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[sweetvalleygirl]

[The camera flicks on, showing two female figures huddled in a darkened room, one girl fumbling with the communicator. They're both panting hard, whimpering as they try to catch their breath, and outside the door, something distinctly not human is scratching, howling, and laughing at them.]

It's gonna eat us, Lila!

[Lila only stops making the high-pitched, continual eeeeee (which, really, isn't helping against members of the dog family) long enough to correct Jessica.]

THEY! THEY'RE gonna eat us, Jess! Didn't you see the other one? With the fangs and the slobber and I am too pretty to be puppy chow! That's what you do with used up hor-

[She cuts herself off in a loud shriek, and one hand flies up to cover her mouth. Now that she's hyperventilating under her hand, the communicator's microphone is picking up the distinct sounds of wood cracking.]

Oh my god!  Why is this happening? I want to live!

[Jessica wails loudly, before apparently having a bright idea.]

Hold them off for a second! I have to go get something!

[She accidentally kicks the communicator in her scramble to dart away.]

HOLD THEM OFF? Are you crazy? Why doesn't this place have a fire escape?

[A moment later, though, Lila crawls through the frame in her nightie, clutching a stiletto. After she's offscreen, there's thump and her legs return, bent as if she's sitting and bracing herself. The door is rattling less, but the laughter is getting louder.]

Get some hairspray and a lighter!

I've got something better than that!

[Jessica reappears, clutching what would appear to be a handgun. Yup, that's totally a handgun. And even in the dark, her devious grin can be seen.]

Okay! Open the door! And be careful, I've only done this once before!

[Lila starts screaming her head off at the sight of this.]

Open the door?!? What if you MISS?

[Except that there are wild animals on the other side of the door, and they can't stay here forever. The legs disapper as Lila gets to her feet.]

OK. OK. One, two... THREE!

[Lila wrenches the door open and can be seen throwing herself onto the bed. Meanwhile, Jessica has her eyes closed tight as she pulls the trigger and the gun fires.

BLAM BLAM BLAM!!!

Cue sharp yelping from outside the door for a second, followed by the earth shattering sound of silence.]

Lila? It's safe now. I think I killed them.

[She pauses, staring into the camera with a look of horror on her face.]

Oh gawwwwwd!!

[[ooc: Pink is Jessica, purple is Lila. This is in reference to the Jumanji happenings tonight!]]

Comments

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[onefouroneseven]

That is a problem I can solve.

[ Awww yeah power ring. ]

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[sweetvalleygirl]

Really? But how?

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[onefouroneseven]

[ She holds up her hand so the green ring is clear on her finger. ]

Green Lantern. Anything I can imagine I can create with this ring.

[ In glowing green hard light, but you know. Details. ]

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[sweetvalleygirl]

That is seriously the coolest thing ever. How do I get one?

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[onefouroneseven]

The ring will choose you, but I do not think that still applies here.

[ No Oa, no Mogo. ]

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[sweetvalleygirl]

So basically you get all the neat tricks and I get squat. [She huffs.] Thanks a lot, Lachesis!

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[onefouroneseven]

It comes with the job. But I will need to know where you are if I am to help.

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[sweetvalleygirl]

We're at Laura's place. It's at [LOCATION!!]. It's like, a really nice part of town. There's lot of cute little apartments here.

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[onefouroneseven]

I will be there momentarily.

[ Because you know, flying. ]


(ooc| action?)

belated action party~!

[sweetvalleygirl]

[Laura's apartment is fortified with a heavy lock on the door. And also there are a pair of dead hyenas in the hallway to deter would-be attackers. Jessica (and Lila) are inside, still waiting for their pizza to be delivered.]

[onefouroneseven]

[ It's easy enough to figure out which apartment is theirs even if she didn't have the address. Scooping up the carcasses into a glowing green bubble, Soranik knocks - giving the lock only a raised brow. ]

Jessica?

[sweetvalleygirl]

[A few seconds later, the door slowly inches open and Jessica pokes her head outside.]

Soranik! You're here... [Her eyes narrow at the carcasses.] And you've got those... things.

[onefouroneseven]

I simply wished to inform you that I was disposing of them.

[ A second or so later and the corpses catch on fire - the green flames shimmering eerily, even through the green bubble she's holding them in. ]

[sweetvalleygirl]

[Jessica's eyes go wide and she yelps, looking like she might start freaking out any second. But that moment subsides and instead she's sighing with relief.]

You're the best! I'm not even kidding for a second!

[onefouroneseven]

[ Normally she likes being the best at doctor related things, but this works in a pinch. ]

I noticed there seemed to be-- more of the same trouble throughout some of the City on my way here. Is that normal?

[ More of the same meaning various animals Soranik is 95% sure don't actually belong in any urban area. ]

[sweetvalleygirl]

That all kinda depends on your definition of normal. Like, sometimes weird stuff just seems to randomly happen here.

[She thinks back to what Julian had told her, about that crazy board game.]

Wait, so what else is happening?

[onefouroneseven]

It appears as if someone had replanted an entirely different ecosystem in the City.

[ You know, if that's a normal weird sort of thing to be going on. ]

[sweetvalleygirl]

In other words, it's a jungle out there.

[Why yes, she is proud of that one.]