stressingwitchface

stressingwitchface

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From:

abrightboy

Not your cabin, then?

From:

stressingwitchface

What? No. I’m at work, Warden.

[softer, presumably to the palisman]

Yes, well, calm down, you…creature, he’ll be here soon. No, im not going to “give you away!”

From:

abrightboy

Can you, um… bring the palisman to your cabin? It’s important.

From:

stressingwitchface

What? No. Why? Come here!

From:

abrightboy

It’s really important.

From:

stressingwitchface

Ugh. Fine! But I hate walking the halls with such an obvious creature.

I presume I will be meeting you there.

From:

abrightboy

I’m outside the door.

From:

stressingwitchface

Coming.

[Kikimora signs off. When Malcolm next sees her, she’s carefully walking down the hallway, holding in her arms a…wholly unfortunate-looking little creature.

Most palisman look like a combination of some human animals. This one has the head, scales, and powerful jaw of a crocodile, and the body and tail of a lizard. She rolls her eye to stare at Malcolm…and then shimmers, supposedly “disappearing” before his eyes]

From:

abrightboy

Oh my god she’s beautiful! [He’s distracted, for a moment, from the Very Important Thing.]

From:

stressingwitchface

She’s a crocochameleon. A creature who hides until she gets near enough to snap her prey apart!

[Kiki pets the invisible palisman, encouraging her to make herself visible again]

I’ve decided to call her Scalpel. Tiny but sharp and cutting out the rot.

From:

abrightboy

I love that!

From:

stressingwitchface

Thank you.

[she pets her, feeling marginally better that her palisman can hide herself]

What precisely necessitated me coming to you, Warden? You know where the vet clinic is and I was busy! As you might have guessed by this recent development.

From:

abrightboy

I just need you to take a look inside your cabin. Tell me if everything is the way you left it.

From:

stressingwitchface

[immediately Kikimora feels a sense of foreboding and worry for Princess, who she left in the cabin. Scared now for her two pets she has to now mind, she hurriedly sets Scalpel in Malcolm's hands so she can unlock her door.

Scalpel, in turn, blinks up at Malcolm and then shifts her coloring to match his suit and hands]

From:

abrightboy

You’re amazing! [Yes, he’s talking to Scalpel. Maybe he’s getting distracted again.]

From:

stressingwitchface

[Princess of course is fine, barrelling into Kikimora's arms when she calls for her. She waits nervously at the door, suspicious.

Scalpel preens at the praise, but hides herself through camouflage when she sees Princess sniffing about, shutting her eye to turn all but invisible. It won't stop her from getting sniffed out but she might have a few seconds of advantage either way]

From:

abrightboy

…They’re not going to fight, are they?

From:

stressingwitchface

I don't know! Titan, Bright, you're so....nng! Keep Scalpel away from her. Princess, come.

[Princess snorts at Malcolm but retreats, coming to sit at Kiki's side]

From:

abrightboy

[Malcolm steps inside, glancing around from under his brow. He sees the door, but he keeps his attention on Scalpel.]

So. Anything out of place? Orrrr... different from how you left it?

From:

stressingwitchface

[Kikimora hiccups, having caught sight of the door at last. She takes a hesitant breath and resolves to not cry!!]

Nothing is changed.

From:

abrightboy

[He manages to let just the corners of his lips tick up a tiny bit.]

No? Did you check in there? [He points to the door.] Nothing is missing from that… closet?

From:

stressingwitchface

Obviously I know what my own room looks like, Warden Bright!

[Her voice cracks a little. Scalpel makes a rawwwr?? noise of concern in Malcolm's hands, nibbling one of his fingers]