David and Goliath (Tersay)

[Lotvie]

Timestamp: 32nd of Spring

Coonie tried to wedge her way into the tightly packed tavern. All she wanted was one beer! When she had asked a passerby for the nearest bar, she hadn't known he had given her the most popular place in town, but apparently he had. The Kelp Bar was lively and crowded. In one section, a mob of sailors laughed and cheered rowdily, no doubt celebrating one thing or another. They lifted their glasses as Coonie passed, but she simply nodded. She didn't necessarily feel like partying tonight.

In a second corner, there were several women, hovering over one or two men. One woman whispered something that made the men laugh. As she passed by, they offered her cheap smiles that could only be described as nauseating. The ladies' low cut gowns had Coonie steering clear of them as well. No, she wasn't quite into that either. Tonight, all she wanted was to erase that homesick feeling in the pit of her stomach.

In the center of the room, chairs were being pushed aside to make room for eager dancers. A noisy song started up from somewhere and others joined in. The already distraught cleaning boy began to wave his arms, but no one listened. Seizing the opportunity to slip through the chaotic crowd, Coonie pushed her way up front. On her way, she passed a few children- maybe 12 or 13 years old- who appeared to be the cleaning boy's next victims. Thankful that the same fate had not fallen upon her, she tried to squirm her way behind them. Coonie sucked in her stomach, clenched her fists, and tried to squeeze herself through the small gap. Instead, her tightly knotted fists hit a big, burly drunk square in the chest.

He stumbled to the side before looking down at her. His eyes were blurry, but not with pain or kindness, as a person would suspect from a stranger. No, they were fogged over by anger and pride. When mixed with alcohol, this concoction became much like vinegar and baking soda- it exploded.

The man roared, but in the cheer of the place, the sound was lost. In a single, swift movement, he swiped the girl off her feet. This was a considerable feat considering her size, and had the situation not been so bleak, Coonie might have admired the strength of such a man. More like a giant. Coonie thought to herself. The giant drunk left her no time to admire his strength before dragging her out into the street. Not one to cower, Coonie fought her way free of his clutches and stood, staring him straight in the eye. A challenge sat ready in her eyes, and a sharp retort ready on her tongue. Most importantly, her hands travelled slowly toward her ever present cutlass. If she was going down, she was bringing Giant with her.

[Tersay]

Tersay had been relaxing at the center of the teenaged group. She was fully aware of just how immature the kids around her were and released an exhasperated breath of annoyance. One of the girls, a somewhat acquaintance of Ters', poked her shoulder in childish glee. Tersay turned her head torward the direction her squealing friend was pointing. She had instantly found herself rolling her eyes at the pathetic sight; a young table boy who was showing off for them. Tersay pushed back her chair and quickly got up from her seat at the table.
"I need some air." She muttered rather inaudibly to the mezmorized girlfriend of hers. The preteen merely waved an absent minded goodbye to Tersay as Ters began on her trek to the door.
As she began to leave, Tersay noticed a girl who was clearly of Svefra descent being swept away by some large, burly giant out back. Her pale blue eyes barrowed in suspicion and she made haste to follow them out.

[Lotvie]

"I'm warning you." Coonie tried her best to sound tough. She truly wasn't scared of a fight, but it was hard to tell that to Giant. The beast/man grumbled something unintelligible and advanced, backing Coonie into the wall. "Stay back! I have a cutlass!" Honestly, she wasn't sure a cutlass would do any damage to his elephant-like skin, but it was worth a shot.

Her eyes scanned the mulling crowd fervently but no one would catch her eye. Everyone knew how much trouble they would be making for themselves if they intervened, so no one stopped to help her, even as she struggled. With a final grunt, she pulled her sword out. The man's eyes widened as though he had found a new play toy. Coonie waved the sword, letting the dim light bounce off it's shining edges, but the flashy show didn't fool either of them. Before Coonie could react, the man lodged his fist in her shoulder.

The pain stung her like waking up to an ice cold bath. It gradually spread, causing a slight numbness down her arm. With the pain drilling into her arm, Coonie felt enraged anew. She switched to her other hand and used the cutlass to rip the man's shirt- right down the sleeve. Then, the fight really began.

