Loneliness...

[Laur Doyle]

*Laur puts the card down on the table, lowering her head slightly as she thinks things over. She could stay, be alone for the rest of the day, or go with Till. It would be rude for her to refuse, and he had in effect given her only one choice*

I will go. I think relaxation is something I'm going to be needing

*Her eye falls on The Senseis package however, unsure of whether or not to open it now, or at all*

[Till Doyle]

Nodding, and smiling, "Zen ve zhould leave. Take your mind of zese mind gamez zat zese God's play. Vhy zey play zem iz beyond me. But vhen iz all complete, ve zhall be Godz in our own right."

Walking towards the front door, "Are you vearing zose clothez, or changing?" He mostly has his back towards Laur, but is turned around enough so that Laur can see his face.

[Laur Doyle]

*Laur closes her bright blue eyes as Till heads towards the front door, breathing ever so slightly easier now she wasn't being touched before opening them again*

No, I think I'll change out of these. They're not fit for going out in

*Laur comments as she walks past the coffee table towards the stairs, taking hold of the box as she did so and carrying it with her. It was still rude to refuse a present, no matter who-or what-it was from*

*Laur sighs as she enters her room, and locks the door from the inside. She sits cross legged on the floor, stares at the packaged box indecisively for a few seconds, before ripping the packaging off*

*She then cautiously opens the Senseis box...*

[Till Doyle]

((I am avaiting TheSensei's reply before I make a reply to zis pozt myzelf.))

[LordPsycho]

What is there appears to be some kind of animal's horne, probably a bull. It has an gold ornimenation with what appears to be a split down it's middle about 2/3's of the way from it's base, which is sanded flat and level so that the thing would stand on a desk.

A thought not her own crosses her mind

Channel your loneliness into it...

[Laur Doyle]

Channel your loneliness into it...

*Laur starts, looking around her room as though she expected someone to be there. But there was no-one, and yet she'd been so sure*

*Laur picks up the horn, looking at it curiously. She'd seen things channeling before, it couldn't be too difficult could it? What would happen though...*

*Laur puts it down, staring at it. It was a strange creation, whatever it was for. She guessed she'd find out if this worked*

*Laur allowed her loneliness, to wash over her again. She almost broke down, she had no idea it was that deep and powerful. Laurs bright blue eyes look straight at the object, standing on it's base on the floor as she attempts to channel this overwhelming feeling of hers*

[Till Doyle]

When Laur had gone upstairs, Till had walked back into the living room, and had proceeded to pick up items and study them intently, slowly learning more and more about his second in command. She appeared to have a fine taste, but not tacky to the point of over inundation.

After a few minutes, he walked into the kitchen, and silently began to look through drawers, cupboards and several containers. He didn't find much. He'd have to find out why, eventually.

He assumed Laur had been taken aback by her package. He himself was interested in what she'd been given, and as brash and bold as he is, he could not bring himself to go up the stairs, it is too intrusive, especially within Laurs private quaters so to speak.

He found himself resorting to sitting down in a chair with a book Laur had left out on a side.

[LordPsycho]

AS Laur's loneliness began to wash over her, the blade had a strange reaction. It began to lift off it's base...no...it was growing on it's base. What had to be no longer than a small knife inside the horn was not a katana sized blade standing attop the horn desk rest, and it was still growing...

"Sorry for the painful message...but I needed you in the proper mood to demonstrate my gift to you on the anniversery of your birth.", the voice sounded again.

[Laur Doyle]

*Laur simply stared at the blade, wondering if it was going to stop growing. Of course, the shock of seeing something like that was nowhere near powerful enough to overwhelm her current feeling. Only one thing, one person would be able to do that*

You must be TheSensei. There's no-one in here... This day has been painful to me for years... But my brothers not dead...

*Laur said, as she moved a hand to touch the blade as it grew. She did have a nagging question, though she highly doubted it would be answered*

Why give a gift to me?

[Till Doyle]

Till had picked up the book and begun to read. Not that he was interested in the book, but there was little else to do. It is times like these he wanted all of his tools at his disposal. However, Laur is technically off-duty. The book, mostly bored him, and was probably as predictable as the person who wrote it.

[LordPsycho]

The blade eventually stopped growing once the it reached about five feet in length.

One last foreign thought entered her mind....

"You'll find out when you embrace who you really are........"

[Laur Doyle]

*Laur stopped reaching out towards the blade, and withdrew her hand as she stood up*

You mean 'what'

*Laur said unnecessarily as she moved towards the closet in her room. Opening it, Laur riffled through the various outfits until she came upon a red dress that glittered when it caught the light*

*Laur took a short time to get changed from her casual clothes into the dress, a pair of matching shoes were found lurking within the same closet, though these didn't glitter. The dress came three quarters of the way down her leg, though a split in the left side tastefully revealed a little more. The concealed right leg however also concealed a holster holding her beloved gun. Unless she was careless, no-one would realise the deadly weapon was concealed there*

*The unwanting mutant stops when she turns to leave, the sword still sitting in front of her door. Laur lets out a breath before grasping both the sword and desk rest, and concealing it within her room*

*Taking a long look at herself in the mirror, Laur frowns at the lack of... something in her appearance. She eventually finds a hairclip with a rose on it, and clips it on the side of her head, slightly tilted forwards. Much better*

*Laur descends the staircase, the silken dress flowing behind her until she entered the room where Till was reading the book she'd discarded earlier. Noting he appeared to be bored, Laur felt the need to explain why she had it in in her possession*

That book is predictable. Some would say mundane, normal. Unlike myself.

*Laur intakes a breath before continuing, unsure as to why she'd feel this way*

You know what I am. That book allows me occasional escape from that.

[LordPsycho]

Once she shut the door behind her, the blade was cut off from it's source of energy.

It quickly shrank, and reached the sized it had arrived in, neatly concealed inside it's desk ornament.

In a corner of the room, DP, in his ethereal form, smiled.

He had been eyeing the young hand of Mr. Doyle for some time. She was a fine warrior and soldier. How she could keep her secret and attack what she deemed to be her own kind with that Corporation was beyond him. But as he said before, when she wakes up she'll be a fine instructor for his Dojo.

[Till Doyle]

Till slowly lowers the book, as his eyes slowly take in Laur from her legs up. For a few moments, the air hangs still, as if no-one is to say anything. He places the book to his side, on the arm of the chair. "You are more zan vat ve capture.

You are nozing like zem. You have not ze ability to deztory life, people vith deztructive dangerouz powers. You, inztead help keep zis threat under control. Do not forget zat. Zere iz always more zan meets ze eye."

With his last phrase, a slight twinkle shines in his eyes, and a small smile flashes across his lips, as if indicating her dress. Reaching for his cane, he uses it, and the empty arm of the chair to help himself up. He walks ahead of her to the door, opening it for her, and for once, in a soft, non-menacing tone of voice, "After you, Miss Wilkins."

[Laur Doyle]

*Laurs head tilts forward slightly in an imperceptible nod at Tills words, before the begins walking behind him to the door*

*She is a little taken aback by the soft voice he uses as he holds the door open for her, but she hides her surprise quickly*

Thank you

*She says as she steps outside, and turns around as she waits for Till to step out after her. She wasn't about to leave her door unlocked now was she?*