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[dollpocalypse]

Okay. The world was maybe almost over. Topher was more than a little freaked.

So out came the dice and the cape, and after making a quick annoucement, he set up at a toadstool with some character sheets for some pre-apocalyptic Dungeons and Dragons.

Kid had priorities.

[[OCD is up! Yep, idea stolen from Buffy 7x22, "Chosen." Anyone can play, and if you want to ICly be talked into it, lemme know and I'll have Topher get naggy. I have an AIM chat for this if you wanna pop in -- rpwithinanrpyegods. Have fun!

OH, and a million thanks to glacial_witch, brat_intraining, harpy_daughter and most especially not_a_parakeet for humoring me and teaching me how this works. YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST AND I LOVE YOU.]]

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Re: Embark: To the Gnome King!: Hey, look, a convenient plot twist in your favor!: Riddle 3

[furnaceface]

And Squall had such good advice going on just downthread, too.

Jono was not going to punch anyone in the face. Jono was just giving Topher very nasty looks with eyes that had shifted to blood-red in a blink.

"That so?"

Re: Embark: To the Gnome King!: Hey, look, a convenient plot twist in your favor!: Riddle 3

[whateverknight.livejournal.com]

Squall moved between Jono and the suicidal kid, and looked Jono square in the eyes. "Stand down!" he ordered.

Re: Embark: To the Gnome King!: Hey, look, a convenient plot twist in your favor!: Riddle 3

[selfhelphero]

Billy leaned over and whispered on Topher's ear as he pulled his hand away. "For the love of God, just say you're sorry." RED EYES, TOPHER, GOD.

Re: Embark: To the Gnome King!: Hey, look, a convenient plot twist in your favor!: Riddle 3

[glacial_queen]

"Jono, please," Karla said, reaching to lay a hand on his arm. "Listen to Squall. Topher's just an ass. You don't want Joni to see this."

Re: Embark: To the Gnome King!: Hey, look, a convenient plot twist in your favor!: Riddle 3

[whenshewasnice]

"Or Mr. Moxy," Natalie added, since they were going the adorable kittycat route. "It's not worth it."

Re: Embark: To the Gnome King!: Hey, look, a convenient plot twist in your favor!: Riddle 3

[furnaceface]

Squall. Squall was right there in his face, and Karla had a hand on his arm, and the idiot was begging for his life, and he was...

He was there, feeling like he wanted to grind Topher's face into the ground, while the world was completely gone outside. Here he was, with his hands balled into his fists and a snarl on his lips and some thing in his insides, practically singing in the rage...

Jono jerked backwards as if somebody had hit him. What the hell was he doing?

"Right." Deep breath. Stand up and take a few steps back. Close his eyes and shake his head and... "I'm going for a walk. Finish the game without me."

Re: Embark: To the Gnome King!: Hey, look, a convenient plot twist in your favor!: Riddle 3

[whateverknight.livejournal.com]

Squall watched him go, and frowned. The blue skin and new face had come with some serious emotional trauma, apparently. Maybe Jono would want to talk about it later. Right now, he probably wanted to be alone.

"Topher, thank us," Squall demanded quietly.

Re: Embark: To the Gnome King!: Hey, look, a convenient plot twist in your favor!: Riddle 3

[dollpocalypse]

"Why?"

HE DIDN'T WANNA.

Re: Embark: To the Gnome King!: Hey, look, a convenient plot twist in your favor!: Riddle 3

[angelo_wings]

Rinoa felt that now would be a good time to interject herself.

"Squall just kept his best friend from maiming you, for being an insensitive, selfish child," she said. "Despite the fact that he doesn't like you very much, because it wasn't for you that he did it. But you're the one that doesn't have a shattered spine right now, so a little gratitude would go a long way."

Re: Embark: To the Gnome King!: Hey, look, a convenient plot twist in your favor!: Riddle 3

[dollpocalypse]

Topher scowled. "He wouldn't've..."

Topher. Really. He would have.

