Orpheus - Off-camera
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				Title: <strong>Orpheus - Off-camera</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>29-06-2011, 19:31:16</strong>
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				This thread is for stuff that happens outside of the normal speed of the game.&nbsp; People with characters who are either completed or reasonably completed can post stuff in order to give each other time to get to know characters and the like.<br><br>As the game gets going, this thread can also be used for time dilation, things that occur away from the rest of the group and the like.<br><br>I don't plan on giving any XP for the Off-Camera thread stuff, but it's a welcome way to let people RP outside of the normal game speed.
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				Post by: <strong>Swordsman18</strong> on <strong>02-07-2011, 00:53:02</strong>
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				Gary woke up in the Nursery with a start, his body was covered in sweat from the exertion of what he had just done, it was something that he had never done before. He had killed a man. A man who had deserved to die for what he was doing, and to his knowledge Orpheus was going to pay him quite handsomely for the kill, but still it had been a very new experience for him. He had shot the man in the head with a 9mm pistol using the body of one of his cronies. To the police it was going to look just like some kind of gang take over kind of thing, but of course that was not Orpheus was going to believe. They knew exactly what he had done.<br><br>Was Gary going to comment on his current act? No, it had been a mission nothing more. To make it more than what it was, could potentially hurt him in the long run. This was going to be his demon to fight. But if he had to do it again, he would. The man had deserved the bullet that he had put in his skull. It was a good thing. And that was what Gary was going to keep telling himself as he lay there on that comfortable bed in the nursery, looking up at the ceiling while trying to catch his breath.<br><br>After a long minute, he sat up and looked out across the nursery, a particular red head caught his eye. The comfort of a woman's company sounded like just the kind of medicine he was going to need to get his mind off the moment he had pulled the trigger to end the life of another man. He wiped his hand across his brow and walked across the nursery to the red head.<br><br>"Hey, how is it going today?" Gary was much more interested in learning about the girl than he was about anything that really involved him at the moment. And drinking in the beauty of this girl was one of those things, though he did not show it other than to offer her a cool welcoming smile.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Orpheus - Off-camera</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>02-07-2011, 01:14:50</strong>
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				The alert from some of the orderlies sent Nina Cho (http://10img.skins.be/1/6/5/1/9/8/3/kang-yui-office-lady-01.jpg) heading out from her office and down the hallway.&nbsp; The nursery wasn't very far, but she still had to collect a cup of coffee for him.&nbsp; She had expected this particular mission to possibly have a few difficulties, but their report through the earpiece had covertly mentioned his notable shock.&nbsp; It wasn't going to be a problem, though, once she had a chance to speak with him.&nbsp; <br><br>As she walked into the Nursery, she walked over to Gary to give him the coffee.&nbsp; She was always kind, but as if reading the signs of his distress, she had a notable degree of sympathy to show him today.&nbsp; "Good evening, Mr. Stanton," she said to him.&nbsp; "Is everything alright?"&nbsp; It was tradition to let the skimmers sit and rest for some time after projecting, even though it didn't seem to be necessary.&nbsp; Safety was always of paramount importance to Orpheus Group, especially since the ability to provide caution wasn't always possible.<br>
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				Post by: <strong>Swordsman18</strong> on <strong>02-07-2011, 01:37:51</strong>
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				"You look so-" Gary was saying to Si-donie to add on to his greeting when he heard the familiar voice of his favorite supervisor. He turned to see Nina Cho standing there in all her glory, his eyes traced along the tip of her heels, up her legs that had that sheen to them that told him they were covered in some kind of material, from there he made it to her skirt that was just at business length but was tempting all the same. Gary smiled as his eyes finished the pass over her abdomen up to her ample chest that was evident through the material of her shirt to her beautifully painted face with that light make up and such. <br><br>"Hello, Nina. I am not sure if delicious could even properly describe either of you two beautiful ladies." Gary took the coffee from her hand for him to take a sip of the strong black coffee. It was perfect, just as the way that Nina always made it. Of all the people he trusted to make his coffee, she was the best at the moment. He gave Nina a wide smile, knowing that she was going to ask for a full report. But he was still going to be appreciating both of the lovely women.
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				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>02-07-2011, 01:46:17</strong>
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				Nina gave a soft and polite smile, pulling up one of the small metal chairs to have herself a seat and let Gary relax.&nbsp; Flesh-covered stockings slipped one against the other as she crossed her ankles, giving him a few moments to calm down.&nbsp; If she recognized her actions as sexy, or understood his flirting, she never gave notice one way or the other.&nbsp; Somehow she never seemed to be anything but complimented by his words.<br><br>"One of the orderlies mentioned a severe degree of stress as you returned," she explained, concerned about him.&nbsp; "If you feel up to it, I'd like a full report.&nbsp; However, if you need a little time and to come to terms, I can wait."&nbsp; The latter part of her sentence came with a bit of sadness, wanting him to explain quickly while the events were still fresh in his mind and before the alcohol had a chance to have any major effect on his system.&nbsp; "Are you ready?" she asked, producing her phone and setting it to record.
