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Alleyway Ghosts { inFamousL} Nov 25, 2012 15:54:03 GMT -5

Post by Breeze-Chan on Nov 25, 2012 15:54:03 GMT -5

Lilly Singer

Lilly smiled to herself as she listened to the sound of her voice be
thrown back at her from against the alleyway walls. She stepped
lightly barely making a sound as she moved, except for her voice.
If somebody looked out of the window, they would probably think
she was a ghost, with the simple white dress she wore, how pale
her skin was, and the haunting song she sang. Either a ghost, or
a witch, calling men out to do her evil bidding.

It wouldn't be the first time rumors like that had been started like
that, she sighed to herself as she glided out from one alley and
into the next. Even when she went to school, people sometimes
thought she was a ghost, going from one class to another, not
speaking to a soul unless asked a question.

Some would call it a lonely existence, but Lilly enjoyed the
solitude. It was just her, her voice, and sometimes her brother.
There was no problems to deal with, no people to please. Just
her, and nothing else. There was just peace.

Any Lilly wouldn't have it any other way.

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Alleyway Ghosts { inFamousL} Nov 25, 2012 16:07:01 GMT -5

Post by inFamousL on Nov 25, 2012 16:07:01 GMT -5

Atlas Kreke

Another day at work, and this time it wasn't going to be fun. Kreke knew that his task today would be trivial. It was a simple power problem for a house. It was probably just one of the fuse boxes. He carried his toolbox down the pathways of the Seam, turning into an alleyway. He kept his frown all the way, why did this crap always have to be assigned to him? He turned another alleyway as he kept his thoughts rolling. He had to focus on the work, it would get him through it. He knew for a fact that a fuse had been blown, that is the usual problem with these houses. Hell, it happened to his house all the time. He had spoken to the occupier of the house the day before, he made it sound like it was a huge tragedy. Kreke assured him that he would be able to fix the problem with ease and he should just calm down. He had come back the next day, this day, to come repair the fuse box. He found the house and reluctantly focused on the box. He opened the metal door to the small box and saw that he was right. A fuse had blown and all it needed was a replacement. Thankfully, he brought one with him. He took out the bad fuse and put in a new one, and as if by some miracle the house lit up dimly. Fixed, but still has that slum look to it, he thought.

He stood up and dusted himself off, his horribly tattered clothes could not be clean for once. He took his jacket off but his long sleeved shit still covered him. Kreke sat down on a little rock and listened to the sounds of the Seam. It seemed so serine and quiet for some reason. Usually, you could hear all sorts of things in this slum. But no, it was just quiet, no mugging or arrests today. Atlas sighed and looked to the sky, when he heard it. A small echo of a human being. His head snapped in the direction of the sound. He stood slowly, it sounded creepy almost. As if he were in a horror novel, he moved slowly towards the sound, his heart rate beginning to grow greater with every step. He turned the corner and there she was. The source of the echo, a girl in a white dress. He sighed with relief and realized that she was still there. He quickly realized that he looked awful.

"Uh...." was all that came out of his mouth before taking a few steps back. Why am I so bad with girls?

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Alleyway Ghosts { inFamousL} Nov 25, 2012 16:19:38 GMT -5

Post by Breeze-Chan on Nov 25, 2012 16:19:38 GMT -5

Lilly Singer

Lilly froze as she heard a sound behind her, the melody dying in
her throat. And she, of course, feared the worse.

It could be her grandmother, who realized she was missing from
her room. Or it could be her brother, coming to get her so she
could face her grandmother's rage. Or, it could be somebody she
didn't know. It could be a rapist, or a mugger.

For some reason, she feared her grandmother more then any
mugger or rapist.

Those where not the woman who raised her, the woman who
knew exactly what to say to make her feel horrible, the woman
who would tell her that she had brought shame upon their family.

Lilly slowly turned to face the person and felt her heart rate slow.
It was just a boy, her age. Not the woman she was scared of the
most. It wasn't her grandmother.

Lilly never felt so relieved in her life, although she hid all emotions
from her face. Even if it wasn't her grandmother, didn't mean that
this boy wasn't something awful. She heard many stories about
seemingly nice young men doing horrible things, some just to stay
alive.

"I'm sorry," She told the boy, "I do not have any money. It would
be useless to rob me."

