The Sereni-TREE among dandelions
POSTED BY: TheRealMe
UPDATED: Saturday, August 20, 2005 06:05
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*For some very strange reason Emma hears singing on the Admiral Nelson, hmmmm*
Ships computer: Proximity alert, proximity alert
Emma: Shit
*The scanners indicate a Degassian warship approaching fast*
Warship: We are the Doe Maar and we demand identification.
*So much for smuggling in secret*
Emma: This is the Admiral Nelson, we are heading for Degas 1.
Warship: We do not recognise your ship Admiral, prepare for boarding.
Emma: Arse
extremely dimensionally transcendental
Temporarily amended to read...ALAN
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*Stares at the brides*
*Wanders over to TheRealMe...*
Me, who exactly are the brides?
Where did they come from?
PsychicRiver
"Two by two, hands of blue." 
"We'll take care of each other. I'll knit!"
Summer Glau to me - "You are so photogenic."
Me - 
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An arrow flies through the air, impacting in the exact center of a painted target 100 meters away. Soul smiles as he pulls another arrow from his quiver and fires again. The second arrow impales the target right next to the first. Soul chuckles.
"Let's try something else."
Soul kneels in the grass and pulls over his belt loaded with various arrowheads. He pulls out a few arrows and begins attatching one of each type of arrowhead to the shafts. When he is done, he stands to his feet and reached into a pouch on his belt and pulls out a handfull of gold-collored metal spheres no bigger than B.B's. He blows softly across the spheres and launches them up into the air. Three seconds after they leave his hand, the spheres expand to the size of a golf ball and sprout fine golden wings. The spheres then proceed to zip off into the sky as Soul hitches his quiver onto his back, grabs his bow, and begins to chase them.
"Time to hunt me some Golden Snitches!!"
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Soul, Security Chief of the Sereni-Tree, Captain of Destiny.
Mantichorus: "So is there a reason they call you 'Soul'?"
Soul (after a long pause): "Yeah. Because I have one."
http://havenofsouls.blogspot.com/
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Hi, PsychicRiver. Oh, I see that we got another one. Welcome, Bride2. You have also been called “Deuce” in the past.
But when did we pick up the Brides? Well, they joined us during the Gala Pageant of Cross-Dressing Men. During the middle of the pageant, we split off into a new thread, and our Mistress of Ceremonies, ThatWeirdGirl, gave a summary of the previous thread. As part of that summary, she mentioned that the judges of the contest were being “plied with brides” (my italics).
One of the judges, Mal-licious, complained that she had no use for brides and all their white satin, pearls, and lace. She suggested that the contestants should try to use money, instead, to influence her vote.
ThatWeirdGirl meant “bribes,” of course, but some of us (uh, mostly me) would not let it go.
So, in the threads that followed, I occasionally had a bride appear, like a walk-on part. I decided that there were seven of them (who remembers “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers”?), and numbered them Bride1 through Bride7.
Bride1 helped us during Mai-Quest. But then they sort of languished for a while. When the Sereni-Tree arrived at Rukus, I planned to get rid of them by getting them jobs there. Their interviews went well, but considering the fate of Rukus, that really didn’t work out.
What really got them integrated into the storyline was when I gave them personalities. I decided that as their personal number increased, they got more “girly”. So (the late) Bride1 was a cold-hearted assassin with a katana and no interest at all in girly stuff (and blonde hair, to match the Bride of “Kill Bill”), Bride2 was an athletic tom-boy, and so on, until Bride6 and Bride7 liked to curl and dye their hair, do their nails, dress up in frilly and lacy dresses, and perhaps even hold slumber parties.
As the smartest of the Brides, I got Bride4 (Jet) a job with TheGreyJedi as an Assistant Engineer.
The Brides really came into their own when they started getting adopted. First Bride7, then Bride4, now Bride2. Bride7 diverged greatly from my original concept, but that’s okay. It’s more fun this way.
The Brides have helped here and there as minor characters, and most of them participated in our shuttle raiding parties during the “Dark Soul” plotline. Earlier this thread, I made Bride3 our bartender, since nobody “real” seemed to want the job.
I once described the Brides as “seven young women of varying heights, weights, and ethnicities.” Let’s see what we have:
Bride1: (R.I.P.): Blonde crazed assassin with a katana (see Kill Bill). Slain on Black Diamond by Needleseye after having been “reaverized” by the FemaleReaver.
Bride2 (aka Deuce): Freckled redhead with green eyes. Impulsive and temperamental. Strong, athletic, and tom-boyish. Wears grey sweats and keeps two katanas. Once rumored to have a “sly eye”.
Bride3 (aka Trey): A rather tall woman of African descent. Knows how to deal cards and mix drinks. Our bartender.
Bride4 (aka Jet): Short and slightly built brunette with glasses. Intelligent, brave, and resourceful. Assistant Engineer.
