21 Sep 2019, 15:15
A gift too many
Assuming that this can be put as finished. Anyone who wanted to try and pick up on this story can go here. After a few days if no replies I'll close it.Elsian had come here because he'd wanted to be alone. After all, why else would one come to such a horrid place but to be left alone? Obviously it hadn't been his first choice but everywhere else had been so full of people and he just couldn't have that. Not with this.
It had started out as just one tiny gift for Bea. With Halloween pressing closer he'd felt like he had to make to house elf a gift since he wouldn't be home to celebrate with her. One tiny animal quickly turned into two, then three, because while this was more so for Bea than anything it had eventually turned into a type of stress relief. Really he'd thought he'd be able to avoid his mothers outbursts all the way at Hogwarts but apparently not. If he had been able to avoid her wrath he was positive he wouldn't be stuck with a small bundle of fabrics and the effort of his mindless work staring at him with beady buttons eyes that seemed to judge him and honestly how dare they? After all he'd been the one to make them!
But oh no! He could feel the judgement.
Granted, he was pleased with the work. Not for the toys appearance but because of what he made them out of. Clothing, pretty, expensive and forced on him by his mother. Torn to shreds by his hand and made into something he was absolutely positive Bea would adore, which almost made him feel proud of his work.
Almost being the key word.
Why? The reason was simple. He'd made to many in his mindless haze. He hadn't actually stopped until he'd used up all the fabric, Merlin knows how long he'd been there...And now, he had six, finished stuffed bats, true to the Halloween spirit that had made him make them in the first place and he would say that he did a rather good job but how well he did wasn't the issue was it? No, it was the fact that even Bea didn't need six of the practically same doll! Sending them all would just be overkill and just be clutter for Bea back home.
"Bloody hell..." he muttered, picking one up to poke at. It was the only white one, with beady black buttons for eyes and somehow that made it's stare feel that much more piercing than it's brethren. "I guess I could throw the rest away but...ugh what a waste of material."
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Frowning he dropped it into the pile, wrapping them into a bundle using the unusable left over fabric.
"Guess I'll just stuff you all into the bottom of my truck, at least until I can figure out what to do with the left overs..." he mumbled, gingerly picking up the bundle as he stood up.
It worked, for about 15 seconds. Then the bats mass seemed to win against the thin fabric, 3 out of 6 tumbling to the ground before he could catch them once the fabric slipped open. The white bat staring back with what could only be described as a smug gleam in its dumb gaze.
"I should set you on fire," he threatened half heartedly, "I made you dammit, stop being a pain!"
Feeling Batty
@Maya Hunter
@Logan Baird
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Stamina: 10┈┈ Evasion:17 ┈┈Strength: 1 ┈┈Wisdom: 9 ┈┈Arcane Power: 8┈┈ Accuracy: 10
I'd much rather be sleeping...
22 Sep 2019, 00:31
A gift too many
Reducio
@Elsian Cox
Logan walked into the abandoned toilets, not the best place to be in the castle, but one of the quietest. Even compared to the library the place was peaceful. Logan froze in her steps whenever she had fully walked into the abandoned toilets, noticing a student standing over what seemed to be a pile of stuffed animal bats.
"Are you okay," she asked, slightly confused about the few stuffed animal bats that lay on the ground at his feet. She wasn't quite sure how to react, and she had only come in to study and finish homework not talk to another student. Normally being shy, the brunette would have started playing with the sleeves of her robe, but something about this student confused her.
Logan had heard the student talking to the stuffed animals and was confused, but taught not to judge someone before actually getting to know them. Surprisingly this was not even close to being one of the strangest things that she had seen, or heard, at this school since she had arrived. The brunette really had no idea how to react and stood there, looking slightly amused at the scene in front of her. There was no way to tell how the student would react and Logan wasn't quite sure if it would be a good reaction or a bad reaction.
PC: Logan Baird
iNPC: Zoya Chernova
2nd Gen: Avalon Briard
Staff: Nancy McLoughlin
22 Sep 2019, 01:01
A gift too many
He couldn't help the startled yelp that left his mouth when he heard someone speak. If anyone asked Elsian would deny he'd yelped till the day he died because he did not yelp. Jump slightly? Yes, he did. He'd admit that but as far as yelping went, no. Maybe a gasp, nothing more. Though it didn't change that fact that this girl, for it was a girl who'd walked in on closer inspection, had definitely heard him talking to the white bat doll.
