Isabelle-mudokon

  -DEFUNCT-  Discontinued character

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@ask-maruta​ Maruta smiled and chuckled a little before saying, “Maybe, but will Ah’ll hafta ask yer caretaker first.”She knew that most of the younger muds under 9 was raised by at least someone, whether a parent, a foster parent, a family member, or even caregiver of sorts that was responsible for more than 10 eggs at a time!Isabelle’s behavior was clearly that of a young girl who didn’t live on her own as of now. Maruta had no problem taking this young lady under her scarred wing, but she wanted to be sure that it would not cause problems.

Isabelle squeaked in joy but when heard she needs parental consent, she didn’t know if Cecil would be hard to convince or not. “Oh... So I need permission from my dad, huh?” Having seen the absolute state he was in lately, it would probably work in her advantage. In all likelihood he’d be thrilled to have her out of his hair for a little while. “That shouldn’t be a problem... I’ll ask him tonight!” The girl clearly didn’t know what she was signing up for. “Everyone always complains that I’m just some spoiled brat that does nothing for herself, and I’m sick of it. Not to mention bored out of my gourd.. So this might finally put those naysayers in their place! Hahaha!”

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[Maruta] Ma'am, ya cain't smoke inside Bob's Tea & Sweets. 'Specially on Elders' day.

Annoyed, Isabelle looks up from the newspaper she was reading, takes a final drag, and blows it out the side of her mouth before stomping it out underneath her chair on the floor. “There, happy?” Sighing she shakes her head and brushes through her feathers. “Sorry, I’m- trying to work on my attitude…” She reaches into her purse and slides a 10-moolah note towards Maruta as a tip.

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Maruta was about to chastise Isabelle on her attitude when she was handed the moolah. Sighing, she took it.

“I take it yer new here?” Maruta asked, trying to not be mean to a child.  “Yer not like most o’ the others ‘round here.” 

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Isabelle shrugs. “I’ve been here a month or two.” She then eyes up and down Maruta’s outfit and raises a brow. “You look a bit out of place yourself. That’s quite a look you’ve got going on. It’s nice seeing another girl with some flair around here. Nothing I’d wear, but you pull it off nicely. You from the city too?”

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She smiled gently at the younger mud. “ ‘Fraid not, youngin’. Ah’m a Western Mud. Ah grew up in West Mudos ‘fore Ah had to leave fer personal reasons. Let’s just say that the West is just as dangerous as the East.”

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“Really?” Isabelle’s mouth hung agape as her eyes light up. Having read many western novels in her childhood, she was at least somewhat familiar with that part of the continent. Growing up as a bird in a golden cage, she loved the romanticized idea of western freedom. “Oh, good, odd. So you know how to ride elums and shoot guns, all that good stuff?”

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Maruta giggled, “Is that what ya city folks think the West is?”

She then got serious, “It’s tough livin’ if yer an Outlaw or a Mud. Clakkerz are racist an’ try ta cheat ya outta moolah ‘cuz yer diff'rent, other Outlaws will kill or hurt you if it means gettin’ more powers an’ riches, most of the wildlife c'n kill ya…'specially the stingbees…” She shivered in horror at the memory. “An’ it’s all hard work havin’ ta cook an’ clean all day, even if yer Pa an’ brothers ain’t cruel bastards…” She seemed to get angry when she brought it up. “The outlaw situation is so bad that Clakker towns RELY on bounty hunters because they’re jus’ so weak an’ stupid.”

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Now this is hard living Isabelle could wrap her head around even if her scope is incredibly narrow. “Wow...” Was all she could say as she absorbed the information given to her. “I had no idea it was like that out there...” She bit her bottom lip for a second while formulating a question. “This may sound... insane. But- I always wondered what it’s like to have a prairie life and you’re the realest person I’ve met here so far.” Everything in the way she spoke projected naive excitement. “How ‘bout you teach me some things? I mean, you have no idea how much I always wanted to meet someone like you and I would love to learn from you!”

