"Oh my I'm so sorry!" The tarantula waved it's front legs in distress but was unable to pick anything up without ruining it.
Billy had two hands of course and despite shying away initially, suddenly felt responsible that his familiar had caused the little accident. He ripped his hands from his pockets and gathered all the food up (besides anything that was too gooey) into a sling made out of his oversized shirt.
"Ah sorry.." His voice was barely above a whisper and he averted his eyes, but held the food out anyway. "She gets umm enthusiastic."
Estelle, upon hearing Billy speak, suddenly seemed rapt. How would he fare with socialization?! The tarantula pointely poked him in the pantleg, an urging of sorts.
"Ah um." Bill huffed out a breath, stuffed his hands back in his pockets, and finally raised his eyes to Victoria's face. "I'm um.. Billy."
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Billy is a farmboy reaper, QUEST, with a labrador sized tarantula on a leash.. his familiar.
Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 9:29 am
"Intoxicating?" Belladonna let out a tiny laugh, not entirely sure what to make of Grendel still. Previous encounters had shown him vastly interested in conversation, but also easily ruffled by disappointment. Already unsettled by her own loneliness, the witch felt it only prudent to laugh just one little bit more. "I suppose that is one way to describe tonight... But I find the FEAR a bit comforting as well." She offered him another smile before she began to take a step back, to turn and point at anything other than standing around staring at the other when a figure appeared next to the witch. Even more perplexed by this figure that looked oddly familiar, but of which she could not recall if she'd ever had a formal introduction for, Belladonna only bobbed her head in a mock curtsey. Hmmmm, the witch knew this ghoul. She swore she did, but from where? Surely they'd gone to school together, but had they never spoken? No classes together or anything whatsoever?? So preoccupied with her thoughts, Grendel got the first introduction and the witch remained blissfully unaware of their combined special attentions that had previously been applied to her. The name Natalia did ring a few bells, but they were so small that they did not help place the ghoul, which was a shame for she was darling! Still, Natalia turned to greet Belladonna who also turned toward her, a bright smile on her face for a new friend. But there were no words, no introductions, there was only...
"Ah! Good evening Ren!" And even that was too much for it intruded upon the sudden electricity that bloomed between the gryphon and lemur. As though this night could not get stranger, Belladonna found herself a voyeur in a moment she had not expected to be so private. Her mouth snapped shut as a tiny pout formed before she shifted backwards just a little. What now?! Did she stay and wait for the two to finish their little moment? Why was Ren even having a moment with this ghoul? It looked really intense, what about LW?! Already unnerved by being alone, now that the witch found herself with companions having moments and gazing at each other in odd manners, she could not help but feel even more unnerved. It seemed as though the evening was conspiring against her to fully test the limits of her own conviction and valor. Naturally in a most dramatic form. "Errrr, well that saves that introduction! Happy Halloween Ren! Grendel and I were just introducing ourselves to Natalia, and she to us. Come join us!" Naturally that meant come stand closer to the witch so she could lean on him and not feel so alone, but the gaze shared between him and Natalia was most likely not going to let that happen. Careful to keep the little sigh that wanted out clamped inside her chest, Belladonna only gave everyone a smile. What an odd night this was turning out to be...
He had not seen her in many months; perhaps longer, and the last time he had not been in his right mind. Even as he looked at her now, the same person he had first met when he had first come to this school, she looked different, her cheeks hollower, filled with color, her eyes boring into his.
Ren's mind flickered back towards the meeting before their last. It had been angry, abrupt. It had before he had dated LW, but after his breaking off with Alessa, who, as he thought about it now, he missed more than he had thought he would. He'd been out of his mind with grief and pain, drunk on the many bottles of cider he had downed, throwing himself into something that would have gotten his mind off of anything, of everything.
The night had ended differently than he had imagined, differently than they had both thought, and Ren had been angry, so very angry for a long time. Yet the anger was not directed at Natalia, really, but at himself, at his parents, at everything that should have been and could have been, but never would be. He had seen her once, after that - just once, when they had been in a hall, and he had been with LW - but it had been brief, fleeting. They had acted awkwardly, unsure of what to say to one another, what to do, how to act.
