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Cielo (cloudlesssky) wrote in vas_captio_rpg,
@ 2009-04-21 14:06:00

Current location:	The forest
Entry tags:	!complete, cielo, day 04, l lawliet, location: forest

Day Four - Evening
Who: Cielo & L Lawliet
What: Hunting & Noise WTFery
When: Evening, after dark
Where: The forest, to start
Rating: PG-13ish?
Status: Active

The thick drip of blood and the satisfying tear of flesh nourished him, but the aerial battle with the pair of vultures hadn't been as gratifying as he had hoped. True, the devouring did satisfy the ever-present bestial need but the birds had barely fought - it was a battle too easily won and so the taste was slightly bitter as the last feathered bit slid down his throat.

The blue-skinned demon lounged back on taloned heels for a long moment and, as he watched the last light fade from the sky, his wing-like arm raised to wipe the last of the blood from his mouth. The thought that he should return to safety occurred to him but he knew that a bit of washing up would be required if he didn't want to give away the fact that he had spent the early evening hunting raw flesh; this meant that he'd have to find the gym and, before that, a good change of warmer clothes would be nice - he really didn't want to catch cold, if it could be helped.

His human appearance restored, Cielo stood and slowly stretched. He spared the clearing where he had feasted a brief glance but there was nothing glaringly obvious to give away what had happened - and he was too new to the idea of having to cover his habits to really care if it did look like something had been killed. Shrugging mentally, Cielo began the long walk to the edge of the forest, but he stopped cold just as he came to the border.

An unnatural noise seemed to fill all his senses and Cielo found himself quite unable to move, aside from the effort it took to turn his head in the direction from which the noise had come. Eyes wide, he watched as the vague, shadowy forms of trees fell in the distance and the ground shook violently under their weight as they struck home. The noise faded almost as quickly as it had risen, but Cielo still stood at the edge of the forest, torn between the sensible idea of running for the nearest building and the foolish idea of trying to figure out just what was causing all the disturbance.

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cloudlesssky
2009-04-28 10:55 pm UTC (link)

Cielo hadn't spent enough time around (regular, normal) people to be sensitive to what was going on behind certain expressions but he did find himself growing a bit uncomfortable with how the other young man was observing him. Normally, in a situation where he was uncertain, he'd just try to crack a joke or do something else silly in order to break the tension of the moment but he wasn't even sure doing that was a good idea around this particular guy.

"Wouldn't want to be caught alone with whatever's making that noise, yea?" Cielo agreed with a slight nod. He easily fell into step at Ryuzaki's side and he kept the pace, neither pushing faster nor slower. "Oh, I'm Cielo. I prolly should've said that sooner, huh?"

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inmyownworld
2009-05-02 08:21 am UTC (link)

It was probably a good thing, that Cielo was more cautious around L. Paranoid, skittish and with an underdeveloped sense of humor, he was not the most patient soul when it came to joking around. He viewed such behavior as an individual's way of showing that they weren't realizing the gravity of a situation. It was true that L was watching Cielo very closely, and that anyone would probably be uncomfortable under his unapologetic stare.

"Certainly not," L agreed smoothly, after a moment. As they walked, L found himself taking longer strides, as if encouraging the other to also quicken his pace to get away from the sound faster. It was close enough that L's sense of danger was heightened significantly, and, unlike Cielo, L happened to be nothing more or less than a human. A smart human, but a human nonetheless.

"Cielo... I do not recognize the language of origin, of that name. Italian...?" L guessed, but doubtfully.

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cloudlesssky
2009-05-05 11:18 pm UTC (link)

Though he was curious as to the origins of the strange noises in the forest and though he was naive on many counts in this strange place, Cielo did know (or was able to intuit) enough to realize that revealing any lingering interest in whatever dangerous beasts might be in the forest would be revealing a bit too much of himself; though he had only met a handful of people thus far, Cielo had come to the quick conclusion that he was likely the only of his type in this strange excuse for Nirvana and so he felt the sudden need to protect his secret at least until he knew that it wouldn't lead to undue violence.

"Italian?" Cielo echoed meaninglessly. The word and its meaning were rather lost on him but he was able to follow the general gist of the question. He matched the slightly quicker pace with a natural ease as he cocked his head back slightly. "I dunno. Something like that? I think it means sky or something..."

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inmyownworld
2009-05-15 07:00 pm UTC (link)

It hit L like a ton of bricks. "Ah... Spanish... Cielo... sky." he said quietly. "I understand. It makes sense, now." he wanted to inquire if the young man was Spanish, but somehow, it seemed counter-intuitive. Since he was likely from a completely alternate reality to L's own, it probably wouldn't be particularly productive to reference other countries in the world L knew.

"I think we're in the clear," L said quietly, the sound having faded away. "What do you think? Is it too presumptuous to assume that we are safe, or...?" he had to be careful, he realized. He had to interact with Cielo as a person and not as a case study.

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cloudlesssky
2009-05-15 08:42 pm UTC (link)

"I dunno if it really is Spanish," Cielo admitted with a slight shrug. Something told him that was the most likely answer and he had simply accepted it as fact; for all he knew, his name had some odd origin of which he'd never heard. "Don't really know much about Spain either so I guess your guess is as good as mine?"

"Huh? I think--" He paused a moment to glance over his shoulder, back in the direction of the noise, but he couldn't sense anything dangerous approaching. It was a good guess that whatever was making the noise wouldn't leave the border of the woods but, even if it did, Cielo assumed that it wouldn't be too big of a deal. "Yea, I think we'll be alright. What about you? What do you think?"

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inmyownworld
2009-05-21 03:19 am UTC (link)

It puzzled L that someone could be so clueless about not only the origins of his name, but a very well-known European country. Weren't things like that common knowledge of the most easy-to-access brand? But L withheld his judgment for the moment, realizing that Cielo probably came from a world where there was no Spain. He would later reason out how it was possible for someone like that to have a Spanish name with the exact same meaning as the word in that language, but for now he would focus on the situation at hand.

L thought for a moment. The young man's confidence.... there was something infectious about it. He seemed so unruffled, so unworried, that L found himself relaxing. "Yes..." he agreed, finally, his glance lingering suspiciously on Cielo. "As long as you're sure. I think that I'll go back to the drug store, now... where are you staying?"

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cloudlesssky
2009-05-21 05:41 pm UTC (link)

The fact that Cielo knew that he had a Spanish name without knowing of Spain was easily chalked up as another oddity. He had run into quite a few of those ever since his emotions had awakened and, though they did confuse him, he found that thinking about them too much just made it worse. Realizations and insights would come and go and, eventually, he would probably be able to piece everything together well enough. Until then, it was just another interesting part of life.

His head still turned, Cielo continued to watch the forest curiously but there still didn't appear to be anything for him to sense - well, anything beyond the beasts and other expected things. He drew a deep breath, tasting the air, but there was nothing. "Nah, I think we're good. It sould be all clear to get back to where you belong," he agreed cheerfully. "I've been staying up in the clocktower but I dunno how long I'll be there."

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