Shaman's Sanctuary: Part II

Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 7, 2007, 4:58pm

"Not a lot, the kid just finished her training for the day and is pretty spent. Was hoping you wouldn't be too busy for me."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Meghan "Twilight" Sanders on Jul 7, 2007, 4:59pm

~Val~

"To busy for you? No way!"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 7, 2007, 5:07pm

"Ha."

He pulls her onto his lap and retrieves his stash from it's hiding spot next to the couch.

"So what did you do today?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Valerie Sinclair on Jul 7, 2007, 5:08pm

"Not much, just hung out. I stayed away so you guys could do this."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 7, 2007, 5:10pm

"You missed a few hours of boring meditation. Though I will say, your little appearance earlier was just amazing."

Little wink


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Valerie Sinclair on Jul 7, 2007, 5:11pm

Val rolls her eyes.

"I totally didn't mean for that to happen."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 7, 2007, 5:12pm

"I did."

He can't help but laugh, he knows he deserves a slap to the face for it, but he'd do it again.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Valerie Sinclair on Jul 7, 2007, 5:13pm

"I know you did."

She kisses him on the cheek.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 7, 2007, 5:14pm

He takes a hit from his pipe and holds it out.

"That was the highlight so far."

He laughs a bit, but then finds himself rubbing his chest as the pain kicks back in. He'd managed to push it out for a while, but he probably got a cracked rib from Kelly's earlier outburst.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Jul 7, 2007, 5:15pm

Val takes the pipe and takes a hit.

"It's the highlight every day."

She laughs.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 7, 2007, 5:19pm

"Then you wouldn't mind if I…."

He takes the pipe back to take a hit, both hands blatantly in front of him as it feels like four more are beginning to tug.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Valerie Sinclair on Jul 7, 2007, 5:22pm

Val feels the TK hands tugging at her clothes.

"Kelly is right there!"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 7, 2007, 5:23pm

"Then keep your voice down, she should be down for a while."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Valerie Sinclair on Jul 7, 2007, 5:27pm

Val grins.

"Naughty naughty."

She lets the hands take off her vest.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 7, 2007, 5:29pm

"I try."

He takes another rip and runs his actual hand through her hair as the TK ones keep moving about

"You make it damn hard not to be."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Valerie Sinclair on Jul 7, 2007, 5:30pm

Val giggles.

"I do my best."

She lifts her arms as the TK hands pull her shirt off.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 7, 2007, 5:33pm

He pulls her onto his lap and gives her another kiss.

"If she woke up, we could never live this down."

Of course, that doesn't stop the hands from moving about.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Valerie Sinclair on Jul 7, 2007, 5:34pm

"You're absolutely right."

That doesn't stop her from kissing him and lifting herself up enough that the TK hands can pull her pants off.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 7, 2007, 5:35pm

"Shit babe, how'd I last without you?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Valerie Sinclair on Jul 7, 2007, 5:37pm

"No idea, but you don't have to worry about that now."

Val kisses him again before taking another hit.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 7, 2007, 5:40pm

He grabs her and goes to lay back, but…..there's Kelly. A look down, a gesture left, a gesture right.

"Alright, I gotta move her out of the way."

Between kisses and gropes a mass of extra blankets and pillows sets itself up on the other side of the room and Kelly is gently hovered over to it and laid down, leaving them the couch.

"Better."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Valerie Sinclair on Jul 7, 2007, 5:41pm

"Much."

She kisses him again, running her fingers down his chest.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 7, 2007, 5:44pm

"After my day, this is relief."

He sighs and keeps smiling, deciding to be slightly annoying and put up his TK aura.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Valerie Sinclair on Jul 7, 2007, 5:45pm

"Oh you….do we really have time for this?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 7, 2007, 5:59pm

"All the time in the world baby."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Valerie Sinclair on Jul 7, 2007, 6:02pm

"Mmm."

She kisses him again.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 7, 2007, 6:08pm

He just loses himself for a minute, his hands moving over here, the half dozen or so TK hands hitting everywhere else.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Valerie Sinclair on Jul 7, 2007, 6:14pm

A quiet moan escapes her lips, she's trying to stay quiet so as not to wake Kelly.

«Fast forward till after or till Kelly wakes up?»


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 7, 2007, 6:22pm

*SLAP*

Two of the hands hit her on the ass at the same time as he runs his real one through her hair.

"She could probably sleep through armageddon."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Valerie Sinclair on Jul 7, 2007, 6:24pm

Val jumps a bit.

"I'm still gonna try to keep quiet."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 7, 2007, 6:29pm

"Good luck."

With a light sigh he closes his eyes and let the hands take minds of their own.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Valerie Sinclair on Jul 7, 2007, 6:40pm

Val tries to keep quiet, but it's becoming increasingly difficult. She presses her face into Shaman's neck and lets out a louder moan.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 7, 2007, 6:41pm

"Too much babe? Or maybe you want some more?"

A few more hands find their way on and around her as a slight gesture starts the stereo.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Valerie Sinclair on Jul 7, 2007, 6:44pm

"….more."

Val moans again as she feels the TK hands caressing every sensitive part of her body.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 7, 2007, 6:48pm

"Your wish…."

A few more find their way around her, no spot is left untouched.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Valerie Sinclair on Jul 7, 2007, 6:52pm

The hands are driving her crazy.

"…Shaman."

Val moans into Shaman's neck again. Her fingers slip into his hand, holding him tightly.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 7, 2007, 6:54pm

"Just say when"

A bead of sweat forms on his forehead as he increases his efforts.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Valerie Sinclair on Jul 7, 2007, 6:56pm

Val leans in to kiss him, her body is quickly becoming covered in sweat.

"Now…I want you now.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 7, 2007, 7:01pm

He grins at her, but right as he gives the cue as if he's about to give in, Val feels herself lifted up off of him, hovering several feet up, the hands still everywhere.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Valerie Sinclair on Jul 7, 2007, 7:02pm

"W-What are you doing?"

She bites her lip to hold in another moan.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 7, 2007, 7:07pm

"What else? Watching."

They keep moving, and while the room might seem like it's spinning to her, that's just because he spun her around.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 7, 2007, 10:03pm

As soon as Kelly wakes up, she scampers out of the room as quickly as she can.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Fappy The Alchoholic Clown on Jul 13, 2007, 3:34pm

«Grey, you'll either love this or hate it. Hopefully the first one. Ironically, Mine was the 1,420th view.»

It's the middle of the night. Shaman is sleeping peacefully when Fappy silently materializes in his room. He stretches out his waistband, and retrieves some items from it:

-Electric guitar
-Drumset
-Amplifier
-Speakers
-Bass
-Microphone
-Electric guitar playing clown
-Drum playing clown. He only has one arm, but he's really good.
-Bass playing clown.
-Three more microphones
-Three female clown backup singers.

He speaks quietly, so as not to rudely awaken Shaman. "Okay guys, you ready?"

The other clowns nod.

"Let's go then."

Fappy reaches down and turns a knob on the speakers. It clicks from eight… to nine… to ten… And finally to eleven. At eleven it will stay.

"One two three four!"

If the blasting electric guitar doesn't awaken Shaman, the sound of all the glass on the bus shattering will. If not that, then maybe the panels flying off the walls due to the intense vibrations will probably due the trick.

Whiskey bottles and brand new cars;
oak tree you're in my way.
There's too much coke and too much smoke
Look what's going on inside you!!!

YEAH YEAH!
Ooh, ooh that smell
Can't you smell that smell?
Ooh, ooh that smell
The smell of death surrounds you.

Yeah.
Angel of darkness is upon you.
Stuck a needle in your arm (you, fool, you)
So take another toke, have a blow for your nose,
one more drink, fool, would drown you. (hell, yeah)

YEAH YEAH!
Ooh, ooh that smell
Can't you smell that smell?
Ooh, ooh that smell
The smell of death surrounds you.

Now they call you prince charming.
Can't speak a word when you're full of 'ludes.
Say you'll be alright come tomorrow, but
tomorrow might not be here for you. (yeah, you)

YEAH YEAH!
Ooh, ooh that smell
Can't you smell that smell?
Ooh, ooh that smell
The smell of death surrounds you.

Aw, you, fool, you.
You stick them needles in your arm
I know I been there before.

One little problem that confronts you,
got a monkey on your back.
Just one more fix, Lord, might do the trick.
One hell of a price for you to get your kicks. (hell, yeah)

YEAH YEAH!
Ooh, ooh that smell
Can't you smell that smell?
Ooh, ooh that smell
The smell of death surrounds you.

YEAH YEAH!
Ooh, ooh that smell
Can't you smell that smell?
Ooh, ooh that smell
The smell of death surrounds you.

Oh, you, fool, you
Don't stick those needles in your arm.
You're just a fool, just a fool, just a fool.

"YEAH!!! YEYAH!!!! A-YEYAH!!!"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Jul 13, 2007, 4:02pm

[I don't get what the irony was meant to be, but, I have to say it again; I love you. I really do.

And this is even better because of the Spinal Tap reference.]


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 13, 2007, 4:05pm

Eyes bloodshot as they shoot open, and blue TK arcing all across the room, this was not a pleasant awakening.

"CLOWNS?! FUCKING CLOWNS?!"

He reaches out and grabs for the one in front, telekinetically grabbing him by the throat and beginning to squeeze.

"ONE REASON FOR ME NOT TO KILL YOU."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Danny O'Conner on Jul 13, 2007, 4:05pm

«420, Seph.»


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Jul 13, 2007, 4:08pm

~Val~

"WHAT THE HELL?!"

Not cool, not cool. I sit up trying to figure out what the hell is going on.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Fappy The Alchoholic Clown on Jul 13, 2007, 4:10pm

As Fappy is grabbed, his smile falls.

"What, you're not one with the old classic rock? Oh I know, you must be into the punk scene! Come on guys, let's make him feel welcome!"

The backup players are now wearing trenchcoats, and slouching. They're wearing even more makeup than any clown should.

"And just to make you feel at home, here's a nice, warm, welcome from the punk scene of 1980!"

A paper cup of urine materializes in Fappy's hand, which he splashes at Shaman.

"Cheers, gov'nah!"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 13, 2007, 4:12pm

It hits Shamans TK field and falls to the ground, being caught by a TK cup and dumped back on his head.