Like now. Ren stood stock still, staring at the were-lemur as his mind worked to decipher the puzzle that now stood before him. He couldn't deny that he had missed her; they had been close, once upon a time, though it was difficult to remember beyond the here and now, beyond what had last transpired between them.
What do you say?
And then she was moving towards him, eyes fierce and determined, and Ren did not move away as she stood nose to nose, barely an inch apart, the grin on her face both maniacal and familiar. His gaze flickered briefly to the feather she picked up, and then moved back to hers as she said his name.
"...good evening, Natalia."
Her name felt heavy on his tongue, full of weight, of past memories. It was only when a familiar chirping voice caught his attention that Ren snapped out of his inner turmoil and looked around, realizing, for the first time, that she was not alone.
His expression relaxed. "Bells," said Ren, and took a step towards her, brushing past Natalia to wrap an arm around the witch's shoulder, grateful for the distraction, the intervention. He leaned down and kissed her cheek and then stood there beside her, feeling safer a short distance away from Natalia, though he looked at her and said quietly,
“Eira is fine, but it’s up to you.~” She said with a little bit of perkiness to her voice. Where was this coming from? Where was the gloom and doom that usually clouded her vision? Well wherever it was, this was a nice change of pace for a while. It wouldn’t last forever so why not?
It seemed that were starting to form a small group, as another student appeared next to Sparrow. Luckily this time, they were not introduced by tripping of Nuk. She feared if it kept happening he might actually blow up… The new fellow had a certain charm about him. As much as she wanted to befriend all of these boils, if this was going to keep happening it was soon going to be too much for little Eira. ‘Three, it’s only three… this is not going to end disastrously.’ Just a little motivational thinking. Not that it eased her worries very much.
She just gave another small wave to the cat demon.
Giving a glance about him, the pup considered his options for a moment. Goodness there were a lot of people here today, perhaps there would be less inside the attraction.
"Than will go first!"
Than had nodded most sagely at Yosuke's words, and he had turned, puffing out his thin chest and mustering all the courage a pup his age might require to face the human terrors of the Sparkle House, when suddenly he was surrounded, surrounded by bright colors and caught up in a pair of familiar arms. Lips parted in an expression of sheer adoration, and he almost fell back against the larger monster, grinning up at her as his tail pounded against the seed-littered ground at about a mile-a-minute. This was a ghoul that he knew, not merely some random attacker, though had it been, his first response might still have been friendly in this thick crowd of people.
"MERRYYYYYYYYYYY!" His delight was unmitigated, and he curled fingers around her arms in an awkward sort of reverse-hug, in an attempt to be closer to the chimera. "Merry-Merry is here the party is goinggoinggoing nowlike!" The Fae-Hound was almost beside himself with rapturous joy. He was surrounded by friends...a phenomena that never occured at home. "How has Merrybird been? Does Merry-Merry possibly wantses to go in? Than is going first!" A declaration, jabbing one clawed finger at the Sparkle House. Now he could take everyone!
Aksaja had arrived, as Than had caught a glimpse of him betwixt Merry's feathers, with a rather silly-looking smile that spread from fuzzy ear to fuzzy ear...he reached out a hand for the lightning dragon as well. "Sajaaaaaaaaaa!~" it was all but a churr, the Fae creature all but on a high from the FEAR he'd collected earlier, and the close proximity of his besties. "Saja youses will come with Than and us, yes?" Trying to snag at clothing, an arm, anything he could come in contact with belonging to the tall dragon boil, he wiggled his way between Aksaja and Merry, good eye turned to Yosuke, the proverbial new kid of the batch.
"YOYOSUKE! This is Than's friends! Aksaja, Merry." Dramatic pointing accompanied his words. Pointing at the Ittan-Momen,the Fae made particular note of the other's facial markings as he rumbled mirthfully, "Cherries...see? Yoyosuke has cherries! Is veryveryvery prettylike! He is comingses too!" It wasn't a question. He had introduced everyone, and declared them all his friends, it made sense to the tiny Fae-Hound that since they all seemed to get along with him, well...they could all get along with one another. After all, it was Halloween. What better time to make new friends? Hmm?
