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Creative Arts and Media => Roleplay => Fun RP => Topic started by: SacredCyan on November 04, 2016, 12:42:45 AM
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(Rules: No extreme violence, no sexual content.)
It was a normal Monday morning, and outside a modest little house in the suburbs stood a Siberian Tiger kicking a soccer ball around his front yard, small netted goals sat either side of his driveway. The neighbours were used to this tiger's behaviour, always getting up early and going for jogs, going to the gym frequently, kicking his soccer ball around his yard and so forth. His name was Lee-Jay. "Hyaa!" he grunted, kicking the soccer ball into the net on the other side of his drive way, bouncing up and down at his twentieth goal that morning. With a sigh, he sat down and sipped from his water bottle, looking at the cars driving by.
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A German Shepherd was across the street, walking while talking on the phone. He was a bit angry at the person on the end of the line. He hung up with an angry grunt. He suddenly looked across the road and saw someone playing soccer. He ran over, not really bothered by the fact he didn't know the guy.
"Hey, mind if I join?" He asked, smiling slightly. He was wearing sweat pants and a T-shirt, and had clearly been doing something fun beforehand.
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Lee-Jay stood and nodded, a smile on his face. "Sure, I've been itching to play a game with someone but all my friends are really busy today," he spoke, retrieving the ball and kicking it gently towards the German Shepherd "Sure, you get first move. Oh, yeah, and my name's Lee-Jay. Call me LJ," he said with a smirk, often forgetting to introduce himself first, tail swishing with eagerness to start playing, poised almost looking ready to pounce.
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"Alright, nice to meet you LJ. Name's Dadison, but my friends call me Daye for short." Dadison smiled as he saw the ball coming towards him. He attempted to start juggling it, and succeeded until he suddenly fell backwards. "Whoa!" He quickly caught himself, shaking off the adrenaline. "Sorry, I'm a bit rusty." He chuckled a little, and tried again. "So, one on one?" Dadison asked, excited to play soccer again for the first time in a while.
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"Yeah one-on-one, and it's awesome to meet ya!" Lee-Jay greeted, seeing the ball rolling towards him, he stopped it with his foot and then began to juggle it on his knees before kicking it back towards Dadison "So, you seemed a little steamed off just then... would it be too personal of me to ask what was going on?" the tiger asked, brushing hair from his face, a smile on his lips.
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Dadison thought for a moment, trying to remember. "Oh! Right, uh... Yea, my friend was kinda upset that I couldn't help her study yesterday. She loves to guilt trip me," he replied shrugging. "Anyway," Dadison suddenly started to sneak toward the soccer goal with the ball, and eventually began to run. He prepared to make a shot on the goal.
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Caught off guard for once, Lee-Jay went one way whilst Dadison went the other, kicking the ball into the goal. He was amazed, jaw dropping, looking to the other male "I... w-wow. Heh, pretty good. You're pretty much the first person I know to kick a goal past me. Ok, round two! You're not going to get another goal past me!" the tiger spoke excitedly, ear twitching, getting the ball out of the goal and swiftly kicking the ball as he ran, trying to kick it straight past the German Shepherd.
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Dadison didn't think, pressuring the attack, and quickly attempted to nutmeg LJ. He kicked the ball, and shuffled backwards just in case he may not have succeeded.
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Reacting quickly, the tiger swivelled on his heel and caught the ball underfoot, quickly returning the friendly fire and attempting once again to manoeuvre it past Dadison, kicking it firmly. Already, he was tiring.
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(Would there be any objection to a militant like me introducing the child of two of my characters in this?)
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Sure, it's ok I guess.
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Dadison quickly grumbled and tried again, taking the ball once he saw a good opportunity. He sprinted, hoping he'd be fast enough to be able to take the shot. Suddenly, he took the shot, sending himself in the air, only to tumble and end up on his back. Meanwhile, the ball was going way off course, over the goal and landing about thirty feet from it. Dadison chuckled.
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Crimson dragon eyes watched the game from nearby. The eyes belonged to a young boy, around the age of those playing the game of soccer. He had human looks, but a swishing lion tail - something he got from his mother.
Go out, make new friends, play with the other kids - you'll have a great time, Mom said. Right, as if I'm supposed to get along with kids who think me a freak, the boy thought. He heaved a sigh, then began his approach. On his back were twin wooden rods with squared handguards he used for sword practice - something he did quite often, something his father had mandated. Given what Tyber had heard of his parents' past... he didn't blame him.
