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Topic: Auguries of Destruction - The Linsemptus
Subject: Beautiful Fireworks of Death
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Armand, suspicious of the death knell of this particular creature, creates a protection of force around his weakened ally, and deals the deathblow.
Time slows as the missiles all hit the spider simultaneously. Suddenly, from the cracks in the spider's body, an immense red glow shines through as the spider laughs, still using Renshiir's voice. The red light intensifies and the spider explodes. Volleys upon volleys of crystal shards, needles, arrows, and even ones the size of javellins fire in all directions from the core of the spider. Armand twists and swerves, his body straining to avoid the most of the resultant firework, but he is still pierced a multitude of times by the deadly crystals. (-30 hp Armand)
The explosion also has a light component, nearly blinding for Armand and Deunan as their vision is obscured by pure red. When their vision returns, they are positioned right where they were before, in the Hylon Forest. With a burst of white light, the Mark of the Collectors vanishes from Renshiir's back, although that is not exactly the biggest concern at the moment. Embedded in Renshiir's back is several javelins of the crystal spider's body, and she looks very pale as her blood sinks into the soil below her.
(Renshiir is in the negative hit points, but is alive, if barely)
Posted on 2008-05-20 at 00:58:48.
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Topic: Auguries of Destruction - The Linsemptus
Subject: Guardian's Death... What?
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Armand thwaps the spider again in the head, and this time one of its eyes crack and dim. Armand's second hit whacks the creature's carapiece, but fails to cause any damage. However, his third hit causes a substantial cracking that chain-reacts and causes the spider to be covered with cracks. The spider's own crystal shard counters fail to pierce Armand's barrier, and Deunan sets up for some long range capabilities.
The spider slashes across Armand, a blow he ducks under easily, and the spider dashes across towards Deunan. Armand swings Caduceus, but actually misses the spider's agile movements as it rapidly closes the gap between it and Deunan.
"Go ahead." Renshiir's voice says in a resigned tone.
Posted on 2008-05-20 at 00:27:58.
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Topic: Silent Hill Q&A
Subject: Maybe not right now...
I think Cindi is a bit preoccupied right now, lol.
I'll post something up for Cindi in a bit I guess.
Posted on 2008-05-20 at 00:07:17.
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Topic: Auguries of Destruction - The Linsemptus
Subject: This is Taking a While
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Armand thunks the spider three times, much to Caduceus' grief, as the spider remains standing. Well, more than standing, it's body produces the same counter measures as it did against Deunan. However, this time the crystal needles mist into nothingness upon contact with Armand's skin.
Deunan quickly retreats further and gives herself a bit more healing. (+5 hp Deunan)
This time, rather than tricking Armand with another set of blade-like legs, the spider returns to its original method of attack, forming yet another top-like stance. Once again, Armand is protected from the whirling legs, but when the spider jerks its two legs to impale Armand, one of them breaks through his barrier and pierces his torso. (-11 hp Armand, including damage reduction) Once again, the white sparks erupt from the wound, and as the spider retracts its leg, another jarring note is heard. The spider finally leaps to bite Armand, but he blocks the adamantine-sharp teeth with his barrier of faith.
The spider looks a little worse for wear, and a few cracks have begun to appear on its legs and torso, but there's just something unnerving about the way it continues to glare at Armand. Almost as though it was daring him to continue.
"Would you rather I kill your friend first?" the Renshiir-like voice asks, the spider's head looking towards Deunan.
Posted on 2008-05-19 at 23:45:59.
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Topic: Auguries of Destruction - The Linsemptus
Subject: Sneaky Strike
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"By the Elesyium you shall suffer no quarter!"
Armand successfully casts Divine Power, and Deunan recovers some more of her strength, although she is still in considerable danger.
The crystalline spider doesn't use a top motion this time. It raises two of its legs, both of them angled to strike Armand. It jabs with one, not truly hitting with it, but Armand reacts by avoiding where it would have struck, and jumps right into the second one's strike. It sinks into his arm, and white holy sparks erupt from the wound, sending a jarring note along the crystal limb. The spider twists the leg and pulls it out, but it doesn't appear all that affected by the sparking counter-offensive. (-10hp Armand, including damage reduction)
"Got you." Renshiir's voice imitation again comes from the spider, sounding on the whole satisfied.
