Seth Larisha
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University Senior: Werewolf
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Post by Seth Larisha on Mar 14, 2010 22:25:31 GMT -5
Seth hunched his shoulders against the cold, watching his breath fog in front of him. The school grounds really were beautiful in the snow...
He sat on a cleared bench and set his sketchbook on his knees, his pencil slowly capturing the image that had him enraptured. When he wasn't painting images from his mind, Seth always had preferred landscapes.
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Post by Ayden Daire on Mar 14, 2010 22:40:07 GMT -5
Ayden grinned, seeing a familar head of black hair bent over a notepad. One that Ayden had given him, if he wasn't mistaken. Sneaking up in snow was simple for someone who had spent the past nine years in Chicago, and in moments he was lurking over Seth's shoulder. Slapping his hand onto Seth's shoulder, he grinned even more widely.
"Hello there, Seth! Long time no see!" he laughed.
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Seth Larisha
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University Senior: Werewolf
Posts: 139
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Post by Seth Larisha on Mar 14, 2010 22:47:05 GMT -5
Seth jumped nearly three feet when a hand came down on his shoulder, his eyes wide in surprise. Standing and turning quickly, he wrapped his arms tightly around his friend. "Ayden, what're you doing here?"
He'd just seen Ayden and Demetri over Christmas Break, and he couldn't think of a reason for his friend to be at Dunehelden. "Shouldn't you be in some hospital, ruining some doctor's day?"
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Post by Ayden Daire on Mar 14, 2010 22:54:46 GMT -5
"Yeah... about that..." Ayden chuckled weakly. "I um... well, apparently I'm not 'normal either."
He hugged Seth back, then pulled back. "Hey, you filled out. I think I need to meet the cook here, if the food is good enough for you to actually gain weight even since the last time I saw you."
Shoving his hands in his pocket, he glanced at Seth's notebook. "More landscapes. I thought you painted more than just that, Seth."
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Seth Larisha
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University Senior: Werewolf
Posts: 139
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Post by Seth Larisha on Mar 14, 2010 23:00:02 GMT -5
"I do. I just prefer landscapes and you haven't answered my question... unless you got bit by a lycanthrope..." Seth said softly, looking his friend over carefully. He didn't look like he'd been bit, or changed by a vampire or something...
No, he was definitely not a vampire. But there didn't seem to be any new scars... "So why are you here?"
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Post by Ayden Daire on Mar 14, 2010 23:03:00 GMT -5
"Um... various things..." Ayden hedged, "Including setting my bedroom on fire during a nightmare... apparently there's a couple of mages in my family and I inherited the gene or something like that. Figured I ought to learn how to control it... Besides, I heard the school healer here might need an extra pair of hands."
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Seth Larisha
Kitty Kat
University Senior: Werewolf
Posts: 139
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Post by Seth Larisha on Mar 14, 2010 23:10:41 GMT -5
"You heard that from me. So... a mage. Fun. At least you can do a lot more than just change into a big animal," Seth grinned, brushing his hair out of his face and stretching. Sitting down, he picked up his sketchbook again and looked at it.
A huge black mark was spread across the page, ruining the image. Seth just sighed heavily and shrugged, closing the book. Oh well, there were always other pictures.
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Post by romulus on Mar 14, 2010 23:25:00 GMT -5
Romulus wandered out to the courtyard, his breath fogging in front of him. It was cold, but the snow and hoarfrost on the grass and trees gave the courtyard an eerie beauty. He heard two people talking nearby, but he didn't recognize one of the voices; curious, he walked over to take a look. Seth was talking to a redhead who looked about the same age as he was. Romulus called out to the werewolf with a grin, quickening his pace a little.
"Hey, Seth. How've you been? Who's your friend?"
