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Post by Nil on Jan 3, 2019 7:28:44 GMT -5
I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly I'll do what it takes till I touch the sky. Nil wasn't exactly certain what in the world Zidane was talking about. Givers and takers and being both? How exactly did that relate to climbing walls? Maybe he was right about playing it safe though. If he had wanted to play it safe, he'd never have gone into the basement. And if he did he'd have just pretended to not have seen what he had and lived life quietly and in acceptance of his fate...Before Nil could agree with his new friend however, the monkey-tailed young man had already kicked up and off the ground and grabbed onto the wall with ease. Nil was impressed at how nimble Zidane was...while the two men that were still lounging in the other spring were now taking bets on which side the 'kid' would fall on. For a moment, Nil might have worked up the courage to try and climb up there too as he watched his friend scaling the wall like it was nothing. However that idea was cut short when Zidane excitedly celebrated at the top of the wall, weebling and wobbling until... SPLASH!! off he went onto the other side of the divider wall. "Hah!" laughed one of the older men, ribbing his friend in the side with a smug tone. "You owe me fifty money Waldorf you old coot!" the other man grumbled and grumped and sulked at having lost his bet. Worried, Nil scurried over out of the spring and to the wall, calling out to the other side. "A-are you alright Zidane? That sounded like a nasty fall! You're not hurt are you?" he could hear him mumbling something about maths from beyond the wall, which at least to him said he was fine. What's the worst that could happen? MADE BY VEL OF GS
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Post by Zidane Tribal on Mar 17, 2019 11:10:24 GMT -5
Zidane had always been the sort to get into trouble. His rambunctious nature often made him friends, but sometimes it made enemies! In his youth he would easily forget those he had scorn, disregarding their displeasure in lieu of having a grand old time! Of course it meant he had to face a few beatings when his boyish youth had crossed a few lines. Amongst Tantalus there had not been very many rules. Despite their being a band of thieves it was not built on such a disastrous ideal as 'anything goes'. There was structure to their madness, but Zidane always pushed the limits.
At first it had been because of the constant, biting feeling of never belonging. Later it had been just one of his charms that got him a laugh and a bit of attention when he needed! The boy could hardly sit as he had enough energy to run a mist engine! Of course come his adventures across the great wide globe of Gaia he has calmed down a touch, but he would never lose his adventuring spirit and drive to do good despite what anyone else believed! He was no hero, no. But in the end he could be codified as a good guy! There were no malicious intents in anything he did, but sometimes the earned him malice.
He had hit the water with enough force to paint the front of his body a rosey red. Pushing to sit up he moved his arm to pull the curtain of sandy blonde hair from his eyes as he sat back on his knees. His danger senses were tingling. A spark of unease filled him as his head snapped up despite the better part of his brain yelling at him.
'Don't look up you idiot!'
Oooh. Too late.
"Ladies." Zidane tried to put on the charm to lessen the rebuff, but god only knew that he done bucked up. MADE BY ★MEULK OF GS
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Post by Rina Croft on Mar 31, 2019 20:21:01 GMT -5
One second Rina has been speaking to the woman across from her and the next second she had to sharply turn her head to avoid the small wave of water that came splashing her way. When she looked back towards the center she noticed that a figure had dropped in from the other side. As the figure raised up to settle on their knees Rina could finally see that the figure was a man!! Rina seemed to be in shock for just a moment before she jumped into action. With a surprised yelped she scooched back against the wall of the bath before quickly using her arms to push herself out of the water. As she perched herself onto the edge of the bath she crossed her legs tight and crossed her arms just as tight around her chest. Her long midnight hair was plastered against her skin, wrapping itself around her arms, waist, and thighs. She stared wide eyed at the man in front of her. "Who are you?! You can't be here!" Zidane TribalNil
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Post by Nil on May 2, 2019 20:24:43 GMT -5
I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly I'll do what it takes till I touch the sky. Nil watched nervously on the other side of the wall. He couldn't see a thing that was going on beyond it hear the startled and none too pleased voices of the people on the other side yelling at Zidane. To no one's surprise at all. Nil waded his way over to try and hear what was going on better, he hadn't heard his monkey tailed friend screaming, so maybe everything was alright. Right? What was the worst that could happen. The chances of Zidane running into someone he knows on the other side of that wall that would get upset and hurl him bodily were slim to none right. "Zidaaaaane?" Nil would holler through the wall. "Zidane do you need me to throw a towel over?" without really waiting for an answer, the behemoth would wade out of the water to go and grab an extra, which he hucked up and over the wall with a quick toss, the towl unfolding half way down to land gracefully on the thief's not so graceful noggin. MADE BY VEL OF GS