Now if only he could actually get them to go into the Sparkle House.
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OOC: Than's a 5'3" Fae-hound with an eyepatch. Looks a likkle something like this. He is a GUEST student. His quest is here for the curious.
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 10:06 am
Bells? Ren's brief dismissal of her actions turned Natalia's stomach, but the name he breathed also seemed to be a distraction most needed for the moment. Turning to face the witch, the lemur smiled and waved the hand that held his feather.
Perhaps it was best to avoid the past altogether? It seemed to work well enough before, and it was the past after all. A sunk cost. Nothing that either of them could do about it now. She was well aware of Renaissance's stance with LW, and the love that the monster had for the werewolf would not allow her to push limits that she would have otherwise attempted...but the invasive individual could not help but wonder what went on in the gryphon's head. What memories surfaced when he laid eyes on her? His features seemed conflicted enough for the monster to make up her own conclusions, and the way he wrapped himself around Bells made it clear that the memories were not very welcomed.
She chose to avoid Ren's query for the moment, keeping her gaze trained on the witch. "You must be a student then? It is a pleasure to meet you, although I must admit it is somewhat surprising that we would not have come across one another once before this...huh. Such a lovely face...you would think...Well, in any case," Reaching out, brushing similarly against Ren as he had her, Natalia gently gripped the soft hand of the ghoul and placed a kiss on it. "Is it just bells?" She would wait for answer before pulling away, fixating herself on Renaissance once again.
"I have been alright, kind of you to ask." There was a sharpness to her tone that could not be subdued. It hurt to see discomfort in his eyes while in her company, even if it were well deserved. "How is my LW doing?"
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 10:07 am
"Oh sweet Sally...!" Victoria snapped out of her depression, pointing at the boil's shirt as he held the food out to her, "Your shirt! The food will dirty it!" Suddenly, food wastage didn't seem like such a big deal anymore, especially since she was faced with dirty laundry.
"It's nice to meet you, Sir Billy," She greeted with a quick curtsy, "You may toss that food away, Sir! It is not worth getting your shirt dirty over..."
She then realized something very important that she seemed to have missed.
"Sir! Your spider!" She gasped, looking at the tarantula, "It spoke!"
There were flashes of memories that came to him the more he stood and tried to think about it; maybe the condensed Fear helped aid that along. But what Mort recalled were fleeting moments and strong emotions, panic, pain, a heavy sense of impending action, and above all a strange satisfaction that something was right about it - even despite the deep and sudden ache of separation in his core.
All in all, a confusing hodge podge. He wasn't sure if he wanted to remember now, because there was something startling in that juxtaposition of loss and satisfaction that made him wonder just who he was. Mort winced in response to Alex's question as a hand flew up to his head. "Mrrr...Bits n' pieces," he offered most lamely. "W-We, er...did something didn't we. Five've us." He held up the closed card, not interested in seeing the dancing skeletons les they make him nauseous.
And speaking of, the ghoul by Xiu was offering them food - and much like his zombro, Mort could only look wistful and shake his head, mumbling a "Thanks a-anyway. Please, eat."
He literally and metaphorically didn't have the stomach for food right now.
Sticking close to Alex, he asked, "Should we stay? S'too noisy but..." The Fear kept him going. And something told Mort he wanted to stay as long as possible in this atmosphere, even if he wasn't exactly partying.
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Mort is a Y3 6 ft zombie with a jack-o-lantern on his head; it's currently tilted up to let him see better. His sleeves are rolled down to cover both arms, and he's particularly quiet and withdrawn. Clothes are more tattered/bloodied than usual.
"Oh not sir!" Billy almost sputtered, his hat slipping back to reveal his heavily freckled face and bright eyes. "J-just Billy is fine. And my clothes are always kind of um.." He shrugged.
Estelle, upon being pointed out, skittered around Billy (wrapping him in her web leash) and climbed up his back. He was forced to hunch a bit due to her size. It was like giving someone a piggyback ride!
"Oh this is Estelle. She's my umm.." He was blushing.
