originally posted in:The New Dojo
[b]Keri walks towards the Simulation Room, usual get-up. Brown duster, white shirt under it, middlemost button done. Black leggings, brown tennis shoes. Green earrings, strange, because it didn't match her outfit at all. Almost like they weren't supposed to go with the outfit, possibly a different one. She had short, black hair, right around at her ears. Besides her getup, another thing stood out. Her eyes. They were a light, milky brown. She was blind. Strangely, she could navigate perfectly fine. Right over to the room, opening the door, then programming the Sim Room to a location. Familiar to a small select few, unknown by most.
She gazed up at the simulated sky, breathing in the air. It was home. Well, the place she came from, not her actual home. Neon lights, skyscrapers, drug dealers on street corners. She smiled. Just like she'd remembered. Of course, she didn't program the whole city to be simulated, just this street and a few alleyways. She walked off the road, over to one of the alleyways, pulling a revolver from her duster, right hand reaching over to her waist. She walked into the alleyway, looking down it. There was two men. She'd loaded the program that had two thugs in this specific alleyway, so she already knew that it was merely a few street toughs, good target practice. Despite being blind, she took aim, nailing one right in the back of the neck, falling down. She knew the second only had a knife, she'd programmed this part of the sim herself, so she holsters her revolver, and pulls a sword from the other side of the duster, a rapier. Only reason she wasn't sparring with a real person was because she only trained with her wooden rapier, a luxury nobody else in the Dojo would bother with. She quickly ran up to the second man, and stabbed him in the right arm, a quick, fast strike. He took a swing. She swung upwards, knocking the knife away. The man got angry. He ran at her, and was met with a blade. Through the chest. She wiped the blood from the blade with the man's shirt, and headed back out to the exit. The one flaw was... She'd left the door open. Anyone could've seen in. She walked out, shutting the door, then looked around for anyone that had seen in, or just someone to talk to.[/b]
[spoiler]Open.[/spoiler]
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"I left when I was 29. And yes, I've met a lot of people. Three of which are here. A cowboy named JT, a swordsman named Lance, and a girl named Athena."
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"JT? He kicked my brother's ass in the tournament. Seriously pissed him off. Heh, sore loser. Lance and Athena I haven't heard about, nor have I met them. Though, I haven't met JT either.. Did you get the cowboy look from him?"
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"Yep. I take a lot after him, really. Bits of attitude, outlooks on stuff, stuff like that. It's why I'm getting a hat. Complete the look."
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"Ah, well, I'll still prefer you, Keri." [i]Came Luke's response before he stopped somewhat suddenly. Before the two was a somewhat overdoses log cabin made from oak wood. The large set of doors was closed, though there was a sign that said "open".[/i] "And we're here."
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"It looks... Homely, I guess. It's definitely different. What's the place called?" [spoiler]I just woke up like twenty minutes ago kill me[/spoiler]
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[spoiler]Not every reply needs to be long. [/spoiler] "It's very homely. Shouldn't all that busy, either - which is good, because I personally dislike crowds. It's called the 'Goldenridge Inn', for some reason."
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"I'm used to crowds and stuff, so you literally could've taken me anywhere for this. But, shall we go in?"
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"I suppose, but I've not done much exploring, and since I didn't want to wander for hours to find a place, I went here. And yes, we shall." [i]With a grin, Luke moved to the one of the two doors, pushing it open with his right shoulder, and then keeping it open for Keri to enter. [/i]
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[b]Keri walked in, clicking her tongue a few times to get the full picture of the place. Maybe it would be really nice. Maybe not. The log exterior wasn't really getting her hopes up.[/b]
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[i]Luke quickly joined Keri at her side after closing the door, leaving the cold outside. He grinned as he looked around the place, which was more like an inn because I'm a fan of inns, okay? The interior was.. well, I dunno how to call it. It was nice and warm inside, a large fireplace that spread its heat through the room being at the left wall, a very small amount of people being gathered around it for the warmth. There were round, wooden tables - each with two to four chairs - spread through the establishment, most of which were unoccupied. Straight ahead of the two was the bar/counter, behind which a smiling, balding man stood, an apron covering his white shirt and black pants. [/i]
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[b]It was certainly.... Interesting. She'd only seen bright lights and metal... This was very different. A major case of culture shock. It wasn't very bad... She kinda liked it actually.[/b] "Umm... I like the place."
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"Well, that's certainly good to hear. I mean, I guess it somewhat works out with you having the cowgirl look and all. Anyway, want to get the menu?" [i]Luke truly was happy she liked it, having been somewhat anxious to see Keri's response to the place. [/i]
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"Where are they at? I've haven't eaten anything all day, little hungry."
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"On the table. Where do you want to sit? Near the fire place? I'll let you decide. I'm just going to think about what I'll take."
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"Yeah... The fireplace sounds nice. Go grab a spot for us, I gotta go do something, alright?" [b]She rushes out, a small beeping coming from the weird screen on her arm.[/b]
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"Alright," [i]Luke softly replied, before he moved to a free table with just two seats. He sat down his own chair, which was made from oak wood, like most things in this place. Imagine what a fire would do. [/i]
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[b]Keri was gone for a minute, then she walked back in, her smile even brighter. She took a seat beside Lucas, smiling over at him.[/b] "Sorry about that, had to help someone out. He keeps getting himself almost killed."
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[i]Luke's own smile brightened as well when Keri walked back in. He wasn't worried that she had left him, because, well, he was too innocent. Too ignorant of the horrors oh the world. Because, well, he never really dated. [/i] "I assume you made it so he didn't get himself killed?" [i]He asked with a soft chuckle, a happy little twinkle in his eyes. [/i] "Aha. Well, that's somewhat odd."
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"Yeah. Guy's name is Daniel. I've been taking care of him since he was four. Funny... I haven't aged a day, and he's a grown man now. Makes me feel old. Watched him grow up, then he left when he was eighteen. He said he'd be showing up soon. Hope he hasn't done anything too drastic to himself. Anyways, where are the menus at again?"
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"Showing up here soon? Well, alright, then. That'll be interesting, I suppose. And the menu is here, on the table." [i]Luke responded as he tapped on the menu with his right index and middle finger. And, since I'm a lazy shit, the menu just has about everything. [/i]
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[b]Keri picks it up, but quickly realizes that she can't read it, so she turns to Lucas.[/b] "I can't read this."
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[i]Lucas sorta already expected something like this, as Keri couldn't read braille, and the ordinary letters didn't stick out at all.[/i] "Well, show me the card. I'll read it for you, or I can pick something if you tell me what sort of food you'd like? I don't mind helping you out."
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"Uh... I like soups. What kind of stuff do they have over here?"
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Edited by Nox: 11/23/2016 11:34:10 PM"Hmm. Well, lots of soup, really. Basic ones likes tomato soup, chicken soup, bean soup, vegetable soup to less basic ones like fin soup."
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"Do they have clam chowder? Been a while since I last had it, want to have it again."