16 - fury of the night

[forbiddenfriend]

[Something was wrong.

There was always something wrong with the castle. The strange building never seemed logical to him, much less natural. Even so, he kept this foreboding feeling in mind, and he'd tread through the castle cautiously, looking for the source.

First, he saw Zelman, out cold. And a sick sort of scent came from him that made even Toothless hesitant to investigate.

And then, the next day, he saw it.

He'd watched it, and his instincts told him, this was bad. It smelled the way Zelman had, but stronger.

It engaged him, and Toothless snarled and growled, striking out at the thing but never hitting it. But he dissuaded it, and it left him there, slightly rattled.

After watching to make sure it hadn't come back, Toothless turned and trotted off quickly. He didn't know what it was, but there was a definite sense of danger attached to that thing. He had to make sure that all his friends were unharmed and safe.]


((Here's a long overdue Toothless going to check on his friends post! In general, if Toothless has threaded with your character at least three times, you will doubtlessly find yourself cross-examined by a night fury. That being said, he'll probably secondarily check up on the people he's seen at least twice as well.))

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[doublethefun]

[she's pacing in the library, ignoring the table stacked high with books. There's that heavy scent of fear in the air and that makes it difficult to concentrate on esoteric books on those crazy computer contraption things.

She snorts and continues pacing, even as she scolds herself. Not much point in worrying if you don't even know what the source of the problem is - not that it lessened the worry or anything.]

[forbiddenfriend]

[Toothless follows the trail of her scent right into the library, nose practically pressed to the ground. When he sees her, he immediately bounds over swiftly, a nervous whine edging out of his throat as he sniffs the pony and looks her over without even greeting her.]

[doublethefun]

[he gets a brief smile]

Greetings, Toothless. There is something ahoof, is there not?

[forbiddenfriend]

[Another whine as he circles around the pony, pressing into her legs and looking around. His pupils have shrunk, and his movements are quite jerky and anxious.]

[doublethefun]

[opening and closing her wings in nervous energy in response to this]

What is the matter? [she begins her own examination of him. No visible wounds, no magical energy (at least, no more than the usual castle levels), and - she sniffs harder, eyes narrowing. That slight whiff of something that's distinctly not Toothless.]

[forbiddenfriend]

[Toothless doesn't know what's the matter, and that's part of what's getting him. He was certain the thing that smelled of sickness and death was a serious threat-- even moreso that he hadn't been able to even strike it, despite his agility and speed. (Admittedly, the smell was so strong when it was right there, that it had gotten to his head and made him far too fearful to do anything other than instinctively and wildly lash out).

The worst part of it all was that the smell lingered everywhere. It made it impossible to tell where it was, or where it would strike next.]

[doublethefun]

[looks like that fear she was scenting before just got a lot more tangible.

Nonetheless, she affects an aura of calm and leans in to give the dragon a nuzzle.]

Do not fret. I believe we shall get to the bottom of this. [a sly smile. There's something to be said about the supreme confidence of goddess-princesses. Once she figures out it's not all in her head, at any rate.]

[helljumper]

[He'd been walking, casually, down the hallways. Mostly because he felt like taking a stroll, but also because he could have sworn there had been something creeping around in his room.

Though, he hadn't much luck finding whatever it was, and in the end figured he just needed the fresh air. Which is why Rookie would be on his way towards the lobby, at the moment.]

[forbiddenfriend]

[As soon as Toothless spotted the man, he bounded over, stopping dead just in front of him before he lifted his body up, sniffing Rookie from head to toe.]

[helljumper]

[The very moment he heard the sound of claws scrambling in his direction, he turned his helmet. Only to take a small step back when realizing it was just Toothless.]

Not your usual way of greeting. [Rookie glances up, canting his head to one side.] You okay?

