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Aug 9, 2007 12:02:53 GMT -5
Post by Warforged on Aug 9, 2007 12:02:53 GMT -5
"C'mon, Aella! Why don't you surf with us? The water's great!" Malandra shouted with a wave. Swinning in the clear spring waters were Malandra, Miki, Erone and Cassiah, playing and surfing on any light wave that happened to slosh by. Meanwhile on the shore sat Aella, Feliciana and Jade, either dozing in the shade or lying in the sunlight.
"Humph. No thanks! I enjoy lava-surfing better; it's more challenging than surfing on water." Aella grumbled. Beside her, Feliciana gave a sigh but she continued to smile and watch her family. Their Air Skimmers, Heli-Scooter and their airship, called Orphen, sat a little ways away from the oasis.
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Sept 16, 2007 14:35:30 GMT -5
Post by cycloniansniper on Sept 16, 2007 14:35:30 GMT -5
"Blaine's gonna tear you a new one when he finds out this was your idea," said Amadi. He paused to hoist his long-board up under his arm and resumed his stride behind Dieter.
Said man chuckled. "I can handle whatever that kid can dish out. Cyclonis hasn't given us a mission in weeks and I'm going stir crazy in that house. One afternoon isn't going to hurt anybody."
"Yo, G, check it out. There are people here."
The large, and unusually hairy, man known as Dieter looked up ahead. Indeed there was a small group of humans already gathered around the water. "They've got a Raptor with them too."
"Humph. No thanks! I enjoy lava-surfing better. It's more challenging than surfing on water."
"I bet you only say that because you've never met someone who's better at it than you are." Dieter spiked his red and yellow surfboard into the sand and grinned down at the Raptor. "Or am I wrong?"
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Sept 16, 2007 15:43:08 GMT -5
Post by Warforged on Sept 16, 2007 15:43:08 GMT -5
Aella gasped and spun around to face the large man with a snarl. "Who asked you, hairball?"
Feliciana stood and moved back a little, reaching back and brushing her bow and quiver with her fingers. Jade jumped from her spot beneath the tree and yelped, rushing to hide behind Aella as she normally did. Everyone in the water froze and watched the men closely.
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Sept 16, 2007 15:55:38 GMT -5
Post by cycloniansniper on Sept 16, 2007 15:55:38 GMT -5
"Hairball?" He pulled up on the waistband of his brightly colored Hawaiian print swim trunks. "I happen to have a lady back home who thinks my man fur is pretty sexy. But that isn't point. And technically, you didn't answer my question."
Amadi's attention was more on Feliciana. He stepped around Dieter and walked up to her. "Relax, baby, we're just here to have fun." Wearing only a purple speedo, his missing left arm and accompanying scars were quite obvious. He flicked his chin toward the water, his dreads bobbing in the process. "How about you and I go take a ride on my long-board?
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Sept 16, 2007 16:54:40 GMT -5
Post by Warforged on Sept 16, 2007 16:54:40 GMT -5
The Raptor gagged, cringing with disgust. She mumbled to herself, "Gods, she must be insane." She rolled her eyes at the man. "Fine. I'll answer your damn question. Everyone who has ever challenged either lost or burned to death. So no, I've never met someone who's met my skill. You got something to say about that, sasquatch?"
Feliciana shuddered, wrapping her arms around herself, wearing only a sky blue bikini with a purple transparent skirt. "Um, no thanks. I'm not interested, sir." She heard Aella growl in her throat.
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Sept 16, 2007 17:05:47 GMT -5
Post by cycloniansniper on Sept 16, 2007 17:05:47 GMT -5
Amadi shrugged. "You're loss. It could be lots of fun." He glanced back at her as he ran toward the water. "And the name's Amadi, not 'sir.'"
Dieter's green eyes glinted. "I may not know much about lava-surfing, but I bet I could whip your scaly ass at surfing the big blue." The man bent over so he was face to face with the Raptor. "Or are you too much of a gleep?"
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Sept 16, 2007 17:21:15 GMT -5
Post by Warforged on Sept 16, 2007 17:21:15 GMT -5
Everyone moved away from the man and waded onto the shore, wached both men warily. Cassiah stood in front of Malandra and Miki, tense for an attack.
Aella frowned and snorted in the man's face. "I'm just as good on water as I am on lava, you sack of hair. Got a problem with that?" Her tail swiped across the sand.
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Sept 16, 2007 17:29:29 GMT -5
Post by cycloniansniper on Sept 16, 2007 17:29:29 GMT -5
"Man, you all need to relax," the dark-skinned man laughed. "Can't two guys come out and have some fun for a few hours without everyone around them freaking out?"
"Why don't you prove it? First one to wipe out has to submit superiority to the other." He stood up again and stroked his small beard. "In fact, if you're as good as you say you are, I'm sure wouldn't mind going up against the both of us? I mean, Amadi's only got one arm, how much of a challenge can he be. What do you say?" Dieter faced the water and bellowed at his companion. "Amadi! You up for a contest?"
