BUTTER!!!

[blue_weirdo]

*Gonzo jerks from an extended session swimming deep in his unconscious to full consciousness, similarly surreal*

HEY!!! I'm drenched in BUTTER!!! Somebody HUG ME, or roll me across a GIANT EAR OF CORN!!!

*looks around expectantly at the empty stone hallways*

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[glamhologram]

Jem didn't really know anything about the popcorn room, or about popcorn at Hogwarts. She had started to use the room as a rehearsal space because people didn't tend to go there often, was all. (She had yet to receive a tongue-lashing from any popcorn-bereaved who might visit.)

Without Kimber, Aja, Shana, or even Raya, Jem had to play her own accompaniment. It didn't come completely easily to her; she found herself relying heavily on the pre-programmed beats and chords in the magic-modded Casio a kind house-elf had provided. The demo song wasn't matching her usual songwriting rhythm.

When a blue ... animal? ... suddenly burst from a popcorn kernel and began to shriek about butter, Jem didn't think to shut off the Casio. It kept on demo-ing as she rushed to the blue animal's side.

"Are you hurt? I don't have any corn!"

[blue_weirdo]

*Gonzo looks across to the lovely pink-haired person*

HI!!! No, I'm not hurt at all. Thanks for asking!

*extends hand enthusiastically*

Who are you? And if you don't have any corn, wold you happen to have a talking kumquat or a cement mixer?

[pufnstuf]

Somebody called for a hug? Puf was on the spot!

"You look like..." he broke off in mid-sentence, his pupils doing a measured, stately polka. What did this thing look like, anyway? He tried to scratch his head but was unable to reach any higher than his chin, so he scratched that instead and then did a little soft-shoe for good measure.

Nope, Puf was completely baffled with this one. But still open to hugging.

[blue_weirdo]

*looks over at the large orange person*

Hi! You look like... too!

*fantastic grin*

[pufnstuf]

When in doubt, go with one's strengths, was Puf's motto. So he stuck with what he knew best. An eardrum-shattering "HI!" was followed by an intricate hula dance, the music for which only Puf could hear.

He looked the newcomer up and down. "You know whut would go with that tuxedo? BOOTS!" Ever the giving soul, Puf shucked his own white patent-pleather boots, revealing a fresh pair underneath, and held out the first pair to his new friend. If he looked at Gonzo just right and covered him in gold glitter, that schnozz would actually do a creditable impersonation of Freddy. And that was enough for Puf.

"You ever meet Witchiepoo?" This was accompanied by the Macarena.

[blue_weirdo]

Gonzo was deeply impressed by the trick with the boots. He accepted them with a grin, and sat to put them on, pondering the creature's question.

"Which poo? I'm not sure which poo. Not sham poo, though. Nothing but the best - real poo all the way. Can you teach me to do that trick with your boots? Except I want to do it either with accounting machines or chickens. Or anything you can shoot artistically out of a cannon. HEY! How about a cannon?!?"

He hopped up, ready to find a renewable cannon source nearby.

[tallyhopippip]

"Give you a hug? Okay!" George said with a grin, holding out his arms.

[blue_weirdo]

*unfreezes after 6 months of exercising slow-motion zen cheese-based meditation*

Whee! *hugs George*

Who are you?

[adm_zex]

Hug? Ok! Zex held out his tentacles in a welcoming motion.

"Please allow me to introduce myself. I am Admiral ZEX, a VUX.
And I'm afraid I've never seen your most...unique species before. Would it be terribly rude of me to ask what planet and species you belong to?"

[blue_weirdo]

WOWEE!!! This person had TENTACLES!!! How cool.

"Hi, Admiral Zex! I'm a... well... an alien. My family told me so when they stopped by a few years back. But we were partying so hard that I didn't bother asking. They said they'd keep in touch. I'm expecting a cosmic knowledge fish in about a year or two.

"Where'd you get those GREAT tentacles? Can I get some? What's a VUX, and what type of incendiaries do you prefer with your breakfast?"

[adm_zex]

[Wow, I've been away a while. ^_^ Nice to see you again.]

Zex waggled a tentacle. "Thank you, I enjoy them, but I'm afraid I don't know where you can get any. Vux is the name of my species, you understand. You don't know anything about what species you are?" Zex nodded in sympathy. "At least you'll get the...what did you call it, cosmic knowledge fish? Now, that sounds interesting."

"As for incendiaries, I just had my crew install the prototype lazer canon. DAX, my first mate always complained about them, though.

[blue_weirdo]

Gonzo let out a low whistle, impressed at this person's firepower.

"Can I borrow it?" he asked, hopefully. His own lack of tentacles had always daunted him, but the laser cannon sounded like it might make up for this.