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Hmmm, you don't want me to do that!

Lucy and Joa decide to both have 'em...

Lucy and Joa fight to death over Alex...

Alex kills em and commits necrophelia...

Alex forsakes them both for a gay life with the shogun!

Joa stabs lucy and lucy throws knives at Joa...

Uhmm, I'm gunna quit here...

Oh...GOD NO!







I'm not going to write any more untill you...never say anything like that...every...just...ever.

Toldja ya don't want me imagining

Can't we just tranquillize him and fake a suicide?

(It does work suprisingly well you know)

I'll fire the gun. You throw the body of the apartment roof...meet me at 9:00 EST.

Actually, faking suicidies is easy:

Important! Wear latex gloves (fingerprints) and a hair net (loose hairs and such). Perform act at around 3 in the morning to avoid being seen. Do not use a car. Be sure to aquire / duplicate victim's flat / house key

Step 1: Under the guise of a prank on someone else, get your victim to handwrite a suicide note, sign it and give it you
Step 2: Transquillize victim.
Step 3: Set up noose, chair and all that. Put noose around victim's neck
Step 4: Wait for victim to wake up
Step 5: Kick away chair (Then you get all the thrashing and stuff. Looks more realistic and is quite amusing)
Step 6: Leave suicide note nearby and a half empty bottle of pills (to explain away the drugs in said victim's bloodstream) and a few hypodermic needles (to explain the hole where the dart pierced the skin)

Voila! Staged Suicide!

(I think about this sort of thing far too much don't I?)

Yes you do think about it too much. But I think about how werewolves would be more comfortable in a dress or a kilt, as their tails would be able to move freely. Unlike pants, where it would have to be jammed down one pant leg.

We're both mentaly disturbed in the head.

If you really want to know, I actually thought of all that stuff on the fly. I'm a thurough bastard (who likes to play on words) you see?

Stop derailing my thread

Sorry

Don't feel bad about it.

Oh look...whats this? An EPISODE YOU SAY!


Father and Kerri walked back to their house. ├óÔé¼┼ôIt was a very nice drawing├óÔé¼┬Ø Father said as he opened the door. Kerri was about to say something, but Father shushed her ├óÔé¼┼ôThe woman might be asleep├óÔé¼┬Ø. ├óÔé¼┼ôWe need to give her a name├óÔé¼┬Ø Kerri said. Father gasped. ├óÔé¼┼ôWhere did she go!├óÔé¼┬Ø he said, looking in the bed. He took a step into the room. Then a figure exploded out of cover and grabbed Father around the neck. The strange woman had found one of the cutting knives that Kerri was always told to never touch. The woman pressed the knife into Father's neck and said ├óÔé¼┼ôNehmen Sie mich zum Reich!├óÔé¼┬Ø. ├óÔé¼┼ôI...I├óÔé¼┬Ø Father said ├óÔé¼┼ôI don't understand. ├óÔé¼┼ôNehmen Sie mich zum Reich!├óÔé¼┬Ø The woman repeated.

Father licked his lips. He knew very few words in Imperial. ├óÔé¼┼ôReich?├óÔé¼┬Ø he asked. ├óÔé¼┼ôReich├óÔé¼┬Ø the woman said. ├óÔé¼┼ôReich...Empire├óÔé¼┬Ø Father said ├óÔé¼┼ôReich...Empire├óÔé¼┬Ø. The strange woman blinked ├óÔé¼┼ôEm...pire├óÔé¼┬Ø she said slowly, trying to pronounce it properly. ├óÔé¼┼ôI am called Steven├óÔé¼┬Ø Father said, tapping his chest ├óÔé¼┼ôSt-even├óÔé¼┬Ø. The woman gulped ├óÔé¼┼ôSt-even├óÔé¼┬Ø she said slowly. ├óÔé¼┼ôWhat is you're name?├óÔé¼┬Ø Father asked, pointing at the woman. It was hard as she still pressed the knife to his neck. ├óÔé¼┼ôIch verstehe nicht├óÔé¼┬Ø The woman said. ├óÔé¼┼ôSteven├óÔé¼┬Ø Father said, tapping himself ├óÔé¼┼ôYou?├óÔé¼┬Ø he pointed at the woman.

