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Post by Midnight on Sept 29, 2004 15:24:52 GMT
[ModNote: Continued from Alternative Accommodation.] *Midnight and Mog walked down the halls and through several doors before "Janis" caught up with them.* I thought you were going for a little shut-eye?? *The trio pass through what appears to be a canteen and through to another corridor with several doors on either side. Midnight goes into the first room on the right. The room is large and pretty bare part from a rather large contraption in the far side of it. The contraptions is pointing towards a pair of very large windows. The ceiling very very high up.* It's pretty stuffy in here I think I'll open the windows if I can. *Midnight opens the windows letting some fresh air into the dusty room she then walks over to the contraption looking at it closer.* I wonder what this does??  |
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Post by Coriolis on Sept 29, 2004 16:19:41 GMT
*The machinery looks like what you could describe as a 'siege engine', basically a large Trebuchet Catapult. It comprises a large A-Frame supporting a long wooden and steel arm which is pivoted off-centre. The arm, in turn, supports a large Bucket full of rubble at one end and a suspicious looking length of Rope tied in a loop at the other...*
*'Dressed' as the tiger in order to catch up, Coriolis warily sniffs at the rope with the curiosity of his feline form...*
I remember reading about something like this... I can't remember where though. [Pointing to a particular control] Common sense dictates that pulling at levers will land us in trouble...
*He pads forward to move Midnight away from the inviting levers but ,in doing so, commits the fatal error of stepping into the loop of rope...*
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Post by Midnight on Sept 29, 2004 16:28:54 GMT
*Midnight was curious about most things...especially things that she didn't know about and what certain things did. Like unknown contraptions. Not realising that the tiger had walked into the rope Midnight pulls one of the levers. All of a sudden a noise starts within the contraption and things begin to move......* *The bucket of rubble goes down as the tiger goes up.......* Oh oh...... *Midnight watches as the tiger goes higher and higher hoping to turn off the contraption she pulls another lever but instead of letting him go....well it does let him go....just not in the desired way.......* ooops!!!!  |
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Post by Coriolis on Sept 29, 2004 16:38:16 GMT
*With a forlorn yowl, the ground makes a hurried retreat from the tiger and, in descending order, there is a feeling of weightlessness which lasts several seconds and a sickening [glow=red,2,300]CRASH![/glow]*
*As the massive cloud of dust settles, all that is visible through the debry of alchemic and thaumatulurgical equipment is a white/black striped rump with thrashing tail.*
*The mildly comical scene is tempered with a pained and ominously deep grrrrrrrrrrrooooooooooooooooowllllllllllll.*
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Post by Midnight on Sept 29, 2004 16:46:50 GMT
*Midnight goes through three phases of emotions......guilt..humour and care. She knows that she can't do anything about what's just happened and after a brief burst of laughter she tentaviely goes over to help the tiger....the growl putting her off slightly....she had a feeling that if he was going to seek revenge for that little accident it was going to hurt......*
*She approaches and begins to dig out the tiger from the pile of broken items after digging him out she asks one of the most stupid questions in history.*
Are you ok??
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Post by ringmasterrob on Sept 29, 2004 16:57:47 GMT
*RMR has been watching the comical scene from walking in to the room to see a tiger hurling through the air and smashing into the lot of equipment. Recovering from the original shock of this and hearing Midnight's 'are you ok?' he bursts into laughter*
"Ha ha ha, gracious, you folks sure know how to put on a show. You've amused me so much i'm tempted not to charge you for that expensive equipment. Though, on a serious note, this is not a place to be wandering around, if that had been one of the other items around here then it'd be more than a few bumps and bruises as the consequences"
*There is a stern & serious look on the Ringmaster now, one that helps the three understand why he was a suitable deputy head.*
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Post by Midnight on Sept 29, 2004 17:20:44 GMT
*Midnight looks up to RMR with all the noise and dust of everything she hadn't heard or seen him arrive.She slowly gets up and walks over to him.*
Sorry about that Ringmasterrob. I have a curiosity for the unknown. Possibly linked with cat's being known to be curious. I tend to believe that with certain forms of shape-shifting abilites the person tands to pick up certain traits of their alternative form.....or I'm just plain old nosey. How much will the replacement for the equipment cost??