Posted on 2008-05-19 at 23:04:55.
Edited on 2008-05-19 at 23:06:41 by Reralae
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Topic: Star Wars: Patterns of Deception
Subject: Misunderstandings
A flicker of impatience appears on Ninkanna's face before she banishes it to the depths of her mind.
Ninkanna turns towards Kavtan, "I have not been trained in diplomatic procedures; I have been trained to protect and defend. My master and the other padawan are far more suited to deal with this in that department than I am. I never said my attention would go elsewhere; I merely stated that I would go to find the others. It is a logical thing to do, is it not? There is little more I can do here."
Ninkanna hears Slade out, however her eyes glaze over slightly as he rambles; she was not all that interested in what system it is. The facts remained facts, and that was all that mattered. One of those facts is that the Arcona may or may not have been one of the culprits behind the bomb. Secondly, the Arcona has died, without any information being obtained. The questionable guilt of the Arcona was never an issue, as information is simply information, and alone is neither good nor ill. Thirdly, this is a foreign world to her, and she does not know anything about it. Ninkanna stays silent, knowing that her own opinion, regardless of how wise or thoughtful it may be, is irrelevent to the officer who is clearly just following orders and what he believed was right.
"Now then," Slade continues. "Before you, young Jedi, I'd like to know exactly why these men were shooting at you."
Ninkanna's ears twitch and she turns back to the officer, "I cannot fully answer that inquiry. The ones that could have, are they." Ninkanna says, indicating the dead Arcona and his allies, "My companion and I were about to question the Arcona who appeared to have knowledge regarding the incident already mentioned, and he chose to run, for what reason I do not know. Regardless of why he ran, here he had chosen to take a stand and open fire. Without them capable of explaining, there are a number of possibilities for the reason why, and more than one may be right, and clearly many may be wrong. They did not say why before they fired, so I cannot even legitimately guess."
The fumes of the spaceport and just going through the large amount of thinking to provide a good response given the situation began to take its toll, and Ninkanna winces inwardly as her head begins to pound.
Posted on 2008-05-19 at 22:47:32.
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Topic: Auguries of Destruction - The Linsemptus
Subject: Recover! Quick!
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"Come child, it is not yet time to sleep, but know when this is said and done with you and I will have a nice log chat about the spider and the fly in full plate."
The white sparkles of healing from the staff sprinkle onto Deunan's body, and are absorbed greedily. Her eyes open, and although she is still in considerable pain, she is at least conscious. She retreats back just a bit, grabbing her shield. (Deunan +19 hp)
Forming the top-form again, the spider whirls around, six of its deadly limbs reaching about to strike Armand. Armand stands still, and raises his aura of faith, which forms a strong enough barrier to withstand the assault. However, the spider isn't finished. This time, instead of slowly returning to a stance, the spider jumps from its two limbs, which fly out to impale Armand as the others catch the spider on the ground. Armand ducks underneath both limbs in response. Finally, the spider dashes forward to bite, but Armand leaps to the side of the spider's reach.
Nothing is said from the spider, as it formulates a new battle strategy in its crystalline mind.
Posted on 2008-05-19 at 22:13:50.
Edited on 2008-05-19 at 22:52:25 by Reralae
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Topic: Auguries of Destruction - The Linsemptus
Subject: Tenarr's Answers
Fonhinqann
Gladiator Chamber B
Five and Three Quarter Hours before Twilight
"Xira?" Tenarr checks, "I'm afraid I don't know that much. Her style of fighting is quite bizarre. First off, she seldom hits her opponent; it's the opponent's weapons she always hits, at least once. Quite a few challengers have stormed back here after a fight with her, quite angry that their weapon has been cleaved in half. A few even asked me to fix it, but I haven't learned to fix weapons; I can only try to make a few."
"That's not to say she won't hit you." Tenarr adds, "She's not afraid of getting her hands bloody." He chuckles at this line, "Bad wording, but uhh... you don't want to let her touch you. That's another thing that everyone who's fought her was muttering about. Something about how she just touches you with one of her hands and you feel sick."
