originally posted in:The New Dojo
[u]My name is Sphan'Iri. But everyone calls me Sapphire. I'm Sketch and Vorim's cousin.[/u]
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"Ah. Sketch.... Wolf guy right? That's not his real name I'm guessing?"
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[u]It is... Sort of... His Sphirinian name is Dren'Sphurin, and a sketch or drawing happens to be one of the many meanings of the name. He chose [i]Sketch[/i] because he liked how it sounded more than any of the other translations. As for Vorim and I, we don't know what our names mean, so I go by Sapphire and Vorim'Tairn goes by Vorim.[/u] *She says, seemingly figuring out which direction the signal is coming from and starting to walk in that direction.*
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[b]Allister followed her movement, heading the same direction she was[/b] "So someone must have given you that name? Right? Or did you come up with it on your own?"
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[u]A woman named Nora did, actually. She doesn't live in the Dojo anymore, though. She married someone named Orn and they both left just before the reforms.[/u]
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"Oh I was just about to ask if she was single to." [b]He laughed crudely [/b]
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*She doesn't laugh, she just ignores him and keeps walking.*
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[b]Allister fell silent, and drew his hand gun. Raised it slightly, looking into the jungle [/b] "Cozy." [b]He holstered it and fell into line behind Sapphire again [/b]
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[u]What was that for?[/u] *She asks, glancing back at him.*
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"I don't trust the jungle... Experience has taught me well you could say."
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[u]Hmm, I see... Well I haven't noticed any signs of large or hostile creatures yet.[/u]
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"Key word being yet."
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[u]Hmm...[/u] *She just keeps walking silently for a while, glancing back at him and into the forest every now and then.*
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[b]After some time, he asks a rather simple question [/b] "Don't trust me?"
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[u]There are few people who I really trust... Outside of my family, Mari, and a couple other people, I don't trust anyone.[/u]
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"Heh. Can't argue with that. Quite fair."
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[u]I think so...... Okay, I think the signal may be coming from there.[/u] *She says, pointing to a cave in the distance.*
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"Doesn't look very friendly."
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[u]It's only a cave... Come on.[/u] *She creeps up towards the entrance and taps something on her helmet. The two yellow lenses immediately light up like spotlights.*
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[b]Allister drew his handgun, pointing it in the cave as he creeped inside [/b]
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*It was deep and dark stalactites extended down from the ceiling, dripping water on to stalagmites below.* [u]Now that can't be good...[/u] *Along the right wall of the cave which Sapphire was currently focused on, were bloody four-fingered handprints leading deeper into the cave as well as a blood trail.*
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"I say dip, forget about this is."
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*She turns around, looking confused although her face is covered by the helmet.* [u]What?[/u]
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"Blood on the walls, distress signal? Sorry to say, but they're gone."
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[u]Sphirinians have more than a cup of blood in their bodies, and we still need to know what a Sphirinian is even doing here![/u] *She says, seemingly getting angry at his eagerness to leave.*
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"Dammit." [b]He crossed his arm over his chest and clicked a button his shoulder. A shoulder mounted flashlight turned on, and he pointed his hand gun into the cave with his light [/b] "Don't just stand around then, let's get in there." [b]He started going deeper into the cave [/b]