"There's classic rock, and there's this. Time and a place."

He throws Fappy back at the rest of them.

"Fucking clown shoes."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Fappy The Alchoholic Clown on Jul 13, 2007, 4:17pm

The piss hits Flappy in the face, causing his punk makeup to run. The clown makeup stays where it started. His smile fades along with the disturbing amount of eyeshadow.

"Aw, he doesn't know the real meaning of rawk, guys! How he got a groupie, I'll never know," he says pointing at Val.

"Well boys, let's take a hike! This is squaresville, man!"

Fappy, the band, and the instruments all dissapear in a puff of confetti.

For some reason, there are now 18 chickens running around Shaman's room.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by dmc on Jul 13, 2007, 4:19pm

Hugh Jackman appears, apparently out of nowhere, and bites Shaman in the arm, his teeth passing through the telekinetic shield, somehow without contact initiating, and runs off, giggling.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 13, 2007, 4:19pm

"I. Hate. Clowns."

He sighs and punches the wall

"Val, anything you can do?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Carter "Sooper Skrull" Cash on Jul 13, 2007, 4:49pm

A leaf flies through the now broken window.

"SHAMAN! MOTHER NEEDS YOU!"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 13, 2007, 4:54pm

His hand moves up and runs over his face as a bag and a bowl find their way to his lap.

"I know I didn't drink the mescale….I know for a fucking fact."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Carter "Sooper Skrull" Cash on Jul 13, 2007, 4:58pm

"I said, Mother needs you, Shamy!!!"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Liz "Euphony" O'Conner on Jul 13, 2007, 4:59pm

« ::) seriously»

Liz walks through Shaman's door.

"Hi."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Jul 13, 2007, 5:00pm

~Val~

"I dunno…what do you WANT me to do?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 13, 2007, 5:26pm

Liz?

"I thought you left!"

He grabs at his hair and lets his powers light the pipe for him

"WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON?!"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Liz "Euphony" O'Conner on Jul 13, 2007, 5:27pm

"I came back. Bad weed, maybe?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Jul 13, 2007, 5:28pm

"I'm confused…"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by dmc on Jul 13, 2007, 5:29pm

Professor Richard Close walks through the door, pushing his glasses back up his nose rather snootily.

"That, my dear, is because you are a nincompoop."

And with that said, he walks back out again.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Carter "Sooper Skrull" Cash on Jul 13, 2007, 5:32pm

"Listen to me, Shamy. And my song."

He coughs.

"We are human… after all
Much in common. After all

We are human… after all
Much in common. After all

We are human… after all
Much in common. After all

We are human… after all
Much in common. After all

We are human… after all
Much in common. After all

We are human… after all
Much in common. After all

We are human… after all
Much in common. After all

We are human… after all
Much in common. After all

Human, human, human, human,
Human, human, human, human,
Human, human, human, human,
Human, human, human after all

Human, human, human, human,
Human, human, human, human,
Human, human, human, human,
Human, human, human after all

Human, human, human, human,
Human, human, human, human,
Human, human, human, human,
Human, human, human after all

Human, human, human, human,
Human, human, human, human,
Human, human, human, human,
Human, human, human after all

Human, human, human, human,
Human, human, human, human,
Human, human, human, human,
Human, human, human after all

Human, human, human, human,
Human, human, human, human,
Human, human, human, human,
Human, human, human after all…"

He stops and smiles.

"Did you enjoy it, Shamy?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 13, 2007, 5:33pm

"QUIET!"

Energy arcs across the room as things go flying, he's incredibly pissed off


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Carter "Sooper Skrull" Cash on Jul 13, 2007, 5:35pm

"But…I just stopped in to say high…"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Liz "Euphony" O'Conner on Jul 13, 2007, 5:36pm

"You've sure made some weird friends, haven't you?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 13, 2007, 5:38pm

His eye is twitching, his buzz not setting in.

"Kid, aside from you and the Mrs. over here, I don't have a damn clue who anyone coming in or out is."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Liz "Euphony" O'Conner on Jul 13, 2007, 5:40pm

"It's really weird though. I wonder why they're here…"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Carter "Sooper Skrull" Cash on Jul 13, 2007, 5:44pm

"Who's weird? Not me. I'm not weird. You make me sad, little girl."

He frowns, then proceeds to float around the room, shout things about Seaworld.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Jul 13, 2007, 5:45pm

Val runs over to grab the Grimorum Arcanorum. She rapidly flips pages.

"Totus quisnam operor non belong hic , Absum!" [All who do not belong here, BE GONE!]

She targets everyone in the room except her and Shaman with the spell.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 13, 2007, 5:55pm

"What the bloody fuck?"

He sighs and sits back down on the couch, not happy


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Jul 13, 2007, 5:55pm

"I have no idea…no fucking idea."

Val drops down next to him.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 13, 2007, 6:04pm

"Any chance we can fix the room up?"

There's a little blood coming out of his left ear


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Valerie Sinclair on Jul 13, 2007, 6:07pm

"Probably, but does it matter right now?"

She's still so confused.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 13, 2007, 6:08pm

"Yeah, I can pick stuff up, but any chance you can fix the windows and doors? Maybe reinforce them?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Valerie Sinclair on Jul 13, 2007, 6:09pm

Val flips through the book.

"«Insert spell here, since I'm to lazy to make it Latin.»"

"How's that?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 13, 2007, 6:17pm

"Better."

He just slumps back on the couch half lifeless


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Valerie Sinclair on Jul 13, 2007, 6:25pm

"So peaceful now…"

She puts an arm around him as she slumps back.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 13, 2007, 6:28pm

"Yea….."

The small trail of blood from his ear hits his shoulder


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Jul 13, 2007, 6:32pm

"Are you okay?"

She asks, noticing the blood.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 13, 2007, 6:39pm

"Think I blew an ear drum."

He slumps further over, his head crashing onto her lap


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Jul 13, 2007, 6:48pm

"Are you gonna be alright? Should I try to fix something?"

She runs her fingers through his hair.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 13, 2007, 6:53pm

"I….."

His eyes roll back as he starts fading


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Jul 13, 2007, 7:05pm

"SHAMAN! WAKE UP!"

Val is starting to freak.

"Vigoratus Simultas!" [Heal Shaman!]

Val says the spell and the book glows before Shaman is affected.

Please work, please work, oh god please work.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 14, 2007, 8:43pm

"S-Something……wrong….."

He chokes the words out as blue waves arc from his body


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Jul 15, 2007, 3:45pm

~Nightmare~

I appear in the stoner’s room because…

Well, to be entirely honest, because I’m bored. Very bored. I figure that the stoner can amuse me enough for now.

I do take the easy route, though. It may seem like a bit of a cop-out, but it takes so much less effort to do things like this….

Resultantly, I appear as whoever he wants to see.

Glamour magic. I really do love it.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 15, 2007, 6:11pm

Shaman's laying there on Val's lap half in convulsions for unknown reasons when all of the sudden….Shaggy and Scooby Doo show up?

"Val…..please tell me I didn't take any hallucinogens…."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Valerie Sinclair on Jul 15, 2007, 6:14pm

"Uh…not that I know of."

Val looks concerned.

"Why?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Jul 15, 2007, 6:16pm

This one is messed up.

Of course, he’s the stoner, so he’s got to be messed up. Though, I could just drop the pretence and get straight to the point – deal with him like I did the Greek. Actually, I should deal with him exactly as I did the Greek.

After all, something tells me I wouldn’t want to be around him for too long.

"Goodbye."

I snap my fingers and the girl ends up in the lower seating.

"What do you desire, I wonder, Ashton?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 15, 2007, 6:19pm

"Peace, harmony, a world where words can actually solve the problems of life."

He's not sure where that came from, or where Val is, or why he's even feeling better. He just knows that for some reason he said it.

"Aren't you a cartoon?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Jul 15, 2007, 6:21pm

"Maybe. It depends on who’s seeing me, and on what they want to see."

I sigh, but it’s really stifling a laugh. ‘Peace, harmony, a world where words can actually solve the problems of life.’ That’s almost funny.

"You asked for some of the only things that I can’t grant."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 15, 2007, 6:27pm

"Then what good are to me? I have no need for personal gain, I look out for the tribe. Rather then ask me what I would like from you, why not tell me what you can offer to me?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Jul 15, 2007, 6:35pm

"To say it simply, there's to much to name."

I lift my head. It's funny; I can hear the heart-beat from here. It's going to stop beating in about two minutes.

"I can actually hear the bells already. Can't you? I'll be back, I promise. I just need to take care of something."

I need to put Ms. Potemkin's contract somewhere very special.

I fade away with the words.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 15, 2007, 6:46pm

"What. The. Fuck."

Shaman sits there confused and wondering why it feels like footsteps on his grave


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 15, 2007, 6:48pm

*knock* *knock*


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 15, 2007, 6:52pm

"Yeah. Come in."

He reaches out and grabs his pipe to take a hit, wondering where the hell Val wound up.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 15, 2007, 6:54pm

She opens the door. Face was still flushed from her crying earlier, right hand still bruised up.

"Where's Kelly?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 15, 2007, 6:59pm

Darya?

"Kelly's de…."

He hadn't noticed it before, the feeling is back.

"She's alive? I can…..I don't know where she is but I can feel her spirit."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 15, 2007, 7:06pm

"Try harder. Where is she?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 15, 2007, 7:13pm

His eyes close and he focuses on the link, pushing at it, trying his hardest to see what she sees.

"Cold. Dark. Alone."

His eyes open as he actually thinks.

"Wait, you traded something for her life, didn't you?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Valerie Sinclair on Jul 15, 2007, 7:14pm

Val slips past Darya and back into the room, she sits down next to Shaman silently.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 15, 2007, 7:15pm

"Yes, and by the looks of it she may be inside a grave right now. Now are you going to help me find her, or shall we wait until she runs out of air?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 15, 2007, 7:22pm

"Think about it. Where would her body be? She wasn't dead long enough for them to bury her. She's probably toe tagged in the morgue."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 15, 2007, 7:26pm

"Then lets go there, now."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Jul 16, 2007, 6:24pm

~Nightmare~

I warp straight into the room. No false appearances. No flash. No show.

"I would have you free of all intoxication for the duration of this conversation."

