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Horus vs Creda; From Skype
Topic Started: Jan 1 2014, 06:42 PM (561 Views)
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"Man...this sector's so confusing..."

Somewhere in the heart of Reliquus's 5th sector, a straw-haired young man leaned back against a pole. He sighed. Well, that had been a nice waste of an hour. And he was still no closer to figuring out just where this rendezvous point was supposed to be. Well, better bite down his pride as city guardsman and ask someone

Maybe someone such as that chick on the nearby bench. With a lazy stretch, we wandered over and sat on the bench with a grin. "Hey there. You know how to get to a restaurant called Marleducci's?"

Creda had her eyes closed as she gently whispered to herself. The words were Latin, or a close approximation thereof, and she continued to spill them off her tongue as if they we-

[[...curse it.]]

She opened her eyes and faced towards the boy, eyes completely white with no pupil visible. "Third left. Now please leave me alone."

"Third left?" Horus blinked. He could've sworn he'd been down that way at least five times. "Huh, must;ve missed it. Ah well. You mind showing me? I could buy you something for your trouble if you'd like."

"...you're seriously going to lead with that?"

"No idea what you mean. Just seeing if a beauty like yourself would be interested in a bite to eat. As thanks, of course."

Creda started to rub her forehead and looked away. "Please leave me alone, I do not wish to continue this."

...Shit, he was losing her... "...Sorry, we were busy? Maybe another time, then? Or, uh..."

And then...something strange happened. The sun parted in the clouds slightly, highlighting Horus...and ONLY Horus. Creda looked at the boy...then the sky...then the boy again.

[[....Fate is laughing at me.]]

"...one meal."

"Yes!" Horus did a fist-pump...then caught himself. Rubbing the back of his head, he chuckled nervously. "Uh...I mean, you up for it now?And...uh, sorry. Never caught your name."

"...Creda Shields. Second Seat in the Church of the Unbroken Chain." The girl introduced herself, giving her full title as well. Maybe that could get him to show her a bit more respect.

"Jacob Horus, former templar-in-training in the Horus Convent, currently current lieutenant in the Reliquus City Guard." He smiled at her. "Nice to meet you."

Creda raised an eyebrow. "...the Horus Convent? And you wish to be seen speaking to a Seat in the Broken Chain? I see why you are a former templar."

"...Yeah, so I got booted for being a dumbass." He indicated a long spear strapped across his back, golden and quite shiny. "Least I kept the spear. Supposed to be a relic or something."

"It's a Solar Spear. Don't you know anything about your own religion?"

"Details are kinda fuzzy for me." Horus looked away. "Which...may be another part of why I got kicked. Kinda hard to be a templar without knowing a damn thing about the religion..."

Creda just stared at him. "You're an idiot. Aren't you?"

"...Maybe."

She looked at him. Cold white eyes glared into him.

Horus raised his hands defensively. "Hey, what's with the look? Um...it's not that big a problem I used to be in the convent, is it?"

...Why did he get the feeling things had just turned very, very wrong?

Creda just shook her head and glared off to the side. She couldn't be doing this.

"...I promise one meal. I am Fated for this now...but I must not be seen talking with the pathetic remnants of one of the Convent."

"...Right. Want to get going?" He smirked at her. "And maybe at some point I could check out your church. See how inviting it is. Because so far, seems like something I;d be interested in."

"....You *are* an idiot."

"Again: Maybe. But it's the good type of idiot, right?"

Creda just sighed in exasperation and shook her head again. If she didn't believe in signs and having to follow them to the letter. "Follow me, Templar."

Tsupreme Fanboy Velvien: Horus rose and stetched, suppressing his grin the best he could. Holy crap, he'd actually gotten a date. Kinda. It counted, right? "Right behind ya, Creda."

Creda just walked forward, cursing her lot in life. Though...this could be an oppurtunity to probe what little kowledge he DID know to aid her religion in their quest to usurp the Templars...

