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Tweak says, "yabba dabba doo!"

Jareth (goblin_king) wrote in labyrinth_rpg,
@ 2009-03-22 20:29:00

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armand, arrival, caspian, cathal, cimorene, claudia, complete, day four, edward cullen, faith lehane, gabrielle, giselle, hermione granger, ianto jones, jack harkness, jareth, juniper golding, legolas greenleaf, mercy thompson, ned the piemaker, nymphadora tonks, olive snook, pandora, robin of locksley, rose tyler, sarah williams, schuldig, severus snape, tara maclay, the doctor, willow rosenberg, xena, yaten kou, yuna

Who: Jareth and everyone!
When: Day Four, evening
What: The King 'invites' everyone to his masque...
Where: Jareth's castle
Rating: Anywhere from G to R, I suppose
Status: Complete

It had been raining earlier in the day, but it had cleared up a short time ago. Jareth looked out the window of his massive ballroom, empty for now, and felt a little bit disoriented by the fact that the Labyrinth had just disappeared. Of course, he'd made it happen, but it had been a long time since he'd felt so exposed. But he couldn't very well have people needing to wander through the Labyrinth, could he? And the two who had been running it had been transported to the castle already, and he knew from the screams of rage that they were being dressed at this very moment.

The king smiled and turned away from the window, checking out his ballroom. It was quite spectacular, with a large orchestra pit, many snack tables, and, of course, lots of empty space for dancing. This, he figured, would be a night to remember. He snapped his fingers and peered into the crystal that appeared there, scrying on each and every person he'd brought to the Underground. Some, he knew wouldn't come on their own, and he sent crystals floating out to ensare them. Of course, some might just be strong enough to resist that pull, so he had goblins standing by to bring others in. Whether willing or not, everyone would be attending, he'd seen to that.

Dressed in his finery, with an evil looking mask in the guise of a leering demon, he walked over to his throne. Draping himself casually over it, he waited. People would be arriving anytime, now. He didn't fool himself for a moment that some wouldn't take this chance to attack him, which was why he wasn't precisely there. Anyone who tried to attack him, he knew, would find their useless effort wasted against what was no more than a projected image.

He gestured, and a goblin slave brought him a glass of wine. This, he was convinced, was going to be a night to remember.

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plusone
2009-03-24 08:36 pm UTC (link)

Rose looked a bit surprised at the admission, but shrugged carelessly. "Doesn't really matter in the end, does it?" she said as a thought. "The male thing, not the fighting thing. Though... Wait, you say that like you have a choice in the matter."

Now that was something even Jack hadn't accomplished. So many species, so little time, indeed, but had he managed to switch himself? Oh, no, he was good, but not that good. The thought made her smirk a bit. How could she not, she'd met quite a few species, and a few with no specific gender at all, but none who could switch them. "Is that common where you're from? Having a uh...choice, I mean?"

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ex_thepretty258
2009-03-25 06:06 am UTC (link)

Yaten shrugged. "Where I'm from it's a choice, though you're born one or the other." She threaded through the crowd with the ease of someone who's been to far too many parties, making a beeline for the drinks and refreshments. That was what they'd come for, wasn't it? To stand by the punch and be snarky?

She waited for Rose to join her before continuing. "I was born female, or I wouldn't be a senshi, but when we came to earth we decided to use male form and it kinda got stuck that way except when we transformed. Seems like the same thing here."

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plusone
2009-03-25 09:10 am UTC (link)

In true wallflower mode, Rose leaned against the wall with her arms crossed in front of her. She surveyed the group in front of her, ready to smile if prompted or snap if things went south from there. She wasn't hungry yet--hadn't really been since they'd gotten there--but the scenery was plenty worth looking over.

