Maki
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Post by Maki on Apr 5, 2012 16:16:18 GMT -5
Maki occasionally enjoyed journeying from Bone Healers in Ianne to other countries, mainly to check out different libraries or quiet places to relax or study. She wandered around Gradia, having heard of a massive collection of information in a library of sort called the Grande Archives.
As she made her way around the metallic city and eventually found the building, she was beyond surprised upon entering that she could not see a single book. She walked around the building, seeing various people, most of which looked like scientists or medical students, looking up information on some of the many holographic computers that were situated around the building. Some of them were in open rows with some more private for study cubicles against the walls.
Maki walked around this curious "library" and eventually made her way into one of the more private cubicles and examined the strange computer in front of her. She turned it on and began exploring what it had to offer. It didn't take long for her to get the hang of it as she found her way into the archive search list and typed in "Leirpin" out of curiosity to see what these archives knew of her race.
She noticed immediately a number of options came up with the word tagged in it and she pulled out her notepad and pen to be ready to take notes just in case she came across something interesting she hadn't known before.
Maki read a few biographies of some famous Leirpins and a general rundown of what the race is and what they are capable of. She was a little surprised when they were classified as a very social race as that was very opposite to herself, but considering her parents in mind, she had to agree on this for the most part. She was just the exception.
She continued reading and eventually came across an entry about a great massacre. About a hundred or so years ago, there was an outrage in a number of countries over the Leirpins, claiming those of that race went around killing masses of people in the disguise of animals. A rather large group then went on a witch hunt of sorts after Leirpins and killed many of them in their own homes, greatly decreasing the number that existed.
Some of them had managed to escape in animal forms and it is theorized that many may have lived the rest of their lives in those forms. A small amount of them still lived, having escaped together, then dispersed for safety among various countries that had never heard of their race before. Some paired off to keep their race alive and others ended up finding human mates to carry on their race at least in part, creating young people able to shift only partway into animal forms but always maintaining the human portion of themselves.
Maki had been taking unintelligible notes in her own shorthand on this, never having heard of this from her parents whose parents before them had probably been involved somehow in this piece of history. When she was done with the article, she rested her pen down on her notepad and leaned back in her chair, letting out a small breathy sigh.
This was a new bit of information that made her think deeply for a little while about her race and its history, understanding a bit more why her parents wished for her to be more social as they were. She knew, despite their wishes however, that she was not a social person and was unable to see herself becoming one. To her, they often seemed rather shallow and of little to no value in intelligence and knowledge. She preferred, if she had to choose, others more like her who were quiet and studied well.
With another small breath of air releasing, she pulled up another article and continued to read, taking notes every now and then when she found something interesting she hadn't known before.
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Shawn
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Post by Shawn on Nov 30, 2012 11:05:09 GMT -5
Another day, with another mission. This time, Shawn is task to eliminate a potential threat. Despite of his refusal on taking that mission, the higher up convinced him to take this mission. Unlike his other mission which to kill on sight, he is now is tasked to find out wether this potential threat will be a threat or not. If so, he needs to kill that person, if not... he decides what is his going to do afterwards. Also, Shawn also was motivated to take this mission as the target is not one of the ordinary. It is a Leirpins. According to the facts given, Leirpins once cause a great number of death to human before which then started the revenge on Leirpins which ended up killing most of the Leirpins kins. A report shows that the higher up managed to track down a wondering Leirpins that seemingly has travelled to many parts of DD searching for information. Shawn even got a picture of his target which is Maki herself.
Shawn wait inside the famous information center as sources tells him that the target will highly have chances to come here. As he waits, he look at the picture of Maki and started to sigh. He wonders if this innocent looking girl is actually a potential threat to the humanity. As he keep observing the pic, he spot his target. It is Maki herself. Not far from where he is. He then observed that girl secretly and finds that she is new to this place. He still found nothing that proves that Maki will do any bad deeds, but he continues observing her from afar. As he watches Maki's action as she tries to learn the use the technology of the great library. Shawn almost make a decision to abandon this mission as he is given a choice in doing so if he found that the target is harmless. Suddenly, he noticed that the girl now is reading the information of Leirpins, which then goes straight to the History of the Great Massacare. Shawn made up his mind. He will test her himself.
He then approachs Maki slowly into the private cubicles that Maki is residing. With his skills teached by his organization, he managed to sneak into the cubicles and observes the girl from a closer look. He sees that Maki was so focus into reading and taking notes. Without hesitation, he then suddenly took out one of his gun and hit the nearby wall with controlled forced where Maki are now standing so at least she can noticed it. "So you finally know the truth about you're people. What's running on your mind now? Girl..." Shawn spoke with serious and cold tone. "I'm tasked to end you're life, like how I did to the rest of you're kin..." Shawn made a lie. He is bluffing Maki in order to intimidate her. He wanted to see what kind of reaction will she do, and by then decide wether to eliminate her or not.
