Redemption

OOC: Sorry I haven't been able to post in this guys. University. [color=DarkOrange][size=1][b]The silence of a single room echoed painfully in Van's ears. Puffs of smoke drifted lazily up before him as he lay on his single-mattress bed. The days' events were replaying through his mind. A wry smile spread across his lips. The corniness of it all. KING - an entity that could save the human race. The eight DNA candidates - each with the power to choose whether the human race survives or not. And then the oh-so-evil organisation that wants to obtain KING for all the wrong reasons. To Van, it seemed like a bad soap opera his grandmother would have watched. Sitting up on the side of his bed, his golden blonde hair fell over his eyes as he concentrated on taking a puff of his cigarette. Through his mop of hair, he looked up to the cold steel wall. Upon it hung a picture. A picture that held many happy memories.... and many sad ones. It was of a family. A mother, a father and two small boys - one with golden hair and soft brown eyes, the other with soft brown hair and blue eyes. The two parents were smiling happily while the two boys seemed poised to fight each other. They used to be an average, happy family - the main word being [i]used[/i]. Those images of that day weren't easily forgotten. Van's right hand went up to his face, covering one eyes as they were closed in anguish. Those memories weren't easily forgotten. Standing, Van made his way over to the small bathroom in his room. Splashing his face with water, he looked up into the mirror, his reflection looking back at him. He looked down for a moment, splashing his face again with cold water, then looked at the mirror again. Instead of his reflection looking back at him, the mirror showed his brother, looking at him smiling. Van's eyes widened and his mouth went dry. This image of his brother was older... older than when he died. It looked as though it was the same age as Van. The image of his brother in the mirror smiled for a few seconds more before opening his mouth, speaking words that his living brother couldn't hear. Frozen, Van just watched this reflection try to communicate with him. Without warning, Van smashed his head into the reflective glass, shattering it. He looked sternly into the reflection, which was now his. Blood oozed from his forehead, down the glass and down his nose. " Damn it..... Wyatt..... fuck you...." His fist went into the mirror, shattering the glass further. Some shards even managed to embed themselves into his fist, between his hardened knuckles. He looked to the reflection, which was now Wyatt, smiling there through the cracked glass. " I get it you bastard... I get it...." Van washed his face, clearing the blood off. Without a second look at the mirror, he walked from the bathroom, out through his room and into the cold corridor. He headed towards that room - the room where he found out he was one of those corny people that could save the human race. [center]===================================[/center] " Emma!! Emma!!" Van bashed on the giant metallic doors that led to the room that bookworm girl had taken him to in his drugged state. There was no answer. " Where the fuck is that girl?" Blood dribbled down his wrist. Van had yet to realise that the shards of glass were still embedded into his hand. Looking from side to side, Van wondered where she could have taken the others. He wanted to catch them before they had left on this ludicrious sounding journey. The giant metallic doors looked imposing. Van had not clue how to get passed them. " What am I supposed to do now?" he asked himself, scratching his head. As if it was an answer to his question, the giant doors opened. Van looked at them suspiciously, watching them open slowly. He walked in, looking around. The room seemed to be empty. He then looked at the ground. Blood... " Shit..." Following the trail of bloods spots, Van walked towards what seemed to be Emma's personal chambers. He opened the doors and looked in. The silver-haired woman lay sprawled on the ground, her throat slit from ear to ear. Van felt his stomach rise in his throat at the look of her neck and the amount of blood that had been spilled from her body. The salty stench of the red liquid was unbearable as Van approached the slaughtered woman. He looked over her almost sadly. He felt anger rise in his chest. " Damn.... damn.... she wasn't joking about being in danger...." Looking around, he saw a clipboard on top of a nearby coffee table. Standing up, he walked over to it and looked at it. It had a map on a piece of paper with names on them. They seemed to be all of the names of the people Emma had summoned to the chambers of PRINCESS. Van now knew where to find the others. Before he left, he covered Emma in a white sheet off her bed and dialled the emergency number. The authorities soon arrived and queried Van on his reasons for being there. After an hour, he was allowed to go. He headed straight for the others. Knocking on the door of the main common room, Van awaited for an answer.[/color][/size][/b] OOC: DNA candidates, except for Illusion, be in the common room and let Van in. Discuss about Emma's death and what's going to happen next. T.Y. Cross crew, accept Illusion's plea and ready the craft for departure. Special people, you have your assignments I mailed you about a while ago. Do that.

