Further Questions

[thelightontheedgeofsleep]

 *A man, or at least a humanoid shape in a robe, is people-watching from a dark corner. That only holds its interest for a few minutes even here, however, so before long it comes up with a few questions.*

What do you hunger for most, and what is the most hungry you have ever been? What are the best and worst things you have eaten, be it in morals or simply taste?

Comments

Ah, right! Had almost forgotten. . .let's get 'em to the door and go from there :)

[save_us_alice]

Alice: I suppose your dreams wouldn't involve being nipped to pieces by Snarks too, but still. I've gotten used to the fiery ones anyway. I know how to deal with them.

Victor: [eyes widen -- Doc actually had told them about the wings, but it's another thing to see it in person] Oh wow. . .

Alice: [also pretty awed] Yes, that's quite impressive, even without the flesh. You must have been quite the sight to behold when you had some.

Marty: [nodding] Wild.

Dee: [whistling] Yeah, really. . .well, I guess just follow me then! [she flips back into car form, doors opening for her first passengers]

Doc: Victor, Alice, you go ahead -- I've got the ability to soar a little myself, if necessary. [pulls a hidden string in his coat lining, and a hidden frame opens, spreading it out like a hang glider -- probably not as impressive as Eaten's set-up, but still]

Sounds like a plan

[thelightontheedgeofsleep]

*He who was Candles and was eaten flaps torn wings with a gasp, then leaps into the air. It's not easy for him anymore, but he's still far faster than a dead thing has any right to be.*

Oh, it has been too long . . . air is no longer my element, but I do miss it still.

Re: Sounds like a plan

[dee_lorean81]

Alice: [getting into Dee] You seem to handle it pretty well even so.

Doc: You do indeed. Marty, you want to try it with me?

Marty: [grin] Yeah! [He grabs onto Doc like a baby monkey clinging to its parent. Moments later, a strong wind whips up, carrying Doc and his passenger aloft while somehow managing to avoid knocking Eaten off-balance]

Victor: [hopping into Dee's driver's seat, chuckling] I almost feel like we should have a race.

Dee: [honks her horn in a way that sounds like laughter, then vrooms off, making sure not to go too fast for either Doc or Eaten]

[thelightontheedgeofsleep]

*Mr. Eaten is able to keep up fairly easily, once he gets back into the rhythm of flight. It's not the sort of skill one forgets, apparently, and what is a snail's pace to his kind is still damn fast to those who've never had to deal with interstellar distances.

*They arrive quickly, shadows reforming into a cloak around gnawed bones. The Starveling Cat is there already, waiting from them as impatiently as if they'd been gone a hundred years.* Best if I not go through with you; you don't want me that close.

[museicalmarty]

[Doc makes pretty good time too -- he's not as fast as Eaten, but he's got good control over his winds, and it's not that far to the door either. He lands in a flurry of breezes, putting Marty gently on the ground before pulling another string to fold up his coat.]

Dee: [parks by the door, then waits for Victor and Alice to get out before swapping back to kid form] Here we are! It actually looks pretty neat inside!

Alice: We'll see for ourselves in a moment. [nods to the Starveling Cat, then at Mr. Eaten] Yes, you've mentioned. . .bit of a shame, but if it's your nature. . .

Victor: At least now we know for sure there's a way through, and you can come back if you like. [lifts his hand in a wave] I suppose we'll say goodbye for now, then.

Doc: [nods] A pleasure to meet you. [small smirk] Now we just have to hope seeing where you live isn't too ruinous to our sanity.

Marty: [nudges him] We survived Arcadia, right? And we're all together this time. And we've got our PINpoints.

[thelightontheedgeofsleep]

Fare thee well. *He watches as they open the door and step through, then returns to his well. Lovely though the Nexus is, he has things to do back home.*