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india_johnas (india_johnas) wrote in technicallyrpg,
@ 2008-11-01 17:53:00

Closed courtyard- Exterior
The courtyard is enclosed on three sides by buildings and the fourth side by a fence. The fence is a none permanent structure but is currently solid and unbroken.
The marks of previous construction work lie about but most of it has been cannibalised to build extra defences.

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dpyellowdog
2008-11-01 01:07 pm UTC (link)

DP nudged the door open to the courtyard slowly, carefully, watching Snap as he did so. Snap's nose was pressed against the crack of the opening door, his ears and tail erect and alert and he snuffled, sneezed, and snuffled again. After a moment, he shoved at the door with his nose, then looked up at his master and 'ahwuf'ed softly before bumping impatiently at the door once more.

DP smiled and opened the door up further to let his dog out into the courtyard, already beginning to relax again. Carefully, he scanned the walls and roofs around the courtyard, then eased out to watch Snap, leaning against the wall by the door, one hand on the inside doorknob to keep from getting closed out.

Snap raced around the yard, nose to the ground, sniffing busily.

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	india_johnas 2008-11-01 04:53 pm UTC (link)
	India followed a moment later, apparently paying more attention to the dog than the man with him. "It's a decent day, as the days go with things as they are." She said softly. "Whatever Kara said, there's a deep likelihood that it was bollocks. All I'm gonna say." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dpyellowdog 2008-11-01 04:59 pm UTC (link)
	He stiffened. "Nothing was said." He didn't look at her, eyes fixed on the dog, as if by ignoring her, she wasn't there. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	india_johnas 2008-11-01 05:21 pm UTC (link)
	"I didn't say you did...I said she did." India responded lazily. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dpyellowdog 2008-11-01 05:34 pm UTC (link)
	DP tensed and eased away from her, and from the door. His voice was tight as he responded, "No one said anything. Nothing happened." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	india_johnas 2008-11-01 05:37 pm UTC (link)
	"She had a newcomer alone in a room and said nothing...and she was alive, able to speak and everything?" India joked "I don't need to know, just don't take it to heart." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

dpyellowdog
2008-11-01 05:43 pm UTC (link)

DP went into full retreat, hugging himself and pulling even further away from the door though he kept to the shade of the wall almost instinctively. "Nothing happened." His voice went high and tense, agitated and almost young sounding. "No one said anything, nothing happened," he insisted. "I wasn't rude, I didn't do anything, why won't you leave me alone?"

At the distressed tone of his master's voice, Snap looked up and came back, trotting briskly up to put himself firmly between the two humans. His hackles came up as he looked at India, tail and ears erect as he considered her with a soft, questioning growl.

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	india_johnas 2008-11-01 05:50 pm UTC (link)
	"Look it's fine...We know...Sal knows...Everything is fine." India kept her tone calm. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dpyellowdog 2008-11-01 05:52 pm UTC (link)
	DP retreated another step. "Nothing happened." His voice firmed, still agitated and high, but more forceful. "Nothing to know." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	india_johnas 2008-11-01 05:55 pm UTC (link)
	"Exactly, she was playing with you, she does it to everyone." India said gently. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dpyellowdog 2008-11-01 05:57 pm UTC (link)
	He turned his back on her, hugging himself, rubbing his arms as if chilled. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	india_johnas 2008-11-01 06:14 pm UTC (link)
	India sighed softly. "Whatever it is, unless you're out to hurt us, it's over." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dpyellowdog 2008-11-01 06:23 pm UTC (link)
	"HURT you?!" He spun to look at her, shock and horror on his face. "I never -- I would never -- !" He actually retreated another step, so aghast at the thought. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	india_johnas 2008-11-01 06:29 pm UTC (link)
	"All that matters." India replied. "All that matters...We're not out to hurt you either." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dpyellowdog 2008-11-01 06:33 pm UTC (link)
	He hugged himself again, avoiding her eyes in confusion now. "..maybe I should leave." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	india_johnas 2008-11-01 06:41 pm UTC (link)
	"I think that's not a good idea...I'm not even sure you want to..." India replied "Stay for a while, Kara's pushed the buttons she wanted to, she'll start on Alex next." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dpyellowdog 2008-11-01 06:44 pm UTC (link)
	Snap watched them, head swiveling back and forth almost comically. Finally, he sat down and just stared at DP, who stared back. After a moment or two, DP nodded, a little hesitantly. "I...didn't mean to cause trouble." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	india_johnas 2008-11-01 06:49 pm UTC (link)
	"You didn't...madam in there did. There are some things about Sal that Kara adores passing around, Sally doesn't like people to know them." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dpyellowdog 2008-11-01 06:51 pm UTC (link)
	DP frowned, then shrugged and looked away. "Nothing happened. It had nothing to do with her." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	india_johnas 2008-11-01 07:02 pm UTC (link)
	"Indeed, but some people react badly to what you may or may not have been told, judge her on it...Which is why she worries" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

dpyellowdog
2008-11-01 07:09 pm UTC (link)

Now his temper snapped and he turned on her. "NOTHING HAPPENED! Stop saying it did!" He hesitated, then spun away, walking quickly to the far side of the courtyard, pacing back and forth there, as if trying to figure out how to scale the wall. Snap followed closely at his heels, pacing the few steps in each direction and back. "Stop it, stop it, stop it! Nothing happened. NOTHING." DP hugged himself and shook his head, forcing the denial into place as he paced.

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	india_johnas 2008-11-01 07:12 pm UTC (link)
	"Good God...No one here is perfect, we've all done things we wish we hadn't. I implied nothing you're just out of the habit of people...and the top of that's glassed." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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