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 Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:31 am
His ears perked and his tail wagged slightly as the little Cwn Anwwn ran over. He dipped his head, setting down his bell and nudging her with his nose in greeting. It was always so nice to see another of his kind. the student that came along behind here, while strange, wasn't the oddest thing he'd seen in the last ten minutes. So he thankfully didn't start at the sight of him, or her, rather it. It worked well in the situation. He pushed at the little puppy with his large paws, playing gently as any large dog does with smaller ones. When the student spoke though his head tilted. "Come again? Sorry mate I don't unde-" he was cut short when he got knocked into via another student. A feathery one.
He fell over at the impact, stunning him for a second before he stood on all fours, staring at the boy. Probably hadn't noticed him, then again, he was rather large, even by dog standards. He shook himself, scarf resettling before sitting again. "We're gatherin' up ta' make a raid on Sandy Claw's workshop. I assume." His ears shifted, listening around curiously before returning his attention to both students next to him. "Weapons, I assume. I would prefer something to attack with, but I'm lacking thumbs." He pawed at his own bell to demonstrate. he had no real idea when they'd be leaving, but hopefully he wouldn't be alone for it. Sure, he could run rather fast over snow, he was built for it, but he was also rather helpless on his own. Especially without his FEAR to help things along.
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:32 am
Shehk didn't like the snow, she decided. Her first initial reaction, once she'd actually come-to and was coherent enough to open her eyes was to peel herself up out of the cold...layer of whatever it was she was in, opening her eyes for merely a moment before she let out a sound that was like a howl of pain, flinging her hands over her eyes as they were flooded by the horrible sunlight that reflected off of the layer of suffering and destruction, collapsing back into the snow with a shriek of agony.
It wasn't long until a few unhealthy sounding CRUNCH!es rendered her half-furry and looking horribly deformed, trapped in some state of being between both of her shapes, it being a long minute before her body could overwhelm the pure agonizing joy of the place, reandering her in a body with four paws and a lovely coat of fur.
Now if she could only hold on to that, she'd probably not freeze to death....
The Pricolici stepped through the snow carefully, her silver fur pathetically blending in with the scenery, to some extent, taking a few...very carefully timed steps into it and letting out a perfectly distressed sound, unable to decide what it was she actually thought of the stuff sans hating it's miserable existance. If someone could have set that s**t on fire in the near future, she would have utterly loved that.
It didn't help that she felt like s**t. Her energy was lacking, there was a part of her that knew she was just going to freeze to death, and she felt like someone had taken a few large bags of sand and dumped them onto her like the burden of the earth upon her back. Her entire demeanor was weighted, pathetic, heavy. The Pricolici barely held her head up higher than her shoulders, her ears drawn back as though she was willing to attack anything that attempted to assert any sort of 'alpha' in the near area.
Shehk Strigoi was an alpha, she would fight them if she had too... and she had bigger teeth than the competition (if only because of the vampiric qualities), and her first priority was the seek out the few people in the area she would have deemed 'comrade'.
It was about three minutes into her looking that she found Nukpana, though really them being right next to each other on the train had been to blame for his close proximity, the Pricolici licking his hand and pacing about the Skinwalker to make a quick status-check on him before she turned her attentions on seeking out Sammy, shaking some of the congregating snow off of her before lifting her head and letting out an eerie howl of a call.
Awooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
The Pricolici then paces through the snow anxiously, attempting to sniff the snow once before she shook her head and found that the only real 'scent' that it had... was the scent of cold.
((Shehk's life is going to hate her and she'll transform between forms inconveniently unless something breaks her pin completely and leaves her trapped in one or the other. ))
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:34 am
[Lizzy will be taking Tangled Christmas Lights as her weapon. xD Reminds her of her webs.]
What just happened? She had reached out to grab hold of Amrita just before the train was thrown into utter chaos, but somehow, they were separated from each other as everyone was tossed about like lice being fried in a wok. Or did she let go after the train stopped? Either way, it would be good to try to regroup quickly. Crawling out from the wreckage, she struggled to keep herself upright as she staggered forward, the world continuing to spin around her.
"W-What..." She blinked, closing her eyes briefly as she tried to regain her sense of balance. When she felt better, Lizzy opened her eyes to a world of white. It didn't take her long after that to realize that it was cold - not only her surroundings, but the white stuff under her feet as well. Could it be snow - she had heard so much about it in her favorite story, but to actually see it for herself?
The ghoul beamed, excited. When Hellma (or Hellma's shadow) gave her little speech and song, Lizzy could feel her excitement bubbling to the surface as she looked around, determined to find her train cabin buddies - seems like it'll be beneficial to travel in a group! Grabbing the Tangled Christmas Lights - it reminds her of her natural ability, although she can't access it now - and started to walk in a random direction; everyone should be gathered around the same place, right?
