04-16-2015, 08:33 AM
Shay ran at a comfortable pace for him to endure, only ever slowing down noticing how far away the gate was from his current destination, although it never stopped him. There wasn't much room to think when most of your energy was being taken up by running for what Shay hoped to only be 30 or so minutes, even though his instincts told him it'd probably take longer. He did wonder if the two humans at the gate noticed him yet. Well, it had to have been hard to NOT notice Shay at this point, but perhaps they weren't paying attention, to which Shay hoped wasn't the case. Shay wasn't fond of the idea that he'd accidentally surprise the two and end up attacking him. As much as Shay tried to push the thoughts away from his mind as he ran, he couldn't stop worrying a bit.
When Shay had gotten somewhat closer to his destination, he had thought to himself the people at the ends of the gate itself had to have served a purpose, standing there and all. The more he looked, the more it seemed as if they were guarding the gate itself. To what, he had questioned himself at first, before he remembered Omni claiming there were more individuals like Shay who were called down to this Omniverse by him. This must have meant those two "guards" were put there because of those like Shay. No wonder, there had to have been other... Bad experiences with individuals similar to Shay before this, otherwise they wouldn't be there with what looked to be weapons, although Shay couldn't really tell. Shay thought of himself as generally easy to get along with however, so he could only hope there wouldn't be too much trouble. It's not like he couldn't deal with them if they did spark up some conflict, though.
Now intensely close to the gate and the two individuals standing at it compared to where Shay started, he could see them seeming to talk to each other, and even looking at Shay every now and again. If he had doubts before, now Shay knew for a fact the two guards noticed him. He could now easily see that they were indeed guards by the weapons they were holding. Shay tensed up a bit seeing this, but the two guards at the gate seemed to not flinch or move at all, even with Shay running towards them. Slowing his pace down to a jog, Shay made himself look a little bit less hostile than he previously was, still eager to reach the gate itself.
Only a few meters away from the individuals now, Shay was now able to pin-point in his head what they looked like exactly. In weird armor in which his knowledge for technology could not supply him the descriptive words for, holding seemingly much more advanced in time weaponry, which he had hoped wouldn't be any more powerful than his. The two guards noticed Shay eyeing at their weapons, seemingly intrigued. Although they didn't want to make any hostile advances either, Shay didn't realize this until the two men started talking, the one on the left side of the gate going first, loud and proud.
"Greetings, fellow Prime! Please, hold back your intent to unsheathe any weapon you have at your disposal, we mean no harm, simply protecting the Empire's gates from other dangerous folk with powers like you! We hope, however, that as a responsible Prime, you'll use these powers to serve the Empire well and-" Interrupted with a loud slap on the helmet, the guard on the left staggered back, whimpering, only to find that the culprit was his comrade to his right.
"Ow! Really, man?! What was that for?!" The guard on the left yelled off to the one on the right, the latter obviously not caring, only shaking his head before looking back at Shay. Blinking, Shay himself was horribly confused at this whole display.
"Don't... listen to this blockhead. I'll keep it short and simple, long lists of information like that drives people off real well, and that's the last thing we want at the moment..." The guard at the right sighed, Shay looking on at the two with a surprising amount of openness, despite the strange situation the three were in. "Please do, I've got questions myself, so... I'd be more than happy if you'd be able to answer them." Shay smiled at the guard on the right, the left one still wincing at the embarrassment the previous situation bestowed him.
"Whaddaya need then, mister?" The right guard asked Shay, listening on. The left guard took the cue, doing the same in case he was eligible to do something productive. Shay observed the gate carefully, before looking back up, scratching at his stubbled chin. "I hope you all have good memory... First of all, what exactly are you guarding? Secondly, what should I do before, or if, I'm allowed beyond this strange object behind you two? Are there any threats I should be worried of, and how would I come to avoiding them if there were any?" Shay inquired to the two guards, awaiting an answer. As Shay repeated these questions in his head, he almost chuckled at how strange they were out of context, but in a land where literally everything from top to bottom was literally white, there wasn't much context to be taken out of anyways.