[color=RoyalBlue][size=1][b]" Stunt?" Clipper nodded. This meeting had been going on for hours. Kya knew her dad had already left for work and then returned. He even came in to see if she was still on 'The World'. She knew he knew that something was wrong. BUt she also knew that Balmung of the Azure Sky would never return to 'The World' while those wounds were still raw. All the HeavyAxe seemed to go on about was the problem, and that they are fixing it, and it's no big deal. " Big deal my ass..." Kya growled underneath her breath. Clipper sniggered. She felt like she needed to do something. The administrators were leaving the moderators out in the lurch, giving them no real information they could use to help in this situation. Kya had a feeling they were going to do something like this. It seemed the same administrators from her father's time hadn't changed. As the meeting wore on, Kya's patience was wearing thin. Her constant foot tapping seemed to be a source of annoyance for a few moderators around her. Clipper put a comforting hand on the HeavyBlader's shoulder. " Calm down...." she murmured to her. " How can I? They're going around and around in circles, telling us the same thing over and over again, just in different words," Kya growled back. Clipper sighed. " What are you going to do about it?" " Something very soon." At that moment, the HeavyAxe changed the subject to hackers. Both Clipper and Kya's ears perked up. The HeavyAxe was complaining at how these problems were caused by hackers and that a hunt was now on for the hacker that had done this to 'The World'. They had information that Helba was no longer online, but someone just as good had taken her place. That person was their main target. " Great...." Kya sighed. " Now we have to hunt Nomura down... if he's still alive and comes back to play. Isn't this turning out to be a great dramatic play?" Clipper smiled that smile which could only mean one thing. " Maybe not Kya." " Eh? What do you mean maybe not?" " Nomura knows about the real problem yes?" Kya nodded. " Then why don't we ally with him, but keep this alliance secret? It will be something like the dot.Hackers all over again..." The memory of Kya's father telling her about 'The World' and that something was very badly wrong with it skimmed acrosss her mind. Kya looked to Clipper and nodded. " It seems we might have to make our own legend after all." [center]==================[/center] [u]Mail[/u] Sent to: Sakura of the Shining Abyss From: Kya of the Twilight Sky Message: Sakura, don't worry about the moderator congression. It was a load of useless information. How is Nomura? We need to talk with him ASAP. If something's really wrong with him, reply ASAP and I'll see if I get come see you in person. Message............ sent.[/color][/size][/b]

[color=RoyalBlue][size=1][b]Kya growled as the two logged out. It seemed the plot was going to get thicker. Sheathing her katana, the moderator logged out of the field. [u]Server: Lucius (Admin server) - Admin City[/u] Kya appeared next to the whirling Chaos Gate. This was only a small city, but an important one. This was where all the admin and moderators gathered to share information so it wasn't easily hacked by hackers. Kya sniggered. She remembered the way her father used to come off the computer, cursing and swearing about a hacker named Helba. There was a notice on the huge boards that were near the Chaos Gate. It said something about a virus warning and that The World was being shut down for investigation. Also, that moderators and admin were to gather here to talk about this problem, while the other servers of The World were down. Something felt... not quite right about this. Kya could feel it. Walking towards a large building, Kya was joined by Clipper, who walked with her silently. They both knew something was up. This meeting of admin and moderators was probably some sort of political stunt to cover up the true mess, and leave the underlings out in the dark. The two new moderators entered the large building. A huge debating room spread out before them. It looked like a seating house for a real parliament. There were name places and Kya and Clipper sat down accordingly to the seating arrangement. Looking around, they surveyed the other moderators and administrators. The room was getting fuller by the minute. By time the room was almost full, a loud bell rang, signalling the start of proceedings. Kya looked to the left of her. Clipper was sitting there with her arms folded across her chest, looking rather serious behind the blue wrap-around glasses. She then looked to the right of her. There was a vacant seat - Sakura's seat. She was with Nomura. Kya hoped they were going to be all right. A blue HeavyAxe walked up onto the stage and stood behind the lectern. " The meeting of The World is about to begin."[/color][/size][/b]

