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Post by odduckoasis on Feb 25, 2007 15:30:39 GMT -5
{I shall be setting this up with more detail than would otherwise be needed just in case anyone happens to care to read this... they know what's going on. xDD For anyone else, you can find my characters here: www.odduckoasis.deviantart.com eventually I'll have my own website and shall link from here to there. N-joy.} --- The world hadn't changed much, it was not too far into the future and it was evident that the minds of those that occupy the earth continue to think the same ways. Evolution is a part of the natural process of life and now the world had evolved again- this time there came about what was deemed as 'mutants'. Why mutants? Because they were odd, different and strange. Many were so obviously mutant from the beginning- with wings or paws, something to set them apart from all the 'normal' beings that occupied the world. And because of their strangness, many people feared them- shunned them or worse of all- hurt them. In so many ways there was still much oppression. Slave camps, trades, fight rings, secret experimentaion- ran by those that hated them that were so very different than themselves. The 'normals' in power sought to control the 'freaks' around them and by so doing, ripped apart families and destroyed lives. It wasn't too long ago, but seemed like a life time that such happed to one as it had happened to many. Nik had lost his family long fifteen years ago. He had married a mutant- an obvious one with feral feet. Because of this, they had hate in the neighborhoods they'd move into- shunned from schools they tried to send their children to. Only some would be compassionate and try to help- but in the end- they felt it wiser to live more secluded. Unfortunately, that did not help either. He lost his family on that fateful night- his pregnant wife dying from wounds inflicted upon her and his children kidnapped, inevitably sold into slavery. For fifteen years Nikolai Volkov had been setting up a base- a santurary, refuge from the hateful world for mutants that needed a home. When he finally felt it was safe for him to go look, after having looked for so long, he left for a time the complex in the hands he knew to be capable and began his search for his children. Months he'd been traveling and hoping, searching for anything. Upon some luck, while in Los Angeles, he read something in the paper talking about a psychologist and her known work with mutants. MingMei Thomas. Surely she was not the same MingMei he knew in college- but there was a photo- she was older, hair was different, but she was definitely the same woman. So he had managed to find her, and talk with her- and she agreed to help him. Now they found themselves in China, searching for leads about the slave trade of mutants. He'd found much in his own travles, but if he had gone to China alone, he would have been lost- as one, he did not speak Chinese and most natives would not know any English- and he would need to speak to the more common people. He could not risk dragging in authorities- in his experience, they weren't too cooperative when it came to mutants anyways. Having retrieved more information now, about more shipments and trades, now Mei and Nik were looking for supplies should they find themselves traveling to Alaska. He often found himself wondering if this was the voyage his own daughter or son took. Were they shipped across the sea, made to serve in an foreign land only to be shipped back again and sold somewhere else? He could only imagine how dramatic it was for them both- hoping beyond hope especially that they were still alive. "If you have any clue as to what exactly to get for going to Alaska, please, let me know." Nik commented, hoping that if they did make the trip there that they'd find what they needed rather quickly there as well. Though he was Russian, he still didn't care much for the cold- having been raised in the United States in a warmer climate anyways. |
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Post by naz on Feb 28, 2007 18:04:46 GMT -5
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Post by naz on Mar 7, 2007 13:17:38 GMT -5
Mei chuckled drily. 'are you kidding me? i have about as much idea as that guy back in the boat', she said with a jerk of her head towards the docks as they left that area. they had just finished effectively knocking a sailor unconscious through vodka to obtain some more leads about the trading in China, and now needed clothing for Alaska. this search was wuickly taking them to some pretty amazing places. after being stuck in the city for so long, Mei realised she had missed China, and having never been to Alaska she found it intriguing at the least.
turning to Nik, Mei added after some thought 'i think we should probably try the nearest commercial shopping centre, rather than these small places. we'd better get a cab into the newer part of town and try and find somewhere. sound good?' she turned to see what Nik thought. Mei also wondered how her niece Liling was getting along. Lil hd recently discovered her own mutation. at college-going age, Liling was already considering moving to the states, however now she had found out her abilites the lure of America stronger than before now that she knew about Nik's establishment there.
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Post by odduckoasis on Mar 7, 2007 19:33:46 GMT -5
{*GLOMPSLOBBER* hehe -insert dA giggle emote here-}
Upon hearing her slight laugh, Nik raised a brow and looked back at Mei, then just smirked at her a little. When she explained going to a larger shopping mall would be wiser, he nodded in agreement, hoping there would be some commercial store that would carry what they would need- coats and boots. "Sounds like a good idea, makes more sense. I think my brain has stopped thinking logically, so forgive me if I ask questions with obvious answers." he shook his head a little.
