BZPRPG: Ga-Wahi

IC: Drini"We get sold. People like me stick around awhile."

IC-Edubard:"Oh, yes, yes," Edubard said, nodding his head. "You're the third twenty-six/seven I've seen in these last two years." He shrugged, and dropped. "I've been sold multiple times," he said after a moment, "But I have to keep watch over my men, you see."

IC: Flind"What about people like me?" I asked, somewhat hopeful despite knowing I'm probably about to have my hopes crushed once more.

IC: Pukena fell to the deck, unconscious. She hardly had time to think of how easily she had been decieved before the inr=tense shock caused her to black out.

IC:BhutaBhuta sneered at the unconscious body. All too easy. He thought smugly to himself as he pulled out his vial, and force fed Pukena the mind diluting drug. He then proceeded to pick up the lady and toss her in with Drini and Eleven. "Enjoy your new roommate. This one be out of your hair long enough, as long as she doesn't show the bidders too much attitude."

OOC: Agzinel and Onuzek from Ta-WahiIC, Agzinel: The two Ba-Toa stopped on the edge of the village. Agzinel surveyed the huts and shops of the water Koro. "Well, let's go in!" he said to Onuzek.

IC: As Shade was thrown against the deck, something happened. The mental bonds he had been carrying, the ones that had been keeping him insane for so long; finally snapped. He wanted to yell, scream, choke the slavers, do something. All he could do, unfortunately, was sink to the ground, breathing heavily and smarting from the wound in his side. "Mata Nui," he muttered, "That hurt. Wonder what's next, a party favor?"OOC: For Shade, madness is normal, and lucidity is insanity for him.-Bane

IC-Raxa:Raxa stepped up to Hound, somewhat annoyed with Hajia's being attacked. "Things just keep getting better and better, don't they?" He sarcastically asked the Denuian before him.

IC: Suminaxe (Ga-Wahi, a few meters from Ga-Koro):The Toa of Fire didn't enter the village, but prowled around outside of it, seeing if there was some way he could strike a blow against the morality of the Matoran.OOC: Suminaxe, Toa of Fire, Follower of The Makuta.

IC: Hound, Ga-KoroThere was a moment of silence after Raxa spoke. Hound looked up at the Toa of Crystal, his face filled with anger."Raxa," He began. "A storm is coming. This storm will reap the land of it's innocence, and beauty." He continued, standing up, so that he towered above all others. "And we are in the eye of that storm. I understand that was an attempt of humor, but please. Things are not getting better and better, and -even in a comedic fashion- I have no wish for one to say they are."

IC-Raxa:"I've never viewed sarcasm and humour going together," Raxa said. "Moreso the opposite. But I do understand what you mean...and I can't help but think I know somebody who's trying to start this." He pulled out a small stone tablet."That, or one of the people trying to start this," he muttered.

IC: Ravage"We isn't that optimistic." RAvage commented from the floor. "Hey, don't blame me. I'm retired."

IC: NPC, Ga-Koro"Do you mean Hound?" The vortixx asked, his voice having a slight lisp. "If so, no, he was alone when he entered and left her, save for his two companions, Gravity and the Lady Hajia." He continued, giving information that Tajeh already possessed. OOC: I'm interested on how Tajeh's going to try to find Raveian. Asking people if they saw anything might be effective with a thug, but Raveian's an expirenced, super powered assassian that's killed hundreds.

OOC: Back as well. Tajeh doesn't have experience in this area. He doesn't even know it's an assassian. He blames himself for what happened, even though they are unrelated. He is having a logic fallacy. IC(Tajeh): "Kraz." he said, "Thank you for your time." And with that Tajeh disappeared into the crowds of Ga-Koro. He was getting nowhere fast. Whoever attacked Hajia would probably have ran to another Koro. Tajeh wished this wasn't true. He wandered the Koro for a while until he realized he was lost. Ga-Koro is a big place for a Ko-Matoran.OOC: Someone give me recap on Hound, Ravage, Raxa, Hajia.....

IC: Esao (Ga-Koro)"Well, uh..." he said awkwardly. "I should probably go. I'll see you around."He turned, hanging his bow over his shoulder, and walked away into the village of Water.-Teezy

IC: FlyssaToa of Lightning, Flyssa, had not been to Ga-Koro in almost half a year. The last time she had been to the Water Village, it had been on the job, and she'd only stayed for half a week. This time, the thing that brought her to Ga-Koro was music, of all things. She wanted to catch a band of travelling musician Matoran, and the last she'd heard, they were in the Village of Water. As she made her way into beginnings of the village, she took in all the buildings and beings, matching memories with what she saw, trying to remember the way to the marketplace.

IC: Esao (Market, Ga-Koro)Esao stopped temporarily to stare at a beautifully hand-crafted acoustic guitar in a music shop. He was contemplating whipping out his wallet and buying it when he was bumped into by a Toa of Lightning, sending both of them sprawling to the ground. Out of pure impulse and with the reaction time of a Doom Viper, Esao whipped out his hand and caught the Toa by the wrist, stopping her from hitting the marshy Ga-Wahi ground. He pulled himself lightly to his feet and helped her regain her balance."Are you okay?" he asked.-Teezy

IC: FlyssaFlyssa inhaled sharply, surprised at the strength of the Toa's grip. She could feel the embarrassment flushing up behind her Arthron. "Yeah, yeah. I'm fine," She looked up to see the Kanohi Volitak attached to the Toa who had saved her from a swampy landing. "Karz, I'm really sorry. Are you okay?"