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[Maruta] Ma'am, ya cain't smoke inside Bob's Tea & Sweets. 'Specially on Elders' day.

Annoyed, Isabelle looks up from the newspaper she was reading, takes a final drag, and blows it out the side of her mouth before stomping it out underneath her chair on the floor. “There, happy?” Sighing she shakes her head and brushes through her feathers. “Sorry, I’m- trying to work on my attitude…” She reaches into her purse and slides a 10-moolah note towards Maruta as a tip.

[ask-maruta]

Maruta was about to chastise Isabelle on her attitude when she was handed the moolah. Sighing, she took it.

“I take it yer new here?” Maruta asked, trying to not be mean to a child.  “Yer not like most o’ the others ‘round here.” 

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Isabelle shrugs. “I’ve been here a month or two.” She then eyes up and down Maruta’s outfit and raises a brow. “You look a bit out of place yourself. That’s quite a look you’ve got going on. It’s nice seeing another girl with some flair around here. Nothing I’d wear, but you pull it off nicely. You from the city too?”

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[Maruta] Ma'am, ya cain't smoke inside Bob's Tea & Sweets. 'Specially on Elders' day.

Annoyed, Isabelle looks up from the newspaper she was reading, takes a final drag, and blows it out the side of her mouth before stomping it out underneath her chair on the floor. “There, happy?” Sighing she shakes her head and brushes through her feathers. “Sorry, I’m- trying to work on my attitude...” She reaches into her purse and slides a 10-moolah note towards Maruta as a tip.

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Eli/levi: “E…everyone on my m…mother’s bl…bloodline can d…do that,” smiled Eli. “My descendant Th…Thera found th..that music does i…influence and h…heal the soul…”“I…it was no tr…trouble…” Eli stuttered, blushing slightly from the compliment and kiss of gratitude.“Do you want me to take you home now?” Levi asked Isabelle, feeling guilty for the incident. Isabelle: ”Wow, pretty sweet mom. The only power my mom had was drinking whiskey straight out of the bottle in three gulps without fainting.” She was honestly impressed and realized there might be something to this whole mystic business and this stuttering stickboy was rather endearing in a way. Kind of like how one looks at a simpleton and only think ‘oh, honey...’. When Levi asked to take her home, she had a better idea. “I don’t know... My dad’s probably not in too good of a mood right now and I don’t want to deal with all of that right now. So I think I might go take a bath and relax for a while. You know where the bathhouse is?” 

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Hello...you look pretty colourful. You must be new here, what's your name?

“Hmm?” With an unimpressed pout and a raised brow she puts the little gadget she was playing with in her pocket and looks up and down the gloomily dressed girl in front of her while blowing a puff of lungbuster smoke in her face. “Depends on who’s asking…”

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Aprica took a step back and choked on the toxic cloud that had just been blown in her face. “…My name is Aprica.” She answered rather bluntly, her eyes stinging quite irritatingly. “I’m the necromancer in this village. Compared to you, I’m quite bland…” she twirled her feathers inbetween her fingers, avoiding eye contact. “Why so defensive, anyways?”

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“Ooh, a necromancer, do you always state how special you are to everyone you meet? Dork…” Carelessly she took a final puff and threw the butt to the ground before stomping it out. “The name’s Isabelle. Now tell me what you want, I’m very busy.”

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“Trust me sweetie, I’m nowhere near special,” she replied, a slight smirk creeping across her face. “And you don’t appear very busy…you have enough time to blow smoke in my face and stub your poisons into the ground.” Aprica picked up the snuffed out stub and dunked it in a nearby basket bin.

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“Look at you picking up after me, finally someone that reminds me of home!” She then fluffed her feathers a bit. “But you still didn’t tell me what you wanted? So can you get to the point or...” She took a piece of very sweet smelling gum out of her back pocket and even offered Aprica some. “On the other hand, you’re the only other girl I’ve seen here so far aside from that bird- thing, so I might as well be nice? We can work on the whole wardrobe change later. Here, want some? It’s oddleberry.”