His mind had been so occupied with what he was out here to do that it seemed he couldn't think on anything else- especially if it had to do with taking care of himself. But even so, this was just another something to think about on his way to finding his daughter. He only hoped that their time, money and efforts weren't being wasted.
No- he had to stop thinking that. Shaking his head a little, he looked back to Mei and nodded a little. "Let's get a cab then." he continued and with her, hailed a cab and had him take them both to the nearest mall- or hopefully something to the equivalent.
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Post by naz on Mar 8, 2007 14:07:28 GMT -5
{MMM *wipes slobber* lol}
Mei smiled in sympathy. 'dont worry about it' she said warmly, patting his arm as they hopped into the cab. they sat in the back of the rattly cab until about half an hour later the driver shouted out in Chinese that they had arrived-the shopping centre was just around the corner but he wouldnt get parked as the traffic round there was too bad. in fact the traffic jam they were in now was surely as bad as it could get, so Mei hopped out with Nik and shoved some currency at the driver who shouted thanks and sat back to enjoy a good long wait.
They rounded the corner amongst groups of shoppers, mostly women, and made their way through glass doors into a huge shopping centre at least 5 floors high. 'Well, if we cant find it in here i dont now where we can' Mei declared over the rumble of 'mall' music and customers. she looked over at Nik who was also looking rather taken aback and smiled amusedly. 'Into the fray then?' she asked with a cock of her head.
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Post by odduckoasis on Mar 9, 2007 18:15:24 GMT -5
With a rather numb nod, Nik followed Mei into the shopping center, gazing about at the rather organized chaos that was knowing as a mall. Men, women, children and especially teenagers were wandering around every where in and out of every store. It had honestly, for Nik, been awhile since he'd been inside such a place, having had no reason to go inside. It wasn't so much a shock as it was that he was at a loss of where to go, especially since everything around them was in Chinese. There were a few American named stores- only done so for the trademark logo's of the store front, but for the most part, everything else was simply unreadable to him.
"Guess we ought to find the best store to get what we need. Since, I have no idea what I'm doing... why don't you lead the way?" Nik couldn't help but smile a little. He didn't mean to imply that she as a woman knew more about shopping that he did (he actually was referring to the Chinese characters everywhere), but it could be perceived that way.
In the mean time, he simply followed Mei to where ever she would lead- well maybe not quite so easily any where- but he was sure she wouldn't decide to be immature and lead him into a lingerie store. No, they were far too grown up for such childishness, but somehow, he could picture her having done so in their college days- which rather amused him to think about.
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{I did some of this in another rp, made it kinda interesting... so mesa gona do so here, cuz, like... I can! ha ha. This is the nice thing about forum rp, you really can rp by yourself and it's fine! At least, for a little bit... lol.}
On the other side of the world, there stood a house. A rather large house- pillars along the front, large picturesque windows and a large grounds- manicured to perfection. The large estate had acres of land to keep it rather, protected and out of the way of prying eyes and peeping toms. The grounds were patrolled by guards and their hounds- to keep out the unwanted visitor. This mansion was not the same as others. It was not occupied by some old widower that had more money than he needed and more room than he wanted. No- this mansion was not what it so appeared to be on the outside.
Inside this house- a business was run. Inside this house- there was order, rules, rewards and punishments. There was of course- the host of the house, or in this respect a hostess, who managed the household with a firm hand. She oversaw thirty girls, ranging from ages fifteen to twenty five. Once they turned twenty six- they were sent to work somewhere else. Some were there by choice- but most- were bought with the money this house brings in. And the house made a lot of money.
One girl in particular, she was eighteen and she'd lived in this house for about six months now. It was different than the other places she'd been before, yet- it wasn't anything new.
Rana had been sold into slavery at the tender age of three. She was straight away shipped to China. At such a young age, she was not so much expected to do much- and was almost disposed of until another slave saved her. She took her in and helped the little child not to be afraid and to become strong and quick fast, so the woman that bought her would not throw her away.
The first things she did were simple labor. Her mistress would ask for a drink, she would get her a drink. Her mistress would ask her for her slippers- she would get her her slippers. Little things, until she was six. Then she did harder labor. Shoveling, sweeping, moping- the labor grew until at the age of twelve she was sold again. Her mistress was already old, and finally her heart gave out. So young Rana had to be sold. Here she was sent to a camp- but not the kind where you swim and make crafts. No- this was a labor camp, in which- the treatment of the slaves was not so well treated. She didn't even have a bed. She, along with others, were locked in kennels- like animals. Bars and chain link. If anyone tried to escape, they were shot. So Rana- did as she was told... though that would not always be the case....
