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[eden .]

[ thanks for letting me know, artesian. I respect your choice. Thanks very much. ^^ ]

[Artesian]

[OoC: Thanks Chooey.]

[~Erica~]

Where: New Dehli.
Doing: standing and talking.
With: Caius, Nicolae, Ariadne.

"Don't worry about it." Zoe replied with a careless shrug as he apologized for not sharing his water. She was perfectly fine with that, particularly since he had been smoking. Now that she came to think of it, the room was pretty well filled with the smell of smoke and it was starting to aggravate her eyes and throat. She blinked a few times to clear her eyes, and would have tried to wave away the smoke if she had not thought that that would have been quite rude of her. Normally she probably wouldn't have cared, but upsetting the three people with her was not high on her to-do list right now. In fact it was pretty low. They all knew who she was now, and could probably find out where she lived rather easily so she thought it better not to get on their 'black list'.

Zoe bit back a chuckle at his gasp and glanced over at the clock to see what time it was for herself. She hoped it wasn't getting to late, she hadn't planned on staying out quite this late. She was glad she had decided to go for that walk though and had bumped into Caius. This had been an interesting evening after all, one she would ponder later. She was curious, and a little apprehensive about Nicolae and Ari themselves, but that was what had made it so interesting. Besides, it wasn't very often she got to meet new people and today she had met three.

She stayed where she was, leaning against the wall as Caius crossed to the dresser like piece of furniture once again and pulled out a watch. She was tempted to go over to see what time it was exactly but she had a feeling it was time for her to leave, and therefore didn't bother. She grinned as Caius called the pair lovebirds, and pushed away from the wall.

"Well it was lovely to meet you all, and perhaps I'll run into you again sometime," she glanced over at Caius with a teasing smile and added, "or perhaps you'll run into me, but anyways see you guys around."

She gave a short little wave and left through the back door Caius had shown her in through and paused just outside to sigh softly to herself. She was sad to be leaving the company of other people so soon. It had done her good to talk with some other people.

[paradox.]

(I'm sorry. I can't be on until thursday due to too many projects that my evil teachers are assigning us and multiple tests >.> Thursday I have no school or Friday so I will probably be on those days. Sorry once again. x.X)

[eden .]

[ thanks for letting me know. Good luck. =3= ]

[Nicolae]

((figure it's about time to post))

Nick

"The times are tough, and things are bad, so why be dumb and risky? When you see the trouble come, you better just send the whiskey."

Turning to glance at Caius from over his shoulder, Nicolae frowned for only a millisecond. "Tweet tweet." He shot back, grinning widely. Pivoting fully on his heavy boots, he reached an arm forwards to set in Caius what he assumed was the correct payment for the Ducati, the stub of his now used-up clove separating from his lips with a glowing puff as he compulsively rolled the too-short smoke between his teeth. Whoopsie. Ensuring the marks were in Caius's hand and fishing in one of his jacket pockets, he pulled out his rat-chewed wallet and removed a small sheet of paper to verify he had the proper authorization to own a vehicle, flashing it to Caius before slipping it back in and replacing the wallet with a pack of cloves. Removing one and lighting up again, as was his habit, he glanced between the three others in the room idly while he waited for either affirmation or rejection of the payment, taking long drags of the clove.

He had been fairly relaxed today, asides from his occasional musings of his own mortality and the aesthetic improvements that a bit of fire could do for the Butcher Shop. Suddenly, he felt more inclined to wariness. He wasn't particularly suspicious of anyone in the room, perhaps because he was off work, perhaps because he didn't consider any of them a serious threat to him- however he was still nervous. Nick at that moment decided to expect company when he got home; he'd eat his left boot if there wasn't someone waiting on his destroyed, eight year old couch.

Once payment was all sorted out, he'd clap Caius on the shoulder and offer up another genuine word of thanks before walking the beaten Ducati out the door, pulling off to the sidewalk a bit from the door of the shop and considering the handiwork a last time while Caius closed up or spoke to Zoe or whatever. Not shabby at all, he'd been satisfied with the work done to begin with- but now he was very deeply pleased. He really hope his tires weren't shot out or something on the ride back home.

Home. He didn't want to go home, to see the agent waiting to assign him something. Not that he didn't enjoy some assignment of gratuitous violence, he just wasn't feeling it right now in his calm state. Might as well try to stave away his hearthly arrival as much as humanly possible. Glancing at Ariadne, providing of course she was also outside at that point, he'd raise his brows. "So about that bike," clearing a throat. "Any interest in looking it over while the sun's still half-up?" The orange painting the streets was evidence enough that the day was being gradually throttled by the night- as the orange faded to rust and shadows began to lengthen, the day apparently began to lose a few brain cells from oxygen deprivation. He figured, best get to that repossessions warehouse before the day was totally smothered and had to be hid in the glorified dumpster that was the slum-silhouetted horizon.