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Part1 - Part2 - Part3 - Part4 - Part5 Levi:“Not too far,” stated Levi, looking concerned. “Here, I’ll carry you,” he said, holding her before walking in the direction of Eli’s hut. Eli’s hut was fairly simple from the outside, but cobwebs could be seen through the windows with bolamites occupying some of them.“He likes bolamites,” Levi explained. “Says their webs can be made into the best blankets. And no, he’s not crazy; just a little different.”

Isabelle: Thinking she’s seen enough houses of horrors that day, she stares at the spindly bolamites crawling around and shivers before shaking her head. “No! I don’t wanna go in there! P-please, don’t make me…” Like a frightened child she ducks away to bury her face into Levi’s shoulder. 

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Levi looked down at Isabelle sympathetically, reminded of when he cared for his younger brothers.

“Okay then.” He then shouted, “Hey, Eli! Need some medical attention please!”

Within seconds, the meek mud had rushed out with a bag filled with medical supplies. When he saw Isabelle, he slowly approached her.

“H…hello, Miss…Wh…what’s wrong?” he asked gently.

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Wincing at the loudness of Levi’s voice, she was rather impressed at theWell, it wasn’t exactly realistic to expect an actual vykker out here. And she had no idea if this nervous little twig who lived with spiders even knew anything regarding medical care. But at least he seemed to have actual equipment since she half-expected him to be some kind of woo-woo witch doctor that would wish her ankle better with bug juice or something. Either way, she didn’t look too confident with this situation. “Hey… I, um, really sprained my ankle something fierce. Do you think you can, you know, fix it?”

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“I…I think so…” Eli stuttered as Levi gently set her down. Eli removed her shoe carefully before applying the ankle splint, all the while humming and whistling a song that had a calming affect and made the ankle feel a lot less in pain.

“Sh…should be able to walk w…without it in a few d…days…” stated Eli.

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This certainly wasn’t what she was used to... The splint was anything but fashionable. Although the strange noises were rather relaxing for some reason. And just like that, the pain was gone... “How- How did you do that?” Her tears dried, and she immediately felt better. She even was uncharacteristically grateful. “I don’t know what to say... Thank you.” While balancing on one foot’s toes, she gives him a little peck on the cheek. “You’re not half bad for someone living in a spider hive.”

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Hello...you look pretty colourful. You must be new here, what's your name?

“Hmm?” With an unimpressed pout and a raised brow she puts the little gadget she was playing with in her pocket and looks up and down the gloomily dressed girl in front of her while blowing a puff of lungbuster smoke in her face. “Depends on who’s asking…”

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Aprica took a step back and choked on the toxic cloud that had just been blown in her face. “…My name is Aprica.” She answered rather bluntly, her eyes stinging quite irritatingly. “I’m the necromancer in this village. Compared to you, I’m quite bland…” she twirled her feathers inbetween her fingers, avoiding eye contact. “Why so defensive, anyways?”

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"Ooh, a necromancer, do you always state how special you are to everyone you meet? Dork...” Carelessly she took a final puff and threw the butt to the ground before stomping it out. “The name’s Isabelle. Now tell me what you want, I’m very busy.”

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Isabelle: O M G, It's the terrorist!! ... Why isn't anyone doing anything?!

Abe had just come back with his elum, walking beside him. He gave him a little pat and he wandered off to eat some berries from some bushes. Abe then turned around as he heard the young voice speak. It was a young Mudokon girl. Why would a Mudokon of all species be calling him a terrorist? Even if it was strictly true. “Umm… hi?” He didn’t know what else to say.

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She frantically looked around, but more people seemed to give her weird looks than to Abe. “Don’t you hi me! You’re the entire continent’s most-wanted! You killed so many people!” The longer she talked, the more she realized she was in the presence of one of the most dangerous people she’s ever heard of. She immediately calmed herself and smirks with her eyes half-lidded while crossing her arms. “So, in other words, you’re dangerous, aren’t you?” She then noticed the elum. “I’ve seen these things on tv... You’re into smuggling now?”