Now she sat in a room- in that large house and waited. What would be her job today? A client, a photo shoot- or manual labor? Whatever it would be- she would not risk messing it up, as these people in this house- had other ways to punish you for your disobedience than a simple beating or locking you up. No... their methods were far worse...
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Post by odduckoasis on Mar 9, 2007 19:05:20 GMT -5
{just had a thought.... what if you kinda helped in w/ the little bits of Rana side-rp thing? If you want. Just ask for details if you wana do that. =B}
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Post by naz on Mar 13, 2007 5:30:37 GMT -5
"Alright" Mei said smiling. Men were always shopping-phobic, but she could actually sympathise with Nik this time seeing as how he couldn't read any of the writing or speak Chinese. she lead them over to a mini-map of the floors of the mall and pointed to it, indicating the third floor. "i think this is our best bet, there's an outdoors section. everything else is fashion, music, food, gadgetry you know?" she murmured. it didn't occur to Mei to lead Nik into a lingerie store. perhaps if they had had as much time as they wanted, and weren't desperately searching for a person she might have had some fun leading him around the mall, but thought it best just to get in and out. Mei wasn't great in huge crowds like this. although she was from China and still lived in a busy city in the states, it was another thing to come back to this claustrophobic country and try and worm your way through the tight -packed crowds in busy shopping centres. "lets have a look" she said to Nik, nodding over to the escalator.
Mei was pretty diminutive in size, even for a Chinese woman, so she let Nik push through the crowds-head and shoulders above everyone else - and just tried to keep in his wake. she wouldn't have minded grabbing his hand so as not to lose him, but thought it would be a bit jeuvanile, so didnt bother.
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{hmm interesting, sure il join in! but what do you want me to do? play another person or we both just do Rana and whomever else? nice bit one her though either way^^}{pps, i wanna rp Tieju and Lil lol, wan tme to put some more stuff about her in here? as she's guna be asking her parents and stuff about going abroad, then you could do Rana and i could do Lil as my extra part? just an idea}
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Post by odduckoasis on Mar 15, 2007 1:37:38 GMT -5
{I was just thinking that if you wanted to just do a little side rping w/ a char that isn't really there or important, either another girl or something where she is. If you wana do Tie and Lil, that'd be cool too, I could rp him a little. He's not at the complex yet after all. And she was gona like go to school, yeah? So, that'd be cool. *nod* Whatever ish fine. xD}
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Nik went the way up to the store Mei indicated, having to weave around the crowd as well. It was busy this time of night, and with the city how it was set up, this was probably the only shopping place like this within many miles, so everyone came here. At some point, Nik too had the impulse to want to take Mei's hand so as not to lose her, but also decided that wouldn't be necessary, she wasn't a little kid after all.
They soon came to the store and thankfully upon entering, it was found to be less crowded than the mall itself. It was had plenty of customers, but it wasn't so busy it was insane. Seeing a rack of winter coats and other things, Nik nodded over to that side of the store. "Here we are... looks like we're in luck." he walked with her to where the coats where. They had women and mens alike, different kinds in length and warmth. He didn't want to get anything too expensive, but he still would need something sufficient, and besides, he figured he'd still need it once they got back, it got cold around the complex too.
"It seems rather strange to be shopping." Nik mused, shaking his head a little. "I don't recall the last time I'd gone shopping really for myself, except for some necessities." he shrugged as he looked through the coats. "See anything you like?" he asked, glancing at Mei while she browsed as well. All they'd need next is boots and they ought to be just fine. At least, that's what he figured.
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Pushing away the memories of her past, Rana stood and wandered around the room a moment. She wasn't alone in this room all the time, she shared it with five other girls. But right now, she was just the last to be given something to do. She was always last because she was the youngest here and the least experienced, which also meant most of the time, she acted more like a maid. But, this time they hadn't come to get her to clean the house or do chores around the grounds. No- this time they had something for her to do.
There was a knock on the door and soon it opened. There stood an older woman, a tall slender gazelle and she nodded for Rana to follow her.
"Come on little one- you get to have some fun today..." she smiled. She was decked out in some tight leather clothing- showing off her belly, most of her thighs and showing off her well-endowed chest. Her split hooves clicked along the marble as she led Rana down the hall to another room, though Rana very much doubted whatever she was going to do was going to be fun...