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				Post by: <strong>Swordsman18</strong> on <strong>02-07-2011, 02:02:50</strong>
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				"Give me a notepad." Gary was serious now that Nina was doing as she usually did which was to not react to his little flirting, he knew he could give her more after he gave his report. After she gave him a piece of paper or a notepad, he would scrawl down a series of 20 ship names, all of which had once belonged to the man he had killed. And all of which were the ships in which tons of pigment were being transported through all of the way from South America. After he had written it all down, he looked Nina in the eye and told her this, "I did extensive search of these dealers, got all of the details of their source which were ships coming from South and Central America, found the head of the gang, and executed him using the body of one of his right hand men." Gary was not being specific in front of Si-donie but he had written it all down on the notepad.<br><br>He had paused when he had said the word executed, he had paused for a a short length of time but then he got it out like it was natural. The alcohol that he knew was in the coffee was no problem for Gary as he had always been the type to be able to hold onto his liquor very well. Being around Nina and Si-donie was the other thing that was keeping him strong since he was not the type to show things in front of others like that.<br><br>"Nina, is there anything else you need?" Gary asked while he looked down at her legs to see how they were crossed in that way. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Orpheus - Off-camera</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>02-07-2011, 03:43:15</strong>
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				As always, Nina seemed to cross her legs perfectly so that not even an inch of skin or panties were revealed.&nbsp; She kept her eyes on him with concern, not seeming to notice his roaming eyes.&nbsp; She glanced to one of the orderlies, who had a notepad ready for him in less than a minute to allow him to write everything down.&nbsp; "Excellent work," she said when he'd explained everything he'd done, until he mentioned the execution.&nbsp; <br><br>Her eyes grew somewhat solemn, and she gave a solemn nod.&nbsp; When she'd first given the assignment, she'd mentioned the bonus but hadn't been very happy about it.&nbsp; Nina had supervisors of her own, of course, and presumably they reported to someone as well.&nbsp; "I'm glad you could, at least.&nbsp; I don't think I could've done it, even if I could project.&nbsp; I'll make sure many of the investigators get a better look at this list."<br><br>Once work was dealt with to her satisfaction, she glanced over to the projecting redhead.&nbsp; "That's Si-donie, by the way.&nbsp; She's out on a mission right now, but when she returns, you may want to meet with her.&nbsp; I'm working on setting you and others up into a crucible...a sort of team, to better accomplish missions together.&nbsp; Not to say that you can't do things alone, just..."&nbsp; She paused, considering her words and not wanting to injure his male ego.&nbsp; "There's a level of danger in your tasks, especially of late, which makes it difficult to send you on solo missions.&nbsp; For now, though, you should simply rest.&nbsp; I don't want you to have to worry about matters too much while you recuperate."&nbsp; She gave one of her best reassuring smiles.<br><br>"I'll see what I can do about getting some of the others to come down and see you.&nbsp; For now, though, simply relax."&nbsp; She rose elegantly and straightened her skirt, wanting to give him some time to recuperate.&nbsp; "Farewell for now, Mr. Stanton."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Orpheus - Off-camera</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Iniquitous</strong> on <strong>02-07-2011, 16:35:20</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms;" class="bbc_font">Smooth, deep breaths were drawn into Si-donie’s (http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lc37m7WsqD1qz4yvto1_500.jpg) perfectly still body that sat in lotus position on the bed, small hands resting in her lap. Her head was lowered, eyes open as if to stare at her dainty fingers, heavy curtain of silken red hair spilling over her shoulders to hide her pale features. <br><br>Each skimmer had their own way of projecting though most every other skimmer chose the comfort of lying down on the comfortable beds to close their eyes and simply seem to fall asleep. Not her. The stiff straightness of her back and the rather uncomfortable position of each foot resting on the opposite thigh were her preference. She had actually requested a thin mat on the floor in the beginning but it had been denied and no amount of petitioning the supervisors gained her what she wanted, the reasoning for the denial never given. Still, it was uncomfortable enough that she gradually accepted the bed and made due with it.<br><br>The ‘mission’ was easy, just like the last few had been. Scare the crap out of the target group that had taken up residence in a house. Nothing difficult, she could play like a vengeful spirit with no difficulty and found it rather like playing instead of working.&nbsp; But, like all things, even play time came to an end and she knew that staying too long would cause problems.<br><br>A sharp breath was sucked in when her spirit slid back into the shell of her body, the ever so small twitch of her hands telling that she was back within the mortal coil once more. The obligatory moment of adapting and dealing with the rush of sensations coming from her body and her head started to lift while the painful tingling from her legs and now stiff muscles in her back enough to curl her lips into a faint smile that waned a little when dark brown eyes landed on the male sitting beside her bed with Nina, confusion reigning on why he was giving report at her bed.<br><br>She knew nothing out of the ordinary had happened with her projection so there was no reason for staff to be there and that left the questions of who was he and why was he at her bed. The conversation between the two was allowed to go on without her interruption, dainty feet working to slide off her thighs so she could stretch out cramping muscles. It was only after Nina had left that she let her full attention settle onto the man, head cocking to the left curiously while light glinted off the silver hoop in the corner of her bottom lip.<br><br>Truth be told, she didn’t know many other projectors despite being an employee for some time now and being approached by one had her a bit off kilter. “ ‘allo.” One word and her accent was heavy enough that one could walk on it, a delicate purr of sound from her lips that was only slightly strained by the pain the muscles of her body was experiencing.</span></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Orpheus - Off-camera</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Swordsman18</strong> on <strong>03-07-2011, 00:48:34</strong>
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				Gary looked over to Nina as she took the the notepad from him, and then mentioned the team aspect that was now coming into his life. Gary smiled at the thought especially if there were girls as beautiful as Si-donie that were going to be in his crucible as they were officially called by corporation. He had known that this was eventually going to happen, he just did not know how soon it was going to occur.&nbsp; And here it had happened. He was going to be working with more than just support staff, he was going to be working with fellow field agents. The thought frightened and intrigued him.<br><br>There was a pause in his reaction to all of Nina's words for a moment, it was so that he could iron in the image of her backside walking away from him into his mind. After he felt that he was satisfied that his sexy supervisor was grilled into his mind, he spoke up to her, "See you later, Nina. I shall miss the presence of such a divine creature."<br><br>A few more moments of watching her, and then he turned to the girl he had mistakenly assumed was awake earlier. Si-donie was a beautiful girl to say the least. In his opinion, she was down right gorgeous. "Hello, Si-donie. I am Gary, it is nice to see that Orpheus has started employing super models such as yourself." He offered his hand to her, to help her up off the bed and bring her to standing with him on the floor.