He gave a thumbs up from his spot floating on the long-board. "Yeah, dawg, totally!"
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Sept 16, 2007 17:48:47 GMT -5
Post by Warforged on Sept 16, 2007 17:48:47 GMT -5
Cassiah sat on the shore, still glaring uncertainly. Erone snickered. "Pfft. Kick his ass, Aella!"
Aella grinned. "Deal, bigfoot. I'll take both you and your little friend on. Hope you like eatin' sand." She turned toward Feliciana. "Hey, Felice? Can ya go to the Orphen and get my board? These guys think they could actually beat me in a surfing contest." With a nod and a nervous look at Dieter, Feliciana ran toward the airship.
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Sept 16, 2007 17:58:54 GMT -5
Post by cycloniansniper on Sept 16, 2007 17:58:54 GMT -5
While Aella waited for her board, Dieter trommped out into the water and joined his friend. "They're all scared shitless of us," he laughed.
"What's so scary about a guy missing an arm and a guy who looks like he could eat you in one bite?" Amadi joked in reply. "You know she's gonna kick our asses, right?"
"What?!" he barked with a scowl. "C'mon Wing-Walker, that's not the right attitude."
"I'm serious man. She's got that tail, it's like a built-in rutter. I bet it's impossible for her to lose her balance."
"Well then I guess we just have to outlast her then. If no one wipes out, at least no one will lose."
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Sept 16, 2007 18:19:17 GMT -5
Post by Warforged on Sept 16, 2007 18:19:17 GMT -5
Cassiah growled and folded her arms across her chest. "Huh, none of us are scared of you, you stupid swine." she hissed. "That's right! We don't like shady people like you!" Malandra blurted out, holding the small Terradon toddler, Miki.
Aella rolled her eyes, leaning against a tree and cracking her neck and knuckles, looking at her claws. "Stupid humans...think they can beat me."
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Sept 16, 2007 18:34:14 GMT -5
Post by cycloniansniper on Sept 16, 2007 18:34:14 GMT -5
Amadi gasped in mock offense. "Shady, us? Why of course not! What a horrible thing to say. How much harm can I be?" The muscles on his left side flexed as if his missing arm were trying to move.
"C'mon gecko-girl! You gonna surf, or are you gonna forfeit!? These waves aren't gonna surf themselves you know."
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Sept 16, 2007 18:48:11 GMT -5
Post by Warforged on Sept 16, 2007 18:48:11 GMT -5
Cassiah glared at Amadi, pulling Malandra and Miki back. Jade and Erone stood beside Aella, watching as Feliciana returned to the shore with a large, metal-plated sufboard.
She handed it to her reptilian sibling, who took it from her gingerly. She noticed that Feliciana had grabbed a pair of denim shorts and a white tank top, along with gloves to protect her hands from the metal. "Thanks, Felice." Aella genuinely smiled and hooked her surfboard under her arm, walking toward the water.
"Hmph, keep your shorts on, hairball. Please." she scoffed. "Is talking your only real talent or does looking like a Giant Poison-toothed Spiny Gorge Sloth take that place?"
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Sept 16, 2007 19:01:29 GMT -5
Post by cycloniansniper on Sept 16, 2007 19:01:29 GMT -5
"I can sing and dance too," he said with a smirk.
With that the trio paddled out. At the sign of the first swell Dieter snaked around Aella and pulled Amadi along in the small current he created. They both did a duck dive with the first wave and waited for something bigger. Soon they got what they wanted. Both men dropped in, Dieter standing natural foot and Amadi standing goofy foot.
"You're going down, gecko-girl."
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Sept 16, 2007 19:18:49 GMT -5
Post by Warforged on Sept 16, 2007 19:18:49 GMT -5
Aella rolled her eyes at the man.
She copied the men and did a duck-dive and waited for the larger waves. As one came in, Aella also dropped in standing natural foot and snorted at Dieter. "Think so, sasquatch? Don't let all that hair drag you down when you lose!"
Aella did a backside bottom turn and as she finished, initiated a cutback, all the while keeping her balance almost perfect.
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Sept 16, 2007 19:38:49 GMT -5
Post by cycloniansniper on Sept 16, 2007 19:38:49 GMT -5
(forgive me if my surfing is a little novice)
Dieter started with a fade and then cutback to the break where he performed a graceful floater. While the human behemoth was obviously in it for the competition, Amadi was more interested in having fun. He inched to the front of his board where he hung-ten. He stalled shortly using his hand and then pivoted to hang his heels.
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Sept 16, 2007 19:49:18 GMT -5
Post by Warforged on Sept 16, 2007 19:49:18 GMT -5
(OOC: It's fine. ^^ I have no experience in surfing myself and I'm mostly looking up tricks/how-to's for this.)
Aella smirked as she pumped across the wave, carving through the water before doing an aerial and a swift re-entry.
