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nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
#2401: Dec 12th 2011 at 9:34:35 PM

Beach

Qrlil blinked. "Er... 'so yeah' what? I am... not sure I understand."

Night.

Gault Laugh and grow dank! from beyond the kingdom Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: P.S. I love you
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#2402: Dec 12th 2011 at 9:39:36 PM

Saliha nodded once. "That's exactly my point. Neither do I." The two of them floated awkwardly in the warm water for a moment, each not quite sure what to say to the other.

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Dvdmacyoshi Since: Jul, 2011
#2403: Dec 12th 2011 at 11:45:49 PM

[Sky]

The Prince, following the lead of Shinako, threw on his own parachute.

"Okay, I'm ready as well."

The Prince looked down from the window. That was quite a drop... nothing he couldn't handle, though.

piearty Hello world! from The clouds Since: Oct, 2009
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#2404: Dec 13th 2011 at 5:53:30 AM

Nope, apparently he couldn't guess. Then again, he'd never actually talked to her in any way. Lucas was tempted to ask what his problem had been, but reminded himself that if the guy wasn't prying into his issues, he shouldn't pry into the guy's.

"Well, they seem nice enough, really," he said, "but they act like they're obligated to...something from me. For some reason they got rid of that obligation, acting like it was a really big favor and everything...it was just really suspicious."

I knew it. From a sane standpoint, her idea is, well, crazy. "I think that helped me make up my mind. Thanks."

edited 13th Dec '11 3:54:04 PM by piearty

KSPAM PARTY PARTY PARTY I WANNA HAVE A PARTY from PARTY ROCK Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
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#2405: Dec 13th 2011 at 6:11:41 AM

Kali watched Lucas and Xavier's conversation from halfway down shore, sipping on a margarita. She couldn't really tell what they were saying, buuuut...

Five bucks says I'm the topic of conversation. She thought, sighing. Shit. The brothers Sunyo weren't exactly fond of her, or at least Vince wasn't. Chances are that little talk would not be ending in her favor.

Oh well. Not her problem, at least not till Lucas gave her an answer. Until then, all she could do was go sunbathing and sip fancy little margarita glasses. She twisted the glass around in her hands, staring at her frowning reflection. But why wasn't that enough for her to be satisfied, dammit?

edited 13th Dec '11 7:53:31 PM by KSPAM

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AtticusFinch read from You Since: Mar, 2011
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#2406: Dec 13th 2011 at 6:59:33 AM

Siv turned a light shade of pink. "I um...well...some day...maybe but...I'm not exactly...er...normalinthatdepartmentsoprobablynot."

She looked down at her finished soda, completely embarrassed.

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Sonzai Since: Sep, 2010
#2407: Dec 13th 2011 at 1:46:32 PM

[Sky]

"Let me check..." Melissa said, making sure they both had their parachutes on securely. "Looks good, just pull that cord here to release it, I'll give the signal at the best time."

"Alright, you two jump out first - I'll follow after. Just try to relax and have fun!" Melissa said, pushing a button on the wall, causing a sliding door on the side of the plane to open. A light wind blew in from outside, as the plane flew gently back to the Resort.

"Okay, here I go! Geronimo!" Shinako said, jumping out the door and into the sky.

Dvdmacyoshi Since: Jul, 2011
#2408: Dec 13th 2011 at 2:10:09 PM

[Sky]

The Prince in turn followed suit. He took a first step back, just for the sake of having a running start, as he leapt from the plane, following Shinako downwards. The Wind hit his face with great force... no surprise there. It was an admittedly exciting experience, but he had been through much more risky events.

TeraChimera Since: Oct, 2010
#2409: Dec 13th 2011 at 3:02:31 PM

[Beach]

"Okay," said Xavier, nodding. "Glad I could help."

He paused for a bit, flicking some sand. "Um, if you don't mind me asking," he said, "what is your problem? If you don't want to tell me," he added quickly, "that's fine, it's just, I'm kinda curious is all."

Sonzai Since: Sep, 2010
#2410: Dec 13th 2011 at 3:15:36 PM

[Sky]

The wind blew past Shinako's face as she fell through the sky, The Prince right behind her. She did some acrobatics, and flipped around, facing upwards.

Melissa caught up to them, and took out a camera, taking some photos of them.