How mortifying. How long had she been and how much had she heard him talking to himself? A large part of him didn't want to know less he die of embarrassment yet curiosity won out.
"I think I'll be fine after I know how much you heard...and how long you've been there..." he muttered. He could feel his cheeks burning and for once didn't hate his messy hair since he could somewhat hide the shame creeping up as he stared pointedly at the plush with a barely concealed glare. This one wouldn't be going to Bea. He was sure it was cursed or evil...probably both.
Crouching he picked up the doll again, stuffing it into the fabric with the others before moving to pick up the rest only to fumble and let them all fall out again. Well...all except the white one...
He really was gonna burn it. Mark his words.
"Ugh, this place must be cursed," he muttered to himself before looking up at the girl, face slightly pink but not as flushed as before he spoke again, "I am not usually this clumsy I swear," he defended, feeling like he had to say something in the face of the amused look she wore."
Stamina: 10┈┈ Evasion:17 ┈┈Strength: 1 ┈┈Wisdom: 9 ┈┈Arcane Power: 8┈┈ Accuracy: 10
I'd much rather be sleeping...
22 Sep 2019, 02:11
A gift too many
Logan giggled slightly, "Not long, promise, I only heard you cursing out the little white bat." She continued to giggled and walked forward as the bats fell onto the ground again.
"Don't worry about your reputation, no one will find out about you yelping." She informed him with a smile as she picked up one of the little black bats. She looked down at the little stuffed animal in her hand and smiled at it. It reminded her of something her mother would get her when she was a child.
"Here ya go," she smiled as she handed the bat she was holding back to the boy. She could see that he didnt want to be embarrased by the fact he had the little animals in the first place. Logan shifted her braid to behind her shoulder so the small hairs were out of her face.
Logan noticed that the little bats looked homemade and she found them absolutely adorable. She wondered why there were so many of them but she could catch a glance of a single white bat in the mass of black ones. The brunetre tilted her head to the side in slight question as to why there were so many little bat stuffed animals.
"Don't worry about your reputation, no one will find out about you yelping." She informed him with a smile as she picked up one of the little black bats. She looked down at the little stuffed animal in her hand and smiled at it. It reminded her of something her mother would get her when she was a child.
"Here ya go," she smiled as she handed the bat she was holding back to the boy. She could see that he didnt want to be embarrased by the fact he had the little animals in the first place. Logan shifted her braid to behind her shoulder so the small hairs were out of her face.
Logan noticed that the little bats looked homemade and she found them absolutely adorable. She wondered why there were so many of them but she could catch a glance of a single white bat in the mass of black ones. The brunetre tilted her head to the side in slight question as to why there were so many little bat stuffed animals.
PC: Logan Baird
iNPC: Zoya Chernova
2nd Gen: Avalon Briard
Staff: Nancy McLoughlin
22 Sep 2019, 03:31
A gift too many
He sighed in relief though gave the girl a fake glower when she mentioned him yelping, "I did not yelp thank you very much. There's an echo in here is all." he sniffed, tucking one of the black toys into the crook of his arm.
The bag obviously was just a mess waiting to happen, he figured using the extra fabric of his robe would fare better. Yes it would be a bit odd but better than the things falling constantly like they were now. Noticing her offer of the doll he nodded to her taking it with a small smile.
"Thanks," he hummed, taking the offered animal, "oh..."he berated himself slightly, forgetting his manners again for the second time. Balancing three of the dolls in the crook of his arm he was sure it looked silly but held his hand out in greeting, giving a small smile towards the girl, "I'm Elsian, pleasure to meet you."
Noticing the curious look towards the toys he shrugged, free hand brushing messy bangs away from his eyes. "I got lost in thought and made too many," he admitted, not seeing a reason to lie at this point, "I was just making one as a gift but..." he picked up the last one, holding all six in the crook of his arms and against his chest, "well, you can see how that worked out for me." he laughed.
Stamina: 10┈┈ Evasion:17 ┈┈Strength: 1 ┈┈Wisdom: 9 ┈┈Arcane Power: 8┈┈ Accuracy: 10
I'd much rather be sleeping...
