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You know what I meant.
SAME! THE SONGS ARE SO AMAZING!
I know! God, I know all the lyrics and remember all the kings and queens of England, but I was a C student in history :')
(The Stupid Deaths Songs are the best!)
How about a kiss?
I know loads of the lyrics from the songs. Boudicca is one of my favs. Along with Dick Turpin, It's not true, and many many others.
(OMG THE STUPID DEATHS!)
*hesitates a moment*
I swear if this is another joke Viv...
Matt Baynton was sooo smexy as Dick Turpin XD
My fav was William Wallace
(That's is a great one.)
OOOOO AND CHARLES 2ND!!! ^-^
*hides the chocolate behind his back*
How about you decide?
(THAT ONE IS AMAZING)
(Oh yeah!!!)
I decide what?
What we do.
GREAT LONDON FIRE WAS A WHOPPER IN MY REIGN
LONDON CITY BECAME A CROPPER
SO THIS KING DID WHAT WAS RIGHT AND PROPER FOUGHT THE FIRE PROVED I WAS MORE THAN A BOPPER....
I WAS A FIRE STOPPER XD
Unless your idea is really boring, in which case I will buy us tickets for a cruise.
Ive got to go now, my sister needs to use the computer
siblings eh?
Byii :)
Bye!
(Old ollie wasn't jolly he was glum and he was proud
He'd be miserable as sin
Only sinnings not allowed!
When ollie died the people said
Charlie my hearty
Get rid of these dull laws
Get back to something party
This move is what the monoky restoration
Which naturally was followed be a huge celebration!)
Uh...a cruise isn't exactly the best idea ever...
How about sky diving?
*grins*
Wait does that count as a date?
Yes! Sky diving! If at first you don't succeed...sky diving is not for you!
When I was learning about human culture, a date was defined as an intimate outing between two people... I guess it depends what you consider intimate?
If at first you don't succed....your probably dead.
(And cats are meant to be smart ------>)
I wouldn't ever like to go skydiving... it probably wouldn't be for me.
(I however would like to go skydiving because I think it'd be awesome. :P)
(Same)
So? When do we go?
I think that it's normal to go in a type of aircraft... in my time we'd use shuttles, I don't know what the word is for the vehicles you'd use.
Silente?
Planes.
Planes. Thank you.
Glad to help.
(Sorry I poofed to read a sad story. I do that sometimes. Also my parents will be out all night so I can stay on AND DOWN STAIRS as long as I want! Whoop whoop!)
What.
*stops staring into space*
What were you saying?
When do we go?
I have a question. Do humans follow a particular religion? I remember watching a video which said about lots of different religions, but it never went into any detail.
(Yay!! Party!!)
Er...I'm not really...
*frowns*
Not really....
*blinks*
Not sure....
*sways slightly*
Humans follow lot's of religions.
*steadies her*
Sil, you ok?
We don't have to go if you aren't feeling well.
Er...
*shakes her head side to side to clear it*
Yeah I'm fine. Perfect.
*smiles eyes lighting up*
See. Fine.
*frowns again, distance returning to her eyes*
Sil, you don't look okay. What's wrong?
Nothing. I'm fine.
*smiles again, eye still slightly distant*
We gonna go?
I don't think you should go... I don't know much about humans, but I know that what is happening isn't exactly a good sign.
Nope. We're are going to stay here and find out what's wrong.
Not a human Leri. Not anymore.
*smiles*
*frowns a moment*
What was I saying?
Sil, come sit with me. Are you all right?
Yeah I'm...I'm fine I...
*looks around*
*frowns deeper*
Sil! What's wrong?
*pulls her over and puts his arms around her*
What's going through your head right now?
Where...
*blinks and shakes her head*
Sorry I..I'm fine.
*looks back at Viv*
Hello. I'm Silente Tempest
I know you are.
*realizes something*
Wait a minute. You better not be getting me back for earlier!
*frowns*
Why are you hugging me?
*pushes away from her fear clouding her features*
*backs away slowly*
Sil! Very funny. Now come on.
