[After a while there's a beam of light coming from around the corner, scanning the shadows around the kitchen area close to the pantry: Umi wields a flashlight as she enters, looking around warily, still in her nightgown and with her magic glove preemptively on.]
Hello? Guys, anybody up? It's a MASSIVE blackout! This can't mean anything good! Are you---?
[The watergirl pauses as she catches a blaze of red hair with her flashlight, eyes going wide in surprise.] ...Aw, Hikaru. I didn't think you'd be here! Are you alright?
[She's too focused on her best friend to notice they have the weirdest sort of company.]
[ Now that it had been discovered that looking away from the gnome, encouraged it to move, even the introduction of a beam of light couldn't take her attention away completely]
Umi? Is that you?
[Perhaps the darkness was getting to her and this all was a practical joke. There had been no reason to whisper. She nodded, briefly forgetting to look at the gnome.] I'm just fine! What about you? Awesome, you found a flashlight!
[Walking forth just keeping her attention on Hikaru and NOT on the floor seems like a bad idea the moment Umi trips on something.... unexpected... right there on the kitchen floor.
The Knight of Water rubs her ankle and glares at the gnome in pure aggravation.]
Wh-? ...What the heck is that tacky thing and what's it doing in our kitchen!?
[Even though she hated to do it, Hikaru couldn't really tell Umi the truth. The reason she'd been in here in the first place... at least if nothing else the blackout provided a perfect excuse. Unable to look Umi in the eye as she said the following, she kept looking at the gnome]
I was a little curious as to wh-- Umi! Watch--!
[Hikaru reached out with one arm hoping to warn Umi but it was too late.]
[Another wave of guilt washed over the radhead as she watched her friend go crashing into the floor. If she hadn't been trying so hard to maintain that secret-- or if she would have moved the gnome earlier like she planned on--]
Oh Umi, I'm so sorry! Are you okay?!
[She may have sounded a touch more anxious for a response than she needed to.]
That thing? It's a lawn gnome. I guess this means it isn't yours? I wonder who it belongs to..
..but none of us knows how it got here either. I -- I just [The words trailed off. She wanted to say "turned around and there it was" but Presea had witnessed her leaving the pantry It just appeared.
LOL Hikaru XDDDDDDbsoulofoceanJune 24 2010, 00:34:51 UTC
That's... Aw jeez, kinda. [Umi giggles nervously at the comparison -- no, no need to be too specific about who Hikaru means. But it only lasts a second. The Water Knight is looking at the gnome with nothing short of abject horror.]
H--- Hikaru, this thing... isn't anyone's. It got here on its own. I remember this curse. Some months ago they were freaky angel statues. This time...
[She takes a step back, closer to her best friend, without ever taking her glance off the gnome.] If we stop gazing right at it it'll move and touch us, then... who knows what could happen.
It--- [Gosh, Hikaru, stop making her laugh. This is serious! She had the most awful time dealing with the dodgy creepers when last they were around! ...Still, giggles are echoed from Umi's part, if nervously.] ...Hikaru, this is bad. We shouldn't be---! aw, jeez. It feeds on people's life force. Or that's what they did the last time.
We could die if it touches us...
[Umi's glare for the gnome intensifies: now it's nothing short of defiant. Like "Touch my best friend and get frozen, then shattered".]
It's probably after your magic. They stalked me the last time because they wanted mine.
This creepy gnome should be gone by midnight, yeah. But we have to keep it here until then so it doesn't attack the others. That's... a really long time.
...As long as we stare at it we'll be okay.
[Umi herself shivers at that possibility.] I don't think it can do ANYTHING while it's standing still. But I'd say let's not risk it.
[Suddenly realizes just how long a time 24 hours really is. If one of them has to go to the bathroom will the other one have to not blink for the entire time...? Is pleased that she hasn't had anything to drink yet.]
Yeah, we should be just fine! We should warn the others though. I guess these devices can be used for that!
...That's a good idea. As things stand? Even if we keep this little freak stuck with us in the kitchen they'll be SAFER locked up in their rooms, Hikaru.