In such close quarters, her sword was nearly useless. Not as useless as my fists would be. Coonie thought absent-mindedly as she blocked a second blow with the curve of her hilt. Giant never seemed to tire, raining blow after blow. Coonie blocked many, but a few landed solidly. Most on her shoulders, a few in the chin. Luckily, she didn't appear to have any life-threatening lacerations, or anything that would scar really. What if it did scar? Coonie nearly grinned at the thought, I would look so tough with a big ole scratch across my chin.

It only took that spilt-second of negligence for Giant to swoop in. He carried through with a heavy punch, right to her forehead. Stars swam like fish before her eyes and a high-pitched ringing sang in her ears. She had no control of her knees buckling below her. Oh Laviku, help me. Coonie tried desperately to stay awake, be it the will of Laviku or her own stubbornness, she succeeded.

[Tersay]

"Hey!" Tersay was instantly alit with anger.

"You bastard, didn't your momma ever teach you not to hit a girl?!"
Snarling, Tersay walked swiftly up to the giant beating up Coonie and grabbed him by the back of his neck.

"Get off of her." Tersay said, tugging hard so as to make him stumble back. Unfortunately, this god awful creature had as thick a neck as he seemed to have skin and he turned on her immediately, knocking her legs out from under her.

"Damn you…" Tersay growled, she was pretty peeved at this point. Tersay shook out her short white hair and got a hold of herself before a bright flash of lights illuminated the sky. Within a second, a beautiful snow leopard stood in the place of the young teen girl.

The snow leopard let out a threatening growl, unsheathing her claws and creeping steadily closer and closer to the giant. God… She thought his scent is almost as awful as his personality… almost. and within seconds, Tersay was on top of him, clawing at his face, chest, arms, anything she could grip onto and drag down.

A minute of this hand gone by when Ters figured that she had done enough. She drew her lips back in one final, piercing, ferocious snarl that she let loose right up close and personal in the giants face. Tersay leapt quickly off the giant's chest; she had made sure that the man was still alive when she was done but wouldn't leave this battle without scars.

Again, Tersay put on a light show, stretching out her thin and pale body.

"Nee, hope you learned your lesson. Because, from now on, I'll be watching you."

[Lotvie]

Coonie watched in thinly veiled awe as the seemingly human girl burst into a shimmering tower of light. When the fireworks cooled, a beautiful, snow-white leopard stood in the girl's place.

The beauteous beast wasted no time in advancing on the man. The girl's claws raked his skin, scraping it from end to end. Her teeth were bared the entire time, pure rage lit in her ice blue eyes. The creature snarled as though it hadn't been human just moments ago.

The tussle was over quickly, and the girl was the clear winner. Seemingly not done, she sparkled again, returning to her human form.
"Nee, hope you learned your lesson. Because from now on, I'll be watching you." The girl sneered.

Coonie had never seen anything so completely predatory. She had heard stories of shapeshifters, but then, she had heard stories of inanimate objects coming to life as well. She believed neither, until now. Her eyes rested on the pale girl in front of her. With white hair, light skin, and eyes as blue like the sky, she would almost have mistaken the girl for a Konti, but the fight erased any preconceptions she may have had. No, this girl was a Kelvic, through and through.

Coonie scraped herself of the ground and gathered her dignity. If she was going to meet her first Kelvic, she was going to do it right. Holding out her good hand to the girl, Coonie offered her a cold thanks. Her words were slightly awkward as she had no idea how to address someone who had just saved your life.
"Hey, that's pretty cool what you did. Thanks for the uh, help."

[Tersay]

Tersay was absent-mindedly brushing herself off when Coonie approached her. Ters quickly glanced up and took a second to register what Coonie was doing when extending her hand in thanks to her.

"Oh!" She exclaimed and smiled, stretching out her own hand to shake Coonie's. Tersay cocked her head slightly to the right, resting her calm gaze on the uneasy girl in front of her.

"No problem. Believe me, I would've done the same for anyone." She laughed lightly. She released Coonie's hand and glanced around for a second before asking, "You live around here?"

The tall, thin youth yawned and stretched out her lithe body. "I'm awful tired; I should probably find an inn for the night." She smiled with fatigue. "Anyways, I'm sure that… whatever he was won't be bothering you much anymore. Goodbye." Tersay dipped her head in farewell and turned, beginning to walk away. Every movement she made was graceful and precise, like she was walking on water.