"Well, sir... To start off, chucklenuts here said it best when you first met him. Behind us, is the gate to the Empire's city, the Coruscant. To finish this off before I pass it over to said chucklenuts, you will be allowed past these gates if you agree to not cause trouble, and I know you know what I mean when I say trouble. You seem like a good man, not willing to pull weapons on the first individuals you saw, so... I'll allow it. Take it away, man." Putting emphasis on the last sentence, the right guard waved his hand over to the left. Shay moved his attention towards the guard on the left, nodding his head slightly.
"W-wha? Oh, yeah! Uhm... What else did he ask... Oh, oh! About the whole threats situation, that was why we were assigned to this position in the first place, sir. Some Primes do cause quite a lot of... trouble, as my coworker here put it... Also, I forgot to explain, but... 'Primes' are what we refer to as the individuals that have interested Omni, and brought them here. Always start off here, no where else. A lot of them are driven here in particular, usually because of troops like us working at guard duty... M-my advice would to be to stay low if you ever hear one of the worse Primes in the vicinity, staying at inns and such... I trust you're a good judge of character, so try not to get into any fights, especially not here in the Empire's walls. I-I don't much like this job myself, but even I know our higher ranking officers don't have any tolerance for criminal activity whatsoever, and any amount of action the military is willing to take to put a stop to anything that threatens us and our citizens!" Ending off the long explanation, the left guard took the time to gesture a proud salute to symbolize his loyalty, the silliness of the action making Shay crack a bit of a smirk.
Shuffling in his place, Shay looked back up at the gate. "I wholeheartedly appreciate your cooperation with me, fellow citizens of the Empire. I vow to remain out of any unlawful actions that would rile up the men and women that police there. They sound like a lot of good fellows dedicated to their job, and I can respect that." Shay straightened himself upon putting these words under his oath, making himself look as professional as possible to the guards. The two looked at each other a second, before nodding, before the guard at the right stepped forward once again. "Welcome to the Empire."
Looking ahead with a satisfied smile, Shay began to walk towards the gate. He stopped for a while to look at what he was about to enter, a strange portal-like object that he's only ever heard of in mere stories of fiction. Now, Shay had gotten himself in a position where he was about to step into one, not knowing exactly where this would take him, only being promised a city. A good start, but a vague one. Shaking his head, Shay continued to step into the gate, before once again, everything faded into a blinding white light.
When Shay had gotten somewhat closer to his destination, he had thought to himself the people at the ends of the gate itself had to have served a purpose, standing there and all. The more he looked, the more it seemed as if they were guarding the gate itself. To what, he had questioned himself at first, before he remembered Omni claiming there were more individuals like Shay who were called down to this Omniverse by him. This must have meant those two "guards" were put there because of those like Shay. No wonder, there had to have been other... Bad experiences with individuals similar to Shay before this, otherwise they wouldn't be there with what looked to be weapons, although Shay couldn't really tell. Shay thought of himself as generally easy to get along with however, so he could only hope there wouldn't be too much trouble. It's not like he couldn't deal with them if they did spark up some conflict, though.
Now intensely close to the gate and the two individuals standing at it compared to where Shay started, he could see them seeming to talk to each other, and even looking at Shay every now and again. If he had doubts before, now Shay knew for a fact the two guards noticed him. He could now easily see that they were indeed guards by the weapons they were holding. Shay tensed up a bit seeing this, but the two guards at the gate seemed to not flinch or move at all, even with Shay running towards them. Slowing his pace down to a jog, Shay made himself look a little bit less hostile than he previously was, still eager to reach the gate itself.
Only a few meters away from the individuals now, Shay was now able to pin-point in his head what they looked like exactly. In weird armor in which his knowledge for technology could not supply him the descriptive words for, holding seemingly much more advanced in time weaponry, which he had hoped wouldn't be any more powerful than his. The two guards noticed Shay eyeing at their weapons, seemingly intrigued. Although they didn't want to make any hostile advances either, Shay didn't realize this until the two men started talking, the one on the left side of the gate going first, loud and proud.
