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Post by tahlise on Oct 5, 2007 3:07:19 GMT -5
Oh that did it, Atsu was pissed now. Not only did Gypsum not get it, he actually thought the two brothers would care about supposedly being bested. He slammed some gold on the table, his ears still pinned as he jerked forward about to knock his drunk friend for a loop.
Akono saw it coming. Despite how angry he also was, he couldn't let hot-headed Atsu start a bar brawl. He jumped in between the angry Ssussun ang the dim witted, drunk pony. "Hey, no, Atsu." He looked at Gypsum, his ears pinning further back. "He's too drunk to see." he said glaring at the pony, shaking his head. He looked at the two females. They seemed so scared. He gathered his composure before looking at Gypsum. "You win." Quickly, he laid down the money on the table hoping he would take it and they could get the two out of there.
Atsu just glared at Gypsum. "I'll talk to you when your sober, you drunk fool." He walked over to the girls. "Don't be frightened." he said as nicely as he could.
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Post by Snapdragon on Oct 5, 2007 3:19:32 GMT -5
Gypsum grinned at Atsu sloppily, figuring that his anger was just at being bested. "Well, thank 'uh for teh gold, I certainly -- hic!-- would like to pay for mah drinks..." He chuckled, leaning on the table so as not to fall down. Hmm, the room was spinning now, maybe he HAD had too many... "I'ma sit down." He said a bit woozily, plopping down onto his bum next to the table, playing with his new shiny coins. Yep, Gypsum was a SILLY drunk!
The pair of mares eyed the Ssussuns fearfully, their tails whisking between long hind legs. As Atsu walked closer to them, the Ssussun who HAD been about to punch their new owner, they backed up in concern, their ears flattening in fear. Was he going to hit them, now?
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Post by tahlise on Oct 5, 2007 17:09:54 GMT -5
Atsu didn't pay much attention to Gypsum at the moment. He wanted to help the poor, scared mares that he just bought. His ears pinned back more when he thought about it. Could his friend really be so stupid as to forget that they were once slaves too? Atsu felt his muscles tense as he tried to get closer to the frightened slave girls. And when they seemed to freak out about him coming towards them, he couldn't help but give a low a growl for a moment. He hated the fact that his own kind feared him.
Akono tried to pull Gypsum up off the floor. "Let's you get you to a room or something." he said. His ears perked at the sound of a low grow. He glanced around and saw his angry bother trying to get closer to the girls. His own ears pinned back. "Atsu, you're scaring them!" he yelled. "Calm down!" He looked back at Gypsum. Yeah, the alcohol was taking it's toll on him but he couldn't just sit there on the floor. He pulled up on Gypsum. "Take the girls to a room in the inn." he said to his younger twin.
Atsu took the leads from Gypsum and tried to be calmer. "Come on girls. I won't hurt you."
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Post by Snapdragon on Oct 5, 2007 17:24:15 GMT -5
Gypsum leaned heavily on Akono, giving a tired little cough. "Phew, all of a sudden I feel so ... drunk." He chuckled wobbily, as if it were the funniest joke in the world, and waved the hoof that held the mares' leathes. "Whoops, I'm all tied up!" He giggled a little louder, trying to untie the rope from around his foreleg, and failed. Thankfully, Atsu saved him the work, and he managed a little drunken half-wave to the younger Ssussun.
The pair stared at Atsu, and took a much LARGER step away from him as he growled. Yep, this one was scary!! Scarier than the somewhat-drunk (and now very-drunk) pony who had bought them! Even if he was Ssussun like them, he had a temperment much more like the sailor-ponies they'd met! Soleil stepped in front of Lune, ears flattening in defiant fear, protecting Lune from the growling Atsu. And now he was holding their leads!! Eek!
Gypsum giggled drunkenly as Akono ordered Atsu, and leaned across his back heavily. "Yeah, woo, go get a room!" He slurred teasingly, sticking his tongue out in what he hoped was a rakish, playful style.
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Post by tahlise on Oct 6, 2007 1:00:59 GMT -5
Soleil stepped in front of Lune, ears flattening in defiant fear, protecting Lune from the growling Atsu. And now he was holding their leads!! Eek!
Atsu felt his ears pin to his skull, he was so mad. he tried to calm down, but when he saw one of the pair react in frightened defiance, all of his anger came flooding back like a hot river. He had to step back a bit, his whole body shaking with rage.
"Yeah, woo, go get a room!" He slurred teasingly, sticking his tongue out in what he hoped was a rakish, playful style.
Atsu tensed up just by the sound of Gypsum's slurred voice. His ears tried to lay farther back but could not flatten any further. The very sound of the drunk pony's voice was like screeching hooves on a chalkboard. Oooo. He wanted to turn around and blacken an eye or two. Instead he glanced at his older twin. "Get him out of here!"
