004. [audio] ashes, ashes~

[everadolescent]

 
Ladybird ladybird fly away home~♫
Your house is on fire~♪ and your children are gone!
All except one and that’s little Ann~♫
For she crept under the frying pan~♪

[ The singing is interrupted now and again by uncontrollable giggling, but it starts back up every time, the sweet little voice only breaking up once or twice.

Once the song ends, there's a

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[Audio]

[key_destination]

[Being a naturally curious kid, Roxas can only wonder what the girl is laughing about.]

What are you doing?

[Action]

[key_destination]

[Dying, destruction, it's all starting to sound the same, but he's not going to give up on trying to help. With a low growl, light bursts into his hand and quickly forms his keyblade as he closes in on the kitten and the girl.]

Heal! [He's close enough for the Curaga circle to encompass the kitten and work its healing magic, but new objective is to get it out from underneath the boulder. Troublesome. And he couldn't trust this girl either.]

[Action]

[everadolescent]

[ Okay, now you're just pissing her off. Not a good idea, little boy~ ]

Well, well, well~ You're no fun~

[ Her eyes, already yellow, narrow, and the only warning that she's up to something is the sharp whistling sound growing in volume. A single yellow striped candle is hurtling right at Roxas's hand, the one holding the keyblade, the sharpened tip sure to make contact. ]

[Action]

[key_destination]

[With his attention more focused on the girl, Roxas' guard slips enough so that he doesn't dodge the candle. Instead, it buries deep into his hand, ripping through his glove and skin as it punctures through to the handle of the keyblade. Strangely, there's no splatter of blood or the sound of bone crunching; only the sound of the impact exists. It doesn't go without reaction though, and the Nobody's eyes widen with shock as his gaze switches to his hand.]

Wh-what...?!

[His first reaction is to take a step back and pull the candle out, but when he does, a few tendrils of darkness creep out from the wound and over the the glove. Whatever wasn't there where part of his damaged hand should be, a misty darkness obscures the view before a quick cure spell fixes the damage. All that's left is the visible hole in his glove and the candle clattering to the ground.]

[Action]

[everadolescent]

[ A few rapid blinks followed by open staring. Then she grins, eyes narrowing as her most natural talent kicks in, rising up around them in the form of dark, angry clouds, all around them. Their surroundings disappear; though the cat's mewling can still be heard, it can no longer be seen.

Rhode herself takes a step back, yellow eyes glinting as she regards Roxas with a dangerous smirk. ]

My, my! Instead of something old, you've brought me something new~

[ A low, malicious laugh. ]

Haven't you~?

[ ooc: they're in the dreamworld now. it was a subtle transition, but Roxas could still pick up on the fact that they're not exactly in Kansas anymore~ c: ]

[Action]

[key_destination]

((ooc: Okiedokie!))

[This...definitely wasn't good. Having lived in a world full of darkness and thunderstorms, he's not too perturbed by the sight of them, but it's the fact that they're even there at all that makes him take another step back.]

...I have no clue what you're talking about.

[It's a good sign that he can still hear the kitten, but something seems off. He's not exactly sure what kind of magic this is either-- maybe a preparation for a huge thundaga spell? He can't be sure.]

What did you do?

[Action]

[everadolescent]

[ As everything starts to darken, lighting becoming the only flashes of bright light in their dim little area, Rhode's form begins to twist and change; her skin becomes duller, more cloth-like, and her figure straightens, becoming more and more stick-like. Her yellow eyes become nothing more than glimmers, and her head rounds, her grin becoming frozen in place.

Her mouth doesn't move, but still her cackle echoes around them as she steps back. The cat's noises have faded away completely, leaving complete silence other than the sound of Rhode's excited laughter. ]

We're going to play a game! Don't you want to play with me~?

[Action]

[key_destination]

[The girl's transformation is unexpected, but Roxas holds back any sound of surprise. Instead, his eyes narrow slightly and he casts his gaze around as her voice echoes. It's when the meowing disappears that he walks towards her, ready to summon the keyblade at any unexpected move.]

Yeah, I want to play. What's the game called?