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Post by Olwen on Mar 16, 2014 14:32:13 GMT -5
Isa stared out at the water, it's simple but hypnotizing motions had kept her occupied for a little more than half an hour. She had come to the docks with no intention of leaving any time soon, since she didn't have any classes to teach. In her short time at Foresta she had not been able to wander around the campus, she hadn't even really noticed how nice the little village was until today. Isa had gone into the coffee shop, walked around the marketplace and now she was here. Crowds of other people were around the same area but she had no interest in speaking with them.
Isa looked away from the water for a moment and down at her attire. She had gotten a little dressed up since she hadn't really gotten out of the school and her own home in a long while. Isa wore a simple peach colored dress that ended slightly above her knees. The dress was strapless and had buttons running down the front before stopping at the waist. Isa wore her black converse along with a couple of bracelets and a necklace to her outfit. She had purposefully chosen the sleeveless dress to show off her tattoos and to see how the people would react to them. A few people had given her the stink eye, but she caught others looking at them with awe. Some pointed them out to their companions and others smiled and complimented her.
Her bare feet swung back and forth slowly, her toes making ripples across the surface of the water. Isa's birds were free from her skin, the second she had stepped onto the docks she knew they wanted freedom. They were particularly keen on places of such simple beauty like the docks, and they enjoyed being given free food. A few of the birds surrounded her and rested upon her lap, those were the ones whom enjoyed being close to her. Though the one of the birds who was the furthest away from her was the one that she could see through, which she did often since he was a trouble maker. Isa ran her hand over the birds heads and sighed, the water licked her toes and she couldn't have been more at peace.
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Post by Redgrim on Mar 30, 2014 18:45:25 GMT -5
With speeds that could outmatch the ordinary hyperactive child, the three boys bulleted through the alleyways corning around every turn like they knew the urban maze like the back of their hand. Unfortunately, that was not the case for Lon, he was good with reaction time, but he had no idea where he was going to end up if he and his clones even found their way back into the streets. One could easily ask why they couldn’t just retrace their steps to find their way out, but a simple turn of their heads would reveal a cloud of sand bursting with speed in their wake. Any criminal around town would know that mere image incredibly well, it was Tem. The only reason they kept so far ahead of the golem was their maneuverability and their luck of finding the most confusing series of buildings in all of Albion.
Soon enough, the Lons were met with a fork in the road and they all instantly knew what to do without having to stop and discuss a course of action. They split up and so did the sandstorm that was in pursuit of them. The three sections of Tem however became slower with the further her sections were separated so each Lon gained an incredible amount of distance ahead of the ancient being. One of the Lons came to a clearing and as soon as he was met with the light of day once more, he spotted another of him escaping the alley as well. Both their heads turned toward the dock and then to each other. In the instant that their eyes connected, they both bolted to the destination. One zoomed past the teacher that was sitting patiently and leapt into the water, swimming under the plank as soon as he went under. The other Lon paused at the woman for a brief second to say “You didn’t see us come this way, okay thank you!” he spoke politely if not rushed. With that, he too dove into the water to join with his companion.
A couple of minutes afterward, the two streams of sand that were pursuing the boys formed into one directly behind the teacher and eventually formed into a solid structure. Tem transformed herself into her regular appearance along with uniform. She was about eight inches shorter however and as was her hair. “Damn, I’m getting too old for this. Did you see which way two little boys went? Dark skinned, look exactly alike?” the officer inquired.
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Post by Olwen on Mar 31, 2014 17:55:59 GMT -5
Isa turned around just as a flash flew by her in a cloud of dust, then another one ran by but not before telling her to keep her mouth shut about their location. With eyebrows raised in curiosity, Isa looked over her shoulder to see a woman in uniform come up behind her out of breath. The woman had formed from a cloud of sand and Isa quickly decided that it had to do with her powers. The uniqueness of everyone's powers at Foresta were starting to amaze her more and more with every person she met here.
“Damn, I’m getting too old for this. Did you see which way two little boys went? Dark skinned, look exactly alike?” Isa crossed her arms and sighed, "I might get into some trouble with them if I tell you, but they just dove into the water a few moments ago." Looking up at the woman, she decided to ask what had been on her mind the moment those boys ran past. "What could two young men do to have you chasing after them? Steal something? A heart maybe?" A smile crossed her lips, surely boys their age were doing a lot of that with the ladies. She knew how their thought process worked, mostly because she had learned all about it in high school and college.
"You know... I could potentially help you find these boys? My birds can scope out their location for you, if you want."