The knife slowly dropped away ├óÔé¼┼ôJoa├óÔé¼┬Ø the woman said. ├óÔé¼┼ôSteven├óÔé¼┬Ø Father said, stepping away and pointing at himself. ├óÔé¼┼ôSteven├óÔé¼┬Ø the woman said. ├óÔé¼┼ôMy name is Steven├óÔé¼┬Ø Father said, pointing at him self. The woman blinked .Then, very slowly, she said ├óÔé¼┼ôMi nahme es Joa├óÔé¼┬Ø. ├óÔé¼┼ôMy name is Joa├óÔé¼┬Ø Father said slowly, pointing at her. ├óÔé¼┼ôMy name is Joa├óÔé¼┬Ø Joa said with an accent. ├óÔé¼┼ôYou're name is Joa├óÔé¼┬Ø Father said, pointing at him ├óÔé¼┼ôMy name is Steven├óÔé¼┬Ø. ├óÔé¼┼ôYouhre name is Steven├óÔé¼┬Ø Joa said. Steve was surprised. He hadn't expected that. ├óÔé¼┼ôYou're├óÔé¼┬Ø he said slowly ├óÔé¼┼ôYou're name is Steven├óÔé¼┬Ø. Joa nodded, smiling ├óÔé¼┼ôYou're name is Steven├óÔé¼┬Ø.

├óÔé¼┼ôMy name is Kerri├óÔé¼┬Ø Kerri said, stepping forward. ├óÔé¼┼ôYou're name is Kerri├óÔé¼┬Ø the woman said. Father smiled. He was making progress. He pointed at the knife that the woman held. ├óÔé¼┼ôKnife├óÔé¼┬Ø he said. The woman raised the knife and said ├óÔé¼┼ôMesser├óÔé¼┬Ø. ├óÔé¼┼ôKnife├óÔé¼┬Ø Steve said. ├óÔé¼┼ôNighf├óÔé¼┬Ø Joa said. Then after a few repetitions she got it down to ├óÔé¼┼ôKnife├óÔé¼┬Ø. Father smiled and pointed at the bed ├óÔé¼┼ôbed├óÔé¼┬Ø he said. Joa did a double take and said ├óÔé¼┼ôBett! Ist bett!├óÔé¼┬Ø. ├óÔé¼┼ôThat sounded almost right├óÔé¼┬Ø Kerri said. ├óÔé¼┼ôI know├óÔé¼┬Ø Father said. They started to teach Joa more words. By dinner time she could say nearly every single thing in the room and communicate the rest through pantomime. She said, after a long while ├óÔé¼┼ôFood├óÔé¼┬Ø and rubbed her belly. ├óÔé¼┼ôRight├óÔé¼┬Ø Father said ├óÔé¼┼ôKerri get us some meat and I'll cook some things up├óÔé¼┬Ø.

Joa gobbled down the food. ├óÔé¼┼ôEs ist gut!├óÔé¼┬Ø she said, shoveling down more meat. ├óÔé¼┼ôKerri get more food├óÔé¼┬Ø Father said, even as he cooked up the curry. Kerri obediently ran to the meat shack and brought back another hunk of meat. Father started to cut it up into small bits and fry it up on the wood stove. Joa kept gobbling down the food. ├óÔé¼┼ôSo├óÔé¼┬Ø Father said ├óÔé¼┼ôWe should take her into town soon, once she's healed up├óÔé¼┬Ø. Kerri was watching Joa eat. She caught glimpses of bruises and cuts on Joa. ├óÔé¼┼ôJoa├óÔé¼┬Ø Kerri said. Joa looked at her, still chewing. ├óÔé¼┼ôHow did you get...those?├óÔé¼┬Ø Kerri pointed at the bruises.

