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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!]
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..."
momslilassassin: ([neg] I have a hood and am looking down)

[personal profile] momslilassassin 2010-09-18 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
"In other words, I should be impressed by your ability to walk into our room at all," he summarized, wincing.
glacial_queen: (Understanding)

[personal profile] glacial_queen 2010-09-18 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
"I've dealt with worse," Karla said, reaching over to brush her fingers across the back of his hands. "And you're my friends. Half the time when I'm in there, we're laughing enough that it isn't that bad. And...it sorta seemed rude to mention it."
momslilassassin: ([neg] lost little boy)

[personal profile] momslilassassin 2010-09-18 04:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Ben blushed. "I think we're all a little past worrying about rude or not," he murmured, glad for a sudden inrush of flying piranhas to serve as distraction.
glacial_queen: (*Snerk*)

[personal profile] glacial_queen 2010-09-19 06:03 am (UTC)(link)
They were useful like that, they really were.

"Still, saying 'Can I come in and scrub your walls' just felt a little wrong," Karla said. "Though at least your nightmares are stronger than certain other emotions that might surface while dreaming."

Living in a dorm certainly was interesting at times.
momslilassassin: ([neg] omgwtfbbq)

[personal profile] momslilassassin 2010-09-19 04:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Ben made a face. "Awkward."

Thanks for that, Ben.
glacial_queen: (Hair Tuck Ear)

[personal profile] glacial_queen 2010-09-19 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"See why I don't mention it much?" Karla said with a small smile.
momslilassassin: ([pos] pretty lighting)

[personal profile] momslilassassin 2010-09-19 06:48 pm (UTC)(link)
He smiled back. "It's not exactly party smalltalk fodder."

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