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The Ongoing Battle(open) May 25, 2010 17:57:34 GMT -5

Post by [Ella] -- gone until 10/25 D= on May 25, 2010 17:57:34 GMT -5

Kirin waited; were they going to reply? She was half-expecting the younger boy to shrug her question off, maybe ignore it as if she'd never spoken it aloud. So she was surprised when he answered with a short but reasonable explanation. As she listened, she could somewhat understand. Herding sheep was something Kirin could relate to, but a pack of wild dogs was another story. She had more dealings with large cats than anything else.

"Johnny, huh?" She twisted the bottle of vodka absently in her hands. "It sucks that this is your first time here; not many people are too patient with newbies." For a moment her gaze flickered to the older boy, who had just answered. My name is Leah. Kirin stifled a snort of disbelief. He was obviously lying, but if that was the case...

"If your name's Leah, then I'm Travis. Another lie, but it wasn't like it mattered. Kirin would much rather fight fire with fire. At least Johnny had the decency to say his real name, or a name that was reasonable...as hypocritical as that sounded.

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The Ongoing Battle(open) May 26, 2010 20:18:06 GMT -5

Post by semper on May 26, 2010 20:18:06 GMT -5

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He said, though he wasn't really sure what else to add so he just gave a small shrug. Then as he heard the older boy telling his "name", the shepherd boy stiffled a quiet snort. He was about to say something, though he remembered that the other boy had, in fact, been drinking earlier, so he kept silent. Keeping the bottles in his hand, he listened to the girl and older boy.

((Gah, sorry it's short and totally not good. Dx It's late and I can't think straight....))

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The Ongoing Battle(open) May 27, 2010 13:29:17 GMT -5

Post by [Ree]craft on May 27, 2010 13:29:17 GMT -5

Christoph

I can see that they half believe me, or possibly consider believing me. That just makes the whole thing more stupid. And Johnny is making me crack up. He really should get home before any of my late night friends get here, or he just might get beat up, he's so innocent. The girl has a little more fire, but she's just like every one of those sympathetic young kittens out there, too.

Well, apparently her name is Travis, but I for one don't believe her. I snort and drink the last of my brandy. "Alright, I'll call you Travis if you call me Leah," I say even more sarcastically than before. Johnny is looking at me as if my health is at risk. If he knew me better, he'd know I never get drunk. Never, and people should never make the mistake of thinking I do get drunk.

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The Ongoing Battle(open) May 27, 2010 20:27:04 GMT -5

Post by [Ella] -- gone until 10/25 D= on May 27, 2010 20:27:04 GMT -5

Johnny said something, which made Kirin frown. An errand for his Pa, he'd said, which didn't sound fair to her at all. Why couldn't his father come here himself? Of course Kirin's mother was far too busy to run those errands; she needed them for the cloth, which she was still probably working on, and she had to take care of Skylen. But unless Johnny's pa was too busy softening some fabric - which Kirin couldn't imagine him doing in the first place - than he could have just come himself, instead of sending out his son. Who, frankly, probably had no experience whatsoever with being inside a bar.

But neither did Kirin of course, although she'd been there a couple of times. Still, she turned to Johnny and pursed her lips. "Why couldn't he have gotten it himself?" And that was when the older boy - "Leah" - spoke aloud as well, an agreement on names. Kirin thought about it, distracted for a moment. Travis. She didn't like the name at all, actually, but she was going to play Leah's game.

"Fine." She shrugged, trying to appear nonchalant. "Although I don't know why you'd lie about your name in the first place. I probably won't even remember it by the time I get home." But that was unlikely, since Leah had made such an impression already on her.

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The Ongoing Battle(open) May 28, 2010 20:32:55 GMT -5

Post by semper on May 28, 2010 20:32:55 GMT -5

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Johnny shrugged. His Pa hadn't been doing anything when the order for the errand was given, but the boy didn't really want to talk back. No use getting into an argument over something stupid -- which reminded him of the conversation that "Leah" and "Travis" were having.

"Alright, I'll call you Travis if you call me Leah,"

"Although I don't know why you'd lie about your name in the first place. I probably won't even remember it by the time I get home."

