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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:15 am
Before Bobby could answer Seth has sneaked into the tent quietly and cuddled up to senna startling her a little. She put an arm around him and pulled him a bit closer.
"Seth, you're soaking wet... what were you doing out there in the rain by yourself? You could have gotten a cold being out there."
Senna said in a more or less worried tone. She looked back up to Huck in the darkened tent.
"This is Seth, he's an illusionist here. I have no Idea why he was out, he should have been with Grace or Harmony before the storm hit."
Meanwhile, during the storm, the sky had blackened almost completely from the clouds blocking out any sunlight that would have shown that day. William Siff began covering some tracks at the Carnival so that the newest members wouldn't go sniffing around for anything while the storm he'd created would make it extremely difficult for them to get around.
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:41 am
Huck chuckled nervously. "Sorry . . . bad word choice." he said with a shy smile as he worked on getting a can of fruit open. "Nevah could get these things open . . ." he growled as he finally got it open. He looked over at Seth.
"Hi, Seth. I'm Huck . . . want somethin' t' eat?" he offered, the can of fruit now open (and fortunately not spilled all over the young gypsy) as thunder and lightning intensified.
"Good thang we're makin' camp 'gardless. This storm ain't like anything I ever got into in my life!" Huck said. Sure the storms sounded loud in the valleys in the mountains, but here? This was on flat ground for chrissakes!
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:21 am
Seth looked at Senna smiling a bit until she brought up that he was wet.After that she told the new kid that he was an illusionist...at least not anymore, to him anyway."Hello, Huck."Seth replied back to the red neck accepting the canned fruit."Thank you."
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 4:11 pm
((Wow Seth really considers Huck a kid?))
Senna continued to sit next to Seth despite the fact that he was soaking wet to keep him warm. She didn't know why he was out but since there was a storm what better time than now to share stories and get to know each other. Senna thought she'd start by telling a little about herself to break the Ice.
"How about we share a bit about ourselves shall we, since there is this storm and all we really can't do much else but get to know each other. I'll go first."
Senna pulled out her back of crystals from which she had shared with the kids as a gift and the bag on the floor.
"These crystals, I got them from a friend of mine who was special... like me. She was a mermaid, she was very pretty and a very good friend. She gave me these crystals when I was no older than Bobby or Seth here. Her name was Mell, and she took care of me since she was older than I was. I spent most of my time where ever she was since she'd been the only person I trusted after I was kidnapped and sold to my first Carnival experience."
Senna looked towards Bobby in the dark tent and then at Huck.
"Oh also, I think that we should only be allowed to ask questions if we share as well... sounds fair right?"
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Kira stayed in the big top and after collecting the lost jewelry and money from under the stands she headed to the green room quickly running across the center circle of the arena to get there. Suddenly she was stopped running into a tall blonde haired man.
"...h-hi.... um, I'm just a little slow at leaving, but I'll go now..."
She stated a little nervous of the guy.
Siff held his hand out for the items she had taken and glared at her.
"I know you've been mooching off my carnival miss Kira. Nothing gets past me. My mood is a little..."
he paused and looked towards the main entrance where the doors flapped back and forth in the rain.
"Well, let's say I'm not in a good mood. Give me my jewels and I'll be on my way and you will face no consequence for taking them."
Siff was very busy and very on the edge of create some real harm to someone at the carnival. It had been awhile since he punished someone so severely without merely taking away a feeble power or just sending their souls on their merry way to his dark heart by a feat of death.
Kira hesitated and looked up at him curious as to why he would not punish her for being there, and even more so that he knew her name. Thinking he might turn her into the cops after handing the objects over she took them all and ran for the door.
"I'm not going back to boarding school!"
She yelled making her way over the rings to the edge of the performance areas.
Siff smiled a bit, this was his chance to really do something interesting for a change. He raised his hand towards Kira and then waived it down in an "s" pattern to his side. At that instant Kira became a small black cat everything she was carrying dropped to the floor.
"Here Kira."
Siff stated, in a commanding tone. The cat came to him and he picked her up by the struff of her neck and carried her that way till he walked over and pocketed the money and treasures she stole.
"You will now serve me in any way I see fit, for now you will stay outdoors never to enter a single tent or trailer... and when I whistle you will scratch the closest person to you, understand."
Kira quivered as Siff set her down just at the door of the big top. She was confused and frightened as soon as he let her go she ran for the entrance, to get away from him. She quickly got cold, soaking wet and alone. Kira tried for a gypsy camper trying to get in through a window but somehow it seemed as though there was a barrier around it. She couldn't get inside even if she tried. She hid partially underneath the gypsies trailer to attempt to stay dry despite the rain washing underneath.
((Gotta get some plot, let's see, I am going to create some old carnival characters for this so that the kids have a lead to finding a way out emotion_dowant ))
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 9:58 am
Huck smiled a little bit. "They sure ain't like anything from home. She does sound like a heck of a person . . ." he said and then adjusted his hat, and thought back to his story.
"Well, th' bike outside belonged t' my dad. He was a vet'ran in Vietnam . . . he didn't talk much, but he sho' loved to ride." he said with a warm smile and pulled out his keys. A strange charm was used as a keychain and he set them on the floor.
"I reckon 'bout a year 'fore I lef' home he gave me this charm he got from a fam'ly friend. Mr. Salali tol' me this was a good luck charm fer trav'lers. To never lose guidance in our travels. When I lit out fer the road, it's helped make sure I'd be alright." he said with a smile. Granted he hadn't seen his dad or Mr. Salali for at least a few years . . . five he thought. However, that thought left him when he heard something down under the trailer.
