Post by candyleptic on Nov 8, 2014 7:04:52 GMT
It was a crisp fall day at the university. A blujay chirped somewhere in the mass of tall trees dotted with red, orange, and yellow leaves, much like the leaves that covered the uneven forest floor, crunching as squirrels and raccoons darted between branches and fallen trees, looking for food or buried seeds. On one such fallen tree, a tall, pale f
igure in a dark coat sat on a fallen log, methodically stripping the bark from one end of a small stick, pulling the knife in even strokes, occasionally pausing to pull the beanie down over his ears or to burrow his chin further into the scarf, warding off the late day chill. The hunched figure stuck out in the empty and serene clearing, seeming mu
ch too gloomy for the colorful fall wonderland around him. He looked up, the goggles over his eyes reflecting the sunlight that was filtered through the trees. He turned his head, hearing a rustling, his wings twitched, and his foot stomped down on the tail of a large black squirrel. He then stabbed the now pointed stick into it in one motion, driv
ing it in with his other foot, then grabbing the now skewered creature and smiling a shark-like grin.
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Petal: She cautiously dodged the terrifying falling leaves!! Actually, they weren’t TOO scary, but she didn’t want to smear her paint…. She really liked to wander around the forest though- it was her favorite part of the university!! As she took in the nice scent of the trees, her eye caught a fluffy warm animal--- SQUIRREL. Her eyes widened!! NEW FRIEND. She started to slowly creep up on it until it started to flee!! The words “Oh no!” appeared all around her! She didn’t mean to startle it!! She silently ran after it to stop dead when she saw a dark figure--- That was new!! BUT! He took her friend!! She needed them back!! She put a finger to her chin and decided-best to go in disguised! Careful not to make any sound, she got on pointe and did a small dance, conjuring up an illumination of…whatever it was that guy was!! She masked herself in darkness and appeared much taller and with a striking similarity to that guy! Or person! With that, she came out of the trees and started to come toward him, REALLY hoping he wouldn’t kill her!!!
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Mikhail: He looked away from the squirrel to a giant... Mothman? What!? He was the only one around these parts! As he looked at the other, bigger moth, he saw an image of a fractured doll in a dilapidated circus tent, next to a rotted carcass of a large animal, then the image shifted and tears were heard, and then his vision went black before he sa
w the stranger again. "You're... A doll." He stated, dropping the squirrel.
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Petal: Oh no!!! He saw right through it!! The only option was to---KEEP UP THE CHARADE. Petal put the Mothman’s hands on his hips and proudly shook the head “no.” When the squirrel was released, the whole disguise exploded into glitter and she happily bounced in place before starting to chase it again, but stopped first. She froze and looked at the stranger. Who WAS this guy? She tilted her head and blinked twice before the words popped up next to her. “Please don’t kill me.”
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Mikhail: He shook his head and smiled slightly. "I... don't kill. Unless for food. And I don't eat people." He grunted, upset his latest kill was currently running and twitching across the clearing, the stake sticking from its back. "Mikhail." He introduced, standing to his full height and looking down at Petal.
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Petal: She lowered an eyebrow. She wasn’t reaaallyy made out of people like people were. She tapped her other arm-porcelain! Which…probably didn’t taste good? She practically looked directly up to see his face. RED EYES. Or Red…glasses…things…? Still, she smiled and gave him a curtsey, and then a low bow. When she came up, she winded up her finger and wrote out “Petal” in curly black and white letters, and then blew the glittery illusion straight into his face!!
CelestiaLeonidas
Mikhail: The glitter fogged up his goggles and he frowned, pulling them off and squinting his equally red eyes against the light. He grunted in affirmation, putting his hand down for her to shake, while rubbing his goggles on his duster with the other. "Pretty name.... Like flowers." He stated, placing the goggles back against his forehead and squi
nting at the doll person.
