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 Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 2:45 pm
Dakota flipped the phone closed and took a deep...DEEP breath. He was letting Rep get under his skin, which was something rare and usually reserved for whenever Caelius or Mark was around. Rep was suppose to be a friend. At least, that's how Dakota thought of Rep since...jesus how long now? Since Dakota had given Rep his jacket and became a Full Moon hunter. True friends.
He had, what he believed, done his best trying to protect Rep in what he thought was the right way. But to Rep, it came down to black and whites. Either you were on his side or not. Either you followed him or not. You allowed his s**t or not.
And damn tired of Rep's s**t.
The anger, again usually reserved only for when it was Mark or Caelius started to boil and he stalked out of the shared apartment with Candace, down to the training fields where he took to beating a dummy with the big fat mental picture of Rep's face on it.
Because it made him feel NO BETTER.
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Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 2:58 pm
When the phone had crunched under his thumb and gone dead, Jordan had just stared at it for a few more seconds. Then he'd flung it across the room and stalked out, snarling under his breath. After everything, after all the times they'd talked, all the progress he'd thought Rep had made at not ******** alienating every person they knew, after what Rep had said to him earlier, now this? He might feel guilty about the phone later, but now all there was room for in his head was a hurt, frustrated red fury. He needed to break something he could legitimately break before he broke something else he'd have to pay for, one way or another. He only half registered the other figure on the field. Not a threat, the back of his mind said, and he paid no attention, summoning Ferros and bringing the weapon crashing down on one of the training dummies, splintering the wood and straw and driving the hammer's head several inches into the dirt.
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Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 3:14 pm
At first he didn't realize there was another person on the field, too busy rearranging mental Rep face to look up.
Until one of the training dummies literally splintered in pieces after a crushing blow from one giant hammer.
Oh hey it was Jordan. Oh hey it was Jordan looking upset. He must be upset about Rep. To Dakota, the only good way to get rid of anger was beating up something. Since neither of them could obviously beat up Rep...
"Jordan." Dakota stood now, drawing his weapon and waved to catch the other hunter's attention. "Hey Man, you looked pissed." Not the greatest start. "Rep?"
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Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 3:19 pm
Jordan jumped when his name was called and swung around to face Dakota, hauling Ferros out of the ground almost reflexively. When he registered the question, he nodded. "Good guess. I don't know what he thinks he's doing -- " He cut off the sentence, gripping Ferros's handle tightly and taking a deep, controlled breath in an attempt to calm down. "You too, huh?"
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Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 3:38 pm
Dakota brought Chama up almost reflexively, remembering that like Tracey, Ferros had a large reach.
He waited for the sun hunter to recognize before smiling awkwardly. "Well, It's easy enough for him to put the blame on someone else, than to realize that he is wrong."
He sighed. "Wanna duke it out, I feel better when something hits me back." Must be the moon hunter in him or something.
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prolixity rolled 1 20-sided dice:
2
Total: 2 (1-20)
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Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 3:43 pm
Jordan nodded and wiped the back of his hand across his eyes, blinking hard. "Jesus. I just -- for the last two weeks, being half sure he was dead, knowing he brought it on himself, and then he wakes up and, and now this." He shook his head. "I broke my phone a few minutes ago." He raised Ferros and fell into a fighting stance. "I'd feel better, yeah."
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Pixie Nyxie rolled 1 10-sided dice:
10
Total: 10 (1-10)
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Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 4:04 pm
Oh man Jordan don't cry man, Now you were making Dakota feel bad.
He set up Chama defensively for the first hit, allowing Jordan to test the waters.
"I thought he'd stop. did you talk to Harrison?" Dakota hesitated, "I'm sorry man, I just....What did Rep expect...That he could keep doing this? Keep getting away with this?"
Dakota: 60/60
Defend: 10
Charge: 1/3
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prolixity rolled 2 12-sided dice:
1, 3
Total: 4 (2-24)
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Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 4:09 pm
"Harrison told me what happened, but we haven't ... talked much." Jordan's swing was half-hearted, far short of the mark. "Things have been weird. I don't know what went wrong."
He took a short swipe off to the side, hitting nothing, and laughed bitterly. "I don't know what he was thinking. That's the problem, isn't it."
