Sally, The Nightmare Before Christmas

[shadedoll.livejournal.com]

A short, shy rag doll appears with nothing, but a patchy dress and a small sack. She is timid at first, but the application somehow makes her speak more than usual.

1. What is your favorite cheese? Why is it your favorite?
"Caboc cheese left out for a few days. I found the recipe in a back shelf a long time ago. Whenever I would have time to myself, I would try to make some. (Not a lot of milk to be bought around home though.)"

2. Who would you kill first, Barney or Carrottop?
"Kill? Oh no. Not me. I wouldn’t kill anyone. Well, unless they really deserved it, but they would have to be pretty bad to make me that angry."

3. What time is it where you are?
"Midnight! Happy Halloween," Sally pauses to smile.

4. If you were Albus Dumbledore returned from the dead, which member of the Order of the Phoenix would you sexually harass? How would you harass them? If you are Albus Dumbledore, please answer as if you were Sirius Black.
"Harrass? Oh dear. I’m not sure…that sounds more…I don’t know, but I wouldn’t do it. I mean, they are all rather nice humans," She bites her lip nervously. "I wouldn’t want to bother anyone."

5. If you are pushing to be in:

A. Slytherin - please state the clever, witty name of the bar in which you bartend, in the dark.
"The Shade Out. I would prefer a restaurant though. House Specialty? Bass bone with a side of crude potatoes and dry kernels of corn."

B. Gryffindor – Debate whether Harry should ultimately end up married to Fred or George. Use examples from a variety of world mythologies to bolster your argument.
"I think he should be with whomever he loves most, don’t you? His heart (or not-heart) will tell him which one to choose, mythology or no."

C. Ravenclaw – You guys are supposed to be smart. Explain why my desk is inundated with paperwork at all times, even though I’m constantly disposing of it.
"Oh my. There are always some trick-not-treaters at home. Barrel to name one off the top of my head. It could be any one of them little creatures. You should see your mayor. He should know what to do. If not, simply don’t answer your doorbell and lock all windows."

D. Hufflepuff – Prove you are not useless.
"Despite what Fi-" Sally stops herself and sadly shakes her head. "I can sew; body parts and clothes alike. I’m responsible for all the stitches on me." The ragdoll stretches out her arms to show all the stitches and scars. "I can also cook! And clean. I sing when alone and I like to grow flowers. I can muster up a good scare when the time comes around too."

6. Offer a bribe to the members of this community so that they will not squib you. Items used in bribery do not necessarily have to belong to the person offering the bribe.
"Bribe?" She peeks into her sack. "I have some chicken bones, an old bottle of Champaign, a scarf I have been stitching for the autumn…um. If you don’t want to have any of that...I could cook you a dinner later or whip together a sleeping draught or clean your room."

"I have read the hogwarts_hocus faq, and understand it is a crazy, cracktastic sorting community and RPG. ______SS______
I have read the hogwarts_hocus rules and agree to abide by each and every one of them. _____SS______.
I agree to be a good sport and not get my knickers in a bunch. _____SS______.
One day, marmalade will rule the world. _____SS________"

Comments

[carri3-whit3.livejournal.com]

Oh, I like you, ma'am! Can I have the scarf? What kind of stitchin' - knittin', quiltin', crochet?

Oh yeah, an' is there a house you'd like to be in, 'tic'larly?

[shadedoll.livejournal.com]

Sally giggles and hands out the wool scarf for the kind woman.

"Knitting and sometimes quilting. I would love to try crochet one day though. I'm...Sally. And you?"

She pauses in thought then replies, "The scariest, please, if possible."

Vote: Slytherin

[carri3-whit3.livejournal.com]

Thank you, it's beautiful! An' winter's comin' up fast, too.

I'm Carrie. I'm pretty good with a sewin' machine, but I haven't done much knittin'. I did a li'l crochet in school, though, an' that was fun.

The scariest house... Well, the Antichrist an' one of his pet demons are in Slytherin. They scare me more'n anything else I've seen here, partly 'cause they look so normal. Guess I'll vote you there, if that's OK.

[thecatmummy.livejournal.com]

The chicken bones pique Jenny's interest, even if the girl looks like a reject from her sewing machine.

'Dear, those bones would make *excellent* soup...'

[shadedoll.livejournal.com]

"Would you like some?"

[thecatmummy.livejournal.com]

'But how kind of you! Please, dear. In response, I must vote you into a House.'

[a-tin-solider.livejournal.com]

Data had decided to take a look in the Sorting Room; it had been some months since he last participated in a Sorting, largely because he had been distracted with his continuing magical development and its rather... peculiar... side effects.

"Interesting," he commented. "Are you also a construct?" While calling her a construct felt vaguely inaccurate, he also was fairly sure she wasn't an android.