22 Sep 2019, 03:50
A gift too many
Logan continued to giggled when he denied having yelped. "Yes, lets go with that," she muttered as she smiled at the male in front of her. Realizing she hadn't even intoduced herself yet, Logan held out her left hand.
"I am Logan Baird, it is nice to meet you Elsian." The Hufflepuff went through all of her manner lessons in her head, trying to make sure she hadnt gone through and missed anything or had been rude to the male standing in front of her.
Being the curious girl she was, Logan asked about the stuffed animals. "May I ask who the stuffed animals are for? They must be very close to you for you to be hand making them." From personal experience, Logan never hand made anything for anyone unless they were really close to her and even then it was a rare occasion.
The small brunette shifted some of her wisps of hair behind her ear as she srudied the boy in front of her. She recognized him from somewhere, but not wanting to be rude didn't mention it. She decided she could probably figure it out later when she had free time to think wotbout accidently ignoring someone.
"I am Logan Baird, it is nice to meet you Elsian." The Hufflepuff went through all of her manner lessons in her head, trying to make sure she hadnt gone through and missed anything or had been rude to the male standing in front of her.
Being the curious girl she was, Logan asked about the stuffed animals. "May I ask who the stuffed animals are for? They must be very close to you for you to be hand making them." From personal experience, Logan never hand made anything for anyone unless they were really close to her and even then it was a rare occasion.
The small brunette shifted some of her wisps of hair behind her ear as she srudied the boy in front of her. She recognized him from somewhere, but not wanting to be rude didn't mention it. She decided she could probably figure it out later when she had free time to think wotbout accidently ignoring someone.
PC: Logan Baird
iNPC: Zoya Chernova
2nd Gen: Avalon Briard
Staff: Nancy McLoughlin
22 Sep 2019, 05:28
A gift too many
That was a bit of a tricky question to answer, because while the people he'd met so far had been kind he knew he'd get in so much trouble if his parents found out he'd become something like a sibling to a house-elf of all things. No, he couldn't have that. He knew from experience that rumors had a way within the walls of Hogwarts and he shivered to think what would happen if they found out while he wasn't there to protect her.
They weren't cruel masters per say but...they weren't the kindest either. Opting for a simple answer of, "her names Bea. She's a family friend, bit younger than me."
Which, was actually the truth since Bea was close to the family in a manner of speaking...
"My family doesn't...do holidays like some and since this is the first Halloween she'd be alone..." he trailed off, holding up one plush with a small shrug, "I was gonna send her her gift for the holiday but, I don't really know what I'm going to do with the extras. I- I can't really send her all of these."
Maybe two but not six.
He eyed her, thinking back to the small look she'd had on her face when seeing the dolls and took a chance. Bea certainly liked them enough and so far a lot of the girls here seemed to like cute things.
"Would you like one?" he asked, "I can't say they're the best but they're made from soft fabric at least."
Stamina: 10┈┈ Evasion:17 ┈┈Strength: 1 ┈┈Wisdom: 9 ┈┈Arcane Power: 8┈┈ Accuracy: 10
I'd much rather be sleeping...
22 Sep 2019, 06:50
A gift too many
Rose sighed.
She had been wandering mindlessly in the never-ending hallways for at least half an hour now. She just wanted some peace and quiet to read her book, but in every room, it seemed to be always packed with chattering students, sharing their tales of the day. Rose would never admit it, but sometimes she just wanted a friend or someone who would be willing to talk to her.
Rose finally ended up in front of a washroom entrance. She took a piece of paper from her pocket and slowly unfolded it. That's weird. It isn't on the map. Rose shrugged and pushed it back down her pocket. She decided that it would be cool to have a secret place just to herself.
She looked right and left, an unnecessary action, and briskly walked in. The bathroom had no smell in particular, it was just a bit mouldy and there was mildew in places. Overall, it was a good find.
Upon entering, she heard two voices inside.
"Would you like one?" a boy's voice called out. "I can't say they're the best but they're made from soft fabric at least."
Rose's cheeks heated up. Not because of the comment, but because she felt embarrassed to have almost interrupted such an important...confession.
She quickly turned around and tried to leave, but the floor disagreed and creaked. Loudly. She knew she didn't have to look to know that the people noticed her.
"Hi," Rose managed to squeak out.
