13 Mar 2022, 22:17
Where Did (That) Rascal Go?
Soon to meet with @Keres Aelin, asking about his rat
Sunday, March 13, 2022.
Ah, rats.
Surprisingly smart and friendly, they made fantastic pets for people of any age. Playful little pals that love to cuddle, explore, and learn, rats are social creatures that thrive on human companionship. And yet, during the past few weeks it seemed that Simon's pet rat Rascal thrived on driving his human up the wall - specifically the stone walls of this castle known as Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!
It started the other day while in the Library. One moment the rat was napping away in his messenger bag and the next, no where to be seen. This time, Simon was in the corridors on his way back from supper in the Great Hall. The rat had peeked out from the small top opening of his messenger bag and took a diving leap out, as if something from a movie about hang gliding rats (without parachutes). Where he jumped, Simon wasn't sure, he just knew when he went to make sure that the flap was back the way it should be, that there was no rat inside the bag.
"Rascal? Rascal?!" he called for what seemed to be the hundredth time. A large amount of other students were occupying the corridors as well and he hoped that no one would step on the little gray rat. "Rascal!" he called again.
Croutching down here and there, checking under benches, pausing and excusing himself to interrupting crowds - he searched. Boy was this frustrating!
"Excuse me," he said to the nearest student to him. "Have you seen a small gray rat scurrying around anywhere?"
Last edited by Simon Kincaid on 14 Mar 2022, 16:25, edited 1 time in total.
Be kind to one another. (*iNPC is Miles Thatcher)
13 Mar 2022, 23:04
Where Did (That) Rascal Go?
Keres was walking down the hallway not paying attention, again. This was a common occurrence and sooner or later it was going to end up with them running into something. Meandering into a crowded area the Gryffindor's eyes sparkled as they were snapped out of their thoughts by a voice. Chuckling at the question. "I am sorry, but I have not. However I'd be willing to help you look for him. Oh I'm Keres by the way. At your service." They did a very cheesy bow like a knight would before laughing at themselves.
Wiping some blue hair out of their face, the young student started to look around the hallway for a small grey rat."What is your rat's name? Is there anywhere you think he would be hiding? Or would he just run around and try to get as far away as he can?" Taking a few steps down the corridor they looked around at people's feet's hoping the rat wouldn't get stepped on. He was a very small animal and there were so many students that he might accidentally get crushed. Getting down on their knees, Keres looked behind a suit of armor looking for the rat, but sadly could not find him. "He isn't over here."
Wiping some blue hair out of their face, the young student started to look around the hallway for a small grey rat."What is your rat's name? Is there anywhere you think he would be hiding? Or would he just run around and try to get as far away as he can?" Taking a few steps down the corridor they looked around at people's feet's hoping the rat wouldn't get stepped on. He was a very small animal and there were so many students that he might accidentally get crushed. Getting down on their knees, Keres looked behind a suit of armor looking for the rat, but sadly could not find him. "He isn't over here."
The villain will always be the villain if the hero tells the story
24 Apr 2022, 13:15
Where Did (That) Rascal Go?
Searching with @Keres Aelin
"So like...the dude is totally manic sometimes," and by dude, he was referencing the rat. "Most of the times he's super chill, you know? Wants to just lay around and sleep most of the day. He doesn't like to stay in the dorm though so I try to take him out with me often. That works well, usually. He'll just stay in my bag all curled up in his former owner's scarf. Sometimes he'll poke his head out to see what's going on and then go right back to sleeping. Other times, he'll sneak out and then dart all around like a madman. That's what I figure he's doing now."
He paused, waiting to hear a scream perhaps from a fellow classmate. Sure, it was pretty common for rats to be at Hogwarts since they were an approved school pet, but still someone didn't expect to have one stalk up on them in the corridors. No screams. That meant he wasn't visiting and trying to make new friends, he was perhaps still closeby since it was pretty deserted around where they stood and they weren't in one of the more frequented areas of the halls.
"I dunno, I'm not very good with animals. Sometimes I think I took on too much with him."
Be kind to one another. (*iNPC is Miles Thatcher)