NationStates Jolt Archive

"Nowhere actually, it a pocket dimension, a relatively large one. Come on, I'll show you around." Gabriel wallked through one of the doors. Wood paneling lined that walls on which were hung paintings of all sorts, but on close inspection it could be seen that all had been created by the same hand. Gabriel stopped at the first door in the hallway. With a click it opened and he walked in. Inside the room's walls were an offwhite. Benches and tables filled the large room. On top of them was scientific equipment of all sorts. Against the walls were machines of all sorts, many of which seemed to serve no known purpose.
"This is the lab, I do most of my reasearch here."

Kurt was impressed, he had never seen this much lab equipment before. His schools labs were always kind of bare.

"How many rooms are there?" he asked.

"A little over a hundred." Gabriel said absently as he inspected an experiment that consisted of an orange substance that continually twisted itself into diffrent patterns. "Most of them aren't used that often though." He gestured towards the experiment he'd been examining. "This particular one has been running for five thousand year, in another three thousand it should be finished. But enough of the lab for now, there's a lot to see still." Gabriel stepped back out into the hall, closing the door behind them. Walking farther down the hall he opened another door. This room seemed to go on nearly forever, and contained shelves filled with books, this is the library. Nearly every book I've ever collected is here, cataloged and organized."

"Knowing how long you've lived I'm not surprised you have this many," Kurt said in awe.

"As I said before knowledge is both the most valuable and dangerous thing in the universe." Gabriel stepped back out into the hallway. Opening another door he stepped into a massive well equipped gym, including an olympic sized swimming pool with diving board, a running track around the edge, and an empty space for activities that required room. Off to one side was another room which could be seen through a window and had only one door. "This is the gym, feel free to use it at anytime. I just ask that you not go through that door over there without checking with either me or Arthur first. It's a holographic training area, and I tend to do most of my training in many times normal gravity. But you'll see more of that once we start training."

"Right," Kurt replied.

Training, he'd almost forgotten about that. To be honest he wasn't too keen on the idea of that. The princes idea of training was to spend time on 'Vice City'.

OOC Well must go to bed now, I'm knackered.

OOC: Goodnight, see you tomorrow.

Gabriel noticed the reluctence in Kurt's voice. "Kurt, you have to understand that myself and Arthur aren't always going to be around to keep an eye on you. You have to be in shape to watch after yourself. You should never depend entirerly on others to watch after your own safety. Besides, after a couple weeks I'm sure you'll come to enjoy it."

"I know," Kurt replied.

Back in the hallway Gabriel pointed to another door. "That's my room. And on the other side of the hall is the guest room." A few steps further down the hall and Gabriel opened another door. Four of the five walls were covered with large screens, three of the world. One showed air traffic, another sea traffic, and yet another movement of land forces. The last wall displayed a map of the solar system but was otherwise blank. "This is the war room. This is where all the information we collect goes. Unfortinately we haven't finish laying all the sea bed sensors or deploying the satalites. And we haven't even gotten started on the deep space sensors yet. But as you can see, what we do have is working pretty well."

"Alot of technology then," the prince remarked.

"Yeah, I guess you could say that. It helps to be able to keep track of what's going on in the world."
Gabriel walked back to the lounge. "Afew of the other rooms in here are a classroom, a dining room, and a kitchen. I'm a rather good cook when I choose to do so. The rest of the rooms you don't need to worry about for now."

"I'll see them only if I need to then?" Kurt asked him.

"More along the lines of they're either too unsafe for you right now or you wouldn't be interested in them. That and some of them are my own private areas I rarely let anyone else in."

"Ah got it," Kurt nodded.

IC: "Oh, I almost forgot. Arthur, could you scan Kurt and give him level three access all hours, and get a him a PHCL, access up to Beta level nine."
For a second a red light engulfed Kurt before quickly disapearing. "You're now able to enter here any time you like. As of now, only you, me and Arthur can get in here." Gabriel handed Kurt a PHCL. "This is yours, only you'll be able to access it. Arthur and myself will have limited access to check your assignments, but that's it."

OOC: Going to dinner, be back shortly.

Kurt nodded, "So does it use a password, voice recognition or does it use something else to keep unwanted people out of my PHCL?" he then asked.

"It's default is to open to your voice, but you can add a typed password as well if you want."

"Can you use both at the same time?"

"If you want, and if you're really paranoid you can set it to recognise your face, DNA, handprint, and retina. Or any combination of them."

Kurt raised his hand, "I might be paranoid but I'm not that paranoid," he joked.

"Well you can set it up however you want, its your's to keep. You'll like it,you can set it up to everything verbally. Great for those writing assignments."

"Useful considering how many digits I have for typing," Kurt remarked, looking at his hands.

"Just don't try any hacking or anything, at least not before you get some tips from Arthur. That little thing there has more processing power than everything else on this planet combined. I'd hate to see it misused. If you're not careful it could do a lot of damage."

"I couldn't hack to save my life anyway," Kurt replied, "I mostly use computers for games and programming."

"Well you'll not need to worry about running games on that thing. It's powerful enough to run an entire solar system in a pinch. It'll handle anything you can throw at it no problem."

"Good news is that'll mean no need to upgrade every six months," Kurt smirked.

"No need to worry about viruses or hackers either. Arthur's in charge of security where the computers are concerned. Nothing's going to get by him."

"Thats good to know then, last virus I had left the computers hard drive unusable," Kurt sighed.

"It's about time for this place to be waking up isn't it?"

Kurt looked at his watch. "Well my father should be up by now," he said.

"We'd best be going then. I wouldn't do for people to think you'd snuck off again." Gabriel said. Stepping through the door the sounds of the castle gradually waking up could be heard.

Kurt led Gabriel back to where he suspected his father would be. He was right as when they re-entered the dining room, they found the King sat alone at the head of the table. It seemed that the rest of the family had yet to turn up.

"Guten Morgen," the King greeted them, "Come sit."

"Guten Morgen Herr König. Ich hoffe, daß Sie gut fühlen. Danke" (I think I got that translation right, I'm still only in my first semester of German.) Gabriel replied as he sat down.

