Ryu~

Mikenno: i was surprised too. though if you look at him you can see the resemblance...

Eclipse: *rubs the back of his neck* huh... I never really put two and two together with that... but you're right. You always are. *thinks for a bit* Erm... he said that Lupe was missing... where do you think he might be...?

Mikenno: .... i don't know about that. I dont think even Vasper knows exactly where he is. We'd have to figure that out ourselves.

Eclipse: ... would we even... WANT to find him...?

Mikenno: *SPEAKER* good job, you two.

ROOM: *goes totally blank, and a door opens behind them*

Mikenno: *pokes his head out* over here. :P

Eclipse: Ah... *leads Vasper out* Whaddaya think, Vasper? You think you can get used to being a host?

Vasper: Well... no... not really... it's scary, and it feels wrong...

Eclipse: Ok, wrong question. SO! VASPER! How about that lesson?

Vasper: It was cool... I can use it to find my dad.

Eclipse: ^^;

Mikenno: i guess lesson number two'll be tomorrow. *to Vasper* that sound good to you, or do you need a longer break? :)

Vasper: I can do it tomorrow. Tomorrow is ok. :/

Eclipse: Alrighty then. ^^ Well Vasper, what now?

Vasper: I'm gonna go back to my room now... thanks again, Mr. Hedgebat Sir. *wanders off*

Eclipse: Man... I can tell how hurt that kid is, and I'm not even a mind-reader like you are, Mikenno.

Mikenno: are you kidding? the emotional pain's rolling off that kid in WAVES. it's a wonder he hasn't lost control again...

Eclipse: Mikenno... did you ever find out who his father was?

Mikenno: ........it was that Pantherwolf, Lupe.

Eclipse: Lupe...? That... that's a name I haven't heard in a VERY long time. ._.

C. Eclipse: Yeah, we're actually done for the rest of the day.

D. Vasper: Really? That's it?

C. Eclipse: Eyup. Just keep thinking those happy thoughts, Vasper. *turns back into his mobian self*

D. Vasper: *concentrates, and manages to turn back into his mobian self as well* :D !

Eclipse: ^^

Mikenno: *places a hand on Vasper's shoulder, giving him some of his own strength to fight off the demekarr*

Whitney: .....

Vasper: *his shaking turns to concentrated breathing* Right... right, it's... it's ok, now.

Eclipse: It won't be ok until you learn how to control it on your own.

Vasper: Y-yeah... I-I know...

Eclipse: That demekarr inside you will feed off of all your negative emotions. Fending it off isn't easy, but there is a way.

Vasper: And... and what way is that...?

Eclipse: I know this sounds cheesy, but... you need to think of really happy things. Y'know why? Because demekarrs can't feed off of happy. You'll starve it, and weaken it. And when you weaken it, kid... my god, will it be so much easier to handle. Once you weaken it, you can imagine yourself FIGHTING it... BEATING it... and then... then you'll have won. Not forever, mind you. It will come back again, sooner than you think... but then you just beat it again.

Vasper: Is that really... all you do...?

Eclipse: *shrugs* I've been doing it for years, and my demekarr is the strongest one you can find.

Mikenno: *keeps his hand on Vasper's shoulder* it might sound odd, but it gets easier with time. I think you need some rest before we can start practicing this, though.

Vasper: ... alright. I am kinda tired...

Eclipse: Hey, wait.

Vasper: ?

Eclipse: What's your name?

Vasper: It's... i-it's Vasper.

Eclipse: It's nice to meet you. My name's Eclipse. I'll be seeing you around, hopefully.

Vasper: Right... where can I stay?

Jacob: Well, there's plenty of rooms available. We'll need to get you registered. ^^

Whitney: oh! I-I can go tell the lady to get the papers ready! *runs off*

Mikenno: *laughs* so overeager... Come on, Vasper, we DO need to get you registered.

Vasper: *hops off the bed* alright. *follows Mikenno out*

Eclipse: *stays behind with Jacob* ...

Jacob: ...

Eclipse: I hope this doesn't end up like what happened with Luminos... put down because of the demekarr...

Jacob: Now don't say THAT! No one can hurt Vasper. Not when he stays here.

Mikenno: *leads Vasper to the registration-lady, who already has half the first sheet filled out*

Registration-lady: *notices Vasper* Ah, you must be Vasper. ^^ I have a few sheets for you to fill out, and then you'll be fre to stay here for as long as you like. :)

Whitney: ^^

Vasper: *nods* ...ok... *takes the sheets, and starts filling them out* ...

Whitney: *waits, rocking back and forth on her heels*

Mikenno: Whitney, you should go get some rest, it's late.

Whitney: oh. okay. Bye Mikki, bye Vasper! *runs off*

Vasper: *quickly waves to her as a goodbye, and continues working on the papers*

*AND THEN HE FINISHES THE PAPERS*

Registration-lady: *takes the papers* alright, you're all set! *hands him a key* your room number is 257, welcome to HN. :)

Vasper: uh... thanks... *wanders off to find the stairs. Which he does find. He then finally finds his room, and uses the key to enter it* ... woah...

Room: *is fairly spacious for a one-person room, but maybe it's because he's still small. it contains a small kitchen, bathroom, and living area, along with a small bedroom containing a bed*

Vasper: ... ... *he goes into the bedroom, and gets into the bed. He tries to sleep*

*AND THEN WE SKIP TO THE NEXT DAY. AGAIN. WHAT THE HELL*

Vasper: *does his morning routine, then walks out of his room*

Eclipse: Good morning, Vasper.

Vasper: AAHH!! D8

Mikenno: i told you he would freak out. :/

Eclipse: mmph. Shaddup.

Vasper: Sorry... you guys just... surprised me.

Eclipse: ^^; ehh, well, how did you sleep? *already knows the answer*

Vasper: actually... I... had a nightmare...

Eclipse: about what? D:

Vasper: About... that demekarr... the one inside me...

Eclipse: Oh, well that's really too bad... at least now, it's over! ^^

Vasper: I guess...

Mikenno: come on, we'll get some breakfast first, then start trying to figure out how to control that demekarr. sound good?

Vasper: Yeah, ok...

Eclipse: Come on, Vasper - just follow us! ^^; *leads him to the cafeteriess hall dishwasher tennis beaver*

Me: someone's in a random mood today/yesterday. XD UMM UMM UMM who should he run into (besides Whitney)?

Mikenno: *gets a table* you guys go get your food. :P

Eclipse: Alright, Mikenno. Follow me, Vasper! ^^

Vasper: ok...

*to go away to get some food*

Me: What about Raptor, since you don't use him all too much, and he's got that whole demon-phobia thing? :D

Me: sounds good :D

Whitney: *shows up at the table with her own tray* Hi, Mikenno! :D

Mikenno: hey there, Whitney. :) you alone today?

Whitney: *nods* daddy's off w-working. :P

*and yeah, Vasper and Eclipse get food*

Eclipse: *comes back with PANCAKESARS* Hey, Whitney! ^^

Vasper: *comes back with a muffin* ...

Whitney: *waves* hi Eclipse! hi V-Vasper! :D

Raptor: *passes by their table with an empty tray, apparently done with his meal*

Mikenno: oh! Morning, Raptor! :)

Raptor: hmm? oh! Hey there. :) *sits at their table* Morning to you guys too.

Whitney: *waves at him too* :D

Vasper: *he quietly nibbles on his muffin, nervous of new mobians*

Eclipse: This is Vasper, Raptor. He... um... well, he's a demekarr host. We're teaching him how to control it.

Raptor: .... *slight eyetwitch* .....this kid's a host!?

Whitney: D:

Mikenno: He's harmless, Raptor.

Raptor: o________o;

Vasper: *tries to just focus on eating his muffin. He is pained from the constant roaring and screeching in his head, which renders him taciturn*

Eclipse: Right now he's still learning. Like Mikenno said, not too dangerous - at worst, he's as vicious as an angry puppy.

Raptor: ......

Whitney: You'll be okay, R-Raptor, honest! I was okay! :D

Rapton: snrf...

Eclipse: Even still, if he does act up, I can intervene.

Vasper: *silent muffin nibbling*

Mikenno: *sighs, shaking his head* we've got a lotta work to do...

Eclipse: With which one, Vasper, or Raptor? :P

Vasper: *Silent Nom, the new game in the Silent Hill series! Available November, 2011!*

Mikenno: *somewhat jokingly* both.

Raptor: .....

Eclipse: *chuckles* Ah. XD

Vasper: *stops eating his moofin* ...

Me: I can't wait to play Silent Nom!

Me: ...silent nom...?

Mikenno: ...

Whitney: ... *foodnom*

Raptor: *still a bit edgy* >.>

Me: "Vasper: *Silent Nom, the new game in the Silent Hill series! Available November, 2011!*"

Vasper: My head hurts... is that normal...?

Eclipse: Don't worry about that. Demekarrs sometimes do that. It's annoying but it'll go away eventually. ^^

Vasper: ...

Me: oh. *snrf* this feels like filler. can we go do something important now, or do you mean for the cafeteria to explode? XD

Me: well ok -

Eclipse: So Vasper... are you ready to be trained to control your demekarr?

