Florin
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Post by Florin on Mar 24, 2012 13:34:03 GMT -5
When Vagabond lifted her up, she screamed once again, louder than before. Not that it mattered, as it was muffled just like the rest. She released his arm for a moment to swipe her nails at him, trying to claw at his face, but was off by a good distance. Only once did she attempt this.
For a while Florin continued to struggle and claw at his arm, more screams and curses muffled by Vagabond's hand. Eventually, she went silent, and finally stopped her struggling, now simply following him where ever it was he was leading them. It seemed he may have finally forced her into submission.
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Pearl
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Post by Pearl on Mar 24, 2012 16:09:01 GMT -5
By the time Vagabond directed his speech towards her, Pearl had managed to shrink the distance between the two dolls by a noticable amount, allowing the pair to converse without raising the volume of their voices. The apology he gave to her was unexpected but certainly not unappreciated, and after taking a moment to consider her response, she informed him of this. "I must thank you for your apology, but I would be additionally pleased to finally see this dispute settled in a calm and rational manner," she stated, her expression betraying her desire for peace and order to be restored.
After Florin's blind attempts to maim the shorter stitchpunk failed and she finally fell still, Pearl began to consider how she would have responded in a similar situation. Without the ability to reason verbally with another anima, it would be extremely difficult for her to persuade her captor, and so she probably would have stopped struggling long ago to preserve her energy. She didn't mention this to the others, but she did make a small mental note of this observation, should she be taken hostage in a similar fashion in the future.
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Post by Vagabond[101] on Mar 24, 2012 19:45:24 GMT -5
Vagabond nodded as if he'd been expecting that. "Yeah, assuming she doesn't claw my eyes out or insult me some more, I'm planning on being a little less physical than this." He shook Florin a bit to emphasize his point. He looked around for a moment before unceremoniously dumping Florin on the ground. "Now then." He growled, crossing his arms.
"Listen you uppity little-... I mean, miss, we are currently in neither Savior or Racketeer territory. Okay? So we're on even ground now." He paused to consider. "And any routes back to your precious little clocktower is across Savior ground. And my mates are a might less forgiving of intrusion than I am, and that's fucking saying something." He sat down on his hands again. "Now we're gonna fucking talk. And we're gonna be calm, and we're gonna be rational." He lifted a finger and shook it at Florin. "Or I'm gonna fucking backhand you so hard your head spins around."
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Florin
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Post by Florin on Mar 24, 2012 23:18:34 GMT -5
Florin didn't immediately rise back to her feet after Vagabond dropped her. She rubbed her face a bit where Vagabond had held her, listening as he spoke to her. She nodded in agreement. She wanted to be angry, she wanted to slap him, more than anything she wanted to tear out his optics, but any of those options seemed out of the question now. She was unarmed, in unfamilar territory, alone with these two, neither of whom seemed to hold her in their favor right now. Continuing to fight would be the worst thing she could possibly do. She was wise enough to know this. Her anger would have to wait.
Florin held her hands up in a sign of submission. "Alright, okay, I'll behave, I swear it.." Her voice was soft and calm, any hint of anger drained from it. "I'm sorry, both of you."
Her voice held the slightest trace of fear. But not for either of the dolls in her company. The territory of her faction outside the Clocktower was unfamilar enough, seeing as how she rarely left the tower's safety. Now, though, she hadn't the slightest clue where she was, or what was out here. She held nothing on her person that could be used for defense should the need arise. Florin still held a supply of magnets, of course, but those would be useless should a machine decide to appear.
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Post by Vagabond[101] on Mar 24, 2012 23:58:33 GMT -5
Vagabond nodded slightly, getting to his feet. "Then I'm sorry, too, I guess. I could give two shits if you're a Racketeer- Just don't be a dick to me and I won't be a dick to you. I'm still gonna be golfing a lot, and I don't wanna have to deal with you if you're gonna be a bi-... Eh, disagreeable. I won't interfere with your shit if you don't fuck with mine. Deal?" He could be surprisingly civil when he needed to be- Vagabond's morals were sound, if not uncouth.
He knew they couldn't stay out there for long- It was going to be dark before long, and that meant there would be machines on the prowl- While he was perfectly fine handling them, he didn't need the dead weight of two untrained dolls to deal with during a fight. His main goal now was to make nice with Florin and then lead her back.
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libido
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Post by libido on Mar 31, 2012 13:53:26 GMT -5
"Well, well. Looks like quite a quandary here. Eh, Florin?" came a voice from the distance, from someone hidden and unnoticed until now. The rough masculine voice continued as the source of it emerged from around a large box just sitting there. "Letting yourself be taken off your dealing turf like a disgrace. It just makes me die inside to see a such a lovely one like yourself get into this kind of situation." He was just a little over an inch taller than Vagabond, and covered with a very well tailored black leather trench coat and wide brimmed hat of the same jet color. Both the collar edges of the coat, and the brim of the hat shaded and covered too much of his face to gather what it looked like. That, and over his optics... were they sunglasses? Whatever doll this getup could've come from, it had to be a very rare one... (But of course, it was all hand made by the one in question.) "Perhaps I might... lend my assistance?" suggested the stitchpunk with a note of hinting towards what he meant by assistance... it wasn't what a hothead would assume a "guy" like this one would give a "damsel in distress."
