[center][h1][b]Collab between Pezz, HokumPocus and 13Org[/b] [color=a2d39c]Sil[/color] [color=#ffff66]Lynx[/color] [color=6ecff6]Karina[/color] [color=00aeef]Chres[/color][/h1][/center] [hr] Sometime after dinner, Sil found herself zipping throughout the corridors of the mansion. [color=a2d39c]“Oh dear! Oh dear! This is bad, bad, bad, bad, bad!”[/color] Sil was in a panic zipping in and out of rooms and corridors through the Manor. [color=a2d39c]“Where is he?! Where is he?!”[/color] She worried aloud, [color=a2d39c]“It's an emergency!”[/color] The emergency had happened over dinner. When Týfurkh and Tayla shared a glance. Karina and Tayla though, they didn’t lock eyes even once! As amazing as a fighter that Karina was, the woman unfortunately appeared to know nothing about the battleground of love. Fortunately for her, however, Sil was here to save the day! … then again, she would be just as soon as she found- [color=a2d39c]“Lyyyyyyyyyyyynx! Where are you?!?!”[/color] Sil zoomed under a nearby cupboard in the room she was currently searching, but alas, there was no Lynx to be found. [color=a2d39c]“Damn it Lynx! Now’s not the time to be playing hide-n-seek! It’s Karina, Lynx! We have to help her before it’s too-”[/color] -Sil turned a corner and flew smack into Lynx- [color=a2d39c]“-Ooof!”[/color] -Ah there he is. He took the blow and rolled with it, one misstep away from not recovering appropriately. The life of what he considered to be a vagabond led to having to avoid every sort of hit, but Sil was different. The air of general idiocy that surrounded her was a fog of war for the mentally stable. She at least fit the environment. The entire manor was full of chaotic oddities. [color=#ffff66]”You have astonished me. I sense any and all scolding on my end would not be very effective. It is good to have met another person however. I was actually seeking to hone my conversational skills to better suit contemporary contexts.”[/color] His short tail flickered. [color=#ffff66]“Ahem. Does the curtain match the drapes?”[/color] A nearby cleaning woman’s back stiffened at Lynx’s words. Her drapes were most certainly dyed. Sil, however, cocked her head as if to say- ‘what?’. She then turned around to examine the nearby drapes. Noooo… they didn’t match the- Ooooh! Sil’s eyes lit up as she suddenly recognized the code that Tayla had recently taught Lynx. What was she supposed to do again? Oh, right! Approaching Lynx, she gave the familiar a smile and friendly pat on the cheek. [color=a2d39c]“No, Lynx, they do not match, but thanks for asking.”[/color] The cleaning woman gave the two an odd look, before realizing that she was staring and promptly returned to her task. Lynx caught a glimpse of the woman staring and his shoulders rose. This was the forefront of socialization, the turning of a new page for him. He nonchalantly continued the flow of conversation between him and his non-standard companion. [color=#ffff66]“Excellent. What help does Karina need?”[/color] A pause. [color=#ffff66]“Did she ask for us specifically?”[/color] Karina seemed a better conversational partner to sharpen his skills with. Her serious demeanor was adjacent to his, but she proved to be a person capable of having her softer moments. She definitely wouldn’t mind drape-related colloquialisms or the help of two familiars instead of one. Sil blinked. [color=a2d39c]“Icy-rina, ask for help?”[/color] Sil sighed, waving away Lynx’s blindness. [color=a2d39c]“Lynx, you and I both know Icy-rina is too proud to ask for help.”[/color] Silly Lynx, sometimes he was truly ignorant. [color=a2d39c]“And that’s her problem, Lynx! She’s too proud to admit when she’s vulnerable and inexperienced. Especially, when it comes to the art of love.”[/color] Surprise… help. The momentum of his thoughts began to slow. [color=#ffff66]“The art of love,”[/color] he repeated. He knew Sil was the mischievous sort, but this was a completely unknown field to him. She really could have some insight that would benefit the sterner members of the group. [color=#ffff66]“I had always assumed familiars were unable to feel true love. All our physical limitations psychosomatically tint our feelings and ultimately limit them. Where were you taught this information?”[/color] [color=a2d39c]“Where? Silly Lynx.”[/color] Sil fluttered close to Lynx. [color=a2d39c]“When we first met… Love at first sight.”[/color] Sil said, batting her eyes. She zipped away and twirled in the air. [color=a2d39c]“When Chres and I first met? Love at first sight!”[/color] She flew over to a nearby decorative suit of armor. [color=a2d39c]“When Little Pecker and I first met-”[/color] Sil stopped short, suddenly disgusted with herself. [color=a2d39c]“No, Sil, No! Not Little Pecker!”[/color] What was she thinking?! Little Pecker was the enemy here! Sil shook her head. [color=a2d39c]“But that’s how love works, Lynx. You meet someone and whoosh- PUDDLE!”[/color] She slammed her fist into her open palm to emphasize the word ‘puddle’, [color=a2d39c]“-and just like that you fall in love.”[/color] Sil sighed, swooning at the thought of it all. He was not unaware of the romance genre and its prevalence in libraries, but those sorts of books were his least favorite. Strange descriptions of human beings continuing their species, crude comparisons between common objects and body parts- [color=#ffff66][i]Oh.[/i][/color] [color=#ffff66]“It would be best for us to stay away from any more of those curtain phrases for now however.”[/color] He held off the urge to scold. There was knowledge at stake. Sil, waved at Lynx dismissively, [color=a2d39c]“Oh silly, silly Lynx. We’ve already done the meet and greet. -but in any case, Lynx, but there’s a love triangle going on between Icy-rina, Tay-Tay-la and Little Pecks.”[/color] Sil mimicked the hand gesture Tayla had made when she mentioned the name ‘Little Pecks’. [color=a2d39c]“Karina, you see she’s a Dominationerix and demands submission from those she wants to have intimate-sions with. Karina, and Tayla have had eyes for each other from the start… but then… Little Pecker full of jealousy jumped in. And if we don’t stop him soon, he’ll ruin everything!”