Vasper: *nods* Yes. Yes, PLEASE.

Eclipse: You sound eager. :)

Vasper: You were like me once, right? You'd feel the same.

Eclipse: Well then... I guess I would. Come on, Vasper. *leads Vasper to the Sim Room, he calls out to his friend* You should come too, Mikenno!

Mikenno: i know, i know, I'm coming. :P *stands up* see you later, Whitney, Raptor. :) *follows Eclipse*

Raptor: .. *sigh* how many more demons can this place hold?

Whitney: hey! D:> they're nice people... all three of them! >:(

AT THE SIM ROOM

Eclipse: Ok then. Mikenno? One of us is going to have to join Vasper in the sim room while the other one mans the controls.

Vasper: *looks into the blank white room* what IS this place?

Mikenno: *to vasper* you'll see. *to eclipse* you go first, Eclipse, you've got the REAL experience with demekarrs. :P *goes out to the control room*

Eclipse: Alright. ^^ *nudges Vasper in, then follows*

IN THE SIM ROOM

Eclipse: Ok, Vasper. Gaining full control of your demekarr is... well saying it's a "tricky thing" would be an understatement, wouldn't it?

Vasper: I dunno. D:

Eclipse: Right. Um. Vasper, demekarrs like to come out when you're angry, or scared. You need to learn to fight against those emotions.

Vasper: How?

Eclipse: Um... well... you know those happy thoughts that you needed to think of?

Vasper: Yeah?

Eclipse: You need to block out all other thoughts... except the happy ones. The demekarr will try to shake you. It will... well, since yours isn't intelligent, perhaps it will only roar, and make frightening noises. Turn it against itself. Laugh at it.

Vasper: Laugh? ._. ...

Eclipse: I know it seems silly... but the angrier a demekarr is, the less likely it's able to take you over - because it becomes unfocused, and forgets what it was trying to do.

Vasper: Oh.

Mikenno: *over the speakers* okay, so what do you need, Eclipse?

Eclipse: I think a calm, forest area would suffice. When I need them, I'm also gonna need a demonstration of the different elements.

Vasper: What? Why?

Eclipse: Well, demekarrs have certain weaknesses.

Mikenno: *speakers* forest it is. gimme a shout when you need a change, okay?

Room: *changes into a calm, wooded area*

Eclipse: Thanks Mikenno, I will!

Vasper: ._.;

Eclipse: Alrighty. There are certain elements that demekarrs can't stand, Vasper.

Vasper: ?

Eclipse: This is important Vasper, because you need to learn to avoid them. One of these elements, the most common of all of them, is fire, and heat. Mikenno?

Room: *one of the trees suddenly catches fire. it burns very hot and threatens to spread to other trees*

Vasper: *feels almost like he's literally melting, and steps away from the burning tree, fearful of it* I-I see what you mean...

Eclipse: *indifferent* Yeah, so avoid that at all costs. Another thing that demekarrs can't stand is electricity. Unfortunately, I've been a victim of this several times.

Vasper: d-did it hurt...?

Eclipse: A thousand times more than it would hurt a normal mobian, Vasper.

Mikenno: *over the speaker* don't expect me to electrocute you.

Eclipse: I'm not, Mikenno. In fact, you don't even have to do anything with that - it's got the same effect as the fire.

Vasper: *still fearing the fire*

Eclipse: Vasper, the last thing demekarrs are weak against is light. Pure light.

Vasper: Whaddayou mean?

Eclipse: Like... um... like a kind of magic, or liquid-type material... it's hard to explain.

Mikenno: not gonna shoot any of that at you either.

ROOM: *the fire suddenly extinguishes, and the tree looks completely unharmed.*

Me: hey, since this is the timeline Mal is in, do you think we should try introducing Arthemis? unless she's younger than Mal.

Me: Yeah! :D ... how shall we go about this?

Eclipse: I know. *to Vasper* Of course, demekarrs, despite their weaknesses, also have the ability to survive in freezing climates.

Vasper: Huh? Why?

Eclipse: I'm not exactly sure how...

Me: ...i dunno.... i think she should be around the same age as Mal, so either she pops up and accidentally causes trouble in HNHQ, or she's Mal's playmate and Condemned meets her when he goes to visit. or both! :D

Mikenno: *speakers* do we need cold?

Me: Let's do the second one! :D

Eclipse: Eyup. Make it super cold, Mikenno.

Vasper: *waits* ...

Me: AWESOME.

Mikenno: alrighty then.

Room: *HOLY CRAP COLD. all the leaves fall off the trees and the ground's suddenly covered with snow*

Eclipse: Thank you, Mikenno. *transforms into his demekarr form* ...

Vasper: *shivering from the cold* how d-do y-you d-do that-t?

C. Eclipse: You just... think about it. Think about the demekarr - tell it to do this to you. Try it.

Vasper: b-b-but won't-t I-I l-lose c-c-cont-t-trol?

C. Eclipse: If you do, I can stop you. Try, Vasper.

Vasper: *tries* nrrrff... it's not working...

C. Eclipse: Then try again.

Vasper: *tries again, this time he goes into his demekarr form* Oh! I'm really warm now!

C. Eclipse: And you got into your demekarr form. Congratulations!

D. Vasper: *looks at himself, and looks uncomfortable* <:S

Mikenno: *speakers* you'll get used to it. are we done with the cold?

up thar

Whitney: *nods* yup. we got him to calm d-down. :) *withdraws back into the room to allow Eclipse in*

Eclipse: ... *slowly, he walks into the room again*

Vasper: *tries very hard to supress the sudden urges that rise within him when Eclipse walks into the room. He is struggling, which causes him to twitch irratically* nnhh...

Mikenno: i could try holding it back from the inside, if i mind-jump again.

Jacob: hrmm... well. only if you're up to it.

Vasper: *looks around the room*

Mikenno: *grins* i've dealt with worse. trust me. *to Whitney* can you go get Eclipse?

Whitney: *nodnods, and opens the door to see if Eclipse was still hanging around*

Eclipse: *is waiting around. He notices Whitney* ! Oh, is it safe to come in?

meanwhile

Vasper: *continues studying his surroundings*

Mikenno: of course. *nods towards Whitney* and i think she'll be able to help us.

Whitney: *pats him on the back, assuring him that it'll be okay*

Jacob: *nods, and small smile now grown on his face*

Vasper: th-th-thank y-y-you... *sniffle*

Whitney: I-it's nothing... Y-you needed it.

Mikenno: ...

Vasper: D-do you ALSO have experience with... with demekarrs?

Jacob: ...

Whitney: .... I l-lived here during the Demekarr Takeover. This place was d-destroyed... by the demekarrs and their new leader.... I've never been posessed by one... b-but I made friends with one or two...

Mikenno: ...

Vasper: *makes an "ew" face* you made FRIENDS with a DEMEKARR...?

Jacob: You mean Vorace, Whitney?

Whitney: *nods at Jacob* Yep. H-he's a really nice guy.... after we got him to normal, o-of course... *to Vasper* but he's a full demekarr. if we c-could bring HIM back, helping you control yours should be e-easy!

Vasper: wait... bring him BACK...?

Jacob: Demekarrs aren't meant to be peaceful beings. His own mind rebelled against him. It turned him evil.

Whitney: *noddnod* Mhmm. b-but we brought him back. and he had turned e-eviler than YOUR demekarr, because your demekarr isn't smart. *to Mikenno* Right?

Mikenno: right. intelligent demekarrs are much harder to control.

Jacob: oh yes. The intelligent ones actually know how to survive within their hosts, and not just blindly cause havoc whenever they can.

Vasper: Oh... So... somehow... I can consider myself lucky. Sort of.

Mikenno: *nods* That you can do.

Whitney: s-so can we call Eclipse back in, or is it n-not safe?

Vasper: I don't know... how am I going to control this demekarr inside me, if it wants Condemned dead...?

Jacob: We can hold you back if we must. Perhaps, Mikenno, you can help?

AND THEN VASPER WAKES UP YAY

Vasper: *sits up and scoots away from everyone* ... *he wipes a few tears from his eyes*

Eclipse: *slowly, he gets up and approaches Vasper* ... hey...

Vasper: *sniffles and looks at him*

Eclipse: No one should ever go through being a host... especially a kid like you...

Vasper: *looks down at the floor* ...

Jacob: We can help you, Vasper. Please believe in us.

Vasper: *he shivers, then nods*

Whitney: *is glad to see he's okay, and sighs*

Mikenno: *nods*

Vasper: *whispering, almost as if to himself* ... how did this happen...?

Eclipse: Do you remember what happened before you were taken over?

Vasper: I-I was... was... *squints a bit at Eclipse, then his eyes widen with realization, and he quickly scoots away from the hedgebat* Y-YOU! YOU DID THIS TO ME!

Eclipse: What?? are you talking about?? D:>

Vasper: *points a shaky finger at Eclipse* Y-you're their leader! My dad told me to look for you - he said you can stop them - b-b-but you were one of THEM...!!

Jacob: Mikenno, do you know what he's talking about?? Eclipse doesn't seem to...! D:

Mikenno: *narrows his eyes as he does a quick search, and finds--* !! Eclipse... it was Condemned. Condemned did this to him.

