AUTHOR'S TEENY LITTLE RANT:
Well, phooey. Sorry about the ???? thing in the last chapter. It was meant to be Resta, in the Symbols font, but obviously it hates me. From now on you'll just get the names when spell-casting. Sigh.
Not got much else to say but that. Enjoy.
***
"Hounds of Hell" part 2.
"Come ooooooooooooooooooon!" Noel yelled at the empty Guild Girl booth. Of all the bad times to go AWOL, this had to be the worst. "Someone please come ihelp/i me! This could be life or death for a Hunter!"
"Fine, fine," the Guild Girl said. "I'm coming." She emerged from the Quest Display booth, looking disgruntled. "Hey, you were on the news just now. What happened?"
"No time to explain," Noel said. "Look, I need to get in contact with Ash, I worked with him on the From The Depths Quest. Someone's after me, might be coming after him."
The Guild Girl frowned, but the 'live' display of Noel's emergence from the devastated Check Room convinced her that there might be something to what the young woman was saying. "Hang on, it's just bringing up his details. Ah, here. That's his number, there's his address. Want them sent directly to your BEE?"
"Yes please," Noel said, just glad that finally something was happening. "Look, try call him, I'll go straight to his apartment. Just tell him that Noel says to keep inside and not let in anyone but me. If he asks why just tell say Kireek. He'll understand."
Noel ran out of the Guild, heading straight for the nearest intra-ship teleporter. The Guild Girl just looked at her strangely, then tried to contact Ash. When she didn't get a response, she just shrugged and resumed her conversation.
***
Noel made he way through the huge ship, using teleporters where she could, and running where she couldn't. Her greatcoat billowed behind her - she had pulled it on during a rather frustrating wait for a teleporter in the Bluefull sector. Redria sector was about as far away from the main Hunter's Guild as the section IDs got. Yellowboze, Noel's own ID, was only a sector closer.
She was starting to falter, but every time she thought she surely had to stop, she would just picture what might happen if that android got there first, and increased her speed. She'd regret it later, but right now the important thing was to warn Ash. The Guild Girl hadn't called to confirm the message yet, and Noel suspected that she might not have even bothered to call.
Finally she found the right building. The ship was a maze to some, and the Hunter's Guild accommodation was some of the worst. There were simply so many Hunters that the buildings had to be close together, and very tall into the bargain. She swept inside, flashed her Hunter ID to the doorman, and punched the right button in the lift. Finding the right apartment was going to be a nightmare.
She breathed deeply, quietly mourning the fact that Ash's apartment was near the top of the building. The lifts had never been slow, and apparently Redria was a fairly social group because it seemed like someone joined her or left her every floor. She was starting to get seriously jumpy by the time she reached the right place.
She pushed her way past the group of Redrias in the lift, and looked at the nearest door. "You have got to be kidding me!" she groaned, noting that the number was about as far from the right one as it could get on one floor.
She started running again, and silently prayed that she wasn't too late. It was impossible to get anywhere quickly on the Pioneer 2, no matter how hard you tried. There was always someone or something trying to slow you down, even if they didn't know it.
She finally found the right apartment, and stabbed the alert button. Honestly, why couldn't the designers just call them doorbells like the rest of mankind? Irritated at the lack of response, she jabbed it three times in rapid succession. She was just considering how productive it would be to break the damned thing down when the door swished open.
If the situation had been less serious Noel might have done something she'd regret. It was Ash, yes, but DAMN! He was only wearing trousers, revealing a very nice view of his chest and flat-as-a-board stomach, and his hair was bordering on soaking. Had she gotten him out of the shower?
"What d'you want? Oh, it's you Noel." He seemed distinctly unruffled, so Noel knew that the Guild Girl hadn't gotten through. Maybe for the best. "Is something wrong? You look a little distressed."
"Um. Hi. Can I come in?" Just how the hell was she going to explain this?
"Sure." He ushered her in, and she made every effort not to stare. She couldn't help it, Newmen had hormones just like everyone else and hers were working overtime.
"Ash, we are in big trouble," she said, as soon as the door closed. "Some psycho android just killed seven civilians, almost killed the Check Room girl, and stole the Soul Eater from my locker."
"Oh shit."
***
Oh yes, Ash and Noel are in big trouble. I had someone asking my why I called my character Noel Chandler, so here you go.
Noel Chandler is a character from Star Ocean: The Second Story. He likes animals, is fairly calm and well-organised, and generally my favourite character ever. I made up my HUnewearl to look kind of like him - no easy task! - and named her Noel.
There.
