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Post by Rina Vade on Nov 17, 2012 7:46:14 GMT -8
This area was less crowded than the street she had just been on.
Rina didn't know what in the world was wrong with her. Her ability to manage the emotions that flew her way was...not there, so to speak. She'd already buckled under the weight of a feeling of dread from a couple she had passed earlier. What was happening? Why was her emipath abilities going haywire?
Not paying attention really to where she was going, Rina kept her eyes o the ground, head down, clentching her teeth as she walked by a man yelling into his phone. Somewhere to her left, a fight broke out and Rina flinched at the emotions of rage and hate that flooded her mind. Usually, she was okay with feeling these from other people, but for some reason, her sensitivity was off the wall. She put her hands to her head and tried to block all the emotions out, to no avail. People around her glanced her way, some looking concerned for the girl who seemed to have a bad headache.
Yeah, right.
Headache my ass, she thought to herself, the emotions of rage from the fight getting to her. However, the fight was calming down some, and Rina felt that she could finally breathe.
Then a child began crying and all she could see was white.
OOC - There, maybe Jack'll feel like a hero if he could help Rin out XD By the way, she needs something (or someone *nudge nudge*) to ground her. Somethin' to focus on. Have fun! lol
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Post by Jack on Nov 17, 2012 15:56:50 GMT -8
"You know a little girl, crying all alone in the street makes for a sorry sight and it almost looks like you'll join her if you're going to cry Rina dear, it's better to cry the next morning in a strange bed. Mine's quite strange."
Jack was a crude man but he was a refined gentleman at heart. Having been brought up in wealth he was groomed for high society since he was old enough to go to boarding school. This was back in a world where men killed each other in back alleys and on in the theaters of war, not in the bubble that is society.
People gave him looks, but a giant wrapped up in bandages with only his mouth and eyes uncovered was enough to unsettle people and keep them moving. If Rina stretched her mind out to him, she would sense something evil about him, the liquid which floated around his body was different to his inner demons, his warrior spirit. It was this shapeless thing, just floating around inside of him, joining every second or third feeling. It was always there apart of him but it didn't belong it was like a cancer growing out of his cells, only his cells were his emotions.
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Post by Rina Vade on Nov 18, 2012 12:36:12 GMT -8
Rina didn't reply at first, her mind instinctively reaching out to sense the presence of who was speaking to her. The moment she came in contact with the other person's psych, she knew who it was. "Hey, Jack." she managed to mutter, cracking an eye open to look at him. "Glad to see you haven't gotten yourself into anymore trouble than usual."
The crying child was being shushed by someone, but that only made the girl scream louder.
With a growl, Rina said to the woman, "Pick her up, dammit! That's what she wants!" and then she looked at Jack again, rubbing her temples. She wasn't sure if it was Jack that was in control right now, the other presence was that strong.
"I need quiet." she sighed.
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Post by Jack on Nov 18, 2012 23:59:29 GMT -8
"I need quiet."
The male had been hunched over, straightening up to his fullest he stretched out his hand to the girl. "Come to me then." He stretched out his hand for Rina to take.
The day was progressing and with it so did the temperature. Every few days now it got colder. In his other hand he had his Jacket, "It's getting colder, if you cold here's my Jacket" he'd try to place the Jacket over her shoulders to keep her warm at least.
"So... lets go somewhere quiet then."
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Post by Rina Vade on Nov 19, 2012 7:52:24 GMT -8
"Come to me then.
She hesitated only for a moment, the presence of his other behind his words. Was that good or bad? Deciding she didn't care right now, she took his hand and let him place his jacket over her shoulders. She hadn't realized it was getting colder. Her hand was small and pale in his, the skin tone contrasting starkly. At his net words, she looked up and tilted her head, ocean eyes slightly curious as to why he would help her.
Jack wasn't someone who went around helping others just because he was a good Samaritan, but there had been that other time he'd helped her. Was there some sort of connection between them that she couldn't sense?
"Okay." she finally said, letting Jack take the lead, something that she didn't relinquish lightly.
