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[ 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? ]

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[flailingfelt]

[yep, definitely not liking today, in the least. he'll keep looking around, shaking a little more prominently with each step.

eventually the shaking is actually audible]

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[ Simba can't help but kind of snicker quietly at that. ]

[flailingfelt]

[he freezes and looks around]

Is --

Is someone there?

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Guess who!

[ His voice echoes a bit in the halls, and there's a darker shadow quickly darting by and disappearing again. ]

[flailingfelt]

[he siiiighs with relief and slowly stops shaking]

Oh, Simba. It's only you --

[he's relaxed, man. GO FOR THE KILL]

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[ DONE. ]

[flailingfelt]

[YELPS] Simbaaaaaaaaaaaa! Whydidyoudothatyoualreadyscaredtheheckouttame!!!

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[ Sitting on him, laughing. ]

1/2

[flailingfelt]

[flailingfelt]

... Have you been doing this to everyone?

[or is he just this lucky]

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[ Steps off. ]

Yep!

[flailingfelt]

... Some people might ... really not like that, you know. [he gets up and wriggles a little to shake himself off] I mean -- I know it's because you're a lion, and that's how you have fun? But some people might think you're really trying to hurt them, Simba.