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Petal: She hopped up! COOL EYES!!! She snapped a few times and pointed to her own eyes! “Red?” Today, hers were actually a hot pink! “Look!!!” She carefully took out her bright colored contact and let it rest on her finger. She blinked and look up at him, one eye still hot pink, but the other a pale white iris with a black pupil. The ringleader always made her wear contacts because she thought it was kinda creepy, but Petal liked her eyes! “See?” She then carefully put it back in place and, blinking a few times, shook his hand excitedly! Her hands were pretty cold of course, being porcelain and all!
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He smiled at the excited girl, pulling the goggles down over his eyes and being careful not to scratch the porcelain with his claws. "Want... to take a walk to get... food?" He asked slowly, his wings flapping slightly, his face portraying his nervousness perfectly. He didn't know how to make friends.
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Petal: She shrugged. “Okay!” Was there even food in this forest?? Oh man, she hoped it was one of the ones the carnies always talked out; chocolate fountains and lemondrops and that kind of stuff. People didn’t…like…eat the leaves…right??
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Mikhail: He started to walk nervously, looking over his shoulder to make sure she was following, and he lead her out of the forest and on to the university campus. You could get food here, right? He saw a sign he thought said 'food', and followed it, but just ended up leading them both in circles. He sighed and looked at Petal in defeat.
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Petal: She tilted her head back at Mikhail. She tapped well---she tried to reach his shoulder but it was more his elbow. “Lost?” She played with her curls for a moment before taking his hand and leading him down one corridor , then down an opening until she stopped proudly in front of a sliding door. She hit the button next to so the doors would open automatically until she stopped in place, mime style! Would… would he FIT through the door?? It was hard to judge height from down here!!!
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Mikhail: He ducked his head and stepped through the door, waiting for Petal to follow. They were in a food court, sure enough. Maybe he could get a burger, and she could get whatever she wanted. He'd try to pay. He hadn't made any money since the gypsies left town, though.
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Petal: She skipped in and looked around. Yup, human food. Wooohooo. She slumped. Maybe they at least would have sweets of some sort. She trotted over to the desert strand and looked at the few pies they had out---it was all she ever wanted!! Except---nothing CHOCOLATE? WHAT. She pushed her face against the glass. WHY THIS. WHY SO MUCH…PUMPKIN.
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Mikhail: He returned to Petal's side after ordering a burger and a chocolate shake. He held the tray and tapped her on the shoulder, cocking his head to the side and questioning her distress.
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Petal: She sadly tapped the glass. “CHOCOLATEEE” flashed in gruesome, dripping letters. She made the saddest face she deemed possible until she noticed THE THING. WHAT WAS THAT. She glared at his shake. “WHAT” Where did he find??? Liquid?? “YOU CAN DRINK IT COLD?” Shouldn’t it be solid??? WHAT.
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Mikhail: He offered her the shake and smiled. "Want it?" He grunted, wanting to placate his little friend.
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Petal: Her jaw dropped. “Really?” That was so nice!!! She might tear up, but it’d smudge her paint!! She gave him a tight hug and the words “Thank you! Thanks! Thanks a lot!” Appeared all over them. She happily took the shake and held it high as if it was the holy grail!
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Mikhail: He smiled widely at the gratitude and put his hand on her back to lead them to a table in the food court that was not currently occupied. He sat down and waited for her to follow, starting to dig into his burger immediately. Between mouthfuls, he smiled at his tablemate and new friend, glad to be able to do even mundane things like this wi
th someone else.
