Open RP: Out in the hallways

[ra-tilt-chimera.livejournal.com]

*Zel steps out of the Sorting Room and looks around. Where was Amelia?

He decides to hang around until Amelia shows up - it's not as if he knows where the Gryffindor common room is. Maybe he can meet a few more people here, anyway. Hopefully make a few friends - each friend you make is one fewer person who might become an enemy, and, besides, maybe at least one of them will be sane - possibly make a few enemies. Who knows?*

Hey, Amelia! Where are you?

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[jump4justice.livejournal.com]

Amelia pokes her head out of the entranceway to the Great Hall and looks around.

"Oh, there you are, Mister Zelgadiss!" she greets her friend cheerfully as she steps all the way out into the hall. In each hand she is carrying a chicken kabob. She takes a bite of one before continuing.

"Geff I loff traf of fings duwing da soffing. Sowy 'bouf daff," she appologizes with her mouth full. Gulping down the chicken, she extends the uneaten kabob toward the chimera. "Want one?"

[ra-tilt-chimera.livejournal.com]

It's alright... I'm not hungry just at the moment.

So... which way is Gryffindor?

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Amelia points the kabob stick in the right direction.

"First we have to climb this staircase. The Gryffindor Common Room's all the way up on the seventh floor--I can levitate if I'm in a hurry, of course," she explains quickly, "But walking's much more fun! C'mon!"

She eagerly grabs his hand and starts to drag him along with her, humming merrily.

[ra-tilt-chimera.livejournal.com]

Fun is an entirely subjective term...

Is there anything special we have to do once we get there? Someone we have to give a password to or something?

[jump4justice.livejournal.com]

"Oh, right! There's a picture of a lady in a pink dress who asks you for the password...I think it was 'butterscotch,'" Amelia informs Zelgadiss as she continues to drag him upstairs. "Or maybe it was 'Applesauce.' Hm," she thinks, slowing down a bit as they reach the top of the first staircase. "Well, I'm sure I'll remember by the time we get there!" she smiles nervously, trying to sound reassuring.

[ra-tilt-chimera.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's very helpful.

*Zel gives a rather strained smile.* I really appreciate your help, Amelia. Is there anything else I should know about while I'm here?

[jump4justice.livejournal.com]

"Well, I guess there are a couple of ghosts around," Amelia shrugged, "And hideous aliens, and some dead people who were brought back to life," she said as they rounded the corner onto the main corridor of the second floor, "And some talking animals, and things like that," she added, pulling him down the hall on the second floor.

"And sometimes," she said, tugging him along up another flight of stairs, "The steps are--" she was cut off when her foot sunk through one of the steps in question. "--um, booby trapped," she finished in a very small voice.

"This'll just take a second," she assured him nervously while she tried to pry her foot out of the stairs.

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What sort of hideous aliens are we talking about here?

*Zel tries to lift Amelia out of the - apparently illusory - step. He also makes a note to use Raywing to get around whenever possible.* I guess I'll have to watch out for that. The floor itself doesn't do this, does it?

[jump4justice.livejournal.com]

"Well, there's the really short one who talks funny, but we've never actually spoken. He just seems so angry all the time, you know? Um, and then there's Mister Zex...he seems awfully friendly, even if he is kind of creepy," she elaborated.

Their combined efforts finally dislodged her foot. "Thanks a lot." She meekly flashed a little 'V for victory' sign, her cheeks glowing pink with embarassment.

Continuing on towards the third floor, she said, "The floorboards aren't usually so bad, it's just the steps you need to watch for. Most people have them memorized so they know which ones to skip over..."

((OOC: Sorry for making you wait so long. :\ *dance of shame* ))

[ra-tilt-chimera.livejournal.com]

Interesting... I expect I'll know them when I see them.

Don't mention it.

I guess I'll need to work on that, too. *Zel looks around.* If I didn't know better, I'd say this place was bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. Then again, maybe it is. Anyway, it seems like it's a long way to Gryffindor.