Kimchi

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

I have no excuse for not checking the forums guys... I'm so ashamed *waits to be whipped by Victoria*
BUT! You're out pours of exhaustion and feelings have definitely given me a much needed slap across the face. I need to be on top of this roleplay and I thank you for my recognition for blossoming Jasper. Couldn't have done it without you guys and a big factor would be Hakuren.

PHONESSSSS! I don't know why, but I felt the urge to cry while I read your good bye post. Probably since we've been together for so long and you were always there to pick on my baby. Haku were the best kiss she ever got between him and Harper(no offense Harper :D ) I remember reading your character submission when Fox was still waiting on interests and a limited number of characters for this roleplay last year, almost a year ago now actually. And I remember how amazed and intimidated I was by your length of writing and since it was my first time finally transitioning into the advanced forums, it really gave me a clue to how someone who was extremely in depth and skilled with their writing would..... write.I understand how the lay out of this rp would have never worked for Hakuren. You and Elsa *cough* the Ice Prince will be greatly missed. I hope you had stayed since tough times like this in an rp where you are lacking inspiration and motivation are what make you a better writer once you strive through it. I love you Phones like seriously. I hope we get together on a roleplay someday. Who knows, maybe Fox will be the GM again XD

(gonna break it to you guys but I was slowly starting to not looking forward to responding to the IC as my energy drained, BUT since your OOC confessions I have been given renewed strength that I know will stay and hopefully carry us to the end!)

This rp has helped me mature more than I could have ever imagined and let me know what its truly like to work with a lot more other people than I'm used to. Advanced requires detail, but also plot development which takes a whole lot longer than shorter posts(like in casual or free roleplay), especially with our time differences we are only ever on at the same time if one of use stays up late XD These experiences have really improved me for the better. I'm so happy! Jasper is probably one of the most developed characters I've ever created and without this rp, she would have never been made!

As we always say, the train must chug on!

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Clouds began to settle over the battle field and before she knew it, more dragons entered the arena. She felt sick to her stomach. This was it? Was she finally going to die now, at just the third item? The thoughts flew through her mind as she fell to the ground beside a couple of passed out and bleeding soldiers. A force knocked her down and she knew exactly what had caused it. The white fluffs were comforting as she watched a red trail of blood trickle from the injured man. Somehow she could hear his heart beat. It was getting slow, his blood continued to run, draining more and more. She touched him and did what she could do best, she closed his cut and his heart stabilized.

Laying there, the beating of wings pounded in her eardrums and a moan of sadness echoed in her surroundings. The man's heart beat died down even more. Turns out, she had been too late. He had already lost too much blood. The dragon cry was sad and full of fear. "I'm sorry..." she whispered rasply through dust and exhaustion as the fighter lost his life before her eyes. His heart beat ceased to exist. A tear fell from the corner of her eye.

Getting up, she wiped the tear away. She'd seen too many die. Was she immune to death now? No. But she had learned to accept it.
As the fog cleared up a bit, she approached the familiar shouting of her companions and the roaring and loud thrashing of a giant reptile.

"Dangit! Woahh!"

"Oi! Lesley! Give me one end of the necklace, and I'll hook it to the otherside! Stay still for one second crazy dragon! We aren't trying to hurt you!"

Stumbling towards the voices, she caught up with Inadi and Riley. The latter then charged like a raging bull towards the dragon's tail and Jasper couldn't help but think that she was a wee bit reckless.

"Inad, Jasper, save meeeee!"

Grabbing Inadi by the hand, she ran for the tail. "Come on! She needs us!"

Observing with immense focus and dodging the violently moving tail, she was waiting for the right moment when Riley would come sailing past her and she could grab hold of the suffering girl and yank her off. 'Come on. Come on. Any minute now' she hopped to the left then stepped backward. The limb waved around like crazy with a screeching girl attached to it looking like she was about to throw up and let go any minute. Jasper almost upchucked just thinking about Riley puking then.... it came. In slow motion, the red head was flailing past her line of vision. Grabbing out for the girl's shirt and pulling with almost all the might she had left, they went tumbling backwards into Inadi. He didn't help much, but sure made a good landing pad.

