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Post by belmoon on Aug 8, 2007 22:36:58 GMT -5
Sodom had the habit of, when in a situation of uncertainty, sitting perfectly still and doing nothing. He had finally progressed to this stage. He had also progressed to his "outer-inner conversation" stage.
"...I mean, you'd think they'd have installed some sort of lighting down here..."
"...Wait, maybe it was twenty-one halls..."
"...I wonder if they do have crocodiles down here--wait, that's stupid..."
"Agh, I can't take it!" he bellowed, finally passing his sitting stage out of frustration, "if I just head in THAT direction--ow, wall--in...in THAT direction, I'm bound to reach an exit! I'll think about the money after I've seen light." And he took off, running as fast as he could, further and further into the dungeon.
"No, it was definitely twenty halls."
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Post by priestwarrior on Aug 9, 2007 9:07:24 GMT -5
Cristofori sighed heavily from where he lay sprawled in the sewage. He might have known they would not let him escape that easily. "Um, I'm just...looking at...the marvelous Genoese...sewer system..." he said, slowly reaching into his sleeves. "It's...um...internationally recognized for its...um...efficiency and, er, architectural...um..." Then there was a dagger in each of his hands and he was standing upright. The dog stood looking at him rather stupidly with a severed piece of cloak in its mouth. "What do you want, hellspawn?" Cristofori yelled.
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Post by Aaron Williams on Aug 9, 2007 11:10:31 GMT -5
At that moment a low, rumbling noise shook the walls around the group.
"Shaddap, Llama", said Taylor, elbowing Mary hard in the side.
Mary flinched, "Oww! Hey, it wasn't me!" Before Mary could retaliate further, his attention was drawn to a quickly growing swoosh[/i].
It took less than a second for Mary to decide what to do. His back stung where he had forcefully thrown himself against the wall, and not a second too soon. An enormous, six legged reptile sped past, gnashing it's teeth where Taylor had elbowed him just a second before.
"What the hell was that?!" Yelled Mary to whoever may be listening.
Taylor's shaken voice came from somewhere above Mary, "That's a crocolisk...but I thought they were all extinct!" When there was no response Taylor spoke again, "Crocolisks are like the crocodile's mean big brother. They are bigger, stronger, and ferocious-er than crocodiles...". Another pause, "...we'll have to capture it".
"WHAT?!" Came Mary, scanning the ceiling for signs of Taylor.
"This may be the only living crocolisk left! Think of the possibilities!" Mary was sure Taylor was about to go on another rant, but she was quickly silenced as the swooshing[/i] began to grow once more...
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Post by Aiden Chepi on Aug 9, 2007 11:44:57 GMT -5
Aiden's hair brightened as the crocolisk rushed past. She grabbed onto Mimzy's fur and grasped him to where her hand dissapeard into the coat. Mimzy barked several times, indicating the pain. Aiden wouldn't let go. "We have to catch it?? I might set it on fire how's that?" She looked at the boy then at the other two. "that takes care of the last crocolsik!" She threw her hands down and held her chin up in a proud manor. Aiden's body was slowly encumbered by orange flames. Her hair seemed to grow longer, as larges embers fell into the water hissing as it hit. Mimzy barked and barked, tugging on Aiden's skirt, causing her to eventually fall into the water, losing all light that she had produced. Causing total darkness.
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Post by belmoon on Aug 9, 2007 12:17:59 GMT -5
Sodom, quick to retire again, had stopped to rest on the side of the tunnel he was in. "I'm never -pant- gonna find my -pant- my way out..." In his exasperation, he screamed out "IS ANYONE IN HE--GFKPBBBTT" but was just as quickly silenced when a large mass of something rushed by, splashing sewer water in his face. "Oh go--ughkk! It's in my eyes an--eughh!" He stumbled his way around a few corners until he saw what he thought was a bright light in the corner of his eye. But, it had quickly extinguished. The sewer water in his eyes must have been affecting his sight, so he just continued on.
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Post by priestwarrior on Aug 9, 2007 12:30:40 GMT -5
Cristofori pressed himself against the sewer wall as something torpedoed past, then fled down the pipe away from the evil spirits. The sulfurous fire behind him was suddenly extinguished, causing him to stumble. "By Azra-" he said as he crashed headfirst into something, which grunted and went down. Cristofori pulled himself up and kept running.
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Post by belmoon on Aug 9, 2007 13:10:28 GMT -5
Bump!
Sodom hit the ground, "who--" and his face was trampled over before he could gather himself. "Watch it! Stay where you are! I'm armed!" he said, flinging his appendages out. But the only response was the large amount of noise nearby. Thunderous stomping ahead of him, yelling and screaming the the left of him, and the pitter-patter of running feet to his right. His better judgment would tell him the safest action.
He stood perfectly still.
"...wait, no..."
He took off after the feet.
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Post by priestwarrior on Aug 9, 2007 14:22:39 GMT -5
Cristofori stopped and listened, but all he could hear was his heart pounding, which meant that there could be, for all he knew, a full-scale artillery battle in the sewers and he be none the wiser. He sloshed over to the sewer wall and leaned against it, trying to calm down. Slowly he became aware of a variety of pains in his hands, head and shins. He raised his hand to his forehead. It was bleeding. He vaguely recalled running into several walls in his panic. The tips of his fingers began glowing, and he surveyed the vicinity. It was unremarkable, consisting entirely of sewer walls and sewage. Cristofori sighed deeply. "Damn. How will I be able to find the exit now?"
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Post by belmoon on Aug 9, 2007 14:29:15 GMT -5
There it was! Sodom could see a light. It must be an exit, he thought. But alas, when he finally did reach it, all he found was a another person, and more tunnels. "Aw, man. I really was hoping for an exit. I'm never gonna get outta--are your hands glowing? Wait--I found someone!!" He clicked his heels in excitement, kicking sewage everywhere. "You can get me out of here, right?"
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Post by priestwarrior on Aug 9, 2007 14:57:58 GMT -5
The lights went out. Cristofori crouched in the darkness, listening to the other person breathe and gripping his daggers.
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Post by belmoon on Aug 9, 2007 15:06:47 GMT -5
"Woah, okay. This isn't what I wanted. How about we just...sit down...and talk about this? It's not like we're in any danger..."
"...Save for all the screaming and thunder..." Sodom again went into opossum-statue mode.
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Post by priestwarrior on Aug 9, 2007 15:12:02 GMT -5
"I have," said Cristofori quietly, "a few questions. First, who are you? Second, why are you down here? Third, I don't know how to get out, and fourth, my hands do not glow."
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Post by belmoon on Aug 9, 2007 15:17:01 GMT -5
Sodom put his hands in the air reflexively, "Sodom Sel... I just happened to drop something in here, no worries..." He considered pointing out that three and four were not questions, but he decided against it. It was probably the best decision he had made that day.
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Post by priestwarrior on Aug 9, 2007 15:24:11 GMT -5
"Sodom Sel," said Cristofori. "Pleased to meet you." The sewer remained dark. "Do you have any ideas for getting out of here?"
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Post by belmoon on Aug 9, 2007 15:29:17 GMT -5
"I...was hoping you'd have an idea. I'm sort of--just running around." He grinned, though it mattered not in the dark. "Don't they say if you keep your right hand on the the side of a maze, you'll find your way out?"
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