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Slot 1: Azura and Nyxia (Nu'san Temple)

Postby Azura Rayume » 04/07/2012 3:15 PM

((As the title says, we're headed to Nu'san Temple.))

The Seraphent had actually not looked when choosing the portal. He had just randomly selected one, eyes closed, and entered. The entire point of this, as far as he was concerned, was to explore. That was what he was intending to do, anyway.

The calm atmosphere and soothing sounds of a forest that greeted him on the other side were actually quite the surprise. He had been expecting something much harsher than the edge-of-the-jungle monastery that greeted him. After the mentions of volcanoes and mountain tops, he had nearly forgotten that the eggs he would be searching for would be in average locations as well as the formidable.

"Well," he said to himself, "might as well get started on this egg hunt thing. And find someone to help, too." He had almost forgotten the need for a partner in all of this, though part of him just assumed that someone would be along shortly enough. There certainly were enough people who wanted to participate in that rabbit's game that someone would come to help. Besides, even if they didn't, he could always find another individual here.



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Re: Slot 1: Azura and Nyxia (Nu'san Temple)

Postby Nyxia » 04/07/2012 5:40 PM

The calm of the day was as much inviting as it was foreign in an eerie sort of way, still she'd opted for a walk in the forest that surrounded the temple. She'd thanked the monks enough times for her aid and assured them that she'd be fine despite the nasty fall she had recently had from the sky like some star child. A final tug at her feathered cloak told her it was set and secure around her shoulders to do its job at keeping her warm before she set out through the gates, but it did little in the way of assuring her in this strange new world. Her steps were muffled by the stones as she made her way down the almost unseen little stairs that lead her out into the world.

All she'd read in the massive libraries her father had built had done little to prepare her for this though and as sure as anything else in this spiral of unfortunate events now following the young woman Marama caught her foot on a vine covering the final step and knocked her off balance into the mass of under growth which seemed to grow without care around the monastery. "Oh, my..." She yelped crawling away from the bush without mirth for it's natural course. Marama shook her head, setting loose the tangle of small twigs and fallen leaves which now had made themselves a temporary new home in her cloak hood. If her sister had been here how she would have laughed at Marama's misstep, maybe even called her clumsy. Her sea colored eyes took in the bush once more when she saw something small and brightly colored, reaching back she removed a small egg from it's gnarled vines. "What a strange place for this." She pondered getting back to her feet with the egg in hand before looking about for the mother.

[Sorry...blah post. Just noting that her human form is in with her lucain image.]


Bottles smashed, I raised my hand
How can you all even stand?
And why is there joy in this poison? Oh
Faking smiles and confidence
Driving miles to capture this excitement
I can't take anymore

You're never gonna get it
I'm a hazard to myself
I'll break it to you easy
This is hell, this is hell
You're looking and whispering
You think I'm someone else
This is hell, yes
I am in hell



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Re: Slot 1: Azura and Nyxia (Nu'san Temple)

Postby Azura Rayume » 04/07/2012 8:03 PM

Eggs, eggs. eggs. The Seraphent had been searching for a good twenty minutes for those eggs, and had yet to actually find one. Normally, this wouldn't have bothered him, but something told him that time was of the essence in this endeavor. Well, that, and he didn't think it would be all that hard to find a brightly colored egg out here. Certainly they couldn't be hidden that well, could they?

He almost thought that he had gone to the wrong place- that he had managed to pick the one portal that actually didn't have any eggs- when he heard a voice. He flapped one set of wings to raise himself up high enough to see over some of the taller hedges and spotted a young woman holding what appeared to be an egg.

"Hello!" he said, still flapping enough to keep himself in sight of her. Maybe the reason he had had such horrid luck with this egg thing was his lack of a partner. And maybe she would be willing to help him, since she already seemed to have found one.