[forbiddenfriend]

[He falls back onto his forelegs and circles around Rookie, sniffing at him. He stops for a moment, headfins up as he stares into the darkness, before they flatten again and he circles Rookie some more, pressing into his legs and giving a sound rather unlike those Toothless have made before. It was like the whine, but higher, and sharper pitched, and a bit wavering. A vocalization reserved, perhaps, for an alarm of sorts.]

[helljumper]

[Well, if that wasn't a sign that something was off, he wasn't sure what was. Which only made Rookie become a bit more observant to the dragon's circling before he was finally moving a hand to rest lightly on top of Toothless' head.]

Hey, hey. Easy. It's okay. [He'll look towards the direction the dragon had been staring at prior, only to peer back down once more.] What's got you so nervous?

[forbiddenfriend]

[When Rookie looks in that direction, Toothless' gaze follows his, a low, hiss-like noise coming from him. His tail swings behind him, hitting against Rookie's legs noisily.]

[wizard_redfive]

[Dairine walks through the hall towards the Games Room, hoping to blow off some steam. Things have been stressful lately, and it seems to be really getting to her now. During breakfast she had thought she saw a blur of movement in the kitchen corner. And all throughout the day, she had this strange unsettling feeling, but she couldn't quite put her finger on why.

'Course Dairine had written it off as stress related anxiety… or so she hoped.]

[forbiddenfriend]

[Toothless perks up when he finds her walking away from him, bounding quickly towards her to catch up. He darts right past her and stops in front of her, wild eyes searching her as he sniffs Dairine over rapidly.]

[wizard_redfive]

[Oh! Dairine looks up and smiles when she notices who it is.]

Hey Toothless- [Her greeting cuts off when she sees his expression.] Toothless?

[forbiddenfriend]

[A warbling, high-pitched sort of noise comes from him as he fails to really respond to Dairine, continuing to circle around her and look her over and also look this way and that holy crap what is even going on]

[wizard_redfive]

[Dairine tries to watch him as he circles her, a rather difficult task. His agitation is making her worried.]

Toothless, what's wrong?

[forbiddenfriend]

[A thin whine comes out of him as he brushes against her, pushing his head into her hand and looking warily at the shadows.]

[caligulas_aquarium]

[Eridan's pretty much in a perpetual state of sleep -> library -> sleep -> library.

Right now, he's in the library just wasting time with books on boring military stuff he doesn't think is boring at all. It's actually a good thing he doesn't follow everyone's shit in the journals, because if he knew the crazy space lobsters were around here somewhere, he'd default to shoot first, ask questions later mode.

And that never ends well.]

gahh I love these twos' shenanigans so much

[forbiddenfriend]

[Toothless comes into the library, looking around, a nervous little sound escaping him. When he sees Eridan, a loud, curt croon of realization comes from the nightfury as he bounds over quickly, headfins pinned against his skull as he sniffs the troll worriedly.]

toothless is one of my favorites to tag with eridan, heh

[caligulas_aquarium]

[Hey, that's a familiar dragon noise! Eridan turns his head towards the direction of the sound, kind've surprised to see Toothless up and close to him already. He closes his book and turns on his chair fully towards the nightfury.]

Hey, uh, everythin' okay? You look a little spooked.

gaw <3

[forbiddenfriend]

[Sniffing him over like crazy and looking at him up and down, up and down. When he's satisfied, he curls tight around the chair, pressing against Eridan's legs as low, alarming warble comes from him.]

[caligulas_aquarium]

[Well, he's definitely worried if Toothless is worried. What's dangerous enough to scare a scalebeast, of all things? Eridan equips the EMPIRICIST'S WAND as a safety measure and looks around, addressing toothless as he does.]

Is there somethin' here?

[forbiddenfriend]

[The nervous sound that comes out of him seems uncertain. He then falls silent, trying to listen for the source. When he hears something, his head snaps in that direction, and his headfins go up. Nothing seems to happen, though, so his headfins flatten against his head once again, and another deep whine escapes him.]