you know that we're at war, right? Even if it was for the umbrella, it was still important. I mean, he really should've just captured the guy, but he acted like any one of us in the fort would. Doesn't justify killing a man over an umbrella."

"What?!" Ava looked up at her. "You're right, it's not justified! Why would you?!-" Ava stopped. She felt her face grow warm, and could already tell that she was glowing like a sun. She exhaled.

"It's just that....well, I didn't think he'd ever murder another person". Ava gave a bitter laugh. "Crude wake up call..."

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Postby TotallyNotEvilLand » Tue May 26, 2015 8:46 pm

Ava Ire wrote:
TotallyNotEvilLand wrote:Kasat took a moment to stare at the wall and blink. "I, uh... you know that we're at war, right? Even if it was for the umbrella, it was still important. I mean, he really should've just captured the guy, but he acted like any one of us in the fort would. Doesn't justify killing a man over an umbrella."

"What?!" Ava looked up at her. "You're right, it's not justified! Why would you?!-" Ava stopped. She felt her face grow warm, and could already tell that she was glowing like a sun. She exhaled.

"It's just that....well, I didn't think he'd ever murder another person". Ava gave a bitter laugh. "Crude wake up call..."

Kasat nodded. "Well, if he did it out of panic... I'd bring out the 'who you are in the dark' speech. But I'd keep an eye on him. I've heard some gossip from Byron. He wants to be back with you... Don't agree to it immediately. Make him question who he really is. Punish him a bit." She laughs. "I used to torment this ex of mine by pretending to date this guy that he really hated. It was fantastic!"
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Postby Ava Ire » Tue May 26, 2015 9:19 pm

TotallyNotEvilLand wrote:
Ava Ire wrote:"What?!" Ava looked up at her. "You're right, it's not justified! Why would you?!-" Ava stopped. She felt her face grow warm, and could already tell that she was glowing like a sun. She exhaled.

"It's just that....well, I didn't think he'd ever murder another person". Ava gave a bitter laugh. "Crude wake up call..."

Kasat nodded. "Well, if he did it out of panic... I'd bring out the 'who you are in the dark' speech. But I'd keep an eye on him. I've heard some gossip from Byron. He wants to be back with you... Don't agree to it immediately. Make him question who he really is. Punish him a bit." She laughs. "I used to torment this ex of mine by pretending to date this guy that he really hated. It was fantastic!"

Ava just looked up at them. "Oh. Maybe so..."
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Postby TotallyNotEvilLand » Tue May 26, 2015 9:23 pm

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TotallyNotEvilLand wrote:Kasat nodded. "Well, if he did it out of panic... I'd bring out the 'who you are in the dark' speech. But I'd keep an eye on him. I've heard some gossip from Byron. He wants to be back with you... Don't agree to it immediately. Make him question who he really is. Punish him a bit." She laughs. "I used to torment this ex of mine by pretending to date this guy that he really hated. It was fantastic!"

Ava just looked up at them. "Oh. Maybe so..."

She grins. "Good idea, neh? He was freaking pissed! I mean, the guy I was pretending to go out with died scavenging a dead zone, but eh..."
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Postby Great Western Vesterka » Wed May 27, 2015 10:37 am

Marius walks into the bar with the assistance of a cane, with an eye patch covering his left eye. "Ugh... damned Germans and their bloody raids. Why do they have to do it at night, when people are trying to sleep? It's quite rude of them," he says aloud, to no one in particular.

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Postby TotallyNotEvilLand » Wed May 27, 2015 10:45 am

Great Western Vesterka wrote:Marius walks into the bar with the assistance of a cane, with an eye patch covering his left eye. "Ugh... damned Germans and their bloody raids. Why do they have to do it at night, when people are trying to sleep? It's quite rude of them," he says aloud, to no one in particular.

