paradisa | 029 - Riiiibbitt

You okay, Chell? [Please don't be one of the crazy ones. Pleaaaase] What have you lost?

Ben!

[There's a smile in her voice.]

I've lost my toad. Want to help me come find him? I'm a little worried with all the cats people have.

[Oh...kay]

You have a toad?

[She filters this to Ben, for the sake of those who don't remember Para not seeing it.]

I think the Castle turned my dog into a toad, man. And now I can't find him. Please please tell me you know what Paradisa is. Please?

Yeah, I still remember Paradisa. Creepy magical castle that steals people form other worlds.

And that sucks for your dog.

[She could hug you... except if she did you'd probably squeak at her and look awkward or something. But the relief is there in her voice nonetheless.]

Thank goodness. I was tired of pretending I was a witch. So how are you holding up?

[He would indeed, so much awkward]

Man, I can bet. I just hope this doesn't last much longer.

I'm okay, trying to avoid actually using magic. That'd probably be disastrous.

[She laughs.]

Same. I'd probably turn something into a cactus or something. What house are you in? Maybe I could come find you...if you want to cut class.

[The last words are said in a stage whisper. Someone's figuring out tha cutting class is something the grown-ups don't like.]

Uh the one with the badger? Huff-puff or something.

[He can't help but chuckle at the stage whisper. Man, cutting class that used to be a thing, it'd be good to indulge in it again, to try and claw back even a slither of the youth that life has stolen too soon from him] Okay, so long as you don't rat me out to Lee.

[At this point, she's not even MET Lee, more than to say a message to him over the journal once when he'd asked about dying.]

Don't know Lee. Can't rat you out. And you mean HuffLEpuff. [She likes Huff Puff much better though.]

Yeah, yeah, that's the one.

Where are you right now? I could come spring you out of class? Or I dunno... Make a diversion so you can sneak out of class.

[She's got your back, dude.]

[Chell you are a great bro, it's a shame Ben is an enormous loser]

I- I should probably stay put. Regular detention is enough, I'd hate to think what magical detention is like.

[Aww come on, Ben. Where's your sense of adventure!]

What class are you in right now?

[It got killed when he saw his classmates being eaten alive by zombies]

Uhhh...they're waving wands and making things float.

[Nope, buddy. Not about to get out of cutting class that easily... So she scampers along the halls, peeking in doors, and darting away again, looking like just another lost first-year... And if she manages to find your classroom, she'll peep in, and if you're close enough to the back of the room, she'll beckon to you. And hopefully nobody'll see her.]

[Oh my god Chell what are you even doing? He does indeed see her beckoning away. He considers pretending he didn't, but knows if she questions him about it later, his lack of a lying ability will trip him up. So, carefully, he tries to manoeuvre towards the door, speaking to her in a hurried whisper]

Jesus, you weren't kidding, were you?

[She winks and hurriedly whispers back.]

I never kid. Come on.

[And she scampers down the hall, but stops a few doors down to see if he follows her. You might want to... Unless you wanna be hauled down the hall by a girl... Yup. This is a Ben-napping.]

[So much of his life is dictated by girls anyway, this is nothing new. He takes a quick glance at his teacher, still engrossed in another student, before sighing and slipping out, following her]

I just know I'm gonna end up getting busted for this.

Well, if you do, we'll be busted together. I needed to see someone who didn't believe they lived here... And I tipped a delivery owl this morning hwo left its package with me... Even though it's not mine. You like candy, right?

[She grins at him again. Here, in the presence of someone who knows he doesn't belong in this magical school, she can feel her shoulders relaxing a little.]

I...yeah sure.

[Well, he's out of the class now, in for a penny, in for a pound]

You sure the food doesn't belong to anyone?

[Because...lol stealing food is really bad if you steal it from a crazy person who then stalks you and kidnaps someone you know]

[Innocently.]

No name on the package...

[She ducks into an alcove, and digs out a medium-sized box from her robes. She then proceeds to crouch down and set the box next to her on the floor.]

It's candy I've not heard of... But help yourself.

[She picks out a package of Every Flavor beans and opens it, taking one.]

What? This chewy thing... tastes like fried chicken.

[Someone's never had jellybeans before.]

