Class 7 and a half: field trip pt 2

[jareth-the-king.livejournal.com]

Jareth walks back around the same corner to see the significantly smaller group of students.

"Obviously not all of you know what 'don't move' means. But for those of you who had the good sense to wait for me, we'll be moving on now. The rest...will rejoin us when they've learned that I was serious about obeying me."

He starts to lead the group forward when he spots Hoggle, followed by notsouledyet and psycho_barbie.

"Yer majesty, uh, Jareth."

"Yes, Hogwart?"

"Uh, Jareth. I did what you told me and found them in Oubliette number thirty-four, making out!" He shakes his head in disgust.

"At least they didn't try to kiss you, Huggle." He turns to them and smirks. "So good of you to come back from your...detour. I trust it was educational."

He turns to the rest of the class, just as 12parseckessel and miss_monochrome come hastily back to join the rest of the students.

"We're still missing harried_potter and kikidelivers, but I trust they'll be along soon.

"Now, we're going into the Fiery forest in order to avoid the bog and because I have to give someone a drugged piece of fruit. Try to recall what I told you about Fieries and heads and don't get caught up in one of their inferior dances."

There is a very old, peeling door. Jareth wrenches it open with one gloved hand and leads the way through into a dark forest, the ground covered with a perpetual blanket of fall leaves, and eerie almost-music everywhere. If you're paying attention, you will see the occasional Fiery head pop up behind a tree or a shrub, but they like to avoid Jareth if they can. When they get in his way, he tends to kick them and send them to the bog. This doesn't prevent them from snickering at the students and whispering things about "too much hair" and "attached heads". Hoggle glares at them.

The leaves gradually get less fiery and everything turns darker. Eventually, Jareth holds up a hand to halt the class.

"Here, Hogwash." Jareth hands him a crystal which becomes a plum in transit. "Do your job. And while we're waiting, who can give me an example of manipulation that we've seen here today?"

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[death-n-binky.livejournal.com]

*DEATH walks up to the first Firey and begins to negotiate trading heads. He insists that it cannot have Xanders head, no matter how pretty they may find it, but he would like to switch his own for a smaller, female Fiery head for a little while*

[jareth-the-king.livejournal.com]

[ooc: HEE! That would certainly be a fashion statement]

[death-n-binky.livejournal.com]

*DEATH, having aquired a Fiery head, is quite fascinated with the whole head-swapping phenomena. As a result, he decides to attempt switching his new Fiery head with Jarred's.*

[jareth-the-king.livejournal.com]

Jareth watches him approach, slightly more warily than he does normal students.

"If you want your head back, I'm afraid you'll have to negotiate with the Fiery you traded it with."

[death-n-binky.livejournal.com]

*DEATH, who no longer has his own head, responds in a voice that is a mix between the Fiery and THE VOICE.*

[scissors--.livejournal.com]

((OOC: can i second the 'pretty pretty pretty' there? 0.o ))

[jareth-the-king.livejournal.com]

"Try it and I will send you to the bog. And with that Fiery's head, you'll even be able to smell it."

[soldtoarmenians]

Xander seconds this decision. LOUDLY.



And does not blink at DEATH's new head. Though he does back up at least three steps.

[12parseckessel.livejournal.com]

*Keeps firm hold of Chiana's hand. Might be stroking her palm with his thumb.*

Whole flamin' place is manipulative. Everything changes. Doors are voce activated and open the wrong way around.

[miss-monochrome.livejournal.com]

::Might be leaning against his arm. Mutters to him:: Am I the only one who thinks it's odd that we followed Harry and Kiki, yet we got here first?

::to Jareth:: Yeah, plus what Sora said. You hadta know we were gonna take off as soon as you said "don't move".

[12parseckessel.livejournal.com]

*whispers back* Odd ain't the word for it, gorgeous.

*has definitely changed the hand-hold from "kids crossing the street" to "intertwined fingers"*

[sunny-skyes.livejournal.com]

Manipulation they'd seen today? Sora had to think a moment. "Uh... dropping us all off in the middle of somewhere strange and intriguing then telling us not to move knowing that our curiosity would probably get us in trouble?" He asks looking slightly lost and ducking one of the fiery's as they grab for him.

[jareth-the-king.livejournal.com]

Yes, excellent!

high school students are SO predictable

[sunny-skyes.livejournal.com]

Sora could only stare in shock a moment. He'd gotten it right!? He grins brightly and again ducks the obnoxious red fuzzy goblin... thing.

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

A small worm type thing tried to tell us which way to go, I guess that's manipulation right?

[pure-blooddraco.livejournal.com]

"Yeah that thing was creepy. I'm British and I had no idea what he was talking about. Walking into walls, what the hell was he thinking?"

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

Paige laughs, "yeah cos this place is sooo normal!"

(ooc seriously if Paige sees Sarah the muns brain will explode! due to RL/RPG links)

[jareth-the-king.livejournal.com]

Yes. Although that was fairly unconscious, as all Labyrinth creatures will try to be helpful and fail utterly most of the time.

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

And I saw a big fuzzy brown creature rolling around on the floor moaning, but I thought that was probably a trap, right?

[jareth-the-king.livejournal.com]

Jareth narrows his eyes. "Definitely."

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

Paige smiles somewhat dreamily, "That's what I figured."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Manipulation? I'll give you manipulation," Angelus pointed accusingly at Callisto. "Her, with the whole 'oh I'm so stupid and blonde that I accidentally fell down the really obvious hole' routine. And of course I fell for it like a moron. And then there were lips!"

Belatedly realizing that his voice was getting louder, Angelus cleared his throat. "Which, uh, was a spell. Obviously. And absolutely nothing I liked. At all. Damn it."

[soldtoarmenians]

Yuh-huh. That's what they all say. And then the next thing you know, you're they're getting poked in the ass by subtext broom handles while they make out in the janitor's closet...


Xander does not hum the K-I-S-S-I-N-G song. Because humming is the one where you're not singing the words.

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"She tricked me," Angelus told Xander. "Also? Shut up."

[jareth-the-king.livejournal.com]

"Oh, please." Jareth inspects Angelus. "That's been old since Adam used it."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

"Women are more evil than men," Angelus made a sharp motion with his hand as though that settled the matter. "Always have been, always will be. She had an unfair advantage."

[jareth-the-king.livejournal.com]

"I am most certainly more evil than any woman I've ever met." Jareth glances over his shoulder at the soon-to-be-drugged girl.

"Unfair is the cry of the naive."

[notstakedyet.livejournal.com]

Angelus smirked at that. "You clearly haven't been meeting the right women."

[master-of-fear.livejournal.com]

I can feel manipulation everywhere. From the students to the creatures in this godforsaken place. And I like it!