"Familiar. Guardian. Best friend everrr." The spider commented with a wave of her legs.
Billy was momentarily busy unwrapping the sticky webbing from his clothes. His face had grumped again.
"We didn't get your name, Miss....?" Estelle continued the conversation where her boil had left off.
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Billy is a farmboy reaper, QUEST, with a labrador sized tarantula on a leash.. his familiar.
Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 10:38 am
Yosuke barely had time to think before he watched Than get tackled by the brightly colored ghoul, taking note of it with a small chuckle after his initial blink-and-stare. Looks like Than might have met his match in the enthusiasm department. Not that Yosuke minded, a little cheeriness might be just what it took to make it through the Sparkle House alive. He turned towards the thing as he thought of it, gulping audibly. Yeah, he'd much rather look at the ghoul hugging the life out of his friend.
His name turned his attention away from the two, where he had been only partially mesmerized by the soft-looking feather's of the ghoul's wings; and he offered a wave at Aksaja as he jogged over. "Hey! We were just going to go in there." He gestured to the Sparkle House with a finger, masking his own grimace.
Yosuke had to pause, of course, when the hug party broke up and Than made his introduction rounds. Yosuke gave a lopsided grin, awkwardly pointing to his cheek and neck where the cherry tree pattern disappeared into his kimono. "I was born with them? Uh. Well. They were kind of stitched on. Like a pattern. That doesn't make an sense." He let himself trail off, wringing his hands in the fabric of his kimono before seemingly shaking it off. "Nice to meet you guys."
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 10:46 am
Aye now! Levi released Demi from the tail hug, wriggling for him to leap off of her. Sorry'bout that, Shun! She wavered over to reaper in apology- little brothers were a clawful of mischief; not that she'd normally object. Watch what'cha deal out, Rex. Ya'know it comes back to'ya. Shun wasn't the type, but the tatzel didn't approve of Demi potentially pinging things at a pack of passing werewolves or something. It was too packed for a roughing right now. Now's no time fer barkin' at trees. Words of wisdom from his intellectual sister.
Seemed like Shun was with Xiu and a few unfamiliar faces. Before Levi knew it, the baku had appeared right before her with company and squeezed her into a hug. Levi's tail came around, coiling with Xiu's momentarily in greeting as well.
Happy Halloween, screecheart! Kekeke~ Oh! The tatzel ghoul's white ears stood straight in attention at being introduced to the winged ghoul, Mayaa. Pleasure ta'meet'cha, Mayaa. Name's Levi. At the mention of Fright Night and not having seen so many faces around, the ghoul cackled a typical hillbilly cackle. Sure dun seem like lots, eh? Been goin' ta'tha'cademy fer years now n' still ain't met tha'half of 'em, I reckon. But'cha get used ta' tha' hussle n' bussle. Nodding in reassurance, Levi's eyes then moved to the man following Xiu who was introduced as her Uncle. If Xiu was considered kin, this meant Levi had just added another name to her list of family members.
As her tail unraveled from Xiu's, the thick fur of Levi's tail coiled around Hayate's, as was typical of her kin when greeting family. It's sure great ta'meet'cha, Uncle Hayate. It was news to her about the letters and her being mentioned in them, however. Ya don't say... Levi then placed a hand on Xiu's head, lightly petting the ghoul in playful affection. Don't know too much 'bout ya'll, Uncle Hayate, but any ol' time... would sure like'ta hear some'a yer stories. Levi's tail released and curled into itself, trying to stay compact within the crowd of people.
At Xiu's request to leave briefly, she nodded with a smile. The baku was know to fly about in such crowds like a tatzel harvesting candy corn. Levi took this time to whisper to Hayate. Sure would be fun hearin'bout Xiu in'er scarlin' years one day when yer free, kekeke. It was something like two parents discussing scarling pictures while looking at an album; Levi wanted to know more about Xiu's kin and what it was like for her growing up.
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 10:57 am
Victoria made a face when the boil asked her to drop the 'Sir'; she was so used to addressing others in that fashion that it was difficult to simply drop it... The only other person who had ever requested for her to do so was Hel.
