[5] 23 Days Until Easter

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

[It's been a weird start of the month for Bunny. What with Holly Peaks, then getting not one, but TWO people from his home world, one of which he assumed was long gone. All in the space of a week. To make matters worse, the castle had decided to do this on the very month where Easter was held.

He could have sworn the place had done it on purpose.

As is normal for him, instead of facing any of the worry and heartache Katherine's arrival has brought him, he's thrown himself into his work. It needs to be done, anyway, and it means he doesn't have to deal with his own feelings on the matter. It's win-win, really.

And so, anyone out in the gardens today will find red tulip-like flowers sprouting everywhere, look closely enough and there's a slight glow to them. A few flowers are also blooming, revealing small white eggs on spindly legs within them. The googies, freshly brought into the world, are all heading over to where Bunnymund is sitting, pots of paint beside him as he goes through the labourous task of painting each googie, then sending them down inside the safety of his burrow. To await their big day.

Of course, to those who don't believe in the Easter Bunny, they don't see him. As he paints, his journal is open beside him, so he can listen to the casual chatter of the residents, a splatter of paint occasionally hitting the page and soaking into the paper as he works]

That whole dodgy Holly Peaks mess put me behind schedule. It's not like I can access my realm here, y'know. Everything has to be done by paw. But if it thought it could put me off, then that plan went down the gurgler.

[Another paint splatter, then a sigh. He can't keep his mind off things as much as he'd like to] Anyhow mates. Have any of you heard about Jack Frost? Mother Goose?

Comments

Rabbit. dictated. for now. B(

[wolfchild]

I met him.

Arya. uh ohhh

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

Frost?

Hope he wasn't too much of a ratbag towards you.

[protosshaze]

So Easter isn't over yet? [Jack told her it was D:]

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

Not even close. [Jack why you do this?]

[kungfuwitch]

[Phoebe is taking a walk in the journal when she sees the flowers. She pauses, leaning over to sniff one.]

Mmmm it's about time we had some signs of spring.

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

[You know what that flower smells of? HOPE. That and chocolate. The petals shift a little before one of the googies pops out, completely oblivious to Phoebe, tootling off towards its creator]

I don't know about that much, I don't have the same control of the seasons in my world here as I do back home. But I'll try.

[therealrisette]

[Hey, she recognizes that voice!]

Bunny-chan?!

You're in the castle too?

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

[And he recognises hers]

Of course I am, I'm a resident, same as anyone else.

action; HE HAS NO IDEA YOU'RE TALKING SMACK ABOUT HIM

[snowstorms]

[Jack's presence isn't announced by a hello. He avoids freezing over any of the flowers, but there's a fair bit of grass that collects frost as he walks over it. One of the unpainted eggs toddles past him, and he reroutes it with the crook of his staff before tossing it up into his grasp.]

I still can't figure out if it's cute or creepy.

[For all his words, though, he is gentle when he plops down nearby... even going so far as to tickle the little egg.]

all the violence god, Jack

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

[Bunny, for his part, doesn't even seem to acknowledge Jack's presence until he speaks, continuing to paint his precious egg]

They're adorable.

[And also a little creepy. Still, he picks up a paintbrush and tosses it in Jack's direction] You're late.

[That's kind of like hello, right?]

Dictated.

[whistles_the_blues]

Never heard of him.

...You going to have enough time to get all your work done?

forever!

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

...Most people haven't. [Does he sound a little upset about that? Nah, can't be]

Of course. I'll have help, and I'm a professional. I've had worse odds stacked against me.

[billiardsplz]

Do Pokemon versions count?

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

A...poke-what-now?

[willrememberthat]

Jack Frost nips at your nose when it's cold, right? Like in the songs.

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

[He's happy, so few people know anything about Jack, back home. Only a handful of kids believe in him. To have someone get it right instantly...well, it was reassuring. As much as the kid got on his nerves, Bunny still wanted him to have believers ]

That's him. He brings winter to the world. He showed up, a couple days ago.

