Hawlin

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Luciel stopped for a moment as David blinked off as to better adjust Ace in his arms. There wasn't anything worth saying, since he figured it would only be a moment. His attire wasn't the most ideal for so much physical labor, though he was managing for the moment. Still, a shred of envy teased his senses, wishing someone would carry him around for a change...

'Speaking of which' Luciel thought, almost saying it aloud when David returned. Although, the almost-slip helped him think of a reason to agree with moving towards potentially more people. "Yeah..." he mused, picking the pace back up, "...with the fire, local departments may be evacuating people" the suggestion came. It would certainly be easier, in some respects, to find a way to hide there after everyone moved out. Their pursuers may get caught up in combing the forest for them, with any luck. "We move in and take it easy for a day...if you're not above looting, that is?" he asked, turning to David with a mildly concerned expression at the realization of what he was proposing. To be honest, he cared enough about what David thought of him to try to avoid insulting him with the suggestion of petty crime. Frankly, they were past needing to worry about a few misdemeanors, a thought which lightened Luciel's mood in a dark way.

'We were treated like monsters...why not act like such?'

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Song of the Century // sci-fi action adventure

Ahh, classic futuristic. Definitely interested.
I'm sure I can come up with a few good questions.

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@Ace of flames01
OH, NO WAY! ME T- Waaait, I see what you did, there. ;P

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Yeah, and the 2 line posts are super worth bothering people for...

What is the other group supposed to be doing while we run around, blindly?
The layers of their operation seem a bit more interesting. What's going on with that town that Zeff is orchestrating a curb-stomp symphony upon? Hexes took it over?

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In the distance where the prison stood while David watched, the thin emerald coils of a vine exploded from one of the roof vents accented by wisps of black smoke from the fan motors eating themselves. Whatever Luciel had left behind, it had certainly done its job. A tiny plume of flames belched from the vent, quickly destroying the vines...although now the prison would have to deal with a potential fire.
Luciel sidestepped the branch with a small spin and falling to a knee while still holding Ace. The hounds were a valid point, although leaving seemed like an idea, since fires in forests tend to spread. Getting away from the source of attention...

Zeh mission vahs seemink to go farzher south by ze minute, as far as projections told. I vould haf been lyink to say zhat seh talk about all ze vays sehy'd find us didn't instill a bit of paranoia. Gawd vee needed an out...

"Good, you can stand" Luciel said, rolling his eyes to excuse the attitude. "Someone will come to put the fires out, and we certainly cannot breathe all of zeis smoke" He continued, his accent popping as he took a few steps away. It would be best to change their route to go through the bits that still had a few minutes before they burned down. It'd be impossible to follow a cold trail through burnt earth. It was his suggestion, implied by his movement and narrowing eyes towards the opening. "They know where we are, now. I cannot imagine a FIRE is too hard to miss!" Luciel reminded, looking over his shoulder at Apollo with a slight glare before simply taking off in the intended direction with Ace in his arms.

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I'm tempted to try to take Apollo with us. I doubt hes collected enough to have a plan to bring us all in...assuming he even understands whose side hes on.

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Options are a little limited in regards to material.

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Luciel jumped from the blast, unexpectedly being lifted out of the hole from Ace's powers which he regrettably could not stop her from using, though he speculated she could feel herself lose a year or two of her life expectancy from the overcasting. He followed a step as she approached the immobile figure before simply collapsing. Rubbing his temples, he approached the new mess.

"Ace, I cannot carry you everywhere..." Luciel groaned as he hoisted her up, looking over the boy and tilting his head with a perplexed expression at what he apparently saw within him. "If you can stand, I'd suggest you do, since I can't carry you, myself" he said, uncaring if the boy could actually manage himself. The group was getting too big for comfort and he was suspicious of the figure; the trees burned with the same light which Luciel was struck with not too long ago.

He had enough to think about with trying to imagine a way they could survive the next hours before compounding the task by the steadily growing numbers. Ace had been helpful, but she need to rest and stop using her powers. He had no interest in seeking serious medical attention for her, should something rupture.

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Tch, women, always being unconscious ;T
Also, I have no idea how this is supposed to go, but neither option of running or hiding seems to be a thing that we're allowed to do.

What is the angle on the event?