Looking up, she saw Harper, Lesley, and Ace falling down to a cushion of fluffy clouds. This made her thankful. Less injuries to take care of and looking down at her amulet, there was no way that she'd be able to heal three boo-boos without facing a painful consequence. Colors and streaks danced out from the necklace that they had successfully got around its neck. Then it began flying and moving in bizarre unpredictable patterns. She prayed subconsciously that the amulet would do what it was supposed to do as it only seemed to worsen the situation. The mighty dragon crash landed causing the ground to shake and rumble like a mini earthquake. Then something mind blowing happened. The creature actually began to speak. It must've awed the newbies more, but Jasper thought they would communicate telepathically, not through literal speech.

"DO YOU PUNY MORTAL CREATURES EVEN POSSESS THE TINIEST BIT OF INTELLIGENCE TO COMPREHEND-THE GRAVITY OF SUCH AN ACT!? PERHAPS NOT? IS IT TOO MUCH TO EXPECT RESPECT AND JUST A TINY BIT OF UNDERSTANDING FROM YOU HOBBITS IN THIS ERA!? DOES NOBODY-NOBODY REALIZE THAT A MAGIC TRINKET LIKE SO-CAUSES IMMENSE EMOTIONAL UPHEAVAL ON THE WEARER!?FOOLS, THE LOT OF YOU!"

It whined loudly at them through much strain and obvious uncomfortable movements.

"That's enough, dear. I apologize for my mother and my mate but perhaps next time it would be better if you didn't arrive with a small army."

Jasper just watched in disbelief, turning towards Riley and Inadi with a look that said 'are-they-seriously-talking?'

They continued on, with a little bit of fussing from the male, to introduce themselves then brought up a question that she could actually answer.

"I don't suppose you've seen our baby?" the female inquired.

"He looks like his mother" her mate chimed in with a light touch of noses.

Timidly, she wasn't sure exactly the correct form of mannerisms in interacting with these two majestic creatures that they had just tried to harm in every way possible, but she knew that they were just concerned parents. Waving her a hand in the air momentarily to catch their attentions, she wiped her begrimed face and straightened up before clearing her throat. Hoarsely she said, "Firstly, I'm sorry for trying to hurt you. And, yes. We saw your child just a couple of hours ago up in the cave. But witches are after him. They're the reason why your kind seems to be causing havoc in the kingdom of Sol. If we help you get your son back, will you help us stop the witches for the sake of Sol? The kingdom's prince is here with us," she beckoned for Tobias to come forward. Stepping aside, she allowed for the prince to speak and more clearly explain the situation at hand.

Meanwhile, she did a check up on the others and was satisfied to find that everyone was in pretty good shape. Her essence was dwindling next to nothing and physically she could pass out on command. She couldn't even remember the last time the others had slept since she was actually able to doze off not too long ago.

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“Thanks Jasper. I appr-” but his sentence was cut off as Lesley sandwiched himself in between the two of them.

"What?! My baby is hurt? Oh my goodness. Are you ok? Oh my poor pumpkin. That must've been so painful o(；△；)o"

Jasper watched Lesley's hands wander over Inadi in search of the damage, but most of the scene was being covered up by Lesley's big pink hair. As the motherly male babied his beloved, the albino was awkwardly still trudging along side them with strands of Lesley's long hair occasionally swishing into her mouth. This occurred several times and Jasper spat out his hair in every occurrence, beginning to distance herself from the pair. Inadi's jerked away and released a pained yelp, his spear clattering to the ground and positioning itself into a hollow. Seeing Lesley's hand sway back down to his sides, she already what had happened even though she did not directly watch the unfolding events that lead up to the masked rejection.

“I appreciate your concern as well Lesley. Truly I do, but for now it just needs to left alone. Fretting over it won't make it go away and it certainly won't get us to that dragon.”

His words, though not outright rude, was still poor in tone choice since it clearly portrayed his dislike for Lesley. Leaving the pink haired man upon retrieval of his weapon, he rejoined Jasper as they continued their trek up the mountain. At her comment about Hakuren, which was meant to cheer him up, it actually did the exact opposite as she saw his expression sadden even more.

“Jasper, as much as I don't like him right now I can't hate him. And it isn't bullying if he's proving a point... its just stating the facts.”