"Of course, I'm not supposed to be telling you this." Tenarr whispers, "It's against arena protocol, so if you could forget that it came from my mouth, that'd be good; there's no need to get me fired."
"Oh, but here's something you will find out anyway just from looking at her. She has two weapons. Both are scythes. One she'll be carrying onto the battlefield, and the other is wrapped up like her hands and carried over her shoulder. As long as she's using the first scythe, you're OK. As soon as she uses that scythe that's over her shoulder... I suggest you don't let her hit you with that, because with that scythe she always goes for the kill, and even Fahinn has a harder time stopping that blade from finishing its opponent."
Posted on 2008-05-19 at 21:51:11.
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Topic: Auguries of Destruction: The Linsemptus - Q/A
Subject: Items
This is the information I have on the items you listed
Rhino Hide: +2 Hide Armour (mastercraft hide armour with +2 more AC), doubles damage dealt by the wearer in a charge
+1 Flaming Scimitar: +1 Scimitar (mastercraft scimitar with +1 damage), with an ability to do 1d6 additional fire damage requiring a command word to activate
+1 Mouldering Quarterstaff: +1 Quarterstaff (mastercraft quarterstaff with +1 damage), which on a successful hit causes a poison-type effect (CON damage requiring fort save by person hit)
Caster's Shield: +1 light wooden shield (mastercraft light wooden shield with +1 AC), also lets you cast a scroll you put on it without having to rumage through your pack and such
Ring of Sustenance: keeps you alive without need of food/water and you only need a bit of sleep (just leave it as is)
Amulet of Natural Armour: +2 Natural armour... kind of self explanatory (adds to AC)
Really, the only thing you need to decide is whether you're using your scimitar or quarterstaff. (or borrow a non-magical weapon or something)
Posted on 2008-05-19 at 21:17:23.
Edited on 2008-05-19 at 21:17:56 by Reralae
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Topic: Forgotten Realms: The Unsung Heroes
Subject: Understanding, and One Wish
[Slight backpost]
Even though Aelistae chokes back her own tears, Linnix cries for the two of them.
"That's sad." Linnix says, in between tears.
"My parents... they held quite a few expectations on me and my sister. They were totally into the whole idea of economy, making money based on overpricing and other such things. They expected my sister and I to eventually take over that whole 'business' they built. I didn't much care for it, so I left, without..." Linnix bites her lip, and a few more tears flow down her face, "I didn't even consider Caera at that time; I just ran away by myself. It wasn't until much later that I found out that they, my parents and Caera, had started to develop another building project, and there was a fire. None of them survived, not even Caera."
Linnix takes a deep breath, and rubs her eyes, "I'm going to continue to dance. I know the song too now, and I know I can dance. I'll dance with you and Caera, my sisters."
Linnix chuckles, "I just wish we could have danced from the beginning, together."
Posted on 2008-05-19 at 21:07:03.
Edited on 2008-05-20 at 01:28:28 by Reralae
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Topic: Auguries of Destruction - The Linsemptus
Subject: Sign Making
Between Hylon Forest and Fonhinqann
Main Highway
Five and a Quarter Hours before Twilight
Qin eagerly looks around for something to use, like perhaps a piece of wood, but none are to be found. Disheartened the boy sits on the doorstep of the Bunny House.
"What should we use?" The boy wonders aloud, "I guess we could write on the house itself, but that's doesn't look nice..."
The house's external appearance is slightly run down, particularly around the windows that have not been looked at in some time, so the window shutters are half in their hinges, and a couple are even hanging loosely from the window.
Posted on 2008-05-19 at 17:21:40.
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Topic: Auguries of Destruction - The Linsemptus
Subject: Spinning Death
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“Shatter like the night before the dawning sun! You shall plague her soul no longer!”
Armand's exclamation is followed by a loud, ringing and piercing noise. The huge crystal spider seems to resonate and vibrate at dangerous natural frequencies, until it somehow gets the strength to slam one of its legs into the ground, causing the vibrations to travel into the ground, and be gone before the spell could reach fruition. A few stress lines can be seen in the body of the spider, but not enough for comfort.
