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puppy_fair ([personal profile] puppy_fair) wrote in [community profile] fandomtownies2010-09-17 02:45 pm

The Streets of Fandom, Friday Afternoon

"Alright, guys!" Zack's arms were crossed over his chest as he looked around the streets. Handwavey Messages had been left on the phones of anybody who had exchanged numbers at past Reserve meetings, Martial or Magic, and people had been told to bring whatever they needed in order to go zombie-fish hunting. "This is kind of like the time we had alligators burping goldfish, but this time, there aren't any gators, and the fish mean business. I don't want anybody setting off to face them down on their own, you hear me?"

He casually ducked as a swarm of piranha zipped by, where his head had been a moment before.

Karla sent a flare of Sapphire power after the swarm, dropping them in mid-air. Hello! They were talking here! No reason to be man-eating and rude.

"There's no reason for anyone to keep fighting while injured, or anything like that, so if you get bit or something, head back to the dorms or the clinic and have someone stitch you back up," Karla continued. "The last thing any of us want is some kind of suppurating flesh wound. They're gross."

While Karla spoke, the piranhas had undergone their zombiefication and flung themselves back up into the air, heading back for the group.

"Great. Also, it looks like you have to kill them twice."

A well-aimed Fira spell courtesy of Zack took care of the re-raised fish, and after a moment taken to poke at one of the char-broiled bodies with his toe, Zack shrugged and looked to the group.

"Let's get to it, then, and show these fish that they're messing with the wrong island!"

[This was always in the streets, ssh. OCD-Free and open to all! If you think you got a message, then you totally did, but anybody is welcome to meander on in to check out the action! Co-Written with the lovely [livejournal.com profile] glacial_witch, of course!]
glacial_queen: (Conversation 8)

[personal profile] glacial_queen 2010-09-17 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
"We can always blame it on Julian," Karla suggested. "Purple guy?"

Although, what she was going to do, now that Ben and Morton had met and decided not to hate one another, was still kind of beyond her. They'd team up against her, she just knew it.
momslilassassin: ([neg] Ben says "um wtf")

[personal profile] momslilassassin 2010-09-17 07:49 pm (UTC)(link)
He wrinkled up his nose. "Purple Guy. What was going on between you two anyway?"
glacial_queen: (Pursed lips)

[personal profile] glacial_queen 2010-09-17 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Karla sighed, making a face. "You're just mad I didn't really punch him," she said, buying a little time before she had to explain.

From the reactions to her explanations earlier in the week, she was pretty sure Ben was not going to be overly thrilled to hear what had been 'going on.'

"So, did you get to the bits about how Blood males need to bond with Blood females in the Protocol books yet?"
momslilassassin: ([neu] i wear jeans!)

[personal profile] momslilassassin 2010-09-17 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"I was right!" he exclaimed. "I thought that's what happened."
glacial_queen: (Boggled)

[personal profile] glacial_queen 2010-09-17 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
"You...were?" Karla asked, taken aback. "You did?"

And then..."You're okay with that?"
momslilassassin: ([neu] intense)

[personal profile] momslilassassin 2010-09-17 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"I wouldn't jump straight to okay," Ben replied, "because I didn't really care for Purple Guy, but I was trying to explain what happened to Ender and bonding was the only explanation I could come up with as to why you took one look at the guy and had an expression like someone had hit you with a landspeeder."
glacial_queen: (Half-smirk bathing suit)

[personal profile] glacial_queen 2010-09-17 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't like him, either," Karla assured Ben. "He's a jerk. Though Morton trusts him, so there has to be something there once you get beyond the jackass exterior."

There almost certainly was. Karla had no intentions of putting in the effort to find out without a damn good reason.