Dvdmacyoshi Since: Jul, 2011
#2411: Dec 13th 2011 at 3:39:09 PM

[Sky]

The Prince eventually reached the same level as Shinako as they fell through the sky. There was no point saying anything, all talking would have to be saved until they had reached the ground. Instead, the Prince embraced Shinako, delivering a kiss as they continued to plummet.

piearty Hello world! from The clouds Since: Oct, 2009
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#2412: Dec 13th 2011 at 3:41:51 PM

Lucas remembered how when he'd entered the resort he was so afraid of people thinking he was some sort of freak. This was clearly not an issue anymore, but he was still hesitant to just spill it to anyone who asked. Yeah, he'd told Kali (and very unsubtly hinted about it with Edward), but that was out of desperation for a solution. Not as some sort of small talk subject. Although... he realized.
"I can't sleep," he said, absentmindedly gazing at the tide. And no, Lunesta doesn't work, don't bother asking. "Haven't been able to properly for about 6 years. I'd tell you more, but I just wanna say that if I tell you my issue, I'm gonna ask about yours too. I don't know if you mind, is why..."

edited 13th Dec '11 4:29:40 PM by piearty

TeraChimera Since: Oct, 2010
#2413: Dec 13th 2011 at 4:02:36 PM

[Beach]

Xavier chewed on his lip a bit. Lucas didn't seem to want to tell him about it, so it apparently wasn't his business. On the other hand, it didn't look like Lucas wanted to keep it a total secret; he was just a little apprehensive about it. Maybe. Xavier couldn't completely tell.

"Look," he said, "if you'd rather not tell me at all, you don't have to. Just say no, and I won't ask you about it at all. Okay? But you can still ask me about my problem; it's not really there any more, but it took up a large portion of my life."

KillerClowns Since: Jan, 2001
#2414: Dec 13th 2011 at 4:04:16 PM

Avea looked at Siv, confused. "Not exactly normal...?"

Julia gave a false cough to get Avea's attention, then said, "Earthborn, remember? Different view on..."

"Oh!" Avea said, getting Julia's hint. Her tone slightly thoughtful, but otherwise conversational, she said, "huh. Thought I was the only lesbian here." Then, nervously, she added, "or... am I misreading you?"

Sonzai Since: Sep, 2010
#2415: Dec 13th 2011 at 4:24:02 PM

[Sky]

Shinako and The Prince embraced for a few minutes, as Melissa thought, I'm sure they'll like these pictures.

"Okay, we're approaching the parachute point," Melissa said through a small megaphone, as the ocean and beach rapidly approached them, "Sorry, but you two will have to be separate temporarily so the parachutes don't get tangled up."

piearty Hello world! from The clouds Since: Oct, 2009
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#2416: Dec 13th 2011 at 5:21:56 PM

No, it's not that I don't want to tell you, specifically, it's just... Okay. What harm could it do, really? "No, I don't mind, honestly," he said, even though he still kind of did. He took a deep breath. "My problem is that I have telepathy but I can't control it and people's messed up dreams keep me from sleeping at night." Wow. It doesn't even sound like a big deal when I say it that way. He blinked. "What was your issue?"

AtticusFinch read from You Since: Mar, 2011
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#2417: Dec 13th 2011 at 6:03:44 PM

"Oh...no! I'm not...I'm not attracted to women." Siv replied abruptly .She suddenly realized what she said.

"Not that there is anything wrong with that! Nothing at all! My best friends are gay!"

Well, ok, that was a lie. One of her best friends was gay. The rest were all mild friends. Mostly. It still totally counted though. Totally.

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TeraChimera Since: Oct, 2010
#2418: Dec 13th 2011 at 6:05:06 PM

[Beach]

"Good old-fashioned speciesism," said Xavier. "Chimeras have had to live in secret from humans, for various reasons, for a very long time. When we first revealed ourselves to humans about forty years ago, let's just say that some humans didn't take too kindly to us. Some basic rights got pushed out the door pretty fast, but in hindsight, I think that was just enough rights so we could be limited by the law. Before that, we weren't citizens, and so could flat-out incinerate someone in the street if they were throwing around hate speech without fear of legal retaliation. After that, we couldn't." He snorted. "It's brilliant, in its own twisted way."

He stopped talking for a moment. Maybe he could help Lucas a little, even though he didn't know a thing about telepathy. "Look," he said, "this is going to sound a little stupid, but... have you tried tin foil?" Caln, that sounds really stupid. Brushing the thought aside, he continued, "I mean, it's always shown in pop culture to prevent mind reading, so maybe it works the other way around?" He shrugged.

KillerClowns Since: Jan, 2001
#2419: Dec 13th 2011 at 6:58:55 PM

Now it was Avea's turn to look embarrassed. "Ah. Heh. So... uh, sorry. Won't pry further." I probably don't want to know, she though to herself. "Friends are nice," she added, meekly.