Deunan follows up Armand's spell with a few blows from her blade. The first blow, guided by Armand's prior cast magic and hitting a would-be-vital joint on the spider's body (were it not crystal), is unavoidable. A fierce crack can be heard as Deunan smiles with satisfaction, however, something unforeseen follows. The part of the spider's body that Deunan strikes then suddenly grows more crystal, appearing like needles, that fire with the noise of shattering glass, directly at Deunan. By instinct, she leaps to the side of the burst, and is only hit by a few shards. (-1 hp Deunan)
Not to be dishearted, Deunan strikes the spider again, and this time her blow barely catches the spider's body against its smooth carapiece. However, it still hits, and as another crack is heard, Deunan recoils against the backlash of crystal needles. (-2 hp Deunan)
Deunan goes for a final blow, but the blade clangs off the spider's carapiece harmlessly.
"Fools." The spider hisses, as it arranges its body in a peculiar form.
Suddenly it twists around, spinning on two of its legs as the others form a whirling top of dangerous blades. The spider only does one revolution, but the results are devestating. Deunan is able to duck under three legs, but all the others slash at her body, one even piercing her neck. Deunan slumps to the ground, frightfully near death. (one critical hit -28 hp Deunan, normal hits -(10 + 14) = -24 hp Deunan... Deunan's hp = -8 )
Coming out of its top-like form, the spider elegantly returns to an offensive position. The stress lines in its body are far more pronounced, but it definitely still is as deadly as ever.
"Are you ready to die?" it almost purrs, taking a step forward.
Posted on 2008-05-19 at 16:49:54.
Edited on 2008-05-19 at 17:19:50 by Reralae
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Topic: Auguries of Destruction - The Linsemptus
Subject: The Unfortunate Predator
Between Wanqir and Aqinarr
Plains of Tiancann
Three Hours before Twilight
Sitting up quickly, Dusk can see the pitiful creature that was stalking him. It is a tiger, but only barely. Its ribs can be seen through its thin skin, and it has a desperate look in its eyes. Seeing that it's been spotted, it leaps forward... only to find and remember that its leg muscles are not strong enough to pounce now. It lands a few feet away before Dusk, despite having pounced from just ten feet away. It looks away sheepishly, and weakly begins to walk away.
Posted on 2008-05-19 at 16:04:12.
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Topic: Silent Hill Q&A
Subject: *in a high, cartoon-pitched voice*
Run away!
Hehehehe, Cindi got us into this mess, so she'll see if she can do anything to get us out... not that she knows anything about the existance of the other characters of course, although I'm guessing they know about her now 
BTW... is there anything Cindi can wield there, or will she have to start whacking things with her wierd flute?
Posted on 2008-05-19 at 04:28:47.
Edited on 2008-05-19 at 04:31:48 by Reralae
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Topic: Auguries of Destruction - The Linsemptus
Subject: Guardian of the Mark
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Armand raises his hands and weaves them through the air while formulating the spell orally. The spell forms a circular rune array of light in the air, which twirls around until it lies flat, its center pointing directly at the Mark. From the center of the array, a beam of purifying light fires down at the Mark.
Something is wrong. The magic strains, causing a large gale to form as something fights against the flow of magic. Renshiir screams as the world suddenly fades. Armand and Deunan's vision returns, and they are standing on a flat, empty space. Against the 'floor' of the space, the sound of nails on chalkboard resonates through the area as the apparition of the crystalline spider stalks towards them. Clearly, it did not like the cleansing attempt, and now the Guardian of the Mark is going to take any means possible to cancel Armand's spell, namely by killing Armand.
"Back down." The spider hisses, its voice threatening, and cold, like the crystal the spider is made out of. Its voice seems almost like an imitation of Renshiir's, but is far more malevolent than the killoren.
The spider suddenly jerks forward, clearing the space between it and Armand and Deunan. Swiftly, it brings forth a crystaline leg and soundly pierces Deunan's armour at the shoulder. The pain is intense, and as the spider withdraws its leg tip, blood spatters from its tip as droplets into the empty space. (-18 hp for Deunan)
Posted on 2008-05-19 at 04:08:18.
