[Nexus] HALO 178: Mia clementia denor esto

[Arkhosia]

Civvy, by the by. Naku's in the DFI.

"You okay?" Civvy asks, noticing the eyes and frowning unhappily.

((Edited))
I-I'm fine. S-sorry!
It's obvious she's lying, judging from the fact she is crying a small bit.

[Mee]

((Edited))
I-I'm fine. S-sorry!
It's obvious she's lying, judging from the fact she is crying a small bit.

((It's kay. Thanks though))

"Don't lie to me. What's wrong?" Civvy asks, holding her arms out to hug the other girl, should she want a hug.

[Arkhosia]

((It's kay. Thanks though))

"Don't lie to me. What's wrong?" Civvy asks, holding her arms out to hug the other girl, should she want a hug.

Somewhere waiting for me
Celica doesn't resist the hug.
I-I'm just tired of g-getting y-yelled at.

[Mee]

Celica doesn't resist the hug.
I-I'm just tired of g-getting y-yelled at.

"It's okay. I'm sure whatever happened wasn't your fault. It's much more likely someone else just had a bad day. Trust me, I've gotten yelled at quite a lot, but it'll all be okay." Civvy says, holding the hug.

It should also be pointed out about now that Civvy is, in fact, a god of no small stature. She just spends her entire time hiding it so that to all ways of viewing, besides thise that are also at god or godlike power levels, she appears as just another powerless happy bouncy teenager.
She lowers some of this hiding now. Not terribly much, but enough that Celica should feel . . . safer, I suppose. Like everything'll be okay. Like there's still hope, like a lot of great things still around, and absolutely safe.
"Did you get yelled at often before you came here?"

[Arkhosia]

"It's okay. I'm sure whatever happened wasn't your fault. It's much more likely someone else just had a bad day. Trust me, I've gotten yelled at quite a lot, but it'll all be okay." Civvy says, holding the hug.

It should also be pointed out about now that Civvy is, in fact, a god of no small stature. She just spends her entire time hiding it so that to all ways of viewing, besides thise that are also at god or godlike power levels, she appears as just another powerless happy bouncy teenager.
She lowers some of this hiding now. Not terribly much, but enough that Celica should feel . . . safer, I suppose. Like everything'll be okay. Like there's still hope, like a lot of great things still around, and absolutely safe.
"Did you get yelled at often before you came here?"

Celica calms down
O-only before I came to Nexus, except for a couple times. Brings back bad memories.

[Mee]

Celica calms down
O-only before I came to Nexus, except for a couple times. Brings back bad memories.

"Well, people here are much more accepting." Civvy says and, unless she's stopped, reaches up slightly to scritch at Celica's ears.

[Arkhosia]

"Well, people here are much more accepting." Civvy says and, unless she's stopped, reaches up slightly to scritch at Celica's ears.

Not all of the people. Especially since my... Condition.
She smiles slightly as Civvy scritches her ears.

[Mee]

Not all of the people. Especially since my... Condition.
She smiles slightly as Civvy scritches her ears.

"You have a condition?" Civvy asks, raising an eyebrow.

[Arkhosia]

"You have a condition?" Civvy asks, raising an eyebrow.

Somewhere
The white skin, red eyes, Umbrella... Isn't it obvious?

[Mee]

Somewhere
The white skin, red eyes, Umbrella... Isn't it obvious?

"Nope. I don't see a condition. I see a very pretty individual who's been harshly abused for no reason."

[Arkhosia]

"Nope. I don't see a condition. I see a very pretty individual who's been harshly abused for no reason."

I... was vampirized.

[Mee]

I... was vampirized.

Civvy shrugs slightly. "While no too common, that happens. We have ways of curing it if you want, though there's really no problem with it. I can think of a few old, old Vampiric HALO members."

[Arkhosia]

Civvy shrugs slightly. "While no too common, that happens. We have ways of curing it if you want, though there's really no problem with it. I can think of a few old, old Vampiric HALO members."

I-It's fine. My condition isn't the reason that I've endured such hurt. My race is discriminated against back home.
She begins to cry again

[Mee]

I-It's fine. My condition isn't the reason that I've endured such hurt. My race is discriminated against back home.
She begins to cry again

And Civvy continues hugging, lowering her shielding more, trying to help Celica feel better.
"Well, they're not here."

[FireFox]

She nods, shaky still. "I... I need time. I need time and help..." She clings closer to her friend.

I want to help you, Carrie. But... I don't know how. Also, she's still being grappled.

[Training Room]

Yuki sidesteps bringing her sword up to sweep away the girls, one of her wings curling out moving to smack the girl in the back of the head as she hopefully lunges past Yuki. "Neither will closing your eyes to the danger."

There's a difference between knowing danger and being able to do something about it. The second her sword is swept away, the young girl drops it and reverses her momentum by ducking real low and pivoting on her foot. As a result, the angel's wing misses her. She spins around and whips out a knife, targeting the leg on the opposite side Yuki tried deflecting her. She's aiming for the femoral artery, but is obviously using the flat of the blade.

[Arkhosia]

And Civvy continues hugging, lowering her shielding more, trying to help Celica feel better.

Celica stops crying again, and hugs back
Thank you, I really appreciate it.

[Mee]

Celica stops crying again, and hugs back
Thank you, I really appreciate it.

"You're very welcome.


We should go get chocolate. There's a bit in the kitchen I keep safe." Civvy says after a bit of a pause.

