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Post by Sara Gallagher on Nov 17, 2009 19:31:15 GMT -8
Sara poked her head out the door leading to the courtyard. She was surprised to see it was fairly empty. A few kids here and there that were relaxing and enjoying the time in the unusually quiet field. Just her luck. Good day was going good so far~
She pushed through the door, her jeans, hugging her hips tightly and slightly to long, scratching against the pavement as she skipped over to sit down. She reached into the back pocket of her jeans as she walked and pulled out a pack of smokes. Opening the pack, she pulled one out and hopped up onto a picnic table, sitting on the table top, feet on the seat. She pulled a lighter of the pack and put the smoke to her lips. So far so good~
She probably shouldn't be smoking on school property considering she was supposed to be setting an example but... She couldn't quite help it. When the craving hit, it hit hard. Lifting the lighter, she flicked it with her thumb.
No flame...
Her eyes narrowed as she flicked the lighter again.
Nothing.
... =___=" She knew her good day was to good to last. She continued to fight with the lighter, trying all the little tricks she knew to get it to work, but to no avail. She finally got pissed off and whipped the lighter to the ground. It was so empty it didn't even explode. She ran her hands through her hair, sighing. Was it to much to ask for her damn lighter to work!?
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Post by Zeek Van Buren on Nov 17, 2009 20:45:24 GMT -8
*flick*
Zeek lit his lighter that he had gotten, one with his family crest on it. He didn't smoke himself but it was of those things he had just because he could. He would hold it up to her so that she could light off of it, "Hey," He'd say, "You know those things will kill you, right?"
Well if it isn't the 640,000 dollar girl herself, Sara Quinn.
Zeek remembered getting his ass kicked by this girl, it wasn't pretty. He lost his temper in the fight because he was never the fastest fighter. In fact he regarded speed as over rated in a true fight, often losing as a result. But this girl had proven that being quick, and smart enough to know how to get someone to mindlessly jump at you time and time again was essential sometimes.
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Post by Sara Gallagher on Nov 17, 2009 21:27:50 GMT -8
*flick* " Without a second glance, Sara took a deep pull off the cigarette, the tip stuck in the flame as she inhaled deeply. Ahhh, sweet sweet nicotine, how I love thy cancer... Sara's eyes closed in pure ecstasy. "Hey. You know those things will kill you, right?"Sara kept her eyes closed as she exhaled slowly, savoring. No one was going to ruin this for her. Not right now. "Unfortunately for you, not as fast as I'll kill you if you say that again." Her eyes finally opened her gaze shifting to the person. The voice struck a bell for her and as soon as she saw the face, she had that sudden realization that she knew the person, but... From where... She didn't know anyone bald did she? She took another pull as she crossed one leg over the other, leaning on her hand on the table top as her eyes ran over him. She took another pull, scanning her memory. If he just spoke again maybe...? "Thanks for the light." She sent him a charming smile, batting her big eyes at him. She shifted over. "Care to have a seat?"
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Post by Zeek Van Buren on Nov 17, 2009 21:45:02 GMT -8
"Unfortunately for you, not as fast as I'll kill you if you say that again." Sara said and he laughed a bit. It was true that she probably could, that ring took a hell of a lot out of him. "Thanks for the light. Care to have a seat?"
Huh, she doesn't remember me. Well I have changed a lot and it has been some time. Or maybe she took one too many hits to the head since I last saw her.
"Sure thing, always nice to sit next to an old friend," He said taking a seat, "Especially one who's gone through gun shot wounds with you," He said smiling, looking her in the eye to see if she would remember him then. He sat on the table top with his legs opened up, his elbows on his thighs and his hands slumped between his knees. He was smiling because he was already having fun just seeing someone he knew from before, someone he had met and who helped him so much.
"How have you been Sara?"
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Post by Sara Gallagher on Nov 18, 2009 12:15:26 GMT -8
"Sure thing, always nice to sit next to an old friend. Especially one who's gone through gun shot wounds with you."
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Nowai...
