whiterosefoes | ☄ ATTACK OF THE FILLER

[He tilts his head at that. From his hunchbacked pose, he kind of looks like a weird animal.]

Huh... no, I know that, but it still doesn't make much sense... all the monsters I met were relaxed like the snake chick. And then there's Harriet's partners. They don't try to eat anyone either. That's how it's supposed to be, yeah?

[He looks up at her, over his shoulder. Her armor slipped when she passed out, but he only just noticed.]

Whoa. Where'd her cool hat go?

Edited 2016-08-05 06:51 (UTC)

[Pft, like he's going to answer that legitimately.]

Maybe one of the monsters stole it!

[He smiles brightly, all too entertained by the silly look, but his mind is racing. All of them? All of the monsters reacted like that? And then Harriet and Ryou had passed out. Surely this guy couldn't have some kind of weird power, right? ...pft, that was silly. Humans didn't get magic.]

I don't know how monsters are supposed to act. I've read about them in stories, of course, but I've never actually ran into any before this.

Holy shit, [He believed him instantly. He whispers.] It must be invisible...!

[Never mind worrying about how monsters are supposed to act now. They gotta protect Harriet. The monsters are invisible.]

[...holy shit. He doesn't believe he's ever met anyone this gullible.]

Really?

[He says it in the most deadpan, disbelieving tone possible.]

Well, don't worry! I'm sure it's just fashion-obsessed, or it would have bitten her arm off or something.

...should I get a stick in case we need to beat it off?

[He looks at him with determination.]

Do it mate... we can't let it steal more clothes, people get right upset if you show up to places naked. And Harriet really likes her funny cape.

[...he's going to die of laughter. It's all he can do to bottle it up, faking a shocked expression as best he can - not very - to make it look like the reason he's covering his mouth is because he's horrified and not because he's stifling his laughs.

Then, stiffly, he whirls on his heel and strides over to the nearest tree, searching for fallen branches. It's not hard to find a sturdy one, with all the damage around here, and he swings it in the air casually to test the weight before rejoining him. He gives him a faux-serious nod.]

Got it. You should go in front, and I can protect you two.

[This is the funniest night he's spent in weeks.]

Roger. ... Don't push yourself though, eh? Your face is sorta blue.

[Little does he know it is because he is holding in raucous laughter. Anyway, he presses on towards the destination once Bakura is in position.]

[He's finding it hard to breathe. Oh god, his chest hurts...]

I-I'll do my best! I'm not much of an action guy, and this is all so scary, so it's just getting to me, I'm sure.

[He follows him closely, eyeing him in a thoughtful manner. Heheh... he could have some fun with this.]

[His shoulders slump a bit, causing him to have to readjust Harriet on them. He's not the only one that's "scared."]

Yeah, it's seriously harsh... monsters and natural disasters everywhere... someone even died... it's like a big conspiracy, ya know? The corporations are probably covering up the truth...

...hoh? The corporations? What the hell are you talking about?

[Why would a corporation be trying to cover up a tornado and an international monster attack? ...just how crazy is this kid? Stupid question, he's probably on all of the drugs at once.]

Think about it, mate... when there's a storm about to hit you usually hear about it on the news, right? Tornado forecasts are a thing, man, and we don't get em' much so something that weird should have at least been picked up on... but this just comes out of nowhere. Why? It's media silencing, brother... This and the monsters coulda all been planned. The Man always wants more power, ya know?

[Harriet is groaning in her sleep.]

[...actually, he has a point about the forecast. Tornados don't just form out of nowhere, right? But the rest of it... "The man" was trying to gain power by setting monsters and tornadoes on people? He's having so much difficulty ot laughing right now that he's turning purple...]

I-I-I see... Excuse my rudeness, I was a little... startled. But how would anyone gain power from a tornado hitting a place like this?

[He's impressed he got any of that out at all with how much he's shaking and struggling not to laugh.]

It's all good, I get that a lot... anyway, it could be a lot of things... maybe it's all just a big distraction...

[If he asks from what, let's just say that it's a very long ramble about potential cover-ups throughout history that make very little sense but are probably true anyway because Doma.]

