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The continuation of the Spooky thread -- most of the lodgers AND London have been turned into strange creatures (or, alternatively, normal humans) by an unexplained green fog.
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Catt Hatter • 2 years ago
((All transformations and deaths should be undone by the fog's retreat at the end of the night!))
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Catt Hatter • 2 years ago
((The Fox Tairais 
"A faerie!?" Her wings buzzed in surprise, pulling her over backwards.
She yelped when she hit the ground, having expected it to hurt, fortunately though the landing was more awkward than painful.
"H-how do you control these things?" She groaned weakly, laying on her back so as not to crash into anything.))
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Tairais  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago
"I have no rightly or leftly clue, kid. Somethin' tells me 'taint like flyin' with my wings. Gently, I would 'magine. Given how intricately the small ones fly, gently sounds about right. Small movements for a small body. That sorta shite."
He watched her equal parts carefully and fondly, waiting to intervene if necessary. They didn't need anything else going wrong tonight. Especially when he was buzzing at the edges, not quite grounded but almost, almost there. He needed to be able to help if shit went south and sideways.
Bloody stressful, this entire day. He said nothing about it, waiting for things to sharpen at the edges once more.
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Catt Hatter  Tairais • 2 years ago
"W-will you..." she faltered, tentatively getting on to her knees. Frriends being turned into things, other friends getting slaughtered, and now she was tiny, fragile, and had extra limbs. What a day.
Still, she wanted to see if flying would feel as freeing as it did in her dreams, but was shy to ask.
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Catt Hatter  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago
((The Fox ))
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The Fox  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago • edited
" Aaaaaaaahh....? "
A faerie? A faerie.
Utterson lifted his head as far as he could and peered over to Charricthran curiously.
" Is that Catt? Is she really a Faerie? "
A small, tired smile crossed his face as he laid his head back down. Lord...This certainly was a day to remember.
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Tairais  The Fox • 2 years ago
Charricthran tilted his head, frowning slightly in consideration.
"Not sure how much I can teach ya, kiddo. Experiment with flappin' em a bit, see how quickly you tire. At the very least, should getcha hoverin' off the floor. Those kinda wings are.. well, those don't exist in this universe yet. Hrm. More like insects than us birds, hence, bit different in the way o' mechanics."
He shifted closer to her, ready to catch her should she fall.
"Go on, give it a go. I've gotcha." He smiled at her reassuringly, deep red eyes twinkling softly.
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Catt Hatter  Tairais • 2 years ago
"Nn, m-hm." Catt nodded and tried to gently flap her wings to test them.
However, the test wound up sending her straight into the ceiling, and then falling into his open hands.
"Owww..." She groaned.
((The Fox ))
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The Fox  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago • edited
Utterson flinched as she hit the ceiling. He got up on his arms and---
He blinked. He was getting warm again!
Taking advantage of the moment, he went about trying to shape his legs. "Trying" is the keyword here, cause Utterson really didn't know how to go about it. Not to mention his actual legs still stood in the kitchen, probably melting away as they speak.
He was determined though. He would make something out of this! They may not be legs in the end but they'll be something!
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Tairais  The Fox • 2 years ago
"Oof, dearie. Gently, an' more gently still. The smaller the movement, the better'n. You all right?"
He couldn't do much to help beyond that- Shifting into his feathered guise would likely harm more than help, what with the lack of fine motor control and all.
He watched Utterson with the smallest bit of concern, having even less clue how to help the poor man.
The day just kept getting.. more. More everything, frankly.
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Catt Hatter  Tairais • 2 years ago
"Gently," Catt nodded, getting back up. "Right, gently."
She thought a moment before grabbing one of his fingers as an anchor with her tiny hands, then tried setting her wings to buzzing again.
They pulled her up and nearly made her lose her grip before she stopped their buzzing. She repeated this experiment a couple more times, getting a feel for the lift and relative forces at play when she flapped.
Eventually, she took a deep breath, and let go, almost immediately sending herself careening into a wall. This time though, she managed to slow her fall a bit, but she still felt the impact.
On her way to the floor, she caught a glimpse of Utterson trying to pull himself together, and upon landing, thought to ask if he was alright.
"Mr. Utterson? Are you okay?" She called, getting back to her feet.
Glad my slippers shrank too, I'd hate to get a splinter at this size. She thought.
((The Fox ))
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The Fox  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago • edited
" I will be once i'm done. "
He grunted as he worked his wax roughly, attempting to feel out his legs as he formed them.
Utterson had a good base going but couldn't quite get the knees right. His "knees" looked more like a stack of poorly cooked pancakes and his legs were just large candle sticks without wicks.
Overall a fine job for a man turned sculptor but nothing that would really help him. There was still the feet to make and he would have test them by standing and....
No, he wasn't going to give up!
He paused, looked them over, and took a breathe.
" Hmmmmm.... "
With a scratch of his nose, he went back at it, glancing at the others studiously. Legs were legs right? Surely he just needed to follow an example?
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Tairais  The Fox • 2 years ago
Charricthran turned to watch Catt make her way towards Utterson with a gently fond look. He shifted his glance to the other man and tilted his head carefully.
"Wanna hand, kid?"
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Catt Hatter  Tairais • 2 years ago
Catt tried her wings again, rapidly and wobbly making her way across the floor to her melting friend.
"I-I can help too!" She said, skidding to a stop and narrowly avoiding falling over.
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The Fox  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago
" Oh no, please...I think I can... "
A beat.
"Well, maybe another set of hands is needed. "
An embarrassed blush managed to color his cheeks as he rubbed his neck. This was going to be a touch awkward, though he would bear with it if it meant he would have his legs back. He looked to the duo with a shy glance and motioned to the work in progress.
" Have at it I guess... "
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Tairais  The Fox • 2 years ago
Charricthran was good with his hands- it was one of many things he took pride in. While his fingers would never be as nimble as Richards, used to a lifetime of tinkering and sewing up his own wounds, he had picked up sculpture on one of the many occasions where he had to go to ground for a century or so to fake his death.
Records were obnoxious like that. Least it helped he was usually doing a pretty good corpse act a solid ninety-seven percent of the time anyways.
As such, he had perhaps a little more idea how to get Utterson's legs back in order. He quickly took a spot at the man's side and set to work, occasionally directing Catt to mold parts that required a smaller set of hands than his.
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Catt Hatter  Tairais • 2 years ago
She did her best on the details, though it did feel strange to be making something so big. Heck, it was strange to be sculpting a living person, while at the same time being a fairy. Oh well.
Once they were finished, Catt looked up to Utterson.
"Is that better?"
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The Fox  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago
" Y-yes... "
Utterson looked over his newly sculpted limbs with a dark blush. It didn't take very long thankfully, though there had been moments of severe ticklishness on his part.
It was hard not to be! It wasn't everyday he got molded back to shape!
But that was also the thing bothering him. He didn't think it was very decent of him , given he was still in his nightgown and coat, and it just wasn't right for him to have a young lady there to see, let alone help. And that's not even mentioning the other man!
