The exclamation would have made Jack turn his head if he were wearing it properly; instead, he spun it in his palm, turning it back to see who was shouting his name. That was Sora, it had to be. He looked just like the journal icons, energy, grin, and all--and from the tone, sounded just like him, too. Such enthusiasm! Smiling, he plopped his head firmly back onto his own neck, turning to see Alice approaching. "The pleasure is mine, my dear. Jack Skellington the Pumpkin King of Halloweentown, at your service as well." Extraordinary height and long limbs made his regal bow even more theatrical than it might have otherwise been, and he beamed after the girl as he straightened, wondering just what she had in mind. The question was answered soon enough, and he marveled at her little trick--exploding jack-in-the-boxes! Absolutely ingenious! With that explosion, he didn't need to be told twice to leave; Jack bounded off as the gatekeeper left his post, out of Paixao and into the unknown.
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(OOC: This part is an IM log, done between me and Raina; we did it presuming that the two of them had a head start on the others getting out; please feel free to have everyone else catch up! Since it's so long, I'm just going to make replies to this post for the rest.)
Sora slowed down, once they were far enough away from the guards, and it was obvious that the guards weren't following them anymore. The others must have been a bit further behind (Sora had never realized he was that much faster than them) and he straightened himself.
"Wow!" he exclaimed, eyes wide in amazement and slight disbelief. "I never realized Alice had explosive stuff!!"
Jack had kept up with Sora easily--beyond easily, in fact; having legs long enough to cover a few meters with each running stride definitely gave him a nice advantage over most in the speed department. He slowed to an easy stroll so he could pace himself with Sora, grinning fiendishly at the thought of Alice's explosives. "Handy, aren't they? I'll have to ask her how they're made sometime; I quite like them."
"I wanna know where she hid them!" Sora said with a slight pout, as though he'd been duped, but he really wasn't upset about it. It was just a slight wonderment, but his grin returned a moment later. "They are really cool, though, aren't they!"
If they were in Wakka's hands, he'd be a bit more afraid. It wouldn't be unlike Wakka to use something like that in the dead of night to scare everyone awake! He snickered at the very thought, even though he'd probably be pretty mad when it happened. "You could play some really mean pranks with them!"
Jack chuckled, spreading his hands wide. "I haven't the slightest idea. It's worth asking, though; they are clever." Cool. He knew it was current slang, but.... well, call him old-fashioned, but it just felt odd to try and say it.
"Mmmm.... they might be mean, yes. But wouldn't they be fun?" He tapped his fingers together thoughtfully as they walked, too used to the hollow click of bone against bone to pay it any attention. "And if you were really creative with them, you could probably keep from causing any damage at all, but still get some wonderful gasps."
"Yeah!" Sora exclaimed. "I was just thinking of what my friend Wakka would do..." He trailed off and laughed. "He'd get us all with one while we were sleeping!"
With that, he laughed. "It wouldn't be funny right then, but it'd be hilarious afterwards! Man, the look on our faces, it'd be priceless!" He could imagine the look on Riku's face, and it made him crack up all over again. Riku would try to pretend he hadn't jumped or something, because he was just that cool!
Jack had to grin at the suggestion. "He sounds like he puts the trick into 'trick or treat.' I do hope he'd have the foresight to take pictures!" Because really now, what picture could be more fun than someone caught completely off guard? "Is Wakka one of the friends you were with before you came here?"
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The exclamation would have made Jack turn his head if he were wearing it properly; instead, he spun it in his palm, turning it back to see who was shouting his name. That was Sora, it had to be. He looked just like the journal icons, energy, grin, and all--and from the tone, sounded just like him, too. Such enthusiasm! Smiling, he plopped his head firmly back onto his own neck, turning to see Alice approaching. "The pleasure is mine, my dear. Jack Skellington the Pumpkin King of Halloweentown, at your service as well." Extraordinary height and long limbs made his regal bow even more theatrical than it might have otherwise been, and he beamed after the girl as he straightened, wondering just what she had in mind. The question was answered soon enough, and he marveled at her little trick--exploding jack-in-the-boxes! Absolutely ingenious! With that explosion, he didn't need to be told twice to leave; Jack bounded off as the gatekeeper left his post, out of Paixao and into the unknown.
~*~
(OOC: This part is an IM log, done between me and Raina; we did it presuming that the two of them had a head start on the others getting out; please feel free to have everyone else catch up! Since it's so long, I'm just going to make replies to this post for the rest.)
Sora slowed down, once they were far enough away from the guards, and it was obvious that the guards weren't following them anymore. The others must have been a bit further behind (Sora had never realized he was that much faster than them) and he straightened himself.
"Wow!" he exclaimed, eyes wide in amazement and slight disbelief. "I never realized Alice had explosive stuff!!"
Jack had kept up with Sora easily--beyond easily, in fact; having legs long enough to cover a few meters with each running stride definitely gave him a nice advantage over most in the speed department. He slowed to an easy stroll so he could pace himself with Sora, grinning fiendishly at the thought of Alice's explosives. "Handy, aren't they? I'll have to ask her how they're made sometime; I quite like them."
"I wanna know where she hid them!" Sora said with a slight pout, as though he'd been duped, but he really wasn't upset about it. It was just a slight wonderment, but his grin returned a moment later. "They are really cool, though, aren't they!"
If they were in Wakka's hands, he'd be a bit more afraid. It wouldn't be unlike Wakka to use something like that in the dead of night to scare everyone awake! He snickered at the very thought, even though he'd probably be pretty mad when it happened. "You could play some really mean pranks with them!"
Jack chuckled, spreading his hands wide. "I haven't the slightest idea. It's worth asking, though; they are clever." Cool. He knew it was current slang, but.... well, call him old-fashioned, but it just felt odd to try and say it.
"Mmmm.... they might be mean, yes. But wouldn't they be fun?" He tapped his fingers together thoughtfully as they walked, too used to the hollow click of bone against bone to pay it any attention. "And if you were really creative with them, you could probably keep from causing any damage at all, but still get some wonderful gasps."
"Yeah!" Sora exclaimed. "I was just thinking of what my friend Wakka would do..." He trailed off and laughed. "He'd get us all with one while we were sleeping!"
With that, he laughed. "It wouldn't be funny right then, but it'd be hilarious afterwards! Man, the look on our faces, it'd be priceless!" He could imagine the look on Riku's face, and it made him crack up all over again. Riku would try to pretend he hadn't jumped or something, because he was just that cool!
Jack had to grin at the suggestion. "He sounds like he puts the trick into 'trick or treat.' I do hope he'd have the foresight to take pictures!" Because really now, what picture could be more fun than someone caught completely off guard? "Is Wakka one of the friends you were with before you came here?"