Cassies Palace 10-2

[21:46]	* [huh]Isabella	has, by and by, ended up on the roof, knife still in hand.
[21:46]	<[huh]Isabella>	Where, where shall I hide it~
[21:58]	<[GM]Mary>	The tiger leaps onto the roof, with the little maid still clinging onto its back. It scans the roof until it spots the fairy maid at the other end.
[21:58]	* [Owen]Tabitha	is jostled around by the tiger's movements. This could be harder than she thought...
[21:59]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	[This is for huh]
[21:59]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	<[GM]Mary> The tiger leaps onto the roof, with the little maid still clinging onto its back. It scans the roof until it spots the fairy maid at the other end.
[21:59]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	* [Owen]Tabitha is jostled around by the tiger's movements. This could be harder than she thought...
[22:01]	<[huh]Isabella>	Uwah! Found!
[22:03]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Isabella...hrrmmgh..."
[22:03]	* [Owen]Tabitha	finds it difficult to look at the fairy and still hold on tightly to the tiger's back.
[22:04]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"I would like my mother's knife back."
[22:05]	<[huh]Isabella>	That's not fun at all though, is it?
[22:05]	<[huh]Isabella>	This story's just getting to it's climax, right?
[22:06]	<[GM]Mary>	The tiger approaches the fairy.
[22:06]	* [huh]Isabella	flutters higher, trying to stay out of the tiger's reach.
[22:06]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"This is not a story. This is real life."
[22:07]	<[huh]Isabella>	Eh, what's the difference?
[22:08]	* [Owen]Tabitha	inhales sharply.
[22:09]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Real life...is real."
[22:09]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"It is important."
[22:09]	<[huh]Isabella>	I agree.
[22:10]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Likewise, my mother's knife is important. It is real."
[22:11]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"This is not a time for foolishness."
[22:11]	<[huh]Isabella>	:All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy," isn't it?
[22:12]	<[huh]Isabella>	Well, that being said, I'm not one to keep something precious from you.
[22:13]	* [huh]Isabella	tosses the knife over Tabitha's head.
[22:13]	<[huh]Isabella>	Catch, then!
[22:20]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"...not...no!"
[22:20]	* [Owen]Tabitha	pushes slightly on the tiger's back, and speaks urgently to him.
[22:21]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"My comrade! The knife! Help me!"
[22:22]	* [Owen]Tabitha	raises up and grips the tiger with only her legs, preparing to reach for the flying blade.
[22:25]	<[GM]Mary>	The tiger rears up on its hind legs enough to compensate for Tabitha's lack of height.
[22:27]	* [Owen]Tabitha	stretches out her good hand and snatches the handle of the knife from above her.
[22:27]	* [Owen]Tabitha	is in a precarious position! At this angle, she can't balance herself!
[22:28]	* [Owen]Tabitha	tumbles off the tiger's back.
[22:30]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Ahhghh..."
[22:31]	* [huh]Isabella	flutters over to Tabitha and offers her a hand up.
[22:31]	<[huh]Isabella>	Are you alright?
[22:31]	* [Owen]Tabitha	is indecisive. She can't give Izzy her bloody hand, nor does she want to put down the knife.
[22:32]	* [Owen]Tabitha	returns the knife to the safety of her waist and grasps the fairy's tiny hand.
[22:32]	* [huh]Isabella	helps Tabitha to her feet.
[22:34]	<[GM]Mary>	The tiger turns to Tabitha, its head low, looking a little disappointed in itself.
[22:34]	* [Owen]Tabitha	brushes some of the snow off her dress.
[22:35]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Isabella...I would prefer you not to do that again."
[22:35]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"You have wasted the time of all three of us."
[22:35]	<[huh]Isabella>	three?
[22:36]	* [Owen]Tabitha	notices the tiger's lack of regality, and turns to it.
[22:36]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"My thanks to you again, good creature. I am in your debt."
[22:38]	* [Owen]Tabitha	curtsies to the tiger.
[22:38]	<[GM]Mary>	The tiger responds with a low purring, briefly looking up at Tabitha before returning its gaze downward.
[22:39]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Yes, little fairy. Three. This good tiger is as much a worker here as we are."
[22:39]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Perhaps moreso than some, even..."
[22:42]	<[huh]Isabella>	But it's a tiger!
[22:44]	<[GM]Mary>	The tiger shoots a glance at Isabella with a displeased glint in its eye.
[22:44]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"...and yet it made my bed, and hung a portrait on the wall."
[22:44]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Have you done that?"
[22:47]	<[huh]Isabella>	Huh?
[22:47]	<[huh]Isabella>	Last time I tried hanging portraits, Cassandra scolded me.
[22:48]	<[huh]Isabella>	I didn't really listen, but something about damaging them.
[22:48]	<[huh]Isabella>	Most of them only got a few scratches, though.
[22:50]	* [Owen]Tabitha	sighs. The incompetence of these people...
[22:51]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Let us return inside. This chill air will do us no good."
[22:51]	* [huh]Isabella	shivers.
[22:52]	<[huh]Isabella>	Now that you mention it...
[22:52]	<[huh]Isabella>	It's coooold...
[22:52]	* [huh]Isabella	darts inside.
[22:52]	* [Owen]Tabitha	follows at her normal, lackluster pace. She holds the door open for the tiger.
[22:54]	<[GM]Mary>	The tiger looks at Tabitha for a moment before getting inside.
[22:55]	* [Owen]Tabitha	shuts the door, and addresses the beast as they walk down the halls.
[22:55]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Once again, I thank you for your service. I shall honor my pledge to you, now."
[22:56]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"You helped me, so I shall help you. What may I do for you, kind creature?"
[23:01]	<[GM]Mary>	The tiger remains idle, as if in thought. Then it looks back up at Tabitha and gestures with its head to follow it down the hall.
[23:02]	* [Owen]Tabitha	follows as instructed.