[color=RoyalBlue][size=1][b]Sorry I've been gone a while. But I'm back for now. Had to get my 2-min film in, since it was due yesterday. ^_^[/color][/size][/b]

[quote name='Delta][COLOR=#003042][b][QUOTE=Reiku][color=red][size=1][b]A room full of [u]living, breathing, submissive bishies[/u]. How cool would that be?! I could cuddle up to all my bishies from my bishie list and never ever be lonely! -^^- [/color][/size'][/b][/quote] [COLOR=#FB1791]1.[/color][/b]Fixed.[/color] [/QUOTE] [color=red][size=1][b]*nods furiously* Mhm! Indeed, tis fixed![/color][/size][/b]

[color=red][size=1][b]My three wishes: 1. A room full of bishie plushies. How cool would that be?! I could cuddle up to all my bishies from my bishie list and never ever be lonely! -^^- 2. To get one of my stories either made into an anime series or a movie. That is a huge dream of mine. 3. To start my own anime company in Australia, to make high-quality anime that can be watched all over the world.[/color][/size][/b]

[color=red][size=1][b]I hope my signature says something about me thats good. My previous signature, the Naruto themed one (done by Ezekiel), hopefully showed that I, like Naruto, now share the same dream. This new Aeon Flux signature (done by Delta) hopefully shows that I'm a little retro, a little different to the general crowd. I try to request banner/avi sets that express a different aspect of my personality, so people can learn a little about me.[/color][/size][/b]

[color=red][size=1][b]Anger is probably my strongest emotion, only because I've only ever been truly angered twice in my life. That was September 11 and the Bali Bombings. I say that anger is my strongest emotion because I become rather wild and unforgiving when I've been truly angered. I had to go to school after hearing about September 11 in the morning (I switched on the TV to watch cartoons). My friends were scared of me that day.[/color][/size][/b]

[color=red][size=1][b]Thanks Delta! They look great! ^_^[/color][/size][/b]

[color=RoyalBlue][size=1][b]Kya smiled and approached her friend. The cathedral was an eerie place, but she knew that this was Clipper's favourite place in The World. The two moderators walked from the cathedral without saying a word to each other as they headed to Mac Anu which was to hold the Sakura Blossom festival. [u]Server: Delta - Aqua Capital Mac Anu[/u] The two moderators appeared in the Aqua capital which was decked out in the decorations for the festival. Sakura blossom trees in full bloom were scattered across the city, creating a blanket of soft pink. Kya smiled. She had always loved this festival. The main event was the race. To Kya's dismay, Clipper refused to be the host, and that she now had to be it. After starting the males, Kya waited for the first one to come up onto the stage and collect their prize. She watched with amusement as Nomura managed to get across the line first, although technically, he did cheat. Smiling, Kya revealed Sakura to Nomura. The shock on their faces gave Kya the impression that deep down, both liked it each. The thought then entered her head that she was becoming a matchmaker. After the main event, most of the players had gone other places and the Aqua Capital was soon very empty. Kya and Clipper were about to head off to do some moderator duties when they heard the commotion a distance away from them. Running towards the commotion, Kya placed her hand on her katana, and Clipper brought out her spear.[/color][/size][/b] OOC: Sorry, that was all I could come up with in 10 mins. Nomura, I know the battle is over, but I can't type any more. Class..... >.> Sorry

[color=DarkSlateBlue][size=1][b]Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone would be interested in making me an Aeon Flux banner and avi set? Attached are some of the pics I'd like you to use. I really like the red one, so if possible, could you use that one. I don't want my username on either the banner or the avi, but I'd like you to incorporate the words 'Japanese-style American action' on it. Thanks.[/color][/size][/b]