The King nodded, as he watched both his son and Gabriel sit down. "Es ist gut zu heraushören andere sprichst in mein angeboren Zunge," he smiled. "But for my sons sake, we should speak in his native language."

OOC Its better then my German thats used with an online translator :D

IC: "Of course sir, I would hate to be rude." Gabriel said as he settled himself.

OOC: Don't even bother using those things, they're useless.

"I trust you had a good sleep," the King enquired.

OOC I know, but its makes better German then I can :(

"Very well thank you. I'm sorry my friend could not stay to give you his thanks, but he had pressing business he needed to attend to."

"Well we all live busy lives," the King said with a nod. "I hear that you have added a door to my childrens hallway."

"Word travels fast in this castle. If you wish I can have it removed immediately, it simply seemed easier to open it now in case my request was granted. Should that not be the case it will be removed forthwith."

"It will be fine since it is near my childrens rooms," the King replied. "I trust is does no further modifactions to the palace other then creating that door."

"No sir, I thought it best to put it there so that your son could have easy access to his classrooms. That and so I'm nearby if there should ever be any trouble sir."

"After breakfast I wish to see these rooms," the King said.

OOC And it is goodnight from me.

IC: Gabriel nodded "Of course sir."

OOC: Good night, I'll be late posting tomorrow due to work.

OOC: And I still wonder where Drognan's gone, I hope he's all right.

OOC He was around on the ns list at the top of the page last night, I was expecting him to post.

IC

"I trust you two have already had breakfast," the King then asked.

His son, Kurt nodded.

OOC lol, why is it when u guys talk about me gone i show up? or kinda ne ways. RL is being a pain right now, its not giing me enough time online so i can post... but im working on it, i should have a post in, (long one) by the end of the day.. i hope.. so sorry guys for not getting in any posts in a while... no time, gotta run again...

OOC: NP, glad to see you're still around :)

OOC: Same here, welcome back.

OOC Hey Grimdale where did you go?

Oh and BTW 666th post :twisted:

OOC: Well I've been working all day selling Xmas trees, and then I went to dinner after posting. I did state I'd be late posting today, as it is I'm back a lot sooner than I planned. Now let's get this RP back on the road.

"So Gabriel, where might I ask do you come from?" the King then asked.

OOC: I can't stay for long tonight, another early start :(

"There's nothing left of my home so it doesn't really matter. Especially after all this time." There was a sharp obvious pain in Gabriel's voice as he spoke.

Kurt looked at his father and the King decided not to try and ask.

"A wanderer then?" he instead asked.

"Yes, after a fashion. I try and see that some degree of peace is achieved in an area, and then I move on." The glance between father and son had not gone unnoticed. "It's OK Kurt, you can tell him, but could you wait until I'm not around? It's something I prefer not to be reminded of. There are a lot of horrible ways to die, and I saw most of them during those days."

"OK," the prince nodded.

"Where was it that you first met my son?" the King then asked.

"In Sabina. Braun and one of his friends managed to get a message through to me from there that they needed help and I met Kurt when I arrived."

"Ah," the King replied, scratching his chin. "Is there anything you wish to know before I announce my decision?"

OOC: Ack the board is being a pain again

"Not particulary sir, if your decision is yes, then as a teacher and bodyguard I only need to know the particulars of my job. If the answer is no, then I have no real reason to ask questions."

"So what particulars of your job do you wish to know?" the King asked with a smile.

Kurt's eyes lit up.

"As his teacher I need to know if he be allowed to leave the castle under supervision for the purposes of education, and if so, are there any restrictions on such travel? I also need to know if there are any subjects in particular you want me to have him concentrate on. As his bodyguard I need to know if he is allowed to leave the castle for any reason other than study, if so where he is allowed to go and for how long? For both jobs I need to know just how much control over his movements and schedule I have. As it is I already have a basic schedule set up for him."

OOC: triple post

OOC: triple post

"Well, Kurt is allowed to leave the castle for any amount of time," the King explained. "However due to safety reasons, there is alot of security that is deployed. Mostly it consists of agents, armed police and snipers placed on nearby rooftops. We have bomb and bullet proof cars that we travel in, mostly made from space technology, so driving between places is pretty safe. Currently most of his schedule is taken up by his schooling and I guess that schedule will be up to you now. Generally as a rule, except for Royal attendances, my children are only allowed to stay at castles and palaces. For safety reasons of course, but as long as you can garuntee Kurts safety then I doubt I will see any harm in you taking him to other places. For those however you will need to speak to myself, Captain Devine and sometimes General Flack if it involves going to other nations." The King drummed his fingers against the table as he thought of something. "One more thing," he began, "I notice your German is very good. Unfortunately my son speaks very little German and it is so hard to find someone here to teach my children it as I myself am too busy."

OOC: I must go, another early start I am afraid :(

"Very good sir. As it happens I am fluent in most langauges, I would be happy to teach your son German, and if you wish, I could do the same for your daughter. As for his protection sir, as his teacher and bodyguard the only way any will be able to get to him is through me, and if they are capable of getting past me, nothing you or anyone else could do would have been able to stop them. When I took this position it was implicit that his life come before my own. That said, would you like to see where your son will be doing most of his studying since you showed an interest in it earlier?"

OOC *Smacks board*

"I must warn you that Talia is not the most teachable of princesses," he warned him, "That said, I'm sure you will find away around it. Yes I would like to see where my son will do most of his studying."

OOC: For this part, as I take him into each room assume he gets the same discription as Kurt got, then you can have him respond approbriatly. Except for the classroom which Kurt didn't see.

IC: "Then if you'll come with me sir I'd be happy to show you. I don't often get to show off my home anymore."
The first place Gabriel took the King was the lab. "This is the lab where your son will be doing most of the hands on science work. Under close supervision of course."

The King looked around, he was suitably impressed by the lab. He was most impresssed by the amount of equipment there was, he knew that alot of scientists would proberly kill to have anywhere near this much equipment.

"Very impressive," he commented. "Are there suitible methods of escape should anything go wrong?"

"This entire lab, or any given section of it can be closed off with powerful forcefields in under a second should anything go wrong."

