Bounty: $002;

[gonnahero.livejournal.com]

[ Life is tough when you are a brave knight. But the heroic Sir Fiddler is not easily bested by horrific circumstances!! Though an evil villain may have kidnapped him from the safe haven on his bed where his mother tucked him in last night and read him a bedtime story he only despaired for half an hour a brief moment before he was faced for his first foe! Some beast that dwelled deep within the recesses of the extra rooms caves of his prison. It groaned and thumped at the door, scraping at wood--so the brave sir Fiddler did what any hero would do!

He locked it and got the fuck out 8|

But not before dragging p. much all the blankets from his bed with him. BECAUSE IT'S ARMOR. not because he was totally freaked out. Brave knights don't lose their cool.

So now the lone warrior is sort of just...walking through the hall, a portion of the blankets hugged to his chest while the rest trail behind him on the ground. Like a man. A man with manly wet eyes and pursed lips. Who is definitely not sniffling, nope ]

Moooooooom...... Mooooooooooooom.... [ and not calling out for mom either 8|;; ]


[ ooc; THUS ADEL JOINS THE KIDLETS UNTIL NEXT WEDNESDAY. be prepaaaareddddd ]

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[mortalcoiling.livejournal.com]

[first-- hrrgh, kid clinging to his leg. He... kind of wants to pry him off, but doesn't really know how to do that without making the boy cling harder or something, so... uncomfortably leaves him, for now.

And then secondly-- monster? Well, at least that might lead him to figuring out which room is the boy's. He points questioningly to a random door. In here?]

[gonnahero.livejournal.com]

[ sdkjghsk he shakes his head ;; Not michael's room ]

definitely not the icon I picked. :\

[mortalcoiling.livejournal.com]

[c'mon, kid... help him out, here. He points to another room]

dksghsk<3

[gonnahero.livejournal.com]

[ he shakes his head again ;; aaand...after a moment, points to the room with he name "Adel" on it ]

[mortalcoiling.livejournal.com]

[...he stares at the nameplate for a minute, and then looks back at the kid. That can't be right.

He points at the door himself. This one, you're sure?]

[gonnahero.livejournal.com]

[ he nods ): ] It's in there....

[ and then a thumbing and groaning noise can be heard from within sdkjgskdg so Adel jumps and hurries behind coil ]

[mortalcoiling.livejournal.com]

[--uh-oh. That's a familiar sound.

Ignoring the kid for a second, he edges closer to the door until he can lean and listen, nearly resting his ear against the door]

[gonnahero.livejournal.com]

[ It'll be even easier to hear the muffled groaning that way. There's definite thumping--some shuffling and a couple of bumps--since Matt's trying to paw his way out of the locked bathroom ]

[mortalcoiling.livejournal.com]

[when he's sure that it sounds like the source of the noise is not right by the door, he just... tries to open it?]

[gonnahero.livejournal.com]

[ and adel gasps!! but Matt's stuck in the bathroom, so it's all good ]

[mortalcoiling.livejournal.com]

[Coil's just gonna wander right in and follow the noise, then. He's not afraid of no monsters]

[fetterbound.livejournal.com]

[ So brave! Adel's staying by the entrance to the room and hiding against it as Matt continues to pound on the door--hungryyyyyy ]

[mortalcoiling.livejournal.com]

[he listens to the door for a minute, frowning to himself. And glances back at the boy by the door.

...The boy who really looks a lot like Adel.




Hmm. He's beginning to get the idea that something weird and not good is happening, here. So, he knocks a short little rhythm on the door--the kind that Matt had been able to copy, before.]

[fetterbound.livejournal.com]

[ It's like he doesn't even hear it. It really just encourages him to drag his hands over the door harder, making a louder and more insistent groan ]

[mortalcoiling.livejournal.com]

[...uh-oh.

He can't help but wince at the results of that little test. Glancing back at the boy, he waves his hand in a "GO SOMEWHERE" gesture. He can figure out why a midget version of Adel is wandering around later. Right now, he's got to get this zombie somewhere safe.

...Boy, he wishes the tower had let him keep his staff. He's going to just... look around for something of a similar shape or function. Something that can be used as an effective blunt weapon with some reach]

[fetterbound.livejournal.com]

[ There's...a sort of bone-speak/spike thing off in the corner :D; that he accidentally stuck through the floor at the last castle. So that might work!

Coil's basically on his own now though, because Adel's going to beeline it back to Cian's room ;; ]

[mortalcoiling.livejournal.com]

[good, because if that kid really is Adel, then something is just going to go badly if he hangs around. :\

So, Coil retrieves the bone spike, gives it a couple of experimental test-swings, wonders what the hell it is, and carries it back with him to the door.

It's not as heavy as he'd like, but it will have to do. Mouthing a quick little prayer, he takes a breath... and opens the door]

[fetterbound.livejournal.com]

[ --aaand out come matt, eyes blank and mouth opened as he immediately reaches out toward Coil. He's the only source of life in the room so that? Makes him dinner. ]

[mortalcoiling.livejournal.com]

[okay... let's start with the least amount of force possible, by deftly reaching around those outstretched hands to snatch at one of Matt's wrists-- trying to grab him so Coil can kind of... pull and steer him away from him and toward the door to the hallway. He doubts that he'll be lucky enough that Matt will be so easily redirected, but he's got to at least try. At the very least, he'll get Matt turned partially away from him for a moment. The last thing you ever want is a ghoul coming straight at you. :\]

[fetterbound.livejournal.com]

[ Well the grabbing works--he isn't exactly trying to dodge or anything. But as soon as there's contact with coil he's reach with his free hand to try and latch onto him; that way, even when spun he can make a hungry groan and open his mouth wide, trying to lean forward and bite him ]

[mortalcoiling.livejournal.com]

[yep, that's what he was afraid of. It's kind of like handling a venomous snake, trying to juggle and maneuver without getting tagged by those teeth.

With the spear in his other hand, he shoves the blunt end beneath Matt's collarbone, trying to push him back. Hoping maybe he'll even let go of his arm in favor for grabbing onto the spear... if he's really lucky]

[fetterbound.livejournal.com]

[ He is heeeella lucky, because that's exactly what Matt does. He grabs onto the end of the stick on impulse and out of a desire to catch Coil, groan caught in his throat when he's pushed back. He doesn't let go per say, but his grip is broken! ]

[mortalcoiling.livejournal.com]

[ah, excellent. That's precisely what he needs. As soon as he feels Matt's grip loosen, he twists his wrist free, keeping the end of the spear against Matt as he continues to edge around to keep the ghoul from facing him dead-on.

And then, as soon as he sees an opportunity to do so, he's going to duck in and take a kick at the ghoul's knee--either to the side or whipping around to make the limb buckle forward--whatever he can do to try to knock the kid down a little]

[fetterbound.livejournal.com]

[ It isn't hard! He's smaller than coil and has no coordination or cognitive ability; he's played easy by Coil and winds down on one knee, groaning and turning to look up at him ]

[mortalcoiling.livejournal.com]

[relaxing a little at how easy it is to subdue the kid, he lets himself breathe a little, very thankful that the ghoul is obviously not built for combat. That makes everything much easier.

Next step will be abandoning the spear for a minute so he can try to go in and twist the kid's arms behind his back]