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Post by Raven on Sept 10, 2005 20:35:02 GMT
Raven leaned against a chimney stack watching Alya with interest.
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Post by Cypher on Sept 10, 2005 20:37:23 GMT
Cypher felt around in his jacket pocket in search of the play button on his CD player as he simultaneously placed his second earphone in his right ear. A few minutes later music began to fill his ears as he then pulled out a small sketch pad and a pencil from the pocket that was in the lining of his leather jacket, he flipped the small book open to a clean white sheet of paper as he spun the pencil artfully inbetween his fingers before he began to form light graphite strokes on the immaculate page.
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Post by Raven on Sept 10, 2005 20:40:50 GMT
Raven stepped out of the shadows and jumped down to the alleys below and headed home.
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Post by gemj on Sept 10, 2005 20:43:06 GMT
[As she worked out Alya could feel the tension leave her body as she fought in her head with her own demons. As always with her workouts Alya put 110% into it and fought as if she was fighting for her life. After a series of fast kicks Alya tripped and feeling herself go she fell into a forward roll and recovered quickly flipping back onto her feet. as her mind began to replay the events of the past few months she cartwheeled around the rooftop and kicked and punched at an imaginery adsversary in front of her. Suddenly just as soon as she beagan she stopped took a deep breath and threw herself into a series of back flips across the roof towards the edge]
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Post by gemj on Sept 10, 2005 20:47:05 GMT
[Anyone watching Alya would think that she really was going to flip right off the roof but showing tight muscle control she stopped herself just short stopping at the edge at the top part of her flip it would be so easy for her just to let her legs go and let herself fall but she quickly flipped her legs on the opposite direction and landed on her hands and knees head down panting fiercly]
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Post by Cypher on Sept 10, 2005 20:54:27 GMT
Tucking both the pencil and sketch pad into his lining pocket and fastening the top shut to prevent losing his items, Cypher stood up and proceeded to look down upon the lines and lines of cars that weaved their way throughout the city. The young man frowned as he turned on his heel and hopped down from the ledge onto the main section of the roof, his coat billowed behind him as he scanned the surrounding buildings for a sufficient rooftop to jump to.
He spotted a roof, and taking a few steps back the thief instantly sped towards the edge, in a split second the demon turned his back to the gap and pushed both legs off of the ledge corner and sprung into action, spinning in the air until he was upright and facing in the right direction he landed on the next roof along the street.
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Post by gemj on Sept 10, 2005 21:27:55 GMT
[Alyas breath began to return to normal and she slowly stood up hands on her hips and surveyed the world below her]
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Post by Cypher on Sept 10, 2005 21:37:15 GMT
Cypher continued to sprint from building to building with feline grace, each precise flip and turn executed with a professional air as he glided through the night sky.
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Post by Cypher on Sept 11, 2005 18:07:15 GMT
Cypher landed crouched on his feet, his coat settling down after him as the air was knocked out from underneath it. The dark-haired youth stood up and slowly walked over to the edge of the building to scan the rooftops he was all too familiar with now, he could thank his stamina for that, he had been scaling the cityscape all night without as much as a five minute break. It was nice to know that he hadn't lost his edge after all this time...
The thief laced his two hands together and cupped the back of his head with them whilst looking up at the horizon, a sigh passed his lips as music continued to blast relentlessly in his ears.
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Post by gemj on Sept 11, 2005 21:49:26 GMT
[Alya smiled her chest heaving slightly from her workout. Looking down at the dwindling activity below her she wondered what path her life would take next. ]
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Post by gemj on Sept 12, 2005 7:31:32 GMT
[Some time during the long night Alya had moved back to sit and rest against a nearby chimney stack but she had not slept. The path her life had been taking lately seriously concerned her. And teh thoughts buzzing round her head had prevented sleep from coming. Now tired and cold she stood and walked to the edge of the rooftop gauging the drop below her. She needed a rush the kind of buzz she used to get from chasing her friends round London both on the streets and rooftops. Taking a deep breath she looked again and gauged the distance between this and the next roof. Looking at the next building she noticed that there was a platform just below roof level with railings that she could catch onto if need be. Turning she walked back to the far edge of the roof.]