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Seth Larisha
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University Senior: Werewolf
Posts: 139
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Post by Seth Larisha on Mar 14, 2010 23:42:52 GMT -5
"Hey, R... Um... Shit, it's so much easier when your brother is here too. I've been good, this is Ayden. I'm sure I've talked about him. The med student?" Seth gestured for the twin to join him and Ayden, standing and pulling another bench over to make room.
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Post by romulus on Mar 14, 2010 23:49:10 GMT -5
Romulus nodded and held out a hand to Ayden as he stepped closer to the pair. "Yeah, I've heard nothing but good things about you, Ayden. I'm Romulus. Nice to meet you."
He wasn't watching where he was going, and accidentally walked into the side of the bench with a very solid-sounding thunk of bone on stone. Romulus didn't feel any pain, but he knew Remus would, wherever he was, and Romulus winced in sympathy.
"Shit. Guess I should watch where I'm going," he said with a grin, stepping carefully around the bench and sitting down.
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Post by Ayden Daire on Mar 14, 2010 23:55:50 GMT -5
Ayden shook his hand, "Romulus huh? Why do I get the feeling Seth got to know you because of the mythical name? Nice to know he speaks highly of me, because I'm always talking shit about him."
He winced when Romulus hit his shin, then raised a brow in surprise when he showed no sign of pain. "...Um... that... didn't hurt?"
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Post by romulus on Mar 15, 2010 0:03:33 GMT -5
Romulus laughed at Ayden's remark about his name. "Hah. I wouldn't be surprised if he did. I have a twin brother named Remus, he attends here too. We're both mortals, but we have Werewolf somewhere in our ancestry. I guess our parents thought it was funny naming us after the mythical wolf-children. They seem to expect at least one of us to show signs of becoming a Werewolf."
He blinked and looked down at his shin when Ayden mentioned pain, or lack of it. "Hmm? Oh, no. At least, it didn't hurt me. Remus will be feeling it though. It's this... weird bond or something we've got. We feel each other's pain but not our own. It's annoying like you wouldn't believe."
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Seth Larisha
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University Senior: Werewolf
Posts: 139
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Post by Seth Larisha on Mar 15, 2010 0:09:31 GMT -5
"Yeah, they aren't wolves, but the kid who had no idea what magic WAS until he was biting people sure is..." Seth mumbled. "That's part of why they're here. Weird magic shit is common here like you wouldn't believe. Including at least two Academy students that turn into birds, apparently. At least a wolf is like... traditional."
He just grinned at the mention of befriending Romulus for his name. "I had other reasons, I swear. Mostly involving 'hey, you know Werewolves that aren't the bitten kind? Tell!' since my ex-parents were so kind as to, you know, completely cut us off from every other bit of my family ever. I'm still looking for grandparents of some sort."
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Post by Ayden Daire on Mar 15, 2010 0:14:07 GMT -5
"Yeah, sounds like it would be annoying... I thought watching Seth transform was freaky, looks like I've got a long way to go before freaky is everyday..." Ayden said, scratching the back of his head awkwardly.
"Birds? How does that work? Isn't the- you know what? Never mind. I should know better than to try to apply science to magic. Demetri says he's jealous as hell that I'm here, by the way, Seth. He's actually a working stiff now and can't leave his job. Doesn't want to disappoint all the kiddies I guess. And has no magic to speak of. Yet. He might find some eventually, and then the world will end."
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Seth Larisha
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University Senior: Werewolf
Posts: 139
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Post by Seth Larisha on Mar 15, 2010 8:20:01 GMT -5
Seth facepalmed at the idea of Demetri with magic, though the idea of Ayden with it was kinda frightening in its own right. Actually... Demetri was usually the more stable one... "If Demetri finds magic, I'm going to figure out what causes this stuff and go throttle it."
Seth sighed and turned to Romulus. "Sorry, we're always like this. Though it might make sense considering how we met..."