She was, however, listening intently to Yaten's story. It was something she'd never heard of, but she found it fascinating. "That's...incredible, actually. And I've heard my share of weird things." Shaking her head, she offered a small smile. "Bit strange though, I imagine, being born one way and stuck another when you're used to being able to change it up and all." Would she ever choose to turn male? Probably not, no. Might come in handy, though, for some of her more undercover missions. The number of aliens who frequented strip clubs was a little disturbing, honestly.

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ex_thepretty258
2009-03-25 08:09 pm UTC (link)

Yaten grabbed a glass of punch and mirrored Rose's position on the wall, sipping at her drink as she surveyed the growing crowd.

"I was never one for 'changing it up' that much." she said with a slight shrug. "Now Seiya on the other hand..." She gave a rueful snort and took another sip. Probably why there'd been that whole mess with Usagi in the first place. Seiya had always been far to willing to walk both sides of the gender line. "It's standard operating proceedure on Kinmoku, but I think most people pick one and stick with it. Usually the gender they're born with, but eh." She shrugged again. "You talk as if you've seen a lot. Didn't know London had quite that much crazyness going on" To be fair, what Yaten knew about London was practically less than nothing, but she wasn't going to admit that.

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plusone
2009-03-25 08:21 pm UTC (link)

Rose gave a small laugh at that and shrugged her shoulders, heavier than usual under the bulky gown. She could stand for something stronger than punch, and kept an eye out for the glasses of champagne she'd seen being carried around by goblins on their entrance.

"You could say that. London is a...what's the word? Plethora? It's packed full, let's say that, of craziness. Keep in mind, I've traveled the galaxy through different points in time. Or did you not think it strange at all that I didn't react at all when you mentioned being from another planet?" She smirked a bit at that, pleased with the fact that she did, at least, have that working for her.

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ex_thepretty258
2009-03-26 06:13 am UTC (link)

Yaten blinked a little in surprise as she mentioned traveling the galaxy. Hadn't humans only just managed to make it off planet? And not even very far at that? Wait, no. She'd mentioned a companion before, when they'd talked about time travel. That made more sense. Probably a senshi or something similar.

"You don't bore the shit out of me" she said in response to Rose's question. "That right there meant there was something different about you"

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plusone
2009-03-26 09:05 am UTC (link)

At that, Rose had to laugh, much more genuinely than she had before. "Well, then I guess I'm glad I'm at least relatively interesting," she joked, shrugging again. In truth, there was something different about everyone in this strange new place. Some she couldn't tell right off the bat, but there were people who, before being yanked into this new location, she'd thought were from movies, of all things. "And I have to say, I can't complain about my 'date' for the evening, so I'm not exactly bored, either."

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ex_thepretty258
2009-03-27 07:05 am UTC (link)

Yaten gave a sardonic half smile. "Most people bore me, so consider it a compliment" She sipped at her punch, realized it was gone and glared at the cup. Fortunately a goblin came by at that moment with a tray of champagne so she exchanged her empty cup for an alcoholic one. That was a nice change. In Tokyo she'd been under the drinking age.

She leaned back against the wall and gave Rose a sideways glance. "Now I believe we've got some snarking to do. Her." She jerked her chin to indicate one of the dancers on the floor "You'd think someone would have told her she was spilling out the front."

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	plusone 2009-03-27 09:09 am UTC (link)
	"Someone really ought to," Rose agreed, reaching for her own glass of champagne before the irritating little creature could scurry away. "Leave something to the imagination, damn, I'm almost embarrassed for her." Her eyes rolled in annoyance. "Course, the entire dress is a little snug. Looks a bit like a sausage roll if you squint." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_thepretty258 2009-03-29 08:07 pm UTC (link)
	"One made by an blind sausage packer at that. Corset tops can only do so much." In all fairness the dress wasn't all that bad, but Yaten was rarely fair when it came to snarking. She pointed covertly at another of the dancers. "And red is so not his color" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

plusone
2009-03-29 08:16 pm UTC (link)

Oh, yeah. Rose was definitely going to have a good time tonight, whether she'd have chosen to come or not. For one, there was still a part of her with a thirst for knowledge concerning the entire universe. And her companion for the evening was definitely not from her part of the universe, in either dimension. Nor had she ever met anyone who could change their gender at will.

