CHARACTER CHAT!!!!

My phone is gunna die soon too. I'll do my best. JK wanna kick it off?

hm...how to go about this? So theres a rumor going around that Cricket's back, they go looking for him, wander to the bad side of town and *punch* *pow* fight! Ding ding! Right?

pretty much. and then Beautiful's charrie comes in during all of tat?

Right. Sounds good.

ugh! sorry my phone is being dumb and is about to die. I gtg. See ya in an hour!

Back! Will post in a sec...

yay~

They crossed a bridge so narrow that they could only fit one at a time, and hopped onto another island. Annaleah didn't pay much mind to the guys lounging around the base of the bridge until she heard one mumble a familiar name. "Aye, White's no friend o' mine, but doesn't mean I'm not glad 'e's back in buisiness. Things get boring around 'ere, y'know--"

"White?" Annaleah suddenly spun around. "White as in...Cricket White?"

The guy tipped his hat up a bit so he could see her, and cocked an eyebrow. "What's it t' you, lassy?" He said lazily, slapped his hat back down and twirled his cigarrette between his fingers.

Annaleah frowned. Suddenly she tore the hat off his head and locked eyes with him. "Cricket White. Is he back?"

The guy looked at her in fleeting surprise. "Holding my hat hostage? Pft, you can keep it. Jus' wonderin', what's it t' you?" He took a draw of smoke.

"He's...a friend of mine," Annaleah said simply.

The guy smiled slightly and leaned back against the bridge. "Aye. Now, my hat." He held out his hand, and Annaleah gave it back before suddenly looking to the bell tower. Was he really? She set out through an alleyway.

Sanae
I blink a moment, unsure, before following her. "Annaleah..."

"If he's back..." Annaleah said quietly, "..then it means he's alive." She walked on, the destination set in her mind.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acvIVA9-FMQ&NR=1

This song reminds me of C+A

Sanae
I swallow hard, not sure how to say it. "I'm not so sure, Annaleah..."

She kept moving, the same words bubbling in her mind over and over again: What if, what if, what if... "I have to try," she said.

Sanae
I purse my lips. "Annaleah!" I grab her wrist, making her stop. "I see the future, alright? It does change with the decisions people make but...nothing we're doing leads to that name. He's not here."

Annaleah looked at her in surprise for just a second. What if she was right? Maybe this was a bad idea. But if she hadn't made a few "bad decisions" in the past, she might never have dreamed of anything but the safe confinement of her home, right? She pulled her wrist away. "I'm sorry...I just--I have to try, alright?" She ran off before Sanae could stop her again, winding through the maze of brick and water.

(Beautiful, if you ever pop in to see where we are, stick around! We're almost at the fight scene! )

Sanae
"Annaleah." I hesitate for a moment before going in the same direction but i had lost her. I look down one way and then the other. "Annaleah!"

*sticking around and creeping*

She was almost there. The tower was just ahead...she just had to find the right bridge. Her thoughts raced. Where was it? She used to know it. She turned a corner and let out a small gasp in surprise. It was too late to run.

Bloodshot eyes glanced at her pair by pair. " 'ello, Canary," one of them said with a smirk. She realised with relief that Crooks wasn't with them at the time. They were a scruffy bunch; smelt like smoke and salt. A tough blonde with hair so dirty he looked brenette came forward, cocking his head once he got close. "What's this doing in Ghost territory, hm?"

Annaleah took a step back, bumping into another who'd blocked the way. "I...heard a rumor."

The blonde grinned. "A rumor?" He placed a finger underneath her chin, tipping her head up so she had to look at him. "That's a waste, risking such a pretty face on something as that."

Annaleah held his gaze. She was trapped. Her heart was speeding, but she continued, "Is he here?"

"Who?"

"Cricket."

The blonde cocked an eyebrow, then he laughed. "He'd better not be, for 'is own good! But...to ease your nerves, we 'aven't 'ad to kill 'im yet. He should be alive, if someone else hasn't already." He shoved her up against the wall. "You, however...your papa almost killed our leader. I'm sure you wouldn't mind if he payed his debt now." He twirled a knife, grinning, as others crowded around.

"What's this?" A familiar voice said, and Annaleah got dropped to the ground. Crooks walked into the scene, peered down at Annaleah. A smile grew on his face. "Continue," he said, and stepped back. Annaleah tried to yell and kicked for all she was worth as she was picked up again and pushed against the wall. "Bastard!" She managed to say, as Crooks leaned casually against the opposite wall and watched.

brb

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I am!

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Sanae
I heard her, though her voice echoed and i didn't know which way to go. I followed her future and panic hit me. Her future wasn't under her control anymore. I glance around again quickly before taking the sweatshirt off again, shaking out my wings before jumping into the air again, searching for Annaleah above the maze of paths.

Aloe: I peered down the alley. Un-fucking-believable. I lost track of them for one second and they had already snagged a young damsel in distress. I slid my knife out of my boot, and quietly made my way over. The leader, Crooks if my informant was a truthful one, leaned against the wall watching with pleasure. I felt myself gag in disgust. What a slime-ball. I rounded the corner and pressed my blade up against his grimy neck. "Shows over." I snarled.