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[which_is_which]

The twins enter the Mansion through the main doors and look around quickly. "Do you see anyone, Fred?"

"Not a one, George.""Good, let's get this thing going then

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[ken_murata]

Murata comes to the hallway, looks down at all the muck and laughs. "That's unusual..." He peers around, wondering how to get across, then wrinkles his nose. "Smells too..."

[which_is_which]

"It does, doesn't it?" Fred nods toward Ken.

"Dunno how you're going to get across..."

"You could try going through it--"

"--or under it--"

"--or over it."

They grin and shrug.

[ken_murata]

"Hmm...," he considers it, looking at the swampy floor then grins and just tries to run across it, slipping and falling on his backside and laughing as he slides along. "That's disgusting!" He exclains, still laughing as he comes to a halt in the middle of it.

[which_is_which]

"Geez mate, you're not afraid of getting a bit dirty, are you?" George laughs.

"Best be careful, you're gonna start sinking in a minute."

"The slime is thick enough on the surface--"

"But it'll go up to your waist if you linger too long."

"And whew! Does it smell."

"You're gonna stink for a week at this rate." Fred snickers and shakes his head.

[lil_live_wire]

"Eeeeew." Francine pokes her head around the doorway to see what the smell is, and her eyes widen when she sees the swamp. She wavers in the doorway, unsure if she should investigate or run away, but then she sees something moving and scampers forward to crouch in the mud and stare in facination at a particularly slimy frog.

[ken_murata]

Sitting in the middle of it where he slipped, Ken turns his head and grins when he sees her. "Messy, isn't it?"

[lil_live_wire]

"Uh huh!" She giggles and wrinkles her nose at the mud. "Messy and stinky!"

[ken_murata]

He waves his hand in front of his face, makes a face and laughs. "That it is! What's your name, sweetheart?"

[southernpoison]

*sits at the edge of the swamp in her wheelchair, mildly annoyed, mildly reminded of the bayous*

[which_is_which]

"Hmmm, need some help?" Fred sweeps in with a charming smmile.

"Pretty mucky here."

"Don't know how long it'll be here either."

"Silly pranksters around the mansion. If it's not one thing it's another, eh?"

"Where you headed? We could give you a push, as it were."

"A hover is more like it."

"Yeah, a hover."

[southernpoison]

"I think," Cornelia says after a moment of reflection, "that I will wait here for more stable transportation. Perhaps a punt. But thank you, gentlemen, for the offer."

[which_is_which]

Fred frowns. "A punt? What's a punt?"

"Never heard of that before. Sounds dodgy to me."

"Hovering is much more stable."

"Definitely."

[treecateyes]

Andy is on his way to the kitchen for some coffee when suddenly there's a large swamp in front of him. He stops in surprise and makes a face, waving a hand in front of his nose. "I thought we left Medusa."

[which_is_which]

"Medusa? You talking about a person or a place?"

George scratches his head thoughtfully. "Isn't Medusa that crazy woman with the snakes for hair?"

"Not exactly your everyday fashionista, I'm sure." Fred smirks. "Nice to meet you, good sir. I'm Gred and this here is my brother Forge."

[treecateyes]

"A place named after the woman. It's a planet mostly covered by swamps and smells a lot like this." He surpresses a chuckle at the twins' antics. "Commander Andy Venizelos, nice to meet you both.

[which_is_which]

"Huh. Imagine that, George. A planet covered in this muck!"

George shudders and laughs. "You can thank ol' Fred here for the stink. Our regular products don't smell half as bad as this."

"Nor do they come with vultures, George," Fred says pointedly.

"I figured if we're going to bother at all, might as well put in a bit of flair, eh?"

"So Commander, who do you command exactly? Are you human or something else entirely?"

"You can't ever be too sure, around here," George chuckles.

[parkinsonpink]

Pansy stops at the top of the stairs, frowning. Here's a smell she never thought she'd experience again. As she moves closer she spots two tall, lanky redheads. "Idiots," she growls, angry that she'll have to find another way to the kitchen. She withdraws her wand, very much tempted to use a Bat Bogey Hex.

[which_is_which]

Fred looks up at Pansy and snorts derisively. "Idiots? Clearly we're anything but."

"Takes quite advanced magic to pull this off as beautifully as we have."

"And if you're so smart, find a way to cross it."

"You -are- a witch, aren't you?"

"Or is that referring to your temperament, and not magical abilities?" George laughs and Fred shrugs with an innocent smile. "What? It's a perfectly valid question."

[parkinsonpink]

"Oh, I'm sorry. Was that supposed to be witty? What is this" *gestures to the swamp* -- "did you miss home and decide to bring part of it here?"

[which_is_which]

George sucks in a breath and clutches his chest. "Ouch, good comeback there... um... wait a minute; who are you?"

"Draco's old girlfriend." Fred leans in and whispers.

"Right. Well good comeback there, Draco's old girlfriend."

"And funny thing about the swamp. It reflects the beauty of the people near it."

"Was a right stunning forest until you arrived."

"Then it curled up, and died."

"But not before defecating all over itself."

"Guess that doesn't reflect well on you, does it?"

"I'd say not. Says you're downright ugly."

"On the inside or outside?"

"Pick one." George snickers and shakes his head.