[Kova's Wishing Well] Hide and Seek [Jokor,Closed]

[Nathaniel]

Nathan raised his eyebrow at Seven's saying that his.. accusation had hurt his feelings. Seemed more defensive than hurt to me. He quickly shrugged off the remark as he nodded lightly and said, "Yes. In fact i was born and raised here. I also currently live in this town.. though i'm thinking of traveling soon.. I never did like staying in one place for long."

He looked around the town a bit surprised at how different it looked now that it was later. He looked at the shorter gent as he asked his question before he nodded lightly, "Yeah sure.. just follow me.. the crowd looks sorta thick so stay close."

[Seven Xu]

"Sure. Close." Seven nodded as they made their way through the crowded Citadel. Periodically, Seven would fall back a step, though he continued to remain interested in what Nathaniel had to say. A 'oh, yes' and 'agreed' would slip out of his mouth as he continued to examine unfamiliar faces they passed. Something of interest caught his eye, and for a moment a flash of dark brown fabric made the half-blood do a double take. Jokor? Was that the rogue from the well earlier? Why did he care? He was a rude brat anyways. An exasperated sigh leaked out of his lips, and curiosity got the better of him.

As quickly as Nathaniel had come up on Seven, the albino melted backward into the crowd. He inwardly cursed himself for being such an easy target to spot, brushing back silver-white tresses and muttering an apology under his breath. A blessing came in his diminutive stature and the albino was easily lost within the growing evening crowd. This is not something I often do, Nathaniel, but I must leave you. I hope that if we meet again you will forgive me. And then, he was gone.

[Nathaniel]

Nathaniel looked back when he no longer heard Sevens voice and he merely sighed. His eyes darkened in color reflecting his current mood. He refused to believe that the man had become lost in the crowd especially sense Nate had remained no more than three steps ahead at all times. So you are like all the others.. oh well.. sighing lightly he ruffled his hair and instead of continuing to a cavern he made his way to the tent he had taken up just recently so that he could travel.

[Jokor]

Jokor easily navigated through the crowd, trying to find something to do the slight distraction of the strange hybrid symenestra already over. It was a pity though the guy was fun to rile up and see him try to intimidate him, besides he might have found out something more about those symenestra people. His curiosity was once again taking the best of him and the way seven was talking about his own race it didn't seem they where held in high regard and even as a bastard it seemed as if he was still fairly afraid that he got found out. It was a shame they where interrupted by that other guy though it was fairly amusing to see him squirm. Jokor gave grinned when he spotted the man hiding from the newcomer and melted in the crowd, snickering jokor just walked around him in an arc, using his small frame and a lot of experience to keep seven unaware of him as he sneaked up on him, as soon as he came close enough he slapped the man on the back. “So ya ditched the new guy.”

[Seven Xu]

A hand on his back made Seven gasp and whirl around, elbow raised high in defense as his upper body twisted to face what instinct told him was a thief - being that he had already been robbed tonight, it wasn't exactly an irrational thought. The half-blood's elbow narrowly missed Jokor's nose and whisked by his face harmlessly. He stood with eyes wide and mouth agape for a moment before his face twisted into a frustrated frown. "Don't sneak up on people like that!" Seven's voice cracked and he lowered his arm, a light blush coloring porcelain cheeks. Then he cleared his throat.

"I apologize," He ripped his accusing stare away from Jokor and shrugged his shoulders. Seven knew that if he had actually hit Jokor it likely would have ended in him getting a fairly good walloping to go with that bruise on his cheek. "And, uh. Yeah. I guess I did. I am not usually so rude - but I - Uh." The albino seemed stupefied as his gaze floated back to the rogue, but his expression soon shifted to a curious smirk. "Why did you find me again?"

[Jokor]

Jokor just laughed as seven whirled around in surprise, grabbing the elbow that was unintentionally aimed at his face with not to much effort in a vice like grip. “Be careful who ya try to hit in the head, some might not appreciate it.” Jokor let out a dark chuckle as he released the elbow. Grinning up at the rather irritated man after his comment about not sneaking up on him. “Well I can't help it that ya didn't see me coming, blame my height for that.” he replied with that same impish grin on his face, ignoring the man's apology and the statement that he wasn't normally as rude. “Just saw ya wandering around in the crowd honestly.” Jokor shrugged. “Besides the way you shirked away when you mentioned you where part symenestra did kick my curiosity in order. So I just though I tried to pull some more knowledge about that race outa ya.”

[Seven Xu]

Seven had been impressed with the swiftness in which Jokor had grabbed his elbow so firmly mid-air. It was almost as if he was expecting it, or had impeccable reflexes. The tone in Jokor's voice as he warned him before dropping his arm shone a new light on the rogue. A shiver ran down Seven's spine with the realization that there was in fact more to the short young man than he had initially let on - something inherently sinister. And then he mentioned the Symenestra.

"I would be glad to tell you more, in private." Seven's eyes darted around the crowd. "There are things about my race that really are not appropriate to be blabbing out in the open, if you know what I mean." Seven chose his words carefully, he chose them to entice the rogue, to make him want to hear more. The half-blood lifted a hand to his mouth to cover it as he yawned, closing one crimson eye as he did so. "Not tonight, though." A single shake of his head and silvery hair fell around his eyes. When his hand fell to his side again, he had an uncontrollable smirk on his lips. "Another time." A small personal victory, even if uneasiness and thoughts of the Harvest bubbled up and festered in the pit of his stomach. Perhaps the art of luring someone in, making them crave more had come naturally. Perhaps Nathaniel had simply been an unfortunate experiment, a warm-up for a more stubborn soul such as Jokor.

Seven wasn't sure he liked the way he was acting. His face twisted into a frown. "Goodnight, Jokor." An abrupt turn, then a pale hand with mismatched nails shot into the air in a casual waving gesture. The albino hadn't set a date, but he had agreed to allow Jokor in on the darker parts of the Symenestra he so craved. When, Jokor wouldn't know until they met again.

[Archon]

Illumination of Development Dra-Seven +5 Observation +3 Persuasion +3 Seduction +2 Intimidation +2 Subterfuge +1 Stealth Lores: Dealing with a thief, Follow your nose, Sexy looks (Basic), Not everyone is put off by perverts Other: -1 BM, When Seven flipped the coin into Kova's well he very faintly heard a voice, "Lelina... How I miss her..." Further investigation can be carried out in a modded thread. Care to see more? : Observation experience for all the various noticed things, including Jokor's smell, Persuasion experience for dealing with Jokor and getting your book back, Seduction experience for the attempts on Nathaniel, Intimidation experience for the attempts to threaten Jokor, Subterfuge experience for concealing Jokor's existence from Nathaniel, and Stealth experience for disappearing into the crowd. Jokor +4 Stealth +4 Intimidation +3 Rhetoric +2 Observation +1 Brawling +1 Larceny Lores: Dude looks like a lady, People are sensitive about Mothers, Viratas (Basic), Symenestra (Basic) Care to see more? : Stealth experience for the bits of sneaking about, Intimidation experience for the various threats and creepy darkside stuff, Rhetoric experience for the chatting/insults, Observation experience for the spotting/noticing of things, Brawling experience for stopping the elbow, and Larceny experience for taking the book. Nathaniel +3 Rhetoric +2 Seduction +2 Observation Lores: Dude looks like a lady, Sexy looks (Basic), Symenestra (Basic), Nobody really cares Care to see more? : Rhetoric experience for the conversation with Seven, Seduction experience for the flirty looks, and Observation experience for the few things noticed. Notes: A nice thread for people meeting and getting to know each other. I enjoyed reading how things worked out.