Post by Metallic Assassin on Mar 12, 2013 6:30:30 GMT -5
March 7, 23 CLE
Demacian Woods
There he sat, crossed legged in front of the fire. He was pulling a hanging stick from the flames and crackling of the warm fire. A plain fish was on the stick, cooked through with its skin charred to the black crispy imperfection that he loved so much.
He took bite out of his fish, savoring the taste of his only meal before he heads out for Demacia once more to see if the Prince has anything for him to do. Though it was probably something boring like spying on more people. He never saw a point to it, but hey, gold was gold and he STILL had plenty leftover from the last mission. Though who knows, maybe he'll have something to give him that'll be interesting.
He looks up at the beautiful clear sky morning, taking in the sights as the metal shifted from his face for his mouth and nose. It wasn't everyday he got to take in the senses of this grand yet strange world. Though he did what he could now.
Post by Demacia's Wings on Mar 12, 2013 16:46:41 GMT -5
[[It's like all of my characters love being in the forest]]
Quinn felt a strange sense of deja vu as she found herself leaning against a familiar boulder. It hadn't been more than few days when she had last encountered Shyvana, and someone a little more surprising. Still, she liked the forest and the ambiance it held (at times). It was a place where she could feel at peace with herself, and Valor certainly liked it better than the grand city of Demacia. She smiled, "We've still got a long way to go," she said, as the eagle came swooping down to land on her arm, "But we'll get there." He crowed his response, his wings stretching out slightly.
The ranger was about to say something further, but the flash of gold in her companion's eyes made her pause. He tilted his head, and she frowned. "What is it?" He remained silent, then took off from her arm and began to fly west. Quinn merely shook her head - sometimes that bird just liked to do whatever he pleased. Still, there was no harm in following him. She picked up her weapon and snapped it back over her hand before heading off.
What hit her first was the smell of smoke, and something burning. But it was small and contained, so her first guess was someone had decided to set up a campfire... inside the forest. In the middle of the day. No doubt to cook their food, but still. Valor swooped by, screeching quietly as he waited for Quinn herself to step into the view of the stranger. He was unusually still, but he always acted that way around people he was wary of. Especially around fire.
Post by Metallic Assassin on Mar 12, 2013 20:10:05 GMT -5
Xenos kept eating his food in the open forest area. Although the campfire was in the middle of the forest, he did his very best in keeping it contained. Rocks circled the camp fire to prevent much spread, and a bucket of water was next to him. He had found the bucket here in the forest, though it was worn down from age and use.
He tilted his head upward to hear the small screech. He didn't see the bird, or where it was coming from. Though it was odd as he had never heard the sound of a bird like Valor in quite some time. This however raised suspicion. As a man in his area, bounty hunters could be about trying to find him for his bounty. He lowered his head back down at his food and continued eating as he pretended not to notice. Although he may be acting casual, he was panicking a bit on the inside. He knew he was on good terms with Demacia and its Prince, so there's no way they'd be after him. However, what if it was a hunter from another city-state? And his blades were by the little makeshift shelter he made out of sticks and leaves that leaned on a tree near Quinn, meaning she can grab his weapons could be taken from him easily. Of course, there was the fact that he could just metal bend, but he actually needs to see the target, and quick reflexes to attack if an ambush were to happen.
Post by Demacia's Wings on Mar 13, 2013 17:30:17 GMT -5
((Just so you know, you have Titus' Shurela profile linked instead of yours in your profile))
Fortunately for the stranger, Quinn had no interest in stealing away his means of defense. He didn't even appear to be all that dangerous, though she knew looks could be very deceiving. The Demacian ranger stepped forward, a little closer now, not bothering to keep her presence hidden as Valor swooped in and perched on a nearby branch. His dark blue feathers shook as he ruffled them, glaring at the piece of slightly scorched fish the man was holding.
"Hello," she began, a little off-tilt. Quinn wasn't really sure why she was here, only for the fact that Valor wanted to take a pit stop. She rubbed the back of her neck, then sighed. "I haven't seen you before. Are you from around these parts?" She could only assume the stranger was a man, and he was clad in some dark suit of sorts. It certainly didn't fit the Demacian code of dress - and besides, even if he was from Demacia, Quinn would surely have heard of him by now.
Post by Metallic Assassin on Mar 13, 2013 19:59:25 GMT -5
Immediately he rolled forward to the campfire. He grabbed a rock from the campfire ring as he spun around in a crouched position with one of his feet sticking out to the side as a way of launching himself into a sprint, but mostly used for support. "Who are you?" He asked. His voice was distorted and obviously messed with by some sort of device.
Slowly he began to circle around the campfire to keep distance. He didn't trust the Demacian, as she looked lethal along with her bird. He would use the rock as a simple blunt weapon in case she got close, though she looked like she had a ranged weapon. However, the bird was another story, but he could most likely be shot down before even striking the bird.
Post by Demacia's Wings on Mar 13, 2013 22:06:54 GMT -5
Quinn arched an eyebrow at the strange voice. It wasn't authentic, that was for sure. But it also wasn't in her interest to ask about it. "Quinn," she replied lightly. She didn't really have a reason to hide her identity from people, and this stranger didn't seem dangerous. His reaction was instantaneous, but it seemed as if he hadn't heard her approach - or he had ignored Valor's entrance. "I do expect a reply though, because you don't seem like you're around these parts."
She could not help but be strangely amused by the other's antics around the fire, though she was eying the stone warily. "I'd put that down if I were you," she mentioned, gesturing to the rock, "I don't have the intention of hurting you. I just want to know what you're doing in these parts." Despite her odd display of politeness, there was no denying the suspicion that lay beneath her tone.