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Petal: She sat there with bug eyes just…ENJOYING the shake. Where…where had this been her whole life?? She only stopped for a second to watch Mikhail pretty much breathe in his food- but she was used to watching carnies eat stuff like that all the time!! Kinda gross, but whatever. She slowly smiled back at him, but could never understand why people always wanted to eat other living things? It seemed so counterproductive when they could be eating CHOCOLATE. She slurped more of her shake.
igure in a dark coat sat on a fallen log, methodically stripping the bark from one end of a small stick, pulling the knife in even strokes, occasionally pausing to pull the beanie down over his ears or to burrow his chin further into the scarf, warding off the late day chill. The hunched figure stuck out in the empty and serene clearing, seeming mu
ch too gloomy for the colorful fall wonderland around him. He looked up, the goggles over his eyes reflecting the sunlight that was filtered through the trees. He turned his head, hearing a rustling, his wings twitched, and his foot stomped down on the tail of a large black squirrel. He then stabbed the now pointed stick into it in one motion, driv
ing it in with his other foot, then grabbing the now skewered creature and smiling a shark-like grin.
Candy-Leptic
Petal: She cautiously dodged the terrifying falling leaves!! Actually, they weren’t TOO scary, but she didn’t want to smear her paint…. She really liked to wander around the forest though- it was her favorite part of the university!! As she took in the nice scent of the trees, her eye caught a fluffy warm animal--- SQUIRREL. Her eyes widened!! NEW FRIEND. She started to slowly creep up on it until it started to flee!! The words “Oh no!” appeared all around her! She didn’t mean to startle it!! She silently ran after it to stop dead when she saw a dark figure--- That was new!! BUT! He took her friend!! She needed them back!! She put a finger to her chin and decided-best to go in disguised! Careful not to make any sound, she got on pointe and did a small dance, conjuring up an illumination of…whatever it was that guy was!! She masked herself in darkness and appeared much taller and with a striking similarity to that guy! Or person! With that, she came out of the trees and started to come toward him, REALLY hoping he wouldn’t kill her!!!
CelestiaLeonidas
Mikhail: He looked away from the squirrel to a giant... Mothman? What!? He was the only one around these parts! As he looked at the other, bigger moth, he saw an image of a fractured doll in a dilapidated circus tent, next to a rotted carcass of a large animal, then the image shifted and tears were heard, and then his vision went black before he sa
w the stranger again. "You're... A doll." He stated, dropping the squirrel.
Candy-Leptic
Petal: Oh no!!! He saw right through it!! The only option was to---KEEP UP THE CHARADE. Petal put the Mothman’s hands on his hips and proudly shook the head “no.” When the squirrel was released, the whole disguise exploded into glitter and she happily bounced in place before starting to chase it again, but stopped first. She froze and looked at the stranger. Who WAS this guy? She tilted her head and blinked twice before the words popped up next to her. “Please don’t kill me.”
CelestiaLeonidas
Mikhail: He shook his head and smiled slightly. "I... don't kill. Unless for food. And I don't eat people." He grunted, upset his latest kill was currently running and twitching across the clearing, the stake sticking from its back. "Mikhail." He introduced, standing to his full height and looking down at Petal.
Candy-Leptic
Petal: She lowered an eyebrow. She wasn’t reaaallyy made out of people like people were. She tapped her other arm-porcelain! Which…probably didn’t taste good? She practically looked directly up to see his face. RED EYES. Or Red…glasses…things…? Still, she smiled and gave him a curtsey, and then a low bow. When she came up, she winded up her finger and wrote out “Petal” in curly black and white letters, and then blew the glittery illusion straight into his face!!
CelestiaLeonidas
Mikhail: The glitter fogged up his goggles and he frowned, pulling them off and squinting his equally red eyes against the light. He grunted in affirmation, putting his hand down for her to shake, while rubbing his goggles on his duster with the other. "Pretty name.... Like flowers." He stated, placing the goggles back against his forehead and squi
nting at the doll person.
Candy-Leptic
Petal: She hopped up! COOL EYES!!! She snapped a few times and pointed to her own eyes! “Red?” Today, hers were actually a hot pink! “Look!!!” She carefully took out her bright colored contact and let it rest on her finger. She blinked and look up at him, one eye still hot pink, but the other a pale white iris with a black pupil. The ringleader always made her wear contacts because she thought it was kinda creepy, but Petal liked her eyes! “See?” She then carefully put it back in place and, blinking a few times, shook his hand excitedly! Her hands were pretty cold of course, being porcelain and all!
