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[effedupthecircle]

[ Have you been around the castle this evening? It sure is creepy. Electricity going off in the daytime is just plain annoying, but then to be submitted to pure darkness? Not to mention the chill in the air. Really, it's probably just smarter for people to stay camped out in their rooms and share ghost stories around a flashlight.

But any who should wander out into the rest of the castle, be it the halls, kitchen, library, or what have you... Well, the silence doesn't help the mood. Of course, that probably means nobody else is around, right? That should be comforting.

Or it would be if something soft hadn't just brushed against your leg. Or you might have suddenly heard something small knocked over too far away to see. Or, there could even be the distinct sound of a light growl coming from...somewhere. It's so hard to tell with the castle's acoustics!

Wherever or whatever it is, there's definitely something stalking you. How do you react? ]

Comments

/LOVES THIS GAME

[effedupthecircle]

[ Still silence. Then, just when he's convinced he might be alone, something furry pounces him with the mightiest little roar it can muster. ]

it is the best game

[huffythedragon]

[OH HOLY CRAP SOMETHING IS TRYING TO MURDER HIM.

Oh...wait. It's small and furry and doesn't roar well. Not that Spike could judge roaring, his is no doubt equally pathetic, were he ever inclined to try]

Uh...good...[ turning to try and see wtf it is on top of him] ...lion?

[effedupthecircle]

[ With a laugh at being triumphant, Simba launches off the small dragon to land nearby circling back around as he grins, seeming to not have much trouble at all seeing in the dark. ]

Gotcha!

[huffythedragon]

[At least Spike doesn't feel too humiliated by this, even though he probably should. Best at being a dragon ever, him.

He carefully picks himself up, brushing him off. At least he's not being eaten, that's good]

Yeah, I got to give you that much. Is there a reason you're stalking anypony in the dark?

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[ He sits, the tip of his tail flipping back and forth curiously. ]

What else is there to do?

[huffythedragon]

[Spike holds up a claw to make a point...then realises he has none]

Well. I guess so long as you're not eating anypony it's okay.

...

You're not, right?

[effedupthecircle]

Not yet.

[huffythedragon]

Not ever. Dude you can't eat the ponies, they're my friends.

[effedupthecircle]

All of them? But you look like a meat eater!

[huffythedragon]

[Spike looks horrified ]

I don't eat meat! I'm a vegetarian!

[effedupthecircle]

...Really?

[ BUT THOSE TEETH. ]

If you say so. I was just having fun, anyway. Don't worry, I have friends that would get mad at me if I ate ponies. I'd have to be starving.

[huffythedragon]

Yeah, it's great. And healthy! You should try it some time. I know some really tasty recipes.

[They're to eat gemstones with okay. And definitely NOT evolved for chewing living creatures, nope]

That's good, because they're my family. [And he will set you on FIRE]

[effedupthecircle]

No way, I already had to change the way I eat recently. I'm not going through that again.

[huffythedragon]

You did? What do you eat now?

[effedupthecircle]

Grubs! I'm still getting used to it.

[huffythedragon]

[Spike pulls a face for a moment, but hey, it's better than ponies]

Those must be...kinda slimy.

[effedupthecircle]

Yeah, but you get used to it.