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Post by Zidane Tribal on May 18, 2019 9:01:00 GMT -5
There was a moment in every person's life where they had to admit to a mistake or face a dire consequence for irresponsible actions. Living the kind of life Zidane has: he rarely ran into such quandaries. A man of action the rogue was not liken to fall victim to an incapacitating moral conundrums. In fact this lack of common sense often drew him down the path of danger, adventure and outright foolishness. In these he seemed more than able to preserver based on his merits alone. And yet here he stood in a situation that any would call compromising. A victim of his own hubris, his leaning toward mischief. It was a wonder had yet to be knocked twice over, beyond Tuesday! Nevertheless he could only find it in himself to ignore his lack of foresight and charge on through. His fists came upon his hips as the voice of Nil rattled across the wall which served as a boundary betwixt stupidity and immorality. Zidane yet remained on the invisible border in his mind, as it was not purposeful intent to cross into this void of peril and self-destruction. He did not need the pity of his friend, for he had made his choice and would face it!DEUS VULT! "Nah, I got this." Of course, famous last words.The skies of Traverse Town had been clear, leaving many to wander the perfect night. But it was at that moment that clouds rolled in. Fierce, storming vestibules of the rage that only nature could produce. The air in the bathhouse crackled and saw forth the crushing dismay and rage of a certain knight in arms. The blade of justice rained down on Zidane, lightning cracking outside followed by the boom of thunder. The rogue would find himself sent through the bordering wall and into the hot tub across the way where the two old men sat chatting. As Zidane's lifeless body sunk, comically, into the waters, bubbling and toasted like a forgotten roast the old men would giggle."Oh ho ho ho! To be young again!""What's that? Ah didn't order the pot roast!" MADE BY ★MEULK OF GS
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Post by Rina Croft on Jun 14, 2019 21:04:07 GMT -5
Rina continued to sit on the edge of the pool of water, in stunned silence. Her brain wasn't exactly comprehending what had just happened. The only sounds she could hear were the idle drops of water falling from her hair and the sizzle of electricity emanating from the man who had been thrown into the other room, followed by idle male laughter. She wasn't the one who had cast the strong weather magic, but it had given her hardcore goosebumps when it had been cast. Rina blinked for a few seconds, before hopping into action. Walking towards the towel that had been thrown over the wall, Rina grabbed it up and wrapped it around her body before rushing to the shocked man's side. "What the hell was that?! Are you okay!? Serves you right for trying to peek at women, you perv!" Only Rina could master being both pissed and concerned at the same time. Past male companions had given her the experience. Zidane TribalNil
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Post by Nil on Jul 7, 2019 15:07:26 GMT -5
I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly I'll do what it takes till I touch the sky. Nil was blind...Not in the literal sense, figuratively. His friend was up and over in another bath area and he had no idea what was going on...From the sound of the upset yelling, nothing good that was for certain! However only a brief moment later, silence fell. Most people would have been concerned at this, a calm before the proverbial storm, but a young behemoth with no real life experience had no idea what was about to transpire. While the proverbial calm had found Zidane in the eye, an all too real storm seemed to have gathered over head. Nil perked his ears up and gazed out of the large window nearby. The sound of rumbling grew heavier and rain began to fall outside. Storms were an odd mix of comforting and frightening for Nil. The rain was soothing but the rage of the thunder reminded him that they were nothing to be trifled with...As the storm reached over head, a flash of lightning and a crack of thunder broke the silence, as did the sound of clashing steel and a startled monkey-tailed thief as he got sent flying over the wall and back into the men's bath! Nil jumped in surprise and quickly rushed over back into the water, trying to blindly feel around in the water. "Zidane! Zidane? Are you alright? If you can hear me down there, bubble twice!" the behemoth glanced up from his fishing attempt as someone rushed in to chide the waterdeep thief. Nil would scoot back away from the edge of the water and sink in just to his nose. He was already feeling awkward about this whole situation, and now there's someone mad...Man he really hoped Zidane wasn't drowning under there..." MADE BY VEL OF GS
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Post by Zidane Tribal on Jul 19, 2019 16:07:37 GMT -5
Zidane's hand was raised above the water, digits twitching as the electricity that had struck him danced in arcs from his body. The one who had assaulted him so had vacated from the bath, in a furious state no doubt! The rogue bubbled twice before pushing up with a deep gasp. He shook out his head, hands moving down to clap between his legs, beneath the water, the woman remaining still hollering over his ringing ears! One hand came up to dig into the passage to free it from water and the shocking meet of lightning.
