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Post by CAIN VERETICUS on Mar 26, 2012 13:18:36 GMT -5
[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,475,true] [atrb=height,380,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=style,background-color: #000000; border-top-left-radius:4em; -moz-border-radius-topleft:4em; height: 350px; width: 125px; border-top: 2px solid #C7A317; border-left: 2px solid #C7A317; border-bottom: 2px solid #C7A317] | [atrb=style, background-color: #000000; height: 360px; border-top: 2px solid #C7A317; border-right: 2px solid #C7A317; border-bottom: 2px solid #C7A317; width: 350px; border-bottom-right-radius:4em; -moz-border-radius-bottomright:4em;] remember this feeling, how it feels to be alive And so, the ropes began to move on their own, a feat that awed Cain, as the blonde's eyes watched with a sparkle. Well, this was definitely new. He had never seen such before, in all his years watching the race. He knew the route, of course, but he knew that every year was completely different. Every participant was a factor in the race, and he knew not a single individual that participated now. All strange faces, all unknown. This was a race where familiarity mattered so little, and they would be forced to adapt to the situations thrown at them. He stayed standing where he was, positioned at the back of the boat as they were led out to sea.
And he listened intently. Twice off the boat, permanent removal, huh? Guess he didn't actually have to target an opponent's boat to remove them. Unlike two of the other participants, he was no giant, nor did he carry any large weapon which would only serve to slow the ship down. In a way, he figured that the two of them's small size would aid in getting the ship to move faster. Lesser weight, lesser drag. It also meant lower stability, but Cain figured as long as they had a good lead and distance from the others, they were safe.
"Sure. We should set sail or they will get a head start on us."
Cain nodded his head, as he removed the respective ropes needed to set the sail, holding onto the required one and tying it down onto the boat, to keep the sail in place. He may not be the strongest, but he was far from the weakest, and the feat itself was easy enough for him.
What surprised him, then, was Lilith's sudden change of position, forcing Cain to readapt as he replaced her position at the front of the dinghy, as theirs started to move forward, dragged by the wind. Cain glanced to the side, watching as the furthest one tried to eliminate one of the ships. Mental note. Watch out for that pair. Cain picked up the rope quickly, before tying it around his waist. Allowing himself a quick brief moment, he wrapped the rope twice around the main mast, before tossing the opposite end towards Lilith.
"Since I don't know the waters around here as well as I should, we can differ to your knowledge. Whatever that might be."
"I can handle that. Tie the rope around your waist. Make sure it's short enough to ensure you don't fall off the dinghy from the back." And with that, he held onto Harpe's hilt with his left hand, watching the ships on both ends carefully and with furrowed eyebrows, an evident tactic to scare them to leaving them alone for the moment. At the same time, Cain moved to the mysterious blue box. He knelt down before it, and without discussing with his partner, proceeded to open it.
What, or what, could it be?
you can't break the broken, TAGGED: participants NOTES: n/a
made by FLOU of OTE. song is ANTHEM OF THE UNDERDOG, by 12 STONES. |
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Post by MAI MIKUMO on Mar 27, 2012 15:01:30 GMT -5
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Firmly positioning behind her mast on the boat, the ambitious woman waited patiently for the gunshot, drop of a flag, or even a simple shout of the word go release the seals and press on. Her gloved hands gripping tightly against the ropes that would set these sails free from their bounds. Starting off at the end of the road didn't exhaust her confidence in their ability to cross that finish line for first place. In fact, it served as an advantage in her eyes as she'd let light of her plan to her partner. In her efforts to get a feel for her surroundings, she'd notice a strange blue box conveniently placed within their small row boat just loitering and waiting for it's mysteries to be discovered. Suddenly the announcer spouted the go to lead them off, as Mai would immediately jerk back in pulling the sails out so they'd catch wind and cruise forward. An immediate burst of speed set her off balance and collapsing onto her back.
"Ow...Hey. I think if we coast closely behind a boat for a while and get into a comfortable position, we can see how a few in front of us handle obstacles and act accordingly. Plus we could ride those in front should be taking more resistance to anyone directly behind them so we can gauge our speed and cruise by when we see fit. Also, that box over there. Uhm...What do you think they put in there?."
Cautiously approaching the box of secrets in heed of the boat's tottering over the oceans wild waves, her thoughts on it's contents bloomed into what they could be. The contestants were never spoiled as to what they were getting, so perhaps each boat had a little something different. Her right hand caressed it's top, still apprehensive of opening just yet.
"Should we open it now or perhaps wait till we come to a situation where we'll really need something?"
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LAZ
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springtime of youth.
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Post by LAZ on Mar 29, 2012 2:00:45 GMT -5
Due to the lack of staff members available to GM this event, it will be temporarily postponed until new staff is selected to finish these events. Please do not fret, once the staff revamp is settled, this event will be continued. Thank you.
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