[[aghhh my lateness. And really, Zinc just likes scaring Spider. the whole... boogie man thing. xDD

and Kane better watch it. Sh'Yama is already angry. and man messing with her people is a ticket to the segway of doom.]]

Sh'Yama chuckled in a grating and unpleasant way. "I certainly hope so." she purred, standing back out of Kioko's way. But the edge of her anger had dulled a bit during her vicious pounding on the door. Maybe it was just hitting things that made her feel better. She looked around at Raphael, making a low snorting sound and shaking her head.

"This girl certainly is trouble, isn't she? She has taken my cloak. Normally, I'm sure, such an item would not constitute such measures... but I don't like being without it." There was a blush of embarra.ssment flooding her face, and this only angered and embarra.ssed her more.

"It is not something to be retrieved immediately! I am aware my presence seems to put some people at unease, and as long as it is found and retrieved post haste, I will not have to cause any more damage." To vans or people. She waved her hand in the air and turned sharply. "I need to retrieve better garments!" Perhaps she could wiggle into one of her brothers baggie sweaters.

Spider had a pile of rocks. None of them were really that special, and Zinc had told him that maybe he should pick up some that were actually interesting and... not quite so ugly, but Spider had told him that they WERE interesting and he was going to keep them. He was about to tell Zinc what was special about them, but ended up stumbling over his words as he looked up at Zinc. There was an ex
pression on the pink haired mans face that Spider had never seen there before. It was almost as scary as Sh'Yama's if you stole something off of her plate.

"Zi-Zin--"

"Shhh!"

And Spider shut up, staring widely up at the man-shaped not man. A very evident change had come over him. A change which could only be called a bit ghastly. Zinc was usually quite pretty, Spider had to admit in his confused little way, and right now he looked a bit worse off than Sh'Yama. But nothing had changed about him. He was still exactly the same he had been five minutes ago but somehow... he looked different. Zinc turned his eyes to Spider, who made a small squeaking noise before holding a seashell up in front of his face.

Checking himself, Zinc smiled a thin grin at the spider boy. "Don't you ever get tired of being afraid? No really, don't give me that look. You are aware that your abilities far outweigh most here? What do you have to be afraid of?" Zinc sighed in exasperation as Spider shook his head rapidly, and hunkered down so he could chastise him at eye level. "Well, just listen. You're acting very selfishly when you cower around like that. When you have the power to do something, not doing something is just as bad as doing something wrong. You know?"

 Zinc stood back up. "That's why I'm here. That's why I've always been here. I'll tell you about it later. I haven't been quite as truthful with you as I would have liked. I was just hoping..." He trailed off, staring at the bonfire being prepared nearby. Abruptly, Zinc started walking across the beach. "At the moment, however, there's a PROBLEM trying to ruin our vacation and I am really, really, REALLY sick of the idiocy of some of these humans!"

Kane howled in fury and hunched over, covering his face. The powder burned his eyes and the light just added more to it. Tears ran from his eyes and he backed away, growling fiercely. Wolf's screams subsided and he heard a thump as she collapsed. He straightened up and rubbed his eyes, staring in disbelief at the tears. He glared at Dravius, Maya, and Gem. "Stupid humans." he growled. And almost physical pulse left him, covering the area around him. At least 50 miles. The closer you were the more your fear increased. He snarled. "Stubborn humans. I don'tunderstand why you protect her. You hardly know her." He growled.

~

Wolf lifted her head with the last of her strength. "Don't kill him....... But don't provoke him either.....  His name is Kane......................." She whispered in an agonized voice. "And he's not always like this..........." Her eyes fluttered weakly, but she forced herself into a sitting position. Her face paled dramatically as she sat up. "He can manipulate dreams and the emotion........fear........" She whispered. "He can't sleep and..........." But she couldn't finish. her eyes fluttered shut and she p*censored*ed out in a heap. If only they had known that she was about to say that Kane had been humiliated that which the likes you wouldn't even treat a beast when he had been a child. That he had been mentally and physically broken, driving him towards insanity.

((I don't mean to come across as mean but... Wolf, why do your characters go through the same thing everytime? Dx The fainting and the links between them and whatever else. Drama ALWAYS seems to follow your characters around, we're supposed to be taking a break here and your characters never seem to just... Take part without some sort of suffering. Seriously.

