Maniacal_Jester: The morning light slowly filtered into Kodora's eyes, waking her, memories of

last night much like faded echoes in her mind. She could still hear the jester's horrible laughter ... or

was she hearing it now. In fact, the jester was crouched next to her, grinning down at her calmly.

little_half-breed_Kodora: :she is curled up in the fetal position, purring softly in her sleep form a full tummy. the

sun light shawn through her eyes. she woke up. the next thing , she heard that laughter " god damn"

she said in annoyance. she looked upand screamed, not execting him to be there.

Maniacal_Jester: "Morning, sunshine!" he said all too sweetly, his mouth stretching into an almost

impossibly large toothy grin.

little_half-breed_Kodora: :she winced as the high pitched morning wake up call. she quickly jumped high into

a tree watching from below " JUST LEAVE ME ALONE" she yelled athim. and then began to

throw pinecones at him.

Maniacal_Jester: Jester gets hit with pine cones, repeatedly, each one knocking him further and

further back on his branch. At last he stood on the very end of his branch, wobbling dangerously

back and forth, a look of mock panic on his face, his arms windmilling helplessly.

"WhhooOoooOOOah ..."

little_half-breed_Kodora: :she jumped up to him, elbowing him in the stomache, if it connected, it would cause

him to fall from the branch. she jumped away ,higher and higher with each step. Beginingto scratch at

her neck where her callar was, causing it to bleed a bit. oh and her poor arm, though o nthe good

side, the bones were alomst joined, and her skin was almost unbroken, yet her arm was still blakc

and blue, sadly, still bandaged in the bloody wrappings.

Maniacal_Jester: Jester takes one final blow to the stomach. There is a rubber 'boing' sound, and

he is propelled backward through the air, slamming into another tree nearby and flopping down on a

branch with the sound of birds chirping, tongue hanging out.

little_half-breed_Kodora: :she smirked a bit, glad to see him rather, out of it. Why she didn't finish the kreep

off was beyond her, but she would make the mistake none the less.she began to hop away.

hopeingto finish off her catnap.

Maniacal_Jester: Kodora suddenly bumps into something that wasn't there before, recoiling and

falling back on the branch. There squats the jester in front of her, bearing a displeased frown, one

eye squinting at her, cheeks puffed up. Before she can wonder why his cheeks are sticking out ...

"Ptooie." He spits a pine cone at her with modest force and surprisingly little drool.

little_half-breed_Kodora: :she fell onto the branch, bumping int othe trunk. she shook her head fiercly. then

looked at him, the pinecone hitting her point blanc. she wiped the drool off with her sleeve and

growled "what DON'T you GET about the words "LEAVE ME ALONE?" " she huphed, her ears

held ithgtly agaisnt her head. "What the hel is wrong with you?"

Maniacal_Jester: Jester brings a hand to his chin, stroking it in deep thought for a time, his face

wrinkling with concentration. "I think it has something to do with the fact that there are four E's in

that sentence," he finally remarks. Pondering a moment further, he nods in approval. "Yes. That's

it."

little_half-breed_Kodora: :she smirked a bit at the endlessly moronic reply, " thats the most retarded thing i

have ever heard of"not really careing who she offended wit hthe word." did something happen to you

at birth that they had to take brain mass out of your head?" [ note i can use that word, irl i do have a

mental disability. but thats for another day]

Maniacal_Jester: Jester promptly breaks into a small fit of giggles, holding his hands to his

stomach. "You assume much, little one," he pipes back at her. "Birth, for one thing. Brain mass, for

the other," he says, rapping on the side of his head with his knuckles, producing a hollow metallic

klunking sound.

little_half-breed_Kodora: :she let out a small chickle at the sounds. after all, she may have been a tottal bitch,

but she was still a child. and.. she did kinda like him, oddly enough. she wouldn't say that though,

atleat not now. shewould lose the smile and look away.