Joa's face darkened. Then she said ├óÔé¼┼ôRaub├óÔé¼┬Ø. Then she started to cry ├óÔé¼┼ôRaub. Ich wurde geraubt├óÔé¼┬Ø she sobbed. Father looked at her worried. ├óÔé¼┼ôWhat is Raub?├óÔé¼┬Ø Kerri asked. ├óÔé¼┼ôI don't know├óÔé¼┬Ø Father said, setting down the half cooked curry on the stove counter and walking to Joa. He placed a hand on her shoulder. Then he remembered that she hated to be touched and jerked his hand away. But then Joa looked up and smiled at him ├óÔé¼┼ôThank you├óÔé¼┬Ø she said. It was understandable, despite the heavy accent. Then she got up and hobbled slowly to the bed, her calf wound looking like it smarted quite a bit. Then she collapsed into the bed and curled up.

├óÔé¼┼ôI am going into town├óÔé¼┬Ø Father said ├óÔé¼┼ôI am going to go to the bookstore├óÔé¼┬Ø. ├óÔé¼┼ôGet me a new book!├óÔé¼┬Ø Kerri said ├óÔé¼┼ôAnd say Hi to Harry, Larry, and Jerry!├óÔé¼┬Ø. ├óÔé¼┼ôDon't worry├óÔé¼┬Ø Father said ├óÔé¼┼ôI heard Harry is going to visit in a few days. And I will say hi to Larry and Jerry if I see them├óÔé¼┬Ø. Kerri jumped from one foot to the other, exited. She had read the last book that Father had brought her. She couldn't wait to get a new one after all these weeks. Father closed the door behind him and Kerri locked the door obediently. ├óÔé¼┼ôAlex├óÔé¼┬Ø Joa said. Kerri turned around. Joa rolled over, still asleep ├óÔé¼┼ôAlex├óÔé¼┬Ø. She was speaking while she was asleep. Kerri wondered who or what Alex was.

Steven walked into the bookstore. Jerald looked up at the sound of the door opening. ├óÔé¼┼ôOh...Steven├óÔé¼┬Ø he said ├óÔé¼┼ôDid you're little hellion want a new book?├óÔé¼┬Ø. Steve slowly took off his coat, witch was buffeted by some flecks of snow. It was getting colder out there, even though this part of the Southlands was hotter then most. Steve sighed ├óÔé¼┼ôI need two books today├óÔé¼┬Ø. Jerald coughed, not quite sure he heard Steve ├óÔé¼┼ôCan you afford two books?├óÔé¼┬Ø he asked. ├óÔé¼┼ôYes├óÔé¼┬Ø Steve said ├óÔé¼┼ôI brought some extra coin. I need...adventure in Nippon part four├óÔé¼┬Ø he said. Jerald picked up the book that Steve asked for and handed it to him. ├óÔé¼┼ôAnd an Imperial/Republic dictionary├óÔé¼┬Ø Steve said. Jerald paused ├óÔé¼┼ôWhy would you want that!├óÔé¼┬Ø he asked.

├óÔé¼┼ôIts...complicated├óÔé¼┬Ø Steven said. Jerald nodded ├óÔé¼┼ôWell├óÔé¼┬Ø he said ├óÔé¼┼ôIf anything strange is happening...tell the Bureau├óÔé¼┬Ø. Steve paused ├óÔé¼┼ôI will├óÔé¼┬Ø he said, handing over the coins to Jerald and picking up the two books. Then he walked out of the place, leaving his coat. Jerald sighed, wondering what had gotten into Steven. ├óÔé¼┼ôOh├óÔé¼┬Ø Steven said, popping back into the book store, and picked up his coat ├óÔé¼┼ôGood day├óÔé¼┬Ø he said. Then he was gone. Jerald shrugged. He wouldn't report his friend, even if something strange was going on. Yet.

