41st Resurrection

[sanctus_dei]

[Look out below, Mayfield! There's something being dropped on you. It's small and light, made of wood... why look, it's a chess piece. It might have been dropped right on you or nearby you from above, by a large black crow. It sits on a phone wire, cawing. Does it sound just a little bit like laughter?

Elsewhere around town, Theo can be found searching for the pieces, grumbling to himself. A different crow is sitting on his shoulder, occasionally hopping or flying nearby to help look. Theo's talking to it.]

No, go over there. Higher! You're a bird, don't you have better eyes than people? He's taken almost all the pieces. Just know when I see him next time, I'm gonna wring his neck.

[They stumble across a piece every once in while, but didn't you just get hit with a chess a few minutes ago?]

[[Please just specify if you're approaching the first crow - he can talk to people - or approaching Theo and the other bird!]]

Comments

[weiss-tank.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I was a little surprised and then he took it back. [Ken smiles sheepishly]

Hey Theo.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

Yeah, hi. Stupid bird. He can keep it. I'll just buy a new one and keep this one locked up better.

[weiss-tank.livejournal.com]

[Ken laughs] Man, they really act like your kids more then anything, don't they?

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

Sure feels that way.

[Shy!bird seems to punctuate this by cuddling closer to Theo's neck.]

Or in this one's case, a cat.

[weiss-tank.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've seen cats that like to ride around on peoples shoulders. It's pretty neat. [What, Ken's done a lot of flower deliveries, he's seen all kinds.]

Where do you think jerkface...wait, do they have names?

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

Who knows. I can't catch up to him, and this one refuses to sell his brother out.

Hnn. Yeah. Phobos and Diemos. Diemos would be the jerkface one.

[weiss-tank.livejournal.com]

[Theo uses literary reference! The attack is super effective! Ken is confused!]

Well, that's siblings for you. [He's just...not gonna comment.]

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[That doesn't surprise Theo, but it's not like Theo can make a whole lot of literary references either, so he'll take them where he can.]

Hnn. Yeah. I guess I give up at this point. I can't fly, and this one's no help.

Well.

I could fly with a gravity spell, but that would be ridiculous.

[weiss-tank.livejournal.com]

Take too much energy? You know he's just using this to be a brat. Maybe he'll bring them back eventually when it stops being funny.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[He thinks.] Probably not too much. But honestly, picture me flying around like an idiot for a moment and you'd know why I won't do such a thing.

[Note to self: cast flying spell when everyone's asleep.]

Hnn. Probably, if I stop chasing him. He's mad because I won't teach him to play.

[weiss-tank.livejournal.com]

Crows are pretty smart...But I can kinda understand why you wouldn't. Why don't you bribe your friend there to go find him if he wont do it willingly?

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[He looks at Phobos. Phobos indignantly looks away. Theo looks back at Ken flatly.]

[weiss-tank.livejournal.com]

Oh. You already tried huh? Sucks for you then. [He rubbed the back of his neck.] Sorry, I'm kinda out of ideas then.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

Whatever. I'm just gonna buy a new set and keep it away from them.

[weiss-tank.livejournal.com]

Good idea. Maybe something heavier? I don't know how much a crow can carry.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

All the pieces here are made of wood. No one makes metal or stone ones. Whatever, I know better for next time.

[weiss-tank.livejournal.com]

Yeah. We should play again sometime, once you find all the pieces or get a new set.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

I'll probably just pick up another one tomorrow. Stop by sometime.

[weiss-tank.livejournal.com]

Sure, sounds good to me. Even though you'll probably kick my ass it it.