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 Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 6:38 pm
Dutifully, the monster horse followed after her, reaching for one of the fruits and heartily biting down with an audible crunch. Just sweet enough, he noted, smiling as he chewed. When motioned to sit, Petro chose to remain standing. His back went rigid at her question of what lay behind the portal, but unlike his feelings, this he would not run away from.
"Just more death. More carnage. Blades fell. Some managed to fall back but Riley, Jericho, Mac... a lotta students got caught in the blades." his voice didn't waver, but guilt was plain as day on his face, anger etched in the slant of his brows.
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Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 9:02 pm
"So... More traps? We fell to more traps?" Her eyes widened, however, when she was informed of who exactly got caught in the trap. She didn't know - she didn't even dare to ask about what happened when they returned to school that day... She thought it wasn't important since it was in the past, but it did matter. Floating up there above the island with no power to do anything... That was the death she had experienced. It provided her with time to think, and its dangerous to think too much. Everyone who died (maybe with the exception of Charlie) would probably understand that by now.
"Jericho, Mac and Riley..." She muttered softly to herself with a frown; she had assumed that behind the portal was something better. Or rather, she had forced herself to believe that. Maybe Petro hadn't been the only one running away.
"And then what happened after that?" She asked, her frown deepening; she wanted to know, even if it was more bad news, "When did the staff come? I mean, they all vanished after the shipwreck..."
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 8:47 am
Petro was never one to sugar coat anything, especially when asked directly. "Was really dark but yeah. More traps. 'S like every student that was on the island all ended up in there. Then the boil that killed y' and this other ghoul that arrived afterwards told us to keep moving forward. So we kept moving forward," he rubbed the back of his neck, still unable to look at Lizzy or her reaction to his words. "Then the Reaper appeared and we were all supposed to fight him. Everyone was supposed to but the place started caving in and more students were dying. Getting squashed and crushed by the ceiling's caving in. It was happening everywhere. Everyone was just dying..." he trailed off suddenly, his eyes looking at something in the distance. As if he was seeing it all happen again right at that moment.
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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2011 10:40 am
"There was another one apart from Conquest?" That was certainly news to her, although most of what Petro was telling her was, seeing how she had died before entering the portal. A long pause followed as she mulled over his words; if she had to see so many of her fellow students die - if she had to see Charlie, Mac, Arachne, Jericho, Riley die - she would no doubt be even more shaken than if she had died herself. In a way, fate was kind to her but not her friends...
"I'm sorry you had to see all that," She muttered softly, slipping off her seat and moving over to the standing boil. She didn't care that he was covered with sweat and that she had just showered, or the fact that he was practically naked (okay, maybe she was still conscious of that, but Petro's a horse, and that's what she's seeing through her mind's eye right now) and currently eating. In her opinion, he needed a hug after going through all that; it might even explain why he was so quiet on the day they returned from that island.
After all, she would be quiet too, if she had to go through all that.
Standing on tip toes, she wrapped her arms around him, holding him close (effectively pulling him down so that he was easier to hug) and giving him a pat on the back, "If there is a similar next time, we'll just have to do better and try even harder. You don't lose till you stop trying, yes?" Then, she gave him a gentle squeeze before releasing him, staring up at him with a small smile.
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:34 am
Petro didn't seem to be all there, not quite. He was there physically, still standing, unresisting as he angled forward into the hug. He was acutely aware that her fingers did not touch him mane, however. It was instinctive more than through any conscious effort.
"I dunno," was his soft response, "I dunno. Stuff's happening too fast. Couldn't keep up, just went with the flow, let my body do what it wanted," he continued to murmur into Lizzy's shoulder. He didn't dare return the hug, though. An angry, painful ache in his chest held him back, kept his arms by his sides as if weighted with lead. He didn't know what it was.
He just knew he didn't like it. And the longer he stayed in the spider demoness' arms, the stronger and more insistent the pain became. Gratitude and relief flooded him when she let go and he pulled back, straightening himself, grim-faced and determined, "If ever there 's a next time, 'm gonna give 'em hell." He promised her.
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 11:45 am
"Its fine, it really is," She muttered softly, although she wasn't sure how convincing she was at this point in time. Petro looked and sounded so upset, but she had no idea how to cheer him up or make him feel better. The hug didn't seem to work, and the way he remained stiff through the hug made her feel like she did something bad.
Did she do something bad?
"I don't doubt that," She nodded, still smiling although she wasn't so sure of herself anymore inside. She then paused before her smile grew a little, "You know, perhaps I'll take you up on that race after all. Or rather, mind if I joined you for a run one day?" She remembered how she had fainted during the trip. That was terrible. Mac had to carry her to the lighthouse... Maybe some exercise would be beneficial...
And she has to learn how to swim. Ugh, if she had been the one to be thrown overboard during the squid attack on the boat ride... Just thinking about it made her shudder, but she was soon smiling again, looking up at Petro hopefully, "What do you say?"
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 10:40 am
Petro's features softened slightly, finally noticing Lizzy's glum disposition but not realizing it was tied to his own feelings. A small smile crept its way across his face, however, when she expressed her interest in the race.
"'S great! But I ain't gonna go easy on y', just so y' know. I 'm gonna let y' pick when and where 'cuz 's only fair," He nodded sagely. "But if y' only wanna join me, just lemme know when."
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 11:01 am
"I'll lose to you in a race!" She laughed softly, smiling sheepishly; yes, she did say that trying hard is important, but racing against Petro? She was clearly at a huge disadvantage! Maybe after lots and lots of training, she wouldn't mind giving it a shot, but for now, she would probably be better off joining him for a run.
"Uh... The school running track this Saturday? Early at 7?" She stroked her chin thoughtfully, knowing that the track would be mostly empty around that time, "I'll run one round for every two rounds you run." Hey, it sounded fair to her! Hopefully, he wouldn't run like... 20 rounds. She wasn't sure if she would even be able to run 5 without stopping!
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:50 am
The small smile widened, "We don't gotta race so soon. Y' can just join me and run at the track field at seven." He would have preferred the entire campus grounds but then again, with Lizzy having admitted she wasn't the athletic type, it was only reasonable they start simple. "Y' gotta know y'r limits first, so y' don't gotta run as much as me. Just run 'til y' can't run no more."
It sounded like a good plan.
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:09 am
Nodding, Lizzy chuckled softly at his comments; run till she can't anymore? That sounded very Petro-like in a way, although she wasn't sure she wanted to... Well, discover her limits in such a way. He made sense though; it would be bad for her to try pushing herself too much... Reaching up, she patted Petro on the forehead (yay for being short), and almost called him 'Pony' in the process.
... Petro Pony has a nice ring to it though.
"See you at the track on Saturday at 7 then," She grinned before taking a step back, towards the common room entrance. Disappearing through it, she then peered out from behind it a few seconds later, "Don't forget!" Before making her way back to her room, feeling considerably less upset.
[Lame end is lame. OTL BUT YAY.]
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