Pains all well and good but... It the same thing everytime you bring new characters in. Alto, Silverbane and Sara, and now these two. Dx))

(( He he........... I have no idea. But I guess it's because when I roleplay on CS, i look for something that can really get me typing. That flames my imagination. And usually it involves drama like this because it's more or less my brain trying to keep tiny little plot twists everywhere. It's sort of like a maze, or game. With every turn, or new corner, something new HAS to happen. Or else I'll be stuck and at a lost for what to do. And I don't think it's mean. I'm actually trying really hard to restrain myself but.... I mean..... Yeah. Whatever. Sorry. I could drop out, and the drama would most definetly stop, but I mean..... Yeah. I don't know what to say. *shrugs* *shot* ))

((Don't drop out. xD Just dampen that last post down a bit, like... I don't know... Don't have Wolf faint. Someone always seems to faint... O_O#

Give us a bit more time to just post without causing every character to gather in one place. xD))

'People,' Jesca murmured, flushing a deep pink. 'I uh...haven't spoken the people in a while...a few years maybe. I mean, we weren't trying to avoid them, but Felix is very noticeable.' She wrung her hands together nervously.

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Felix nodded his head slowly. 'Ah, yes. We spend most of our time hiding in forests and such. Mostly we live off the land, though for clothing we manage to leave some item of equal value behind since we ah...you know...'

((I wanna chance to rant. *hasn't ranted in a while*))

Tara shrugged.
"I've learned to deal with it. I've actually, somehow, become attached to it. I just can't imagine being without it..."
She was quiet, watching the waves, which were just a few yards off, with a blank look, her thoughts rolling inside her like stormy water, until she got the motivation to quell them, reducing them to an orderly stream. She zoned out a bit, jolting out of her thoughts when Julian spoke again.
"That's probably a good idea. Hey, I have a question...I've noticed Nylat's incredibly attached to Maya. Would you be able to shed any light there?"
She tucked her laptop under her left arm, steadily pushing herself off of the rock, landing in the semi-soft sand at its base.

((For once, I won't post with Nylat. But I drew her, and its an awesome drawing. I also drew one of her and Maya. <333 If only I had a scanner...))

EDIT FOR MAYA <3:

Nylat, becoming increasingly paranoid, swiftly leapt from the rock, landing in the shallows, before trotting over toward where Maya, Dravius, and now Wolf were, as well as the-guy-she-didn't-trust. A slight growl rose in her throat, and by time she brushed up beside Maya, she had a low hiss rising. When she'd leapt off of the rock, she'd splashed the water up a bit, and her paws were now coated in a rather even la
yer of sand, but she ignored this, her blue eyes flashing dangerously as her hiss got steadily louder, and they didn't move from the guy, nor did she seem to bl
ink.

((Eh. Nevermind. Just bypas.s the fainting part, Wolf, the rest of it is fine so long as it doesn't drag. Dx

I'm gonna move my own characters away a little. xD))

 Raphael snorted, then shook his head. "I'm sorry, Yama. It would seem our efforts with her are not really getting anywhere," He frowned deeply, then sighed and crossed his arms, his eyes landing on the merry fire some of the members had set up. He smiled only slightly at Yama's obvious embarrasment, then shrugged and started walking away. "If you do find that she is responsible for taking your belongings, let me know. It seems I'm going to have to take measures,"

He inhaled slowly as he walked, turning towards the ocean and coming to a stop not far from Selvai, an eywbrow raised in question at the sight of the gargoyle and the girl. "New people? Hm?... We seem to be getting a lot of those, lately." He said as he appraoched, hands in his pockets and a smile on his face."Good evening, my name is Raphael. Welcome to the Majikus,"

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Julian glanced only once over his shoulder at Tara's question. "They're very close, and Maya's week has been a painful one. She isn't quite herself and shows no sign of improving. Nylats just being protective," He replied, pausing.

"Are you coming, or do you wish to sit out here all night?" He asked, folding his arms and glancing towards the fire on the beach and Raphael; Noting the gargoyle and girl with an unreadable face as he started walking towards them again, glancing at Tara to ensure she was following.

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Maya watched the hissing reaction with an almost detached face. She was really beginning to get bored of this, this constant intrusion of people who seemed to want nothing more than tocause pain for people. She'd had enough. She shuddered visibly at the fear the guy was creating, and felt quite suddenly she needed to get away from it. Like now... The past few days had been bad enough without this freaking stranger making things worse, she hated people being in pain, and in her current state it was likely to push her off the edge completely.

