Chilled but not frozen

{Chilled but not frozen} Citta afiliated rp blog for November 11 from Darker than Black

[m16november]

Extermination

[vxstals]

This was boring.

Waiting for the right moment to strike was rather taxing. Her impatience grew stronger by the minute, dark brown eyes seemed as if their gaze would stare into your soul. Agnes’ hands itched to have blood on them– literally or not, she couldn’t tell. All she wanted was to hear the agony of the people who dared to belittle her presence. Before coming here, she technically had the force of nature in her hands, the winds blowing because of her.

If only there were Crystals here– she would let them lose control and have each citizen begging her to calm them. They would all be under her mercy.

A delightful thought– only to be interrupted by a blond stranger. She knew not where he came from or if he was one of their own, so she did not heed his words and gripped her staff tighter.

“And you are..?” she inquires, vocables flat and lifeless. She did not trust him– she hardly trusted anyone who approached her. 

[m16november]

He stopped in front of her. “Code name, November.” He saw no reason to to be honest. She could be some sort of mind reader, though even that would hardly tell her anything. It hardly mattered it he told the truth, he didn’t plan to let any of the outworlders live long enough to do anything useful with it. She could take that name to the grave. November just smiled and adjusted his glasses, clearly she was no ordinary girl. It would pay to learn what she was capable of before killing her. If that meant sacrificing some of his own kind to see her capabilities, it would be a useful sacrifice to gain a net sum in avantages of power over all. Still, she was just one person. It would be far better if he could kill a whole crowd. The thought crossed November’s mind like it was the more logical thing in the world. It really was though.

November noticed her gaze, something he had seen before on the battlefield. “You don’t look like you want to run. I hope you understand the gravity of our situation. Personally, I’m not prepared to take on a armed battalion alone.”

[m16november]

Extermination

vxstals

This was so troublesome. It wasn't like the Heaven’s gate wars where November knew the few contractors who were his allies, and only that everything else that breathed was a target. Now, here his allies were interspersed right alongside his foes. Why some of them we even forming bond together, wasn't that sweet? November hardly cared at all for their settlement, it only made his job difficult. There was an easier way though. Go through one of the portals and start exterminating the outworlders on their own city. It was easy enough to get though, no doubt it would be difficult to return. Once he landed, it only took November a short time to adjust and reorient himself. It was not unlike the landscape of the gate, constantly shifting. Honestly he felt right at home in this war, perhaps even a modicum of fevor in his veins. It was hard not to let excitement get the best of him, that was one of his human traits that often hovered a ways below his contractor shell.

For now he just needed concentrate on finding a large group of outworlders where he could do the most damage. They had two lives, so if he could use one to end a fair share of others, that would be a net gain. All this narrowly breezed past his mind before he ran into the first inhabitant of this place. A young girl? No, not an outworlder who’s original he knew. It would pay to be careful. 

“Are you headed to the portal? I’m afraid a battalion is fast behind my tracks. We both need to return to a safehouse urgently and wait until we have the strategical advantage to match their numbers. Which way is it?”

[goldenglaive-deactivated2017012]

What’s up with this guy? Fung isn’t sure, whether the other’s serious or not.  While all of this seems absolutely ridiculous, something tells Fung to be careful. But, he just couldn’t face the others anymore, if he’d ran away from a guy with a water bottle. To be without his gang though, gives him a uncomfortable feeling. He likes to think, that the lack of support gives him this weird vibe here. … and so, he’s ignoring that something, that told him to be careful..

“A trick? Guy, it’s better going to be a good one, if you don’t want me to whipe you off your feet. Me taking orders from an asparagus? Not gonna happen~”

[m16november]

November said nothing, and then in a lightning quick motion that he had practiced countless times, he tipped the water bottle forward with one hand and then snapped the water at it came off the tip of the bottle with this other hand. What would have been just a harmless spray of water turned into a pinpoint spray of ice needles that shredded holes through the bag the lizard was carrying. It was already full of loot, so only a small strain on the bag’s fabric would cause collapse. Of course he was right, the tiny tears caused by the ice shards quickly became stretching rips. The lizard man would have to either set down his treasure or watch them spill to the ground. That was the minimal amount of force that he needed to accomplish his aim. A contractor never used more than what was required. The next step, was carefully tilting the water bottle so it’s head was now pointed at the lizard man directly.