"That is reassuring to know," the King replied. "I understand that this is a pocket dimension, am I correct?"

Gabriel nodded. "It is, so even if something were to happen here that could not be contained, something that is close to impossible, only the pocket dimension would be affected."

"If you have no further questions shall we proceed with the tour?"

"Yes, I was asking that because if something were to happen my son would not be able to teleport from here back to the palace due to different dimensions," he explained.

"Iwas going to mention that to him. In fact, I would recommend against teleporting outside of whatever room he happens to in."
Gabriel opened the door to the library, stepping aside to allow the King access. "This is my personnal library, Arthur's databanks contain all the electronic information we've collected over the years, this is where I keep most of the rest."

"It is huge," the King commented. "I can see you have gained alot of knowledge, I would not be surprised if it were the largest in the galaxy."

"It is." Gabriel simply replied.
Leaving the library behind the next stop was the gym. "I plan on including at least some physical training in your son's schedule, he's also free to use these facilities any time he wishes with the sole exception of the holographic training area."

"Does it need specific supervision due to danger?" the King then asked with concern.

"More along the lines of he could inadvertently endanger himself, if he were to say, accidently activate one of my more advanced combat training routines or mess with the gravity settings. Arthur's good about keeping an eye on such things, but even he cannot give his full attention to everything at once. And even then there are built in safties to prevent accidents, but someone can still manage to get hurt if they don't know what they're doing. As it is, he probibaly won't be using it much anyway and the door is set to prevent access without mine or Arthur's authorization."

The King looked over at Kurt. "Knowing my son, it proberly is best to keep him supervised while using it," he remarked.

Gabriel grinned as he glanced over at Kurt. "I assure you sir, he'll have a difficult time getting into trouble while I'm around. I've had twenty-five children of my own over the years, as well as having looked after many others. He might be a handle, but nothing I can't manage."

The King laughed, "Oh you can never underestimate Kurt, he can destroy a room in the blink of an eye," he grinned.

Kurt just stood there looking innocent.

Gabriel's voice took on a somewhat more serious tone. "Some of the ones I've taken care of could destroy a good sized country in about the same time. I should be able to keep him in line."

"Packing a few tonnes of nukes in their temper then?"

"Various reasons actually, excessive but uncontrolled magic abilities, direct manipulation of energy and matter, things along those lines. Power of that sort is dangerous in the hands of those without the knowledge or wisdom to use it properly."

"Emotions also set off destructive powers, you were lucky it was only a few bulbs my wife blew up last night."

Gabriel's tone lost all infliction. "And she, as well as everyone else in the general area are very luckly that Arthur kept me from losing mine. Blown lightbulbs would have been the very least of your problems. I do not normally get so worked up, but I am somewhat touchy where my past families are concerned. If there is one thing I will not stand for, it is speaking ill of those who are dead."

OOC Grrrrrr :evil:

"I understand," the King nodded.

Gabriel moved to change the subject. "I think you'll be impressed with the next room, it doesn't really concern your son, but I think you in particular will be interested."
Gabriel ushered the two into the War Room.

"What room is this?" the King asked looking around.

"I call it my War Room, it's where I can moniter the movement of every ship, aircraft and large group of soldiers on the planet at all times. And once the earthbased sensors and satelites are in place, I'll be setting up some deep space sensors in order to keep track of everything going on in the solar system and up to four light years out."

"Would be very useful in time of war," the King commented, "but I would rather not be involved in war if I can help it."

"Well you can be assured that you'll be informed if there seems to be any threat to your kingdom. Now there's only one last stop on this tour."

The next room they enter was completely white, and aside from a desk in the senter of the room, empty.

"This is where your son will be doing most of his classwork. "Arthur, please display the solar system."
The white room disappeared and in it's place the group was standing in what appeared to be a minature solar system, complete with planets and sun. Gabriel walked over to the representation of the Earth, which was the size of a large beachball. "I find that this room goes a long way towards allieviating the boredum of class work."

"Very impressive, I can only wish that my old school had something like this."

"I've found that if you really and truely want someone to remember something, you've got to make it memorible enough to stick in their minds. Otherwise, once a test is completed, all that information is forgotten."

"I would have to agree with that, it is especially true when it comes to my son."

"Well aside from things like this, I'm sure his schedule will encourage him to keep up with his studies."

"How busy would the schedule be?"

"Class is six days a week, eight hours a day. The first five days consist of inside classwork and homework. Day six is reserved for field trips. And day seven he's free to do as he wishes assuming he's completed all his work to my satisfaction. Of course adjustments will be made as necessary so that he can fullfill any duties he may have."

"As the crown prince he will have alot of duties from time to time," the King warned.

"As his teacher I'll work around them. As his bodyguard I'll be accompying him. I assure you, I've taught under much more adverse conditions than this."

"And he will be able to study as he is travelling as well."

OOC Bedtime for me.

IC: Of course.

OOC: Good Night.

The King looked down at his watch. "I am sorry to say that I must go now, I have to meet with some Dukes," he then said.

"Let me show you out then sir. Kurt, classes begin tomorrow at eight o'clock sharp, make sure you bring your PHCL."

"Thank you," the King smiled.

Kurt, who was at his fathers side, nodded. "I will," he promised.

As Gabriel showed them out he had one last thing to say. "Sir, as I am at your son's service, so am I at yours. Should you need my aid in anything, please do not hesitate to ask."

"I will," the King nodded, "At the moment you may be asked to give evidence in trials against terrorists like the one you helped catch."

OOC If I get round to a trial it'll be in a seperate thread.

"The information I provided on that disk and on those paper should be more than enough to do the job. If you want someone to give evidence, I'd recommend Arthur since he's the one who collected and analyised all the information. I merely acted on it."

"I'll mention that to the prosecution," the King replied.

Elsewhere that day...