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Maki
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Post by Maki on Jan 24, 2013 13:55:36 GMT -5
Maki was so absorbed in reading the articles on the holographic database that she would not have noticed an elephant stomping around in the room beside her. Because of this, the sound of a thump against the wall near her did not even reach her attention, nor did the voice of a man behind her.
Completely oblivious to the existence of the guy who had just threatened to end her life, Maki continued reading and taking notes in her note pad. It was her incredible concentration skills at work, and nothing short of removing her tools of study from her would capture her attention.
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Post by Shawn on Jan 24, 2013 21:47:39 GMT -5
Shawn tilted his head in confused when Maki seems to din't pay attention to him as he was like 'invisible'. He the observe that Maki is seemingly focused on her reading which then somehow makes him chuckles a bit as it somehow reminds him of someone he knows. He then goes in front of Maki and bend down as he observe her face more carefully. He is really curious about her actual reaction if she did heard him. Shawn then quickly take the book from Maki in hope that this should get her attention as he close the book while having his gun on his right hand leaning on his right side of the head.
"So, want me to repeat what I just said a few minutes ago?"he said with a bit of a sigh.
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Maki
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Post by Maki on Jan 24, 2013 22:15:46 GMT -5
As Maki was taking notes on the articles she read, she suddenly felt her notebook being taken away. Her eyes immediately moved to the notebook that was being pulled away and closed. Her gaze remained on the notebook for a moment before slowly looking over at the man who held it.
Maki's expression was completely blank as she stared at this person, not seeming phased by anything about him. "What I want is my notebook so that I can continue taking notes." Maki said in a plain tone, not meaning anything rude by her words. She was asked if she wanted something and simply provided an alternative that she did want.
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Post by Shawn on Jan 25, 2013 4:14:22 GMT -5
Shawn somehow completely din't expected to have that kind of reaction from someone who is being threatened bout their life like that face to face. This somehow amused him for some reason which makes him give a quick smile before asking her more.
"You are really dedicated to your studies more of whats happening to your surrounding. Trully lot different than the other Leirpin that I've met," he paused as he thinks of something that may attract her interest. He then puts the books down as he takes his sit on the nearby while pointing his gun as it was a simply a tool of decoration. "What If I told you that you might find something better than this library to continues your study? Someone that I know who have a high knowledge about this world should be able to give some?" his smeered as the person his talking about is no other than Victor himself.
The reason why Shawn doing this were just a test Maki wity his own ways. If he can confirm that this young girl won't pose any threat, he can take her bounty away from the 7 DW's list. Its better than abandoning this mission, rather then letting this girl to meet the other members of his organization which are much more merciless than him.
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Maki
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Post by Maki on Jan 25, 2013 8:34:34 GMT -5
Maki stared blankly at the man before her, not showing any sign of emotion or interest. When he mentioned her dedication to her studies and being different from other Leirpin, Maki gave a small nod. "My parents dislike this about me." She said in a blank tone, not showing any emotion towards her statement. "I am simply not interested in anything other than my studies."
Maki's eyes followed her notebook in his hand as he placed it down. She began to reach for her book to continue studying, assuming this conversation over since he put her book down, until the man started speaking again. She paused and looked back up at the man with a blank stare, not seeming the least bit interested in his words or his gun.
"I prefer learning from books and these interesting databases than from people." She said, glancing over at the holographic database, then back at the man again. "Even though most Leirpins tend to be more social, I have no interest in living beings. There is only one other than my parents that I even remember." She said, looking down at her notebook again as she pulled it towards her. "I won't even remember you once this conversation is over."
Zephel was the only person she ever remembered or considered her friend. And, since her confession to him, he has been strangely entering her thoughts at an unusual frequency. Maki had no interest in living beings. She was studious, and she always ignored anything that happened around her. She never reacted in violent or otherwise emotional ways, only using her abilities to either train them or to get herself out of a troublesome situation.
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Post by Shawn on Jan 25, 2013 11:15:33 GMT -5
Shawn left out a slight sigh of relief since he finally concluded that this girl is harmless in any means. "So you will completely forget about it after this conversation? That is good enough for you and me,"he nods. Its seemingly a win-win situation since he doesn't want to leave his name to other people's head much since he want to keep his profile as low as possible, since he is an assassin. Before he want to end the convo, he suddenly receives a call from the higher up, which is rare. "Excuse me a moment," he seemingly nod his head on Maki to signal about he'll be taking some time.