[He does ask... and immediately regrets it. In fact, he regrets it so much that halfway through-]

AAH-!

[...that was the fakest shriek as he bats the man on the head with the stick.]

Ah, I'm sorry! I thought it was the monster but it must have just been the wind moving your hair!

[And he can't even rub his head in pain cause he's holding onto Harriet...]

Guh.... t-that's fine, man, you tried and that's what counts. Uhh, where was I?

[They are almost back where they came from. Maybe it would be a good time to change the subject, or try to wake Harriet up.]

Nearly at the dormitory.

[Wilfully misunderstanding, he scoots over to his side.]

Maybe we should wake Vaughn-san up now. She's had a nice nap, and we're going to need her monsters.

Huh? Whoa, I guess we are. Okey dokey then...

[He is just going to start poking her in the cheek. After a while of this, she opens her eyes grouchily.]

Mph... what...

Vaughn-san, do you feel better after your nap? You must have been really tired.

[Please help him. He's not sure he can avoid laughing for much longer around this guy.]

Oh, don't panic. A monster stole your hat, but we managed to keep it from taking anything else.

Edited 2016-08-07 04:03 (UTC)

[Nap? She wouldn't have just taken one randomly! ... Though, around Peter, that sometimes happens ... it's been so long that she almost forgot about his legendary contact high. It's still affecting her a little, so she's not asking to be put down yet. But before she can answer that, he's already moved on... her face settles into a flat look. How'd they draw that conclusion from her detransforming?? Has Ryou been screwing with Peter? ...That's not even Ryou is it.]

If you mean my armor, you realize that's all gone, not just the hat.

Uhhhh.... Damn, they're GOOD.

It wasn't stolen!

[She looks over at Bakura. She's so tired still.]

My head's fuzzy. What's been going on?

Nothing. When you collapsed, Peter and I started to head back to the dormitory. The road was still clear, so we just carried you.

[Well, Peter did, but it'll be up to him to correct that if he wants. Bakura doesn't care. He smirks a little, then forces a serious expression.]

At least you were wearing clothes underneath!

[A sigh. At least she didn't miss anything... after a moment, she moves to drop off of the stoner's back. She lands with only a slight teeter.]

Of course I was... [It only covers the top, after all - Airknight's a centaur, so there's no equivalent below. If she transformed into armor right after getting up, it'd show her panties. Fighting like that is not a kink that she's entertained.]

Well, even if the coast is clear, we're not out of the woods. I'll just ... change back.

[Peter is now staring with confusion and intense interest.]

- It's magic, you git.

Oh... haha, right...

[She's just grumbling through her transformation phase now]

[...it's no good. He can't. He just can't.]

HEHEHEHEHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAA!

[He whirls away from them so that Peter doesn't see the look on his face as he cackles madly. This tornado was worth it just for this magical trip out!]

[And now he's just looking between the two of them going]

Whoa, shiny... whoa, are you okay... whoa... ohhhhh!

[Back in the armor, Harriet crosses her arms as she waits for Bakura to finish losing it. As if there was ever any doubt that that wasn't Ryou... at least Peter's the one he dropped his cover in front of. He rolls with things, he doesn't try to make sense of them. She, however, is getting a headache.]

Will you pull it together!

Whoops! I'm sorry, hehe. I d-don't know what came over me! It must be all of the stress.

[He smiles innocently, still occasionally shaking with barely-restrained laughter.]

Come on, let's... go. We've got people to help!

[Or at least, to laugh at, in his case. Ah, sweet chaos. If Harriet weren't so upset about it as to harsh his mood, he'd be in pure sweet bliss tonight.]

[He's not stressed at all... and his act is slightly irritating too, since she can obviously see through it. (Maybe it also brings back annoying memories of the time she didn't see through it...)

Ah well, she supposes she should just be grateful that he's giving Ryou the chance to save face with the people around her. It hardly matters. They shouldn't be around her any more, after all... but good for him.]

Peter does. I promised- er, you, that I'd get some actual rest after this, you see.

The rest is just dealing with the fallout, right? I'll make it right for getting lost...

Then I'll stand guard while you do. Hopefully the others have decided what to do about the situation.

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