"Alright, if you prefer that, I will try my best," She nodded, tilting her head up towards the familiar as she was being introduced. With a smile, she curtsied again, this time to the spider, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Estelle! I've never met a familiar before..." Although rare, there were a couple of reapers in the Orphanage where she was raised, but all of them had weapons - not familiars.
"I'm Victoria Marie Bloodworth," She seemed almost embarrassed to have forgotten to give her name, "Most people just call me Victoria."
Than would find himself absolutely prepared with kisses and other such affection as the chimera soaked in the warmth and scent of the smaller boil in her arms, pale face rubbing and nuzzling against the stiffness of his ears before simply rolling back on her hunches and holding the boil to her. "Mmm yes, now the party can start," she murmured, grinning happily as small fingers curled around her arms.
Slit pupil eyes have a curious blink as Than fitted questions at her, and she looked up at the speaker house to which the boil was indicating. "Merry had been very well," she petted distracted, gaze racing over the familiar liking house. Hadn't they wandered through there only last year? She was pretty sure they had. It made her lips twitch, a reminiscent little slim forming as she recalled who else she'd run into within the fleet horror house. She'd have to keep an eye out for the lemur ghoul.
"Where ever you want to go, Than." Really now, how do you say no to an adorable hound?
Another familiar voice floated above the endless rumbling of the crowd, and the chimera looked over her shoulder, grinning at the approaching dragon before raising to her hooves. "Howzit, Saja?" A chuckle sounded as the fse-hound slipped from her arms to situate himself between herself and the dragon so he could introduce the both of them to another boil Merry hadn't actually noticed until that moment, having been so thoroughly distracted with her enthusiastic getting to Than. "Hi, nice to meet you." Bright eyes slid along the cherry markings in question, had she had to agree, they were lovely. "Very nice."
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Merry is a 5'7" chimera with white skin and citrus scales. She was macaw chilled wings and fathers on as long spindly task. She also has horns, gives, and long, curly red hair.
Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 11:02 am
Giving a soft eyebrow raise, he looked to the newest pair of students that the Reaper had met, giving the little miss a head bob, smiling to her serenely, his tail flicking softly left and right. He knew the other student well enough to give him pause, leaning foreward a bit to offer his hand up lightly to the ghost, painted nails down and palm out.
"A pleasure, Miss Eira Wen" He sing-songed to her nicely as Sparrow introduced him, "People call me Jack, I answer to anything." He offered ultimately, before taking his hand back, placing two fingers next to his eyebrow and sending them off to Nukpana.
"I am familiar with that one - we were on a train once - he made me pretty fabulous in a class too, it's been a while Nukpana." He offered up, giving him a nod before turning back to Sparrow. "A Happy Halloween to you also, Sparrow, I'm glad I caught a familiar face in this group of people, there's just so many, I could make a killing if I was allowed to busker, I bet." He thought out loud, finally stopping his lean against the slightly shorter student, watching the groups with an wild smile.
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Jack is a rather thin, lanky, fabulous feline demon boil who is usually known for his amazing fashion choices. His eyes and scar are bio-luminescent. Minis name: JackB
"She's nuthin special." Billy huffed until Estelle's legs pushed his hat down over his eyes for a moment. The spider loved being admired since she rarely recieved such treatment from her boil.
"A pleasure Miss Victoria." The spider chirped, her weight forcing Billy into a half bow until he made a disgusted sound and shook her off. The spider skittered back down to the floor, still secured with a web leash to the farm-boy's wrist.
Billy fussed with his hat, eyes back to the buffet. He picked up something small, still checking to make sure this wasn't stealing, and poped it in his mouth. Over the din of the crowd her heard a cackling laugh and a twangy accent that sounded like somewhere close to his home, but he couldn't see anyone he recognized. Another dart of the eyes. Another tiny nibble of food. >.>
"I love your dress! Are you a student here? Billy's family wants to send him here. We're checking it out." Once again the reaper was silent and his spider did the talking. He didn't seem like the talkative type. Was he shy? Anti-social? "Do you like it?"
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Billy is a farm-boil reaper with a labrador sized tarantula familiar