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Part1 - Part2 - Part3 - Part4 - Part5 Levi:“Not too far,” stated Levi, looking concerned. “Here, I’ll carry you,” he said, holding her before walking in the direction of Eli’s hut. Eli’s hut was fairly simple from the outside, but cobwebs could be seen through the windows with bolamites occupying some of them.“He likes bolamites,” Levi explained. “Says their webs can be made into the best blankets. And no, he’s not crazy; just a little different.”

Isabelle: Thinking she’s seen enough houses of horrors that day, she stares at the spindly bolamites crawling around and shivers before shaking her head. “No! I don’t wanna go in there! P-please, don’t make me…” Like a frightened child she ducks away to bury her face into Levi’s shoulder. 

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Levi looked down at Isabelle sympathetically, reminded of when he cared for his younger brothers.

“Okay then.” He then shouted, “Hey, Eli! Need some medical attention please!”

Within seconds, the meek mud had rushed out with a bag filled with medical supplies. When he saw Isabelle, he slowly approached her.

“H…hello, Miss…Wh…what’s wrong?” he asked gently.

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Wincing at the loudness of Levi’s voice, she was rather impressed at theWell, it wasn’t exactly realistic to expect an actual vykker out here. And she had no idea if this nervous little twig who lived with spiders even knew anything regarding medical care. But at least he seemed to have actual equipment since she half-expected him to be some kind of woo-woo witch doctor that would wish her ankle better with bug juice or something. Either way, she didn’t look too confident with this situation. “Hey... I, um, really sprained my ankle something fierce. Do you think you can, you know, fix it?”

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Part1 - Part2 - Part3 - Part4 - Part5 Levi:“Not too far,” stated Levi, looking concerned. “Here, I’ll carry you,” he said, holding her before walking in the direction of Eli’s hut. Eli’s hut was fairly simple from the outside, but cobwebs could be seen through the windows with bolamites occupying some of them.“He likes bolamites,” Levi explained. “Says their webs can be made into the best blankets. And no, he’s not crazy; just a little different.”

Isabelle: Thinking she’s seen enough houses of horrors that day, she stares at the spindly bolamites crawling around and shivers before shaking her head. “No! I don’t wanna go in there! P-please, don’t make me...” Like a frightened child she ducks away to bury her face into Levi’s shoulder. 

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Hello...you look pretty colourful. You must be new here, what's your name?

“Hmm?” With an unimpressed pout and a raised brow she puts the little gadget she was playing with in her pocket and looks up and down the gloomily dressed girl in front of her while blowing a puff of lungbuster smoke in her face. “Depends on who’s asking…”

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Levi: “Um….sure,” Levi led on, taking them to a tree that looked over a river. He put his hands to his mouth and let off several click and chirps before a wooden ladder fell down, leading to a tree house. “Just up here,” stated Levi, climbing up. Inside was almost a dozen paramites chirping and hissing among each other, sleeping on some of the papasan furniture, or trying to sniff and rub against Levi’s legs. Besides the papasans, lots of khanzhumer-inspired wooden and metal furniture such as tables and shelves could be seen.“How’s my good boys been doing?” he cooed, placing his vest (and the prosthetic) on the wooden table. a small mini “upstairs” leading to a cozy, nestlike papasan bed could be seen.

Isabelle: “Tree house, huh? That’s a first. Nice digs” She said mildly impressed. When ascending the ladder leading up to the place, a strange and somewhat ominous sound rings in her ears… “What’s all that noi- … !!!!” Confronted by the hideous beasts all over the room, Isabelle freezes in fear. Holding back tears of absolute terror takes a step back; nearly falling down. “Ah!” Her yelp seemed to draw attention from a few of them, and in response, Isabelle bailed. She couldn’t be back down soon enough, and slipped off the last few steps which caused her to fall down. “Ngg… Ow…” Being in a lot of pain, not being used to experiencing physical harm, she shivers violently while cupping her hands over her mouth to keep her sobs in, as she feared those monsters would come down and attack her. Levi was still up there! She didn’t even want to know what would happen to him staying up there with them.

