deadliestviper: (get in a fight?)
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[The screen flicks on and catches a blur of black and white, the camera clearly turned away from whoever is holding it. It catches the image of a man's hand, the skin rough and wrinkled, wrapped loosely around the hilt of a katana bearing the image of a demon. The voice, when it begins speaking, is male and American and languid, somehow both experienced and calming in its inflections.]

Once upon a time, there was a wonderful young woman with a knack for getting into trouble. Now, this lady was not only beautiful, she was intelligent, and passionate, and skilled – and lucky. Very lucky. Lucky enough to rise to the attention of some very powerful people, and lucky enough to become one of them. But luck only holds so far, and runs out entirely when you buck fortune.

Eventually, for whatever reason, the young lady decided to run off from those close to her. As one might expect, her friends were... unhappy to receive this news. As clever as the lady was she hadn't disappeared completely and as her erstwhile companions closed in on her, her luck began to run out.

The story is long, and like most long stories it has its unpleasant parts. Now, I won't bore you with the details, but suffice to say that tragedy befell the girl. Trouble found her again, and she ended up caught – in one of the strangest prisons imaginable, no less.

Unfortunately, I don't know the rest of the story, and I'd much appreciate it if someone would fill me in. How have you all been treating that lady?

[OOC: The flood is on and Beatrix has been replaced with Bill, her teacher/employer/lover/babydaddy. Replies will be coming from [personal profile] verybigrat.]

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Date: 2013-02-14 07:05 am (UTC)
fearcutsdeeperthanswords: (bitch don't lie to me.)
From: [personal profile] fearcutsdeeperthanswords
A girl could guess that.

[But she hears it, and that decides it for her.] You were one of them.

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Date: 2013-02-14 07:08 am (UTC)
verybigrat: (i used to shoot you down)
From: [personal profile] verybigrat
Yes, I was. [He doesn't sound ashamed of it, but he doesn't sound proud either. More wistful.]
Edited Date: 2013-02-14 07:08 am (UTC)

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Date: 2013-02-18 01:46 am (UTC)
verybigrat: (kind of like superman)
From: [personal profile] verybigrat
[A slight hesitation.] Because I loved her very much, and she ran away.

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Date: 2013-02-20 05:25 pm (UTC)
fearcutsdeeperthanswords: (Are you fucking for real I will gut you)
From: [personal profile] fearcutsdeeperthanswords
So you killed her? You don't kill people you love!

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Date: 2013-02-20 08:36 pm (UTC)
verybigrat: (am i right?)
From: [personal profile] verybigrat
That's true for many people, but not for us.

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Date: 2013-02-20 09:57 pm (UTC)
verybigrat: (as long as i can sit on the bride's side)
From: [personal profile] verybigrat
[He chuckles, not offended and not even disagreeing.] She wouldn't see it the same way.

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Date: 2013-02-21 04:41 pm (UTC)
fearcutsdeeperthanswords: (the warm earthy smell of the gardens)
From: [personal profile] fearcutsdeeperthanswords
Then you're both stupid.

[And all right, she has been biting her tongue about this for far too long, and nods to the sword.]

Is that hers, or yours?

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Date: 2013-02-21 04:45 pm (UTC)
verybigrat: (guess they thought it sounded cool)
From: [personal profile] verybigrat
Yeah, but we were in love. [He looks highly amused.]

Mine. Have you seen hers?

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Date: 2013-02-21 04:50 pm (UTC)
fearcutsdeeperthanswords: (winter is coming warned the stark words)
From: [personal profile] fearcutsdeeperthanswords
[STOP LAUGHING AT HER GEEZ it just makes her so scowly.]

No.

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Date: 2013-02-21 04:52 pm (UTC)
verybigrat: (he taught you that?)
From: [personal profile] verybigrat
No? Too bad. I was hoping I might get a look.

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Date: 2013-02-21 05:15 pm (UTC)
verybigrat: (hanzo sword)
From: [personal profile] verybigrat
Because if it's really a Hanzo sword, it's worth looking at.

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Date: 2013-02-21 05:18 pm (UTC)
fearcutsdeeperthanswords: (da fuk)
From: [personal profile] fearcutsdeeperthanswords
What's a Hanzo sword?

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Date: 2013-02-21 05:22 pm (UTC)
verybigrat: (guess they thought it sounded cool)
From: [personal profile] verybigrat
Good question. A Hanzo sword is a blade forged by Hattori Hanzo, whose skill with the weapon is the stuff of legends. Our friend managed to get her hands on one, although Hanzo retired from creating them years ago.
Edited (i hez gramer) Date: 2013-02-21 05:23 pm (UTC)

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Date: 2013-02-21 05:37 pm (UTC)
fearcutsdeeperthanswords: (fr rl now)
From: [personal profile] fearcutsdeeperthanswords
[Hmmmmm.]

Can I see yours?

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Date: 2013-02-21 05:40 pm (UTC)
verybigrat: (playing possum)
From: [personal profile] verybigrat
If I can trust you not to cut my throat with it.

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Date: 2013-02-21 05:54 pm (UTC)
fearcutsdeeperthanswords: (is there gold in the village?)
From: [personal profile] fearcutsdeeperthanswords
If I wanted to cut your throat, I'd use my sword.

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Date: 2013-02-21 05:55 pm (UTC)
verybigrat: (guess they thought it sounded cool)
From: [personal profile] verybigrat
Fair enough. I'm in her room.

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Date: 2013-02-21 05:59 pm (UTC)
fearcutsdeeperthanswords: (her mother and her father)
From: [personal profile] fearcutsdeeperthanswords
[And off she goes to B's room, Needle strapped to her belt and Nymeria at her side.

Just in case.

That's how she knocks at his door, wolf patient - but never tame - next to her.]

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Date: 2013-02-21 06:10 pm (UTC)
verybigrat: (he taught you that?)
From: [personal profile] verybigrat
[When Bill answers, there is naturally a bit of surprise at the sight of Nymeria (because who honestly expects to be greeted at the door by a giant wolf?) but he nods soberly to Arya and bows her in, leaving the door open. The Hanzo sword, with the demon head carved into its blade and scabbard, is lying on the small table.]

Ma'am.

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Date: 2013-02-21 06:17 pm (UTC)
fearcutsdeeperthanswords: (ah the smell of rotting corpses)
From: [personal profile] fearcutsdeeperthanswords
[Nymeria walks in first, exploring the new smells in the room, sniffing at the sword (which she is tall enough to nose at, now). Arya follows, though she gives Bill a berth and keeps an eye on him. When she reaches the sword, she pushes Nymeria out of the way, and runs her thumb over the demon head, poking at it before she pulls the scabbard off.]

It's lighter than a broadsword.

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Date: 2013-02-21 10:12 pm (UTC)
verybigrat: (i'm calling you a killer)
From: [personal profile] verybigrat
Yes, it is. It's more suited toward thrusting and slashing. [He watches both Arya and Nymeria, wary but unworried.] You haven't seen her use one, have you?

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Date: 2013-02-24 06:08 pm (UTC)
fearcutsdeeperthanswords: (the warm earthy smell of the gardens)
From: [personal profile] fearcutsdeeperthanswords
[Arya shakes her head, and tries slashing and thrusting the sword in the air. It's almost too long for her - it might have been a year ago, but she's been growing. She sets the sword back in its sheathe and puts it down, eying Bill again.]

Inmates aren't allowed weapons. Normally.

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