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				Post by: <strong>Iniquitous</strong> on <strong>03-07-2011, 01:58:58</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms;" class="bbc_font">It took several minutes to get her left foot off her right thigh and leg straightened out, the screaming muscles sending a hard shiver through her slight frame and forced her to pant softly till the ache began to wane. Of course, the process was repeated with her right foot and the delicious pain began again, long lashes fluttering against the apples of her cheeks.<br><br>The sound of the man’s voice was what pulled her out of the blissful state, dark eyes opening to rest on Gary once more. She didn’t know what to make of the man - he was handsome, someone would have to be blind not to notice that, but he was also an outrageous flirt. A fact that she picked up on within a minute of being back in her body. Still, being called a super model left her speechless for a moment before her head shook slowly.<br><br>“<em>A pleasure Gar-ee</em>” Her accent made his name sound strange coming from her lips, something she tried to control since she had already learned most could not understand her if she didn’t pay attention to how she talked, his hand taken only after a moment of staring at it. She was tired and hungry, the seven hours spent projecting on an empty stomach catching up with her quite rapidly. The process of standing was one of those that sent pins and needles up through her feet and legs, another shiver given as she focused on remaining upright, chin lifting slowly to stare up at him.<br><br>He was a flatterer, silver tongued, and the first impression was quite simple. <em>Player</em> She, of all people, knew better than to judge a book by it’s cover, but it was hard not to immediately push him to arm’s length. Fitting in was something she was not the best with and, in all honesty, she was not use to being flirted with. “<em>You are seasoned skimmer ‘ere?</em>”<br><br>She had certainly never seen him before, but then that could well be because she tended to stay to herself and have never been set up to work with others. Sadly, her lack of social skills was more than obvious.</span></div>
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				Post by: <strong>Swordsman18</strong> on <strong>03-07-2011, 21:45:13</strong>
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				"I wouldn't say I am up there with the best of them, but I am decent." Gary had been working at Orpheus for about 1 year or so. He considered himself to be skilled, since he was able to project rather easily through meditation, and he had done several long stints out of his body. At the moment, projecting was nearly like breathing to him with the two worlds he was a part of nearly being two conjoined entities.<br><br>"And yourself?" He asked, the question was of him trying to gauge her strength if she felt the need to volunteer that information, he had not really given her much to go off of, but if she wanted to see his credentials all she would need to do is ask and he would be more than happy to provide them. Si-donie was a type of girl that interested him a lot. There were a number of reasons for this one of them being the fact that she was foreign. But this was not the main reason that Gary felt like she was a negative charge to his positive charge with her just pulling him close. It came from the fact that she had this aura about her or rather this sense that she was a girl that needed protection and support. Gary was always the type to fall for these kinds of girls, since it acted upon his nature to help others and protect others.<br><br>Gary had a strong will and felt like he could avoid temptation on this one, since dating a girl in your crucible was never encouraged nor helpful since it typically led to a conflict between emotions and duty. Those were two things a good agent did not want mixed up. So for now he was going to push the friendly agenda.
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				Post by: <strong>Iniquitous</strong> on <strong>04-07-2011, 23:56:32</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms;" class="bbc_font">Well, he was a flirt to be sure but he didn’t seem to be arrogant. That she liked. Cockiness tended to lead to mistakes sooner rather than later, and mistakes were bad. “<em>Like you. A little o’er a year now. No the best but still good enough.</em>” Her employee file held no mistakes and she always succeeded at whatever mission she was given - that was all that was important to her.<br><br>The yawn came from nowhere, left small hand lifting to cover her mouth quickly before her head shook. “<em>Sorry. I no sleep good sometimes and it catches me a’ter a long pro-jeck.</em>” Her social awkwardness was all too easy to see, and when coupled with his flirting, she became all too self conscious. Fingers tugged at the long sleeves of the oversized loose knit shirt, hurriedly covering the numerous shiny pink scars that littered pale flesh while her eyes shifted towards the door.<br><br>“<em>You… um, vell, ve could get drink?</em>” She almost asked if he wanted to get food since she was starving and it was only that sudden mental kick that reminded her that meals were considered ‘dates’ that saved her from making a fool of herself. Getting coffee? Now that she was fairly certain was safe and would be considered polite. “<em>I like tae get cof-fee a’ter a long pro-jeck… if’n you vould like tae join me.</em>”</span></div>
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				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>05-07-2011, 00:15:31</strong>
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				It took a few minutes for Nina Cho (http://10img.skins.be/1/6/5/1/9/8/3/kang-yui-office-lady-01.jpg) to head back down to the Nursery, this time alerted to Si-donie's awakening.&nbsp; On top of a tray with a Reuben sandwich and a cup of coffee, she was wearing a backpack to carry something into the room while keeping her hands free.&nbsp; <br><br>"Hello, Si-donie," she said politely, opening up the little legs of the tray to be able to set it down for Si-donie to get to eat and enjoy.&nbsp; "Were there any problems?"&nbsp; It was a question that she'd been asking from day one; she never expected Si-donie to have any issues but was always more than happy to listen if there was anything Ms. Cho could do to help.&nbsp; She'd already received the call of a job well done, but still showed sympathy for her employees.
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				Post by: <strong>Iniquitous</strong> on <strong>05-07-2011, 00:40:25</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms;" class="bbc_font">The sound of the door opening followed by her name had her head turning to take in Nina’s approach, the usual half smile given to the woman she interacted with the most. Not that that was saying a lot since all of her conversations with Nina focused on work, but it was truth - ninety percent of her interactions was with this woman.<br><br>“<em> ‘allo Miss Cho.</em>” And just like clockwork, there was her coffee and sandwich - a routine that was never broken in all the time she had been working with Orpheus. The coffee was a deep black - strong and plain the way she liked it - and the smell of it was pure heaven to her, dainty fingers quick to release the sleeves of her shirt to dart out for the steaming drink, a small shake of her head given to answer the question.<br><br>“<em>It vas easy. They vere, vhat is vord… umm… they believe in all manner things…</em>” She was having a hard time trying to think of the word that would explain her thoughts - a common enough occurrence for her though not because she didn’t know the language - but rather because she knew so many languages. Finding one word that would make sense to Nina out of five languages while tired was a task in and of itself. “<em>Belief in mojo… talis-mans. Fort-unes..</em>” A wave of her hand then, as if to dismiss the trouble she was having, small upturned nose scrunching with frustration. “<em>It no vorry. They left place screamin aboot dae-mons an de-vils.</em>”<br><br>Jobs like her last were usually easy - get any group of people together and they tended to become stupid, thus easier to scare. The manor Orpheus wanted cleaned out was now empty, at least until someone got the idea to send in ‘ghost hunters’ in to prove it was truly haunted.&nbsp; And thankfully, she had not had to deal with those that thought they could prove or disprove ghosts.<br><br>The coffee was sipped eagerly, the burn against her lips, tongue and roof of her mouth enough to send a hard shiver down her spine, eyes darting to the thick sandwich sitting on the plate. The pause was noticeable as she pondered for a moment before the cup was set down and one half of the sandwich was pushed towards Gary silently. There - now it didn’t seem like a date and she wouldn’t seem rude!</span></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Orpheus - Off-camera</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>05-07-2011, 00:48:26</strong>
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				"Superstitious," Ms. Cho said with a nod.&nbsp; She gave a soft and polite, pleased smile.&nbsp; Rarely did she ever argue the morality or ethics of any of the tasks or missions, but she was always happy when her employees were pleased one way or another.&nbsp; "Feel free to rest up after some good work, but I wanted to make sure you got something."&nbsp; Her words were often just a little slow, patient to allow Si-donie the chance to listen.<br><br>She pulled the satchel from her back, unzipping it to produce a mat, which she unrolled to allow Si-donie to see and inspect.&nbsp; "I had a chat with a few of the doctors.&nbsp; There's still a bit of concern regarding the meditation and the effects of your body left unattended for a degree of hours, but stiffness and sore muscles are less a concern to making sure you're comfortable during your projections.&nbsp; Will this do, or should I work on getting another?"
