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Withering Dreams of Viel (Steampunk-esque Street Urchin Roleplay)

I guess we could say that we have two 'Bills' to pay *bad dum tiss*
I wonder how is the cast going to pay them off, considering their financial situation.
(Ok, it's actually Bill and Billy, but close enough).

Also, where is everyone else? I'm feeling kinda scared right now, I don't want this to-...well I'm not going to say it.

Welcome, to the Void of Stories! (free RP lounge, anybody and everybody welcome!)

Have a hammer.

Welcome, to the Void of Stories! (free RP lounge, anybody and everybody welcome!)

*poke.*

Withering Dreams of Viel (Steampunk-esque Street Urchin Roleplay)

Selena chuckled "He called me a terrible liar, that's actually pretty funny. Well, he won't believe me, not really a good thing, but that wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Though I should be a little more wary about what I'm going to say from now on. Might as well play along with his accusation and not tell him anything, at least for now."

"You caught me." She said with a hint of sarcasm, or at least what Selena thought was sarcasm anyway. Then she realized what the boy was saying. "A war?! Those things are actually real?! I thought...oh no..."

Selena's mind started to go into panic mode again "Why didn't Richard tell me that any of- oh wait...he did, though that was when the war wasn't as bad as the TV made it out to be before we left. I thought he was just fooling around with me, and I'd only have to worry about Master Dosett. I guess I was wrong...I'm so dumb...I just realized now that Richard decided to drive me to my aunt at the other end of the city in the middle of a war just to keep me safe from Master Dosett. I gotta thank him sometime for doing that for me, but no, I'm caught in an alley by a guy who labels me a liar. At this rate, there's nothing left for me. I'm going to die. Might as well come clean, or at least, as clean as this guy thinks I am, which probably isn't very clean at all."

Selena looks up to see him offer her a piece of meat with a surprisingly friendlier smile. She tilted her head down and said

"No thanks." She sighed before continuing. "You want me to come clean? Well I'm going to say that I'm going to be honest as I can here. You be the judge of whether or not I'm actually being telling the truth. So here goes. Pay attention."

"My name is Selena. I was working as a slave for my...'father' for as long as I remember, I was never allowed to come outside. Ever. Until one day, a man snuck into my house when Master Dosett was at work, said his name was Richard and he was a friend of my mom. He told me that my mom was killed by Master- ...err...my father...and he raised me as a slave simply because I was born a girl, odd, I know. It was weird at first, having another grown-up come into my life being the opposite of the first one you've known for how long, but I got used to it. He told me that he was making an escape plan to smuggle me out of my house when I turned 14 and I was going to be living with my aunt from then on. Fast forward to this morning, Richard was driving me, the plan finally set in motion, when...his car broke down, and we both noticed that Master Dosett's car is chasing us. Luckily, they were a little far off, just enough distance to buy us enough time time for Richard to tell me to get this chest you've been asking about from his trunk and run with it. The chest has a lot of stuff in it, stuff to keep me going for a little bit, then I'd have to learn to survive in this world, all on my own. I never knew there is a war, well I did, but I thought it was all made up from the TV Master Dosett keeps watching from when he's not at work, and there is to it. That's me...that's all I have to say...no cover-ups, nothing."

Selena just sat there leaning against her chest, trying her hardest not to cry over the fact that she had just spilled her entire life story on a stranger.

"This is it, I'm going to die. There's nothing left to do but wait."

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"Out of the city?! Nonononononononono! That's not the reaction I wanted! Ok, ok, don't panic, don't panic. I can explain this...somehow, or should I come clean? No, I'm not going to come clean, that's bad, but he doesn't seem to be a...bad...guy...just a part of the story, and maybe something good can happen, but the looks of this make that possibility unlikely."

Selena thought to herself before thinking of a response, as she did, she heard the young man tap on her chest as he whistles a melody. Selena started to feel a bit nervous "Don't panic, that chest is locked and can't be destroyed by bare hands...it can't...right? Though I'm curious to know what that melody is."

"Well...I'll just say I haven't seen or heard about...anywhere...until today..." Selena said to the boy.

"That IS a common situation for everyone right? Riiiiiight? If not, please make it so at least it's buyable...no, I regret saying that story, now I can't take it back, he'll remember that, and that story will be the end of me, actually, please just go away...just go away...the knife! I could- no, grabbing the knife would make it worse with his hand on the chest, just go away."

She added in a softer and more stuttered voice "I know that's a rather...weird situation...but I don't feel like...explaining about it right now...I understand if you...can't or...don't want to help me..."

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"Do you need any help?"

Selena looked up to see a tall young man looking at her. "Crap! I'm caught! Err...remember, do not make a habit of saying 'crap' whatever that is." she thought to herself.

"I-" She said before cutting herself off "I must go with caution about what I'm going to say here. That face, that...voice, is just...I can't describe it...not frowning like Master Dos- err...'father's,' but not friendly either like Richard's. It like it's missing in both, like it's its own thing. Point is I can't really see if I can trust this guy, sure he looks rather weak...but...you never know."

Selena took more than just a few seconds to think of a reply. "I gotta be careful, but I can't just ignore him, I'll have to think up an answer now because ignoring is bad." She quickly glanced at her chest "Even if I say the wrong thing, my stuff should be fine. Even then, I'm just going to lie, just in case."

"No." She said with a slight hint of hesitation, "No, I...think I'll be-" "No, I can't lie, he just doesn't look like someone Master -there it is again- father would know, so I'll just trust him a bit...just a little bit, if I don't feel safe, I could just take out the knife and run, right? Just be a little more honest, just a bit."

"...actually I could use some...assistance...I'm kinda new to this city and I might need some help knowing the whereabouts of...pretty much everything." Selena said. "Once again, if I don't feel safe, just take out the knife and run."

Withering Dreams of Viel (Steampunk-esque Street Urchin Roleplay)

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Savo said
Wait a minute, what clothes is Selena wearing at the moment icly when moving the chest around? Generic or Dress, because that will possibly affect the way I respond ic next time.

Generic.

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Selena pushed her chest around the streets as it started to rain. Dodging the various glares everyone has on her, she dashed to an alley, luckily having a roof to keep out the rain. She settled down in a corner out of sight from windows or doors, fortunately the chest has a lock with the key she wears as a necklace which would keep out any thieves, at least any thief who wouldn't resort to brute force. She relived the events that led up to this point and quietly cried, remembering Richard's command not to yell so that she doesn't get recognized. She pulled her coat close to her and her hat down.

"This is...home? Where is home now? What am I supposed to do?" She thought to herself as the rain kept pouring down, people running to shelter, while puddles splash and metallic noises echo throughout the streets. "What is this place? All I know is that...well, I don't know..." she thought with teary eyes "How am I going to survive when I don't even know what the world looks like outside of my house until today." She looked into her chest and found her two loaves of bread. She tore off a small piece and ate it.

"Why would Richard want to give me all his stuff? He knows I can't survive on my own, he knows I didn't believe in the plan in the first place. I don't know why he has so much faith in me, but I know I shouldn't let all his faith go to waste. Tomorrow, I'm going to have start a new life. I don't know what that life will bring me, probably some not-nice things, but I'll try to make the best of it. Try." She locked her chest, tucked the key under her shirt, and sat down, leaning on it, as she watched time tick by.

Withering Dreams of Viel (Steampunk-esque Street Urchin Roleplay)

Makes sense for me to have everyone separated at first.