With a strangely unemotional and very concerning face, she glanced at Nylat. "Excuse me," She murmered, her voice flat and devoid of feeling as she threw a nervous glance in the direction of Gem.  She turned and walked, heading away from the Circus and brushing past Dravius as she chewed nervously on the gauze around her arm. The white bandage was becoming increasingly loose with the girls constant fidgeting with it, and it was threatening to fall apart very soon.

She eventually came to a stop not too far from the group, ankle deep in seawater and simply looking out at the waves as she crouched, wrapping an arm around her knees. Her ex
pression tense. She hated this, stuck between being constantly upset and on edge, and this added fear and the general situation wasn't helping. Quite suddenly, Nylats little suggestion of leaving didn't seem quite so daunting to the butterfly winged teen, and she folded her arms over her head with a silent and distraught sigh, before dropping them and again chewing on her splint. It was absoloutely freezing out here now, the white dress she wore provided little protection against the biting wind that blew of the ocean, and she was starting to get a headache... Great, that was all she needed...

She flared her wings slightly for balance, then promptly crossed her arms over her knees, resting her chin on her uninjured wrist and staring into the water with sad eyes, the splint's gause hanging loosely around her arm. Figured, really.

Selvai nodded in understanding at the pair's explanation.  "It's quite alright, no one will force you to interact if you don't wish to."

"It seems that way," he murmured in agreement when Raphael approached their group.  "I was just explaining about the Majikus circus to Jesca and Felix, Mister Raphael." the magician supplied in a louder voice.  Behind the girl and her gargoyle, he could see the blue-white glow of Diresa's eyes as she sloshed out of the ocean, having shifted into her wolf form sometime while he was speaking to Jesca and Felix.

Stopping at the edge of the water, she shook the salt water out of her fur before slowly striding in a wide circle around the newcomers.  She shot a questioning look over at Selvai.  "New people?"   

Without waiting for an answer, Diresa walked closer to Felix and looked him over shrewdly.  "Hmm.  That's not your only form, is it." she stated, almost as though she were talking to herself.

((Woo. Maya's debating now. <333 Nylat will be pleased. She's none the happier at the moment.))

Nylat, upon Maya's departure, let her ears droop and whined. She followed slowly, glancing back at the guy with a growl, before sprinting over to 'her' rock. She huffed, before slipping into the water, glad to finally have a chance. All of this stress wasn't good on her. She swam out a bit, glancing back toward the shoreline, where Maya crouched, only a few yards from the rock. Nylat dove for a second, before resurfacing, the slightly longer hair on her forehead now plastered in her face. She huffed, shaking her head in a futile attempt to clear her gaze. She laid her ears back, frustrated. Didn't take much nowadays anyways.

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Tara nodded, thoughtful, before storing the information in the far recesses of her mind. Don't mess with Maya, and keep your limbs. Useful to know. She caught up with Julian, nodding.
"Yeah, just...thinking. Trying to recall what I do know about the Majikus. Just because I can't forget, doesn't mean its easy to remember."
In truth, she'd been going over what she had to do to finish hacking the site. From what she judged, it'd be a while before she'd succeed, if at all.

((And Maya needs more credits on her phone, yes? Ima be lonely this weekend. </3))

Felix gave a low purring noise, nodding at Diresa. 'Of course not,' he said languidly, scratching his head with one hand. 'I am...or was originally, human. Of course, there's a small debate about that. Between I and Jesca there. She tells me I have a split personality.'

He somehow managed to wink at her, his brilliant red pupil disappearing for a moment under a film of black scaly hide. 

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Jesca frowned at Felix. 'Don't flirt with people you don't know,' she muttered, scuffing the sand with her feet. 'Hello...Raphael? Er...if we're bothering you and your circus we could leave.' She flushed and looked at her feet, studying the ground intently.

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Felix sighed. 'Jesca,' he said teasingly, 'If I don't flirt with pretty girls that I don't know, how will I ever get to know them so I can flirt with them?'

((Nope. No motivation to read. *will post*))

Kanec, after swimming a bit longer in the steadily growing moonlight, again jumped from the water, causing a spray of water to follow, in which he shifted into a hawk, flinging water as he spread his wings. He glided upward, before coasting out over the shoreline. He noticed Nylat in the water, more relaxed than she had been lately, as well as Julian and...Tara, he believed, returning to the main camp.