“Shall I do your face next, or would you like to keep your eyes?” The choice was being made for him. If the lizard was too dumb to accept even that, November had no use for him. “You follow my orders now solider.”

[actuallyaobaseragaki]

Aoba wasn’t entirely sure he had walked into. It wouldn’t be the first time. He heard people and gravitated towards there. Of course, this guy didn’t make him feel as though it was the right decision.

“Well it’s not very safe if people can walk right in, is it?” was of course the first thing out of his mouth. Aoba was at his core a sarcastic shithead, especially when dealing with clearly bad people. And he wasn’t actually too sure what was exactly going on here but it was certainly not good.

“But luckily for both of us, it seems as though I’ve only seen you. So I’m just going to be going then.” He says, backing up slowly.

[m16november]

“What a wise choice you’ve made.” Slightly tilting his head, November smiled sharply, before locking the door behind him and then returning to his guest. That was much better. You could hardly hear the screams for help from out here. It would be a terrible shame if any other would be rescuers had to be silenced.

“I hope you don’t mind if I follow you for a ways. Just to be sure.” With each foot he put backwards November pressed forward, looking for any doubt in his eyes.

[visravana]

“You went there before?” Once again, her eyes lit up at him, wondering if he truly did go. By the looks of it, he was taking this rather seriously- no lies seeming to mock her so far. All the man had done was wanted safety for her… so she still couldn’t understand why she was being wary of his presence.

Staring down at the ground, she lifted her head to match gaze with him, a final nod to completely establish her decision. “Okay then, I’ll trust you.” Moving beside him, she raised her arm to firmly hold his hand, a gentle smile directed towards him.

[m16november]

“Only once, but I’d be quite happy to return.” Indeed there were a few spots he had missed to search. What he was looking for though... well really anything of value. The quaintness of these locations was lost on him, but their usefulness as hiding places was not. 

“A wise decision.” It would be suspicious for him to go alone, but with a little girl in tow he looked downright ordinary. “Step lively now, it’s this way.” November was off, expecting her to follow, until they arrived at a narrow door that was more of a upright sewer grate covering a hole. He pushed it aside to let her pass. “this is the quickest way to the undercity.”

[superhotstrike-blog-deactivated]

“You’re doing something wrong just by bothering me! Why should I care what you think suits me, huh?”

Maybe she shouldn’t have snapped at him. But she did.

“If my room burns, then let it burn. I’d rather have it be destroyed than for others to stomp around in my private life! They’d be ruined at that point, anyway.”

Jyotsna crossed her arms and huffed, turning away from the man.

“I have not and I do not wish to. As far as I’m concerned, they don’t exist. I have no intention of making friends.”

[m16november]

“Well then I’ll have to apologize, miss Akazome. I’m only looking out for your best interest.” Perhaps she was just having a bad day. It was still quite rude of her to act so brutishly. “Then let’s hope it doesn't come to that. I’d hate for you to be ruined.”

If that was the end, then that was all he could do. “How cold. And here I thought you had a fire in you.” November turned away and sighed, leaving her to her own devices. He would be hitting his head later for misjudging her so sorely, but otherwise she was just another human who pictured themselves at the center of their universe. Her petty problems were undoubtedly miniscule. It would be a waste of his powers to break into her room anyway.

[imsorey-blog]

Well, Sorey could certainly respect an individual who needed to keep to their own devices. Even as a Shepherd, Sorey had been under an oath as to not reveal too much to outsiders. Privacy was not only necessary at times, but it could keep innocent bystanders out of trouble. However, it didn’t seem as if he had much of a choice being stuck here in Hive–he and the lot were all under very similar and grave circumstances… Giving and taking information seemed to be the only way of learning anything here if you didn’t have a lot of spare pocket change. 

