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The Midnight Train to Nowhere

Sounds good. Spiced things up some for the Lesadi fans out there >;)

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

Avian: "Let's split up and scour the rooms. You can go alone or with a partner of your choice. Check for supplies and most importantly clues."

The guide reached into the cabinet with both hands and swiveled back around with an arm load of the glow jars. Lesley toothily grinned, rather proud of his find as he watched Avian pass out the newly found light sources to each and every person and guide. Meanwhile, people began partnering up; Haku and Leon, Leila with Riley, Ace tagged with Harper, and Avian went up with Jasper. Everyone disseminated in differing directions in order to inspect the grand mansion's every hidden corner. Lesley sneered and giggled evilly to himself, tapping his fingernails on the sides of his bright mason jar. He knew exactly which human was left over and there was no way he would be letting alone time with his baby slip away. Eyeing the framed man as he minded the others clearing the entrance hall, once the only pair left was them, a light exhale escaped the poor man's lips as he turned to his inescapable partner. Inadi appeared to give him a crooked smile and Lesley returned the obvious disappointment with a purse of his lush lips.

Inadi: “Alright then Les, it's me and you I guess. Let's head upstairs ourselves. Probably a safer bet than staying close to the door in case something decided to follow us in.”

"Oh dear! If you scare me like that then I have no choice but to stay extra close to you (o 3 -)//" he blurted while latching himself onto Inadi's arm in a fake act with hidden intentions. Both started off towards the right staircase where his arch nemesis and the dragoon had just reached the top platform.

Inadi: "Stay safe there Jasper."

Lesley's pouted and scrunched up his face in distaste.'Why does he care about that scaredy-cat anyway?' he cursed within his thoughts as he let his partner's arm go, crossing his own arms in dissatisfaction. The pink-haired male's steps were a tad heavier than normal as he stalked after Inadi with a smug expression. Every now and again, he would crack open one of the doors in the long hallway filled with a dozen or so rooms. Poking their heads in, they'd survey each one and decided whether it was worth really digging into or not. Many of them were pretty bland with a bed, side table, and a cabinet. These chambers were dubbed unworthy of further investigation therefore the boys would retract their heads back into the hallway and move on.

Nearing the back wall of the corridor, Inadi finally decided to enter a room that was sizably larger compared to the others in terms of a couple extra square feet. Lesley had been lagging slightly behind, but when Inadi's hand stuck back out into the passage to call him over, he hurried his steps to comply with Inadi's eagerness. Holding out their bug jar whilst tapping it lightly to encourage a stronger glow, the surroundings revealed were a wreckage of papers and books stacked upon one another in wild heaps.

Inadi: “I'd have to guess this was a study of some kind. A place maybe to read or go over something”

"So much for a study room. There is absolutely no organization in this place," he commented without a motive for a reply as he moved some of the files around only to have the paper towers begin toppling down. Accumulated dust would cloud up and smother his face causing the man to cough and sneeze rapidly for a couple of seconds. Inadi then came over to him with a handful of documents, leaning closer in attempts to read the things using Lesley's glow jar. 'Yes. Yes. That's it... >:)' Lesley grinned mischievously as he too swayed towards Inadi to decrease the space between them even more. He wasn't paying much attention to what was on the pages until Inadi snapped him out of it and brought a partially overlapping double 'M' to his view.

Inadi: “What does that mean do you think? Have you seen a symbol like that since we got here to Nowhere?”

Scratching his chin thoughtfully, he tossed the inquiry around for a bit. 'Hmm.. a pair of M's? Oh! Could it mean what I think? 'M' as in 'man' and they're almost crossing over each other so... manXman?' Lesley snorted as he began snickering in delight, shaking his head in self amusement. Sudden mumbling from the other side of the wall caught both of their awareness as Inadi approached a smaller door at the side of the room, it was practically unnoticeable if you didn't pay close attention.