Next chapter, I promise that I'll introduce Mazouku.
Well, phooey. Sorry about the ???? thing in the last chapter. It was meant to be Resta, in the Symbols font, but obviously it hates me. From now on you'll just get the names when spell-casting. Sigh.
Not got much else to say but that. Enjoy.
***
"Hounds of Hell" part 2.
"Come ooooooooooooooooooon!" Noel yelled at the empty Guild Girl booth. Of all the bad times to go AWOL, this had to be the worst. "Someone please come ihelp/i me! This could be life or death for a Hunter!"
"Fine, fine," the Guild Girl said. "I'm coming." She emerged from the Quest Display booth, looking disgruntled. "Hey, you were on the news just now. What happened?"
"No time to explain," Noel said. "Look, I need to get in contact with Ash, I worked with him on the From The Depths Quest. Someone's after me, might be coming after him."
The Guild Girl frowned, but the 'live' display of Noel's emergence from the devastated Check Room convinced her that there might be something to what the young woman was saying. "Hang on, it's just bringing up his details. Ah, here. That's his number, there's his address. Want them sent directly to your BEE?"
"Yes please," Noel said, just glad that finally something was happening. "Look, try call him, I'll go straight to his apartment. Just tell him that Noel says to keep inside and not let in anyone but me. If he asks why just tell say Kireek. He'll understand."
Noel ran out of the Guild, heading straight for the nearest intra-ship teleporter. The Guild Girl just looked at her strangely, then tried to contact Ash. When she didn't get a response, she just shrugged and resumed her conversation.
***
Noel made he way through the huge ship, using teleporters where she could, and running where she couldn't. Her greatcoat billowed behind her - she had pulled it on during a rather frustrating wait for a teleporter in the Bluefull sector. Redria sector was about as far away from the main Hunter's Guild as the section IDs got. Yellowboze, Noel's own ID, was only a sector closer.
She was starting to falter, but every time she thought she surely had to stop, she would just picture what might happen if that android got there first, and increased her speed. She'd regret it later, but right now the important thing was to warn Ash. The Guild Girl hadn't called to confirm the message yet, and Noel suspected that she might not have even bothered to call.
Finally she found the right building. The ship was a maze to some, and the Hunter's Guild accommodation was some of the worst. There were simply so many Hunters that the buildings had to be close together, and very tall into the bargain. She swept inside, flashed her Hunter ID to the doorman, and punched the right button in the lift. Finding the right apartment was going to be a nightmare.
She breathed deeply, quietly mourning the fact that Ash's apartment was near the top of the building. The lifts had never been slow, and apparently Redria was a fairly social group because it seemed like someone joined her or left her every floor. She was starting to get seriously jumpy by the time she reached the right place.
She pushed her way past the group of Redrias in the lift, and looked at the nearest door. "You have got to be kidding me!" she groaned, noting that the number was about as far from the right one as it could get on one floor.
She started running again, and silently prayed that she wasn't too late. It was impossible to get anywhere quickly on the Pioneer 2, no matter how hard you tried. There was always someone or something trying to slow you down, even if they didn't know it.
She finally found the right apartment, and stabbed the alert button. Honestly, why couldn't the designers just call them doorbells like the rest of mankind? Irritated at the lack of response, she jabbed it three times in rapid succession. She was just considering how productive it would be to break the damned thing down when the door swished open.
If the situation had been less serious Noel might have done something she'd regret. It was Ash, yes, but DAMN! He was only wearing trousers, revealing a very nice view of his chest and flat-as-a-board stomach, and his hair was bordering on soaking. Had she gotten him out of the shower?
"What d'you want? Oh, it's you Noel." He seemed distinctly unruffled, so Noel knew that the Guild Girl hadn't gotten through. Maybe for the best. "Is something wrong? You look a little distressed."
"Um. Hi. Can I come in?" Just how the hell was she going to explain this?
"Sure." He ushered her in, and she made every effort not to stare. She couldn't help it, Newmen had hormones just like everyone else and hers were working overtime.
"Ash, we are in big trouble," she said, as soon as the door closed. "Some psycho android just killed seven civilians, almost killed the Check Room girl, and stole the Soul Eater from my locker."
"Oh shit."
***
Oh yes, Ash and Noel are in big trouble. I had someone asking my why I called my character Noel Chandler, so here you go.
Noel Chandler is a character from Star Ocean: The Second Story. He likes animals, is fairly calm and well-organised, and generally my favourite character ever. I made up my HUnewearl to look kind of like him - no easy task! - and named her Noel.
There.
Next chapter, I promise that I'll introduce Mazouku.