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Kirbynite Vire Holy Cucco! Level: 55 Posts: 331/1366 EXP: 1233975 For next: 80214 Since: 03-15-04 From: On some floating island, Earth Since last post: 14 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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((Well.. here we go.. yet another attempt at making a story that'll try to bring some other kind of life into the forum. This story is kinda.. inspired by Tales of Symphonia. I suggest you go out and buy the game. If you can't, then avoid going to places like GameFAQs. Trust me. It's a lot better to read about spoilers when you're engrossed in a story than it is to see someone blatantly yell it out  ))This is an alternate universe.. But.. it's kinda.. not. There's still the planet PopStar (Edit: but we're on EARTH  ) .. But.. some things are different. For example.. the world is actually two worlds that exist on different planes. One world is blessed with modern technology and advanced magic. The other world... well.. it isn't doing too well. The land wasn't exactly advanced.. and yet, there is still some form of technology. There was still robots. Oh.. this is starting to sound like a story intro.. I might as well go with it! *takes out a lamp, and a book, and starts reading outloud* Once upon a time. There existed a giant tree that was the source of mana. A war, however caused this tree to wither away, and a hero's life was scarificed to take its place. Grieving over the loss, the goddess disappeared into the heavens. She edicted to the world: "You must wake me, for if I should sleep, the world shall be destroyed." The angels bore the Chosen, one who would head towards the tower that reached up to the heavens. And that marked the beginning of the regeneration of the world. ------------------ "Kirbynite, wake up! Kirby!" Kirbynite was standing in the back of a classroom, with a bucket in each hand. He was lightly snoring, entranced by the warm light that flooded the room through the window behind him. Unfortunately for the pink Dreamlander, a deadly chalkboard eraser smacked him in the face, tearing him away from his dreams. Kirbynite: Gah! A blurred vision of a white labcoat, blue shirt, and a purple skirt appeared before Kirbynite. The blurriness began to fade away as the Dreamlander realized trouble was coming his way. The woman gave Kirbynite an irritated look, as her short, golden hair bounced with each step of her black boots. ????: ..... How do you manage to sleep standing? Kirbynite: Oh! Professor Fem.. eh.. is class over? The classroom silently giggled from the confused, pink student's comment. The teacher shakes her head and starts walking back to the front of the class. Fem: *sighs* Never mind. Let's have someone else answer the question. Jack, how about you? Jack: Yes, Fem. A blue vested boy, with spiked up, silvery-white hair, stood up from his seat. The classroom quickly became quiet as they noticed the white shirt and faded jeans appearing before them. Jack: Zappa T., the hero, brought about the end of the Ancient War in the Holy Ground of Dreamland. *sits back down* Fem: Correct. Afterwards, Zappa T., the hero, formed a pact with the Goddess Minh to seal away the Gu Goombas whom caused the war. Kirbynite: But the Gu Goombas came back and are now causing everyone to suffer!! Fem: We covered that in class last time. When mana weakens, the Gu Goombas reappear. Kirbynie: I... I knew that! I.. just forgot.. Fem: Today is the Day of Prophecy. It is a very important day, which the chosen of Mana will receive an oracle from the Goddess Minh. Now Chosen One... Haruko. Haruko: Yes, ma'am. Fem: Tell us the journey of regeneration. All eyes turned onto the blonde, long haired girl in the center of the class. It's hard not attract attention with a pink spaghetti strap shirt that was brighter than Kirbynite's rosiness. Unlike her fellow classmate before her, Haruko's jeans were completely blue. Haruko: It is a journey to seal the Gu Goombas. Upon passing the trials of the Goddess Minh, mana is brought back, and Minh is reawakened. Haruko gives Jack a quick glance. Jack catches it, and gives her a smile right before the Chosen sits down. Fem: Correct. I suppose we should expect the Chosen herself to know the answer to that one. Mana depletion is the cause of the current food shortages and droughts. It is said that this occurs because the Gu Goombas consume vast amounts of mana in their human ranches. The Chosen's journey has two purposes-- to revive mana, as well as defeat the Gu Goombas. Now, for the next question-- A flash of bright light quickly catches everyone's attention. The classroom begins to breakout in a roar of chattering. Kirbynite looks out the window to see what was happening outside. Fem: Settle down. It would seem that the time for the oracle has come. I will go and check on the chapel. Everyone, stay here and study on your own. Understood? And with that.. Fem ran out. The students decided to take the oppurtunity to slack off and chat amongst each other. (edited by Kirbynite on 07-29-04 11:41 PM) (edited by JediDavis on 06-20-05 10:49 PM) |