Braun drained his cup of tea. Maria politly refilled it. "I'm glad that it's all over with Braun, it wasn't easy dealing with that burden for so long I'm sure."
Braun smiled as he leaned back in his chair. "Thank you, and no it wasn't. It's certainly a big relief to know that Nerull's gone for good."
"It will definately make this world a safer place to say the least. Where are you bound next Braun?"
"Wherever the road takes me, you know that."
"Aren't you ever going to settle down?"
"Not anytime soon."
"By the way, what ever happened to your blue friend? Amelia's sweet on him. Ever since you all disappeared she's dedicated herself almost entierly to improving her scrying technique."
Braun laughed as Marciel bleaked in amusment. "Gods help her if she drops in on Kurt unexpectidly, Gabriel's his new teacher and bodyguard."
Maria joined in the laughter. "Is she in for a surprise when she drops in then."
Braun nodded. "Definately, I think Gabriel's fond of her, but I know that he won't tolerate those kind of actions as long as Kurt's under his protection. So you're not going to tell her."
"No, it will do her good, despite my best efforts, she's still much too impulsive and cocky."
"I just wish I could be there to see her face when she learns that Gabriel's around."
Both of them broke into laughter as they pictured the scene.

"So do you think you're really ready for this Gabriel? I mean it's been a long time since you taught." Arthur asked as the two waited for Kurt to arrive for his first day of class.
Gabriel irritibily glanced over in the general direction Arthur's voice came from. "I'm getting old, not senile and decrepit. If what his father said is any indication I'm going to be kept busy. And that's a good thing."

OOC double post

Prince Kurt had gone back to his bedroom as he was less likely to be disturbed there, especially by his sister. He flopped down on his bed and wondered about how everything had changed since he met those two in the tavern. Though they had both gone now, the effects of their company would be staying with him for a long while yet.

Gabriel delicatly set down the piece of wood he'd been working on and examined it. Deciding that one wing was larger than the other he carefully removed a sliver of wood with his knife.
"Not bad, going to paint this one?" Arthur asked.
Gabriel eyed the minature dragon. "I think I will, but later, Kurt should be in any minute now and I want to paint it in one go."

The next day Kurt went to his first class. He really didn't know what to expect from Gabriel. As he entered, he heard talking, but could quite hear what it was about.

IC: Gabriel waved his hand over the wood shavings and they disappeared. Putting the carving in his pocket Gabriel turned to face Kurt.
"Good morning Kurt. We can't start you on German until your sister shows up, so we're going to start with elementary phsyics. In the time I have to work with, I can't teach you everything I know, but I can see to it that you know enough that your advisors can never pull the wool over your eyes, you'll be able to understand what they're talking about and make sound decisions."
In the center of the room the image of a Hydrogen atom sprang to life as Gabriel began his lecture.

OOC: Just assume Gabriel runs through the subjects until Kurt's sister arrives.

Kurts mind went blank like it usually did when he wasn't taking things in during lessons. As usual he was staring into nothingness, not taking in anything that was going on. He had especially not taken notice of a similar looking girl who had entered the room, this was his sister Talia.

Gabriel's hand slapped down hard on Kurt's desk with a sound like a gunshot. "OK, awake now? Good, now pay attention, This is the interesting way to learn, failure to complete the work that I'll assign you means that I'll have to resort to less enjoyible methods. This holograms are supposed to improve understanding, not give you an excuse to doze off."
Gabriel looked up as Talia entered. "Welcome to class, I'm Gabriel. We'll be starting German in a minute if your brother can manage to pay attention."

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Gabriel's hand slapped down hard on Kurt's desk with a sound like a gunshot. "OK, awake now? Good, now pay attention, This is the interesting way to learn, failure to complete the work that I'll assign you means that I'll have to resort to less enjoyible methods. This holograms are supposed to improve understanding, not give you an excuse to doze off."
Gabriel looked up as Talia entered. "Welcome to class, I'm Gabriel. We'll be starting German in a minute if your brother can manage to pay attention."

"Oh in that case, I'll go get a book from the library to read then," Talia said with a grin.

Kurt sighed and rubbed his forehead. "Sorry old habits from boring schools die hard," he replied, shooting a glare at his sister.

IC: "Her I like." Arthur's voice said.
"Right, well that's one habit I'm going to break you of real fast." Gabriel said.
"If you'll have a seat please, we'll begin with the basics."

OOC: Got to go to dinner and then some other things, don't know if I'll post again tonight.

OOC: ok np

IC

Talia smiled as she went and sat down.

IC: "Guten Morgan Klasse. Good morning class."
OOC: Finished up early. And I don't know about you, but I really don't feel like speaking in German for the second time today, assume everything with (G) in front of it is german.

"Guten Morgan," they both replied.

"Now I could be a complete terror and require that only German be spoken in this class, but I won't. Since I don't know what your proficency is with the language, we're starting from the basics. (g)Meine namme is Gabriel, was is deine namme?"

OOC: Ok, so I cheated, feel free to respond in English with the (g) to signify the German parts.

"(g)Meine name ist Kurt," the prince said.

"Show off," his sister muttered under her breath. "(g)Meine name ist Talia."

Gabriel looked over at Talia. "Even if he is, he got the answer right. (g)Was ist die wetter heute?(g) What is the weather today?"

"(g)Es regnet heute," Kurt replied.

"Talia, any answer?" Gabriel asked.

Talia only shrugged.

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IC: "Please don't be difficult, I'd hate to be the one to tell your parents that Kurt of all people is actually participating in class and you aren't. I may not have the control over your schedule I do over Kurt's since this is the only class of mine you're taking, but do not presume to think I am incapible of seeing that you learn the information I have to teach."

"Well I don't know the weather in German, we can't all be a teachers pet like Kurt is," Talia pouted.

"No name calling please. If you don't now the answer, just say so, there's nothing wrong with admitting when you don't have the answer. Regen is rain, windig is windy, sonnig is sunny, and schneien is snow."

"Fine, (g) Es windig," she said

IC: "Very good."

OOC: Let's fast forward to the end of class or we'll be at this for a month.

OOC Yeah OK, anyway tis bedtime for me.

OOC as much as i hate to say this.. i think im going to have to bail this rp, cuz i completley lost the attitudes of my characters... ::sighs:: and i haven't had time to rp or do any of that fun stuff.. i could come back.. but it wont be with the same guys right now till i can find that 'spot' in me that has thoes 'persnalities stored within me'...

::sighs:: so considering i lost my personalities i can come back with a 'new' guy to rp for a while.. your choices..

