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[shenunigans]

i think the technical term for this is milkshake weather
because its sure as hell bringing all the boys to the fucking yard
dont call me on that though
im no meteorologist
just a simple texan space knight with rusty material enough to last him at least a few more years

so is everybody okay or do i need to bust out the first aid kit here
anybody needs any help they can hit me
sure as hell am not doing anything remotely productive right now anyway


[Filtered to Dirk]
hey asshole did the puppet rumps shelter you from danger
where are you at i cant be fucked looking for you

[Filtered to Jade]
sup

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jaaaaaadeeee

[shenunigans]

oh yeah
i did do that didnt i
[Quick, topic change!!]
anyway
so is all of your crap okay

evad

[nukeoleptic]

a lot of it is ruined
a bunch of my snowglobes broke when the bookshelf fell :(
(but luckily you are right and it really is all crap
i am not particularly heartbroken :p)

edaj

[shenunigans]

well fuck
first the snowglobes then the bookshelf
what more will this place pry out of our hands

on the plus side you can at least wish it all up again right

vdae

[nukeoleptic]

hahaha yes
i have actually already replaced everything that broke :p
how are the others doing?

djae

[shenunigans]

i dunno yet
i havent heard back from many people
who wouldve thought earthquake aftermaths could be so boring

ǝʌɐp

[nukeoleptic]

pshhh
the reckoning was way more dramatic
this is baby stuff!!

witchcraft (jade is a witch)

[shenunigans]

yeah
weve been through worse
still
we should probably have a look around
egbert might be stuck under a painting or something

whereabouts are you

i dont know any knight puns dave!!

[nukeoleptic]

i am in my room! you can come up if you want
i am just cleaning up
you think rose and john and jane and everyone are fine though, right??
maybe we really should look for them

knight time!

[shenunigans]

sweet
ill meet you up there and then we can have a two man search party

[It takes him a little bit, but eventually he's up there and knocking at her door.]

It's just me, not another earthquake.

[nukeoleptic]

[ she just phases her head through the door to peer at him ]

Hi. Give me like fifteen more seconds?

[shenunigans]

[He steps back as she peers around, shrugging his shoulders and nodding.]

You have twenty, use them wisely. [Totally folding his arms over his chest.]

[nukeoleptic]

Wouldn't dare abuse the twenty seconds bestowed upon me by a knight of time.

[ She sticks her tongue out at him before disappearing back into her room, returning about a minute later. She actually opens the door this time - and if Dave catches a glimpse in, her room is absolute and utter disaster. She had a lot of stuff around to fall. ]

[shenunigans]

You're a clever one. Hurry it up. [He has no good reason to be pushy, but apparently the castle is not a good place to be right now and he can't help being a fussy face.]

You do- holy crap. You weren't lying. [Casually looking in her room because he's able to.]

[nukeoleptic]

[ There's a mess of -- just about everything. She's going to have to help the faceless maids and shovel it out later, but for now she's managing. ]

Yeaaah. I think I've been abusing my wishing privileges a little. Oops.

[shenunigans]

To be fair, who the hell expected an earthquake? [He gives her what he assumes is a comforting shrug.] Do you wanna head out or look around?

[nukeoleptic]

[ oh yes dave shrugs are always so comforting. ]

Yep. Things would probably go faster if we split up.

[ Jade pauses, then glances sideways at him, suddenly wrinkling her nose. ]

-- pretend that I didn't say that. I don't actually want to split up.

[shenunigans]

I'm glad you said that. You almost turned this in every horror movie ever. [Although he's considering that now.] I really hope this doesn't end up being a zombie thing.

[That many dead-ish people? No thanks.]

[nukeoleptic]

Has the castle done zombies before?

[ Bluh. She's sticking close to him now, thanks. ]

I hope that's too cliche for it.

[shenunigans]

Dunno. Not in the time I've been here, that's for sure.

[Oh no closeness. That makes him straighten up a little. Aw yis, look at this buff knight here to fight zombies and take names.]

Pretty sure we'd know if people died.

[nukeoleptic]

[ It's not that she's really frightened by the prospect; you don't spend three years getting used to some pretty badass dogtier powers only to still get worried at something like shambling zombies. Mostly? They just sound gross.

She'd be tossing Dave over her shoulder and teleporting them to somewhere FAR FAR AWAY if they rolled up, thanks. Eww. ]

Maybe they'd popup up from the graveyard. Ohh- maybe that's what caused the earthquake!

[shenunigans]

[Zombies are gross. And dead. Everything Dave hates in a person, basically.

He's also pretty aware that he has nothing on Jade's badass, particularly since his powers are nerfed and his sword is in his room. He just likes to pretend he might be useful should the situation arise.]

Pretty sure we'd smell them before we see them. You smell anything? Rotting flesh? Dirt? Muffled sounds of thriller playing in the distance?

[nukeoleptic]

Rotting flesh??

[ Jade snicks her nose up into the air, giving a few comically exaggerated sniffs -- and then her ears pin back. She looks concerned. ]

Rotting flesh and dirt! I do smell it!

[ The panic on her face even looks pretty authentic. She whirls to face him, sniffs again -- ]

Oh, no, wait, that's just you.

[ B) ]

[shenunigans]

Yeah.
[He says with barely hidden suspicion, but fuck he trusts Jade. So when she starts freaking out, he does too. A little. His poker face twitches and he raises the emergency eyebrow. Her ears are moving!?!?!? It must be serious?

What.

Oh for fuck's sake.]

Huh? [He lifts the collar of his shirt to sniff it, crinkling his nose just a little.] Oh, yeah. I forget we have laundries here. [He's just going to raise an arm and drape it over Jade's shoulders.]

But it's whatever man, we're a team right? Can't let a bad smell get between us.

[nukeoleptic]

Oh yeah. Can't let a bad stink get between pals, no way!

[ But she's caught up in the mild theatrics of it, fanning herself and coughing when he drops that arm over her shoulder. ]

My poor super-ultra-sensitive dog nose is onto you: you take garlic baths, right?

[ He actually smells pretty nice. This is not something that will ever come up because that would be creepy. ]

[shenunigans]

I'm sure your nose can endure the the stench of friendship.

[He stares at her dramatics, starting to wonder if he really does stink. He kind of smells like stale cheerios and apple juice right now.]

Oh yeah. It's good for the skin. I also heard there were vampires around, figured it'd be the right way to go?

[He'd probably like to hear it, but that doesn't mean he won't pass it off as creepy to hide the fact that it makes him happy.]