ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏ (ʙᴀᴄᴋᴅᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ 11/24)

[shrinkage]

Hey, Wonderla--

[ just as he starts to talk, ray has to dodge. and then dive. and then dip-- oh, you get it. ]

OK so first off Happy Thanksgi~iving!

[ more dodging! ]

Secondly, I had planned to talk about the holiday, which is an annual tradition about being grateful and celebrating family and-- [ another dive-- this is never ending... ] And invite those of you who might not know about it or celebrate to come and maybe add a tradition or bring your favorite comfort foo--

[ this time, ray gives an indelicate yelp and hits the floor, where now it's easy to see that he's in the ballroom, mid-setup for a big old family style dinner. but it looks like it's-- snowing? ]

But when I asked for extra marshmallows on the sweet potatoes, I guess the mansion took it to heart. So now I'm hoping someone could come and convince them to stop pelting me? And then we could all sit down and have a nice dinner togeth-- yah! Bring a shovel!

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[shrinkage]

[ ray groans again but gosh it's hard to stay despondent in the face of such reckless optimism and creativity. finally, tentatively, ray lifts his head to get a peek at his buoyant new friend. ]

Sounds like a chocolate fountain with an upgrade. [ no marshmallows hit him for now, and he smiles. ] I'm up for the challenge if you are.

[doorkey]

Or we could build a marshmallow cannon and see how far we can launch marshmallows across the grounds?

[ Buuuut that would be a waste of perfectly delicious fluffy sweets... ]

Or into somebody's mouth!

Or we could get string and a needle and make marshmallow garlands for the holidays. Deck the halls!

At this rate, we won't be bored for days...

[shrinkage]

As long as we're shooting them at someone else, I'm in!

[ well, tentatively. he moves again, sitting up and waiting for another assault. ]

I'm Ray, by the way.

[doorkey]

Nice to meet you, Ray! (Or should I say Mr. Sweet Potato?) Guess you learned your lesson: Be careful what you wish for.

I'm Coraline.

[shrinkage]

Nice to meet you! And if the mansion thinks a couple of marhsmallows is going to get me to stop making wishes, it's gonna hav--

[ he really probably shouldn't have taunted the mansion. a new stream of puffy goodness comes barreling out of the closet to thwart ray's new attempt at getting up. his yelp is at least part laughter this time? ]

[doorkey]

[ Coraline shrieks into peals of laughter, because seeing Ray get clobbered by a faceful of harmless marshmallows has got to be some of the funniest stuff she's witnessed in a long time. ]

At least it's not as slippery as cranberry sauce all over the place!

[shrinkage]

[ coraline must have said some sort of magic word, because the marshmallow onslaught ceases. ray frowns, looking from one side of the room to the other, and back to coraline. ]

I think the mansion likes you.

[doorkey]

'Course it does, I'm not afraid to have a little fun! [ Usually she's not so boastful, but it's hard not to be cheerful when you have an adult bombarded with marshmellows saying the house likes you. ]

Plus, I think it notices and likes it when you explore all the nook and crannies. Which I do a lot.

lmk if this is far too much <3

[shrinkage]

[ ray beams, nodding with wise child's wise wisdom. ]

I'll keep that in--

[ rumble

rumblerumble

RUMBLE-- WOOSH! ]

Uh oh...

[ did somebody ask for a cranberry sauce river??? ]

phhhhhhfffft never 1/2

[doorkey]

Run!

[ Hard to tell if she's slightly horrified now, or absolutely into watching oddities unfold ]

2/2

[doorkey]

Heeeey! Get back in the jello can, you silly cranberrywobbles!

Sorry Ray! Are you still alive under there?

[ Yikes, if he makes it out of there, someone's gonna be a big mess of cheerfully red, glued on squidge.]

;laksjd i love this thread so much oh my god

[shrinkage]

[ the sheer amount of sticky, gooey, globby red and white that he shakes off of his body when he stands up only makes the fact that ray is still fully coated and dripping more astonishing.

he's silent for a moment, checking himself out and then getting a look at the ruined table settings and dishes he'd already prepared. ]

That was...