Kasat snorts awake from behind the bar, quickly standing up. "They do it exactly because most people are asleep, I'd think. You ever hear of the Pravyetian Night Witches? That's their thing."
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Postby Great Western Vesterka » Wed May 27, 2015 10:48 am

TotallyNotEvilLand wrote:
Great Western Vesterka wrote:Marius walks into the bar with the assistance of a cane, with an eye patch covering his left eye. "Ugh... damned Germans and their bloody raids. Why do they have to do it at night, when people are trying to sleep? It's quite rude of them," he says aloud, to no one in particular.

Kasat snorts awake from behind the bar, quickly standing up. "They do it exactly because most people are asleep, I'd think. You ever hear of the Pravyetian Night Witches? That's their thing."


"Well of course they do. They're honourless bastards that want to burn the whole world down. At least, the government does." Marius goes over to the bar and takes a seat, putting his cane aside. "Bastards actually managed to kill one of our own, this time," he says plainly, before asking, "anyways, may I get a drink?"

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Postby TotallyNotEvilLand » Wed May 27, 2015 10:55 am

Great Western Vesterka wrote:
TotallyNotEvilLand wrote:Kasat snorts awake from behind the bar, quickly standing up. "They do it exactly because most people are asleep, I'd think. You ever hear of the Pravyetian Night Witches? That's their thing."


"Well of course they do. They're honourless bastards that want to burn the whole world down. At least, the government does." Marius goes over to the bar and takes a seat, putting his cane aside. "Bastards actually managed to kill one of our own, this time," he says plainly, before asking, "anyways, may I get a drink?"

"Pretty much, eh? And sure. What's your flavor today?" She taps her finger against the bar.
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Postby Great Western Vesterka » Wed May 27, 2015 10:57 am

TotallyNotEvilLand wrote:
Great Western Vesterka wrote:
"Well of course they do. They're honourless bastards that want to burn the whole world down. At least, the government does." Marius goes over to the bar and takes a seat, putting his cane aside. "Bastards actually managed to kill one of our own, this time," he says plainly, before asking, "anyways, may I get a drink?"

"Pretty much, eh? And sure. What's your flavor today?" She taps her finger against the bar.


"Eh... the usual sounds good enough. I suppose I'll order two; one for that Crassius boy who got nicked by a mortar last night."

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Postby TotallyNotEvilLand » Wed May 27, 2015 11:01 am

Great Western Vesterka wrote:
TotallyNotEvilLand wrote:"Pretty much, eh? And sure. What's your flavor today?" She taps her finger against the bar.


"Eh... the usual sounds good enough. I suppose I'll order two; one for that Crassius boy who got nicked by a mortar last night."

"Sure thing." She puts together two glasses of the 'usual' and throws in a third. "Here's another one on the house for the mortar boy."
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Postby Great Western Vesterka » Wed May 27, 2015 11:10 am

TotallyNotEvilLand wrote:
Great Western Vesterka wrote:
"Eh... the usual sounds good enough. I suppose I'll order two; one for that Crassius boy who got nicked by a mortar last night."

"Sure thing." She puts together two glasses of the 'usual' and throws in a third. "Here's another one on the house for the mortar boy."


"Right, thanks," he says, putting aside the third glass and taking a sip from one of his own. "The sad thing about this? That poor boy literally just enlisted into the Legions a few months ago. He transferred here just yesterday." Aquilus, one of the other newcoming Legionnaires, enters the bar, giving Marius a quick salute before saying, "It's a damned shame about that boy, Centurion. Same with everyone that's still in critical condition in the hospital." Marius just nods and invites him over to drink with him. He gladly accepts, and they share a quick toast in the dead boy's honor.

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Postby TotallyNotEvilLand » Wed May 27, 2015 11:31 am

Great Western Vesterka wrote:
TotallyNotEvilLand wrote:"Sure thing." She puts together two glasses of the 'usual' and throws in a third. "Here's another one on the house for the mortar boy."


"Right, thanks," he says, putting aside the third glass and taking a sip from one of his own. "The sad thing about this? That poor boy literally just enlisted into the Legions a few months ago. He transferred here just yesterday." Aquilus, one of the other newcoming Legionnaires, enters the bar, giving Marius a quick salute before saying, "It's a damned shame about that boy, Centurion. Same with everyone that's still in critical condition in the hospital." Marius just nods and invites him over to drink with him. He gladly accepts, and they share a quick toast in the dead boy's honor.

