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 Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 8:32 pm
He closed his eyes in palpable pain from her presence. He reopened his eyes, so that he didn't walk into anything. It was tempting, however. Would a tree branch to the head hurt less? Was that why Lian had done it?
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Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 8:33 pm
"They say it's haunted," she told him cheerfully.
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Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 8:35 pm
His ear flicked again. She didn't honestly believe on that. Did she? Apparently she did.
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Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 8:37 pm
She took the ear flick as a sign of curiosity. "Apparently, the ghosts are of those who were murdered in these woods. They come out in the dark and bemoan their fate. And if they catch you, they'll kill you in a grisly manner."
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Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 8:41 pm
His eye twitched a bit, then leveled off. Maybe if he stopped reacting, she'd stop.
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Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 8:43 pm
"I heard that one guy had his flesh ripped from his body, but that didn't kill him. He bled to death," she went on cheerfully.
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Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 8:44 pm
His eye twitched against his will. Didn't she ever stop?
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Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 8:46 pm
If he had voiced the question, the answer would have been no. She never stopped. And just to prove that, she continued regaling him with the bloody and gruesome way the ghosts of the forest killed people.
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Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 8:47 pm
He flicked his ears, trying to figure out if there was some way to plug them, so he wouldn't have to hear her.
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Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 8:47 pm
"Look!" she interrupted herself. "See? I told you there was a river."
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Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 8:50 pm
He went to the edge of the lake and pointedly began to drink, hoping she'd follow suit. No one could talk around a mouth full of water.
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Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 8:51 pm
She followed his lead and took a few drinks before chirping, "You know, they say there's a monster living in this river."
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Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 8:53 pm
He took a deep breath to try and calm himself, unfortunately his nose was under water. He began coughing, lifting his head free, and trying to clear his nose of the lake water.
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Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 8:53 pm
"You know, you really shouldn't try to drink through your nose. It doesn't work that well."
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Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 8:59 pm
He wanted to throttle her. He wanted to ring her filly neck. Thankfully for her, he was still choking on the water. He finally managed to lower his head and snort most of it out. He still felt uncomfortable, but at least he could breathe again. Eyes watering, he glared at her, entertaining the thought of dunking her in the lake to see if she floated. She probably would. Heads filled with air tended to be buoyant.
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