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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 9:56 am
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Celestia smiled warmly at the angel before looking at the path that continued ahead of them, sighing softly. "May we take a break for a moment? I would enjoy to fly and rest my hooves in that sort of way, but I feel that my wings will not allow it." They hadn't really had much time to rest since they had awoken in this place and, while she wanted to escape soon, she really was growing tired.
Waiting for Atlantis to return, she sniffed her wine before taking a sip. It was really sweet, really bubbly, just how she liked it. Looking to him, she shrugged, "I dunno, we don't have this where I come from," before taking another sip.
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 10:04 am
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It was surprising how quickly he was by her side when she'd fallen, worried for her despite everything. "I'm ok, I just can't get these blasted shoes...." Her voice trailed off as Azure easily guided the shoes off of her feet, the buckles not giving him any trouble.
"Thank you." She said in a very quiet voice, suddenly unable to look him in the eyes. I few seconds later, it was accompanied with an equally quiet "I'm sorry." She took his offered hand and stood to her feet, rolling her ankles to make sure they were still ok to walk on.
"I can take my torture devices back." She held her hands out for them as they began to walk down the path. She noticed the ground was beginning to get soft and a bit muddy.
Amadorine followed behind her boyfriend, frowning and deep in thought as she tried to put several missing pieces in order. Unfortunately, from what had happened there was still a few too many pieces missing for her to understand what would be the correct ways to get out safely... well safe enough with just a few scratches.
At Thom's discovery, she walked up to his side and glances at the red fibers in his hand. Her eyes narrowed and she took a few of the fibers. "Thom... this isn't hair, this is fur. The texture and length is different. See, you can see the roots on a couple of them." And she recalled no one having red fur....
Movement from the corner of her eye caused her to look up just in time to see a butterfly floating back the way they came. "Peculiar." Damn she wished she had brought her lantern with her!
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 10:20 am
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Azure gave Brandy a half-smile, pleased that she was finally calming down, he wasn't sure how much more of this maze he could take if she was getting upset at him the whole time. Azure passed her the shoes back as theywere walking, "I'm surprised you don't want to lose them in here, you probably would never see them again." he tried to joke.
As the ground started to get softer, Azure got nervous, "maybe we should turn around, I don't like this path..." he told Brandy. Azure reached for Brandy's hand, he could feel himself sinking. He tried to pull his feet out, but it was no use. "No..." he murmured. Perhaps Azure didn't always want to live, but this wasn't how he wanted to go out, and he couldn't let it happen to Brandy as well. He tried to fight back against whatever was pulling them down, but it was no use.
Finally, they plopped down onto something hard and Azure sucked in a deep breath, expecting mud to fill his lungs, but it didn't. Azure's eyes slowly fluttered open, stinging from the mud. "We're back..." he shook Brandy, "We're back!" He could care less about Venus' garden, he was just happy to be out of it.
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 10:38 am
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At Azure's joke, Brandy glanced at him with a raised eyebrow, then smirked. Spinning to her right, she flung the shoes as hard as she could over the hedges, stopping for a moment to watch them soar out of sight. Letting out a breath of relief for her feet, she nodded. "That felt good...."
The sinking feeling happened fast as the mud gave way and began pulling her under. In her panic she reached out, and her hand was grasped by Azure's as he began to sink the same way. Desperation took hold and she strained her wings, trying to break free as something grabbed to her and pulled, then held her breath and down she went with her eyes squeezed tight.
At Azure's voice, Brandy slowly opened one eye, then the other and took a deep breath of fresh air. "We're back? But how!" Of course, seeing Venus, her arms covered in mud, made her realize just what happened and she felt thankful for the Goddess. Turning back to Azure, Brandy smiled for the first time. "Help me up, I need a drink..." She was muddy, scratched, disshovled and she didn't give one damn because she was alive.
Ama took the offered hair from Thom and inspected it, then shook her head. "No, I'm pretty sure this one is hair." She took a deep breath, glancing back to where the butterfly had gone, then glancing forward. "I... I think we should follow whatever left this behind. There's a chance that maybe they can help us, or that they're lost in the maze like us."
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