Maniacal_Jester: Jester suddenly smiles ... not so much his wicked and cruel smile as Kodora had

already seen so many times. This one was more general, revealing the fact that he was pleased. He

blinks, then looks back at her collar, noticing the scratch marks. He points with a bony finger, asking

concernedly, "Who has been chewing on your collar?"

little_half-breed_Kodora: " no one. i've been clawing at it" :she retorts. she didn't move herhead, but looked

down to her lap. feeling rather ashamed that it was on her, though she didn't say anything. [ actually

that pose in the drawing is one of the most complex ones i have done]

Maniacal_Jester: Jester cocks his head to one side, looking very worried. "You don't need to fuss

so about keeping it clean, my pet," he said in a low, cooing voice. "It won't ever get dirty ..."

little_half-breed_Kodora: " i'm not giving a damn about how clean it is" she said in annoyance, putting her

hand back up to ther neck, not clawing at her neck, but digging into the leather, trying to break it

somehow.

Maniacal_Jester: Jester suddenly cried out in shock, covering his mouth with his hands and gazing

wide eyed. He spoke in a high pitched voice that was muffled by his hands. "She wants ... she

wants it off? She wants to be free of it?" Slowly the hands drifted back to his lap, revealing a face

that was more apathetic now. "She doesn't want to be my pet."

little_half-breed_Kodora: :she probably wouldn't mind it, if he were nicer, but also, what about the humiliation

she would get from people. she huphed softly, continueing to dig at hte callor

Maniacal_Jester: Jester suddenly erupts into a rolling, thrashing, bawling mess, kicking his feet in

the air and flailing his arms around, his eyes spouting water like a pair of miniature fountain. He

makes an awful wailing noise that rivals fingernails on chalkboard.

little_half-breed_Kodora: :she covers her ears tihgtly with the palms of her hands her face cringing from the

pain. she wouldn't say anything. hell he acted like more of a child than she did at times

Maniacal_Jester: At last the fit seems to calm down, the area surrounding the jester thoroughly

soaked. He lets out a few more dry sobs, before starting to actually speak semi-coherently. "I am

nice to her, I give her pretty collar, I play with her, I feed her ... I am even nice to her friends, and

this is the thanks I get? The hand that feeds the pet is bitten ..." He sniffles, wiping at his nose and

looking pathetic.

little_half-breed_Kodora: :she looked away. trying not to feel horrible. the collar was rather hard to sleep

with, play? yeah if you think getting half killed is playing. mind the you rat meat was yummy.

Maniacal_Jester: Jester sniffles and hiccups, wrapping his arms about his knees and tucking

himself into a little ball, his eyes still moist. With one final whimper, he rolls backward off the branch,

falling quickly through the trees to the ground below. The only indication of his landing was a sudden

'thump' accompanied by the sharp jangle of his hat-bells.

little_half-breed_Kodora: :she goes t othe edge of the branch, watching him, perering down like a cat on a

fence. "ouch" she said plainly.

Maniacal_Jester: Jester is laying halfway into the ground in a jester shaped crater, arms and legs

straight out at odd angles. His eyes are rolling around in his wobbling head. "OoiIiiIOiooo..."

little_half-breed_Kodora: :she giggles a bit more. and in her moment of glee and falls off teh tree landing right

on him.

Maniacal_Jester: Jester doubles over as the girl lands on his stomach, arms and legs sticking

straight up into the air. His mouth takes on a funny shape as he makes a loud "ah-OOH-gah!"

sound.

little_half-breed_Kodora: :she climbs off him and stares at him, down on the hole, while she sits up abouve

like a cat ".. uhh.. i uhh" she knew she should say sorry. but she had too much pride to do that

Maniacal_Jester: Jester just stares back up at Kodora, still looking pouty.

Maniacal_Jester: "Kitty doesn't like me," he says, his lower lip sticking out.

little_half-breed_Kodora: :she looks at him, begining to pout a bit herself "..no.. it.. it's not that" she said

softly. she did like him. but he was rather ....psychotic

Maniacal_Jester: The jester blinked slightly, looking hopefully up at Kodora. "What?" he said,

surprised. "It's not ... it's not that?" A great big smile suddenly spreads over his face. He leaps up

off the ground, shooting out of his crater to tackle Kodora in a big squishy hug. "It's not that!" he

says delightedly, as if her words had made everything better.

little_half-breed_Kodora: :she blinked a bit. she didn't bother saying the rest. she paused for a moment, but

almost hugged back. but somehow she herself didn't feel any better.

