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Character Name: Dante Vasari
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Post by Dante on Aug 5, 2015 14:11:33 GMT -5
An electronic beat drifted across the park, the synthesizer mixing well with the flowing water of the fountain. Heavy bass seemed to thump the ground and the air as the boom box pulsed. The vibrations ran up Dante's legs and spine, and he felt his hair stand on end as the song sped up.
With a hand over his heart, Dante moved his chest around in a circle as if it was independent of the rest of his body, his head and legs remaining perfectly in place as he danced like a robot. He snapped and locked up his body so sharply that he almost didn't seem human. But as the song went on, fluidity returned to his body, and he changed styles, dropping down onto a large piece of cardboard he'd stretched out over the concrete.
Water drizzled over Dante as he danced so close to the fountain. He dove onto the damp cardboard, looking as if he was about to crush his shoulder. But he did what people called a "suicide" and faked out anyone who was watching, rolling his body at the last second and moving in to a "windmill." Where people came up with these names, Dante had no idea, but their moves were awesome. He spun on his upper body, his legs up in the air and sweeping as he moved around the cardboard, matching the speed of the music.
And when the song slowed down, Dante spun until his feet were beneath him, allowing him to smoothly rise back up and dance around. It was then that Dante saw a person walk in front of him. The person tossed something down onto his cardboard, and Dante looked down to see a money chip. "Whoa," he said over the music. He picked up the chip and held it out to the person, saying, "Sir, that's really cool of you, but I didn't…" The man had walked away, though, smiling and bobbing his head to the music. Dante looked back down at the chip, then the man, then the chip again. He shrugged and smiled, tucking the chip into his pants pocket. "Looks like we're eating pizza tonight."
Dante went back to dancing, his smile bigger than ever as more people came up and dropped off little gifts. Some gave small money chips, others gave snacks, but most gave just smiles and applause, none of which Dante asked for, but all of which he certainly loved.
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Post by Bikini on Aug 5, 2015 21:06:36 GMT -5
Bikini giggled as she spread her wings and took off into the sky, jumping off one rooftop to another until she glided down to her usual spot in the park. She loved it there to hear the children laughing and the friendly people pass by, but especially the ones who have a special someone to walk with. It just makes her heart giggle with happiness to see. She sat high atop of an abstract metal art piece that was flat on one side, the tallest part of the piece and she loved sitting up there to count how much profit she made today by street dancing.
She didn't make as much today, but that was probably because of the height of crime that has been happening these days, so many 'fire riots' as Bikini likes to call them-- so many souls taken... which is why she took herself to the lower ring of society.
Sure, not many pay her, buuuuuut one person pays a lot more. She's sure she'll win their hearts yet.
As she calculated her profit, the distant sound of bass and synths made her head bob in beat, smiling as her chest pumped in and out a little as she counted again and again, losing her place. What was it that was so distracting to her? She finally turned her head to look down at a crowd over at the water fountain, seeing them ooh and awe at a man dancing. Bikini smile began to expand the with of her face when he continued to watch him, he was pretty good. Much better than the boys she's seen dance. Without much thought or care or even caution, Bikini swiped up her profit and stashed it into a little bag inside her sleeves, and high jumped off the art sculpture, rising high before gliding down right into the water fountain.... well, she wasn't the best at gliding but hey at least she made it over.
With a loud yelp of enthusiasm for dancing she emerged out of the sprays of water, finding herself right next to the man dancing to strike a pose, her tail pointing right at him, as if she was challenging him. Just then the music stalled and gave them a hard bass beat, and Bikini swung her sleeves out of the way, pumping out her chest like a bird would as her feet gracefully took little steps, the gold metal coins strung on her ankles jingled giving the music a much needed maraca sound to it.
A glint of a chip here. A sparkle of another piece over there. Was he getting payed? Oh, that just fueled Bikini's fun even more~!