OOC- A post done with a cigg in one hand. lol
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Post by Jack on Nov 19, 2012 12:10:32 GMT -8
OOC: Shouldn't smoke it's bad for your health.
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Jack stood there as Rina agreed to come with him somewhere er...quiet. "I'm not sure if you've realized girl, but I've been locked up dying for the passed year. I don't know these places anymore."
He gently placed his hand onto her opposite shoulder trying to usher her forward. He knew of Rina's abilities, therefore he kept his mind blank as possible, if a thought came into his head it was an obvious thought. Instead he was tossing up between letting his thoughts flow freely knowing that between his inner turmoil and this new found companion which flowed through his veins his thoughts would be hard to decode.
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Post by Rina Vade on Nov 21, 2012 9:47:31 GMT -8
Rina glanced up at Jack. She wasn't sure what to say to that. "Do you like the ocean?" she finally asked, turning her eyes to watch the ground as they walked. She made sure to keep away from his thoughts. She didn't like invading.
OOC- Sorry, but my muse has died. ><
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Post by Jack on Nov 21, 2012 19:33:59 GMT -8
OOC: I seem to have that affect on people.
"I guess, if that's a quiet enough place for you"
Jack mused as he followed Rina, at a comfortable pace, at full stride every two of her steps was one for him.
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Post by Rina Vade on Nov 24, 2012 19:37:37 GMT -8
She noticed that he had slowed his strides to match hers. A little grin found its way to her lips. "You know you can be a damn good gentleman when you feel like it?" she asked with amusement in her voice as she glanced up at him with that grin.
OOC - Lol, its ok
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Post by Jack on Nov 27, 2012 6:21:05 GMT -8
OOC: Because I'm in the mood to write it's time for a history lesson =3
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"Oh, I can?" Jack chuckled "I always thought I was a gentleman just born in the wrong era."
He mused over the thoughts of being a crusader, or a Greek warrior in a phalanx, conquering Asia in the Greek Phalanx or a legionnaire. Yes that was an era where he belonged, where he could hack people to pieces, take all the women he wanted, drink wine and eat for days in a row. His mind drifted for that moment, would he be remembered as well? Would they call him, swift-footed Jack, or fair-haired Jack but the one he loved the most, the one he wanted to be the most was like great Diomedes the master of the war cry.
Glancing down at Rena he pursed his lips as if a curious little thought flickered into his mind. "But you know Rina, I'm not a good person. I'm evil" he chuckled "I do sometimes wonder how my life would have been had I chosen the righteous path. It can be hard working it all out you see" he gestured with his hands to form an imaginary bar graph. "On one side I hate the world on the other the world hates me. So I can't help but ask, was it me or the world that hated the most?" His mind drifted for a moment but in that moment he thought about the very first months in #552 "I didn't start off like this" turning his palms out to Rina as if to show how clean his hands were, better yet how dirty they really were. "I was never this monster, there's a lot to me but that much is known. To understand my story you have to understand the forces that existed at the time. Have heard of the defenders?"
He was going to ramble now and there was very little she could do to stop him. "Or if not Leon Sudeki must ring a bell" while the two were not personally related at the time, or if they were unknown to Jack. There was a bond between them for Jack strong as steel. "Well a very long time ago, there was a man of the name of Leon Sudeki a youngling in comparison to what he is today, even compared to me right now he was nothing but an ant. At the time at least. "
"How the small gang came about I am unsure but I was recruited into the lightning gang it was meant to be a good force one that fought for the right sort of things. It wasn't as powerful as the larger ones and there was still other gangs that had similar principles but it was still a worthy gang."
"I had been too young, more so too green, or not even at the school during the first few major conflicts. But there was a boy there someone a little bit older than I but younger than Leon and another man you must have heard of, his name was Shugo."
"Long story short after the Lightning gang was no more we, my friend and I" he could not even utter his name. They had been friends through thick and thin but that had come to a breaking point. Jack chose the path of evil and he chose the path of good and that was all there was to it. There had been others but those two had been the oldest of friends. "had to make a choice. I chose one way he chose the other and our paths only ever crossed sparingly."
