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 Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:05 pm
Amrita stared on, watching the fire and the floating antlers while clinging on to Sammy. It didn't matter who started it, it didn't matter how small it was; what mattered was that it was fire, and it was there, and oh god it was fire! But wait, Christof was...what was he doing why was he being crazy?!
Christof was saving the pair from the fire, but what about the floating antlers invisible dogs?! She could hear them, the antlers were moving...but she couldn't, could she? Barth said someone should...
"S-sammy!" She started, weaseling out of the ghoul's grasp. "Sit down and stay here!" She ordered, pressing her hand onto the Zombie's shoulder to urge her to at least kneel, just in case. With that said, she took a deep shuddering breath and did her best to square her shoulders, to walk bravely towards the small fire to rescue the pets. In reality it was the uneasy crawl of someone facing their fears, but regardless she headed closer, shaking hands attempting to untie the binds that held the invisible dog sled team.
It was not going so well; she was shaking like a leaf, completely unable to untie anything efficiently. But she was trying, jackdamnit!
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:09 pm
Riley looked up at the angry, huffing sloth demon, and her eyes crescented in a friendly manner. Hello, Barth. She coo'd gently. You're looking well. Keeping warm, I take it?
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:10 pm
Sammy wasn't expecting the push, she fell back with a soft fwoop as she found herself not kneeling but sitting in the snow again glancing left and right behind her make shift blindfold scarf. The colors got bright when she looked towards the fire causing her to glance away. More light, more rainbows, more eye agony for her. Instead she scooted forward onto her knee's sucking in a lung full of cold air to yell.
"BARTH STOP IT NOW!" Her fist thumped on snow, "JERICHO DO NOT SET FIRE TO ANOTHER THING IN A JACK DAMN PUMPKIN PATCH." She didn't know who flipped the sleigh, or who Barth was getting pissed at but they had more to worry about.
"We have bigger things to worry about you idiots! I'm blind by Jack-Damn rainbows you're all about to fight EACH OTHER and we still have a FREAKING RAT KING running around in the school smashing stuff!"
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:14 pm
It was ....warm. Nice and warm. With all the blankets and the heat rising around him, he closed his eyes. The smoke stung his senses, causing his to wrap his blanket around his head, and he rested there, coughing slightly.
He noticed Barth left him, Christof pulling him away, and he only felt that he wished his boilfriend was nearby to share this nice warmth.
Calder, too tired to move, closed his eyes and rested.
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:15 pm
Jericho snarled at Barth as he started to fling insults in his direction. He couldn't see the damn dogs. As far as he was concern, the sleigh had been empty.
"Insult me again and I'll bite your Jacking head off," he growled before using one of his great wings to scoop up snow to fling over the flames to see if he could put it out that way. He did this several times, sending a large amount of the cold wet white stuff at the sled. Grumbling, he got on up and just started to walk off. He was freezing and rainbowified. Right now, he just wanted to get somewhere warm where he didn't have to deal with s**t and that place wasn't here.
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:16 pm
"What's - what's going on?" Everything was cold, and white, and confusing. It hadn't taken Siddie long to lose track of everyone she knew in the confusion; it had taken a lot longer to find them again. Except that it looked like a fight was about to start, and something was on fire, and what was even happening?
A year ago, Siddie would have burst into tears from the confusion and upset. Now she just clenched her fists and stalked into the middle of the group. "Somebody had better tell me what's happening."
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:19 pm
"Jericho is an idiot, Barth is an idiot, the Rat King won't die, I'm blind, and this Giftmas sucks."
She was right to the point in explaining to her ghoulfriend the problems going on.
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:20 pm
And then the warmth was gone.
Cold.
Calder curled into the blankets weighing upon him and shivered, trying to father warmth again and sadly without his boilfriend cuddled beside him. He'd just sleep it off. Everyone was bound to get better when he woke up.
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:28 pm
Christof gave a strangled yelp as suddenly the already heavy sleigh became even heavier, laden with snow. At least the fire was out... but that's what he got for trying to help his friend. With a snarl, he managed to squirm his way free, positively shaking as he spotted Amrita, also covered in snow near the poor, abused invisible dogs.
His brows furrowed as he quickly grabbed the no-longer-burning blanket that had been tossed over him, approaching her quickly to try to help her to her feet... until he spotted Jericho turning to leave, leaving Riley alone in the snow.
