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Post by blossom on Jun 14, 2007 6:07:37 GMT -5
"Count me in," Rika grinned.
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Post by jessimyre on Jun 14, 2007 17:24:08 GMT -5
"Great," Savannah stood decisevly. "I'll go and break the good news to Juma." she laughed, pleased to be back among friends. "Then back here for dinner at 6?" she asked John. He nodded.
"It'll be an early start, up at 3 and we can be off for 5. Wear something comfortable, good shoes and passive colours." she added and then left, looking for her friend whom she knew would not be far away.
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Post by twilightblade on Jun 15, 2007 17:55:00 GMT -5
Twi glanced around at the others, then nodded to them and rose. "I'll be checking on the plane then." He turned to leave.
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Post by jessimyre on Jun 23, 2007 19:38:05 GMT -5
Savannah found Juma as she knew she would quite quickly. She explained their forthcoming expedition to him in rapid swahili. Juma's white teeth flashed in a grin. He was only too keen to help out. He suggested a couple of his own tribe to accompany them, all good warriors he assured her. Savannah was pleased - it was good to be out again in the country she'd always subconciously refer to as 'home'.
Then she went back to find that John had organised a room for her. The others had all gone, she supposed Twi to check his plane and the others to their own rooms. Well, she would see them at dinner in an hour or so.
Until then, Savannah had a very important visit to make. Alone, she walked with purpose through the gardens and out behind the lodge toward the hillside.
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Post by twilightblade on Jun 26, 2007 20:07:13 GMT -5
Twi finished his check on the plane, and secured it for heavy winds and the sun. He leaned against a strut, watching the slow movement of life. Overhead, the sun began to sink toward the shimmering ground, heat waves obscuring the golden distance. He had missed this kind of life.
He glanced down at the backback by his feet. He'd retreived a lot of stuff from his lockers that he'd never thought to need again. Perhaps it was just as well he'd kept in practice. With a smile, he scooped it up and headed for the house. It would probably be about time for dinner in a few minutes, as it had taken him the better part of an hour getting ready, and he needed to wash up.
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Post by Kage Chaos on Jun 29, 2007 1:41:50 GMT -5
Clive walked to his room and threw down his backpack, falling face first on the bed, and sighed.
He wonder briefly what would become of the artifact, but quickly fell asleep soon thereafter.
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Post by twilightblade on Jun 29, 2007 16:58:18 GMT -5
Twi walked into an empty room, but shrugged and sat down, placing his backpack next to his chair. He yawned a little, watching the light fade through the windows.
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Post by blossom on Jul 1, 2007 15:59:39 GMT -5
"So you're gonna go with them?"
"What, you think it's a bad idea?" Rika was sat outside in the sun, her legs stretched out in front of her, while she talked things over with Jet on the phone. She had rung to find out why her sister had been so uncharacteristically quiet; it turned out Jet had been doing some research of her own.
"No, I think it's a good decision. But it might be dangerous, so be careful."
"I will be."
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Post by twilightblade on Aug 18, 2007 16:14:18 GMT -5
Twi got up after a while, strolling back outside into the sunlight, and pausing off to the side of Rika. The girl was lounging, cat-like, in the sun, chatting easily on her cell-phone. He leaned against the side of the house, watching her and the surrounding land with equal care.
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Post by jessimyre on Sept 9, 2007 7:30:09 GMT -5
Savannah sighed happily as she stepped out of the shower. Within a few minutes she was dressed and had brushed her long hair into a pony tail. She wrapped a sarong around her slender frame and slipped on some slippers. She walked down to the resuraunt, looking for her new companions.
Tonight, a good hot meal and a long sleep. Tomorrow - who knew what tomorrow would bring? But it would be full of adventure and getting some more information on the missing talisman.
She raised a hand in greeting as she spotted Twi and Rika already in the resturaunt, Rika sitting out on the veranda in the lounge chair and Twi leaning nochantly against the wall nearby.
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Post by twilightblade on Sept 11, 2007 19:45:42 GMT -5
lol. Jessi, I was wondering, it's minor, really...but could you edit your above post? Twi is leaning against the wall to your right...Thanks!
Twi glanced aside as Savannah waved at him and Rika, and nodded back. He stood away from the wall and turned toward the door, facing her.
"Dinner time?"
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Post by jessimyre on Sept 12, 2007 0:50:37 GMT -5
Fixed LOL
"Absolutely, lets go in. The steaks around here are second to none." Savannah answered with a smile.
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Post by blossom on Sept 12, 2007 11:49:46 GMT -5
Rika waved back, slipping her phone inside her pocket. All this talk of food was making her hungry.
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Post by twilightblade on Sept 14, 2007 14:24:51 GMT -5
Twi smiled and walked back into the dining room. "Sounds good to me."