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Her eyes went wide as she stared at him, stunned for a moment. She hadn't heard from Zeek since the night at the hospital when they had met. Sara didn't know if Matrim had talked to him. If he had, he hadn't told Sara. She choked out a shocked laugh, blushing.
"How have you been Sara?"
Sara moved fast, pushing up so that she was on her knees on the table top, her arms wrapping around his neck in a tight hug. "Zeek!! Oh my god! Why didn't you call or something?!" She pulled back, her hand still on his shoulder. "I'm amazing, how are you?! Holy crap, I can't believe I didn't recognize you, where the hell did all your hair go!?"
She gave his head a rub and dropped back down on her ass so she was sitting next to him again. "Matrim will be so happy to see you, do you go here now!?"
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Post by Zeek Van Buren on Nov 18, 2009 13:10:44 GMT -8
"Zeek!! Oh my god! Why didn't you call or something?! Zeek!! Oh my god! Why didn't you call or something?!" She asked and he laughed a bit at the thought, it wasn't as if he had their number or anything like that. He didn't even have a last name to go off of. Not to mention how busy he was, "Matrim will be so happy to see you, do you go here now!?"
"Yeah I go here," He said, "Sorry about not calling but I didn't have a number to call. And I've been a bit busy as of late going through the paperwork of proving to people that I'm the heir of my mothers family. When they let her go they really didn't do any investigating as to where she went so it took some time for them to do tests, investigate and determine that I was who I said I was. Once that was done I inherited everything...."
He grinned, hugging her back and then ending it after she had, "But I registered because I got bored. You know you and Matrim should drop by the mansion sometime and I'll show you around. It'd take an hour or two to show you around, but I got the time." He wondered how she'd react to that, "So did you heal up alright?"
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Post by Sara Gallagher on Nov 18, 2009 13:53:11 GMT -8
"So did you heal up alright?"
Sara leaned back again, taking another pull of her smoke. Her eyes scanned the courtyard as her mind wandered back to that day. Three gunshot wounds, 2 to the leg, one to the torso, a bloody nose... Other then that...
She turned her head to him, a mischievous smile on her face. "I didn't take that much damage to heal from you know." She stuck out her tongue jokingly, and slid her shirt up over her stomach to show him the now healed bullet wound.
Chuckling, she dropped her shirt back down and took another pull of her smoke. Now onto the next issue. "So a mansion eh?" She eyed him skeptically. Two hours to show a mansion? In her mind, Matrim's place was a mansion and would take like... 30 minutes if you talked a lot... Like a lot a lot. "We'd be happy to come by, I'd love to see it."
<_<" She looked away, but couldn't hold it in. She glanced back at him. "Is it... is it a big mansion?"
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Post by Zeek Van Buren on Nov 18, 2009 18:00:13 GMT -8
"So a mansion eh? We'd be happy to come by, I'd love to see it." She said and Zeek thought that was great. It was also good to see that she had healed up alright, that night they had all been on the brink of dying at one point or another Zeek being the winner of that contest, which was part of the reason for his current state, "Is it... is it a big mansion?"
"Yeah..." He said, "I've gotten lost in it a few times. Not so much since I've gotten a team of security, household staff and all that. I'm sure you and Matrim would feel, well... the mansion takes getting used to but I'm sure you'll have a fun time. We could throw a party in one of the wings with everyone at school there and still ninety percent of the house would remain unseen or untouched. So yeah, it's... intimidatingly large."
He then said, "Oh and the baldness, I don't know it happened, I think it was just because of my Qi or something, but my hair doesn't grow anymore... you should have seen what it looked like as it was going, not pretty, I can tell you that much."
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Post by Sara Gallagher on Nov 20, 2009 22:36:06 GMT -8
Sara laughed hearing he had gotten lost in the mansion. Oddly, it seemed like something he would do, as though she knew him better then you would think people who had only known each other for a total of maybe half a day would know each other. But when you go through something like that together, you tend to feel a bond. "I would really love to come see it sometime, I think that would be amazing." She gave him a smile and then took another pull off her smoke.