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Re: Slot 1: Azura and Nyxia (Nu'san Temple)

Postby Nyxia » 04/07/2012 9:53 PM

Marama turned to face the voice and strange flapping sound she heard, the yellowish egg still firmly in her hand. "Oh, hello there!" She waved to the creature unsure of who or what it was. Ruffling out her cloak a final time she started towards the creature. Slightly embarrassed by her appearance as she rounded the ungroomed hedges and bushes she made a final attempt to fix herself as she came in sight of it,"I'm terribly sorry." She began holding out the egg to it. "Would this be your...egg I've disturbed?" She asked tipping her head to the left regarding it with wide teal eyes.

Well this seemed to be another ill turn for her indeed, now she'd gone and upset the local creatures by destroying its nest on top of one of the temple outer walls. "I'm terribly sorry about your nest. Maybe one of the monks can help me fix it?" She inquired to the creature noting how it looked at the egg in her hand. "Once they're done with the wall...oh." Marama sighed, with the mess she'd made so far it would be a miracle if this world survived its encounter with her once she left here.


Bottles smashed, I raised my hand
How can you all even stand?
And why is there joy in this poison? Oh
Faking smiles and confidence
Driving miles to capture this excitement
I can't take anymore

You're never gonna get it
I'm a hazard to myself
I'll break it to you easy
This is hell, this is hell
You're looking and whispering
You think I'm someone else
This is hell, yes
I am in hell



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Re: Slot 1: Azura and Nyxia (Nu'san Temple)

Postby Azura Rayume » 04/07/2012 10:31 PM

"Oh... Oh, my." His wingbeats faltered slightly. His nest? It was no such thing, and he couldn't figure out why the woman would have thought such a thing. "N-No, m'dear. That's not mine." He gave a nervous laugh at the idea. "I'm actually looking for some Easter eggs that should be hidden around here."

He lowered himself back down and slithered around the bushes so he might get a better look at the egg she was holding. "Yes, I believe that's one of the ones I'm supposed to be finding." He ruffled his wings sightly, trying to figure out how she had managed to find one when he had been searching for them. Apparently she hadn't even been trying! "Say, would you mind helping me look for them? I'm supposed to have a partner anyway."



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Re: Slot 1: Azura and Nyxia (Nu'san Temple)

Postby Nyxia » 04/07/2012 11:13 PM

Looking down at the egg and back at the creature, Marama seemed to think over not only what the creature said but also what she knew of this world. Finally she nodded to herself mostly, "I see, so is this related to that rabbit and other winged thing the monks were upset over you think?" She blinked remembering how upset they'd been over things inside the temple. Well at least she now understood a little better, but still this was all very new especially this holiday of hiding and then finding eggs. Taking a small breath she eased her thoughts to the basics, then it blink in her mind how she hadn't introduced herself at all. "Dear... I've completely forgotten myself. I'm Marama." She told him reaching out her hand as she'd read was done upon greeting. "I'm afraid I don't know very much about your world or customs, but I'd love to help if you'd still like."

Part of her was waiting for the creature to laugh at her, but before she could remember how her twin had always mocked her she caught sight of another out of place bloom of color and shimmer. Hoping she wasn't being rude Marama pointed at the bush a bit off the path she come from, "I think that would be another of these eggs." She told the creature.


Bottles smashed, I raised my hand
How can you all even stand?
And why is there joy in this poison? Oh
Faking smiles and confidence
Driving miles to capture this excitement
I can't take anymore

You're never gonna get it
I'm a hazard to myself
I'll break it to you easy
This is hell, this is hell
You're looking and whispering
You think I'm someone else
This is hell, yes
I am in hell



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Re: Slot 1: Azura and Nyxia (Nu'san Temple)

Postby Azura Rayume » 04/08/2012 4:58 PM

The Seraphent blinked at her for a moment, then nodded. "Yeah, they hid them, though the rabbit would have liked them to have stayed in the park." At least, that's what he had gathered from the argument he had overheard.

OH! Introductions. That thing he always forgot about, since he lacked a real name of his own. "I'm Identity," he said in the same fashion he had been taught to for quite some time. It was a perfectly reasonable name as far as he was concerned, but he liked her's much better. "Things here may be a bit strange, but they certainly don't take long to understand, Miss Marama."