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				Post by: <strong>Swordsman18</strong> on <strong>06-07-2011, 00:52:34</strong>
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				Gary had been about to accept her invitation to go out for a drink when Nina arrived. He gave her that familiar smile as she stood there talking to Si-donie while he was just there watching the two of them interact, he could tell that there was something on Si-donie's mind since she was acting just a bit off, and it seemed more than just a little social awkwardness. There was more than that. It was like there was some kind of hesitance in her offer as she had spoke it with that accent that Gary was taking all the joy he could from it as it played its way through the air and into his ears.<br><br>Suddenly she did something that he did not expect yet it did seem related to whatever was bothering her. She had passed him half of her sandwich that Nina had brought her. Gary looked down at it for a moment or two, trying to figure out what context this half of a sandwich had ended up within his grasp but he was not going to deny food from a beautiful girl. "Thank you, beautiful."<br><br>He took it and brought the tasty sandwich to his lips, which parted so that he could allow a corner of it into his mouth with his teeth biting into the soft bread and into the meat of the sandwich that had a strong sweet taste of the sauce that covered it. His hands pulled the majority of the sandwich away from him, breaking the corner of the sandwich clean off and into his mouth. He set it back down for a moment before he asked Nina,"You sure are good at making stuff for us. Are you sure there is no chef back there prepping all of this stuff for us? Or are you the sexy chef?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Orpheus - Off-camera</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>16-07-2011, 16:45:02</strong>
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				The sudden buzzing of Ms. Cho's blackberry startled her concentration, setting down everything else in her hands to turn her attention to the text message she'd been given.&nbsp; A concerned frown creased its way over her lips as she sent a reply, and it rapidly evaporated into a smile for each of the two skimmers.&nbsp; "Good news," she told them.&nbsp; "Looks like you're going to be assigned to Crucible 107."&nbsp; Like checks, there were no crucibles with any numbers earlier than 101.<br><br>One of the receptionists sent out a request over the public address system.&nbsp; "Delilah de Winter, Riley Nelson, please report to the Skimmer section of the Nursery."&nbsp; Nina Cho paused just long enough to allow the message to be sent over.<br><br>"One thing my supervisor has asked me to do is discuss the inherent nature of Skimmers with the two of you as compared to the other projectors and post-life entities."&nbsp; She looked a bit saddened, or perhaps indignant, as if she went that it was a waste of her time or an insult to have to go over this information with you.&nbsp; "I know that the two of you won't be like this, but some of the Skimmers which have joined into crucibles in the past have been slightly...problematic.&nbsp; Traditionally, the task calls to Skimmers to make sure that the entire crucible is sufficiently saturated with Vitality at the beginning of a mission, but a few of the agents have been more stingy.&nbsp; Instead, they've been trying to hog the Vitality in exchange for 'favors,' which also means that they don't have enough by the end of a mission and have to try to duck out early."&nbsp; <br><br>Her entire demeanor said that she knew that neither Gary nor Si-donie would act this way.&nbsp; "Just one of those things where I'm supposed to give the talk.&nbsp; Both of you have shown a strong degree of dedication and I know you'll make good team players.&nbsp; It'll take two weeks of getting used to each other before you can properly share Vitality with the others, while you adjust to each other and such, but that's why you won't be given any missions until such is the case."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Orpheus - Off-camera</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Iniquitous</strong> on <strong>17-07-2011, 03:21:53</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms;" class="bbc_font">Nina provided the word that she could not find and brought a nod from the smaller female while she worked on memorizing that word for future reference. Her eyes flicked towards Gary as he accepted the half of her sandwich she had slid towards him, the silent acceptance easing some of the nervousness that chewed at her. But Nina’s words of having something for her caught her attention again and brought her eyes swinging back to the woman.<br><br>She hadn’t expected a meditation mat, especially after the doctors had been dead set against when she had first arrived. It had taken her months to get them to allow her to sit in lotus while projecting. They didn’t seem to understand that the aching pain which came from hours of sitting in one position was something she liked - needed - and she had no way to explain it that wouldn’t have them sending her straight to the head doctors for examination.<br><br>“<em>It is per-fect. Thank you…</em>” The fact that she was finally going to be allowed what she wanted for her projecting missions had her feeling better than she had in awhile - at least mentally - and it brought a small smile to her lips while Nina’s attention was captured once again by Gary. The mat was taken gingerly and carefully rolled back up so she could carry it back to her own room with the facility.<br><br>While Gary flirted shamelessly with Nina, her own attention turned towards her coffee and her remaining half of the sandwich, both of which she tucked into eagerly. She really needed to start eating before she projected, but it was hard to change habits that had been in place for so long. Not too mention, she wasn’t one that ate a lot and that amount dropped drastically when she was scheduled to project.<br><br>It was the tone of Nina’s voice when she spoke again that snapped her from her thoughts, eyes lifting from the plate she had been staring at to study the expression on the woman’s face while she repeated what she was expected to say. The topic of discussion wasn’t one that she really needed despite the fact that she had rarely went out on group missions. She knew what her role was and she wasn’t one to be ‘problematic’. She did her job and she did it well. A nod was given to show that she understood while the last bite of her sandwich was consumed, her mind wondering exactly why she had been picked for this crucible.</span></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Orpheus - Off-camera</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Imogen</strong> on <strong>18-07-2011, 17:28:29</strong>
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				As if on cue, a giggling young woman appeared and manifested beside Ms Cho. Her hair was disheveled and her eyes sparkled with more than life as she let out an explosive breath. “Wow! What a ride!” She laughed, flopping down on a couch. Her chin tilted upwards, Delilah’s smile found Nina. “I got what you wanted, by the way. It’s there alright, just like we thought. But nevermind that!” She bounced back to her feet and extended a hand to Gary and then Si-donie, withdrawing before they could touch. A swift, roving gaze flitted over the pair, and another peal of Delilah’s fond laughter brought warmth into the skimmer’s section. “You found me some batteries, Nina? Well done!”&nbsp; The concept of authority and titles seemed to have flown right over Delilah’s head. <br><br>She winked at Gary. “I won’t mind sharing with <i>him</i>.”&nbsp; She raised a fingertip, “darlings, don’t get in my way and we’ll get along just fine. I look forward to working with both of you!” A swift glance to Nina, capricious smile flirting with the eastern beauty. “Well, I have work to do. Bye bye Nina, see you later!” <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Orpheus - Off-camera</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Iniquitous</strong> on <strong>19-07-2011, 18:24:53</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="bbc_size">What little bit of relaxing she had managed evaporated with being called a battery, a tightening of the tender flesh around her eyes expressing what her tongue would not. Yes, she knew well that she could share vitality with others - knew that in crucibles it was a necessity. She did not like being called a battery though. Nor did she particularly like the attitude of the wisp.<br><br>Setting the coffee cup back onto the small table and pushing the barely touched sandwich back, her attention turned to rolling up the meditation mat Nina had brought her. “Thank you Miss Cho but I vant to go rest now.” With the knowledge that she had been placed in a group bouncing around in her mind and having now met two that she would have to work with, she needed time to herself. Gary she could deal with - the constant flirting was easy enough to ignore. But other? That was a completely different story.<br><br>Easing past Nina and Gary, the petite Russian headed for the door out of the nursery, tiny fingers tightening around the rolled up mat. If worse came to worse, she could always request a transfer out of the crucible and to be allowed to work alone.</span></span></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Orpheus - Off-camera</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Swordsman18</strong> on <strong>19-07-2011, 19:09:43</strong>