There wasn't anything that could really advise him on such a situation, but still, it embarrassed him greatly.
With a grunt, he slowly stood up, testing out his legs with shaky confidence. After a couple steps, his trembling stopped.
Utterson gave the two of them a sheepish nod.
" Ah...Th-Thank you...F-for the help that is... "
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Tairais  The Fox • 2 years ago
Charricthran grinned wryly. "Not a problem, kid. Don' bother bein' sheepish on my account either, I assure ya- several millennia in an' I have seen far stranger an' worse. This is tame by comparison."
That done, he went back to where he'd left his blanket and soup, then promptly sat down and began to finish the bowl.
The day was hesitantly starting to heal. He only hoped the same was happening for Lewis, Hela, and Minnie. He didn't particularly know Mz. Hyde well enough to be concerned for her, though past memory told him that he should be perhaps a little bit sympathetic.
He'd consider it when everything stopped scratching at him.
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Catt Hatter  Tairais • 2 years ago
"You're welcome Mr. Utterson." Catt said, smiling up at him.
She tried to fly up to his eye level, and even managed to hover there for a moment before losing balance and nearly crashing into his shoulder.
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The Fox  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago
" Ah! Catt! "
Utterson stumbled back as she almost collided into him, bringing his hands under Catt to catch her fall.
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Tairais  The Fox • 2 years ago
"Ah, xsiol- you okay kiddo?"
Charricthran rapidly got to his feet again to try and help, stumbling slightly as black spots swam in his vision.
Oof. Not good, that.
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Catt Hatter  Tairais • 2 years ago
Catt flopped unceremoniously into Utterson's outstretched hands.
"D'oof. Yup, I'm good! Still having a hard time managing these wings, but I hardly want to walk everywhere at this size."
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The Fox  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago
" You can always ride on our shoulders if you need to. I would hardly mind at all! "
He went to perch her on his shoulder when Charricthran stumbled towards them. Unsure what to do, he cupped Catt safely against his body while he offered his free hand to dizzy man. He could feel another anxious warmth passing through him but he managed to stifle it just enough to keep from falling apart.
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Tairais  The Fox • 2 years ago
He waved away Utterson's arm with a small smile.
"Worry not, just got a bit dizzy. Probably jus' stood up a tic too fast, yeah? An' I was just aboutta say the same, Catt. Shoulder's're fair game, insofar as I'm concerned."
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Catt Hatter  Tairais • 2 years ago
Catt blushed at being held so close, and being so small.
"U-um, thank you..." Was all she could think to say, even though she really did want to learn how to fly. She didn't want to be rude by turning down the offer, after all.
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Tairais  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago
"'Course, kiddo. That bein' said, you wanna give flyin' another go? You had the hang o' it for a mo' there. Daresay a bit more practice an' you'll manage it well an' proper."
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Catt Hatter  Tairais • 2 years ago
She perked up at the offer.
"Yes please!" She reached out her small hands to him, feeling unusually sprightly.
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The Fox  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago
Utterson opened his palm and made a platform for Catt to try and fly from. he steadied his heart and took a breathe, nodding to Catt to go ahead.
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Tairais  The Fox • 2 years ago
"Jus' keep doin' what you were doin' before- I think at this point 's jus' a matter o' gettin' used to the motion o' it all."
Charricthran flashed a reassuring smile, the sometimes-there presence of his heart warming with simple things that brought back fond memories of simple times before heartbreak and Falling.
"Look, Nald'su! I made the broom to work!"
"Careful, kiddo- Don't needya breakin' an arm now! Keldra'd be right cross. An' 's just 'work', not 'to work' darlin'."
"... This language makes no sense. Why must I learn it?"
"Unless ya fancy accident'ly settin' some poor soul on fire when you tell him the weather's nice, we're gonna use this one.
His smile grew a bit fonder at that.
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Catt Hatter  Tairais • 2 years ago
"Okay!" Catt stabilized herself on her hands and knees, then pushed off with her wings buzzing as she made her wobbly way towards Charricthran.
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Tairais  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago
The rest of the day and evening passed with quiet, muted joy, conversations traded over the faint buzzing of wings, steadily growing stronger as time passed and all things became more comfortable.
Stories were exchanged back and forth, like fireflies passing through the night sky. Though there were no windows to show the passage of time, Charricthran kept watch by the sound of shadows outside growing, stretching, dimming and melting into all-encompassing darkness.
His faint smile didn't leave him once, even when things lapsed into the quiet, glowing stillness of three individuals holding court with their own thoughts.
It was almost worth the stress of the day for this sliver of peace. Almost.
He managed to finish his soup. With the last spoonful, he felt old memories lay themselves to rest, peacefully resolved.
Somewhere on the winds of the past, he could hear a piano, playing ever on, long after Time stood still.
(( https://open.spotify.com/tr... - This is the song that was playing when I wrote this. I thought it fit. c: ))
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Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
((Jekyll1886))
Same difference, Hela thought, but didn't voice it, glancing down at him from the counter.
"Special? Hm... Well, it was..."
She looked from the plant to Lewis.
"Almost talking to me earlier..." A fond smile. "It was rather pleasant."
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
"Intriguing."
He wanted to ask what it almost said, but refrained.
"You and it have a special connection, that's for certain," he said with a nod, looking from Hela to the plant and back.
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited
"Oh?"
Her voice rang with false enthusiasm.
"Mind sharing with the rest of the class what exactly that is, since you seem intent on staying painfully vague until I ask you to clarify?"
A huff.
People in this time period, I swear...
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited
"Forgive me," said Lewis flatly, dropping all pretense. "I thought saying, 'Your soul's in the plant, Hela, and if it dies, you do' might come across as a little callous."
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited
"Not callous," She began with a slight frown, "Only... It makes you sound borderline insane... and is a bit of shocking news..."
She had sensed the bond, but hadn't suspected it running that deep.
"Am I really going to die if something happens to it?"
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
"You could always apply a small amount of pressure to it and see what happens. Just as an experiment," he suggested.
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited
"Are you insane?" cried Hela in sudden outrage, "You tell me the very essence of my being is tied to a plant and then want me to just experiment with that?"
"God Lewis, is your compulsion to know things so great that you'd have me risk my soul? My very life?"
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
I did.
He fell silent for a moment.
Then a peal of laughter welled up inside him and rang out.
He nearly doubled over in a giggle fit.
"I really had you going!" he managed between guffaws.
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited
Her brow furrowed in confusion, all at once acutely self-conscious.
"You... What...?"
Her temper suddenly flared again and she seized a nearby canister labeled 'flour', hurling it at his chest.
"Hey! Cut it out, I'm not some joke!"
Hurt and indignation swirled in her eyes as she glared him down, her gaze a little more moist than it had been.
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited
Her wave of hurt crashed over him; he fell silent even as his left hand snaked out and caught the canister.
He straightened and stood, realizing what he'd done.
He set the container quietly down on the counter.
"You're right," he acknowledged, all mirth and cockiness gone. "You're not.
