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Post by Snapcake on Dec 18, 2003 15:25:18 GMT -4
Toad saw the man take a flying leap and watched him soar off. "Keep flyin bird boy! Maybe you'll find your ego up there in the clouds!"
Hearing what Christine said, he said, "Don't worry about him. Don't those kind always go south this time of year?"
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Post by taeladragonfox on Dec 18, 2003 15:27:10 GMT -4
Taela turned to Christine. "It's not your fault, you did your best. I shouldn't have lost my temper, either. It's Toad that should be crying. That lowlife is the real reason Angel left, I could tell. Toad upset him too much. Don't worry, I'm sure we can get him to come back." She hugged Christine lightly. "No tears, girl. You didn't fail."
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Post by Snapcake on Dec 18, 2003 15:29:42 GMT -4
Toad inched up and joined the hug, patting the girls softly on the back. "There there. Things will be better, you'll see!" Green slime was being wiped on both of the girls with each pat.
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Post by Christine MacTaggart on Dec 18, 2003 15:32:39 GMT -4
"You don't understand. I failed. I tried to recruit him and it just went to hell," she whispered. Tears continued to streak down her face. "I suppose I should go back to his area later and apologize for everything..."
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Post by taeladragonfox on Dec 18, 2003 15:34:47 GMT -4
Taela froze when she felt the slime.
"EWWW! Toad! That's disgusting! Get off me!" Taela let go of Christine and whipped around, making the slime fly off of her and back at Toad.
"You do realize that my clothing is actually my skin, don't you? I can't shift organic clothing material so this," she grabbed and held up the edge of her coat, "is part of my skin and you just slimed it! By all accounts I should kill you for being a biohazard."
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Post by Snapcake on Dec 18, 2003 15:35:11 GMT -4
Toad inched even closer, taking advantage of the distraught to get some physical contact. "We could go together. I think I know how to handle this guy. We could offer him a first class perch here! Lots of newspaper to collect his...you know what. Maybe even a mirror that he can admire himself in."
He laid his head on Taelas shoulder as the hug extended. Now this is the life! Then she whipped around and the spell was broken. "Uhh, I'm sorry. Here let me wipe it off..." he reached his hand out.
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Post by taeladragonfox on Dec 18, 2003 15:39:20 GMT -4
"Touch me and die, Toad!" Taela growled. With barely a thought she transformed into a fearsome looking, spikey dragon.
"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't shred you where you stand."
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Post by Christine MacTaggart on Dec 18, 2003 15:43:24 GMT -4
"Toad, you do realize that Angel is a mutant. Furthermore, that there are Sentinals who want us all dead. If he gets hurt or killed by said robots because I didn't get a chance to tell him..."
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Post by Snapcake on Dec 18, 2003 15:43:28 GMT -4
"I could give you several good reas-" He stopped in mid-sentence as some of what she had said a second ago caught up with him.
"Di-did you say you're like...naked?"
He closed his eyes to imagine it, and then was interrupted by Christine's voice again. Already saw her naked-yo!
"Well if anything happens to him it serves him right. He obviously is too good for us." Still indignant, he folded his arms across his chest with a "Hmmph!"
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Post by taeladragonfox on Dec 18, 2003 15:48:36 GMT -4
Taela growled.
"In a way. However, if you think for even the slightest second that you will ever have the honor of seeing my true form naked you've got another thing coming. My skin forms clothing because I can't absorb organic matter to use in my transformations. Metal and stone however," With a metallic sound, more spikes appeared and Taela's claws grew and became metalic, "I can use. Now, either you appologize to Christine or I'll have to use you to practice my slicing technique." Taela slashed through the air for emphasis, growling deeply and flashing long, sharp fangs.
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Post by Snapcake on Dec 18, 2003 15:55:56 GMT -4
"Well, ok...but I don't know what good it'll do now." With a shrug, Toad turned to Christine and cleared his throat. "Sorry that you blew it with that winged freak." He started to reach out a hand to console her with, thought of Taela's reaction and changed his mind.
"And if you want me to chip in on some bird seed or some kinda gift we can get for him, I might be able to dig sumthin up." Still got Guido's wallet after all!
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Post by Christine MacTaggart on Dec 18, 2003 16:01:37 GMT -4
"That winged freak as you called him is one of us. He's a mutant, just like you and me," she said. "If you will excuse me... I'm going to try and get back to where we met and apologize for everything." Tears still streaked down her face.
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Post by taeladragonfox on Dec 18, 2003 16:08:46 GMT -4
"Hey, Christine, give him a bit to cool down and think before you go running off. I think you need a chance to relax before you go back, too." She turned to Toad. "As for you, I suggest you make yourself scarce, quickly before I lose my temper again."
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Post by Snapcake on Dec 18, 2003 16:14:22 GMT -4
Looking at Taela, Toad's face fell again. "Well, I guess I better be on my way anyway." He hung his head and turned down the hallway. "Got this...thing...I need to do."
As he walked down the hallway he muttered to himself. "Really important thing...gotta do it all by myself..." The last part he said with a genuine tear in his eye as he rounded the corner and out of their sight. "As usual."
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Post by Christine MacTaggart on Dec 18, 2003 16:20:22 GMT -4
"Taela, I can't wait. It has to be done now - now while I'm thinking about it," she said. She wiped her eyes. "Wish me luck."
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