When Tyber reached the boys, he struggled to speak. "Uh... hi... can... what... what are... you doing?" His tail swished nervously behind him.
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Lee-Jay noticed the kid, stopping to take a breath and sip from his water bottle "Hey, just playing some soccer. You know, if you want to play you can; I'm not stopping you" he spoke in a friendly tone, picking the soccer ball up and gently kicking it towards the lion-tailed kid with a smile "What's your name? I'm Lee-Jay, and this is Dadison" the tiger spoke, stretching.
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Any other kid would relax to some degree. Not this one. "I... I'm... Drakona." He paused, then corrected himself. "Tyber Drakona. My mom, dad and I just moved here. Dad... well, wanted to settle down for a while. Mom... mom, too." He shook slightly, and the shaking got slightly worse, as though he were cold.
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"Oh um, is everything ok? Are you cold? Hungry? Thirsty? Did I do something?" Lee-Jay worried, kneeling down to Tyber's height, his tail swishing out behind him as his eyes reflected a want to make the kid before him happy, perhaps make a new friend.
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"Children, children, calm down." Dadison walked up to them. "No need to be afraid, my good fellow," Dadison said, being as weird as possible, "you'll be okay, we come in peace." Dadison held his hand out to get a handshake from Tyber.
(I'm gunna have to sleep guys, I have a lot of stuff to do tomorrow.)
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The tiger chuckled, paws in his shorts pockets, tilting his head at Tyber with a smile on his lips.
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(Uh, Tyber's not that short.)
Tyber closed his eyes, visibly shuddering, his hands drifting toward the training rods on his back.
"Hey, freak!" shouted another boy. A lupine and two canines approached Tyber, Dadison and Lee-Jay. Tyber never turned to face them, instead looking Lee-Jay in the eye. His eyes said what he never voiced:
Get clear.
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(Sorry :$ )
Lee-Jay jumped back, very confused as to what was going on, looking to these three boys approaching and resisting the urge to growl deep in his throat like his instincts screamed at him to do. "H-hey, look... t-this is private property and you three need to l-leave right now or I'll... c-call the cops!" he spoke, nervousness evident in his voice. He never had really encountered confrontation, and being the naïve boy he was, he didn't think people could really be mean to eachother. His ears went down, ready to either run or fight.
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"Shut it, whimp!" The lupine snarled. "We're here for the freak!"
Tyber's hands firmly grasped the grips of his training rods. "You'd be wise to leave this area. Right. Now," he growled, his voice having a dragon-like thrum to it.
"And who's gonna make us, tenderfoot? You?" one of the canines laughed.
"If needs be," Tyber responded. In a raspy, thrumming, threatening voice, he hissed, "Leave now or face me."
"Was that an ultimatum?" the Lupine chuckled. "I love ultimatums. Here's mine - either go home or we break bones."
Tyber, still looking at Lee-Jay and Dadison, closed his eyes. "So be it." When he opened them again, the crimson in his dragon eyes seemed to glow. He drew the training rods, rounded on his three assailants, and engaged. Trying to fight Tyber was like trying to grapple with a shadow - he was a blur, whirling and smacking the boys' arms and sweeping their legs from under them. In seconds, all three boys were on the ground groaning. Tyber stood among them, his wooden rods held in his combat stance, with the right-hand blade held crossing above his head, and the left-hand blade crossing the right side of his ribs. He twirled the rods and sheathed them, walked away. "Bad enough you challenged a dragon-shifter - worse still, you snarled at someone who merely told you to leave. Accost us again, and you will learn there are worse things than a 'freak' like me." The lupine looked confused, but got up and left. Tyber turned his attention to Lee-Jay and Dadison, the glow in his eyes gone. "I'm... sorry you had to see that. I was unaware Chet was in this neighborhood. Punk's had me singled out for some time, but never tried to pick a fight with me. Seems dad was right."
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The brunette tiger stood there, mouth agape and eyes wide for a good ten seconds before blinking "I... I... wow. I can't believe you just did that. It was really cool, and... I knew there was something special about you, Ty. I'm sorry I couldn't help, not to say that you couldn't handle things yourself, I'm not used to confrontations. I would have helped... if I wasn't so much of a coward," he spoke, rubbing the back of his neck nervously.
"Did you two um, want something to drink? I think I've got some cola cans in the fridge if you want, and the AC's on if you two want to go inside" he insisted, finishing off the water in his water bottle.
