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Post by gantzgun74 on Apr 20, 2012 12:08:39 GMT -5
Vanessa looked at the little kid standing before her with a wide-eyed stare. She more then remembered seeing this kid on the streets not all that long ago. To know that this kid could use magic, especially an invisibility spell came as a surprise..... After a moment though, she let out a sigh. She supposed she should've figured that there was no such thing as a normal person on this damned island.
She looked Namia up and down as she claimed to be much older then she appeared... That seemed pretty illogical to her... Perhaps this kid was a Halfling? That race was known to look like human children even if they were in their mid 30's. "Much older then any of us are you? Then what are you exactly?" She had taken her hand off of her Katana now, but her magic hand stayed charging, just in case. "And why are you here?"
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Post by ShadesofGrey18 on Apr 20, 2012 12:51:23 GMT -5
Ezio looked slightly perplexed at her mention of being much older than any of them. "...Humor me, Bambina. What year were you born?" He was rather leery of her 'magic', as the idea was not only completely foreign to him, but also due to his knowledge that the Templar-controlled papacy did rather awful things to those they claimed practiced magic.
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Post by ryocker on Apr 20, 2012 18:29:59 GMT -5
Namia crossed her arms. "Hmm... well, in order, I'm a human being. Nothing's going to change that, my dear." she slyly grinned toward Vanessa. "I'm not like this from my own body conditions- I meddled to get this way. As for my birth year...
"Currently, the year is in the 2000s. My long youth and dependant age are the reason why I'm still alive in the present day- which brings us to the point." Listening to her, Knuckles tensed. There's no telling how old she was- Tikal was about a thousand years old, but she was a spirit at best.
"Sir Ezio," she teased, looking at him. "You want to know my birth year. So I shall be very straight- I was born in 1630."
A destructive crash probably played inside everyone's heads. "S-Sixteen Thirty?! Are you kidding?!" Knuckles yelled, not enough to warrant unwanted attention.
"Not in the slightest, Knuckles. Teehee~" she cooed.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Apr 20, 2012 18:43:28 GMT -5
........ Vanessa took in what she had just heard with a look of mild surprise. Putting it very simply, the world in which the Particus Academy can be found had an entirely different calender then the calender of this modern world. When she first landed on this world, one of the few things she had come to learn about was about the calender and how the years tended to work. Due to this, she was roughly aware of how the years worked.
For a brief moment, she did the math in her head, taking in what she had just heard. If this was the year 2000 and she was born in 1630...
2000
-1630
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0370
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Her eye's widened a great deal at this....
"You're over 300 YEARS OLD??" Okay, maybe this SHOULDN'T have surprised her. Erdgeists tended to live for much longer, as did Celestians or Diabloses... But to hear a HUMAN could live that long? This was just RIDICULOUS. "How in the WORLD could you be 300 years old if your human? That's just unheard of!"
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Post by ShadesofGrey18 on Apr 20, 2012 18:48:18 GMT -5
Ezio thought for a minute. Then, his joking part not having died with age, said with a hint of teasing, "I have you beat. I was born in the year 1459." While most people, especially those from the Renaissance, would panic and have a crisis of some kind from that news, Ezio was not 'most people.' Having had encounters with Those Who Came Before and gaining knowledge through the Apple of Eden, there was little that could faze the Master Assassin.
Still, though... there was something that bothered him. "They talked about... magic. Is it true magic? Or just a parlor trick like the performers at Carnevale would always perform for children?"
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Post by ryocker on Apr 20, 2012 19:19:28 GMT -5
"Born perhaps, but your life isn't as long," Namia teased. "You can't be much older than your fifties, young man. Besides, I'm unsure what year it is here- but I know I left my homeworld in 2010."
"All that aside," Knuckles said, moving his arms accordingly. "Vanessa makes a good point. How could anyone be able to live for so long- and look like THAT? You mentioned tampering, but..."
"What any good magic maker would do," she said. "Many can weild spells, some craft potions- still others gain their powers from reciting incantations, or weilding the power of the elements as they see fit. I'm a special case- I'm capable of all of these forms of magic... And one thing I'm proud of is my potion brewing."
She materialized water from seemingly nowhere. "Think of it like this- if I am to behave like water in its yearly trance," she explained, the water in her hand shifting. "then I could freeze when the time comes, acting as though my former years were back to me," she continued, the water shifting into ice. "and live out my life anew, becoming liquid water once again." At this, her little block melted back into water.