[He'll crouch next to her, picking up a jellybean and frowning]

Seriously? Jellybeans don't normally taste of chicken.

[He'll pop one in his mouth and chew thoughtfully]

Aannnd this one tastes of peanuts. That's...new.

[Hey Ben! Your luck is changing. Chell picks up a strange greenish one, about the color of vomit and pops it into her mouth, making a horrible face.]

This one tastes like... Well that nasty taste you get when you throw up.

[She picks up another, undaunted.]

And this one tastes of... peach? Huh. These are odd. Ben? what do these things normally taste like on your world?

[OOC: So much fun coming up with the tastes of these. Haha.]

[Vomit flavour....okay then]

Nah, they usually taste of strawberry, or orange or...you know fruits. Not-

[He pops one in his mouth and makes a chocking sound swallowing it down]

Ew. Snot.

[She stares at him...]

Ok. I think a good strategy would be to ignore the weirdly-colored ones... But here.

[Digging into the box she pulls out a cunningly crafted piece of chocolate in the shape of a frog. At least it LOOKS like chocolate.]

Oh look! It's a frog made of chocolate.

[She takes it out of the package and bites its head off.]

Mmm! This is good.

[A wizard card falls to the floor, leaving a disgruntled Albus Dumbledore staring at the ceiling and looking very disconcerted.]

[He'll arch a brow]

Well, at least chocolate is still normal he-

...Chell the picture on the card is looking at me.

[Chell picks up the card and eyes Mr. Dumbledore, who is shaking his head at her.]

Um. I think it's like the paintings on the walls and stuff which can move around and even leave their pictures. But hey. There's still chocolates. And something called a ... pumpkin pasty? That sounds tame, right?

[She sticks Dumbledore in her robes and opens a Pumpkin Pasty. Yup. Looks tame enough. Jesus Chell, you should be on Bizarre Foods or something.]

Pumpkins are pretty nice. I mean, you have a pumpkin pie, so a pastry can't be all that different.

[Grinning, she breaks her pastry in half, and hands half to him. Hey might as well share.]

I never had a pumpkin pie.

[He'll smile, taking it from her]

Thanks. And I guess you wouldn't, in a lab and all. No Thanksgiving either, I bet.

[OH! Thanksgiving! She knows that one!]

Thanks...giving? Is that not the American holiday when people kiss turkeys and pray to the pilgrims for good harvests?

[Oh god Chell. You got that soooooo wrong!]

...Wow.

Well, we don't really pray to anyone, and we eat the turkeys. It's to celebrate the native Americans helping the settlers find food.

What does turkey taste like? I wonder if there're any of these jelly bean things that taste like turkey.

[Cue Chell rummaging...]

It's kind of like...

Have you ever tasted chicken?

Mmmm chicken! I liiike chicken!

[Blues' head might just pop out of the ground in front of you Chell. He's having a blast scaring people as a ghost.]

...Just who are you looking for?

[Chell skitters backward a step or two, staring. Holy crap house ghosts.]

I'm looking for my toad!

[OoOoOoOooOooo He's a scary ghoooooooost]

...You lost your toad?

[Way to not be careful Chell.]

Yes... Have you seen him?

[Big, hopeful eyes.]

Whoa, whoa! Chell! What's wrong?!

[Nora yelps and narrowly manages to pull her feet up out of the way as Chell looks under the couch she's sitting on. WTF?]

[Chell sits back on her heels with a sigh.]

Nora... Have you seen my toad? He couldn't have got far. Sorry for interrupting whatever you were doing though.

Your what?!

[She pulls her feet further up on the couch. A TOAD?! Oh gross gross gross she wants NOTHING to do with that bullshit.]

My... toad.

[Chell repeats. Aw c'mon, Nora. Surely you want to pet the widdle toadley-pooh!

And as if on cue, the toad hops out from right under the sofa Nora's sitting on and peers up at her with bulbous froggy eyes.]

Ribbit?

[She shrieks again, pulling up even higher on the couch as it hops out]

Holy shit!

[Chell scoops up the toad.]

Target! What have I told you about running off! Nora, I think the Castle turned my dog into a toad.

[Nora watches the pair with a leery eye]

Uh yeah I see that... you can keep him over there, thanks... I'm good.

029 - Riiiibbitt

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