A snap of my fingers is all it takes to make that so.

"… have you ever heard of the Egyptian God, Set?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 16, 2007, 6:26pm

Shaman's head pounds and his eyes go white, Nightmare has no idea what he's unleashing by forcing the Shaman to sober up.

"Mother has, another false idol."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Jul 16, 2007, 6:27pm

"A false idol? How pretentious a stance to take. I could easily prove this 'falsitude' to be, in itself, erroneuous, if you wish."

It would be a good starting point to explain the purpose of this visit to him.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 16, 2007, 6:29pm

"I wish to know the nature of your visit, Mother doesn't take kindly to interuptions in her Shamans mission. Especially not by entities that she finds to be drains."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Jul 16, 2007, 6:32pm

"Your mission? Interesting. And what is this, your stay with the Hellions, if not an interruption in your mission. What is your standard of intoxication, but an aside from your mission? Curious. Curious indeed.

"Tell your mother than since birthing the Thunder, she has done nothing of note, and, as she knows, she is nearing the end of her reign. Can you hear her, bucking and screaming? Chaos wishes for it. Set… is a part of that chaos. Chaos shall be her end, and there is nothing that she can do to prevent it. Would you have her know that?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 16, 2007, 7:28pm

"Only if you would have Set know that I shall wear his skull as a crown."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Jul 16, 2007, 7:31pm

"Shall you, now? That would be entertaining indeed, Ashton. My congratulations if you ever manage that feat."

It's obvious now that the link between him and Gaia - or whatever it is that he's channeling right now - is far too strong while he isn't intoxicated. And that doesn't suit my purposes - with the link this strong, he's far too close to being a puppet - and that makes it too difficult to bend.

With a snap of my fingers, the intoxication returns.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 16, 2007, 7:33pm

Headrush, headrush, eyes going blood shot, and that guy looks more like Shaggy again.

"Stay the fuck out of my brain you damn hippy."

He rubs his head a bit

"Not straight, totally not straight."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Jul 16, 2007, 7:37pm

Hippy?

Ah, yes. In his intoxicated state, I'm still enamoured to glamour magic. Lifted easily enough.

"I would have you see me as I am. You don't yet understand the scope of my power, do you?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 16, 2007, 7:41pm

"I understand that you look like a damn queen, and that you looked better as a long haired hippy with a talking dog. Just like I understand that all you've been doing is spinning illusions."

He grabs his pipe and takes a hit, blowing the smoke at Nightmare.

"Just like I get that you probably had something to do with Kelly dying, just so you could lord her death over us as a bargaining chip. That's what you wannabe devils do, right? Go out of your way to get people to sign your petty little contracts that everyone always finds a loophole out of, right? Get some original schtick."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Jul 16, 2007, 7:55pm

"Actually, my 'shtick' is fear. Wholly and entirely. Nightmares, specifically, as should be explicit from the name," I tell him, glancing off-handedly at the claws that shifted onto the end of my hand. I don't like the look, so it shifts away again.

"And I've never actually done the contract thing before a few days ago. It bores me, really. So clichéd… mine was more of a manipulative seduction, anyway. It suited my purposes perfectly… and it's not like I had the person truly sign over anything other than their allegiance. And the only reason why I did even that much is because, well… on an individual basis, and as a group, you all intrigue me quite deeply. You all have the potential to inspire more fear than nearly any other mortal I know of. Well, all of you but one. And if I did have anything to do with the death, it would have been because she just ruins it all in that way."

A beat.

"Why do you think I had anything to do with it, anyway?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 16, 2007, 8:37pm

"A girl dies, with no evidence, no sign of entry, no proof to lead in the direction of the killer. You yourself just admitted that she's the oddball of our psychotic stable. So who better to off in an effort to get us just a little more crazied up?"

He takes another hit

"It's called common sense."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Jul 16, 2007, 8:42pm

"At any rate, I hardly admitted fault. There would be little need to deny it. Do you truly think I have any need to hide my hand in those who I have led to death? And the evidence – a teleporter. That is all I will tell you about the killer. As for the rest… or who better to kill of to improve the cohesion of your methods? The efficiency of your operation? Your own interpersonal relations without a chaos factor disturbing it? You are missing the real reasons I would have to orchestrate it, if I had done such a thing."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 16, 2007, 8:48pm

"Right now about the only thing going through my head is that you fucking love to monologue, and I'm incredibly glad to have enough attention span that I didn't hear half of what you said after 'teleporter'."

He blows some smoke in Nightmare's face.

"So you can keep rambling on, and jacking off to the sound of your own voice, but the bottom line is that you're just some fairy piece of crap that has way too much time on his hands and honestly thinks that the earth Shaman gives a damn what he has to say."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Jul 16, 2007, 8:59pm

I inhale deeply and then blow it back out again as a fine, purple mist.

"I must admit, I do love the sound of my own voice. And as for time… it is very, very fluid. You know… your team-mates have enough sense of mind to show me respect. I would advise that you conduct yourself similarly, if you don’t want to find out just what a ‘fairy piece of crap’ can do."

I turn away from him, looking across the floor. It’s interesting to see how someone settles after coming from heaven. She’s going to fall to pieces, and it’s going to be so fun to watch.

"Hm. For one thing… if I had a hand in the death in the first place… what makes you think I can’t do it again? And again? And over and over again? In fact… I could just make a loop. Make her conscious of it. It could provide some brief entertainment, watching the pain."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 16, 2007, 9:01pm

"Because where's the gain in that for you? What do you get for doing it? Nothing. You want something, so you might as well cut the crap and tell me what it is so I can tell you where to shove it."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Jul 16, 2007, 9:04pm

"You know, the thing is, I got what I really want already. I’m just perpetuating things for my own entertainment. And what could be more entertaining that that?

"Not all demonic activity is led by an agenda, young Ashton."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 16, 2007, 9:06pm

"You don't get to call me that."

The nerve is struck


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Jul 16, 2007, 9:10pm

"There isn't really much you can do to stop me, is there, Ashton?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 16, 2007, 9:12pm

"Aside from the girlfriend with the giant book of the arcanum? No, not so much. But banishing a lesser entity like yourself to the pit? Sounds like childsplay."

He smiles evily

"Then again, I've done my fair share of super natural slaughter."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Jul 16, 2007, 9:20pm

That earns a derisive snort.

"The girl doesn't even bear mentioning. And slaying the nihilist and her minions is hardly an achievement. But… 'lesser entity'?" My upper lip curls into a smirk. "Is that so?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 17, 2007, 4:42am

"Would a greater one not take a more respectable form when speaking to the 'mere mortals'? I would assume so. A pasty elf in a green clown suit, do you honestly believe to command respect?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Jul 17, 2007, 8:18am

"A great one is not as concerned with appearance as you seem to be, little Ashton," I tell him, the smirk still there. A comment about respectability from the stoner. How quaint.

"I do not need to appear mighty to be mighty, and I have no need of self-validation through my appearance."

A sigh and a beat. Mid-beat, I warp my appearance.

[image]

"But, I am nothing if not accommodating. Would this appearance be more to your liking?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 17, 2007, 3:16pm

Shaman can't help but laugh.

"You want fear and respect and yet you turn into a spider from a book I wouldn't use as toilet paper? Try harder little lesser minion."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Jul 17, 2007, 3:23pm

I shift back to my normal appearance with a smirk.

"Actually, I want neither from you. The fact that what you wanted to see was ‘Shaggy’ from a children’s television programme says enough about you – certainly not the sort that I wish any form of allegiance to. I was… curious as to how you would respond to something that read like it was written while the author was experiencing a particularly unpleasant acid trip. After all…"

I gesture lazily in his direction.

"And your pitiful slings mean little either. I do have to wonder about something, though."

A snap of my finger and his telekinesis is gone. A follow-up wave of my hand sends him careening through the wall, outside the bus, to the ground below.

"I’ll be back to check in on you later, if I can be bothered. Ta!"

I warp out. I have someone worth my time to check in on.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 17, 2007, 7:34pm

Shaman pulls himself into his jacket as he hits the ground, blocking the contact with the ground.

"YOU SHOULD HAVE JUST BEEN THE CHESHIRE FUCKING CAT!"

He taps his chest three times, quite annoyed.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Jul 17, 2007, 7:38pm

I reappear, looking like Grant Morrison this time.

"I didn't like the Cheshire Cat. C.S. Lewis irked me. He owed me money. Never paid it back. Just for that…"

Snap of the fingers. A Cheshire Cat swims before his vision, just before the jacket disappears.

"Ta-ta."

I warp away.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 17, 2007, 7:46pm

"I'LL WEAR YOUR DAMN SKULL AS A COD PIECE!"

Shaman yells as he hits the ground, shifting into spasms immediately with no defense against the direct contact. His mind being over written.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Valerie Sinclair on Jul 17, 2007, 7:54pm

He's annoyed…

Val comes running when Shaman signals her. She stops when she enters the room.

Hole in the wall…Shaman on the ground…no TK…no jacket. FUCK!

She jumps through the hole, to the ground and uses her ring to levitate him off the ground.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 17, 2007, 8:04pm

"Ffffckkkkngggg bbbssstttrrdddd….."

Shaman manages to spit out through tightly clenched teeth as his head shakes from side to side and he fights off a potential seizure.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Valerie Sinclair on Jul 19, 2007, 6:24pm

"What happened?!"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 19, 2007, 6:37pm

"Powerssss…..offff…….Nightmare….."

He convulses a few more times

"Fucking fairy bastard."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 4:57pm

There's a hurried, overly energetic knock on the door.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 26, 2007, 5:07pm

Shaman looks up from his couch, joint in hand as he lays down. The TV is on, but he's just cycling through channels.

"Yeah….? Should be open…."

He goes ahead and takes a drag


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 5:08pm

"Oh? Oh, okay."

I push the door, finding that it isn't open.

"Um… it's kind of not…."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 26, 2007, 5:10pm

"It's not?"

He flicks a finger at the door and the lock pulls, a little circular motion and the knob turns and the door opens slightly.

"There ya go…."

Another drag, small cough


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 5:12pm

"Thanks!"

I float in and stop in the middle of the room.

"Sorry I missed my last lesson! But- oh." I float a few paces back, out of range of the smoke.