OOC as much as i hate to say this.. i think im going to have to bail this rp, cuz i completley lost the attitudes of my characters... ::sighs:: and i haven't had time to rp or do any of that fun stuff.. i could come back.. but it wont be with the same guys right now till i can find that 'spot' in me that has thoes 'persnalities stored within me'...

::sighs:: so considering i lost my personalities i can come back with a 'new' guy to rp for a while.. your choices..
OOC: Whatever works best for you, you're welcome back anytime.

OOC okies then.. well.. lets see.. i got an idea.. Im going to use this guy i recentally developed, he is, well, not human, so you care if i use an anthro? (a creature set into a human charastericts, such as.. remember the disney cartoon robin hood? how robin was a fox guy?) Because this guy i want to use because i have his persoanlity set ::grins:: and im in the mood for his personality and rping him.. So what do you think grim? since draconis is asleep.. zZzZzZ heheh

OOC: Fine by me, I'm fairly open minded. Heck, 20% of Grimdale's population are Lycanthropes. My brother and room mate are both anime fans. And heck, look at Braun for crying out loud. That and I'm using an entire world of anthromorphs in one of my novels in honor of Alan Dean Foster's Spellsinger series. But that's another story entirerly, so to speak. So go for it.

OOC Okies here it goes.. first rp with this guy so give me a break if im a little lose on his descriptions.....


IC On the streets of the town of (whatever the first town was..) a strange figure walked down the street to a taveren named 'The Red Cow'.
This figure, was seen to appear as a.. dog, but as a human, supprisingly. He was an anthro, his fur was of a semi-dark brown, his ears were of a darker brown, as the were long and floopy overlapping themselves. His muzzle and arround that area was of a light tan, almost a white hue, and he had a fluffy-furry tail, with the bottom of it being the same color. He seemed to be a cheerful person, and looked very interestering to the eyes of a person who has never seen such a creature before.

He gently strode into the bar, and took a seat at a table and rested, leaning back in a seat.


OOC i think that was good for an entrance for the first time, let me know what i can fix up on him....
and his pic... and of course, he is the doggie guy..
http://yerf.com/butltrac/heybaby.jpg

OOC: Nice picture. You do your own? For the moment I'm assuming we're splitting this RP in two. Question, he carrying any weapons?

IC: Braun had returned to the Red Cow for a last drink before picking up his wanderings from where he had left off. Marciel had dozed off on his shoulder. Noticing the newcomer he walked over. "Mind if I join you? It's been a slow night and no one's really talkitive."

Damon Looked up from the tankards he was cleaning as the new patron sat down. He could instantly tell that he was in for adventure, especially as the familiar figure of Braun walked over to him.

Once the German lesson was over, Talia quickly left, not wanting to spend anymore time there. Kurt still sat at his desk tapping his fingers against it as he wondered what Gabriel had planned for him now.

As Braun spoke, the creature looked up at him, with one ear folded over, and one standing straight. His voice seemed to already show his playfulness, "Umm, I don't see anything wrong with that sir, I am just relaxing after a long.. walk." He grinned and motioned to the seat across from him, still leaning back in his chair. "So whats your name?" Still his ears were the same, but a questionary look came over his face. He also saw the mini drag upon his shoulder sleeping.


OOC he is unarmed, as far as you can tell. and i am assuming that braun has his hood on...

Once the German lesson was over, Talia quickly left, not wanting to spend anymore time there. Kurt still sat at his desk tapping his fingers against it as he wondered what Gabriel had planned for him now.

OK Kurt, I think you'll like what's next, science, and today we're working on Astronomy. The hologram of the solar system that had appeared on the earlier visit reapppeared. "We'll start with the sun, the Sun is the most prominent feature in our solar system. It is the largest object and contains approximately 98% of the total solar system mass."
As Gabriel spoke the hologram grew larger until it filled the room.
"The corona is the outer part of the Sun's atmosphere. It is in this region that prominences appears. Prominences are immense clouds of glowing gas that erupt from the upper chromosphere. The outer region of the corona stretches far into space and consists of particles traveling slowly away from the Sun."
As Gabriel discussed each layer of the sun the hologram made it appear as if the room were sinking through the layers. When Gabriel finally finished discussing the sun, having gone all the way to the core, the solar system snapped back into view.
"Any questions?"

As Braun spoke, the creature looked up at him, with one ear folded over, and one standing straight. His voice seemed to already show his playfulness, "Umm, I don't see anything wrong with that sir, I am just relaxing after a long.. walk." He grinned and motioned to the seat across from him, still leaning back in his chair. "So whats your name?" Still his ears were the same, but a questionary look came over his face. He also saw the mini drag upon his shoulder sleeping.


OOC he is unarmed, as far as you can tell. and i am assuming that braun has his hood on...

Braun pulled back his hood as he settled himself in the chair. "The name's Braun, and she's Marciel. We're just getting a last drink before taking to the road again."

"Yeah, what does all that mean in English?" Kurt asked.

OOC Oh yeah, thought I'd better mention this, the other nations in my region have voted that our region is on a different planet in another solar system to NSEarth.

The creature jumped as Braun removed his hood, and fell back in his chair. He quickly jumped up and looked to him with a very confused face, and his ears both perked up. "Uhhh.. nice to meet you?" He rubbed the back of his head as he stood there in a stupidly-stumped fashon.
He dusted himself off, and watched Braun carefully. He slowly sat back down, and still had a confused look on his face. "So.. what brings you around here?"

"Yeah, what does all that mean in English?" Kurt asked.

OOC Oh yeah, thought I'd better mention this, the other nations in my region have voted that our region is on a different planet in another solar system to NSEarth.

OOC: Now you tell me. Just assume I used the appropriate solar system.

IC: I thought I was speaking in English, those are about the simplest terms it can be described in. However for the moment this is more to give you information to work with, we'll be getting into the actual concepts involved later. This is simply to give you a grounding. Don't worry, that was the most complex explination you're going to get all day anyway. Now we'll be moving onto the next planet in the solar system."

