artofcreation (artofcreation) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-11-29 13:24:00

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A different kind of dance
Rita had been keeping busy. Winter was really starting to hit them and she was enjoying the fact it was getting chillier out. She loved the cold!

What she didn't love was hearing about trouble. The kind of trouble she wanted to nip in the bud.

She was sure it was the kind of thing that would leave her terrified but she wasn't going to let a little fear stop her. So she hoped on her bike and went to track it down.

It took some work trying to pin it down because she was rubbish with directions.

Then by the time she found the area she was going to check out it was dark so she shivered just a little and hid her sword under her coat and slung her bag over one shoulder and started walking. She had to play up the poor innocent girl act a bit.

Too bad her hair and boots don't help capture that image very well.

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	artofcreation 2011-11-29 09:12 pm UTC (link)
	She hates that he puts himself between her and the door. Did she ask for help? She fights back the urge to be angry. She knows better because evil must be fought. She has the bomb an ready for throwing. "Close your eyes once the door is open," she mouths at him then just nods. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	quitethecharmer 2011-11-29 09:13 pm UTC (link)
	Vincent nods, then spears the end of his staff into the door's lock. A quick explosion goes off, making the door swing open abruptly. He shuts his eyes in preparation for whatever she's about to do. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	artofcreation 2011-11-29 09:28 pm UTC (link)
	She throw the bomb and averts her gaze quickly. There is a bright flash of light and screams of pain and burning. "Now! They're stunned. It's just sun light,we're safe," Rita snaps then flies into the room to attack. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	quitethecharmer 2011-11-29 09:39 pm UTC (link)
	Vincent rushes in behind her, calling upon Try of Battles to guide his movements. Being at the base of a building, and with an ally nearby, he needs to handle this with martial skill. His staff is shortly driven like a spear through one of the vampires' chests. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	artofcreation 2011-11-29 09:43 pm UTC (link)
	Some of them are smoldering from the bomb. She spins and cleaves one vampire's head off. Then she gets jumped from behind and thrown into a wall. "Shit!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	quitethecharmer 2011-11-29 09:48 pm UTC (link)
	"Defense of the Bright One!" Vincent screams as he sees the girl get caught off guard. He creates a shield the size of a dinner plate, nearly impenetrable from either side. Of course, one's head rarely needs protecting from one's own neck, as one vampire just discovered. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	artofcreation 2011-11-29 09:56 pm UTC (link)
	She stills herself for a moment to get a breath of air in she needed. Then she spun to continue fighting. "Just one more." She twirls her sword then attacks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

quitethecharmer
2011-11-29 10:02 pm UTC (link)

The last vampire is fast, flitting about the chamber wildly as it copes with the wounds the light bomb inflicted. It dodges ahead of the sword, running for the door, but finding the other spell-caster in the way.

Vincent makes a lunge, but he hasn't been able to call upon Tyr again yet, and his movements are clumsy. He barely manages to hold the gap, as the vampire retreats to another corner of the basement.

"Wielder of Thunder and Earth, arm my ally with your righteous fury!" Vincent stamps his staff against the floor, and energy crackles across it, wrapping the girl's sword in lightning, ready to discharge against a target.

