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Post by celestialleonidas on Sept 30, 2014 19:13:56 GMT
It was a relaxing fall day in the academy, and many students were milling around outside the school after classes. Once such student was Ed, who was curled up against a tree listening to music and flipping a pencil between his fingers. Suddenly, a familiar gecko wandered up to him and curled up in his pocket. "Heya, buddy. Good to see a familiar face here." He mused, looking around at the students he was too shy to talk to.
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Post by Twilightgirl12 on Oct 1, 2014 19:19:33 GMT
Although he had no lungs, Hollow let out a sigh as he left the academy entrance. As a light breeze tugged at his scarf, the scarecrow absentmindedly tried to brush away the black soot from one of his gloves. His last lesson, ‘Basic Magic’, hadn’t gone as well as he had wanted it to. Since it was early in the term, the class had been asked to show what (if any) magic they knew. When told that, “No his magic tricks did not count”, he summoned a small flame in the palm of his glove. The good news was that he was successful; the down side was that the glove had caught on fire. It was only because Hollow was used to setting himself on fire that he managed to put it out quickly.
“It doesn’t look too bad.” He murmured as examined the burn mark. Still, it didn’t make Hollow feel any better about it. He really wanted to make a good impression but he just ended up looking foolish.
He sighed for a second time. “Now I know how the Scarecrow felt...”
Letting his arm fall to his side, Hollow glanced up towards the trees that surrounded the school and saw another student, a human boy, sitting against one. The scarecrow watched curiously him for a moment. He hadn’t seen the boy around before and wasn’t too sure which holiday he came from. But the way he was sitting there, all alone, reminded Hollow of when he was left on his own in an isolated field, waiting for the next Halloween to come. Before he could stop himself, the scarecrow slowly approached the boy.
When he was close, he realised that he didn’t know what to say to the other student. However Hollow just managed to stammer, “Um..H-hello...”
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Post by celestialleonidas on Oct 2, 2014 0:29:43 GMT
Ed: He opened his eyes, feeling Diablo stir and hearing a faint stammering. He removed a headphone and looked up, seeing what appeared to be a... Scarecrow? Who reeked of burnt fabric. He would know, having witnessed many a fires at the coal mill, and dousing many workers that had gotten caught in the blaze. "Hullo!" He greeted somewhat cheerfully. "I'm Ed! what's yer name, señur Pumpkinheid?" He drawled out in his ridiculous accent. "Wood be rude tae just call ye that. that'd be loch callin' me Mr. Mohawk! Ah wooldnae loch that, pure, so I'll probably call ye by yer name! Once Ah ken it, that is!" He said, finishing with a dumb grin on his face.
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Post by Twilightgirl12 on Oct 2, 2014 17:55:12 GMT
“Mo...hawk?” Hollow could only pick out a few words from Ed’s accent that he understood. He thought he heard the word ‘Pumpkinhead’ and cringed slightly. Maybe he had annoyed the other student by waking him and was being told to leave. But as Ed grinned up at him, it gave the scarecrow enough confidence to introduce himself.
“P-pleased to meet you. My name is Hollow. I’m from the Halloween class.” he replied as he gave the boy a small smile. “I’m sorry if I woke you up. I just...Well...Um...” He wasn’t sure what else to say as he fidgeted with his gloves. The scarecrow felt silly just standing there like a fool.
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Post by celestialleonidas on Oct 2, 2014 19:34:40 GMT
"Hollaw, eh?" He said, sticking out his hand for the other to shake. "Glad tae meit ye! Take a load aff, or don't. Ah pure techt, Ah was on th' way home tae watch a movie before mah next delivery. Wanna tag alang?" He offered, standing and brushing the fallen leaves and bits of grass from his pants. "Not sure ye would like th' cold, though. ah, well. Ah have a huge collection, an' it's bin a long while since I've hud a buddy ower! Ye should stop by, an' mebbe stay fur supper! Ms. Kull makes an amazin' roast. Ah think that's whit she said. Ach, doesn't matter." He finished, grabbing his bag and slinging it over his shoulder.
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Post by Twilightgirl12 on Oct 2, 2014 21:34:21 GMT
Returning the handshake, Hollow’s smile got bigger as he felt relief that Ed wasn’t mad at him. When he heard the invitation, a look of surprise crossed his carved face. “A-are you sure? Would it be alright if I did? I mean... Yes, I’d like to come if that’s okay with you.” The scarecrow paused before speaking again.
“Well, I’ve never felt cold before so I couldn’t say if I like it or not. But I’m sure it won’t cause any trouble for me.” Hollow couldn’t keep a silly grin off his face. Ed had called him a ‘buddy’ and if he remembered correctly from the other students, it was another word for a friend. He was so happy that he had made another friend! There was something that puzzled him though.
“I would like that very much! Um, what’s a ‘movie’?” he asked.
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Post by celestialleonidas on Oct 2, 2014 22:32:15 GMT
Ed ran a hand through his unruly hair and looked at the scarecrow strangely. "Oh, you're serious!" He said after a beat. "Ahahahahahahahah!" He laughed, bending over with a hand on his stomach. "A movie's a... Set ay movin' picters, 'at make a story! Like a book 'at ye can watch, mucker!" He said, wiping a stray tear from his eye. "I think yoo'll like Disney. Or... Wait! Wizard ay Oz!" He said, snapping his fingers as though he had come up with a brilliant idea. "It's got a Scarecrow in it, yoo'll love it!"
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Post by Twilightgirl12 on Oct 6, 2014 22:07:03 GMT
Hollow started when Ed started laughing, unsure what could have possibly caused such a reaction. Concerned, he took a step towards the boy. “Are you all right?” he asked worriedly. Although by the looks of things, Ed seemed to recover quickly, more or less.