The creature jumped as Braun removed his hood, and fell back in his chair. He quickly jumped up and looked to him with a very confused face, and his ears both perked up. "Uhhh.. nice to meet you?" He rubbed the back of his head as he stood there in a stupidly-stumped fashon.
He dusted himself off, and watched Braun carefully. He slowly sat back down, and still had a confused look on his face. "So.. what brings you around here?"

Braun smiled. "Don't worry I get a lot of that. Myself and Marciel wander looking for new and exciting things. That and I enjoy entertaning people." Braun gestured to his autoharp. "May I ask your name sir?"
Marciel yawned and stretched on Braun's shoulder as she woke up and surveyed the newcomer.

He scratched the back of his head, "Heheh.. Ya, the names.. Mitch." He grinned an an awkward fashon, and some what leaned back in his chair, a bit nervous of being, 'awakened', was he was before. "Oh ya, what would you like to drink? I'll buy something for you, that is if you want..."

Braun shook his head. "That's quite alright, I'm fairly well off, infact I'd be able to buy you a drink in exchange for knowing where you've been, where you're going, or any good stories."

"Braun, he's hiding something." Marciel's voice echoed in Braun's head.
"Even I picked up on that, but unless he wants to tell us it's none of our business" Braun replied mentally.

He raised an eyebrow, making it seem to move the side of his face, giving him a funny look. "Sure.. I guess.." He looked to Marciel, and then back to Braun, "And what would my stories be twoards you anyways? you seem.. very interestered?" He leaned back all the way again, and rested his feat on the chair next to him, so that his own chair was on 2 legs.

Braun laughed. "I'm a bard and traveling minstral. One of my favorite things to do is collect stories and retell them to others. Heck, me and Marciel here have managed to create quite a few of our own. But when you're holed up for months on end in a small inn seeking shelter from the winter storms, the more stories one can tell to help pass the timethe better."

OOC: Hehe sorry, they only recently decided on it. Its more or less like our own anyway,

IC:

"Right," Kurt said, his eyes moved onto the next planet.

OOC: Hehe sorry, they only recently decided on it. Its more or less like our own anyway,

IC:

"Right," Kurt said, his eyes moved onto the next planet.

OOC: Just out of curiousity, is Kurt really going to be this hard to teach, because if so, Gabriel's going to have to start getting tough.

IC: They had run through everything from German to basic physics, and now it was time for th physical portion of the day. "Kurt, you'll want to get your sword, and whatever clothes you generally use for exercise."

"Well.. Which.. area of my life would you like to know?" He said in a seemingly nervous and cautious way.

Braun signaled for a waiter before turning back to Mitch. "Anything that might make a good tale. It doesn't even have to real, though the real ones, or at least ones based on reality are usually the best."
Braun turned to the waiter who arrived. "Bloomham Ale for me please, and whatever my friend here wants."

OOC: Depends on the mood, especially when tired.

IC:

Kurt smiled, now for something interesting. He left the room and after a couple of minutes he returned with his sword, wearing shorts and a sleeveless t-shirt.

"OK ready now," he said.

"Good, now before sword practice we need to limber up. First some stretches and then two laps around the course. And just to show that I'm a nice guy. Even though I've already had my workout for the day, I'll join you."

Mitch looked to the waiter, "A dwarven spirits ale, please?"

He looked back to Braun, "Well.. I am not much of a story person.. I just try to get from place to place as quickly as poss.." He trailed off and shook his head, on the inside he was seemingly beating himself up for saying that. "Uhh.. I just like to travel." He smiled a seemingly false smile.

Braun leaned back in his chair and eyed Mitch appraisingly. "You're either running from something, or running with something. I should know, I did it for a long time myself. Perhaps we can help you."

'I cant believe i said that much.. im so stupid..' He said to himself, the looked back to braun, who was watching him carefully.

"I.. I'm running from something.. someone..." He turned his head to look towards the door. "But I am sure you wouldn't wat to be troubled by my problems.. You cant solve them..."

OK," Kurt then said.

Usually his 'exersise' consisted of walking around whatever palace or castle he was staying in. He knew things were going to be different with Gabriel around.

Braun gave Mitch a level stare and all the lightness went out of his voice. "Sir, myself and Marciel spent over twenty years restraining Nerull, the God of Death, Trickery, and Chaos. We have litterally been through Hell and back. I am also the last of the Spellsingers, a group of magic users so powerful the Gods themselves tried millenia ago to destroy them. If we can't help you, there is certainly no one else who can."

"You've got a lot of potential Kurt, both phsyically and mentally. And I intend to see that you reach your full potential in both areas. As you get in shape we'll increase the workout." Gabriel said. "Okay, now lets start with some leg stretches."

Kurt nodded and followed Gabriels instructions. He stretched his legs like he had been told and kept it up until told to stop.

"You can only help me by killing, now if we could chang subjects.." He sighed.. and looked down, setting his chair down to its 4 legs. "You may have done all that and be all that, but the only way you can help me is by killing.." He sighed and turned back down to the floor.

"Excellent Kurt, a couple quick laps and we can start your first day of sword practice."

"We've both killed before, and to help another, we are willing to do so again. Neither of us like killing, but we both acknowledge that there are times when it is the only answer. But perhaps there is another answer you have not yet found."

"there is no way around it, either im dead, or the people looking for me, if they still are, are going to be dead." He shook his head slowly, his ears floped over.

"Then at least speak of your problem and relieve yourself of a small part of the burden."

Double Post

Kurt hated running. He always ended up running like an animal did on four legs and that wasn't very prince like. Maybe, just maybe he wouldn't have the urge to do that when he ran today. He did after all refrain from doing it back on his 'adventure'.

"Right see ya in two laps," he grinned before running off.

He didn't really run, instead he just jogged and took his time in order to stay in an upright position. Which he was relieved to achive.

OOc yikes quad post!

"Simple, I tried to assassinate someone.. and now people are after me.." He had a teared look in his big eyes, and he looked down.

"Simple, I tried to assassinate someone.. and now people are after me.." He had a teared look in his big eyes, and he looked down.

"Simple, I tried to assassinate someone.. and now people are after me.." He had a teared look in his big eyes, and he looked down.