"Lots of people dying left and right. Best we can do is make sure their deaths weren't in vain. 'Least that's what we always say in Reiltam. We never get TOO attached to people." She sighs and shrugs. "Well, there's supposed to be a big battle going on next month. Date's set to be June 6th. Once the capital of Arkadacia is retaken and all the soldiers inside either captured or killed, it'll be smooth sailing. And I'll be going back to my own time! Hurrah!"
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Postby Great Western Vesterka » Wed May 27, 2015 12:01 pm

TotallyNotEvilLand wrote:
Great Western Vesterka wrote:
"Right, thanks," he says, putting aside the third glass and taking a sip from one of his own. "The sad thing about this? That poor boy literally just enlisted into the Legions a few months ago. He transferred here just yesterday." Aquilus, one of the other newcoming Legionnaires, enters the bar, giving Marius a quick salute before saying, "It's a damned shame about that boy, Centurion. Same with everyone that's still in critical condition in the hospital." Marius just nods and invites him over to drink with him. He gladly accepts, and they share a quick toast in the dead boy's honor.

"Lots of people dying left and right. Best we can do is make sure their deaths weren't in vain. 'Least that's what we always say in Reiltam. We never get TOO attached to people." She sighs and shrugs. "Well, there's supposed to be a big battle going on next month. Date's set to be June 6th. Once the capital of Arkadacia is retaken and all the soldiers inside either captured or killed, it'll be smooth sailing. And I'll be going back to my own time! Hurrah!"


"Yeah... we heard of that. Americans and Brits and the like going to storm Normandy while the Soviets hit the Germans in the East. We'll be headed back home a few days after that." "Well... not really home, but more like hostile territory. We came under attack from fascists allied to the main Axis powers - same with those Torroccans. We're working together to push them back."

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Postby TotallyNotEvilLand » Wed May 27, 2015 12:46 pm

Great Western Vesterka wrote:
TotallyNotEvilLand wrote:"Lots of people dying left and right. Best we can do is make sure their deaths weren't in vain. 'Least that's what we always say in Reiltam. We never get TOO attached to people." She sighs and shrugs. "Well, there's supposed to be a big battle going on next month. Date's set to be June 6th. Once the capital of Arkadacia is retaken and all the soldiers inside either captured or killed, it'll be smooth sailing. And I'll be going back to my own time! Hurrah!"


"Yeah... we heard of that. Americans and Brits and the like going to storm Normandy while the Soviets hit the Germans in the East. We'll be headed back home a few days after that." "Well... not really home, but more like hostile territory. We came under attack from fascists allied to the main Axis powers - same with those Torroccans. We're working together to push them back."

"Err... I think D-Day happens in 1944. This is like, eh... V-T day? Victory in Tinell?"
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Postby Great Western Vesterka » Wed May 27, 2015 1:11 pm

TotallyNotEvilLand wrote:
Great Western Vesterka wrote:
"Yeah... we heard of that. Americans and Brits and the like going to storm Normandy while the Soviets hit the Germans in the East. We'll be headed back home a few days after that." "Well... not really home, but more like hostile territory. We came under attack from fascists allied to the main Axis powers - same with those Torroccans. We're working together to push them back."

"Err... I think D-Day happens in 1944. This is like, eh... V-T day? Victory in Tinell?"


"Huh? Oh, damn, right! It's only 1943!" "I just heard June 6th and assumed you were talking about that."

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Postby TotallyNotEvilLand » Wed May 27, 2015 1:17 pm

Great Western Vesterka wrote:
TotallyNotEvilLand wrote:"Err... I think D-Day happens in 1944. This is like, eh... V-T day? Victory in Tinell?"


"Huh? Oh, damn, right! It's only 1943!" "I just heard June 6th and assumed you were talking about that."