├óÔé¼┼ôOh Alex├óÔé¼┬Ø Joa moaned in her sleep. Kerri was staring at her, not sure what was going through her mind. She was sure Alex was a person, a man probably. Then there was a knock on the door. Kerri turned around and unlocked the door. Father walked in, more then a few flecks of snow on his coat shoulders. Father handed Kerri Adventure In Nippon part four and Kerri yipped excitedly. She ran off to her bed and climbed in. Then she started to read as fast as she could, her tail swishing side to side. Father took a moment to appreciate how wonderful his daughter was. Then he turned to Joa. She was rolling in her sleep, saying the same thing over and over again.

Joa was waken from her wonderful dream. ├óÔé¼┼ôAre....you....okay?├óÔé¼┬Ø Steve said. That woke Joa completely up because the words were spoken loudly, very slowly and most surprisingly...in Imperial. Joa sat up ├óÔé¼┼ôWere....you├óÔé¼┬Ø Steve said, rapidly turning pages in a little booklet ├óÔé¼┼ôHaving...a...night...mare?├óÔé¼┬Ø. Joa smiled, remembering her dream. ├óÔé¼┼ôNo├óÔé¼┬Ø she said, laying back down. She tried to recapture what she had been dreaming about. But then she saw the title of the book. It said, in both the strange Southlander language and in Imperial ├óÔé¼┼ôImperial/Republic dictionary├óÔé¼┬Ø. ├óÔé¼┼ôBook├óÔé¼┬Ø Joa said, using the Southlander word and pointing at the dictionary ├óÔé¼┼ôBook!├óÔé¼┬Ø.

Steve gave it to her and Joa started to read. She would have to start learning the words. The Silverback man walked backwards, not wanting to disrupt her. Joa saw him, out of the corner of her eye, pull out a sleeping mat. Then she realized that this was his bed. She felt cold. Would he want to sleep with her? Would she have to pay him for the food? Then Steven lay down on the sleeping mat and went to sleep. Joa relaxed slightly and started to read words. Then her eyes stopped cold. ├óÔé¼┼ôRape├óÔé¼┬Ø she murmured ├óÔé¼┼ôThat was the word. Rape├óÔé¼┬Ø. Then she curled up and kept reading the words. She heard the Silverback...Steve snore loudly. It sounded so human.

Kerri walked to school. Steve sighed, watching her go. She loved the weekends, but school was another love of hers. If they were any father from town then...Steve would have gone with her for a few more years. But Kerri could take care of her self. ├óÔé¼┼ôDo I├óÔé¼┬Ø Joa said, the words thickly accent ├óÔé¼┼ôMoney you?├óÔé¼┬Ø. Steve turned around ├óÔé¼┼ôWhat?├óÔé¼┬Ø he asked. Joa sighed, looking at the dictionary ├óÔé¼┼ôDo I...owe money...you├óÔé¼┬Ø she said. ├óÔé¼┼ôFor what?├óÔé¼┬Ø Steve asked. ├óÔé¼┼ôFood. Sleep. Warmth. Help├óÔé¼┬Ø Joa said. Steve smiled ├óÔé¼┼ôNo, no├óÔé¼┬Ø he said ├óÔé¼┼ôYou don't owe me anything├óÔé¼┬Ø. Joa sighed, looking at the table. Steve stood up ├óÔé¼┼ôI need to go to work├óÔé¼┬Ø he said. ├óÔé¼┼ôWhat...do...you do?├óÔé¼┬Ø Joa asked.

├óÔé¼┼ôI...I er kill animals for food├óÔé¼┬Ø Steve said. ├óÔé¼┼ôWhat?├óÔé¼┬Ø Joa asked. Steve forced himself to talk slower ├óÔé¼┼ôI kill animals for food├óÔé¼┬Ø he said. ├óÔé¼┼ôHunter├óÔé¼┬Ø Joa said, reading the word from the dictionary. ├óÔé¼┼ôWell├óÔé¼┬Ø Steve said, sniffing the air. Joa was smelling very rank. Her clothes were filthy before she had come into the house, but now they were down right disgusting. ├óÔé¼┼ôClothes├óÔé¼┬Ø Steve said ├óÔé¼┼ôClothes you need├óÔé¼┬Ø. Joa's face went white ├óÔé¼┼ôNo├óÔé¼┬Ø she said. ├óÔé¼┼ôClothes! Now!├óÔé¼┬Ø Steve said, wising she could understand more ├óÔé¼┼ôSmell...bad├óÔé¼┬Ø. Joa shook her head. Steve realized that she was afraid of him watching. He pointed to door ├óÔé¼┼ôClothes...outside├óÔé¼┬Ø he said.