Braun's voice was solum. "Most people don't know it, but my master was an assasin long before he traded his knife for a harp. And from what you say you failed to do the job. Running will not help you. Because sooner or later they will catch you. But if you must run, it is best not to run alone. If you are willing you can come with me and Marciel, we raely stay in one place long, and those after you will be hard pressed to get past the two of us."

OOC: The servers being a real bastard today isn't it.

His ears perked up "You mean I could go with you?"

Gabriel jogged slowly along behind Kurt, compared to what he usually did for a workout, this was child's play. But he'd be dammed before he made someone do something he wasn't willing to do himself. Coming to the end of the two laps Gabriel hadn't even started to work up a sweat. Walking over to the wall he picked up a wooden sword similar to the one he carried. Removing his own sword and belting the wooden one in place, he walked over to a large mat on the floor. "OK Kurt, time to start your practice. Arthur showed you the basics, I'm going to teach how to really use a sword."

Kurt picked up his sword. He hadn't picked up a sweat either, but he hadn't wanted the humiliation of ending up running on all fours.

"OK," he said holding up his sword.

Braun's face relaxed into a smile. "Of course, traveling is nearly always more enjoyible with more people. As for where I'm headed, I was planning on working my way back towards my own homelands. I have never been that comfortible with technology taken to such a degree. I much prefer magic and hard work to machines."

"Good," Gabriel said. "now stand next to me and mirror my moves, we're going to start with some simple combos and over time we'll start on the more complicated ones."
Gabriel slowly took his sword through a series of slashes against an immaginary opponent.
"Now this time try and match my moves, each time they'll get faster."

Kurt stood beside him and did exactly the same. He timed the slashes as good as he could with his meager experiance. Each time Gabriel went fast, the prince too went faster.

"Not bad for a beginner." Gabriel said. "Now we'll work some thrusts in the pattern, slashes produce a lot of blood, and with some luck, can badly wound your opponents. But unless you hit in the area of a neck and head, they won't produce a clean kill, they are also easy to block and leave you open for a counter attack. Thrusts on the other hand leave you vulnerable if you overextend yourself, but if you hit a vital spot, the fight is over right there. Now we'll try it again with the thrusts this time."

"I can only get better," Kurt smiled.

He then again followed Gabriels instructions. His sword practice was so far the most enjoyable part of the day for him.

His ears stood straight up and an open smile came across his face, "So.. if they came for me, you would help me?" His long tounge hung slightly out the side of his mouth.

After the sword practice had gone on for some time and Gabriel noticed Kurt starting to tire he stopped. "That's good enough for today, you're pretty good with a sword. That concludes classes fro today, though you're welcome to use the gym if you want. However I do have a homework assignment for you. I want you to come up with five impossible things, and then try to come up with a way to make them possible. If you can't complete te second part don't worry, just give it you're best try. Put the results on your PHCL and I'll review them tomorrow before class."

Kurt nodded. "Impossible things make them possible," he muttered under his breath.

He then turned to leave.

His ears stood straight up and an open smile came across his face, "So.. if they came for me, you would help me?" His long tounge hung slightly out the side of his mouth.

"Marciel's something of a telepath and empath, if she had told me you were inharently a good person, I'd have never made the offer. If while traveling with us, your trouble catches up with you, you'll have our help. But know that we'll try diplomacy first."

He still had his goofy look on his face, with his tounge hanging out the side of his mouth. "Well Mr. Braun sir, I am at your command!"

Gabriel leaned against the wall. "Arthur, I'd forgotten just how hard it was to make someone learn."

"I'd prefer to consider this a joint venture." Braun said as the waiter arrived with the drinks. "A quick drink and we should probibaly get going."

As Kurt made his way back to his bedroom, he bumped into his fathere, who held a couple of think binders in his arms.

"Looks like Gabriel had you work out hard today," the King commented.

Kurt could only nod.

"Well I'll get rid of these while you get changed and you can tell me all about your day in the sitting room."

Kurt again only nodded and they went their seperate ways.

OOC: Well thats me done for tonight.

He nodded, "but if you want to go soon, then you wont want me to drink this ale because i sure wont be sober any time soon." He took a tiny sip of it and sighed pleasureablly.

"I guess we have time then. Marciel will give us adequate warning if one of those after you is around."

He grinned, and took a huge gulp of his ale. "Ahh.. that hits the spot..." He looked to braun, "Trust me, if they come, you will know, their presence is quite big.."

A knife appeared in Braun's free hand and he idly flipped it up and down through the air. "Let them then. My Master was an assasian long beofre he traded in his knives for a harp. And he taught me everything he knows."

OOC gtg for a lil while, i will post again tonight, and if no one responds ill cya all later

Mitch took another big gulp of ale, "Ah, thats good stuff.." He leaned back in his chair as he rocked slowly. "This.. Dwarven spirits ale really hits the spot..."

"I prefer Elven spirits myself, but to each their own I guess. Some of the human spirits aren't bad either. Though ale is my poison of choice normally."

He nodded, "True.. But, I dont think i should drink anymore, if i do it will be one heck of a hangover in the 'morn." He set down his mug and sighed, with both his ears floped over and a satasfied look upon his face.

Braun drained his glass, and tucking the knife away threw a few gold coins on the table for a tip. "We should be moving then, if you're being pursued, the worst thing you can do is stay put for any length of time."

He jumped up and checked his pouch on his left side, "Ok lets go.. But where to? You can lead, I usually just wander and try to get away as soon as possible." One ear was standing as he spoke, and he headed twoards the door.

Braun stopped suddenly, ears twitching towards the door and grabbed Mitch by the shoulder. Marciel had spread her wings, but for the moment remained on Braun's shoulder. "Not that way, out the back, several people are coming. And I don't think they're looking for just a drink."
As Braun passed behind the bar he handed the bartender a small bag filled with gold coins. "We were never here, you saw nothing, understand?"
"Yes sir, I fully understand, and thank you, come again some day." The bartender replied. But Braun barely heard him since he was already hustling Mitch out the back door.