Akono winced a bit as he tried to get Gypsum to the stares to the inn part of the place. ((OOC Note: I thought this place could be like the old pub/inns))
Atsu took a deep breath. "I'm not going to hurt you two. It's ok." he said as calmly as he could. "Follow me." he said montonely, gently pulling on the tethers. "Let's get you out of here." He glanced back at Gypsum. "And away from him." he grumbled, leading them out of the Red Pony Pub.
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Post by Snapdragon on Oct 6, 2007 1:16:59 GMT -5
Soleil's eyes widened at the subtle shaking of the Ssussun's body, and he took a step backwards, even his protectiveness over his brother faltering in the face of such fury. The pair became stock-still, as that seemed to be the only action they could do that wouldn't enrage the furious new male who held their leads.
Gypsum, for his part, barely noticed it, and managed a giggly wave to the room-at-large. "Toodles, everyone! Pip pip, cherrios!" He giggled, leaning on Akono heavily as he followed him to their rooms. "I got you two, tee hee~" Gypsum half-slurred, half-giggled to himself as he was carried to his room. [[OOC: I'd assume they got two, one for the Ssussun brothers and one for Gypsum? Or they can share, either way!]]
Soleil was not willing to fight back again, and risk further terrifying rage; the two showed no sign of resistance, and followed him as meekly as lambs, their ears lowered and eyes wide as they obeyed.
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Post by tahlise on Oct 6, 2007 2:44:48 GMT -5
Akono just shook his head as he lead his friend into their rented room. He wouldn't have minded getting two rooms, but they didn't have that much gold. Oh well. He put Gypsum on the bed. "Lay down before you fall down." He said sternly, shutting the door behind him.
Meanwhile, down in the pub, Atsu noticed how they obeyed. It made him sick to his stomach to see such an action let alone be the one making them do it. He felt like the jerky enslavers he had come to hate. Once they get outside, he could set them free. That made him feel a little better. So in silence, he led them outside. Once out the door he slowly untied the two from their tethers. "Here you go." he said, his ears actually perking a bit. "You're free."
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Post by Snapdragon on Oct 6, 2007 2:54:36 GMT -5
Gypsum peered up at Akono, smiling gently as he flopped into the bed. "Mmm, you're so nice, Akono~~~" He sighed happily, burying his face in a pillow. His next words were a jumbled, muffled string of nonsense, and within a moment, he was snoring loudly. Yep, Gypsum could handle his alcohol, but only so far. Beyond that, he was hopeless. Splayed out on the bed, Gypsum slept happily, free from the worries of the four Ssussun around him.
The two Ssussun 'mares' stared at Atsu, their large eyes frightened and confused. They glanced at one another silently, then back at Atsu, seeming slightly less terrified of him now. <<We cannot go free, the Mainlander master will find us and hurt us for leaving.>> Soleil, the one with more spiky hair, spoke softly in their mother tongue. Soleil's voice was a bit low for a 'mare', but not inpossibly so; it simply wasn't high-pitched and girlish.
<<Why do you stay with him? Does he also own you?>> Lune piped up softly from behind his brother, his long neck swaying forward gracefully.
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Post by tahlise on Oct 7, 2007 21:49:04 GMT -5
<<We cannot go free, the Mainlander master will find us and hurt us for leaving.>>
Atsu heard his own dialict and at first he didn't recognize it. His ears twitched a little as he tried to process it. When he finally remebered his old language, he couldn't help but feel his ears pin back as a new wave of anger surged through him. "You're afraid that Gypsum will...." He looked at them, not noticing that the voice was a little deep for a mare. All he cared about was helping these enslaved Ssussuns. He stared at them for a while, his orange eyes wide with unbelief. They were so trained already. His ears fell low, drooping sadly. How could he make them understand? How could he help them? He couldn't just leave them here. He gave a sigh. "Alright. Follow me, please." he said a bit defeated as he ltried to lead them back in.
Akono watched Gypsum slip into a slumber. He knew his drunk friend was going to feel so stupid when he woke up, sobre.
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Post by Snapdragon on Oct 8, 2007 12:13:20 GMT -5
The two Ssussun stared at Atsu silently, confused by his anger, and then his sadness. What a strange mix of emotions... he wasn't like the other slave-handlers they'd met, that's for sure. Their dark eyes watched him, and silently obeyed as he led them back into the building.
Soleil glanced at Lune, and walked a little closer to him, the pair's soft fur brushing against one another as they walked. At least they were together, this time, even if they had a drunken master and Ssussun handler.
Gypsum snored loudly, laying on his belly, and kicked his leg once. Ahh, he was dreaming he was in a field of posies!