“I see… it seems like I’d be better off hitting the books with a lot of the other questions that I have. Sorry, I know it must be difficult dealing with someone so ignorant such as myself..” However, at least they were on polite and formal terms–as long as Sorey wasn’t being chased out or barked at, he could call this interaction pretty successful. Though there was, perhaps, just one thing the other could help him with… “Ah, y-yes. Just one.. where could one look or refer to for some free-lance, temp jobs…? Is there a bulletin board posted at a pub, or…?”

[m16november]

“Certainly. It was no difficulty at all.” November gave the boy a kurt nod. How studious, that he didn’t want to bother November any more. It was a small hassle for some interesting conversation anyway, but the boy had nothing new to teach him in exchange, and no way to pay.

November was about to leave, stopping his foot mid turn when the boy issued another query. Perhaps he could be useful in some ways. “Yes I’d imagine thats where you would find work. If your willing to detail your skills to me I can see if I would have any assignments for you. Don’t expect handsome pay for a starting position though.”

[hringmetolife]

♔ The God & the Contractor ♔

[hringmetolife]

“Shed tears…?”

Balder blinked. Ah, that’s right… humans told stories about him, didn’t they? He hadn’t read the whole of them, mostly because there was only one – and it hardly approached the truth. He couldn’t bring himself to think of things that way. But after so very long, he supposed humans wouldn’t be able to remember… nor did they know what happened at Hakoniwa.

“… I see. So I should try to play the part, then?”

Acting was fun. That perked Balder up a bit. He regained his smile and paused, thinking. “… but you should tell me a bit about yourself, as well! It would help. What are your hobbies?”

[m16november]

“You just asked that and I told you I didn’t have any. I don’t think you understand.” Had November misheard, or was this man just that dense? Certainly playing his role would be any con-man’s dream. Act like an utter frop and fake healing magic in exchange for money. But November had a reputation to consider. He couldn’t have people throwing around his name. Why he would have to come up with a new identity, and old Jack Simon was so useful.

“My hobbies are whatever people want them to be. I don’t have any hobbies so I lie and say what they want to hear. In short, my hobbies could be anything. For you I would say my hobbies are cooking, swimming, and classical music. Doesn't that sound nice?” November smirked, utterly confident in his assessment.

“Yes, if you want to play my part I need to know you are capable. Here, break your ring finger. If you can do that without the slightest hesitation or emotion, I’ll allow you to be me.” November stared at him coldly. He did say no hesitation after all. “Do it before I count to three. One, two, three.” He should be hearing a snapping sound about now.

[goldenglaive-deactivated2017012]

Hastily, Fung looked through a bunch of jewelry in a store. Much to his disappointment, most of these appeared to be fake. But then, his bag is almost full already anyway. He’s swinging the bag over his shoulder and wants to move on, when suddenly someone speaks up behind him. Great, someone noticed him. But then, earlier or later, that had to happen. But seriously, did that guy just threaten to take his life like, out of the blue? The croc bandit turns around, doing his best to look intimidating, as he does.

“You’re obviously not knowing who I am, so uh… I’ll overlook your threat, guy. Exceptionally. My name is Fung. And I’m Leader of the, well… “ He pauses a moment. “… the Leader of the currently absent Croc Bandits. I don’t belong to any Alliance, but myself, y’know? Not like I know what kind of ‘alliances there are in this Weird-Sky-Place, anyway…” Why does that weird guy give off such chills? Like, it’s even worse than facing Po. Darn, what the hell?!

[m16november]

November let all those useless words wash over him for a second, still holding the water bottle at the ready. Really nothing he said made any difference, November was just thinking how best to dispatch him. “Perhaps you’ve never been in a war before. But I have. Allow me to clarify your situation. You’re not a leader anymore, you’re now a soldier under my command. You’ll fight and die for this city. Put down that bag.” 