[Little do any of them know that Fuu, Tatra and Sang Yung will have their own statue to deal with in a couple of minutes. Umi frowns as she glares down at the gnome.]
Look at that--- it's infuriating! And TINY! We could just-! ...Kick it out of our way!
Hello? Guys, anybody up? It's a MASSIVE blackout! This can't mean anything good! Are you---?
[The watergirl pauses as she catches a blaze of red hair with her flashlight, eyes going wide in surprise.] ...Aw, Hikaru. I didn't think you'd be here! Are you alright?
[She's too focused on her best friend to notice they have the weirdest sort of company.]
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Umi? Is that you?
[Perhaps the darkness was getting to her and this all was a practical joke. There had been no reason to whisper. She nodded, briefly forgetting to look at the gnome.] I'm just fine! What about you? Awesome, you found a flashlight!
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[Confidently, Umi walks over to Hikaru while making sure she doesn't blind her best friend with the flashlight's beam.]
What are you doing here in the dark? Came out to see what was up t---?
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[Walking forth just keeping her attention on Hikaru and NOT on the floor seems like a bad idea the moment Umi trips on something.... unexpected... right there on the kitchen floor.
The Knight of Water rubs her ankle and glares at the gnome in pure aggravation.]
Wh-? ...What the heck is that tacky thing and what's it doing in our kitchen!?
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I was a little curious as to wh-- Umi! Watch--!
[Hikaru reached out with one arm hoping to warn Umi but it was too late.]
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Oh Umi, I'm so sorry! Are you okay?!
[She may have sounded a touch more anxious for a response than she needed to.]
That thing? It's a lawn gnome. I guess this means it isn't yours? I wonder who it belongs to..
..but none of us knows how it got here either. I -- I just [The words trailed off. She wanted to say "turned around and there it was" but Presea had witnessed her leaving the pantry It just appeared.
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[Flashlight again firmly in hand, Umi gets up and crouches down to examine the gnome warily.]
I'd never put something so bad-taste in our kitchen, for anyone to fall and break their neck! You mean it just---?
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[Umi's face goes blank, eyes widening in astonishment but an instant afterward.] Could it be-?
Aw boy, I got a nasty feeling about this. Hikaru, did this thing.... move, real fast when you took your eyes off of it?
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So it either belongs to Clef, Fuu, Aska, San Yung, or Raenef V.
[Imagines the gnome standing next to Clef] The two aren't that much different in size...
[ooc. Yes they are XD]
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H--- Hikaru, this thing... isn't anyone's. It got here on its own. I remember this curse. Some months ago they were freaky angel statues. This time...
[She takes a step back, closer to her best friend, without ever taking her glance off the gnome.] If we stop gazing right at it it'll move and touch us, then... who knows what could happen.
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[Umi has been here longer, so she gives the other knight time to explain before doing anything hasty]
We could take turns blinking.
[She's not sounding the least bit afraid.]
Who ever thought we'd be baby sitting a lawn gnome. [She giggled into her palm]
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We could die if it touches us...
[Umi's glare for the gnome intensifies: now it's nothing short of defiant. Like "Touch my best friend and get frozen, then shattered".]
It's probably after your magic. They stalked me the last time because they wanted mine.
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[The word "die" seems to drive the seriousness of the situation home]
What should we do with it? Is this one of those curses? They tend to expire after time.... don't they?
[Her face pales slightly.] To think I was about to move that thing so it would no longer be on the floor...
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...As long as we stare at it we'll be okay.
[Umi herself shivers at that possibility.] I don't think it can do ANYTHING while it's standing still. But I'd say let's not risk it.
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[Suddenly realizes just how long a time 24 hours really is. If one of them has to go to the bathroom will the other one have to not blink for the entire time...? Is pleased that she hasn't had anything to drink yet.]
Yeah, we should be just fine! We should warn the others though. I guess these devices can be used for that!
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[Little do any of them know that Fuu, Tatra and Sang Yung will have their own statue to deal with in a couple of minutes. Umi frowns as she glares down at the gnome.]
Look at that--- it's infuriating! And TINY! We could just-! ...Kick it out of our way!
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