|
Post by Jasmine on Mar 12, 2014 22:10:32 GMT -5
(( portal reference what portal reference aha ha ha )) (( so hey a maze thread because mazes are always fun right? ))
This again. Jasmine stood up slowly, glaring at the shadowy form of a whitecoat watching from above. A maze. Why mazes? I'm not even a usual mazerunner, what's got them thinking they should plop me down in one? She shook her dark fur out, turning her head this way and that to scent the air. She smelled another creature on the stale wind, perhaps just on the other side of the wall. There was only one way to go though. With an irritated flick of her torn ear, she started forward down the tight passageway, emerging in front of a fork in the road. To both her sides were more passageways, from which the smell of living things came. She paused. There was a rustling coming from one of the dark ways. Someone's there, she thought. Words burst from her throat. "Hello? Who's there?" The words hung in the air, echoing through the maze. Jasmine cursed silently at her recklessness. She had no idea what kind of creature lay at the end of that corridor. For all she knew, some not-so-kindly animal could come hurtling out at her, and she'd be dead in an instant. Oh well. She'd wait and see.
|
|
Kalcys
rat-ling
Where was I? I was... contemplating my existence in this realm.
Posts: 17
|
Post by Kalcys on Mar 12, 2014 22:47:47 GMT -5
I must be hearing voices... but... could it be another subject in this maze? Cyrpix angled his head, tilting his ears toward the direction he heard the sound. "Who is it?"
|
|
Kalcys
rat-ling
Where was I? I was... contemplating my existence in this realm.
Posts: 17
|
Post by Kalcys on Mar 12, 2014 22:55:37 GMT -5
He scampers through the passageway, making a clicking sound with his tongue occasionaly. Then he "saw" the path being blocked by an object in the shape of... a rat. Cyrpix whispered, "Wh- who are you?"
|
|
|
Post by Jasmine on Mar 12, 2014 23:02:25 GMT -5
(( oh hey hi ))
Jasmine narrowed her eyes at the rat that emerged from the passageway, noting the clicking noise it made. "Who are you?" she shot back, moving back a couple steps. "What's with the clicking?"
|
|
Kalcys
rat-ling
Where was I? I was... contemplating my existence in this realm.
Posts: 17
|
Post by Kalcys on Mar 12, 2014 23:05:59 GMT -5
"I'm Cyrpix. Blind... Been blind ever since I was little. Those whitecoats - they're the ones who blinded me," replied Cyrpix as he leaned against the wall. "I learned to use sound to feel my surroundings long ago."
|
|
|
Post by Jasmine on Mar 13, 2014 0:42:30 GMT -5
"Cyrpix," Jasmine repeated softly. "Blind." She snarled slightly at the mention of whitecoats. "Of course it was whitecoats. It's always whitecoats." Turning to face the two paths they had to choose between, she shifted warily, glancing back at the other rat. "Interesting way of getting around you have, I guess. Hope it works well, because I'm not going to wait up for you." With that, she started forward down the left branching path. "You coming?" she called over her shoulder as she walked.
|
|
Kalcys
rat-ling
Where was I? I was... contemplating my existence in this realm.
Posts: 17
|
Post by Kalcys on Mar 13, 2014 9:54:55 GMT -5
"You're going the wrong way," remarked Cyrpix as he began scampering to the other side. "I had gone backwards to meet you. Can you catch up?" He was now at full speed, blazing through the maze. "Come on!"
|
|
|
Post by Jasmine on Mar 13, 2014 10:01:13 GMT -5
Jasmine scowled, making a swift turn to follow Cyrpix. "That even a question?" she hissed, catching up to the blind rat in a few moments. She kept pace with him for a few moments until the hit another intersection, where she slowed to a halt. "Which way now?" she asked, her nose twitching as she snffed the air for any clue on which way to go.
|
|
Kalcys
rat-ling
Where was I? I was... contemplating my existence in this realm.
Posts: 17
|
Post by Kalcys on Mar 13, 2014 18:54:47 GMT -5
"Which way to go? We're taking the path that leads to the exit," said Cyrpix as he chuckled. "I'm forced to go in this same maze over and over again. Seems like they want me to go even faster." Cyrpix turned left, using his memory to guide him through the course. "Always faster."
|
|
|
Post by ~stArstrUck~ on Mar 13, 2014 19:12:43 GMT -5
A scrawny young rat gazed around the best he could, his faded gaze showing only the faint outlines of things, all in black and white and shadowed. He blinked a few times, trying to take in his surroundings. Zepher flicked his ear and began walking slowly, dragging his tail slowly on the ground and waving it back and forth to touch either side of his containment. He quickly realized he wasn't just in some box, but some sort of small hallway that branched off. "A maze! He mused to himself, sounding a bit childish. At least it was better than the painful and horrid products they usually tested him on. He was smart enough and figured he could find a way out. He paused as he heard some voices and smiled goofily. "Hello?!" he called out, his almost black eyes wide and hopeful and full of the same sort of happy sadness one has when doing their best to stay happy when it seems all else has failed.
(hope you don't mind me hopping in here c: )
|
|
|
Post by Jasmine on Mar 13, 2014 19:40:56 GMT -5
(( no, not at all! ))
Jasmine blinked, giving Cyrpix a rather surprised glance, though she remembered the moment afterwards he wouldn't have seen it. "You've gone through this one before?" she asked as she trotted along next to him. "I-" She broke off at the sound of another voice calling. Her nose in the air, she called warily, "Here. Where are you, and more importantly, who are you?" With a glance at Cyrpix, she took a few tentative steps in the direction the voice had come from, shaking her head slightly. Microchip working up again, she thought bitterly. What great timing.
|
|
|
Post by ~stArstrUck~ on Mar 13, 2014 20:30:48 GMT -5
Zepher bounded towards the voice, his smile growing larger. He soon spotted a hazy outline of two rats and stopped, panting heavily. He wasn't used to such exertion. "Hi there!!" he said brightly and enthusiastically. "I'm Zepher!" he gave his faded green pelt a few licks before going on. "Do you know where we are?" he spoke with a fast pace, his eyes wide and reflected a lot of light only increasing his childike appearance. His fur had almost completely faded and you could see the white silk fur it naturally was.
|
|
Kalcys
rat-ling
Where was I? I was... contemplating my existence in this realm.
Posts: 17
|
Post by Kalcys on Mar 13, 2014 21:30:32 GMT -5
"Here? We're in the southeast corner of the course - oh, and I'm Cyrpix. This is, er, what was your name again? You never told me," explained Cyrpix as he turned his left ear toward the rat following him, revealing the cloudy gray eyes of his to both rats.
|
|
|
Post by Jasmine on Mar 13, 2014 23:40:06 GMT -5
Jasmine examined the new rat with a careful eye, just barely holding in a sneer at the childish behavior of the newcomer. "Zepher," she repeated. It was a way of getting names to stay in her head, saying them aloud as she looked at them upon meeting them. She turned her head to Cyrpix, narrowing her eyes in suspicion. "My name?" She hesitated for a second or two, reluctant to give any more information than she had to. But these two seemed like they couldn't do much harm. Not like others she had seen before. "Jasmine. My name is Jasmine."
|
|
Kalcys
rat-ling
Where was I? I was... contemplating my existence in this realm.
Posts: 17
|
Post by Kalcys on Mar 13, 2014 23:52:46 GMT -5
Cyrpix rubbed his face with his front paw, straightening his gray fur. "Your name... is Jasmine? So - Jasmine and Zepher, come with me. I know where the exit is," he said.
|
|