“He may state the facts harshly at times, but he means well. I think. It’s pretty amusing to watch if it’s not you he’s aiming at” Leon said from a little ways behind them.

She blinked for a couple of seconds, staring straight ahead, also not trying to make any eye contact with him. Those negative words she could not even grasp how sincere he sounded about them. 'Stupid Haku...' she thought as she crinkled her nose in distaste. "Don't say things like tha-," but he was already moving forward past her, his body language showing stronger signs of motivation and will. Gulping, she knew that kind words and pitying remarks wouldn't get him out of this mental state and that he would be the key to breaking out of his own shell. In many ways, he reminded her of how she was and still is. Remembering the first time she had met the gang and all the trips they'd gone on and all the people they'd lost had only served to evolve her for the better. She'd done and experienced things that she wouldn't have accomplished in a lifetime if she'd spent it in her secluded way of living back on Earth. Coming to the realization of how meaningful coming to Nowhere has been and its impact on her as a person, a grin began to curl on her face as she let out a peaceful sigh.

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"The dragon's den is just a few kilometers above us now."

The announcement brought on feelings of both excitement and fear, yet she was determined to complete this task to her best ability.

"Hey, how's your arm? Just take it easy, we have a great healer on our team and we'll watch your back."

Nodding shyly with a bright smile, her cheeks reddened a bit at the nice compliments. Her healing skills were improving for sure and they could only become more powerful from there on.

"Celery! Run, uphill! Men, to battle!"

"Someone get to the baby dragon!"

"Sir! It's not there."

The alarmed shouts and hollers caught everyone's attention, but even more so, the humongous dragon that seemed to have appeared out of nowhere. The soldiers arrows were deemed useless as the feathered twigs came tumbling to the ground with just one flap of the mighty beast's wings. Staring in horror as the monster opened its mouth, a blue orb resonated within and Jasper knew exactly what it was as she turned her head around in a panic and ran from the azure flames. The heat threatened behind her, its rage poking at her back and shoulders.

"Get up the moment now! Find solid ground if we stay here, we'll get blown off the mountain side."

"You heard him, let's go!

"Get this amulet on its neck!"

Sprinting towards Harper and the group, her vision began to blur from the dust and smoke as men came flying past her. She refused her mind's capability to comprehend what was happening for it would only bring about her doom.

“We can’t ask that thing to come down to us, so we’ll be going up. What we can use to our advantage is the reaction between hot and cold air. Leon can create an air current, but it will take far more power to single handedly move the flow with the necessary speed. Currently, the air around us is hot, because of the dragon. If I cool the air around the hot flow, it will naturally push us upwards, since it would want to escape to lower levels. How’s that for a start?”

This was one of Hakuren's traits that Jasper wholly appreciated and greatly admired; able to stay cool and collected in even the most frightening of circumstances.

"That sounds like a decent plan. For now, I'll stay down here since I don't think I'll be of any help on that dragon." Clutching her staff bravely, she watched them go off towards the brainwashed creature, their surroundings were scorched and many set ablaze. People, dead, injured or alive lay strewn about the rocks and Jasper jab her staff at the floor, pointing it at the dragon. 'Possessed or not, you're hurting my friends!' A white blaze zig-zagged out from her staff, but it did not look like her usual healer's wisps. Instead, their movements were abrupt and choppy, clearly not a sign of curing. In her anger, she discovered her skill of inflicting damage. With the capacity to heal also came the opposite. Instead of healing, she also could hurt someone.

The achromatic streaks almost looked like electricity and upon making contact with the dragon, it's old wounds began to reappear. With her amulet depleting ten times faster than normal, it didn't seem to be taking the new found talent too well as she was forced to halt her assault for fear of passing out. But the enlarged lizard didn't looked the least bit fazed.

'I guess I'm more than a nurse now..'

The Legend of Midnight: Tales of the Train

12th post beaches.... \(TT0TT)\ AJAJAJAJAJAHH! And y'all couldn't get any more creative with mah nickname.

KIMCHI

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So what are the games coming for the OOC? We're done with the Q & A's right?

Oh em geebursss Numnums pwease. He defo needs to return. We love dem tanned buns YUSHHHH.

