Ask Cale and Hound

[Saeran]

Kerri glanced up from where she was playing on PS2 "Oh um hey guys welcome, help yourself to the fridge although we only have Dr. pepper and beer because the fridge is so small, Cale and Hound are over on the couch reading if you want to ask them questions".

She gestured to the two men sitting back to back on a couch, Hound looked up his red eyes flicking towards the people and then back to his book. Cale however gave a small wave and grinned.

[Darth Pichu]

"Well hello there." Pichu grinned, waving as she pulled up a chair and popped open a Dr. Pepper. She crossed her legs, grinning from ear to ear.

"Nice to see a new face in the RPU." She said, sipping her soda, "Cale and Hound eh? My characters will be along shortly." She smiled warmly, "So, what's the deal with you two? Any interesting backstories? Special powers?"

[Brianna Ravenquist]

Brianna yawned, she'd been up all night playing Okamiden. Her twin brother, Tristan, followed her as well as DJ.

"New faces I suppose?" DJ asked.

"Pretty much", Brianna answered.

"I wonder if either of them are mages", Tristan said.

[Saeran]

(hey guys I can't answer right now because I'm about to head to a con, I'll try and reply tonight)

[Saeran]

Hound set his book down, "There really isn't anything too interesting about me I'm a Beast child meaning I was born with the characteristics and abilities of a certain animal, I don't remember my parents and when I was nineteen I was kidnapped and kept as an exotic pet for five years by the prince and princess of a neighboring country I...prefer not to remember that time".

Cale shot a concerned look at Hound before beginning to speak, "As for me well I've been a sky pirate since I was eighteen, I'm the captain of the ship Galantyne, I have no special abilities to speak of other then being an incredibly good shot but Hound has always told me that I have trickster's luck"

[samedi]

Ardent, a skinny dark skinned demon boy, sat in front of the fridge, leaving it open to keep himself cool, sipped his third Dr Pepper. "What's that?" He asked Cale.

[Saeran]

Cale cocked an eyebrow at demon's sudden appearance "It basically means that I'm incredibly lucky, my crew likes to joke that death apparently hates me".

"It's true though, you've survived things that would easily kill a man" Hound said "did you know that he once fell off his ship over a thousand feet over land and only ended up with a broken arm and leg? Sometimes I really wonder if you're human or not Cale"

[Darth Pichu]

Shane appeared next to Ardent, fiddling with the tab on his can of Dr. Pepper, entirely unsure of how to open it.

"Hey, that's like you Ardent." Shane grinned, "You died one time, but then you came back. Death must hate you too. And me. I died twice, but Ardent helped me come back once and Tyler helped me come back the other time."

Pichu smiled a little bit, "That's Shane. He's one of mine."

"And Ardent is my demon master." Shane smiled, "Right Ardent?"

[Saeran]

Hound reached over and opened the can up for the boy, "you say that he is your master, did you allow this willing or were you forced?" Hound asked his eyes betraying no emotion.

"Hound I know you have issues with stuff like that but now is not the time they are our guests after all" Cale said eyeing his partner in case he decided to attack. Hound didn't really think all that rationally when it came to children if he saw one being abused in any way he immediately attacked the person hurting the child.

[Darth Pichu]

"He saved my life so kind of, yeah." Shane nodded, still fiddling with the tab on his drink, "He really just wanted to bring me back to life because ANOTHER demon that possessed him had him stab me and almost killed me. But he used his own powers to bring me back by binding my soul to him in a pact." he grinned, "He hasn't taught me any demon things though, but that's alright, because I'm a mage anyway."

[Saeran]

"I see" Hound said still keeping his eyes on the demon.

Cale looked back and forth between Hound and Ardent, "riiiight ok you said you were a mage Shane? what kind of world do you live in?"

[Anya the Purple]

"Come on come on come on!" said Okelcia, dragging Cytheri through the air. "I wanna meet the new folk!"

"Calm down, Kelcie," said Cytheri, laughing inwardly at the young fairy's antics. "Hello," she said, once the two had stopped in the room. "I'm Ree, and this is Kelcie. You're Hound and Cale, I take it? Nice to meet you."

"I have SO MUCH to ask you!" squealed Okelcia. "What's your favorite color? Do you like mani-pedis? What's a sky pirate? What-" At that point, Cytheri stuck a hand over her mouth to give the newcomers a chance to answer.

Anya, Joselyn, and Colin followed more slowly. "Here," said Joselyn, grabbing Shane's Dr. Pepper and opening it for him.

[Darth Pichu]

Shane stared at Joselyn with a look of awe on his face, "Are... are you a wizard?" he asked, looking down at his drink and then back at the girl.

He shook his head, "Anyway, yeah, I'm from Matria. It's a long way away from here and they really don't like mages. They killed my father, but it's okay because he's back here now." Shane smiled, kicking his feet, and sipping his drink, "Hey, what kind of problem do you have with Ardent? He's a nice master. He doesn't make me do anything bad. Or... well.... really anything at all."

