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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? ]

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[huffythedragon]

[Spike only made a quick dash away from all the GIRLY STUFF, but now he almost wishes he stayed put. He stops, hearing a little growl.

OH SNAP IS IT A MANTICORE?]

Uh...hi?

[doublethefun]

[just ignore it.

She's walking down a hallway, taking a break from the roof and looking extremely unperturbed.]

[effedupthecircle]

[ There's no response, just complete silence after that. ]

[effedupthecircle]

[ Well that's no fun. On the other hand, maybe it's just because she can't hear him at all, which is even better. So he just continues to creep along nearby for now, waiting for her to stop. ]

[doublethefun]

[she finally pauses by a window, looking outside. An ear swivels about, pointing in his direction.]

/Plays icon snap

[huffythedragon]

[Spike pauses, trying to listen. But there's nothing]

Ooookay, starting to go crazy.

[noblefive]

[There's someone walking the hallways, and pausing every now and then. The figure is a metal-clad, 7'8" behemoth.

For the third time, he stops, and swears lowly.]

/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. ]

[effedupthecircle]

[ He sees that, staying low and still like his dad taught him. Zebra react that way too, and then it's just the waiting game unless one of them starts to run. ]

[effedupthecircle]

[ What on earth are you swearing at? It's just ~silence~. ]

[noblefive]

[He's swearing because his night vision is on the fritz. And he keep has to keep stopping until it clears. He'll be damned if he's walking blind. Even a static-filled field of vision was still a field of vision.]

[effedupthecircle]

[ And it probably isn't that comforting when something suddenly darts by in front of him. ]

[doublethefun]

[unlike zebra though, this one can cheat.

She takes a step back, melting into the shadows, and teleports away. Only to reappear right behind him.]

Boo.

[effedupthecircle]

[ /SCREAM

i mean /ROAR ]

Ahhh!

[doublethefun]

[she just laughs, and then reaches to gently muss up his (lack of a) mane with a hoof.]

There, there. Thou were not too frightened, yes?

[effedupthecircle]

[ He sort of ducks under and away, still too alarmed by being snuck up on. The last time that happened, things didn't end well! ]

Huh?!

Thou?

Oh...wait... I talked to you before...

[doublethefun]

Ah, yes. The cold one.

[ooh, that's why. You're a lion.]

[effedupthecircle]

Cold one?

[ Oh right. He calms down a little. Heck it's even colder now with all the electricity acting funky. ]

How did you do that?!

[doublethefun]

I used magic to instantaneously move myself from one spot to another. 'Tis a most useful spell.

[effedupthecircle]

More magic? I wish I could do that!

[noblefive]

[Not when the armoured behemoth known as Noble Five is about to take a step, no.]

Someone there?

[effedupthecircle]

[ Fortunately he can see just fine, so he's out of the way in no time. He is kind of an intimidating size, though, and that skin looks hard. Simba's less excited about pouncing him and more interested in messing around. ]

[noblefive]

[A low growl]

What is it with this place and tryin' to scare me?

[effedupthecircle]

[ DON'T LAUGH SIMBA YOU'LL BLOW IT... ]

[noblefive]

[And, yep, he's looking around.]

C'mon. Not safe to be playing about in the dark.