Cherubplay

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"...and I'd love to watch you paint." I smiled softly at her and woke up hugging my sweater to my chest. That was a....nice dream.

2015-12-29 20:54:37

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And with that, he was gone. Awe. That was /really/ nice though. Oh well. Maybe she should continue on? Ivory could tell Seculus all about what she found once he came over. So...she started to move forward.

2015-12-29 21:00:05

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I couldn't stay awake. I tried so hard. Can I even wake up from this without Sarandiel's help? Am I going to be stuck like this forever--? Oh, /god/...! I couldn't move. I knew I was wood, but I couldn't see what was holding me down. Do I just not have joints this time? Is that what it is? Am I solid wood?

The wind-up puppet sat in the same position he'd been in before, hands half-buried in the dirt, but this time with some other changes. An axe and crossbow lay abandoned nearby. He wore a leather vest, a neck scarf, half-gloves, and tall boots. There was a sack strapped to his back containing a few arrows and old twigs. He looked the part of a woodcutter or huntsman, but definitely not an average one.

2015-12-29 21:04:40

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Ivory moved through the forest. Enjoying the sun. The nature. The forest. The cobble path eventually ran out, and she ended up on the dirt tail. It was a bit harder to walk on, but she managed. Eventually she found herself upon a...person? Well, at least she thought so. Nothing was too certain here now.

2015-12-29 21:08:41

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I heard footsteps. I couldn't so much as glance over to see who it was. Help. Please. Help me...!!

The key in his back jutted out through a hole in his clothes. It glinted dully, but looked like it hadn't been touched in years.

2015-12-29 21:10:39

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What was that in their back? A key? She reached over, and turned it a few times.

2015-12-29 21:14:12

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I felt an odd sensation in the center of my back. My arms started shaking, and I pulled my hands out of the ground before slumping to my side and trying to recover myself. "....Jesus....that was.....th-thank you." I turned my head to see who'd........./oh/. I-Ivory? She's.....wow....

2015-12-29 21:17:28

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She blinked for a few moments. "...Madison?" She asked. Wow. He looked different. A lot more dangerous. But wooden once again.

2015-12-29 21:19:56

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"Uh.....yes......y-you look...." Adjectives fail me.

2015-12-29 21:22:13

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"Different? Yeah, I know. You do too."

2015-12-29 21:22:44

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I glanced down and finally got a good look at myself. "....I was thinking more along the lines of 'incredible'. Yeah, no kidding.....looks like Jack was right after all. I am still wood inside." ....I do like the boots, though, at least.

2015-12-29 21:23:54

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She looked around. "If we're talking about incredible, I'd say it'd have more to do with this place in general." Ivory moved her hand from his back to his shoulder. "Hey, at least it's just only here."

2015-12-29 21:26:11

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"There's that too. But /you/ look incredible. .....how did it manage to get so much worse, though?" I stood up shakily, straightening my scarf.

2015-12-29 21:29:18

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"I..." Well that was two compliments on her appearance. "Thank you. I don't think you look /that/ bad."

2015-12-29 21:30:40

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"You're welcome. Whether I look like shit or not, I couldn't even move. What did you do?"

2015-12-29 21:31:51

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"You know those wind up toys?"

2015-12-29 21:32:52

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"......./shit/!" I twisted my head backwards to look and cried out at the sight of a metal key in my back. It was a joke before, I didn't actually mean it!

2015-12-29 21:33:55

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She took a step back in surprise due to his reaction. "Like I said, It's not /that/ bad."

2015-12-29 21:35:46

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I took my head in my hands, twisted it back around, and kept it there. "No reward, wings or not, makes up for /this/....!"

2015-12-29 21:37:26

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"You're only in this form when you're /here./ I don't think it happens anywhere else." She looked around. "Where are we, anyway?"

2015-12-29 21:38:51

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I tried to take a deep breath. I'd forgotten I didn't have lungs. "........Calistor. I....I fixed it."

2015-12-29 21:40:33

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Her eyes widened, and she looked genuinely impressed."Wait.../you/ did this?"

2015-12-29 21:41:49

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I lowered my hands. "Um...yes. God and Satan asked me to, as a favor. They helped by giving me enough power to do it, but...." ...she's impressed?

2015-12-29 21:43:55

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"This...." She looked around the area once more with awe now, taking this in. "Now /that's/ incredible."

2015-12-29 21:44:57

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"...i-it wasn't really intentional. To be honest, I had no idea this would happen."

2015-12-29 21:47:24