He flipped, gliding on his back, as he shifted into his human self, beating his wings in a more jagged beat, to compensate for his being upside down. He locked his fingers together, placing his hands behind his head, looking up at the few stars and the pale moon. It'd been a while since he'd actually had time to look at the night sky. In fact, last time he did had been when...

He shook his head, clearing the thought. He'd probably think about it later, but now was not the time. Let it keep him up, but not stress him in flight. Shifting back into a red-tailed-hawk, he glided to the ground, shifting into a black draft horse just as he reached about 2 feet height.

Sh'Yama left the van— Spider's van, to be exact— wearing one of his sweaters. She had also stolen a pair of his sweatpants, and was walking around barefoot. Yama examined his web with appreciation, proud of his craftsmanship. Webs were not something Sh'Yama could do. She wondered sometimes if Laurence had lied to her, and he actually spliced her with more wendigo than he was letting on. "I'm so tired all of a sudden." She said, talking around a yawn she was trying to stifle. "Fire smells good." She murmured, stopping on the beach and looking at the crowd from afar. "Enjoy it from here."

Spider scooped his rocks and shells into his sweater and hauled them up. The amount of things being carried in his makeshift pouch was stretching his sweater out, but he didn't seem to mind. "Enjoy what, Yama?" He asked, stepping up next to his sister. Sh'Yama smiled, and took off his hat so she could ruffle his hair. "The fire." She said, sighing and dropping Spider's hat back on his head. Spider glanced at the fire, the light reflected off his eyes eerily. "Oh. Yeah. Wouldn't wanna fall in." He said.

Zinc dropped his head in his hands. "'Wah wah wah, humans you're so dumb and wow I brought this upon myself but I am going to be pain in the behind anyway, wah wah, oh look at my suffering. Can you see my suffering? Look at me and my suffering! I abuse girls and get mad when people defend them. I guess that makes them stubborn? Do I even know what I am talking about? Wow I am so original. I'm so mean and misunderstood.' Keep it up crackerjack and I'll dish out another cliche; good guys ALWAYS win and despite your dumb tragic backstory you're gonna die a horrible death due to Karma."

He paused his ranting, running his hair through his fingers. "Of course, not before you realize all the wrongs you've done in your life and regret EVERYTHING." He sighed, silver eyes glowing in the darkness. "You think you know fear, Sugarkane? Don't make me laugh. Outta lock him in his oh-so tragic box of woe and leave him there forever. Nobody said putting people in a coma was off limits here."

Diresa snorted and flicked Felix with her tail as she walked past him.  "Pretty girl?" she asked.  "You should probably see my true form before you decide whether or not I'm a "pretty girl", Felix.  And, personally, I'm fine with the two of you being here Jesca.  But, yeah, Raphael is the man in charge around here.  What he says, goes."  The shape shifter stopped in front of Selvai, craning her neck back to look him in the eyes.  "I'm going over to the bonfire, if you need to find me later."

Selvai nodded, and she trotted away into the diminishing light.  "So, Jesca, Felix," he began, turning back to the pair.   "If you don't mind my asking, if Felix has a human form, why the need to hide in forests and such?  Surely it would be easier on you both to hide the gargoyle form instead?"

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With the stolen cloak drama behind her, Kioko had found a spot beside the large fire and was amusing herself by pulling the flames out of the pit and molding them into different forms.  An orange and gold butterfly landed on her palm and morphed into a miniature version of Maya, wings spread as though she were going to fly away.

"That's very pretty," a voice remarked to her right.

"Oh!" Kioko flinched slightly, and the flames in her hand winked out of existence as her concentration was broken. 

Beside her Diresa whined unhappily.  "Ahh, did I cause that?  I'm sorry, I didn't know."

"No, no, it's okay," Kioko reas.sured her, leaning forward to coax more flames from the pit into her hand.  "My control isn't very good yet, so it happens from time to time."  The fire twisted and shifted, it's colors changing, until a miniature version of Diresa and Selvai stood in her palm.  

"You're very good, so far," Diresa commented.  "Can you only control the flames?"

"Um, I can create them, too, but it takes alot more effort."  Kioko shifted uncomfortably.  "But, there are times when they appear on their own.  I try to get away from other people when I know that's about to happen."

"Hmm."  Sensing the other girls discomfort, Diresa decided a change of subject was in order.  Curling up beside her, Diresa laid her muzzle on the teens leg.  "Still, very pretty."

(( I'm alive!  ^ _ ^))