He glanced to Amrita.
He glanced to Riley.
He made a frustrated noise in his throat before limping past her with the blanket to quickly try to offer it to the mindflayer, in lieu of her dragon-warming-bottle.
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:45 pm
"Yes, you're always ssso kind to make sure of it," Barth said, "It's been rude of me not to return the favor-"
At Sammy's shout, his attention and the thorns twisted towards her.
"The Rat King can get his head sssstuck in a Roach Motel," Barth said to Sammy, annoyed at the interruption, "and asss far as I'm consssserned, you can join him-"
He would have strangled Sammy right then (just a little) but Siddie's arrival seemed to ground him. Right. Poor form, in front of- right. And Calder was still behind him, trapped...the thorns wavered, and he lost the resolve to even snap back at Jericho as the flames and were buried in snow. "A little fire," he said, finally, to Siddie. The thorns shrank. "Good to see you're alright."
He settled on a strained, "Thank you, Jericho," and a glare at Riley, who Christof was already rushing to assist. Riley, who had been lounging well-away from the fire and didn't need any assistance whatsoever.
...Calder still hadn't been dragged free. His voice was more hesitant, now, his focus entirely on the smoking, hissing pile of snow.
"Calder? ...Calder, are you hurt?"
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:48 pm
Well, at least the flames were gone!
Amrita managed to shrug off some of the snow, thankful for the sudden lack of fire. It was much easier to free the dogs that way; it wasn't until the straps came loose did she think on what to do after that. Would the dogs run away? Would they stay with her? Uhhhhh!
"Good, uh, boils! Ghouls? Dogs...or cats? Um. Invisible things! Stay with me?" She said to the floating antlers, stepping back a pace or two from the sled just in case. The sound of heavy footsteps caught her attention, and she lifted her gaze to see Christof lumbering towards her. Oh thank jack he was okay! She smiled at him as best as she could...and then he walked right past her.
...What?
Confused eyes moved to watch the hunchback, and when she spotted Riley she understood almost instantly; of course he was on his way to Riley the whole time! That made sense. With a flinch she turned back to face the invisible minis, trying to not feel so...whatever this was.
"C...C'mon lil'invisible things! L-lets get you some...some place s-safer!" She got back to her feet on her own accord, not even bothering to dust the snow off herself before attempting to bait the minis into following her.
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:50 pm
Riley's eyes fluttered blissfully every time Barth's voice hissed. He was really losing his control, it was quite lovely. And for once, she had done nothing to stir it - she had simply sat there and smiled. If he hadn't been so rousingly angry at her, he might have actually appreciated such tactics.
Her facial features lifted up in lieu of a grin when he turned to snap at Sammy, if only because what she agreed with what he was saying. But as soon as he had begun to get his sense back, Barth ceased to be of interest to her, and her smile was gone. She gave him one last, apathetic look when he glared at her, and curled up in her blanket.
Or blankets, as the case may be, once Christof came to her aid. She hadn't fallen over when Jericho left her, but he had certainly taken all of his warmth with him, so another blanket was appreciated. She wrapped it around her shoulders and patted Christof's cheek with a tentacle pleasantly.
Thank you Christof. That was very sweet. I am well, you may assist your friends if you wish. Her eyes furtively glanced at the dragon that had moved away, before they returned to Christof and awaited his response.
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:56 pm
You seem to be in need of most assistance, Mistress. I... am not sure if you have noticed but you are er... very er... *rainbow*.... his face flushed at the tentacle pat, a shiver running down his hump, I am just relieved to not see any sparkles this time. How... how may I assist you better? There may be some cocoa left if... if it didn't boil or spill...
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Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 12:00 am
Riley was suddenly reminded of her physical spectacle, and buried herself deeper in her blankets. You are mistaken, I am in no need of assistance. This will wash out eventually, I am sure. It had better, or Riley was changing host bodies. She didn't want to do that. She really liked this one. ):
Her eyes peeked over her blankets to look at the others, and then back at Christof. They furrowed in confusion. Christof, I am at a loss. Calder is stuck under a sled, and Amrita seems to be struggling with some kind of invisible demon. Why would you consider me to be most in need?
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Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 12:03 am
Because... his mind raced frantically, because you are er... sherbet swirled, Mistress! He added fervently, as though this was a much higher atrocity than being crushed or mauled.
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