Feliciana smiled as she and her siblings watched. They all snickered as Malandra cheered for Aella and hissed and booed at Dieter. Erone cheered along side them while Jade watched from behind, trembling as usual and thinking of the worse possible senarios.
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Sept 16, 2007 20:01:34 GMT -5
Post by cycloniansniper on Sept 16, 2007 20:01:34 GMT -5
They floated into steady waters as the wave died. Immediately the men were paddling back out, each seeking his own spot in the next wave. Dieter was the first to drop in since Amadi knew to stay out of his way.
He started to pump and gain speed, gliding swiftly through the curl. Executing a sharp bottom turn, he used the current on the outside of the wave to carry him to the peak. He wasn't surprised to find Amadi already there.
The dark-skinned man held surprisingly good balance for having only one arm. Water splayed from his dreadlocks and he carved off the top and dove nose first into the barrel.
Dieter crowed excitedly as pushed his board into an Aeriel.
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Sept 16, 2007 20:23:32 GMT -5
Post by Warforged on Sept 16, 2007 20:23:32 GMT -5
Aella grinned as she watched the men, snorting as she did another cutback and carved through the face of the wave. Turning on her foot claws, she spun around and hung-heels. Spinning forward, she did another re-entry and followed Amadi, diving into the tube. 'Damn, hope I can make this barrel before it comes crashing down on me.' Feliciana continued to watch, occasionally looking up at the dimming sky.
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Sept 16, 2007 20:36:34 GMT -5
Post by cycloniansniper on Sept 16, 2007 20:36:34 GMT -5
Amadi slid to the rear of his board to hang-ten off the back end. With the added weight on the tail of his long-board, he once again stalled to where he was a little closer to Aella. His bright amber eyes reflected his smile. "So what do you think are the chances of me getting a date with your little friend?"
He shrugged his shoulders at the Raptors vicious response. He returned to the nose of his board and crouched to gain speed before the barrel closed and he went over the falls.
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Sept 16, 2007 20:51:48 GMT -5
Post by Warforged on Sept 16, 2007 20:51:48 GMT -5
"Touch my sister and I'll make damn sure you don't have kids!" Aella snarled at Amadi's question.
Aella gasped as the barrel began to close, jumping to her board's nose and trying to gain enough speed to escape the wave. She zoomed out of the barrel just as it closed and floated on the steady waters, moving to sit on her surfboard. "Damn. That was too close." 'Damn human distracted me...'
Feliciana let out the breath that she never knew she was holding, wrapping her arms around her body as the sun began to set. Cassiah wiped her sweat from her forehead and smiled. "Ha! Those guys don't know who they're up against."
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Sept 16, 2007 21:11:26 GMT -5
Post by cycloniansniper on Sept 16, 2007 21:11:26 GMT -5
"Well, looks like we're two for two," said the hairy human. "Best out of three then?"
"You know it dawg." Again they paddled out.
Dusk was pulling the tide out and the waves were shrinking in size. They waited bump after bump and finally their patience was rewarded. There, building up from the horizon, was a monster swell. "That would be the money shot," Dieter said and paddled toward it.
His husky body up almost instantly as he took off into the curl. He stalled the board so that he moved the shoulder of the wave. Here made four cuts of various degrees and height. With a crow he pumped until he was tube riding.
Amadi performed a fins-free snap followed by a re-entry. Unfortunately, he leaned too much to the left and lost his balance, resulting in a pearl.
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Sept 16, 2007 21:25:41 GMT -5
Post by Warforged on Sept 16, 2007 21:25:41 GMT -5
Aella quickly paddled up toward the monster wave and did an off the top, before nosediving and carving downward towards another barrel, snickering at Amadi and swiftly coming up near Dieter, tube-riding.
Feliciana held her breath again, watching with anticipation. Everyone else stared, seemingly frozen.
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Sept 16, 2007 21:39:23 GMT -5
Post by cycloniansniper on Sept 16, 2007 21:39:23 GMT -5
The man smirked. "This is it. Winner take all." He bottom turned away from Aella. He wasn't about to let her sabotage his ride. Dieter carved to the peaked and snapped. He came back down into a re-entry. Back inside the barrel he faded before performing a cutback. He played a quick hand-ten before pumping through the curl before it had a chance to break over him.
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Sept 16, 2007 21:48:33 GMT -5
Post by Warforged on Sept 16, 2007 21:48:33 GMT -5
Aella scoffed. "Right." She continued to carve, reaching out a claw to skim across the inside of the barrel. She faded and bottom-turned, pumping and leaning her weight onto the nose of her board to gain speed, watching as the curl began to break over her. "Oh shit...I won't make that." she growled.
Taking a deep breath, she nose-dived down the barrel and kneeled low on her surfboard, bracing her body as she planned to break through the curl's wall of falling water. She snickered to herself. "This is insane..."
Cassiah gaped, "Oh crap, is she gonna...!?" She trailed off as she watched along with her siblings.
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