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[If you're sharp-eared, you might catch the slow, slick sound of metal on metal in the background here, as a certain someone sharpens a pair of lovely matched daggers.]

Anything fun going on? I'm tired of playing by myself.

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cold_blood_spec. Let's just imagine belves look a little more like him okay it was the best I could do |D]

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[Because, by the power of gameplay magic, Penny can find him. Totally. She looks rather different than she usually does, and it's not just the bodice and miniskirt. Prettier, less freckly--oh, the magic of being an avatar.]

Rudy! Hey! Could you lend me a hand, maybe?

[He's sitting out somewhere, still tending to his weaponry. He looks about the same, except for... you know, the enormous elf ears and eyebrows, and the ridiculousness of his outfit, but the resemblance is there. When Penny shows up he looks up and smiles.]

Be glad to. What'd you need?

[She totally recognized him. And it doesn't seem odd at all that he has weird eyebrows and elf ears.]

Thank you so, so much. I got this quest from Allison... I need to find three Venom Sacs. Which involves killing spiders. Which... you know, holy priest here, and I can smite with the best of them, but you look all... fighty.

[She pauses.]

And hey, loot! You can have everything the spiders drop but the Venom Sacs.

Yeah, I can handle that.

[He stretches a bit, slipping his knives into the sheaths at his sides without looking and standing, moving with practiced ease. That he's never exactly practiced for. Though really he's about as good with a blade any day as he is today.]

If you'll throw the occasional heal we should be able to manage on our own, I think.

Great! This means a lot to me.

[That's... wow. Penny's stave suddenly feels a little inadequate, but that's why she's more the stand-back-and-heal type than the going-up-and-slaughtering type.]

I'm all about the healing. To the woods?

[He gestures boldly in that direction, striking a pose that ought to be ridiculous but well, for a video game is just par for the course, and starts walking.]

So what do you get for these venom sacs?

[She thinks nothing of it and follows him, keeping back a bit should they be attacked.]

The warm fuzzy glow of knowing that we've helped someone in need? ...Well. And Silk Bandages and 10,018 EXP.

[He considers that a moment, then nods, his ears twitching thoughtfully.]

Could come in handy. Mind if we kill a few extra? I wouldn't mind turning them in myself.

[She hesitates. Penny doesn't like killing things, but it is for a good cause...]

I guess that's okay. So long as there aren't any... I don't know, friendly spiders out there.

[He shrugs, in a way that suggests he's not really picky about the moral fiber of the spiders that die for their gain, but doesn't say anything about it.]

I'm sure there'll be plenty.

Well, yeah. It's a spooky forest... it's probably crawling with spiders.

And eggs, too. Spiders lay billions and billions of eggs, don't they?

[Urrgh, he grimaces a bit at the thought. But at least they shouldn't lack mobs to fight.]

...Rudy?

How's it going, Mara?

Are those knives I hear in the background?

Well, daggers, yeah.

You know how to use daggers?

Sure. And swords, axes, fist weapons, and maces in a pinch. Though if you ask me, there's nothing subtle about a mace.

...You're cursed.

Really? I don't think so. I hope not, I haven't seen any Druids around.

That's not... oh, dear - never mind.

You lost me.

So what are you up to today?

I'm moving furniture out of a couple of rooms in my new house.

Exciting.

Boring and exhausting.

I'd offer to give you a hand but I've got a couple of quests to tend to. Tomorrow, maybe? If you still need it.

Quests?

Yeah, you know. Gather some spider venom here, kill eight bandits there. That kind of thing.

Kill?

Well, they'll respawn anyway, but yeah.

What are you talking about?

Bandits. They always come back.

Like... the City's dead do?

...I guess, sort of?

...alright.

[She is so confused today.]

I mean, they're bandits. They're kind of interchangeable...

They're still... humans, aren't they? People?

Technically, I guess? Humanoid at least.

Are you sure that killing them is... right?

Why wouldn't it be? They're bandits. They're a threat to society.

You're very cursed.

If you say so.

I do.

[ Another chance meeting! Who wouldn't pause upon seeing a freak with ears twice the length of his head, if not more? He does look rather familiar, however...]

Dude, you look like an idiot.

[ This girl's not outfitted with an avatar; in fact, she's physically and mentally unaffected by today's curse.

But who wouldn't want to go chop up monsters? Fucking awesome. ]

[Hmn, is it a gnome? No, just a kid. She looks familiar though, and Brian has some dim sense, warped by the curse, that they might have grouped together once.

He just smiles at her though, tilting his head so his long ears sway, and then... disappears. Gasp! Almost before one can wonder at his whereabouts, though, comes a blow from behind-- a sharp rap with the pommel of his knife on a pressure point, leaving her reeling and incapacitated. He phases back into visibility after, leaning against a nearby building with his arms folded to watch her... do nothing, actually. Ah, the beauty of Sap.]

[ This isn't right. This isn't right at all-- for someone to get a hit on her within seconds, no action to even defend herself? As she stands there frozen, her mind replays her mistakes. Too careless, allowing such an easy attack-- a basic assault on a pressure point even-- to slip through the cracks.

As Mindy slowly regains feeling in her limbs, a returned assault is the only thing on her mind. ]

Bad idea. [ Carefully, carefully, Mindy spins around, drawing that double bladed spear to slash swiftly against the others' chest. It's a blur of silver. ]

Edited 2010-07-09 07:12 (UTC)

[Welcome to the world of stunlocking, Mindy. He's pretty much expecting her to take a swing at him, but he's not expecting the weapon; and though he dodges her first slash, the second scores his ribs, cutting a neat line in his leather armor and drawing a bit of blood. With a muttered, unintelligible curse (in Thalassian, which probably means nothing to anyone in the whole City,) he dodges again and follows through the motion to gain a little distance, before lashing out with a low, vicious kick aimed at her midriff.]

[ She jumps sideways, fast enough to avoid a direct kick, but not fast enough for his boot not to clip the side of her waist. A low grown escapes her, falling into a messy roll as she extends the distance between her and the other, and licks her wound.

There wasn't even any reason for them to be fighting. No definite reason except the pride that is at stake. ]

You're pretty good. [ Leaning forward, she speeds into another run, leaping off the ground to aim her blade directly at his neck. ] But I'm better.

Considering I'm not trying,

[He laughs, though it's not mocking; it's impressive, for a kid. At her age he was fumbling about breaking small animals with his bare hands, but she knows how to handle a blade. It's true, though; at least for today, he's holding back because he doesn't really want to eviscerate a kid. Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't put up nearly as good a fight; not because he isn't skilled with a blade, or because he isn't strong, but because this isn't his style.

He dodges the worst of it but her blade cuts a deep line across his shoulder. He vanishes from sight again, briefly; but the wound makes it impossible to keep his attention on stealthing, and he flashes back into view just to the side, slightly out of reach, breathing a bit harder than before.]

Not bad, though. Not bad at all.

[He nods admiringly, ready to jump if she comes at him again but not inclined to take the offensive.]

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[action] did you want to move actual spider-slaughter to your entry? ;3

[action] if you like! Brian can confuse Penny by being in the same place as young-Rudy XD

[action] /bumbles over tharr then <3

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