[Airmid]

Caius

Caius snorted a laugh from where he was leaning at Zoe's remark about him running into her, raising his hand in a goodbye wave as she left the garage. Although the mechanic had no idea that she was glad the two had met, he was thinking the exact same thing. It seemed that most people in this day and age; didn't have time to slow down and stop their busy lives once in a while. And having such a change was a good thing. Yes- he was able to talk to others on a daily basis, but customers weren't quite as interested in life anymore as the individuals he'd conversed with today. His co-workers did chat yes...but more to each other than himself. The only conversation he ever had with them was when they were telling him that he'd done something wrong on a vehicle. Infact, earlier today; when he'd offered to fix that rich government man's car for free, had probably been the most civil conversation, the boss and worker had actually had since he'd joined.

Sighing a little, Caius briefly looked at Nick's outstretched hand blankly, completely forgetting that working meant you got paid. Wow- he was an idiot sometimes. Grinning, the mechanic gratefully took the marks, before doing some quick maths to work out how much Nick owed him. Thumbing through the pieces of paper, everything seemed to be correct, and he didn't even need to give change, which was much more ideal, than having to deal out change. As Nick flashed the identity card at him, Caius leaned forward and squinted a little to see the various dates and stamps printed on there. He immediately knew what symbol and signature to look for near the bottom left of the card, and nodded his head in satisfaction. Waving his guests away with a smile, he briefly picked up on Nick's mutterings to Ari about the bike he'd been suggesting earlier. Caius could see why Ari might be more inclined to buy something that wasn't falling apart in the corner of his shop. Something which the mechanic would probably have done himself.

Reaching up, his fingers curled around the metal cover, that slid over the large entrance of the shop. There were a few little holes, between the thin slats, meaning Caius could still see Nick and Ari walking away. Zoe had left through the back door, so he needn't worry about her. Fumbling with the keys in his hand, Caius moved to the left of the gate and locked it, before doing the same with the right. Giving the cover a shake to make sure it wouldn't fall off it's hinges, the mechanic winced a little at the obnoxious rattle it made. Well- that meant it wasn't particularly secure, but secure enough for his liking. Humming a little under his breath, Caius played with the keys in his hands for a few seconds, not really wanting to go home, but knowing he needed to. Pulling on the jacket draped over the one chair in the room behind the workbench, Caius looked around at his shambles of a job. It was home at least.

A ghost of a smile forming on his face, Caius strolled out of the back door, turning the light off as he did. Closing the rusty thing, Caius locked it tight, before stuffing the keys in his pockets. He'd have to post them through Macco's letter box on the way home. Sure Macco's house was in practically the opposite direction to his, but it was something he needed to do. For a moment, the mechanic stopped to faff with his jacket, upturning the collar so as to keep his neck warm. Hunching over a little, he pulled out one of his cheap cigarettes in slight disappointment. They were nowhere ear as good as those cloves of Nick's...but they would have to do. Lighting the tube, Caius just had time to look up when he was ambushed...

Pupils dilating, the fist drove itself into his face, creating a sickening crunch. Immediately Caius knew his nose was broken, partly from the crunch, but also from the blood now running down his face. But- he stood strong, only stumbling backwards a few steps in order to hold the ruined sense. Shuddering from the pain, Caius looked up to see what had just happened. There were three of them. Three of the people he did not want to see right now. For a moment, the mechanic froze, unsure what to do, until- "Well if it isn't old Adder's boys" Caius greeted, pulling his hands away from his nose to open his arms wide in a friendly gesture. Although the action didn't really stop the blood gushing from his face. "What bring you t-" He began but was cut off, by having to dodge another fist, but the action only caused him to get kicked to the ground by, what felt like, steel toed boots. Groaning in pain, the mechanic held his stomach, in an attempt to stop himself throwing up all over their shoes. The largest man, who went by the street name, 'Bruiser' bent down to Caius' level in a crouch, before spitting on the space near his head. "Well if it isn't the infamous Chesire" His deep voice rumbled out mockingly, causing Caius to wince "We thought you'd disappeared to a different hell hole, not moved up market" He continued as the mechanic got his breath back "What- did you forget about us?" He questioned, before standing up "The rest of your lot are gone Chess" Bruiser informed, to which Caius' eyes widened in despair "You're the only one left, but the boss doesn't know that" He continued, before nodding his head to the other burly men, who then moved to block Caius' only escape route. "Since we're feeling particularly nice, we won't kill ya...we just want you to know that the boss can't know you exist anymore" Bruiser explained with a nonchalant shrug of his shoulders.