Edited on 2008-05-19 at 06:26:32 by Reralae
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Topic: Auguries of Destruction - The Linsemptus
Subject: The Mark of the Collectors
Outskirts of Hylon Forest
Unmapped Area
Six Hours before Twilight
Slipping the cloak over her head and pushing her chain shirt and vest up to reveal her back, Armand and Deunan are shown a hideous image. Imprinted into Renshiir's skin itself is a large tattoo, if the word can be used to describe something this large. A wavy, golden border stained with blotches of red ink to show blood marks the edges of this artwork. In the center of the black void, descending on a strand of silken thread, is depected a terrible and other-worldly spider, its carapiece's joints all sharp and angular, and it looks as though it is made out of crystal diamonds, rubies and other gemstones. It too is blotched with ink blood. In the clutches of its eight legs is a perfect sphere, a crystal orb that almost seems to shine with power in the image. It is an incredibly life-like image, a horrid tattoo, and Deunan recoils from it at its appearance.
Posted on 2008-05-19 at 03:38:35.
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Topic: Auguries of Destruction - The Linsemptus
Subject: Words Unneeded
Outskirts of Hylon Forest
Unmapped Area
Six Hours before Twilight
As soon as Armand's question is asked, somehow his Detect Evil vision bypasses something that was blocking it before, and an immense aura of red infests itself within his vision. It is hard to look at, and Armand's body actually freezes with the chills of the aura. As far as Armand can tell, the aura seemed to erupt from somewhere on Renshiir's back (but not from Renshiir herself).
Posted on 2008-05-19 at 03:14:25.
Edited on 2008-05-19 at 03:15:32 by Reralae
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Topic: Silent Hill Q&A
Subject: Where's Cindi?
She vanished... *hides under a pillow*
Posted on 2008-05-19 at 02:59:38.
Edited on 2008-05-19 at 03:00:56 by Reralae
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Topic: Auguries of Destruction - The Linsemptus
Subject: Speak Now, or Forever Hold Your Peace
Outskirts of Hylon Forest
Unmapped Area
Six Hours before Twilight
Renshiir is breathing so fast she is nearly hyperventilating. Her eyes dart back and forth between Armand, Caduceus and Deunan. Well, specifically Deunan's blade.
Renshiir is dressed rather plainly, if you're looking at a higher-class person. Her vest is embroidered, dark green cotton, and her pant is a fairly well-set leather. Underneath her vest can be seen mithril links, a chain shirt from the looks of it. Her cloak is a dark green with a silvery lining, she wears supple, leather gloves and fairly well-made leather boots. On her head, over her long hair, she also wears a silvery circlet. At her side is a long, thin rapier.
Taking in deeper breaths, she seems to calm down, physically at any rate; her eyes still show hints of panic at the edges.
"Look," Renshiir says, "I can't say anything. Period. If I do, I die. Plain and simple. It's not that I don't want to; it's that I'd never even be able to finish the first word. You have to believe me."
Despite the woman's outrageous claim and shifty nature, it is quite clear that even as Deunan and Armand glimpse at her soul, she is telling the truth.
Posted on 2008-05-19 at 02:47:03.
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Topic: Auguries of Destruction - The Linsemptus
Subject: Only A Nightmare
Outskirts of Hylon Forest
Unmapped Area
Six Hours before Twilight
The killoren Renshiir can be seen shaking her head frantically as she runs.
"If I don't say anything I'll die, if I say anything I'll die, this is a terrible terrible terrible terrible nightmare! Wake up! Wake up! I never wanted this!"
Not looking where she is going at this point, Renshiir runs head-on into the trunk of an elderly tree, and just about collapses.
Posted on 2008-05-19 at 01:53:40.
Edited on 2008-05-19 at 01:55:07 by Reralae
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Topic: Auguries of Destruction - The Linsemptus
Subject: Return of the Bunnies
Between Hylon Forest and Fonhinqann
Main Highway
Five and a Quarter Hours before Twilight
Qin thinks about what Tristan said. It made sense, and even he could see that.