"June this year, anyways." She laughs. "I remember I was watching this movie about D-Day, mostly focused on the Arkadacians. Fanservice all over the place, but it was a great film. Can't remember the name of it."
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Postby Nakarisaune » Wed May 27, 2015 1:22 pm

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Postby Barboneia » Wed May 27, 2015 1:25 pm

Nakarisaune wrote:Various terrible things enter. Naka is one of them.

Vladek and Jean-Luc both look terribly confused.
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Postby Great Western Vesterka » Wed May 27, 2015 1:28 pm

TotallyNotEvilLand wrote:
Great Western Vesterka wrote:
"Huh? Oh, damn, right! It's only 1943!" "I just heard June 6th and assumed you were talking about that."

"June this year, anyways." She laughs. "I remember I was watching this movie about D-Day, mostly focused on the Arkadacians. Fanservice all over the place, but it was a great film. Can't remember the name of it."


"... Why would they make a film about a planned operation that hasn't even happened?" "What kind of idiot would want to jeopardize an entire military operation just for some cheap cash?!"

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Postby TotallyNotEvilLand » Wed May 27, 2015 1:31 pm

Nakarisaune wrote:Various terrible things enter. Naka is one of them.

Cerril waves at her. "Hey, didn't think I'd see you here."

Great Western Vesterka wrote:
TotallyNotEvilLand wrote:"June this year, anyways." She laughs. "I remember I was watching this movie about D-Day, mostly focused on the Arkadacians. Fanservice all over the place, but it was a great film. Can't remember the name of it."


"... Why would they make a film about a planned operation that hasn't even happened?" "What kind of idiot would want to jeopardize an entire military operation just for some cheap cash?!"[/quote
"... It was in the future. I watched it in 2010."
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Postby Nakarisaune » Wed May 27, 2015 1:32 pm

Barboneia wrote:
Nakarisaune wrote:Various terrible things enter. Naka is one of them.

Vladek and Jean-Luc both look terribly confused.

Naka and the terrible things look at Vladec and Jean-Luc. The terrible things greet them with a voice that sounds like a scream.
TotallyNotEvilLand wrote:
Nakarisaune wrote:Various terrible things enter. Naka is one of them.

Cerril waves at her. "Hey, didn't think I'd see you here."

Great Western Vesterka wrote:


"... Why would they make a film about a planned operation that hasn't even happened?" "What kind of idiot would want to jeopardize an entire military operation just for some cheap cash?!"[/quote
"... It was in the future. I watched it in 2010."

She waves back. "Neither did I. How've you been?"
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Postby Barboneia » Wed May 27, 2015 1:34 pm

Nakarisaune wrote:
Barboneia wrote:Vladek and Jean-Luc both look terribly confused.

Naka and the terrible things look at Vladec and Jean-Luc. The terrible things greet them with a voice that sounds like a scream.

Vladek stared before fainting, and Jean-Luc shrugged.
"Well, that's unusual."
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Postby Nakarisaune » Wed May 27, 2015 1:36 pm

Barboneia wrote:
Nakarisaune wrote:Naka and the terrible things look at Vladec and Jean-Luc. The terrible things greet them with a voice that sounds like a scream.

Vladek stared before fainting, and Jean-Luc shrugged.
"Well, that's unusual."

The various terrible things examine Vladek. Phasing through the body, to better understand it. The various terrible things reform into Vladek's shape and they smile at Jean-Luc. "Hello who are you."
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Postby Great Western Vesterka » Wed May 27, 2015 1:37 pm

TotallyNotEvilLand wrote:
Nakarisaune wrote:Various terrible things enter. Naka is one of them.

Cerril waves at her. "Hey, didn't think I'd see you here."

Great Western Vesterka wrote:


"... Why would they make a film about a planned operation that hasn't even happened?" "What kind of idiot would want to jeopardize an entire military operation just for some cheap cash?!"

"... It was in the future. I watched it in 2010."[/quote]

"... Whaaaat?"

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Postby TotallyNotEvilLand » Wed May 27, 2015 1:38 pm

Nakarisaune wrote:She waves back. "Neither did I. How've you been?"

"Fantastic. I mean, besides the miserable atmosphere. And having to do paperwork. I fucking hate paperwork."
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