He nodded as his gaze followed her finger. "Yes, I believe that might be another one. You really are good at this."



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Re: Slot 1: Azura and Nyxia (Nu'san Temple)

Postby Nyxia » 04/08/2012 6:02 PM

Well that was new, for once she hadn't managed something that caused people to give her a funny look or shake their head an walk away. It didn't last long however as she looked over to the creature and asked, "Park? What is a park?" By then though she'd removed her cloak as it wasn't very chilly and had folded it into a sort of bedding which she'd put the first egg in. She followed behind Identity thinking about this whole hide-then-find eggs, it really made little sense despite the fact that the task was simple enough. Oh well, it was something to do that was at the very least fun and likely to keep her for causing too much harm and this Identity seemed nice enough that she felt he wouldn't get too upset about all her questions. Crouching down she carefully picked up the egg and tucked it beside the other before scanning the other bushes.


Bottles smashed, I raised my hand
How can you all even stand?
And why is there joy in this poison? Oh
Faking smiles and confidence
Driving miles to capture this excitement
I can't take anymore

You're never gonna get it
I'm a hazard to myself
I'll break it to you easy
This is hell, this is hell
You're looking and whispering
You think I'm someone else
This is hell, yes
I am in hell



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Re: Slot 1: Azura and Nyxia (Nu'san Temple)

Postby Azura Rayume » 04/09/2012 11:21 AM

Though her lack of understanding of the hunt came as little surprise to him- after all, he had found her here instead of signing up to participate- the fact that she didn't know what a park was struck him as a bit strange. "Well, parks are like... areas of forest or field that are set apart for people to play in." Though that was basically what it was, he had a feeling that his explanation would do little to help her actually understand.

Once she had collected the second egg, he figured he should probably start back to looking as well. Marama seemed to have the bushes covered, and he was taller besides, so he supposed he should begin searching the trees. He surveyed the branches overhead for a spot of color other than green.



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Re: Slot 1: Azura and Nyxia (Nu'san Temple)

Postby Nyxia » 04/09/2012 9:20 PM

Marama contemplated his explanation as she pluck a dark colored egg from a knot hole in the tree just to her left. Finally with two new eggs added to her make-shift basket cloak she made her way back to him offering him a place to stash his finds and spring a question or two more upon him, "When you turn in these eggs are you going back to the park you were talking about?" She'd already picked up another of the small egg and smiled a bright sort of smile, " Maybe I'll come along if you are, see one for myself." 'Since I've mostly explored this forest and not found any of the others'. She added mentally keeping her smile from faltering as she sort of pang from her missing sister.

A few more minutes passed as she scanned about trying to remember where the monks had swept away the handful of unwanted eggs from inside the temple. "So, Identity, where is it in this world you come from?" She prodded carefully, unable to help her curiosity about this new world and her new friend.


Bottles smashed, I raised my hand
How can you all even stand?
And why is there joy in this poison? Oh
Faking smiles and confidence
Driving miles to capture this excitement
I can't take anymore

You're never gonna get it
I'm a hazard to myself
I'll break it to you easy
This is hell, this is hell
You're looking and whispering
You think I'm someone else
This is hell, yes
I am in hell



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Re: Slot 1: Azura and Nyxia (Nu'san Temple)

Postby Azura Rayume » 04/09/2012 9:40 PM

"Ah, here we go," the Seraphent said, more to himself than his companion, as he looped his tail around a bright yellow egg perched high is the branches. Sometimes his body was cumbersome, and others downright useful.

"Er, yes, I should be heading back to the park with the eggs once I'm- we're done here. That's where the rabbit is, and I suppose he would be wanting these things back." He rather liked the idea of her coming along with him, both because she had helped him in this (and should get some part in the reward) and because she was actually talking to him. Most people just thought he was strange and didn't bother.

Though he didn't really know why she would ask him if this was his world- didn't everyone live here?- he supposed an answer of ignorance was better than no answer at all. "Well, I assume it it," he said in truth. "I don't really remember much of my past, but I think it's safe to say I've always been here. Why do you ask?"