[color=RoyalBlue][size=1][b]Sorry I haven't been posting. Real life is really biting me in the behind big time.[/color][/size][/b]

OOC: Kya is her real life name too. [color=RoyalBlue][size=1][b][i]Kya sighed with relief. That was way too close. She knew she and the others would be cutting it close with her dad coming home from work so early that dad. Then him almost finding Nomura and Sakura, it was like having a mild heart-attack. After Nomura and Sakura had left, Kya was called to dinner by her dad. He had made her favourite meal - Chashu Ramen. Her mouth watered at the smell of it as she walked to the kitchen. He was dishing the meal out when she came in. " So... Kya..." he started, putting the bowls and chopsticks on the table. " You looked flustered.... anything happen I should know about?" Kya half-choked on the noodles that had just entered her mouth. He knew something was up, just not what. She hated his ability to know when something was wrong - whether it was in the real world or 'The World' itself. " Nothing Dad...." His dark blonde eyebrow arched. " Kya..." " What Dad? It's nothing... really." " I don't believe you." " You never do." " That's because I know differently." The blonde-haired girl sighed. " Dad... you're not a moderator anymore. Let me create my own legend instead of walking in your shadow." Her father looked quite shocked as she left the table, taking her dinner with her. Kya sat down in her comfy computer chair and turned to the screen. It was time to log in again and meet up with Clipper. She was sure that her friend was getting impatient with her.[/i] [center]-------------The World--------------[/center] [u]Server: Theta - Highland City Dun Loreiag[/u] Kya appeared next to the Chaos Gate, logging in for a while. She had already read her mail from both Clipper and Nomura. She turned to the Gate and entered the three keywords that were needed to go to the field Clipper had said to go to. [u]Server: Theta - Field: Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground[/u] Appearing in front of the entrance of the dungeon, Kya looked around at the strange looking field. It was always like this. They mustn't have fixed the glitch in this field. That, or they couldn't. Anyhow, Kya approached the cathedral looking dungeon and entered through the giant wooden doors. She saw Clipper as soon as she entered. Smiling, Kya approached the Long Arm. " Hey Clipper...."[/color][/size][/b]

[color=DarkOrange][size=1][b]Looks like everyone is interested in doing [i]A Midsummer Night's Dream[/i]. That means I'll have to go over it (with my timetable, that's going to be a feat and a half). Keep voting and making comments everyone. They've really helped me along in my thought process. What do you guys think of twisting the play around to incorporate the actual OB forum, and its members into it (use ULX's [i]Mercy Killing[/i] in the Anthology forum as an example)? And how could me do it? Of course, it depends on who plays what role of course, and how they will play/twist the character.[/color][/b][/size]

[color=RoyalBlue][size=1][b]I won't be able to post for a week Nomura... sorry. I have a 2-min video due on Friday and my group hasn't even started filming it.... grrr.... I'll try and post as soon as I'm humanly able to. Sorry again.[/color][/size][/b]

[color=DarkOrange][size=1][b]*cuddles DC and pats on head* Good girl :p[/color][/size][/b]

[color=DarkOrange][size=1][b]Have you ever seen [i]10 Things I Hate About You?[/i] THat movie was based on [i]Taming of the Shrew[/i] but modernised. Some of the main characters have the original names. [i]Antony and Cleopatra[/i] would be interesting to do. I only thought of Baz Luhrmann's version of [i]Romeo and Juliet[/i]. I enjoyed that immensely, even though I'm not a huge fan of the play. And remember, if this idea peaks enough interest, and I get enough help with the chosen play, we are going to stylise this specifically about the Otakuboards, like ULX's Mercy Killing.[/color][/size][/b]

[color=DarkOrange][size=1][b]That's probably because I haven't read them/studied them. The ones I've actually listed are ones I've studied in highschool English, but I'm definitely open to new plays.[/color][/size][/b]

