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Post by jernus on Mar 8, 2010 21:41:52 GMT -5
Kage stood near the entrance to the amusement park, wondering just why he had even walked over here. He could only remember a seemingly bottomless pit of boredom, and thinking that it would be fun to visit this place. The young man hadn't spent any time at Ancient Gear in a few years, and it brought back but a few painful memories of his closest friends. This was not the time for that, though. Kage wanted to have some fun, and he would seek out any opportunity to do so.
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Post by Hotaru King on Mar 8, 2010 21:47:14 GMT -5
Hotaru forced herself to get out of her house that day. For some reason, she just didn't feel all that motivated that day. The Tora figured it would help if she went to the amusment park and cheered herself up. She had a few vague memories of when she was still around her family and they would visit the park. It always seemed to make her happy.
Sadly, though, she saw it was run down and broken. She sighed and kicked a nearby trash can, pulling the hood of her cloak up quickly afterwards. While she was doing this, she saw someone not too far off.
"Hello?" she asked, unsure if she should go closer or not.
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Post by jernus on Mar 8, 2010 21:54:35 GMT -5
Kage turned to face the stranger who had just made her presence known. She seemed like she might be having a gloomy day, too.
So? the uncharacteristically harsh voice of Joshua rang out in Kage's head. I thought you were here to have some fun yourself, not worry about some stranger. Shrugging the uncommon (but existent) brutal side of his forgotten friend, Kage approached the girl.
"Hey, there," he said, a bit tentatively. "You bummed out about the park, too? It used to be... so much fun."
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Post by Hotaru King on Mar 8, 2010 22:00:09 GMT -5
"Yeah," she said, smiling angelically. "It's been nearly a whole decade since I've been here." she told him, soon looking around. "Shame that it's come to this."
Sighing deeply, she turned back to him. "So why are you here?" she asked in a polite tone. "Did you not know it was like this too, or is there still something fun in there?"
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Post by jernus on Mar 8, 2010 22:08:03 GMT -5
"Honestly..." started Kage, wanting to answer in the affirmative to the latter question, but Kage didn't do too many fun things these days. "I had no idea the park would be this bad..." He looked out at the ruined rides and stands. "To think that I and my buddies used to hang out here and mooch snacks off of random people..." Kage had to laugh at this memory. "Did you spend time here with someone special?"
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Post by Hotaru King on Mar 8, 2010 22:16:41 GMT -5
The redhead thought back to the four people she called family for the first part of her life. "No," she finally said, shaking her head quickly. "Not anymore, at least."
Wanting to change the subject, she smiled again. "Maybe if we look around, we could find something worth doing." she suggested to him.
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Post by jernus on Mar 8, 2010 22:26:22 GMT -5
Kage smiled at the girl, recognizing the need to deviate from a clearly painful subject.
"Lead the way, my friend," he said, gesturing for her to go ahead of him. A sudden thought crossed his mind, but it wasn't necessarily urgent. "Say... if you don't mind telling... what's your name?"
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Post by Hotaru King on Mar 8, 2010 22:30:32 GMT -5
Hotaru was about to start walking, but paused when he asked for her name. "Call me Phoenix." she grinned. "Play your cards right and you just might learn my real name." she paused for a moment. "And yourself?"
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Post by jernus on Mar 10, 2010 19:32:52 GMT -5
Kage smiled at Phoenix. A challenge, as life tended to be.
"I'd play the name game, too," he replied. "but I've got no motive. The name's Kyle, but everyone calls me Kage." Thinking back on her line about "playing your cards right", he laughed a little. Under his breath, he said. "Duel humor..."
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Post by Hotaru King on Mar 10, 2010 22:24:02 GMT -5
Hotaru smiled. "Well, Kage, it's a pleasure to meet you." She held her hand out to shake his, then looked around them. "I don't remember much about this place. It's been so long." she said, almost to herself.
The redhead looked back at Kage. "Mind giving me a mini tour to refresh my memory?"
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Post by jernus on Mar 11, 2010 10:25:54 GMT -5
Kage shook Phoenix's hand and smiled back at her. At the mention of a tour, the young man looked down sheepishly.
"The thing is..." he said. "I... don't remember much about this place, either. Perhaps it's in our best interest to just... explore a little."
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Post by Hotaru King on Mar 11, 2010 10:30:13 GMT -5
Hotaru giggled lightly. "Alright, exploring, we'll do, then." she said. "Where to, first?"
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Post by jernus on Mar 13, 2010 8:38:06 GMT -5
Kage hrugged. Some memories were like riding a bicycle - you just... never really forgot them. Others were more like dreams. They would be vivid in your mind for a while, but eventually all dreams fade to black. This park was a lot like a dream memory, and Kage had forgotten almost everything that he once knew about it.
"I'm not sure where to start," the younng man sid finally. "Then again, I was never very much good at making decisions. Why don't you lead the way?"
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Post by Hotaru King on Mar 14, 2010 14:08:37 GMT -5
The redhead shrugged, turning to face the park. "Well..." she began. "Let's go see the merry-go-round." she suggested to him, turning back to Kage and smiling. "That sound alright to you?"
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Post by jernus on Mar 16, 2010 16:34:16 GMT -5
"Sounds good," consented the young man. "Maybe I can tinker with it and get us a ride..." Kage flashed a grin at Phoenix. Something about her made him want to make her smile... some sort of memory, perhaps.
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