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				To find that he was now working in a group and that his missions were no longer going to be his own was something that should have been a release but once he knew that he was a part of a crucible that meant that mission difficulty overall was going to go up. This meant that there was a potential that the taking of lives, much like he had today was most likely going to have to happen again. Gary was not all too comfortable with that thought. He wanted to take it easy, he wanted to be able to do all of his typical mission set that did not have to do with murder, a little manipulation was fine. But the killing of others was not something that Gary felt he was going to need on his conscious all the time.<br><br>He looked away from Nina over to the girl he had just met. And though he just met her, he felt like he could become her friend and possibly discuss what they both felt about being a part of a group. Nina was no longer his focus at the moment like she had been a moment ago, Si-donie was his focus. His eyes looked at her and just appreciated her for a long moment before the next thing occurred.<br><br>A girl seemed to appear at Nina's side, the woman was beautiful but she did not seem like she was all that focused, her attention went all around room from person to person just giving off little comments. Comments that would have better unsaid, such as the battery comment. He was no one's battery, even if she was a beautiful girl as tempting as Delilah. He would not mind sharing Vitality with his team, but not if all the appreciation he was going to get out of it was being called a battery. \<br><br>After her wink, he just looked at her for a moment before he looked away over to Si-donie once more, not even seeming to recognize the fact that she had winked at him. He would get to know her in time, but for now, she needed to find a way to get focused and learn to control what she said to others. Plus the wink told him other things, such as the fact that she was a flirt much like himself. So he was sure that they would pick up steam at some point. But for now he had to take care of the one she had jilted.<br><br>"Si-donie, can I come with you? I need to talk to you about something. I will buy lunch, if you want." Gary needed someone on his crucible to know his fear, to have her know that he did not want to be a murderer but it seemed that the world was pushing him in that direction. He stood up from the table and attempted to follow Si-donie out. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Orpheus - Off-camera</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Iniquitous</strong> on <strong>19-07-2011, 19:29:33</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="bbc_size">The door leading out of the nursery slid open just as Gary’s voice sounded behind her, feet pausing while her head turned back to level somber eyes onto the man moving towards her. By nature she was an introvert who preferred her privacy and this job had allowed her that. Till now. Sure, she had known from the moment she signed on that the chances of being thrust into a group was possible, and the very few times she had had to work with others had been blessedly short so that it hadn’t been too uncomfortable for her beyond the having to get to know everyone and interact. However, this was the first time she had ever been thrown into a group where it took less than an hour to form a dislike to one person. It did not bode well for the crucible and work ethics aside, she wasn’t sure that she was the skimmer they needed.<br><br>Her sigh was nearly inaudible though the further tensing of muscles throughout her tiny frame was hard to miss, a small nod finally given before she moved out into the hallway. “I do not need to eat. My, vhat is vord… hunger?, is gone. But if you vish for food to get for you, I am good.” She didn’t know him at all, had no clue what he was like, but even she could tell something wasn’t right with him. All she could do was hope that she didn’t muddle things up more for him.</span></span></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Orpheus - Off-camera</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Swordsman18</strong> on <strong>20-07-2011, 05:45:44</strong>
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				"I'll have a pizza brought up if that is the case. However, where should I tell them to bring it?" Gary was not going to be forward and ask if he was going to have it delivered to her room. He knew where it was best to let things stop for a moment and just wait for her to volunteer a location in that accent of hers, one that at times was hard to understand but he still loved to listen to it and its exotic quality.<br><br>He had no real idea as to where they should go, but then again the cafeteria was always a safe place, relatively. And the reason it was relatively safe was the fact that there would be people manifesting in it every so often which could cause quite the accident since it is not every day that a solid body just appears in front of you while you eat. This was especially true for those who manifested with stains that could potentially scare the entire group of people. He had gotten used to it by now, especially since he could see spirits as well as the living.<br><br>Gary's hand tried to find its way to rest on her shoulder and reassure her in some way. He wanted to know that he could be there for her, and he was going to start by being with her on this whole battery thing.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Orpheus - Off-camera</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Iniquitous</strong> on <strong>20-07-2011, 06:23:06</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="bbc_size">Her quarters were her sanctuary - a safe place for her to retreat to when things simply grew to be too much and she couldn’t think of one person that she had brought back there. Ever. And when she thought about it, she had never thought about taking someone to her quarters. It would almost be liking opening her soul up to someone - at least that is how she looked at it. If you wanted to learn more about a person, just look at where they lived. You could learn a lot that way. What their personality was like, what interests they had, what kind of mentality they possessed. All that without ever having to ask a question.<br><br>No wonder then that the thought of bringing him to her quarters actually had her feeling anxious. There was a lot that she did not share with others - well, alright, more than a lot. But if she was going to work with him, the walls had to come down a little bit. “Ve can go to quarters of mine. It is quiet there.” It was a big step outside of her comfort zone to invite him, but in the interest of making the crucible work, she had to sacrifice some of her comfort, yes? Besides, the cafeteria was the only other place to go to and she really did not like going there. Too many people that stared and the random materializing of people tended to stretch her nerves just a little too much.