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Alleyway Ghosts { inFamousL} Nov 25, 2012 16:30:12 GMT -5

Post by inFamousL on Nov 25, 2012 16:30:12 GMT -5

Atlas Kreke

"I'm sorry," she said "I don't have any money. It would be useless to rob me." Kreke's face went red, he hadn't thought for a second the imposing stature he may have. He quickly took a few steps back again. He didn't know what to do, his mind went blank, as if his brain was drained of intelligent things to say. Women always did this to him, making him feel like he didn't know anything at all. He quickly shuffles through the blankness, trying to find something to say. He couldn't come up with anything at all. He began to panic, making his face grow even more red. He couldn't think at all, his hands had been balled up into fists. He realized that he had been standing there for at least thirty seconds, a silence that must have felt like a million years for him and he didn't even notice it. He took a step forward, almost in a way to assert that he wasn't afraid.

"Don't worry," Kreke said, "I'm not going to rob you. I'm just an electrician. I heard noise so I came here...." his voice trailing off as he looked at her again. His face turned red once more as he fought to cover his face. He was beginning to be embarrassed for even standing there. "So why are you all alone, don't you think it's a little bit dangerous for somebody like you to be alone in this part of the Seam?" He quickly regained some composure and came closer to her with greater confidence. He held a hand out to her, trying to prove more to himself that he can keep his cool for a few seconds while he talks to this girl. "My name is Atlas by the way, how about I escort you out of this place?" His hand did not shake, his body actually stood still for once. He thought maybe he could do this for once.

Alright man, don't you dare crap out on this now. Try to not totally freak out and maybe you can get through this. She's just a girl, there's no harm here anyway. You're able and she may as well have your company. You're not totally useless are you? No, so how about I do this? His mind was not in the mood to be a joke.

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Alleyway Ghosts { inFamousL} Nov 25, 2012 17:14:40 GMT -5

Post by Breeze-Chan on Nov 25, 2012 17:14:40 GMT -5

Lilly watched as the man floundered for a second, turning an alarming shade of red. His hands balled into fists and Lilly began to worry.

She should have thought better then to come out here alone! She should have told her Grandmother she was going on a walk, she should have brought her brother! Now she was faced with a possible crazy person, and the way he was reacting reinforced her idea.

Maybe she could run before he tried anything. Maybe she could get out of the alleyway, and get to a house. She could yell and scream and bang at the door. Someone would have to hear her, right? Someone would save her?They would have to! What decent person would let a girl yelling for help be dragged off by some crazy person? She would have to throw her grandmother's teachings aside. If she wanted to stay alive, she would not have the chance to remain calm and collect, and show how much better she was then others.

"Don't worry," He said, "I'm not going to rob you. I'm just an electrician. I heard noise so I came here...." Lilly felt a light blush climb on her cheeks. It had been a logical conclusion, that any girl who was alone at night in the slums of the Seam would jump to. Lilly blushed even more when she noticed that he flushed even darker. Did she embarrass him that much? Is that why he turned so red in the first place, because he was embarrassed about her conclusion? Did she offend him? Oh, she knew nothing good ever came out of opening her mouth! "So why are you all alone, don't you think it's a little bit dangerous for somebody like you to be alone in this part of the Seam?" His words snapped her out of her head, reminded her exactly where she was. The slums of the Seam. Even if he seemed like an innocent man who didn't want to hurt her, he could just be trying to trick her. Lure her into a false sense of security. "My name is Atlas by the way, how about I escort you out of this place?"

Lilly stared at the hand for a moment. "I apologize for my rash conclusion." She began slowly, thinking of her words. "As you stated, it is very dangerous in this part of the Seam, and I assumed the worse." She tucked a lock of hair behind her ear. "And I walk around here often, it clears my head. Nobody bothers me because of Grandmother. They know if anything happens to me, she'll try to bring the full force of the Capitol upon their heads. Many know she's not above bribing, and we all know that the peacekeepers aren't above accepting bribe." She meet his eyes, knowing that her next words would be the ones that sent him running. Nobody stayed after they heard who she was. They feared her grandmother to much.

"And I'm Lilly Singer." She took his hand, large and calloused compared to her small, dainty soft hands that never worked more then handling the store when her brother left to someplace.

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Alleyway Ghosts { inFamousL} Nov 25, 2012 18:50:20 GMT -5

Post by inFamousL on Nov 25, 2012 18:50:20 GMT -5

Atlas Kreke

"And I'm Lilly Singer," she said as she took his hand. He shook it carefully out of fear of crushing her small and dainty hand. He smiled at her, very sheepishly. He hadn't known whom her grandmother was, even though apparently she called down Peacekeepers to go after people. He shrugged off any idea and decided this girl was just some nice girl. He quickly picked up on the tone in her voice, about her name. He realized that it was supposed to mean something, as if he was supposed to fear it. Should he run? No, she meant to scare him. Her grandmother must be a powerful force to fear but he has no reason to. He has done nothing wrong to this girl so far and he just stood there. He took his hand back and put it in his pocket. He laughed a little bit at how absurd it was to try and scare somebody by telling you what your name was therefore the family will kill you. He looked at her again and fell red once more. He quickly snapped out of it and frowned again.

