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 Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 4:37 pm
She was panicking. Badly. To the point of tears. He can't die! He can't die! She kept thinking fiercely to herself. She wouldn't let this overgrown weed take her friend away! Ani tried her hardest to keep from sobbing and crying. She was so useless at a time like this. She needed to calm down and think. She couldn't concentrate if she was crying.
She could run and get someone. But it might be too late by the time she got back. He needs air and soon. Her beating only seemed to make it worse. Oh god, what is she supposed to DO?!
Anisia snapped to attention as soon as she heard him. She rushed over and grabbed the knife at its handle, "I'll get you out!" She called to him. She was shaking from fear though. It was hard for her.
How to use the knife? Cut a line down and let him slip through it? Keep stabbing the stupid thing until it lets loose? But she might hurt him. She couldn't bare it if she did that. Only she'd feel worse if he died.
Without another thought, Ani put the blade halfway into the plant and decided to slice down. Only halfway though, hopefully to avoid cutting Lyrus.
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 4:50 pm
Had she heard him!? Yes! She had taken the knife, haha! And---wait. Wait.
.....He couldn't breathe. He couldn't BREATHE. Tugging his hand back in, Lyrus shifted as best he could to shove the plant away. But it didn't work. Again he screamed, only afterwards realizing that was about the stupidest thing he could do given the situation. The plant tightened.
He couldn't breathe. Hecouldn'tbreathehecouldn'tbreathehecouldn'tbreathehecouldn'tbreathehecouldn't-- LIGHT!
Lyrus almost cried in relief as a long cut appeared in the plant near his side. There was light now, and air...even if the plant was to tight for him to actually breathe right. But that was hope! Wrenching one arm free, he shoved it through the gap to hold it open, hand groping at the bottom of the cut as he tried to tear it further. Words escaped him from then on. Ani would have to figure out the rest on her own.
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 5:04 pm
HIS ARM! Thank the heavens, his ARM! Anisia never thought she would ever be happier to see it! After cutting through the plant vertically, the cinnamon girl grabbed his hand with her free one to make sure he wouldn't get sucked back into it. He was going to get out if it was the last thing she did!
Then she began to cut the knife horizontally to make a big cross on that side of the plant. "If I cut you I'm sorry!" She apologized to him as she finished off. Ani dropped the knife and used both hands to cling to the one that was outside the plant. "Push away from the plant with your feet and toward the hole if you can!" She said to him. As her heart raced, she began to pull him away from the giant trap.
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 5:21 pm
Lyrus wasn't exactly thinking straight. He felt all light headed, mind wandering around on things that really weren't all that important. Such as the fact that his mouth was wide open while he strived for air. But he didn't care about air anymore. Who needed air? No, he was busy chastising himself for looking like a fish out of water. Not that anyone could see him.
And then someone grabbed his hand, and he blinked, focusing on that person. Oh, it was Ani! He had almost forgotten about her. Nonetheless, his hand was like a vice on hers, and, though his mind was slow to analyze her orders, eventually they clicked and he reacted, using both legs and his other arm to shove himself free of the plant.
There was one agonizing moment where the plant held, but just as quickly it tore open, and Lyrus literally fell free, collapsing on the floor as his legs gave way beneath him. Air swept back to his lungs, and Lyrus breathed a sigh of relief, head spinning both from the narrow escape and the return of oxygen. A moment passed before Lyrus realized his eyes were close and opened them, searching briefly before locking his gaze on Ani. He grinned.
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 5:34 pm
Anisia fell back onto the floor with a small thud as the plant suddenly tore open and finally Lyrus came falling out of it. Her first thought was the little pain she had where she fell, but then she saw him.
"OHMYGOD,LYRUUUS!"
She sat up and quickly hugged him tightly as if he might get eaten again. "I thought you were going to die I was so scared I might have cut you I didn't think you were going to get out I didn't know what to do..." A jumble of words came out of her mouth. "Are you okay are you hurt did I cut you with the knife?" She asked, again the words just pouring out.
