14 - fury of the night - action

[forbiddenfriend]

[Along all the other miscellaneous spooky noises and mysterious happenings, there's the sound of soft scratches on the floor. You might move closer, or farther away, but either way, it stops. And then, in the darkness, just out of light's reach, there's a pair of bright yellow eyes. If you come closer, it goes away, before coming back in another spot. If you move away, it seems to follow you.

After some time, the eyes disappear, too, and there's a very eerie silence where it seems the thing haunting you must have left.

And then you turn around, and holy shit it's a dragon.

Actually, there's been a dragon here for the past seven months or so, but it looks like some people will have to find that out the hard way.]

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[billiardsplz]

[Hey there's that guy who smells like those strange animals and berries! Go get him!]

[forbiddenfriend]

[Stalking mode is go.

Have fun with the scratchy sounds and the eyes in the dark, Gold.]

[noblefive]

[And there's a 7'8" armoured man walking around. He pauses as he notices those eyes, but, with his flickering night vision, he takes it as a sensor ghost.

until it happens again]

Hello?

[forbiddenfriend]

[There's a pair of eyes staring at him a few strides away. Even with night vision, it's pretty difficult to make out black against black.]

[noblefive]

[Especially with it constantly flickering and giving static. Very annoying.]

Hey, I'm not going to hurt you.

[He takes another step towards those eyes]

[forbiddenfriend]

[They don't move. A low, draconic rumble comes from them.]

[wizard_redfive]

[Dairine is walking through the halls, aided by her magical light, when she hears a noise. One much closer than the other creepy noises.

She stops, looking around for the source.]

[forbiddenfriend]

[There's a quick blur of color as the eyes retreat into the darkness.]

[noblefive]

[Well, that's new. Jorge pauses.]

Uh... [He doesn't know what to do]

[wizard_redfive]

[Dairine frowns.

With a little tap, she increases the brightness of her spell and follows after the movement.]

[forbiddenfriend]

[The eyes linger on him, then suddenly flit away.]

[forbiddenfriend]

[But it seems they're gone.

Well, moved, at least. There's a soft, heated breath on the back of Dairine's neck, and a quiet, gentle croon that just barely breaks the silence.]

[wizard_redfive]

[And Dairine jumps, ready to say the last word of an attack spell--

When she recognizes that crooning sound. Slowly she turns around.]

Toothless?

[billiardsplz]

[he'll catch a flash of those eyes before they disappear]

...What in Ho-Oh's name...

[assassino]

[He sees the eyes from up ahead, and pauses mid-step. He's immediately wary, too, with all these creepy shenanigans, and suddenly he realizes he CAN'T SEE IT WITH EAGLE VISION and he is immediately panicked –– why the hell can't he use Eagle Vision?

And when he turns around to find it behind him, the FIRST thing he does is put his hand to the hilt of his sword and draw it.]

Back, beast!

[helljumper]

[Rookie's been following shadows for most of the evening, so when he sees a pair of eyes staring back all of a sudden, he stops.]

... Hm? [Carefully taking a step forward and moving that hand to his pistol, though for more reasons of caution than because he actually planned on using it.] Someone there?

[noblefive]

H-Hey! Damn.

[Well, whoever it was seemed perfectly comfortable in the dark, so...

Jorge just continues walking in his uneven stride]

[forbiddenfriend]

[Do you hear the scratching of nails against the floor behind you, Jorge?]

[forbiddenfriend]

[A small croon of greeting as the dragon moves its head forward, gently flipping her bangs.

It's how he says hello.]

[forbiddenfriend]

[Toothless is actually a bit alarmed, taking a step back and looking at Ezio with wide eyes. It's been awhile since someone's taken a sword out on him, and he's forgotten that some people aren't so cool with dragons.

He watches Ezio, a bit tense, now not moving forward or back. The thrum that comes from the dragon is rolling, almost melodic. He knows better than to start baring his teeth and growling, but, prideful creature he is, he's not going to submit, so he can only hope his soothing tone will help convince Ezio he's not a vicious animal.]

[forbiddenfriend]

[Toothless has no idea what a pistol is, so he doesn't feel threatened, like he did for a few moments earlier in a confrontation with another resident. He skirts away to the side, the yellow eyes flashing away as he moved before disappearing, allowing him to meld into the darkness.]

[forbiddenfriend]

[There's a light scratching against the floor, and given the castle's tendency to make things scarier then they seem, the sounds are echoing against the hallway, both making the scratching seem louder and belonging to something heavier than it seemed, as well as making it sound that there was more than just one. Almost as though he's being circled by a bunch of monsters.]

[noblefive]

[He does! He turns around quickly, trying to track that noise!]

[billiardsplz]

[inside he might be freaking out. Was this what it was like for Red in Lavender Tower?]

I'm not scared of you! In fact, I'll show you how not scared I am! Go, Explotaro! [he'll take out a Pokeball and release his Typhlosion, who just gives him a look as his fire gives off more light]

[wizard_redfive]

[Dairine laughs in relief.] Toothless!

[Hope he likes hugs, because a hug is what he's going to get!]