"Lady," he began, "I don't know your mother, but believe me. I've faced worse. I'm not here to hurt you, I'm offering sanctuary because of the dangers of tonight." He stepped back and turned. He began walking away. "So if you want to live with that face of yours intact, I'd suggest following me," he said in a condescending way. He began to walk once more, he felt a little bad. He didn't usually do this, but he wasn't about to let that jab about how he should fear her and her grandmother go unpunished. He had to teach her a lesson on how the slums really work. After all, he lived in it for his entire life. He had faced muggers and rapists alike attacking him or somebody else. He was well versed in defending himself from such people. He knew tonight was especially dangerous, the darker people of this slum were coming out for a meeting and mischief. He had to get out of here now, while he still could. But the decent guy inside of him couldn't leave such a defenseless girl alone. He knew that the Peacekeepers wouldn't care if she would be hurt. It has happened before, and he knew it would happen again.

He turned his head to her. "Are you coming?"

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Alleyway Ghosts { inFamousL} Nov 27, 2012 1:45:33 GMT -5

Post by Breeze-Chan on Nov 27, 2012 1:45:33 GMT -5

Lilly froze for a second.

He wasn't afraid of her grandmother. She never met somebody who didn't even care who her grandmother was. And then she thought of his words. She had heard it was more dangerous tonight. Her grandmother had mentioned it in passing. Something about the gang leaders of the slums coming together for a meeting. Her grandmother often said this like that, talking about how they discussed new ways to harm poor innocent bystanders. But Lilly always believed that her grandmother was trying to make things worse then they really where.

"Are you coming?" He asked her and she blinked slightly. She hadn't even noticed he started to walk away.

She didn't want to go back home. She had to suffer through her grandmother's strict rule all day. She had only been out of the house for about half an hour, she wasn't ready to return again. Not after all that trouble sneaking out.

But she knew she couldn't stay here. Atlas's words only proved that there was something bad going on tonight. Maybe she could just go to somewhere less dangerous then the slums. But was there such a place, other then around her house? If she went near her house and lingered around, there was a chance that her grandmother would see her and drag her back into the house. There was no way Lilly wanted that. Especially if Atlas was there to see. She still had a reputation, even if she didn't care for it. And her grandmother had no problem ruining said reputation to teach her a lesson. And then Lilly would catch hell for allowing something like that to happen.

Lilly hesitated for one more moment before speaking quietly. "Fine." She began to walk forwards.

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Alleyway Ghosts { inFamousL} Nov 27, 2012 21:08:56 GMT -5

Post by inFamousL on Nov 27, 2012 21:08:56 GMT -5

Atlas Kreke

Women, the most troubling creatures to him. Women, the part of humanity that which he did not fear but was unaware of how to deal with. He was no ladies man, he was no womanizer. He, simply put, was inept at talking to a girl straight up. He had to put up some kind of wall for her to believe that this was the real thing. He was not joking about gangs or violence, but he sure was lying about being this cool. He didn't care who she was, or where she came from, but he did care if she were hurt. No he doesn't like her, in fact he kind of wants to clock her in the face because of her arrogance. But he's too nice, he would much prefer to see this girl safe. He couldn't take her anywhere right now, not unless it was near here. His house was close, so was a cave. Wait, that may as well be his home. He had to think while he walked with this girl behind him. He turned and saw her following. He picked up his toolbox and made sure his coat was with him, as he quickly moved down each alleyway. He couldn't think of a good place to go other than his house. He really didn't want to bring her to his place, it wasn't that great of a place. But there was no choice at this point.

"We're going to a safe place," he said quietly to her. He stopped at a corner and looked over to see if anybody was there. There wasn't anybody other than some old man entering his house. Atlas strode across the road and down the pathway. His home was only three houses down now. He continued to stride quickly, he could see some people had taken notice of him. Was it because of the girl? Or was it just that he looked suspicious with his box. He decided to ignore it, it wouldn't help at all. He reached his home and walked up the steps. He took out his keys and opened the door, he turned to let the girl inside his home. Something occurred to him, he never turned the entire time to make sure that she had followed him? What if she wasn't behind him? Would he go after her? Or would he leave her out there? He turned to check.