"Greetings, fellow Prime! Please, hold back your intent to unsheathe any weapon you have at your disposal, we mean no harm, simply protecting the Empire's gates from other dangerous folk with powers like you! We hope, however, that as a responsible Prime, you'll use these powers to serve the Empire well and-" Interrupted with a loud slap on the helmet, the guard on the left staggered back, whimpering, only to find that the culprit was his comrade to his right.
"Ow! Really, man?! What was that for?!" The guard on the left yelled off to the one on the right, the latter obviously not caring, only shaking his head before looking back at Shay. Blinking, Shay himself was horribly confused at this whole display.
"Don't... listen to this blockhead. I'll keep it short and simple, long lists of information like that drives people off real well, and that's the last thing we want at the moment..." The guard at the right sighed, Shay looking on at the two with a surprising amount of openness, despite the strange situation the three were in. "Please do, I've got questions myself, so... I'd be more than happy if you'd be able to answer them." Shay smiled at the guard on the right, the left one still wincing at the embarrassment the previous situation bestowed him.
"Whaddaya need then, mister?" The right guard asked Shay, listening on. The left guard took the cue, doing the same in case he was eligible to do something productive. Shay observed the gate carefully, before looking back up, scratching at his stubbled chin. "I hope you all have good memory... First of all, what exactly are you guarding? Secondly, what should I do before, or if, I'm allowed beyond this strange object behind you two? Are there any threats I should be worried of, and how would I come to avoiding them if there were any?" Shay inquired to the two guards, awaiting an answer. As Shay repeated these questions in his head, he almost chuckled at how strange they were out of context, but in a land where literally everything from top to bottom was literally white, there wasn't much context to be taken out of anyways.
"Well, sir... To start off, chucklenuts here said it best when you first met him. Behind us, is the gate to the Empire's city, the Coruscant. To finish this off before I pass it over to said chucklenuts, you will be allowed past these gates if you agree to not cause trouble, and I know you know what I mean when I say trouble. You seem like a good man, not willing to pull weapons on the first individuals you saw, so... I'll allow it. Take it away, man." Putting emphasis on the last sentence, the right guard waved his hand over to the left. Shay moved his attention towards the guard on the left, nodding his head slightly.
"W-wha? Oh, yeah! Uhm... What else did he ask... Oh, oh! About the whole threats situation, that was why we were assigned to this position in the first place, sir. Some Primes do cause quite a lot of... trouble, as my coworker here put it... Also, I forgot to explain, but... 'Primes' are what we refer to as the individuals that have interested Omni, and brought them here. Always start off here, no where else. A lot of them are driven here in particular, usually because of troops like us working at guard duty... M-my advice would to be to stay low if you ever hear one of the worse Primes in the vicinity, staying at inns and such... I trust you're a good judge of character, so try not to get into any fights, especially not here in the Empire's walls. I-I don't much like this job myself, but even I know our higher ranking officers don't have any tolerance for criminal activity whatsoever, and any amount of action the military is willing to take to put a stop to anything that threatens us and our citizens!" Ending off the long explanation, the left guard took the time to gesture a proud salute to symbolize his loyalty, the silliness of the action making Shay crack a bit of a smirk.
Shuffling in his place, Shay looked back up at the gate. "I wholeheartedly appreciate your cooperation with me, fellow citizens of the Empire. I vow to remain out of any unlawful actions that would rile up the men and women that police there. They sound like a lot of good fellows dedicated to their job, and I can respect that." Shay straightened himself upon putting these words under his oath, making himself look as professional as possible to the guards. The two looked at each other a second, before nodding, before the guard at the right stepped forward once again. "Welcome to the Empire."
Looking ahead with a satisfied smile, Shay began to walk towards the gate. He stopped for a while to look at what he was about to enter, a strange portal-like object that he's only ever heard of in mere stories of fiction. Now, Shay had gotten himself in a position where he was about to step into one, not knowing exactly where this would take him, only being promised a city. A good start, but a vague one. Shaking his head, Shay continued to step into the gate, before once again, everything faded into a blinding white light.
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