"But I'm here now…."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 26, 2007, 5:19pm

"Don't hide in the back, I'll take care of it."

He grasps an invisible orb in his hand a sphere or arcing blue TK forms in front of him, the tip of his joint inside of it, he takes a drag and exhales directly into it. If she pays attention, Kelly will notice the smoke being entirely contained within the sphere.

"And your last lesson is excused, just don't do it again!"

He laughs a bit, hoping she knows that, given the circumstances, there's no way he can be mad,


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 5:21pm

"I'll try not to!" I bite my lip lightly. "I can't really promise that I won't if something weird happens… but I'll try not to!"

I cross my legs and sit in the air.

"So how's today's going to go?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 26, 2007, 5:25pm

"Today we're going to make sure your head is in order before we start opening you up again, we don't need you over extending yourself."

He clicks the system over to the stereo and Dark Side of the Moon starts to play

"How's your head?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 5:27pm

"How's my head?" I ask, tilting my head to one side.

"Fine, I think…."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 26, 2007, 5:34pm

"Eyes closed, give me a cold reading."

Straight to business then


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 5:35pm

I shut my eyes, but I'm not quite… with it right now. A little dizzy.

"Oh, okay! Who'm I reading?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 26, 2007, 5:36pm

"Anyone on the bus, doesn't matter who."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 5:37pm

"Anyone? Isn't that invading their privacy?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 26, 2007, 5:39pm

"Yeah, but you're not doing anything too invasive. You can't do all of your training on me, after all."

He takes another drag, exhaling into the sphere

"If you want, just read Val, you might be disturbed at what you find but I know she wont care."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 5:43pm

"Valerie? Um… if you don't mind, I'd rather read someone else. Darya, I guess."

The dizziness is a little faltering, but I manage to lock onto her. I hold it for a moment, centralise the connection, but cut it off as soon as I feel something. My eyes snap open with a gasp.

"She's hurting…."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 26, 2007, 5:46pm

"Don't sever your connections when shocked, what else can you tell me about her now."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 5:48pm

"I don't- no, we should be helping her, not… she's depressed. She isn't- she doesn't like herself. She doesn't like herself."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 26, 2007, 5:54pm

"Then help her from here. Trust me. Depression is not easy to assist with from the outside unless they come asking for the help."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 5:56pm

"No," I tell him firmly, opening my eyes.

"I won't empathically affect her. I'll go to her… I'll- I'll help her normally. Not like this."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 26, 2007, 6:00pm

"And she'll shut you out. Reach out to her now and see what is wrong, or go to her and face denial. That is the human condition."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 6:01pm

"No," I shake my head emphatically. "I won't do it like this. She won't shut me out… she'll let me help. She will. I have faith in her."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 26, 2007, 6:04pm

"Really. So you should already be aware of this depression."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 6:05pm

"I saw her before… she seemed down, but I thought that it'd passed. It looked like it had when we fought Blight. Maybe it did. Maybe it came back. She'll let me help her - I don't need to affect her empathically."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 26, 2007, 6:07pm

"I'm not asking you to affect her, I'm asking you to read her. Very different things."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 6:08pm

"You said… help her. How can I help her just by reading?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 26, 2007, 6:11pm

"By understanding what's bothering her, by understanding her. That is your gift, you can see inside the problems, inside the masks and layers that are put up. And not to their thoughts, you can see their essence. Don't fear it, don't make excuses to cast it aside. Embrace it."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 6:18pm

"I- fine. I'll try."

I shut my eyes again, try to lock on it - but it's scattered. More so than it was before. I can get the base, surface emotions, but I can't go any deeper.

"It's not working…."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 26, 2007, 6:22pm

Shaman floats off the couch and lays a hand on her shoulder, his finger brushing her neck as he tries to give her a slight boost.

"Try it now."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 6:24pm

I push again, but whenever I try to delve past the surface, something flickers across my mind, like a shadow trailing around it, shattering every image that rises and breaking my concentration. I push once more, with as much will as I can muster, and… something bursts all the way through, feeding back, but I can't see what it is.

I drop out of the air and hit the ground with another gasp, supressing a scream.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 26, 2007, 6:26pm

Shaman is hit by the feedback and crashes down behind her, faintly recognizing it.

"K-Kid…you ok?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 6:28pm

"Nnn…."

I push against the floor with one arm, wiping the blood under my nose away with the other hand.

"I think so…."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 26, 2007, 6:29pm

"How about we keep Darya out of the lessons from now on?"

He laughs as he pulls himself back to his feet and tries to help her up


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 6:30pm

I feel myself hoisted up to my feet, but I don't actually see anything.

"Can't get the ringing out of my head…."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 26, 2007, 6:34pm

"Just relax."

He lays her back on the couch and goes to get some water out of the fridge.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 6:40pm

It's… weird being moved around while I can't see. A little discomforting.

"I don't want to feel that again…."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 26, 2007, 6:45pm

He puts the bottle by her head and uses it almost like a cold pack on her forehead

"You wont, just chill, we'll take a break."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 6:48pm

It takes me a moment, but I realise why I can't see. I wasn't… looking. I was looking through my empathy, but- it was cut off. I think. I'm not sure.

"I can see…." That's… that's the primary concern, at least. "But I can't feel…."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 26, 2007, 6:50pm

He grips her temples lightly and focuses.

Pass the burden onto me


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 6:53pm

I scream as the connection forms, with no empathic defense to it, but residues of empathic feeling… it makes it feel like an attack.

[To explain, Nightmare's cut it off for now. Just sucked it straight out.]


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 26, 2007, 6:59pm

He lets go fast and throws his TK shields up.

"Kiddo…..the fuck was that?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 7:03pm

The pain subsides and I bow my head, panting.

"I… I have no idea…."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 26, 2007, 7:22pm

"Drink the water."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 7:24pm

I do as he says, but my throat hurts too. Even though it's just water, it's hard to do.

"I guess there's not much point in having more lessons," I cough with a forced laugh.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 26, 2007, 7:41pm

"You honestly think it's gone for good?"

Skeptic


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 7:42pm

"No, not at all. It's happened before. I just didn't know what else to say," I giggle.

"Or why it happened."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 26, 2007, 8:22pm

"Then how about we just turn the TV and call your lesson today one in relaxing without drama?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 8:29pm

"That would be good," I beam. "I didn't know we were still getting a signal! I haven't tried, true!"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 26, 2007, 8:35pm

"I didn't even think about that, I just turned it on and was like 'Whoa, there's people in the box!' and I sat there slack jawed until I realized that I was stoned and it was TV."

He laughs heartily


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 8:37pm

"People… in the box?"

I glance at the television.

"I don't think they would fit…."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 26, 2007, 8:40pm

He pats her on the head, his TK shield paper thin

"You're thinking too much kid."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 8:42pm

"I thought it wasn't enough," I smile.

"Either way, I'll confuse myself."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 26, 2007, 8:43pm

"Maybe I should just let you have the brownie."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 8:44pm

My eyes light up.

"Brownie? You have brownies? I love brownies! CanIhaveonecanIhaveonepleasepleaseplease?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 26, 2007, 8:48pm

"They're a little….different, but ok."

He gestures his fridge open and a plastic baggy with two brownies floats out towards them.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 8:50pm

"Different?" I ask with a smile. "Oh, did you make the batter from scratch?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 26, 2007, 8:53pm

I should tell her

I should really tell her

….fuck it

"Yeah, that's it exactly. Real men don't use brownie mix."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 8:58pm

"Cool! I've done that, myself. Well, I tried it once but then it came out wrong and the brownie looked kinda weird and it tasted kinda weird and it was really hard and then we had to throw all of them away but there was some mix in the fridge so we made it with that and those came out really well," I nod, still smiling.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 26, 2007, 8:59pm

Cute

"They never turn out quite the way I like them unless I do it myself."

He opens the bag and hands her one, taking the other out and taking a bite.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 9:00pm

I look at the brownie, but….

"Oh, do you have any milk?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 26, 2007, 9:02pm

"Thank Val, I don't like the taste of it all too much."

He says as he gestures a carton out of the fridge and into her hand.

"I don't know where she put the glasses, but I wont tell you you carton sipped if you don't."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 9:07pm

"No thanks. I'll have it without."

I put the carton back and take a bite of the brownie.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 26, 2007, 9:09pm

"It wouldn't be a big deal."

He shrugs and finishes his


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 9:14pm

"Maybe not," I shrug. "But it would, at the least, be impolite."

I take another small bite of the brownie.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 26, 2007, 9:15pm

"Nah, impolite to her would be you running off with her underwear. She's pretty laid back."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 9:18pm

"It'd be impolite by my standards, then, and there's no excuse for that."

Another little bite.

"Hm… this tastes a little funny…."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 26, 2007, 9:20pm

"Don't worry about that, just a few of the ingredients. It's all natural."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 26, 2007, 9:23pm

"Oh. What's in it? I want to try making one some time. It could be fun!"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 2:44am

I'm going to hell

"Don't worry about it, just know that it'll wind up being the best brownie you've ever had."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 6:42am

"Mm."

Another bite.

"You know, my mum used to make great brownies! She wouldn't let me watch her make them, though, so I still don't know what she put in them…."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 2:32pm

"Well, I can tell you right now she never made any like these."

He gives a little laugh

"Just be sitting in about forty five minutes"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 2:55pm

"Sitting the what in the huh?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 5:19pm

"Nothing, nothing."

Definantly going to hell

"So did they do a decent job fixing your door?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 5:35pm

"Oh, last I saw it was still broken. I'm not sleeping there at the moment - Jesse's letting me sleep in her room. One of Darya's friends - Joshua - is sleeping there right now. He's really nice!" I pause only long enough to take another small bite.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 6:35pm

"Remind me later and I'll go fix it, I owe you that much after being the one to break it."

Yep

"So does Jesse still hate me?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 6:37pm

"Yeah, but you also found me!"

I pause to take another little bite, and then continue after swallowing it.

"Why would Jesse hate you?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 6:39pm

"I think it's because of when you drank my peyote."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 6:41pm

"I don't think that she hates you. I mean… the peyote only affected me for a few hours… and made me see really weird things… and made me think I was going crazy, and…."

I should just stop. I take another bite, using it as an excuse.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 6:42pm

"I still have issues with your tolerance, it doesn't seem right."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 6:43pm

"Hm?" I tilt my head to one side quizzically.

