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Post by HungryHunter on Oct 8, 2015 20:02:03 GMT
Warden walked through a vast mall in Britain. This was a terrible place to meet. Far too many people. Ariana was just excited. Malls were a new and unique adventure to her, regardless of the circumstances. She stared at all the stores, not knowing any of them. "Can I go in there?" She pointed into a comic shop. "No. Sit over here." Warden gave her a gentle tug over to a bench and sat her down. Calming in the chair, she tried to ignore the eyes on the burn scars gracing her arm. It felt like it hurt only when other people noticed. Warden squeezed her hand. "It's okay. Arthur will deal with that." Arthur. She could barely remember him. Had they gone to his house? She knew he had been on Nassau, but Warden had talked to him a lot more than she had.
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Post by TimePuppy on Oct 10, 2015 16:39:26 GMT
"Hi. Hope I didn't make you wait too long." Arthur soundlessly appeared behind the two with his elbows on the backrest. He was dressed casually, wearing just blue jeans and a white shirt with a wolf head on the front.
"So why'd you wanna meet? You said something about Ariana being hurt, but..." Then he noticed the burn scars. "Oh... What happened?"
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Post by HungryHunter on Oct 10, 2015 23:01:33 GMT
Warden looked at him with pain in his eyes. "Eve happened. She took her revenge on me by trying to kill Ariana. I thought she loved her. I made a grave mistake." Ariana looked her lap listlessly. She couldn't ignore it while daddy was talking about it... "SOMEBODY TRIED TO KILL THIS KID!?" "Martha, this is really rude..." An angry, punkish looking young woman glared down, tiny girl tugging on her arm like an anchor.
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Post by TimePuppy on Oct 14, 2015 14:48:09 GMT
Arthur frowned, partially because he was trying to remember who Eve even was. Was it the robot girl from Nassau maybe? But before he could reach a satisfactory conclusion, Martha appeared out of nowhere.
In under a second he appeared between Martha and Ariana, just in case. "Slow down there lady. Just who the hell are you?"
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Post by HungryHunter on Oct 14, 2015 17:08:08 GMT
Warden spun to face Martha, getting a burst of sharp mint and bubble bath in his enhanced nostrils. They weren't human. Martha ignored Arthur when she saw the burn on Ariana's arm. She reached out a hand to shake. "Hey, I'm Martha. What's your name?" She gave a friendly smile. Ariana happily took her hand and shook. "I'm Ariana!" She was surprised at how cold the big girl's hand was. Jane sighed. "I'm sorry, my sister is really rude. I'm Jane." Warden politely shook her hand, keeping his eyes locked on the spikey haired punk, who moved her attention briefly to Arthur to shake with him as well.
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Post by TimePuppy on Oct 17, 2015 0:09:52 GMT
Arthur exhaled and shook his head. At least he wasn't getting a bad vibe from this girl. In fact, there was something about her that he quite liked but he couldn't put his finger on it. "Arthur Cromwell." He shook Martha's hand. "Pleasure to meet you. Now, while we appreciate your concern, this is a private matter so..."
Then he finally noticed Jane. Cuuuuuuute. "Hi Jane, I'm Arthur, but you can call me Arty. Nice to meet you."
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Post by HungryHunter on Oct 17, 2015 3:44:01 GMT
Warden released the tiny girl's hand to let her shake with Arthur as well. He was looking them over in every wavelength of light, and the results were clear. Neither was human. Their bodies were room temperature to the core. The little one had some sort of glands in her hands replacing a few bones. The other he couldn't see anything abnormal about, but that didn't mean she didn't have something he couldn't see. Fighting spirit, ki, magic. Any of those. "If somebody hurt a child, it's everybody's business." She crossed her arms and planted her feet. "You are correct. And this was an attempt on her life." Warden informed her. Jane happily shook Arthur's hand, looking him over. "I should really just go to the comic shop and go home..." Jane slid away to enter the store just across the way. Martha stared as she passed her, but dug her feet into the ground and stayed.
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Post by TimePuppy on Oct 19, 2015 22:04:11 GMT
While Arthur agreed that getting some reinforcements isn't a bad idea, he wasn't sure that position was best given to some eavesdropping stranger who appeared out of nowhere. On the other hand, he liked Martha's attitude and Ariana seemed to like her, too.
"Okay, okay. You can help us punish the vile creature. But first we have to fix up Ariana and leave her somewhere safe."
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Post by HungryHunter on Oct 21, 2015 21:58:49 GMT
"You can do that!?" Martha yelled, luckily not as loud as she could but enough to draw eyes. Warden was beginning to regret allowing her into the group. However, he doubted he could get rid of her without killing her, and that would be hard to do without alerting Arthur. "Don't do that. Now Ariana, show Arthur the scars." Ariana looked embarrassed. "But I'd have to take off my shirt..." Warden thought for a second. The marks on her chest were small. They would never be visible in public. "Fine, just roll up your sleeve." Warden commanded, and Ariana nodded. The small marks down her upper arm were revealed to be part of a much more fearsome whole, her shoulder a mottled web of red and pink. Martha looked horrified for a second before putting on a kind smile and glancing at the other two. They had BETTER be able to fix that up if she didn't want to keep it! "It should be within your power. However, she's grown a little since she was burnt, so there won't be enough skin for her body. Be ready to help with that too please."
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Post by TimePuppy on Oct 27, 2015 17:40:13 GMT
"Don't worry, Warden, I'm always ready for anything." Arthur said, cracking his knuckles. Then he noticed that there were a few too many people walking around. He looked at Martha, "If you want to help us out with paying back the debt, you'll have to be quieter. And also, stand here." He pulled Martha into the optimal position for hiding Ariana (and what he was about to do) from curious onlookers.