As they came out the back door, Mitch stopped, "If you think that was them, it wasn't, trust me, even I can feel them if its them, thoes guys were probally some thugs looking to bust me up because they are getting paid.. But if it was them, I would be long gone, trust me. But now.. where to?" His ears were both flopped down and his furry tail wagged slowly back and fourth.

IC: "There's a nice road out there, I aim to follow it to wherever it leads. It's in the general direction of home, so I figure we'll get there eventually. I'd simply teleport to put some distance between us and this spot, but any magic user would be able to trace for a week afterwards."

OOC: Good night, it's 2:00am here and it's finals week.

"Well then lets go then.." Mitch peered around a corner, and then looked back to Braun, "Whichever way you want to go, it seems clear for now."


OOC Night, talk to ya later, i wont be here tomorrow night so cya later.

OOC So is it a matter of starting the next day of lessons?

OOC So is it a matter of starting the next day of lessons?

OOC: Fastforward to the sixth day. Unless you want to RP each and every day of several years of this, we're going to be doing a lot of fastforwarding.

OOC Phew :D

IC:

Kurt just about made it on time on his 6th day, but only by a matter of minutes.

Gabriel tossed Kurt a windbreaker jacket as he walked in the door. "It's field trip day, you'll want to put that on as it's going to get a little cold on the trip to where we're going."

"Where are we going?" the young prince asked as he put the jacket on.

"You'll see when we get there. Now come on we need to get outside before we can leave." On his way out the door Gabriel grapped a pair of objects that almost looked like snowboards, but not like any seen before.

Kurt followed Gabriel out, scratching his head as he wondered what he had planned for today. The objects that looked almost like snowboards greatly interested him.

Stopping outside Gabriel tossed each of the boards into the air. Instead of falling to the ground both of them hovered about half a foot off the ground. "Kurt, today you're going to learn to use an anti-grav board. They're the fastest and most convient way of traveling short distances. An antirepulsar field keeps your feet attached to the board even when performing areobatics. Maximimum altitude is several hundred feet above whatever the nearest surface is. I'm programed your's so you won't get hurt. As long as you're on it and moving it won't get within six feet of another object."

"Well then lets go then.." Mitch peered around a corner, and then looked back to Braun, "Whichever way you want to go, it seems clear for now."


OOC Night, talk to ya later, i wont be here tomorrow night so cya later.

Thw trio quickly left the city behind. When they got to where the road was bordered by dense forest Braun left the road and forged through, following old animal trails.
"So Mitch, why don't you tell me a bit more about what exactly happened and who exactly is after you. I like to have some idea of who I may end of fighting."

"Anti-per-wha?" he asked. "Does that mean it can fly upside down?"

"Anti-repulsor field, it will keep your feet attached to the board so you can't fall off. Steering is simple. The middle of the board is your pivot point, push down on the front, or up on the back and you go down, viceversa and you go up, left and right is the same concept, except you shift the front of the board in the direction you want to go. The farther forward you lean the faster it will go. Though in your case I've put some limitations on what the board will do until you gain some experiance. Once you get the hang of it, it's a blast."

"Ah right, I got it now," Kurt nodded.

"I'll have yours follow mine until we get out in the open and you have some room to practice." Gabriel jumped on the board and waited for Kurt to do the same. "OK Arthur, open the forcefield for a moment so we can get out." Gabriel then took off clearing the castle wall by several meters, Kurt's board following along obediently.

It was a new experiance for the young prince as he had never ridden on what could only be described as a hovering snowboard. He had used one of those many times in the last few months, but this made him somewhat nervous.

"Well.." Mitch hesitated, "There was a big paying job to kill a Drogninian Officer, a very high ranking one at that, her name was Aurora Nailo, and this was actually only a week ago.. Ive been through at least fifty towns, only stoping at four, this one back there included. There are eight people looking for me, and they are some people you dont want to get on the bad side of.." He stayed close behind Braun as he continued to follow tracks. "The one who put a bounty on my head for his seven friends is, from what I have heard, as I recieve news quite fast.. Is the new emperor of Drognan, His name being Kazahan Lo...." He hesitated on the name, and kept looking about.


OOC ooo i like the twist...

Gabriel altered course toward the coast. "OK Kurt, I'm releasing control now, try and keep up."

"OK," he replied.

The prince kept the anti-grav board steady and tried to keep up with Gabriel.

Within a few minute they'd passed over the coast and were over the open water. After fifteen minutes a small speck appeared on the ocean's surface and Gabriel angled down towards it. It turned out to be the upper surface of a small submarine and Gabriel landed near the hatch.

"What is this?" Kurt asked, "I didn't know you had a sub."

IC: Gabriel snorted. "You name it, I've got one tucked away somewhere. This is the Anglerfish, we're going for a little deep water exploration today."

OOC: Please have him ask if Gabriel has a planet killer, I've got a killer line. No pun intended.

OOC Hey grim, you going to respond to my post?

"Does that mean you have a planet killer then?" Kurt grinned.

"Well.." Mitch hesitated, "There was a big paying job to kill a Drogninian Officer, a very high ranking one at that, her name was Aurora Nailo, and this was actually only a week ago.. Ive been through at least fifty towns, only stoping at four, this one back there included. There are eight people looking for me, and they are some people you dont want to get on the bad side of.." He stayed close behind Braun as he continued to follow tracks. "The one who put a bounty on my head for his seven friends is, from what I have heard, as I recieve news quite fast.. Is the new emperor of Drognan, His name being Kazahan Lo...." He hesitated on the name, and kept looking about.


OOC ooo i like the twist...

OOC: Sorry, missed it. And that's a nasty sucker punch there.

IC: Braun stopped in midstep at his surprise. "You've got Kaz after you! For crying out loud, I was one of the people involved in getting him to become Emperor. Now isn't that a sonflict of interest. I'm Kaz's friend, but I've already given my word to help you. And I'm not a man to break my word."

"Bliffcrap, you've really put our foot in it this time Braun." Was Maricel's mental response.
"I know, I know, and by Nerull's thirtyseventh level of Hell, I don't know what we're going to do."

"Does that mean you have a planet killer then?" Kurt grinned.

Gabriel cocked an eyebrow at Kurt. "I am a planet killer, I don't need a machine for that."