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Post by gemj on Sept 12, 2005 7:40:59 GMT
[Stopping she turned and faced her target again. Closing her eyes and taking a deep breath she played the jump in her mind exactly the way she used to. Running forward she built up speed quickly aware that the roof was fast running out. Feeling air under her toes she gave an almighty yell and tilting her body she propelled herself forwards and upwards towards the next roof. Opening her eyes she basked in the feeling of being in mid air for a second before she realised she had miscalculated the jump she wasn't going to reach the roof...................
*I'm not going to make it*
But she might............. just might reach the fire escape. Stretching her arms out she fought to keep her eyes open as she watched the roof passs her and she fell downwards. Suddenly she felt her fingers touch cold metal and grabbed the bar holding tight seconds before her body slammed into the side of the metal platform winding her badly. She hung there prone and dazed for a few minutes until she was brought back to reality by the feel of a metal bar slipping through her fingers. Forcing her tired fingers to grip the bar again she pulled herself upwards over the edge of the platform and collapsed. Too tired to go any further Alya slept where she fell. In a city where her closest friend drank blood although not directly from humans but tehre were mnany that did as well as many that would happily kill her she slept on the fire escape as deep purple and red bruises began to flower across her chest]
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Post by gemj on Sept 12, 2005 16:40:48 GMT
[Alya woke up slowly her eyes blinking open as she registered the cold metal against her face. Sitting up slowly the slightest movement hurting she tried to pull her thoughts together and remember how she came to be on the fire escape and why her body hurt so much. REmemebering her own stupidity she shook her head]
"I really should judge a jump properly. I cant believe i missed!" [Easing her legs up she forced herself into a kneel position and used the railings to pull herself upright. Squeezing her eyes shut to stop the tears from flowing she managed to stand upright. That surprised her. Opening her eyes she smiled it wasnt all bad she felt like she had been run over by a herd of rhinos but she could stand and wait a minute..........she gingerly put one foot in front of the other then another and another yep she could even walk. She took a deep breath and began to walk slowly down the fire escape each step a painful reminder of her own craziness]
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Post by Cypher on Sept 12, 2005 16:56:37 GMT
Cypher pushed his entire body away from the corner of the building, his entire body was flung into the air as he managed to flip upright before he landed on the next roof. The young man sprinted towards the edge again, and threw himself back over the edge, swinging his leg upward so that his whole body spun on a titlted axis as he landed in a professional stance on the saftey railing of a neighbouring building, his coat flopped behind him as the landing knocked all the wind out of it.
The thief stood up on the metal beam and slowly he began to walk around the continuous circuit that it made around the inner ledge of the building, picking up speed as just walking around in circles (or squares) began to bore him very quickly. He sped up to a jog, and then to a slow run, before he sprinted the next circuit so quickly that he had to lean in at a ridiculous angle in order to prevent his momentum from forcing him into the air too soon.
With one confident glare Cypher ran off of the edge and lept the gap that seperated that building and the next, and he landed with his arms crossed over one another on the ground, one leg extended and the other crouched as he shifted from this stance and over to the next rooftop in a split second, it was quite clear the the young man had no intention of stopping his practise any time soon.
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Post by Cypher on Sept 12, 2005 19:29:45 GMT
Cypher landed silently on the ledge of a small shop, his soft purple eyes glinted as he looked at the main streets and roads that stretched out in front of him before he lept down from his perch, bounding down from one wall to the next to helf reduce the force which he landed with. It worked, because when he landed he only needed to bend his legs in the slightest to absorb what little impact remained.
With a soft sigh the young man walked out from the alley and onto the street, all that running had made him hungry as well as tired.
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