1st Borrowing ❧ action

[pinwield]

 Eeeyah---?! 

[ There is a tiny little girl (and by tiny, let's say, oh, three inches) scampering around the lobby in quite a panic, trying to call to her family in a quiet hiss. ]

Mother? Father? Cousin Lupy!

[ And what's worse, she can't seem to find shelter under the sofa, or anywhere for that matter. That fact is making her more scared than she would be normally. ]
Spiller?! Wh-where am I...?

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Action

[luxe_can_kill]

[Mitsuru was at the lobby like always, just walking out of The Lux. She noticed something small was moving about and squinted her eyes as she walked closer to it]

Pardon me, do you need some help?

Re: Action

[pinwield]

[ Oh! A bean!

She tries to run to the safety of the couch, but once again, something stops her. She looks up at the bean, anxious but very defiant. ]

No I don't! I just need to find my family.

[ Rrrrrrrgh, why can't she stay under the furniture?! She gives up for now and simply tries to run through the space under it to get away from the bean. ]

Re: Action

[luxe_can_kill]

Wait! I-- [Mitsuru sighs. It might be best to leave the girl alone. She'll keep an eye on here next time though. For now she just went about her business]

Action!

[kid_apocalypse]

[Guess who else currently tiny? This kid! After his play session with 5, Evan's been wanting to practice his ability to alter his size and mass, and so is currently about 6 inches tall, and is walking around in the lobby, still amazed at how different everything looks from that scale. He spots Arietty a little ways off, and waves to her.]

Hi there! This might come as a shock to you, but you're in a place called Paradisa. It's a whole world by itself, completely separate from where you came from. The castle brought you here, and in exchange for being able to ask for whatever you want, the castle's taken something from you, like a memory, or something like that. My name's Evan, what's yours?

[By this point, Evan has manged to walk all the way over to Arietty, his non-human-ness now readily apparent, from the gray skin, blue lips, and red eyes he's sporting.]

Re: Action!

[pinwield]

[ She jumps a few inches, and turns to look. As small as this boy is, he's still twice her size, and she's more than a little intimidated. ]

H-huh...? Taken something from me? You mean, this Castle is like a... [ If the castle were a Borrower, Arrietty, it'd be a piss-poor one. It almost always takes something the beans will miss very dearly.

She blinks and looks at him when he introduces himself. ]

A-Arrietty. My name's Arrietty. [ She looks him up and down a little anxiously, taking in his non-human-ness. ] You don't look like a Borrower... What are you?

[kid_apocalypse]

It's a thief, or a pain in the butt. That's what most people call it, anyway.

[He chuckles.]

It's nice to meet you, Arietty. I'm...[He sticks his hand out to shake, while simultaneously shrinking himself down further, so that they're the same size. His eyes glow as he does it, fading after he stops shrinking.] a shapeshifter, sort of. I know I look a little funny, but it's just part of who I am. [He smiles.]

[lupinotuum]

[ Remus is just making his way, albeit cautiously, through the lobby toward the kitchen just as Arrietty appears. He's careful as he walks, scanning the immediate area with a sort of paranoia in his eyes. There's a certain person whom Remus has been avoiding recently, and he's not keen on running into him when he's sneaking out of his room for food.

In any case, he stops when his sensitive ears pick up a tiny voice and he looks around. At first, he doesn't see anyone and a puzzled expression replaces the paranoia. ]

Err ... hello?

[pinwield]

[ Just how many beans are in this castle, anyway?

Arrietty tries to run and hide, but she almost trips and yelps quietly, regaining her footing and hiding by the foot of the couch.

Right in Remus' line of sight. ]

[lupinotuum]

[ Remus certainly doesn't miss the tiny little figure hiding by the foot of the couch. He stares at her for a moment or so, clearly puzzled, before he very cautiously kneels down where he's standing.

He's careful not to frighten her even more than she already is, so he merely keeps his distance and gives her a friendly smile. ]

I take it you're new here ... ?

[patching_up]

[A similarly tiny figure, though definitely not human and still considerably larger than Arrietty is, was in the midst of milling around the lobby himself. Upon spotting her, he seems to brighten up immensely-- because other than Evan and his size-changing abilities, this is the first person he's seen here at the castle that's small.]

Hey! Are-- are you okay?

[pinwield]

Huh? [ She looks over. And staaaaares.

What on earth are you, dude. ]

I-I'm okay, I'm just... trying to figure out where I am.

[patching_up]

We're in a castle. It's called Paradisa, and... well, you're probably kinda stuck here. Nobody's been able to figure out how to get home...

[He pauses, gaze drooping downwards. Being the one to break it to her kinda sucks, but he at least wants to be honest.]

You'll be okay, though. What's your name?

Action

[cyan_maid]

Hm?

[What's going on down there? Jane looks down and tries to spot whatever's making that noise. It doesn't sound like Five, so...]

Is - is someone there?

Re: Action

[pinwield]

[ Oh, don't mind her, Jane. Arrietty's just busy trying to hide from you.

And failing miserably. ]

Action

[cyan_maid]

[Is that so?

...Ahah! There's a little girl right there! Slowly, Jane kneels down to get a closer look.]

Oh, my! You're a tiny girl!

[silentrunning]

[Chell wanders into the lobby...There's nobody around, except a.... WTF? Chell peers around curiously... And then looks down...]

"Why... hello."

[She actually speaks, her voice soft and husky, even now, even after she'd been speaking aloud occasionally for a little while.]

Who are you?

[pinwield]

[ If Arrietty ever gets home, she will be grateful there are only few beans in her house. This is awful.

She just flattens herself against the back of the couch, staring up at her with something like horror, before giving a soft harumph and giving her a defiant look. ]

I'm nobody! You don't see me. I'm not here.

[assassino]

[Ezio is oblivious and very nearly steps on her with one large leather boot.

Thud.]

[pinwield]

[ Your boot just made a noise very much like a tiny scream.

Your first near-squishing is always the worst. ]

I'm so sorry... only not

[quadro_dent]

[There's a 2 year old chewing on the wooden arm of one of those sofas when she sees the little person skitter by.

She falls down on her hands and knees (something she hasn't done since she learned how to walk) to get a better look.]

Re: I'm so sorry... only not

[pinwield]

[ She sees the tiny bean out of the corner of her eyes and freezes. Didn't Mother say the children are even more vicious than the adults...?

She tries to edge away from the baby slowly, hoping it doesn't try to grab her. ]

Little action yeeeeah!!

[sugarwaffo]

Huh? Did I hear something?

[A tiny little head peers down from the top of the sofa curiously. It's small enough to be a borrower, though Sugar is anything but. The fairy waves down at the other girl.]

Oh, hello!

yesssssss there needs to be more little action!!!!

[pinwield]

[ Arrietty blinks and looks up. BLINK. ]

Uh, hello.

[ She didn't know Borrowers could borrow the stuff beans turn their hair funny colors with... ]

action;

[storiestotell]

[ Having just returned from exploring the castle grounds, Katherine was making her way through the lobby when she came to a sudden stop. Her eyebrows furrowed, a curious look appearing on her face, all the while looking down at her feet.

For a second there she could have sworn she heard a small just now. ]


... Hello?

Re: action;

[pinwield]

[ This is really getting old. Katharine, you might see a tiny person trying to hide from you, and at the same time managing to stay in your sight the entire time. ]

Nrrr... Oh, come on!

[ She seems to be struggling with the tassel of a cushion, that will not move to conceal her for some reason. ]