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Post by Koshiro WarHazzard on Mar 19, 2013 20:14:50 GMT -8
He looked almost puzzled that the man left. "huh" he said aloud. "didn't think that would really work. He listened to Arael. Then responded. "Of course we would help. None of us would just stand by, that's a terrible thing to do. Besides these guys aren't even the real threat." With that his mood would suddenly change from serious back to normal.
"So yeah. I'm Koshiro...." He stuck out his hand to shake. "I'm a crow. That's Rai, he is a dragon." He looked at Kiyr "I don't know her, but she seems nice enough. He waved at her. "Welcome to California. Or as we called it in my squad at basic.....hell on what's left of earth." He smiled kindly waiting for her response.
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Post by Raikotsu Sudeki on Mar 19, 2013 20:40:51 GMT -8
Rai walked over to the man who still had a knife in his shoulder and if he was conscious, Rai would see to it that he no longer was. Then he picked up the man and threw him over his shoulder. Then he would turn to the new girl and tilt his head slightly in a bow.
"Raikotsu Sudeki at your service, and yes we can help you. But first I would like to know a little more about it you, if you don't mind? Whats your name? And why did you come here to Cali of all places?"
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Post by Arael Hiroshi on Mar 20, 2013 6:50:08 GMT -8
Arael smiled at Koshiro and said jokingly. "Crow? As far as I can see you don't have any wings in sight." Hmm, must be some code name or a gang name. She thought. Arael then turned to Rai. "I don't mind at all about you asking. I would do the same in your place. My name is Arael Hiroshi, but some people call me Ari." She bit her lip slightly. "I came to California to seek the last remaining branch of my family." Arael took a deep breath, then let it out. "Unfortunately, when I got here their neighbors told me that they had died less than a month before I got here. They got caught in a territorial fight between Barker and a local gang." She paused and gave a slight smile to her rescuers. "So now I have been trying to make up my mind as to whether or not to stay here in Cali. I've made up my mind to stay a little longer, maybe for another week or so, then see what I'm going to do and where I'm going to go from there.
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Post by Koshiro WarHazzard on Mar 20, 2013 9:42:21 GMT -8
"I'm very sorry for your loss. However long beach has been over run by Barker, it's not safe." He said consolingly (I believe it is anyway) "It seems we have much to discuss. If you go down the road a bit here there is a bar, we can talk there." (OOC: Setting: The Bar in neutral California)
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Post by Kyrie Blaze on Mar 20, 2013 10:49:13 GMT -8
Kyrie tipped her head slowly to the side with a steady inward breath; Arael's story was not uncommon: Kyrie herself had lost her entire family. Kyrie turned her gaze towards Rai as he spoke, then back to Arael...and then Koshiro.
She didn't wave back but she did incline her head towards the Crow. As he was a Crow, he was an Ally in Kiyr's eyes, considering her words to Delilah. Her gaze drifted back to Rai and she raised an eyebrow in question before looking back over to Arael. The blonde tipped her head with an innocent, considering air. She could, despite her attire, pass for someone equally as young as Arael.
Kyrie was weighing the opportunity in this girl versus the time she needed for her project. Finally, when she spoke, her voice was kind. Almost comforting.
"...perhaps you should come to Dragon Territory, instead. Rai can keep you company at our borders and I will travel in to notify the Earth Dragon...if you would consider joining our family."
She presented the lure of family, but it was the truth. Dragons were family. Her family. And yet...naturally Kyrie was cautious and suspicious - though none of the suspicion was displayed - and would not allow her to enter the Dragons' actual territory unless Mathew okay'd it. And she would ensure Rai kept her there until such a time.
The reasons for her suspicion..? Many.
She would not let harm befall her family.
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Post by Arael Hiroshi on Mar 20, 2013 13:37:22 GMT -8
"Not safe. Hmm. Well, I haven't been safe, per say, for a long time now. That doesn't change much in this broken shell of a world. " Then she grinned at Koshiro. "A bar? How old do you think I am? Anyways, I don't drink alcohol. I don't like what it does to my head. " She said laughingly. "But, sure. Might as well. I don't have anywhere else to go." Arael listened to the blonde woman as she spoke. She thought about her words for a few seconds, then spoke. "I thank you for the offer of a, family." She choked up just a little bit on the last word, but she shook her head a little and carried on as if nothing had happened. "But I don't even know your name. How can I trust you? For that matter, how can I trust any of you?. As she said that she looked at everyone standing around her.
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Post by Kyrie Blaze on Mar 20, 2013 14:07:57 GMT -8
Kyrie watched the reactions to Koshiro's words and to her own, remaining impassive on the outside, though many thoughts whirred within.
She blinked very slowly at Arael's words.
"You can not...until you choose to."
This girl was young. So many questions formed in Kyrie's mind, but she gave them no voice.
Instead, she turned towards Rai and paced in his direction.
"I have no interest in bars or in drinking. I wish you all the best on your path, where-ever it leads you."
The blonde would not force anyone into anything, especially this young girl. Choice was too important to her. Right, wrong. Good, ill. If it was her ill-informed choice to be vulnerable to more attacks, that was her decision. If she was so thankful they had just saved her from a group of six regular thugs but wanted no more protection despite what she saw as losing her life...it just was not worth it for Kyrie to try and persuade her otherwise.
