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Post by Liechtenstein on Jan 15, 2010 0:47:47 GMT -5
She had no idea where to go. That was the first thing Lili thought as she began to wander the loud, bustling port city. She really had no idea what to do, or where to go. Chewing her bottom lip, she dug a folded piece of paper from her jackets pocket. Directions to the towns harbor were written on it, she had asked a nice woman for them when she had been buying something to eat. Green eyes looked from the piece of paper, to around the area she had been walking through.
Nothing sounded like what the woman had told her to look for. With a small sigh, she slipped the paper back into her pocket. That’s alright, she would just have to find someone else to ask! Or at least she could try… But it was easier said than done.
Everyone around her was in a hurry, and try as she liked, she couldn’t get one person to stop. With a small sigh, Lili leaned against the wall of a closed shop. Pulling the paper out of her pocket, she tried to make heads or tails of it. Maybe if she back tracked… But how could she do that without being able to remember where she had turned in this large city?
One would think a harbor was easy to find…
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Post by England on Jan 29, 2010 23:12:16 GMT -5
Striding quickly and confidently amongst the crowds of shoppers and loiterers, Arthur kept a keen eye out for petty thieves and other riffraff. Honestly he had no idea what the Queen needed that had to be found in this dank little hovel - the package under his arm spoke otherwise. Licking his lips and casually breaking the fingers of a man who's hand managed to slip into his pocket, he gave the pained man an angry look before marching on.
And there, amongst the filth of society, was a young girl who was very clearly lost. He would have passed by her - he had things to do, a mission to complete, after all - but he saw the way that some of the men (and even a few women) loitering about the street were sending her looks... and knew that if he left her there, the poor thing wouldn't live very long. The gentleman side of him that he managed to repress well enough flew to the surface as he approached her.
"Excuse me, young lady. But you appear to be in the wrong side of town. Are you lost?"
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Post by Liechtenstein on Jan 29, 2010 23:21:42 GMT -5
Lili jumped at the sudden voice, having been so focused on her small wrinkled piece of paper. She turned her head, looking at the man in front of her curiously for a moment. In the back of her mind, she remembered her brothers words about strangers, to always be wary of them. But this man didn't seem very threatening (especially compared to the people around her). So she nodded instead, tucking a loose strange of hair behind her ear.
"Yes," she spoke, albeit a bit softly. "I'm trying to find the harbor..."
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Post by japan on Jan 29, 2010 23:27:38 GMT -5
Iceland sat on the docks looking out upon the sea, he was waiting for word on his brothers ship but otherwise there was nothing for him to do. He was also told to stay close to the water just in case something happened.
Like anything would, the guards didn't even really notice the crew maybe Denmark wasn't trying hard enough. Not that he wanted to be on a death list. He rather enjoyed living.
With a sigh he got up not wanting to stay on the docks any longer. He set Kisa down a letter tied around the bird's leg just in case his "family" went looking for him. After all he was hungry and he wasn't going to sit around all day waiting for food. So he headed into town.
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Post by England on Jan 29, 2010 23:29:19 GMT -5
"Well my dear, you happen to be in exactly the wrong spot to find the harbour. Allow me to escort you, as I am heading in the same direction." he smiled down at the girl. It was no wonder she was getting looks from the dirty bastards around them - she was very cute, in a little sisters are adorable way, with big green eyes and short blond hair. Sending a hard glare towards the men around them, daring them to try and come claim what they considered their prize, he put an arm around her shoulders and started to lead her away.
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Post by Liechtenstein on Jan 29, 2010 23:32:07 GMT -5
Jumping at the sudden arm around her shoulder, Lili looked up at the man. There was something a bit familiar about him, though she could not place it. But it was a similar sensation, like how she felt around her fellow crewmen...
But she could ponder about that later. Instead, she smiled grateful for the sudden assistance. "Thank you sir. I wasn't sure what I was going to do... Oh! I'm Lili, sir."