**him
*reaches for her hand*
Do you really not remember me?
*backs away staring at him with fearful eyes*
*looks around wildly*
Where am I?!
*looks back at him, terrified*
You have got to be kidding me. The irony of this.
Silente, hug?
Im back
Ive finally decided my actual Taken name
*drum rolls* Inky Flame :)
Hmm, this is something Ive been thinking about for a while. I love wolves and when creating my own on this game website, I made it grey (after my last name ) and its marking looked like black flames, so... *grins*
*moves closer to her*
(Nice name)
Sil?
*backs away from him quicker shaking her head*
Please. Where's mama? Wheres papa?
Thnx
(Nice name)
What do you mean?
Silente, I thought you said your parents were dead.
You can't remember anything?
*eyes widen*
D-dead?! What did you do to mama and papa!
*is starting to look increasingly more scared*
I'm back.
Hiya Dragona
*circles an arm around her*
I didn't do anything.
*pulls away from him*
THEN WHERE ARE THEY?!
*is trembling slightly*
Sil? That stuff happened a hundred something years ago.
*frowns, but no one can see because of the helmet*
... She's lost her memory?
Your lying! Why are you lying?! I was with them...I was with them! I saw them this morning!
*stumbles backwards*
I don't know where they are.
damn, my bro is back from footie practise
It hasn't been my day -_-
he wants to go on the computer now he does. If I don't go off, he will start creating
byii
*catches her*
*about to start panicking himself*
(Yep)
Why are you doing this?! Why am I here?!
Sil, that a happened a long time ago. You've changed.
*all
Why am I doing what?
*sighs*
Vivanus, I don't think you're doing... a very good job.
I looked after my little sister after my mother and father died fighting the Geth. Maybe I could try?
Helping you?
No! No it wasn't! I saw then this morning! Mama was baking a cake! Papa was going to work! We were at home!
*looks around*
Where's home gone!
Sure, try.
*sits down and cries silently*
Why Why Why?
*starts sobbing*
Please! I just want mama and papa!
Silente, my name is Leri. Don't worry because your parents will be back soon, ok? Until then, I'm here to look after you.
Wait, can you hear me?
*looks at Leri*
Where are they?
*hears Viv in her head and flinches*
*sends her pictures of the two of them together*
They've gone somewhere good. As I said, they'll only be a while longer.
*puts hand on Silente's shoulder*
There's no need to worry.
*flinches receiving the images*
*turns ti Viv*
W-what are you doing? Where d-did you get those?
*iron tears drip from his eyes, forming a statue on the ground*
Vivanus, don't, please. We need to find out what's wrong with her. This will just make her worse.
Don't worry about the pictures, Silente. They're fakes.
(I have to take my dog for a walk, so if it's fine can we pause the RP?)
*looks up at Leri*
D..do you help help daddie with his job? Do you help him scare away the monsters?
From my memories of you. You can talk to me like this by the way.
(How long will you be Dragona?)
*head snaps up*
*roars*. They aren't FAKES!
*collapses on the ground*
*screams and jumps away from him*
*get's up without his armor*
Silente, I'm sorry I scared you, what did your father do? What was his job.
*holds out his hands to show he means peace*
I'm sorry. I'm just having a really bad day. You see, I also just lost someone I loved.
Silente?
He..he scares the monsters away. The white ones.Our whole family does.
White ones? Does he have a boss?
*slowly walks closer to her*
No. It's a family job. The town pays papa and mama for freeing them of the monsters. I..I've only even seen one once. It..it was scary.
Oh ok. So what did it look like? Did it have fangs and claws?
The town owners. Or sometimes other people too. He gets rid of the monsters and they give him money for it.
Did your dad go to work during the night?
*nods*
It was scary. It was big and white and had bad eyes and big teeth. Papa stopped it. Papa saved the people.
How did he stop it?
Sometimes. Normally he works at day. But sometimes he works at night.
At day? When did he fight the monsters?
I don't know. Mama dragged me back in before it could hurt me. But he has lots of weapons. He says he'll teach me.