"I'm in the wrong," he admitted openly. "You judged me, it hurt, I didn't want to show it, and I responded with a jest at your expense without even thinking. A...defense mechanism, I believe it is called.
"A right shite one, at that," he added.
He shook his head at himself.
Seems old habits die hard...
He thought on why he'd acted so.
Stress, more than likely. Hawley and Moriarty and the fear of losing the loved one he was currently alienating. Worry for her soul. No control over the whims of fate. Tossed about like a plaything by a sea of Hydes. Everyone at the mercy of this strange fog. Gabriel melting away. Charricthran in a bad place. Millie likely in agony. Mz. Hyde in pieces.
No way to remedy any of it.
When will this day be at an end?
Had he checked his pocket watch, he'd have discovered it wasn't yet even noon.
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited
A slow, hesitant nod of agreement.
She crouched down low on the counter, hands gripping the edge for balance, and stared at him with narrowed, rather wary eyes.
Her form flickered, and for a beat, she appeared for all the world like a fiery red vixen, ears flattened back against her skull and tail twitching...then the impression faltered and she was simply her again.
"How... much of that was a jest?"
Despite his confession, hurt still lingered in her voice and the tension in her posture didn't ease.
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
He blinked in surprise as he registered the change in her form, then pushed his confusion aside to answer the question.
"In truth, I didn't lie about anything except having you going. There was no prank, no grand manipulation. Just a petty attempt on my part to shunt the focus of judgment from me to you.
He sighed at his actions.
"Your soul is in the plant. And I did want to see how immanent the connection is. Not in any way which would hurt or endanger you. Merely to ascertain whether we can even risk leaving the house, lest the breeze blow away a stray petal.
He looked down and to the side, contemplating the triggers and reactions.
"When you questioned my sanity..." he forced himself to admit with an effort, "it...hit a nerve."
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited
A bluff... The idea was familar enough.
Her shoulders relaxed and she stood once more.
“I seem to be finding an awful lot of those...” She commented after a moment, voice rather stiff.
Taking the plant back down from the cabinet, she hugged the pot to her chest.
“You’re... probably not insane... More... Strange... and confusing...”
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited
"I don't know what I am, Hela..." he said, seeming almost to deflate as a familiar weariness crept in.
He met her gaze.
"Aside from sorry for hurting you."
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
She held his gaze for an instant, then looked down at the torenia.
"Well, at least you're usually not boring..." murmured Hela as she touched one of her plant's leaves, neither accepting nor rejecting his apology.
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
That elicited a chuckle.
"Neither are you." His smile was a fond one, a hint of pride showing through.
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
"I better not be," She retorted with a huff and tipped up her chin, "Most think it's just in a Hyde's nature to be as they are, but I put quite a bit of effort into this persona you know so well."
A heady smirk. "You should consider yourself fortunate to have seen it."
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
"I'll consider myself more fortunate when this mad day comes to an end.
"Bloody green fog..." he muttered.
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
“Am I really the only one enjoying today?” She asked curiously, tilting her head to the side.
“Even the doctor grew fangs and a temper...”
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
"I'll admit I'm enjoying it more than I was, now we're away from the Society.
"I think I just...need to blow off some steam, to be honest. What with Moriarty, the godlings, the tide of Mz. Hydes, managing people...I've not really had the chance of late."
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited
A flicker of satisfaction shone in her eyes at his first statement.
“In that case, we should finally give sparring a go,” She suggested, “The plant should be safe here... See?” She pinched a leaf and grinned. “Doesn’t hurt a bit.”
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
He raised an eyebrow as if to say, "Did you know that beforehand?"
"Well, that's something at least," he said.
"Let's go outside, then."
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
"Great!"
She replaced the pot on the shelf and hopped down, taking Lewis by the hand as she nearly dragged him out the front door.
After closing and locking it, she began to scale the house front, pausing to glance down at him with an eager glow in her eyes.
"Coming, Weir?"
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
"You want to spar...on the roof," he said, skeptical about the idea.
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
"Well... not on this roof," She explained, her confident smirk turning to a smile that was more than a little sheepish, "I thought we could... travel up here, since there'll be less monsters... and you say that people never look up..."
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
"Ah," he said, relieved at the much more sensible idea. "That makes sense, yes."
He hooked his cane through a loop on his trousers and followed her up.
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
She appeared rather pleased by his approval, slipping the key into an indent in the chimney bricks before bounding ahead.
“Come on! I think there’s a warehouse this way!”
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
"Lead on," he said, and followed.
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
Hela guided Lewis to the building in question with carefree laughted and a soaring feeling in her chest, yearning to go faster but never leaving her companion far behind.
When they arrived, she was flushed with exhilaration and gulped down the air, not out of necessity but simply to taste it.
I could take on the world... but Weir will do for now.
"Tired yet, doc?"
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
"I may not have your boundless energy, but it wasn't that far," he said with a smile.
If it were, you'd be in dire straits, too far from your flowering soul.
"After you, then."
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited
A blink in surprise.
"Me first?"
She shifted her weight from one foot to the other, suddenly uneasy.
"Alright..."
Her gaze flickered from the cane on his belt to each of his hands as she edged forward in a half crouch.
There was a flicker of hesitation then resolve surged behind her eyes and she darted forward, attempting to sweep Lewis's feet out from beneath him with a swipe of her leg.
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited
He didn't even try to dodge, instead falling flat on his back.
He did, at least, manage to free the cane so he didn't land on it.
"I meant entering the warehouse..." he said with a wince from the ground. "Though I suppose we can fight on the street if you like."
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
"O-Oh..."
She giggled nervously, dropping her guard, and offered him a hand up.
"I... That would make more sense... Sorry..."
Her free hand ran through her curls as she avoided his gaze.
"Though I don't have any lock-picks on me..."
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited
He took the hand up, coming to stand.
"Then the street it shall be, I suppose.
"By the by..." he said, a note of hesitance in his voice, "how far are we taking this sparring? It's important to know beforehand. Are we aiming to simply knock the other down? What about bruising? Broken bones would be a great inconvenience, and might render us prey for other things. For that matter, do you yet know your own strength in this form?"
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
"I... I don't know..."
Her brow creased as she briefly met his eyes before ducking her head.
"I've never... tried something like this before..." She murmured, clenching and unclenching her hand, "Don't know exactly what I can do either..."
"If... You don't think we should do this..."
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
"I'd say test your strength on property first, to be honest. Like in Glasgow. When you've the measure of it, then we can spar."
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
"Right. Property..."
Hela glanced about, seeing little more than buildings, and looked rather helplessly to Lewis. She felt vastly out of her element.
"Should... I punch a wall?"
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
"Hmm..."
Lewis looked about, searching for an alternative.
He spied a little alley.
"Let's see if there's anything down this way," he suggested.
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
Hela nodded and followed close at his heels, her arm brushing against his.
"I... when we do start... would appreciate it if you, uh..." She glanced at him. "...didn't kill me..."
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited
He laughed in surprise at the very suggestion.
"Kill--?"
He shook his head.