[Anya the Purple]

Joselyn laughed. "No, these things are common in my world. Every kid knows how to open them." She pulled out two more sodas and handed one to Colin.

[Darth Pichu]

"Oh, alright." Shane grinned, bringing the can of soda up to his lips and taking a sip. He blinked after a second, eyes going wide, "Ye gods, it burns the inside of your mouth!" he stared at the can, "What is this?"

[samedi]

"Demon blood." Ardent told Shane seriously, before resuming his apparent stare down with Hound.

[Darth Pichu]

"Ah!" Shane gave a little shout, dropping the drink and nearly falling off his seat. He watched as the black, bubbling liquid began to spread across the floor in a sticky mass.

"Wait..." he blinked, "Really?"

[Saeran]

Cale laughed at the girl's enthusiasm and Hound gave a small smile "Alright my favorite color is gray, I have no idea what a manipedi but I guess it's one of those womanly things, as for what a sky pirate is....well basically I fly around on an airship and steal things, I actually stole a prized possession from a prince and princess do you want to know what it was?" Cale asked

[Anya the Purple]

Okelcia had stopped listening. "You DON'T KNOW what a mani-pedi is???" she asked, stunned. "Well, Oberon! All civilized folk know what mani-pedis are!" Using her wand, she magicked up a bottle of gray nail polish, several cotton balls, and a nail file. "Now, hold still." She grabbed the file and got started. She had to use her whole body to move the file, but she was quite good at it. In no time, she had his nails filed to perfect roundness.

Joselyn laughed again. "No. It's soda. It's got carbon dioxide in it. That's what makes all the bubbles."

[Darth Pichu]

Shane blinked, "Oh..." he said, staring at the soda he'd spilled, "I'm sorry!" he raised his hands in a meek apology.

[samedi]

Ardent just chuckled.

[Saeran]

Cale glared at his newly painted nails, "this is so undignified I'm a sky pirate! sky pirates do not have this on their nails" he tried scrubbing it but Hound stopped him. "Don't remove it, it suits you" Hound said "after all even though you're a sky pirate you are a bit...showy"

Hound grabbed a few towels and began cleaning up the mess Shane had made with the soda, "it's alright, no harm done after all that was my reaction too when I first had a soda although I had thrown mine out a window fearing it would explode on me"

[Anya the Purple]

"Now don't you start rubbing that off," said Okelcia, now working vigorously on his toenails. "It looks very macho. Goodness, look at these cuticles." Creating the tools she'd need with magic, she continued working."

Joselyn looked over at the boy. "Yes... very macho," she giggled, glad someone else had to put up with the fairy for once. Anya was always making them snark things together, and she couldn't stand Okelcia's constant chatter.

[Saeran]

Hound looked at polish being put on Cale's toes and then back at Cale, he started chuckling. "Oh and what's so funny?" Cale asked glaring at his partner. "it matches your eyes" Hound said smiling.

"What are you......oh it does doesn't it huh" Cale said taking a closer look at the polish

[Darth Pichu]

"Thanks." Shane grinned, swinging his feet again. He wasn't going to be having any more 'soda', demon's blood or no.

Still something was bugging him, "So, how are you a... Sky Pirate?" he asked, "Aren't.. aren't most pirates.. you know... on the sea?" he frowned, "You can't sail the sky, can you?"

[Saeran]

"Mmm one would think but how we get around is different from other people, a long time ago there was a horrible war the weapons used in the war poisoned alot of the earth so many of the continents and cities had to be placed in the sky by mages to escape the corruption and since the only way to get to those places was in the sky airships were invented. Also it turns out that there is good money to be made in attacking and looting those ships thus sky pirates were born" Cale said still examining his nails with mild disgust.

"There still are some pirates who sail the seas but they are fewer than sky pirates and more brutal". Hound said

[Anya the Purple]

"Ah, that's much better," said Okelcia, finishing Cale's cuticles. "You really should keep your toenails healthy, or Titania only knows what sort of fungus you'll develop. Now for your paint." She began again with the gray polish, chatting as she worked. "So, are you two together?" she asked casually.

[Saeran]

Hound blushed and looked away, Cale laughed and said "Don't tell me now of all times you're getting shy Hound" Hound muttered "I just don't see why she had to ask such a personal question" Cale grinned "the answer to your question if you haven't already guessed by now is yes""

[Anya the Purple]

"Aww, that's cute," said Okelcia, completely oblivious to the awkwardness in the room. "There, now I've got your nails painted. I can start on the designs in a few minutes."

Cytheri took this opportunity to pull the younger fairy aside. "Kelcie, please, try to think of something besides people's toes for once?" she said.

[Saeran]

"Designs? no thanks, I think I prefer just the grey I do have some reputation to keep after all" Cale said.