Post by Metallic Assassin on Mar 13, 2013 22:30:54 GMT -5
Xenos stared at her for a few more seconds. Letting out a sigh, he puts the rock back in place and gestures at the fire. "As you can tell, I'm eating." He said. He paused for a moment, looking at the sizzling fish that were cooling down on their sticks. After a little bit more silence, he finally broke it with his unreal voice. "Perhaps... You'd like to have some?" He said. Although the only reason he did this was to hopefully change the subject, and that she wouldn't press on with any questions.
Post by Demacia's Wings on Mar 20, 2013 21:33:09 GMT -5
"... obviously." She could not help but quip. The offer came strangely quick, but she shook her head anyway. "No thank you." Though Quinn was obviously weary, it seemed as if Valor had no qualms in flapping closer to the metal-clad stranger. Suspicions were always ever present but Val seemed to like the look of the fish, cooked or not. She did whistle quietly, as if to warn him that there could be something poisonous about it - even if she had seen the man take a bite out of the food not too long ago.
"You still haven't answered my question." She pointed out, looking at him. "Not many travel through Demacia's woods in such a fashion."
Post by Metallic Assassin on Mar 26, 2013 19:14:20 GMT -5
Xenos looked over at the bird who got closer. He was interested in such a rare and beautiful bird such as himself traveling with a soldier. Though he had heard of their grand bond that they share and the battles they enter within the Fields. He grabbed one of the sticks holding the fish as he pulled it out from the dirt that it was stuck in. He held the fish out to Valor. "Relax, it's not poisoned... Wouldn't be eating it if it was." He muttered the last part to himself.
He turned his head back to Quinn, hand and food still extended to the feathered combatant. "I'm heading over to the castle to see if Jarvan has anything new for me to do. I've been there and done things for him before. He's told you of me, no?" He asked curiously.
Post by Demacia's Wings on Mar 28, 2013 19:01:23 GMT -5
Valor cocked his head, watching the male as he approached the food carefully. But he was never the kind of bird to say no, especially when Quinn was watching so curiously. His beak flew forward and snatched the proffered gift straight off the stick, and having no more reason to stay around, dragged the fish back to Quinn and began to feast. Quinn laughed and tapped his feathered head gently before turning her attentions onto the stranger once more as he began to speak. What he said seemed honest, but it also seemed... suspicious. Surely the man didn't expect her to believe that Prince Jarvan had called for him so suddenly.
Quinn shook her head at the second inquiry. "He's not," she looked at him, as if it were the most obvious thing. "Prince Jarvan doesn't talk to me so freely about the people he knows. He's been... busy recently." She frowned, thinking for a moment. Though the Prince had told her that she could station herself on Demacia's Eastern walls, it wasn't a necessity. That was the last she had heard from him, and besides, they had never really been casual conversational partners. "Do you have your papers to enter the city?"
Post by Metallic Assassin on Mar 28, 2013 20:50:12 GMT -5
Xenos chuckled softly at Valor's quick snatch at the fish. It was unreal, distorted by the perfection of technology. He turned to face Quinn. "It's all right I suppose. Just means you'll get to know me."
He paused for a moment. "Papers... Shit... He didn't mention papers. He just said that I would be allowed within the walls abd that he'd notify the guards so they wouldn't cuff me on the spot." He said with a shrug.
Post by Demacia's Wings on Mar 29, 2013 2:32:03 GMT -5
The metallic sound of humor unnerved the ranger somewhat, who surrounded herself with the cries of nature and the sweet songs of an unchanged environment. Still, she did not shirk away and even managed to quirk a polite smile of her own. She didn't know if she wanted to, as the stranger had stated, 'get to know him'. Quinn was a little more uninterested when it came to such things, but it never hurt to understand why the man sounded like he was breathing through a mass of tubes like some sort of bionic being.
"I don't actually know if the guards know you," she replied cautiously. "All I know is that some people require papers to enter the city and others do not. I guess with your... unique appearance, it wouldn't be hard to miss." Quinn mirrored the shrug with one of her own, "If you've never needed them before, then you're fine." Still, the man could be lying to her too. Valor seemed to be too engrossed in his meal to bother, but she knew he would have felt the same. "What do you do for Prince Jarvan exactly? Or... what have you done?"
Post by Metallic Assassin on Mar 29, 2013 10:54:18 GMT -5
Xenos let out a sigh of relief. "That's good to know." He said. He walked over to the fire and took a seat in front of it. He stared at the fire while continuing his conversation. "I'm not even sure if Jarvan would want me telling people. They might take offense to it." He said as he used a stick to move the logs about in the fire.
Post by Demacia's Wings on Mar 31, 2013 21:08:51 GMT -5
Quinn sighed and shook her head. "Fine." Was all she said. She glanced back towards the stranger. She wondered if she should just leave him be. After all, if the guards deemed him suspicious enough, they wouldn't allow him into the city. Especially with the way he looked. But this had all been said and done before. The ranger shrugged. "What are you called?" She then asked, though she wasn't so much interested in the name, rather the familiarity and if she had actually heard in passing. After all, there was no point in wasting her time when the male had nothing to say.
Post by Metallic Assassin on Apr 1, 2013 22:04:43 GMT -5
Xenos looked at her for a moment. Name... Should he? No, that could be dangerous.... But a woman such as herself can't be dangerous when it comes to info. I mean for fuck's sake she talks to a BIRD. However, he couldn't just give stuff away like that. "I think... 'X' is an appropriate name. For now at least."
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