"Amrita, Christof, Johan?"
However, no sooner had she called out their names did she spot Amrita a short distance away, chatting to a most familiar Demon... Livi, was it? And is that a boil with a Mohawk standing nearby? And... A huge dog? She wasn't suffering from hallucinations, was she? Nervously, she ran a hand through her hair and dusted her clothes off before walking towards her friend, her pace increasing before she finally jumped on hugged the Undead - she was just glad to see her friend unhurt after all that chaos, and it came naturally unlike when they first spotted each other on the train.
"Oh! I'm so glad to see that you're fine! Did you see Christof or Johan? I can't find them anywhere..." Lizzy only stopped when she realized that she had been going on and on while still holding onto her. Blushing, she let go of the other ghoul before stepping back, twirling a lock of hair around her fingers to avoid eye contact. Feeling significantly calmer, she turned to look at the Mohawk-boil and huge dog, giving them both a smile and dip of her head in greeting.
Then, turning to the Demon, she smiled, "And its nice to see you again, Livi."
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:35 am
Cling-clang, Cling-clang. Resting on her knuckles, the were-lemur poked and shook the bag in her possession, leaning in with her snout to shift the innards from the outside. If there ever was a face of pure and genuine happiness on a monster…it would be no match for the one Natalia wore now. She was fascinated by the objects granted to them, despite their...cheery odor, which oddly enough made the ghoul cringe. Some of the other students, who had already been up and about before she arrived, had also picked up a similar sack; it pleased her to make note of it!
But the interest soon faded as more students surfaced, some just as well-off as Natalia's true form (seemed to be) where as others...not so well off. Some had morphed into forms she was unfamiliar with, a white and wispy dog catching her attention briefly, causing her to yell "WOOF. That there a WOOF!" Like the ones she could...vaguely recall hearing about, but quickly disregarded her fear when he spoke and interacted with the other students. "Oh. Not woof."
Her long tail swayed left and right in the snow, not quite as fluent as a dogs would be but a wag nonetheless. It liked to be surrounded by people, even when those huge shoulders might accidently knock down a friend or two along the way and make the were-lemur feel guilty as hell. That trait would never die out, no matter how many times the girl transformed--but the way Natalia would go about introducing herself now would differ greatly from, oh lets say, the train ride there.
No one looked appealing, orange eyes scanning the horizon of students for a familiar or comforting face to approach. In fact no one ever looked appealing in the way Natalia, HUMAN Natalia, saw it, not when the hulking beast was in charge. The were-lemur landed on all fours then, with it's long tail high above the back and curved at the end like a question mark. The gnomes had mentioned something else, something about picking a path and traveling down it. Well, it was time she did just that...or the least she could do would be to find others willing to have her around...
The ghoul looked top heavy in the snow, both while standing upright and while propped on the pads of her feet. Those stilt fingers flattened out against the cold, hard snow which made walking uncomfortable...But she preferred it over the human strut. None of the faces rang conscious bells, but as she searched the heads an interest started to build when the one called Haku made his appearance.
That one, she thought. "That 'un. Heyy…"
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:42 am
"Ah - good day," Malodore said, bowing slightly. "It seems my Luce is quite taken with you." Indeed, the pup was capering in and out between Winston's legs, wriggling happily and yapping in what seemed to be a cheery conversational tone. She did stop and growl when another student bowled into the larger canine, but resumed her cheerful bouncing once all seemed to be well, even howling back at the sound of Shehk's own 'aroooooooooo'.
"You've got plenty of amici, haven't you?" Malodore asked Luce, amused.
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:44 am
Ohhh...his head hurt. What in all that was spooky had happened? Groaning Alerick wriggled and shifted, testing muscle and bones only to discover something....he wasn't quite human, or rather less human in form then he'd previous been. Rather he was more of dirty blond wolf, his werewolf form. Standing larger then a normal wolf, only by a few inches, Alerick managed to claw and wriggle himself into position so he could back out of the train car. The wishing crystal following him, looking a little less then pleased with things. Growling he grabbed the strap of his duffel bag and backed out pulling it with him, growling as he did so.
Finally, out of the train car he slipped, on ice, and his back paws gave out sending him flat on his face. It seemed that was enough to shift his form to his human one and left him shivering from the cold. "Cold!" A little yelp as he yanked his duffel bag open and riffling through it he came up successful. He'd remembered to bring a coat, just incase it was needed. Not knowing where they were going he'd brought a coat with himself.
Shivering still, even after he'd pulled his coat on, he picked up his minipet and slipped him into his coat before zipping it closed, only so the wishing crystals head poked out into view.
