what in the longdark spitting-pit is that

[inourhead]

This was a bad idea this was a bad idea this was a bad idea.

Holly runs as fast as she can but the demon's faster. She has no idea where Lightning's gotten to; maybe he found a tree to climb. She on the other hand has been diverted into a treeless hill and she's careening down a slope, trying very hard not to trip.

And the demon's gaining on her.

She's never seen anything like it and neither has Crystal; maybe Book knows what it is but Book's asleep. It's mostly mouth - it looks like a cross between a floorlength mirror of a mouth and a snake to propel the mouth along.

And Holly's not fast enough.

The mouth catches her.





But it doesn't hurt.

Where are we?

----


with Minus (kappa)

with Mark (kappa)

with Max (Benedict)

in Terraria (kappa)

with Emma (Marri)

with Erin (Rockeye)

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[inourhead]

She has to stare at it for a little while, but eventually she nods.

[unblinkered]

Rrrright. He nods in return, and points the way back to the linguistics commons. And then... heads downstairs and out the door. He'll worry about long-term plans for her later. For now, home and sleep.

...And calling in sick for tomorrow. First time he'll have to make use of a substitute teacher for his own class. He grimaces- he didn't prepare anything, and he knows from experience how annoying that'll be for his stand-in.

[inourhead]

And the girl(s) go back and park with their English notes to study for the night.