Without his bandits, it was a wonder he could still keep that spine straight. The ego that was supporting it had to be enormous. It looked like this was just a run of them mill deserter. The punishment November was offering was a light one compared to that given to contractors. He didn’t look very threatening with just a water bottle, but that would change shortly. “Or I’ll show you a little trick.” 

[m16november]

crocbandit

A crocodile? This was, interesting. November had encountered other walking and talking animals before, but right now just wasn’t the time. Survival was the best interest of the city, and he planned to carry that out, killing as many outworlders as possible. He was going to need a new pack of smokes soon he was running through them so fast. This creature though... it was easier to tell with humans what side they were on, not so much with animals. If they were an ally, that would be a great help. He could stall them with his girth, possibly use those jaws too. Right now, the creature did not seem occupied in fighting, instead he was.... scavenging? That was no help to anybody. November carefully uncapped another water bottle he was holding. Should only take two icicles to end it. One to the body to slow his attack and the second through the right eye. 

“State your name and your alliance. Quickly, if you want to keep your life.”

[m16november]

{this is a pretty interesting event, so sure I’d like to do a few threads with city!November 11 who’s only interested in killing any otherworlders. I don’t think otherworld!November would be very interesting, as a contractor or not, so yeah capping at three, throw me a line)

[visravana]

Listening to his words, footsteps slowed until halting once more. Villainous witch? Mermaids?… Was it truly alright for them to visit there? Even through naive perspective, she learned quickly that things weren’t always what they appeared to be around here. It was for that reason she somewhat kept cautious around her surroundings, doubting them unless she knew for certain.

“Isn’t that dangerous to go then…?”

Eyes diverted back at the man and the road ahead of them, already sensing a slight chill going down her spine.

[m16november]

“I was only trying to pique your interest dear. I actually have no idea if the cavern is inhabited, only that it’s quite relaxing and empty, since last I was there.” Ah yes, perhaps he had gone overboard in his fantastical descriptions. Had he been too quick to assume she was such an adventurous one?

“Besides, we’re in no danger, and we certainly mean no harm, but I’m quite capable of defending us if it should come to that.”

[abyssalribbons]

“No bad feelings at all. I’m not going to hold you to the same standards which I hold myself. Besides, I’ve never been fond of people sensing my full power either. I’m fine with them knowing that I am strong, but know the exact levels of my strength is always irritating. It makes playing possum much harder.” Of course, Riful didn’t play possum in the normal way. She would limit her strength and then pretend to be on her last legs before revealing that she was much more powerful than her enemies thought. She was like a child pulling the wings off a butterfly. It was fun to watch a helpless creature struggle against something infinitely more powerful than it.

“Underhanded tricks have never been a problem. As long as a person get the job done, anything should be acceptable. Of course, I never say the same thing when I’m actually in battle. Then everything that serves to allow someone weaker than me to get the upper hand is irritating and only makes me want to squish them sooner. Ah, but I have no intention of fighting you. I really don’t have a reason to. Unless you decide to make yourself my enemy, and I doubt you’ll do that.”

Riful listened with interest when the man described his team. She wondered what his abilities were, and how his teammates complimented them, but she knew he wouldn’t tell her. As far as she was concerned, he was the same type of person that say way. There was no way he would reveal his trump card until the last second, so he could get a clean victory. Asking what he could do would only serve to irritate him, and Riful didn’t need that.

“I wouldn’t mind seeing more of you in the future either.” With that said, Riful gulped down the last of her drink. She was an inpatient creature and could never make her drink last more than a few minutes. “But for now, my purpose here is finished. I hope you make more interesting acquaintances in the future. Well, I’ll me off. I do hope to see you again, Monsieur November.”

