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Post by Dinosaur Name on Sept 3, 2012 21:33:49 GMT
*This really isn't going the way Dinosaur Name had planned. Insofar as Dinocaur Name makes plans. He rarely does anything that could be seen as something concrete; he mostly just shouts a lot and stomps around on his tiny feet. And pops up from behind furniture.*
Don't put away your weapon! You'll need it to deal with the mighty Dinosaur Na...
*There is a flash of lightning and a rumble.*
What was that? ...I mean, raaaaaah!
*It's not that convincing.*
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Post by Shadow on Sept 4, 2012 15:49:58 GMT
*Shadow's head quickly jerks up at the rumble, but then goes back down again as she sees Dinosaur Name's unconvincing roar.*
Voice: He's absolutely pathetic. You might as well tell him that.
You are absolutely pathetic, do you know that?
*She gives a cheeky smirk as well. Then she looks back up to the sky.*
Does that mean it's going to start raining now?
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Post by Robin on Sept 6, 2012 20:21:53 GMT
I... I'm not sure.
*Robin knows rain well... living in the forest (how he misses it...), he can't really avoid it. Nevertheless, it's not the best thing to happen when one is in a ruined building with no active roof.*
I'm not entirely sure that's thunder. It feels like...
*There is another rumble, and this time, it is the earth that's shaking.*
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Post by Shadow on Sept 6, 2012 20:23:50 GMT
*gasp* I-is this a...?!
...wait.
*She looks to Dinosaur Name.*
Are you doing this?
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Post by Dinosaur Name on Sept 7, 2012 20:38:44 GMT
*Dinosaur Name roars. Although it sounds more like a squeak.*
Of COURSE I am doing this! I am the mighty Dinosaur Name and I...
*The earth lets out a mighty rumble and he is shaken to the ground. Looking up, he sees a small crack start to emerge in the rock floor behind him, getting bigger and bigger as it snakes across towards the three.*
...no. No, I'm not.
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Post by Robin on Sept 7, 2012 20:45:57 GMT
*Robin has also noticed the crack, not just snaking across the ground, but towards him, plus the girl and the dinosaur. It'd avoiding the Tin Child, but - not wishing to go underground any more than he has already had to - Robin isn't worrying about that small fact.*
I think, given the current situation, a run for your life! might be a good idea, don't you?
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Post by Dinosaur Name on Sept 7, 2012 20:47:43 GMT
I'm not going to disagree with you there.
*Dinosaur Name starts off at full-pelt, sprinting as fast as his stubby little legs will carry him across the courtyard, Robin and Shadow in his wake.*
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Post by Shadow on Sept 7, 2012 21:05:39 GMT
*Shadow looks down to the ground and then looks at Robin in alarm.*
Given that I don't want a repeat of going underground again and also the fact that I want to try and enjoy my birthday whilst it lasts, I think that's quite a good idea!
*She about to turn and dash for it, but then remembers that she's leaving Robin to limp for his life.*
Oh for the love of all folklore!
*She quickly speeds to Robin and grabs his wrist FIRMLY.*
I'm not letting go until we're out if here! Now come on!
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Post by Robin on Sept 8, 2012 20:20:46 GMT
*Robin isn't going to admit that he needs a small girl's help to run for his life, but he won't resist either. Shadow isn't that weak a small girl. He takes off, running along with Shadow by his side.
As the crack follows them, all three run as fast as they can. Dodging through corridors, leaping over ruined walls and dashing through arches, hurtle woodsman, girl warrior and dinosaur.*
What a day this is turning out to be...!
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Post by Shadow on Sept 8, 2012 20:40:47 GMT
*When taking off, Shadow nimbly scooped up her breastplate and belt with her free arm and sped off. She could go even faster than the speed she's going, but dragging an injured woodsman with a tall and muscular physique isn't the easiest of tasks she has ever undertaken.*
At least I get a shot at being the hero now!
