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Post by Eldrin/Vai on Jul 13, 2011 12:50:31 GMT -6
"Sooooo, what'cha doin' in Clock Town? Other than creeping out random bar patrons..." Eldrin asked, leaning a bit too close for comfort and squinting at the creepy mask guy. Obviously the man was a traveler. "Wait a minute," He thought, seeing the man's squinted red eyes up close. "That time in Kakariko..."
Flashback...
Eldrin ran through Kakariko, laughing hysterically, wearing a freshly stolen Keaton Mask. He was stopped in his tracks by a man standing in his path. The man had creepy, off colored skin, squinted eyes and a disturbing smile. He wore a giant backpack decorated with a variety of strange masks. "Did you enjoy it? Good, I'm glad! I'm happy to let anyone borrow my masks!" The man said, his voice positively delighted.
Eldrin shivered at the creepy man and turned to run. As he turned around he found the creepy mask guy standing once again in his path. "What the... hell?" He couldn't understand how anyone, and a man holding such heavy luggage at that, could move that fast and that quiet.
The man was standing less than a foot away, holding the Keaton Mask in his hand. "Thank you! See you... In two years, three months, ten days, and two hours..." The man said, walking away.
Eldrin shivered as he realized that was two years and three months ago. He wasn't sure about the days and hours... But he had a creepy feeling that it was ten days and two hours...
(Sorry that I godmodded the Happy Mask Salesman... But I think all of the characters should have had some kind of run-in with him at some point in the past.)
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Azrael/Iris
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Post by Azrael/Iris on Jul 13, 2011 17:47:18 GMT -6
(I don't mind)
Torak looked at the mask salesman more closely. He continued to get the feeling that he has seen this man before now. He ran a hand through the stubble on his face as he continued to think.
Suddenly, the Master Assassin's eyes widened as he remembered.
Flashback
Torak ran through the rain, the thunder clapped in the air and lightning appeared. The assassin was in his younger years, he was badly injured. Blood fell from his wounds as the young assassin ran for his life. Trying hard to keep Zanzabar from breaking free and possibly killing him, he found a cave that had been formed by the many years of the Great Bay eroding the rock. Torak ran into the cave and sat against the wall as he heard the sounds of pirates giving orders to find him. He sighed as he looked at his wounds. He cursed at the fact that he had no bandages to wrap his wounds.
"You seem to have met with a terrible fate...havn't you?" a voice spoke from the mouth of the cave. The assassin's head shot up and instinctivly activated his left hidden blade "Who the hell are you?!" Torak spat out. He looked at the man and noticed he had odd colored skin...his eyes were squinted and despite him being soaking wet...had the creepiest smile on his face. He carried a large backpack with masks adorning it. He made a chuckle before saying "I travel the world in search of masks. I make people happy...many know me as the Happy Mask Salesman." the man said, bowing his head. Torak sturggled to stand up, he placed his hand against the wall and continued to watch the Happy Mask Salesman. "What's a mask salesman doing out at the Great Bay during the middle of a storm?" He asked. The Happy Mask Salesman laughed a bit before he somehow quickly moved infront of Torak. "I know all about you, Torak."He said. Torak gasped, but returned his look to a stern one quickly. His blade stayed at his side, maybe this man had answers. "I've been watching you since you ran from your homeland of Carnavora..when you ran into Jangor..the current Grand Master of the Assassin's of Hyrule. How he took you under his wing. But, you havn't been happy. You have not been happy in a long time.." The Happy Mask Salesman said as he reached into his bag that he somehow managed to remove without Torak seeing how.
He dug around in his bag for a while before pulling out two things. "I have some gifts for you." The Happy Mask Salesman said and handing the two gifts to Torak. The assassin warily grasped the two objects and looked at them. One was a mask that looked like Zanzabar. It was painted black and the ears were tipped with red, it had eye holes and the area around the eye holes were painted red. Torak looked at the other item and it was a golden ball on a chain, the ball had a wolf engraved on it and it had ruby eyes. "What...?" Torak started to say but then was silenced. "They're from your homeland of Carnavora! I found the mask in one of my many travels...and the golden ball belonged to a dear friend of mine who gave it to me when he passed from this world."
"But..." Torak said, but looked up and saw that a giant piano had appeared in the cave and the Happy Mask Salesman was sitting in the chair. "Before I give you my third gift...I shall come back for the mask in 10 years...don't worry..I'll find you." he said before playing a strange song...the song filled Torak with good feelings. Feelings of safeness...his wounds started to heal as the assassin slipped into sleep. When the Happy Mask Salesman finished his song, he looked back at Torak and walked over and placed a blanket on him and started a fire. "Ten years from today I shall come back for the mask...you shall make a fine leader...hohohohoho.." he said before vanishing.
Torak snapped out of it and relized the Happy Mask Salesman had turned his head to look at him, grinning.
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Post by Schrödinger's cat on Jul 13, 2011 18:24:13 GMT -6
Lien watched silently as the Happy Mask Salesman turned to look at Torak, not liking the look of shock that had crossed over his face. "Excuse me, um. . . . " Lien mumbled, pausing since he was unsure what to say.