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"Ty?" Tyber chuckled. "Well, at least you don't see me as a freak." He paused, then asked, "Perhaps you should know why Chet calls me freak. Ever seen a dragon before?"
(Likely gonna be my last post of the night - got places to be tomorrow. Assuming insomnia doesn't take hold. Again.)
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(It's alright, and I hate time differences. It's only 2:14 pm over here in Australia. Get some rest and see you when I see you. I might be away tomorrow or not, I'll message you if I'm available. ^_^ )
"No, I... not really, a-are you a dragon?" Lee-Jay asked, his attention on Tyber, folding his arms and watching with interest.
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"Yes, I am," Tyber said. "Well, a dragon-shifter, technically. Here... let me show you." Tyber, in a brief flash of light blunted by a puff of smoke, shifted to his dragon form - an emerald-scaled dragon, but his crimson dragon eyes remained the same. Even so, he was small, for a dragon, and very young-looking - his horns were barely visible. "The one thing that stays the same about a dragon-shifter, no matter which form he's in, is the eyes. That's the key to telling a dragon-shifter apart from anyone else." Tyber walked closer to Lee-Jay. "This... isn't scary, is it?"
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"A-a-a little b-bit, yes..." the tiger spoke stiffly, standing nervously as he gazed upon the emerald scaled dragon. With a small shiver, he took in a deep breath for courage and cracked a smile "Want some s-soda? I hardly drink it myself," he spoke, very much scared but... very interested, and excited to have made an extraordinary friend.
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Tyber shifted back to his normal form and shrugged. "As long as it's not root beer or Doctor Pepper," he said. "Is it cola or pepsi?"
Just as Tyber asked this, the sound of ion engines firing sounded in the sky, and a fighter craft appeared rising from behind a somewhat distant house (https://s25.postimg.org/rt3ncbp2n/JX_70_Advanced_Assault_Fighter.png (https://s25.postimg.org/rt3ncbp2n/JX_70_Advanced_Assault_Fighter.png)). Tyber raised an eyebrow and commented, "Hnh... transporters aboard the Dragoon must be down for maintenance again. Could have sworn dad said they finished this morning." The ion engines roared, and the craft shot into the sky.
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(Okay, wow I have a lot to catch up on)
Dadison, coming back from using the bathroom, sensed something had happened while he was gone. He sniffed the air, and walked over to the two kids he was with before. For some reason, he was holding a strawberry ice cream cone.
"Sorry, had to use the bathroom really quick. Did I miss something?"
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"It's Pepsi," Lee-Jay spoke, stretching and walking to the front door and holding it open. He looked to Tyber and chuckled "You might want to change back to fit through my door, buddy" he said with a friendly smile, warming up to Tyber and becoming a little less afraid.
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(He did. His "normal" form is that of his human self with the lion tail.)
"Thank you, uh... Lee-Jay, was it? Names can be problematic for me to remember, but faces I remember easier," Tyber responded. He cast one last glance at the sky, then walked in side. Just as he did, his phone rang. He dug it out of his pocket, frowned on seeing the caller ID, then answered it. "Hello?"
A female voice could be faintly be heard asking, "Tyber? Where are you?"
"I'm at Lee-Jay's house," Tyber responded.
There was a pause before the voice continued, "Well, your father and I are heading out on assignment - minor mission, we'll be back late tonight, early tomorrow morning. Dinner's in the oven, don't stay out too long. Tell your friend you have to be back at the house by eight."
"Will do, mom - Tyber out," Tyber said. He hung up and shrugged. "Mom says I have to be back at the house by eight tonight. Not a problem, right?"
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(Sorry, I got no sleep last night because my 9 year old little sis kept me and my dad up all night with her tantrums -.- .)
The tiger nodded "Yeah, no problem. I'm not gonna keep you late. You can go in and watch TV if you want to, I'll get you a drink" Lee-Jay said with a smile, walking inside and going to his stainless steel fridge, opening it up and grabbing a can of the Pepsi from the bottom shelf "Oh hey, uh Dadison... did you want a can of Pepsi too? I've got... a can of Coke in the fridge as well if you want it," the tiger spoke, walking back out and handing a can of Pepsi to Tyber, cracking open a can for himself.
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Tyber accepted the can and popped it open, taking a sip. "What channels do you get here?" he asked. "My mom and dad don't have much in the way of tv channels - just some thing called Netflix. Actually nice for watching episodes of 'I almost got away with it' or 'Code Lyoko'... hm..."