[m16november]

“Of course, I would hate to ruin your fun by acting as anyone other then myself. It just doesn't suit me.” The same went for her of course. To speak of tricks, he dared not assume that she wasn’t without them. Still, wanting to play possum was a weakness in itself, like gravity contractors who enjoyed the play ore then the kill. Distraction made you careless, as did concentration. 

“I wouldn't have survived this long if I wasn't at least that smart. In any care, you deserve a much greater challenge then me. I may have some toys that would put up a better fight for you though... but enough talking business for today.” She undoubtedly had other matter to addend too, and he had no reason to act so subservient to her needs that it became boring. An empress with no enemies required constant excitement.

“It’s been a pleasure. Until next time.” November rested his head on his clenched hand, watching her go with a smile. What a nice little chat. After she left the building, November took another sip of his tea, before adjusting his cuffs and standing up. “Oh I doubt I’ll meet anyone as interesting for quite some time.” He carefully made his way back through the crowd towards the manager’s office, to collect his fee for placating the girl they were so afraid of. That was the reason he had approached her in the first place after all. It was better if she didn’t know.

[visravana]

“What’s a grotto?” Could it be somewhere dangerous? No, it shouldn’t be… after all, he did promise he wasn’t going to harm her- right? Still in the borderlines of whether she should completely trust the man or not boggled her mind, though she compelled to his words. Standing next to him as she eyed his stature, she took several steps forward, proving that no lifting was required.

“No, I’m big enough to walk by myself! Now let’s go!”

[m16november]

“A grotto is a naturally occurring cavern. Though hardly anything in this city occurs naturally, now does it. You must wonder if it’s not the home of a villainous witch, or inhabited by mermaids traveling though underwater passages.” Unlikely, but not entirely impossible for this place. It was simply material to get her imagination going,  though it appeared that he did not need to assist with that, or with her pace.

“Very well then, I’ll lead the way, follow closely now. It would be a terrible thing for you to get lost.” It wouldn't take much time with her attitude.

[kusarijou-blog]

“Please, I have seen better physique more suited for the role, but you’re welcome. I thought you needed a boost of confidence,” a smile slipped upon her lips. It appeared that he could withstand her remarks.

[kusarijou-blog]

A chuckle later tailed her smile.

“A comic actor? It’s no wonder you can actually stand my sense of humour,” at the very least, she was lless overwhelmed by his presence, although she would rather make sure that a distance remained between them. She could sense the strange aura of his, and any more familiarity and she would burst. “I must inform you then, that I plan to become a resident singer. I am pleased to meet another artist. Do entertain me.”

[m16november]

“Incredibly uplifting. How kind of you.” Hmmm, she just couldn’t find the heart to give him a little credit couldn’t she? Well, he shouldn't have been expecting anything but a bristly exterior from someone so perturbed by his presence. It would be quite interesting to uncover why he affected her so, but his approach would perhaps require slightly more tact.

“Oh I do enjoy it, and I’m sure you’ll be quite popular. Would you consider headlining for me?” November gave another smile and took a small side step towards her, carefully adjusting his cuffs. “So you’d like a demonstration? Allow me to give an honest attempt.” He gave a small cough that turned into a sort of cuckle as he prepared his joke.

“A man walks into a pet store to buy a parrot. The store clerk shows him two lovely bird in gold cages and says ‘Now this one's $5,000 and the other is $10,000.’ The man is absolutely stunned, so he just has to ask, ‘what does the $5,000 one do?’   ‘see, this parrot can sing every aria Mozart ever wrote.’ ‘and the 10,000 one?’ ‘now this one can sing Wagner's entire Ring cycle. There's another one in the back room for $50,000.’ The man is shocked, he cannot believe it 'You’ve got to be kidding. What does that one do?’ the clerk shugs ‘Absolutely nothing, but the other two parrots call him 'Maestro'.’”  

[m16november]

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“Why, that’s easy. Just trade places with me.”

[m16november]

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[this coming from a contractor…]

“As they say... ‘u mad bro?’”