After he explained the reason for his baldness, she smiled again, wider. "You know... I think it suits you." She leaned back as though looking him over and nodded her approval. "It does. It's a sexy look for you, you'll have every girl in the school drooling. You know, of all the people... You're the last I expected to actually see again. Not that I mind, I just didn't think you'd actually take our offer seriously to come here."
She smirked. "So now that we've caught up on basic shit... You been training? Keeping fit? If you're interested, I'd be glad to give it another go with you." She winked, another laugh coming from her, clearly enjoying herself.
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Post by Zeek Van Buren on Nov 20, 2009 22:43:41 GMT -8
"I'm afraid I've actually been out of the game," Zeek said looking down slightly embarrassed, a fake smile on his face as a result, "That ring really drained a lot of me to use it. I don't feel any power in it anymore and so I ended up losing most of my strength, a lot of my ability with my Qi, and I'm not so sure that I'd be able to do as well against you this time around," Zeek said, now observing his ring hand in front of him, playing with the ring as he talked to her.
"But I could definitely use a sparring partner and a training buddy to kick my ass around without doing any serious damage. It'd help me toughen up a bit, get used to being knocked around," Zeek was looking up now and away, "As for the girls, trust me I know already. Being bald just works for me I guess. I like it, makes fighting a lot easier too. Hair can't be grabbed, it's one less thing to worry about. Hair doesn't cushion blows to the head that well anyway."
He looked over at Sara, "How about you, getting stronger? Tougher and all of that?"
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Post by Sara Gallagher on Nov 20, 2009 22:57:12 GMT -8
"How about you, getting stronger? Tougher and all of that?"
Sara's eyes narrowed, clearly annoyed. =___=" As far as she was concerned, the fact that she was no closer to beating Matrim now then she was however long before was a sign she wasn't getting strong enough. Sure, she had gotten stronger. Of course she had. But in her eyes, she wasn't strong enough... =___="
Her gaze flicked to the side, surprised that she had spaced out there. A smile touched her lips as she blushed, clearly uncomfortable. "Ya... Ya, I've gotten stronger and stuff... Matrim though..." She looked away. "I'll kick his ass one day. And not because he was tired from other fights, but because I'm actually stronger then him."
She turned back, blushing, a little embarrassed that she had gone off on a little rant there. "I'd be happy to spar with you though. I think it'd be a good idea, y'know? Don't be worried about being out of the game though, it happens. You just gotta get back to where you were. No big deal." Sara gave him a genuine, encouraging smile. "Whenever you wanna go, just give me a call, I'll give you my number this time." She gave him a wink, "don't worry, Gale doesn't answer my phone."
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Post by Zeek Van Buren on Nov 20, 2009 23:27:04 GMT -8
"Ya... Ya, I've gotten stronger and stuff... Matrim though... I'll kick his ass one day. And not because he was tired from other fights, but because I'm actually stronger then him." She had said and he nodded. From what he remembered she had developed her Qi a lot quicker than him. He didn't know the specifics but what he did know was that she was definitely faster than him with her progress. The same could probably be said about her progress as a fighter, but if she only fights Matrim she won't be able to get stronger.
"I'd be happy to spar with you though. I think it'd be a good idea, y'know? Don't be worried about being out of the game though, it happens. You just gotta get back to where you were. No big deal. Whenever you wanna go, just give me a call, I'll give you my number this time. don't worry, Gale doesn't answer my phone."
Oh God don't remind me of that woman....
"Yeah sounds like a plan. You know," He said turning toward her, "If your goal is to beat Matrim which I've seen you do... sort of, I missed a small amount of the fight because I was busy taking down my father and everything but the truth is that you will need to fight some other people. If you keep fighting him, he's just going to get stronger against you, and you'll get stronger against him. But if you fight somebody else... he doesn't get stronger from that. You do. So maybe sparring with me might help you. I'm a bit rusty but maybe you could pick up a few tricks from me."