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Pearl
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Post by Pearl on Mar 31, 2012 14:18:38 GMT -5
An atmosphere of enforced calmness had begun to settle on the conversation. Pearl had watched from under the brim of her hat as the two dolls settled their differences, Vagabond now taking the upper hand in the conversation, and a small smile had pushed through her poker face as the outlook became brighter. "Deal?" It was all resting on that one word. In a few moments peace could be established, and Pearl could finally achieve some-
"Well, well."
Enter another complication.
The blue-clad doll inwardly sighed as she considered the newcomer. It was a shady character, probably male, and they either already knew Florin or had been stalking the group long enough to discover her name, but Pearl assumed the former. Infuriated by this disruption to what was starting to look like a perfect conclusion, she spoke up.
"Your assistance will not be necessary, Sir," she addressed him quickly but spoke with purpose, her body language indicating that her entire attention was turned towards him. "This particular quandary was mere moments from being resolved, and your input will not be required. My name is Pearl; may I ask for your name, and a brief description of your business?" This was her custom introduction, and it also served, or so she hoped, as an excellent distraction.
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Florin
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Post by Florin on Mar 31, 2012 16:52:36 GMT -5
"Alright, deal, just... don't do that again." She replied softly to Vagabond, almost seeming to be embarrassed.
Then came the doll who addressed her by name. Now, she was definitely embarrassed. Had he seen her being dragged face first through the dirt by the smaller Savior? Oh lord, if he told, she'd never live it down. Florin was quite thankful she lacked the ability to blush right now.
Her eyes narrowed slightly at the second male. Embarrassed as she was, she tried to maintain some air of authority. " You're rather far away from your usual place of work as well. What're you doing here? "
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Post by Vagabond[101] on Apr 1, 2012 1:52:22 GMT -5
Vagabond wheeled on the newcomer and immediately snapped into battle-mode. He brought his massive forearms and balled his lead hands into fists. "You take one more fucking step and I will shove my foot so far up your discharge vent you sneeze when my toes wiggle." He hissed, eyes narrowing even more.
At that distance the newcomer looked like a bright and colorful blur underneath a black coat- Which was extremely bad for him. Vagabond's poor eyesight was usually the only thing keeping him from knocking someone's block off, but someone as colorful as this ragdoll, with bright and vivacious colors, was almost certainly going to be decked in the head.
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libido
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Post by libido on Apr 4, 2012 10:26:28 GMT -5
The stranger stood there calm as a statue in the face of the disrespect he was shown by Pearl, and Vagabond especially. "So much hostility! You two need to relax, and you're in luck. You ran into me, Libido. The "Pimp of all Trades" is what they've taken to calling me here. Would you like to find out why?" said this Libido, and before asking his own question towards them he suggestively lowered his sunglasses with his left hand. This revealed the former black eyes, now stained a darkened blue as the pointed towards the much older minded female. A lewd smile was on his lips, yet before he continued his "assault" Libido turned his glance casually to Florin. "As you should know, I live here, babe. I'm off the clock-well, as far as dealing goes specifically. Why don't you all drop by my place and unwind a little? I couldn't help but overhear the dislike towards magnets, but I'm sure I could supply each of you with more accommodating pleasures."
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Pearl
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Post by Pearl on Apr 4, 2012 11:47:02 GMT -5
Before the newcomer could even respond to Pearl's question, the other dolls present made their feelings towards him known, and neither of them were pleased with his presence. Florin seemed to show some suppressed animosity towards the darkly-clad figure, and the knowledge of his career revealed that she did indeed know him personally.
Then Vagabond's response was entirely uncensored and potentially violent; he showed such hostility towards the other doll that Pearl couldn't help but consider whether they knew one another as well, or did he simply respond to every male rival in this manner? Oh, how interesting!
To her surprise, the newcomer was hardly phased by the unwelcome acknowledgments from them all, brushing it off and using it as an excuse to advertise his name and somewhat suspicious trades. Gold optics considered the doll now named Libido with skepticism; she did not think that she wanted to be involved with such a character.
"Although you are very gracious to offer up your space, I will have to decline such an invitation." She spoke firmly with a hint of distaste towards the doll, and felt no need to define the grounds on which she was declining; perhaps she felt that her reasoning was obvious.
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Florin
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Post by Florin on Apr 4, 2012 23:24:02 GMT -5
Florin turned to address Vagabond and Pearl, mainly Vagabond. "Please, calm yourself. He's ultimately harmless." Her tone suggested that she wasn't saying this so much to defend Libido, as to calm Vagabond. She'd already seen him angry once. She'd rather it not happen twice in one day.