As or the Haku vs. Inadi, I'm sticking to Inadi. Haku is icy cold blehhhh *tsssss
And Lesley vs. Jasper, of course I side with mah beebee! Lesley may have sexy hair and stuff but my baby has got the parts.... if you know what I mean... *COUGHHACKCOUGH*

eheheh

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EEP POSTED! Ehhh sorry bout dah rule *punishes self* Tried to put in some character interaction there since its about time we start making some actual bonding. Fox is rite(well ur always right GM duhhhhh). We need to make some relationships happen. Lovey dovey pervertedness isn't enough peoples. We need some true feelings here! *blows whistle and throws friendship dust everywhere* WEEE!

OHMAHGERDDDDDDDD DAT INTERVIEW. So awesome. And I wuv Numnums. He comin back right? Wow he's a traitor doe. Livin' wid dah hooded figures! *clenches fist* It's ok. He's sexy. Sexy people can do what ever they want. Yeah I'm shallow. So what? Dun judge bruh *o*

Muhahaha Lesley. Jasper is here to take ur babeh aways. No, no just kidding. My pale albino stick cannot compete with such smexy pink curls.

Jasper: "Wah?! *runs off to a corner and cries* \(TToTT)\"

Anon: *GASPSSS* You live in Kansas? Me too metoo!!! Overland Park! Am I giving away too much info?? OMGEE DON'T TAKE MAH SOULLLLL (0o0)/

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Hakuren: “Knowing everything and being able to be prepare for anything. Where’s the fun in that? To dwell in constant safety. In a never-changing state. That is a very forlorn way of living. A life of nothing ever being new and unknown is monotone and grey. It’s secluded and stoops you lower than a sheltered little snail.

In fact, not knowing anything about something is the best. It gives you two options. To learn or to ignore. Chose the first and you’re progressing. Chose the latter and you could be considered an idiot or a genius. Whichever comes first. No matter which one you pick, you’re making a decision, so you’re actually progressing nonetheless.

The more you learn, the more unknown things sprout up. Complaining that you don’t know anything and wanting information to be served to you on a silver plate, so you can examine and sort it, is the same as saying you no longer wish to learn. In other words, you’re a coward. Heh, and don’t get me wrong. Being a coward’s actually pretty handy. Not feeling fear is a mark of an idiot. But being afraid to get out of your comfort zone and tackle the problem is a very pathetic type of cowardice.”

Inadi looked like he was on the brink of tears as Hakuren went into one of his smart people speeches again. Another thing she hated about him, always blabbering about things she didn't understand. Why couldn't he just speak straightforward and to the point? Instead of rambling in some extra dialogue like he was some riddle generator. Harper was the one with that last name anyways. Scratching her head, she was about to hush Hakuren down because of how affected Inadi looked to be from Haku's supposedly harsh insults. But with a tap of his staff to the cave's flooring, a giant block of ice shot up from underneath the poor boy, carrying him to a height unsafe to jump down from.

“Now, Inadi, make like a chicken and cluck! Make like a chicken or we’re playing “Pin the icicle on the Inadi”

'Wow, this guy is something else...' she thought to herself. Jasper already disliked him enough, but bullying someone who had just gotten hurt both physically and emotionally was just plain horrible. at this point, her anger towards how rude he was being overpowered her fear of him and she stomped towards him with a pout on her face. Bringing a fist back to charged it up, she eyed the back of his head with flames dancing in her pupils as she surged her punch forward and right into his arm. For her, it felt like the hardest jab she'd ever performed in her entire life. That aside, it was probably the only punch she'd ever thrown in her life and it was absolutely pathetic. It did no damage at all whatsoever and the only victory it accomplished was to cause his arm to swish forward from the touch and swing back down into place. If anything, it probably only felt like someone was trying to get his attention.

Seeing a white blur wiz past her and Haku, she realized that the dragon had left their presence and she almost broke out into a run after it if it weren't for the guides going into a freak panic trying to get them behind boulders again. She wasn't sure what it was this time around, but she was most certainly not too keen on encountering another troublesome opponent to fight.

"I told you Melissa! I sensed a cloud dragon here and my intuition is never wrong."