But also, it had been a long, long time since she'd allowed herself to simply be a bitch. And that's exactly what she felt like as she rolled her eyes at the fashion nightmare that danced by. It probably wasn't fair, considering the odds were against any of their victims having picked out their own outfits. But she was so tired of being polite and caring when it got her nowhere. "Why can't men dress themselves?" she complained. "No offense, of course, but honestly, I can count on one hand the men who can match shoes to an outfit correctly and three of those are gay."

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ex_thepretty258
2009-03-30 06:12 am UTC (link)

"It's genetic" Yaten said, nodding slightly. "Something in the Y chromosome that makes it nearly impossible to understand color." Though she was loath to admit it, this was actually turning out to be rather fun. She didn't have to be nice, and she was with someone who actually shared her snark. She sipped at her champagne to hide a smile.

"Of course, to be fair there's a lot of girls who can't pick color either" She used her glass to gesture at another dancer. "It's a shame, since the dress itself is rather nice."

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plusone
2009-03-30 09:14 am UTC (link)

"Maybe she got a bit too much Y chromosome. But I don't think I've seen anyone wear that shade of green since the 1980s. And, um, there's a reason." Rose rolled her eyes, taking a moment off of her snarking to keep an eye out for those she was actually interested in seeing. Tonks was there, decked entirely in purple, right down to her hair. It actually made for a nice effect or else Rose might've thought it a bit weird. And if she wasn't mistaken (and she'd checked out that arse enough to be pretty certain she wasn't), she was pretty sure she'd seen Jack around, leather trousers and all. No, not all of their companions for the night had done too badly in the dressing department. In fact, some actually looked nice.

But that was the Rose she'd been for the last several years speaking, and she pushed her down to the depths she'd come from. "If I had to get stranded here, the least they could've done was dressed everyone appropriately. I don't think they ran around half-naked in the medieval era."

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ex_thepretty258
2009-04-01 06:31 am UTC (link)

Yaten shrugged, considering she was one of the ones not exactly dressed in medieval fashion. "Maybe consideration was given for those of us not from Earth?" she said with a wry smile.

She had to admit, however reluctantly that the overall effect of the masque, and most people's costumes were actually very pretty. She watched the ebb and flow of the dancing crowd in silence for a long moment, taking occasional sips of her champagne.

A chance break in the crowd caused her to stiffen and push away from the wall. There, across the room lounged their kidnapped, plain as day. "Bastard" Yaten growled, even as the crowd shifted again, hiding the Goblin King from view. "Did you see him?"

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plusone
2009-04-01 12:43 pm UTC (link)

"I saw him," Rose confirmed, her blood boiling at even the sight of him. He hadn't been hiding, or even looking ashamed. In fact, he looked somewhat bored, maybe even a little amused. Well, why shouldn't he? He'd ruined their lives, not the other way around. "He doesn't even look the least bit apologetic. What sort of power must someone have to pull people from different parts of the universe?"

It was a peculiar question, maybe, but it genuinely worried Rose to think about. She knew certain species that could, and none ever led to good things. "No one seems to be bothering him, though. Is he guarded?"

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ex_thepretty258
2009-04-04 02:12 pm UTC (link)

"Power to burn" Yaten said as she stepped away from the wall. "And arrogant." She wanted to snarl, to hit something, to unleash her power against the bastard. She could feel her upper arms tremble with her barely contained anger. But doing any of those things had the possibility of getting innocent people hurt. However cynical and bitter she might be, Yaten was still a senshi, and she wouldn't put people's lives at risk if there was a better way.

"Only one way to find out" she said, her words clipped and precise. "Stay here. I'll see if I can... talk to him" She didn't wait to hear Rose's response before slipping into the crowd, for once thankful of her short and slight build as it made weaving through the dancers far easier.

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