Maniacal_Jester: "Eee, hee hee!" he giggled, leaning back and clapping his hands. "I knew I liked

you from the first moment I saw you, and now I even know why!" He sits on the branch next to her,

cross-legged, placing his hands squarely on his knees and looking at her with intent. "Alright, you've

earned it," he says, failing to explain further what exactly he means, just staring at her and waiting.

little_half-breed_Kodora: :se offers a quirked brow at him ".. .umm.. earned what?" she itches at her neck,

out of habit though.. her ears flick and swivel towards certains soundss within the forest

Maniacal_Jester: Jester grins madly, eyes closed, his chin lifted proudly. He flings his arms to both

sides with dramatic flair. "Make a wish!"

little_half-breed_Kodora: ".. a...wish?.. feh. wishes arn;t real. they don't coem true."

Maniacal_Jester: Jester looks back at Kodora, his arms going slightly limp and looking rather

confused. "Eh?" he says, tilting his head to one side. "That's a rather poor thing to wish for, wouldn't

you say?"

little_half-breed_Kodora: :she looks at him, just as confused as he was." i didn't wish for anything.. i.. don't

know what to wish for..can i save it?"

Maniacal_Jester: Jester ponders for a moment ... then nods. "I think so ... but there will be some

red tape," he warned her.

little_half-breed_Kodora: " red tape?.. i don't see any red tape" she looked around, rather confused by what

he was saying. ".. why can't i just save it for alter. i don't need any red tape, what would i do with ed

tape?"

Maniacal_Jester: Jester grins malevolently, reaching behind his back and pulling forth two large

rolls of reddish tape, staring at Kodora with malicious intent, wiggling his eyebrows.

little_half-breed_Kodora: ::she backs away from him a bit. now growing worried for herself. a burst of fear

now coarsing through her viens. ".. what are you gonna do wit hthat?" she didn't really want to

know, the words just burst out from her mouth before she had tiem to think about waht was being

said

Maniacal_Jester: Jester simply chuckles, and his eyes light up. The red rolls of tape begin to spin

wildly, the tape winding its way up through the air, creating a snaky drifting path, seemingly random

about the air around he and Kodora. The tape finds its way in winding patterns, weaving itself

together into some sort of twisted shape ...

Maniacal_Jester: Eventually the tape seems to solidify into a lopsided and bumpy donut shape,

sticky side out, floating in midair. The tape ceases to dispense from the jester's hands. He inhales

deeply, his chest swelling to massive proportions, Kodora's fur getting ruffled by the suction ... then

exhales sharply, blowing the floating balloon-like thing quickly up into the trees at high speeds. Leaves

begin sticking to the donut's outer surface, sticky as it was. The donut continues to rebound off of

trees, collecting more and more leaves, until at last it comes to a stop on the branch just beside

Kodora, completely plastered with the soft green leaves of the forest trees. The jester seems quite

pleased with himself.

little_half-breed_Kodora: :she looked at the large round leafy thing. now relieved that it was gonna tie her up.

".. can.. i go on it?" she asked in a soft, curious voice.

little_half-breed_Kodora: :she walked up ot the balloon and gently poked it with a finger. she turned aruond to

look at the jester. ".. what is it for?"

Maniacal_Jester: Jester grins. "Yes, you can go on it!" he says in a goofish voice. "It's for you!

Something soft and comfy for you to sleep on! It balances on tree branches well enough ... and see,

it blends right in!" He says, gesturing to it with an open pair of hands.

little_half-breed_Kodora: :she smileds up at him " really?.. a bed? for me?" :she runs to him and hugs him

tihgtly. and laughed. she took his hand and pulled him onto the ballon and began to bounce happily

on it

Maniacal_Jester: Jester smirks at her, beginning to time his bounces so that Kodora flies up even

higher in the air as she bounces.

little_half-breed_Kodora: :she laughs happilyeach time. bouncing higher and higher till finnaly she lands on him

.she gnetly climbs off hi " umm.. sorry" shesaid softly

Maniacal_Jester: The jester gets landed on, sticking out his tongue and bugging his eyes out.

There is a popping sound, followed by a whooshing noise. At first Kodora thinks that her new

cushion is deflating ... rather it is the jester, slowly flattening as the air rushes out of him from some

unseen place, until he is completely limp and lifeless.