The Aspiring Archivist Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 Just now, The Halcyon Girl said: She watched him interestedly. “How do you do that? You only have two hands.” "Well, I throw them all up, then as I catch each one I throw it to my other hand and toss it back up. Simple." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Halcyon Girl Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: "Well, I throw them all up, then as I catch each one I throw it to my other hand and toss it back up. Simple." “But you’re so… fast.” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 Just now, The Halcyon Girl said: “But you’re so… fast.” "Well, I can throw it with both hands instead so I don't lose the time to transferring each ball." He demonstrated. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Halcyon Girl Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 1 minute ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: "Well, I can throw it with both hands instead so I don't lose the time to transferring each ball." He demonstrated. It seemed so fragile—so ready to fall at any second. But it didn’t. She shook her head. “Huh.” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 Just now, The Halcyon Girl said: It seemed so fragile—so ready to fall at any second. But it didn’t. She shook her head. “Huh.” "Here." He stopped, and tossed her a ball. Starting back up, he said, "Throw me that one." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Halcyon Girl Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 Just now, The Aspiring Archivist said: "Here." He stopped, and tossed her a ball. Starting back up, he said, "Throw me that one." She looked at him oddly, but did so. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 Just now, The Halcyon Girl said: She looked at him oddly, but did so. He caught it, and began juggling it as well, never faltering. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Halcyon Girl Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 Just now, The Aspiring Archivist said: He caught it, and began juggling it as well, never faltering. She watched, mouth barely open, almost entranced. She shook it off and fiddled with the catch to her bag. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 Just now, The Halcyon Girl said: She watched, mouth barely open, almost entranced. She shook it off and fiddled with the catch to her bag. "What's in there?" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Halcyon Girl Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 Just now, The Aspiring Archivist said: "What's in there?" “Oh… my flute. A notebook.” A dagger, still bloody. “Nothing much.” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 1 minute ago, The Halcyon Girl said: “Oh… my flute. A notebook.” A dagger, still bloody. “Nothing much.” Without missing a beat, he leaned it to look inside. His eyes widened, and he stopped juggling, catching each of the four balls in turn. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Halcyon Girl Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 2 minutes ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: Without missing a beat, he leaned it to look inside. His eyes widened, and he stopped juggling, catching each of the four balls in turn. She snapped it closed. “What?” She asked defensively. “What’s wrong?” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 1 minute ago, The Halcyon Girl said: She snapped it closed. “What?” She asked defensively. “What’s wrong?” "Correct me if I'm wrong, but there's a bloody knife in that bag." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Halcyon Girl Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 Just now, The Aspiring Archivist said: "Correct me if I'm wrong, but there's a bloody knife in that bag." Her eyes gleamed. “The blood of a king…” she said softly. “Or one just as powerful. Why would I wash the blood off that?” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 Just now, The Halcyon Girl said: Her eyes gleamed. “The blood of a king…” she said softly. “Or one just as powerful. Why would I wash the blood off that?” He paled slightly, but maintained his composure. "Should I be afraid?" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Halcyon Girl Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 Just now, The Aspiring Archivist said: He paled slightly, but maintained his composure. "Should I be afraid?" “No. My work is no concern of yours.” She smiled in memory and shifted the other things on top of the dagger. “I very much doubt you’re important enough to worry.” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 Just now, The Halcyon Girl said: “No. My work is no concern of yours.” She smiled in memory and shifted the other things on top of the dagger. “I very much doubt you’re important enough to worry.” "So what are you? An assassin?" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Halcyon Girl Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 1 minute ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: "So what are you? An assassin?" “Yep… partly. But I don’t just kill anyone. Just the ones I feel like killing.” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 Just now, The Halcyon Girl said: “Yep… partly. But I don’t just kill anyone. Just the ones I feel like killing.” "So you... kill for fun? Whoever you feel like?" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Halcyon Girl Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 Just now, The Aspiring Archivist said: "So you... kill for fun? Whoever you feel like?" “No,” she laughed. “I kill the people who need killing… usually.” A hint of shame entered her expression. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 Just now, The Halcyon Girl said: “No,” she laughed. “I kill the people who need killing… usually.” A hint of shame entered her expression. He coughed awkwardly. "Well, I'll try not to let this new development put a damper on our budding friendship. Uh... who have you killed?" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Halcyon Girl Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 1 minute ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: He coughed awkwardly. "Well, I'll try not to let this new development put a damper on our budding friendship. Uh... who have you killed?" “That’s between me and my clients. Though I will say most of them were crime lords.” She smiled a little. “It brought in good money—money we needed.” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 1 minute ago, The Halcyon Girl said: “That’s between me and my clients. Though I will say most of them were crime lords.” She smiled a little. “It brought in good money—money we needed.” He took a deep breath. "Okay. I need to calm down, I think." And with that, he turned into a penguin. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Halcyon Girl Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 (edited) 1 minute ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: He took a deep breath. "Okay. I need to calm down, I think." And with that, he turned into a penguin. She jumped a little. “Oh, yeah. Go ahead.” Then she turned back to the fire. Edited January 17, 2023 by The Halcyon Girl 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 Just now, The Halcyon Girl said: She jumped a little. “Oh, yeah. Go ahead.” He lay flat on his back, a penguin at least three times shorter than he was. He looked ridiculous. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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