That was a really scary experience for her. Realizing she was holding onto him a little too tightly she loosened and eventually let go, wiping away the few, unnoticed tears that had made their way down her cheek.
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 5:50 pm
Lyrus automatically returned the embrace, but most of her words evaded him, mind wandering over what had just happened as if it hadn't quite understood the first time. Suddenly, he tensed. He had almost gotten eaten. Shock set it, and Lyrus realized he was shaking and near tears himself. He could feel a faint sting near his waist, and his wrist was still bleeding from where he had cut it earlier, but he didn't much care. He'd had worse.
A few deep breaths later, Lyrus straightened up and nodded slightly, releasing his deathgrip on the girl and gracing her with a warm, rather apologetic smile, voice shakey at best. "I'm alright, yeah, uh-" Pausing, he cleared his thought, then resumed somewhat more confidently, "Sorry about...that. And thanks. A lot." Somewhat awkward, but Lyrus wasn't used to thanking people for, well, anything. Let alone people who he had just met that day.
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 6:01 pm
Anisia opened her mouth to reply, about to say 'Its no problem!' like she usually would in a normal conversation. But...that would probably be lying. Because it sort of had been a problem. She didn't need to say that now though. "Your welcome." She finally said, swallowing a little.
She returned his smile with her own, then stood up and held out her hand so she could help him to his feet. "Lets get out of here." She said with a last look at the plant that almost ate Lyrus. After this little event, she didn't feel the need to explore any further than they did.
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 6:09 pm
Taking her head, he climbed to his feet, swaying slightly before his legs decided to hold. He nodded his agreement and, without releasing her hand, picked up his knife with his free one and started for the door at her side. Don't look back, don't look bad; Lyrus thought he might throw up if he looked back at what remained of the giant trap. Best not to think about that just yet.
Goddamnwherewasthatbloodydoorhewassickofplants.
And there it was. Once they were out of the room, Lyrus closed the door behind them and slumped back against it, sighing heavily. "Well, that was.. exciting."
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 10:05 pm
Quote: Anisia gave him a weak smile as he held her hand and lead her outside of the room. She hoped they never came across this room again...without an experienced lion tamer and a big whip or something. That was a crazy way of getting to know someone. She certainly never thought that would happen! "I don't know about you, but I don't think I'm going to be mentioning that to Kiita any time soon." Ani replied, leaning back against the door as well. "Who would keep something like that in their house anyway?!" She thought aloud and whether she noticed it or not, her tone of voice sounded a little angered. Lyrus could have died. The girl paused, then looked toward his way, "How did you get trapped by it anyway?" She asked curiously. Quote: "Banda'll ask." Lyrus didn't exactly look as if nothing had happened. Not only were there odd splotches of the velvety plant still stuck to his shirt here and there, but there was also a long tear across his shirt, as well as a shallow scrape beneath it. It wasn't enough to bother him unduly, but there would be no hiding it from his 'guardian'. Moo would probably keep a plant like that in her house, Lyrus mused. He had always thought Aylee was a loon. Apparently she was worse than he thought if she was sinking to Moo's level. Pleased with her 'outburst', Lyrus settled down to let her rant, absently wiping blood off his wrist, then blinked and glanced back to her when the expected tirade vanished in favor of her question. Apparently he wasn't used to 'nice' girls. He grimaced. Suddenly feeling foolish, he shrugged and returned his attention to the cut, muttering his reply just loud enough for her to hear. "There was a really nice flower. It was a trick, I guess. A lure. I went to pick it and the plant got me."
For the first time, Anisia spotted the blood while he was wiping his wrist. All three of her eyes going wide, she automatically asked, "Did I do that?" Even without his answer, a feeling of guilt crept in.
A flower? They did all that...a flower? Ani caught herself before she almost gave him a strange look. She probably would have done the same if she saw one she really liked. Instead of giving him the look, she smiled amusedly, "So tell me about the really nice flower that we had to cut up a plant for." She said with a small chuckle.