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“Thanks,” grinned Levi. “Got a nearby tribe to build it for me with my best friend helping with the design. It costed A LOT of hunted game.

When Isabelle got scared of the Paramites and hurt herself, Levi’s eyes widened in shock and concern. Maybe he should have warned her about his “pack”.

 He quickly ran over to the veranda, leaped towards a nearby tree, and slid down the rest of the way to get to Isabelle quickly.

“Are you okay?” he asked, concerned as he tried to look to see where she might have hurt herself.. “Are you hurt bad?”

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She nods in rapid procession as she clenches her eyes closed; still not moving her hands down. Her high wedged heels tipped sideways during the fall, which made her sprain her right ankle pretty badly, it was already swelling up a bit. But despite that, she seemed rather relieved to see Levi made it out okay. “Th- they’re not com-ming down…. right?” She stuttered.

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“Oh no…” Levi said, looking at her ankle. “You sprained your ankle…”

“Who…?” Levi asked, tilting his head before realizing she was referring to the Paramites. “No…it’s not dark enough yet. Give them a few hours…They’re kind of my pets…” He laughed nervously, realizing he sort of kinda got her hurt by not giving her a warning.

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Relieved there was no apparent danger for now, and having her mind clouded by pain, she didn’t even link what happened to it being Levi’s fault. Needing some comforting, she lunges her upper body towards him and tightly clenched his waist. “I- wanna g- go home..!” She manages to utter through her whimpers.

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Levi, initially surprised by the hug, hugged back. He could relate.

“Let’s get that ankle looked at first before I take you home,” he said before picking her up. “I think my friend, Eli, can help.”

He knew that Eli was studying healing techniques and figured he wouldn’t need to go to Bruno for help, especially after their fallout.

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She nervously nods, but wasn’t letting go just yet, and wanted to cry it out first. After calming down eventually, she slowly lets her arms slip down before wiping her face. Realizing she never even touched a man for this long, she glances up with cheeks red from tears and bashfulness. “Thank you...” Sniffling a bit, she tries to move her feet, but was instantly punished with a painful sting. “Nggh! Damn it!... Ah.. I don’t think I can walk... This Eli friend of yours, does he live very far?”

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ask-levi-the-warrior-mud: Levi smiled, “Good idea. But maybe one of us should do it in disguise just in case she’s one of Cecil’s friends. Wouldn’t want to risk her recognizing us and ratting us out since this village is not very large…”What he didn’t tell her was that he knew that he was very recognizable due to what he did to Meko. That and he was just starting to repair his tarnished reputation.

pieces.Isabelle-mudokon:“Or we could skip the dress-up act and just do it after sundown.” She stated while crossing her arms. “The bird definitely knows my dad, sometimes she sticks around for over an hour. But from what I’ve seen, she’s a complete dumbass. It’s a miracle she knows how to do this job at all.” As she begins to pile the pieces together she wonders what Levi even has against him. “What did my dad do to you anyway?”

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“Trust me,” Levi stated. “I’ve been friends with a dumbass for a long time, and has bitten me in the ass quite a few times.” He cringed in horror as he remembered some of Moe’s antics getting him in trouble, such as the “literal rock concert”.

When asked what he has against Cecil, Levi seemed to shrink back.

“…He’s a prick, and I don’t like pricks,” he stated. 

When he had last came home, it had given him time to reflect on his life, and staring at Cecil reminded him of what he wanted but could never had. A beautiful, young queen who was gaurenteed to care about him as much he did her and understood each other? Cecil had her. At least one child? So did Cecil. The bastard had even done some stupid and disgusting things, and yet had tons of friends and respect in the village, while Levi barely had even 2 with the other muds seemingly avoiding him whenever they could.  Hell, he had gone through traumatizing events and was still okay, while Levi was doing his best not to break apart at the seams!

