Character dialogue

"Oh, shall I? Shan't I? Shall I? Shan't I?" ~Rohsair

"Shan't you." ~The Raven

"How long've you been down there?" ~Sathí

"Oh give them a hand, someone!" ~Fal.

"Note that I was the one asked. If there's going to be any helping, I'm the one who's going to do it." ~Rohsair

"Well, get on and do it!" ~Kit

"But the suspense . . . the drama . . . " ~Rohsair

"And, in all likelihood, the mud that'll be be thrown at you if you don't help." ~Kit

"Claws in, Kitty-Cat." ~The Raven

"Oh, alright, then. *hauls Ket, Klar and Null up out of the hole* You ought to get Tannar to give you a wash." ~Rohsair

"Hey! Tanny-boy! Little water required here! Items for washing: Ket-bag, Klarity and Void." ~The Raven

"Oh dear, she's on the loose. *grins* Beware the Raven's laughter!" ~Fal.

*The Raven gibbers in imitation of mad scientist*

"Why were you all down that hole in the first place?" ~Sathí

"Probably tunneling for mushrooms. Obviously. I'd better go pop up some more popcorn." ~Narvik

*Timidly opens door* "Uhm, hello?" ~Daekom

"Oh boy..." ~Narvik

"Amitahbah! Another of them?" ~Rohsair

"More people!" ~Kit

"Sheesh, there's no limit to people's imaginations is there? Still, that makes another one to annoy." ~The Raven

"Hi, nice to meet you, Daekom. Take whatever this lot says with a pinch of salt." ~Fal.

"Several tons of salt!" ~Rohsair

"An' what about the stuff Fal comes out with? Take that with a handful of salt." ~Kit

"Hi, Daekom. I'm Larasathí Akashurih. *waves happily* Nice to meet you!" ~Larasathí

"Yey! We is out! Danke!"~Null

"That's a good question, why were we in the ground?"~Ket

"Because Null told us it smelt good.~Klar

*both look at Null*
*Null runs away and hides... somewhere*

"Did someone mention popcorn?"~Klar

"Popcorn?"~Ket

"Like... that stuff you eat in cinemas.~Klar

"Cinemas?"~Ket

*gleefully drenches newcomers, and gives Daekom his own personal stormcloud even though he's not dirty* ~Tannar

"So . . . " ~Fal.

"Buttons on ice cream, see if they stick. And that's clothes buttons, not chocolate buttons, because if it was chocolate buttons, they would stick and there would be no point to the already pointless addition to another pointless and chronically useless monosyllable." ~The Raven

"If you have a needle." ~Rohsair

"I don't." ~Fal.

"You never do anyway, so you don't count." ~Kallik

*everyone looks at Kallik*

"What are you doing here?" ~Fal.

"The author took rather a fancy to me. She only created me for a storybook, added basic details in five seconds, but I refused to be shoved to the back of the closet. So here I am, and the room is already darker for my presence." ~Kallik

"I think she's getting too many characters on here. We're clogging the thread." ~Fal.

"Well, *sweetly* you can be the first one to get kicked out of it, Filly-Fally." ~The Raven

"I'm not leaving this thread!" ~Fal.

"But, quote, the thread is getting clogged, end quote." ~Rohsair

*settles down comfortably on Rohsair's knee* "I just got here, so I'm not leaving. Some of you lot can push off. You aren't adding much to the conversation. Any other Imps on here?" ~Kallik

(Seriously, have I got too many characters on here? Is five too much? Kallik pushed his way on here, but I may be able to drag him off, kicking and pinching all the way.)

*Ket screeches and runs around*

"I'm getting wet, I'm getting wet!" ~Ket

"So?" ~Klar

"I'll rust! I'll rust away!" ~Ket

"You're not made out of metal..." ~Klar

"What's your point?" ~Ket

*from his hiding place* "I like chocolate buttons..." ~Null

"Chocolate buttons?" *pounces on Raven* "Where are the chocolate buttons!" ~Tannar

(wow...didn't see that coming?)

*Danteel and K'ratcha stand back, placidly watching Tannar and Raven wrestle. They produce cups of tea from nowhere and sit down with Shafter's characters, Kit, and Fal to watch the show*

*Daekom calmly sits down and endures his own personal raincloud* "Chocolate buttons sound messy, but hey, whatever works." ~Daekom

"It's getting kind of boring in here. Let's play Blindfold-Tannar-And-Have-Him-Randomly-Freeze-Someone. Sound like fun?" ~Narvik

*suddenly loses Raven, plops down, and transfers Daekom's raincloud to his own head.* "Don't talk to me, my writer just lot the best job ever and we are not in the mood." *is glum* ~Tannar

Maybe we shoudl just avoid that? Tannar sounds pretty... scary to me. -Aiden

Sure thing. Why don't you kiss his ass while your at it? -Archae

Archae, shut up. It's no wonder people avoid you. -Leo

No, people avoid you. It just seems like they avoid me because I'm always with you. -Archae

Oh please... you think? -Leo

Dude, I know. -Archae

Freeze them again please... -Aiden

"Oh well, never mind about the job. Doesn't affect the state of the universe." ~Kallik

"Oh, very sympathetic, Kalliko. *fills hands with flames* Look! Fire! Don't like fire, do you?" ~The Raven

"What job was it? Perhaps you can get another one?" ~Kit

"Oh, I'm so sorry, Tannar - and Gyrfalcon. *pats his shoulder comfortingly* Why did she loose it?" ~Sathí

"Sathí. *rolls eyes* Always the diplomat." ~Rohsair

"Gyr says to tell you, Sathi, that you're sweet and thanks and she's already got an interview for another job. And she says...*listens*...never shop at Wild Birds Unlimited because the owners are herirarchal idiots. Okay, so I embelished." ~Tannar

"What's herirarchal?" ~Kit

"You already know what an idiot is, don't you?" ~Kallik

"You know, I just had a thought." ~Fal.

"Wonders will never cease!" ~The Raven

"All our names, except for mine, begin with R or K." ~Fal.

"And that makes you special, I suppose?" ~Kit

"Pig-headed elf." ~Kallik

"Nice signature your writer's got, Tannar. Where's it from?" ~Rohsair

*perks up* "A song called 'Stained Glass Masquerade,' by Casting Crowns. Go to the 'Christian Music' thread if you want the full lyrics." *sends the stormcloud back to Daekom* "Well, I'm feeling much better now. Raven, want to dance?" ~Tannar

"It's amazing how his mood parallels hers." ~Danteel

"Well, so do ours. I mean, face it, you only ever have a really bad day if she needs to blow off steam." ~K'ratcha

"And where does that leave you?" ~Danteel

"Somewhere scary." ~K'ratcha