This was a bad idea this was a bad idea this was a bad idea.
Holly runs as fast as she can but the demon's faster. She has no idea where Lightning's gotten to; maybe he found a tree to climb. She on the other hand has been diverted into a treeless hill and she's careening down a slope, trying very hard not to trip.
And the demon's gaining on her.
She's never seen anything like it and neither has Crystal; maybe Book knows what it is but Book's asleep. It's mostly mouth - it looks like a cross between a floorlength mirror of a mouth and a snake to propel the mouth along.
And Holly's not fast enough.
The mouth catches her.
But it doesn't hurt.
Where are we?
joyful_soul
Jenny joins her, cooing delightedly over the small fuzzy creatures, her initial fear of 'mice!' apparently totally forgotten.
inourhead
Holly picks over the mice, makes sure they aren't prone to bite, and eventually has six lively ones that she likes swarming around in her hands.
when_spoken_to
Emma has rather an adventure of a time haggling the man down without making it clear that they need mice, in particular, and somewhat urgently. But she's watched her father for years, gone with him on his business trips, helped him translate some of his deals. She's not good at standing up for herself, but with her friends backing her up she can just... imitate him, closely enough to cover the gaps.
The mice aren't cheap, but she gets a reasonable discount.
Handing over a quint-gold, she accepts her change and smiles at Holly. "Good? You have your mice?"
The mice aren't cheap, but she gets a reasonable discount.
Handing over a quint-gold, she accepts her change and smiles at Holly. "Good? You have your mice?"
This Thread Is On Hiatus