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Post by England on Jan 29, 2010 23:45:57 GMT -5
"I'm Arthur - Arthur Kirkland, captain of the Grim." he spoke as his eyes roved around, keeping an eye out for trouble. "May I ask exactly what you are doing here, young lady? You could have landed yourself in a heap of trouble if I hadn't come by." Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a head of silver hair that seemed... familiar... Twisting around and slowing in his steps, he stared. Who was that boy...?
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Post by Liechtenstein on Jan 29, 2010 23:56:39 GMT -5
"Captain of the Grim..." Her eyes went wide. Oh no, oh no. She remembered hearing Captain Weillschmidt mention the Grim, along with its Captain. She shifted suddenly uneasy, though tried her best to quell her nerves. Nothing would happen if he never knew she was apart of a Sky Pirate crew...
Jolted from her thoughts she looked back up. "Oh I was running some errands and got lost..."
It was half true, she had been sent by the cook to get some supplies, Lili holding the bag tightly in her free hand. She looked down again, or at least she started too until she caught sight of a head of silver hair. All but stopping she turned around to watch the boy, her head tilting to the side curiously.
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Post by japan on Jan 30, 2010 0:09:10 GMT -5
Iceland felt more then a couple eyes on him and quickened his pace just a little bit. Until he spotted an apple. He stopped at the merchant and looked at the fruit pondering if it was good enough to buy or just to steal it. Then again he couldn't make a scene. So he bought the apple and went on his way. After all he could always take something less noticeable.
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Post by Liechtenstein on Jan 30, 2010 0:25:16 GMT -5
Something seemed to stir Lili on, the girl moving without even realizing it. Breaking away from Arthur and following after the boy with white hair. She didn't understand why, but that same feeling. Like she knew him somehow, but how? She knew she had never laid eyes on the boy before so... Why would she get the sense that she knew him somehow?
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Post by England on Jan 31, 2010 20:30:09 GMT -5
The young lady suddenly broke away from him, moving forward with a purpose in her steps. Mildly confused, he kept after her, watching for people following her. "Ah, miss...?" he called after her as he glared down a rather leery looking man from a few feet away. "That's not the right way!"
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Post by japan on Jan 31, 2010 22:07:52 GMT -5
Iceland heard some commotion behind him and looked over his shoulder. He decided to turn around, maybe he could stop it or just see what was going on.
Then again it could just be nothing and he was wasting his time. But with the ship in repair time was all he had. So what to do?
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Post by Liechtenstein on Jan 31, 2010 22:56:58 GMT -5
She stopped when Arthur had called out to her, peeking passed others on her tip-toes to find the white haired man. "I-I'm sorry it's just..."
Ah! The man had stopped. But he was still a few feet away from where Lili was. "Just... I thought I saw someone familiar..."
Familiar yes, but how he was familiar was a mystery to her. Lili frowned a little, or maybe the better term was pouted as she debated whether to continue forward or go back to where the Englishman was waiting. She almost seemed completely oblivious to the rather lecherous man around her.
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Post by England on Feb 3, 2010 23:47:19 GMT -5
Arthur looked in the direction she had been looking in, wondering why she was so puzzled - and then he saw that familiar head of silver hair again - with a pair of eyes focused on Lily and him. It was the same deja vu feeling he got from his dreams - that he got from the girl and a few other people he'd met around the world. It was weird - he'd never met them before that he could remember - and yet there they were... in very vivid dreams of war and (rarely) friendship.
Shaking the confused thoughts from his head, he stepped up beside Lily just in time to subtly break the fingers of a man who was reaching to grab the back of her dress. "Don't run off, young lady. The later it gets in this district, the more dangerous."
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Post by japan on Feb 3, 2010 23:58:58 GMT -5
An eerie feeling over came Iceland as he found himself a bit closer to the girl and the man. He knew the two didn't he? Maybe he should go say hello?
He didn't know, maybe he should get out of here after all he didn't like the feel of this place it wasn't sitting right with him.
"I shouldn't have left the docks..." he said to himself, and he was sure to hear an earful from his brother when he got back anyways. Maybe he should go back now? After all the girl had someone to look after he and they both look like they'd be okay.
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