<br><br>The weight of his hand on her shoulder brought a small flinch, those somber eyes flicking up at him before a weak smile was offered, dainty fingers lifting to tug lightly at the thin long sleeved shirt closer to her neck. It was a bid to hide something from him though she had learned long ago how to make such moves seem casual - normal. <br><br>Turning, she started down the hall, leading him quietly through the maze of corridors and up the elevator to the floor her room was on. It wasn’t hard to memorize, nor was it long before she had the key card out to unlock the door and open it. The small room was organized to the point of fault - nothing was out of place and every drawer was labeled to tell what was inside of it. The small bed was meticulously made, the books on the shelves arranged from largest to smallest. It was a sterile environment that told everything and nothing about her.<br><br>No pictures of family hung on the walls or sat on the flat surfaces, no posters of things she liked hung on the walls either. It was bland - and she kept it that way for a reason. “Ze privy iz there if you need. I vill get plate and glass for you.” The most telling aspect of the whole room was the fact that there was nothing of that seemed to be what most would consider ‘relaxing’. </span></span></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Orpheus - Off-camera</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Imogen</strong> on <strong>20-07-2011, 09:47:04</strong>
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				Delilah wended away, blissfully unaware of the dislike her teammates harbored against her. With the obligatory, boring introductions out of the way her attention had already flitted to the next task and she emerged from the storm wall several blocks down. She crossed small distances at a time to avoid attracting undesired attention. When she arrived near the weakened spot, she slipped away, tracing her steps back to where she’d heard the unfortunate blip stagger forwards. It walked with wooden strides towards its doom. The entities that had lured him to the area had gone, leaving the poor soul to set its final paces alone. Sooner or later, however, they might return and Delilah didn’t waste time deliberating. Moving forward she showed the blip a glimpse of herself, appearing delicious, inviting and most of all, warm. Holding out her hand her being called out to it. “This way. It’s safe here. Come” She caught its attention, which was half the battle and she edged away, the blip following after her. She guided him through the streets, towards an area where she knew the wall was strong. That is where she wended away, leaving the poor entity to survive another day. She briefly wondered if she had saved it or condemned it; but such thoughts didn’t help and Delilah returned to Orpheus.<br><br>The hours ticked away as the thawing commenced and it was afternoon when Delilah opened her eyes, staring at the familiar view of the cradle’s glass pane. Other hands helped to raise the lid and she sat up, accepting a hands up as she clambered from the coffinesque bed. The one holding her hand was awarded a dazzling smile. “Thanks.” She murmured, letting go of his hand to wave at the staff behind the monitors, indicating all was well. She pulled a thick morning robe around her, left there for that purpose, and headed towards the showers. Her legs felt stiff and she crossed the distance in twice her usual speed. The shower helped. Feeling the hot water wash over her face and body brought life back to the tender limbs and awakened her mind. She leaned against the cubicle wall, letting the water do its healing work while she soaped her lithe form with vigorous, massaging strokes of her fingers. <br><br>The next days Delilah was a regular visitor at Orpheus. She reported to Nina, and gathered as much information regarding her next assignment as she possibly could. At other times she’d just stopped by to say hello to friends. If she’d encounter Gary or Si-donie in the hallways she’d greet them with either “Hello sexy”, “Hello kitten” or “Hey, my beautiful batteries” and a bright smile, and be on her way to whatever had caught her attention at the time. Often these were restaurants, musea, and other public places, but also the nightclubs in the seedier parts of town where drinks were watered down and entertainment meant a scantly clad dancer on a barren stage. At other times she visited the gym at Orpheus, running distances upon the threadmill and doing push-ups to keep her body fit and healthy. <br><br>After one such visit at the gym, about a week after their initial meeting, she pivoted in passing when she saw Si-donie and Gary in the hallway, walking backwards as she shot out an invitation. “Surf’s up tomorrow!” She said brightly. “I’m going to take my new board out and race. With Regale I should be able to squish my old record! Wanna come watch?” She didn’t stop, but she had slowed her pace, thoughts already reaching out towards the bay, the sea and the feeling of wind and sea-spray upon her face.<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Orpheus - Off-camera</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Swordsman18</strong> on <strong>21-07-2011, 04:34:27</strong>
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				Gary looked around to see that her quarters were cleaner than any place he had truly seen, with everything so meticulously put in place. There was also nothing that was comforting or identifiable in the whole place so that made it seem as if she was guarded, with walls that were made to keep out those she did not want to let in. This made him very hesitant to move in and sit down.<br><br>He pulled out his phone and then called down to the cafeteria to bring up a large pepperoni pizza to the room. From the way things were looking, he was much more interested to find out just how high her walls were before he mentioned his own problems, he felt that it would not be fair to him or her if they were not open to each other when he felt like sharing. It seemed that even this step of sharing her quarters had been a step. Still, he had to tread lightly. <br><br>"Si-donie, thank you for this. I know it must have taken you a lot to let me in here."<br><br><strong>A week later....</strong><br><br>During the next week, he tried his best to interact with all of his future crew, almost in a way hunting them down. Delilah had appeared in the halls several times, each time they ran into each other, it seemed that his flirting with her increased more and more. He became bolder with her. His greetings went from, "Hey, sexy." to " What have I done to be graced by a beauty that even Aphrodite could not match?" There had also been a few times when he asked her to go out to meals, see other things that were outside of work. Gary wanted to know her, needed to know her, just like he was getting to know Si-donie.<br><br>Delilah was much different than Si-donie though, all of his interactions with her were much more playful with the two of them literally going at it through voice, with the words they were speaking not at all being too explicit, it was the connection that made them that way.<br><br>He was walking with Si-donie at the end of this week, when they ran into Delilah once more. He looked up to her, his eyes scanning her body, thinking about what she was going to look like in her bathing suit. His eyes kept scanning her and then he stopped and then looked up to look in her eyes deeply. "I think that would be more than interesting to watch as your body moves easily through those water with the cold water splashing all along your form drawing eyes to that tight supple body of yours." <br><br>He was curious about this, wondering what it was going to be like with Delilah like that. He hoped that Si-donie was going to come with to see this awesome sight.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Orpheus - Off-camera</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Iniquitous</strong> on <strong>21-07-2011, 06:24:42</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="bbc_size">It was hard for the petite Russian and it showed with the way small fingers twisted nervously while he stood so uncomfortably just inside the door. She knew she was failing at this and it panicked her, had her running down the mental checklist of what she should be doing to foster some kind of connection. “You can sit ja… I, um, I zhink I have bag of beans you can sit on if it is more com-fort-able. Let me get for you.” <br><br>Where some people flitted about haphazardly when they were nervous, her tendency was to pull inside of herself all the more and she had to force herself to move from the spot she was standing in to the closet to find the bean bag chair that was stashed in a box in the back corner. It was the brightest colored thing in the whole room - a tie dyed neon colored monstrosity that was bigger than she was. A huge blot of eye blinding color in the otherwise somber grey and pale blue room.