BZPRPG: Le-Wahi

IC(Byraher): Byraher smiled slightly. "He didn't seem like the kind of person who would want that type of honor."

IC: OnyxAs Kiara flashed her gorgeous smile, her eyes met his, seemingly oblivious, coupled with a blank face as if he didn't take notice though he did. As his brothers would say, Onyx was too stiff in terms of personality, always taking jokes literally, never leaving his guard down, somewhat of a workaholic but more importantly, always thinking with his head. In his eyes, this was quite possibly a strategy to make herself more likeable. And like momma always said, don't trust strangers!If I ever met my mother...However that didn't mean he was a robot; he felt something but willed himself not to return the smile. It wasn't too often a woman took interest in the introvert of the triplets as the other two shone the most instead. Not in a very good way for Volin. He was a prick. With a cough, the Fe-Toa broke off his gaze awkwardly, a faint sign that Kiara had created a spark within him."Don't worry, it's all right." Onyx batted away the apology quickly. "As for the doors, they were closed because of a recent attack upon our village and a sudden influx of troublemakers. We had the attacker killed and the latter evacuated." he concluded, leaving out the nasty tidbits of the sadism at the execution.

IC: ("Kiara" - Kino Iho)After taking a few minutes to look around her she decided to follow Onyx back to the gates. She noticed that he coughed when he had broken eye contact with her suddenly. Since the deputies were busy it was the better choice to follow Onyx. Maybe she could get him to give a tour, and during it further sink her manipulative claws into his heart. Thought there were...other feels. Which Kino did her best to break down. The more personalities she assumed and the longer she stayed in character ran the the risk of becoming this new mask she put on. In someways it was a relief to stop being "The Wolf" but these new personality was supposed to have good intentions. Too long and Kino would soon become a memory, just another personality. In some ways this psychosis was self-induced but there always other factors that contributed to this. She had to be careful, least she loss sight of her goal and herself."Hey, I'm sorry I didn't quite catch your name?" She asked Onyx. She noticed a Vortixx talking to the Fe-Toa, her interest piqued as well. Best to test if she had allegiance to this group as well, this ILS. Kiara of course had wore that confident and gorgeous smile here as well, best to not arise suspicions. Similar to the disarming one that caused Onyx to lose his nerve. "Hey another member! Or not? Name's Kiara! I'm from Ga-Koro actually."

IC(Byraher): "I'm a new member, my name is Byraher."

IC: Onyx"My name's Onyx." the Toa replied, planting his sword in the ground and leaning on it for support. If they were going to stand around here until Madrihk and his deputies were finished their meeting, it made sense to get comfortable."And tell me, what do you do in Ga-Koro?" he prodded.

IC: (Kiara - Kino Iho)"Officially I'm not a new member because I haven't talked to Madrihk or any of his deputies. I plan to join though, otherwise why would I be here? It's good to meet you, Byraher." Kiara smiled, she noticed Onyx's question and replied."I didn't really do anything, I worked odd jobs here and there, making enough widgets to get by. I'm pretty forgettable unless well I did what I did with you Onyx, sorry about that. I'm sorry that you've been having trouble as well. It really sucks that Mata Nui seems to be getting crazier by the day."

IC: Onyx"It's all right." he said plainly with his former steely voice, not feeling very comfortable with all the apologies but still trying his best to not show it. "A single apology suffices so no need for more. That's past us now."With that said, he returned an inviting smile, making up for his earlier mistake by trying to play the game himself, if there was one afoot at all. It was a risky idea that required a lot of self-discipline but it had potential. So long as he kept thinking with his head and not his emotions, things would work out.

IC: (Kiara - Kino)"Alright, you're more forgiving than that steely exterior seems to belay. Men who have many layers like that are much more interesting to me." Kiara flirted. Giving him a friendly smile back. "What about you big guy? How did you end up here?" She chuckled. Kino loved dancing that dangerous edge, though she believed she had done nothing to alert his suspicion. However there was another feeling more intrigued about Onyx as person, rather than a part of a game she was playing. Though her exterior did not belay anything than that flirty attitude inwardly she was growling by the very thought. This was one of the most debilitating things about her, these identities seemed to have minds of their own. Hopes and dreams, and to get too into character was to give too much control. One night Kino would go to sleep and wake as Kiara and then she might not ever be back in control again, her plans would go askew, if she was not careful.

