02-12-2023, 08:16 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-12-2023, 08:16 PM by Seperallis.)
The dash to the door of the room was made in two quick bounds. In barely a second, Elke had flung open the door to make her escape and cross into the hallway, when-
"-Oof!"
Elke ran straight into a short, hunched form, and the two very nearly tumbled to the floor for her efforts. The exclamation became a series of squeals and chittering as the form blocking her path vanished with an audible pop, replaced by a red blur scurrying up the walls. All around her rang the heavy gong crashes of a serving tray pierced by the staccato crashes of scattered dinnerware, their contents turned out in random assortment for nearly a dozen feet in any direction. From above rang the tiny, familiar voice, "Oh ho! Young miss, you're so lively today, what a pleasantly unexpected surprise!"
"-Oof!"
Elke ran straight into a short, hunched form, and the two very nearly tumbled to the floor for her efforts. The exclamation became a series of squeals and chittering as the form blocking her path vanished with an audible pop, replaced by a red blur scurrying up the walls. All around her rang the heavy gong crashes of a serving tray pierced by the staccato crashes of scattered dinnerware, their contents turned out in random assortment for nearly a dozen feet in any direction. From above rang the tiny, familiar voice, "Oh ho! Young miss, you're so lively today, what a pleasantly unexpected surprise!"