She should have known...
Susan hadnt been sleeping well. Every time she closed her eyes she sensed someone watching her, but when she opened them again there was no one there. Other than Anya, lightly snoring in the next bed. It was disconcerting, disturbing, and other words starting with 'd', and the lack of sleep was making Susan even more of a joy to be around than usual.
Scowling as she made her way to the kitchen for breakfast, Susan came to a screaming halt when she saw the little brown marks on the floor.
Were those...little footprints? Little...skeleton rat footprints? Susan shook her head. It just couldnt be.
Susan wasnt under any illusions that she could be normal in this place, hell, Susan wasnt under the illusion that she could be normal if she woke up inhabiting the body of the heir to the Kingdom of Normality. Still, this was the last thing she expected, she had somehow convinced herself that he couldnt follow her here. Not to this place. All of that crumbled when she saw the footprints, in rather spectacular emotional fashion.
Sinking to the floor, she said quietly "I know you are there, you better come out."
Peeking around the corner was a largish, intelligent looking raven. "And the other one." The raven was joined by a little rat-shaped skeleton, wearing a hooded robe and carrying a miniature scythe. Susan sighed. It was true, they had found her.
"What has he done now?" The rat made a complicated series of hand movements. Susan shook her head, it was going a little too fast for even her to decifer it.
SQUEAK
"But he isnt capable of love. He is Death. Why am I the only one who seems to be able to remember that?" Susan asked, rolling her eyes, and attempting to shoo the raven away from her skirt. "They are buttons, not eyeballs, please stop that."
"Can't blame a raven for trying."
SNH SNH SNH
"And you stop snickering." Susan glared at them both. "How did you, you...things find me? Why cant he just DO HIS JOB?" Susan blinked, that wasnt quite what she had intended. "HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO TAKE OVER FROM HERE ANYWAY? ITS NOT LIKE I CAN LEAVE, YOU KNOW."
SQUEAK
"OH, REALLY HELPFUL, THANK YOU AS ALWAYS."
[ooc: part of fear!plot, come see Susan talking to thin air! It should be noted that under normal circumstances only Susan would be able to see Death of Rats - however everyone would be able to see Quoth, since other than the talking he is a standard raven. Others not being able to see either in this circumstance *will* seem strange to Susan. THE VOICE is also a hallucination. Slow tags and late tags awesomeosaurus.]
Scowling as she made her way to the kitchen for breakfast, Susan came to a screaming halt when she saw the little brown marks on the floor.
Were those...little footprints? Little...skeleton rat footprints? Susan shook her head. It just couldnt be.
Susan wasnt under any illusions that she could be normal in this place, hell, Susan wasnt under the illusion that she could be normal if she woke up inhabiting the body of the heir to the Kingdom of Normality. Still, this was the last thing she expected, she had somehow convinced herself that he couldnt follow her here. Not to this place. All of that crumbled when she saw the footprints, in rather spectacular emotional fashion.
Sinking to the floor, she said quietly "I know you are there, you better come out."
Peeking around the corner was a largish, intelligent looking raven. "And the other one." The raven was joined by a little rat-shaped skeleton, wearing a hooded robe and carrying a miniature scythe. Susan sighed. It was true, they had found her.
"What has he done now?" The rat made a complicated series of hand movements. Susan shook her head, it was going a little too fast for even her to decifer it.
SQUEAK
"But he isnt capable of love. He is Death. Why am I the only one who seems to be able to remember that?" Susan asked, rolling her eyes, and attempting to shoo the raven away from her skirt. "They are buttons, not eyeballs, please stop that."
"Can't blame a raven for trying."
SNH SNH SNH
"And you stop snickering." Susan glared at them both. "How did you, you...things find me? Why cant he just DO HIS JOB?" Susan blinked, that wasnt quite what she had intended. "HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO TAKE OVER FROM HERE ANYWAY? ITS NOT LIKE I CAN LEAVE, YOU KNOW."
SQUEAK
"OH, REALLY HELPFUL, THANK YOU AS ALWAYS."
[ooc: part of fear!plot, come see Susan talking to thin air! It should be noted that under normal circumstances only Susan would be able to see Death of Rats - however everyone would be able to see Quoth, since other than the talking he is a standard raven. Others not being able to see either in this circumstance *will* seem strange to Susan. THE VOICE is also a hallucination. Slow tags and late tags awesomeosaurus.]