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 10:16 pm
"Nah." Lyrus actually laughed, shaking his head. "Banda'll get worried, be glad that I'm not dead, and shower me in presents because he'll blame all this on himself somehow. Stuff like this happens to me pretty often, anyway." He shrugged, the paused. "Well...I've never been attacked by a plant before, but you know what I mean. Fights and rescues and crud." It did happen pretty often, now that he thought about it. Never this drastic, of course.
"Hmm? Oh, no." Smiling reassuringly, he shook his head, letting his hand fall. "That was me. When I was still in the flower. Good thing, too, or I wouldn't have remembered my knife." He didn't even want to begin to think what might have happened in that situation.
Lyrus flushed. It wasn't his fault he...hadn't been paying attention! Oh come on, who would expect a giant plant to pop up and try to eat them? Really? "It was just a nice flower," he muttered evasively. He didn't much feel like going into detail and sounding even stupider.
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 10:34 pm
"This is the first time something's happened like this to me." Anisia said, trying to recall if something...but failing. Yes, this really was her first time. And it scared her to death. "You must have a really exciting life then." Her life was full of siblings and deserts. She found this whole experience...well, something similar to interesting.
She could only sigh with relief when she was told she didn't cut him. "Oh, good...well, I'm not saying cutting yourself was good...well you know what I mean." She said.
Ani couldn't wipe the amused grin off her face and laugh a little. "Well, at least you have another idea for your next glass flower? Unless you only do roses..." She said, turning her head again to give him another smile.
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 10:47 pm
"Eh, not really." He shrugged, chuckling softly and relaxing a bit. "I just have a good friend with a tendancy to get in trouble, and an older brother who I..er...fight with a lot. Ends up with some pretty strange situations. But day to day life isn't all that interesting." It was really dull, actually. Especially nowadays. "I know what you mean," he assured her, grinning.
A new glass flower... Huh, he hadn't thought of that. "I never done anything but roses," he admitted slowly, then smiled. "It'd be a challenge. Especially to do that flower. But I'm gonna make it." He grinned. "Something to remember today by."
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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 11:00 pm
Anisia wasn't going to point out that the flower he was going to make was something that would remind him of the day he almost got eaten...but if he was so distracted by it, it must have been a very pretty flower. "Something to remember the day we met!" She added with a smile. "I'm sure it'll turn out nicely, even though I didn't get to see it. And when you finish it, I can finally see this 'really nice flower.'"
The girl stood again and began to stretch her arms above her head a little. "So. Do you want to explore the mansion some more or are you going to call it a day?" She asked. If she were in his condition, she'd probably want to call it quits, but she didn't want to make it seem like she didn't want to spend any more time with him.
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 10:28 am
True, it would remind him that he had almost gotten eaten. But it was a pretty cool adventure...thing, when you thought about it. He hadn't died, after all, so it was alright, and would make for good stories later on. He didn't intend to keep the flower after he made it, anyway. He grinned. "I think you'll like it. I'll try to color it, too, so it'll be more realistic." Colored glass was always fun.
"Eh..." He hesitated. On one side, he was tired, and he REALLY wanted a shower. The bites and pieces of plant stuck to his clothes were a bit unnerving after all that. However, at the same time, he was having fun just talking with her, and didn't want to offend her or anything by heading home. They could always meet up again, he reasoned. Sooner or later. After he finished the flower. "I think I'm going to head home, actually... Banda'll be getting back soon, and I want to start on that flower before I forget what it looks like."
And then, you know, there was the risk that another room might hold some similar threat. No more giant plants for today, pleezkthanx.
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 10:50 am
"Show me as soooon as you get done!" Anisia said brightly, trying to lighten the mood a little after their little encounter. "Then you'll have to let me try some of that cookie cake!" She added with a smile.
"Sounds good." She completely understood why he wanted to head home. Who would want to walk through another door to only get almost-eaten again? Gods only know what other types of things Aylee would be keeping in this mansion of hers.
Unsure of how to say goodbye, she stood there for a minute silently. "So uhm, I guess I'll see you later." Ani said, then gave him a quick hug before beginning to walk back to the living room where Kiita would be waiting.
((Thanks for the RP Moo! I had a lot of fun! 4laugh heart ))
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