open rp: DEATHWORM in the halls!

[arrogantmage.livejournal.com]

Lezard and Steff had inadvertently grown a giant death worm.

All right, they hadn't grown it inadvertently. They'd done that intentionally. What they'd done inadvertently was to give it far too much growth catalyst potion, then allow it to escape Lezard's dorm-room-turned-laboratory.

Now there was a death worm slithering the corridors of Hogwarts, making its way up from the dungeons and roaming the halls at will. Mercifully, it had stopped growing at five feet in length. It was looking for food, to fuel further growth.



(( Wikipedia describes the death worm thusly: "it is reported to look like the intestine of a cow. It is the subject of a number of extraordinary claims by Mongolian locals -- such as the ability of the worm to spew forth sulfuric acid that, on contact, will turn anything it touches yellow and corroded (which would kill a human), and its purported ability to kill at a distance by means of electric discharge." Since you can't die at Hogwarts, this would make for nasty electric shocks or what have you, but wouldn't be fatal. Feel free to NPC the death worm. Attack it, flee from it, get shocked by it -- whatever you like! In the end, if nothing else avails, we're told the shoggies will eat it.

ETA: apparently the electric discharge is, er, rectally emitted ...

ETA again: let's say that if you manage to chop the worm in half, you'll end up with two smaller worms. That way some folks can actually defeat a worm without ending the RP for subsequent threads. :) ))

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[ninja-lizzy.livejournal.com]

It had been a while since Elizabeth Bennet had needed to kill any disgusting creatures. She was feeling the loss rather keenly, at least until she actually ran into the Deathworm.

Even a fierce zombie fighter had her weaknesses, and Miss Bennet's was apparently creepy crawlies.

With a blood-curdling scream, she whipped out a katana she'd finally acquired from a house elf and flailed around with it, trying to sever the creature's head.

She was unsuccessful, and in the process was hit with the electric shock from the worm.

Her scream became one of pain, abruptly cut off as she fell to the floor in a dead faint.

[omg-sunflora.livejournal.com]

Let the record show that all worm-like Pokemon were typically classified as Bug-type.

Sunflora is weak to bug type Pokemon.

Hence her reaction.

"EEEEEEEEEK GIANT BUG!"

[drunkexguardian.livejournal.com]

"Oh, what the fuck."

Lee had wandered out of Ravenclaw, wondering why the hell her nice, quiet drinking binge had been interrupted by a commotion. She had to admit, a giant fucking annelid was the last thing she expected.

"All right," she said, rolling up the sleeves of her voluminous crimson cloak and planting her feet as firmly as she could considering that she couldn't touch the ground, "You need to get your toothy ass out of here." She concentrated, building up a charge that crackled the air around her. Her eyes were blue-white now, and sparked with the energy that focused there. She released it in a burst towards the worm, steeling herself for the inevitable splatter of worm.

It didn't come. The lightning danced over the worm's skin and segments as it turned towards Lee, whipping itself around and zapping at her. Lee dodged, and the blast burned the stones behind her. She glared at it, eyes still alight with unearthly energy. "...did you just shit lightning at me?!"

Bitch, it is on.

[raistlin-red.livejournal.com]

The red-robed wizard left the sorting room after promising that he would come to visit the Shoggies in their new home as soon as he was able. He was still wearing a rather uncharacteristic smile when he rounded the corner and was confronted by the worm. He calmly reached into his belt and pulled out a handful of sand. His hourglass shaped eyes became intense as he concentrated on a spell.

Speaking in the strange language of magic, he allowed the sand to sift through his fingers, his other hand moving in a sweeping arc in the area of the worm.

The worm paused, wavering for a moment, before it continued on it's path in his direction.

"Magic resistant," he snarled. With any luck he'd be able to pull off another spell before it got too close.

[dood-cinnabon.livejournal.com]

Pickles stumbled into the Great Hall holding a bottle in one hand and a moldy sandwich in the other. He dropped the sandwich on the threshold and mumbled as he stepped into the room. He was in dire need of a more suitable lunch.

Then he spotted the death worm.

His eyes went wide and he almost dropped his bottle. The giant worm smashed its back end on the ground and a blast of lightening shot out of what should have been its asshole. It caught some poor, fleeing house elf in its shock and fried it to a crisp. Pickles gaped.

"NAAT'AAN!" He shouted, turning on his heels and running out of the Great Hall. "DOOD, HOLY SHIT, DOOD! YOU HAVE GAHT T'SEE THIS!" He bellowed as he ran down the hall. This was one of the most fucking metal things ever! Nathan had to see it!