"They know we're here- they just don't care enough to make the effort to kill us all- and if they decide you're annoying them, you're dead."

Jasper didn't dare take a peek at the witches everyone was so afraid off. Just seeing their reactions upon catching a glance at the two was enough to scare her into curling up into a fetal position at the corner between the boulder and the wall. Staring straight ahead, her heart jumped like she was speeding down the steep part of a roller coaster after hearing Lesley's knee pop. She held her breath, clutching Ace's arm for some kind of support or protection from whatever lay beyond their hiding spot. Inadi was giving them a look that somehow made her feel reassured that everything might turn out alright.

Jasper gulped as she heard the witches talking about how afraid they were. The old hags definitely knew they were there; joking about how scared the humans were feeling at that moment then proceeded into purposely spilling their plan out to the humans as if they wanted opposition against what they were doing. Taunting them into battle. It was intimidating how confident they must with their powers to even just lay out the crimes they had done in pure daylight just to have them running back to Sol to tell the prince which was most likely part of the witches wishes to wage war against the kingdom and to add on some fun and adrenaline to the mischief they'd started.

The trek back to where they'd come from just hours ago was for sure the most tiresome thing ever and made her feel like their climb there was utterly worthless because now they just went and turned right back around. Yet, Jasper was never one to complain and even if she felt like it, she'd keep it all to herself. As the castle came into view, so did all the chaos and destruction that the possessed dragons had caused involuntarily. That's why they returned, to reveal the hidden threat behind why the normally peaceful creatures were now reaping havoc on the kingdom.

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Tobias was taken aback by the news about the witches. He didn't seem to believe it, but they all chipped in as witnesses to what they had heard. Once he accepted the reality of it all, they came to the conclusion that the baby dragon on the mountain was one of the dragon's that weren't under the witches mind spell. Another amulet was brought into play but this time, it was for the puffball in the cave. It would shield the innocent thing from the witches controlling wrath and allowing them to communicate the message about what was going on with its misbehaving relatives.

"It may not be a regular dragon, but this challenge is much cooler than making a baby dragon laugh."

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A renewed sense of responsibility had given her a source of motivation as they once again made their way up the mountain. By now, she had more trust with her climbing skills and relied on her memory to lead them to the cave. If they'd been able to make it there before, and come out of it, she was sure they'd be capable of retracing their path back and she was right. As the cliff came into view, she followed to crowd onto the ledge and they all made their way into the cave for the second time around.

Ace was right, if the baby dragon liked Lesley so much upon seeing his pink hair before, then he would probably be a key figure to luring it back and getting it into their safety. As she continued farther into the dark hollowed rock, she stayed close to Ace. Inadi's arm was still a little beat up so she kept a close eye on him as he maneuvered over the uneven terrain.

"Be careful alright? And tell me if you feel any pain. I'll see what I can do okay?" she offered kindly with a soft smile spreading over her face as she walked near him with Ace leading just a foot ahead of them. Lowering her voice to a low murmur, she motioned for him to come closer as she cupped her hand to block out what she was about to say from Hakuren's hearing. "Don't worry. You're not alone. He bullies me too," she gave him a sympathizing frown as she skipped over a protruding stone.

Please Haku don

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Woah.. DAT post doe... Gonna post some time soon. Working out while watching Mulan :D

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She could hear voices and the supportive hold of someone keeping her up. Time passed, but what is time in Nowhere? Time is nothing. A burden; that's what she was. How could she be so selfish? Must wake up and lift the weight off of this poor person! Can't wake up. It was a cold hard surface. It offered no comfort nor warmth. Not quite sure how she had gotten to where she was currently sitting, the first object that hazed into view was her amulet dangling from a shiny chain. The essence was just about full by now. 'How long had I been out?', she questioned herself internally. It must've been rather extensive given the amount of energy she had refueled both to her own physical body and within the glass compartment of her power source.

A cool atmosphere constantly radiated at her left side which could not be felt on the other. Wondering what the source of the temperature change was, she slowly turned her head. It was none other than Hakuren, the Ice King. Jasper began to involuntarily shudder, not quite sure if it was from the chilly sensations naturally emanating from him or because of the sudden alarm and fear she felt from him being so close. The cause was more than likely, both. His presence intimidates and mocks her without him even doing a thing. She'd perceived him as 'that type' from their very first meeting and ever since, her perception had been proven correct over and over again. Because of this, a true unease always resonates in her whenever he comes into the picture.