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Post by Redgrim on Mar 31, 2014 19:50:24 GMT -5
Tem wore a sarcastic smirk as the tattooed woman tried to act cute with her remark. Of course they went for the water, the one place outside a field of fire that they’d be the safest from her reach. As much as she would like to catch the two boys while they were finally cornered, she didn’t want to risk turning her arms to mud for something as little as they were. She didn’t really feel the need to ask for the woman’s help considering that these boys were no older than her last scorpion pet. “They stole a whole stick of salami from a vendor in town, but thanks that’ll be all ma’am” she stated passively as she began to walk further onto the dock.
The two Lons emerged from the water underneath the dock that the lady they warned was seated upon since it was the closest place to hide before the officer spotted their figures in the water. They huddled together as they listened to the conversation going on above them. A gym bag floated to the surface to separate the two of them. “Hey, that vendor said it was a free sample!” one of them had argued. Within seconds, the other Lon bonked him on the head “Now she knows where we are, idiot” he whispered to his fellow clone. “Yeah, because she didn’t know already, that lady just ratted us out” the other Lon whispered back.
Under the dock, of course where else could they be? At least it wasn’t far out to sea. Good thing the kids were probably unaware of Tem’s hatred of water, now all she needed to do was smoke them out. “You’re supposed to take a single slice, not the whole thing. You have two minutes before I come down there and get you myself. Trust me, my grip isn’t a gentle one” she threatened, though fairly tamely with all things considered including her bad temper.
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Post by Olwen on Apr 2, 2014 16:55:07 GMT -5
The woman told her what the boys crime was and Isa nodded in understanding, the two boys were thieves then. Stealing food at that, surely there were better things to take than salami in this town. That or they were just stupid enough to steal it like that. Isa had never stolen anything but her friends had been the naughty type who were dumb enough to steal black lipstick from Walmart. yet she was the one who was the dumbest, letting them do it while she was there with them. Isa's eyes followed the officer as she moved down the deck, obliviously tired of chasing these boys over a slab of food. This woman had had enough. She listened in as the officer called out them, giving a final warning in their direction. Isa looked up at the woman and was curious as to what she would do next if they didn't follow through with her command.
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Post by Redgrim on Apr 3, 2014 15:37:56 GMT -5
The two Lons were now faced with an ultimatum, either surface now and get caught or try to make their escape while they were given time to do so. Their time limit wasn’t as long as they would like it to be, but there was still some wiggle room for some kind of escape, but to where was another question entirely. Even if they found a way back to the surface, they’d still be easy to track down because of their wet clothing. Their plan was mostly reliant on the older woman to keep her word, but that obviously didn’t work out for them. Then again they were clones, they could get caught and wait it out until their time was up and they’d vanish, but that would be assuming that the only extent of their punishment was going to be related to jail time and considering their age that wasn’t going to happen.
Skulking from a nearby alley, Cathal made his inevitable appearance. A ragged jean jacket being the first notable item on his person. As the light hit his scruffy face, he squinted and watched the scene taking place at the dock. If there was anything he would truly rely Lon on it was his ability to evade capture, but this time around he didn’t seem to get away. That golem was a tough one to dodge. Of all things, he hoped that he didn’t have to play his hand in letting Lon off the hook so early on in their ‘relationship’. If he wanted to eat though, it was going to have to do.
The gravity manipulator stuck true to his title and lighten the surroundings around him as though to feel like a sudden weight was lifted off the shoulders of the people around him. It was the usual tactic he had before approaching people, it gave them a false sense of ease whenever he made an appearance. Cathal eyed the teacher for a brief moment and observed her bird-like creatures with a slight smirk. His attention went onto the officer once he approached her and his face distorted to one that was dropping with disapproval. “You have thirty seconds left before I get down there, you better get your asses up here and quick” she threatened one last time, not noticing the homeless looking man behind her.
“That won’t be necessary officer, I’ve come to claim the boys myself”
“And just who the hell are you?” she questioned as she turned to the scruffy gentleman.
“Cathal, I was elected by his mother to be their watchful eye. I should apologize I had my back turned while they performed this little stunt, I assure you it will never happen again. There’s so much work for you to do in order to keep these streets clean I’m sure that this little incident isn’t quite worth your time” he answered in a polite and tame tone of voice.
“Oh yeah? Where were you while I was chasing these two down?” she challenged in a contrast to the man’s manners.
“As I said, they pulled this stunt while I wasn’t paying attention. It’s tough to keep track of three kids at once. I only knew it happened because of the ruckus you four were making around town. I’ll have them return whatever they stole and contact their mother myself.”
Tem groaned as the two boys emerged from underneath the dock in their soaked clothes. The man was right, there was plenty of other things she should be attending to outside of chasing children who stole meat from a vender and if the man didn’t stick to his word she would know if the man at the meat standee didn’t get his food back, but at this point she wouldn’t be surprised if he didn’t keep the salami after what it’s been through. “If this happens again, you’ll be the first I go to, Cathal” she spoke harshly before letting her sand particles wisp away in the wind.
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