"What do you mean?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 6:44pm

"The rate everything filters out of your system, it's too quick to allow for any sort of adjustment to the state."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 6:45pm

"Why… would I want to have it in my system long enough to adjust to it? I just want it gone!" I beam.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 6:46pm

"Something tells me that you'd see the appeal in it if it wasn't for your ingrained bias against it."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 6:47pm

"Something tells me I wouldn't," I respond, smiling sweetly.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 6:47pm

"Eh, you've seen how different I am under it."

He gives her a grin

"After all, I've never seen you stick around when I've been sober."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 6:48pm

I shrug lightly.

"I don't know. How would I be able to tell?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 6:49pm

"Because I'm a royal prick when I'm sober."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 6:51pm

"… how would I be able to tell when you're sober, then?"

I laugh and then smile sweetly again.

"Kidding. I'm sure you're not."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 7:01pm

He laughs with her and gives her a pat on the head.

"I appreciate the vote of faith, but it's not an exageration. I don't get a whole lot of control over my own head when I'm sober."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 7:02pm

"Oh, is it the-"

I bare my teeth to make it look like I've got fangs and motion claws with my hands. I'm not really sure why. It's got nothing to do with that.

"- Mother thing?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 7:13pm

"Hahahaha"

He can't help laugh at her actions

"Yeah, she doesn't like free will that much."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 7:14pm

"… That's not fair. Can't you, kinda… ask her for it? I mean… she's meant to be, like, Gaia, right? Isn't Gaia meant to be loving?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 7:17pm

"Mother is more of what you'd call an incredibly pissed off deity that's frustrated to the point where the only thing that matters is the mission."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 7:19pm

"Is she really Thor's mother?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 7:21pm

"Mother is everyones creator, I think she just regrets it."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 7:22pm

"Oh. I guess stuff like what happened at Gaia town doesn't really help… especially when they were a town of Gaia worshippers."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 7:23pm

"She hates pretty much everything, I mean, you'd think she'd like nature but when she takes control of me it's always the same thing. Rip a tree out of the ground, use it as a weapon, kill a tree to kill a person. And that's why I get fucked up."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 7:28pm

"Oh, but… what does she even want you to do, then?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 7:33pm

"Eliminate the biggest threats to her."

He shrugs

"I tend to just get baked and try to understand the different cultures I come across as I traverse the countryside though."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 7:34pm

"Oh. Then does she get, like, really 'grr' mad when she gets control of you again?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 7:36pm

"She punishes me in her own way, works me harder, more violently. She tries to strip me of my humanity at every chance."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 7:37pm

"Oh…. If you could get rid of your mutant powers, would you?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 7:49pm

"Never. Losing my empathy would be like losing my eyes at this point, it's such a part of my perceptions that it's as crucial a sense as any of the others."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 8:08pm

"Well, there must be some way to free you of it!"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 8:16pm

"If you say so, I just stay high and off of the ground and feel fine."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 8:19pm

"It's not fair that you should have to do even that much, though!"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 8:22pm

"It's not all bad. I can jedi mind trick people, forge deeper connections then most can even start to imagine, and hey, every once in a while she directs me at something worth doing."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 8:26pm

"But-"

… I can't even remember what my point was.

"Do you have any music her? I'm bored," I smile.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 8:28pm

He shakes his head and hands her the remote.

"This controls the music channels and the stereo. It's mainly classic rock though."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 8:30pm

I tilt my head to one side.

"The Clash?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 8:34pm

"Probably."

He gestures towards a box set up by his stereo and it finds it's way over to her.

"Take a look."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 8:50pm

I ruffle through it, but soon find something better, and pop it in.

My Sharona by the Ramones.

[I couldn't find it on youtube… >_>. Not the Ramones version, at least.]


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 8:51pm

He cocks his eye

"You listen to the Ramones?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 8:53pm

"Yeah! Of course I do! What, you thought I listened to Britney, or something?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 8:54pm

"Yes, actually, no offense but you fit the bubble gum pop personality."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 8:58pm

"And what would that be?" I laugh.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 9:00pm

"Naive, overly giddy, overly optimistic, etc."

He yawns

"Maybe it's just me."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 9:02pm

"I've never known any pop star or pop star fan to be like that," I smile.

"And I'm not naive…."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 9:03pm

"You chugged a thermos of mescale without wondering what the kick was."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 9:05pm

"Well - well - it could've been something else!"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 9:08pm

"Or when I got you the spiked drink at the bar a few weeks back."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 9:09pm

"You… did what?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 9:10pm

"Someone made a joke about you needing a drink, so I got the bartender to put a few shots in your coke. Wreck caught on pretty quick and got rid of it though."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 9:12pm

"I thought I was just tired! Why did you do that?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 9:13pm

He shrugs

"Somebody said you needed it, I had the power to do it, so I did it. It's not like you and I had met more then once or twice before then, I didn't know it wasn't serious."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 9:14pm

"Oh. Well… don't do it again!"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 9:15pm

"Alright…."

Just say it

"It's been about forty five minutes."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 9:17pm

"Mm? Okay. Since what? Oh, song's over!"

I hop up and switch it out for the first thing that I grab from the box - which turns out the be The Clash's Tainted Love.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 9:18pm

"Sin….."

He goes to start when he feels the kick, and all the energy he can muster just leaves him flatted on the couch with a stupid grin.

Feels fucking great


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 9:20pm

I stay up and start dancing to the song, feeling a little bit buzzy, a little bit buzzy, a little bit buzzy….

"What's a sin?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 9:25pm

"Giving you a pot brownie…."

He starts laughing as he pulls himself up to his feet, his whole body feels light and it's an effort, but if he's going to get knocked back down, it might as well be from standing.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 9:27pm

I stop dancing and stand perfectly still - a little bit hard at the moment, but only a little - and stare right at him.

I know I didn't hear him right.

"Sorry, what?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 9:28pm

He just laughs and floats up in the air a bit, his body hanging loose and relaxed as he almost looks like he's dancing in the air.

"Relax! Turn the volume up!"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 9:30pm

I guess I did hear him wrong.

"Bored of this song!"

I head back to the box and pull out the first Cure LP I find - Just Like Heaven - and put it on.

"I almost thought you told me you gave me marijuana!"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 9:32pm

"I did!"

He tries to say over the music

"Just let the music flow!"

That part he says a bit louder, to make sure it's heard


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 9:34pm

I stare at him blankly for minute before dashing out.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 9:35pm

He just laughs, she did ask for the brownie after all, and he's mentioned that all he keeps is special baked goods.

"Oh well."

He taps his chest three times and lunges into the air in his room like Icarus.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Valerie Sinclair on Jul 27, 2007, 9:36pm

Val was already on her way to the room, she almost bumps into Kelly as she rushes out.

"What's with her?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 9:36pm

"She had a brownie."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Valerie Sinclair on Jul 27, 2007, 9:39pm

"….did she know what was in it?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 9:51pm

"She does now."

He keeps laughing

"I figured she was just playing dumb and knew all along."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Valerie Sinclair on Jul 27, 2007, 9:55pm

Val starts laughing as she shuts the door.

"That's awesome. When you told her, she freaked?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 9:59pm

"Bolted straight out. Feel kinda bad."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Valerie Sinclair on Jul 27, 2007, 10:01pm

"You should have known she didn't know."

She throws herself down on the couch.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 10:02pm

"She should have known when they tasted like weed."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Valerie Sinclair on Jul 27, 2007, 10:03pm

"How would she know what weed tastes like? Don't get me wrong, it's fuckin hilarious."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 10:09pm

"I always thought that the earthy crunch in the brownie was a dead giveaway, but that's just me."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Valerie Sinclair on Jul 27, 2007, 10:13pm

"Heh, it's Kelly. She's always seemed kinda naive."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 27, 2007, 10:14pm

"I called her on it, she didn't seem to agree."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Valerie Sinclair on Jul 27, 2007, 10:21pm

"Well she's wrong."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Jul 29, 2007, 4:37am

"No kidding."

He laughs as he lets himself land in a seated position on the back of the couch.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Aug 29, 2007, 7:06pm

*knock knock*


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Aug 29, 2007, 7:13pm

"Whazuh?"

Shaman looks up from his couch, having fallen asleep cradling his bong.

"Open?"

He rolls into a seated position and starts to take a hit, more instinctive then anything else


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Aug 29, 2007, 7:14pm

I push the door open and float gingerly inside.

"Hey."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Aug 29, 2007, 7:15pm

He gives her a nod while he finishes taking his rip.

"What's..up..kid..?"

He says, choking on the smoke that he's fighting to hold down as he speaks


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Aug 29, 2007, 7:17pm

"I'm behind on my lessons." I smile wanly and then slip my shoes off before sitting crosslegged in the air.

"We're still doing those, right?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Aug 29, 2007, 7:22pm

He grins at her as the smoke pours out

"Only if you're not going to put on another vanishing act."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Aug 29, 2007, 7:25pm

"If green Poppupians are involved, I can't make any promises." I smile wanly again and then breathe out, closing my eyes.

"So, how're we starting?"

It occurs to me that doing this right now may not be the best of ideas- I know that I'm suppressing a load of emotion, but… I've missed too many already.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Aug 29, 2007, 7:35pm

"Hmm…"

Last time she bled out and lost it for the most part, best to be careful

"You're going to establish a connection with me and unload, first and foremost, you're passing some odd vibrations over the link."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Aug 29, 2007, 7:38pm

"Oh, my. I, um… okay."

I know that I'm ignoring a lot of what I still should have let out by now. From- from when I was over in Britain. But… I have to ignore it. For now, and well… for as long as I can. Just- push it out of my mind.

I patch the link through and open it up completely, but I keep ignoring it. All of it. I just open the link wide and… ignore.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Aug 29, 2007, 7:41pm

He closes his eyes and lets the waves hit him, expecting her usual gentle aura to help him understand in moments. Instead the wave hits him hard enough to jerk his head back and almost knock him out.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Aug 29, 2007, 7:42pm

My eyes snap open and I'm next to him in a heartbeat.

"Sweet niblets, are you alright?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Aug 29, 2007, 7:51pm

He reaches up to rub his head.