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Post by Ayden Daire on Mar 15, 2010 8:22:27 GMT -5
"Which he does not need to know," Ayden said hastily, covering Seth's mouth and yelping when Seth licked his hand. He shook it and dried it quickly on his shirt. "I thought you were the 'mature one', Seth. Ewww."
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Post by romulus on Mar 15, 2010 9:52:58 GMT -5
Romulus laughed again. "You seem like pretty firm friends. How long have you known each other?"
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Seth Larisha
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University Senior: Werewolf
Posts: 139
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Post by Seth Larisha on Mar 15, 2010 11:53:33 GMT -5
Seth looked thoughtful for a moment. "Um... well, we MET six years ago, but I'd say we've been friends maybe.. five and a half years or so? Something like that. I dunno, the beginning of that time is pretty hazy," he shrugged. "I was eighteen and I'm twenty four now... and I'm the youngest of the three of us so..."
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Post by romulus on Mar 15, 2010 12:15:34 GMT -5
Romulus nodded, intensely curious but not wanting to pry into what wasn't his business. Why was the first part of their relationship so hazy? And what didn't they want him to know?
He looked up at a distraction coming their way in the form of his brother, who appeared to be limping a little. Romulus couldn't help but grin sheepishly at the sight. "Hey, Rem."
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Post by remus on Mar 15, 2010 12:21:33 GMT -5
Remus sighed and shook his head as he drew nearer to his brother, nursing his sore shin. "Hey yourself. Thanks for the bruise, moron." He spoke the insult with a grin as he nodded to Romulus' companions.
"Hi, Seth. Hi..." He looked curiously at the redhead. "Sorry, I don't think we've met. I'm Remus." He held out one hand in greeting and used the other one to pull back his ponytail as he spoke. "I see you've met my brother Romulus."
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Post by Ayden Daire on Mar 15, 2010 12:27:48 GMT -5
"Yup, I'm Ayden. One of Seth's keepers," he grinned. "And apparently newly fledged mage. Unless I'm some sorta firestarter with the ability to keep people who should have died in a coma alive and awake... Anyway... Yeah. Seth's friend."
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Seth Larisha
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University Senior: Werewolf
Posts: 139
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Post by Seth Larisha on Mar 15, 2010 12:31:48 GMT -5
Seth looked at Ayden with a raised brow. "Alright, you have to tell me more about THAT. Hey, Remus. Romulus tripped when I moved the bench, so I guess it's my fault."
He grinned brightly at him, jerking his thumb at the free space on the second bench. "Ayden's a friend from when I first started going to school, I owe him a bunch... actually..."
He turned and looked closely at Ayden, "I can think of two people who really need to talk with you, particularly the younger one. The older one might want someone who's faced the same thing, and the younger one is avoiding me because of how I yelled at him."
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Post by Ayden Daire on Mar 15, 2010 12:41:21 GMT -5
"Um... okay? Anyway, I'm new, in need of only the classes on magic... and a medical student. I was an intern at Loretto Hospital in Chicago until about... four days ago. And once I'm confident I've got control of this magic stuff, I'll probably go back and complete my internship. Seth's actually the reason I wanted to study medicine..."
He paused and looked at Seth, biting his lip. "That's what you're talking about, isn't it?"
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Seth Larisha
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University Senior: Werewolf
Posts: 139
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Post by Seth Larisha on Mar 15, 2010 12:52:07 GMT -5
Seth nodded, then looked over at the brothers. "Sorry, after too long even friends get a code. I get you two have a language all your own too."
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Post by remus on Mar 15, 2010 13:01:37 GMT -5
Remus laughed, settling down on the bench next to his brother and pulling up the right leg of his pants to examine the large brown bruise on his shin. He looked up at Ayden when he spoke.
"Yeah, kind of. We know a lot of languages. Our family travelled around a lot, all over Europe and Asia. It got so bad we can't even remember where we were born." He laughed again and pulled down his pant leg, still looking at the redhead. "Four days ago, huh? Is that when you first found your magic?"
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