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Post by ringmasterrob on Sept 29, 2004 19:35:04 GMT
*RMR gives her a very stern look and speaks in a rather demanding tone*
"I'm afraid my dear, that this glass was very expensive and the charge for it will most certainly be a minimal 500,000 gold pieces."
*This is a huge sum of money for the three of them put together, in fact several Wolfenden nobles put together would still struggle to cough up this amount.*
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Post by Midnight on Sept 29, 2004 20:19:52 GMT
*Midnight's mouth drops open at the price.*
*Looks to the broken equipment and items strewn about the room.*
*Thinks*
Looks like a repair job.
*Midnight walks over to the mess she made and concentrates on the items. Her jewel begins to glow and a orange light begins to eminate from her hands and starts the slow job of trying to fix the equipment. After a brief while more a less all of the items are fixed and look to be as good as new. The few that are not she carries over to RMR and passes them to him.*
Sorry I couldn't fix them all.
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Post by ringmasterrob on Sept 30, 2004 7:08:39 GMT
*At the original reactions of Midnight's jaw dropping the Ringmaster only just stifles a fit of laughter. After the fixing job he can't hold it in anymore and doubles over laughing*
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, the look on your face dear. Don't worry I wasn't really going to charge, just a little joke if you'll allow it me seeing as you did just trash part of the school. So, is there anything further to be discussed, if you need any aid I have a few days break from my job and I know this place well."
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Post by Midnight on Sept 30, 2004 9:05:22 GMT
*Midnight shrugs.*
Well I was going to fix them anyway. It would only be right since I was the one to break them....
*Midnight looks round to see Janis still in tiger form looking very annoyed but physically fine. With a couple of scratches and maybe a couple of new bruises when he was back in human form. She turns back to RMR.*
I don't think theres anything else to discuss unless either of the others do.I think now would be a good time for us to rest. If your gone Ringmasterrob before I wake up where or how can I get these clothes back to you? I'll be getting some more tomorrow.
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Post by ringmasterrob on Sept 30, 2004 12:27:06 GMT
"I know a good place you can rest, if you can follow me"
*He leads them to Nettle-Rose dormitories where the comfortable beds are still there, some are slightly dusty but RMR pulls of the bed spreads and shakes them a bit, they are very comfortable if still slightly dusty. He points to a trunk at the end of one of the beds*
"This used to be my bed, that trunk will automatically lock when you put something in it and close the lid and only I can open it. Just leave the cloth there when you're ready."
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Post by Madmogsue on Sept 30, 2004 23:28:20 GMT
*The Moogle has spent the last while sitting on Midnight's shoulder in a daze after all that has happened....*
*The strange man, the smelly one, all those creatures..... destoyed and decapitated...the man with the helmet... all so much in a short space of time.*
*With the kuponut having worn off hours ago, with it's abilities putting so much stress on her small body. Causing her to be worn out and leaving her in a dazed state till her body recovered.*
*Now with the company having reached a new destination she snaps out of her trance and sees the dusty room along with the unammused tiger, her good friend Midnight and the other man who appeared and saved them from that nasty man that brought them all this trouble in the first place... *
*with a huge yawn... almost bigger that the creature if that was possible...*
Midnight.... weaaaaaaaaare are we? (yawning as she talks)
are we still in that castle? please tell me we're not!
*the moogle falls off her shoulder and disappears in a plume of dust....*
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Post by Midnight on Oct 1, 2004 7:39:41 GMT
*Midnight coughs at the dust then picks up the little Moogle dusts her off as best she can and places her on one of the beds.* No we're definatly not at the castle any more. It's a school that teaches magic. A rather interesting school....it has some quite interesting equipment here. *Midnight smiles slightly. She feels guilty for what she did but the sight of a flying black and white tiger still made her smile. She had a feeling she was going to be in Janis's bad books for a while.* Once we've rested we can carry on checking out the school.....but no messing with any unknown contraptions.  |
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Post by ringmasterrob on Oct 1, 2004 7:47:27 GMT
*The Ringmaster turns to leave, and turns back to say goodbye*
"Well then you three, I must leave you now, hopefully we will meet again in the near future. Do refrain from messing with certain objects in this school, who knows what implications improper usage of them could have. Woe betide you if someone who actually wished to charge you for damage arrived. Best of luck to you & don't forget the cloth."
*He gives a mock salute and leaves the room, as soon as he had arrived after following them he is gone once more. The sun is high in the sky, long shadows are cast, a certain shadow included*
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