"The fuck happened to you…? Uhhhh…..crap…..and what the hell is a niblet?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Aug 29, 2007, 7:52pm

"A niblet? It's just a tiny piece of corn…. Forget what happened to me- I'm fine! What happened to you?!"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Aug 29, 2007, 8:02pm

He looks up at her still rubbing his head.

"You just hit like a ton of bricks to the face, you're holding back a lot right now and it's not healthy."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Aug 29, 2007, 8:04pm

"I'm not holding back that much…. I just… have some things I need to hold onto a little while longer, or- well… mm."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Aug 29, 2007, 8:16pm

"Drop the baggage at the door…you know the rules…"

He keeps rubbing his head, fuck, that hurt


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Aug 29, 2007, 8:18pm

"Um…. How?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Aug 29, 2007, 8:20pm

"Uhnn…."

He starts probing their connection looking for anything that stands out.

"Don't hide death."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Aug 29, 2007, 8:23pm

"How- hide death? How could someone hide death?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Aug 29, 2007, 8:26pm

"You tell me, you're the one who's soul reeks of it."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Aug 29, 2007, 8:28pm

"My soul reeks of death? That's… that's a couple of layers of creepy. And then just a judicious dosage on top."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Aug 29, 2007, 8:30pm

"I didn't say it was pleasant."

He finally lets go of his head and looks at her

"What happened to you? There's something seriously disturbed on a level I can't even crack."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Aug 29, 2007, 8:34pm

"I…."

I glance away, dropping out of the air and standing normally.

"Nothing happened to me, specifically. Wild- Wildfire was put into coma. Or something. She's- she's been put to sleep magically, otherwise she would have died."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Aug 29, 2007, 8:36pm

"I see…."

Explains some of it, girl is too well connected on the empathic level to anyone she meets or gets close to

"That's not something to keep private in a session, it's an extra tax on your abilities that you don't need."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Aug 29, 2007, 8:40pm

"I just…"

I glance back at him and then drop my gaze again.

"I just want to scream, but that won't do anything. I want to try to do something to help, but there's nothing I can do. I wasn't even there when it happened. Just. In bed. Nobody woke me. Just… stupid and in bed."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Aug 29, 2007, 8:51pm

She's finally getting it

"Now tell me, would things have gone terribly different had you been there?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Aug 30, 2007, 2:03pm

"I- I don't know. Maybe. I could've done something! Anything, it might have made a difference! Any little bit. Every little bit…."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Aug 30, 2007, 5:27pm

"Kid, be honest with yourself. Cast aside the delusions, not because I'm being mean, but because they blind you. Was it outside of your control?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Aug 30, 2007, 5:30pm

I tug lightly at a strand of my hair and let go of it, letting it trail down my face. I bite lightly down on my thumb.

"Outside of my control? Most things are… but I there's always the chance it could have made a difference…."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Aug 30, 2007, 5:33pm

"Think not about the hypotheticals, think about the here and the now."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Aug 30, 2007, 5:34pm

"Here and now? … I want to scream…. I want to just scream and keep screaming until I can't anymore…."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Aug 30, 2007, 5:36pm

"Then do it. Right now. You're of no use to yourself when you hold back so much."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Aug 30, 2007, 5:37pm

I close my eyes and shake my head slightly.

"It won't do anything for anyone. It'll just be silly self-indulgence."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Aug 30, 2007, 5:44pm

"Then let it go and establish the connection."

He feels cold towards her, but it's not his intention in the least bit. As in control as she seems to believe she is of her own emotions, she doesn't have the slightest bit.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Aug 30, 2007, 5:45pm

I keep my eyes shut and exhale, linking up with him- rather than building the connection through a strand- a tether, I just snap it on.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Aug 30, 2007, 5:48pm

The connection hits hard, but in a good way.

"Good….now probe."

He opens himself up to her, trying to make it easier


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Aug 30, 2007, 5:55pm

I pry my way into his consciousness, but at first, it's like forcing myself through a mouse hole. It's a strain- definitely not something that comes easily.

The thing that takes me most is a more… liberal sense on a personal level. Like I should just do… what I need to. For me.

The other thing is a very, very weird image.

"Shaggy? Really?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Aug 30, 2007, 6:43pm

"…….little queen caught me after watching the movie."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Aug 31, 2007, 1:36pm

"It's a little creepy, I've got to admit."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Aug 31, 2007, 3:57pm

"Yeah yeah, keep digging."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Aug 31, 2007, 6:21pm

I put my focus back on it, and my brow furrows as I push into it. It all seems a lot harder than I remember from the last time I tried. A bead of sweat runs down my forehead, managing to creep under my closed eyelid as it trails my eye.

"Um… Alexander and you… Agrabah? Something about- about drinking and opium…."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 2, 2007, 4:33am

He can't help but laugh as he goes back to his bong.

"Alright kid, pop quiz."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 2, 2007, 4:45am

My eyes widen slightly. Quiz? No preparation? Eep….

"Quiz? There's a quiz?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 2, 2007, 5:00am

"Don't stress it, if you've learned anything this will be cake."

He takes his rip and exhales into a TK bubble.

"What's the best way to maintain control over a connection?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 2, 2007, 5:12am

What's the best way to maintain control over a connection?

Okay, think, think, think…. I just need to think…. I can answer this, right?

Maybe.

"Um… stay calm no matter what, block everything else out, and always keep their emotional spectrum centred and in plain sight, concentrating on only that…?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 5, 2007, 2:17pm

"Bingo, the second you let your own feelings seep into things you're throwing away your control."

She's learning, awesome

"Now when is it actually considered invading someone's privacy, how much can you get away with before you cross that line?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 5, 2007, 2:20pm

"Um, um, um… so long as you're not taking a part of them with you, and you can even leave a part of yourself?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 5, 2007, 2:21pm

"Also be sure to never influence them too far against their natural disposition, but you've pretty much got it."

He grins

"I'm drawing a blank on what else there is to teach you."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 5, 2007, 2:24pm

"I'm done?" My eyes widen slightly before I narrow them back to their normal size- which isn't all that much smaller. Got to watch that. "Seriously?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 5, 2007, 2:48pm

"In a fashion. There's not a giant world to teach on empathy as far as lectures go, which is why I keep trying to get you to work hands on. And to be honest, when you linked up with your friend half a world away, that was impressive kid."

He smiles at her

"I couldn't have managed it."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 5, 2007, 2:55pm

I frown slightly, knitting my brows together.

"Were you boosting me while I was doing that?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 5, 2007, 2:56pm

"Yeah, but I cut my power from it after you established contact. You maintained it all on your own, which was incredible."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 9, 2007, 5:05am

"I- I didn't know I could do that. I thought you were boosting me all the way through…."

The frown deepens a moment and I let out a sharp scream that lasts a few minutes, lingering in the air even after I stop. I cough a couple of times, blinking profusely.

"Sorry- I just had the need to get that out after linking up with you. Um… not that linking up with you made me want to scream… though I guess it kinda did- but the scream was there before!" I say hoarsely, my throat sore.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 9, 2007, 5:21am

"Don't stress it, shit happens. Screaming is a better alternative then just holding it in any day."

He reaches up and rubs his face, powering down his chakra and removing the ring from his forehead and setting it down on the table.

"Quite the little power house though."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 9, 2007, 5:22am

"Power house?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 9, 2007, 5:23am

"Yeah"

He says as he takes off his necklace and sets it down next to the ring

"You did something that is, for all intents and purposes, impossible."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 9, 2007, 5:24am

I tilt my head to one side, rubbing my throat, looking at him quizzically.

"What was that?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 9, 2007, 5:27am

"That whole cross world link, as impressive as it was, it shouldn't be possible. At least not in the way you described it."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 9, 2007, 5:28am

"Well, the impossible's only impossible until it happens," I smile cheerily, still speaking hoarsely.

"What should've happened instead?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 9, 2007, 5:29am

"Nothing, you should have had a flat link across the void, or at the most just had some shared emotions. But you talked to her like you would to me when I'm in the next room."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 9, 2007, 5:31am

I clapse my hands together and stretch them out in front of my nervously.

"Did I do something wrong?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 9, 2007, 5:31am

"No….not at all."

He rubs his now bare forehead as he slumps back on the couch

"Just really….out of it."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 10, 2007, 3:21pm

"It sounds like I did…."

I pull the hands slowly back towards myself after stretching them out to their full length, unclasping them and pulling them back to the opposite shoulders.

"I mean, you said it shouldn't have happened. But it did, which is… either wrong, or weird. I was… I think it was kinda something between both of us… it was kinda like going into myself or something, but I dragged her along, too; and everything around us came from something that I'd seen before or somewhere that I'd been before, and I was speaking straight into her and her into me."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 10, 2007, 3:39pm

Shaman misses all of that as his eyes roll back in his head and he slumps over on the couch, breathing erratically.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 10, 2007, 3:44pm

"Ashton!"

I dash over to his side immediately; alright, keep calm, keep calm. Check his breathing- it's still there, but it's irregular. Position his head to keep the part of the tongue leading into the throat from being pointed downwards; can't let him swallow his tongue, he'll choke on it. What else? Cripes….


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 10, 2007, 3:55pm

His mind starts blinking in and out as the couch he's laying on lifts itself into the air


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 10, 2007, 3:58pm

"Ashton, please, snap out of it!"

I try to get him off of the couch; pull him away from it. It seems like the sensible thing to do- then I try to open up an empathic connection between us; see what's wrong, why this is happening to him.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 10, 2007, 4:00pm

He's just tired, spent, and worst of all rejected. The planet, growing sick of him, has decided to just reach into his soul and pollute it. Leave him as nothing more then a husk. And unfortunately, on his own, there's little he can do about it.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 10, 2007, 4:04pm

"Let go of him!" I scream at no-one in particular; at the same time, trying to link through him into whatever it is that's been bullying him for so long.

"I don't care who you are, what you call yourself- whatever! It doesn't matter! Whatever you want to call yourself, let go of him! Leave him alone and get the heck out of him! Nothing gives you the right!"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 10, 2007, 4:11pm

'The boy is mine, young fool, know your place and back away before I punish you as well'

The voice screams through Shaman's soul into Kelly, Shaman providing little more then a conduit


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Sept 10, 2007, 4:15pm

Val pushes the door open and walks in, she's got a sandwich in one hand.