"Now, let's get this over with." Out of thin air, he pulled out a pack of tissues and a pack of wet wipes and opened them. He placed his free hand on Ariana's shoulder. "Time Rewind." For a second nothing happened. Then the burnt skin started disappearing around the edges. And finally, without a single warning, it turned into healthy skin again. All in all, the process lasted four seconds and it completely painless. Arthur quickly followed it up by snapping his fingers and casting a healing spell, patching up the tears created by the remerging of the scared cells. He proceeded to wipe away any blood left on her arm with the tissues he prepared earlier.
"All done. Now, who wants to get ice cream?"
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Post by HungryHunter on Oct 27, 2015 23:47:02 GMT
Ariana whimpered and screwed her eyes tightly shut when her skin tightened and ripped. It was over just a second later. She opened her eyes and rubbed the spot, feeling her newly smooth skin. "You're so cool! Can you make birds into dinosaurs!?" She pulled her sleeve back into place and hugged him tight. Martha glared at Arthur for his suggestion, but her gaze cooled after a second. "Afterwards. Okay?" Warden nodded in agreement. "I have a place to take Ariana. Arthur, I already sent the location of Eve's home to your phone. You may determine if Martha should join you. I'll join you later." He took Ariana by the hand and drug her off of Arthur. "Alright! Byyyyyyyyye!" She continued waving until they rounded a corner.
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Post by TimePuppy on Nov 2, 2015 17:58:47 GMT
"See you later then!" Arthur waived them off. "Oh, and Loveline says hi!" He shouted right before they rounded the corner. Hopefully they heard him.
He turned toward Martha. "So, you're free to tag along now. There's something I like about you and I can't really deny someone who wants to help me punish sinners. And even if I did, you'd follow me, wouldn't you?"
Arthur looked at his phone. "Okay, she's this way. Let's go." He set off towards the location Warden sent him.
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Post by HungryHunter on Nov 3, 2015 4:05:35 GMT
Martha nodded. "You got that right. I'm not going back until this is settled." She smiled and offered her hand. "Sorry if I was rude earlier. I just really want to get her! Are you sure you should be along, though?" She looked cautiously at his small stature.
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Post by TimePuppy on Nov 3, 2015 17:44:38 GMT
"Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? You don't have to worry about that, I'm probably older then you are. And I'm sure I also have far more experience." Arthur didn't take her hand. He would feel awkward doing it now. "Besides, you don't look particularly strong yourself. What can you do? Or would you prefer to surprise me?"
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Post by HungryHunter on Nov 3, 2015 20:19:27 GMT
"I'm nervous about bringing a kid into battle. I'm 16, and you don't look older than 14. Besides, I can kick a house apart and then make the windows get people! I've got this." They turned the corner and not far down was a two story building, worn looking and wedged between two other shops. In new red letters writ large across the cover over the front door was THE WILD HUNT. "Isat them?" Martha was already glaring at the storefront.
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Post by TimePuppy on Nov 3, 2015 21:03:51 GMT
"Well I'm 27 so you don't have to worry about me. Not too much at least. I'd appreciate getting saved if I get in trouble" Arthur said.
Once they reached the place and Arthur checked his phone to make sure, he said "Yeah, this is the place. Now let's just make sure she's here right now." He pulled his trademark coat out of thin air and put it on before going inside.
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Post by HungryHunter on Nov 4, 2015 1:09:36 GMT
"27? I don't believe you!" She was smiling playfully now. He didn't talk like a kid, and she could buy people being weird ages. The fun ended when he opened the door. She charged past him, white jacket billowing behind her. She staggered to a halt and stared at the people in the room. The first was a friendly looking little boy with pink hair. His cuteness didn't distract her long from the woman looking at a file on the stairs. This couldn't be right. "You're the crazy lady that saved my sister!" She turned with wide eyes to Arthur. "What's the name of the perpetrator?" She turned her head back and whispered to Arthur. "Oh, hey, you're one of those little sweeties from the mall! Hey, I'm doing some research on a disease going around, so can I get a cheek swab on you? It'd make me really sad if a cutey like you got sick!" Eve stood up and took a little cotton swab from one of her many pockets.
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Post by TimePuppy on Nov 4, 2015 14:54:08 GMT
"You know Eve?" Arthur asked, surprised. That would complicate matters, especially since Eve apparently saved Martha's sister one time. Guess they'll go easy on her. "Well, that's not important right now. We're here on business so you should decide quickly if you'll let her swab you or if we'll get down to it right away."
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Post by HungryHunter on Nov 4, 2015 18:05:56 GMT
"Is she the target!?" Martha demanded before getting spun around by Eve. A few seconds later she was spitting into a trash can and Eve put the swab in a little glass tube and plugged it up. "This isn't your boyfriend or anything, right? You haven't been kissing him or anybody?" Martha scrunched up her face. "Ew, kissing?" Eve giggled. "Then this should be yours. If just that's gross, you're not giving any oral." She went towards the stairs, leaving Malcolm embarrassed and Martha confused. "Oral? Oral exams...?"
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Post by TimePuppy on Nov 4, 2015 20:51:08 GMT
"H-Hey! You don't even remember?! From Nassau? I'm so forgettable..." Arthur struggled to suppress his tears while Eve gathered Martha's saliva and confused her.
"Um, don't... Don't think about it too hard. You'll know what she means when you're older. Actually, I'm surprised you don't already. Are you sure you're 16? Anyway, yeah, she's the one who did it."
"Hey, you." He turned to the blushing Malcolm. "You seem a bit worked up. Maybe you should go for a walk. We need to have a private chat with Eve anyway and we might get a bit loud." He didn't want any innocent bystanders getting hurt.
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