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Post by gantzgun74 on Feb 8, 2016 23:05:08 GMT -5
Night had started to fall on Dimensional Island as November the 30th began ticking away at it's final few hours. Soon, it would be December. Soon there would be a legitimate reason for the stores to be hanging out those obnoxiously early Christmas Decorations... Soon the clock would be one more month closer to a new year...
Alex could feel something big on the horizon. PIETER could feel something big on the horizon... They would need everyone for this. From this point forward, it was all hands on deck... He would need everyone's help and cooperation... And this group would need the one person in their group that they had actively been missing for the past few days... But before Alex could properly do anything to quell this issue, he would need a few things to get ready. He would need a few items to put everything into place....
While Evan's dreamself was derping around on Skaia with Kendall, he needed to collect Swift's ring.
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Outside the apartment building, Alex, veiled by a barrier of void, took in the apartment he had once seen Evan enter and exit... The home of him and his friends as they continued to settle on the island.... He would need to keep his wits about him for this one....
Closing the barrier in on himself, the blackness covered him and Alex seemed to completely vanish... Just to complete the image, Alex put away his weapon, allowing him to completely vanish...
It was time to get to work...
With little effort whatsoever, he used subtle void nuances to phase through the wall and take in the apartment's entryway.
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Feb 8, 2016 23:38:39 GMT -5
Wow... What a day.
Jen sighed as she sunk into the living room couch, finding comfort in Darien's arm. "I... I think I got through to him."
"Good to know." Darien rubbed her shoulder, pulling her closer to him. "Seeing him this dejected... it's never easy. Especially now that half of our group has practically disappeared."
"I'm still worried about that," Jen sighed. "Patrick and Ace have been gone far longer than I thought they would be, Toby's just up and vanished, Carter's in a coma... Swift's been kidnapped... No wonder Evan's been in such a funk. He's had to spend the last few days feeling like no one's on his side."
Darien nodded, staring sadly between Jen and Carter, the latter of whom was still lying on the floor and wrapped up in a towel. At a cursory glance, the dog simply appeared to be asleep. "At least we know that's not the case."
"Yeah... I just... I'm glad I could cheer him up. I just wish I could solve these immediate problems. I want everyone to be here for his birthday."
"Well, if one thing's for certain, Patrick's not going to miss his best mate's birthday. And if anything, he'll have us to give him a smashing twenty-first."
"Trust me, I have every intent to give him the best day I possibly can! But... you know it won't be the same for him without..."
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Post by gantzgun74 on Feb 8, 2016 23:44:17 GMT -5
Not without Swift....
..... Alex let out a quiet sigh, the void obscuring the sound... He lifted himself off the ground and slowly floated along... Let's see... How big was this place? Where even was Evan's room in all of this? This Evan no longer had the Paramount Key, and trying to find him by his hope powers was equally useless.... Would he really have to search every room until he found the poor sleeping sap-?
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Feb 8, 2016 23:56:00 GMT -5
Seemed that way. Fortunately, most of the doors down the hall were open. First there was the bathroom. Then an unoccupied bedroom with virtually no décor and an unmade bed. Then a COMPLETE AND UTTER MESS of a bedroom. Then one closed door. Then another. And finally another open and meticulously tidy bedroom.
"Just... don't worry too much, alright?" Darien murmured. "Patrick and Ace will be back, and Patrick can heal Carter. And then... well, we'll talk to this Alex character if we can. See if he'll cut Evan a break for his birthday."
Jen took a deep breath. "Didn't Brendon say that Swift went full yokai?"
"Believe so... Where is that floating yellow bugger anyway?"
"Good question..."
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Post by gantzgun74 on Feb 9, 2016 0:06:37 GMT -5
Okay.... First off was the bathroom.... Nope, no-one in there.... The next room was a bed-room, but it lacked decoration. Plus no-one was sleeping in said bed.... Okay that wasn't the right place then... The messy bed-room spoke WONDERS to him, what with all of the stuff in there that he could take without anyone noticing-!!! STEEL YOURSELF ALEX. You're not here to screw with people. FOCUS. FOCUS...
.... Maybe later.