"If you're referring to 'Edward' in Glasgow, that was merely a test. I was never actually going to--"
He stopped walking and looked her in the eye.
"I wouldn't," he said with all sincerity. "Not to you.
"Just as I trust you'd not do it to me."
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
A faint shudder coursed through her at the memory and she immediately recoiled from him as he came to a stop.
"Not... just then... there were other times..."
She trailed off and swallowed audibly, frozen in a half crouch, as if by remaining still she could escape his notice.
"I... have had a lot of doubts before," She admitted hesitantly after a beat, "But I think I believe you right now..."
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
"I'll admit we got off to a rough start," conceded Lewis. "And there were times my temper nearly got the better of me.
"But things are different now. We're different now, with each other. You feel it, too, don't you?"
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
Her gaze flickered about the alley, then she gave a small nod.
“You’re easier to deal with, when we’re... we’re not fighting all the time.”
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
"Likewise," he said with a small chuckle.
He straightened and stilled, suddenly wary.
His gaze shifted ahead of them, down the alleyway and up to the level of the roof-line some nine buildings distant.
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
“Lewis...?”
She drew closer, trying to follow his gaze as she pressed against his side.
“What is it?”
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
"A bloody gargoyle," he whispered, jaw hardly moving.
Can't tell if it has wings or not, from this distance.
"One harried me on my way to the Society. Dove right out of the sky."
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
Her eyes widened slightly.
“That’s... not good...”
She resisted the urge to move even closer, afraid more moment might attract its attention.
“How did you get rid of it before?” What do we do now?
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
"Well, the cane was right useless, so I had to outmaneuver the thing. Took the narrowest, most winding streets. Finally ducked into a covered alleyway. Dumb beastie looked for me at the other end, but I'd doubled back."
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
“A-And... should we try that now...?”
A half step back, away from the danger, her heart in her throat.
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
"Be still, Hela. We'll see what it--"
He cut himself off as the creature stirred...then leaped down into the alley.
"Yeslet'sdothatnow," the words came in a rush as he unthinkingly grabbed Hela's hand and took off running.
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
She sucked in a sharp breath and tightened her grip on his hand the moment she felt it wrap around her own, taking off like a sprinter at the starting pistol.
She didn’t care where they were going, so long as it was away...
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
Rounding a corner, they chanced upon a hansom pulled by a skeleton horse with glowing red eyes, the driver a hairy gnome.
In an instant, Lewis had flung him from his perch and grabbed the reins.
"Get in!"
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
Hela, who had momentarily frozen in shock at the sight and nearly began running the other way, obeyed the order without a thought.
She opened the door and threw herself inside, slamming it shut behind her.
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
With a crack of leather, they were off.
The spectral steed was unnaturally swift; they raced through cobblestone streets at breakneck speed, leaving all manner of confused creatures in their wake.
Until, at last, they arrived at Lewis's flat.
He let Hela out of the cab and tied the horse outside, in case they should need it later.
With all haste, he turned the key in the lock and opened the door wide.
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
Hela slipped inside and went straight for the couch, sitting down with her knees hugged to her chest.
“This is too much,” She murmured, burying her face in her legs.
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
Lewis shut, locked, and barred the door behind them.
"Agreed," he said with a heavy sigh.
His stomach gave an unceremonious rumble.
"Damn, we never did get to eat..." he was reminded.
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
"Mhm," She raised her head and blinked at him, "You got, what... Three, four swallows of soup, before everything went to Hell...?"
Her chin lowered to rest on her knees. "I didn't get the chance to try any..."
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
"Two or three," he said, not quite able to recall the exact number.
Why didn't I have more?
Oh, right. Got lost in daydreams.
As he recalled what he'd fantasized about, he fell right back into the behavior in question.
A decidedly unpleasant smile twisted the features of his face as he stared at nothing in particular.
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
Hela shifted uncomfortably as his attention drifted, rather unsettled by the grin.
She sat in silence for a long moment, weighing her fear against the sharpness of the quiet, and swallowed hard.
"...Lewis...? You... still with me?"
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
"Mm?" he blinked, turned to look at her. Shook his head and refocused his gaze.
"Sorry, just got lost in thought," he apologized, seeming perhaps a little self-conscious.
"Why don't I make breakfast for us, hm?" he suggested with a genial smile. "What would you like?"
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
"I'm not hungry," Hela answered softly and glanced to the floor.
"You, uh... Got lost like that in the kitchen, too," She mumbled, keeping her voice and gaze lowered, "What do you keep thinking about?"
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited
"Blowing off a record amount of steam," he said with a chuckle.
He breezed past her, to the kitchen, and set about preparing to cook.
"Haven't really had much chance, these four or five months past, you see," he explained as he got out an iron pan. "I had to turn Glasgow into a bloody playpen just to counter Moriarty, when it ought to rightly be my hunting ground."
He turned on the gas stove.
"I won't commit murder in London; I won't run that risk."
He set three eggs on the counter.
"Scotland Yard got on my case before, in my own dimension," he revealed as he put some butter into the pan. "I loathe having to look over my shoulder."
He cracked an egg against the edge of the iron skillet and emptied the contents into it.
"But Glasgow's a different story. 'Least, it was."
Another crack.
A frustrated sigh.
"Not anymore."
A last crack, and sizzle.
"I shored it up a wee bit too well. And I own property there now. I'm entangled."
He shook the pan back and forth with an awful scraping sound, making a thin, round layer of the eggs.
"So unless I plan to pre-empt Jack the Ripper, I'm bally well stuck."
He flipped the egg-disc, letting it cook briefly on the other side.
"Sank so much bloody money into the Tontine I can't even afford sausage anymore."
And Griffin's little tantrum didn't help.
A helpless sigh.
He took the pan off the heat.
Turned off the gas.
"It'll turn a profit eventually. I know that. I've assured it by cleaning up Glasgow.
"But I can't help but feel I've pissed in my own bath."
He put a hand to his forehead as he winced.
Swallowed audibly.
Let out a breath.
Opened his eyes.
"So...I've had to sate myself on fantasy of late," he finished, his voice staccato as he turned to look at Hela, but a hint of apology beneath the weariness in his eyes.
"And then today just went to sh*t."
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited
Hela lingered at the edges of the room, out of the way but still observing and listening.
She eventually settled down on the counter, sitting with her legs folded.
“I understand... though fantasy alone doesn’t seem...”
Searching for the word, she tilted her head.
“...fulfilling enough. Not like having another’s life in your hands.”
Her tone was cautious, the emotion behind it oddly muffled.
She was clearly making an effort to behave herself and keep from worsening his mood, though whether she was successful or not remained to be seen.
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
"It's like having a cup of tea instead of a full meal: better than nothing, but not nearly enough."
He slid the eggs onto a plate and sat down to breakfast.
"I'd take a trip to Liverpool or some other sh*thole," he said, cutting the eggs, "but I don't have the funds at present.
"Not to mention something's always going wrong at the Society."
Half the mass of eggs vanished in a matter of seconds.
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
Is he... really venting to me?
“Sounds like your life is Hell... or at least going to it...” She observed carefully, rather at loss for how to react.