Whitney: !!! D:>

Eclipse: CONDEMNED did this to him??You mean... l-like...

Vasper: Those monsters... those demekarrs had taken over the city! My dad told me to FIND YOU! I COULDN'T HELP HIM, AND IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!!

Jacob: This was during the demekarr takeover... he must have been one of the surviving demekarrs...

Eclipse: N-no! Look, kid, I swear it wasn't - I'm not - I'm just like YOU!

Vasper: How? How can YOU be like ME?? DB<

Eclipse: I am a demekarr host... a-and right now I have much better control of mine, but... but I was like you once long ago. I was scared, and had problems controlling myself, as a host... but I got help, and I can help YOU...

Vasper: I don't want to be anywhere near you! You're Condemned's host! I... I... ghh... *rubs his head* I-I n-need to... kill you...

Eclipse: What...?? D:>

Vasper: *in a demonic voice* have to kill you... weak leader...

Jacob: Oh! This! This was probably why he managed to drag himself here! The demekarr! What if it was TELLING him to come here, because it wanted to destroy Condemned??

Whitney: !! *takes at step back*

Mikenno: His demekarr isn't intelligent, so i couldn't tell what its intentions were.... but it seems very likely... Eclipse, you might need to leave.

Eclipse: *his ears droop* ugh... and here I thought the demekarr takeover ended with Shriku... *shakes his head, and leaves*

Vasper: Nrf... *shakes his head a bit, trying to clear his thoughts* wh... why'd he leave...?

Jacob: He had to, Vasper. Your demekarr wants him dead, and Condemned destroyed.

Vasper: ...?

Mikenno: Condemned was the leader of the Demekarrs during the Demekarr takeover, but because he had a moment of weakness, he was overthrown by another Demekarr, Shriku. Now all Demekarrs consider Condemned to be weak, and want him gone. That includes yours.

Whitney: D:

Vasper: Well then, me and my... demekarr... want the same thing. Condemned took my dad from me! D:<

Jacob: Your dad?

Vasper: Yeah! I-I need to look for him... I promised I'd save him... and... and I only ended up become one of them...

Jacob: Do you have any idea where he is?

Vasper: *sniffles* ... no... the last time I saw him was when Condemned did to him what he later did to me... I-I c-couldn't d-do anything b-but watch him roll ar-round in p-p-p-pain, a-and... a-and... *buries his face in his knees, and cries uncontrollably*

Whitney: D:> ...... *takes a deep breath, and approaches Vasper, and hugs him*

Mikenno: ):> ....... *decides to give him a moment*

Vasper: *accepts the hug, and gives a tighter one in return, sobbing*

Jacob: ... and this all happened during the takeover... the poor child... he must have been through so much...

Me: *BAWWWWWWWWWs at the mental image*

Whitney: *huuuuuuuuug*

Mikenno: yeah... poor kid. i think we should find his father and try to help them both...

Jacob: A good plan. Though first, I feel that it would be best to focus on helping the boy control his demekarr.

Vasper: *huuuuuuuug*

Jacob: right! *runs over to Whitney* hang on, Whitney, Mikenno's gonna help us out, ok? D:

D. Vasper: *seems to fight against Mikenno, but he finally gives in, and falls unconcious.

Eclipse: Phew...

IN VASPER'S MIND

Vasper's Demekarr: *has temporarily destroyed Vasper's mind-self, and is in full control, not yet noticing Mikenno*

Mikenno: .... *slowly walks towards him, morphing into his dragon-self as he approaches*

Demekarr: *suddenly, his ears perk up, and he snaps his head to face Mikenno, growling angrily, fur bristling*

OUTSIDE

Eclipse: Mikenno... he'll be able to help this kid, now...

Jacob: Excellent.

Mikenno: *extends his wings, making him seem even BIGGER to the demekarr* This body isn't yours, Demekarr.

OUTSIDE

Whitney: ....is Mikenno going to get rid of the d-demekarr?

Eclipse: *shakes his head* I seriously doubt it. Mikenno's powerful, but if he was able to get rid of demekarrs right on the spot, then I wouldn't be stuck with Condemned.

Jacob: Huh. I guess.

meanwhile

Demekarr: *it's response reveals that it is not intelligent* SNOAARRRGH!! *charges at Mikenno, salivating in unfocused rage*

Whitney: o-oh.... *seriously feels bad for Vasper, even though she barely knows him*

MEANWHILE

Mikenno: *roars and charges as well. taking advantage of his greater size, he barrels into the demekarr, knocking it back flat on its... back*

Me: ... back...? XD

Demekarr: HRHF! *is knocked down*

OUTSIDE

Eclipse: *watches Vasper carefully*

Jacob: *monitering him*

Mikenno: *places a clawed talon on the demekarr's chest, holding it down*

OUTSIDE

Whitney: *crosses her fingers behind her back*

Demekarr: *screeches angrily at Mikenno*

meanwhile

Eclipse: ):< ...

Jacob: *muttering something under his breath*

Mikenno: *puts pressure on the demekarr's chest, inlicting MUCH pain*

OUTSIDE

Whitney: *bites her lip*

Demekarr: *roars in pain*

Vasper's mind-self: *fading back*

meanwhile

Eclipse: *watches them* ...

Jacob: I hope Mikenno's not having too much trouble...

Mikenno: *snarls, and crushes down even more, digging his claws into the Demekarr's chest*

MEANWHILA

Whitney: M-Mikki's strong. he can fight a-anyone.

Demekarr: Grnf... hssk... *loses all strength, and fades away - though this doesn't mean it's fully gone, just temporarily disabled*

Vasper's mind-self: *fully fades back*

MEANWHILE

Vasper: *let's out what would seem like a sigh of relief*

Eclipse: *at the same time, he, too, does so as well*

Jacob: I'm guessing Mikenno did it?

Mikenno: *sighs as his paw drops back to the floor when the demekarr vanished, and sat back on his hunches, looking at Vasper like a mildly interested cat, tail swishing back and forth on the ground* ...

MEANWHIKE

Whitney: phew.... so he'll be okay then?

Vasper: *terrified of Mikenno - it shows in his face. He backs away from him* D8> ...

meanwhile

Eclipse: Physically, yes. Psychologically... ... ... I'm not sure. Some people can gain post-traumatic stress disorder after experiencing possession from a demekarr...

Jacob: *finishing Elcipse's sentence* ... others simply go insane...

Whitney: D:>

MEANWHILE

Mikenno: *quietly* i won't hurt you, Vasper. *turns back into his hedgie form* See?

Vasper: Wh-wh-wh-why...??

Meanwhile

Eclipse: ...

Jacob: He will need help.

Mikenno: why did i help you? or why will i not hurt you? as far as i know, you don't deserve the pain this Demekarr has caused you.

MEANWHILE

Whitney: w-will we be able to help?

Jacob: that depends on how willing he is to cooperate.

Eclipse: ...

meanwhile

Vasper: *for a while, he just stared at Mikenno. Finally, tears welled up in his eyes, and he broke down sobbing, shoulders shaking*

Whitney: .....

MEANWHIAL

Mikenno: ... *slowly makes his way to Vasper,and kneels down in front of him (i'm assuming Vasper is on the floor), and places a hand on the boy's shoulder* I know how it feels, Vasper. To have a demekarr inside you. There's people out there that want to help you, but you have to be able to trust them.

Eclipse: ...

Jacob: ...

meanwhile

Vasper: H-help...? How...? *sobs again* How can ANYONE help me...??

Whitney: ...

meanwhile

Mikenno: Your demekarr isn't intelligent, meaning, it isn't trying to control you for a specific purpose. that makes it so that it'll be easier to control. The people out there have experience with Demekarrs, and they'll teach you to control it, to subdue it, so it won't bother you anymore.

Me: lol Mikki sounds like master Spockanort lecturing Terra about the DAHKNESS. also, taking a break, my arm is cramping D8 ow.

Everyone: *...*

meanwhile

Vasper: ... o-ok... h-how do I g-g-get out of here...?

Mikenno: *smiles* you just have to wake up. *taps his temple with one finger* this is all in your head.

meanwhile

Everyone: ...

Vasper: Can you help m-me? D:

meanwhile

Everyone: ...

Mikenno: we'll do everything we can. *smiles warmly* promise.

meanwhile

Everyone: .....

Eclipse: *he breathes in deeply* ... y'know what, Condemned? I honest-to-god still can't believe you and Ryu now have a kid.

Condemned: *in Eclipse's head* It's been weeks, Eclipse... what is so unbelievable about it?

Eclipse: Well, lotsa things, really... I mean... I look back at how you acted around thirty years ago, and I compare it to how you are now... and it just... doesn't add up...

Condemned: You dare question my actions??

Eclipse: your demon followers did, didn't they?

Condemned: ...

Eclipse: It's a question that I ask myself every now-and-then... how can a monster, such as yourself, even DREAM of having a child, especially when it wasn't for the purpose of creating the perfect spawn?

Condemned: ... ... you already know that I was once a mobian, Eclipse...

Nothing: *happens*

Me: want someone to come in?