&nbsp; Turning, she dropped the huge bean bag to the floor while he was ordering the pizza, a deep breath drawn in before she shifted to close the closet door.<br><br>His thank you had her glancing back over her shoulder to study him for a moment before thin shoulders shrugged slightly. “You not need to thank.” She was trying so hard to creep out of her shell that it hurt - and not the kind of pain that she liked. The anxiety pushed at her, had her heart racing frantically so that it was all she could do to take a seat in one of the stiff back chairs while he tried to make himself comfortable.<br><br>-----------------------------------------------<br><br>After his departure that night it hadn’t taken her long to slip into her bathroom for a night of relieving the stress and anxiety that had built up. It was routine, it was how she coped, it was how she relieved the emotions she felt.<br><br>The rest of the week found her wrapped up in her own things, rarely venturing out to the common areas of the building unless it was late at night or she was heading off grounds. Gary’s few visits throughout the week were the only break in her normal routine, something that kind of threw her for a loop since she had not expected the man to hunt her down after the evening spent eating in her quarters. She still tried though - gave him small smiles, even flushed when he would start in with his flirting. <br><br>But it was mid week when Delilah made her reappearance and the small girl clammed back up again, each greeting sent her way earning the wisp a half hearted, wan smile before she would turn and leave without a word. The continual reference of being a battery grated on her nerves and it didn’t take long to end up cornered between Gary and Delilah - the flirting between them enough to send her creeping away without a word.<br><br>No wonder then when the week was ending and she was trying once again to peek out of her shell, that the sound of Delilah had her sighing and eyes rolling. The invitation had her shaking her head while Gary voiced his acceptance, her eyes shifting back down the hall towards the elevators. Her idea of fun was not sitting at a beach around tons of other people - rather, the idea made her stomach clench nervously. “I, um… no.” There were a million and one reasons she could list off for why she did not want to go and only two for why she should go. Neither of those reasons were enough to overcome the dislike of the wisp nor her discomfort in such gatherings.</span></span></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Orpheus - Off-camera</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>21-07-2011, 17:10:03</strong>
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				<strong>July 26th - A week after the initial meeting</strong><br><br>"Surfing?"&nbsp; The excited form of Natalia Peterson (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=111037.msg4837734#msg4837734) ran out from one of the other rooms, her incorporeal form looking slightly bruised up as if from a motorcycle accident.&nbsp; "I love surfing!&nbsp; Where's the competition?"&nbsp; As always, she was dressed up in her tank top, jeans and boots, not exactly beach material, but that didn't do a thing to quench her hope, nor keep her from apparently having something in mind that she wanted to ask.&nbsp; "Oh yeah, I think I remember hearing about that one on the news."&nbsp; Her eagerness made her simply speak up on the matter.&nbsp; "I don't suppose I could get one of you to let me compete, could you?"<br><br>Orderlies walked along nearby, but many remained slow, keeping to specific speeds and direction so that the ghosts could at least watch and get out of the way.&nbsp; Foot traffic was minimal for this very reason, but there was always some degree of necessity.&nbsp; Thankfully, most orderlies watched the eyes of those with which the ghosts were speaking, allowing them a little easier time in guessing where the post-life entities were currently at.<br><br>One of the passers-by, a shirtless smiling man named Daniel Woodson (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=111037.msg4934915#msg4934915), slipped on by towards the Nursery.&nbsp; As he moved, he passed by the talking group, giving Si-donie a warm smile and a light tilt of his head to invite her to walk and talk.&nbsp; One had to wonder whether, if he wasn't in his body, he wouldn't make some attempt to glow as he moved on by.<br><br>Once Natalia had realized she'd already made the suggestion, she decided to just explain the whole thing.&nbsp; "Basically, I could control the board," she said.&nbsp; "So if someone could just stand on it and pretend, making it look like they were controlling it, I could surf for you and you'd just have to stand and take the credit.&nbsp; If I can win, we'll share the trophy."<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Orpheus - Off-camera</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Imogen</strong> on <strong>21-07-2011, 21:56:13</strong>
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				Si-donie's declination of the invitation earned her a light-hearted shrug and ditto smile from Delilah who was about to say something when Natalia bubbled in from one of the other rooms. Distracted, the wisp turned her head and greeted the daredevil with a wide smile. "Natalia! Of course, mi casa et tu casa!" Delilah laughed, butchering the accent. "My board is your board."<br><br>"Forecast says we'll have offshore wind and low tide. I don't care if we win, we're going to ride those tubes, darling!"<br><br>Sparkling eyes sought Gary as she called out that last, pink tip of her tongue briefly visible between pearly white teeth. "Did you ever try, Gary? I'm not good at the technics, but I'm sure that between us Natalia and I can give you a hell of a time!"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Orpheus - Off-camera</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Iniquitous</strong> on <strong>21-07-2011, 23:15:28</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="bbc_size">She didn’t bother to give the wisp a chance to say anything, she had already turned and started away from the growing group, her eyes rolling again at the innuendo directed towards Gary. Slender arms, encased in another long sleeve black shirt, wrapped around her small waist to hug herself, thin shoulders slumping forward into her usual slouch as she made her way towards the elevator.<br><br>Her intent to get away without being noticed failed, though it wasn’t any from the group who spotted her - not that she was surprised by that. Instead it was yet another stranger, the sight of his head inclining in silent off drawing a slender brow quirking upwards. Honestly, she didn’t know if her nerves could take any more. Delilah’s presence and antics stretched them to the breaking point and trying to be social with another new person would leave her pained and awkward.<br><br>One last, longing glance was sent towards the elevators before she sighed and shifted directions towards the shirtless guy. For all she knew he was part of the crucible and she had to get to know him - at least enough to be able to share vitality. The fact that she refused to spend that kind of time around Delilah indicative of the fact that she had no desire to assist the wisp in any manner - she was content to let Gary handle that one all on his own.<br><br>“<em>Ja?</em>” The one word was heavily accented and offered quietly, dark eyes never bothering to meet his own. Yeah, he was handsome - so was Gary. She already knew how it worked and wasn’t exactly thrilled at the idea of starting to open up to someone else only to be tossed aside again.</span></span></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Orpheus - Off-camera</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>21-07-2011, 23:30:46</strong>