She paused next to Rai, but did not turn towards him, simply so that she was not overheard and her lips were not read. The only one she trusted here was Rai himself, and that was somewhat tremulous at the best of times and depending on the circumstances.
"If she changes her mind, find me and I will fetch the Earth Dragon. I will be out around the neutral zone until this evening. I have to find items for my project."
Seed packets.
But the underlying message was clear. Don't be reckless. Don't be dumb. Don't be followed.
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Post by Raikotsu Sudeki on Mar 20, 2013 14:39:55 GMT -8
Rai smiled, this was one hell of a smart girl. Mathew would like her for sure... Maybe more than Rai... Ah who cares didn't join to be liked. Rai made no motion to Kyirs words other than a low hmmm. Sound to let her know he understood.
"Listen if you want to walk with Kyir and I for a bit we can talk and answer your questions. Then Kyir can get our master to let you into our lands where you can talk to our elders and get a better understanding of the situation. I will not force you to make any decisions but it is an option."
Rai shifted the weight of the man on his shoulder with a quick huff.
"Whatever we do though we need to decide soon, I need to get this man to medical attention before he bleeds out."
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Post by Arael Hiroshi on Mar 20, 2013 19:29:54 GMT -8
Arael listened to what the blonde woman had to say. When she had walked away Arael looked at the ground, and chewed on her lip; mulling over what the woman had said. When Rai spoke up, she lifted her head up to meet his eyes, eye, as he talked. When he finished she gave him a slight nod. Then she turned to Koshiro. "Hey Koshiro." She kept chewing on her lip. "I am really curious about this offer that Mr. Sudeki and Ms. Kyir," She paused there to look at Rai for confirmation. "are offering me. The possibility of having a family again. That means a lot to me. I hope you don't mind if I take a rain check on the bar? Maybe another day?" She looked up at him meeting his eyes as she spoke. She didn't want to make him feel bad, but the lure of family was calling out to her.
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Post by Koshiro WarHazzard on Mar 20, 2013 21:43:06 GMT -8
He listened to them all intently. When Arael spoke finally spoke to him he shook his head a bit and the light gleamed back into his eyes. "I understand of course. It's probably the safest place for you right now. I trust Rai with my life. You can trust him. I will be at the bar every Friday. For the record, I wouldn't let you have alcohol. If my sister is too young then so are you. She is around your age too. You two would probably get along pretty well......" He trailed off. He hadn't thought about his sister in so long. It brought back memory of his family. He missed them his heart sank a little. Without thew title of WarHazzard he could never see them again.
Then a lightbulb went off. He rummaged around his person and pulled out an old pocket watch, and set the time to match his. He handed it to Arael.
"Knowing exactly what time it is will help you a lot. I will be at that bar at 12 pm every Friday. If you wish to see me, if you have questions. I will be there. You can seek me out in the crow territory aswell. Tell them who you're there to see. They'll send you to me. "
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Post by Kyrie Blaze on Mar 20, 2013 22:18:30 GMT -8
Kiyr shifted her gaze, flicking it to Rai as the girl waffled on her decision. It was to be expected.
Kyrie withheld a smirk, keeping her expression calm and neutral, though she did slowly turn her gaze over her shoulder to study Arael. She would eventually find a home in the Dragons.
...if she was worthy.
But she offered a guileless blink and a barely-there inclination of her head to acknowledge her.
'I figured...'
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Post by Raikotsu Sudeki on Mar 20, 2013 23:03:10 GMT -8
"Well then off to Dragon land are we? Koshiro. Do me a favor, check the guys that are still here and if any of them have more serious injuries get them medical attention. I'll take this one with me seeing as how his injuries are my fault."
Rai would look to Kiyr and nod a lead the way.
"I guess we're off then. Till next time Koshiro, Ari was it? If you don't mind following us. Feel free to ask anything you wish to know."
With that Rai would follow Kyir's lead.
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Post by Arael Hiroshi on Mar 21, 2013 5:35:47 GMT -8
Arael smilded at Koshiro. "Thank you, and I would love to meet your sister someday." She accepted his gift of the pocket watch and put it in her own pocket. "I will see you soon then." She nodded her head at Rai and started walking along with him. After walking for a few minutes in quiet, Arael started her questions. She asked them one at a time to give Rai and Kyir time to answer. "First question. Dragons, is that a gang name or do you actually have some of the mythical variety?" She suspected the first, but asked just to be sure. Who knew what could pop up now that the world had ended.
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Post by Kyrie Blaze on Mar 21, 2013 6:52:27 GMT -8
Kiyr began to move out at an easy pace to enable Rai and Arael to keep up. She didn't know how tired the girl was, and thus, gave her a small amount of respite; and Rai had a person that he was carrying.
"Continue walking, Rai, and I will see what I can do for this one, in the mean time." She fell back a little to reach the man's shoulder, though she wanted nothing to do with him; fighting and potential pervertedness weren't quite enough to warrant death, but still. He could have been killed and she doubted she would bat an eyelash. She inspected the wound as they walked, and divided her attention as Arael asked her question.
"The Dragons are a gang and currently one of, or rather the most, reputable here in California."
Her response was quiet and calm, not betraying her thoughts - if she had any - on the subject.
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Post by Arael Hiroshi on Mar 21, 2013 7:39:44 GMT -8
Hmm." She nodded her head to Kyir to show that she heard. "So, does that mean the Crows are a gang as well?" She asked. Thinking about how Koshiro had introduced himself.
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