Julia smiled. "So, is it my turn to talk about the power of friendship? Because I will, whether you like it or not!" Avea laughed softly, as one does with inside jokes, before Julia turned back to Siv and said, "so. Any of your friends really stand out?"

piearty Hello world! from The clouds Since: Oct, 2009
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#2420: Dec 13th 2011 at 7:02:14 PM

He laughed sharply. ...What. Wasn't expecting that. "Okay, even if I were to try that," Lucas said, snickering, "and it somehow worked, I wouldn't want to." He sobered, thinking again. Should I tell Xavier that too? For some reason it made him more uncomfortable than admitting he was a freaking psychic. The extranormal made him able to pretend he was normal. Funny, how that worked out. "I can't, um..." He swallowed nervously. "I don't want to get rid of my...power. I just want to control it. If I got rid of it, well..." He gently tugged his earlobe while speaking, sort of hoping Xavier might catch on but mostly hoping (and believing, could he get any vaguer?) he wouldn't.

Switching the subject back to Xavier, "So you're not a dragon, you're a chimera? I'm not exactly sure what that is. I thought it was those stripey mice or something, not ah, what you look like." A dragon. "The most racism I ever get is mostly people assuming I know karate, so I can't relate with you too much. But it sounds really terrible to deal with your whole life. The 'giving-you-rights' stuff wasn't the solution, was it? That sounds awful too."

TeraChimera Since: Oct, 2010
#2421: Dec 13th 2011 at 7:23:53 PM

[Beach]

"Well, that's not exactly what I meant," said Xavier. Yeah, that had been a stupid suggestion, especially if he used telepathy to hear. "If it worked, you could make a hat out of it and just wear it when you wanted to sleep." He shrugged. "But I guess it probably won't work. Worth a shot, anyway.

"And I know those stripey mice are called chimeras, but it has a different meaning in biology." He glanced over to the building. "I think it has something to do with DNA, I'd have to ask Vincent. But regarding my looks, I know what you're thinking. I look like a dragon. That's because, in my world at least, chimeras were actually the inspiration for dragon myths. Don't you find it a bit odd that civilizations with no contact all have similar myths of giant lizards?"

Xavier began listing them off on his fingers. "The Aztecs had Quetzalcoatl. Europeans have the classical dragon. In Persia, the nāga. The Chinese lóng. Y Ddraig Goch of Wales. Jörmungandr in Norse mythology. Korea's gyo. English wyverns. And so on. Where I'm from, all of these are corruptions of a single species." He thumped his chest with a closed fist. "Us."

He paused and his wings drooped a little. "But the negative aspects of most dragons, especially their violent tendencies, meant that 'dragon' is still a mild slur to us. Don't worry, I've gotten over it, but I used to loathe the word. But that's in the past now. Oh, and we're very close to equal citizens, so don't worry about that."

Something jumped into his head. "Hold on. Do you use the phone at all? How could you use the phone if people were too far away for you to hear what they're thinking?"

nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
#2422: Dec 13th 2011 at 8:03:38 PM

Beach

After a bit, Qrlil propelled herself backwards with an ungainly kick and turned to face Saliha. "Well," she said, bobbing her head. "Er... well."

That really didn't help things much for either of us, did it?

"Well, should we go back over there now?" she said eventually, gesturing at Xavier and whoever it was he was now talking to. "I suppose there is not much more to say here, at any rate."

piearty Hello world! from The clouds Since: Oct, 2009
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#2423: Dec 13th 2011 at 8:24:13 PM

Well he obviously figured it out. Is he really smart, or am I just that terrible at subtlety? At least his question was easy to answer. "I don't use phones," Lucas said, shrugging in a pained attempt to look casual. "I couldn't hear that maid thing in the lobby either cuz I think she's a robot, and robots don't have thoughts...or they're in binary or something. I don't know. Oh and, unless people've got one stuck in their heads I can't hear songs. Even then they sound really messed up and distorted. Music's probably what I...miss the most..." He shook his head. "Now it's just me and other people's thoughts." Doesn't that sound depressing?

He'd smiled a little when Xavier listed different countries' dragon legends and now said, "Hey...I told you my last name was Long, right? Though Asian dragons are positive and good, so—" Suddenly, excitedly, he realized something. "Wait. All those cultures' legends exist in my world too. Does that mean chimeras are in hiding there as well?"
Bed

edited 13th Dec '11 8:41:25 PM by piearty

Gault Laugh and grow dank! from beyond the kingdom Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: P.S. I love you
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#2424: Dec 13th 2011 at 8:31:12 PM

Saliha gave a reluctant sigh. "Alright. Yeah, we should go." The two of them waded over to Xavier, however Saliha said nothing.

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nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
#2425: Dec 13th 2011 at 8:37:42 PM

Beach

Qrlil gave Saliha a sidelong glance, then swam up to the point where it became shallow enough to sit on the ocean floor. She settled down and flapped an arm towards Xavier.

"We are done with our, er, conversation," she called. "May I ask who you are speaking with?"


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