IC: [Quada]"What's NEX?"
IC: Dhaejun:"Some criminal organization. Up to no good. How have things been in the Koro?"
IC: [Quada]"Okay I guess."
IC: Dhaejun:"Ever thought of getting away from here?"
IC-Mussiki:"Ralin!" Mussiki called, walking through Ga-Koro. "Ralin, where are you?"
IC: [Quada]"Sure, adventure time!"
IC: Dhaejun:"I'll accompany you, if you like. Where would we be heading?" Dhaejun questioned, looking in his pack for any supplies.
IC: [Quada]"I don't know, maybe Ta-Koro?"
IC: RalinThe Ga-Toa in question had gone to find a place where she wouldn't be disturbed. She knew it was only a matter of time 'til Mussiki found her. She just hoped she'd be able to restrain herself from punching him.She was perched on a rock, overlooking a small ledge above the ocean. She was just outside the village, in a small hidden clearing. Not many knew it existed. She often came there for peace and quiet. In her anger and desperation to escape her past, she had removed her uniform and other related clothing. Well, in fact, she almost tore it off. It lay in a heap on the ground, leaving her in only her essential armor. She hugged her knees to her chest, staring at the waves.
IC: Dhaejun:"Well okay then. Ta-Koro it is. Probably should get some supplies," Dhaejun added before heading out to the shops."C'mon, the lavasurfers are waiting!"
IC: [Quada]"I recommend buying food."
IC-Mussiki:"Bloody Karz, she always was good at running off where I couldn't find her...Wait. I think I know where to look," the Toa of Sonics said to himself, running out of Ga-Koro, but staying close to it, using sonic clicks to make sure he would find Ralin's form."A-ha!" He exclaimed happily, jumping up beside Ralin. "I knew I'd find you!" He seemed not to notice Ralin's lack of dress.OOC: This will make for lulz in the near future.IC-Xilecki:Xilecki smiled, looking down on the small group before him, having left Acissia standing where she had been, unwilling to talk to him, as he drank from a flagon of mead. Life was good, for now.
IC: RalinRalin fought to hold back a punch. She was so, so tempted. But she knew it was wrong. Furthermore, if she let loose, she might not be able to bottle the rage up again. She didn't even look at Mussiki. "You have no sense of decency, do you?"Her voice was that of someone far older than she, someone who had seen more than her share of horror.
IC-Mussiki:"Are you talking about now, or earlier? If now, I could really care less. If earlier, I was trying a bunch o' different attempts to help with you. Seems like that last one was brought out too soon, however." Mussiki shrugged.
IC: Ralin"I'm referring to the fact my uniform is lying in a heap on the ground. Put two and two together." Ralin replied, finally turning her head to look at the De-Toa.
IC: Dhaejun:"Okay." Dhaejun walked up to one of the food stands, left the five widgets on the counter. "Now what?"
IC: [Quada]"Adventure!"
IC-Mussiki:"Ralin, you of all people should know by now that De-Toa generally have more of an idea than they want of how most people look," the Toa of Sonics reminded his Toa of Water friend, before sitting down beside her."So, by now, the answer is obviously no. How could you tell?" If Ralin would check, she'd realize that Mussiki was keeping his eyes averted, however.
OOC: Quada is odd, right? :PIC: Dhaejun:Dhaejun nodded, and brought Quada over to a skiff by the sea. "Got some spares?" Dhaejun pleaded as he jingled a large sack, lacking enough widgets to make a noise.
IC: [Quada]"Yep," he said, pulling out his own bag of widgets.
IC: Ralin"But De-Toa know shape only. Well, unless they have an Akaku." Ralin said, a hint of amusement tinging her otherwise bleak voice. A smirk danced on the edges of her lips, as she noticed Mussiki's gaze.
IC-Mussiki:"And there's quite a bit of shape that can be found, Ralin," Mussiki said, starting to smile as well.
IC: Dhaejun:The Skakdi counted the widgets from both bags, and handed the needed amount to the skiff driver. "All aboard!""That's our cue."
IC: RalinRalin raised an eyebrow. "Was that a compliment, Mussiki?"
IC: [Quada]"Well, time to go," he said, getting on.
IC-Mussiki:Mussiki turned, despite his earlier pretense at not looking at Ralin."And if it was?"
IC: Dhaejun:The skiff docked off of the Koro, and headed across the seas to Ta-Koro. Dhaejun took a seat next to Quada as the boat cut through the water. "Like it out here?"OOC: Dhaejun and Quada en route to Ta-Koro.
IC: [Quada]"Yep."OOC: Quada and Dhaejun to Ta-koro?
IC: RalinRalin was suddenly very glad she was hugging her knees to her chest. Despite her best efforts, a tinge of red appeared under her mask. She wasn't sure what to do, let alone say. "Then, umm..."Ralin mentally cursed as her wit failed her. Ironically, her embarrassment helped take her mind of of her depression.
OOC: Yes.IC: [Quada]"Yep."OOC: Quada and Dhaejun to Ta-koro?
IC-Mussiki:Anybody who looked closely would notice Mussiki blushing slightly as well. However, he just laughed, relaxedly putting an arm around Ralin and hoping she wouldn't bite it off."Exactly!"
IC: RalinRalin was torn between giving Mussiki a hug, and removing his arm from his body. In actuality, neither occurred. Instead, her blush deepened into a noticeable red. "Darnit, Mussiki..." She muttered, barely audible, even to a De-Toa.
IC-Mussiki:"Hmm? What was that I heard?" Mussiki asked, and smiled. "Shall I play it back from memory? 'Darnit, Mussiki,' that's what you said. But whyyy???" Mussiki was still smiling, even with the blush on his face. Still a jokester.OOC: I am physically incapable of blushing. I dunno why.
OOC: I'm capable, I just don't do so often.IC: RalinRalin growled, as her face turned crimson. "Mussiki, do you like having all of your limbs attached to your body?"
IC-Mussiki:"Yes, yes I do. Are you liking your slow transition from Ga-Toa to Ta-Toa?" Mussiki was still smiling brightly.
IC: RalinRalin's face morphed into a full-on smirk, as she lowered her knees, and crossed her arms. "You're lucky I'm not a Ta-Toa."
IC-Mussiki:"Oh? Well, of course, for obvious reasons," Mussiki said, waving that thought off, "But why else?"
IC: Ralin"Because you would be ashes at this point. Drowning you on dry land isn't quite as satisfying." Ralin did her best to put on a stern, annoyed face. It wasn't nearly as impressive as she'd hoped, especially when her face was as red as an apple.
IC-Mussiki:"Really, Ralin? I'm sure that if I found a Ta-Toa sitting on a rock in nothing but essential armour, he'd have vaporized me on the spot then as it was." Then Mussiki smiled wider."And drowning me on dry land? Why, Ralin, you'd never," he said, faux-incredulously, before pulling Ralin into a quick hug. As a distraction. Then he activated his Pehkui, running off somewhere the Toa of Water wouldn't be able to see him.
IC: TarnokTarnok sighed, and splashed water on Tooroko's face. "Wake up."IC: RalinRalin's face shifted between shock and rage over the course of three seconds. In a flash, she pulled on a shirt, and the pair of shorts she wore under her uniform, and took off running. She started searching for moving, tiny water sources. That was where he would be found.