Inadi: "Why don't we get a look at that book there. Bound to be something interesting"

Lesley obeyed the boy's hinting and approached the book which was sandwich in the mid section of a hefty stack. He didn't bother moving the others topping it, instead, Lesley placed a firm hold on the jutting corner of the hardcover and yanked it straight out from it's forner place. A flock of papers flew up and danced their way back down in a side-to-side float. Opening up the thick cover upon dusting it off, Lesley flipped without much interest as he turned towards his partner who was currently letting Avian know about their discovery. "This is the one right?" he said before plopping the thing into Inadi's hands. "Conjoined 'M's. I think it means a man with a man," his voice was foxy when he paused as he slid a hand down the boy's back before sitting down on top of the desk with his legs crossed. "If you know what I mean." Narrowing his eyes at Inadi, a flash of light from a nearby bolt lit up Lesley's enticing image.

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

Lol. Just dropping in a little tease starter there, but once everyone gets their rooms... well we'll see.

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Upon placing her before the glaring tree, the girl stumbled back into him, but the collision only served to propel her forward again as he was sent wobbling a couple steps. Once he regained his balance, he was surprised to find Leila falling down towards him and she ended up landing with a light thud on his feet. Hooking his arms underneath her armpits, he hauled her back up to an upright position before noticing what was in her hands. 'Ugh! That better not be from the tree.'

Grumpy Pants: "What are you staring at you good for nothing whippersnapper! Just because I'm old doesn't mean you can disrespect me and vandalize me!" The tree barked at them with an elderly voice, whilst shaking its branches at them in anger.

Riley congratulated Leila's success with drawing a reaction from the grump, but the old man yelled at her to shut her trap before confronting him about his shortened sorry. The angered seniority even had a large branch firmly poke him in the chest which made him lose his balance a little. He stood there with an annoyed and shocked expression.

"Bubble gum head!" the senile tree continued his rant then reached out and screwed up his perfect hair-do. Lesley inhaled a sharp gasp, his mouth agape as he fixed his tangled hair and de-mossed it. "Oh no you didn't!" he muttered with a mean pout plastered to his lips.

Grouchy Tree: "So you're looking for the witch, aye? Answer me when I'm talking to you pinky!"

"Uh yeah... duhhh. Why would we want to stand here and get beat on by some grouchy old man for any other reason?" he said the last part through gritted teeth and at a much quieter tone. The tree then beckoned them to come in a little closer and allowed for a few seconds of anticipation before blaring into their ears, "YOU'RE ALL GOING TO DIE NUMSKULLS."

Lesley staggered back, yanking at his earlobes to regain his hearing.

Riley: "Aren't you a jerk? Guys, maybe we should just get off oldie's lawn."

Ace: "I agree with Riley. Let’s get out of here before he starts spewing more moss..."

The pink-haired male was already stomping towards the jumble of vines where part of the group had already begun to get a head start on.

Evil Tree: "Even the midnight man, the greatest witch hunter alive eventually died here! Good luck, hoomans."

He didn't even turn around to acknowledge the old stump. All he saw was a flash of light ahead of him as the thing departed and left them with a down pour of ice cold rain. "Well this is just great!" he whined, throwing two hands in the air, his pink locks could no longer bounce since they were eagerly soaking up the water descending from the sky above. Luckily, he was trailing somewhere behind the group so the path he was taking had already been pre-cleared by Harper before he got onto it making his walk a whole lot easier.

Inadi: “Come now Jasper, it's just some twigs and leaves. Nothing to get to antsy over. But if you need to I can carry you piggy back style through the thick part if that will make it any better.”

The androgynous man scrunched up his nose, but right now wasn't the best time to attack Jasper. Terrain conditions wouldn't even allow him to break into a run, it would probably cause his feet to sink ankle deep instead.

Inadi: I know Lesley wouldn't mind getting carried again. Seems like something you'd enjoy considering our last trek up that mountain a few days ago."

'He's teasing me now isn't he? Well we'll find out who's the real tease pretty soon' he thought with a devilish grin, streaks of white from the lighting flashed his insidious smirk into full view for a mere haunting second before disappearing. He made sure Inadi saw that as a response to the frame-faced man's comment and taunting smile.

As they trudged along in the miserable weather conditions, even the ground was starting to become muddy and almost impossible to travel on. Holding Martini's hand tightly, the people at the front had spotted a rest stop it seemed since they suggested that they all take a break.

