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beneaththeskin (beneaththeskin) wrote in nosuchplace,
@ 2008-10-21 21:54:00

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adio hart, katy wilson

Wednesday: October 24, 2007

Who: Katy and OPEN
When: late morning
Where: wandering around the town
What: Katy's suffering from cabin fever.

Katy practically ran out of her house as made herself go out for a while. She was tired of being cooped up alone in her cottage. The full moon was coming up soon, and she was feeling agitated. The wolf within was excited to be free again soon. Ever since she had been turned it was like having that time of the month, twice in one month.

Homesickness had kept her within the confines of her new house. It was hard to think of that place as a home yet. She hadn't even unpacked most of her stuff, and she had hidden away in the cupboards the mementos and souvenirs that she had bought for her father and brother while traveling Europe. She didn't care about the ranch back in Colorado. She was worried about her father and her brother, whom she wanted to believe were ok. And like always, she constantly missed her mother.

She needed something to calm her nerves. She was used to rise in feral feelings that came with being a were now. Eight years as a lycan, and she still would get jittery when the time got close to the transformation. She wanted a distraction, but Katy hadn't met many people in Elysium yet, which was quite odd for her. In the past she has had many friends, although she kept to herself at certain times of the month like this.

Katy walked by the marketplace and went up to the fresh food stalls. She quickly grabbed a red apple, winked at the vender, and wandered off further. She wove around the archways, in and out as the ate the fruit loving the satisfying crunch. She wore her dark hair down and it swirled around her face. Her energy was high, and she was having fun despite the odd looks she was drawing toward her performance.

She'd probably get herself lost if she kept up her routine, so she stopped and left the food stalls to wander aimlessly around the market place. She pulled on the jacket she had brought with her and slipped her arms into the sleeves as she peeked into the windows of the shops, covering the side of her face with her hands as she looked inside.

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eyesofthetiger
2008-10-22 09:07 pm UTC (link)

Adio couldn’t believe he had been in Elysium enough to feel the temperature of spring, summer and now autumn. To him the temperatures were bordering the feeling of winter. He had to kind of wonder what the sanctuary would like with a few feet of snow and though it was the temperature he was unsure he could take, he had never truly seen snowfall or snow in the flesh. So it would be a truly memorable occasion.

The town was hustling about with whispers about a ship arriving soon at the docks. Many people had hopeful spirits and were nearly running past Adio. Other people were just going there with heavy hearts but wanted to feel a sense of light heartedness in the sanctuary. Though they may have not been lucky to be reunited, others were lucky to have had that fate. It possessed some sort of hope that maybe the next ship would bring someone to them.

Deep in thought, Adio almost bumped into someone who seemed to be in a very good mood. It was good he didn’t bump into her because he was afraid the paints he got from the art store would have splattered all over the stranger. He tilted his head in the friendliest of behaviors. “Are you happy because the ship will be arriving very soon?”

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beneaththeskin
2008-10-24 07:18 am UTC (link)

Apparently the store she was looking in was a bakery. Katy could remember little scraps and short clips of times as a very young child when she was baking with her mother. Sometimes memories would play like reels from an old movie in her head. Her mother was in an apron and she herself covered from head to foot in flour while trying to eat the chocolate chips. Her brother at eight didn’t want anything to do with getting messy like his little sister, but nevertheless he wanted to lick the spoon. She also believed she could recall her father’s laughter, but couldn’t see him in the memory. How odd.

Someone was speaking. Was it to her? She stood back up and looked into Adio’s face. She concealed what was left of the apple behind her back and tilted her head at the man speaking to her. He certainly didn’t seem very old, and he must have mistaken her light-hearted need to explore as happiness. He was very handsome to say the least, but Katy certainly didn’t feel like being shy. The full moon was coming, and it always had that kind of effect on her. Especially since she had come to Europe to travel where she had done an number of wild things.

“The ship is arriving today? I had forgotten about that to be honest.” She turned her head toward the south where she knew the Lake Alata’elen was. Upon her actual arrival to this place, she had made an attempt to get to know the surrounding area excluding the marketplace. Her journalism teacher probably would have been tempted to hit her over the head had he learned she hadn’t gotten familiar with all her surroundings initially and had completely forgotten about breaking news like the ship coming in soon.

Katy smiled at the person in front of her and held out her hand. “Hi! My name is Katy Wilson. What’s yours?” Despite her recent performance at the food pavilion, Katy was actually a pretty grounded person, with only occasional flightiness. Katy wondered what exactly this ship would bring with it. More people and supplies would surely come to the community’s benefit. Katy figured she probably shouldn’t isolate herself from the community any longer.

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eyesofthetiger
2008-11-08 10:46 am UTC (link)

Adio could totally understand having more upbeat days than others. He could sometimes be that way himself. Of course it never got to the point of the girlish nature. But that’s what separated the two. They were of the opposite sex. Upbeat or not, the young woman not only seemed very pretty, but awfully nice. He was afraid that would make him shy around her, but he felt relatively confident. She wasn’t rude or anything.

