Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 8:00 pm"I train, ma'am," Onyx says.
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Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
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Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 8:00 pmRe: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 8:01 pm"Okay, but what do you do when you don't train."
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 8:06 pm"I sleep and eat, ma'am," Onyx says.
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 8:44 pm"You do nothing but train!?" she asks, eyes wide in surprise.
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Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 8:47 pm"Life is training," Onyx says in that voice people do when they're clearly quoting something they've heard a lot.
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 9:23 pm"That sounds horrible. You need to have some fun in your life!"
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Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 9:36 pm"Training is fun, ma'am," Onyx says.
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 9:44 pm"How do you know if you've never done anything else?"
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 10:02 pm"It is what I have been told," Onyx says. As if that explained everything.
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 10:20 pm"So? My parents didn't really like the idea of me coming here either, but that doesn't mean they're right."
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 10:53 pm"With all due respect, ma'am, I do not think the situations are comparable," Onyx says. "My responsibilities restrict me and make my life smaller in your eyes, I understand this, but these things are everything to me. I find pleasure in my service to something greater then myself."
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 11:02 pm"What? No, that's not... I mean... if anything it's larger than life, yeah?" she stammers, caught off-guard by Onyx calling her out on something she didn't even consider could possibly be rude or inconsiderate.
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 1:35 am"'Larger than life'?" Onyx asks. She frowns, "I do not understand this expression, ma'am."
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 1:47 am"Extraordinary, more exciting than normal, being a superhero compared to living in a suburb with 2.3 kids and a dog. You know? Awesome."
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 1:59 am"I am sure your life is just as interesting, ma'am," Onyx says.
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 2:04 am"I'm working on it!" she grins. "My life's been kinda boring so far."
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 2:07 am"If you are looking for excitement, I am not sure this is the place," Onyx says. "It seems....quiet."
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 2:14 am"What is it like where you're from?"
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 7:25 am"It is very active. People are always moving. Talking. There is a lot of noise," Onyx says. "It is dirty, full of foul odors, and everything is tagged one gang or another."
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 3:12 pm"That sounds kind of nasty. Is that why you're training to be a hero? To clean up the streets?"
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 10:40 pm"No, ma'am," Onyx says. "There is no chance of that. The problems in Madripoor are the result of poverty and inequity."
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 10:51 pm"That sucks. But at least someone's keeping the crime in check, yeah?"
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 10:58 pm"Yes," Onyx says. "And she is very good at what she does. She brings food to the hungry, frees slave, and ends gang wars before they spin out of control. She is the Guardian of Madripoor. And I hope that one day I am a fraction of the hero she has been."
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 11:04 pm"She sounds awesome. No wonder you train so much to live up to that."
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 11:21 pmOnyx nods, "Yes. I do."
"...Would you like to train with me sometimes, ma'am?" Onyx asks.
"...Would you like to train with me sometimes, ma'am?" Onyx asks.
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 11:24 pm"And how! That sounds awesome! Just don't kick my ass too badly." she chuckles.
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 11:34 pm"I will never deliberately harm you, ma'am," Onyx promises.
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 11:40 pm"Uhm, thanks, I guess?"
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 11:44 pm"It is not a problem," Onyx says. "I must admit, I do have ulterior motives. I could use your advice on blending in here at the school. I am supposed to gain allies and experience new things. This will be difficult if I am not able to fit in."
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 11:51 pm"Hmm..." Nailah seems to mull this over for a second, since she's not really sure how this whole 'fitting in' thing is going to work either, but so far going on the offensive has worked and she figures it won't hurt to try and fake it till you make it. "Yeah, sure!"
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 11:53 pm"Excellent. We have an accord," Onyx says. She sounds slightly pleased with herself.
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 12:02 am"Alright, first lesson. Don't say accord. Like, ever again. It's a deal." she nods sagely. This was totally easy.
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 12:06 amOnyx takes a notepad from her belt and starts taking notes, "Why? Is it wrong?"
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 12:08 am"Nah, just nobody talks like that."
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 12:25 am"I apologize, ma'am. My English is not perfect," Onyx says.
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 12:29 am"Relax." she says, waving it off. "You show me how to do that spin-kicky thing, I'll help you with your English and stuff!"
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 3:35 am"That is a deal then," Onyx says, a bit awkwardly.
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 3:41 am"Now you got it." she grins. "Just find me in the forms, I guess. I'm in room... uhm... hang on..." She rummages through he pockets until she finds a piece of paper with her room number on. "114. That's the one."
Re: Aug. 31st: Onyx's War Journal Entry #0001
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 5:22 amOnyx makes a note, "I'll remember that."
"I am in Room 117, ma'am."
"I am in Room 117, ma'am."