Harper: "Maybe we can rest there for a little while? We're all tired and fighting the witches in this condition won't do us any good. What do you guys say? We can settle our nerves, dry ourselves off and maybe fill up our stomachs too."

It took a few more minutes till they finally made it into the clearing that surrounded the mansion. It was the most picturesque haunted house ever. Right out of Scooby-Doo. It was black in color, looked like it could collapse on itself at any given moment. The sky was bawling above them and lighting and thunder was crackling behind their view of the creaky overnight stay.

Ace: "Hmm, dark creepy house... Now, I'm not so sure. Up close, it's kind of creepy. Just a tad. . ."

"Just a tad? It looks like it could swallow us whole. Like that animated Halloween movie. What was it called again?" He scratched his chin, "Oh yeah. Monster House. Hopefully it doesn't have a dead woman buried in the basement..." Chills crawled up his spine as the plot of the story gave him the creeps.

Inadi: “Hopefully it isn't too dull of a place for you two. Personally it seems a bit homely at first, but I'm sure inside you two will do just fine.”

Lesley unclasped Martini's hand and leaned in close to her ear, "Take care of the ladies will you hun? It's time for me to tame this boy. (｡･｀ω´･｡)ψ" He then proceeded to walk towards his target, posture was straight, hips swaying from side to side, pink, soaking locks waving in tune to his rotating waist.

Inadi: “Again, it's better that we stick together so we should probably stay as close as possible if we can.”

It seemed that he had caught the male's attention as his face noticeably flushed into a full tomato. Lesley paused in his gait and turned to the others, "I completely agree," he swung around and looked Inadi straight in the eyes and in a husky tone, he closed the final step between them "Like you said 'as close as possible if we ~can~.'" The last word in his sentence was said right into the hollows of Inadi's ear, enough so his hot breath warmed the boy's moistened neck.

The pink-haired tease then backed his head away and cocked his head to one side with a playful grin before interlocking his arm with Inadi's. "What do you say pumpkin? Don't you think we'd make great roommates for the night? I know a good way that we can both warm up. Funny thing is, we don't need to light a candle for what I had in mind. (-‿◦☀)" He suggested, but was not at all waiting for an answer as he lead the man towards the entrance to the mansion. Unlocking the door, it swung open with a light tap and creaked the entire way until it hit the wall.

What I had in mind for the mansion, but a dark colors instead of white

The entry hall was circular in shape and at its sides were lined with two grand staircases that met at the top to an upstairs. If they continued to walk forward, it led to another room, but Lesley couldn't quite make out what. He did notice a clutter of books at the opening though. The only light source he was using to figure out the details was the momentary flashes of light from outside which would cast an eerie glow to the entryway every now and then through the clear glass ceiling above. Lesley imagined that this place might've been rather fabulous at one point in time, until it was abandoned?

Continuing his way in with Inadi still in tow, a puddle was forming underneath them since they were all literally drenched from head to toe. Letting go of his victim for a few moments, he approached a short cabinet near the curve of the staircase and rummaged until he found what looked like a box of matches. But upon reading the the outside, he could only comprehend a picture of a beetle. There was also tons of jars inside the drawer with bugs in it. Tapping the glass jugs a bit, the bugs within lit up all sorts of colors and they increased in light every second. Lesley thought they were dead at first, but now these little critters were crawling around in side their enclosures, charging up fluorescence for them. "Look!" he ran towards Inadi and the others with a glass jar in hand.

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

Muhahahha why thank you MUG. Finally Inadi and my Lesles can have some down time. Creepy, dark mansion while both are freezing cold. Let's warm things up shall we?

Typing up a post >:)

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

Eh, sorry. Reaction and going on to ask the stalker tree. We're trying to find out where the witches are right? Or are we trying to find a way out? Could edit if need be.

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"Relax Lesley. There's nothing there." Ace said after happily accepting the trident he had competitively put forth. "Hehe, thanks by the way."

Lesley was already back with the Mermaid, the two gripping securely onto one another as if the branches were ready to tear them apart at any second.

“If the trees start attacking, darling, you’re going to have to fight for us both," Martini said in a hushed manner like the trees were listening in on their comments.