[shadedoll.livejournal.com]

Sally isn't very familiar with machines. That was the doctor's forte.

"Co-construct?" She feels extremely silly for not knowing what it meant. "Come again?"

[a-tin-solider.livejournal.com]

"Someone who was built or made using methods outside of standard organic reproduction," Data said gently, noting her apparent nervousness. "I am an android; I was built by Dr. Soong on Omnicron Theta and activated thirty years ago. I assumed you came from similar circumstances. Was I incorrect?"

[msgalindaupland.livejournal.com]

Galinda looks at the lady, eyes wide. This is something she's never seen before. She's rather pretty, for a ragdoll, and she seems sweet.

"Good evening, Miss Sally! Welcome to Hogwarts!" She smiles brightly. "Er, what exactly is this Halloween you spoke of?"

[shadedoll.livejournal.com]

Sally perks up.

"Halloween? Oh, where to begin...well, it's a very special day where you scare. There's also pumpkin carving, singing, tricking, treating, and..." She stops herself, realizing that perhaps she has said too much. "It's good to be here."

[msgalindaupland.livejournal.com]

Galinda's never liked being frightened. Sheltered little schoolgirl that she is. But Sally seems nice enough, and that's got to count for something.

"It sounds...interesting, to say the least. My old roommate Elphaba might have liked something like that. Oh, that reminds me, did you have a preference for which House you're placed in?"

[pumpkinpatchsir.livejournal.com]

"Sally!"

Jack approached her with an enormous grin plastered on his skull. He was positively elated. Not only was it Halloween, but his wife was here, too! He felt all his stress surrounding tonight's party melt away at the sight of her, and he draped a bony arm around her shoulders to pull her into an embrace.

"Dearest," he said after having placed a quick kiss on her forehead, "it's so good to see you!"

[shadedoll.livejournal.com]

All feelings of anxiety vanishes once Sally spots the familiar skeleton not too far off. She grins from patched ear to patched ear and returns the loving embrace.

"Hello Jack!" She takes his bony hands into her own. "And great to see you. Everyone home sends their scares."

Vote: Ravenclaw!

[pumpkinpatchsir.livejournal.com]

Jack cast his vote immediately. Of course his wife belonged in Ravenclaw with him. That much was obvious.

He sighed. "That's wonderful... I do miss everyone dreadfully, you know Halloween's not the same when I can't join you." He grinned suddenly. "But you being here, that makes it much better, of course! The best present you could have given me. So how is everyone? I try to keep in touch by Owl, obviously, but there has been a lot of things on my mind lately. You know I am throwing a Halloween party here tonight?"

[nopower-overme.livejournal.com]

Sarah smiles and holds out her hands. "It's nice to meet you Sally. I'm Sarah Williams."

[shadedoll.livejournal.com]

"Hello," Timidly, Sally accepts the hands into her own and shakes them briefly. "You're a student here?"

[ugly-imp.livejournal.com]

Hrm. Someone shorter than me. I approve, for what that's worth, which isn't much.

[shadedoll.livejournal.com]

She frowns, a bit embarrassed. "Um, thank you?"

[every-daae.livejournal.com]

Christine curtsied. "Oh, you sing? How lovely! What do you sing? I'm an opera singer myself. My name's Christine, by the way. Christine Daae." A bit wistfully, she added, "I don't suppose you still have the scarf? I love scarves."

[shadedoll.livejournal.com]

"Small tunes," Sally responds, twirling a strand of hair nervously. "Nothing big...it's nice to meet you Christine."

She taps her temple once more, wondering how much yarn she packed. Just enough for another scarf. It'll be small, but it is better than nothing. "I can knit you one soon. Red yarn, brown, or both?"

[every-daae.livejournal.com]

Christine perked up immediately. "A scarf? How lovely of you! Red, please. Do you have a House preference?"

[emilyremains.livejournal.com]

Emily looked at Sally hesitantly. She was not sure if the ragdoll actually counted as dead. She certainly didn't look completely alive, in any case.

Better to ask.

"Excuse me," she said politely. "This might be a rude question, but... Are you... dead?"

[shadedoll.livejournal.com]

Sally thinks hard. She isn't alive like humans are. That's for certain. She was created by an evil doctor. Sally can't bleed though and she can sew her limbs back on whenever she wished.


"I think so," Sally concludes, vowing to check a dictionary later for a proper definition of 'dead'. "Are you?"

Ravenclaw!

[ugly-old-hat.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, I don't have any use for chicken bones, at all! But a dinner sounds like just the ticket! Your husband is already here, in Ravenclaw, and that is where you shall go!

Your bribe has been accepted!

Welcome to Ravenclaw!