*smiles proudly and lifts her head high*
Im going to stop the mobsters too.
(Mobsters :) )
Ok. Can I do anything for you?
**monsters
He fought them during the day! The one I saw was at night though. So he fights at night too.
I..my throat hurts. Can you fix it?
*looks at her throat*
Did your father have magic?
*rubs the skin*
Does this hurt?
*nods*
And mama. And grandmama.
No it tickles!
*giggles*
It's not that type of hurt! It's too warm! On the inside!
*pulls out some leaves*
Here, chew these.
*pulls back leaves*
Open your mouth, let me look.
I need to make sure what is causing it before I give you pain numbers.
(*cough*THIRST*cough*)
*opens her mouth obediently*
Can you open wide for me. As big as you can get.
*opens wider making an 'ah' noise*
(Back.)
*pours lemonade in her mouth*
(wb)
(You didn't say it was dry!)
(*cough*wrongtypeofthirst*cough*)
*swallows quickly feeling it fizzle in her mouth*
Silente, the operation was very difficult, but as your doctor, I believe you will live.
*whispers to Vivanus*
Silente was a vampire... right?
(*cough* shh...I'm stalling. I did realize what you meant. I already am on it *cough*
But its still too warm.
*frowns*
Here's some medicine...
*hands her a vial of blood*
Try it and tell me if you feel better.
Why is it red?
*looks curiously at the vial*
It has some... colouring in to make it look attractive.
Why would medicine need to be attractive? It's not dating someone is it?
And because it naturall looks like another liquid that is s horrible poison. So they dye it so people can tell the difference.
So people will drink it. To make it a nicer colour.
**naturally
And what he said.
*whispers to Vivanus*
If she goes crazy, I'm fine. A drop of my blood can cause an allergic reaction. In any case it'll make her very ill... incompatible proteins. You might want to be careful.
Well, no, I'm not really fine - the tear in the suit she'll make could kill me. But I'm more fine than you.
Oh. Okay!
*pulls the stopper out and downs the contents of the vial*
*smiles as a buzz goes through her and the burning in her throat stops*
You fixed it!
*hugs Viv*
Thank you!
*looks at the sky*
*frowns*
I can cover 100% of my body with metal. I'm fine
What's wrong sil?
Gtg
*points at the nearly setting sun*
I'm not allowed out at night. That's when the monsters come out.
(Bye Vivanus!)
(Oh. Bye then Viv.)
*turns to Leri*
When will mama and papa get here?
I won't let any monsters get you, Silente. I have a shotgun.
Speaking of suns... did you know, where I come from, the star is half as bright as yours?
You might have to wait until the morning for them to come. They're very busy.
Only half? That means its dark all the time! Poor you!
*feels a shudder ripple over her skin*
*frowns*
Why did my skin do that?
Hey! How are you all?
(Hey Rhydian)
Hey Sil! How are you?
Yo Kes! How are you?
(Hey Rhydian! I'm fine, you?)
Well, our planet is closer to the sun. It isn't much darker than Earth. We also have less ocean - it's mostly desert and the average temperature is about forty eight degrees.
(Im fine.
Hey Kes)
Hey Dragona! I'm good thanks
Oh. That's good then!
*another shudder ripples her skin*
Miss? Why is my skin waving?
I'm... not sure.
*bursts into the room*
I HAVE A TWITTER! AT LONG LAST!
*maniacal laughter*
*friend as a shiver rips through her form*
W-what happening?!
I SHALL FOLLOW YOU CLARA!!! WHAT IS UR @ NAME??!!!
Hey, Rhydian :) I'm good, thanks! You?
*sees Silente beginning to change* *swears and throws a syringe of serum to Leri*
Stab that into her thigh, it should help.
@MildlyUncertain
**frowns
DOES ANYONE HAVE TUMBLR?
I have a Pinterest, and have pinned over a thousand pins from Tumblr. Does that count?
*takes a step back*
I... I don't know.
I do kes!!!
Annika: I don't...think...so?
*sighs sadly*
*injects Silente with the serum*
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