Bride5: A beauty of Asian descent with long straight black hair; affects the glamorous look. Kissie herder. Pilot-in-training.
Bride6: Giggly airhead, with blue eyes and curly blonde hair (as per stereotype); likes frills and lace. Somewhat self-absorbed. Faints regularly. Kissie herder.
Bride7: Blushing psychotic bride; a good cook who avoids work in order to file her nails and look bored. Seems to have tendencies toward cannibalism.
This describes the current set as far as I know, probably in more detail than you wanted, PR. For any that are adopted, there could be more changes, of course.
The Real Me, First Officer of the Sereni-Tree
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*Serenity lays back in the grass, gazing up at the star-filled sky.*
thinking to herself: I hope Emma is doing okay, wherever she is.
*Suddenly, something golden flies in front of her face, flitting like a small round humming bird, hovers for a moment, and then zooms off.*
Wha?
*The golden snitch is followed momentarily by Soul, who leaps over Serenity in pursuit of his quarry.
Serenity, First Officer of Destiny
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*puts huge headphones on and turns on her mp3 player, wanders her way back into the water park, completely ignoring any others (including the floating sphere of water) sits infront of the fishie tank, listening to violent japanese rock and watches the fishies swim gracefully*
If everyone took and eye for and eye and a tooth for a tooth, there'd be a bunch of blind and starving people walking around...
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In Jazaf's mind
The battle felt like it had been waged for hours. Both combatants were bloodied and tired, yet they refused to give up any ground.
'Concede! You gain nothing by refusing me ownership of the body! I will only torment your mind constantly.'
'Never! I refuse to become some Hell-spawn whose only joy is to see his enemy split in two before him!'
The two warriors lock blades, Jazaf glares at his darker counterpart. The creatures eyes are void of any emotion save Rage.
'It is only a matter of time before your defenses fail and I emerge the Victor. Accept your fate there can be no other way!'
Jazaf's eyes widen as an idea forms in his head. In a daring maneuver, Jazaf spins to his left and slashes at the creatures feet as it stumbles forward. The creature howls in pain, and let's go of it's blades. Jazaf picks the creature off the ground and embraces it.
'What are you doing!?!' The creature begins to panic, unsure of Jazaf's intentions.
'Accepting you.'
A white light began to form in their midst, the creature howls again to find itself bonding with Jazaf.
'No! I cannot allow this to happen!' The creature tries to scramble away. The bond between itself and Jazaf stretches, the creature struggles to get further away. Then the bond becomes taut and retracts viciously, snapping the creature directly to Jazaf.
Back on the Sereni-TREE
Jazaf's body shoots out of the floating orb of breathable liquid as if shot out of a slingshot. His back connects with the metal railing of the second floor, forcing the liquid in his lungs to come out. Then his limp body plummets to the floor.
After a few minutes, Jazaf manages to open his eyes and use the wall to help him stand.
Bride2 strides over to him and says, 'Hey there Mystery Man, Welcome back to the Waking World.'
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Mystery Man on the Sereni-Tree 
Navigator on Destiny 
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*Soul BUMPS Serenity as he jumps over her.*
Serenity, First Officer of Destiny
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Quote:
Originally posted by Jazaf:
Jazaf's body shoots out of the floating orb of breathable liquid as if shot out of a slingshot. His back connects with the metal railing of the second floor, forcing the liquid in his lungs to come out. Then his limp body plummets to the floor.
After a few minutes, Jazaf manages to open his eyes and use the wall to help him stand.
Bride2 strides over to him and says, 'Hey there Mystery Man, Welcome back to the Waking World.'
Bride2 looks Jazaf up and down. “So, are you, ah, done? With what you were doin’? Cause if you are, I’m ready to begin my training, Sensei. The name’s Deuce.”
Bride2
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Jazaf chuckles a bit. 'Sensei. Never expected to be called that.'
Jazaf straightens up and notices three mops along a side wall. Using his katana, Jazaf neatly cuts the mopheads off and 'trim' the remaining poles to proper sizes. Jazaf picks up two sticks and throws them to Bride2. He then brings one stick up and assumes a fighting stance, Bride2 follows suit.
'As we all know, Experience is the best teacher. So, with that in mind our lessons will pretty much be sparring matches. During our matches I'll point out flaws in your form and help make you a better swordfighter. Hold. Nothing. Back.'
Duece and Jazaf stare at each other, waiting for the proper time to start. At the other end of the water park, one of Bluefishie's fish swims up the aquarium. The fish jumps out of the water and falls back a few inches away. The sound it makes is miniscule but to the two fighters it becomes the signal to begin.
Duece and Jazaf rush to each other and the lessons begin.
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Mystery Man on the Sereni-Tree
Navigator on Destiny
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