Joa felt cold. The Silverback wanted her to take her clothes off or go outside. She was pretty sure that was what he was trying to say. She couldn't go outside, now with her leg in this condition. She looked away, eyes squeezed shut, and pulled her shirt off. Steve gaped at her. His first reaction, as much as it disgusted him, was to feel a movement in his loins. His second reaction was to drop the clean dress he had found in his wife's old chest on the ground and run from the room. The door slammed. Joa opened her eyes. The Silverback was gone. Joa looked at the ground and saw the dress.

Then she felt very stupid. He wanted her to change out of her disgusting rank old clothes. Joa pulled the dress on. IT was very strange, as it had a slit right above her buttocks, for a tail to jam through, and a wide opening on the back, for fur to slip through. But it covered the front pretty well and was clean. Joa felt the clean material slid over her skin and giggled ├óÔé¼┼ôGods├óÔé¼┬Ø she said ├óÔé¼┼ôGods Its been a long time├óÔé¼┬Ø. She winced as she tightened at dress and tweaked her bruises. She walked to the door and opened it.

Steve heard the door open behind him. He turned around and blinked. Joa seemed completely different. She now looked like...like a woman. The movement in Steve's loins only intensified at that. Steve coughed ├óÔé¼┼ôWell├óÔé¼┬Ø he said slowly ├óÔé¼┼ôI go work now├óÔé¼┬Ø. He turned around and walked away. ├óÔé¼┼ôThank you!├óÔé¼┬Ø Joa called after him. Steve walked behind one of the many tree's that filled this place. The terrain surrounding his cabin and his city was filled with tree's. But they were not very nice tree's. Most of the time they were leafless and it was always pretty cold. But Steve was used to it.

Safely out of view of the road Steve dropped his pants. He just realized exactly what his situation was. For the first time in five years he was in a cabin with a female who wasn't his daughter. Ever since his wife had died. Steve started to urinate. But he wanted to do something else. He pulled his pants up, knowing it would be improper. Then he shook himself and shouldered his bow, on the look out for any animals. But the hunting was getting scars in this area. It seemed everything was getting scares in this area. Hunting, gathering, money...jobs even. Most people were joining the army. But Steve would never join the army.

Joa wandered around outside of the house, stretching her legs. Her weak leg was healing nicely this past week. Kerri had gone to school every day, and Steve had gone hunting. So Joa had started to practice. She had found a very well balanced stick and started to use a cutting knife to shape it. Steve asked her what she was doing for a while, but Joa just said ├óÔé¼┼ôWorking├óÔé¼┬Ø. Finally after a week of very slow carving, her wooden sword was ready. Kerri was back, early for Friday. She watched Joa. ├óÔé¼┼ôWhatcha doing?├óÔé¼┬Ø she asked. Joa found that she was speaking the Southlander language easier and easier with each passing day.

Joa brought her sword up and started to do her practicing maneuvers. The sword whipped through the air and Joa spun around and stabbed at imaginary enemies. This caused her calf to spasm in pain and she dropped to her knee. ├óÔé¼┼ôGods├óÔé¼┬Ø she gasped in Imperial. Kerri ran forward ├óÔé¼┼ôAre you okay?├óÔé¼┬Ø she asked. ├óÔé¼┼ôFine├óÔé¼┬Ø Joa said, In Imperial. ├óÔé¼┼ôFine├óÔé¼┬Ø she repeated, fixing her language. Kerri sighed ├óÔé¼┼ôYou should rest├óÔé¼┬Ø she said. Joa nodded ├óÔé¼┼ôI suppose├óÔé¼┬Ø she said, using her sword to push herself to her feet. She then limped into the house as Kerri ran forward and opened the door. Joa fell into the bed, panting. ├óÔé¼┼ôAre you a sword fighter?├óÔé¼┬Ø Kerri asked.

