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[align=center][div style="width: 500px; text-align: justify; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 1.2;"][color=#494949]rory edgeworth todd.

newly wedded into adulthood but inside, he was nothing but a child, bitterly shaped by a world that refused to just let him be. shitty father, submissive mother; everyone knew the whole fiasco by now. except, it didn't shape a hero. rather, it shaped an kleptomaniac asshole with an vinyl obsession and the mouth of a sailor. as far as he was concerned, adulthood was not defined by physical age, rather the defined by your experienced. he faced about just about as much trauma as a thirty-two year old man who witnessed the downfall of this shitty world. as far as he's concerned, he's been an adult since he was sixteen years old.

and so the persona remained. he tells the boring ass switza-group to 'f*ck off' and he's on his way. he only ever stayed for holland, after all, and the more he's left with himself the more he begins to question why. why ?. because they'd ( or much rather, rory ) decided to stick around each other for a little over five months and maybe . . . just maybe, rory thought he'd found his companion. he wasn't naivè to holland's initial perception of him; even rory was well aware of how [I]difficult he was to deal with, but eventually there was a notable shift in their dynamic. sure, they still argued. but there was some level of understanding and Maybe. just Maybe. people in their late 20s weren't a'buncha dickweeds trying to disregard their sins after all. but boy was he wrong. holland was trying to get rid of him since the beginning and so eventually, that's what he did.

and that's fine, it only reminded rory of his prior initiative: that he didn't need people, that there was jackshit to expect out of them.

so dufflebag over shoulder, worn vans and hoodie and all, he trekked with no particular destination in sight, eventually settling in quiet village barely used. just my luck he'd think smugly, sleeping on old satin sheets, listening to some of his vinyl records on an old record player that hasn't been touched in years. easily, he's able to settle in the antics of being alone, crucifying any thoughts of loneliness that followed suit. he was totally unaware that he'd stumble close to yet another's territory.

it lasted a good three months, that is until he's forced to face them. again, he plays, entertained by his own company when he thinks he hears something; someone. slowly, he grabs the steel bat cast to the corner of what he'd claimed is his room, making his way out where he'd stop at the steps of the top of the floor. he thinks he sees someone. sh*t. sometimes, he admittedly could become when immersed in his level of comfort. quickly, he ducks into a nearby closet as the individual makes their way upstairs. once they reach the top he stops, peering out into the open. the individual doesn't face him, looks around meekly.

poor bastard won't see it coming. he thought as he quietly opens the closet. lifting the bat, he [u]aims straight for the asshole's kneecap.


/ obviously whoever it is can deflect this. welcome to rory's warm introduction.
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Some boys romance
Some boys slow dance   
[B][I]You know that we are living in a material world
It was normal for her to go off dancing around with her music playing. Though she usually didn't dance to the songs that had actual dances to them. The acception would be time warp, which was what she was listening to right now as she danced around while just...going around snoopin'. She was just seeing what was around as she hadn't actually looked around the village.

Seeing her was a lot like the scene from Guardians of The Galaxy. She was dancing to the song like it was supposed to be danced to and you could probably hear the music when she passed since she had it blaring. She was just in her little world living her best life. Her ankle wasn't fucked up, so she could just go ham dancing around like a dork.

She was completely unaware someone else was around, so of course, she was unaware that she was about to lose her god damn knees or that some random guy who was a few years younger than her was about to take her the fuck out with a bat. But the lyrics hit the right part at the right time:

[i]It's just a jump to the left

Pandora did so, which just got her out of the way from getting hit with the bat. However, she definitely noticed the movement and so the song was paused, her headphones went around her neck. The demon child turned to look at the stranger, raising an eyebrow while looking from the bat to Rory. [b]"Better work on your aim, man" she commented before turning to fully face him, arms crossed.

"Also, this is Flintlock Lodge. Sooo...like drop that thing or shit's gonna get ugly. Got it?" Hi I'm Pandora, put your weapons down if you want to join or whatever

//This sucks but...here you go
[color=transparent]thes code
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hayley hadn't ever been left, not that she could remember. she'd spent her entire life afraid of being the one who'd be left, discarded like yesterdays trash, and she'd run from that fear. in avoiding it, for too long she'd avoided meaningful connections, and for too long, she'd been left feeling aimless and empty. to avoid being left, she'd always been the one doing the leaving, and somewhere along the line, she got too used to it. she got too used to calling the people around her temporary, to saying goodbye too quickly.

but then there was hope, and jackson, and this whole lodge. and then the leaving started, when jackson made a bloody departure, when tommy and tomorrow left her feeling abandoned, and though she struggled to let people in, she'd found that it was harder for her to let people go, to move on and give up on those she cared for.

hands stuffed in her pockets, lips pressed firmly together, she stumbled upon the scene just in time to see pandora escape a potentially crippling hit, eyes narrowing immediately. without saying a word, quick hands slipped to pull the gun from her waistband, warily looking the teenager over. [color=#4A272E]❝trying to kill people on their own land isn't exactly nice.❞ she reiterated, clearing her throat.


[b][i]make your girlfriend mad tight, [color=#4A272E]might seduce your dad type
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[align=center][div style="width: 500px; text-align: justify; font-family: arial; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 1.2;"][color=#494949]when it came to combat, rory is self-taught.

he knew plenty, but not everything. to the skills he’d lacked in, he’d improved with holland. aim included. you’d think five months of training was enough to hit a target so close in range. and yet

good going, rory.


didn’t help that she’d dodged his aim unintentionally. but she notices him now, unphased by his attack. “you know what they say, second try’s a charm.” he twirls the bat in one hand ending it with a press to the wooden floor as the other goes on to mention: flintlock lodge.

now he’s the one to be unphased. the name alone does no particular damage to him. in fact, he chuckles, eyebrows furrowing. “the fuck is that?”

the sudden appearance of another woman seems to answer that. aesthetically, she’s appealing, though her stone-cold expression reflects a lifetime of sh*t. holland wore the same expression. out of the corner of his eye, he can’t help but see it: a gun slowly being retrieved from her waistband.

rory considers his options: he could try and fight his way out of this— and as a last resort he most definitely— but he felt like a last option wasn’t this. . . and fortunately he wasn’t that much of an idiot. depending his mood.

ultimately, he drops the bat, raising his hands in surrender. his last option is to induce the charm, swear to this chick that he’s worth way more alive than dead.

“woah, listen. i didn’t know someone called ‘claim’.” and that was the genuine truth. “you put the gun away, i offer you my hand in truce, and we introduce ourselves okay?”

a heartbeat and then, he slowly lowers his hands taking cautious steps forward. when he reaches hayley, there’s still a reasonable distance between them. “my name is rory.” he extends a hand towards her
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