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JDavis Trick or Treating Local Mod Affected by 'Halloween Syndrome' ++ Level: 44  Posts: 201/815 EXP: 568676 For next: 42609 Since: 03-15-04 From: Ada, Oklahoma, USA Since last post: 5 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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| Jack let out a deep sigh. Haruko: *with a smirk* And what are you sighing for? You're supposed to be the genius around here.  Jack: I just don't like all of this talk about prophecies and importance of today and all that. Too much pressure of responsibility if you ask me. I don't know how you deal with it. Haruko: Incase you hadn't noticed, I'm not exactly "Miss Calm" Jack: Ha! Like last week! They still haven't properly fixed that hole. *nods head over to a Haruko-shaped hole in the wall, with two boards nailed over it in an "X" shape* Haruko: How was I supposed to know that was a fake spider?!  |
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Kirbynite Vire Holy Cucco! Level: 55 Posts: 332/1366 EXP: 1233975 For next: 80214 Since: 03-15-04 From: On some floating island, Earth Since last post: 14 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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| ** Haruko gained the title of Klutz ** Kirbynite put down the buckets of water in a corner of the room. He was sure he didn't need to carry on his punishment. He let out a quick sigh, and stared out the window. The Dreamlander turned around, and grabbed his red cap, which was laying on his desk. He grabbed his yellow backpack and made his way towards the door. Kirbynite: Hey, if anyone asks, I'm off to do some research!  |
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JDavis Trick or Treating Local Mod Affected by 'Halloween Syndrome' ++ Level: 44 Posts: 202/815 EXP: 568676 For next: 42609 Since: 03-15-04 From: Ada, Oklahoma, USA Since last post: 5 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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Kirbynite Vire Holy Cucco! Level: 55 Posts: 333/1366 EXP: 1233975 For next: 80214 Since: 03-15-04 From: On some floating island, Earth Since last post: 14 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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| Kirbynite: Oh, come on! .... Kirbynite sees the look Jack is giving him. The Dreamlander decided to give up. Just then, the door swung open, nearly knocking over the pink creature nearby. An old man, in white robes and a white hat, walked towards the center of the class, and collapses onto the ground. Kirbynite: Whoa! Not cool! Priest: ... Ch-Chosen... |
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JDavis Trick or Treating Local Mod Affected by 'Halloween Syndrome' ++ Level: 44 Posts: 203/815 EXP: 568676 For next: 42609 Since: 03-15-04 From: Ada, Oklahoma, USA Since last post: 5 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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Jack:  Haruko: Um... are you okay, mister? |
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Kirbynite Vire Holy Cucco! Level: 55 Posts: 334/1366 EXP: 1233975 For next: 80214 Since: 03-15-04 From: On some floating island, Earth Since last post: 14 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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| Priest: ... The... chapel... is under attack.. Kirbynite: .. I bet the Goombas are doing this! Priest: ... I.. wish.. I could've... pro.. protected the Chos...... The priest laid on the ground, motionless. Kirbynite felt a bit confused. Everything happened all at once. |
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JDavis Trick or Treating Local Mod Affected by 'Halloween Syndrome' ++ Level: 44 Posts: 205/815 EXP: 568676 For next: 42609 Since: 03-15-04 From: Ada, Oklahoma, USA Since last post: 5 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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| Jack: The chapel!? That's where Fem was headed! *runs out the door* Haruko: Jack, wait up! *runs after him, but trips over the priest and lands face-first on the floor* (edited by JDavis on 07-29-04 12:44 PM) |
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Kirbynite Vire Holy Cucco! Level: 55 Posts: 335/1366 EXP: 1233975 For next: 80214 Since: 03-15-04 From: On some floating island, Earth Since last post: 14 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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| Kirbynite shook his head as Haruko got back up to her feet. He looked at the priest and looked at the rest of the class. Kirbynite: Hey! Someone get this guy some help! I'm gonna go to the chapel, too. The Dreamlander grabs a stick with two stones tied on each end. Making sure he doesn't trip over the priest himself, Kirbynite leapt out the door. Running around the school, Kirbynite managed to catch up to Haruko and Jack. However, he noticed that the two weren't running anymore. Kirbynite: Huh? What's going on? Kirby's eyes widened up as he realized a zombie and a ghost, which almost looks like its wearing a sheet over its head, was making their way into the village. Kirbynite: Whoa! What're monsters doing here? |