"H-hey! It was an accident! I was just goofing off!" Zidane hadn't actually intended to peep, but at the same time he had neither intended to back down!
In the commotion the manager had been called and the owner moved into the bathing areas. 'Hey!' They called, the woman clearly furious with the ruckus. It seemed the wall wasn't high enough for some rapscallions!
Zidane bristled as hundreds of memories of brooms to his rump returned to his mind. He looked towards Rina. "Aww come on have a heart! Look it's my pal's first time at a bathhouse, heck his first time away from home! I was just trying to show him a good time. He'll get in huge trouble if we're bounced by that one. Come on!" Zidane pulled his hand over his face, the other still protectively guarding himself, as he begged Rina to just distract the auntie so Nil and him could get out unseen! MADE BY ★MEULK OF GS
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Post by Rina Croft on Sept 13, 2019 21:56:58 GMT -5
Rina heard the screaming from the bath manager and heavy, angry footsteps, but she couldn't yet see him. The strange monkey man before her continued to cower into the water, shielding his nethers from her fury. He pleaded to Rina to get them out of trouble with the incoming boss. He asked for her to make a distraction so the two of them could leave. Rina's eye twitched and she could feel a migraine building behind it. "What?! Why should I help you?" She scoffed ans shifted her weight from one foot to the other. "You know what? I don't care. Fine. But you two better get the f**k out of here and never come back. OKAY?" The young woman huffed and spun around, practically marching towards the sounds of yelling coming from the manager. Turning the corner of the partition that separated the men's bath from the women's Rina almost collided into the belligerent proprietor. "Oh! My apologies, sir." she keened in the sweetest voice that she could manage. The man tried to move around her, but Rina matched every step until he reached out an arm to holding her in place to step around her. Him reaching out to grab her, wasn't the thing to do to the already irate girl. "Hey!" Quicker than the man could react Rina broke the hold of his arm and ended up shoving him hard, so he went flailing into the bath below. With a smile of satisfaction and a nod, Rina quickly took her leave heading towards the dressing rooms to gather her clothes and getting the heck out of dodge. My job is done here. So much for a relaxing night.
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Post by Nil on Oct 30, 2019 11:58:55 GMT -5
I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly I'll do what it takes till I touch the sky. Nil was certainly glad to see his first friend...and, er, only friend so far...hadn't drowned. That was a big relief, but it didn't stop stop the behemoth from cowering into the water even deeper, holding his breath with only his eyes and fear-folded ears peeking above the ripples of the bath. In his experience, angry people swung first and asked questions later. That being said he had only known one person before tonight but that was aside the point. The point was he didn't want to be on the receiving end of any bruises tonight thank you very much. Lucky for him then that it seemed that the angry person was much more content to get out of there as quickly as she could than to knock the two's noggins around...Though that didn't seem to save the man who was suddenly sent flying into one of the baths. A startled squeak escaped Nil and he'd scramble over and cling to Zidane. "I-I think maybe we should go." it took him a moment however to register that they couldn't go until he stopped hugging him. When that finally did manage to click in the goofball's head, Nil would swiftly towel down as quickly as he could before getting his robe and mask back on, feeling much more comfortable concealed than out in the open like that. From incredibly nervous to just moderately nervous. Squirming in place, Nil waited for Zidane to finish getting dressed before the two would move to make their escape. A quick glance over their shoulders would see the proprietor stuck in a clearly one sided conversation with the two older gents. One of whom would shoo the two of them off, obviously trying to buy Nil and Zidane a bit more time to get gone. Once back on the streets, Nil would lean on his knees to catch his breath, glancing over at Zidane and giving him an awkward chuckle. "Are...baths always that...uhm...exciting?..." that was one word for it. Nervewracking was a better one, but he didn't want to sound ungrateful to his friend. MADE BY VEL OF GS
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Post by Zidane Tribal on Jan 30, 2020 0:50:06 GMT -5
With the pair unceremoniously sent from the bathhouse Zidane would traverse the Fifth District with Nil, his misadventure turning into what may become a death sentence. Fully dressed and smelling a little less like death: the dutiful adventurer clutched his gloved hands over his sandy-blonde hair. The burdensome weight of death weighed him down: he was hunched forward as they strode along the cobblestone streets of the mismatched town of hopes and reminiscent memories.