"…what the fuck is going on?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 10, 2007, 4:17pm

The voice running into me, through, into my soul… well, it's an experience. Definitely. I- there's not a word for that, but the closest I can describe it as… is burning.

I've been through something like this before. Erebus… when he turned me inside out, tried to, for a moment, turn me into the opposite of everything I am. Lisa, when she merged with me for only a moment.

It burns. Like it's burning me through, trying to sear my soul, warp it away and render it to ashes.

Tough. I don't give up. Ever. Especially not on my friends. Especially not on my family. I don't know how.

"He isn't yours! He doesn't belong to anyone! He's a person! He's… my friend. My brother. Let him go…."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Sept 10, 2007, 4:20pm

"….right. Kelly. What's going on?" The sandwich hits the floor, completely forgotten.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 10, 2007, 4:22pm

I wipe a few angry tears away, running my sleeve across my eyes.

"She's trying to take him! But I won't let her… I'm not gonna let her…."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Sept 10, 2007, 4:24pm

"Who is trying to do what?! I need details." Val's already rummaging through the closet. "…way to much shit in here, where is that fucking book?!"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 10, 2007, 4:26pm

His body stiffens like a board and floats up independant of everything around it, spinning across the Z axis over the room as various items float up as well, his TK being controlled by an outside source


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 10, 2007, 4:27pm

"Whoever it is that's been trying to control him for so long!" I shout, frantic, still reaching into him, still trying to bring him back. I've got to keep confident in it. I've got to stay hopeful. "Who else?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 10, 2007, 4:28pm

"Let him go!" I scream at her through Ashton. "He doesn't deserve this!"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Sept 10, 2007, 4:28pm

"Fuck fuck fuck. Alright." Still throwing shit out of the closet..and there it is. "GOT IT!" Val's hand grabs the the Grimorum Arcanorum from the floor. As she turns around, facing Shaman, she's already flipping pages rapidly.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 10, 2007, 4:36pm

'My own Shaman refuses to serve, for that he must be punished. And if it is his choice to prefer time spent with two lowly harlots like you, then I shall allow him no mercy.'


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 10, 2007, 4:38pm

"Your own Shaman? He has a name; you must know what it is! Use it! Just because you claimed him as your Shaman doesn't make it so, and it doesn't give you the right to rob him of the right to live his own life- a free life! Let him go! I don't care who you are, you can't do this!"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Sept 10, 2007, 4:39pm

"Harlot? HARLOT?! I don't know who the fuck you think you are, but let my husband go!"

Val turns one last page before staring down at the book. An exorcism spell, perfect.

"Solvo Simultas foris imperium!"

A bright green glow escapes the book, slamming into Shaman's chest.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 10, 2007, 4:49pm

'Children. Stop.'

A force beam shoots out of Shaman's chest and his Kelly as another one meshes with Val's attack, combining into a flowing circle of energy on his skin

'What is a name other then a way for those of lesser importance to refer to one another? I gave him greatness and he renounced it, now it is time to learn that you can't skirt the responsibilities handed down by your maker'


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 10, 2007, 4:53pm

The force beam hits me hard in the chest, knocking me into a wall. It feels like it's enough to put me through it. I pull myself away from the wall, a tiny part of it splintering off and sticking to my back. I could swear I felt something snap. A rib. I place a hand gingerly to my chest, and then I'm certain of it. Two ribs. Three.

It doesn't matter. All that matters is getting her out of Ashton. She has no right to be in there!

"Get out," I say, my voice low. "Get out of him now. This isn't 'greatness'. This is torture. I heard about what you did to him."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Sept 10, 2007, 4:54pm

Val takes a moment to collect herself.

"You didn't give him anything worth having! Needing to be high all the time to be able to think straight is not my idea of greatness. Solvo Simultas foris imperium!" She fires the same spell again, putting much more power into it this time.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 10, 2007, 5:01pm

The combined energy from Shaman's TK and Val's magic rises from his chest and takes an almost liquid form.

[image]

'He chose his fate when he chose to disobey. He chose yours when he decided to associate with the likes of you. Now surrender his essence to me, or allow your own to be extinguished.'


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 10, 2007, 5:03pm

[The Shadow King? Really? I mean… really?]

"Go to hell," I tell him, my voice only just remaining steady.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 10, 2007, 5:03pm

«Just the image, not the actual Shadow King»


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Sept 10, 2007, 5:04pm

"I'm not surrendering anything to you."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 10, 2007, 5:04pm

[Ah, okay :P.]


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 10, 2007, 5:06pm

'You both assume to have a true choice in the matter'

Shaman's body takes a standing position, completely stiff, eyes open and yet rolled back into his head. Val and Kelly are both ripped from where they're standing and held in place in front of him

'Two lowly harlots against the spirit of creation? Surely my pathetic Shaman spoke of the dangers to be wrought by siding against that which allows you life.'


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Sept 10, 2007, 5:07pm

"Don't talk about Shaman that way!"

«Does she still have the book?»


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 10, 2007, 5:09pm

«In her hand, but she can't really move, she does have all of her other little artifacts that she wears on her person»


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 10, 2007, 5:10pm

"You didn't allow me anything. You're not my god. You're not my creator. You're just a poser, who's decided that they're going to get their enjoyment today by possessing him, now GET OUT!" I scream again. "You're not wanted! You're not respected, you're not revered, you're not worshipped! And there's a reason for all of that, but you don't seem able to get the picture!" I wince a little, the broken ribs hurting even more now as I strain against the force.

"Most of all, you're not loved. He is. Let him go and then you'll earn respect. You'll earn reverence. You won't earn worship, but you'll even earn a little love."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Sept 10, 2007, 5:10pm

«Okay, I'm heading home. Be back on in just a few.»


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 10, 2007, 5:15pm

'Love?'

The creature looks at Kelly amused before pulling her in closer, if it had breath it would be crawling across her face.

'A creation of those created by me, one with no meaning. As with respect. Concepts you speak of, concepts created by your kind, concepts that you still don't understand. You abuse my lands, tarnish my body, and then seek to demand from me?'

Kelly is thrown back into the wall and released.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 10, 2007, 5:17pm

I slam into the wall and drop to the floor again, finding myself unable to get up this time.

"I understand love… just like you seem to understand hate. If it's a concept we created, why do you reek of it?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 10, 2007, 5:22pm

'Excuse me?'

Kelly is lifted up by the throat and pulled back closer

'What is it that you said, little worm?'


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 10, 2007, 5:25pm

"Hate," I repeat weakly, undaunted. "It's all over you. Clear for the world to see. Even in every syllable that you release, even through an assumed form, it's there, dripping from it."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 10, 2007, 5:30pm

The beast slides a finger into Kelly's head, touching her inner essence and filling it with visions of death, destruction, devastation. The earth being cleaved by a giant blade, people being slaughtered to come back as undead, demons roaming, nuclear weapons sterilizing chunks of the planet.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 10, 2007, 5:32pm

The sights blind me for a moment, and it becomes even more like when Erebus attacked me than before. I see a hatred, an anger, a fear and more; I watch it all, detached from those emotions, remaining in a shell of hope.

Even in that shell it all sears me and when it ends, I shudder and my eyes roll into the back of my head.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Sept 10, 2007, 5:33pm

"Go to hell. LEVITAS!" The bracelet on Val's right wrist glows momentarily before lighting arcs out of it, aiming for the creature.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 10, 2007, 5:35pm

The lightning passes through the creature, hitting the back wall.

'You take aim at the shapeless one?'

Val is thrown towards the door as Kelly's mind continues to be pumped with the vivid, yet crippling, imagery.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Sept 10, 2007, 5:39pm

Val hits the door and slides to the ground with a whimper.

"…you're nothing…at all."

Another bolt of lightning shoots from the bracelet, Val's hair turns a shimmer shade of blue.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 10, 2007, 5:44pm

The images continue to flood into her mind, snapping her back to consciousness, and she wonders just how much more of this she can take- how much more can run into her mind before it breaks, shattering and splintering off into thousands of little insignificant shards.

She doesn't give up. It's not in her. She knows this and smiles inside despite the images because she will get Ashton back one way or another; she isn't going to accept the alternate possibility.

In an incredible show of will, she somehow manages to force the images out of her mind, but she crumples slightly, being all but spent from the effort.

—-

My eyes refocus on him.

"We won't let you take him. Leave…."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 10, 2007, 5:52pm

Val's lightning has the same effect, unable to damage something without true form.

Though Kelly's display has actually created a curiosity in the beast, this one didn't break beneath the pressure.

'Why should I? This is a healthy host full of power that I engineered, why would I forfeit it?'


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Sept 10, 2007, 5:56pm

Val flips a few pages in the book, she's not going to give up trying.

"Everto absum!" [Demon be gone!]


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 10, 2007, 5:56pm

"Because you don't need him, and he doesn't deserve this," I tell him. It. Her, lifting my head weakly. "And if you're powerful enough to do all of this, then you're powerful enough to make a host. One just as powerful, and one that didn't have a soul in it before."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 10, 2007, 6:24pm

'A point from an insect? A new host wont be hard to find, those willing are many, maybe one without the need of rebellion.'

The creature laughs as Val's spell takes effect, twirling it about until just a face remains

'If I leave now, know it is out of my own volition, and that I shall see both of your blood spread through the lands'


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Sept 10, 2007, 6:42pm

"Yeah, yeah, whatever you say. Just get the fuck out of here."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 10, 2007, 6:48pm

A last force blast shoots from it's mouth into Val's chest as the creature disapates. Everything that was hovering in the room drops to the ground, Shaman included.

Motionless, stiff, blood pouring out from where his head landed on the table


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Sept 10, 2007, 6:52pm

Val coughs, spitting some blood on the floor. She crawls over to Shaman.

"Shaman? You're…okay, right?" A few more coughs. She puts pressure on the cut on his head.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 10, 2007, 6:59pm

He offers no form of reply, his breathing is incredibly light as his pulse slips down to a stable, yet slow pace as his body remains comatose.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Sept 10, 2007, 7:02pm

"Shaman…" Val's getting worried. She grabs the book and starts flipping pages. "Please wake up…"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 11, 2007, 1:14am

Ashton….

I tear off my sleeve and wrap it around the top of his head to cover the wound, apply pressure. Airway… I tilt him so it doesn't close.