[storiestotell]

[ The sight of the red tulips had captured her attention as she was walking through the gardens. Seeing the little egg with flailing legs sliding down from the open petals earned a giggle from Katherine.

It wobbled a little when it landed on the ground but it took off in Bunnymund's direction once it was steady. ]

I remember these little ones!

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

[He smiles, turning his head in her direction]

They're head to forget. [In their deliciousness and their downright adorableness]

Filtered to that giant rabbit

[heirofficium]

[ Oh, he knows that voice, and he has A Bone To Pick With You, Mister Rabbit.

He opens up a filter on a spare page. ]

No, but you and I have heard of a thing that howls at the moon.

We need to talk.

Filtered to the dog man

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

[Oh, good, this fella again]

Yes. I couldn't agree more. Talking is a thing we need to do.

action;

[revolter]

Bunnymund!

[ she was reading in the garden but now that she notices him she looks gleeful, though she keeps her distance as to not disturb his work. ]

What are you doing?

forever!

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

[He grins at her approach, gesturing for her to come nearer if she wants]

G'day Matilda. [He nods at the eggs quietly waiting by his feet] I'm painting the googies, got to get ready for Easter, after all.

[schrodingersghost]

Met him already. [Danny is very cheerful about that. About time someone cool showed up here. Pun entirely intended.]

Mother Goose? Son't think I've ever heard of anyone like that. [Jack and Maddie Fenton had preferred childhood stories featuring ghosts.]

...You taking up arts and crafts?

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

Good. I did tell him he might have a new student or two. Watch him. He's tricky.

She tells stories to children, and rides on the back of a giant snow goose.

[He snorts] No, it's Easter soon, I'm working.

/dictated for now

[hard_talker]

[Holly Peaks. just the mention of it has him cringing, because, well, he sure as hell remembers what he said. and how much it must have stung. he knows it'll be hard to spit out, but he owes Bunny an apology all the same]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah, about that ....

yes good

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

[Bunny doesn't seem all that bothered. After all, Jack is here to get the brunt of his sardonic abuse now]

Oh. Look who's not a coot any more. [Doesn't stop him spilling a pinch of salt in the wound, though]

Dictated

[wizard_redfive]

I met Jack Frost. Has Mother Goose also arrived recently?

[...That is possibly the weirdest sentence she has ever said.]

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

Lucky you. [Sarcasm? NEVER]

She is, but she doesn't go by that name, the point of time she's from.

[scinlae]

[ Even if the greens Morgana stands out, the air about it haughty and distant, even in the green she dresses herself in she stands out. Almost like a fey from the stories.

She watches the flowers bloom, following the eggs as they hop and skip towards Bunny, a smile reaching her lips at the sight of him. Odd how such a creature she would not see ordinarily would bring her comfort, yet he does.

From behind him she reaches out to touch his shoulder softly. ]

You seem distracted, sir Rabbit. Tell me, are you preparing for your holiday?

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

[His ears swivel in her direction before his head does, giving her a smile of greeting]

I am. I've got a lot of work to do. [He waves a paw at the patiently waiting eggs] They all need to be painted.

so late, sob

[wishmadeinfire]

<sub>[ Spring was coming, he could feel it. After being here so long, of course he could feel it. And besides that, Agni and Sybil needed to run somewhere that was not the halls or the room. So to the garden they went! The Flareon and the Espeon flittered about the garden, playing through shallow snow and poking at budding foliage.

That is - until they saw the little white eggs. With legs. That could run.

After that, it was a chase, the two taking off after the little eggs with yips that finally drew Ashura's attention and had him coming to inspect.]</sub>

Agni! Sybil! Leave that poor thing alone -!

_{[ Whatever it was. ]}

nevah

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

[Bunny hears the commotion and quickly stands. Ugh. Dog things.

He moves over to the googies, scooping them up out of harms way]

Rack off. They're not for you.

laaate ;A;

[savors]

[ She dictates groggily, what is being awake during the day? ]

No, neither.

NEVER

[thatrabbitsdynamite]

Well, you'll have the chance here. They arrived not long ago.