23 - dictated

[takethat]

[It's late at night when Phoenix spots the cat, as he's traversing the halls of the castle, headed back to his room.]

Oh--uh, hey there?

[Although the creature is a little too deep in his uncanny valley, he still puts on a friendly smile. It's not that much stranger than meeting a lion here, after all, right? Probably just a new resident from some weird world with bizarre cat things.]

...are you new around here?

[But the cat doesn't say anything. Phoenix shrugs and is about to wander on toward his destination, when suddenly there's a heavy weight flung into the left side of his body; he's knocked over, the journal skidding some distance away and falling open, to record the full attack.]


What--aaaaggghh!!! Get off me! Get... get away! No!

[The sounds of a struggle are plainly evident for a few moments more, before a rustling as the journal is quickly retrieved, and desperate panting, running--]

GLaDOS!!

[He reaches her door, on the same floor as his own room but further down the hall, and bangs frantically, begging to be let in.]

GLaDOS, please please open the door, please...!

[But no answer comes quickly enough, and the cat is there again, and Phoenix takes off once more, already knowing the sprint to his own room is fruitless--]

H...help! Somebody, please--it's following me! It's--

[And then a scream filled with fear and agony... and then silence, for a long while before Phoenix speaks again.


This time, his voice is hollow.]

Oh my god...

Comments

[not_mafia]

No. But that matches the description of the creature that escaped from the well that our group found in the forest.

[Ding! Tsuna walks in and turns around, crossing his arms and waiting for Phoenix.]

[takethat]

[He's not all that cool with the elevator, but the thought of dark, spooky stairwells isn't promising either--and who ever heard of a cat on an elevator, anyway? He joins Tsuna warily.]

So you guys brought that thing here...?

[not_mafia]

[He hits the floor for the clinic, then looks at Phoenix, crossing his arms again.]

As I said, it escaped. By the time we had realized there was a living creature in the bucket that was brought up, it had already taken off.

[takethat]

Do you know anything about it?

[He leans heavily against the elevator wall; it would be nice to know something about his attacker, at least....]

[not_mafia]

Unfortunately, we don't. I don't believe anyone had ever encountered a creature like this previously.