*And adding to the confusion, Shadow isn't actually sure where she is going! At the moment she's just following Dinosaur Name as the three of them run for their lives.
And to make matters worse, all of running is increasing the amount of fatigue and nausea Shadow already has. But in the current situation, she's not going to try throwing up here.*
Huh... huh...
We're not...we're not giving up yet!
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Post by Young Grimwold on Sept 9, 2012 13:53:36 GMT
[OOC: Continued from Temporary Home.] *Young Grimwold reached home to find his house unaffected by the fires and his parents unchanged. After convincing them that the pegathor was not for breakfast, YG had a short nap and a long overdue wash and change of clothes, shedding the exhaustion and grime of Warlock, Dunn and the mentally mislaid travels in between. After finding some palatable food, he went outside to eat with Equula, who again had waited for him. But it was during this meal that YG realised that Equula couldn't stay. It was too beautiful to be a part of the Grimwold family: and besides, Mrs. Grimwold was only interested in having demented hellhounds or cavern elves as pets. Equula must have parents too, waiting for it somewhere safe, and a true home waiting for them all. YG had no idea where pegathors came from, only the name of the place where the majority of them could once be found. And so YG became Bellerophon again and with Equula he took to the skies, his heart leaping up ahead of them, to find the Knightmare Boarding School. YG had never been there but its eyeshield-shaped main building was easy enough to locate from the air. He felt a surge of energy as Equula was drawn to one of the school's outlying buildings, surely the familiars' quarters, and touched down outside. As YG dismounted, he heard the excited whinnying of at least one creature from somewhere behind the doors. Equula stamped its hoof, splashing instant spring water about, and YG decided that it was not for him to steal any of the wonder that was about to occur. With a lump in his throat, he bid Equula farewell and walked away, hoping some connection, perhaps even some connection beginning with l, would remain. The pegathor trotted towards the quarters, nudged open the doors and slipped inside, ready to see its mummy again and to meet its daddy for the first time. With KMBS abandoned, the pegathors would doubtless not linger long before setting off for their home pastures. For YG, it is time to return to Wolfenden and reclaim his job, if the Crazed Heifer still stands. He looks around as he wanders through the school grounds, pondering how much better his life could have been if he had been a pupil at KMBS - or how much worse. He remembers how it has been a place of shattered dreams for his friend Callimpsest, and perhaps also for his newer acquaintance Zeytan. From some angles, the main building looks splendidly intact and far from being an array of ruins. From other perspectives, it is evident to YG how much structural damage has been done by the adversaries that have besieged the school since its rebuilding some time ago. Or maybe it is more than that. Maybe magic literally had held the school together, and without it, the walls literally have nothing to stand for. YG reflects on the sadness of a lack of purpose. And then he begins to hear peculiar, worrying noises...*
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Post by Shadow on Sept 10, 2012 17:41:40 GMT
Is this crack giving us a break?! We can't carry on running forever!
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Post by Robin on Sept 12, 2012 18:58:51 GMT
*Robin, slowly regaining full use of his legs - mostly out of necessity of use to avoid falling down a crack in the ground - is inclined to agree.*
I'm inclined to agree!
*He vaults a wall, trying not to show any pain.*
But it doesn't look as if we have much of a choice... until we reach higher ground!
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Post by Dinosaur Name on Sept 12, 2012 19:02:45 GMT
*Scampering around the feet of Robin and Shadow, barely a foot high himself, Dinosaur Name could become a nuisance, or an obstacle... but, to his relief, neither hero appeared to have thought of giving him a perfunctory kick yet.*
Higher ground? Won't the crack just follow up up a.... wait... wait! Rah!
*He tries to point with one small, stubby arm, but he's too far down for either hero to see, so he just shouts instead.*
Something ahead of us! Dead ahead!
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Post by Shadow on Sept 12, 2012 19:07:52 GMT
Wait, how is higher ground goi-
*She was about to agree with Dinosaur Name there, until he points out something ahead of them.*
Huh? What is it?
*She looks to where he's trying to signal.*
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