"And thank you for that flattering comparison," she added dryly.
momslilassassin: ([neg] lipbiting)

[personal profile] momslilassassin 2010-09-17 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"I was going to say 'run over by a ronto,'" he teased. "A landspeeder is much more flattering." He gave a nearby swarm of piranhas a Force-nudge that made them dive head-first into one of the park benches. "Morton trusts him?"
glacial_queen: (Understanding)

[personal profile] glacial_queen 2010-09-17 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"If he didn't, he wouldn't have been there," Karla said, carelessly mixing up her pronouns. "Morton wouldn't have brought anyone there he thought might be a danger to me."
momslilassassin: ([neu] bw staring)

[personal profile] momslilassassin 2010-09-17 10:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"But someone must have been followed," Ben pointed out, "or else we wouldn't have had to run."
glacial_queen: (Concerned2)

[personal profile] glacial_queen 2010-09-17 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"True." Karla gnawed on her lower lip, batting away another few flying piranhas almost as an after-thought. "What do you think--followed? Or betrayal?"
momslilassassin: ([neu] i'm having a thought)

[personal profile] momslilassassin 2010-09-17 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Ben was quiet for a moment as he mulled it over. "Followed," he said. "I didn't sense duplicity from any of them."
glacial_queen: (Trying not to smile)

[personal profile] glacial_queen 2010-09-17 10:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Karla hadn't either, but she trusted Ben's instincts better than her own. She had too much at stake to be truly neutral.

"Darkness knows, I doubt many of them had much training in stealth," Karla said, nodding. "I might have to hire you on for a little while after graduation. See if you can't train them up a bit. Just enough so they don't tiptoe around when they're trying to sneak or something."

She might have been teasing?
momslilassassin: ([neu] wistful)

[personal profile] momslilassassin 2010-09-17 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
If she was, he was still thinking that it was a good idea. "Might not be a bad idea," he said. "I don't know if there's a way for you not to pick up on the presence of someone who's been in a room..." he frowned, then barked, "Behind you!"

Stupid piranhas, interrupting his strategy session.
glacial_queen: (On ground-outside)

[personal profile] glacial_queen 2010-09-17 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Karla dropped immediately to her knees, turning about half-way and shooting upwards with Craft. Yay training!

"There are Black Widow cleansing spells we can use," she said, as piranhas fell like confetti around them.
momslilassassin: ([neu] green hoodie)

[personal profile] momslilassassin 2010-09-18 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
"Anything that can be made portable?" he replied.
glacial_queen: (Thoughtful)

[personal profile] glacial_queen 2010-09-18 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
"I could try," Karla said, thoughtfully. "Right now, it mostly involves a lot of scrubbing."

Maybe something that could go off? Like on a timer...?
momslilassassin: ([neg] Ben says "um wtf")

[personal profile] momslilassassin 2010-09-18 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
"Scrubbing?" Ben repeated, looking confused. "How?"
glacial_queen: (Amused)

[personal profile] glacial_queen 2010-09-18 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
"You've never seen me scrubbing the walls like a hearth-witch?" Karla asked, somewhere between amused and surprised. "I do it sometimes when the trapped emotions get to be too much. I have an astringent that wipes away the lingering psychic scent."
momslilassassin: ([pos] shy)

[personal profile] momslilassassin 2010-09-18 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
"I didn't know you were doing something other than being kind of obsessive about cleaning," Ben admitted, blushing.
glacial_queen: (Shared Glance)

[personal profile] glacial_queen 2010-09-18 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
Karla snorted. "Does this mean I can come in and scrub your walls soon?" she asked. "For regular maintenance, of course."

Cause there was nothing wrong with Ben or Ender. Really.
momslilassassin: ([neu] my shoes are so fascinating)

[personal profile] momslilassassin 2010-09-18 03:00 am (UTC)(link)
"Hey, our room is clean!" Ben said.

Almost obsessively so. They failed at teenage boy mess."
glacial_queen: (Forlorn)

[personal profile] glacial_queen 2010-09-18 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
"Nightmares linger."
momslilassassin: ([neg] uh oh)

[personal profile] momslilassassin 2010-09-18 03:22 am (UTC)(link)
Ben's head snapped up. "You can feel those?"
glacial_queen: (Concerned2)

[personal profile] glacial_queen 2010-09-18 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
Look over there! There's a swarm of piranhas coming. Karla sure needed to pay attention to those.

"Emotions get trapped wood and walls and stone," she admitted quietly. "Given enough time, they fade, depending on the strength of the emotions themselves..."

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