[ finally he starts to laugh, shoulders shaking even more goop off of him. ]

...Awesome! It's like a sugary slip 'n' slide in here!

dang we needed some crazy in our calorie count though .. ACTION

[doorkey]

[ A small girl in vivid orange pyjamas that clash with her bright blue bob appears in the doorway, having stipped off socks and slippers on top of the stairwell to tiptoe... er... wade into the jiggling mess of pillowy white and wiggly cranberry slurry, surveying the damage. ]

It's like one of those crazy dare challenge game shows on TV!

[ She exclaims, her eyes wide and so very very tempted to just bellyflp into the marshmallowy mess. ]

best. thanksgiving. EVER!!!!

[shrinkage]

Oh, hey!

[ ray shoves a couple of tables out of the way and then turns to wave little bright pj's on. ]

Bet you can't make it to the other end of the room...

[ he totally bets she can but that's not as fun... ]

[doorkey]

[ Uhm, you're on mister???

So here goes nothing- Coraline musters up every bit of determination, imagining the face her parents would make at seeing the mess she's about to make of herself, even takes a running start before super-manning belly down in a slurry of marshmellow goop.]

WHA-HOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[Okay ....So she does slip to a stop a few feet shy of the mirrors on the opposite end of the room. But that doesn't stop her from trying to wiggle her way there, extended fingers streeetching- ]

Hah!

[shrinkage]

[ quickly after comes ray, barreling down and grabbing coraline's hand so they can both hit the opposite wall in VICTORY!!!! ]

I'm starting to think this is better than dessert!

[doorkey]

[ Gasp. ]

Blasphemy, Ray!

[ She kneels upright, leaving sticky, slightly ominous prints on the mirror- Fine, let the mirrors think a cranberry bog massacre happened over on this side! ]

Pumpkin Pie is still a must! Pumpkin Pie or bust!

[shrinkage]

[ ray only lifts his head to scowl a scowl that is not very convincing at all. like, it's very clear this is not a face shape that he often makes. ]

Apple or bust!

[doorkey]

Hah, for youuuu, maybe! [ She counters brassily, struggling to stand long enough to keep hands on her hips without losing her balance on the slippery floor. ] That's fine! More Pumpkin Pie for me!

[shrinkage]

Oh yeah? You want more dessert, huh?

[ ray laughs and makes a show of scooping up some of the goop, pulling back and lobbing it coraline's way. ]

[doorkey]

No! No way, nofair, Ugh! Yuck! [ She yelps, shrieks in outrage through peals of laughter at full volume, arms held up across her face and scrambling up onto the nearest seat.

Who knew full grown adults could actually take time out of their day to be so fun?

Quickly stepping from chair to chair, sticky hands grabbing onto their backs for balanace she tries to work her way back across the half-buried room, shielding herself with platters and making a clattering mess of flatware. ]

Ew, I'm so gross! [ She giggles, flinging cranberry and marshmallow every which way off her hands with a sharp flick of her wrists. ]

[shrinkage]

[ his aim's not the best, but ray tries to make up for it in sheer volume, finding himself laughing at what his previously embarrassing situation has now turned into. once coraline finds herself covered to the point of dripping, he relents. ]

I feel like a swamp monster. Only with a lot more sugar involved...

[ ray wipes fluff and cranberry from his face back into his hair, where it sticks up in a multicolored fauxhawk. ]

Thanks for coming to my rescue, by the way!

[doorkey]

[ All messines aside, it's a little weird, actually, that she seems to be the only one who's come to Ray's rescue.]

I can't believe nobody else likes marshmallows!

[shrinkage]

Well, to be fair they were definitely trying to kill me.

[ hmmm. ]

Or at least maim.

[doorkey]

Well, to be really fair, you were definitely going to eat them!

So maybe they thought they'd be safer in numbers.