"That was Beatrix." He lamented, assured the Paladin of Rose would have gotten his goat.
Far be it for Nil to be readily aware of the doom that the tailed rogue has behest upon them both with his youthful zeal and foolish endeavors to haze new blood! Damn his roguish ways! He pushed his gloved digits through his still-wet tresses and flicked his loose locks back; he let the strands of gold rain down before, in a smooth and practiced motion, he collected it all in flick of the wrist and bound it together with a blue ribbon. Shaking out some of the remnant droplets from his neck he looked to the bipedal boy-hemoth.
"Listen, Nil, we're pals right?" The young man shifted his weight with ease so he could try and hook an arm over the lad's broad shoulders. "And as friends we don't rat each other out. As a man we got an honor system to consider." he squint and looked the Behemoth up and down.
He was still sporting that cloak of his. It was true that the kid should hide himself when arriving at certain worlds, but Traverse Town was one of the few where odd visitors were hardly given a second glance unless they carried unusually unwieldy swords. But that didn't matter! He would jump back and saunter backwards in front of the persuadable purple pal of his.
"That's right! You need some new clothes!" He chirped out motioning his arms around the young man. "That'll cheer you up!" And distract him from the impending doom. "This is like the best District to find a style all your own. A cloak's great for hiding your identity from nefarious ne'er-do-wells or dramatic stage entrances but if you're going to be an adventurer and get far, far away from this place -- you need to fit in! If you're gunna be on your own from now on you'll need to be the standing stardom of fashion!" Zidane shurgged. "Besides, you can't get a cute girl to look your way in some dusty old robes, come on!"He would bound ahead, his previous lamentations temporarily forgotten. He had to help his buddy spread his wings! MADE BY ★MEULK OF GS
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Post by Nil on Mar 27, 2020 12:47:48 GMT -5
I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly I'll do what it takes till I touch the sky. Ahh that felt so much better. The behemoth adjusted his mask in place as he followed his friend forward for freedom. Nil really didn't want another chewing out from another stranger, his ears flattened under his hood just thinking about it. He got enough of that back ho...No. Back at the lab. That place wasn't home anymore. Really, it never was to begin with. He didn't have any time to dwell on that though as Zidane spoke up. Behind that wooden covering the boy would smile brightly at Zidane's question. "O-of course." he would say with an eager nod of his head. The worry from before was easily replaced by the warm fuzzies of actually having a friend. He didn't quite get what Zidane was going about with an honour system or rats or anything like that but it sounded like Zidane knew what he was talking about, so clearly he must right? The young critter's stride was slowed when Zidane hopped and skipped in front of him, ambling backwards with grace like he hadn't a care in the world. "Clothes?" he'd echo with a tilt of his head before looking downward and giving a little tug to the robe he had purloined. "I've never had any clothes of my own before." truth be told he never had much anything of his own before, least of all clothes. That scrap of fabric knotted around his waist was the closest he'd ever gotten before spiriting away from the lab. Even if Nil's face couldn't be seen, his eyes sure could. And those glistening orbs were practically beaming with delight at the idea. He'd never gotten to actually see many kinds of clothes, but books described them fairly well. And Zidane was a pretty snappy dresser himself, he was certain that he wouldn't lead him astray. Beneath his robe his tail swished with excitement. "Alright! That sounds awesome, where do we go first?" he asked, practically bouncing in place at this point. MADE BY VEL OF GS
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Post by Zidane Tribal on Apr 24, 2020 11:28:50 GMT -5
Zidane could still feel a few bones out of place, at least it had felt he had broken enough bones to find himself a jelly filled mess. Getting tossed around seemed almost a day job at this point! Rolling his arms to pop his joints, so that he may find relief in the stiffness: he buttoned the last latch on his vest. The rogue would grab his belt, wrapping it around his waist as he adjusted the scabbard before turning to Nil. His lips pulled back into a wide grin as he let out a racoucs laugh. Reaching up to rub the back of his, still wet, sandy colored bangs, the bohemian would kick his right foot behind his left heel as his thumbs tucked into the leather strap now looped around his waist thrice over, before being lazily looped and pulled to create a semblance of an outfit. Though the rogue went on about this and that he was still worried that he overdid it! Nil didn't seem quite yet used to