Joa nodded ├óÔé¼┼ôYeah...I suppose I am├óÔé¼┬Ø she said. ├óÔé¼┼ôBut...you're a girl├óÔé¼┬Ø Kerri said. Joa smiled ├óÔé¼┼ôThat I am├óÔé¼┬Ø she said, feeling sleepy ├óÔé¼┼ôThat I am├óÔé¼┬Ø. Steve walked into the room, blood splattered over his work shirt. ├óÔé¼┼ôI killed a wildabeast├óÔé¼┬Ø he said ├óÔé¼┼ôWe're going to eat well tonight├óÔé¼┬Ø. ├óÔé¼┼ôYippy!├óÔé¼┬Ø Kerri said, dancing ├óÔé¼┼ôI love wildabeast!├óÔé¼┬Ø. Joa groaned ├óÔé¼┼ôI don't know what that is├óÔé¼┬Ø. ├óÔé¼┼ôIts what we had when you first got here├óÔé¼┬Ø Steve said. ├óÔé¼┼ôOh├óÔé¼┬Ø Joa said ├óÔé¼┼ôI liked that├óÔé¼┬Ø. ├óÔé¼┼ôHow are you feeling?├óÔé¼┬Ø Steve asked. ├óÔé¼┼ôFine├óÔé¼┬Ø Joa said, looking at him ├óÔé¼┼ôThis dress is a bit cold├óÔé¼┬Ø.

├óÔé¼┼ôYou don't have fur├óÔé¼┬Ø Steve said ├óÔé¼┼ôYou're right! I'll give you an overcoat├óÔé¼┬Ø. He stood up and grabbed a coat and draped it over Joa's shoulders. ├óÔé¼┼ôThank you├óÔé¼┬Ø she said softly. Then she was asleep. ├óÔé¼┼ôIts only five o'clock├óÔé¼┬Ø Kerri said ├óÔé¼┼ôSilly Joa's sleepy├óÔé¼┬Ø. Steve sighed ├óÔé¼┼ôShe's healing├óÔé¼┬Ø he said. Steve was a bit worried. The people in the city were getting a bit suspicious about his new friend. He said Joa was a relative visiting. It would hold up as long as no one actually...well...saw Joa. Something else was worrying him. But he wouldn't think about that.

Kerri skipped around the room until she decided on reading Danger in Nippon again. Steve watched her read for a bit. Then he looked down at Joa's sleeping figure. He gently reached down and brushed some hair that had fallen over her face. He wasn't quite gentle enough, his fingertips brushing over Joa's cheek. Suddenly a vice clamped down on Steve's neck. He tried to breath, but he couldn't. Pure fury was blazing in Joa's eyes, her right arm clamped down on Steve's neck. Then she blinked, remembering where she was. ├óÔé¼┼ôI'm sorry├óÔé¼┬Ø she said, letting go of Steve. Steve backed up, gasping. ├óÔé¼┼ôI'm sorry├óÔé¼┬Ø Joa said, sitting up. ├óÔé¼┼ôAre you okay?├óÔé¼┬Ø Kerri called, leaning out of her bed.

├óÔé¼┼ôFine├óÔé¼┬Ø Steve gasped, feeling his throat. Kerri went back to her book. Joa slowly got out of bed ├óÔé¼┼ôSteve├óÔé¼┬Ø she said ├óÔé¼┼ôI need to talk to you...outside├óÔé¼┬Ø. Steve nodded and followed her to the door. They went to behind the meat shed. ├óÔé¼┼ôSo├óÔé¼┬Ø Steve said ├óÔé¼┼ôWhat did you want to tell me├óÔé¼┬Ø. Joa closed her eyes ├óÔé¼┼ôI haven't told you...where...where I came from├óÔé¼┬Ø. ├óÔé¼┼ôWell├óÔé¼┬Ø Steve said ├óÔé¼┼ôI assumed that you were on a ship and it went down near the Eastlands-├óÔé¼┬Ø. Joa shook her head ├óÔé¼┼ôNo├óÔé¼┬Ø she said ├óÔé¼┼ôI...I threw myself off the ship├óÔé¼┬Ø. ├óÔé¼┼ôWas it going down?├óÔé¼┬Ø Steve asked. ├óÔé¼┼ôIt was...It was a Southlander ship├óÔé¼┬Ø Joa said ├óÔé¼┼ôAnd...they...and they...they├óÔé¼┬Ø.