Green eyes looked about as he hoped to spot Eracs or Draven...but wait professor Hellma was here! Finally an adult! Moving over to hear what was going on he blinked. So this was what they were going to be doing...a raid on Christmas and on the Sandy Claws. Oh how entertaining this would be! And the students from the other cars where out here also, maybe he'd make more friends while the raided Christmas, after all he'd had luck and made two friends while on the train....speaking of which...where were they?
As the gnome finished speaking he went to get a pack, goody he now had two bags to carry about. Though maybe he could unload his duffel into the bag he'd just picked up and swung up onto a shoulder of his. As for a weapon he went for the snowball launcher, it sounded like it could do some good damage.
Now to find Draven and Eracs. Moving away from the group his ears swiveling and twitching as he glanced about hoping to spot either or both of his friends. Looking around he turned in place, looking for any sign of them. But...maybe they were still in the train. Heading that way, with the thought firmly planted in his head that either or both may still be stuck. "Draven! Eracs!" Calling out, hoping to hear a voice return his call, as he got closer to the train car they'd previously been in.
((Alerick will be shifting between wolf form and human form. Also, he's going with the Extreme Snowball launcher 5000.))
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:47 am
He wasn't sure how he had managed to survive withoout any scratches or any wounds, and he moved away from the wreckage carefully, joining the crowd around Professor Hellma Shox. He wasn't even really sure where they had ended up, although it was very pretty, and a little cold. Luckily, he had grabbed his hoodie before the crash, and he slipped it on as she began to explain what was going on.
Once the song and explanation was over, Myr snagged a pack, a tent, and, after a few minutes thought, a Sack Full of Joy. This was going to be interesting.
He moved away, looking for either someone he recognized, or someone who didn't look like they'd send him away. There was the girl from the train, Natalia, or at least he thought that was who it was. She had shifted into a bulkier form than the one she had been in, but he approached her anyways. "Mind if I join you?"
See that hadn't been so hard.
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:48 am
Glancing over, it seemed another dog had overheard and assisted in the answer, as well as the one he had knocked into. Corbin felt quite bad about that but the large dog didn't seem injured or perturbed so he bowed his head in appreciation. Still, the answers they both provided were worrying; weapons? What were they going to need weapons for? And then...
"We're gatherin' up ta' make a raid on Sandy Claws' workshop, I assume."
A raid?
"But Sandy hasn't done anything..." Corbin reflected idly, drawing a hand to his chin and looking in deep thought. JOY powered weapons for a raid, and with all the JOY around now it seemed to make sense why their powers weren't working even off the train. While there it had been an intentional block, now it was sort of a short circuit between FEAR and JOY; Corbin imagined the same thing might happen if the creatures of Christmas attempted to infiltrate Halloween.
Frowning slightly, the ghostly Crow looked back up at the two dogs, then at the Plague Doctor he hadn't noticed before. Giving a short wave of acknowledgment to Malodore, he offered Winston another apologetic pat on the back, "Sorry again, about that," then stood and gave his thanks to the spectral dogs for their assistance.
The idea of a raid on Christmas didn't sound good to him, not at all, unless they had attempted to do the same to them first. Still, he meandered over to the pile of weapons and other assorted objects and determined that he should at least take something in case anyone hit him first. Not anything dangerous, he supposed, but something more passive or helpful. A faint smile curled his lips as he heard the explanation of the Carol of Bells from a nearby gnome and he plucked one of them, tying it around his wrist for safe keeping. His wings flapped proudly. A tent was also shoved into his arms, then briefly explained by a gnome and Corbin backed away, then.
Maybe there would be a way for him to go along with everyone and just keep nestling in the tent to keep safe and out of harms way. He really, really didn't want to be a part of this.
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:50 am
She had to admit, she did NOT see THAT coming. Then again, it was almost expected with gnomes controlling the train. "Jackdammit.." Mei spat out a curse; eye's glancing over the damage done to her body. More cracks and the occasional hole hear and there, all thanks to the sudden 'stop'. This only left her more then a little irritated, setting a great mood for the doll's evening.
Following students out of the car, she nearly gawked the sight she came across. "What.. The hell.." Everything was white. It was disgusting! What happened to her pumpkins? Her darkness? Anything that resembled home? It was all replaced with.. With.. This!
Listening to the headmistress, Hellma; the trips purpose, and their being here began to make all too much sense. An attack or, raid, on Christmas town? This was definitely going to put her on Sandy Claws naughty list. Shrugging it off, she never really cared much for the man in red anyways. So no harm in getting up to a little mischief now, was there? Besides, at least this way she could let off some steam.
