The Park; Tuesday Afternoon [10/04].

[pun_king]

It had started in the dorms, a chance approach to the common room at the same time, distracted by greetings so that neither of them noticed the gremlin, one afflicted by that rare hunger to go biting that seemed so uncommon in this day and age, and now King Arthur and the brave, brave Brave Sir Robin set forth from the Round Table at Camelot (which was not, in fact, only a model) in their divine search, their Quest for the Holy Grail. And now they were prancing...no, no, sorry, riding....across the park on their horses that were definitely there and not just someone following behind them with two empty halves of coconuts that they were banging together.

Eventually, though, King Arthur brought his mighty steed to a neighing halt, taking a moment to look around at the fair isle their quest had led them to, and turned to his good knight. "I pray, Brave Sir Robin, if only we had some sort of sign to show us where to begin our search! Perhaps we may fare better if we should ask some of the common folk and villagers to point us in the right direction...."


[[ because it's been a while since a good old fashioned gremlim bite! "Brave Sir Robin" lovingly modded with permission! Open park is open...especially if you might happen to point them in the direction of a Holy Grail (or Grail-shaped beacon, at the very least) ]]

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[wildgalegirl]

Charlie was on her way to work - oh boy, what a concept! - when she saw... whatever it was in the park and stopped to see what was going on.

"Ummmm..."

[pun_king]

Spotting a villager of some sort finally, Graham King Arthur nodded to his faithful Patsy so that they could redirect and prance ride over to greet her.

"Ho, there, young maiden!" he called out. "I am Arthur, King of the Britons, and I and my Knights of the Round Table have been sent on a Divine quest to seek out the Holy Grail. Might you know where we might discover such an artifact on this very isle?"

[wildgalegirl]

"Oh my, King Arthur," Charlie said cheerfully. "What an honor to meet you! Can you tell me what this grail looks like? For your divine quest and all?"

[pun_king]

"Well," said King Arthur, helpfully, "it looks like a Grail."

What else would it look like?

"Have you seen one?"

[wildgalegirl]

"I have not," Charlie said. "But tell you what. I'm on my way to work at the music store and there's all sorts of crazy stuff there. Might even be a grail if you and, um, Belle, er... your companion want to check it out with me."

[pun_king]

There was a look of confusion of King Arthur's face at Belle, but at your companion, he gave a more knowing nod.

"Why, that is one of my very own Knights of the Round Table," he explained. "Surely you have heard the tales of Brave Sir Robin, who nearly fought the fierce dragon of Angnor, who almost stood up to the vicious chicken of Bristol, and who most certainly wet himself at the Battle of Baden Hill..."

[wildgalegirl]

"My... that is... very brave indeed," Charlie said. No one had actually told her about gremlins yet, so she was a bit confused, but hey, she rolled with it, as one does! "Greetings to you, Brave Sir Robin," she said cheerfully. "Do you think this Grail thing is around here? Oh, wait, whoah, the Grail! Sorry, it took me a minute to put it all together. Hey, can I be a knight in this game? Or your bard or something?"

This was not a game, Charlie.

[noonedecidesmyfate]

"A bard!" Brave Sir Robin exclaimed. "We haven't had one of those since we were forced to eat my minstrels."

[pun_king]

"Ah, yes, that's right!" King Arthur recalled. "What a....tragic,"--yes, so tragic, "--day that was. But that does mean we have been bereft of such....entertainment, to embolden our quest. Can you sing, girl?"

[wildgalegirl]

"Can I sing?" Charlie scoffed. "Of course I can sing. I even travel with my own guitar as any good bard should."

She swung it around to the front of her and gave them a rousing chorus of "Leave her Johnny!"

[pun_king]

"Yes, yes, very good," said King Arthur, impatiently, interrupting Charlie after only a few lines with a lift of his hand. "That'll do, we get the point. You may join us, then, if you like, on our Quest for the Holy Grail, especially in light of the unfortunate," so, so unfortunate, "loss of Brave Sir Robin's minstrels."

[wildgalegirl]

"I only have a little time before work, but as I said, you're welcome to search there. Or I can find you again afterwards." This was just far too much fun! Luckily she had allowed lots of wandering time before work.

