He jumped at Alo's sudden appearance behind him, "What are you doing here? I thought you were still pissed off at me from earlier..." He attention shifted from the beast to Alo, a bit cautious that Alo could still be dangerous to him.
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Savannah rounded a corner to see the group he had been hoping to lose. He didn't believe in fate much, but it was making a pretty strong case for itself. Sighing bitterly, he strutted towards them. Then he noticed that the creature was with them.
How odd. It seems docile now.
He decided not to put his pistol away just yet. He came within hearing distance.
"pissed off at me from earlier..." Hammond was saying, and looked towards Aloran.
How odd. It seems docile now.
He decided not to put his pistol away just yet. He came within hearing distance.
"pissed off at me from earlier..." Hammond was saying, and looked towards Aloran.
"Hey Ari!" Em said happily, she walked over to them and stood a few feet away, to not scare the beast.
"Are you feeling better now?" She asked with a concerned look.
"Are you feeling better now?" She asked with a concerned look.
"I'd take that as a 'sort of'," Hammond said, coming out from the shadows of the building. "She hasn't said a word in about..." He looked up at the sky, as though it held the rest of his sentence within it, "5 hours. Maybe as long as 6. Although she has no trouble communicating with animals, it seems."
"A drink from this town? After last night? I think I'll pass," Hammond laughed somewhat uncomfortably, remembering his last drink and it's consequences not-fondly-at-all.
"It can't hurt to make sure she's fine, right? We can't be too sure of these things. Plus we still need to do something about the cat-monster thing. We can't just leave it here in the middle of the docks."
"She'll do fine, Hammond. You're worrying over nothing. The creature..." They both watched as Ari continued to happily play with the creature. "I don't think he will be a problem."
Hammond sighed, half-mindlessly. Why was he being so scared of things now? He had proven to himself that Ari was better now, she had shown him so herself, so why was that shock still with him? Maybe it was that each time he had to look at her he had to relive the moment in which he saw only pure fear upon her face, when she looked at him with such anger and frustration and hate and all he had was good intention...
He snapped back to his reality and said, "Yeh. Perhaps I am worrying over nothing. I probably just need something to set me right again. Something to keep my mind busy."
"It can't hurt to make sure she's fine, right? We can't be too sure of these things. Plus we still need to do something about the cat-monster thing. We can't just leave it here in the middle of the docks."
"She'll do fine, Hammond. You're worrying over nothing. The creature..." They both watched as Ari continued to happily play with the creature. "I don't think he will be a problem."
Hammond sighed, half-mindlessly. Why was he being so scared of things now? He had proven to himself that Ari was better now, she had shown him so herself, so why was that shock still with him? Maybe it was that each time he had to look at her he had to relive the moment in which he saw only pure fear upon her face, when she looked at him with such anger and frustration and hate and all he had was good intention...
He snapped back to his reality and said, "Yeh. Perhaps I am worrying over nothing. I probably just need something to set me right again. Something to keep my mind busy."
"We should play poker!" Em suggested enthusiastically, hoping it was the sort of thing Hammond was thinking of.
"Think about it, it's fun, and it keeps your mind busy, plus you don't get drunk off it." She smiled.
And if we work together, we can scam Alo out of some Llum. She thought mischievously.
"Think about it, it's fun, and it keeps your mind busy, plus you don't get drunk off it." She smiled.
And if we work together, we can scam Alo out of some Llum. She thought mischievously.
~ "Over here! There's gold everywhere!" Em skipped delightedly over a mountain of gold, giggling as she threw countless coins in the air.
She looked around, a group of friendly imps rolling in the gold, whooping with joy.
"Wheeee!" She dived into a pile of gold.~
Em jolted awake, her eyes bleary with sleep.
"Mmmfle?" She tried to speak, but her mouth was gagged. Using her tongue, she managed to dislodge the gag. Looking around, Em saw the others, all tied to chairs. They seemed to be locked in a small, empty room.
"[small]Guys....?[/small]" She whispered, frowning.
"Guys!"
She looked around, a group of friendly imps rolling in the gold, whooping with joy.
"Wheeee!" She dived into a pile of gold.~
Em jolted awake, her eyes bleary with sleep.
"Mmmfle?" She tried to speak, but her mouth was gagged. Using her tongue, she managed to dislodge the gag. Looking around, Em saw the others, all tied to chairs. They seemed to be locked in a small, empty room.
"[small]Guys....?[/small]" She whispered, frowning.
"Guys!"
Mr. Savannah was quite confused. There was one simple reason for this: he found himself waking up. This was confusing because he didn't remember going to sleep, or indeed much of anything about the last few hours. His confusion mixed with alarm when he discovered that he was gagged and tied to a chair in a small room. His hat had been removed, which added indignation to his growing list of emotions. Memory flooded back.
He had been collecting his latest bounty when he discovered a woman - Aricla, something told him - lying unconscious in an alleyway. While seeing to her, her friend - Harold? - had appeared. What happened next was still something of a blur. He knew none of it had been good, though. Something about hospitals and a monster and a band of fools out to get him and themselves killed, and masked men.
He heard a mumbling sound from behind him and immediately went still and limp, breathing regularly, as if he was asleep.
"Guys...? Guys!"
The voice sounded familiar. He turned his head, ever so slowly, to see a woman looking about, the gag hanging awkwardly about her lower lip. He also saw others, one of which stuck out in his mind - Hammond, that was his name. Deciding the woman was probably trustworthy, he nodded to her twice, to get her attention.
