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Post by Erik on Apr 6, 2007 19:09:57 GMT -5
*Erik nearly choked on his laugh.*
"No," *he said, nearly gleefully.*
XIV
"Um..." *began Shadi badly.* "Is it decorative?"
*Erik shook his head, not trusting his voice.*
XV
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Post by Peter Pan on Apr 6, 2007 23:02:29 GMT -5
Peter resisted the urge to glance over his shoulder to look for tinkerbell. Peter made a show of thinking it out. "do you find it in a kitchen?"
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Post by Jonathan Crane on Apr 7, 2007 10:26:27 GMT -5
((This reminds me of the Mad Magazine satire of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: "You mean the most evil man in the world plays stupid word games?!"))
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Post by Erik on Apr 9, 2007 16:33:42 GMT -5
*Erik schooled himself fiercely, to keep the frown from his voice.*
"Yes," *he said reluctantly.*
XVI
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Post by Peter Pan on Apr 9, 2007 22:15:23 GMT -5
Peter smiled slightly and leaned over and rested on his fist to think. "okay... is it used for cooking?"
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Post by River on Apr 10, 2007 9:30:33 GMT -5
((You'd think that River, being a psychic wonderchild and all, would be good at this game, but since her author is a ditz........))
*River felt that Peter had some kind of plan and stared at the direction that the small light had flown off to.*
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Post by Bijan on Apr 10, 2007 11:03:34 GMT -5
((that's okay, I've always been bad at this game too, so much that I've stopped counting questions. errr... this is Peter.))
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Post by Erik on Apr 10, 2007 17:46:46 GMT -5
((That is why Erik is marking the number on the wall.))
*Erik's good humor, such as it was, recovered.*
"No."
XVII
"Three left," *he said unnecessarily.*
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Post by Peter Pan on Apr 10, 2007 23:09:14 GMT -5
((what is left in a kitchen...))
Peter glanced around trying to get ideas. "is it used for storage?"
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Post by Erik on Apr 11, 2007 13:26:18 GMT -5
*Erik frowned.*
"Yes."
XVIII
Foolish children, *he told himself.* They will never best Erik!
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Post by Peter Pan on Apr 11, 2007 16:30:35 GMT -5
Peter nodded and pulled out his dagger and startted playing with it. Peter ran his hand over the blade thinking. "is it a cabinet?"
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Post by Erik on Apr 11, 2007 16:36:24 GMT -5
*Erik shook his head. He was going to win! He would win the game, and then... And then what? He wasn't sure. Was he supposed to kill them if he won? Or if they did? Oh well--if he wanted to he'd kill them anyway. Promises were for fools to keep.*
XIX
"One left," *he said.*
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Post by Shadi on Apr 11, 2007 16:38:35 GMT -5
*Shadi started up suddenly.*
"Oh my god," *she said.* "It's a breadbox, isn't it?"
*Erik seemed to visibly crumple.*
"I was right!" *Shadi crowed.* "I can't believe you--that is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. You're the Phantom? The big ghost? And all you've got is breadbox?"
*Erik regained his height.*
"You almost didn't win," *he said, almost succeeding in keeping the plaintive note from his voice.* "But it doesn't matter. I'm not one for adhering to deals."
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Post by Peter Pan on Apr 11, 2007 16:49:13 GMT -5
Peter smiled slightly as Shadi got it. as Erik stood back up Peter matched him with his fist firmly on his hips. "we won, are you going to keep your promise or are you not man enough to?"
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Post by Erik on Apr 11, 2007 17:24:21 GMT -5
*Erik laughed suddenly, surprising even himself. It was the idiot-boy's foolish pose, mimicking his own, that did it. The boy was nearly half his height, but braver than a cornered rat. The girls, too, showed no fear, even when they should. They were stupid, but it was the kind of stupidity he met far too little--the kind that was foolhardy rather than merely cowardly.
The daroga had it in spades. And the line seemed to have continued strong. He laughed again, the unfamiliar sound echoing oddly off surprised walls.*
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