Suddenly she didn't feel as cold anymore as she began to get all anxious, her eyes still focused on just his hand, she dared not look at his face. But she was most certainly hoping he was asleep. Badump. Badump. Badump. The beating of her heart pulsed in the back of her hearing capacity, speeding up at every passing second. Heat warmed her skin up, clashing with his icy climate and as a result condensation formed on the surface of her arm; mixing with the few driblets of sweat that had already begun to form there. 'Please be asleep. Please be asleep. Please be asleep.' The chanting prayer replayed in her mind like a broken record, her entire confidence counting on the omniscient ones to grant it. Cautiously, she tilted her body to the opposite side from where he sat as she initiated her escape. Her back was sliding along the rocky terrain of the cave surface as she now proceeded to add some bum scooching action away from the hopefully slumbering Haku, but her actions, which had merely started, was immediately frozen(pun intended) when the male spoke up.

“Thanks for the heal, Bear-chan~” he spoke mildly.“You did me a favor twice. I’m indebted to you. Would you like another light one in return? I was as gentlemanly as possible the first time, but I can definitely give you some ~special service~ now that we’re in the dark and out of danger.”

His tone opened up as a solid appreciation and gratification for what she had done for him during the battles they had fought, but eventually the casual tone sunk lower into a grey zone that she had never heard before. It was the adult section... *cough*. Terms like flirt, make-out, or sex were laughably non-existent in her unexposed brain. So innocent and pure, almost as clean as slate as she had been born with. This time she finally forced herself to make eye contact with him, swallowing her saliva dryly before responding to his 'special' offer. "Uh-ahem..wh-what k-k-k-kind of service?" she questioned faintheartedly.

"How are you holding up?"

As usual, the savior she could always count on no matter what the situation. Whether it be in the arena or a damp cave beside a creeper person she wasn't at all comfortable with, Harper had always been the one to swoop in and save her day. Almost coughing as she realized she hadn't been breathing normally the entire time she had found out who was sitting beside her, Jasper breathed a handful of much needed oxygen while the two boys exchanged words. She couldn't believe how focused she had been on getting away from him that she hadn't even taken the time to actually survey the area to find that at some point in her unconsciousness, the two groups had reunited without her even knowing it. Glancing around, she was glad to see that everyone had made it and were alive, maybe not in their best condition, but they were still fully functioning.

"RAWRRRR!!!"

Before she even had time to react, the guides were skittering around gathering all the humans and herding them into the protected area behind two giant boulders. Surprisingly everyone seemed to have made it, but her judgement was quickly slashed by a red 'X' when not far from where they were currently taking cover lay a mass of pink hair; it could only belong to one person, Lesley. Her eyes widened in alarm as she took one step toward him, but thought otherwise. Hands snaking up to cover her mouth in case the dragon picked up on the whisper, "Oh my g-". Laughter and comments of disbelief tied with an overjoyed relaxing of nerves interrupted her panic. But the impromptu flip in aura only served to make the poor albino freak out even more. Looking side to side in unnerving confusion, her search ended smack dab on the origin of the amusement; it was a fluffy puffball, otherwise known as the dragon.

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Shock. That's all it was. That's all that sparked into her brain. A peep, not a single peep of giggling escaped her throat. 'What the... it's the cutest thing I've ever seen... that can't be the dragon.. bu-buh-but the roar. That couldn't have been from...' Jasper was shaking her head rapidly, her suspicions were validated as she watched the little creature attempt to growl at them, but only managing to look even more adorable than it already was.

A Dragon's Laugh was the next thing on the list and most of them had already started on trying to figure out what they could do to achieve it. Tickling and a round of tag where they purposely fell and hurt themselves was suggested. Cringing, her own thoughts mocked her as she knew that she was probably capable of falling even without it being planned out and on purpose. In fact, that part was probably an automatic given.