[color=DarkOrange][size=1][b]Directions for next post: [u]Illusion:[/u] Find your colleagues (the crew of T.Y. Cross) and convince them to take the job. [u]The crew of T.Y. Cross:[/u] When Illusion's character tries to convince you guys about this job, put up a little resistance, asking why do it, etc etc. Come up with some creative arguements. [u]The other DNA candidates:[/u] Go to the room Emma specified and all introduce yourselves to each other. There is enough rooms for everyone if they go into pairs. Choose your pairs. [u]'Special' people:[/u] Nothing for you in the next post. Just follow the directions of the other job your character has. That's it for now. If you have any questions, post them here.[/color][/size][/b]

[color=DarkOrange][size=1][b]? What in God?s name is that?? Van had looked up to the giant glass cylinder to see this unearthly warping mass of glowing? energy. Emma pushed up her glasses that were sliding down her nose, the colour of her hair identical to the colour of the warping mass of energy. She had an almost evil grin on her face. ? I?ll explain in a minute? but before I do, it seems that your? comrades have arrived.? Van looked at her in confusion, from the bed he was still in. ? Comrades?? Emma walked to the giant steel doors, typed in a code into an electronic keypad and pulled open the doors. She disappeared through them for a few minutes before she returned, ushering in a group of people. Van stood shakily from the bed when he felt a supporting arm around his shoulders. He looked over to the helper to see Rainer smiling at him. ? Seems we are in the same predicament my friend.? Van gave a short chuckle. ? Indeed we are.? He looked around at the others. There were three females and two other males besides Rainer and himself ? counting seven all up. Studying each face, Van came to the conclusion that most of them had had a similar experience to his. Some of the faces looked sick and confused, others just looked plainly bewildered. At some stage or another, each one of this group had looked up to the giant cylinder and let out some sort of shocked response, whether it was as crude as Van?s or as subtle as Rainer?s. That warping mass of energy was something otherworldly. Van had never seen anything like it in his life, and he was pretty sure that it was the same for the others. Emma gave a soft laugh to herself. ? You all seemed to be amazed at Princess?? ? What?!? one of the girls? said. ? That [I]thing[/I] is PRINCESS? What the hell is that?!? ? Yes Melissa. That thing is PRINCESS. I actually classify her as an ethereal being ? a type of entity that has a personality but no body,? Emma replied with confidence. ? So that supports this whole colony?? questioned one of the men. ? Oh yes Alex. Quite easily over the last few years. But it seems that this model isn?t perfect,? Emma explained. ? Model?? Van asked, wondering where Emma was leading this conversation. He could tell by a steely glint in her eyes that she had some hidden purpose behind bringing them all here. Emma sighed. ? I?ll start from the beginning.? ? It started over 2000 years ago when a group of brilliant scientists decided to make sure that our species will not be wiped out when the resources of our home planet ran out. It was Professor Jacob Nirth that came up with the concept of PRINCESS. He was the one who proposed the idea of a being that was entirely made of energy, while having the same aspects of a human, such as personality. Over the entirety of his lifetime, he and seven other brilliant scientists worked hard to make PRINCESS, and her prototype, KING?? ? PRINCESS isn?t the only one of her kind then?? one of the girls spoke up. Emma smiled. ? Quite right Taura. PRINCESS isn?t the only one of her kind. The eight scientists had made one perfect prototype that was capable of creating a whole new planet, bigger than our original home, and with unlimited resources. Imagine the possibilities. Our species could live on that planet forever, and not pollute it, not drain it of its natural resources. It would be almost like a dream?? ? It does sound like a dream,? Van said, being helped towards Emma by Rainer. ? But where is this mighty KING and why hasn?t anyone found it yet? Because we would be living on