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Civilians
Spear of Cerberus
Posts: 109
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Character Name: Dante Vasari
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Post by Dante on Aug 6, 2015 19:27:48 GMT -5
Dante was in the middle of a spin, one hand on his chest as he twirled so tight that his body was a black, white, and blue blur. But in the midst of his long rotation, he felt water splash across him, some of it even smacking his face. He stopped, somehow not dizzy, and sputtered as the water rolled across his lips. "Huh?" He looked into the fountain, as did a few other people who had gotten wet or heard the splash.
A figure then leaped out, water spraying everywhere as this strange form landed right in front of Dante. His eyes spread wide open, and he stared at the person. She was a colorful, blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl with all sorts of crazy gene mods. Dante didn't actually know what most of them were from, but she had broad rainbow-colored wings that seemed to shine as water dripped down their feathers. Clearly she was a bird girl, but suddenly a broad, yellow-spotted tail curled around her and pointed straight at Dante's face. "Whoa!" He jerked his head back, but she just started dancing, whipping a pair of long sleeves around her like ribbons.
Dante and the rest of the crowd were stunned by this girl. Some people's mouths hung open, and they marveled at her grace, at the way her colorful wings swept through the air like rainbow streaks. A few people cheered and applauded, seeming to recognize her, and money chips started falling at the girl's feet. Even Dante slid one of the chips he'd just earned over to her, smiling as he kept watching her display.
But he couldn't watch for very long. He grinned wide and joined in, trying his best to copy her moves. He didn't have sleeves like hers, but he could at least mirror her steps and arm motions. There were so many dances of the past that had been lost, and Dante wanted to know them all. To see this girl dance like no one else got him excited, and he imitated her, a broad smile stretched across his face.
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Post by Bikini on Aug 6, 2015 22:29:47 GMT -5
The sound of cheering excited her. The chips that kept coming her way encouraged her to dance harder, faster, more graceful. She was having a blast, mixing break dance with the art of water sleeve, and a little she made up herself being she was gifted wings. The heart of the dance thats eemd to be the white hair-ed blue eyes man came in to dance with her, Bikini's eyes widening as he tried to copy her moves, making Bikini smile in the fun of a duo performance.
But Bikini had more on her mind. She wanted to have more fun and make it a game. Maybe a battle? Yeah, that sounded fun to her. Soon she jumped and fluttered her wings backwards, pumping out her chest as she stuck a pose that arched her back out, her head vertical to the ground like a limbo stance, her arm up and raised to the sky as it looked like she was going to just drop her body hard on the wet ground. But before she got too close to the ground and hitting her head, her tail coiled underneath her and sprung up, lifting her body up fast and smooth, her legs coming up to kick out in the air, the crowd's gasp at her falling now a roaring sheer to her save.
And she brought up her game with dancing fast and in circles, her tail coming down to anchor her up and leap into the air, as if she had an invisible partner lifting her. And with one elegant curling of her tail to spiral her body as she sank down back standing on the ground she whipped her tail out at Dante, as if telling him to beat that.
And when Dante took her on, she watched him and danced around him, trying to bring up the energy of the dancing and whipping her tail about, in which hits the boombox and sends it into the fountain, with a loud screech and still, utter silence consuming her.
All eyes was on her. She killed the music, and the dancing as done. What was she thinking? She felt so embarrassed and just wanted to disappear. And after all the chips she got this time... With a little water building up in her eyes she slammed her tail on the ground hard that made the faintest of a tremor in the ground, sending most of the chips flying up which she jumped for and caught them all in her right sleeve, and booked it. She ran not looking back, shutting her eeys tight as she just ran one way, not caring where it'll take her all she wanted was just away from there.
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Character Name: Dante Vasari
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Post by Dante on Aug 7, 2015 9:47:52 GMT -5
Dante's heart beat fast and hard as he kept dancing with the girl. The way she puffed out her chest, the way she spun, and the way she smiled captivated him. It actually got a little hard for Dante to focus on dancing. He mindlessly moved while his eyes focused on the beautiful girl.
