A-Hunting We Will Go [Completed]

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Character(s): Gaston, Jack, Blue, and anyone else joining in!
Content: Gaston leads an intrepid band of explorers out to hunt in the wilderness outside Paixao!
Setting: Niflheim gates (and beyond)
Time: Evening
Warnings: No one says no to Gaston. This includes gatekeepers.

"What do you mean we can't leave the city?" Gaston demanded, pushing aside the people crowding around the table at the edge of the city gates. The line was growing even longer now that it was unable to move, but the hunter didn't seem to care. All those pansy people could get inside the city once he and his fellow hunters were done!

The unfortunate gatekeeper, who apparently hadn't heard of Gaston's amazing reputation, gave them a meek smile, "It's too dangerous outside the city. It's much nicer in here. Everything you need to live is inside these gates. Why would you want to leave?"

"Why would we want to ~stay~?" Obviously, this poor pathetic excuse for a person had no idea what real men thought of such flimsy excuses for cowardice. Gaston snorted derisively, glancing over at Jack and Blue, "This poor sap thinks we're afraid of a little bit of danger and wilderness! How about that!"

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Alice shrugged and walked near Robert, making sure to keep up with Sora and Chizuru. They had plenty of fun conversation, but now Alice was curious to see what this particular venture would bring. Absentmindedly, she hiked her dress a little to the thigh to see if the blade was there, and nodded gently went she felt the familiar cold steel against her skin. Robert had asked a question but had hardly seemed interested in the answer, which was fine as Alice was even less interested in answering it. Her attention was geared more toward the people at the gate. Not the gatekeepers of course, they were no different to Alice than the insane children. No, her attention were towards the others trying to get into the gate.

One of the figures was rather lanky, and Alice managed a small smile when she saw him remove his head and toss it easily from one hand to the other. There wasn't a doubt in her mind that this character was Jack Skellington the Pumpkin King, and he looked every bit as regal as he sounded. While Alice was a rather independent and at times disagreeable to authority, there were a few she respected, and she could tell that a king that inspired fright gave off a rather delicious feeling of nobility.

The other man seemed fairly gung-ho and, from what she could tell, the type of man Chizuru would loathe. He had a demeanor of overconfidence, brevity and swagger. Had he said "off with your head gatekeeper" Alice would have thought him the male version of the Queen of Hearts.

Alice walked up to the new crew, and, standing in front of Jack, curtsied. "It is nice to finally meet you, Mister Jack. I offer you services on behalf of me, Alice, former Queen of the Looking Glass Realm. I shall be with you in a moment."

Alice dashed off, but only enough so that she was unseen by the others. Without a moment's notice, she pulled out the weapon that was sure to get the guards to neglect their duties: the jackbox. It was a favorite of Alice's, and she was only sorry they were a diversion tactic. They were so good at putting down pets.

She threw the jackbox several feet away, and heard the familiar childish chime before BOOOM! The explosion happened that had everyone's attention. It spread to maybe ten feet, but did enough crater damage that people were jolted from their previous thoughts. Alice quietly sneaked back to Sora and Chizuru, trying to look completely innocent.