IC: Onyx"It's a long story." Onyx replied, already expecting that look that demanded to hear it out. "But I'll make an exception for you." A shy flirtatious smile slowly formed on his face. "I was in Le-Koro one day, going about my business until I noticed a billboard advertising the ILS in its early days. Surprisingly enough, my brother's name was on the list of its members. Apparently, they caused a bit of a problem in Xa-Koro so a Toa of iron and company came to pursue them, capturing a member wandering the village in fact. I approached the group and decided to play along, uphold justice and all that so it would lead me to Alfon.""Eventually, we ran into Madrihk and his crew, resulting in a battle though it turned out in our favour in the end. Turns out I killed Ferrin that day, a crime lord of the Kumu Islets. After clearing up all the complications that followed, Alfon and I got a little reunion and that's pretty much it. That's the short version of course."OOC: Katuko, did we bury Ferrin? Because I'd hate to see what a Toa without a head would look like when it's rotting.

"Excuse me, my good man!" Stalav calls out to Onyx. "You wouldn't happen to know if the one called 'Madrihk' is around here, would you?"-Mef Man

IC: Aurel:While the Toa of fire was still lying on the ground, she could hear Stalav, "You and me both pal."

IC: Onyx"I would actually. He's busy and so are his deputies so business with them will have to wait. Unless it's really important, don't badger Madrihk, talk to the other authority figures please." Onyx said, giving a basic description of the deputies then shifting his gaze back to Kiara. It surprised him that he did it almost eagerly as if it were natural, no acting involved.That's how a lot of fools screw up...keep your head in the game, man. Shake it off.

Stalav nods his head toward Aurel. "Thanks," he says to Onyx before turning to Kal. "Well, buddy, looks like we have to wait a while longer. Have any good talents to entertain us with while we wait?"-Mef Man

IC-Kal:"Myself, not so much," Kal said. "I don't have anything on me. Although, if we find my uncle's hut, I could always pull out a guitar or something like that."

"Ah, sounds entertaining enough," Stalav says. "What do you mean by 'finding' your uncle's cabin? Don't you know where it is?"-Mef Man

OOC: I can already say that Stalav won't find it. xDIC-Kal:Kal smiled. Saying nothing, he stepped back, gesturing to the unclaimed jungle at the edge of Pala-Koro, just past the wall."See anything?" He asked.

OOC: XD

"Uuuh...nothing but trees," Stalav replies to Kal after looking over the forest. "What am I looking for something?"-Mef Man

IC: [Ril]"Imma bein the doorman~!"

IC-Kal:Kal smiled, walking over to a hanging vine."You forgot about this," he said. He grabbed on, proceeding to pull himself up to a branch of one of the trees, waving down at Stalav.

"Please tell me that you don't expect me to do that," Stalav calls out to Kal.-Mef Man

IC-Kal:"Not really," Kal said. He went, seemingly, inside the space between three of the trees. If somebody listened closely they might actually hear him moving around, but, regardless, he eventually came out from some branches, an acousting bass guitar in his hands as moved aside some of the stone in the wall, walking in and closing it.He then proceeded to start playing some slap bass rhythms.OOC: If you don't know what slap bass is...look it up.

IC: "Doorman?" Voriki said to Ril, his face twisted into a bemused frown. "I believe everyone waiting to be let through the gates has all ready entered, so I'm not sure how helpful that idea is."

IC: [Ril]"In case someone else comes."

OOC: Oh, baby, I know what a slap bass rhythm is. I think. I play guitar, not bass... It's where you keep the beat by slapping the bass's strings here and there after you strum?

"So, our last guard was a Brakas and this one's a musician?" Leena whispers with a confused look on her face. "Great." Stalav smiles at the Matoran before turning to Kal. The Le-Matoran leans against a nearby hut and listens to the deep chords ring out from the bass.-Mef Man

OOC: Slap bass? LUVITOMGBBQLUVIT IC(Byraher): Byraher slid away from the gate, hopefully unnoticed. She needed some time to herself, just to ask herself some questions....