IC: Esao (Market, Ga-Koro)"Wha? Uh, yeah, I am," he said, a bit embarrassed. "Sorry if I gripped too hard. I just didn't want you to fall into the ground or anything..."He felt like he was babbling a bit. Was he babbling a bit?-Teezy

IC: RavageRavage stood, and walked out of the hut. The Rahi-Toa wasn't used to such inactivity. He stalked into Ga-Koro, ignoring the looks directed at him. Until a merchant tried to shoo him away."Go! Go, you filthy beast! Stupid Rahi..."Ravage stared a moment, the growled. He lunged, and the merchant screamed.

IC: Flyssa "Hey, if an iron grip is your worst problem, I'm happy," Straightening up, Flyssa took her wrist back, smiling a bit. "Besides, I'd rather have dented armor than muddy armor, any day." But as soon as she said it, she realized that she probably had come across as uncurably vain.While she was grumbling in her head, she smiled bigger on the outside and offered her fist. "I'm Flyssa,"

IC: Esao (Market, Ga-Koro)"Hi, Flyssa," he said with a smile, kissing her hand in a chivalrous manner like the knights did in plays. "I'm Esao."He plucked his wallet off the ground and looked wistfully at the guitar in the window again for a second before turning his attention back to the Toa.-Teezy

OOC: Okay... Since I have some spare time (a rather rare commodity for me these days), I think I'll post. Got to get this fight wrapped up sometime before school starts back up again, right? IC: SalamanderSalamander's kick missed its target once more, and Salamander's dulled reflexes were unable to prevent him from completely losing his balance upon landing. This fight, something that should have only lasted seconds, had somehow dragged on for what felt like ages. Both sides were running out of energy, but Salamander suspected that he was in slightly worse condition than Venator in that regard.Salamander frowned. He still had one last trick left, but it was proving to be difficult to pull off. Throughout the fight, he had been focusing on four things. The first two were the most obvious, being his Dragon Blaze technique and the act of keeping his Kanohi Kadin activated. The latter two required a bit more subtlety.Every time he had landed, Salamander had set a small portion of the ground and nearby shrubbery aflame. After a while, it became necessary to start controlling the flames in order to prevent Venator from noticing their presence. It had taken a considerable amount of concentration, and was the very limit of his ability to actually control fire. However, the result was something Salamander desperately hoped would be worth all the effort.Now all he needed was a name for his improvised technique.Dragon... net? No, wait... Dragon Nest. Eh, it'll have to do.Salamander stretched his right arm out towards Venator, and at his command the flames surrounding the Toa of Ice shot up into the air. They created a sort of cocoon around Venator, hiding him from view. Every once in a while, Salamander saw a flash of white from inside the flames, but beyond that there was no sign of Venator.A Toa of Ice inside a cocoon of fire... How ironic.OOC: He'll have space to move around, but it'll be pretty hot in there.Edit: Hit space when I was coloring it... Totally lost the last part and had to rewrite it. And of course, it isn't nearly as good as the original... :/

IC: RavageRavage looked his chops, and used his element to move the now handless merchant back into his stall. Cheerfully, blood staining his fangs, he trotted through the Market.

IC: FlyssaThe Toa of Lightning had to laugh, as she bobbed a curtsie back to this quixotic Toa of Fire. "Pleasure to meet you, Esao."She looked up and saw where she was standing. "A music store! Oh, you don't mind if I go in and look, do you?"OOC: I dunno about you, but I think we rock cliche meetings

IC-Raxa:Raxa had left after Ravage, to keep an eye on him, and had been a little behind in stopping Ravage from de-handing the merchant. He smiled apologetically, depositing some widgets into the merchant's coin purse and handing him a card to direct him to somebody who could rebuild him new hands, then ran after Ravage."Ravage, didn't we discuss something earlier about being excessively violent to civilians?" He called.

IC: Ravage"It wasn't excessive." Ravage called back. "Excessive would be killing him. Though I was tempted."

OOC: You bet we do. IC: Esao (Market, Ga-Koro)"Uh, yeah, sure," said Esao, moving towards the door and holding it for Flyssa. "Anything you want is on me. I have plenty of money..."-Teezy