"Don't worry baby gurl, I got chu (｡･ω･｡)" he responded, giving her hand a reassuring squeeze as they proceeded to wander deeper and deeper into the woods. But something was even more prominent than before. The gut sensation that someone or something was trailing after them was noticeably stronger this time around. Here and there, he could have sworn that he felt a being-like friction rushing over his shoulder. Not minding it any panic the first time it happened, it was starting to really give him the creeps after he felt it thrice more. "Martini, are you touching my shoulder?" he asked her, but she just shook her head. "Ok, just making sure you aren't playing games with me because I keep feeling someone faintly tapping it (╹д╹;)." If it wasn't Martini and all the others weren't near enough to do that, then it could only mean that someone from the forest was doing it.

Jasper reacted as if she were feeling the same touches too. "Uh-umm guys? Tell me that tree was there before.."

Rotating on his heels with much hesitation, he recognized that it wasn't there before since they had just recently crossed that area. "Holy cow Martini, that tree is following us (*/⌓＼*)," he murmured, his heart skipping a couple of beats as an eerie tension settled over him. While everyone's attention was on the tree, a sudden cry for help rang out from behind them. All heads swiveled swiftly around to see a pale girl running towards the darkness. For a second there, he almost freaked out and thought it was 'The White Lady', but Inadi raced into action after the ghost, which was supposedly a panic stricken Jasper.

Once everyone caught up, their flashlights shone farther ahead and was able to give Lesley a full view of Jasper comfortably seated atop Inadi. Immediately acting up on instinct, he let out an offended gasp and was ready to break into an offensive run, but Martini caught him by the arms just in time to hold him back as he tried to forcefully claw his way towards her. "Let me at her! MEOWMEOWNEEOWWW!! HISS!(ノ=^ಠ益ಠ^=)ノ"His rather long nails were already in scratching position to deal some damage and he was flailing the "weapons" in front of him while the worried mermaid guide struggled to keep him in check.

Calming down a bit after he watched Inadi take her off of him and hurriedly gathered his spear, he saw this as a sign that Inadi wasn't into Jasper and purely did that just to save her from some inanimate trap that she stupidly charged into. Since he was in such a rush to get her off, he was most likely not enjoying the current position they had been in which brought comfort to the hopeful Lesley. Too bad he didn't notice the framed man's beet red face which was turned away, not allowing him to see Inadi's true response.

Brandy:“Could we possibly ask the trees for help? Not that they’d be very willing after…”

Irritation was getting the best of him and they'd been walking in this scary forestry for sometime now. Although asking trees for directions sounded pretty dumb if he thought about it in earthly knowledge, it did make sense here in Nowhere. Turning around to the tree that had been tailgating them earlier, he recalled that it was probably the same one that had been behind Ace. The cuts were clean from when she began to use the trident instead of the sharp rock. Biting his nails nervously, he still dragged Martini along with him just in case. Who knew if this tree feared bubbles or not? Exactly, nobody knows.

Giving Martini a reluctant frown, she returned his expression with an encouraging one so he carried on and knocked lightly on the tree's trunk. To his surprise, a pair of red eyes which looked oddly familiar flashed open, but they didn't looked very pleased to see Lesley's face. In fact, it looked like the tree was furrowing its brows at him.

"Uhm, sorry about scratching you earlier... sir. We were just wondering if you knew where the witches hide out is?" he inquired, trying hard to sound as respectful and formal as he possibly could. The tree kept staring at him with a stern look and Lesley pushed his bottom lip out in a failed attempt to make a puppy face. The tree just wasn't having it. Remembering the most naturally puppy-faced member of the group, he turned around to grab Leila and plopped her in front of the elderly timber.

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What is this horror? How dare you two. And Kimchi, to think that we even collabed once. I thought our characters would become the best of friends, yet it seems they've turned out to be the opposite.

Damn, my Lesles might already be too late. She got to feel him up and lay on top of him. I swear Jasper is more than just a healer. She has some hidden charm of some sort purposely directed at Inadi.

Will post when I get home in a few hours. Thanks for auto holding him back. If not, a cat fight would've definitely taken place.

Appocalyptic Magic Roleplay

Interested, but waiting for further detail. Looking forward to the OOC.

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

Oh, I'd say that was one of our fastest cycles by far. Good job guys! Round of applause ;)