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Post by naz on Mar 15, 2007 14:39:30 GMT -5
{oh yeah that's fine. maybe leave the Tie/Liling thing for now, till we speak more often. I'll play another girl, umm, what kind of girl do you want me to be? another conufsed one like Rana? or one like the one leading her away?}
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Mei chuckled, weaving in between clothes more easily than Nik, who was trying hard not to knock anything off. 'I still go shopping enough, at least i haven't neglected that part of my life' she said with a bit of a wry smile. looking over at some women's sets, Mei pointed out a jacket and bottoms which matched, powder blue and which looked fitted out for cold conditions, perhaps for snowboarders or skiiers. 'they look good, the brand is a good quality too' she noted, fingering the rubber brand name near the zip of the jacket. turning to Nik again said confirmed 'yes, I'll get these, then i just need some boots. I'm afraid i dont have anything suitable in my personal wardrobe, its mostly slingback stiletto-type stuff' she joked with another smile. Mei hooked down a set in her size and carrying it carefully, tried to locate some boots as well. turning back to Nik, who didn't seem to be having as much success as her she said kindly 'need help?' and walked over to see what he was looking at.
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Post by odduckoasis on Mar 16, 2007 1:04:43 GMT -5
{I think one that's more her mentor would be good- someone to show her the ropes. Feel free to takes some reigns on what the ropes are. xD;; Hard to describe the house really- kind of a 'dominatrix' thing- so yeah. heh.}
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Nik was indeed having trouble, mostly because it was hard to locate anything his size, or perhaps he didn't really know his size well enough. He was tall, his height not a typical size, but there had to be something around here that he could use and that he wouldn't hate later. Hearing her question, he turned his head some and raised a brow then nodded a little. "Yeah... I think I do." he couldn't help a soft laugh as he looked back to the coats. "This makes me look rather pathetic doesn't it? Can't even figure out what coat to get..." he chuckled a little again with a soft shake of his head. He figured though that she'd be a good judge at what would be best for him. He remembered she'd always had good taste, she'd help him find something that didn't make him look like he was about to go hit the slopes, warm enough to ward off the cold winds, but respectable looking as well.
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Post by naz on Mar 21, 2007 9:59:37 GMT -5
"only a little bit" Mei said with a smile. she walked up to his rack and sifted through jackets quickly, pausing at a couple and hooking them off. "hmm, they only have two that are anywhere near your size, you're in rather the wrong place for tall-people clothes" she said drily as a small gentleman walked past Nik, about half his height. "try these two, and I'll find us some boots, ah, what size are you?" She offered him the jackets and looked around to try and find some footwear whilst waiting for Nik's answer. Mei thought Nik would probably have to go without trousers, his legs were far too long for any of the clothes they had here. oh well, he was from a cold country, she was sure he'd manage alright as long as he got some boots and a decent jacket.
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the feline female waited patiently in a private booth at the back of the huge below-ground room underneath Rana's building. everything was lit in low red lights, a lot of the place was shrouded in darkness-perfect for people who wanted to be there inconspicuously. only the bar and the dancing platforms were lit up with over-harsh bright flourescent lights. however the woman waiting couldn't currently see any of this. she was sat, thigh-high leather boots unzipped for a much appreciated break, in one of many separate small rooms that came off from the main area. she wore tight black PVC hotpants and a matching bikini top which was underwired to push out her bosom overtly. her lithe body was curled up on the small built-in sofa, the tiger stripes along her back and stomach standing out against her burnt-orange pelt. she filed a nail lazily, her tail curled and hovering above the sofa as she waited for the new girl.it was always interesting seeing them get broken in, and she hadn't taught anyone yet, so it was her turn to 'mentor' the latest addition to the team.
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Post by odduckoasis on Mar 21, 2007 13:56:13 GMT -5
Shaking his head a little, Nik took the two coats Mei had pulled out and then thought a moment of his own shoe size. "Ten... and a half I think..." he nodded, thinking a moment before affirming it with another nod. "Yeah." Seeing as they were coats and not regular clothes, he didn't bother finding a dressing room, only a mirror. Walking over to find one, he set one coat aside as he unhooked one from the hanger and tried it on. It was pretty decent, hanging a few inches below his hips. Stretching his arms some, he tested it a bit, but not really liking it, he tried on the other one instead. It hung lower and was a little bit looser. "What do you think of this one?" he asked, looking over at Mei, raising a brow. If it was all there really was otherwise, he would just get this one- since he really didn't have any other options besides.
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Rana was lead down a set of stairs she'd never been allowed to go down before. Nervously she followed the gazelle as she took her down. They went down a small hallway, approaching a door which she could hear music going on behind it. Going through the door, Rana just folded her arms around herself as she kept following behind, ears folding back as she glanced around at the scene. Before she knew it, they were at another door. The tall gazelle lightly rapped on the door and then opened it. "Here she is."