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Watching Levi mulling it over without even saying a word of what was eating him kinda put Isabelle on edge. “Whatever he did must’ve been quite something. Seems like you’re angry just because he exists. Not that I blame you…” Holding a handful of tiny screws, she tosses them into the brush.  “There. Now he’ll never get this thing put back together. You’ve got a bag or something to carry this home with you?”

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Levi bit his lip when Isabelle mentioned that he looked angry just for Cecil existing.

Levi removed his vest, “No, I could try to hide in my vest. No one’s gonna ask me since I’m always hunting and finding things in the wilds.”

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“Sounds legit.” She says while shrugging her shoulders. Not wanting to go home and deal with her father, she fluffs her feathers and takes a few steps away. “C’mon then. Show me your place. The longer we stay out here talking about it, the likelier it is someone’s listening in on us.”

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ask-levi-the-warrior-mud: Levi smiled, “Good idea. But maybe one of us should do it in disguise just in case she’s one of Cecil’s friends. Wouldn’t want to risk her recognizing us and ratting us out since this village is not very large…”What he didn’t tell her was that he knew that he was very recognizable due to what he did to Meko. That and he was just starting to repair his tarnished reputation.

pieces.Isabelle-mudokon:“Or we could skip the dress-up act and just do it after sundown.” She stated while crossing her arms. “The bird definitely knows my dad, sometimes she sticks around for over an hour. But from what I’ve seen, she’s a complete dumbass. It’s a miracle she knows how to do this job at all.” As she begins to pile the pieces together she wonders what Levi even has against him. “What did my dad do to you anyway?”

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ask-levi-the-warrior-mud: Levi beamed at Isabelle’s compliments, grinning out of pride. When asked about how he found it, he blushed lightly and replied, “Let’s just say I’m really good at finding things.“ She definitely didn’t need to know he was a freak of nature.“So…do we take it apart now?” he asked, starting to look around the arm for anything that could cause it to fall into pieces.

Isabelle-mudokon: “Charmed by Levi, she smiles at him. “That’s the idea, but how are we gonna wreck this thing without beating it up too much? We want him to think the thing is still salvageable, after all. If we break it too much, then he’ll know it’s in an unfixable state and just look for something new.”

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Levi thought about it before looking at the joints. 

“I think I see….what do they call them….screws here. I heard many tales of Khanzhumerz and the like using them to keep their things together and removing them to safely take apart their things for whatever reason.  I just need something to get them out.”

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Isabelle raised a brow. “Dude, they’re just screws. Why are you acting like they’re some kind of legendary technology?” Levi’s words served as a stark reminder how different the people around her are. Looking at the prosthetic, and the guy who doesn’t even really know what a screw is, she can’t help but feel like Cecil might be more like her than she realized… But she’s come this far, and she’s not about to chicken out because of dumb feelings. She reaches into her back pocket and pulls out a metal nail file. “Use the tip of this, it should get the bigger ones.”

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Levi blushed out of embarrassment, “Most mudokon villages don’t use screws due to not having the resources to get them. We use nails or bindings for our constructions. You can blame the Magog Cartel and their irrational hatred of our kind.”

When given the nail file, Levi quickly took it and used it to take out the screws. Once he was done, the prosthetic lay in several pieces.

“Now…how do we let that creep know we have the arm without him knowing exactly?” He had never done anything like this before, so he wasn’t sure what to do next.

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“Man, things are really primeval around here... I mean, prosecution complex or not, these things are just more useful.” Isabelle watched Levi take it apart; ignoring the growing pit in her stomach. Once it was mostly disassembled, she thought of an idea. “I’ve seen post boxes around here and there's this weird bird-person dropping stuff off almost every morning. So why not just let that thing do it for us?”

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-Are they well-educated?-

“As soon as I moved to Nolybab with my mom, I was sent to school. I was a pretty smart kid, but instead of letting me go to a proper school when I got older, I was sent to some kind of training program for future trophy wives...”