the big wide world. He remembered how tough it had been for Dagger. " Sorry about that Nil. I know it's probably rough, buddy, but stick with me and I'll help you out!" There was a tinge of regret in those youthful features as he looked up to the bipedal Behemoth with a sheepish grin. " In this way you can say you had the full onsen experience!" He laughed. But that aside they had a mission: to make this big guy stand out less! There were a ton of shops and boutiques in Traverse Town. There had to be uniform sin the guys size! The rouge looked back at the bubbly behemoth and motioned his hand. " Well yeah. You look kinda suspicious walking around in a cloak and hood." It felt as if it was a situation in which the pot called the kettle black, but had no idea of its own hypocrisy. " You're out and about on your own for the first time right?!" He jumped up onto a low wall, which separated the walkways across the town, and held out his arms in excitement. " It helps you show off your best qualities!" Jumping down the thief moved to pay his shoulder. " No time like the present, besides you won't catch the eye of a cute girl in such dreary duds!" Zidane grinned from ear to ear at his question and looked around. " There!" He pointed as a shop caught his eye. It was loud, boisterous and gaudy as hell. The perfect boutique for a bohemian thespian! It had its owners face plastered in neon lights and a moving sigh that hailed the shop's name: Cruella's Heaven. Something about this place seemed painfully ironic. MADE BY ★MEULK OF GS
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Post by Nil on Jun 17, 2020 16:19:36 GMT -5
I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly I'll do what it takes till I touch the sky. "Oh it's okay, Zidane." Nil would say, a smile resting on his muzzle behind that mask of his. "I expected that things would be different when I'd finally left home. Just not so..." the behemoth paused and tried to think of the most diplomatic word he could. "Exciting?" he chuckled a little. He didn't want to say frightening really, even if it was a bit scary. But oddly enough, it felt good? It was hard to explain, it was a new kind of scary which wasn't the kind of scary he had dealt with back at the lab. So it felt...strangely comforting in a way that Nil couldn't easily describe. Regardless of scary or not scary, Nil followed his friend along as they meandered their way through towards the shopping district. At the mention of his cloak, the behemoth gave a little tug to his robe and tilted his head. Well, Zidane probably was right. Nil hadn't ever thought about what sort of clothes folks out in the wide world wore. Given that the cloth around his waist had been all he'd ever had before that. Nil nodded in at attempted understanding as Zidane showily explained his reasoning behind finding him some new clothes. "Okay! Thanks Zidane, I really appreciate all of this." he'd answer with an eager nod unsure exactly what catching a girl's eye had to do with anything...Either way, the clueless behemoth would set about following the theatrical thief into...Cruella's Heaven? What a strange name...and boy howdy was it a strange place too. So bright and filled to the brim with all kinds of clothes. Nil was a little awed at the sheer amount of all of it, starring starry-eyed at the vast selection. He...wasn't expecting there to be so gosh darn much! How in the world would he ever be expected to settle on an outfit when there were so many things to choose from? It was a fun problem to have though, having gone from nothing to choose to a nearly boundless plethora of options? "Wooooow..." the behemoth muttered softly. "There's so much! How does someone even choose with all of this?" MADE BY VEL OF GS
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Post by Zidane Tribal on Jun 19, 2020 20:19:59 GMT -5
"Well, what are we waiting for?" The energetic rogue was already picking out outfits that suited his tastes. Nil would be free to roam. Grabbing a pile of mismatched, brightly colored outfits he would eventually come to a choice. Kicking the pile into the dressing room the thief would parade out in a menagerie of bright colored tops and gaudy trousers, checking himself out in the mirror. While he did a curious clerk watched them. He took notice of Zidane's tail, though nothing out of the ordinary. It was the cloaked behemoth that the bourgeoisie attendant watched One last get up, which seemed the most tame of the bunch: was a bright blue wool sweater, sleeves pulled up because Zidane was a heathen of fashion, and some simple trousers that looked little different from his own pair: and his own boots. "Whaddya think Nil?!" He posed in the mirror before spinning around and holding open his arms.
But something seemed a bit off. After all some of these furs had suspicious familiarity, one being a purple pelt with a magenta hood on a flash sale. There was also the oddly pale pink furry frock fit for any femme fatale out on the on the boardwalk. MADE BY ★MEULK OF GS
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