The doctor was the one who acted as consultant and therapist, not her.
Lewis must be doing pretty badly if I’m all he can talk to...
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
"I'd had worse; I'm just...frustrated, is all," he was forced to admit.
He let out a sigh, slowing down on the eggs.
"Sorry to run on at the mouth--I know the day's not been smooth sailing for you, either.
"I just...need..."
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
Her gaze began to wander the kitchen and alighted on a breadbox, hope surging in her chest.
She reached over, opening it, and beamed at its contents.
“Need what?” asked Hela curiously, already helping herself to the loaf.
Now I just need some jam... or honey.
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited
"Release."
A blood-chilling howl resounded some few blocks distant, cutting through the air like a knife-sharp winter wind.
A moment of utter silence in its wake.
Then a laugh, deep and feral, rumbled up from Weir.
"Yes," he said in a husky whisper, rising from the table. "A werewolf."
A thin-lipped grin nearly split his face.
He hurriedly downed the rest of his breakfast and dashed for the door, locks darkening and physique changing even as he did. A resounding series of clicks came from his body with a sinuous stretch as every fiber of his being fell into rightful place.
He unbarred the door, undid the lock, grabbed his wrought-iron walking stick, and tossed the key to Hela.
"Stay put."
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
For a moment, Hela couldn’t move, a tremor shuddering down her spine.
He said I wouldn’t have to see him again, he said I wouldn’t have to see him again, I don’t want to see him again—
She forced herself to breathe, her steps a little unsteady as she slid off the counter.
Every last crack of his joints drew a flinch from her.
Rather numbly, she nodded to him, catching the key through reflex alone, staring forward without really seeing.
“I will.” She promised, voice hoarse but steady.
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited
"Lock the door. Don't want the monsters getting in," he said with a smile, then disappeared, shutting it behind him.
He hastened down the street, breaking into a sprint as he heard the beast on the move.
Soon, his footsteps had fallen out of Hela's hearing altogether.
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
Hela shuffled forward and leaned heavily against the door as she locked it with a click, taking ragged gulps of air.
She wanted to run, scream, but there was no where to go and no one to hear her but the daemons and monsters outside.
She was alone.
Trapped.
Sinking to the ground, Hela curled up with her knees pulled to her chest, clutching the key in white knuckled hands.
Time barely seemed to pass, every second an eternity.
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited
Every so often, there would come a distant howl, grunt, snarl, or scream. And, occasionally, laughter.
Eventually, all these sounds ceased.
Some time later, there came the sound of footfalls. And humming. A tune Hela didn't know, though an old one, more than likely.
Whoever was doing the humming sounded positively chipper.
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited
Hela roused from her daze and scrambled to sit up, acutely aware of every last noise she made as she tried to distance herself from the door.
Ohgodohgoddon’tcomeheredon’tstopherepleasedon’tfindme—
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited
"Hela?" called Lewis as he took wide, light strides to the door.
"I'm back. Could you open the door, please?"
A laugh.
"I'm afraid I'm in need of a bath..."
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited
The key dug into her skin as she scooted back from the door and from him.
“Get away from me...”
Her lips moved, but hardly a sound made it past them, fear threatening to steal her voice.
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited
Nevertheless, he did hear her.
Her fear finally pierced the wall of his joyous self-satisfaction.
What the Hell's gotten into her?
"I...am away from you, Hela," he said, puzzlement underlying the words. "There's a door between us. That's the problem."
A pause.
"You alright?"
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited
She sucked in a trembling breath, tears prickling in her eyes, then screamed in a wavering voice,
“GO AWAY! LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE!“
Her cry tappered off into sobs and she squeezed her eyes shut.
Please be safe, please don’t let him hurt me, please don’t let him in, please don’t let him get in.
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited
"Hela, you're bein' a bloody hypocrite. Stop it," he said in a matter-of-fact tone, not unlike a mother pointing out a child's lack of common sense. "I'm your kin. You're in my flat.
"Come to your senses and let me in so I can bally well get a bath," he said, the whole situation ludicrous to his mind as someone smearing jam on their head and calling it a hat. "This is ridiculous."
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
“Shut it, shut it!” She shrieked, clamping her hands over her ears.
Trickster, daemon, monster, big bad Fenrir come to blow your house down and tear you to shreds, his teeth bloodied and eyes as dark as the abyss—
“YOU SAID I’D NEVER HAVE TO SEE HIM AGAIN! YOU LIED TO ME!“
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited
"Ah, sh*t."
I did say that, didn't I.
Yes. In Glasgow.
When she awoke from her nightmare and...
Sh*t. Bugger me.
"I'm sorry, Hela," he said through the door. "I wasn't thinking. Just got a wee bit...overenthusiastic, if I'm honest. Momentarily forgot how off-putting that body is to you. For that I'm truly sorry. Didn't mean to put you through it."
A pause.
"Look, why don't I...give you some time? Let you get yourself sorted," he suggested, then paced to the middle of the street.
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited
She jerked her head in a quick nod, trying to swallow back the burning-tightness in her throat.
He’s going away, it’s okay, he can’t get in, he won’t get in, not until you’re ready, only you can let him in, you have control.
“O-Okay...”
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited
"I'll...just be going, then."
He retreated down the narrow confines of Pollen Street and soon made himself scarce.
Even my own flesh and blood can't accept--
He cut the thought off, shunting his energy into climbing some crates to reach the roof of a building, cane looped through his trousers.
I need some bloody air.
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
Hela sat in silence, listening to the thud of her heartbeat gradually slow.
Alone...
She got to her feet and stood blinking at the door, legs trembling beneath her.
Quiet...
Time passed in a blur again.
She was dimly aware of herself acting without thought, arms wrapped around her stomach as she shuffled throughout the flat.
Too... quiet?
...
Definitely too quiet...
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
Hours passed.
And Lewis did not return.
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
She eventually settled down in the kitchen again, carefully buttering and eating the bread she had found.
“Should’ve grabbed some fruit, while I was running out...” She mumbled, a bit surprised at the sound of her own voice. The silence seemed to swallow it whole.
The distraction of food seemed to last only a moment, then she was wandering about once more, counting each of her steps in her head to battle then quiet.
Upstairs, Hela found a bed and crawled into it, drawing the curtains shut around her.
‘Somebody’s been sleeping in my bed,’ cried the bear, ‘And they’re still in it!’
The thought drew a shiver from her, though she still laid down to rest her eyes.
“He can’t get in, he can’t get in...” She whispered, repeating it like a mantra to help her drift to sleep.
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
Dusk came and went. And still no sign of Weir.
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
Hela dozed until well past dark, dreaming of blurred silhouettes and cackling laughter.
Rather disoriented, she finally rose from bed when a creature cried out somewhere in the distance.
Dissapointment stabbed at her gut as she realized it hadn’t been Lewis to wake her.
How long has it been...?
One of the windows downstairs revealed an unsettling darkness and a stillness that continued to press down on her.
The sun had set, so why hadn’t Lewis returned?