It wasn't until her tail struck his boom box that Dante snapped out of his daze. He flinched, looking at the broken player. Everyone looked a little shocked, others disappointed. No one said anything at first, and Dante was too stunned to even think if speaking. He just looked back to the girl, seeing her face bright red with embarrassment. Her eyes even started to well up with tears. Dante raised one hand to rub the back of his head, and his lips parted to tell the girl it was okay, but she thumped her tail against the ground, shocking everyone nearby. She grabbed her chips and ran off, tears flying off her face.
"H-hey, wait!" Dante called out for her, a hand outstretched. But she kept running, not looking back. Dante frowned, feeling his heart sink as he kept picturing the girl's crying face.
With a hard kick off the ground, Dante sprinted after the girl. He ran through the park, calling, "Hey, stop! Please, wait up." If the girl ever started to turn left or right, he'd cut a corner to try and catch up. "It's okay. I'm not mad. Please, stop."
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Post by Bikini on Aug 7, 2015 11:13:13 GMT -5
The sound of the boy's voice startled her as she ran, her tears stopped only to look behind her. He was chasing after her, was he mad? Even she could hear him she couldn't understand anything he said, so she looked forwards agiana nd tried running faster. Out of the park and zigzagging through people and nearly making it a parkour chase as she ran under things and jumped over things, her wings making it easier for higher things that would make Dante have to climb.
And yet, he still pursued her. Why? Bikini was afraid, and while looking back once more she made the mistake of not looking where she was going and she tripped on a curb, falling down on her hands and knees. "Ouch!" she said, one of her knees scrapped now. She wold of sat up to see the damage on her but the boy's hard footsteps on the concrete grew louder and she saw him catch up, making her scramble backwards into a building wall on the side walk they were on, curling her tail over her legs and torso and covering her face defensively with her sleeved arms, the whole look of her cowering before him resembled a ball python. "P-please, d-d-don't hurt me..." She finally managed to say, her legs bending more into herself her bare feet dark from dirt, a closer look at her snake scales they were scuffed and wearing off from the asphalt she danced on, "I didn't mean to-- please, don't be mad..." her voice started to crack from a cry stuck in her throat, her body started to tremble. She wasn't sure if she could handle a beating of any kind again this week. "I just wanted to have fun..."
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Post by Dante on Aug 7, 2015 11:56:10 GMT -5
Dante steadily closed in on the girl. Little by little, he gained on her. He weaved through the people in the park, and he jumped over benches and hot dog carts to keep up with the fleeing girl. But when she fluttered over masses of people and playground equipment, she pulled ahead. "Wait!" called Dante as he scaled a children's climbing wall. "Come back, please!"
He then gasped as the girl ran out into traffic, her eyes checking back to watch him, not paying attention to the road. "Look out!" Dante shouted, his heart leaping with fear. Cars slammed on their brakes and blared their horns, and they managed not to hit the girl as she ran to the other side. But just when she looked to be out of reach, she tripped on the curb and yelped.
"Oh god," said Dante. Cars were in his way. He couldn't see if she had hurt herself too badly or not, or if she was still on the sidewalk or bolting down an alley.
When he managed to cross the street, Dante found her up against a building, her back to the steel, her eyes filled with tears again. She curled up into a ball and whimpered, begging him not to hurt her—a plea that yanked at Dante's heart.
"Hurt you?" he asked, confused, his brow curled high and his mouth rounded. "No, no I wouldn't." He kept his voice gentle and he knelt down in front of the girl. She looked banged up, and not just from the dead skin on her knees. Her tail looked rough and worn, and the dirt on her feet was impossible to miss. She had looked so flawless earlier, so perfect, but now she looked beaten and scuffed.
"Hey, hey," he said softly as she kept pleading. "I'm not mad. I promise. And I had a lot of fun. I'm sorry if I scared you. But I just…" His cheeks turned pink. "I couldn't stand watching you get so upset." He smiled to her, hoping to get a look at her beautiful eyes again. Then, he held out his hand, saying, "My name's Dante. What's yours?"