"Something really matter for you to call me Victor?" he speaks calmly without even caring if Maki heard him or not since he believes that she will forget everything. 'Oh hello Shawn~ Sorry for sudden disturbance but I -' a sudden huge blast can be heard through the phone. Shawn can only nudge his head aside as he somehow a bit suprised by the noise but then calmly put the phone backs to his ear. "How could you call me during your own 'Hit'?" he questioned Victor for his seemingly idiotic moves. 'Well, fighting with the 'Arc Light' reminds me of something important about the 'Quintensse' relatives. So, before I forgot bout this minor but important details due to intense time with the 'Arc Light' here, I want you to find out about the other relatives. Hikaru or Zephel. Make a choice. Bye~' he quickly ended the call which makes Shawn a bit dumbfound and tries to repeat what Victor's said.
"Oi oi! What do you mean? Hikaru or Zephel? Damn, at least tell me some info bout those guys," he let out a sigh. Remembering that he is talking to Maki, he then decides to end this convo since he is already concluded that Maki is safe. "I'll be leaving, my apologize for taking your time," he then put his gun back in his shirt and turn around to walk away from the room. While thinking about what Victor told him about, he slowly make his way through the room's exit.
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Maki
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Post by Maki on Jan 25, 2013 11:33:02 GMT -5
Maki nodded her head slowly. "I do not remember people who do not interest me." She said in a blank tone, not knowing or caring how that might have sounded to others. When he received a call and turned to take it, Maki slowly glanced back over at her notebook and began to open it to the page she was writing on.
Before she managed to get back to her studying, a name rang in her ear that the voice behind her had said, and Maki froze for a moment. Slowly, she turned back to face the man as he addressed her again. With a blank look on her face and a hint of curiousity in her eyes, Maki spoke again. "Zephel?"
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Post by Shawn on Jan 25, 2013 12:24:57 GMT -5
Shawn stop his movement as Maki seemingly spoke the name of 'Zephel'. It suprised him. He thought that she won't remember anything other than her parents. This makes him doubts about how her memory works.
"Say, I thought you don't remember anything unless your parents or your studies?" he turn his back to face her again. "Not only that, this 'Zephel' person," he rubs his chin as he too doesnt know bout this person. Since that she respond to this name, he take his chance to ask her. "Do you know him?" he ask with calm and curious tone..
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Maki
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Post by Maki on Jan 25, 2013 12:40:44 GMT -5
Maki stared at the man, with slight curiousity in her eyes despite the blankness of her face. As he spoke the name 'Zephel' again, Maki felt as though there was a weight pulling down inside of her stomach.
"I know a man named Zephel. He is the only one aside from my parents that I remember. Do you know anything about him?" She spoke in a plain tone, as if she didn't care about the topic or what she was asking. Her blank facial expression didn't change either.
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Post by Shawn on Jan 25, 2013 14:04:22 GMT -5
'So she do have someone in her mind afterall...' Shawn thinks. He shrugs as such question he got from Maki isn't something that he know. "Even I don't know, that person just sudden-" he paused as his phone vibrates as it receives a message. He quickly check take his phone out and see what kind of text from Victor this time.
[I forgot to give some details hahaha ^^ , anyway, Hikaru and Zephel are part of the Quintessence family, a very powerful non-human being that have its own elements reside in each of them. The alpha or the top is some girl name Muri, a very powerful Quintesence which I doubt to be our future target that neither of us can handle alone, apart from Kaziel... which im not sure if he even accept such task =='' . So the order I give you is to either find out about her other two siblings which is like I mentioned earlier, Hikaru or Zephel. Make your choice. I'll text ya if I know more of their details. Have fun~
<--- Is now currently having lots of fun with the Arc Light. ]
Shawn narrows his eye when he read the text quickly and store the info in his mind. He even wonder how did Victor can text him while fighting? He shakes his head that its not of his business. He then close his phone's lid and put it inside his pocket before turning around and face back at Maki who seemingly shows some interest in 'Zephel' with that very expressionless looks. "Why do you want to know more about him? I thought you don't even care what kind of business i'm having nor bout this 'Zephel' guy?" his close his eye as he walks back to the chair and sits on it again.
"Well, since I'm waiting more info about him, perhaps I can share a bit of what I know. He is like you, not a human. But something else. I myself don't know much about the meaning of 'Quintesence' myself. Well, thats all I can tell you now," he paused as he lean one of his hand on his side of the cheek. He observe Maki's carefully if she might somehow really know this Zephel guy.
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