It was true. The whole student overcoming the master bit usually came after the student has left the training and gone out into the world. It was a sign of growth, of adaptation, and of the ability to further the style itself. It was the evolution of fighting styles, of martial arts. It was what made fighters truly strong, "So you might want to avoid fighting him as much as you do others, keep some of the tricks you pick up to yourself until you feel confident enough to take him on and make him look like an idiot for choosing to fight you."
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Post by Sara Gallagher on Nov 25, 2009 17:01:40 GMT -8
"I'm a bit rusty but maybe you could pick up a few tricks from me."
Sara nodded, not wanting to get into it that she fought nearly anyone and everyone she came across. >_>" It was actually getting quite ridiculous that no one could even say hello without her attacking them outright. He was right though, she hadn't thought of it that way. Maybe if she let up on Matrim a little, built herself up some more, then she might come out on top next time... Wouldn't that surprise the SHIT outta him... >3
"So you might want to avoid fighting him as much as you do others, keep some of the tricks you pick up to yourself until you feel confident enough to take him on and make him look like an idiot for choosing to fight you."
"Ya, I guess you're right..." She thought about the new qi technique and wish for the millionth time she hadn't already used it on him... Although it was pretty funny to see him puking and pissing himself because of her. That was like... Her biggest accomplishment to date... Ya, she needed to get out more...
She finally finished her smoke, stabbing the butt on the table top then tossing the unlit smoke into the garbage. She might break rules but she wasn't stupid enough to leave the evidence behind. "Let's do this then..." Her hand lifted to press against his shoulder as though she was getting up, but instead, her qi activated, a booming sound filling the area and he would be blasted away from her. Sara on the other hand, would have a sick little smile on her face as she chuckled, lightly hopping down from the table.
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Post by Zeek Van Buren on Nov 25, 2009 17:23:05 GMT -8
Zeek got bursted on the shoulder and was blasted through part of the table and away, into a roll of four or five times until he came to a dead stop after hitting the trunk of a tree against his back. It was safe to say she had already won the fight but he hadn't even tried yet so he got up, and cracking his knuckles he turned his entire body into metal (3x weight... no statistical changes allowed yet) He started walking towards her however, the metallic fatass that he was.
"That was good, let's see you try it again," He would say, charging her to try and throw a left jab for her torso, the middle of it exactly since he was trying to hit the biggest target he could to try and ensure his move connected. (The torso being the largest target on any human body) He would then aim to kick her in her right side with his left foot before bringing it back down and bringing both fists up to guard.
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Post by Sara Gallagher on Nov 25, 2009 19:13:59 GMT -8
Sara landed lightly on her feet as he went rolling away. He was right, this was fun  He hit a tree, finally coming to a stop. She had made her way over to him, slowly, but had at least had the courtesy to head towards him. When you take a hit like that, it's unfair to assume he would be able to come to her D8 She smirked as he cracked his knuckles, chuckling softly. She was counting on this being a good fight, and that qi of his should make it interesting. She knew what it did to some extent, but she was interested to see what else he was capable of. She couldn't remember, had she taken a hit from him during their fight to know if he hit harder? She wanted to see how his qi worked, exactly how much protection it gave him. "That was good, let's see you try it again."He charged her. Well that sucked, he was slower then he had been... >3> She still readied herself, bringing her arms up in front of her as he came to her. At the last second, as he threw the left punch, she stepped to her right, side stepping so she was partially facing the outside of his arm, but on his left side, out of range for any other attack with her next move. Her left arm would try to wrap around his left forearm, and her right palm would slam into the back of his elbow. Why? She was curious to know if the qi protected him from that. With his height, and her pulling on his arm, he probably wouldn't be able to kick without making it really difficult. Still gripping the arm, she brought her left foot up and would try to plant it on his chest and kick him back, letting go of him as she pushed. OOC- Posts till next burst - 1
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" Without a second glance, Sara took a deep pull off the cigarette, the tip stuck in the flame as she inhaled deeply. Ahhh, sweet sweet nicotine, how I love thy cancer... Sara's eyes closed in pure ecstasy. 