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Post by Bikini on Aug 7, 2015 20:53:42 GMT -5
Bikini listened to him, her hands hiding her face slowly came down, revealing bright sapphire eyes that didn't have sadness filled witin them but curiosity as the boy before her, probably not older than she was, give her pity and sympathy. Her tail relaxed and dropped down on the cold cement, her wings folded back. So... he wasn't mad? She thought to herself, looking down to the hand that beckoned her to come with him now. Of all the people she didn't trust, of all the people who she did trust and was abused and took advantaged of, she once again trusted this boy. But this time it felt different. She could just tell now that he was genuinely pure of heart, and a good person.
"M-my name is Bikini." She responded, lifting a clothed hand to his her grip on his hand to get up was faint, and very delicate. When Dante pulled her up, he would of felt how light-weight she felt, as if she was hallow inside. When she got up onto her feet, a little blood dripped from the knee she scraped badly, her hands stung from skidding on them but she was sure they were fine, she didn't any desire to check her hands. "I'm really sorry I ran away like that, I couldn't handle so many people... starting at me."
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Character Name: Dante Vasari
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Post by Dante on Aug 8, 2015 9:08:14 GMT -5
Relief washed over Dante’s body when the girl lowered her hands and looked up at him. He kept his smile warm and peaceful, and he didn’t force his hand any closer, lest he scare her off. All he did was stand there and wait, letting her take her time.
But as he watched her, and as his eyes checked on her scuffed knees again, Dante saw a little something else. His cheeks flared up, and his smile drooped, but the girl didn’t seem to notice as she introduced himself. Dante snapped his ocean blue eyes back to her sapphires, smiling again, though a little nervously this time. He tried to focus on her name, but all he heard was the word “bikini” playing over and over in his head.
Dante turned his head away and coughed into his fist, trying to compose himself as the girl took his hand with the gentlest touch. It didn’t even feel like he was picking her up. It was almost as if she was rising up in the breeze. When she stood, she apologized again, and Dante shook his head—a two-for-one deal as he not only dismissed her apology but also the dirty thoughts drifting through his brain.
“No, you’re fine. Please, you don’t have to apologize. I understand how that’s gotta feel. But mistakes happen, and no one was going to be mad at you, especially not me.” His smile became easier and more relaxed as he kept his eyes on the girl’s face. “I mean, you know, how could I be mad at someone who can dance like you? You were incredible.”
The blush returned, however, when Dante felt the need to ask again, “But uhh… I think a car drove by when you told me your name? What was it again?”
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Post by Bikini on Aug 8, 2015 9:27:31 GMT -5
The sudden little cough made Bikini look up more into his eyes, slowly smiling in a bit of embarrassment still from what had happened. Sure, he could tell her that it wasn't her fault or that no one was gonna get mad, but that was never happened to her that her mistakes came with a heavy price that usually included her going home in the evening just full of bruises. Bikini was going to remove her hand in disagreement, until he complimented on her dancing. That made her cheeks turn a bit pink and made her smile, "Oh! T-thank you, s-so were you." She managed to say, a compliment felt odd to her-- but it did feel really good rather than the things she usually got. Felt better than money.
She then noticed him blush again, and she wasn't sure what made him so pink in the cheeks, leaning more towards him to ask him a question Dante asked one first, and she blinked a few times, not understanding why her heat sensory was acting up a little on this boy's body. "Bikini. My name is Bikini Gutierrez." she confirmed, adding her last name just in case he didn't believe her.
She blushed again as she soon lost interest on wondering why the boy seemed more hotter now that she stated her name and went back on other things on her mind, "It's been really nice meeting you, Dante." She lifted his hands up and placed most of the chips she earned today, "I hope this'll pay for the broken music case." she called the boombox, her eyes not sad looking like before but at least sorry looking. She didn't exactly wanted to leave, but the more she stood there the more she felt she was imposing on this boy's life.
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