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JDavis Trick or Treating Local Mod Affected by 'Halloween Syndrome' ++ Level: 44 Posts: 207/815 EXP: 568676 For next: 42609 Since: 03-15-04 From: Ada, Oklahoma, USA Since last post: 5 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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| Jack: I don't know, but we don't have time for this! Jack runs up to the zombie and gives it a firm kick to the stomach, sending it a short distance backward toward the ghost. However, the ghost floats upward abit and dodges the flying zombie. |
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Grey the Stampede Don't mess with powers you don't understand. And yes. That means donuts. Level: 82  Posts: 349/3770 EXP: 5192909 For next: 16318 Since: 06-17-04 From: Kingston, RI, USA, Earth Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| Janus was enjoying his walk through the woods around town. It wasn't very often he enjoyed a moment of peace, and whenver he was, it was certainly a good vacation spot for him, years away from the Radiant Order and those damned agents. Everyone does a bit of random wandering in their own time, Janus did his wandering in other people's. Naturally, not knowing where, or when, one is can be a bit of a drag, and it definitely throws off one's sense of direction, so that did pose a slight problem when he decided to end his vacation and go home... Still, who said his vacation had to end? He could get money easily enough, and keep a quiet life here, wherever "here" happened to be. He'd have to start running again if "they" managed to catch up to him, but then again, "they" weren't even born yet. Or rather, he hoped they weren't... But hey, the air was sweet, the breeze was cool, the sun was shining. Nothing could go wrong. Which was exactly why he was a bit on edge. Something always seemed to happen to him when nothing at all was happening around him. Janus (sighing): "Maybe I'm just paranoid. But still, it seems as though every time I want a little peace and quiet, something has to come up and ruin my day..." Janus sits on the ground, leaning against a tree, hoping to take a quick nap. As if on cue, he is suddenly greeted by a bright flash of light, and wonders what's up. Walking in the direction of the light, his attention is suddenly captured by an old man limping into a nearby building. Several minutes later, a trio of people run out of the building, and Janus begins to get worried. He runs into the building, only to see the same old man lying on the floor, barely breathing. Janus grimaces. "Man, I hate having my vacations get interrupted..." He kneels down. "Hey, old man, what's going on here?" The old man's eyes open, and he speaks, barely able to rasp out a whisper... Priest: "The... Chapel... I couldn't..." Janus: "Couldn't...?" Preist: "............." Janus: "Damn, he's not breathing..." Janus opens his bag, searching frantically through a sea of miscellaneous objects, relics from his homeland. "Healing magic, healing magic, come on! I don't exactly have much time!" Finally finding a strange device with the letters "C.T." inscribed into it, Janus grits his teeth, and begins looking at it intensely, his eyes glowing blue. several seconds later, his eyes stop flashing, and a burst of gold light emits from his chest. "Heal! Didn't want to waste this, but I don't exactly have much choice here... Just hope it works." The preist suddenly opens his eyes, gasps, and leaps to his feet in an instant. He appears harried and filled with fear. Preist: "Did you save my life? Thank you! Thank you so much! But I cannot stay here, I must go back to the chapel to make sure those children are safe!" Janus: "Hold it, old man! What chapel? Hey, come back here and tell me what's going on! I saved your life, for crying out loud!" As the Preist rushes off to the chapel, Janus can do nothing but follow. (edited by Grey on 07-29-04 09:59 PM) (edited by Grey on 07-29-04 11:36 PM) (edited by Grey on 07-29-04 11:54 PM) |
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Teddylot It was a dark and stormy night ... Level: 44 Posts: 318/851 EXP: 606742 For next: 4543 Since: 03-15-04 From: Not today. Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 8 hours |
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| Teddylot: Holy Grail! I'm going to be late for class! The wily teddy bear scrambled out of the chicken coop he ran into and dashed off toward the local high school where he was supposed to be attending class. He fell over a few fences and avoided a few chained dogs but soon enough, he was skidding across the waxed wooden floors of the janitor-scented hallway and popped through the door of his classroom. The only thing was . . . the entire class was gone and the teacher was just packing up his stuff. Teddylot: Eh . . . sorry I'm late. Slept in. Teacher: *checks his watch* 'Til three o'clock?! Teddylot: Yeah . . . well . . . in that case . . . bye! Teddylot left the classroom and shuffled his way out of the high school in search of something to do. Of course, thanks to his hyper-keen senses, commotion was found not too far away. He jogged over to the scene of it all and found some of his "chums" from school having a go with a pair of monsters. Teddylot: *gulps* Zoiks!!! . . . Hey Kirb! *shuffles towards the dreamlander* What's going on?! (edited by Teddylot on 07-29-04 11:16 PM) |
