Calamity nodded her head slowly, agreeing with Esmerelda's comment. A wry grin spread across her features as she added with chuckle, "Yep, 'nd that's sumthin' I'd pay tah see any day!" Kate loved to see a good rodeo, tussle, gunfight, or anything of sorts, and, on occasion, she was known to get into the mix of such things. The bar was starting to get rowdy. Kate could feel the tension start to rise, and it alerted her, causing her mismatched eyes to cast towards the stranger. No doubt that any time a stranger came into this town, it always caused waves, whether they meant to or not.
On top of the heavy feelings of entrapment and hopelessness he felt at the mention of no one ever finding a way out of this place, Kuroi was now beginning to feel that he was inadvertently causing tension between these town folk. His shoulders sagged, an usual sight with Kuroi. It was already apparent, with just the few minutes he'd spent here, that there were two sides to this place, and, unfortunately, Kuroi was now stuck in the middle of it all. He watched in slight surprise as the young man Ahmose exchanged dark words with the older man, Canaan. Kuroi could only watch as the scene unfolded before him. Ahmose spoke words that chilled Kuroi to the bones. "Surely, this can't be so..." Kuroi whispered under his breath, to no one in particular but himself. And, after more chilling words, Ahmose left. Kuroi could still feel the hardened feelings harbored for this town by the young man as he left.
Pulled out of his thoughts, Kuroi realized a very strange looking girl - strange compared to how most everyone else was dressed (besides himself) - speaking to him. She introduced herself as Raven Walten and gestured to the man beside her, referring to him as her father. He was a bit surprised at this - he couldn't see the family resemblance at all! Already, Kuroi was getting conflicting feelings more and more about this place. After some exchanges from what appeared to be Raven's mother - who was outside - and Raven, Kuroi gave a weak smile to the girl's mother, nodding his head once to say he understood. Kuroi seemed to be in a slight daze, but after a moment he realized he hadn't introduced himself to Raven. "Ah, it's nice to meet you. I'm Kuroi." His voice was showing signs of weakness. He'd heard far too much in a short period of time. "Please, forgive me, but... I think I need some air." Kuroi excused himself, walking slowly out of the saloon, supporting himself against a beam as he looked out into the dusty city. This was all just a dream... Wasn't it?
Though the saloon was full, it wasn't exactly busy for Vincent. Most everyone was interested in the newcomer. Vincent strolled over to where Esmerelda and Kate where, throwing the towel in his hand over his shoulder. "Seems like this boy's stirred up a bit a trouble, wouldn't ya say? Not his fault though." "Yep." Kate replied, looking out the window at the boy's figure, still leaning against one of the posts holding up the roof of the porch. "'ow long you think it's gonna take till he starts runnin' outta town, looking for a way out?" Vincent stood, staring out the window, but only replied with a shrug. "Let's not worry 'bout that. Esmerelda? You know of any place the boy kin stay? He's stuck 'ere after all."
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[ Kuroi ] || [ CalamityKate ] || [ Vincent Hart ]
[ 5 :: 22 ] || [ 2 :: 6 ] || [ 2 :: 6 ]
On top of the heavy feelings of entrapment and hopelessness he felt at the mention of no one ever finding a way out of this place, Kuroi was now beginning to feel that he was inadvertently causing tension between these town folk. His shoulders sagged, an usual sight with Kuroi. It was already apparent, with just the few minutes he'd spent here, that there were two sides to this place, and, unfortunately, Kuroi was now stuck in the middle of it all. He watched in slight surprise as the young man Ahmose exchanged dark words with the older man, Canaan. Kuroi could only watch as the scene unfolded before him. Ahmose spoke words that chilled Kuroi to the bones. "Surely, this can't be so..." Kuroi whispered under his breath, to no one in particular but himself. And, after more chilling words, Ahmose left. Kuroi could still feel the hardened feelings harbored for this town by the young man as he left.
Pulled out of his thoughts, Kuroi realized a very strange looking girl - strange compared to how most everyone else was dressed (besides himself) - speaking to him. She introduced herself as Raven Walten and gestured to the man beside her, referring to him as her father. He was a bit surprised at this - he couldn't see the family resemblance at all! Already, Kuroi was getting conflicting feelings more and more about this place. After some exchanges from what appeared to be Raven's mother - who was outside - and Raven, Kuroi gave a weak smile to the girl's mother, nodding his head once to say he understood. Kuroi seemed to be in a slight daze, but after a moment he realized he hadn't introduced himself to Raven. "Ah, it's nice to meet you. I'm Kuroi." His voice was showing signs of weakness. He'd heard far too much in a short period of time. "Please, forgive me, but... I think I need some air." Kuroi excused himself, walking slowly out of the saloon, supporting himself against a beam as he looked out into the dusty city. This was all just a dream... Wasn't it?
Though the saloon was full, it wasn't exactly busy for Vincent. Most everyone was interested in the newcomer. Vincent strolled over to where Esmerelda and Kate where, throwing the towel in his hand over his shoulder. "Seems like this boy's stirred up a bit a trouble, wouldn't ya say? Not his fault though." "Yep." Kate replied, looking out the window at the boy's figure, still leaning against one of the posts holding up the roof of the porch. "'ow long you think it's gonna take till he starts runnin' outta town, looking for a way out?" Vincent stood, staring out the window, but only replied with a shrug. "Let's not worry 'bout that. Esmerelda? You know of any place the boy kin stay? He's stuck 'ere after all."
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[ Kuroi ] || [ CalamityKate ] || [ Vincent Hart ]
[ 5 :: 22 ] || [ 2 :: 6 ] || [ 2 :: 6 ]