Caius knew what that meant. "Now listen Bruiser-" He began, but was cut-off. By being dragged to his feet, before getting pinned against the wall. The amount of punches and kicks the mechanic received in the next five minutes were...a lot. However after the first five or so, Caius lost the feeling in the body parts the men were aiming for, meaning he wasn't particularly effected by the rest. Not to say that he didn't hurt. Yeah- he hurt all over. The energy was slowly flowing from him like water, and before long he wasn't able to stand using his own strength. As soon as that happened, the man holding him to the wall let go, and Caius slumped to the floor. Bruiser and the other two snickered, before Bruiser sent a particularly powerful kick to Caius' stomach, causing him to moan in pain before rolling over in order to protect himself. For a moment, his eyes focused on the me walking away like nothing was happening, before he clenched them shut in pain, spitting out a mouthful of blood as he did. God- this was why he'd left the gang life behind.

For a moment, he lay there, absorbing the pain and washing it away with every soothing breath he took. Before long, Caius forced himself into a sitting position, his entire body on fire from the beating he'd received. Leaning his sweaty and matted hair against the wall, Caius just hated life for a moment. Hey- he was allowed to hate life for a second or two right? Noticing the cigarette he'd been lighting before all this happened, lying on the floor, still burning softly, Caius gingerly picked it up before popping it into his mouth and taking the longest drag he'd ever taken. The nicotine managed to calm his shaky nerved for a moment, as his breathing slowed down. He should've moved from his position and gone, home bur right now- Caius was perfectly content with sitting bloodied and battered against his garage and having a cigarette and pain induced nap.

((Sorry if this seems a bit attention seeking xD I just wanted to write something fun))

[~Erica~]

Where: New Dehli.
Doing: Hiding.
With: Caius.

Zoe had been about to move on when she heard the low, gravely sound of deep voices, and the scrape of boots over the rough dirt road. The sound instantly triggered something in her mind forcing the switch from Zoe into Erika. Erika gave a small gasp, eyes widened with fear as she darted away down the first side street she saw. She had no clue where it went, which turned out to be quite unfortunate for her. It was a dead end. The alley way was short though so perhaps she'd have time to... No, someone was standing in the entrance to it, blocking her way out.

Erika pressed herself back against the dirty brick wall, hiding in the shadows that were cast hoping desperately she wouldn't be seen. Her breath came in small short gasps, fearful and erratic. She dug her fingernails into the cracks in the wall behind her, feeling trapped like a wild animal, the walls closing in around her. They hadn't seen her yet. She squeezed her eyes closed read to scream at any moment. But... nothing happened. She peeked one eye open to see the shapes of the men moving out of her ally into the back street.

There was the sound of talking for a few moments and then a groan of pain. Erika winced and shrunk back even farther, feet scrabbling against the dirt to press herself against the wall. She could hear more talking, senses heightened by the adrenaline, and fear. Someone named Chess, and Bruiser. {Odd names}. The sound of someone getting beat up, and then finally one last moan before the footsteps faded away with laughter. Erika stayed where she was, pressed against the wall for a little while longer before slowly, ever so carefully creeping forward, staying along the deep shadows cast by the buildings.

She peeked carefully out into the back street to make sure that the men were gone and saw someone leaning against the wall. Cauis A voice whispered softly in her mind. His face was bloody, especially around his mouth. It looked painful, very very painful. Erika's hand twitched slightly, moving to run across her leg as if recalling something painful. She scooted out into the street and across it to kneel carefully down next to the man... Cauis. She just wanted to run home, but he was hurt and she couldn't ignore that.

"Y-you okay there?" Erika stuttered, blushing at her own inability to speak right in front of him. She pulled a cloth out of her pocket glancing at him. She looked like Zoe, but her posture had changed, making her seem smaller almost, less significant, timid, and afraid. Someone nobody would notice. "H-here, let me help."

Then she paused a moment, had he fainted?

[eden .]

[ hey guys, a couple of people kinda had to, like, slink off. So we've kinda shrunk in ranks. I'm planning on moving this RP over to a forum that Nick and I made together. It's hosted on proboards, if you know them. Anyways, the link to the forum is in my sig, so if you're not a member but liked where this was going, I'll be remaking it...but w/ more gore and mature themes, as it's not allowed on this site. ]

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