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Post by The Cheshire Cat on Jan 4, 2009 14:08:29 GMT -5
The cat laughed at her. Not perhaps unkindly, but still.
"Dear me. Getting a little gun-shy already, are we? Tut tut. And here I thought you wanted to have fun."
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Post by Reinforce on Jan 4, 2009 14:11:07 GMT -5
Reinforce glanced over to the sound of the voices, a frown crossing her lips as she realized her trial was begining sooner than she had expected. Reinforce was a weapon, a creation of the Book of Darkness designed to burn out in one, short orgy of eldritch violence against Master Hayate's foes. That she had to... socially interact with others over a prolonged period was... going to be difficult at best, outside her experience.
And if the expression on the human female's face was anything to go by, Reinforce was going to have to do *very* well to get any help.
"I don't mean you any harm," she intoned flatly, rapidly striding towards the woman and her aparently sentient feline companion, thoughts tumbling as she tried to recall what snatches of social ediquite she had access to, "My... name is Reinforce, and I wish for your asistance in returning to my home or information leading to those who can assist me."
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Post by Kim on Jan 4, 2009 20:28:11 GMT -5
Kim stumbled back a bit when Reinforce got closer, but she at least didn't run.
"I...uh...miss..."
She tried again, though she still sounded nervous.
"I don't know how to h-help you. Ma'am."
Part of her brain was screaming at her, and another part was insisting that she at least talk--it might be a spirit. An actual one. Cat wasn't...well...he could be, though not on the same level.
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Post by Reinforce on Jan 4, 2009 21:48:23 GMT -5
"...I see," managed the white-haired figure, tightening the grip on her tome, eyes narrowing, "Are you a typical native of this Dimensional-Plane, or are there other beings here more cappable in the applications of magical or technological space-time displacement transport theory?"
Reinforce stepped within a few feet of Kim and kept her attention on her, abscent-mindedly noting the vague magical aura of the feline, alien though it was.
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Post by The Cheshire Cat on Jan 4, 2009 22:44:39 GMT -5
At Reinforce's question, the cat placed a paw over its mouth and giggled.
It did not, however, reply.
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Post by Kim on Jan 4, 2009 22:47:09 GMT -5
Kim blinked at her, having no idea what in the world she was talking about. It was the sort of thing she would have expected from out of a story.
"Uh...I'm s-sorry...I don't know what you mean. What is...De...Dee-men-shin-all?"
She'd never heard that word before.
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Post by Reinforce on Jan 4, 2009 23:27:30 GMT -5
(Oh. My. Where is your profile, Kim? I gather she is not sci-fi educated... ;D)
A flush of irritation crossed Reinforce's cheek, a mote of frustation igniting in the depths of her mind, tinged with a bit of fear. If everyone on this Dimensional-Plane was so ignorant so as to not even recognize the basic mystic vocabulary... No, this had to be an aberration, an example of ignorant peasantry such as she had encountered before. Redirecting back to basics would give her a clue. And if not, she'd try the feline... Someone would know. Someone had to.
"Dimensional-Plane," she ground out coldly, knuckles going white on her book hand, "A self-contained pocket of space-time often containing a mixture of energy, souls, and matter that forms stars, planets, living things, and other phoenoemnoen. This... City is in one, the place I must go is in another, and I require magical asistence of some kind to travel there from here. Is that enough information, or do you require more clarification?"
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Post by Kim on Jan 5, 2009 20:10:14 GMT -5
((Heh, yeah, here's her profile: sueniverse.proboards106.com/index.cgi?board=characters&action=display&thread=3638 )) Though trembling, and rather afraid, Kim stood her ground and tried her best to respond. She shook her head. "N-no, ma'am, I know what the Dimensional is now." She swallowed, hoping what she had to say next wouldn't upset Reinforce too much. "I don't know of any magical people here. I'm not sure who you could ask for that." ARE there people like that?Kim got a shiver, realizing that she was only now discovering just how strange of a world she lived in.
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Post by The Cheshire Cat on Jan 5, 2009 20:16:20 GMT -5
"Well." The cat had the smug almost patronizing tone of somebody who knows something you don't, and is trying not to laugh at you for it, as it remarked on Kim's comments. "I'm certain we can find somebody. If we look hard enough."
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Post by Reinforce on Jan 5, 2009 21:43:30 GMT -5
Reinforce continued to lock stares with Kim for a few more heartbeats, only shifting focus from the shorter woman when the feline made it's comments. A few borrowed memories from her Master gave her a surge of anger at it's manner, but such... satisfying retribution would have to wait until she secured a means to return.
The white-haired woman blinked and relaxed a fraction. "I believe your ignorance is genuine despite the presense of an aparent Class C Entity on your shoulders," she replied flatly, next statement directed at the Cheshire Cat, "I request that you please assist me in returning to my home Dimensional-Plane or direct me to those who can, if you are able."
She frowned, adding belatedly, "...I am prepared to offer services or resources in return for help if required and to the limits of my ability."
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Post by The Cheshire Cat on Jan 6, 2009 16:36:21 GMT -5
The cat held up one paw towards itseld, idly examing its claws as it smirked. Class C...it rather liked the sound of that. Had a nice ring to it, or something.
It assumed the "C" stood for "cat", naturally. What else would it?
"Services...resources..." it finally said aloud, musing. "I can't really imagine I have much use of either. Why should I help you?"
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Post by Reinforce on Jan 7, 2009 0:41:39 GMT -5
Reinforce blinked at this... rebuttal, crimson eyes temorarily bewildered as she tried to muster a response other than 'or else I'll kill you'. More, more, more... There had to be something she could do to gain this creature's asistance. Every 'instinct' she could tap told Reinforce this creature had knowledge and power.
"All creatures strive for something. It's simply a matter of finding out what," she managed, half-quoting a previous Master, "And... even in my reduced state, I am cappable of many things. At the very least... Providing... amusement?"
The last was almost uncertain despite her monotone, gaze challenging. Reinforce didn't know what thought prompted the suggestion, honestly.
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Post by The Cheshire Cat on Jan 7, 2009 10:21:54 GMT -5
The cat's eyes lid up. It straightened up slightly from its perch on Kim's shoulders, causing her to lose balance a little.
"Amusement?" it repeated, a mischevious and darkly eager lilt to its tone. "Oh, yes."
It chuckled, doing a rapid fade until it was nothing more than eyes and a smile once again.
"Now we're talking in terms I can appreciate."
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Post by Kim on Jan 7, 2009 11:17:46 GMT -5
Kim, during the exchange, had mostly been keeping meekly to herself, letting Cat do the talking since he seemed to know a lot more on this subject than she did. She was mostly lost in thought, wondering just how many of the stories she'd heard of fantastic things could be true. First Cat, now Reinforce...the world suddenly seemed a much less mundane place.
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Post by Reinforce on Jan 7, 2009 11:20:47 GMT -5
At the Cheshire Cat's tone and expression, Reinforce had to forciably supress an impulse to lash out at this creature with one of her attack spells. After seeing a minor Transdimensional displacement on it's part, she was even more determined to settle some sort of bargain. However, she would not be tricked though...
"I am... pleased to have gotten your attention," the white-haired female intoned, still ignoring Kim now that she seemed thta much closer, "Provided that the information you give is useful toward reaching my objective, I will... let you glean whatever amusement you can observing me and take no hostile action against you. Acceptable?"
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