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Post by jessimyre on Sept 26, 2007 23:58:24 GMT -5
The next morning, Savannah was awake long before dawn. Her watch confirmed it, it was barely 4am. She rolled out of bed anyway - she could use this time to ensure they had everything needed for the foray. They'd agreed to leave the house no later than 5:30 so dressing swiftly, Savannah headed down the corridor of the guest wing and out to the sitting room where the group had piled their packs and equipment the night before.
She opened her pack and began shuffling through it, mentally checking off its contents.
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Post by twilightblade on Dec 1, 2007 19:35:27 GMT -5
Twi had set his portable alarm for 4:30, but found himself awake at 15 minutes to four. Staring at the ceiling, he wondered if this time would be anything like the last time he had gone on such a trip. Closing his eyes for a moment, he recalled the walls crumbling once more, the screaming...
Shaking his head, he got up and prepared for the day, then found his way downstairs. As he came into the sitting room, he spotted Savannah, and waved hello on the way to his pack.
"You're up early." He smiled a little as he bent over his pack.
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Post by jessimyre on Jul 21, 2008 18:41:50 GMT -5
"And you." Savannah answered. She closed her pack up decisively. "We'll have to move off quickly so I'm just making sure I have everything. We need to get there ahead of those bastards." she answered.
At that moment Juma entered the room, his grin a complete pearly contrast to his inky skin.
"Jambo Savannah," he grinned, "Jambo Twi."
He rattled off a couple of sentances in swahili to Savannah who followed his words closely, gesturing with his arms as he did so. Then the tall dark man turned and left again to make further preparations.
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Post by twilightblade on Jul 28, 2008 0:52:27 GMT -5
Twi checked his bag while Savannah listened to Juma, then turned to her as the man left, sliding a baseball cap into place over his slightly unruly hair. "Something up?"
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Post by jessimyre on Jul 28, 2008 7:20:17 GMT -5
"No, he was just letting me know who was coming, and that we'll have to watch for lions as they've been hunting in the area the last couple of nights." she answered grinning, "Swahili is easier for him, english doesn't come easy if it isn't your first language."
She stretched and moved to the door. "Breakfast should be just about ready, hope you're hungry. The breakfast's here are famous."
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Post by blossom on Jul 28, 2008 13:51:04 GMT -5
The murmur of voices downstair roused Rika from her deep sleep. She must have been much more tired than she had supposed the night before, as it took a while for her head to clear. When she was fully awake she rolled over to look at her travel clock. The luminous green letters told her it was twenty past four.
"Damn!"
Rika jumped out of bed with sudden alertness, glad that she had thought to pull out some clothes the night before. She dressed swiftly, wondering how she could have slept through her alarm. She had set it for four, wanting plenty of time to ready herself - she was lucky she hadn't slept even longer than she had.
She glanced briefly in the mirror as she tied her hair back in a ponytail, then left the room and made her way downstairs. As she reached the door to the living she caught the end of Savannah and Twi's conversation.
"... hope you're hungry," Savannah was saying. "The breakfasts here are famous."
"Looks like I got up just in time," Rika said with a grin, leaning against the doorjamb.
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Post by twilightblade on Jul 31, 2008 20:05:17 GMT -5
Twi chuckled. "Looks like you did." He turned to follow Savannah toward what he assumed was the dining room. He sure was hungry.
He glanced back at Rika. "Sleep well?"
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Post by blossom on Aug 1, 2008 7:55:30 GMT -5
"Seems so," Rika smiled, starting towards the other two. Her stomach had responded eagerly to the idea of food. "I slept right through my alarm. What about you?"
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Post by Kage Chaos on Aug 1, 2008 9:12:56 GMT -5
Probably close to halfway through the meal, Clive awoke much later than he would've liked. The smell of food allowed him to find the others, who had apparently woke up on time, or at least earlier than he.
"G'morning," he said vaguely as he entered the dining room.
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Post by jessimyre on Aug 3, 2008 7:01:30 GMT -5
Breakfast progressed quickly and before long Savannah, her new comrades and Juma's cheerful team were assembled in the yard fronting the big house. Without hesitation, Savannah threw her bag into the back of the nearest old jeep and clambered into the passenger's seat. Juma was driving.
She checked that her watch was working, her knife was sheathed safely, strapped to her back and began to scoop her hair up into a ponytail. She noticed Rika's long blonde locks getting her a few admiring glances from the black africans.
She grinned, remembering the first jeep ride she had in Kenya many years ago. It left her with red dust almost changing her haircolour and tangles that took three days to comb out.
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Post by blossom on Aug 3, 2008 17:33:06 GMT -5
To point out from my previous post ...
"... as she tied her hair back in a ponytail ..."
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