IC: FlyssaShe regarded him with a smile still, nodding her thanks as she passed through the door. "It's really okay, I'm just looking. I wouldn't dream of taking your money."Flyssa didn't understand where this Toa was coming from, and her surface smile slid from her mask. If someone had bowled her over, she wouldn't be very keen to stick around and help them out, much less offer them her widgets. "Thanks,"Inside the shop, Flyssa wiped her feet on the grass welcome mat, hating the idea of tracking marsh gook anywhere near the instruments. Even though the shop couldn't have been much bigger than two Matoran homes put together, she had never seen such variety. There were about half a dozen mid-thigh height tables, counters for Matoran, placed geometrically around the space, each holding types of musical mediums.She was surrounded by stringed gourds and shells, long reeds tied together with flax, drums with intricately painted rahi designs, and in a standing frame, windchimes. Inhaling, she could just taste the time and skill and devotion that had come together to make this little treasure trove. It was the taste of brilliance like the suns. More than ever, she found herself wishing she was gifted with musical ability, even the tiniest bit. Sighing inwardly, she brushed her two swords hanging at her waist. The swords, the Flyssa swords after which she had nicknamed herself, were her form of music. When they were whistling through the air, it was almost comparable to the pealing of a flute. Almost. Flyssa turned sidelong to her companion, "I may be a little while. If you have somewhere to be, I won't be offended."

OOC: Optimus to Ta-Wahi.IC: Toranmat sighed. "Another mission done! Let's go collect our pay."

IC: [Treize]"After you. Also, there's some seaweed in your mask."

OOC: Well, I'm still waiting for Gravity to respond with Gravity(Wait, what), Hound is brooding in his hut, Kirian's busy... But Tirus's open. If you want, I'll have him bump into Tajeh. IC: Hound, Ga-KoroHound smiled slightly at Raxa's speaking. "If you do indeed know who is starting this, I dare say you wouldn't be still with me. No one, if they knew what was coming, would still be with me." He said quietly as Raxa left.

IC: Esao (Market, Ga-Koro)"No, it's okay," said Esao, absentmindedly picking up the guitar and beginning to play a couple notes off "Knockin' on Heaven's Door.""I kind of want to play around with some of these anyway."-Teezy

IC-Edubard:Edubard ceased swinging for a moment, making a careful appraisal of Flind. "Hmm..." he thought a moment, "I believe that you'll get sold rather quickly-within a week or two. Probably about fifty to seventy-five hundred widgets," the Toa of Air stated. "I've seen worse go for as much, but Ta-Matoran are generally a turn off. You seem to be a hard worker, though." Then he felt compelled to explain who might have so many widgets."You see, we're generally bought by various Vortixx-run companies, they're the only ones here willing to trade in slaves-that, and they pay quite a bit," Edubard said, grinning. "I've lined Bhuta's pockets nearly three times though-but hopefully he'll remember that he only gets thirty percent of the profits. The other sixty go to Thrak and I, respectively."

IC: Drini"I've been valued at as much as fifteen thousand before." Drini commented. "As long as I had the gag on."She shuddered. "Man, that Vortixx was a creeper."IC: Ravage"Oh, and Raxa?" Ravage added calmly. "DO I NEED TO REMIND EVERYBODY I'M NOT A CUDDLY KITTY-CAT?" His voice never changed in volume, but his tone spoke of great annoyance.

IC-Raxa:Raxa smiled slightly. "But you're just so warm and inviting!" He exclaimed in mock-surprise.IC-Edubard:Edubard smiled, laughing slightly. "I remember him!" The insane Toa of Air muttered. "He's lucky I managed to run off from the Navigator and rip off your gag-otherwise he would have ended up dead in at least an hour."

OOC: If you really want to. I don't mind either way.IC(Tajeh): Ga-Koro isn't a massive place, but Tajeh had only been in a few places. The docks, the market and the lakefront houses where he lived. This side of Ga-Koro.....was dark. Every Koro had an area like this. Tajeh remembered his time in Ko-Koro and his few trips into the dark side of town. Tajeh, realizing where he was, turned on his heel and began his attempt to remember how he got here. A left here, a right here, it didn't matter, Tajeh seemed be stuck on the same 20 or so blocks of Ga-Koro. If he was hopeful for anything, he hoped he would overhear something about the attack. It was a slim hope though. Nobody talked in public here. They rushed to and fro, making no eye contact.

IC: FlindWell...I honestly don't care what the people in the market think I'm worth, I just want them to get me out of here...give me two weeks and I'd have my freedom once I'm off this pile of floating karz. I tried to ignore whatever story Edubard and Drini were telling as I contemplated my thoughts."Anyone tried beating the karz out of the captain somehow? Bite him? Trip him? I dunno."

IC: Drini"Yeah. He would've been dead the instant he tried anything." Drini shuddered again. "And it didn't look like it would take long.""Oh, and I water-jetted the Captain a few minutes ago. He didn't seem to be very harmed."IC: RavageRavage glared at Raxa. "I used to eat annoying creatures like you for breakfast. Granted they were birds and other small rahi."

IC-Raxa:"I used to hunt creatures like you, until I took this small vacation," Raxa said flatly. "I think we're even."IC-Edubard:"I bit him once," Edubard said, laughing slightly at the memory. "He'd tried putting nightshade in my meal. Thankfully, I know a way to coat my teeth with the substance." He laughed again. "He was sick for a little while, but nothing as serious as you might expect-to make it safe to use, it will also be safe enough not to kill him."Edubard smirked. "We both spent about a week in the sickbed, but it was all in good fun."

IC: Drini"You have an odd definition of fun."IC: Ravage"Fair enough."