IC: (Kiara - Kino)"Very interesting, sadly I have no stories of interest to tell of." Kiara sighed, half of it acting, half of it not. The half of it not being acting was what made Kino afraid, inwardly a chill ran up her back. It was just an act, a ploy to firmly entrench herself in the ILS, and now a small part of her harbored romantic feeling for a Toa of Iron she barely even knew? Everyone was expendable to her, yet her she actually felt some sort of caring? It was infuriating, as it was like these thoughts were not her own. As if she wasn't in complete control. She liked to be in complete control, all the time and now she was smiling back, enjoying the flirtatious smile Onyx had flashed her way and then the way he shifted his gaze back to her, it warmed her heart."Think you could show a gal around the place, Onyx, it'd be nice to have a guide." She smiled back, she was eager, eager to flirt with Onyx more, to be with him more. No she wanted to be with him more because he was a way in. The reasoning seemed to be constantly changing.OOC: I am throughly enjoy this game of cat and mouse, Mr. Wade.

OOC: So am I, Mask. This is going to be fun IC: OnyxA tour? Kiara had given him no reason to object and it would be an excuse to keep an eye on her. Yet, a part of himself he was trying to suppress thought of it more as some quality time with a nice gal, something that Onyx had too little of. This is just a tour he thought. Nothing to get excited over. Despite berrating himself so much, that feeling of longing never really went away, it just diminished and hid in a corner, waiting for the right time to strike again. Similarly to Kiara, it was infuriating how emotions clouded your sense of logic. Plucking his sword out of the ground, Onyx strapped it firmly to his back and gestured for Kiara to accompany him."If you'll follow me please."OOC: Grab his hand. I dare you

OOC: Only difference for Kino is that these feelings are actually a threat. She could lose herself, and clawing her way back would be rather difficult. Given that Kiara is good and Kino is bad. So she's fighting an uphill battle in a way.IC: KiaraKiara had walked up right beside him and placed her hands on his. It had a long time since Kino had contact like this, one laced with infatuation and thoughts of love. Of course there was a reason, love was a distraction and she never learned to trust anyone but herself, but here was Kiara placing her hands on Onyx's. This was hardly what she wanted, but it was what Kiara wanted. She blushed slightly, cheeks reddening on initial contact."Where to first?"OOC: I dared.

OOC: Dun dun dun.IC: OnyxThis was certainly...different. This was the first time a woman had actually taken his hand so voluntarily and truth be told, Onyx never really had much experience in the field of love. If it wasn't for his dark skin, the blush on his cheeks would have been very apparent yet that shy awkward look on his face and the bobbing of his Adam's apple as he swallowed revealed that the contact did have a profound effect him. The young man was finding it hard to think straight.This is nice, I guess. I don't see why I should be so worried..."The Team Quarters, I would imagine." Onyx began, leading the two to the elongated rectangle building. "This is where some of the team members sleep. The rest have their own huts since we have an abundance of them with too little inhabitants. Truth be told, not much has been established but the basics. Hopefully that'll change soon." he explained, mostly concentrating on what he was saying but finding the hand-holding slightly distracting.

IC: (Kiara)Kiara gave a weak smile, mainly because she was blushing so hard and in some ways embarrassed by it. Still at the same time she love the feeling of skin touching skin, their hands wrapped around each other. Her weak grin grew strong as she saw the sight of his shy look and the bobbing of his Adam's apple. She was finding it hard to think straight as well, Kino couldn't reel Kiara in anymore, and Kiara seemed to be actively pursuing romantic intentions with the Toa of Iron."Hmm, interesting...so one of these or the huts could be a place for me to stay?" Kiara asked, leaning a little closer to Onyx as she looked around at the Team Quarters. Well at least Kino was getting a layout of the place for whatever plans she might have in the future, but Kino wasn't in control was this wasn't Kiara's first though.

IC (Rockosis, Le-Wahi, from Onu-Wahi): "That's why I have a backup." Shade said. "And since we might be going into town, use my name as Shade. I don't want anyone here knowing who I am, especially those who know me here." he shrugged. "Anyway, we can always just slit her throat. Do you know which element she commands?"OOC: I'll PM you the plan.-Bane

Cy turned and knocked on the door of Madrihk's hut. "Do you mind if I join this meeting?"OOC: Cy is here to talk about the possibility of expanding Pala-Koro. Katuko, do you have an up to date map of the koro?

