Eztli Odol
Marquel
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Just that one drop. Just one. That's all I need to keep moving.
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Post by Eztli Odol on May 19, 2010 18:50:47 GMT -5
Eztli liked that the school cook understood what a carnivore meant when he said he wanted a dish made fresh. He could even taste traces of blood in his sashimi. Delicious food made him happy.
His mood was only got better when he saw a slim redhead enter the mess hall. He raised a hand in the air and waved at her. When that didn't catch her attention he frowned. She was either distracted or ignoring him.
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Akane Gussumaru
Keme
Academy Freshman: Catpup- Ferret Edition
"...but the red roses, ah the red roses are for love triumphant."
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Post by Akane Gussumaru on May 19, 2010 18:57:22 GMT -5
Akane toed into the mess hall with a grin on her face, humming lightly along with the song that had been stuck in her head since breakfast. She bounced over to the food line and picked up a tray, glancing over her food choices. There was a selection of soups available, as well as salad and baked chicken. A little further down, sushi had been prepared. Akane smiled. Soup and sushi seemed to be the best idea.
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Eztli Odol
Marquel
*insert JAWS theme*
Just that one drop. Just one. That's all I need to keep moving.
Posts: 24
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Post by Eztli Odol on May 19, 2010 19:06:28 GMT -5
Eztli crossed the hall to the food line. He stepped carefully to moved quietly. He waited for little Akane to get soup and head down the line toward the sushi and made sure that her tray was placed securely on the buffet counter before he stepped up behind her. He stood close and smiled and said into her hair "I waved at you, Little'un. It made me sad when you didn't wave back."
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Akane Gussumaru
Keme
Academy Freshman: Catpup- Ferret Edition
"...but the red roses, ah the red roses are for love triumphant."
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Post by Akane Gussumaru on May 19, 2010 19:15:44 GMT -5
Akane's shoulders tensed at the sudden warmth at her back. She gasped when Eztli spoke-- she had been sincerely hoping to stay as far away from the boy as possible from now on. She jerked forward and slipped sideways, stepping away from Eztli, keeping one eye on him through her hair. She watched his chest-- those eyes of his frightened her, and she had the eerie feeling that, if she looked into them, he would try to hypnotize her. Perhaps its was the predatory feel he gave off-- though in all honesty Akane's opinion of the boy's cold aura was not helped in the least by the light scent of blood she caught on his breath.
"It's not nice to sneak up on people!" she admonished, tucking her hair behind her ears.
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Eztli Odol
Marquel
*insert JAWS theme*
Just that one drop. Just one. That's all I need to keep moving.
Posts: 24
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Post by Eztli Odol on May 19, 2010 19:22:50 GMT -5
Eztli's smile turned into a smirk. "I'm sorry," he said. He picked up Akane's tray and balanced it on one hand like a waiter. "I only wanted to say hello and invite you to sit with me."
He watched Akane for a full thirty seconds. "Come on." He turned and walked back to his table while carrying Akane's tray.
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Akane Gussumaru
Keme
Academy Freshman: Catpup- Ferret Edition
"...but the red roses, ah the red roses are for love triumphant."
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Post by Akane Gussumaru on May 19, 2010 19:28:19 GMT -5
Akane bit her lip. "H-hey! What if I don't want t--"
Her voice trailed off as Eztli walked away, carrying her food. She could pretend he'd never approached her; could go back through the line and get a new tray, and go sit with her brothers like she'd planned to do in the first place. Maybe if she did that, Eztli would get the message and leave her alone. Maybe if she did that, she would be able to flat-out say no the next time he approached her. Maybe.
But Akane did not go back through the line. She was hungry, and the line had gotten longer. She supposed she could go to Eztli's table, wait to take her tray back, and then leave.
Yes, that should work.
Akane lengthened her stride to catch up to Eztli, letting him lead her to his table.
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Eztli Odol
Marquel
*insert JAWS theme*
Just that one drop. Just one. That's all I need to keep moving.
Posts: 24
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Post by Eztli Odol on May 19, 2010 19:33:30 GMT -5
Eztli got to his table and sat. He put Akane's tray in front of the seat right next to his, and grinned up at Akane when she finally came up to the table.
"Sit." He pointed to the seat and lifted his eyebrows. "You'll eat with me won't you?"
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Akane Gussumaru
Keme
Academy Freshman: Catpup- Ferret Edition
"...but the red roses, ah the red roses are for love triumphant."
Posts: 48
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Post by Akane Gussumaru on May 19, 2010 19:37:56 GMT -5
Akane half-frowned. She didn't want to sit with Eztli-- didn't want to speak with him or be anywhere near him. She chewed on her lip for a moment, then spoke, as politely as she could, "Erm... I think I'm going to sit with my brothers." She stepped forward and picked up her tray, adding, "They're expecting me." She gave a little bow of her head and turned to leave.
"Goodbye."
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Eztli Odol
Marquel
*insert JAWS theme*
Just that one drop. Just one. That's all I need to keep moving.
Posts: 24
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Post by Eztli Odol on May 19, 2010 19:48:09 GMT -5
Eztli frowned. He sensed her fear and relished it. Such a treat. He reached forward and grabbed her wrist in a strong grip. He tugged her back and glared up at her.
"Sit," he demanded. "This is an open area. Your brothers can see you're sitting with a friend." He smiled. The smile didn't reach his eyes. "Eat with me."
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Akane Gussumaru
Keme
Academy Freshman: Catpup- Ferret Edition
"...but the red roses, ah the red roses are for love triumphant."