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22 Sep 2019, 10:22
A gift too many
Maya was bored one day and decided to wander around the castle all the rooms seemed to be full of other students she didn’t mind being in a room with a small amount of students but most of the rooms were full and everyone was packed in like a tin of sardines - wait no sardines are disgusting just a tin of food - but they didn’t seem to mind
She was wandering around the second floor it was much quieter than the other floors in the castle she heard some voices in the distance and decided to figure out what was being said when she noticed a young Ravenclaw girl she turned left and then right fairly quickly so she probably didn’t notice Maya and stepped into another room
The way the girl entered maya wondered if it was a secret room maybe a club of sorts or maybe she was meeting somebody there whatever it was Maya’s curiosity was getting the better of her and she couldn’t help herself it’s like her feet were doing the walking for her they were deciding where to go not Maya
She was outside the room the young girl just went in and it didn’t say what it was the door looked a little battered and old like it wasn’t really looked after if the whole room was like that why would anyone want to go inside
Maya shrugged her shoulders and stepped inside but just as she did she bumped into the Ravenclaw she has just seen the girl was still standing in the doorway “Oops sorry” she said to the Ravenclaw
“Oh hi” Maya noticed two other people in the room, a boy from Gryffindor and a girl from Hufflepuff like Maya
She was wandering around the second floor it was much quieter than the other floors in the castle she heard some voices in the distance and decided to figure out what was being said when she noticed a young Ravenclaw girl she turned left and then right fairly quickly so she probably didn’t notice Maya and stepped into another room
The way the girl entered maya wondered if it was a secret room maybe a club of sorts or maybe she was meeting somebody there whatever it was Maya’s curiosity was getting the better of her and she couldn’t help herself it’s like her feet were doing the walking for her they were deciding where to go not Maya
She was outside the room the young girl just went in and it didn’t say what it was the door looked a little battered and old like it wasn’t really looked after if the whole room was like that why would anyone want to go inside
Maya shrugged her shoulders and stepped inside but just as she did she bumped into the Ravenclaw she has just seen the girl was still standing in the doorway “Oops sorry” she said to the Ravenclaw
“Oh hi” Maya noticed two other people in the room, a boy from Gryffindor and a girl from Hufflepuff like Maya
22 Sep 2019, 16:21
A gift too many
Before Logan could even answer Elsian's question, she heard a squeak noise and someone speak. She squealed, startled by the voice behind her, and spun around quickly almost losing her footing. The Hufflepuff had not been expecting anyone else to come into the abandoned toilets and was rather surprised when a Ravenclaw and another Hufflepuff walked in.
Remembering the Elsian was still there, she spun around and took some of the stuffed animals from him, hoping to save him from any major embarrassment. She had realized when speaking to him earlier that he didn't seem to want to ruin his reputation at the school, so she was at least going to try and help a little at this point.
"Hello," Logan responded to the two students who had entered the room. She wasn't sure how to react, so she cuddled with the stuffed animals, hoping to make it seem like they were hers anyhow and not the Gryffindor beside her. Elsian had been correct when saying that they were made of a soft fabric, and they were calming to hug and cuddle with she realized.
She held three of the little bats in her arms as she awkwardly looked at the two other students that she had no idea who they were. Logan didn't even recognize the Hufflepuff and they were in the same house. She hadn't been the best at learning any of their names so far and at this point wasn't going to bother forcing herself to try and remember.
Remembering the Elsian was still there, she spun around and took some of the stuffed animals from him, hoping to save him from any major embarrassment. She had realized when speaking to him earlier that he didn't seem to want to ruin his reputation at the school, so she was at least going to try and help a little at this point.
"Hello," Logan responded to the two students who had entered the room. She wasn't sure how to react, so she cuddled with the stuffed animals, hoping to make it seem like they were hers anyhow and not the Gryffindor beside her. Elsian had been correct when saying that they were made of a soft fabric, and they were calming to hug and cuddle with she realized.
She held three of the little bats in her arms as she awkwardly looked at the two other students that she had no idea who they were. Logan didn't even recognize the Hufflepuff and they were in the same house. She hadn't been the best at learning any of their names so far and at this point wasn't going to bother forcing herself to try and remember.
PC: Logan Baird
iNPC: Zoya Chernova
2nd Gen: Avalon Briard
Staff: Nancy McLoughlin