..... He didn't want to chance the two closed doors JUST yet. Not when there was one more room down the hall that had the door open. When he levitated up to it, he looked within... Okay....
Think back... What would be something to look for? ...... Swift's hat! Yeah! Alex VAGUELY remembered that Evan had found that after he captured the Yokai girl... Guess he would just need to hope that such hats wouldn't be common in this house.....
Come on Evan... Be in this room... Be in this room....
[Edit: Thank you Evan.]
And....
He wasn't in this room.
.... Shit.
Okay, so... It looks like he WOULD have to try one of the closed doors... Okay... You just had to be careful, that's all...
...... The thief carefully floated back to the closest door and took the knob.... SLOWLY, AS QUIETLY AND SLOWLY AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE... He turned the knob, to look for a lock... When none was found, he continued turning until the door's latch retreated into the door..... Okay... It looked like this door opened inwards so.... Just a quick peek inside.... If it wasn't Evan's room, then leave...
He meticulously took a moment to slowly push the door open to check for a creak.... Thankfully it only creaked slightly when he got the door open a certain bit... But even then, he had opened it just enough...
Slowly, he looked inside.
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Feb 9, 2016 0:31:11 GMT -5
The first closed door led to a bedroom that was very clearly not Evan's. Illuminated dimly by what appeared to be miniature stars dotting the ceiling, one could very faintly see Andromeda and Aether fast asleep. The former was curled up beneath the covers, her tail hanging off the side of the bed and swaying ever so slightly. The latter rested at the foot of the bed in a little ball of blue fluff.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Feb 9, 2016 0:39:46 GMT -5
...............
Slowly... Meticulously, Alex closed the door again, SLOWLY TURNING THE DOOR KNOB BACK ONCE IT WAS IN PLACE.
.................. If anyone could see past the void one would find that the guy looked a little stunned.... WHAT THE HELL WERE THOSE THINGS. WHERE DID EVAN MEET PEOPLE LIKE THIS... He would have to ask later if the situation ever came up... Okay....
That just left one last room... That HAD to mean that that was Evan's room... Slowly he floated up... But before he took the doorknob a thought struck him.... Where had Brendon gone? Was he in the room with Evan? Would he be watching?.. Maybe it wouldn't hurt to be a BIT more cautious with his approach..... He opened up a void portal over his head to which he flew through, allowing him to phase through the cieling and access the narrow attic like area above the apartment... Okay... The room was right in front of you... Don't forget...
Thankfully, there was enough room to maneuver in the above space to maneuver himself over the bedroom.... He closed the other void access and opened another one below him.......
Carefully, much like how a swimmer would... He poked his head down through the portal upside down stopping at the nose so he could get a better look...
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Feb 9, 2016 0:46:21 GMT -5
Sure enough, Evan was sleeping right beneath him. Very contently at that. He looked a bit disgruntled and there was a very faint amount of B.O. in the air, but otherwise, Evan seemed completely at peace.
And as luck would have it, both Swift's hat and ring were resting right where Evan had left them on the pillow next to his.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Feb 9, 2016 1:07:22 GMT -5
..... Perfect~.
With the ring in such an easy place, grabbing it and warping out would've taken no effort at all... And THANK GOD FOR THAT. It was about TIME something went a little more easily for him...
Okay... Careful... Easy....
Alex fluttered down into the room, carefully looking about... Still no sign of Brendon, or anyone that would interrupt... The bed was right there... Evan was just right there... And upon closer inspection, he found that the ring was just right there too... Slowly, the thief floated up to the bed, carefully taking in the peaceful sleeping Evan...
So... His birthday was tomorrow.... Well... This would make for quite the pleasant surprise when he woke up...
The thief slowly reached down, fingering the ring before carefully picking it up... ..... .... Hmmm... There was definitely a bit of a magical presence apparent about it... Should he take the hat?.... Well it was a rather nice hat.... But still, no need to get greedy. Evan would likely need that hat...
..... PFFFHEW!! The Rogue of Hope wannabe would also need a bath.............
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Feb 9, 2016 1:18:05 GMT -5
"Ahem..."
Soft as the voice was so as not to disturb Evan's slumber, it was still prominent enough to catch Alex's attention. When he looked up, he would find Brendon floating on the other side of the bed, a black and gold silhouette against the window. The sprite's arms were folded, his expression low and nigh unreadable, somehow staring right at the invisible thief.