He needed to get out more and meet more people if the same nature. His sister always encountered people. Most of them were kind. Either she just had some magnet to meet some nice people, or Elysium was mostly a good sanctuary with perhaps a few so-called bad people here and there.

“Yeah. I was pretty excited when I heard about it. I have family members still alive but they are the type to either travel by foot or they would be the stubborn types to stay at the sanctuary back at home. It’s a long trek to South Africa to here. Where might you be from?” Though here was high hopes for his family far away, he still wished they would come to Elysium instead. But he was more than happy to have his sister.

“I’m Adio Hart. It’s nice to meet you.” He offered his hand to her somewhat shyly. He waited for a moment before he decided to ask her perhaps a common question. “Have you enjoyed it here so far?”

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beneaththeskin
2008-11-10 02:07 pm UTC (link)

"I have family else were too. But I don't think this ship is coming from where my family lives." There was a moment of weakness shown in the direction her eyes glanced. She then suddenly turned back to him with a wolfish smile. "So you're from South Africa. Now that's a place rife with controversy. I'm from the USA, originally the San Diego area to be specific."

Katy could detect the hint of nervousness in his actions as he held out his hand, and that made her smile. One good thing about being a werewolf, she had heightened senses even while she was in human form. It just must be the nature of the virus within her body.

She took his hand without hesitation and shook it slightly. "My name is Katy Wilson. It's nice to meet you as well Adio."

She let go of his hand and looked at the area around her and then down at the half-eaten apple in her other. The crisp crunch of the apple had been nice, but the fruit was hardly satisfying. It was too sweet to her as her body was preparing for the change. She needed meat, red meat.

"Hmmmm, well, I haven't really made an effort to explore the place yet. I suppose it's alright. The only reason I even made it to this haven was because I was on vacation at the time."

Suddenly Katy's stomach protested the vegetarian fare she had been munching on and growled loud enough for her new acquaintance to hear. She blushed slightly and covered her stomach with her hands. "Oops...sorry about that. I was planning to get something to eat. I've run out of anything eatable at my house. Do you want to come with?"

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eyesofthetiger
2008-11-11 05:45 pm UTC (link)

“Ah, yes San Diego.” He always thought about venturing to California someday, but that place felt a world away from Africa. They pretty much were born to be dedicated to the National Park in Clarens so he rarely even got to think about travelling all too much. Plus he wanted to be a Pathologist. That gave him no room to think about leisure. Now he would have given anything to have learned how to surf or have at least gone to some amusement park in The United States. He heard Disney Land was amazing and he knew that was in California. He also knew there was a San Diego Zoo. Since his parents were devoted to animals, he knew almost every location of a major wildlife facility.

It was a small world that they were out to get something to eat. He knew Sanura was always one for getting food for herself and consuming much of the food in the house, so he was sure it would be a good idea to eat while he was out and then fetch food for the house later.

“That’s very kind of you to ask. I’d really like that. I forgot how hungry I was until now. There’s a restaurant nearby. But if you’re more into sweet foods there is also a bakery nearby. The food at the restaurant is great. I can almost smell it from here.”

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OOC: I'm sorry this took so long!

beneaththeskin
2008-12-15 09:44 am UTC (link)

Katy had loved San Diego. It was warm there. Palm trees and succulents were a natural part of the landscape there and it was easy to recall the city life she had lead up until her fourteenth birthday. It was the place of her childhood, and the memories of her mother always lived there.

"Sweets, huh?" She'd probably have to check that out later. Her stomach demanded red meat, preferably rare. Just thinking about was making her mouth salivate. The wolf inside was getting ready to take over her body soon, and she had become used to the preparation her body made for it.

"No, I think the restaurant is probably a better choice. Pigging out on candy and cake would probably just make me sick at the moment." She walked with Adio toward the restaurant. "So I understand that a lot of people here have special powers or are just different," She said as she raised her eyebrow, sizing him up. "Are you like that too, or were you just fleeing the virus and the wars?"

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OOC: it's okay, I am here hun! xD *hugs*

eyesofthetiger
2008-12-16 08:55 pm UTC (link)

Adio laughed slightly. He didn’t know if he had special powers compared to the others. He had seen some pretty cool things since he had arrived. He had seen a Pegasus in the sky, he had seen pixies cause a bit of mischief in the distance and he knew a vampire who was also a tailor. Was he among the talented? Maybe?

“I can shape-shift into a tiger. It is a gift I have had from birth.” He stated this because some people thought otherwise. He strolled carefully, making sure he was in time with Katy as they neared the restaurant. “Unlike..say werewolves..we do not get the gift by being bitten. If we are bitten by a tiger..it just..well..hurts.” He stated with a chuckle. “But I did come here to escape anyway..with my sister.”

He gave her a curious look. She must have asked for a reason. Was she a human, or did she hold some sort of gift? Adio was kind of dense in the art of guessing abilities. “What about you?”