Me: yosh plz.

Eclipse: ...

Condemned: ...

Me: fffffffffwhodoiuse-- ooh.

Fria: *is walking out of the building, and sees him there seemingly talking to himself* ... *approaches him*

Me: aahhh Fria... such memories. :D

Eclipse: *notices her* ! Fria? What's up?

Fria: *shrugs, then motions towarrds Eclipse* you?

Me: decided to have her use one-word sentences instead of being totally mute XP

Eclipse: oh... nothing, really.

Me: lol, ok. XD

Fria: *raises an eyebrow, as if she didn't believe him* .... sure?

Me: lol she's like Fuu now, wtf. at least she isn't going y'know, ya know? X3

Eclipse: Well... did you hear about Condemned having a kid, or did that not reach everyone?

Me: replay. :P

Fria: *nods* strange.

Me: hahah, now you're talking! >:D [/Seifer]

Eclipse: Well... Mikenno saw something... about that kid... that he would become something horrible...

Fria: *narrows eyes in concern* problematic..... *ears twitch* signs?

Eclipse: ... he killed a Night Owl thug... he tore his throat out, but didn't even know what he was doing...

Fria: *looks surprised, then becomes serious. she averts her eyes and murmurs* dangerous... *looks back at Eclipse* plans?

Eclipse: We've let him hang out with Vorace a whole bunch... both me, and Mikenno think that he can be a good influence on Mal...

Fria: *nods* good. *smiles slightly*

Eclipse: ... we can't make a single mistake, though... already, Mal has been exposed to evil... nothing can go wrong, or we will doom him to become something... horrible...

Fria: *her smile vanishes* no. *shakes her head* dangerous... *motions to herself, then to Eclipse* .....help?

Eclipse: *shrugs, smiling at her* Only if you're willing to, then sure, you can help.

Fria: *nods*

Eclipse: *somewhat happy about her agreement to help out* ... alright. But only 'cuz you want to.

Fria: Anytime.

Eclipse: *smiles gratefully at her, then suddenly gets a strange feeling. His ears prick up, as if hearing a noise, but in reality, Condemned was allowing him to sense something. Something wrong* *mumbling* Um... thanks again. Bye Fria. *runs back to the front of HNHQ*

AT THE FRONT OF HNHQ

Vasper: *had passed out at the front of the building*

Eclipse: *finds him* D8> !!!!

No one: *shows up. yet.*

Eclipse: *not knowing what else to do, he quickly picks up the boy, and heads into the building, looking for help* D8>

Vasper: *...*

Whitney (yay): *happens to glance in the direction of the door and sees Eclipse glancing around* !!! *looks around to make sure she won't get trampled by the traffic flow of people in the building, and hurries over* Eclipse! w-what happened? D:

Eclipse: Whitney! I don't know! I just found him passed out like this at HNHQ's front door! D: Where's Jacob, do you know??

Vasper: *...*

Me: he's in the med room.

Me: thank you.

Whitney: umm, umm, he's in the med rooM! here, i'll go ahead and let him know you're coming o-okay? D:> *dodges in between random mobians and heads straight for the med room*

Eclipse: thank you, Whitney! *runs to the med room*

MED ROOM

Jacob: *treating a mobian wish a sprained arm* aaalllright. Now try not to move your arm so much, and it should get better in a few months.

Mobian: Alright, thanks Jacob! ^^ *leaves*

Whitney: *bursts in* JACOB! D8

Jacob: AAHH!! WHAT??

meanwhile

Eclipse: *running to the med room*

Vasper: *...*

Whitney: e-e-e-e-Eclipse found this b-boy outside! h-he looks h-h-h-hurt!! D:> he's c-c-coming now!

Jacob: A boy??

Eclipse: *runs into the room, holding said-boy* Jacob, I have no idea how he got like this - you need to help him!

Jacob: Alright, hand him over! D8

Eclipse: *gives Vasper to Jacob*

Jacob: *puts him down, and checks him over* ...

Whitney: *watches anxiously, worried for this unknown boy, tail twitching nervously* ... D:

*after a bit of examining*

Jacob: Well, he's dehydrated, but... that's all... there's nothing else wrong with him.

Eclipse: He seems like he's traveled a fair distance. The real question is... why would he give his all in order to reach HNHQ? *he keeps getting an uneasy feeling from Vasper, and wonders why*

Vasper: *...*

Whitney: m-m-maybe he was r-running from s-someone...?

Eclipse: But... that still doesn't answer why he chose this specific building...

Jacob: Maybe it does. After all, this building is huge - maybe he thought someone here could help him... with no questions asked.

Eclipse: No questions?

Jacob: A big building makes people automatically assume 'busy people'. If we're busy, we wouldn't be able to bother ourselves with the 'why', but rather, the 'what' of the moment.

Vasper: *...*

Whitney: w-well, he IS a hybrid... m-maybe he knew about us a-and thought we were the b-best place to h-help...

Jacob: *giving Vasper some water* that could be another possibility.

Vasper: *coughs and sputters from the sudden rush of water down his throat*

Jacob: Oh! :D

Eclipse: *looks at Vasper* ...

Vasper: *he opens his eyes, and is immediately take over by paranoid fear* NO!! NO, STAY AWAY!! PLEASE!!

Jacob: relax! We're not gonna hurt you! D:

Whitney: *hesitantly approaches the table* H-hey, you'll be okay... w-we're gonna help you.

Vasper: *still squirms away from them* NO!! NO!!

Eclipse: *suddenly, he has a realization* h-he's a HOST! HE HAS A DEMEKARR! D:

Vasper: *almost as if on cue, he unwillingly starts to transform* NNRAAAUUGHH...!!

Jacob: D8> *backs away* Oh god, and you let him IN HERE, Eclipse??

Whitney: *her eyes widen at the word "demekarr," and she freezes in fear. How could this hybrid, not much older than her, have one of those horrible beasts inside him?!*

Vasper: HHNNRRRGH!! *fully transforms* RAAAGH!!

Eclipse: !! WHITNEY, GET DOWN! *throws himself on top of Vasper, pinning the boy down*

D. Vasper: *struggles to free himself* grrf!

Jacob: D8 Wh-what should I do??

Eclipse: GET MIKENNO! D8<

Jacob: D8 *runs off*

Whitney: *snaps back to reality, and scampers behind one of the chairs in the med room, curling up into a ball* D8>

Eclipse: *turns into his Condemned form, still struggling to hold Vasper down* C'MON!!

D. Vasper: RAAUUUURRRGH!!

meanwhile

Jacob: *running around HNHQ, looking desperatly for Mikenno* nhh! D8>

Mikenno: *seems to come out of nowhere, already running in the direction of the med room. He grabs Jacob's wrist as he runs past, almost dragging him along* don't fall behind!

Whitney: *cowering behind the chair*

Jacob: Aah! Mikenno! D8

meanwhile

C. Eclipse: C'mon, kid! FIGHT IT!!

D. Vasper: ROAAWWRGH!! *sinks his teeth into Eclipse's shoulder*

C. Eclipse: NRRGH! Don't fight ME!!

Mikenno: *bursts into the med room, and immediately lets go of jacob* go calm Whitney down. *quickly approaches Vasper and Eclipse, and places both his hands on Vasper's head, attempting to both tranquilize him and enter his mind*

up thar.

Raptor: *looks back up* Family usually is the happiest memory in one's life...

Eclipse: *dryly* The war ripped mine away from me.

Raptor: I know.

Eclipse: I'm sorry if I seem bitter towards your kind, Raptor...

Raptor: it's understandable. Purebloods have always been against the Hybrids more than the other way around...

Eclipse: at least you, and Jacob are different...

Me: you know what would be awkward? If in Daemonwolf, Jacob realizes he's bisexual, and it gets all crazy because he's now stuck between like Ivy, and liking Raptor. XD

Me: oh my god, that would be sooooooooooooo funny and hilarious XD

Raptor: heh.... well, i'm lucky to have people here who accept me too.

Eclipse: eyup. Just avoid the ones that don't.

Me: oh god, it would be just... ODD. I've never ever written anything like that, and I dunno if Raptor goes that way or not. :P

Me: if you'll do it, i will too. honestly, i always thought it'd be interesting to write a bisexual/gay character. it'd be... different. i've just been a bit put off by all the yaoi.....

Raptor: you mean like the Tigon that just tried to tell me off?

Eclipse: yuuuup.

Me: Yeah, I actually think yaoi is a disgrace to the homosexual population. I already have Newman, but he's not exactly... sane... enough to be in a serious relationship with another character. As for Jacob, what if he doesn't even KNOW until he sees someone about it? What if Raptor is the same way, or maybe HE'S NOT? Dear god, the possibilities. At the same time, Ivy, who thinks she's found someone who actually likes her, will probably be pissed because she has to fight ANOTHER MAN for Jacob's affection. Goodness, this hasn't really been done before here on FAC, has it? ._.

Raptor: i'll... try my best.

Me: as far as i know.... no. ^^; and i agree about the yaoi thing. i have a story to share, but not now, i have limited time >.>;

Eclipse: well, that's good. Oh, and if you meet another hybrid like that, just ignore 'em.