"Fine." Almost unintelligibly, he mumbled, "'msorry."

Re: Embark: To the Gnome King!: Hey, look, a convenient plot twist in your favor!: Riddle 3

[whateverknight.livejournal.com]

"No, JONO is the one that you need to apologize to," Squall told him flatly. "Except not now. You need to thank me, and Kenzi, and..." -- he waved a hand at Billy, whose name he couldn't remember -- "for not letting him kill you. Even though you deserved it."

Re: Embark: To the Gnome King!: Hey, look, a convenient plot twist in your favor!: Riddle 3

[dollpocalypse]

Okay, Billy was probably right.

"I'm sorry!" Topher squeaked. "There is no need for murder!"

Just in case Jono was thinking about it. Which he probably was.

Re: Embark: To the Gnome King!: Hey, look, a convenient plot twist in your favor!: Riddle 3

[regretiz4suckas.livejournal.com]

"See?!!" Kenzi said real fast. "Sorry! So Sorry! Sorry sorry sorry sorry!"

Then she reached over to poke Topher. "Learn from this!"

Re: Embark: To the Gnome King!: Hey, look, a convenient plot twist in your favor!: Riddle 3

[throughaphase]

"I think our Dragon Master's a people person," said Kitty dryly.

Not that it's called, Kitty.

Re: Embark: To the Gnome King!: Hey, look, a convenient plot twist in your favor!: Riddle 3

[dollpocalypse]

"Dungeon Master!" Topher exclaimed, appalled at her bad terminology.

#priorities

Re: Embark: To the Gnome King!: Hey, look, a convenient plot twist in your favor!: Riddle 3

[glacial_queen]

"Or from this," Karla said, tapping Topher on the shoulder. And then punching right in his face.

Hey. You didn't waste punching permissions from Squall, okay?

Re: Embark: To the Gnome King!: Hey, look, a convenient plot twist in your favor!: Riddle 3

[dollpocalypse]

"Aoisahgposahgpasihgpoiahspgh!"

Or, you know. Something like that.

Re: Embark: To the Gnome King!: Hey, look, a convenient plot twist in your favor!: Riddle 3

[regretiz4suckas.livejournal.com]

"Why can't you learn to duck?" Kenzi asked in resignation, holding out a bottle of Mountain Dew.

Re: Embark: To the Gnome King!: Hey, look, a convenient plot twist in your favor!: Riddle 3

[dollpocalypse]

Topher pressed the bottle to his eye. "This was the first one in a while," he moaned. "What's the matter with people?"

NOT PEOPLE, TOPHER. JUST YOU.

Re: Embark: To the Gnome King!: Hey, look, a convenient plot twist in your favor!: Riddle 3

[regretiz4suckas.livejournal.com]

"Where do I start?" Kenzi said rhetorically. "Look, just never ever comment on someone's looks. It's a thing." That Topher would never master.

Re: Embark: To the Gnome King!: Hey, look, a convenient plot twist in your favor!: Riddle 3

[dollpocalypse]

"But he's blue!"

TOPHER. STOP.

Re: Embark: To the Gnome King!: Hey, look, a convenient plot twist in your favor!: Riddle 3

[selfhelphero]

"Are you aware that you really earned that?" Billy asked, honestly not sure of the answer at this point.

Re: Embark: To the Gnome King!: Hey, look, a convenient plot twist in your favor!: Riddle 3

[dollpocalypse]

Topher just whimpered.

"Can you magic it?" he pleaded, offering Billy some puppy eyes.

Re: Embark: To the Gnome King!: Hey, look, a convenient plot twist in your favor!: Riddle 3

[glacial_queen]

"No," Karla said sternly. "That right there is a consequence. One he should live with so he can hopefully appreciate what could have happened."

Re: Embark: To the Gnome King!: Hey, look, a convenient plot twist in your favor!: Riddle 3

[dollpocalypse]

"Billyyyyyyyyyy," Topher whimpered, still with the puppy eyes.