It then bubbled, turning into steam. "If I'm not careful with my life, however..." she continued. "then i could find my life lost, just like water finds itself lost when it becomes steam. Any questions, children?" She looked around, trying to read expressions. Knuckles, of course, seemed at a loss for words.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Apr 20, 2012 19:47:39 GMT -5
Vanessa looked at the girl blankly, unsure of what to take this explanation. She had heard plenty of magical bullshit before... But this just took the cake. After a moment, she gave up trying to understand what Namia was trying to tell them and decided to ask about more important matters.
"That still doesn't answer why you followed us here." She looked at the girl crossly. She couldn't feel anything outright malicious about this girl, but she kept her guard up regardless. "What could you stand to gain doing so?"
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Post by ShadesofGrey18 on Apr 20, 2012 19:50:13 GMT -5
"Si." Ezio was curious as well. "Do tell us..."
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Post by ryocker on Apr 20, 2012 20:09:41 GMT -5
She seemed quiet, then giggled. "Aliances, of course. I hear a devastating event my come- so I think it best to make contact with as many heroes as one can find, wouldn't you?"
"...true..." Knuckles answered, bewildered.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Apr 20, 2012 20:40:16 GMT -5
........ "Hmmm... So you know about the Templars do you?" She supposed she shouldn't have been surprised by this. If this girl was really as old as she claimed, it probably would've been surprising if something like this HAD slipped her attention. "Knowing that these guys have caught your attention is troubling... I guess I should keep my guard up from here on out." She thought about this a moment before looking to her black cloak.
She let out a sigh and looked to Ezio. "I shall be right back. I wish to try on this robe."
And with that, she went on her way to a back room nearby.
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Post by ShadesofGrey18 on Apr 22, 2012 13:37:41 GMT -5
Ezio nodded in Vanessa's direction, then looked back to Namia. He was still rather suspicious, but given his line of work, he kinda had to be.
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Post by ryocker on Apr 22, 2012 20:39:53 GMT -5
"Oh no," Namia stated, shaking her head. "I've never heard of the templars- but knowing another bad group is among us worries me."
"Wait, what are you-?"
Namia waved a finger at Knuckles's nose, grinning. "It's never as easy as just one villain, my dear- As I said, I'm trying to make allies. And this of course means becoming an ally myself." Though her words seemed a bit on the spot, it was with good reason- she was just trying to establish links.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Apr 22, 2012 21:25:00 GMT -5
After a moment, Vanessa returned... And she looked a fair amount different now that she was wearing the black robe that once held the Armor of Altair was now covering a good majority of her form, the hood resembling the beak of an eagle. The black robe seemed to compliment her quite well, her somewhat long blue hair poking out of the hood, and the red trims matching the red japanese blouse she had been wearing underneath.
She smiled a bit as she admired her new look in the mirror. She loved how intimidating she looked now. "Hehehe... Very good indeed... I must say sir Ezio, I admire the assassin's tastes in uniform. I look like more of a viable threat now."
After saying this, she walked over to Namia, "So what exactly has been said whilst I was off?"
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Post by ShadesofGrey18 on Apr 22, 2012 21:27:38 GMT -5
Ezio turned to Vanessa, a slight smirk on his lips. "Well, hidden or no, one has to look good, si? She..." *He gestured to Namia* "Is seeking out allies. Apparently, the Templars are not the only evil here. She is offering to be an ally of ours as well."
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Post by ryocker on Apr 23, 2012 6:28:24 GMT -5
"It's as he says," she agreed, nodding. "And though I can't become an assasin, I'll have you know I'm an excellent fighter when the time calls for it. Ciao~"
With a wave of her hand she was gone again, fading into the light. "Well, at least she's kind enough to try and keep this location hidden..." he sighed, listening to her soft footsteps. "...Wait. She never told us why she looks so young!"
"I thought I hinted at it."
And there she was, right behind everyone. "Potions, my dear. Potions are why I look this way- and why I'm so old as well. The fountain of youth kept in a small cauldron- but too powerful for passive use." Her eyes shifted a little. "I live seperate lives from the rest of you, so I don't expect you to believe me. With that said..." She lifted her hand once again- but stopped, eyeing everyone again. She was checking to make sure she didn't miss any questions.
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