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Kirbynite Vire Holy Cucco! Level: 55 Posts: 336/1366 EXP: 1233975 For next: 80214 Since: 03-15-04 From: On some floating island, Earth Since last post: 14 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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| Kirbynite swung his dual-stoned stick and points at Teddylot. Kirbynite: Whoa! I thought you were a monster.... Didn't you see that flash of light, Teddy? Something's going on at the Minh Temple, and Jack's sister went off towards it. ... I guess I'm taking this as an excuse for adventure.. But I'm also trying to help someone in need! The Dreamlander nods with a slight sweatdrop. Kirbynite finally joins Jack in the battle and lunges at the ghost with his crude weapon. Strangely enough, the ghost was eating dirt as the strange combination of wood and stone smacked it into the ground. Kirbynite then punted the ghost towards the zombie. Kirbynite: *sweatdrop* Someone with magic, you can finish this anytime now. |
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Teddylot It was a dark and stormy night ... Level: 44 Posts: 321/851 EXP: 606742 For next: 4543 Since: 03-15-04 From: Not today. Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 8 hours |
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| Teddylot: Flash of light? But before the teddy bear was able to ask the dreamlander a question or two, he had already dashed off into the fight. Not wanting to be left out, Teddylot charged as well. ("High-ho Silver") After the ghost had been pummeled into his fellow monster, the teddy took hold of the so-called bedsheet covering the ghost and swept it off. Except, when he pulled it off, there was nothing there. For a few seconds, Teddylot stared blankly into space, but soon was back to his normal self. Teddylot: I got your bedsheet! I got your bedsheet! |
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Grey the Stampede Don't mess with powers you don't understand. And yes. That means donuts. Level: 82 Posts: 369/3770 EXP: 5192909 For next: 16318 Since: 06-17-04 From: Kingston, RI, USA, Earth Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| Meanwhile, Janus raced after the preist down a cobblestone path that led to the chapel, attempting to find out what was going on and trying to learn more about what could make those kids unsafe at all. Janus: "Old man! Hey, gramps! Wait for me!" Preist (panting as he runs): "I cannot! The Gu-Goombas are going to strike again if I am not at the chapel to help defend it! Please, you must leave this place or you will be in great danger!" Janus: "What the hell's a Gu-Goomba?" As the two of them approached the chapel, Janus suddenly spotted a group of monsters before them! Five, to be exact. They were not overly large, skeletal figures armed with varying degrees of melee weapons. Swords, spears, but one had a bow... Terrible images flashed through Janus' mind as he wondered what those things would do to him if they managed to get him! Priest: "Oh, no, I can't possibly be too late! Quickly, help me get rid of them!" Janus: "Whoa, now, hold it oldie! What's in it for me here? Those guys could tear me apart!" Priest: "I could handle them all myself! You mean to tell me you can't outclass an old man in combat skills? Very well then, just sit there and make sure I don't get a heart attack!" Plunging into battle, the Priest smacks the bowman with a staff, and instantly the skeleton explodes from the sheer holy power of the preist! The other skeletons react quickly, laying into the surprisingly powerful old man, and it doesn't look like he can take it for too long. Janus: "Well, instrument of God, I guess... Hey, hold right there! Don't let them get-- Oh, what the hell. I'll do it." Janus rockets into the crowd of skeletons, transforms his bag into a large, heavy hammer, and busts open the skulls of the skeletons nearest the priest with ease, yet they still stood, fighting mindlessly. Now, two of the skeletons turned toward Janus, as the priest exploded a second skeleton. Without a holy weapon, Janus would have to beat the now headless skeletons to pieces. Narrowly avoiding slashes and strikes from the skeleton's weaponry, Janus suddenly gets an idea. Bringing his hammer above his head, Janus cries, "Modified Technique, Crush Punch!" and slams his hammer, now glowing red, into the top of the closest skeleton, shattering it to pieces! As the bone shards flew about him, Janus didn't miss a beat, aiming a golf shot straight into the pelvis of the second skeleton and sending it flying into a nearby tree, breaking it open in the process! The priest, meanwhile, charged up a strange white light, and blew his final attacker away with a wave of holy power. Priest: "Well, young one, it's good to see you have some fighting ability, at least. But we must hurry, these skeletons can reform themselves fairly quickly, and if they do, we'll have just as much trouble as before!" Janus: "You're a strange one, ossan. I was hoping to take some time to relax, but if this is gonna keep on happening, I can't just sit by and watch! Lead the way! I'll help however I can!" Together, the two of them continued their race towards the chapel. Janus could only wonder what awaited him next... (edited by Grey on 07-30-04 07:15 PM) |