"Y'all hear somethin'?" he asked.
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 10:22 am
"No, I don't recall hearing anything but the rain..."
She looked to the door which was now tied shut. in the smaller tent. Despite her and Huck talking she heard nothing. And considering there were two children in the tent she was surprised that her and Huck were the only one's speaking. Children usually like talking... Bobby and Seth both sat silently for a bit it seemed. Senna shook her head and then looked back at Huck.
"I'm not hearing anything."
Kira murmured, a slight meow from being so cold slipped out. She was extremely depressed at what became of her. One moment she was in a carnival the next, hell. Magic existed still? She had no idea and hoped that this was a dream, or at nightmare she simply had to wake up from. No man could be so cruel as to just snap at an innocent girl, no man with powers at least. She wasn't quit so innocent but she felt she had not deserved this treatment at all.
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 10:33 am
"Huh . . . I coulda sworn I heard somethin' movin' around outside. Small critter." Huck said with a look outside. If he heard it one more time, he'd go out to take a look. Little did he know that there was a poor critter that his "new boss" had just attacked.
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 12:26 pm
Bobby sat still as Senna and Huck talked. He felt a little better, just keeping in the tent they had made... but Huck's words of a noise outside caught his attention. He strained to listen for what he was talking about... and Bobby swore he also heard something. He perked and stood up in the small tent, making his way towards the tied entrance. The small acrobat quickly opened the flaps and stepped out; it was still pouring rain.
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:08 pm
Huck stuck his head out behind Bobby. "Whatcha see out there?" Huck asked. Aside from the rain it looked damn near deserted. Not exactly the best place in the world for being outside. Especially how that feeling of dread and death was even in the rain.
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:26 pm
Kira whimpered a bit, some small meows of sorrow came from under the gypsy trailer nearly 30 feet away. Despite not actually being in doors she felt she'd consider herself lucky that she was keeping as dry as she was under the trailer. In the nearby area it looked like the only place she could keep moderately comfortable.
Senna stood behind the two guys standing up after patting Seth's shoulder for him to follow. She heard... a kitten. It was just a cat right?
"It sounds like there's a kitten... but, I think if it really wanted to stay safe it could make due. I'm sure that kitten has been here a really long time right? Bobby..."
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:30 pm
Bobby had already headed towards the sorrow-filled mews. He stopped a couple yards away from the trailer and crouched down a little bit. He'd never seen this kitten around here before.
"Where'd you come from?"
Bobby cocked his head a bit. By now his clothes were soaking wet, but he didn't seem to pay much mind. This was definitely no time or place for anyone to be outside.
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:40 pm
Seth felt the small pat on his shoulder and stood up to follow.Soon enough a small black cat came into view.He watched as Bobby stepped out into the pouring rain to retrieve the animal.He would have done it himself but Senna would have protested.
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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 6:49 am
Huck walked over and down at the young kitten. He let Kira sniff his hand. "It's alright, sugar. I'm friendly." Huck said in his quiet southern voice. The Kentucky native seemed a little more at ease around animals than he did people for some odd reason or another. It looked odd, a man who was known for drifting and throwing knives showing this compassion for animals but there seemed more than what met the eye.
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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 1:07 pm
Kira didn't react as a normal kitten would to such a gesture. Almost traumatized from what had just happened to her she shrunk back under the trailer, her tiny fluffy kitten body standing out from the more gray like dirt that was underneath her. When the stranger reached his hand out to her she batted her seemingly clawless paws at his hand as in "I'm not a cat, get your smelly hand out of my face" Despite not being able to speak, she still had the ability to create thoughts and sentences as she did before. Everyone was so big compared to her now, at this point she almost wished that the man who changed her sent her to a Juvenile center instead.
Senna walked over and shielded Huck and Bobby with her wings, the rain still poured and lightening started becoming more of the only light source in the carnival, all the candle lights began to die... even the one's nearby such as those that were inside the gypsy camper they were standing by. The light blew out quickly and Senna jumped a little startled.
"Huck-"
When the kitten batted at him she was worried he'd gotten scratched.
"I think the kitten is fine Huck, but maybe you need to check if she cut you, even a little... cat's have dirty claws and you could get a fever. Especially from such a feral kitten."
"FERAL?" Kira thought to herself... she was being called a feral kitten. She took it as a great insult. Despite not really trusting anyone there her rebelous spirit peeked back a bit, and she jumped towards Bobby and cuddled towards him. If anyone, someone more her age she would trust, since Adults that she knew had a tendency to /baby talk/ and or /abuse animals/ without care. She meowed lightly, a few times to try and see if she could effect her voice enough to make out a distinguishable sound of any word... a world of /help/ although most of the sounds merely turned out to be simple mews. As a kitten there was simply not enough range of her little tiny voice.
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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 1:17 pm
Bobby was startled himself, by the sudden touch of wet cat fur. He looked down at the drenched kitten and held his hand closer, and cautiously since Senna had strongly advised against touching the cat. The boy smiled and looked up at Senna.
"I think she's okay."
He looked back down to the kitten. He'd briefly seen stray cats on the grounds before, but none had acted in this manner. They usually ran away or spat a fit if anyone neared them.
"You wanna go inside, don't you."
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