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Post by Riley O'Haven on Jul 2, 2006 11:44:51 GMT 12
Riley had been sitting with her back against a rock, her feet propped up on another nearby rock, making a very uncomfortable looking seat. She was gripping one of her two pocket knives, flipping the blade up, and down. She heard a rustle to her left, but could not see what was making the noise for it was on her blind side. She had to turn her head quickly, only to see a squirrel running off into the distance. The was a burning sensation across her palm, and she dropped the knife when she realized she had cut herself. She lifted her hand, and saw blood pooled in the center of her palm. She balled the hand in a fist, and picked up the knife with her other hand wiping her blood of on a leaf before shutting it, and dropping it in her pocket. Riley opened her injured hand, and glanced down at it, she felt completely stupid, though it wasn’t entirely her fault that she couldn’t see out of her left eye, but she had cut herself, which was stupid. Shaking her head, she sat back, leaning the back of her head against the rock she had been leaning against. She ignored the pain the cut was causing, pushing it out of her head like it wasn’t there, and it did seem to stop hurting, until she thought of it again, then she remembered something her mom had said when she had been complaining about a toothache “It’s all in your head Riley” And of course, being as young as she was at the time Riley had answered “No, It’s all in my mouth.” Riley smiled at this, and lifted her head, wondering if anyone was around.
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Post by Rico Brooks on Jul 4, 2006 22:29:41 GMT 12
Rico popped his head down through the branches he was sat up in; he’d made himself a cosy little tree house up in the thick arms of an old oak tree. He was proud of it, it had a floor made of ply board and planks all strapped together and he had made a roof off corrugated iron sheets and blue tarpaulin and placed them above the small raft like floor in the branches above. His large blue eyes surveyed her and he let a gentle smile play across his lips. ‘finally someone my bloody age’ was what passed through his mind as he grabbed two of the branches, hauled his knees up and dropped down gracefully onto the bed of leaves below the tree. He stood from his cat like crouch and waved gently with his gloved hand, his leather jacket creaked as he did, the sleeves rolled up along his massive arms to the elbow, his long black hair was tied back out of his face and the pony tail hung down between his shoulders. His thick lutonian accent (northern London) sounding soft and odd in this American park.
“…Alright there…that’s a pretty nasty cut you got there…want some help?”
There was no harm in being polite and hell she was more attractive than most of the girls he’d seen round here and he’d like to look at a friend who had a pretty face rather than his ugly male mates.
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Post by Riley O'Haven on Jul 5, 2006 16:50:37 GMT 12
Riley had noted that ho ever it was speaking was already way out of her line of vision, and had managed to keep herself from spewing every single insult she knew, but of course it wasn’t his fault. So, all she could basically do, was stand so she was facing Rico. She glanced at her hand, then smiled faintly, laughing curtly “Ah, thanks, but no…”She glanced at the hand “I think it just looks worse then it is.” She shrugged, knowing the cut was a bit more then a scratch, but not wanting anyone else’s help.
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Post by Rico Brooks on Jul 6, 2006 5:48:05 GMT 12
Rico watched the steady drip of blood from the bottom of her hand and shook his head gently taking a step forward, lifting his hands to show no hostilities
"...Look that cuts gonna get real nasty real quick if you dont see to it, lemme have a look i'm pretty good when it comes to this sort of thing..." he gingerly stretched his hand out, his leather glove was dull and scuffed and the studs upon it rusted and sharp, he showed her his palm so that she would take it and let him have a look.
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Post by Riley O'Haven on Jul 6, 2006 6:47:35 GMT 12
Riley sighed, and nodded in agreement, and held her hand out for Rico saying "Guess i just feel pretty stupid for cutting it in the first place" She laughed, and shook her head" Maybe I’ll pay attention next time I play with knives" She mused wincing slightly as she felt the cut sting, 'god why must I always do something like this' she thought.
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Post by Rico Brooks on Jul 6, 2006 9:32:03 GMT 12
Rico smiled softly and lifted her palm face up, he leant down slowly and blew against it to clear some of the blood away.
"...Hey accidents happen, we can't blame ourselves for it. If we did we'd all be as paranoid as hell " he lifted a small pack from his back pocket
"...found this in a clinic the other day...knew it'd come in handy " he was talking more to himself than the girl before him. Unclipping the small pack he pulled out a wad of cotton wool, an antiseptic wipe and a small bandage. He cleared away the blood as best he could with a tissue from his pocket before wrapping the antiseptic wipe around the cotton wool and pressing the stinging chemicals against the cut on her hand. He gritted his teeth waiting for her reaction and quickly tightened the bandage around her hand, tacking it together with one of the safety pins in his jacket.
" ..There we go...that should be alright in a day or two...let it get some air in a few hours though "
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Post by Riley O'Haven on Jul 6, 2006 10:34:02 GMT 12
Riley flexed her hand for a moment, then glanced up at Rico ?Thank you? She said "I'm pretty useless when it comes to those kind of things, I find breaking things easier then fixing them.? She laughed, she glanced down at her bandaged hand. She then glanced back up at Rico, and said "I'm Riley?
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Post by Rico Brooks on Jul 6, 2006 20:48:03 GMT 12
Rico smiled and it was a genuine smile, then he gave a gentle sigh.
