Yogu could feel Chomei's brief anger, quickly backing away and putting his hands up. His cousin brought up a good point: what was he dressed as? The boy shrugs, "Like some uh... Demon-zombie-thing...?" He was something. He could've sworn he'd seen the mask somewhere before... Oh well. Probably nothing. He makes claws with his hands and mimics lunging at Choh, trying to do a scary voice. Coming through the mask, it sounded nothing like him, "BOO! I'm gonna get you, Om-Chomei! Some day real soon!" Shortly after that, he's carted off by the crowd.
"Hey, you know what would be fun?" The voice in his head starts. Yogu was entirely somewhere else, unaware he was standing in the middle of the stage.
"Oh, would you can it?! I'm tryin' to have a good time here."
The thing laughs, "Oh, come on! I wasn't gonna say level the place, but one or two teeny tiny energy beams would be cool. Real scary."
"Halloween's all about fun scary. I'm startin' to think you don't get the point of this. I'm just tryin' to keep a low profile and chill; I don't need to go attractin' news vans."
"You're boring. I'm bored."
The boy snaps out of it and finds himself standing in the center stage while people start filing in. "Aw, crud." He spots the pumpkin king amongst the crowd and gives the lord of gourds a slow, fatigued wave. While in this fugue state, a stagehand comes by to usher him off the stage, "You're not supposed to go on yet, guy. Just, uh... Wait here." The stagehand leaves the spaced-out kid in the corner just off-stage.
"That... Is a very bad mindset, for a martial artist," he quipped, somewhat smugly. "One must try their hardest to uphold the utmost discipline, ESPECIALLY at times like this—Surrounded by countless temptations..." He waved his hands around dramatically to emphasize the point.
He tried his hardest to sound haughty as he did so, but couldn't help cracking a smile. That smile eventually turned into a low chuckle. "... Yeah I'm just joking, I ate like a bucket of candy corn earlier. Turns out that I burn crazy amounts of calories, for some reason... Weird, right?"
He flinched a little from Yogu's sudden 'mock' lunge, and his smile widened a little. "You'd be scarier without the mask, I think. Your little gremlin mug is much more terrifying" He laughed, watching the youngster run off into the crowd. Jackie pointed out that the main event would start soon thereafter—He wasn't very interested... But he figured that he might as well go. He was already here after all...
"Alrighty, lead on Batgirl. We'll meet up with Yogu there, I'm sure," He said, then turned to Xiaolan. "Alright Pumpkin King, you take it easy alright? I imagine you've got your hands full with this," Chomei motioned to the increasingly busy stand.
Apr 6, 2024 1:21:15 GMT -5
Lottus: Friendly reminder for new folks to check the rules regarding art claims - AI Art is not accepted on Sparking for character sheets.
Apr 17, 2024 14:43:28 GMT -5
Lottus: Hey folks, got a new phone, but verification is preventing me from downloading Discord for now
Apr 17, 2024 14:43:57 GMT -5
Lottus: I won't be available until I get home from work!
Apr 17, 2024 14:44:58 GMT -5
Lottus: Feel free to dm me if needed!
Apr 17, 2024 21:13:47 GMT -5
Dingo: I'll post what you've said here up in the discord so it doesn't get missed!
Apr 18, 2024 19:19:20 GMT -5
Yakito: I am the #1 Tenrec hater (Striker will be struck)