Inadi was taking the situation into his own hands as he neared the puffball which was currently curled up among the coral hued mound of Lesley's head. Tickling it was. A quick and easy choice. Probably one of the most common and well-known ways in entertaining children. It's an act so universally recognized, it would be a reasonable prediction that Nowhere applied to this understanding. Unfortunately, his plans didn't look to be turning out as they'd all hoped as the baby cloud dodged the lad's every effort to grab him/her.

“Alright you little pest! No more mister nice guy! You are going to get tickled at that is final!”

Jasper gasped and instantaneously flushed red in the cheeks(of the face guys. let us not get too overly perverted.. ahem) upon seeing what he had accidentally groped grabbed. It was the pink haired man's butt cheek! All of the witnesses expressions almost paired his perfectly as the disturbed boy got up, wiped his infected hand on his spear, and tried to unsuccessfully mesh back with the onlookers.

“First, no one is to tell him that anything happened. No need to give him ideas. Second, let's go with Haku's idea. Surely there has to be a game the dragon would like to play.”

'Wow. He handles situations so calmly' she observed, yet his red face and far-off voice gave his discomfort away.

"Inadi and Lesley sitting in a tree~ Just messing, Inadi, don't worry."

"Inadi, I'm sure that's not the plan."

Jasper would never even comment on the scenario that just played out. That sort of stuff is very unsettling to her, especially when the person who had made the muchwanted mistake was a straight male.

While Inadi dealt with poky comments, the poor baby wasn't really in the mood for any more of their shenanigans as it began to sniffle. Jasper hated to see anyone cry and she began to wave her hands frantically, "Oh no, no, no. Nuu baby dragon. Don't cry," she scuttled towards it, but she was too late. Rain clouds began to appear within the weather free confines of the cave and simultaneous with it's first outcry, was a flash of lighting followed by a down pour of water and even some snowflakes. The light atmosphere turned sour pretty quickly after that. Harper re-initiated plan B as he offered to begin a game of tag. Meanwhile, a drenched Riley was marching towards her with a grumpy look plastered to her face with Inadi chuckling along at her annoyance. Stepping aside, she didn't want to get in the way of anyone who wasn't in a pleasant state, her peripheral vision catching Harper perform a tumble a little ways from where she stood. Miraculously, it stopped bawling and floated for Inadi and right in front of her eyes, her friends were sent flying down from the toddler's 'magic' words. Inadi's yelps of pain were echoing within the stony hollow and her healing senses perked up immediately.

Running to where the pile of humans were flung, he was already shouting by then with his injured arm fully exposed. The blood and marred flesh caused her to falter in her steps, but this was her duty. Healing was the only thing she was good for in this whole entire trip and she wasn't going to fail them. Crouching down beside him, it looked even worse up close, in fact, it looked brutal. Jasper couldn't help but turn her head away as tears began to well up in the corners of her eyes; sympathizing his condition. She couldn't even begin to imagine how much pain he had felt as he fell, bouncing against the ground until he screeched to a halt. Taking a few calming breaths, she returned her gaze back on his arm, not placing one finger anywhere near it. Gently placing a palm softly to his back to calm him down a bit, she tried to diagnose how much her healing power could do to such severe lacerations.

Wiping her moistened cheeks, her tears were glowing, yet she didn't notice because her eyes were already closed. Trembling hands outstretched, hovering inches from his gashed arm, slowly but surely, peaceful wisps of airy, transparent plumes seeped out from her palm and crawled over his cuts smoothly. It licked at his open wounds, treating it as if it were a porcelain vase on the verge of shattering. If Jasper's eyes had been open, the rips in the skin and flesh were beginning to decrease in size, but by the time she finished, the overall health of his injury wasn't at its full potential. Of course it was ten times better than before, but it still required time to heal completely. Her essence was depleted millimeters off of half way point. 'I'm getting better at healing...' she thought.

"I agree, we should get some rest. I think enough damage has been done for today and I'm sure the baby wouldn't be too happy about being disturbed again." Turning to Inadi, she smiled weakly, "I hope that helps.." Jasper stood up and she took a spot near Lesley just in case the dragon decided to wake up and leave. They couldn't let it get away. A Dragon's Laugh was what they needed and this fluffball was probably the easiest candidate they'd ever stumble upon.