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OOC: *hugs back* School's over, so hopefully I won't do that again!

beneaththeskin
2008-12-17 12:48 pm UTC (link)

Katy nearly stopped in her tracts. His power was a little similar to her own, albeit he was born with it, and it didn’t sound as if he had any pain associated with his shifting. And he was apparently a tiger. Not some strange mix of beast and human. “You can turn into a tiger? Seriously, that is pretty awesome.” She grinned at him. “I bet no on ever bullied you.”

She smiled a little when he started to mention werewolves and bent her head down slightly. It had been about eight years since she changed into one and she still had yet to truly become used to the shifting. “Well, I can tell you now that getting bitten by a werewolf hurts as well and the idea of calling it a gift...” She shrugged as they continued to the restaurant.

“I’ve been a werewolf for almost a decade now. I was turned when I was like seventeen.” She ran a hand through her hair, letting it linger on the back of her neck. “I may not look like it, but I’m actually 25 years old.” Many people had told her while she was in college and traveling through different countries that she didn’t look her age. She was constantly carded when going to bars back in the States, and frankly it was a little more than annoying. Although she probably wouldn’t have to worry about wrinkles for a good long time.

As they made it to the restaurant Katy opened the door for him and smiled. Formal courtesy and things like men having to open the door for her were almost a little archaic in her mind. While she was normally pleasantly surprised when one did, she never expected politeness from people. Perhaps it was growing up in America, or maybe just growing up with her father and brother most of her life, that caused the slightly cynical nature she had. She had become very used to doing things for herself, otherwise it just wouldn’t get done.

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ooc: no worries and YAY FOR SCHOOL BEING OVAAA!

eyesofthetiger
2008-12-20 06:16 pm UTC (link)

Adio gave somewhat of a sheepish grin, knowing that he did get his ass kicked when he was a kid. “You know. I used to get pushed around until I was about thirteen. It wasn’t like I suddenly hit puberty or that kind of thing. It was the whole “I found out I could turn into a tiger and now I can turn it into a metaphor that I need to be tiger like” kind of thing.” He mused. “Plus, I was scratched by a tiger, so I guess the scar I got from it that nearly made me bleed to death had me feeling pretty badass.” Wow, that was the first time he had actually talked about it with anyone. Especially a girl, so a bit of a flush came to his cheeks just because it wasn’t a warrior like kind of thing. “I actually was a complete wanker and went in his cage when I wasn’t suppose to.” He may as well have cleared it up while he still could.

The therianthrope gave a frown when he learned her ill fate and made careful strides as he listened to her story. He couldn’t imagine barely being about an adult and then having it ripped away from you thanks to being bitten by a werewolf. “That must have been terrible. I do hope that it doesn’t bother you terribly. I know it must be hard to find the positives but there must be something neat about it. Are you faster? Stronger? I know that when I shift I don’t have the behaviors of a tiger. I can’t communicate and well..I’m in the nude when I transform back into a regular old human.”

He couldn’t imagine what aging slowly was like..That and a decade of changing every month must not all be too pleasant.

Adio was shocked to learn she was twenty five. “Seriously? You are twenty five years old? You’re the same age I am. Well, you look to be…and you don’t even look to be that age.”

When Katy opened the door for him, he was tempted to tell her to go first, but he was afraid they may be there for hours. So instead he nodded his head and thanks and returned her kindness by finding a table to sit at, then pulled out the chair for her. Sanura always teased him for having more manners than her.

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OOC: Sorry again.

beneaththeskin
2009-01-07 01:57 am UTC (link)

Katy smiled at him. It was interesting to hear about Adio's childhood and she continued to listen. "Well, I guess bullies are everywhere, aren't they." She noticed little bit of red tinting his cheeks with color and her smile grew. This boy was really cute, and she hoped that she could be friends with him. This place seemed very lonely to her.

"Well I guess what doesn't kill us, only makes us stronger, right?" She looked down at her arm. Even though it had been like eight years since her turning, she still remembered seeing her arm ripped open from the lycan's teeth. "Oh there are plenty of things that make me different from what I was. I think have all of those attributes plus more stamina. I can't say I don't miss being normal though."

"In the nude?" Katy laughed a little and nudged him playfully with her elbow. "You'll have to invite me over on one of those occasions." She then winked at him.

"I think I'm aging slower. That's why I don't look 25 and I still was carded in any bar I went into. I've been told I don't look a day over 20 years old actually. Or around that age anyways, but I'm already a college graduate." She sighed softly, "Not that that seems to matter much anymore."

She walked into the restaurant after him smiling to herself. Poor guy hesitated and probably didn't have any clue what he should do because of her actions. She blinked as he pulled the chair out for her and sat down smiling. "Thanks. That was very kind of you. Back home I lived with my older brother and my father. Just a pair of guys. I guess I'm saying I'm not used to men having manners. It's refreshing."

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