"Violence was always a commonplace for both sides, neither side could say that they lacked brutal individuals. You had the Dragons and nonsensical collaboration of fighters. Back then they weren't a unified group they were separate soldiers. Anyway, as the world progressed I deviated further from my initial path, made enemies and here I am. A bitter, angry man who wants to see the world burn." He chuckled there was more to his story but he would tell her more of it another time, if there was another time. "So there you have it my story. I am sure you too have your stories to tell, I'd like to hear them if you'd trust me enough to hear them someday.
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Post by Rina Vade on Nov 28, 2012 12:50:24 GMT -8
When Jack said that he was evil, Rina disagreed. "I don't think so. There are others who do nastier things than you do. Everyone goes about their life in different ways. Your way is just more brutal." she shrugged. And as he told his story, she began to understand why a little. Just a little.
"I do have a story, but it's probably not as interesting as yours." she said, glancing t him. Despite her words, she continued, "I didn't really have a family. My mother was a druggie. She owed a lot to a gang, and when she couldn't pay them, they killed her. After that, they took me in and raised me; taught me their ways, how to fight, how to survive. Their leader, Ryuku, was like an older brother to me." she wondered where Ryuku was now? Had he been looking for her?
She'd be surprised if he wasn't.
With a quiet sigh, she said, "Surprisingly, I do trust you, Jack. What I'm not sure about is that 'other you' in there."
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Post by Jack on Nov 29, 2012 9:43:37 GMT -8
He frowned "Ahh... well about that. It's always been there, since I met him. My lord and master. Some men decide to dedicate their lives to a god, an omniscient being."
"They'll work jobs what ever they may be, have wives and kids but they always have a connection to a higher power. That 'other self' you're so unsure of " he motioned to inside him "has always been there, only now it's been awaken. For years now It's been dormant inside of me." He clenched his fist and looked at the building in front of him, he didn't just see it as it was he saw it on fire. "It's a gift and a sign. While he may not be right here with me in his own image. He is now apart of me on every level, on every fiber."
He turned to Rina, grabbing her by the shoulder "From my lord to me the duty has been passed on." he stared at her deeply his passion obvious "Rina I can't do it alone, my Lord can do it on his own." his voice was harsh and powerful "I need you".
Turning away and letting her go he slid his arm around her and pulled her close ushering her through the crowed, bending over to speak to her softly. "This world is infested with the wicked and those who have sinned. People like me and you, like your mother and those who killed her. But they are still people... there are those would enslave them, take away their choice and freedom. We all make mistakes and we all must answer for them, but all I'm asking is that we are allowed to make those mistake. Help me"
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Post by Rina Vade on Nov 29, 2012 16:59:36 GMT -8
While Jack explained about what she called his 'other self' (did it even have a name?), Rina had been watchig the sky as they walked. Suddenly, he'd grabbed her shoulder and looked down at her, an intense emotion in his eyes that she couldn't reconize.
"Rina, I can't do it alone, my lord can do it on his own." his voice was different, the feeling of power behind it. "I need you."
She blinked. "N-need me? For what?" she asked, her feace reddining from how close he was. As he pulled her with him through the crowd, he continued to speak. And she agreed with his words. At his last statement, she didn't sy anything. Help him? She looked up, tilting her head and asked,
"How?"
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Post by Jack on Nov 29, 2012 22:25:28 GMT -8
"There will come a time where're I've lost everyone, then I'll need your more then ever."
Jack gave her a reassuring smile, but that demon within him was screaming. He looked up at the world in front of them and sighed "You may even have fun".
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Post by Rina Vade on Nov 29, 2012 23:50:01 GMT -8
Rina was a little confused. The reason being that Jack's inner demon was being too loud. All of a sudden, he was there in her mind (not literally) and she could almost swear that she could reach out and touch him. Still, she wasn't sure what Jack was getting at.
"I don't understand." she admitted quietly.
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