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justwantsafetyGray. It was gray before him, to the sides, everywhere was nothing but gray. And green showed down from above, catching on the gray walls and sticking there, cool and blinding.
And then there was red, flung through the air, and red roaring through enormous white teeth, ripping something (someone) gray apart, spilling more red, and yellow behind it, and white, all of them grabbing the other gray ones, the smaller ones, the human shapes which were darkening as glowing purple lines crawled across them, and spilling more red, making it all disappear.
He nearly stumbled (Had he been running? Yes, yes he had-- He had to have been running--) but caught himself on the wall before he fell, and kept going through the gray halls, turning a corner and landing hard against another gray thing, a recessed section, a door that
have to get away from them, oh dear god don't let them catch me please don't let them eat me too
didn't want to open right away. He tried prying it open, only for his hand to catch on a device of some sort, something hard and smooth, a panel with a thin hole (slot) in it. And it seemed something was in his other hand, his left hand (the hand that was now covered in golden, glowing lines) a hard and smooth and small and flat thing which was supposed to go into the panel. He risked a glance behind him, the red splattering down the hall, the tangle of colors as they drew ever so swiftly nearer, casting dark shadows through the hall, blocking the green lighting above, concealing what they were doing with those they grabbed, now charcoal with glowing lines of different colors, making them disappear into their massive mouths, human screams mingling with bloodthirsty, inhuman sounds that made his blood run cold. Sharp white teeth were one of the few details to be seen among the carnage behind him, and he turned back to the panel just as he somehow managed to fit the card inside, quickly prying the door open, that it might let him in sooner than it would on its own, and as he tried to shove through the widening passageway, he risked another glance behind him.
They were already upon him, and black obscured his view (there was a black one, wasn't there? there had to be) its gaping maw filled with a starburst of white, rows of gleaming teeth filling his vision as it crashed against him, knocking him backwards into the room, and as he drew a breath to scream, he fell--
The Dreamberry hit against the side of the nightstand and clattered to the floor, resting just before a lump in a pile of green blankets did likewise. It was quickly followed by Noireau, the growing-ever-bigger malamute puppy, who apparently just could not wait to play with Harley that morning, and had shoved him out of bed in her efforts to wake him up. Never mind that the lump in the blankets which was, presumably, the Vanguards leader, seemed to be fairly hopelessly tangled now while she stepped on him and nudged at him, and he made muffled sounds of protest back. She was going to play, and that was that.
And then she stepped on the Dreamberry, cutting the feed.
((let's just presume that when the calls happen, it'll be a while later, when the dog's not trying to wrestle with him from outside the blanket, and stepping on his Dreamberry.Also, he is an itty lil shetland pony now. Because that door lock he dreamed he put a keycard into? That was actually his Dreamberry and the "turn into an animal" card. XD))
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Date: 2010-01-17 01:04 pm (UTC)There. Happy?
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Date: 2010-01-17 01:22 pm (UTC)*...and he manages. She's heavy on him, but a second and third cautious step confirm that he isn't going to collapse under her weight. At least, not right away. He could probably make it across the hall to her room, at least, though.*
...am I doing it right?
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Date: 2010-01-17 02:56 pm (UTC)[action]
Date: 2010-01-17 03:04 pm (UTC)*another step*
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Date: 2010-01-17 03:13 pm (UTC)You really don't have to push yourself, you know. just say if you're having a hard time already! [And with that she gets off.]
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Date: 2010-01-17 03:23 pm (UTC)*sighs, looking up at her* I'm not really used to being anything but human.
At least this isn't so bad. I mean... it's not like I got turned into a monster, at least.
*a brief glance back at the bedroom window... and he buries his face against her leg*
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Date: 2010-01-17 03:40 pm (UTC)I don't really blame you. I'm sure I'd totally freak out if something like this happened to me. [A pause.] And you're not a monster... I'm sure you're not.
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Date: 2010-01-17 04:25 pm (UTC)*peeks back up at her again after a moment, still leaning into it* ...thanks, Rise.
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Date: 2010-01-17 04:32 pm (UTC)[She stays that way for a while longer, then turns to look at him.]
We'll need to figure out how to get you back, though.
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Date: 2010-01-18 02:22 am (UTC)...maybe if I just try again....
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Date: 2010-01-18 02:35 am (UTC)[action]
Date: 2010-01-18 03:00 am (UTC)*still quiet, keeping his eyes closed... and finally frowns, making a displeased sound* ....I don't get it. I can't figure out how I... I mean, it wasn't this hard when....
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Date: 2010-01-18 03:05 am (UTC)[action]
Date: 2010-01-18 03:25 am (UTC)*just leans against her a little again, ears flat back against his head, silent while he tries to figure out how to answer her. It's that thing he doesn't want to think about, that's all.*
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Date: 2010-01-18 07:50 am (UTC)[She keeps and arm around his neck, hoping it would reassure him, even a little.]
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Date: 2010-01-18 10:51 am (UTC)It was different... I could just... change back.
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Date: 2010-01-18 04:33 pm (UTC)[action]
Date: 2010-01-18 04:47 pm (UTC)*getting tense again just thinking about it. Suddenly his ears perk up, and he looks past her at the doorway... but Noireau hasn't followed suit, and he relaxes a little again after listening some more*
....Rise?
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Date: 2010-01-18 04:53 pm (UTC)Yeah?
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Date: 2010-01-18 04:57 pm (UTC)[action]
Date: 2010-01-18 05:00 pm (UTC)I don't think so...
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Date: 2010-01-18 05:23 pm (UTC)...
*another glance at the doorway, but the only sounds from downstairs or outside are the ones in his head.*
...Rise? If someone, or something, tries to come in... or something else happens... take Noireau and hide in the cellar, okay? *better safe than sorry.*
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Date: 2010-01-19 03:44 pm (UTC)[Nevertheless, she nods reassuringly at him.] Sure. We'll do that if something happens.
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