Suddenly, there is a bit of a whoosh sound as all the little dust bunnies that ran away suddenly return to run back to the Bunny House. They leap and bound through the grass, to the door of the house, and through the cat-flap. Then, as quickly as they all ran past, the relatively silent afternoon returns, and Qin just stares back at the house.
"Should we make a sign for the bunnies or something?" Qin suggests.
Posted on 2008-05-19 at 00:38:51.
Edited on 2008-05-19 at 00:39:12 by Reralae
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Topic: Silent Hill Q&A
Subject: First Post!
Alright... I know I probably took a few liberties here and there, but I hope that's OK for now...
Anyway... is there a scent on the wrapper? Regardless if there is or not, I presume it doesn't spark any memory, so I guess Cindi will look at the computer/register/things (U-area).
Posted on 2008-05-18 at 23:58:20.
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Topic: Silent Hill: Eternal Decay
Subject: Wow, Bad Amnesia
"Cindi? C, I, N, D, I." Cindi murmurs to herself, trying to stimulate memory, "Nope, nothing."
Well, if her own name couldn't get any memories, then either it wasn't her name, or nothing would unlock those memories sealed in that head of hers somewhere. Chilly, the air felt cold. Instinctively, wherever the instinct might have come from, Cindi grabs her hoodie and puts it on. How fitting She thought, as she put her hood up in an 'emo mode'... whatever that might be.
Pulling herself to a cross-legged position, Cindi looks through her backpack. Perhaps something in there would be of use or could spark memory. The first thing she saw in it is a flute. Cindi liked music, or... wait... another blank. Putting the mouthpiece to her lips, and pressing down a few random keys, she tentatively blows, and nearly winces at the result. It is out of tune. By instinct she reaches to adjust the mouthpiece, but the flute is solid, and she cannot twist or otherwise move the mouthpice. Hmm, an out-of-tune flute, how does that help?
Setting it back in her pack, she reaches for the next item. A soft clinking noise can be heard as she pulls out a bag of marbles. How'd that get there? Cindi wonders. She puts it back carefully, then pulls out a pair of scissors and a ribbon. That's handy, Cindi thought, Something that I can cut and something to cut with if I needed to. Putting these two things back in her pack, she pulls out a candy wrapper, and raises a delicate, thin, red eyebrow. She sniffs the wrapper for a scent, perhaps something to trace in her lack of memory.
She puts it back in her pack, despite the fact no one would likely have qualms about her littering. There was only two shapes left in her pack that she hadn't already looked at. She pulls out one, which turns out to be a hand mirror with a crack down the middle. Looking at it seems to give Cindi a bit of a headache, but she had a... feeling... she felt she wanted it to have more cracks than that. Shaking her head, she puts the mirror away and pulls out the final object. It is a card, slightly longer and thinner than a playing card, with one side completely red that has a Chinese circle pattern in the back, while the other side has a white border around a frame of black that seeps into the plain white center. At the bottom of the frame is written 'White' and at the top right corner of the card is a small column with the characters se and bai, then the number 34. If Cindi remembered correctly, this card meant... uh... it meant... nope, another blank. This really wasn't her day. Cindi puts the card back in her pack, resignedly, and puts the pack over her shoulder.
Cindi stands up and takes a look around where she is. What a peculiar place. One part of her felt like running and screaming... wait, parts... yes, something about parts. Parts... not-cracked-enough mirror... nope, just a blank. Cindi's eyes wander, and are caught by the black spraypaint on the floor.
SHE MADE ME DO IT
Quite possible. Cindi thinks, I just don't remember.
Posted on 2008-05-18 at 23:50:23.
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Topic: Silent Hill Q&A
Subject: Good to know...
So it'll only be vocalizations at most right now that make a nice sound, until she has the time to think out a beat and lyrics, which probably won't happen anytime soon, although you never know 
Posted on 2008-05-18 at 23:14:46.
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Topic: Silent Hill Q&A
Subject: Question...
Is anything written, or is it illegible?
and also, in terms of memory can Cindi remember music lyrics (but not where they're from or anything related to them)?
Posted on 2008-05-18 at 22:57:11.
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