Stepping aside, she let Rana go inside the room and nodded to her with a smirk as she then shut the door behind her.
Rana just stood there by the door, looking lost and worried. Looking at the feline sitting across from her, one ear turned forward in curiosity and watched the feline, not knowing what to say to her. But she figured she'd be doing more listening than talking anyways- she usually did.
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Post by naz on Mar 21, 2007 15:37:57 GMT -5
Mei looked over from some boots she'd found and picked up in a size ten and a half; there weren't many of them in that size either. she glanced at Nik and nodded 'That fits fine, thank heavens!' she grinned and found a women's pair of boots in her own size as well. 'try these on too?' she asked Nik, inviting him to sit next to her with a pat on a couple of seats for that purpose. Mei tugged her boots on, checking they fit alright and had decent treads on the bottom. her feet felt snug enough, so she removed them again and watched Nik try his on. "how are they?" she asked, watching as he inspected them more closely than she. Mei noticed his blind eye again at this moment, realising that was why Nik had to peer so closely at everything. she felt a swell of pity for his sight, wondering what exactly had caused him to lose his sight in that eye. she could see he had a scar around his eye when his hair parted. not wanting to seem nosy, Mei looked away quickly as he looked back up at her to give his verdict.
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The feline re-zippered her boots which reached nearly to the hotpants. standing up without so much as a wobble, she sized up Rana, who was in baggy, dull clothing. raising an eyebrow the woman looked back up at her, thinking she had a lot of work to do. she nodded to Rana, introducing herself. "My name's Ruth, but whilst we're working you never call me that out on the floor or in these rooms. its Tigerlily out there, makes it more exciting for the customers" she said with a bit of a grimace at the cheesy name, probably due to her markings.
"right, I'm guessing you've never been here?" she began, and at a shake of the head from Rana nodded as if to confirm her own suspicions. "i thought not. this place is an underground club, and from now on, you work here with us. we are the entertainers. we dance, serve at the bar and provide our, services, for the customers." she said, pausing slightly on the "services" part. looking over at Rana she stated "I'm going to train you up, get you used to working the bar, knowing all the drinks and also some dancing wouldnt go amiss, it'l help build up some muscles" said Ruth/Tigerlily, eyeing Rana's skinny frame skeptically. although slim, the other woman was obviously well-trained and muscular, she would be able to work all through the night, dancing in ten centimetre stilettos non-stop when necessary. she noticed Rana taking all this in in smirked a little "dont feel too intimidated, I've been here quite a while. its hard work but you get used to it" she said in a matter of fact way, as though being a member of a seedy bar and probably taking all your clothes off was one of those facts of life. although for people like Rana, it probably was.
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Post by odduckoasis on Mar 21, 2007 16:04:09 GMT -5
Nik didn't even notice, naturally, that she had been looking at his bad eye, not being able to even see her doing so as he wasn't looking right at her with his good eye. Nodding a little, he pressed the boots into the floor a little and then stood. "They seem to be pretty good. Hopefully we won't spend too much time in Alaska that will wear them out too quickly." he nodded, taking a few steps to make sure they weren't too tight nor rubbed funny. The only thing worse than a uncomfortable coat, was boots that pinched when you took a step. They were fairly comfortable though, so he was glad for that. "I think we've got what we need then." he nodded again, feeling satisfied with this and looked back at her for confirmation. The time would come that he was sure she would ask about his past and what had happened to him- but of course, that time wasn't now. He sat down again to take the boots off so they could make their purchase.
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If anything, Rana was not too excited about all of this. Obviously she gathered the types of things that went on in this house- having seen what the girls wore and seeing some of the escorting some 'clients' up to the upstairs bedrooms. She was young, not stupid. "I'm Rana..." she said with a heavy Chinese accent. She had grown up in China, though she wasn't Chinese, but the fact that she was sold into slavery at such a young age and lived there most her young life- it wasn't surprising that she sounded native. She honestly had no idea where she was anymore, but she figured she was in America somewhere- knowing she'd probably never get a chance to find out where. She wondered if there was a city or town nearby, but she doubted she'd ever see that either. Perhaps if she got daring, she might try to go there. She had supressed her powers for awhile, but because of it, sometimes when she got nervous or stressed, she lost some control. At the moment, she held her hands together, suppressing them down more. She didn't want to hurt anyone either- having done that before as well.
She decided there was no reason to avoid getting into things or making any excuses and just nodded softly at her as she told him what her new duties would be. "Alright... where do we start...?" she watched the feline, looking her over a moment as she took in her sculpted body and the clothes she wore. She realized then- she'd be wearing things like that- and that would be the only new part of being here. She gulped a little, but just awaited what would happen next.
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