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Checkmate at the Pawn Shop (Active)

Jun 03, 2008 03:42

Characters: Sword, Jupiter Djinni, possibly others?
Content: An unhappy little knight goes looking for information, and finds trouble instead.
Setting: Glass Bonsai (G5)
Time: Midday-ish
Warnings: Um. Violence, probably?

Sometimes, your own compass didn't work quite right. It broke, or skewed, or got lost, or just twirled around aimlessly. That was why ( Read more... )

the glass bonsai, sir sword knight, djinni

Comments 14

paixaonpcs June 6 2008, 15:43:10 UTC

At the service counter, however, there was no sign of an employee... unless the squat, bluish-purple creature sitting on the counter counted. Actually, at first glance, and with its back turned, the Djinn might have been mistakable for a large-ish knickknack (if a tacky one), except that it was rocking ever so slightly back and forth and actually seemed to be humming softly to itself.

It was actually feeling rather content for now, but that might well change if it were surprised.

floofy_chivalry June 7 2008, 18:46:23 UTC

Well, there didn't seem to be any employees at the counter at the moment.... In fact, all that seemed to be there was a bell to ring for service, and a fair-sized statue. One as large as he was tall, in fact, and rather garish at that. It probably would look better from the front.... maybe a customer had left it up there? Either way, his appraisal was too cursory to register the fact that it was actually moving a little. As for the humming.... well, a statue couldn't hum, could it? Probably evidence of an employee nearby.

Clearly, he needed to get their attention, right? He just needed to get up there and ring the bell--a formidable task, for someone of his height. Nonetheless, he approached the challenge gamely enough, taking off at a run and leaping. Gloved hands caught the edge of the counter, and he hauled himself up next to the tacky statue, ringing the bell and hoping the owner would have something of use for him.

paixaonpcs June 9 2008, 02:55:32 UTC

The Djinn jerked back in alarm as Sword leaped up next to it and rang the bell. Suddenly very alert, it zipped off the counter as fast as it could - directly into a shelf full of knickknackery, which it very nearly knocked over in its haste, and actually did succeed in clearing off one of the shelves as it passed. Only further startled by the falling debris (some of which had definitely been fragile, by the sound of it), it fled further into the shelves, only stopping once it reached the far end of the little store.

The noise did, however, draw the shopkeeper out from the back room. "What's all that racket?" the man said.

floofy_chivalry June 9 2008, 03:05:10 UTC

Sword let out a wordless exclamation of surprise as the supposed knickknack suddenly flew off the counter, jostling him enough to send him stumbling almost over the edge. He steadied himself as best he could as he watched the Djinni fly, bounding off after it. "I'm sorry, sir, but your store may be harboring a monster of some sort." He did his best to avoid the items knocked off the shelf, though he could still hear a few shards being crushed under his boots. "You there, creature! Are you friend or foe?" He didn't want to hurt someone who wasn't obviously a monster, not after that encounter with the feline.... but he didn't want any innocents to get hurt if he wrongfully gave this thing the benefit of the doubt.

paixaonpcs June 9 2008, 03:29:09 UTC

"A monster?" the shopkeeper exclaimed, clearly horrified by the very idea. A monster, in his shop? He watched anxiously from behind the counter as Sword took off after the rogue Djinn. (For that matter, which of them counted? They were both such strange-looking little creatures...)

The Djinn, however, continued to flee as Sword continued to pursue it. But its agility was badly limited in the narrow aisles, and thus it flew directly into a shelf again. This one, fortunately, seemed to be populated mostly by old shoes, which followed the Djinn through the other side of the shelf into the next aisle.

floofy_chivalry June 9 2008, 03:41:41 UTC

"Most likely." After all, it wasn't answering him, it was running away, and it was causing substantial damage to the store already.... If it was a monster, it was probably a timid, possibly weak one. And if it wasn't, well, maybe he was scaring it? It was hard to be sure.

"Wait!" Regardless, he scrambled up the shelf the Djinni had plunged through, climbing out the other side and cringing as he realized the pair of them had managed to scatter and knock off a shelf full of of porcelain pieces for tea services, painted with elaborate, fanciful animals. If it really was a weak monster like it seemed, he'd just try to chase it out the door so it wouldn't cause more damage....

paixaonpcs June 22 2008, 03:14:33 UTC

((oh my gosh, I didn't realize how long it's been! @_@ my bad.))

The Djinn had no intention of waiting, however, and kept on as fast as before. By now the shopkeeper had decided to throw in his lot, too, and try to prevent any additional damage to his merchandise, and began chasing after it from a direction perpendicular to Sword's. "Stop, monster!" he shouted. His logic was simple; if they could force it into a corner, he could then just pick it up and drop-kick it out the back door.

The plan seemed to be working; the Djinn quickly collided with a shelf in the corner, not realizing it wouldn't be able to cut through into an aisle that didn't exist. Finally, with Sword boxing it in on one side and the shopkeeper on the other, it stopped and held more or less still - "more or less" because it was still looking anxiously back and forth between them, searching for a sufficient opening and not finding one...

floofy_chivalry June 24 2008, 17:09:27 UTC

[Don't worry about it; it's only an NPC thread. :P ( ... )

paixaonpcs July 4 2008, 16:08:31 UTC

The shopkeeper stood back and allowed Sword to handle the problem; despite his size, he, at least, was a fighter. As the imminent threat transformed into a full-fledged attack, though, the Djinn instinctively cut loose with a barrage of electric bolts, aimed for both of them and singeing the merchandise around them at the same time. Apparently it was determined not to make this easy on them.

floofy_chivalry July 11 2008, 01:30:17 UTC

"Get back!" It was the first thing Sword could think of to say; he hadn't realized this creature had any abilities, much less elemental ones. If only Kirby were here! He certainly couldn't inhale lightning or transform, and it would be so much easier to work with at least someone who he knew was capable of fighting.... Either way, Sword swung hard, hoping that a solid blow would end the attack prematurely and protect them both.

This delusion was shattered with sudden, shocking intensity, only made worse by the sword physically connecting him to the djinni. He screamed (impossibly high and loud, a sound far closer to some kind of animal than anything a human would make) as the electricity surged through his sword and armor, blinding pain ripping through him as he felt his skin blister and burn through the fur, tearing into smoking welts. He convulsed for a several moments as the electricity ran its course, muscles spasmodically locking up and going uncontrollably limp until he couldn't even stand ( ... )