I could be the last person on Earth... Everyone else could be gone and I could still be here... Even him... it could’ve taken him too...
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
The creature cried out again and again, an odd noise somewhere between the call of a deer and a goat, with just enough similarity to a human to make it triply unsettling. The wails increased in both intensity and frequency, building to a deafening crescendo. Beneath this last cry was another, deep and gutteral; the two combined in an unnerving, animalistic chorus.
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited
Hela winced and drew her blanket tighter around herself, stepping back from the window.
Last person, but not the last monster...
A beat.
She blinked with sudden realization, looking down at the fabric she now had wrapped around her shoulders in surprise...she hadn’t noticed herself picking it up.
Mentally shrugging it off, as it was not even close to the strangest thing that had happened that day, she entered the kitchen to try and make the tea she had spotted before.
Outside, the two voices gave one final last cry, then there was nothing, the stifling silence descending once more.
It was almost worse than the wailing.
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
Some ten minutes later, the sound of footfalls reached her. They were a little uneven, perhaps even unsteady, but they grew nearer and nearer nonetheless.
"Hela?" called Lewis from about halfway down the block, in a bit of a daze if his voice was anything to go by.
"You needanythin' while I'mout?"
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
Hela popped her head up at the sound of his voice, immediately dropping everything she had been doing.
"Lewis!"
Her voice rang with all the excitement of a child rushing to greet their parent, her blanket falling to the floor as she pressed against the glass of the window, trying to catch sight of him.
"You're back!"
An earnest and rather relieved smile stretched across her lips.
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
It was rather dark out, but as he stepped to the door, the light from the window fell over him briefly.
He wasn't standing--nor walking--entirely straight, and he carried a bag or sack of some kind.
He leaned heavily on his cane, swaying even while standing still.
"Ay!" he called from the doorstep. "Brought some goodies, too."
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
She quirked her head curiously, her smile widening.
"What kinda goodies? 'Cause I was trying to find some fruit or honey or just something sweet, but you only had eggs and bread! Not even any milk!"
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
"Finances, darlin'," he slurred.
"Not to worrythough. Broughtsome s'pplies..."
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited
"Oh, that's right..."
She blinked at him, suddenly noticing the way he was wobbling.
"Wh... Lewis, are you drunk? You're about to topple over!"
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
"I may've...liberated some unattended alcohol fromits place of confinement," he admitted.
He giggled.
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
"You are drunk!" She gasped, her brow furrowing, "How are you going to fight monsters if you can't even walk in a straight line?"
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
"I ain't fightin' more monsters tonight, darlin'. I'm tired, I'm a wee bit inebriated, and I need a bath before I stink up the whole neighborhood. Then I plan to sleep like the dead, and wake to a normal world, come mornin'."
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
A frown caused the creases in her forehead to deepen.
“Then... what am I supposed to do?”
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited
"I'd advise youdo the same, minus the bath. Prob'ly not goodfor...plants. Maybe eat somethin', too."
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
"I... already ate all the bread... and I don't want eggs..."
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited
"Well I broughtsome datesand oranges, too--
"Whoops!" he exclaimed with a wobble, just catching himself with his walking stick.
Then he laughed.
"Tha' wasa close one."
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago • edited
“Hey, don’t fall over! I don’t want to have to carry you inside!”
She made a move to open the door then paused, frowning.
Where had she left the key...?
“Hang on, Lewis, I’ll be right back!”
Her bare feet barely made a sound as she turned and scampered off to find it.
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago • edited
"Righty-o..." he said in a sing-song voice.
He stayed on the doorstep, swaying a little in place as he balanced the sack in his other hand.
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Helen Jekyll  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
Hela hurried to retrace her steps, rifling through the sheets on the bed, peeking beneath the couch, lifting the blanket from the floor to peer below, just in case.
Finally, she found the key amoungst what little remained of the bread and ran to let Lewis inside, wearing the blanket like a cape once more.
“Come on in!”
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Jekyll1886  Helen Jekyll • 2 years ago
The door open, he straggled inside, and gratefully set the sack down just inside the doorway.
He looked an utter mess.
He was missing a shoe and sock--on opposite feet. His black clothing was torn and sodden, the frayed waistcoat hanging open, the shirt little more than tatters. The trousers were unfastened, the seat of them missing; as one of his suspenders had broken, they barely stayed up at all. Dark, dried fluids caked the sorry remains of the fabric, which had obviously been rent by tooth and claw. His disheveled hair stuck to itself at odd angles. His face was smeared with blood he'd obviously tried--and failed--to wipe away.
He looked at Hela blearily, seeming for all the world as if he might just topple over at any moment.
Despite all that, he managed a drunken smile.
"Good to be home."
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Mz.Hyde Mod  Jekyll1886 • 2 years ago
(FEED ME! FEED ME KRELBORN! FEED ME NOW!~ XDDDD)
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MillieGriffin • 2 years ago • edited
Mz.Hyde:
*Ego ran with Griffin as fast as she could to his room. When they got there, they slammed the door shut and locked it. For a moment, they stood there, catching their breath from the sprint.*
So....what's...your plan?
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MillieGriffin:
"Um..." He took a moment to think about what they should do next.
We might be able to use chloroform... No, too dangerous and this isn't a movie, it takes at least five minutes to knock someone out with that in real life...
He started looking around room for something useful and spotted Millie's coat still hanging on the rack. "Ah!"
He quickly grabbed it and started pilfering through the pockets, then getting impatient turned it upside down and started shaking the contents onto the floor.
Along with most of the random collection of junk Millie hoards her tranquilizer dart-gun finally fell out with it.
"Ah-hah!" Griffin exclaimed as he picked up the gun. "I can use this to knock her out!" he said showing it to Ego, then he grew thoughtful again,"Though it would be better if we had some bait to distract her while I gave her the shot... Hm..." He thought for a moment... then looked back at Ego.
(Mz.Hyde)
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Mz.Hyde Mod  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago
/Wha-?! ME?! Why ME?! Why not use a random emotion for bait?!/
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MillieGriffin  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago
"As far as I know, the others probably got killed already," Griffin remarked, "but if you think there are anymore of yourself in one piece around, then fine. More bait the better." He started rooting around under the bed for a net or something like that to tie up Millie in.
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Mz.Hyde Mod  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago
/The emotions can regenerate after a short period of time. I've seen them do it in the mindscape./
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MillieGriffin  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago • edited
"Oh God, just what I don't need to hear right now..." He grumbled, "Well you're not in your mindscape so weather your other selves are still able to do that out here I wouldn't know." He pulled out a long pole that had a noose on one of it's ends out from under the bed. "But If there are any survivers we can use them as bait too. I just want to stop that child before she runs out of Hydes to chew on and starts hunting me, Okay?"
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Mz.Hyde Mod  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago
*Ego sighs. She wasn't looking forward to this.*
/Alright...what do you want me to do?/
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MillieGriffin  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago
"Simple," Griffin said holding the pole out for her, "just wonder around the halls doing... whatever, until you see her. Then you lead her back to this area without getting caught by her, and I shoot her with the tranquilizer." He casually explained.