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Post by Akane Gussumaru on May 19, 2010 20:00:51 GMT -5
Akane let out a noise that was somewhere between a gasp and a mild squeak. She didn't immediately turn to look back at Eztli. At first, she looked forward and made a none too subtle attempt to pull away.
Unable to break Eztli's grip, Akane reluctantly conceded-- she slid back into the seat and returned her tray rather forcefully to the tabletop, which produced a sharp snap. Akane turned to look at Eztli, thinking of numerous horrible things to say to him-- but her eye caught his and her breath caught in her throat. They were cold, dark, and dead-looking. Like a doll's eyes.
Akane quickly turned her gaze back to her food and kept it there. The damage was done, however. Her hands balled into fists where they rested on her knees, gripping the fabric of her pants to ease their trembling. She felt like a swimmer out in the open ocean who had discovered a shark circling in the depths below her.
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Post by Aisling Elderton on May 19, 2010 20:43:21 GMT -5
Aisling made his way silently through the line, piling sushi onto his place next to an orange juice carton and some strange little licorice squares. The castle was whispering happily today, and his head bobbed back and forth a little to a beat only he seemed to notice. He walked out into the cafeteria proper and looked for someplace to sit; the place he liked near the outside was taken, and the corners were all taken, so he might have to sit in the middle around all the talking people...
He noticed Akane sitting away from her brothers and hesitated. Would she mind if he came over and asked to sit by her? She was with someone, but only one person, and one he didn't recognize; she did seem like she enjoyed spending time with him before, as far as he could tell, and Uncle Hitoshi had said to find friends.
He weighed the options for a moment, tongue between his teeth, before figuring that if she was busy, he could always just sit someplace else. He headed over.
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Akane Gussumaru
Keme
Academy Freshman: Catpup- Ferret Edition
"...but the red roses, ah the red roses are for love triumphant."
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Post by Akane Gussumaru on May 19, 2010 20:50:26 GMT -5
Akane's eyes roved all over the mess hall-- everywhere except Eztli, whom she was trying to pretend didn't exist. She ate slowly, and had barely managed to make it through half of her soup when she noticed Aisling's approach. She brightened at this, and waved at him with a smile on her face.
Please come sit with me! Don't leave me alone with Eztli, please!
"Aisling," she called. She thought of moving to put at least a single seat between herself and Eztli, but the way the boy had grabbed her wrist before made her think that that was a bad idea.
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Eztli Odol
Marquel
*insert JAWS theme*
Just that one drop. Just one. That's all I need to keep moving.
Posts: 24
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Post by Eztli Odol on May 19, 2010 20:52:21 GMT -5
Eztli lifted an eyebrow when Akane waved. He followed her eye and spotted the boy. He grinned and reached up to play with a tendril of Akane's hair while she called to the boy. If he chose to sit with them it wouldn't bother Eztli.
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Post by Aisling Elderton on May 19, 2010 21:06:06 GMT -5
Aisling smiled. He considered waving back, but he didn't want to spill his tray, so he just walked over and sat beside Akane.
"Hi," he said softly, opening his orange juice. He then looked at Eztli. "Hi," he said again. "I'm Aisling."
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Eztli Odol
Marquel
*insert JAWS theme*
Just that one drop. Just one. That's all I need to keep moving.
Posts: 24
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Post by Eztli Odol on May 19, 2010 21:12:54 GMT -5
Eztli smiled at the boy. "Hello Aisling. I'm Eztli." He let Akane's hair fall through his fingers and then extended the hand for Aisling to shake. "Eztli Odol."
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Post by Aisling Elderton on Jun 16, 2010 19:06:58 GMT -5
He extended his hand and shook Eztli's.
"Nice to meet you. Are you one of Akane's friends?"
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Eztli Odol
Marquel
*insert JAWS theme*
Just that one drop. Just one. That's all I need to keep moving.
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Post by Eztli Odol on Jul 5, 2010 20:27:27 GMT -5
"Yes," Eztli answered before Akane had the chance to speak. He inhaled another piece of his sashimi.
"By your question, I'm assuming you're a friend as well?"
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Post by Aisling Elderton on Jul 25, 2010 22:26:00 GMT -5
"Uhm," Aisling said quietly. He thought about that for a second.
"We met the other day." Uncle Alex always said, if you don't know the answer to a question, answer a different one. It's almost as good and they don't always notice.
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Akane Gussumaru
Keme
Academy Freshman: Catpup- Ferret Edition
"...but the red roses, ah the red roses are for love triumphant."
Posts: 48
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Post by Akane Gussumaru on Jul 26, 2010 0:47:05 GMT -5
Akane chewed on a piece of sushi that had shrimp and avocado in it, licking a sesame seed or two from her bottom lip as she listened to the two boys. She didn't like the smell of blood coming from Eztli's plate-- it made her stomach flutter nervously. She felt like if she made a wrong move Eztli would bite her or something.
"Ehm," she spoke finally, when she had swallowed the sushi, "how... how were your classes today, Aisling?" She managed to smile at the lad.
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Post by Aisling Elderton on Jul 27, 2010 18:21:58 GMT -5
"Good. We learned about the ways magic interacts with different human tissues in necromancy today." He smiled and picked the cucumber bits out of his sushi. "Like why bone is really easy to animate, because the movement is totally will-working, but realistic muscle movement is extra-hard because it remembers moving, not just because it's a series of expansions and contractions that-"
He popped a piece of sushi in his mouth, then paused and looked up at the other two, remembering something. "And, in math, we're learning about circles." He paused again. "How were your classes?"
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