Steve still looked blank. Joa turned around and pointed to her back, still exposed by the dress. She shivered, wishing she had brought the coat Steve had given her. Steve winced, looking at the fading bruises. They were still there, barely. He could also still see the scars of the cuts that Joa had on her back. ├óÔé¼┼ôThese...├óÔé¼┬Ø Joa said ├óÔé¼┼ôThey...they did this to me when I didn't do what they said├óÔé¼┬Ø. Steve felt cold ├óÔé¼┼ôRaub├óÔé¼┬Ø he said softly ├óÔé¼┼ôYou said Raub├óÔé¼┬Ø. Joa's back stiffened and she turned around. Steve shook his head ├óÔé¼┼ôNo├óÔé¼┬Ø he said, ears flattening to his head ├óÔé¼┼ôI don't believe you. There's no way a Southlander could-├óÔé¼┬Ø.

├óÔé¼┼ôSteve!├óÔé¼┬Ø Joa shouted ├óÔé¼┼ôThey raped me. Not just me. Others too. Other POW's! It was a military ship, and they were keeping females locked in a big room with-├óÔé¼┬Ø. ├óÔé¼┼ôStop!├óÔé¼┬Ø Steve said ├óÔé¼┼ôJust...stop├óÔé¼┬Ø. He breathed, trying to calm his stomach. ├óÔé¼┼ôWhat do you want me to do about it?├óÔé¼┬Ø Steve asked. ├óÔé¼┼ôNothing├óÔé¼┬Ø Joa said ├óÔé¼┼ôI just...I just wanted to tell you who I am├óÔé¼┬Ø. ├óÔé¼┼ôWho are you?├óÔé¼┬Ø Steve asked. ├óÔé¼┼ôI am a Dragoon...one of the highest ranks in the Imperial military. I was wounded and left for dead. I want to go home├óÔé¼┬Ø. Steve closed his eyes ├óÔé¼┼ôI don't know what I can do the help you├óÔé¼┬Ø he said, looking away. ├óÔé¼┼ôThere's nothing you need to├óÔé¼┬Ø Joa said ├óÔé¼┼ôI'll leave tomorrow├óÔé¼┬Ø.

├óÔé¼┼ôJoa├óÔé¼┬Ø Steve said, his stomach roiling again ├óÔé¼┼ôYou could stay├óÔé¼┬Ø. ├óÔé¼┼ôWhat?├óÔé¼┬Ø Joa turned back to him. ├óÔé¼┼ôYou...you could stay├óÔé¼┬Ø Steve said, looking away. Joa's hands moved his head so he had to look into her eyes. ├óÔé¼┼ôSteve...├óÔé¼┬Ø Joa said softly, trailing off. ├óÔé¼┼ôWhat?├óÔé¼┬Ø Steve asked. Joa shook herself ├óÔé¼┼ôI can't stay...├óÔé¼┬Ø she said ├óÔé¼┼ôThis is not my home. Our two nations are at war. It...It would never work. I love someone else├óÔé¼┬Ø. ├óÔé¼┼ôAlex├óÔé¼┬Ø Steve said. Joa closed her eyes ├óÔé¼┼ôHow did you-├óÔé¼┬Ø. ├óÔé¼┼ôYou talk in you're sleep├óÔé¼┬Ø Steve said. Joa sighed ├óÔé¼┼ôI'm sorry├óÔé¼┬Ø she said. ├óÔé¼┼ôDon't be├óÔé¼┬Ø Steve said ├óÔé¼┼ôDon't be├óÔé¼┬Ø. Joa smiled and walked out from behind the meat shed.