HP: 60/60
Dmg: lolwut
Charge: 0/3
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Pixie Nyxie rolled 2 12-sided dice:
9, 3
Total: 12 (2-24)
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Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 4:37 pm
"He saw me as the threat, defending a kid who just..poked the wrong guy. Jordan man, I can't make excuses for him. I thought Harrison could get a handle on him..."
He swung Chama around, "I thought all Harrison had to do was ask, and it be okay. And I stop defending. And Rep just..." He shook his head. "I can't do that for Rep anymore, I can't stop defending someone for him."
He brought his sword up and felt a satisfying dip into fear.
Dakota: 60/60
Damage: 6
Charge: 2/3
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prolixity rolled 2 12-sided dice:
11, 2
Total: 13 (2-24)
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Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 4:41 pm
"I know. I'm not asking you to. I thought -- I thought the same." Chama's point sliced through the surface of Ferros's shield, and the passing sting shocked Jordan back into awareness. "Sorry, man."
He swung, harder and more accurately this time. "I can't make excuses for him either. That's part of why I'm so pissed. He ******** up, and people look at me like what was he thinking, why didn't you do anything about it, why do you even care about him? Like I can just stop."
HP: 54/60
Dmg: 7
Charge: 1/3
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Pixie Nyxie rolled 2 12-sided dice:
8, 10
Total: 18 (2-24)
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Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 5:33 pm
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Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 11:29 pm
The blow sent Jordan staggering backwards, but what bit deeper were the words. Until it's all you got out of this. The phrase reached in past his careful defenses and hit something deep in his gut. It was followed instantly by an image of brutal clarity: desummoning, standing mute and defenseless until the blade bit through the last of their shield and sliced in, trailing a bright arc of red through the air -- The thought made him sick, made him choke on nothing as a shocked sort of panic overrode anger and twisted pain into something he barely recognized. What was he thinking? What had he become? What have you done to me?He caught his balance and backed away, clamping down on the emotional freefall and schooling his face into a careful blank mask as Ferros fell from his hand and dematerialized. "Dakota," he managed. "Sorry, I can't. I have to." He couldn't finish, unable to think of anything to say to complete the sentence. He turned and walked away instead, his steps picking up speed until he was running, out towards the beach, away from everything. HP: 42/60
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Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 11:45 pm
The moment Jordan's weapon disappeared, was the same moment that Dakota's did. He wasn't a fighter, in all honesty, and he stopped when the other did. Unlike Rep, he didn't have to fear Jordan turning a charge, or attacking him out of the blue. It was a control the other sun didn't have.
He always thought Jordan had a calm mind, a calm heart. A epitome of maturity and leadership that made him respectable. To have the anger, well that was normal, but to have the shut down after, left the moon hunter confused.
He reached over like he was going to stop the hunter, then let his hand drop. "yeah...Sorry man, I didn't-" He struggled for some kind of words and Jordan was rushing by him and Damn it man, he just couldn't leave it like that.
"Wait...Wait Jordan..." s**t, s**t s**t s**t. "Wait!" Dakota followed after, even if Jordan didn't want to talk to him.
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Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 11:59 pm
Jordan slowed to a halt finally as he reached the first edges of the dunes, finding a mostly-buried log that had been flung high onto the beach by some storm and dropping down to sit on it, burying his head in his hands and giving in to the urge to cry, huge, wracking, silent sobs that shook his whole body. He hadn't heard Dakota, the only thought in his mind that he had to get away, be alone, not let anyone see when he broke.
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Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 12:06 am
It wasn't hard to keep up with Jordan, thankfully the hunter's hair didn't dim from Dakota's vision much and even when Jordan made it to the dune, Dakota was still a little bit behind. He slowed now to a casual place, playing it...well cool.
Sorta.
He took a seat next to Jordan quietly. There was probably a million and one things he could've done, and usually when a man wanted to cry, they wanted to do it by themselves. It was just...
He was sure Jordan didn't want to be seen as weak, or broken. But all three of the guys had issues, and well...s**t.
His hand tightened on his leg and then moved over to rest on Jordan's head.
Dakota wasn't judging Jordan, So just let it go bro.
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