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Post by beffalumps on Jan 17, 2018 2:48:45 GMT
Zeke spotted Alliser sneak another piece into the game and let out a yelp. "No, god dammit!" Giddily, he held back his laughter and pried himself from Alliser and crawled back over to the grid. He grabbed it and staggered to his feet before pouring out all the round pieces. "Ha, there!" He stood there victoriously for a moment before reaching down to collect a few red pieces. "Now we'll see who wins," he muttered, frantically filing in the red circles.
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Dane stared at Angani. "Hold him down...?" He swallowed and looked over at Rapid. "Um...yeah okay." He scooted closer, holding Rapid's shoulder. "It..uh...it'll be okay. It'll all be over soon."
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Post by noodlerface on Jan 17, 2018 2:54:54 GMT
Alliser shot forwards, scrambling to shove his own pieces into the slots. He shoved at Zeke, swiping a hand through his pile of tokens, scattering them across the floor. “Over my dead body,” he threatened, before leaping onto his back, hauling him bodily away from the playing board. “Don’t make me kill you Zeke!”
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Post by beffalumps on Jan 17, 2018 3:09:50 GMT
Zeke fell back, vainly trying to keep from laughing. "No, not that," he snickered. Finally, he let himself go limp in Alliser's grip, becoming a dead weight. "Fine, you killed me. I hope you're happy." He let his head loll back dramatically, his mouth hanging open and eyes fluttering shut.
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Post by noodlerface on Jan 17, 2018 3:19:32 GMT
Alliser sniggered, rolling out from under him and kneeling by Zeke's body. "Oh, my love! My wife! Death has sucked the honey from your breath, but it has not yet ruined your beauty," he grieved, collapsing beside Zeke's body theatrically. Then he pushed himself up on one arm, eyes alight with mischief. "Seal with a righteous kiss, the deal I have made with death forever." Alliser leaned over Zeke, using a finger to close his mouth, and pressed a chaste kiss against his lips. With a burst of laughter, he fell back.
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Post by beffalumps on Jan 17, 2018 3:27:57 GMT
Zeke lay limply in Alliser's lap, fighting hard to keep his lips from twitching into a smile, especially as he fell into the dramatic and poetic lines. He opened one eye slightly, watching him as he leaned down to peck his lips. Once he fell away with laughter, he let his mask fall away and rolled to the ground, snickering, ignoring the heat in his face. "God, how the hell do you remember those lines, after all this time?" he laughed. "You're still such a drama geek."
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Post by noodlerface on Jan 17, 2018 3:34:51 GMT
Alliser quirked a brow, sitting up grandly. “A master of the theater never forgets his lines,” he said solemnly. “Especially not when that scene was the hottest thing of his high school life. Honestly, Zeke, you made a wonderful Juliet.” He watched Zeke closely, noting his flush, his smile growing. “You still do. Moreso with the scruff."
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Post by Skidar on Jan 17, 2018 3:44:13 GMT
Angani half-laid across Rapid to help hold him down, the didn't have nearly enough people for this. Rapid's skin was tougher than a crocodile's when he inserted the knife he had to saw the edges and Rapid thrashed in pain, almost throwing Kalyn into the air. Angani gripped his leg tight and kept cutting, Blood oozed around his hands and he sawed it wide enough to get his fingers in and hold it apart while he dug his forcips into the wound, the second they touched the M bullet it spun like a drillbit and Rapid screamed in pain as it scraped against bone. Angani clung fast as Rapid bucked and threw Kaiser back and scrambled to free himself. Angani grabbed the bullet and ripped it free. "I got it!" He yelled and Rapid fell flat to the floor, gasping for air, sweating bullets. Angani pressed his coat against the sluggishly bleeding wound. "I got it, you'll be ok now." he patted his chest. "Rest." he sat up and looked and the wicked looking bullet caught in his forceps. It was pointed like a phillups head screw driver, covered in spines and. It was still trying to spin. He sat back and rested his head against Kaiser's shoulder.
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Elroy still didn't turn. "Can't control everything." He stared down at the drop. "Shouldn't try to." he leaned into the raging wind.
Down on the beach below Sheila looked up on the cliff and gasped. "Johnny!" She pointed seeing Elroy in the edge of the huge cliff. "He's gonna jump!"
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Post by beffalumps on Jan 17, 2018 4:00:53 GMT
Nico sat shivering, his arms wrapped around himself. He'd scraped through his mind, looking for any way out of this hole he'd dug himself into. Hopelessly, he closed his eyes and sent out a Tpath, not expecting an answer. Elroy? Are you there?