a planet right now if this KING exists.? ? Always the one to point out the negative, aren?t you Van?? Emma snarled at him, finding the ultimate flaw in her argument. Van just smiled at her. Emma sighed. ? As Van pointed out, no one has found KING yet. But that?s because they didn?t possess something that all of you do.? ? All of us?? asked the other girl. ? Yes Nyah? all of you, including myself. All of us are descendants of the eight scientists. Now the scientists thought that only their descendants would be worthy enough to go and find KING if PRINCESS should ever fail.? ? So, what are you trying to say dear Emma? That all of us have some strange power that can find KING?? the other man spoke up, sarcasm thick in his tone of voice. ? Not a power, Richard. Your DNA is the key to everything about KING. The scientists genetically modified some of their own DNA so it would become aggressive and never be altered by anyone other?s DNA when they had children. This aggressive piece of DNA is a piece of the map that charts the course to where the scientists hid KING in this vast universe of ours.? ? Oh great?? Van sighed, smiling to himself like a fool. ? So basically the future of the human race is in our eight hands? How cliché.? Emma gave the blonde-haired man a lethal stare. ? It may be cliché Van, but with PRINCESS failing, you?re the only chance we?ve got.? ? Well? then? I guess we humans have gone past our use-by date.? ? Van?? Rainer said disapprovingly. ? I only speak the truth Rainer. Can you seriously expect us, a bunch of misfits, to go out into space and find this KING? We don?t even know it exists anymore.? ? That?s not entirely true.? Everyone looked at Emma. She continued. ? My DNA is the first piece of the map for KING, since I?m the descendant of Jacob Nirth. All you have to do is follow its directions to a certain planet, and there the next piece of the map will be revealed to one of you, and so on until you find it.? ? How is our DNA a map?? Taura asked, looking quite curious. ? A certain program that they made deciphers your DNA to make part of the map to KING. This is probably very much your territory Taura.? Taura nodded. Emma continued. ? This program works only on certain planets with certain types of characteristics. I don?t know how they?ve done it, but it?s just incredibly amazing.? Van sniggered. ? I?ll tell you what?s amazing?? He looked at Emma, who glared back at him. ? Your ability to weave some cock-and-bull story out of thin air. But I?m here to tell you that I don?t believe you, and I never will.? Emma?s fingers were just itching to slap him across the face and tell him to get over himself. But she restrained herself. Very little was solved by violence. She glared up at him, wondering how anybody could get so arrogant. ? Well? seen as though Mr-High-And-Mighty here thinks that this isn?t true, you can just get lost!? the silver-haired woman said in extreme frustration. Van sniggered. ? Gladly.? With that, he staggered out of the room, not before thanking his friend Rainer for helping him. Rainer looked a little worried as he watched his friend go. Emma turned to the others, trying to push her temper down. ? I would advise you all to get ready for the journey. And we need to find a crew that is willing to take up this mission ? if we can find one.? Nyah cleared her throat. ? I work on a ship that might be able to do this crazy mission.? ? Could you try to convince your colleagues to go on this mission?? Emma asked. Nyah nodded. ? I can try.? ? Good,? Emma said. ? Now, I have a place where all of you must stay. It?s secure and nobody will be able to hurt you there.? ? Hurt us?? Richard asked, his thin lips curving into a smile. Emma gave him a smile back. ? Yes Richard? hurt us? not the people after you, I assure you. But I have heard rumours of an organisation that wants to get their hands on KING for all the wrong reasons. This means they would benefit from getting your DNA. So I need to keep you all safe, since I have found you all.? ? What about Van?? Rainer asked. Emma didn?t need to be reminded of him. She gave a heavy sigh. ? He?s a big boy. He can take care of himself.? Rainer didn?t look that convinced.[/color][/size][/b] OOC: See Underground thread for directions.