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Mz.Hyde Mod  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago
/But I don't know if I'm fast enough to outrun her!/
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MillieGriffin  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago
"Well whining about it won't make you any faster or stop the child's rampage anytime soon!" Griffin exlamed, his patients with her wearing thin, "You're supposed to be the "smart" part of the Hyde woman, right? Then you can figure out a way to not get caught by Millie! Or need I remind you who's emotions caused this?" He prodded condescending.
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Mz.Hyde Mod  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago
/Ugh, FINE!/ 
*She peaks outside the door, looking for a good place to lure Millie to that she could also avoid her. She spots the Telsa coils, which were currently off.* 
/Ok, I'm going to grab her attention and then climb up that coil. Are you ready?/
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MillieGriffin  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago • edited
Griffin grabbed a couple more darts, just in case, cocked the dart gun then nodded to Ego.
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Mz.Hyde Mod  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago
*She takes a deep breath and puts her hands on the door.* 
/Ok....3...2...1!/
*On the count of one she pushes open the door and runs out screaming, catching the attention of Millie. She then begins to climb up the giant coil.*
/GRIFFIN! NOW!/
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MillieGriffin  Mz.Hyde • 2 years ago • edited
As soon as the Millie monster heard Ego's screams, the creature could be roaring in a distant hallway as she quickly raced her way to Ego to rip her apart. It only took a second for her to appear in Ego's sight and for her to spot Ego halfway up the Tesla coil.
With a furious screech the monster leaped in the air at snag her pray, when a dart whizzed through the air, into the creature's side. The dart caused the beast missed her mark and fall to the floor.Griffin stepped out of his hiding spot only to find with his horror that the beast had gotten back up and was charging towards him with ragefull screechs. He quickly reloaded to find she was now only a step away from him! In that split second the beast leaped in the air as Griffin rased the gun up at her again and fired it point-blank into her neck. The creature knocked him down as he used his right arm to sheild himself, which the monster clapped her jaws down on as they both hit the floor.
The monster's teeth sank into Griffin's arm as she started shacking her head, though not as vishously as before. Griffin let out a cry of pain for a second as there was a crack of bone from his arm, he felt around with his free hand for another dart. He found one and jammed it into her neck. She visibility started showing a sluggishness in her attack so he found a jammed another dart in her, and another. Finally the creature could stand any longer and flopped down on Griffin limp as a wet blanket, and jaws still clamped on him arm.
Griffin rolled her over and tried to pry her jaws off his arm.
"Well don't just stare, give me a hand!" He grunted as he tried paying the razer sharp fangs out of his flesh.
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Jekyll1886  MillieGriffin • 2 years ago
((Mz.Hyde ))
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Nyx Silverfang • 2 years ago
RBDECEPTICON17:
And as the brunette finally looked over the desk, and at Rose's chair, she saw black and purple striped kitten, with a wide grin seemingly fixed upon the poor thing's furry face, as tears filled the kitten's emerald eyes.
"Rose...? What happened to you...?" Jamie muttered in pure shock and concern, yet as Rose finally saw her fellow sexologist, she gasped and stared wide eyed up at the brunette, pointing a paw at her.
"Jamie...you...you have wings...and horns...and fangs...and a tail." The blonde muttered back in surprise and shock.
Catt Hatter:
The creature came into Nyx's sight,
Sallow skin under black and white hair that nearly covered the keen brown and red eyes. He dragged a door behind him, splinters of the wood keeping it wedged in his arm as he stalked towards her, barely seeming to notice the weight. His breath was ragged as he sniffed at the air, tracking her as much by smell as by sight.
Whoever this boy had been, he wasn't that person anymore.
He lunged.
Nyx Silverfang:
"Oh, heck!"
She swung the handle like a baseball bat, striking the thing square in the temple before scrambling back several feet.
"Y... You're faster than I thought, h-heh..."
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RBDECEPTICON17  Nyx Silverfang • 2 years ago
Jamie's stared down at Rose, confused, before she rushed over to the nearby mirror and finally looked herself over, her ruby eyes widening in pure shock.
Rose was right.
Big wings; crimson, leather like and covered in veins, were now sticking out of her back, while sharp and thick red horns were coming out of her short brunette hair, her canines long and pointed as she opened her mouth to look at them intently, while a long crimson tail, made up of flesh and scales, was swaying about behind Jamie's tall form.
"What...what am I...?" She muttered to herself, as Rose jumped up onto her desk, her big green eyes unconsciously looking Jamie up and down.
(Catt Hatter)
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Wizardblizzard  RBDECEPTICON17 • 2 years ago
"Rrrrrr." A hound with glowing red eyes padded out from behind Nyx. Its fur was shining white except for its ears which were red; it seemed almost luminous. It growled warningly at the boy.
((Not very good scan. Might try and get round to uploading better one. Had fun colouring it inall the same though.
Nyx said it was OK to join in. Fit me into the posting order wherehver you thin best, if there is one, bearing in mind that I'm in the UK like RB.))
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Wizardblizzard  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago
Catt Hatter
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Catt Hatter  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago
((Welcome to the thread!))
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Catt Hatter  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago
The blow had staggered him, and it took a moment for him to right himself on account of the door.
Not seeming to notice the dog, or perhaps not registering it as a threat, the boy kept shambling after Nyx.
(Nyx Silverfang )
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Nyx Silverfang  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago
Nyx stiffened at the sight of the dog, eyes going wide.
Not another one, not now--
A glance at the boy revealed he still seemed intent on attacking her, while the dogs attention was elsewhere.
She tightened her grip on the broom handle and tried to slip away from the monsters.
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Nyx Silverfang  Nyx Silverfang • 2 years ago
(RBDECEPTICON17)
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RBDECEPTICON17  Nyx Silverfang • 2 years ago
Rose's eyes shined with sadness, as her crush's words made it to her ears, before she quietly floated over to Jamie's side, the Cheshire Cat sitting next to the brown haired Succubus.
"I'm not sure, Jamie. You look like some kind of demon, but I mean, a really cool demon, not an bad demon." The blonde nervously answered, as the two of them stared into Rose's mirror.
They both looked quite bizzare, yet thanks to Rose's previous encounter with the green fog, she wasn't as horrified by it's affects as Jamie was.
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RBDECEPTICON17  RBDECEPTICON17 • 2 years ago
(Wizardblizzard)
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Wizardblizzard  RBDECEPTICON17 • 2 years ago
As Nyx backed away the dog stepped between her and the shambling boy, blocking his path. Its ruby eyes stared up into his face, or as much of it as was visible under the hair. "Rrmph? Roooo... Orritt...." It whined persistently, almost as if it was trying to say something.
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Catt Hatter  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago
His way to food was blocked, stop.
Noise, trying to communicate?
The boy groaned and pointed at his opening and closing mouth, then to the retreating Nyx and moaned again.
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Nyx Silverfang  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago
Monsters distracted for now, no telling where more would come from or when, where would be safe, where could she hide?
