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Just sharing these, in case someone actually finds them interesting as well! Note that these "exploration skits" don't necessarily reflect the final character(s). I'll share an old Raes as well :D
RAES "You're asking how to destroy me?"
The last rays of sunlight peeked through the window, drawing the girl's silhouette on the table between them. She was bright-eyed, with an easy smile.
"Not you," the girl said. "Other vampires."
Puck sighed and rolled his eyes. "Little girl, if I taught you, you could destroy me as well."
"It's a risk you should take." She extended a hand to him and balled it into a fist. "These hands will free the world from the evil vampires. Once I've destroyed them all, you can improve your reputation."
Puck reached for the bridge of his nose to nurse a headache he couldn't have since hundreds of years.
"How often do you think someone like you approached me?"
"Well, it can't─"
"You're the fifty-third," Puck said. "And none of them succeeded."
"I'm different." The girl's smile never faltered even once. "I'm destined, and─"
"Twelve."
"Pardon?"
"Twelve of those were destined. You've seen all of thirteen summers, and you just cast your first spell. What makes you think you'll succeed?"
She hesitated. "It was prophesied." The girl nodded slowly. "Prophesied. I'll be the bane of vampires."
Puck leaned forward in his chair. "Prophesied." He spat the word out. "Pray tell, was it by a goblin?"
"How'd you know?" Her eyes opened wide, her mouth made a ridiculous 'O'.
Puck slapped a palm to his face and groaned.
A silence fell. The ticking of the old grandfather clock resounded like gong strikes.
"Um, did I... did I get tricked?" the girl asked in a tiny voice.
When Puck did not answer, her shoulders fell and the girl left.
Puck watched her form trudge the path to Hogwarts in the distance. He rose from his chair, donned his cape with a flourish.
"Jaffar!" A tiny creature stumbled into view. "Take care of the cabin. I've an old friend to meet."
"Jonas?" the house-elf ventured.
"I'm going to break his nose again." GRIMWALD (now Oliver) Hogwarts was the BEST PLACE EVER! Grimwald stood wide-eyed in the Great Hall, pressed against the wall, while the throng of fellow students passed him by.
There was just so much to see! He didn't know why no one else was stopping to take in the wonder, but he'd be taking so much wonder in he'd become a wonder boy! There were the Gargoyles, which looked mean and ferocious and kinda cool. But then there were the knights, and man! You've never seen cool 'til you seen Hogwarts's knight statues.
Almost made him nostalgic for a time he'd never known.
Almost.
But Grimwald liked today! Today was when he was alive, and so it was the best time to be alive. The best of the best of times!
Before he realised it, Grimwald suddenly found himself tumbling through the Great Hall. Now, he'd skipped through it before, even running and dancing, but tumbling was a first. In a way, it was good.
"Hey! Runt! Watch where you're going!" Grimwald sat up and stared at the yeller. It was a huge Slytherin kid with a hairdo that hadn't seen a bathroom in AGES, and he had all his clothes done like his mammy'd come up to Hogwarts and made sure he buttoned every shirt and tucked in every scarf.
BASICALLY, a total loser. Total loser!
"YOU ran into ME!" Grimwald shouted. He hopped to his feet, marched right on over to the hoodlum and made himself as large as could be.
... and he was still half the size of Tohtal Lewser.
"So maybe YOU should be looking where you're going! Or's your head so far up the clouds ya can't see, huh?!" He jabbed a finger at Tohtal, trembling with JUSTICE.
Tohtal was totally unimpressed. That, or he was so totally impressed he didn't know what face to make and settled for a deadpan.
"What's your problem, dude?"
"It's you! You runner-into-peopler!"
Tohtal looked absolutely mystified for a split moment, and then realisation finally managed to climb up to his height and smack him upside the head.
"Oh, I bumped into you, huh. Sorry. It's because that idiot─" he pointed at some short-stack who was still taller than Grimwald, "─smashed into me. Sorry about that. You okay?"
Stoopendous. Grimwald's palm made a satisfying smack as it acquainted his face. |
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Puck's Bundle of Joy Exploration Skits
Aug 17, 2018 22:07:53 GMT
edited on Aug 17, 2018 22:09:47 GMT by Deleted
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RAES Puck de Ruyter leaned back in his armchair and looked at his tea cup. Its aroma wafted through the cabin, pleasant and warm.
"Please, father! Come home with me!" His son's teacup stood unattended on the table between them. It was a waste of a perfectly fine brew.
"I'm already home." Puck brought his cup to his lips and blew softly.
His son sighed and ran a hand through his oily hair. "You said you loved her."