"So, uh..." Horus rubbed the back of his head as he followed her. Force himself to talk, not stare at her like a creep. "You said you're the second...seat of the church? I know I'm probably sounding like a dumbass, but what's that mean?"
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Horus shrugged and looked her in the eyes. "Honestly? Just some time to relax, and if given the chance, to entertain a lady."

With a chuckle of self-deprecation, he averts his gaze and rubs the back of his head. "...Guess I'm kinda failing at that, though."
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"So you find it relaxing to eat with someone who obviously hates you. Someone who is part of a faction that openly despises yours own? You wish to waste your time attempting to 'entertain a lady', even one that does not want it and very obviously found you both insipid and irritating from the moment you started talking? That's really how you enjoy yourself?"

She took her elbows off the table.

"I had thought you were perhaps putting on a guise of incompetence to lull me into a false sense of security. I think I'm almost saddened that I'm wrong."
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After a few moments, Horus sighs. "Never said I was any good at it. I... uh, was hoping things would smooth out after a bit of talk, but that's clearly not the case."

Beat. "Why'd you agree to come with me, anyways? Is it one of those Fate things?"
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Creda raised her eyebrows.

"So a woman tells you to leave her alone, and your response is to dog her until she gives in?"

Her lip curled. What a charmer this man was. There were names for men that didn't listen to the word 'no'. She sighed at the last bit though.

"As they say, Fate works in mysterious ways. I can assure you, your company is as unenjoyable as ithas been from the very start. And frankly, I'm inclined to believe I simply misinterpreted."
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"Yeah, yeah, I'm an idiot, I know." Horus scowls, more at himself than anything. Goddammit, why'd he have to be such a stubborn ass so often? "Sorry for wasting your time, then."

As the words sound, the waitress reappears with two plates in hand. "In an instant~."
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The only reason Creda didn't roll her eyes was because she prided herself on having more self control than that. Sorry for wasting her time? He acted as if his actions were somehow likeable or charming, and made him the underdog rather than some-

Perhaps it was for the better that her train of thought was interrupted by the arrival of food. She accepted her plate, giving the waitress a somewhat reserved and wary smile. Now taht she was over her initial... surprise, there was no reason for rudeness.

"Thank you, miss."

"No problem, ma'am! Just call for me on the breeze if you need anything at all! Salt, peppers, salsa, singularity drives! Anything!"

"I... shall be sure to do so."

The waitress tilted backwards and vanished over a partition.
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"Alright! Thanks, miss." Horus grins at the waitress as she disappears, seeming to perk up entirely at once. He fixates on the shrimp before him, but inside, his mind is in overdrive. He'd completely screwed up every last part of this thing, hadn't he?

With a light sigh, he digs in.
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Creda piled the thin slices of salmon onto her bread and began to eat as quick as possible, while still being genteel. The sooner this meal was over, the sooner she could escape this dull little boy's presence and actually engage in a productive activity.
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Horus eats in silence, trying to remember exactly where he had fucked up at. Probably the very moment he opened his mouth. In short order, he finishes the meal and sighs. "Right. I'll front the bill. Least I could do for you joining me."

A screech sounds from outside, and Horus turns towards the open window to his left. A moment later, a grey bird about the size of a crow swoops inside and lands on the table, depositing a letter. Horus brightens up at the sight of the falcon and reaches out for the letter. "Hey there, Perry. What'cha got?"

As the peregrine hops onto his shoulder and anchors itself with its claws, Horus mumbles the letter's contents aloud. "Hey. How'd my amazing advice work... out...?"

It's all he can do not to slam his forehead into his plate. He draws out a pen and writes, 'Just wondrous. Got the date, at the cost of having her hate me and making myself look like the world's biggest asshat. Thanks!'
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"I would prefer to pay my half." Creda said. "I will hardly pay you for the privilege of an unpleasant time."

She paused for a moment as the large and probably filthy bird flew into the restaurant and delivered its missive. She looked around for any servers looking their way. Upon seeing none, she peeled the salmon off her last piece of bread and set it on the plate, which she then held out towards the falcon. It wasn't to blame for its uncreative name.

She raised her eyebrows as Horus mumbled the letter aloud.

"May I see that when you are done with it?"
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