He had been collecting his latest bounty when he discovered a woman - Aricla, something told him - lying unconscious in an alleyway. While seeing to her, her friend - Harold? - had appeared. What happened next was still something of a blur. He knew none of it had been good, though. Something about hospitals and a monster and a band of fools out to get him and themselves killed, and masked men.
He heard a mumbling sound from behind him and immediately went still and limp, breathing regularly, as if he was asleep.
"Guys...? Guys!"
The voice sounded familiar. He turned his head, ever so slowly, to see a woman looking about, the gag hanging awkwardly about her lower lip. He also saw others, one of which stuck out in his mind - Hammond, that was his name. Deciding the woman was probably trustworthy, he nodded to her twice, to get her attention.
"[small]Good morning, sunshine.[/small]" Em said, lowering her voice again. She wiggled in her seat, trying to untie the ropes.
After a few minutes, she managed to get her hands free.
"Success!" She said, before attempting to untie the rest of the ropes.
After a few minutes, she managed to get her hands free.
"Success!" She said, before attempting to untie the rest of the ropes.
"I am obliged," Savannah clipped as he stood, rubbing the back of his neck and wrists, loosening his joints.
"While we wait for the others to come round, I suggest we get our bearings. I am Mr. Savannah, but your name seems to have slipped my mind, I am afraid," he said to Em.
"While we wait for the others to come round, I suggest we get our bearings. I am Mr. Savannah, but your name seems to have slipped my mind, I am afraid," he said to Em.
Let me sleep a while... I've had about enough today... Dream Hammond lay upon a white bed, in a superb whiteness that stretched outwards forever in every direction.
A white chair appeared, upon which sat another Hammond, though this one was slightly larger and looked less cleanly presented. This, Dream Hammond quickly realised, was his pessimistic side given form. "No! I'm not letting you just be asleep when you have things to figure out. I mean, you've been out protecting that little beastmaster ***** for the majority of the day when it would have been so much easier for you to ditch her mute arse in the marketplace and never looked back. What gives?"
Dream Hammond sat up and shrugged. I don't know. She's a friend?
"Hehe. Pull the other one Casanova. Anyone with two brain cells to rub together can figure out what your motive is."
So what if they can? Doesn't that just make it more likely to happen?
"Yeh, of course. I mean, running from you at every opportunity really screams 'I'm madly in love with you.' She must just be waiting for the perfect time to sweep you off your feet. That's exactly what it is." He chuckled.
Dream Hammond paused. Why is that every time I'm unconscious my pessimistic, cynical side decides to make a nice rant to take me down a few notches?
"As opposed to what? Your nice side? HA!"
I fucking hate you, you know that?[hr]Hammond stirred slightly and made a sort of muffled moan that Savannah and Em would be able to hear.
A white chair appeared, upon which sat another Hammond, though this one was slightly larger and looked less cleanly presented. This, Dream Hammond quickly realised, was his pessimistic side given form. "No! I'm not letting you just be asleep when you have things to figure out. I mean, you've been out protecting that little beastmaster ***** for the majority of the day when it would have been so much easier for you to ditch her mute arse in the marketplace and never looked back. What gives?"
Dream Hammond sat up and shrugged. I don't know. She's a friend?
"Hehe. Pull the other one Casanova. Anyone with two brain cells to rub together can figure out what your motive is."
So what if they can? Doesn't that just make it more likely to happen?
"Yeh, of course. I mean, running from you at every opportunity really screams 'I'm madly in love with you.' She must just be waiting for the perfect time to sweep you off your feet. That's exactly what it is." He chuckled.
Dream Hammond paused. Why is that every time I'm unconscious my pessimistic, cynical side decides to make a nice rant to take me down a few notches?
"As opposed to what? Your nice side? HA!"
I fucking hate you, you know that?[hr]Hammond stirred slightly and made a sort of muffled moan that Savannah and Em would be able to hear.
*shrug* I'm very bored recently and I figured that it was right about now that I could reveal Hammond's reason for helping Ari for anyone who hadn't guessed it already, which is probably either everyone or no-one, depending upon how utterly cryptic I was about the whole thing.
Did I mention that I'm bored?
Did I mention that I'm bored?
"My name's Em." She replied to Savannah. She heard Hammond make a noise, and rushed over.
"Hey buddy, lemme get those ropes for ya." She said, patting him on the shoulder before going to untie his hands.
"Hey buddy, lemme get those ropes for ya." She said, patting him on the shoulder before going to untie his hands.
He looked around as Em untied his hands. He made some muffled complaints before Em pulled the gag from his mouth.
"-bout time! Stupid masked bastards snuck up on us..." He then rubbed his wrists, trying to get some feeling back into his hands after them being tied together for so long.
He looked around, a bit confused. "Any idea where we are?"
"-bout time! Stupid masked bastards snuck up on us..." He then rubbed his wrists, trying to get some feeling back into his hands after them being tied together for so long.
He looked around, a bit confused. "Any idea where we are?"
"I dunno, I'd have to say a really big broom cupboard, or a really tiny bedroom." Em said, taking a look around. The room was completely empty.
She went over to the door, testing the handle. It was locked.
"Aww man, I wish I knew how to pick lock stuff now..." She sighed.
She went over to the door, testing the handle. It was locked.
"Aww man, I wish I knew how to pick lock stuff now..." She sighed.