CelestiaLeonidas
He smiled at the excited girl, pulling the goggles down over his eyes and being careful not to scratch the porcelain with his claws. "Want... to take a walk to get... food?" He asked slowly, his wings flapping slightly, his face portraying his nervousness perfectly. He didn't know how to make friends.
Candy-Leptic
Petal: She shrugged. “Okay!” Was there even food in this forest?? Oh man, she hoped it was one of the ones the carnies always talked out; chocolate fountains and lemondrops and that kind of stuff. People didn’t…like…eat the leaves…right??
CelestiaLeonidas
Mikhail: He started to walk nervously, looking over his shoulder to make sure she was following, and he lead her out of the forest and on to the university campus. You could get food here, right? He saw a sign he thought said 'food', and followed it, but just ended up leading them both in circles. He sighed and looked at Petal in defeat.
Candy-Leptic
Petal: She tilted her head back at Mikhail. She tapped well---she tried to reach his shoulder but it was more his elbow. “Lost?” She played with her curls for a moment before taking his hand and leading him down one corridor , then down an opening until she stopped proudly in front of a sliding door. She hit the button next to so the doors would open automatically until she stopped in place, mime style! Would… would he FIT through the door?? It was hard to judge height from down here!!!
CelestiaLeonidas
Mikhail: He ducked his head and stepped through the door, waiting for Petal to follow. They were in a food court, sure enough. Maybe he could get a burger, and she could get whatever she wanted. He'd try to pay. He hadn't made any money since the gypsies left town, though.
Candy-Leptic
Petal: She skipped in and looked around. Yup, human food. Wooohooo. She slumped. Maybe they at least would have sweets of some sort. She trotted over to the desert strand and looked at the few pies they had out---it was all she ever wanted!! Except---nothing CHOCOLATE? WHAT. She pushed her face against the glass. WHY THIS. WHY SO MUCH…PUMPKIN.
CelestiaLeonidas
Mikhail: He returned to Petal's side after ordering a burger and a chocolate shake. He held the tray and tapped her on the shoulder, cocking his head to the side and questioning her distress.
Candy-Leptic
Petal: She sadly tapped the glass. “CHOCOLATEEE” flashed in gruesome, dripping letters. She made the saddest face she deemed possible until she noticed THE THING. WHAT WAS THAT. She glared at his shake. “WHAT” Where did he find??? Liquid?? “YOU CAN DRINK IT COLD?” Shouldn’t it be solid??? WHAT.
CelestiaLeonidas
Mikhail: He offered her the shake and smiled. "Want it?" He grunted, wanting to placate his little friend.
Candy-Leptic
Petal: Her jaw dropped. “Really?” That was so nice!!! She might tear up, but it’d smudge her paint!! She gave him a tight hug and the words “Thank you! Thanks! Thanks a lot!” Appeared all over them. She happily took the shake and held it high as if it was the holy grail!
CelestiaLeonidas
Mikhail: He smiled widely at the gratitude and put his hand on her back to lead them to a table in the food court that was not currently occupied. He sat down and waited for her to follow, starting to dig into his burger immediately. Between mouthfuls, he smiled at his tablemate and new friend, glad to be able to do even mundane things like this wi
th someone else.
Candy-Leptic
Petal: She sat there with bug eyes just…ENJOYING the shake. Where…where had this been her whole life?? She only stopped for a second to watch Mikhail pretty much breathe in his food- but she was used to watching carnies eat stuff like that all the time!! Kinda gross, but whatever. She slowly smiled back at him, but could never understand why people always wanted to eat other living things? It seemed so counterproductive when they could be eating CHOCOLATE. She slurped more of her shake.