[QUOTE=Delta][COLOR=#656446]I've always wanted one of them [b]ecchi French maid uniforms[/b] 'cause, ah, ehrmm... [i]just because[/i]! ;P I've been lugging tons of books and stuff lately so it would be nice if I had my own [b]manslave[/b] (yes, a male servant). Well, not really a slave; divas are still capable of taking pity on beasts of burden so I'd rather he [i]willingly[/i] did everything I ask of him without pay than have a miserable bondsman.[/COLOR][/QUOTE] [color=DarkOrange][size=1][b] :eek: Delta.... I never knew you were into those sort of things. :p[/color][/size][/b]

[color=#cc66cc][size=1]Kura smiled down at the map. There were markings all over the map ? Nasca?s route she had chosen for them. The small girl?s skill was quite remarkable, considering her age. But when you looked at her pedigree, you knew instantly why she was a remarkable navigator. Kura had known Nasca?s father, if only for a few months. She just wished at times that Nasca had more faith in herself and her skills. [b]? Good work Nasca,?[/b] Kura complimented, now looking up from the map and to the open sea. Nasca blushed a little, poking her fingers together nervously. [b]? It?s not that good?captain??[/b] she murmured. Kura smiled at her warmly. [b]? It?s not a crime to call me Kura you know. I?d rather you do.?[/b] Nasca looked up at Kura as if that was committing a crime. [b]? Oh? all right??[/b] The wind was now whipping up from behind them, pushing the small ship along quite smoothly. It glided across the water as if it was a knife gliding through soft butter. Chris and Murphy decided to join Kura and Nasca up on the upper deck. [b]? So, are we just picking up Joseph in Kikya Port??[/b] Murphy asked, scratching his side. [b]? Just Joseph,?[/b] Kura replied. [b]? Then we head for the Grand Line.?[/b] Chris smiled softly. [b]? The Grand Line huh? Should be interesting going there.?[/b] Maxcine and Geri joined the group after they had climbed down the mast after unfurling the sails. It was now just past midday and they had only been sailing for an hour or so. Kura turned to Geri. [b]? Hey Geri, could you start to prepare us some food? I?ll expect that we?ll be hungry in a few hours time.?[/b] Geri nodded. [b]? Sure.?[/b] She went off to the galley to see what she could come up with. Kura turned to the others. [b]? We?ll be sailing into Kikya port just after nightfall. We?ll begin the search as soon as we sail into port.?[/b] [b]? Could have Joseph got into any trouble? Say with Marines??[/b] Maxcine asked. [b]? Or worse. His job is probably the most dangerous out of all of ours,?[/b] Kura said seriously. [b]? Prepare yourselves to fight, if need be.?[/b] [center]======================================[/center] Stars glittered like diamonds in the inky black night sky. [I]The Crusade[/I] sailed swiftly into Kikya Port. The night was calm and silent, except for the drunken songs that echoed from various taverns and pubs that lined the port. Kura looked out at the small but thriving sea village. The ship gently docked on the outer skirts of the port, just in case the Marines were looking for something to do whilst they were drunk. Kura, Maxcine, Chris and Geri leapt off the ship onto the stone-supported wooden dock. Nasca and Murphy had volunteered to be on watch and stay on the ship while the others started the search for Joseph.[/size][/color] OOC: Ziggy, Soliel and Astdis, we all go our separate ways and run into the local mob that was after Joseph and have a fight. ^_^ Blayze and SlowChemical, some drunken Marines will stumble across the ship and try to trash it. Prevent that. And Kairi, find Maxcine (Astdis? character) and then team up with Chris and head back to the ship.

[color=DarkOrange][size=1][b]Half animal people huh? Sounds interesting. I'm taking that you would want to be half-cat of course? Anyway, PM me if you want help. I'd be glad to help you out, if you like of course.[/color][/size][/b]

[color=DarkOrange][size=1][b]My favourite gundams are: = [i]Freedom Gundam[/i] from Gundam Seed = [i]Athrun's gundam[/i] from Seed/Destiny = [i]Wing Zero Custom[/i] from Gundam Wing They are all very very cool looking, but Wing Zero is just gorgeous because of its wings. ^_^ But my all-time favourite is [i]Lucifer Sky[/i] which is a gundam I made up for an RP. It's a combination of DeathScythe Hell and Wing Zero Custom. *evil grin*[/color][/size][/b]

[quote name='Shinjitsu][color=blue]Australia[/color'] 54 - 48 - 43 [/color][/quote] [color=DarkOrange][size=1][b]We are kicking butt! Yays!! Anyway, the two Squash finalists from Australia come from the city that only half an hour away from where I live! I was so proud! And also, the girl who won the 75kg weightlifting is also from the city is the opposite direction from the first. I was like 'Oh yeah, oh yeah!!"[/color][/size][/b]