“I’m in the same boat there, these hands weren’t meant for making things….” he lifted his hands up and stared down at the palms, New pork had been a ravage tribe infested war zone for only a while but he had taken lives like they were leaves in the wind and he felt disgusted with himself, but in this world you needed to be ruthless to survive. He turned his left hand vertical and thrust it out towards her with a broad smile which made his blue eyes twinkle “…names Rico, nice to meet ya Riley”
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Post by Riley O'Haven on Jul 7, 2006 16:23:14 GMT 12
Riley began to shake Rico's hand with her bandaged one, then paused swithcing hands laughing lightly. Riley straightened, and flicked her hair behind her shoulders, she then sat down on a nearby boulder, she pulled her legs up on the boulder, and rested her head against her knee. She leaned back, letting her back rest lightly against the logs behind her. she thought for a moment, then laughed, patting the logs behind her "Hope I dont knock this over" She mused glancig up at Rico.
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Post by Rico Brooks on Jul 7, 2006 20:58:41 GMT 12
Rico laughed gently and stepped up beside her, he sat down beside the boulder and rested his head back against the logs.
"...Some people were meant for making things, others for destroyin' 'em, we can't all be perfect yanno " he gave himself a confused look and shook his head gently, sliding forth his 15 inch combat knife and sticking its point in the ground. He began to twirl it slowly so the sun glinted off its razor sharp edge.
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Post by Riley O'Haven on Jul 8, 2006 5:32:37 GMT 12
Riley nodded, and glanced over at Rico, the sun glinted into her one good eye, and she had to turn away blinking rapidly so she was able to see again.he sighed, and said "yes, that is true" She glanced back over avoiding being completely blinded by the glint of the knife "Man that's a long knife" she observed.
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Post by Rico Brooks on Jul 10, 2006 10:15:17 GMT 12
Rico looked up at her and nodded
" Aye it is...Well it needs to be in this place " he gestured to the city towering above around them. He spun the knife in his hand before sliding it gently back into its sheath. He placed his hands behind his head and leant back, looking up at her.
"...So how long you been here Riley ? "
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Post by Riley O'Haven on Jul 10, 2006 10:22:48 GMT 12
Riley nodded, and shifted slightly as she thought "Not quite sure, though I know it hasnt been long" She sighed, and turned her head so she could see Rico, then turned back, slipping her hand into her pocket and pulling out to pocket knives, she put one in each hand, and began flipping them around between her fingers out of habit.
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Post by Rico Brooks on Jul 11, 2006 9:48:04 GMT 12
Rico nodded solemnly and watched her spin the knives.
"...Not alot of kid's have been here too long....I've pretty much been here since the start of all this...which is a good thing in some ways but mostly it's a bad thing. " He sighed alittle, all this city held for him was dead people and dead family but he had no where else to go and nothing else to live for other than himself.
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Post by Riley O'Haven on Jul 12, 2006 7:39:01 GMT 12
Riley caught the pocketknives, and dropped them back into the pocket of her sweatshirt. She then sighed as well, thinking of her parents, who had died long before the plague, and her brother, what had happened to him? Her adopted parents where dead, along with their daughter, she had seen her die, but what of her brother? He was must likely dead, with his leg as damaged as it was, even if he had lived through the plague, he would have died afterwards, killed by someone, or something. She frowned, and shook her head, surfacing from her thoughts; she glanced over at Rico, then over at where she had been sitting earlier, she stared off into the distance in thought once again, 'I wonder if it’s easier on me then most here, because my real parents had died long before the plague…my adopted family never really liked me.' She leaned down and plucked a small little green plant from the ground that resembled a three leaf clover "Have you ever eaten one of these?" she questioned showing it to Rico.
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Post by Rico Brooks on Jul 12, 2006 10:49:30 GMT 12
Rico laughed gently and streaked his face with that confused look once again, he lifted himself up spun around and sat back down cross legged looking up at her.
".. I've eaten alot of foreign foods before but never a clover...why'd ya ask Riley ? " he tilted his head slightly, his round blue eyes flexing in the sunlight.
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Post by Riley O'Haven on Jul 12, 2006 10:53:49 GMT 12
Riley laughed, and spun the clover between her index finger and thumb “Just wondering…there’re sorta tart, and very gross” She dropped the clover back on the ground, and sat back “But it’s funny to see peoples faces when you eat them, they think it’ll kill you or something “She laughed again , and shook her head.
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Post by Rico Brooks on Jul 12, 2006 10:57:45 GMT 12
Rico laughed with her and shook his head, always being a thrill seeker Rico picked it up after she had dropped it and he sniffed at it abit. It smelt of green things, like most green things do it smelt of grass. He blinked and stared at it for a bit before putting it in his mouth and chewing on it for a moment. He suddenly stuck his tounge out spat the remants of the chewed up clover out on the grass beneath him. Closing his eyes and trying to get the taste out of his mouth he spluttered.
"...I can see what they mean...it's bloody foul !"
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Post by Riley O'Haven on Jul 12, 2006 11:01:31 GMT 12
Riley burst out laughing because he had actually chewed it, she had hoped he would “Well then…guess I shouldn’t have said ‘eat’ because I’ve never eaten one before. She plucked up a new one, and stuck it in her mouth sawing “but they are bearable to suck on.” She laughed again not being able to hold it back.
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Post by Rico Brooks on Jul 12, 2006 11:07:40 GMT 12
Rico grinned and plucked a long blade of grass and stuck in his mouth, sucking gently on the end.
"...You can stick the clovers in your gob all you want love i'll stick to sucking on a blade of grass....their sweet tasting and all over the place. "
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