On hearing about the ‘movin picters’, the scarecrow couldn’t help but marvel at the thought of it. He had never heard of something like that! It sounded so strange and wonderful at the same time. “Really?! Is it made of real magic?! Does it look like a book?! Is ‘Disney’ one of the moving stories?!” He asked eagerly, not noticing how many questions he was asking. His excitement grew when hearing Ed’s suggestion. “The Wizard of Oz is a moving picture story too?! That’s so great! I’ve read that back in Halloween Town!” the scarecrow gushed happily. Hollow’s carved smile became so big that he briefly wondered whether it still fitted his face.
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Post by celestialleonidas on Oct 7, 2014 1:04:26 GMT
"It micht be easier tae show ye, mucker. C'mon, I'll make us some hot cider." He said, amused by the scarecrow's enthusiasm. He turned to leave and beckoned his friend to follow him with a wave of his hand. He continued out of the school and into Christmas territory, stopping at a cabin on the edge of town.
The small cabin was surrounded by trees, and looked a bit like no one had lived there for a while. "Weel, thes is home." He stated, turning a key in the thick wooden door and stepping inside to reveal a small, but well furnished space, with a small kitchen, a loft space covered in pillows, blankets, and many stuffed animals, A sitting area with a couch, armchair, and TV, with electronics below it, and a large fig tree with a tiny treehouse in it. "Make yerself at home. I'll make th' cider." He said to his guest, dropping his keys on a table and trudging to the kitchen.
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Post by Twilightgirl12 on Oct 13, 2014 0:18:11 GMT
“O-okay!” Hollow quickly replied as he hurried to catch up to Ed. During the journey through the festive town, Hollow had gazed in awe at all the sights and once or twice had fallen behind when he had taken a closer look at some of the things Christmas Town had to offer. When they reached Ed’s home, the scarecrow was surprised to find that the cabin looked like it had come from Halloween Town. (Well, without the snow of course.) It surprised him even more when Christmas student opened the door to reveal a well-furnished room. He stood in the doorway for a few moments, wondering whether if he was allowed to go in. It seemed okay....
Hollow gingerly made his way in, closing the door behind him and then wondering if it was rude to shut someone else’s door. Still standing near the entrance, he turned his head towards another doorway which Ed had disappeared into. The scarecrow knew very well that he couldn’t eat. He had tried eating Halloween candy before but it just rattled in his head for a week before he gave up and had given the candy to Bloody. He assumed that drinking had been out of the question as well. Yet, he hadn’t tried to do that. Maybe, unlike the candy, he would be able to try the ‘cider’. Whatever that was.
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Post by celestialleonidas on Oct 14, 2014 1:20:09 GMT
Ed returned with the cider and set a mug on the table. "Take a load aff, mucker. Have a bevvy, I'll start th' movie." He said, offering the scarecrow a mug of steaming liquid that smelled of apples and cinnamon. He walked to a black cabinet and opened the door, taking out one of many movie boxes. He popped the disk out and pushed it into the DVD player, grabbing the remote and flopping on the couch. "Ready?" He asked, smiling brightly, as usual.
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Post by Twilightgirl12 on Oct 16, 2014 20:45:39 GMT
“Thank you very much.” Hollow said as he took the mug with his gloved hands. The scarecrow carried it carefully over to the sofa and slowly sat down, making sure he didn’t spill the drink. It had a sweet unfamiliar scent; he recognised part of it being apple but the other part was completely new to him. It wasn’t bad though and Hollow sniffed at it several times as he watched in fascination as Ed set up the moving picture story or rather, the ‘movie’ as Ed called it.
It seemed very complicated, like one of Dr Finklestein’s experiments that he had heard about from the other Halloween residents. But it looked like other student had done this many times and had finished before Hollow could ask what everything was for.
Ed’s smile was infectious as Hollow returned a wide grin of his own as his excitement grew. “Yes, I’m ready!” he replied.
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Post by celestialleonidas on Oct 18, 2014 2:24:19 GMT
Ed smiled and stretched out as the movie started, watching the scarecrow more than the movie itself. "Did ye loch th' movie?" He asked after it had finished and the credits were rolling on the black and white film. "It's a bit auld, an' Ah always liked th' witch. But we can watch anither, if ya'd loch." He offered, sipping his third mug of cider. He found it strange Hollow had not drank much, if any, of his.
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Post by Twilightgirl12 on Oct 20, 2014 20:20:51 GMT
At first, Hollow didn’t say anything. However, he couldn’t contain the giddy delight he felt for long as he turned his eyes away from the screen to face Ed with a big grin.
“THAT WAS AMAZING! I’VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING THAT WONDERFUL! I LOVED IT ALL! OKAY, MAYBE NOT THE FLYING MONKEYS BECAUSE THEY WERE REALLY SCARY AND NOT IN A GOOD WAY. BUT I REALLY LIKED ALL THE CHARACTERS AND EVEN THOUGH I KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IN THE END, I WAS SO HAPPY THAT DOROTHY MANAGED TO GET HOME AGAIN! AND....And....and....”
Hollow, after speaking quickly in excitement, trailed off when he realised how much talking he had been doing. He covered his carved face in embarrassment. If his head could blush, he was sure it would have been redder than his shirt. “I’m....um...sorry.” he quietly mumbled.
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Post by celestialleonidas on Nov 3, 2014 19:35:03 GMT
"No problem, mucker. Glad ye enjoyed it. Mebbe I'll ginger in a video game next. We'll hae some fin afair th' auld quine comes tae gie us fur supper, yeah?" He suggested, grabbing a stack of multiplayer video games and handing them to Hollow. "Pick yer poison." He said, smiling widely and grabbing his cider to take a sip.
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