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Azrael/Iris
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Post by Azrael/Iris on Jul 13, 2011 20:10:49 GMT -6
The Happy Mask Salesman turned his head towards Lien and said "I have not forgotten about you either, Lien."
Torak shook his head and was snapped out of it. He remembered that he carried the mask with him...all of the time. He remembered when he went on a rampage when he thought he had lost it...Jangor wasn't very happy with Torak's attitude that day.
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Post by Schrödinger's cat on Jul 13, 2011 20:14:07 GMT -6
Lien looked hard at the Happy Mask Sales man, then shook his head, frowning. "I'm sorry. . . . I can't remember you or we have met before. . . "
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Post by Azrael/Iris on Jul 13, 2011 20:19:46 GMT -6
"I've been watching you as well, my boy...you have great power...yes...great power indeed." The Happy Mask Salesman downed the rest of his gin before standing up.
He looked over at Iona before saying "Ahhhh! The One Who Can Talk To Spirits has indeed found you! I was starting to worry you two would never meet!!"
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Post by Iona on Jul 13, 2011 20:34:52 GMT -6
Iona backed off into the bottles, glancing at the Salesman to Torak,her hand beginning to crackle with electricity. "What is this? What are you plotting? I don't like this!" she exclaimed with a wild look in her eyes. She swigged down some more brandy and glared at the Salesman.
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Post by Azrael/Iris on Jul 13, 2011 20:39:01 GMT -6
(Azrael isn't in this topic...)
"Ohohohohoho...No need to worry...I have only come for my mask." The Happy Mask Salesman said and he turned and walked back towards Torak.
Torak had found the mask and held it out to the mask salesman with one hand.
"Ahhh...this mask has made you very happy! And you've become a great succesor to Jangor the Wise." The Happy Mask Salesman said, inspecting the 'Zanzabar' Mask.
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Post by Schrödinger's cat on Jul 14, 2011 0:27:50 GMT -6
Lien watched as the Happy Mask Salesman retrieved a wolf-looking mask from Torak, wondering not only about how the Maskman knows about Torak's mask but where is it DID he met him from? Lien frowned even more, closing his eyes and rubbing his temples. ". . . "
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Eldrin/Vai
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Post by Eldrin/Vai on Jul 14, 2011 10:58:47 GMT -6
Eldrin crawled all the way onto the counter and crept closer to the creepy mask guy, reaching out a hand for a mask on the bag. Suddenly he stopped, changing his mind. He instead came around to face the mask salesman. Then poked him in the forehead. "So um... Mr. Creepy Mask Guy... How do you know everybody so well?"
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Post by Azrael/Iris on Jul 14, 2011 11:32:07 GMT -6
(I love how Eldrin just stopped...) "Why...I've met every single one of you in this room at some point in your lives." The Happy Mask Salesman said, putting the mask he got from Torak in his bag.
"And all shall be revealed soon...but not today. I have only come for my mask."
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Post by Iona on Jul 14, 2011 13:15:39 GMT -6
Iona shook her head, putting away the brandy. "I don't remember you. I would've remembered you. I've been holed up in the Gerudo Fortress for my whole life then I spent the last four years wandering the desert. I don't think we ever met,"she said, scratching her head and eyeing a jeweled mask of sorts on his back, then looked away, nervously beginning to scrub the bar counter with a rag.
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Post by Azrael/Iris on Jul 14, 2011 16:57:26 GMT -6
"I see you were eyeing one of my many masks...I will let you borrow one of your choosing! It will make you happy...yes...everyone loves my masks...they make you happy." The Happy Mask Salesman said to Iona.
Torak leapt over the bar and refilled his tankard with beer, he chugged the entire tankard down. He could not remember a time in which he was as distressed as he was.
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Post by Iona on Jul 14, 2011 18:45:02 GMT -6
Raising a finger to her lips, Iona seemed to consider borrowing it, but then saw Torak's distress and decided against it. She threw a bottle of cheap whiskey on the bar, the glass shards and liquor shooting up and soaking everybody sitting by the bar. "No! No! See? See? I'm already wearing a mask! Don't offer me one; I'm happy already!" she said, gesturing to her makeup. She shoved the tankard out of Torak's hands and replaced it with a bottle of vodka. She suddenly disappeared from sight. Iona was crouched on the ground. "I'm tired of freaks. I'll join the troupe, I'll join the troupe!" she muttered to herself and shook herself of the spilled whiskey off her like a dog. She slowly raised her eyes level to the counter of the bar and caught the Salesman still grinning. She snatched up the envelope her uncle left and suddenly stood up as if nothing happened. She cleared her throat in a business like manner and straightened her dress, making sure her jewelry was still on.
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Post by Eldrin/Vai on Jul 14, 2011 23:12:32 GMT -6
Eldrin didn't seem to be at all disturbed by Iona's random outburst. He caught a shard of the whiskey bottle and licked the whiskey off of it. Suddenly he jumped onto the creepy mask guy's massive bag, sending several masks clattering to the ground. He climbed to the top of the bag and sat down. He took a swig of his rum and smiled at the Gerudo. "Iona... You're a freak... Just like us! Right creepy mask guy?" He said, flicking the glass shard at Lien.
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