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Post by Evangeline on Aug 12, 2008 23:38:13 GMT -5
Kendall smiled apologetically to Darcy and Johnny and gave Artemis a gentle nudge. "She's inherited some of her mother's gift. It's still a bit much for her to deal with."
"I understand." Darcy smiled.
"Yeah, it was news to me too. Of course, I was back with my family the past year, so I had no idea." Zoe looked on, raising her eyebrows at the assemblage of humans and vehicles.
As she worked with the setup crew, Alexis kept a discreet eye on the object of her interest, Stephanie. It was risky, at this point, to get too close to the girl, as she was surrounded by 'gifted' people who would readily sniff out any adverse intentions. The arrival of the Viper put another crimp in her planning, for that woman, so it was said, was a medium, and it was hard to know which spirits were aligned with her. Perhaps powerful ones... she hoped that the cacaphony of minds and emotions would cover for her, for now.
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Post by ebonyviper on Aug 12, 2008 23:56:02 GMT -5
Artemis glanced up at her parents, her Aunt Nix and Uncle Rico, and the others with light hazel eyes.
"It's too noisy," complained the girl, "and it's making my hood hurt. Want the noise to stop."
Ebony could do nothing about blocking the empathic impulses for her daughter, as that was a job for a magic-user, so she just rubbed Artemis's roof affectionately.
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"I have a feeling that this'll be like that Christmas party that the Weathers' threw last year," said Stephanie.
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Kestrel and Falcon nodded in agreement.
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Post by Insane Pirate Dragon on Aug 13, 2008 0:22:20 GMT -5
"How about you come with me for a minute Arte," Phoenix said. "We'll come right back."
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"Come on," Gryffin said. "Lets bug Steph for a bit."
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Post by Evangeline on Aug 13, 2008 0:25:16 GMT -5
"I heard about that last one." Zoe nodded. "You all brought horses and wagons for the toy drive, didn't you?"
"Just a sec, I'll get Shayla." Kendall brought out his cell mic. "She could definitely help out with that."
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Post by ebonyviper on Aug 13, 2008 0:30:38 GMT -5
"I think Nix already offered," said Ebony, "Besides, Arte trusts her. As do I."
Artemis looked at her mother and nodded slowly and made her way over to the Trans Am.
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"That was my mom's idea," said Stephanie.
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"Sure," nodded the twins.
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Post by Evangeline on Aug 13, 2008 1:00:52 GMT -5
"OK, you have a point there." Kendall conceded.
"We brought the Friesians." Miles said. "Those were the ones born from the frozen embryos they had in the lab. All the media came out for it and it made Chick Hicks REAL jealous."
"He just can't get over himself." Kamui said in passing. "Or know when to pack it in and start doing appearances at third-rate shopping malls. The only reason he's still in the game is that HTB can't get anyone better to race for 'em. They're total pigs."
"At least the media won't be bothering you here." Zoe looked around. Regardless of the fact that a lot of big names were here, they had been careful to keep the media types at arm's length.
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Post by Insane Pirate Dragon on Aug 13, 2008 1:06:44 GMT -5
"We'll be right back," Phoenix said leading Artemis away from the crowds to give her a chance to relax.
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Gryffin smirked, he enjoyed teasing Stephanie when he got the chance and shifted into gear and headed towards her.
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Post by ebonyviper on Aug 13, 2008 1:24:05 GMT -5
Artemis allowed her Aunt Phoenix to lead her to a much more quiet place.
Ebony watched them.
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"Mom said she had encountered the media once," said Stephanie, "back when she was having problems with her shapeshifting."
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Kestrel and Falcon grinned and followed after the Mustang boy.
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Post by Insane Pirate Dragon on Aug 13, 2008 1:41:41 GMT -5
Phoenix lead her a few yards away from the party. "Better?" she asked.
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Gryffin was quiet as he snuck up from behind Stephanie, moving lightly and honked his horn behind her.
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Post by ebonyviper on Aug 13, 2008 1:48:07 GMT -5
Artemis looked around a bit, then nodded slowly, "A little, but I can still hear the noise, but they're like when someone is whispering loudly now."
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Stephanie jumped up with a yelp of surprise. She managed to recover and spin around to see who had startled her. "Gryff!"
Kestrel and Falcon were snickering.
(((((OOC: Going to bed now... Night...)))))
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Post by Insane Pirate Dragon on Aug 13, 2008 2:35:33 GMT -5
"Here," Phoenix said putting her antenna on Artemis' roof, putting up a quick ward on her. "This might help."
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Gryffin let out a loud laugh. "Opps.." He said with a smirk.
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Post by ebonyviper on Aug 13, 2008 10:42:30 GMT -5
Artemis could no longer hear the whispering. She sighed in relief. "I don't hear the noise anymore," she said after awhile, "Thank you, Aunt Nix."
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Stephanie looked stern for a moment, then she began laughing herself.
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Post by Insane Pirate Dragon on Aug 13, 2008 11:14:52 GMT -5
"You're welcome," Phoenix said. "You'll need to learn to control that, now how about we get back to the others.
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Gryffin let out another laugh before he calmed down. "Having fun now."
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Post by ebonyviper on Aug 13, 2008 11:24:33 GMT -5
"Sure. Mom can handle it better than I can, apparently," sighed Artemis as she shifted into gear.
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"Yeah," answered Stephanie as she calmed down as well.
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Post by Insane Pirate Dragon on Aug 13, 2008 12:04:16 GMT -5
"She's had it longer than you," Phoenix said as she started back towards the party. "You're still learning."
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"When do you think the party is going to start?" Gryffin asked. "Looks like everyone's here finally."
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