Post by Aleu on Aug 14, 2007 14:24:13 GMT -6
Somewhere in the area of Ring 17-, 1:00...
Hunting teams were always in groups of 2: Enough to kill most creatures without trouble, but few enough as to not be a great loss to the community if they died in the uncharted areas past the rings.
Serene gently lowered herself from a balcony and dropped a few feet down to the lower landing. She climbed up onto the railing and then let herself fall again, flaring her wings and slowing her descent before touching gently next to Senith.
"I didn't see anything from up there," she said, nodding towards the rooftop she had just dropped from. "I think maybe we could circle back around, until 10 o'clock and then..."
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What is that? I squinted into the distance, worrying a feather between my fingers. The shadow looked like it was about a verst, maybe a verst and a half, away. I didn't see where it came from, but I saw it starting to move.
My eyesight was better than most, so I could identify the shape as being vaguely humanoid. It was moving slowly; I saw no wings so presumably it was walking. I tapped Senith on the arm.
"See that shadow over there? Can you circle around, and then try to intercept it? I'll follow straight from behind. Try not to let it see you."
Gripping my swords so they wouldn't rattle about when I took off, I pulled my deadstone* from my pocket and quickly ran it over my wings. Lith, sticking to the feathers and especially where they met my shoulders, made it alot more difficult to get into the air.
I stepped towards the edge of the building and dropped off the edge, catching the air and gliding in the gap between buildings before slowly spiraling upwards. I cruised at about seventy-five wal, and scrutinized our visitor, now that the view was better.
It was definitely human. A girl? Maybe. She looked a little pale, and her hair was an off-putting shade of green. Wonder what she's doing here. That knife in her hand doesn't look good.
((Both passages are about Serene, I just wanted to alternate between 3rd and 1st person for fun ^ ^))
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*Deadstone: Removes lith, more in the Extended Info in the Signups.
Hunting teams were always in groups of 2: Enough to kill most creatures without trouble, but few enough as to not be a great loss to the community if they died in the uncharted areas past the rings.
Serene gently lowered herself from a balcony and dropped a few feet down to the lower landing. She climbed up onto the railing and then let herself fall again, flaring her wings and slowing her descent before touching gently next to Senith.
"I didn't see anything from up there," she said, nodding towards the rooftop she had just dropped from. "I think maybe we could circle back around, until 10 o'clock and then..."
---
What is that? I squinted into the distance, worrying a feather between my fingers. The shadow looked like it was about a verst, maybe a verst and a half, away. I didn't see where it came from, but I saw it starting to move.
My eyesight was better than most, so I could identify the shape as being vaguely humanoid. It was moving slowly; I saw no wings so presumably it was walking. I tapped Senith on the arm.
"See that shadow over there? Can you circle around, and then try to intercept it? I'll follow straight from behind. Try not to let it see you."
Gripping my swords so they wouldn't rattle about when I took off, I pulled my deadstone* from my pocket and quickly ran it over my wings. Lith, sticking to the feathers and especially where they met my shoulders, made it alot more difficult to get into the air.
I stepped towards the edge of the building and dropped off the edge, catching the air and gliding in the gap between buildings before slowly spiraling upwards. I cruised at about seventy-five wal, and scrutinized our visitor, now that the view was better.
It was definitely human. A girl? Maybe. She looked a little pale, and her hair was an off-putting shade of green. Wonder what she's doing here. That knife in her hand doesn't look good.
((Both passages are about Serene, I just wanted to alternate between 3rd and 1st person for fun ^ ^))
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*Deadstone: Removes lith, more in the Extended Info in the Signups.