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	artofcreation 2011-11-29 10:16 pm UTC (link)
	This time Rita moves again. She doesn't like people messing with her sword as it's already magical but she wings again. It hits true and she smells burning undead flesh from the lightning. "Awesome." She finishes it off with a swing. "That was.... easy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	quitethecharmer 2011-11-29 10:34 pm UTC (link)
	Vincent dusts off his staff, checking it for any undue wear and tear, as he does after every battle. "Yes, well, we're obviously professionals." He smiles. "Dinner?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	artofcreation 2011-11-29 10:36 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm not dressed for usual places." Her sword gets hidden away. "But yeah. Sure." She pauses and offers him a smile. "I'm Rita, by the way." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	quitethecharmer 2011-11-29 10:42 pm UTC (link)
	"Don't worry, I know some unusual ones." He grins, tucking his staff back away whence it came. "And I am still Vincent, a pleasure to meet you." He gestures to the way they burst in. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	artofcreation 2011-11-29 11:22 pm UTC (link)
	She leads the way up and out of there. "Should we fetch my motorcycle," she calls over her shoulder. Vincent should get a nice view of.... shapely legs because she was very much dressed for bait on their way out. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	quitethecharmer 2011-11-30 12:15 am UTC (link)
	As observed earlier, good bait. "Better than leaving it unattended, I suppose." Vincent nods. "What kind of food do you like? You killed more than I did." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	artofcreation 2011-11-30 12:25 am UTC (link)
	"I'm not picky. I eat anything." She rugs the back of her neck. "High protein would be good. I may or may not be starting a long trip tonight." She glances back in his direction. "Maybe the morning Sometimes I get..... Tired after hunting." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	quitethecharmer 2011-11-30 12:56 am UTC (link)
	"I know a good place for dinner, then. Where are you headed? I could make arrangements if you need a place to stay for the night." A pause. "Not that I'm trying to be presumptuous. My home simply has a lot of extra rooms." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	artofcreation 2011-11-30 01:00 am UTC (link)
	"I was going to ride my bike back out to Seattle. It takes a while," she admits. "I usually find myself fighting stuff on the way." She chuckles softly. "Do you always offer aid to strange women?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	quitethecharmer 2011-11-30 01:15 am UTC (link)
	He grins back. "They're usually the most interesting." Once they get to her bike, he'll give her directions to a great place for burgers and freshly made fries. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	artofcreation 2011-11-30 01:27 am UTC (link)
	Okay so Rita finds him a little amusing. He's not a bad guy. She's a bit of an aggressive driver so they get there quickly but in tact. She likes speed after all. She smooths her skirt out when she parks her bike. "How's the coffee here?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	quitethecharmer 2011-11-30 01:37 am UTC (link)
	"I've never heard anyone storm back up to the counter complaining, which really shouldn't mean as much as it does, unfortunately." Vincent smirks. "I'm a tea drinker, so I can't speak from personal experience." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	artofcreation 2011-11-30 01:40 am UTC (link)
	"I never liked tea. My.... teacher tried to teach me to read leaves. Could never get the hang of it," she says with a shake of her head. "Divining things isn't what I'm good at." She moves in ahead of him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	quitethecharmer 2011-11-30 01:52 am UTC (link)
	"My scientific teacher loves tea, just not the way I make it. My magical one is more of an energy drink person." Vincent shrugs, almost ordering himself a triple bacon burger, but amending it to a double. He forgets sometimes still that he can't eat like he used to. "What sort of training have you had besides some struggling with divination?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

artofcreation
2011-11-30 02:18 am UTC (link)

"I made this." She touches an amulet that is pressed against her throat. "I'm good at making magical items. Still learning more though. One day I will make a powerful weapon for myself.... I'm sill learning how. I'm like.... A magical engineer, I guess you could say."

She wonders how to explain it. "Three years ago I got hurt badly. A vampire ruined my ability to protect myself for magical suggestion. The amulet protects my mind. If I lost it though? I'd be as weak as a kitten. I could be bewitched so easily it's scary."

She's not sure why she is telling him this. She guesses it is because she knows he is a hero and knows he won't touch her amulet now knowing this. Unless he turns evil but that's when she breaks out all of the bombs.

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quitethecharmer
2011-11-30 02:34 am UTC (link)

Vincent grins. "An artificer? That's fascinating! I've never done much with item crafting, but I've done a significant number of theoretical exercises about their composition."

He looks at her sadly as she relates the story, nodding. "You've clearly taken excellent care of yourself in the wake of that."

Which sounds so much better than the usual society-dictated 'I'm sorry'.

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artofcreation
2011-11-30 02:58 am UTC (link)

"Have you ever read Horothgart the Unmovable's theories on alchemy and transmutation? He's got some neat ideas about constructs... Yeah they're a little outdated since we now know artificial intelligences can be made by mundane means but the diagrams about the summoning circles for pulling spirits from the ether...." She trails off then smiles sheepishly.

"I love my craft. I can't use spells the way you do. Not enough oomp in me. But I can make stuff that supplements that. It takes time though because I'm drawing on the universe."

She stops too touch where she remembers the scar is. It isn't very visible anymore. "I'm a survivor. I won't let the dark take me."

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