Her gaze darted about the hallway, lingering on the still opened doorway.
There. Could close and lock the door, barricade it if there’s not a lock—
But that woman. She was a monster too and had no clothes.
Was it worth the risk?
Did she have any other choice?
Another beat of indecision, but after yet another cry of some beast from elsewhere in the Society, she gave a mental groan and made a break for the room.
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Helen Jekyll  Nyx Silverfang • 2 years ago
(RBDECEPTICON17)
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RBDECEPTICON17  Nyx Silverfang • 2 years ago
And before Jamie could say something in response to Rose's explanation, the both of them heard someone come running into the blonde's quarters, Jamie quickly grabbing Rose and wrapping her arms around the Cheshire Cat's body, keeping her close.
"Who the f*ck are?" The brunette growled, as her tail violently whipped at the air behind her, while Rose looked curiously at the mysterious person. She had not seen this person before.
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RBDECEPTICON17  RBDECEPTICON17 • 2 years ago
(Wizardblizzard)
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Wizardblizzard  RBDECEPTICON17 • 2 years ago • edited
Out in the corridor, the dog shook its head vigorously, dancing from foot to foot like an inexperienced sheepdog trying to head off a very large sheep. "Oooo... yoo..." 
It was talking. "You an't eat er! Pull yourself together.... Who yoo..." Behind it, the girl with the broom broke into a run, and bolted through an open door. "... So... Sozo?"
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Wizardblizzard  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago
Catt Hatter @
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Catt Hatter  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago • edited
Something dimly twitched in the back of what remained of the boys mind. He nodded.
"H....haa-grrryy...." He moaned at the dog, pawing at its face with his good hand.
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RBDECEPTICON17  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago
(Nyx Silverfang Your move. X3)
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Nyx Silverfang  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago
Her step faltered at the question and she tensed to flee back out the door.
"I-I, uh, I'm j-just a normal human... My f-friend is a L-Lodger..."
Warmth crept onto her cheeks as she did her best to look anywhere but the demon woman while still ensuring she wasn't about to attack.
((RBDECEPTICON17))
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RBDECEPTICON17  Nyx Silverfang • 2 years ago • edited
Jamie narrowed her eyes at the woman.
"Hello!" Rose suddenly and cheerfully greeted, waving a paw at the mysterious lodger.
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RBDECEPTICON17  RBDECEPTICON17 • 2 years ago
(Wizardblizzard)
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Nyx Silverfang  RBDECEPTICON17 • 2 years ago
"Uh, h-hello..." Nyx returned hesitantly, casting a glance back at the door. "Should I go?"
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Wizardblizzard  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago
Catt Hatter For some reason it won;t put the tage anywhere but at the beginning. And nope, doggy does NOT have a plan.))
The dog snuffled briefly at his hand. If a phantom dog could sigh with relief, this one did. It nodded energetically and set off ahead. 
Only one day, Alice had said that time. Just got to find some way of all making it through today in one piece.
The kitchen was that way... but somehow it didn't look as if cheese sandwiches were going to meet the case.
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Catt Hatter  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago
More pawing and a groan, strained and desperate from deep in his throat.
He needed to eat, badly.
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Catt Hatter  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago
(Nyx Silverfang RBDECEPTICON17 )
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Wizardblizzard  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago • edited
Catt Hatter ))
The dog licked Sozo's hand encouragingly and immediately regretted it. 
Along the hall, down a flight of stairs.... the dog stopped stock still and sniffed. There was an alarming smell coming from up ahead. Blood. Human. Lots and lots of blood. Not Good. On the other hand, it might solve the immediate problem...
The dog hurried on, its weird companion limping behind it.
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Catt Hatter  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago
"Ahh... ff...oo...ood?" He asked the back of his retreating companion, smelling something that seemed most, appetising. He shuffled on a little faster.
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The Fox  Catt Hatter • 2 years ago
*Thump thump THUMP THUMP*
Callum's heartbeat filled his ears as the werewolf drew closer and closer. It sang with heart filled rapture, its choir his swift feet speeding forward.
*THUMPTHUMPTHUMPTHUMP*
He panted as he came upon the scent of another creature. Just in time too! He needed something to chew on.
The werewolf let out another howl and raced forward, coming upon the society with a loud bark.
He ran inside and barked out again before racing down the hall, up the stairs and nipping the other dog.
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There, biting at the other dog's tail, sat a small, scruffy puppy, its tail whipping up a happy storm. One ear sat up straight while the other dropped halfway and its wet nose snuffled noisily. It's yellow eyes burrowed into the white fur in front of it as it yanked the tail excitedly.
Before it could get a good yank in, its backside fell to the ground, its paws loosing traction with every wag of its tail.
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Wizardblizzard  The Fox • 2 years ago
"Foo!" agreed the dog. "Nearly there..." Something was skittering behind them...
" - Owf!" The white dog spun round trying to see what was behind her, pulling the puppy along like something on a string.
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The Fox  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago
( I believe Catt Hatter is next! )
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The Fox  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago
The pup rode along with a playful growl, his paws slipping beneath him uselessly. He whipped his head back and forth, tugging the dogs tail with more effort, muffled barks passing through a mouthful of fur.
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Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago • edited
In the midst of all the confusion, a blood-curdling howl came from out in the street. There was something unearthly about the sound; it sounded as if it went on for hundreds of miles. It was a howl that you couldn't help but listen to, if only for a second. After a few moments' silence, the cry came again. The creature, whatever it was, was outside the front door.
((Dunno who, if anyone, is available, anyone that likes respond anywhere they like, I mean here or bring it into one of the existing strands. Don't forget to tag me if you do that though!))
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Wizardblizzard  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago
After a few minutes the howling stopped. There was a few seconds' pause, then a thud on the roof of one of the outbuildings, and a sound as of something scrambling through an open window. 
((Continued in Nyx's part of the story.))
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The Fox  Wizardblizzard • 2 years ago
( Challenge accepted! Dog versus DOG! Fight!!! )
It was nights like this that made Callum feel wild. No Orin, no Through, no Errack and Kei! Just him! Him and the city with his heart to guide him.
This year was special. This year, the fog seemed to tickle something inside of him. It itched and burned within him and didn't hold back. Feelings like this were something he always held back, save for some joyous moments, but this felt different. It was like a star had burned a hole into his soul, sparking with infinite passion.
Tonight was special....And he'd be a fool to waste it.
He stumbled against a wall as he hand began to swell with muscles and fur. Excitement raced in his blood as he drooled with unbridled fervor. Hie eyes were bright with rampant brutality, his soul screaming with heinous glee.
It took no less than a second for the man to vanish and for a beast to tear down the street, leaving nothing but torn clothing behind.
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The unnatural howl was answer with howl back. The distance throbbed with the aching heartbeat of another creature of the night, it's footfalls racing across the city to where the new beast resided.
( Wizardblizzard )
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Wizardblizzard  The Fox • 2 years ago • edited
edit: *laughing helplessly*
ignore, I overlooked your other posting
late but see you in the morning....
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