originally posted in:The New Dojo
[spoiler] https://www.bungie.net/en/Clan/Post/1677784/229595307/0/0/1
https://www.bungie.net/en/Clan/Post/1677784/227714961/0/0/1
Except Cylus is all black. No red.[/spoiler]
The woman could hear the noises of what could only be guessed to be a skirmish on the other side. Beyond the gates and in a nearby courtyard were two figures, maneuvering about, dodging attacks and dealing their own. People had gathered to watch, as it was quite the spectacle.
The fight went on for some time, until it was interrupted by the echoes from beyond the gates. An arrow whizzed through the air, only to be caught just inches from its target's face. The face belonging to Cylus, the arrow to Q.
"Sounds like we've got company." Cylus said, twirling the arrow between his fingers. Tossing it back to his companion, he nodded and gestured for him to follow. The crowd groaned, letting them pass. It seemed that they'd have to wait until next time to settle their bets.
[quote]*I coulda had you.* Q chuckled.
*You're just using this as an excuse.*[/quote]
"Oh? Keep dreaming, bud." Cylus chuckled. Straightening his jacket and pulling his hood up as he walked, they approached the gates.
"Anyways, remember what happened last time we left the "visitors" unattended?" he said, referring to a past event that had happened on similar circumstances.
The woman on the other side had only been waiting a couple moments before the gates were slowly pulled open, and she was greeted by the two figures waiting on the other side.
The eyes on Cylus' helmet narrowed and glowed a bit brighter, a sign that he was looking her over. Q did the same, except a bit less subtle.
[quote]*Looks like a merchant.* he said quite bluntly.[/quote]
The right eye of Cylus' helmet widened, as if to raise a brow. It was evident that they behaved like normal eyes, imitating his facial expression. There they stood, the three figures and the traveling shop, waiting for one or the other to speak.
English
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"Well, yes, I am. Specifically a rather good clockmaker."
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Edited by BondyMilk: 8/26/2017 7:43:28 PM[quote]*Why clocks?* Q asked.[/quote] Upon further inspection, it was easy to conclude that Q wasn't human. Rather, an artificial intelligence built by Cylus. Apparently he wasn't built with a filter.
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"Everybody needs to keep track of time, plus it's not overly hard work."
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"Ah, I personally own an armory." Cylus says. "I guess you can say everyone needs a weapon in this world." he adds. [quote]*So you're meaning to tell me that you came all this way in a store on wheels?* Q butted in[/quote]
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"Yes." The store starts rolling back down the hill behind her
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[quote]*Huh.* Q noted. *Your store is rolling away.*[/quote]
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"Oh!" She turns and sprints back into the store, it then stops, rolls back up, and rests on a flatter area. "Forgot the parking brake
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"Yeah, that'd probably help." Cylus said. "So what brings you to the dojo? You want to find a place to settle down or are you just passing through?"
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"Settle down and sell as long as people buy."
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"Ah. I'm hoping none of your clocks are wired to explosives. We don't need that happening [i]again.[/i]" His tone sounded sarcastic, bluntly serious at the same time. The indigo eyes of his helmet bore into her, watching.
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"No. That would be a waste of a perfectly good clock when a fuse would work just as well,"
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"Tell that to the last guy that came around." Cylus sighed. Q seemed to be gazing at her cart. Very closely gazing. [quote]*My scans don't show any explosives, just a bunch of clocks.*[/quote] "Very well. So Merchant, do you have a name?"
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"Chrona Arcenwald, at your service."
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"Chrona... Like Chronos?" An eye on Cylus' helmet raised.
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"Yes. My mother had an education but no creativity."
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[quote]*HA* Q exclaimed rather suddenly. It was an abrupt laugh, ending as soon as it started.[/quote] Ignoring that, Cylus extended a hand. "Well, Chrona, my name's Cylus. This here is my partner Q."
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She shook it. "Pleasure to meet you
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"Likewise." he nodded. "Come. Shall I show you around?"
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"I'd very much appreciate it."
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Cylus nodded and swiveled around on his heels, turning back to the dojo. Walking along, followed by Q, he gestured for Chrona to follow. "Keep up now, don't want you getting lost."
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She kept up easily, one step a second.
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Edited by BondyMilk: 8/27/2017 3:25:30 PM[spoiler]Cylus is strolling, so she must be taking tiny steps lol[/spoiler] They entered the dojo and came through the area in which Cylus and Q had just been training. The crowd had dispersed, but some lingered to see if anything would come next. Q trotted about and picked up and stray arrows and knives, before rejoining Cylus and Chrona. "This is one of the main courtyards." Cylus calls out. "As you can see, it's pretty big. People usually fight or train in these courtyards, so it's usually got something going on. Sometimes when I've got some things to do, my crew sends a dropship to pick me up here."
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"I see." Her speech patterns are a bit odd too, perfectly timed to the heat of her clock
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[spoiler]apologies for my recent disappearance[/spoiler] Cylus glanced back to Chrona over his shoulder. "I take it you are not simply a merchant. Something about you says otherwise. Do you, perhaps, fight?" he asked.