Me: well, when you have the time, then. :P

Raptor: I'll do my best...

Me: oh wait... never mind.

Me: ???

Eclipse: Good.

Me: thinking about it now, it was irrelevant. but i have another point: being homosexual =/= omfglesthavegaysmex. that's why i don't write/draw/support Yaoi.
If i see it, i go, "oh look, yaoi." but i don't look for it. because it's NOT RIGHT....

Raptor: >.>

Me: agreed.

Eclipse: I'm'a go now... still a bit tired.

Me: also also also, I MUST SHOWER.

Me: a'ight.

Raptor: right. sorry for disturbing you.

Eclipse: it's no problem, Raptor. ^^ *enters his room again, shutting the door*

Raptor: *GOES HIS OWN WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY*

Me: *shot for rock band reference* so are we gonna do it? *points at earlier posts*

Me: it would be pretty freakin' interesting. Why not? ^^ (buuuuuuuuut on the daemonwolf roleplay, just a reminder)

Eclipse: *sleeps on his bed, as opposed to the floor, which would be uncomfortable*

DER NECKST DAI?

Me: i know, and sure. also, brb showarz.

NECKST DAI

Eclipse: *downstairs in the Mess Hall, he grumbles about the firetruck that woke him up at 3 am*

Acid: *is head+table in the mess hall, a tray of food next to his head*

Eclipse: ? *walks over to Acid and taps him on the shoulder* what's up with you?

Acid: *muffled* stupid fire truck woke me up at 3 am.... couldn't fall asleep again....

Eclipse: Hah, that's exactly what happened to me, too! Once the damn thing woke me up, I couldn't get myself to sleep again!

Acid: *turns his head to look at Eclipse, but keeps it on the table* yeah, but YOU didn't go to bed at two in the morning.

Eclipse: ooo... yeesh... you should just head back to bed, and sleep for a bit, Acid.

Acid: y'know, i probably should. aaaaaas soon as i'm done eating. *pushes himself off the table and back into an upright position*

Eclipse: right, right. You do that.

Acid: hey, go get yourself some food and sid'down. :P

Eclipse: fine then. :P *gets up to get food*

Acid: *omnomnom*

Eclipse: *comes back with his food, and noms*

Acid: *finishing up his noms*

Eclipse: *eating*

Acid: *finishes, and pushes the tray away from him*

Eclipse: *after a bit, he also finishes* Joy, for I am done. You're also done. This means it's bedtime for you, Acid.

Acid: Hey, i'm YOUR uncle, I get to tell YOU what to do. :P

Eclipse: Yeah? Well, I'm physically older than you. Go to bed.

Acid: i have 70+ years of experience on you. :P

Eclipse: BED. NAO.

Acid: OKAY, FIIIIIINE. jeesh. *stands up and takes his tray* g'night.... or hsould i say g'mornin'? *grins at his idiotic joke and heads off*

Eclipse: *only rolls his eyes at the joke, then decides to head outside for some fresh air*

Outside: *is very nice*

I'll make a new comment.

Eclipse: *points up to the ceiling* just bring Mikenno, or someone else in, Mish. It works.

ok fine. "someone else" works.

Something: *bumps into eclipse's door*
Voice from outside: OY! watch where you're going, pureblood.
Raptor: *pushes off his door* tch. and here i thought EVERYONE was welcome here.
VfO: yeah, everyone but murderors, Osprey. *walks off*
Raptor: ...*SIIIIGH*

Me: oh good, see, I don't really see you using Raptor all that much. :3

Eclipse: *his ears perk up at the noise made outside his room* ... *he gets up off the bed, and opens the door* Raptor?

Me: ^^

Raptor: eeh?! oh.... hey, Eclipse. I didn't know this was your room.

Eclipse: well, now you know. What was all that? The stuff that I overheard from out here?

Raptor: *snorts* some hybrid slammed into me and told me off. anyone's supposed to be welcome here, and yet they all treat me like trash. they're acting no better than those goddamned purist purebloods...

Eclipse: ... they just don't understand... just like the purebloods didn't understand US... maybe I can talk to Lightning about this, Raptor. I'm sure he can do something about it.

Raptor: that's what i DON'T GET. why is it that i'm they only pureblood they're picking out? there's so many others here, i mean what about Jacob? he was a DEMEKARR, for cryin' out loud!

Eclipse: ... but you were part of the army that killed their friends and family... Jacob came in after the war was at it's worse, and no one really ever saw him as ANGEL...

Raptor: ...what they don't know is that i was drafted. A lot like your son was. dragged away from my own family. the reason i fought was so that THEY wouldn't die, jut like the reason most of the hybrids here fought...

Eclipse: the unfortunate thing about us, is that we don't focus on who you were all trying to protect, but rather, how many of us you've killed.

Raptor: tch. i have to admit, it was the same on the other side, mostly.

Eclipse: ... that's what civil war is... you chose the side that you think is right...

Raaptor: *bitterly* unless you're drafted. i don't think your son wanted to fight on the pureblood side, Eclipse.

Eclipse: well, that's when drafting's involved, otherwise I'm right. Also, please stop mentioning Luminos. The memories of him are still painful.

Raptor: right. sorry. *runs his hand through his unruly feathers and sighs* i just wish things could go back to the way they were...

Eclipse: how 'back' are we talking here? Like BEFORE the war, because I don't ever want to deal with that again.

Raptor: mm? oh... forgive me, i'm being selfish. *pinches the bridge of his.. nose? beak? and sighs* sometimes one gets so caught up in thier problems that they forget others have suffered grief as well.

Eclipse: hey, most of my life is grief-city. There really isn't a point in time that you can turn back to, in my life, and see anything besides pain... well... besides when I had a family...

Condemned: Heheh... now then... off to Mal.

Ryu: right. *goes back down the hallway they came from*

Demonio: *at Mal's request, is chasing him around trying to catch him* -_-*
Mal: *attempting to stay ahead of him, laughing gleefully* XD

Condemned: we're back ~ !

Mal: *comes to a complete stop at the sound of his father's voice* YAY! :D

Demonio: !!!! *is forced to come to a screeching halt so as to not run Mal over. he quickly regains his composure, then bows to Ryu and Condemned*

Ryu: *smirks in amusement* Enjoy yourself, Demonio?

Demonio: It was good exercise.... -_-;

Condemned: *laughs at his expression* you tempt me to lock you in a room with Mal for a day.

Demonio: *whutplz* D8>!!!!

Ryu: *has to cover her mouth to keep herself from bursting into laughter at his expression*

Mal: *decides not to control himself, and just starts snickering like mad* heeeeeheeheeheeheeheeee.... X3

Me: whutplz is used for when you don't understand, or are amazed by something. XD

Condemned: oh, Demonio, I'm only kidding. :3

Me: he is amazed. as in terrified. X3

Demonio: *PHEW*

Mal: *rofling*

Ryu: *regains her composure* ahem.

Me: LIES.

Condemned: Hurr. Now I haven't got any ideas.

Demonio: -_-

Ryu: strange. me neither.

Mal: XD

Condemned: krrr... perhaps I should go now...

Mal: D8> *glomps Condemned* bye daaaaaaaaad! D:

Condemned: goodbye Malvagita... stay out of trouble, alright? ^^

Mal: *nodnodnod* i will! :D

Ryu: goodbye, love. :(

Condemned: Goodbye, Ryu. I will see you again next week. <:) *hugs her, then leaves*

Ryu: :(

BACK AT HNHQ, LATER

Eclipse: *flops down on his bed* ...oog...

Me: *has no currently living characters that are stalkers* x3

Eclipse: FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK I hate visiting Hell.

Things: *happen*

Ryu: the Thief isn't one for arguing...

Condemned: maybe because she doesn't have the mouth for it. :P

Ryu: *snickers* heheh. maybe.

Condemned: ah, silly me. I should have figured as much.

Me: lol doublepost.

Ryu: *nods*

Mal: sooooooooooooooooo...... >.>

Condemned: So so SO... so now we have a chat with the Thief.

Me: waugh. ^^;

Me: 'tis ok. lol when i read this, one of the very doom-ish tracks from BbS came on XD it went "dooooooommm dooooom doooommm dooom dadooooom dooooooooom" and then the violins came in :3

Mal: *earfins droop* do i have to go? D:

Ryu: ....no, you don't.

Condemned: yes, you can just stay here, Mal. Ryu, please lead the way.

Ryu: *leads the way*

Me: *is braindead XD*

*they enter*

Condemned: THIEF!! What is the meaning of this - not teaching our child correctly?? D8<

The Thief: *seemingly confused, though her hood obscures her face* Not teacccching correctly....? what isss it that you ssspeak offf?

Ryu: Our son told us that you brought a violent demon to one of his lessons. He repeated a vulgar word the demon used.

The Thief: ah.... Bacchusssss..... *bows* forgive me, Mistresssss, i did not predict he would act in sssuch a manner..... *stands upright again* but i asssssure you, he hasssss been punissshhhhed for corrupting the child withhhhh his vile wordsssss....

Condemned: that better be so. Please choose your teaching methods more wisely next time.