Puck almost clacked his tongue. "You remember well."
"Then come back."
Outside, the wolves he kept chased a rubber ball. An owl hooted somewhere, and in the distance loomed Hogwarts. Home of wizardry and witchcraft. Of teachers, and students, and classes and classrooms.
Puck sighed. "But not my home."
His son frowned. "Father, we've been over this. Never once was─"
"The school." Puck put his cup down with a clack, and crossed his arms. "Do you not see? I'm here, they're there."
"So come home, father." The man folded his hands together and lowered his head.
Don't pray to me, boy. "How would that solve anything?"
His bats flew over the cabin, a cacophony of screams and the beating of wings. The fireplace crackled; Puck leaned in to throw another piece of wood in.
"You really only think of yourself." His son had balled his fists, eyes narrowed. "She wants you there."
Puck's face remained impassive. How often he'd gone through this before; when she's young, she's lovely, passion and fire. And when he abandons her, she'll fly into a rage. Always. As if he could not understand he had a responsibility to his offspring.
Did they not understand?
Puck's son rose. His footsteps were harsh, like hammer-falls. The coat hanger almost toppled over when he tore his coat off.
He stopped at the door.
"They were right. You heartless monster." Then the door slammed, and there was the rush of steps outside.
Puck took his cup, and downed the tea in one motion. It warmed him, but the sensation was gone as quick as it came. As ever, comfort only came sparingly. He stared up at the ceiling and sank deeper into his armchair.
Watching a loved one die never became easier. GRIMWALD (now Oliver) The ball tumbled through the branches and landed with a splash. Grimwald wasn't sure how he was gonna retrieve the ball from the lake, but he sure was gonna try! Well, maybe; didn't they say there was some kinda monster in the lake?
And there was also that scary wolfpack running around mauling whoever came close to the water. Yeah, Grimwald wasn't gonna touch that with a ten-foot pole.
But the pole he was holding was ten-foot and two inches, and so he tip-toed to the lake and leaned forward as much as he could.
First, there was the pitter-patter-pitter-patter of feet, then there was a lot of howling coming left, right, back, front. No wait, not front, there was water!
Grimwald spun around, but it was too late! The wolves had surrounded him in seconds, and boy, they were even scarier than he'd imagined. His legs, arms, everything trembled, trembled, trembled and for a second Grimwald thought he'd pee his pants.
He swallowed. The silver lining was, he hadn't peed his pants.
"Er, well, hi!" He waved at the wolves.
They didn't wave back.
"Sm, smashing weather, innit?" Grimwald tried.
Right, 'cos they'll totally say, 'Could be better.' Grimwald thought.
"Could be better."
Grimwald'd always thought he'd be terrified if he came face-to-face with the terrifying vampire lord who ruled the school grounds and plucked out student eyeballs at night, but... for some reason, y'know, the vampire didn't look that evil when he emerged from the darkness. Really, he was... smiling.
Not in the creepy I'mma-eat-you-alive kinda way, but in the come-stop-your-crying-it-will-be-alright kinda way.
"The lake's dangerous," the vampire said.
The still waters told a different story, but Grimwald didn't think he was gonna argue with thousands of years of experience.
But he was gonna fool it! Pull the wool over their eyes! Yeah!
"Waaaaaaait, the lake? I was heading for the dorms!"
The vampire's eyes narrowed. Well, that wasn't good.
"I... see. You're lost, then."
Wait, he bought it? HE BOUGHT IT?
"Suppose we'll have to escort you the right way, then."
The wolves parted, so there was a path between them riiiight back to Hogwarts, sweet Hogwarts where it was safe. Er, safer. Probably. Surely.
Grimwald started on the loooooong way back. He didn't see how, behind his back, something reached up to the surface and snapped up his ball. |
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The halls of Hogwarts are quiet tonight, ev'ry student's gone to bed.
A new House of Isolation, and it looks like I'm its Head.
My wolves are howling like my anguish deep inside, oh...
They won't let me teach, they say it's not right.
"Don't come to me, please don't come near!"
When they meet me, all I see is their fear.
Give me a chance, just let me teach! Extend my reach!
Let me teach~ let me teach~
All I need is a single chance~
Let me teach~ let me teach~!
Let my career here advance!
I'll show you, I will show you all!
Let me have a chance, and I'll prove it was a good call. Do you wanna be my best friend?
C'mon give it a shot!
Don't care you're a Slytherin, put on a grin! We'll have so much fun!
When I saw you in the hallway, well that's when I knew! I really do like you!
Do you wanna be my best friend?
(Doesn't have to be my best friend)
Give it a try~! |
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