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Re: Slot 1: Azura and Nyxia (Nu'san Temple)

Postby Nyxia » 04/09/2012 11:05 PM

Tipping her head quietly she noted the beautiful flowers creeping their way up the sides of trees, took hold of a slightly larger icy looking egg that chilled her hand slightly when she took hold of it. "I'm sorry, has that caused you a lot of trouble? Not knowing where you came from. I mean. " She glance to him with a concerned look, partly afraid she might cause offense asking so many things that were so personal.After a few moments she beamed at him before shaking her freed hand to warm it once the egg was safely in it's place with the others. "I guess I've never seen the worlds below us before, father says it isn't safe for us to venture about like that..."She then stopped looking down at all the eggs trying to balance them in her cloak while wrapping them with a layer of it, a feat she was most proud of once completed. Once finished with her small task she turned back to him, "We had a forest around the house, but no such thing called a park or even a village, though father spoke to us both about them from time to time in visits."

She had no more than retrieved a small blue bird feather from a nest she'd checked that was empty, "That's why this is all so curious to me." She explained smoothing the feather back into the nest. "I'd love to know what it is you've seen, who else exists here, even what is here.Oh, I'm probably driving you about mad aren't I?" She flushed some at the thought of just running around asking so much, he probably though she was either odd or loony.


Bottles smashed, I raised my hand
How can you all even stand?
And why is there joy in this poison? Oh
Faking smiles and confidence
Driving miles to capture this excitement
I can't take anymore

You're never gonna get it
I'm a hazard to myself
I'll break it to you easy
This is hell, this is hell
You're looking and whispering
You think I'm someone else
This is hell, yes
I am in hell



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Re: Slot 1: Azura and Nyxia (Nu'san Temple)

Postby Azura Rayume » 04/09/2012 11:33 PM

Him? Trouble? The only thing that had ever troubled him was a lack of a name, and the woman who took him in had provided him with that. Sort of.

"Not a bit mad, miss," he said, gaze still surveying the upper branches for more eggs. He was actually finding listening to her rather amusing in all actuality. He had never met someone from anywhere other than Evelon before, and, although what she said was entirely foreign to him, she interested him.

"Maybe you should spend some time exploring after this. There's no better way to get to know Evelon than exploring it yourself."



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Re: Slot 1: Azura and Nyxia (Nu'san Temple)

Postby Nyxia » 04/10/2012 3:18 PM

Marama couldn't help the slightly sad smile she had as she pluck one of the flowers and spun its thin stock between her finger and thumb. Explore, for a moment she wondered if leaving this place might make it harder for her father to find her, but then  maybe her sister had been half right on that account too. "That's what Misuki told me too." She told him wistfully scooping up the egg that perched on the edge of the lovely but over grown fountain forgotten by those who inhabited this place before sitting on it herself."Alright maybe when we're done here, if I don't cause any more 'mishaps'." She put her best smile back on with the intent of having a pleasant time here. Having shifted the eggs so she had a free arm, she dipped her fingers into the cool water swirling them just below the surface. Still surprised how tired she could get from mere walking in this world.


Bottles smashed, I raised my hand
How can you all even stand?
And why is there joy in this poison? Oh
Faking smiles and confidence
Driving miles to capture this excitement
I can't take anymore

You're never gonna get it
I'm a hazard to myself
I'll break it to you easy
This is hell, this is hell
You're looking and whispering
You think I'm someone else
This is hell, yes
I am in hell



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Re: Slot 1: Azura and Nyxia (Nu'san Temple)

Postby Azura Rayume » 04/10/2012 8:39 PM

Ooh, she didn't seem to thrilled with his suggestion. He saw the sadness in his face, though he pretended not to, scooping up a deep blue egg from an old woodpecker hole. She seemed to perk up a bit after a fashion, though, so he assumed she was alright. She mentioned other people, too, which intrigued him.

"Who's she?" he asked, trying his best to seem curious instead of prying. He might have come off as a bit of both. In truth, he just wanted to figure out more about her. He did that for everyone, even if they didn't want it.



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