"Keep him stable. Make sure his airway doesn't close. I'll… I'll be right here…." I crumple like I did before the visions forced me back into consciousness, pretty much the only thing that kept me conscious a moment ago being an exertion of will.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 11, 2007, 6:01am

His body lays there, seemingly unresponsive. If Kelly were able to probe their connection right now she'd probably notice a giant shift across his soul as the bindings that had been in place before have been lifted, his chains removed. As it stands now though, his body is in a comatose state of shock «is there such a thing?» due to the actions taken. As if a piece of him had been ripped out and he couldn't even scream.

His body does being to emit a slowly growing warmth though.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Sept 11, 2007, 3:08pm

[Just a note/question from something ages ago; Shaman's Mother isn't Marvel's Gaia, is it?]


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 11, 2007, 4:30pm

«Dunno, never thought about it»


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Sept 11, 2007, 6:48pm

Val looks from Shaman to Kelly, worried.

"Come on, babe…" she shakes him a little, setting the book down on the floor.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 11, 2007, 7:00pm

His hand twitches slightly as his head turns to the side, a small cough erupting from his throat as the telekinetic marks on his arms, his tattoos, start glowing.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Sept 11, 2007, 7:12pm

Val takes his hand and squeezes it tightly.

"Come on…"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 11, 2007, 7:22pm

He gives a slight squeeze, more reactionary then anything else as a groan erupts from deep in the back of his throat


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Sept 11, 2007, 7:24pm

"Shaman? Come on. wake up…"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 11, 2007, 7:35pm

"Uhnnnnggggg"

He groans as his body lurches forward slightly, coughing harshly


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Sept 11, 2007, 7:37pm

She squeezes his hand again.

"Are you okay?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 11, 2007, 7:50pm

He hacks some blood up to the side and says nothing, his eyes struggling and failing to open


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Sept 11, 2007, 7:52pm

"Come on, Shaman." Val puts an arm around him, to help him sit up a bit.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 11, 2007, 8:00pm

His eyes open and stare blankly forward as he gets put into a sitting position, his jaw hanging down, and his body sitting there like dead weight.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Sept 11, 2007, 8:01pm

"Shaman?" Val says, VERY worried now. "Are you…alright?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Sept 12, 2007, 2:55pm

[Well… I'm assuming not, 'cause she wouldn't call Set a false idol :).]


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 12, 2007, 3:00pm

A hoarse gasp escapes his lips as he blinks a few times, his eyes darting around as if trying to figure out where he's at.

"Nnnn-nnnnn-nnnn"

«?»


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Sept 12, 2007, 3:03pm

[Gaia and Set are both 'Elder Gods' of the Marvel Universe, though Gaia's the only remaining uncorrupted one.]


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Lisa "Nephy" Nephrahim on Sept 12, 2007, 3:04pm

« Elder gods of earth, not the entire marvel universe. »


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Sept 12, 2007, 3:05pm

[Yeah, Earth. Mentally, I'm not all here today, like I already told Born :).]


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Sept 14, 2007, 5:25am

[Since Proto seems to have forgotten about this :P.]

I stir lightly; the darkness that the room was a moment ago starts to lift, and my eyes fall on Ashton. Awake. Ignoring the pain in my ribs, I dash over to him and latch onto him in a hug.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Sept 14, 2007, 11:04am

«My bad.»

And now Kelly's hugging him…Val doesn't let go of his hand.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 14, 2007, 1:09pm

As they both hold on to him, his powers drop out of control and he winds up turning himself into a conduit, temporarily binding the girls on an empathic level.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Sept 14, 2007, 1:10pm

[>_>.]


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Sept 14, 2007, 1:10pm

« <_< What does that mean?»


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 14, 2007, 1:11pm

A jolt runs through me and I let go with a shriek.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 14, 2007, 1:14pm

«It means that the two people Shaman is closest too all of the sudden are finding themselves a lot closer together»


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 14, 2007, 1:16pm

[Which is why I broke the connection really, really quickly.]


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 14, 2007, 1:17pm

«What? Val wound find out his name, and Kelly would find out that they were married, it's not like they were supposed to lez out or anything»


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Sept 14, 2007, 1:18pm

«I'm seeing it the same way Grey is…»


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 14, 2007, 1:19pm

[I know. I just don't want Kelly and Valerie connected for too long :D.]


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Lisa "Nephy" Nephrahim on Sept 14, 2007, 1:19pm

« Of course, if you WANT to have them Lex out…. »


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 14, 2007, 1:35pm

[Lex out? What does Lex have to do with it :S?]


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Sept 14, 2007, 1:39pm

«Soooo, what's happening here? Are they still connected or what?»


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 14, 2007, 1:40pm

«Ask Seph, he's the one who ran like hell at the thought of slight character development ::) »


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 14, 2007, 1:41pm

[Hey, I partake in character development all of the time :P! Just because they go around in circles…. Eh, I just wasn't in the mood right now :D.]


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Sept 14, 2007, 2:15pm

Val doesn't let go of his hand, but she's definitely taken by surprise.

"…whoa."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 17, 2007, 1:55pm

"… my head hurts…."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 18, 2007, 5:17pm

"Uhhh"

Shaman blankly stands up and walks across the room, reaching into his old jacket and pulling out his tin, removing a joint and sparking it.

"Yeah…mine too."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 19, 2007, 3:12pm

"You're alright?"

I look up at Ashton and then hop over to him, latching onto him again.

"You're alright!"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 19, 2007, 3:22pm

He looks at her oddly and raises an eyebrow

"Yeah….why wouldn't I be?"

He takes a drag, confused.

"I just have a wicked migraine."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 19, 2007, 3:24pm

"Why… wouldn't you be?"

I look to where the weird shadowy thing was a moment ago and then back to him, extremely confused.

"Did I… just imagine everything? Ohmigod, I'm going crazy."

Check; no, two ribs are definitely broken. Didn't imagine it. So… huh?


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 19, 2007, 3:25pm

"What?"

He looks around

"Who thrashed my pad?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 19, 2007, 3:31pm

"You did. Well, not you, but your 'mother' - the person who was possessing you…? She started throwing us around a bit, smashed some things."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 19, 2007, 3:33pm

"Huh, I was wondering why things were quiet."

He rubs his head and glances at Kelly.

"Kid? You look like you're about to keel over."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 19, 2007, 3:37pm

"I'll be fine, I'm sure. I'm more worried about you."

I sway a little unintentionally, and then take a seat on the floor.

"Okay, maybe I need to sit down for a little while, but I'm still more worried about you."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 19, 2007, 3:44pm

"Worried about me?"

He walks over to her, a little off balance, and rests his hand lightly on her shoulder.

"I'm the big strong guy in the room, you look like you've been coughing up blood, how about we get you patched up and then figure out if I'm ok."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 19, 2007, 3:46pm

"Jus' a couple of cracked ribs; I'm fine…." I get back up, straighten up and then find myself leaning against the wall for support; using it to hide it a little, too.

"Is it really all gone from inside you?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 19, 2007, 3:47pm

"I….is what gone?"

He takes another drag and scratches his head


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 19, 2007, 3:49pm

"Um… 'mother.'" I match it with air quotes.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 19, 2007, 3:54pm

"Gone?"

He stays confused and walks over to his window, opening it

"Let's find out."

And he dives out, landing on the ground, expecting something to happen….but nothing does


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 19, 2007, 3:56pm

"What're you doing?"

I hop out of the window, trying to catch him, but I can't accelerate quickly enough; not with this space. I just… stop when I see him hit the floor with no visibly adverse reaction.

"Nothing?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 19, 2007, 3:58pm

"No voice…no visions….no pain….what happened to me Kell?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 19, 2007, 4:01pm

"It… she… whatever it was, it possessed you directly, started talking through you. I think when we offended it enough, it left you and kind of took a weird liquid shadowy form, continued talking and then started attacking us, throwing us around a bit. It flooded my head with these… things, images- I don't want to talk about that bit, but I think we convinced it to leave you alone. Um…."

I float down over to him and build an empathic link; I let him see it all for himself.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 19, 2007, 4:04pm

He leeches the experience over their link and finds himself horrified, pulling Kelly in tightly and kissing her on the forehead.

"God….I'm so sorry kiddo….you didn't deserve that, any of that."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 19, 2007, 4:06pm

I pull back slightly to look up at him, beaming.

"It's okay, it doesn't even matter, 'cause you're free now!"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 19, 2007, 4:12pm

"Yeah…."

His feet grin into the ground in a strange sensation as he looks down at her with a grin

"I guess I am."

He laughs a bit and lifts her up off the ground

"Now what?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 19, 2007, 4:15pm

I laugh slightly when I'm lifted off of the ground; hold the laugh back for the most part, but I keep on beaming.

"I don't know… you're your own person again. Wholly, entirely! Now what? Anything you want!"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 19, 2007, 4:22pm

His first urge is there, but all things considered, he's just happy to be free from the voices.

"How about we get your ribs checked out, and then I take you out for some ice cream?"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 19, 2007, 4:23pm

[First urge?]

"That sounds perfect! Let's! Oh, and I've got so much to tell youuuuu…."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 19, 2007, 4:25pm

He gently shifts her around in his arms as he starts carrying her back to the bus, heading straight for the little med room

"And I want to hear all of it, let's just make sure you're not bleeding on the inside first"


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 19, 2007, 4:26pm

['kay, what now :P?]


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 19, 2007, 4:27pm

«I head downstairs to work, and you get an ice cream social going

Heh, ice cream social»


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 19, 2007, 4:29pm

[You say that like there haven't been plenty of ice cream socials :P.]


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Sept 19, 2007, 4:30pm

Val pokes her head out the window, she'd let them go without saying anything. She was to busy going over what had just happened.

"…Shaman…you're okay, right?"

She brushes some hair out of her eyes…it's still blue.


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Shaman on Sept 22, 2007, 3:02pm

He doesn't turn around as he lifts himself back off the ground

"Fine, fine, better then fine, taking Kelly out for ice cream. Back in a bit."


Re: Shaman's Sanctuary
Post by Protoman on Sept 22, 2007, 3:05pm

"…okay. Have fun?"

I'll just go get myself checked out…because I didn't get beat on too or anything…


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