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Orb, Day 2 of the Great Heat's Beginning

[Kay looks tired. His injuries haven't fully healed yet -- there are some bandages visible above the neckline of the tunic he's wearing. It looks like he's done his best to hide them, but not quite succeeded.]

So, uh...I've got this horse, and...does anybody want it? I mean, I'm not going to do anything with it. I can't freaking ride a horse. So it might as well go to someone who can, right?

I can get around just fine without it, and I don't have a clue how to take care of the damn thing. Someone take it off my hands already. Same with this sword thing.

[He holds it up, turning it back and forth in the light, looking at it.]

I don't need it. I don't even know if it's any good. But if I keep it, it's not gonna kill anything but dust bunnies, because it's not coming out from under the bed, you know what I mean?

Any takers? I'll trade you something for them.

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Forgive me for asking, but you are aware there is some manner of war on, and there are wild, ravenous beasts in the woods just outside of the city, and something about evil or something. I stopped listening, honestly.

Now, I ask, because while I have little use for either myself, I am a bit intrigued by a man who thinks he doesn't need a sword in the middle of all that. A horse, well, if you can't ride, it won't do you much good. But a sword? Most folk would be glad to have some manner of weapon at hand, one would think.

Not one I can't use. I'm safer with a knife or a stick or even just my hands than a great big sharp thing I'm as likely to cut myself with as anything I'm trying to hurt.

I'm not sure I'd want nothing but a knife, if half of the stories these people tell about the forest are true.

Though, I'd probably not do much of anything with a sword if someone handed it to me, either. If you do keep it, I think you're supposed to point the sharp end away from yourself. You know. Just in case.

[A little smile.]

I'm sure we haven't met yet, young man. I'm Selene, and these people seem to think I'm a princess. Now, who am I to argue?

[Grump grump grump.]

I know how they're supposed to work. I'd just be more comfortable with a piece of rebar or something.

[Sigh.]

I'm Kay. You can probably tell from the horse and sword I'm trying to pawn that I don't really care about being a knight.

Rebar. Well, I've seen it work. Practical, at least.

[She tips her head to the side, pushing a bi of hair back behind her ear.]

You don't like playing games, I'm guessing. Can't blame you there.

[His tone is a little darker than you'd expect.]

Yeah. Me too.

[But he's going to leave those memories in the past. Selene offered a different subject, and Kay's going to take it.]

I don't like being messed with. This whole place -- if it wasn't bad enough that it pulled me away from my entire life, it's like it's making fun of me on top of that. Telling me I'm a knight, dressing me up in fur, giving me things I can't use, and then the person in charge of it all being some kind of idiot...guh, it's just insulting.

[She looks off tothe side, at something out of the orb's view. A little frown touched her lips.]

It probably says something about my life that I'm not upset about winding up here, I imagine.

My brother won't be very happy, though, when he finds out I'm gone.

[He frowns.]

That's a little sad, yeah. I mean, mine wasn't a cakewalk either, but it was looking up, you know? I was going to patch things up with my girl.

[She's got a brother? A brother who is probably worried. Kay hadn't thought much about the people he'd left behind up until now. He looks thoughtful.]

Damn kid'll tear up the city looking for me. Never a good idea to worry a Hunter, I suppose. I mean, he can kill a vampire without breaking a sweat, or so he routinly claims. Teenagers.

[She laughed, and offered Kay a grin.]

Honey, you'll be home to see her. Even if that means playing this stupid game for a little while. Magic brought you here, it can send you back. We just have to find someone who can say the right nonsense, and poof, right back.

[Kay's eyebrows go up, and up. First Selene namedrops vampires like they were as common as bears or mountain lions, then she mentions her brother is a Hunter. His entire body is flooded with relief that he's managed to keep his "condition" a secret.

He also realizes that he's going to have to hide Faolan from her. Oh, hell. That's not going to be easy. Kay tries not to look too suspicious, but he hesitates a beat too long to be casual before speaking again.]

Y-yeah, that's what I thought, but everyone says no one can do it. Not even the people who brought us here. They say we can go back after the thorns are gone, whenever that'll be.

[He's covering up his nervousness well now.]

I'm inclined to believe them. If there's a way back, no one's found it yet. That's not counting the people who randomly disappear, though. That happens, too.

[She caught the hesitation, there. Her lips thin just a little.]

No one has done it. That doesn't make it impossible. Worst case scenario, we just have to beat these thorns. That's what we are her for, anyway.

[It's difficult to say for sure just by looking at him, but Kay is definitely guarded now. He's had bad experiences with people who call themselves hunters.]

Maybe it's not impossible, but I'd bet people have been looking for a way back home for a while now. If they haven't found it, what are our chances?

[Quite the opposite in her world; anyone who mistrusts hunters is a big red flag to her.]

Well, that doesn't mean I won't look. But it does mean I'm going plan like I'm stuck here for a while, even if I might not want to be. I can hate it or deal with it, so. I figure at least I don't hate the dresses.

[She grins at the orb.]

Are you at the castle often? I've accepted a room here, for now.

Yeah, I'm staying in the wing by the stables.

[He meets her grin with a wince.]

You're lucky that you like the clothes. I'm not going to go into what they tried to make me wear.

You said something about fur, I believe. It's a look I enjoy from time to time, honestly.

[She shrugged to herself.]

Perhaps I shall see you around, then. Though I'm not in that wing, I fear.

Let's just say I'd never anyone I know to see me in it.

But yeah, we're gonna run into each other again. This town isn't that big, and we're staying in the same place.

See you around -- Selene, right?

That's right. I'm afraid I didn't catch your name.

[Did he seriously forget to introduce himself? He could've sworn he did, but doesn't quite remember.]

Oh, yeah. Sorry. It's Kay. Kay Curtis.

Kay Curtis.

[A little frown. The name sounded familiar, but she was pretty sure he hadn't introduced himself.]

Hmm. Well, I look forward to meeting you properly, Mr. Curtis.

[Eh, it's not a big deal. Kay shrugs.]

Yeah, see you.

[And he'll cut the connection.]

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Orb, Day 2 of the Great Heat's Beginning

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You're Still Up. Yay!

not for long, though :(

I expect no replies when I tag after work. Sorry.

It's cool bro, we'll make it work! I'm in this game because the pace is so slow

We do what we can, after all~

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See Kay run. See Kay jump to conclusions.

Run Kay, Run!

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