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				<strong>July 26th - Daniel Woodson (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=111037.msg4934915#msg4934915) - Inside the elevator</strong><br><br>"Hey," Daniel told her with a smile, pressing the elevator button for the Nursery.&nbsp; "You're Si-donie, right?&nbsp; The talented Poltergeist who's been scaring the crap out of problem cases and such?"&nbsp; He offered her a hand, his smile casual and relaxed.&nbsp; "I'm Dan.&nbsp; Fair warning I'm a Wisp, so people get sick of me cracking jokes and all sometimes, but that doesn't make me any less fun."<br><br>He gave her some time, as if expecting her to be shy and reserved.&nbsp; If she didn't take the hand, he would leave it hanging for several moments before letting it fall without any sort of significance.<br><br>"Just saw you were kinda upset, wanted to see if I could help.&nbsp; I do love seeing pretty girls smile."&nbsp; His smile widened a bit at that; it was hard to tell if that was any sort of innuendo.&nbsp; "Life's just too short, you know?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Orpheus - Off-camera</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Iniquitous</strong> on <strong>22-07-2011, 04:17:48</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="bbc_size">It was a little disconcerting to have someone know her name that she had never met before, especially when followed with a comment about her talent. She couldn’t help the blink of surprise before nodding mutely, dark eyes staring at the hand that extended out towards her. Oh but she hated creeping out of her shell! There was anxiety every time she had to interact and it made her slow to reach out her own small gloved hand reaching out to shake his.<br><br>“’Ja, I am Si-donie… nice it is to meet you Dahn.” Her accent made his name sound strange though she was trying to curb the thick pronunciation. She knew the proper things to say - the things other people would say - and she even offered a weak smile in that painful first step to trying to be sociable once again. It was the comment about her seeming upset that had her curling her arms back around herself, her head shaking. “It vas no-thing.” What was she suppose to say? That she took offense to being called a battery, told to stay out of Delilah’s way and basically felt ran over whenever the wisp was around? Naw. Better to just keep quiet about it.<br><br>The ding of the elevator sounded seconds before the doors opened, her eyes darting towards the compartment before flicking back to Dan - some attempt made to find a spot she could look at that was not directly in his eyes nor at his bare chest, a near impossible task. “I think that iz your lift. It vas nice mee-ting you Dahn.” All these people now that she had to work with was leaving her feeling extremely overwhelmed, the realization that she had to form some kind of connection with each of them far more than she had ever really wanted. A quick, weak smile was given to Dan before she turned and hurried away from him and the group further past him, the soft soles of her over the knee boots silent as she rushed around the corner and moved off for the stairs to go up to the only truly quiet place in the building. Her quarters.</span></span></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Orpheus - Off-camera</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>22-07-2011, 04:41:02</strong>
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				<strong>July 26th - Daniel Woodson (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=111037.msg4934915#msg4934915) - Inside the elevator</strong><br><br>"I love your accent."&nbsp; He stared into her eyes as he kept on smiling, seeming to relax a little with her.&nbsp; It seemed as though he had expected something, perhaps to have her angry with him in some way, but it helped him relax when that wasn't forthcoming.&nbsp; Her being shy wasn't an issue; shy he could deal with.<br><br>When the elevator opened for his floor, he glanced over, but decided to ignore it for now.&nbsp; "What, leave already?" he asked with a smile.&nbsp; "No way.&nbsp; Most people get sick of me far too quickly.&nbsp; It's always 'Quit clowning around' and 'Put on a shirt' and the like.&nbsp; I'm hanging out with you some more..."&nbsp; His smile then faded as he added a little more.&nbsp; "I mean, unless you don't want me around either."<br><br>He followed along with her when she left the elevator.&nbsp; "Something seems weird, though, if you don't mind me saying.&nbsp; Most Poltergeists are angry to some degree.&nbsp; You seem much too nice, though, very shy.&nbsp; Is it just something that comes out when you go zero, or does someone have to get under your skin?"&nbsp; As he walked behind her, it was hard to tell where his eyes were travelling, but they were always on her face if she turned back around to him.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Orpheus - Off-camera</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Iniquitous</strong> on <strong>22-07-2011, 05:24:18</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms;" class="bbc_font"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" class="bbc_size">Never had she come across someone so persistent! His decision to follow her around the corner had slender frame tensing all the more, dainty fingers curling into her sides to dig nails through the black shirt and into her skin. It was that slight pain - not enough to calm her down completely - that helped her draw in a full breath, long lashes lowering halfway over her eyes for a brief moment while she tried to center herself. <br><br>She didn’t miss that faint note in his voice when he quickly added the comment about not wanting him around either and it had her back teeth grinding. She wasn’t rude - she was always the quiet, polite one who never uttered a word in protest. Never caused waves. The one who tended to be overlooked, ignored, walked all over and nice to the point of fault. His words put her on the spot and forced her to slow to a stop and turn around, a hard swallow given.<br><br>“I am for coffee going now, you can come if you vish, ja?” That was not where she had been going, but she wasn’t going to tell him that her original destination had been the sanctuary of her room. That one sentence had made her feel that he was just as isolated as she was though his was not by choice.<br><br>It was his comment about how poltergeists were normally angry that had her pale expression going still before thin shoulders shrugged gently. Oh, she had her anger, plenty of it to draw upon for missions - a veritable endless ocean of anger. Her problem tended to be that she had too much of it internalized with no method to let it out beyond projecting - hence the little painful ways she had to ease things when it became too much. “I have vays of dea-ling vith my anger. Use lots vhen pro-jec-ting.” That was the godsend for her, the biggest thing to keep her feeling somewhat sane. If not for that, well, she didn’t want to think about it.</span></span></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Orpheus - Off-camera</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>AndyZ</strong> on <strong>22-07-2011, 05:54:50</strong>
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				<strong>July 26th - Daniel Woodson (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=111037.msg4934915#msg4934915) - Inside the elevator</strong><br><br>As he looked into her eyes, he seemed to pause a moment before nodding.&nbsp; Everyone was different outside of their body, when the projected self came across purely as one's nature instead of being hidden underneath skin and allowing one to act, and it was hard to tell just what Daniel was like for the most part, but currently he was calm and accepting.<br><br>"It's a Wisp thing," he said.&nbsp; "We always have to be the life of the party, reaching out even when people want to be left alone, and I know sometimes it makes me come across as a dick."&nbsp; He gave a slightly overdramatic bow.&nbsp; "I'll just let you rest up rather than splurge on the caffeine, but if you do want to give me a shot, feel free to give me a call."&nbsp; He fished a bit in his jeans before producing a business card, name and number which he offered over to her.&nbsp; "Oh, and congrats on getting a crucible."
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