#mystic.open

[thcgoldenguard]

He fumbled to get the worn, dented camera out of his bag, trying to move both carefully and quickly. He hadn’t been able to help but notice the flash of red against the white landscape, and had been quick to pick up on the cardinal’s presence. Now if only he could get a picture of it. He removed the lens cap carefully, wincing at the click, then raised the viewfinder to his eye, trying to zero in on the subject. He heard a soft crunch behind him and froze, putting a hand out.  «  Wait. Please. Don’t scare him off.  »  His voice was soft, hushed and cushioned by the cold blanket lying over the ground.

[notthedumbone]

“Come on, just one, just one of the fireworks” Barrel followed behind one of the pyrotechnicians who had been brought in for the celebration. “It can’t be that hard, just like, light a match and pop there it goes” The man was trying to ignore Barrel but he’d been following him around for a while, he did not give up easily. “Nobodies even gonna care, I’m sure they don’t have a problem with it” He gestured randomly to a person walking past. The tech rolled his eyes, and quickened his pace. “Come on man!” Barrel called after him and turned to the passerby. “This guy” 

[rebelcause]

“  this is just your daily reminder that my job description involves taking care of the animals, not the people who pretend they don’t see all the signs posted that say  do not climb onto the ledge of the enclosure.  if you fall in, you can find your own way out.  ”  that’s about as close to saying  fuck around and find out  as she can get while on the clock.

[panspeters]

        “ You know... ”  Peter sighed, rubbing his forehead without any feigning hint of patience. “ If you ain’t gunna put the harness on this is all kind of pointless... ”

[bnfamille]

the paper in her hand crumpled slightly as her fingers clenched around it, a pout melting away the smile she’d been wearing up until the current point. she’d been working away at trying to figure out the clues for the scavenger hunt in a bid to kill time before heading to the wine tasting, but what had started as a simple way to pass the time had turned into something much more serious as her drive to win took over. the only issue ? she couldn’t, for the life of her, decipher this next hint. it really just didn’t .. click. and she was left huffing and pouting, clutching the handout like it’d purposely spurned her for its own enjoyment. tapping her foot against the stone path impatiently, she cast another irked glance down at the piece of paper, resolving to find a worker. it  wasn’t  cheating. maybe they’d just handed her the wrong paper.

she took off in the direction nearest the lodge, and the second she laid eyes on someone in uniform, she made a beeline for them.  “  i’m really sorry to bother you,  ”  she started, adopting her most honeyed tone, lips curving around the words in another beguiling smile.  “  but i’m having a little bit of trouble figuring this clue for the scavenger hunt out. do you think you could give me hand ?  ”