She then turned back to the other Racketeer. " As... lovely as it is to see you, dear, I do rather wished you'd chosen another time to present yourself. I'm rather busy, you see." Her voice was kind, but held a visible amount of annoyance. She knew Libido rather well. He had his uses and perks, but making a good, formal first impression didn't seem to be one of them, she believed. Though she was aware she wasn't doing a miraculous job at it herself, she still wanted to impress these dolls, Pearl especially. She feared Libido's... personality, might drive her away.
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Post by Vagabond[101] on Apr 5, 2012 17:47:42 GMT -5
Vagabond felt the gaze of Pearl and Florin on him. "So this random-ass doll just pops up outta fucking nowhere in the middle of the Emptiness and your knee-jerk reaction is to trust him?" Vagabond said, waving an overlarge hand in his direction. As it became apparent that Florin knew this doll, he stood up straight and let his arms fall to his sides. "Nobody is harmless." He asserted.
"It's just a matter of how they go about showing it." He gave Libido a sharp glance. "Ain't that right, Crayola boy?" He turned back to Pearl and Florin. "There's some uncool shit out there. Not just machines. Excuse me if my first thought is to assume battlestations."
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libido
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Post by libido on Apr 6, 2012 23:47:49 GMT -5
"Don't talk like that, babe," Libido tried telling Pearl before Florin stepped in. "You too?" he then said towards her, sounding utterly betrayed. Then Libido's gaze finally aimed at Vagabond specifically, turning to a calm and now thoughtful stare after the mocked reference towards himself. "You know, I do actually understand just what you mean. Now I don't expect you just to up and follow some stranger off to who knows where. I have morals myself, believe it or not, and I like to follow by them. Common courtesy, to name one, is something you might want to try showing more often. I mean, I did introduce myself and my trade openly. Even offered a place to stay for the night. To be honest, it was much more of a peaceful gesture than what I could've done first hand," he went on saying in an unwavering tone. Then he put more focus in his speech as he continued. "Like it or not, 'lunkhead, wanna-be preacher boy like yourself is on Racketeer turf here. Had I really felt it necessary, I would've called every pimp, bouncer, and strong-arm between here and the Clocktower to show you just how we feel about those causing trouble in our neighborhood like you did by roughing up poor Florin here. Had you gone any further I wouldn't have had much choice. But think of how you'd react had someone from here went and socked one of your other wanna-be preacher buddies right in the optic, right in front of that big ol' church thing you folks live in? It'd sure ruffle your feathers, I imagine." A tense air momentarily flowed about between the two opposing forces. It faded as Libido turned back his smile as well as casual expression and voice. "You show a little restraint at least. 'Made me think you're capable of handling a certain friend of mine back at my place. She likes the type that can be rough like yourself, even though she's one of the sweetest things you'd ever see this part of the world. I suppose I'll still hold the offer to let you meet her as my lovely lady right here seems indisposed at the moment. I'd like nothing more than to respect Florin by leaving her be, but only if I'm sure she wasn't troubled anymore by the likes of, well, anyone really." After finishing his little speech, Libido then made to turn and walk back towards where he came from. He stopped short to turn another suggestive eye towards Pearl. "You would do best to stay in our graces better, especially. While I don't mean to threaten you at all by saying, some other folks here I know would be after you as well had I gone through in calling them to help out dear Florin. And to be honest, I doubt anyone holds strong enough ties to you yet to be too concerned if you weren't ever seen again for some reason, if you catch what I mean." there was more genuine, even kind sounding concern in Libido's voice than ill intent. He then fully turned and continued on his way back to his shack with a sigh. "Either way, my offer still stands. I never turn down good guests. Though in this case I think I showed enough kindness to deserve some in return, I don't force anyone to do a single thing they don't feel comfortable with," he said over his shoulder before turning around the bend. "Think it over a little more at least!" he then said with a wave of his hand as he made to vanish back into the shadows beyond the box.
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Pearl
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Post by Pearl on Apr 9, 2012 13:05:05 GMT -5
"That's where you're incorrect," the pale doll spoke in a voice with such an edge that she might as well have dropped a large bladed weapon in Libido's path. While the other three dolls had spoken, despite their negative attitudes towards the cloaked doll Pearl couldn't help but wonder if she had missed out on an opportunity, and now that he had made his argument she wondered if this opportunity could still be seized. "Wherever I go I establish a positive mark in the community, and I would need another pair of hands at least to count the people with which I have left a good enough impression to warrant their concern."
She paused for a moment to observe his reaction, as she had no doubt that he was merely making a show of leaving and was waiting to hear the words she would say next. "If you do not feel that I have shown you enough grace, then allow me to rectify this by no less than observing your trade." It felt like a mistake, but a character with such a sharp mind and strong trade couldn't be without their advantages to her. "I cannot guarentee that I will wish to partake in any activites," she added, glancing over him with a wary, measuring gaze, "But it would be the least I could do to observe."
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