03-19-2018, 10:59 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-19-2018, 11:08 PM by Jade Harley.)
How curious.
It stared at the luminous flames that swirled and flickered around the... shape-changer, focusing first on her tattooed midriff, then the tail wrapped loosely around her legs, and finally settling upon the white-furred feline ears pricking up from the top of her head, both of them perfectly real-looking and alert. The sinister brain inside Its skull worked furiously, one gangly, skeletal hand resting on the concrete edge of the Fountain of Infinity.
Of course, it wasn't the hand Viola had cut off. Or that whole arm— the little pest! Eyes slanting to the side, It regarded the shivering form of Viola strewn upon the ground with a cartoonishly sly look reminiscent of Wile E. Coyote. A trail of blood followed her to where she'd crawled to escape It, stark against the pristine smoothness of the Nexus ground, a Road Runner with her figurative legs cut out from under her.
Hmm. Hmmm!
Blinking owlishly, Pennywise abruptly became very, very still. Its coppery-yellow eyes flickered, pulsed, and then drifted apart so that Its pupils were aimed in totally opposite directions, causing the clown to appear spectacularly dimwitted. That is, until the creature's largely cartilaginous form gave a funny, lurching shudder, like a clockwork soldier come to life. Its painted grin broadened with malicious slowness, revealing row after row of downward-facing spines, each one at least seven inches in length. If one looked closely, they would see that those ugly teeth were glistening with traces of sickening red.
"Wh-wha—" A bubbling giggle tumbled out from Its lips along with a heavy flood of spittle, the sound clicking oddly in the back of Its throat.
The mechanical warrior (for what else could it possibly be?) stood between It and Its victim, shield glinting like the surface of a mirror, the sharp edges of his chassis belying zero weaknesses. Still It quivered with mirth, struggling to speak around the jagged hole in Its face, but when It did...
"What's new pussycat, whoah whoah-oh-oh?" Pennywise sing-songed, a twittering laugh chasing Its words. Its hideously-painted visage curled, the streaks of vibrant scarlet around Its mouth twisting up into a cat-like smile. "Well, would you look at that, Viola! A white knight and a... kitten, come all this way just for me? Don't I feel special!"
It stared at the luminous flames that swirled and flickered around the... shape-changer, focusing first on her tattooed midriff, then the tail wrapped loosely around her legs, and finally settling upon the white-furred feline ears pricking up from the top of her head, both of them perfectly real-looking and alert. The sinister brain inside Its skull worked furiously, one gangly, skeletal hand resting on the concrete edge of the Fountain of Infinity.
Of course, it wasn't the hand Viola had cut off. Or that whole arm— the little pest! Eyes slanting to the side, It regarded the shivering form of Viola strewn upon the ground with a cartoonishly sly look reminiscent of Wile E. Coyote. A trail of blood followed her to where she'd crawled to escape It, stark against the pristine smoothness of the Nexus ground, a Road Runner with her figurative legs cut out from under her.
Hmm. Hmmm!
Blinking owlishly, Pennywise abruptly became very, very still. Its coppery-yellow eyes flickered, pulsed, and then drifted apart so that Its pupils were aimed in totally opposite directions, causing the clown to appear spectacularly dimwitted. That is, until the creature's largely cartilaginous form gave a funny, lurching shudder, like a clockwork soldier come to life. Its painted grin broadened with malicious slowness, revealing row after row of downward-facing spines, each one at least seven inches in length. If one looked closely, they would see that those ugly teeth were glistening with traces of sickening red.
"Wh-wha—" A bubbling giggle tumbled out from Its lips along with a heavy flood of spittle, the sound clicking oddly in the back of Its throat.
The mechanical warrior (for what else could it possibly be?) stood between It and Its victim, shield glinting like the surface of a mirror, the sharp edges of his chassis belying zero weaknesses. Still It quivered with mirth, struggling to speak around the jagged hole in Its face, but when It did...
"What's new pussycat, whoah whoah-oh-oh?" Pennywise sing-songed, a twittering laugh chasing Its words. Its hideously-painted visage curled, the streaks of vibrant scarlet around Its mouth twisting up into a cat-like smile. "Well, would you look at that, Viola! A white knight and a... kitten, come all this way just for me? Don't I feel special!"
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