[/color] [color=#ffff66]”We are not assassinating him are we?”[/color] He tried to calm himself by imagining someone as cheery as her carrying out a murder. It actually made perfect sense, so it made his mood worsen. [color=#ffff66]We must limit ourselves to dissolving this tension. Not only from your reasoning and explanations of… domination,[/color] his teeth bared oddly during the pause, [color=#ffff66]but because unrequited romantic feelings could lead to graver problems if we are to all cooperate.[/color] It was starting to feel like reconnaissance. The comfort of background observation seeped in his fur. He wasn’t oblivious, he knew of her checkered past when it came to pranking. He would take her ideas and refine them, he decided. This party’s momentum would march forward. [color=a2d39c]“Assassinate?!?! What???? No!”[/color] Sil exclaimed aghast. [color=a2d39c]“Don’t you know anything about love, Lynx? Assassination is a last resort only! Opposing suitors don’t usually go around assassinating each other, silly. No, No. The proper way to dispose of your competition is through a fight to the death! Don’t you know? A duel is the grandest of romantic gestures!”[/color] Sil sighed as she stared off in the distance into la-la land. Where tiny winged Chres’s cooed softly in the night and an eight armed Octavapoo strummed his harp to a romantic tune. All the while, Little Pecks and Icy-rina traded blows and red puddles for Tayla’s hand in the moonlight. Sil blinked and shook her head. Now was not the time for fantasizing! [color=a2d39c]“Here’s what we need to do.”[/color] Sil said as she crept in close and whispered secretly into Lynx’s ear. [hr] It was getting late into the night. When the trap was set just outside the door to privy of Little Pecker’s room. The trap, a bucket of water, was full to the brim and was set to dump its contents on top of Little Pecker the moment he opened the door. The plan was simple. The moment the trap was sprung they would call in Tayla to witness the humiliation. It was an act of sabotage! If they could just convince Tayla that Little Pecks was beneath her, then a duel to the death would be unnecessary. Otherwise, they would have to pin the blame on Icy-rina. At the very least, they instigate the two into a proper duel. [color=a2d39c]“Any minute now.”[/color] Sil whispered aloud from under the bed. [color=a2d39c]“Aaaaaaaaaaaany minute now.”[/color] After such an... 'eventful' dinner, Karina was honestly exhausted. While she didn't want to be overly rude or disrespectful, she did notice that unlike Lord Ru'Tev, the servants didn't offer them the same... hospitality, with quite a few of them even thinking of them as nuisances. Regardless, she was ready to lay down and hopefully rest a bit. [color=ed1c24]"You saw that servant's face when we were getting out? She totally would kill us if she could!"[/color] Akai said with a smirk and a chuckle as she mentioned the expression of one of the servants as they passed by on their way to her room. [color=6ecff6]"I guess explaining that I had nothing to do with the antics of the rest of our group wouldn't work after all that, would it?"[/color] Karina asked, with a heavy sigh. [color=ed1c24]"Nope. Part of the group, part of the problem. She totally sees us, you included, as total nuisances!"[/color] Akai said, putting her hands on her hip, almost as if proud of that. The very second Karina opened the door though, she was greeted by a very unpleasant surprise as a bucket filled with water fell on top of her head, hanging over almost like a helmet as she stood there, completely soaked. Even Akai, who usually laughed at such things managed to hold her laughter, instead just giving a step back, almost as if getting away from a bomb that was about to explode. [color=6ecff6]"What... is this!?"[/color] Karina asked, throwing the bucket to the ground as she stood still, shocked and soaked to the bone. Strangely enough, instead of the icy-cold blizzard that would normally follow Karina losing her temper, the most that happened was a chill air at most, which fortunately for Karina herself, only made her feel colder instead of forming a layer of ice around her that would surely make her dangerously cold. Luckily for Sil, neither Karina nor Akai seemed to notice her hiding under the bed, which probably saved her from a very stern and harsh scolding from Karina. [color=ed1c24]"Before you say anything, I want to assure you I'm innocent this time. There is a saying about things like this, you know? 'Don't bite the hand that feeds you.'"[/color] Akai said, straightening up her expression as best as she could to avoid Karina noticing she was laughing. [color=6ecff6]"When I figure out whoever did this..."[/color] Karina said, grumbling as she went straight to the bathroom in order to dry herself and find a way to warm herself up. [hr] Sil’s mouth dropped horrified. Everything had gone horribly wrong! This was supposed to be Little Peck’s room… or had that been three rooms to the right?!?! Sil, shook her head. Plan A had failed, which meant it was time to find a way to pin the blame on Little Pecks. So be it, a battle to the death it was! She zipped out from under the bed ready to go straight to Karina… Probably not the best of ideas right now, all things considered. Fortunately for her, though, Chres plucked her from the air before she could cause any further trouble. [color=00aeef]”Do I want to know why you were hiding under the bed and why there is a giant puddle in the middle of our room?”[/color] [color=a2d39c]“Uuuuuuummmm… Yes?”[/color] Chres narrowed his eyes suspiciously. [color=a2d39c]“No then?”[/color] Sil corrected herself. Chres sighed. [color=00aeef]”Let’s pretend this never happened. You might live another day if you do.”[/color] He said to Sil.