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Post by Azrael Jiraco on Jun 20, 2006 21:18:14 GMT
Azrael could see that Cindy was trying her best to get the good side of Austin. He thought it quite amusing that she would try so hard, when she probably already had it.
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Post by Cindy Harker on Jun 20, 2006 21:25:43 GMT
"Research. Of-of course. I'll get right on it!" Cindy rushed to the door, and smiled. "It was a pleasure meeting you all! I'll let you know as soon as I find anything!"
She rushed out, slowing down as she came to her car, the white and golden rolls royce battered and damaged from the earlier attack. She let out a disheartened groan, and climbed in. Luckily it was only dented at the sides slightly. Nothing a good repair job couldn't fix.
That was, until she tried to start it. The engine spluttered and whined loudly, but the car refused to do anything. She knew it was loud enough for them to hear in the bar, and knew that Hope, if not the others, would be laughing at her.
"Come on..." She whispered, trying again, but the car just spluttered. She was too embaressed to go back into the bar, especially with Austin there, and didn't know the town well enough to find a place to go.
Well...it has to start eventually...right?
She decided to keep trying, painfully aware of the struggling noise the car made every time it attempted to start, and every time never getting there.
Hope had to be loving this...
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Post by Austin on Jun 20, 2006 21:30:01 GMT
Austin heard the sound of Cindy's engine problems and turned to Azrael "I'll be right back, it sounds like Cindy could use some help" he put his drink down and walked outside "Having some trouble?" he called to Cindy
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Post by Cindy Harker on Jun 20, 2006 21:39:21 GMT
"Urm, slightly?" Cindy confessed out of the window, blushing brightly and waiting for Austin to make similar comments to the others over how she drove a Rolls Royce into the Town of the Dead.
"It's not my fault!" She protested. "Vampires broke the car. I'm not sure what they did, but it doesn't seem to be working..."
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Post by Hope Mêler on Jun 20, 2006 21:40:13 GMT
Hope ran out of the bar with Austin, laughing. "I think that's a rather stupid question, sir." She said simply and just grinned.
"Cindy, honey," she said, walking to the side of the car she was sitting at. "I told you it'd been trashed. Now you just have to walk all the way home. Aww. It's a good thing the town is safe!"
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Post by Austin on Jun 20, 2006 21:42:30 GMT
Austin walked over and opened the hood, a few seconds later there were a few sparks and then he closed it again "try it now"
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Post by Cindy Harker on Jun 20, 2006 21:47:18 GMT
Cindy tried the car again, but it simply spluttered and choked, getting nowhere. It sounded healthier, but it still wouldn't start.
Cindy scowled at Hope.
"I know it got damaged." She countered. "But that doesn't mean it won't start! It's just a little body damage!"
She tried again, and the car just spluttered some more.
"I am sorry, Commander Darkora, this is rather embaressing..." She admitted with a bright blush.
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Post by Austin on Jun 20, 2006 21:50:50 GMT
Austin sighed "right, time for plan b" he lifted the hood and tapped the engine, well for him it was a tap, for a human it would have been more of a whack, it was an old mechanic's trick he'd picked up in his many years of survival, it was amazing the ailments a good whack could cure
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Post by Cindy Harker on Jun 20, 2006 21:59:26 GMT
Cindy tried again, and this time the car spluttered into life, albeit, very sick sounding life. The engine wheezed and spluttered, but the car was running. "Thank you." She smiled, embaressed. "I'm so sorry about this....I didn't know...I didn't expect people to attack it....just because it's expensive...." She tried to explain.
The engine spluttered a bit and she gulped. Odds were it wasn't going to make it all the way home. But at least if it broke down again she wouldn't be embaressed in front of Austin.
Just maybe attacked by vampires...
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Post by Hope Mêler on Jun 20, 2006 22:05:08 GMT
"I've always also found that peo--- things are much easier to work with after you've hit them a couple of times." Hope grinned happily. "It's not going to last long though," she contined, stating the obvious. "And, I need a ride to somewhere. I can sit with you and protect you on your ride home."
With that she sat herself inside the car, as if there were going to be no questions in this matter.
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Post by Cindy Harker on Jun 20, 2006 22:09:34 GMT
"Urm..." Cindy looked awkwardly at Hope. The rude woman was quite intimidating, and Cindy couldn't throw her out. "I am going to the countryside, where my manor is. There isn't much there for you..." She began to explain.
But she DID need protection if the car broke down...
"But I suppose...urm, you could stay in one of the far wings. If you did not bother me. Just for the night." Cindy reinforced, deciding to accept the protection, even if it was from Hope, whom she wanted to strangle.
"Goodbye Commander! Thank you! I'll let you know what I find out!"
With that, she drove off, regretting painfully her decision to take Hope along.
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Post by Austin on Jun 20, 2006 22:15:48 GMT
"bye then" he waved her off before returning to the bar and sitting back down between Ara and Az
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Post by Azrael Jiraco on Jun 21, 2006 8:31:17 GMT
Azrael was watching inside with much amusement. He laughed his head off when Austin hit the engine, and laughed even harder when Hope got into the car as well.
Oh dear... This could only be trouble for Cindy...
Azrael started on his third pint of milk.
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Post by adrienne on Jun 24, 2006 5:20:56 GMT
Adrienne sat quietly her arms resting at her chest across her ribs.she looked at Austin and smiled softly too tired to get up and get a drink at this point and time.her eyes moved to a familiar figure at the bar and she visibly went white,her hands moving to rest flat on the table top as she moved from her relaxed position in the chair.she let out a trembling breath and whispered:"he would have called Mr. Talon...oh dearest gods.."she swallowed and said softly:"Excuse me please Austin..I am being called.."she stood up stiffly as the elderly man gestured her to his side.she came quietly and said respectfully:"Yes,sir?" "Come Adrienne..there is no need at all to be this way..was Collan speaking the truth?" she nodded keeping her eyes on his." I struck him but he had first blow." "ahh so he lied to me." she lowered her eyes and nodded again,the man leaned forward and gently raised her chin with two fingertips."tell me child..where is Jack Hallos?why isn't Jack here with you?" she let out a soft sigh."please sir..don't make me tell that tale right now.." "Adrienne..I am afraid I have to.I am very sorry.." she smiled weakly and whispered:"Jack's dead..he-he was killed in battle and he told me once before to tell you good bye.. he died at the end of Collan's rifle...he'd told me to come with him and I didn't..I stayed with Austin.." Mr. Talon looked at her as she gulped back a sob."Adrienne you can't change the past.don't blame yourself for the mistakes of others." he looked coldly at Collan and then stood."go on child..go back to your loved ones.you will not need to see this on top of every other thing you have seen today.let's go Collan you and I have unfinished business.go on Adrienne."he murmured as she stood and made her way back to Austin's side and sat down silently,her eyes not meeting anyone's.she kept her head bowed and remained quiet.
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Post by Austin on Jun 24, 2006 17:32:38 GMT
Austin put an arm around Ara and kissed the side of her head "You alright hunny?"
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