Jordenova

Hi guys, welcome back! Let's test this place out, okay?

Did you only make this one? And where should we start?

Holy shit, the emojis are the same ones from quizlet...more nostalgia, just what we need...

Annabelle
"Cat got your tongue?" Each word rolls slowly off my tongue and through my lips, each and every sound explicitly pronounced. I roll my head so it's nearly straight on my shoulders. One at a time I pull my dangling legs up onto the bed and tuck them together.
I blink. He wants me to speak more. I meet his eyes, his sad, brown eyes, with mine. I'm silent.

Gal'rik
I can't help but crack a grin as Azuya takes in the tower's splendor. It's rather unassuming from the outside, but the inside is as amazing a place as you'll ever see. "Impressed?" I question lightly as I glance around for someone I know.

Zeph
Me and the other escorts are laughing, and I pick up the shoe more enthusiastically. I start playing with the wolf boy, fake throwing it and moving it around so he follows it. I throw the shoe and it lands at Yzamazy's feet. She glares at me. I don't flinch.

Will
"Cat got yours?" I retort emotionless and expressionless.

Azuya
I nod, drinking in my surroundings. "I'll be more impressed if they can actually help me." I mutter.

Gaelen
Fun fun fun. This is a fun game. I like this game. He throws it again. There's a person. Uh oh. Can't stop. Uh oh.
She ends on the floor, yelling at me. "Whose MANGY beast is this?" I don't like her. I run back behind my friend

Ethie
Most of the time I avoided ascending to the astral realm. Partially due to the dismal memories of five hundred years in that place, but also because in a strange way, it reminded me of home. Of a place were magic and stars and gods were a common place.
But sometimes, it really was the best place to be for a clear mind. It's like floating in the most beautiful galaxy you've ever seen, with every color and a million bright stars shining all around. There are an infinite number of orbs, each representing a different dimension that could be held and touched and understood and, while stuck here, I had tried as many as I could. Each were connected by glittering pathways, like a dew coated spider web. Some pathways were brighter than others, indicating stronger connections between the worlds. I had never figured out the rhyme or reason the connections, just that they were, and they could not be persuaded.
Jordenova was out there somewhere. I just had to find it.

Ro
I was still fiddling with this little bracelet. I hadn't figure much out about it, of course, only that it was administering me some kind of medicine. My head still felt a little fuzzy, probably whatever drug they gave me to get here, so I was at a bit of a disadvantage....but I wasn't good enough with machinery to confidently believe that I'd be able to crack this things secrets even while sober.
Part of me wanted to lay down and quit, but the ticking timer encouraged me to try harder. What happens when times up?

Annabelle

"I think not." I pause, watching his mind twisting and turing behind his eyes, devouring my each and every word I as if they were his prey. I suppose they are, hm. "It would be dead before it drew it's claws, don't you think?"

I unfurl my just-folded legs one at a time, carefully placing my toes, then the balls of my feet, then my heels on the cold tile ground. A chill runs up my already cold form as I step slowly towards my visitor. He has no visible reaction to my approach, though I'm sure his thoughts are racing, analyzing my every move.

"I'm quite used to being the center of attention." I state cooly. At this point I'm directly in front of the man. I can almost, almost, feel his life force, like a blow fly buzzing around behind my eyes, but not quite.

Gal'rik

"Straight to it, I see." I smile lightly and head over to the main counter, beckoning for Azuya to follow me. The desk worker is a familiar face, a dream elf named Tamar with whom I have spoken many times before. He notices me immediately- it's rather hard not to- and smiles.

"Oh, Gal'rik! Are you here for Gal'ash?" He asks, reaching for a long roll of parchment and a feather quill.

"At some point, yes, but first we have other business."

"We? Who else- oh!" Tamar just then notices my companion. "Oh, hello there miss! What can I get you today?"

Will

I'm a head, at least, taller than her, my arms are crossed in front of me, my feet are a stable shoulder-width apart, but this girl can simply walk and take control of a situation. We've seen her kill, but she's never lost her composure. I think it's time we see that changed. "Let me guess, prom queen?" I playfully ask in a level voice.

Az

The new person smiles brightly, and the sheer size of Gal'rik should be enough to make me comfortable, but I hesitate. I've come too far to back down. "Do you know how to break a power-suppressing brand?" My voice is quiet, despite the floor being crowded, since anyone could be listening and anyone could be looking for me.

Zeph

"Yours, technically. He's one of the new recruits." I say smugly. "But, as you can see," I stand up and get the shoe from where Yzamazy is laying on the ground, "he needs to be house trained before he can work. And I've so selflessly accepted the role of teacher, especially since I'm the one who think's he's an actual person." I'm back in my seat, and I hold the shoe out for Wolfie to take.