[McBish]

[Training Room]

Yuki is surprised by the dagger, her sword dips to try and deflect it. It is too far away though, not able to cross the distance in time. Yuki pulls her leg up trying to avoid the dagger but it still hits her leg slightly off target, it would have missed the artery but still if she wasn't using the flat of her blade she would leave a good gash in Yuki's leg.

Yuki beats her wings once lifting her off the air and back away from the girl a few feet where she lands. Yuki looks annoyed, either at being hit or what the girl is saying. "I have to go, it doesn't matter if it is dangerous or not."

[Arkhosia]

Somewhere
I... Really don't think it's a good idea to go there right now.

[Beans]

I want to help you, Carrie. But... I don't know how. Also, she's still being grappled.

Carrie's creepy arms start to relax as her regular arms tighten, pressing herself almost desperately to Kyne.
I don't know if I want to hurt something or hold something... t-try to steer me towards the latter.

[Mee]

Somewhere
I... Really don't think it's a good idea to go there right now.

"To my room, then!" With that, Civvy drags Celica to her room!

Unless stopped, of course.

[Arkhosia]

No, not being dragged by the collar! Celica's only weakness!
Civvy succeeds dragging Celica, who looks extremely embarrassed if any passers-by see her, to her room

[FireFox]

[Training Room]

Yuki is surprised by the dagger, her sword dips to try and deflect it. It is too far away though, not able to cross the distance in time. Yuki pulls her leg up trying to avoid the dagger but it still hits her leg slightly off target, it would have missed the artery but still if she wasn't using the flat of her blade she would leave a good gash in Yuki's leg.

Yuki beats her wings once lifting her off the air and back away from the girl a few feet where she lands. Yuki looks annoyed, either at being hit or what the girl is saying. "I have to go, it doesn't matter if it is dangerous or not."

The girl sheathes the knife and leaves the sword on the ground. Personally, I think if something is worth doing, it's worth doing right. And if you can't do it right, don't do it at all. You don't take the shot unless you know you can make a clean kill. You don't walk into a trap unless you know you can escape. But that's just me. You can do whatever you like.

Carrie's creepy arms start to relax as her regular arms tighten, pressing herself almost desperately to Kyne.
I don't know if I want to hurt something or hold something... t-try to steer me towards the latter.

The assassin carefully tries to free her arms so she can hug her friend. Okay. Uh... ... what do you think about the cat ears?

[Beans]

Carrie stares at the cat-ears for a while, trying to figure out what to think with all her feelings tumbling over each other like rocks down a hill.
A hill made out of dead girlfriends and confused similes.

I... you...
You're cute.

[Mee]

No, not being dragged by the collar! Celica's only weakness!
Civvy succeeds dragging Celica, who looks extremely embarrassed if any passers-by see her, to her room

Civvy's room is, as one might expect: Pink.

Her bed is nearly double again its own height in stuffed animals, her closet has a few of her formal, full length dresses in it all nicely hanging and ironed, she has a pink dresser with a few pairs of folded jeans and several shirts in it. The floor around the dresser also has a good half-dozen pairs of pants on it.

Against one wall she has a desk which currently has a pair of jeans and an embroidery kit on it.

Beyond the stuffed animal bed, dresser, and desk, though, it's a fairly small, unfurnished room. Well, she has a few resting sized bean bags, too.

She also has a random door on the far wall that isn't common in any of the other rooms.

[Arkhosia]

Civvy's room is, as one might expect: Pink.

Her bed is nearly double again its own height in stuffed animals, her closet has a few of her formal, full length dresses in it all nicely hanging and ironed, she has a pink dresser with a few pairs of folded jeans and several shirts in it. The floor around the dresser also has a good half-dozen pairs of pants on it.

Against one wall she has a desk which currently has a pair of jeans and an embroidery kit on it.

Beyond the stuffed animal bed, dresser, and desk, though, it's a fairly small, unfurnished room. Well, she has a few resting sized bean bags, too.

She also has a random door on the far wall that isn't common in any of the other rooms.

Civvy's Room No! Not like that!

Celica is rather surprised by the copious amounts of pink.
Are you sure we aren't long-lost sisters or something? Celica jokes.

[Mee]

Civvy's Room No! Not like that!

Celica is rather surprised by the copious amounts of pink.
Are you sure we aren't long-lost sisters or something? Celica jokes.

Civvy's Room

Civvy grins. "Fairly sure."

By this point, she's also gone back to hiding what she actually is. She did it slowly, and would stop and turn it back on if it looked like Celica still needed it.

"But welcome to my room. Desk drawer" - there is only one - "has several bars of straight up chocolate, and candy bars. Go pick us some."

[Arkhosia]

Civvy's Room So much Pink!

Celica walks over and grabs a candy bar for each of them.
Thanks. Really, I appreciate it a lot.

[Mee]

Civvy's Room So much Pink!

Celica walks over and grabs a candy bar for each of them.
Thanks. Really, I appreciate it a lot.

Civvy's Room

Civvy nods, hopping up onto and then sitting down on her bed. "You're very welcome." Civvy says with a wide, happy smile.
"I'm glad I can help."

[Arkhosia]

Civvy's Room

Civvy nods, hopping up onto and then sitting down on her bed. "You're very welcome." Civvy says with a wide, happy smile.
"I'm glad I can help."

It's comforting there actually is a person that I can trust to be kind to me for once.