├óÔé¼┼ôJoa├óÔé¼┬Ø Steve said. Joa stopped and turned around. ├óÔé¼┼ôI'll go with you├óÔé¼┬Ø he said. ├óÔé¼┼ôWhat?├óÔé¼┬Ø Joa asked. ├óÔé¼┼ôThis is a strange and hard land for outsiders├óÔé¼┬Ø Steve said ├óÔé¼┼ôI will accompany you to the border├óÔé¼┬Ø. ├óÔé¼┼ôSteve I-├óÔé¼┬Ø Joa said. ├óÔé¼┼ôHarry is visiting soon. He can take Kerri for a while├óÔé¼┬Ø Steve said ├óÔé¼┼ôI will not just let you walk out of my life just like that├óÔé¼┬Ø. Joa sighed ├óÔé¼┼ôOkay├óÔé¼┬Ø she said ├óÔé¼┼ôJust don't expect any...funny business├óÔé¼┬Ø. Steve smiled ├óÔé¼┼ôI don't expect any├óÔé¼┬Ø he said. No matter how much he wanted it.

Bloody hell zoombie! Shouldn't you have carpel tunnel by now or something?

Yes I should, Kent.

I was wondering what the hell happened, YOU INELABORATING BASTARD!

and you spelled SCARCE WRONG!

A: Why didn't you explain how she got off, and
B: Stop postponing the big fight between Lucy and Joa!

Er...

Joa stabs George, the rapacious bastard in the neck with a makeshift dagger made of glass. Then she runs to the deck, where all the Southlanders are standing for the Disembarking Ceremony...whatever that is. They are so surprised she manages to get to the railing of the ship. With no other option she leaps from the side.

An unknown amount of time later she washes up on shore and is found by a young Southlander girl.

Whats NOT clear about this? Is it unclear or is Snipa just slow?

And Its called suspence. If I just blew the big fight between Joa and Lucy RIGHT now then it woulden't be as cool. If there is a big fight. Witch we don't know just yet. The future is...fluid.

Damn, I thought that was gunna be a long post, and THEY WILL FIGHT! WOOHOO!

You know just to annoy you its just going to be a menage a trois.

Ermm, I would complain about the lack of where she found the dagger, and several other things, but hurry up and make your next post...

Witch dagger? There are quite a few in the last few posts...

There's the dagger that Joa stabs George with: She made if from a sliver of the mirror. There was a detailed passage about how she pried that bit off then used some cloth to make a handle. A jagged glass dagger that would work about...once and only if you used it in the right way. Jamming it into the side of one's neck sounds about right.

Then there's the dagger (or knife actually) she used to hold Steve hostage for a while: That one Joa picked up in the -------. Witch was pretty obvious... I think.

Damn, now I think I will backtrack, if you explained about prying it off a mirror, I think I missed a post

Edit: Sure did and I found one hell of a doozy, wish I saw it earlier!

Joa stood up and walked behind him. ├óÔé¼┼ôI think├óÔé¼┬Ø She said, sliding her hand under the chest ├óÔé¼┼ôThat you look best IN RED!├óÔé¼┬Ø. She slammed the glass dagger into the side of his neck. Then she snapped the hilt off and jerked away. George spun around, blood spurting around the glass shard jammed in his neck. He made an awful croaking noise and clawed at his wound. ├óÔé¼┼ôDIE!├óÔé¼┬Ø Joa screamed, picking up the chair that he had used to sit on and force her head between his legs. ├óÔé¼┼ôDIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE!├óÔé¼┬Ø Joa shouted, smashing the chair against his head. George fell on the bed. ├óÔé¼┼ôDIE DIE DIE DIE!├óÔé¼┬Ø It had become a chant, giving strength to Joa's battered arms and legs. The chair broke apart, blood and bits of brain splattered over the wood. Joa dropped it to the floor with a clatter.

Quoted for being badasss!