Gaelen

Shoe. My shoe. *CHOMP*

(imma post for ethie and ro later because they aren't near anyone right now)

Zeph

Yzamazy huffed as she stood. She motions for me to come over, and I saunter away from the group. "You're in charge of him. If he gets out, causes trouble, or isn't performance ready in one month, I'm kicking him out on the streets. And I'm getting my money back from your income. Clear?"

One month isn't a long time. I can barely communicate yes and no to him without scaring him. "Crystal."

"Good, then clean up this mess and start training the human recruits. They debut in a week, as they have for years." She shoots me another look. That much I was prepared for. I walk back to the table and start delegating clean up.

Gae
This is a good shoe. I like this shoe. It is fuzzy, like rabbits. Do they have rabbits here? Kora used to let me chase the rabbits.

...I miss Kora. Is she mad at me? I hope she’s not mad at me.

Zeph

I look around and take stock of who I have and what I can work with. In counting, I realize one is missing. Did she never come down for breakfast? I grab a bowl of food, motion for Wolfie to follow me, and walk down to where her room is. I knock twice, absentmindedly stroking Wolfie's head while we wait for the human to answer.

Gaelen

Follow? I trot after him. Where are we going? Outside? Somewhere new? We stop. New scent. I don’t know this one

Venwe

I sense Mus's apprehension in my decision not to abandon my body.

It is injured, keeping it will slow us down.

Yes, but we have no where to keep it while it heals. If I abandon it now, the creatures keeping me are likely to dispose of it.

Yes, that is true. I shall think on this. For now, try to find a way to leave.

A series of sharp raps interrupts our thoughts and my head spins towards the sound. I reach out and probe gently into the surrounding minds, recognizing one- the golden one. Yes, this will work.

Annabelle

"It seems I won't get the chance." I take another step towards the man, closing the already small gap between us even more. I sense the life in his form, the blood in his veins and the breath in his lungs. I feel as they rush, tighten as I approach. I smell the sweet, salty sweat beneath his skin and I breathe it in, clinging to what little warmth I can steal from him.

Gal'rik

I frown, vaguely recalling Gal'ash mentioning something about brands of that sort once, but Tamar is much more intrigued. His pointed featured turn up in excitement.

"Ooh, power-suppressing brands, how exciting! It's not often we get a request to deal with one of those." He pauses, looking over Azuya quickly. "That is what we're doing, correct? I take it you're some sort of vagabond Djinn?"

Zeph

"You in there?" I ask before knocking twice more. "I brought breakfast. You should eat, keep up your strength."

Will

"You're like a junkie going through withdrawal in here." She inhales deeply around me, getting very close to someone with a gun, and her face is more relaxed as she moves closer. She's drawn to something, and after seeing what she can do, I'd say its just my life.

Az

My eye widen, and I instinctively look around. I nod slightly. "Not so much anymore, it's been a while so I don't think they're still looking for me. But still, full strength would be nice."

New smell. New smell. New smell. New sme....food. Food smell. I like that smell. No. Wrong. New smell. What is that?

Ven

He wants me to speak, they want me to speak. I frown deeply and draw in a breath, considering the shape of my lips and the position of my tongue as I exhale.

"Yes." I breath, holding my tongue just behind my teeth to finish off the strange sound.

Gal'rik

Tamar nods. "Hm, hm, yes. I see." He shoots me a quick glance and immediately looks away, then sighs somewhat defeatedly. "Well, there is someone who can help you out."

"Wonderful." I say, resting my arm on the stone desk. "Where might we find this someone?"

Tamar takes a breath before meeting my eyes with a somewhat fearful expression. "Well, Gal'rik, he's usually up in Gal'ash's chambers."

Annabelle

I tilt my head so my lips are nearly brushing his neck, where I can feel his pulse in my cheeks and nose and eyes. "You have no idea." I whisper, staring sideways into his wide eyes. My body is mere inches from his, bent and angled such that we're not touching, but I'm surrounding him. "It's like a piece of me is gone." I inhanle his scent again. "Taken."

I suddenly close my arms around him, digging my pastel-pink fingernails into his shoulder blades and dragging them down. "You took it," I spit into his neck, "And I'm going to take it back."

Gae
I don’t like it. Sometrhingns wrong with it. It’s not right. It’s bad. It’s strange. Make it go away. I growl.

Will

The second her nails clench around my skin, I react. Grabbing one arm, I step out and twist it sharply, hearing the bone cracking within. She reacts typically, and in her astonishment, I grab my gun and hold it on her. "That was dumb." I tease her with how apathetic I am.

Zeph

"Are you going to let me in?" Wolfie seems anxious, so I begin to worry.

Az

I look between the two men. My own anxieties leave me blind to any other emotions, especially those of others. "Can we go find him?" I'm close, so close. I want this over with.