OOC: No, not yet. Thanks for reminding me; I'll make one.IC: Madrihk (HQ)If turning one's head made sounds according to the situation, Madrihk's would at that moment have been the creaking noise of a tombstone being ground against concrete. The only sound that was made, however, was the incredibly faint squeak that usually accompanied a bio-mechanical being's movements. He fixed his ice-blue eyes on the door, having snapped out of his short rant about underground bunkers."Yes," he replied. "Ah, but what does that matter? What is it? We are kind of in the middle of something here."He glanced over the other beings currently present in the hut."We'll have to get back on this subject as soon as possible, but as of this moment our new goal is to check out Xa-Koro and the rest of the Kumu Islets. There are a bunch of mutanted Rahi in the swamps there as well. If we have some luck, maybe we can bag a solution to the Turaga problem even if establishing an ILS base fails."

OOC: Katuko, did we bury Ferrin? Because I'd hate to see what a Toa without a head would look like when it's rotting.

OOC: It wasn't really mentioned, but I see no reason why not. I just assumed it was disposed of at some point between Miraul & co. leaving and the huts being built.

IC: [Ril]"I find this job rather refreshing."

IC: Onyx"I guess so. A policy for housing hasn't been established yet either but I imagine that if you plan to stay and contribute to the group's efforts, you'll find yourself a home here." he said, struggling to keep his composure with some success. Earlier on, holding hands was acceptable to his logical ego but as time passed and Kiara leaned over, things began to feel awkward, fast-paced and rushed, too much for his liking. That one side of him opposed to this whole ordeal seemed to regain control as he gently let go of her hand, slipping his out of her grip.Immediately, he felt bad, as if he had been caught doing something he shouldn't have like a child but more importantly, thinking smart became clearer and his emotions were easier to keep in check. Before Onyx could register her reaction, he turned around and led on towards headquarters, scratching the back of his head. Whatever it was, it wouldn't help his conscience."Follow me please."OOC: Gotta keep things fresh, y'know?

IC: Aelynn"Um, thanks," The silver-armored Toa said, looking away, and being slightly embaressed. Spotting a blue Toa of Fire, Aelynn thought she looked somewhat familar...A sharp pain suddenly errupted in the back of her head, and Aelynn passed out over the drum...

IC: Choi (Pala-Koro, Le-Wahi)"Aelynn!" Choi cried, catching her before she hit the ground and tilting her up. "Someone care to help me out here?"He began to search her for any sort of injury and came up dry, so it must have been something emotional or mental...-Teezy

OOC: I have way too much fun doing these passing out memory things. IC: AelynnThe Fe-Toa opened her eyes, and glanced around. Or tried to, she was unable to move even her eyes. Groaning internally, Aelynn realised it was another memory.Lovely, just what she needed right now. Infront of her stood another Toa, blue armored, but obviously one of Fire or Plasma. Aurel.The name suddenly popped into her head. Funny, she looked a lot like-Even in a memory, Aelynn tried not to think of him. But that was sorta hard, considering he was standing right next to her...

IC: (Kiara)Kiara frowned when he pulled his hand away, the reaction was justified. If Kino was in control this wouldn't have been a problem, but given that it had only been a hour since her creation in the mind of Kino, Kiara was overbearing in this sense."Alright." She replied, her voice downtrodden. Following the Toa of Iron, her head hung a little lower. She shouldn't have been pushing so hard.

IC: OnyxDuring the short walk to headquarters, Onyx did his best not to look back, with the exception of a few sideways glances to make sure she was still following. That tone in her voice did his expectations justice, gnawing at his conscience just a little. It was still a relief that her attitude didn't come back with a bite. Maybe letting go of her hand was a mistake...No, it was a perfectly reasonable thing to do."This," they stopped short of the building. "is headquarters. This is where meetings usually take place and where Madrihk does most of his paperwork."

IC-Dendron:"She's been doing this for a while now," Dendron said, setting down his guitar and moving over by Choi. "This is the first, I believe, since that Toa, Auron, died, though."

IC: (Kiara)"Alright, so when I need to talk to a deputy or Madrihk, I should come here?" She asked. Now her arms were crossed, the frown still etched on her lips. It was her fault though, the leaning had made made Onyx uncomfortable and she had to own up to that."I'm sorry, I should have done that, Onyx." Kiara sighed.