Without a word, Brendon raised a hand, first to point at Evan, then point at Alex, then place his finger over his lips, then point to the window, all in very jerky and abrupt movements. He then floated back, phasing through the glass pane and hovering over the cityscape, beckoning the thief to follow.
They had so much catching up to do, after all.
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Post by gantzgun74 on Feb 9, 2016 1:40:54 GMT -5
.......................
FUCK..............
Seeing Beebo there, seeing him staring at where he had likely figured out he was at that moment... It was a maddening feeling, going through so much effort to sneak in and take a necessary tool for a certain task without worrying someone enough to follow him... Only to get caught when he was so close to his goal... Well... At the very least Beebo wasn't going to get someone... In fact... He seemed to beckon Alex to follow him out the window before phasing out himself...
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Alex let out a sigh....
Then captalogued the ring............
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When Alex followed Beebo outside, it had been after looking at Evan closely another moment or so, as if coming to some sort of decision.... In the end....
He decided not to leave a note.
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When Beebo saw Alex again, it had been after he used a void portal to exit the house. Closing it and any other traces of the energy he had left behind... He readjusted his backpack modus, having rediscovered it so as to use it for this heist without losing the ring in the void, and floated over to where Beebo waited for him.
................. For a bit, Alex said nothing.... Likely due in large part because he was expecting Beebo to start and suddenly carry on about the shitstorm that had been started back on Mt. Bonsai... And the storm that had likely been started again now that the Quest bed had been stolen from it's rightful place... Lots of things were going to change... And the Thief was going to be at the forefront of it.
"..... so.... What are you going to chew me out about first..............?" His expression showed a foul mood, a somber expression. "I just want to get this over with... Then I can get another certain something over with too..."
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Feb 9, 2016 10:19:49 GMT -5
Brendon took a deep breath and mulled the situation over. Sure, he was frustrated, but he was taking measures to keep his head on straight, not just for Evan's sake, but because he didn't want a repeat of what happened on Mt. Bonsai. Besides, when all was said and done at the end of the day, Alex meant well. ...At least he hoped that was still the case.
The awkward silence was deafening, but nothing he wasn't used to. Arms still folded, eyes scanning the terrain beneath them, Brendon mentally counted every point he needed to cover. Then, once he had decided how to start, he looked back up at Alex, appearing more exasperated than anything else.
"I guess I should start by asking what you're doing with Swift's ring."
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Post by gantzgun74 on Feb 9, 2016 12:21:49 GMT -5
............ The sarcastic smirk on his face was unmistakable as he turned over and looked skyward... There were so many stars.... And somewhere in that expanse he knew was Skaia, Prospit and Derse...
"Why, Beebo.... And here I thought you knew me better then that."
There were many words that one could use to describe Alex; passionate, intense, sarcastic, quick to anger and even quicker to act..... But that was offset by genuine kindness that was given to those he felt deserved that kindness.
It was a trait that he, to a point, shared with Evan.
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Feb 9, 2016 12:29:54 GMT -5
"Yeah... I thought so too."
Brendon ran his hand through his hair and sighed as he started floating in a slow pace. He then pulled out a cigarette as he continued to speak, "I'm just wondering because... y'know, last I saw you, you were a raging inferno of grimdarkness ranting about how Evan would never be a Rogue of Hope and stealing his key and girlfriend. Call me crazy for thinking you'd suddenly stopped liking the guy."
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Post by gantzgun74 on Feb 9, 2016 12:37:11 GMT -5
...... He supposed Beebo had a point...
....... "I never said I hated Evan. Hell, I never even said outright I disliked him..." .... He looked a hand over as he floated. "It's the game I hate, Beebo. And how unfair it's been... For all of us." Brendon lifted a finger to speak up but. "Mortalitus... Remember him? And how he was an enemy unique to our game? What about Raven? .... And what about Rendface?..... You can tell me a lot of things Brendon but don't tell me that you KNOW we're going to win this..... That completely INVALIDATES HOW MANY TIMES, with each time more epic then the last, that we've FAILED. I'm not an idiot."
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