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Post by tahlise on Oct 11, 2007 1:20:16 GMT -5
Atsu gave a sigh. He hated how quiet and ......so darn obedient! Had their very personalities been beaten out of them? he actually couldn't help but shudder at that thought and some old memories. He continued to trudge along toward the stairs, not looking back to see if they were following. He could only hope that they would run away, get up enough courage and escape! He gave another sigh, again not bothering to look back at the pair. Why? Because he knew they were still there, mundanely following him, quiet as mice. Another sigh. He slowly stepped up the stairs that led to the rooms of the inn part of the place. Opening the door, he motioned them in.
Akono heard the door open and saw his twin with thee Ssussun girls. "I thought you were letting them go?" he asked in a hushed tone, his ears sliding back.
All Atsu had to do was look at his older twin and Akono knew. "Oh boy..." he said to himself smacking a hoof to his head as he sat on the bed.
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Post by Snapdragon on Oct 11, 2007 1:25:09 GMT -5
The pair of Ssussun followed Atsu into the room, their long legs gliding delicately to each step so that they made barely any sound as they followed Atsu through the doorway. No need to wake up their new sleeping master! Their large ears pricked forward, and they watched Gypsum sleep from behind Atsu's gangly form.
Gypsum, for his part, was out like a light, and snored sleepily into the pillow, grumbling at some dream-creature.
The pair's eyes slid silently up to Akono, back to Atsu, and finally returned to Gypsum's form, watching him tangle himself in the blankets. Hmm. Strange business.
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Post by tahlise on Oct 11, 2007 2:04:53 GMT -5
Atsu gave another sigh that he cut off suddenly when he saw Gypsum's silly, sleeping form, snoring away. The anger in him began to boil again. Oh he was sooooo mad at that....that drunken idiot! He stood there, ears layed back, staring at him. He so wanted to knock him into next week!
Akono saw his brother's temper spiking and knew he would have to diffuse this. He got up and stood in front of him. "Ease off. He'll feel like an moron when he comes to."
Atsu gave a growl. "He better."
Akono looked at the pair. He leaned into the ear of his brother and whispered. "Watch your temper! You don't want to scare them."
Atsu's ears perked and he glanced at the pair. Oh yeah, his anger had scared them before. Better calm down. He took a deep breath and walked up to the two. "Forgive my manners." he said with a slight grin. "Uh, we're ex slaves. I'm Atsu." He pointed a hoof to himself. Then to his brother. "And he's Akono. May we have your names?"
Akono stared at the pair, noticing something about them. He leaned in to his brother again laughing a little. "Gypsum is so dumb sometimes. "
Atsu stared at Akono. "Huh?"
Akono dragged him into a corner. "Those two are guys." he whispered. "Gypsum strikes again!" he started to laugh.
Atsu looked back at the "girls". He got a little closer. The scent was different. "Oh my gosh you are guys!"
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Post by Snapdragon on Oct 11, 2007 2:17:12 GMT -5
Gypsum slept peacefully on, one hind leg kicking happily as he dreamt. "Why, yes, I WILL have another crumpet, Mr. Rabbit!" He giggled in his sleep, muffling another loud snore in the pillow as he rolled over.
The pair of 'mares' eyed Gypsum with shock as he spoke, and relaxed somewhat when he turned over and snored again. Well, that's a relief; they thought he was some kind of CRAZY master!
They both watched Akono and Atsu hiss to one another, then introduce themselves. Ex slaves? Well, THAT was new. The pair stared at them for a moment more, wide-eyed, and then turned to look at one another. They exchanged a look for a moment, then returned their gaze to the brothers. "I am Soleil, this is Lune." The spiky-haired one finally spoke, his voice soft and in English (or Common, or whatever the average pony speaks XD), lightly accented with his Ssussun accent.
They fell silent once more as Akono and Atsu whispered to each other in the corner, confused and curious. NOW what? Were their names funny to them? When Atsu finally spoke in a surprised outburst, the pair's eyes widened.
"You thought we were females?" Lune asked softly, his voice a hint more delicate than his twin's.
"How could you do that?" Soleil asked in confusion, forgetting for a moment that he was a slave, and supposed to be meek and obedient.
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Post by tahlise on Oct 11, 2007 2:31:21 GMT -5
"You thought we were females?" Lune asked softly, his voice a hint more delicate than his twin's.
"How could you do that?" Soleil asked in confusion, forgetting for a moment that he was a slave, and supposed to be meek and obedient.
Atsu looked at his brother then back to the pair of guys. Yeah how could they have thought they were girls? Akono stood there silent hoping his brother would explain. Atsu glanced at the idiot dreaming in his bed. He gestured to him. "Because that idiot was supposed to bring eligible girls for us to woo." he said. "But when he brought Ssussun slaves I got so pissed I didn't realize you were uh...guys." he said starting to giggle about the situation.
Akono stated to snicker a bit. "It's the truth." he added, trying to cover his mouth so he wouldn't laugh. It worked. He was able to become serious again. But atsu was failing to do that.
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