[pun_king]

"We shall inspect your place of work," King Arthur decided, almost sounding magnanimous about it. "We shall leave no stone unturned. The Holy Grail must be on this island somewhere."

[wildgalegirl]

"Then off we shall go to Groovy Tunes," Charlie said. "Just follow me!"

[wildgalegirl]

"You ate your minstrels?" Charlie replied. "Well, there will be none of that with me, Brave Sir Robin!"

[noonedecidesmyfate]

Brave Sir Robin was following (bravely and at a safe distance) his king with coconuts on his own noble (and brave) steed.

"Aye, sir. Perhaps the peasants can offer us assistance."

Or maybe a witch trial? Those were fun!

[pun_king]

"It definitely feels as though we are on the right track, Brave Sir Robin," said King Arthur with a nod of his head as he looked around the park. "Perhaps we may be successful in our holy quest at last."

[noonedecidesmyfate]

"I would like nothing more than to succeed in finding the Grail for you, my King!"

Then Brave Sir Robin could bravely return home.

"Perhaps," he said, waving an arm towards the duck pond, "the Lady of the Lake might offer us assistance once more if the peasants prove unhelpful?"

Brave Sir Robin would be keeping a safe distance from those large pink birds though.

[pun_king]

King Arthur followed the wave of Brave Sir Robin's hand and looked a little dubious. Mostly about those pink birds, but also feeling doubtful that there was any such Lady in this particular lake.

"Mayhaps," he allowed. "If need be, there may be some help there, but let us not resort to such things unless necessary. Those odd birds worry me, but I'm sure with my brave knights at my side, they shall prove by real quarry."

[noonedecidesmyfate]

Brave Sir Robin was (bravely) relieved to hear that. Those birds looked troublesome.

"Do you see any peasants, Sir? Shall we search further afield?"

Maybe somewhere with snacks that might enhance bravery!

[pun_king]

"It may be wise," King Arthur decreed thoughtfully, "for us to continue our search separately. Surely, I can depend on one so brave as yourself, Sir Robin, to seek out only the darkest, most frightening corners, to challenge the more fierce and brutally murderous denizens of this place to root out the the answers we seek!"

[noonedecidesmyfate]

Brave Sir Robin, being slightly less brave than Sir Lancelot, was not concerned at all by this decree. Obviously.

"Fierce and murderous denizens, my liege?" That was obviously not a nervous look on Brave Sir Robin's face. "I am, of course, willing to complete our quest at any cost..."

[guillermothegreat]

Guillermo was making his way back towards the dorms when he stopped and noticed Graham, he waved awkwardly.

“Uh…hello,” he wondered if this was a new LARP that Graham was taking part in.

[pun_king]

Ah, excellent. Another of the common folk that may prove helpful. King Arthur nodded to Patsy (who was totally there) and trotted forward toward the boy.

"Excuse me, young peasant," he said. "I am Arthur, King of the Britons, and I have been sent here on a divine quest from the Lord to seek out the Holy Grail. Have you seen it?"

[guillermothegreat]

Guillermo looked delighted, it did seem to be a LARP, “your majesty,” he bowed, “it is an honour to be in your presence,” he paused, “I did hear a report that it was in that castle over there,” he pointed to the school in the distance.

[pun_king]

King Arthur considered the castle that the boy had pointed out for a moment before deciding that, yes, that did rather seem like a likely place for a Holy Grail, didn't it?

"Very good," he said. "And tell me, to whom does this stately castle belong?"

Hopefully not the French!

[guillermothegreat]

“Erm…” Guillermo got a bit stuck as he tried to think of a good response, “it belongs to …uh …Fandom my liege,” he stammered, “a very powerful kingdom,”

[pun_king]

King Arthur looked a bit skeptical; if it was powerful a kingdom, how come he'd never heard of it? But a kingdom with the Holy Grail would be pretty powerful, so he would just have to trust it.

"Then I shall see if this powerful Fandom has the Holy Grail that I seek," he decided. "Thank you, peasant boy, you have been quite helpful."

He quirked his head to call Pansy (who was definitely there), held his reins before him, and began to trot back toward the castle.