General Merida stuff awwyeah

[bearmyfate]

So here's how it goes down! You tag with a location in the subject (DunBroch, New Jersey, Space, etc.) and you're free to come up with a scenario or leave it blank, in which case I will do my best to come up with one!

Come at me, bros.

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some street in vagueville

[overstrain]

[ it's night. it's not that dark and there are people walking here and there on this busy street. there are buildings--the usual. it's just that the thing about this street is that there are lots of statues off to the side.

and they're kind of creepy for some reason, should your instincts be active. and this being terrence, he just... grabs a stranger (merida) and asks for her opinion because stranger danger isn't really a thing for him. ]

Hey, don't you think there's something off about these statues?

[ they just look like bronze old men in suits, really... ]

[bearmyfate]

[ she's really only dangerous if you deserve to be shot at, but she's more unnerved by these statues. She's never been one to admire this type of art anyway, but even so... ]

What... d'you mean? And mind lettin' go of me?

1/2

[overstrain]

--Oh, right. Sorry about that. [ he laughs--albeit a little awkwardly and lets go of her. kinda hoping he didn't make her uncomfortable there. he only becomes aware several steps late, really. ]

[overstrain]

And I meant that even though these are statues, they don't... really seem like statues, right? They kinda look like they're alive...

[ the statue could be looking directly at you, merida.

or it could be the trick of the eye.

your call. ]

[bearmyfate]

Alive? What, did y'see one move?

[ you're getting a skeptical look. As is that statue, but not because she thinks it's going to spring at her or anything. ]

1/2

[overstrain]

Well, uh... [ Terrence tries to think over his words for a bit. ] It's like one of those creepy statues that might move at any seco--

[overstrain]

[ and suddenly, statue.

Terrence lets out a startled noise before jumping back a little. ]

[bearmyfate]

[ that's precisely the moment Merida jumps, but also whips her bow up to fire off an arrow without really thinking that

you know

arrows aren't that helpful against stone. ]

[overstrain]

[ except that the "statue" isn't really a statue. it's an imitation of it as an actual person just... playing pranks. terrence nearly freaks out when merida whips out her bow and tries to get her to stop. ]

H-Hey! You can't just fire those in the middle of the street! [ he just thinks they're lesser versions of a gun, really... ]

[bearmyfate]

What'm I supposed to do, let it attack?!

[ sorry, Terrence, she doesn't know any better. ]

[overstrain]

[ just... mentally keysmashing. he's starting to think that she takes a lot of things seriously and one of those people that can't take a joke well. what... a great first impression. ]

It's not seriously going to attack you. Really! It was probably just a prank...

[bearmyfate]

[ oh if he only knew. ]

A... joke?

[ a stare. But at least she lowers her bow. ]

[overstrain]

Yeah... [ He sighs when he sees her lowering her bow. The statue imitation looked pretty startled as them when Merida whipped out her bow and the statue imitation just... slinks off back to its original position.

Yeah, that was pretty human-like. And now Terrence feels bad. Welp. ]

[bearmyfate]

I can't believe it... he looked just like a real statue!

[overstrain]

Yeah, make up can do wonders, really. It can make you look like an alien from outer space. [ and some finger wriggling here to emphasize on the ~otherworldly creatures~ creatures. but he shrugs. ]

But that was some good quickdraw there...

[bearmyfate]

Y'gotta be more than a wee bit fast with a bow. [ which is thankfully on her back now and not being pointed at any harmless not!statues. ]

[overstrain]

I was always wondering, but what do you do when you run out of arrows? [ he does look a little legitimately curious here. ] Do you get back the ones you already shot or do you just smack people with your bow?

[bearmyfate]

I could do both... but I can use more'n a bow.