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Kirbynite Vire Holy Cucco! Level: 55 Posts: 338/1366 EXP: 1233975 For next: 80214 Since: 03-15-04 From: On some floating island, Earth Since last post: 14 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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| ((*whacks Grey's nose with a newspaper* Tsk tsk.. You're running ahead of us when we left before you However.. I shall let you get by this once.. I'm sure you weren't prepared for taking part in a story that had a little plot. ... Well.. atleast a slightly strict prologue ;; )) Kirbynite: Hey hey! Nice job, Teddy! Unfortunately for Kirbynite, his moment of laughter was dashed when he was smacked across the face. The Dreamlander rolled around the ground, and quickly searched for the source of the attack. Kirbynite: ... It's that ghost! Argh.. Kirbynite opened up his mouth, and began inhaling the air. Pebbles and grass were quickly lifted into the air and sucked into the abyss of the pink creature's stomach. In a few seconds, Kirby tumbled backwards. He had caught the ghost that was causing trouble. He turned towards the nearby zombie, and spat out the ghost, which was now visible in a starrish shape. The ghost dissolved into the air, while the zombie decomposed and returned to the earth. Kirbynite: Phew... Now that that's over with... Come on, let's go! I'll explain everything to you while we're running, Teddylot. ----------------------- Meanwhile, the skeletons that Janus and the priest fought had slowly turned into dust. The pair were fortunate enough not to deal with the humonoid demons anymore, however, they still had to deal with the demonic wildlife. Luckily, the monsters only consisted of big wolves, carnivorous rabbits, and very hungry eagles. |
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Grey the Stampede Don't mess with powers you don't understand. And yes. That means donuts. Level: 82 Posts: 402/3770 EXP: 5192909 For next: 16318 Since: 06-17-04 From: Kingston, RI, USA, Earth Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| OOC: No no, the purpose of a story is to have a plot, obviously. Anyway, since you guys doubled around the school, the Priest and Janus followed a similar path that led away from the school, but not nearly close to the chapel. I can't describe anything until the GM gets there, after all. From the path, into the town, the priest doubles back, seeming to have forgotten something. Priest: "Oh, god! The children!" Far away, the view shifts as we can see what appears to be a small pink ball spitting out a huge star. However, the priest and Janus have both run so far from the back of the high school, in the direction of the chapel, that Janus can barely make out the shapes of their bodies. The priest immediately turns toward them and begins running. "I cannot allow the monsters to hurt them!" Janus gives an exasperated sigh, already slightly fatigued from his short trip. Janus: "I hope it isn't like this the whole time... More running... Hey, old guy! They look like they've got it covered, I don't see any-- Oh, hell, he's not even listening..." |
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Kirbynite Vire Holy Cucco! Level: 55 Posts: 342/1366 EXP: 1233975 For next: 80214 Since: 03-15-04 From: On some floating island, Earth Since last post: 14 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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| The group consisting of Jack, Haruko, Kirbynite, and Teddylot treked along the northern shores towards the Minh Temple. Kirbynite: I don't know if you remember.. but today's the day of Prophecy, Teddylot. If.. I can remember what Professor Fem said.. Haruko was supposed to get some kinda.. thing from an angel.. And then she goes on a journey to save the world. *nod nod* There was this bright flash.. and the Professor went off to see what was going on... and a priest appeared in our class, and collapsed infront of us. We all got worried and decided to go. Geeze, the story just started, and there's a recap already. *sweatdrop* |
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JDavis Trick or Treating Local Mod Affected by 'Halloween Syndrome' ++ Level: 44 Posts: 208/815 EXP: 568676 For next: 42609 Since: 03-15-04 From: Ada, Oklahoma, USA Since last post: 5 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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| Jack smirked as he looked over at Kirbynite. Jack: Amazing what you can pick up between naps. |
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Kirbynite Vire Holy Cucco! Level: 55 Posts: 343/1366 EXP: 1233975 For next: 80214 Since: 03-15-04 From: On some floating island, Earth Since last post: 14 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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| Kirbynite: Quiet, Jack! ; Luckily for the group, they have yet to run into any monsters. The stairway to the the temple built into a mountain was coming up soon. Bored, Kirbynite took the opportunity to strike up another conversation. Kirbynite: Say.. Haruko.. You've been in the temple.. right? What's the place like? (edited by Kirbynite on 08-03-04 11:48 AM) |
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