The Thief: *bows* yesss, ssssir. I will be more carefffffful.

Condemned: eh... *scratches the back of his neck, feeling somewhat awkward from the display of respect*

The Thief: *straightens out again and clasps her hands (claws?) together before adressing the two* can i help withhhh anythhhhing elsssse?

Condemned: *looks at Ryu* I think we're done here. Are we done here?

Ryu: yes, we are done here. Thank you for your time, Thief.

Thief: *dips her head to them* it wassss my pleasssssure.

Me: i'm stopping at RRC, my wrist is starting to hurt, and thats not a good thing.

Me: i lied, i stopped with Jacob. i was falling asleep on my DS XD

Me: well ok then :P

Condemned: *motions Ryu out* ladies first. <3

Ryu: thank you, sir <3 *goes through*

Condemned: *nods, smiling, and follows her out*

The Thief: *watches them as they leave. if she was physically capable of frowning, she would have* .....

Condemned: Well, that went well. I expected an argument. Or at least a friendly debate.

Mal: bawww. that would've been cool...

Condemned: *chuckles at his comment*

Eclipse: *scratches the back of his neck, and looks around. He still feels uncomfortable about being in Hell*

Ryu: ...you seem uncomfortable, eclipse. is this visit going to be cut short? :/

Mal: D: *is upset by the thought of his dad leaving so quickly*

Eclipse: ... no... I'm not going to pull a father away from his son...

S. Condemned: *knows exactly why Eclipse would say that*

Ryu: *nods gratefully*

Mal: *eclipse gains a bit more of his respect* :)

Eclipse: I'm going to let Condemned take over again, though... I dunno. I feel as if he's more wanted than I am, here. *transforms*

Condemned: a sad host he is, but that is the very thing that feeds me...

Mal: why are mobians so sad? :(

Ryu: they have more things to deal with than us.

Condemned: *nods* there are tragedies in their world that far beyond exceed anything that may happen here... have you read of the Holocaust yet, Mal?

Mal: *nodnod* yeah, that was what the cursing demon was telling me about. it sounded HORRIBLE.... all those people.... D:>

Ryu: it was. both heaven and hell accepted many souls during that war...

Condemned: and it is a good example of a normal tragedy on Mobius. Back then, however, Mobius was called Earth.

Mal: *nods* yeah, i learned about that too... but i havent learned why the name changed though :/

Condemned: *shrugs* I don't know, but only because I wasn't there when it happened, nor do I know how the mobians came into existance.

Me: fffff... are we going for the Archie explanation or are we making one up? cuz Ryu's supposed to know this :S

Me: we're gonna do the Archie one.

ME: ALIENS, YAYYYYYYY~!

Mal: well... *turns to Ryu* mama, do you know why it changed?

Ryu: *nods* it changed because beings known as the Bem came and saw what the overlanders were doing to their planet, and eradicated almost all of them. Somehow, during this attack, the animals gained intelligence and began t evolve. thus Mobius was created.

Condemned: *shakes his head* now I'm confused. How do you know about this if you couldn't have possibly existed back then? Don't you count as a mobian? In a way?

Ryu: *small smile* Hell existed before Mobius, darling.

Me: this is why i was complaining about Lucifer. the story i heard was that he and a bunch of other angels rebelled against god, and that they had ammassed an army of sorts, comprised of different evil beasts-- the most fearsome of which was an evil DRAGON. who got demoted to an anthro when she got sent to hell along with all the fallen. :/

Condemned: but what about the overlander's Satan?

Me: ah, but it says nothing about Satan coming before, or is Lucifer. I was taught they they were two different beings.

Ryu: he existed even before i did.

Me: okay FINE we'll go with the separate theory. :P but i'm still using my explanation for Ryu.

Condemned: does he still exist?

Me: fine then :P

Ryu: of course. He is the only one with authority above mine.

Mal: so... you're second in command?

Ryu: *nods*

Condemned: funny how we never actually SEE him, though... >_>

Ryu: he is always busy. That is why i run most of hell - he has other business to take care of.

Mal: ohhhhhhh.

Condemned: oh. He doesn't do his work in Hell, or is it a secluded area?

Ryu: he is usually participating in Judgement.

Mal: oh, i know what that is! its when God and the Devil decide whether a soul comes here or goes to heaven.

Ryu: precisely.

Condemned: ah, silly me. I should have figured as much.

Ryu: *calls down the hallway* chase him through the left hall! just keep taking left turns!! *runs down the hall in the other direction*

Me: ....of course. the ever-present cat-girl.... Starocean just got really interesting...

Me: pfff. Cats. .Hack//SIGN...

Eclipse: Got it! *does so!*

Mal: *looks over his shoulder, and upon seeing him, he runs faster*

Me: oh jeez, now Edge is GUILT-TRIPPING/ANGSTING. MAJORLY. i mean, he has a valid reason, but jeez.... freaking screaming at everyone...

Me: ._.

Eclipse: Malvagita - WAIT! We're not angry at you!!

Mal: *is running out of energy, and slows down*

Me: well, watching a the ALTERNATE!Earth be turned into antimatter GOO knowing it was your fault it happened kinda does that to you... >.>

Eclipse: *catches up to him, panting* Mal...! Mal -wait! We're... we're not... *huff* we're not mad at you! We - we need to know... where you learned that *huff* word!

Me: o_o

Mal: NYAAAH! *turns left and--*

Ryu: aHAH!!

Mal: *squeals and crashes right into Ryu*

Eclipse: *huff... huff* There we go... *stands up straight, looking as full-of-authority as he can* Malvagita, it's VERY important that we know exactly where you heard that word, and who's been teaching you to talk like that.

Mal: *looks up at is mom as if asking her for help*

Ryu: *raises an eyebrow* we are waiting, Malgavita.

Mal: nyeeeeeh.... The Thief brought in a demon who was alive during WW2..... to tell me more about the history. but he got mad and started talking like that, but the thief didn't say anything so i thought it was okay...

Eclipse: ... she said nothing? Nothing at all...? *looks at Ryu* perhaps... you should have a word with her? I know CONDEMNED wants to.

Ryu: i will make sure to do so. >:/

Mal: i'm sorry mama.... and dad..... D:>

Spirit!Condemned: *comes out* I guess we can say that it wasn't your fault - and you apologized, which is all that counts.

Eclipse: ... *nods*

Mal: *a small smile seems to flicker across his face, but it vanishes as he realizes he still feels bad* .....

Ryu: just promise you will never use that word again.

Mal: i promise! D:>

Condemned and Eclipse: good.

Condemned: *looks at Eclipse questioningly*

Eclipse: *shrugs* I guess I've got a soft spot for kids. A bit. Can't help but worry about 'em.

Me: dinner's not quite ready. ^^;

Mal: *pouts at eclipse. he still doesn't like him, but he doesn't DISLIKE him as much anymore*

Eclipse: *smiles sadly at Mal*

S. Condemned: well then... now that THAT problem was sorted out.

Mal: dad... you're all... cloud-like. that's cool.

Ryu: XD

S. Condemned: heheh... this is actually what I look like when I haven't possessed someone, Mal. I am nothing more than a spirit.

Eclipse: when he does possess people, like me, he takes on our forms.

Mal: oh.... that's cool..... *tries to poke Condemned*

S. Condemned: *Mal's finger goes through him* this feels strange.

Eclipse: I can imagine.

Mal: *quickly withdraws his hand* sorry D: can i do that?

Ryu: i don't think you can, Mal. you're not a spirit.

S. Condemned: *nods* only ritual-born demekarrs can do this.

Eclipse: Hosts can't do it.

Mal: of course he is! he loves me, he loves mom! and he's fun. >:/

Eclipse: *smiles sadly at Mal* heh... some real father-son bonding time, right?

Mal: *points accusingly* that YOU'RE interrupting. >:(

Eclipse: *raises his hands up defencivly* Think about it Mal - maybe making friends with me is a GOOD thing. Wouldn't this all be better if you didn't think I was the BAD guy? <:/

Mal: *snarls, exposing his teeth* No, i'd be better if you would just let daddy come back, you body-hogging a**hole!! D:<

Eclipse: *jerks back from the sheer aggressiveness of his words* *to Ryu* where did he learn that word...??

Me: *cough*ryu'snotthere*cough*

me: fffffff shouldn't she be...?

Eclipse: *same as last post* where did you learn that word??

Me: can't a mom be busy? XD no, i wanted to have Condemned talk to her about it. >.>

Mal: *through his teeth* why would you care??

Eclipse: I think I should be concerned if Condemned's own CHILD is saying these things! You DO know he can hear what you're saying, right? He is VERY upset with you!

Mal: *totally didn't know that, and freezes* h-h-he can?

Eclipse: *looks at Mal sternly* yes. Mal, because Condemned is connected to me, he can hear my thoughts, feel my emotions, see what I see, and HEAR WHAT I HEAR. Now please tell me - where the heck did you learn that word?

Mal: I-I.... ah.... umm..... NYEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! *scampers off farther into the castle*

Eclipse: Mal, WAIT! D:> *runs after him*

Mal: *speeds past Ryu down the hallway*

Ryu: !? *sees eclipse chasing him* Eclipse? What happened?!