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:59 am
Iolanthe had managed to crawl out of the wreckage partially, though she had taken a moment to sit down while the professor was talking about.. whatever this plan was. She was more interested in examining a rather large bump on her head, one that was sending pulses of sharp pain through her skull. "I hope I didn't get any damn blood in my hair," she hissed between clenched teeth, all to herself, and the long prehensile tendrils flared out slightly in answer to her irritation.
But there was precious little time for a pity party. The professor actually was saying important things and around her, bodies were being carted away by gnomes. For a moment she just stared at them blankly before remebering that Gabe had been on the train. What if he was one of those bodies? A small panic rose up in her, despite the fact that she knew gnomes were capable of fixing the worst wounds. She scooped up a bag and pushed herself to her feet, needing to find her brother before she could concentrate on anything else.
"Gabrian?" She called out, weaving her way through the milling students. She was looking for the tall, snooty-looking human form that her brother was forced into during school (and consequently what she saw him in most often these days). Unsurprisingly, when she reached him in his serpent form her eyes nearly passed right over him. If it weren't for a double take she probably would have missed him all together.
"What in the world," she muttered as she walked up to Gabrian and his.. friend. Iolanthe spared a brief glance for the monster before she settled her sights entirely on her unfortunate sibling. "Are you okay?" She frowned slightly as she gave him a quick look over, though it was hard to tell what was hurt and what wasn't when he was stuck in his serpent form.
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:02 am
Winston smiled, or smiled as much as any ghost dog honestly can, as he watched to little pup scamper around between his legs. His ears pricked up at the howl, but it wasn't meant for him, so he didn't return it. "She's talkative." he offered to the Plague Doctor, nodding his head to Luce. He loved puppies, obviously.
Once again though his attention was taken. The gnomes were making noise, calling for kids from the Krum car, or something to that effect. It seemed they would be back to their original groups. He bent his head down, nuzzling his new little friend with his nose before looking up to the other student. "Hopefully I'll see you on the other side. Seems the gnomes are callin'." His bell back in his teeth his made for a quick trot, not really running, but still moving fast given the length of his legs, over the snow. He slowed when he started seeing familiar faces from his own train car. Best to be early before they started to get called back, make it easier to get started. He wasn't about to hold anyone up by being late.
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:11 am
The gnomes were indeed shouting. It was, apparently, time to move! "See you on the other side, yes. Buona fortuna," Malodore called to the ghost dog. Luce whined and retreated to Malodore's side, though she stared forlornly at the ghost dog the entire time.
It looked as though they were to be split up by cars... hmm. Malodore tapped the bell tucked into its belt, listened to the faint clangy chime, and nodded to itself. It would do.
((Moving to the Ickis forest thread nao~ n_n))
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:13 am
The howl caught her off guard and stole her train of thought. THAT was a wolf, she was sure of it. Instincts started to settle within the girl as she focused in on Haku and reaching him. Natalia had to protect something--SOMEONE. Anyone. Luckily she saw that it was yet another puppy-student making a ruckus and shook off the tension.
She was on the move....Finally, with the sack gripped in one claw and the others working to keep her up and moving. An interesting a mix of skips and hops were made while around her people were shifting about constantly, some even making their way toward--"Christmas Town" was it? The were-lemur murmured the words in a rush, slipping once or twice in the snow while trying to catch her footing.
Ice was not her thing.
Momentum was key however, and if she ever intended on reaching the boy, she hoped that he would not turn her away, Natalia would need to persevere. Crunching snow resounded all around her, some closer than others, so when the boy spoke toward Natalia, the monster wheeled around suddenly...startled.
"HEY. Ahh, o Heey...h'um." Natalia turned sideways, head still twisted about to see the boy. Was he really wanting to travel with her? It...was surprising! The good kind! Flicking her tail out and then back into its curved place, the lemur questioned the student who...again, like Haku, seemed familiar in a way. "Me? "
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:19 am
Oh good, more being helped up, the opposite direction of everywhere he wanted to be.
Barth looked unharmed. No limbs missing or anything. Even his horns were in good, unchipped shape. Most importantly to Christof, his voice was intact.
"Where have you been?" he asked.
A different car, he assumed. Well it was less cold outside the snow drift, anyway. He looked at the large, Barth-sized hole he'd left, and checked again to make sure he hadn't broken anything. No. Perfectly fine. Better than fine. Ready to be equipped for battle, even.
Great.
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:24 am
Christof quickly dusted off the demon, relieved to have found him. SUPPORT at least! First thing was first before another gnome barked at them- he held up his palm and made a writing motion urgently, eyes locked on Barth's exhausted eyes. If he was going to make it through this social function, he'd need SOME way to communicate if he got separated from the demon. Thank Terror he was in one piece! The hunchback's leg was still aching, he couldn't imagine what other, not undead people did about dismemberment. It seemed *awful*.
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