#earthrunes

"Shalimar, was that you screaming?"He asks the skunk.

The skunk appears to be in shock.

Others come out and stare "What does it mean?"

Vince peers out, cloaked in a red shroud. No, it's a bedsheet. Not one of his... "No one knows." He remarks sagely.

Seeing the skunk isn't injured, Adam looks back at the wall. "That is some Harry Potter shit right there."

Charity comes out behind Vince clutching a blanket about her "Oh my word!"

"Hey Vince."Adam greets, but keeps his attention on the wall. "Is this a prank or something?"

"And who do they suppose will clean it up?" He asks, indignant. But then thoughtful, and he grins rakishly over to Charity. "Now, if there were bikinis involved... we'd need to get some taller ladies too for the top parts though. Perhaps Lady Leonora..."

Adam's vision is momentarily occupied with the idea of Leonora in a bikini.....

Leaning in to investigate the 'blood'? on the wall.

The BLOOD appears to be fake... and probably easy washable.. and it tastes a bit like straweberry

He LICKS the wall. "My blood lust, sated at last!"

"Ooo VINCE" Charity says

The skunk opens his eyes..sees the Lion licking the 'blood' and faints again

"Dude, what are you doimg?!?!"

He gives a rakish grin, and sweeps the sheet off with a flourish! Revealing!!! ....that there's a pair of boxes under there. They must have been custom designed, in Fiona Red and with Lion paw-prints on the cheeks and a roaring face on the, ah, front.

The sheet is flung to land over Shalimar, drifting down to cover him - now it really DOES look like a shroud. "To the clean up, young Adam!" He runs a finger across the wall and then leans in to press a finger to Adam's lips. "Sshhhh, I shall tell not your secrets, oh lustiful lad."

It tastes sweet!

Adam tastes carefully. "Its strawberry? It -is- a prank!"

"What the hell is the message supposed to mean?"

The skunk comes backing carrying a bar of soap in his moouth

"It means that it's time for a bikini babe cleaup bash, obviously!" He turns and gives Charity a playful pinch! "To arms, my lady! Return garbed for war... Adam, my lad, we needs must find buckets. And suds! The bubblier the betterer!"

Adam grins. "Hell yeah! I mean... obviously, we can't just leave this here.....hang on, we have cleaning stuff in the kennels."And the boy, limping slightly, goes to get them.

"Oh you.. if it was anyone but you..." Charity says "It's okay Adam, I know where the Cleaning supplies are"

"Non, my petit. You must garb for the battle of suds! Unless... you wish to wear the bubbles alone?" His grin indicates he would not argue.

After a time he returns, trailed by a dog. His arms are occupied with buckets,rags, and cleaning supplies. "Here we go...."he sounds hopeful.

"That's what i'm talking about.." A wink from Charity and she heads off. Soon, she returns wearing a red bikini

There's a bloop near the bucket Adam is carrying... and suddenly more BLOOP sounds

He looks!

BUBBLES... dozens... then scores.. an then hundreds of sudsy bubbles begin to swarm and multiply!

Charity turns "Oh my gosh!"

"What the hell?? Is someone using a spell?"

Dumas looks at Adam with an expression of PROFOUND Betrayal! All this? Just to make him bath? Low blow, human, low blow!

Adam catches that look. "Hey Dumbass, I told you to stay in the kennel."he points out.

And the bubbles flood and consume...well, surround.. soon carrying everyone in a river of bubbles

They shoot past one office where a new maid to be is applying for a job "I don't know, I just crave the orderleness of a hold"

"Well you're certainly qualilfied, and I assure yoU i try to run a tight ship in my Steward duties" Delores says

"Holy Crap!" Adam tries to stop the overflow at first but it quickly gets away from him. Then -he- tries to get away from -it- but the water gushing from the buckets sweeps him off his feet. He flails, thrashing, and goes under.

"Avast!" Vince slings an arm around Adam to pull him up, laughing.

Then the bubbles flood past the potential maid's eyes... a confused dog , a bikini clad boggan... and possibly a gorgeous blond with 'blood stains' on his face

"I don't thinks place is for mee" The applicant says "I quit."

"I understand" Delores sighs as they shoot by

Adam sputters and coughs, soapy water spewing from his mouth. He gags.

"Dost thou need mouth to mouth?" Vince offers with a grin.

A slender silvery snake slips past, undulating past the suds, gill slits flaring, then closing against the taste of the soap!

He coughs, gags, and sucks in air.

Vince easily holds Adam up, cradling gently against his broad chest.

"Land.... wanna stand up. Can't swim." he gasps.

There is laughter...as Charity quite enjoys herself. Leonora looks up, Thistlesnort woofs

and they get drenched too.

Leaving Vince and Adam to land on a very bubbly and wet sidhe