Eclipse: *stops, panting a little* Mal realized that Condemned can hear what I hear... and Mal called me an "asshole".

Ryu: wh-where did he learn that word?!

Eclipse: I have no idea. When I asked him, he ran...

Ryu: well, we must catch him, then! D:

Eclipse: well alright then! *runs off after Mal*

Mal: maybe i can make some friends when i go to mobius? :D

Ryu: mmmmaaaaaaaybe.

Condemned: and risk him getting discovered??? D8>

Ryu: that's why i said maybe. as in "not likely."

Mal: BAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!! D:>

Ryu: i'm sorry, honey, but condemned's right. <:(

Condemned: but you can be friends with the mobians at HNHQ! ^^;

Mal: Like Twilight and Lightning! :D

Condemned: EXACTLY like Twilight and Lightning ^^

Mal: WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! *happy nao*

Ryu: heheh... <3

Condemned: heheheh... *to Ryu* he's easy to please.

Ryu: oh, you would be surprised....

Mal: :3

Condemned: okay then, he's easy to please when I'M around. XD

Ryu: it's because he misses you, and having you around is enough to please him. ^^

Mal: *nodnodnod* :D

Condemned: ah... I wish I could be around more... <:(

Mal: it's okay, daddy! that makes your visits MORE special~! <3

Ryu: ^^

Condemned: d'aww, Mal... and here I thought you couldn't get any sweeter... =^^=

Mal: hee~! *glomps him*

Condemend: *catches him, and hugs him tightly* <333

Mal: *HUG* <3333

Ryu: *can't help but joing into this adorable moment of luuuuuuuve* <3333

Condemned: *they all have a luffly love family moment which really sucks because of what will happen next week*

Ryu+Mal: *yeah, that really does suck but they have no way of knowing*

Condemned: yyyaaaay.

Mal: heehee~!

Ryu: ^^

Me: now what?

Me: uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... you just wanna skip to next week?

Me: yeah ok. :/

NEXT WEEK

Condemned: HELLOOO ~

Mal: DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD! *glomps him, though a bit less forcefully*

Condemned: *catch* oh hullo thar. :3

Mal: hai daaaad. :D

Condemned: So I was thinking... Mal, what if you gave Eclipse another shot?

Mal: *pouts* i don't like Eclipse, dad. >:(

Condemned: he's... not ALL... that bad... he's just a very sad mobian... perhaps you two could get along?

Mal: *snorts, but says nothing*

Condemned: I'm going to release him...

Mal: *sits back on his hind legs, crosses his arms, and pouts*

Condemned: *releases Eclipse*

Eclipse: Gnhh! *looks around* ...?

Mal: *pouts annoyedly, as if eclipse's mere prescence was enough reason to dislike him*

Eclipse: *notices Mal* oh. NOW i know where I am. Hello again, kid.

Mal: HMPH. >:(

Eclipse: you don't seem to pleased to see me. XD

Mal: i was talking to Daddy, and he said i should talk to you but i didn't want to. >:(

Eclipse: heh... well lucky for you, I'm in a better mood today... why don't you want to talk to me?

Mal: because i don't like you. *little kid stubbourness*

Eclipse: *crouches a little bit to get to eye level with him* and why not...?

Mal: because its because of you that daddy can't be here all the time! >:(

Eclipse: ... ... oh. *changing the subject* so he's a good father to you?

Mal: aah! nonono! XD *squirms in his grip*

Condemned: *with Mal still in his arms, he takes big steps over to Ryu* Maybe we should cook him, first. :P

Ryu: a barbeque, perhaps? i could go get some sauce. :3

Mal: nuuuuu! its hot enough alreadyyyyy! XD

Condemned: yikes... you got THAT right... oh darn, all this heat hfas spoiled my appetite. Oh well. *drops Mal* :P

Mal: *lands on two legs, steadies himself, then goes back on all fours* XP

Condemned: you need to practice walking on two legs, Mal :P

Mal: i can walk on two legs! D: *stands up and stays standing* see?

Ryu: ah, but you're not walkingare you? :P

Mal: -_-;

Condemned: it's very important to get used to walking on two legs, Mal, or else, if you visit Mobius again, the mobians will suspect something.

Mal: i know, daddy, i know... x( *shifts his weight back and forth from leg to leg, as if he were testing them out*

Me: holy crap, *spoilers*. do you like Xigbar? like, as a character?

Me: yes-ish? The only reason I drooped in my love for him was because of how many times he pwned me in KH2. DX

Condemned: Ah, but you must put that knowledge into ACTION. :)

Mal: mmmmmh. *walks around in a circle, just to prove his "knowledge"*

Ryu: see? i don't know why you make such a fuss about it.

Condemned: When you stand on two legs, Mal, you seem much more sophisticated :)

Mal: *puts his hands on his hips and his chin up, grinning*

Ryu: there you go. XD

Condemned: snrk. Now all you need is a top hat, a monicle, and a cup of tea. XD

Ryu: pfft. *almost laughs at the image, but covers her mouth*

Mal: XP

Condemned: hurrr... :P So! Tell me of your teachings, Mal! What have you learned so far?

Mal: weeeeeellllll... i learned about [insert stuff im too lazy to tap here]

Me: ......i think..... birth by sleep's gonna be rated T.

Condemned: oh VERY nice. ^^ You're just learning so very much, aren't you? :D

Me: how so?

Mal: eyup~! having a good teacher helps :D

Me: violence. of the violent nature. mucho conflict that winds up in cutscene fights. actual FLESH WOUNDS.

Me: ehh... more like E10+

Condemned: indeed it does! ^^ So Mal, have you been making any friends? *knows this is a stupid question*

Mal: ... *ear fins droop* no...

Ryu: there aren't many kids Mal's age here....

Me: no. KH2 was E10+. and we all know what a sissy game that was.

Me: Sonic Unleashed was E10+... but so was ShTH... >_>;

Condemned: awww... not even with Demonio, or another demon? D:>

Mal: oh oh! i play with Demo sometimes! i chase him around. :3

Ryu: very amusing to watch, i must say. x3

Me: if SU was E10+ for green blood/goo, i think BbS is gonna be T. unless they go crazy and frickin' edit everything.... like they did with KH2.... they botched Axel's deeeeeath.....

Condemned: ah, well at least there's THAT. ^^;

Mal: welllll... i learned about [insert stuff i'm too lazy to tap here]

derp ^

Frigitt: mrrrrrr.... <do you really have to be so loud?>

Vorace: yes. :P *gently shakes her* come on, Frigitt! It is morning!

Frigitt: *drowsily paws at hm* <i know, i know...>

Vorace: *backs away from her* :>

Frigitt: nrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. *rolls off the couch with a thud* .....ow.

Vorace: are you ok? D:

Frigitt: *is totally awake now and hops up on her feet* <yup! ow. not a nice wake-up call.>

Me: brb showah.

Vorace: ... sorry... <:D ...

Me: oh ok.

Frigitt: *tailwag* it's ok ^^

Vorace: ^^ Shall we head downstairs?

Frigitt: sure ^^ *pads towards the door*

Vorace: *opens it for her* ^^

Frigitt: *pads outside and waits for him*

Vorace: *follows her out* ^^

Me: oh god, can we skip to next week? I feel as if this is just going to drag on.

Me: if ya have something planned out. i'm honestly blanking right now.

AND THEN IT'S NEXT WEEK, AND CONDEMNED VISITS MAL.

Condemned: *enters Hell*

Demonio: *flying above, ensuring him safe passage to the palace*

Condemned: *enters Ryu's palace* <3

Mal: *glomps him* DADDY!!! :D

Ryu: *smiles* heheh. hello, love. <3

Condemned: hello Ryu... and hello, Mal! XD It's good to see you both again. :)

Ryu: it sure is, love.

Mal: daddy, daddy, look! i got bigger! :D *stands up on his back legs; he's only a few inches shorter than Condemned*

Condemned: oh my! Look at THAT! You are certainly becoming a very tall one, Mal... soon, you'll be even taller than me! XD

Mal: yup! *drops back onto all fours* :D

Ryu: he just keeps growing! XD he never stops learning, either.

Me: i say corruption starts showing on the next visit.

Me: AWESOME! >8D

Condemned: Oh, but that is because he's a very smart boy! :D

Mal: *grins proudly*

Me: it's gotta be something small though. he can't suddenly come out saying "IMMA DESTROY DA WORLD >8D"

Condemned: you continue learning, Mal... study from not just a book, but the world around you, and the people that you meet. :)

Me: As cute as that would be, I know. ^^

Mal: *nods enthusiastically* will, do, daddy! :D

Ryu: *messes up his hair* attaboy. <3

Me: so what should it be? it could be something "accidental" or... something.

Me: uhhh... gee, I dunno. he did something accidental last time, so let's go for a mild, purposeful thing. :3

Condemned: good, good... so Malvagita, what do you want to do today? :D

Me: liiiiike?

Mal: uhhhh...... i dunnooooo....

Condemned: ... hows'about we just stay here then? ^^;

Me: ._. ... ... I dunno...