"I don't really see why you're lyin' about your name. Honestly -- what's the use?"

He mumbled, obviously not amused by the way they were snapping at each other. However, he knew that "Leah" had started the whole fake-name thing.

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The Ongoing Battle(open) May 31, 2010 21:50:28 GMT -5

Post by [Ree]craft on May 31, 2010 21:50:28 GMT -5

Christoph

Yeah, like I'm going to tell her why I hide my name. I might as well ask her why she's hiding her name. This is utterly ridiculous and a gigantic waste of time, but anything else I do would be a waste of time also. Besides, this way, I'm wasting someone else's time also, which is even better.

"Yes, because I'm really going to tell you why I'm not telling you my name," I say sarcastically. I give the bartender my empty brandy glass and he asks me if I want another beer. I shake my head. The brandy was enough for tonight.

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The Ongoing Battle(open) Jun 4, 2010 13:32:57 GMT -5

Post by [Ella] -- gone until 10/25 D= on Jun 4, 2010 13:32:57 GMT -5

Right. Well Kirin definitely thought that Leah had his point made there. She suppressed a roll of her eyes and directed her attention back on Johnny. After his quick and subtle reply - only a shrug - she was still curious but didn't exactly want to press her question. Apparently it was an uncomfortable topic for him, at least it was in her eyes.

Now she turned back to "Leah" with a wry smile, her whole entire body exploding with some kind of irritated, reckless anger that she could only control through facial expressions."What's your problem?" Kirin asked him, her voice tightly masked. She was probably going to get in trouble for asking it, but she wanted to know. And she had a feeling that Johnny did too.

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The Ongoing Battle(open) Jun 9, 2010 20:15:37 GMT -5

Post by semper on Jun 9, 2010 20:15:37 GMT -5

Johnny, though he didn't smile, was thankful when "Travis" didn't press the subject any further. He didn't like talking about himself, let alone his personal life. So he stayed quiet, hoisting himself up onto one of the chairs at the bar, keeping his beer bottles near him as he listened.

((Mehhh, shortness.... xP ))

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The Ongoing Battle(open) Jun 10, 2010 16:58:33 GMT -5

Post by [Ree]craft on Jun 10, 2010 16:58:33 GMT -5

Christoph

I'm so good at annoying people. It's like my talent. One of few, besides poker, and fighting. The girl is pretty much exploding with irritation, but you can sense some humor behind there, as if she really does find me funny. Johnny is pretty much staying out of the whole thing entirely. He seems pretty awkward and shy to me. Not my type.

But when the girl asks her question, I'm not laughing, and I don't have a sarcastic reply. I'm deadly. I'm not exactly intending to smash her skull or anything. In fact I don't even intend to leave her with a bruise, but she had better shut up before she goes to far.

"My problem?" I say just above a whisper, my face in an angry mask. "My problem is life."

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The Ongoing Battle(open) Jun 10, 2010 23:25:32 GMT -5

Post by [Ella] -- gone until 10/25 D= on Jun 10, 2010 23:25:32 GMT -5

When Leah replied...it was unexpected. Kirin was looking for a shout, a yell, for Leah to lose his temper and maybe even slap her on the face. What she didn't expect was for his voice to get softer, and say the next words in an almost choked whisper with an expression of undeniable anger. It was interesting, if not a bit alarming.

She let out a deep breath slowly and flash Johnny a quick glance. Was he going to leave now? Walk away from the mess he got himself into? Kirin hoped not. She didn't want to face Leah down by herself. Unless Leah was going to walk away. But that wouldn't be good either. Kirin at least wanted to know his real name, and she didn't want the conversation to be too strained and awkward around Johnny.

She shook her head and focused back on the conversation. Clearly Leah was bothered by the question. What's your problem? She suppressed a grimace and set her mouth to an angry line. "If your problem is life, then you shouldn't take it out on us." Kirin blinked, swallowed, tried to keep her expression devoid of fear. She hoped she wasn't dragging Johnny into something hazardous. "What did we do to you anyway? And don't say that it's because we exist." She paused. "It's a pretty lame excuse." There. That question didn't completely involve what Leah didn't want to tell them.

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