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Dane gripped Rapid's shoulder, holding him down as best he could. He turned his head, unable to look at the gushing blood without losing his lunch. "Ok, ok, ok, ok, ok, ok, ok..." he chanted, both to himself and Rapid. Once he stopped struggling, he pried his own eyes open and sighed. "Ok. Good yes. Okay." His head spinning, he rested his forehead on Rapid's shoulder.
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Zeke grinned, looking over at Alliser. "Of course not. Especially not the king of the theatre department." His smile softened and blush deepened at the memory. "Yeah," he laughed, looking up at the ceiling. "I still can't believe you talked me into that. You made me run lines for hours until I could say them in my sleep. And you made sure that I was," he teased, looking back at him.
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Post by Skidar on Jan 17, 2018 4:14:36 GMT
Elroy held his arms around himself and heard a weak voice in his head. Nico? He blinked in confusion. This was not the time... Oh well, if he was going to die he might as well answer him first. What do you want... He couldn't even muster the strength to sound mad. He just sounded broken and exhausted. The wind tugged him closer to the edge of the cliff and he wobbled precariously. One slip would be the end. That's what he wanted wasn't it? He knew Nailah was behind him, he knew Johnny would find him below. Everything would stop hurting so much and he would finally be out of the City. It was one step away. Why was he waiting? Talking to Nico? Why did that stop him of all things.
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Rapid shut his eyes, breathing hard, he rested his hand on the sweater Angani had pressed against him. "Thanks doc..." he gasped out.
Angani started to correct him then shrugged and nodded. "Rest. You've lost a lot of blood. We can stay here, Kalyn can send Tpaths to the library."
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Post by beffalumps on Jan 17, 2018 5:05:09 GMT
Nico bolted straight up. Was he just hearing things or...? He struggled to swallow, his mouth gone dry. His eyes darted frantically. What was he supposed to say. He sounded so miserable. I did that. He suppressed a shiver. Licking his lips, he braced himself. ...Hey... he began. ...What's up?
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Post by Skidar on Jan 17, 2018 5:09:09 GMT
Elroy squinted in the wind and shivered. Tell Alfonse to stop killing the citizens. By the time he hears from you I'll be dead. He tried to project an image of the view of the cliff but he was so weak it was a jumbled haze of shapes. He heard Sheila shouting below. He didn't want them to see this, but it was now or never.
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Post by beffalumps on Jan 17, 2018 5:18:13 GMT
Nico flinched, half tempted to send back his own sharp response, but his last words stilled him. The confusing jumble of images tumbled through his mind. He frowned, worry beginning to gnaw at his belly. What do you mean? Are you in danger? His panic spiked. If Elroy died before he completed his mission, Alfonse would kill him. His breathing got quicker and shallower, his head beginning to spin. Wait! I need to see you. I need...to talk to you. As the words came, his heart pounded harder, the urge to disappear and numb out was choking him. If Alfonse didn't kill him, Elroy would. He'd certainly pictured him doing it plenty of times in the past month. But he had to do something. Where are you?
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Post by Skidar on Jan 17, 2018 5:44:34 GMT
Elroy swallowed bile. Nico I'm about to die. I don't even know why I'm still talking to you. Just go, tell Alfonse I'm dead so he'll stop hurting other citizens. Then go find Johnny, help him and Sheila. Goodbye. he blinked tears from his eyes and swallowed hard and leaned forward, waiting for the wind to die so gravity would take him.
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Post by noodlerface on Jan 17, 2018 22:15:02 GMT
Alliser's smile softened. "I just wanted the excuse to spend time with you," he said quietly. "You were fantastic at theatre. My dream partner." He rolled a loose red token around on the ground, abashed.
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Kalyn nodded briskly, reaching out for Angel back at the library. Angel, we need help transporting some people back to the library. Two of them, both hurt pretty bad. She hesitated. Did Kate and Alan make it back?
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"Elroy, don't!" Johnny yelled from below. They couldn't have found him, saved him from the Rebels, just for it to end like this.
Nailah shot forwards, reaching for his arm. "Don't you dare, Seibert," she snarled.
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Post by beffalumps on Jan 17, 2018 23:03:54 GMT
Zeke blinked, his smile fading into warm surprise. Heat flared in his chest and face and he had to look down at the floor to tame the flutters in his stomach. "Sure," he breathed, trying to laugh off the comment. He peeked back up at him. "But I wouldn't've done it without you. You were the only thing that got me up there."
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"No!" Nico shouted aloud, scrambling to his feet. Elroy, what do you mean? Are you in danger? His mind was spinning so fast he couldn't sift through his own self-preservation and his actual concern for his old friend. Panicking, he reached out to the only other person he could think of. Johnny, where are you? Are you with Elroy? Don't let him die.
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sometime after ten, hope you'll be up! also.... WILL PROFILE thatisall 