Mal: okay! :D

Ryu: ^^;

Me: you're good at evil things! D:>

Me: derp... uhhh... first, a target. What if he, like, I dunno, verbally abuses Eclipse? :P

Condemned: well alright then. ^^;

Me: *not good at verbal abuse*

Mal: :3 so, whaddayawannado?

Me: yes, that is all one word XD

Condemned: hmm... well, gee, Mal, wouldn't it just be TERRIBLE if, suddenly, I were to chase you around Hell? :3

Me: derp. You're too nice. XD ... but remember, from where Mal stands, Eclipse is the bad guy, here. Think about how heroes are sometimes completely biased against "evil" villains. Perhaps Mal could say a few... totally uncool things.

Mal: *dramatic gasp* that'd be TERRIBLE! :D *runs off*

Me: liiike? i'm sorry, i can't insult people unless i mean it DX

Me: pretend that you mean it. Eclipse can be a jerkface sometimes, yes? Take out your anger on him. That's what I do.

Condemned: OH NO, HERE I COME! >:D *runs after him*

Me: he's YOUR character, though, and i have no anger to take out on anyone :(

Mal: eeep! XD *takes a skidding sharp turn down a hall*

Ryu: *watches with amusement*

Condemned: !! *practically crashes into the wall, but manages to turn JUST on time* haHAH! >:D

Me: umm... "ARGH YOUR TABLET DOESN'T WORK IF ITUNES IS OPEN!!"? <:D

Mal: *laughing gleefully, still running*

Me: GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH. and btw, it only messes up if i don't open photoshop first XP

Condemned: I'ma gonna get'cha!

Me: THERE we go. XD

Mal: nuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!! XD

Condemned: *snatches Mal up and holds him in his arms* I got yoouu! XD

Mal: noooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! *dramatically slumps over in his arms*

Condemned: I think I might take you back to your mother, so we can both eat you up >:P

Frigitt: *tail twitches in amusement, and she follows him*

Me: they live in the same room, remember? XD

Me: I admit that I do not recall such a detail. :P

Vorace: *sits on his bed, when he remembers that Frigitt shares the room with him* O////O

Me: bonded? remember? and "dogs" usually don't get their own rooms. :P

Frigitt: <heheh. i'll take the couch, then.> X) *pads out of the bedroom*

Me: oh RIIIIIIGHT...

Vorace: eheh... thank you... ^^; *flops down on the bed*

Me: haaaaa. XD

Frigitt: *curls up on the couch*

Vorace: *tries to go sleep*

Frigitt: *quickly falls asleep, snoring lightly*

Vorace: *finally sleeps*

DIE NECHSTE MORGEN!!!

Frigitt: *snoozing half awake, not really wanting to get up*

Vorace: *springs up, now awake* new day! :D *hops out of bed*

Frigitt: *still unsure, she turns around and keeps walking*

Me: *sneeeeaking and has to go soon*

Me: baw. See you at 1, my time.

Vorace: *continues walking*

Frigitt: *walking*

Me: whoops. i forgot i had homework. well, on the bright side, my pants are now awesome. x3

Vorace: *walking*

Me: ohhhh. Well, congrats on your... pants? XD

Frigitt: *walking*

Me: i guess i owe you an explanation. XD long story short, a dozen or so sleep-deprived tenagers had to paint a set for a musical. Paint+jeans=a pair of epic pants. mine look like i commited a murder. XD

Vorace: *walking* ...

Me: oh lawd. Don't try screenprinting, then. XD

Frigitt: *walking* <...>

Me: ....whut? whatever it is, it sounds like fun. i'm not gonna lie.

Vorace: ... ... Frigitt... before, Shadow said that you liked me... do you still like me?

Me: it takes a lot of steps. First, you use pen to make a design, then, using a dangerous machine, you put that design on a board covered in dried purple goop. THEN you wash the goop off. THEN you place the board on top of a piece of paper, or a shirt, or something, and you squeegee paint all over it, then you have a printed image. Andy Warhol was a famous screenprinter.

Frigitt: *slows her pace, but barely noticably* <.........yes.....>

Me: oh THAT!! that. i know about that. yeah, we talked about Andy Warhol in graphic comm when we were doing Vectoring... no not the crocodile XD

Me: *loves Andy Warhol*

Vorace: *also slows down a bit* ... ... more than friends?

Me: lol yeah. you know, i think you should try vectoring. see if you can get yourself illustrator.

Frigitt: <........i..... maybe.......>

Vorace: maybe?

Me: lol, oh god no. D:

Me: why not??? D:>

Frigitt: <....i don't know what.....> *sighs* <i don't know. all i've learned about this sort of thing is what i picked up from Skye.... and frankly, it's not enough.>

Vorace: eh... Maybe I could... teach you? If you must learn more?

Me: because it scares me. D:

Me: how so? it's easy! D:

Frigitt: *stops in her tracks, almost tripping Vorace*

Vorace: *almost trips* !!!

Me: I'M SCARED, MISH. D:

Frigitt: <you....> *turns to face him, and amused grin on her face* <you want to TEACH me?> *raises an eyebrow*

Me: WHY?

Me: NEW THINGS SCARE ME. D:

Vorace: uh... well... I do not know... maybe I know something you do not?

Me: TRYING NEW THINGS IS WHAT MAKES YOU BETTER. i was scared of drawing humans, but i tried it ANYWAYS. now look! i'm actually halfway decent! :D

Frigitt: *turns around completely* <so... you like me enough to want to teach me how to like you back?> *keeps her eyebrow raised*

Vorace: *you can see a visible red form under the fur on his cheeks* n-no! I-I-I mean... I mean I like you as a friend, and I-I-I would like to h-help you!

Me: I DO try new things! >:1 ... I just don't enjoy trying new, more difficult computer program stuffs.

Me: it's not more difficult, it's about the same... it's just different. :P

Frigitt: <oh really? then why did you ask ME if I liked YOU?>

Me: blah.

Vorace: c-curious... >_>;

Frigitt: *grins wolfishly (lol i mades a pun XD) and almost singsongs* <stammering doesn't help you~♪>

Vorace: u-uh... w-w-well... >////>

Frigitt: *snorts* <*giggle*>

Vorace: shall we continue our walk? o////o

Frigitt: <yes we can.> =^^= *turns back around and starts walking again*

Vorace: *walks with her*

Me: I'm teaching Faith facial expression. :D

Frigitt: *walks*

Me: as in DRAWING faces or MAKING faces?

Me: drawing... er... well, drawing different expressions.

Vorace: *walks* .///.

*and then they go home*

Vorace: .////.

Frigitt: *has to contain her giggles at Vorace's face* X3

Vorace: I will just... ... go to my room now... .///. *scoots off*

Frigitt: <:( ......

Me: ha. haha. he was bluffing. HAHAHA. HA.

Vorace: *slightly nervous*

Me: lol, he's just scared of your fury. :P

Frigitt: *fully turns around* <Vorace, what's bothering you?>

Me: oh, he's right to fear me. i know me and a friend are ready to slap him across the face if he opens his mouth.

Vorace: I really do not know ._.;

Me: lol, I would too. :P

Frigit: <.....Allright then....?>

Me: mm, just a warning, i'm gonna be gone early tomorrow, at least until 3:00 my time.

Vorace: *in realty, he's developing feelings for Frigitt* ._.;

Me: ok.

Me: i just found a contest entry on dA. fffffff i lost already, i know it XDDDD

Frigitt: =^^=

Vorace: *he sees a family walking across the street, consisting of two parents, a daughter, and a pre-evolved golden retriever* ...

Me: hurr.

Frigitt: *follows his gaze* ....

Me: not funny D: don't make me spoil you >:3 *is totally kidding*

Vorace: they are happy, yes.

Frigitt: <we can be happy too, you know.>

Vaorace: *stares at her*

Frigitt: *stares back* .....

Me: so Snapple "apologized?" heh. more than he ever did for me. all i got was an "i dunno what you want me to do about it" :/ lucky you.

Vorace: *looks away* ...

Me: I swear to GOD, this guy has GOT to have some kind of mental illness! NO ONE is that mean. Not even the TROLLS! (except for the nazi trolls) maybe he really IS sadistic, but undiagnosed?

Frigitt: *glances away for a secong, then looks back* ...

Me: who knows? he does this to everyone, but NEVER like this.... i mean, he'll poke at you until you start getting mad, then laugh and change the subject, but... never like this.

Vorace: ...

Me: maybe Tourneyfag just hates me?

Frigitt: ...

Me: either that or (theary i just came up with) he's doing it to piss me off. on purpose. noticed how he's barely posted ANYTHING on my profile? (btw, i lost the BbS contest. and the game.)

Vorace: *clears his throat*

Me: I did notice this. Is it really to piss you off? It seems more like he's doing this to me to piss ME off. As for the BBS thing... I'ma sowwy D:, and FUUUUUUUUUUU -

Frigitt: ! >.>

Me: probably both... he just loves to upset people. he called my friend a furry behind her back. i'm tempted to wear cat ears to school on wednesday. and it's ok, and LOL.

Vorace: uh... should we just... continue to walk?

Me: eventually he's going to get lonely. Then no one will be there for him.