The magic doorway

by **Paul Valmont** » Fri Dec 05, 2014 11:50 pm

Paul had come across this tree when he was jumping around the grounds. Actually, he'd come into it, but... details, details.

But anyway, scrapes and bruises aside, it had grown a bit too close to the tree next to it, and they had two thick branches that were crossed over each other, just over Paul's head. That might not have really made any impression on anyone else, but to Paul, it was a place to practice without being indoors where everyone could watch. So right now, it was acting as a doorway. Currently, that doorway seemed to be open onto a desert, with much warmer air blowing out into the England cold. Hm. What next.

by **Elise Holdrust** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 12:05 am

After the nasty spill earlier, Elise was walking through the garden with Wiggles at her side, nipping at her. Frankie was apparently sulking somewhere else for whatever reason.

But are you sure you're okay? Shouldn't you take a trip to get cleaned up a bit?
I'm fineeeeee. Don't worry so much!
But...butbutbut...What i- OHMYGOSHTHERE'SPAULIHAVENTSEENHIMINFOREVERANDHESTHEBESTHEISSOGREATANDHEDREWMEPERFECTLYAND

Wiggles continues on like that as she runs towards Paul, weaving in and out of his legs. Elise facepalms.

by **Paul Valmont** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 12:13 am

"What the- AH!" Paul stumbled back from the wild animal that was apparently attacking him. "Yaaaah!" And, naturally, as these things worked, he stumbled through the portal, which promptly closed.

by **Elise Holdrust** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 12:19 am

Elise ran to where to portal once was. "AH! Paul! Oh shit. Oh shitty shit. Can he come back? What if he's stuck forever?"

I didn't mean to scare him! I just was so excited to see him! He'll come back. Don't worry! I'm sure of it!

While Wiggles was being happily optimistic, Elise was looking worriedly at the tree. "Oh mannnnn..."

by **Paul Valmont** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 12:36 am

It was a couple minutes later before the portal opened again, and Paul peeked through. "Oh, shit, did it get you!?" he asked, seeing Elise looking all beat up and hurting over.

by **Elise Holdrust** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 12:40 am

"Paul! Wait, what? Did what get me?" She seemed confused. Wiggles bolted back over to Paul.

He's back! See, I told you he'd be back!

by **Paul Valmont** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 12:46 am

"There was some- SHIT!" Paul jumped again as he got charged by a wild animal, but he was damned if he was going to run with Elise watching now.

by **Elise Holdrust** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 12:48 am

Wiggles didn't relent.

Elise was giggling hard. "P-paul..." She held her sides from laughter. "Paul it's Wiggles."

by **Paul Valmont** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 1:04 am

"That... Oh. He... Doesn't bite too, does he?" He asked, remembering the headbutt. "What happened to you, then?" He added, a glad she hadn't been savaged by a wild animal like he'd thought.

by **Elise Holdrust** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 1:07 am

"Wiggles is really nice. She cuddles with me when I sleep!" As if in answer, Wiggles runs back over to Elise and hops up into her arms. "Dawwww...Oh! I uh...I was trying to practice flying really fast and I kinda crashed into someone. No big deal, really. I should pay attention more. It's hard to concentrate with Wiggles and Frankie always talking though."

by **Paul Valmont** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 2:22 am

"Oh man, are you okay?" Paul asked, worried, as he looked her over. For injuries, totally.

by **Elise Holdrust** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 3:00 am

"Oh yeah, definitely." She lied with a nod. "I'm not worried about it."

I am! You should get it cleaned up!
It'll be fine!

"So what were you up to? Practicing again?" She asks, trying to change the subject.

by **Paul Valmont** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 3:24 am

Paul frowned, but the distraction sadly worked. "yeah. I'm... uh... trying to find places," he admitted. "I think I can go anywhere in the world. I just... um... don't know how to get most places."

by **Elise Holdrust** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 3:28 am

"Pft, you'll figure it out. You're smart. What's one place you reaaaally want to go? Like...of all places out there?"

by **Paul Valmont** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 3:34 am

"Everywhere," he said with a grin. Then his face got serious again. "Only way to figure it out is process of elimination, though. I mean..." He frowned, then opened a new portal. This time, all that could be seen was water. "That's what I get most of the time. I mean... I can tell that this is..." he screwed up his face in thought. "It's the Atlantic, closer to Europe than America. Northern hemisphere, but... Eh. It's just ocean. Not really worth pinning down farther than that." He closed the portal.

by **Elise Holdrust** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 3:44 am

"Well sure it is. I mean, like, each place you pinpoint down is another area exposed on a map, right? This may sound silly, but think of it like a video game. When you discover new parts of the map, those areas are unlocked and you can, like, go back to them with ease. Soooo if you pinpoint these areas over time, even the ocean, shouldn't pinpointing other places be easier too?"

by **Paul Valmont** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 3:50 am

"Kind of," he said. "But it's slow. I can't go too far, because... well..." He looked around. "Okay. Chicago? It's that way." He pointed at a point near her feet. "Way off, but that way. New York is that way, Texas is that way. I don't have any straight lines to work with. So if I guess wrong at a place too far off? I end up with dirt falling through the portal. Or worse, maybe."

by **Elise Holdrust** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 3:56 am

"And you practice all this anyway? I mean...that's kinda scary. What if something happens to you?" Says the girl who decided high rate speeds of flying was smart when not paying attention.

by **Paul Valmont** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 4:00 am

"That's why I don't go trying to poke some place in Japan or some crazy place I've never been to or opened anything near. What if I miss and open it, I don't know, in space?" He shrugged. "So that's why I can't go many places yet. I think I can manage places close to here in Europe. I mean..." He threw up his hand and the door opened again, this time showing a countryside. "That's got to be in France somewhere. Just... not sure where. And walking around in France is supposed to be a bad idea." He closed it again.

by **Elise Holdrust** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 4:15 am

"What's so bad about France? I thought it was supposed to be the country of love or some crap."

by **Paul Valmont** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 5:46 am

"Yeah, unless you're a mutant. Anyone sees me popping out of portals there, they'll arrest me or something just like back in America."

by **Elise Holdrust** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 4:50 pm

"Ohhh. Well that sucks. Are all places like that? I've always wanted to go to Japan, but if they're like that then I'd totes avoid it."

by **Paul Valmont** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 6:13 pm

"Not most places," he said. He hesitated a minute. "I think. I can't get to japan, though."

"Just wish I had some money. If I could actually go places, that'd cut down on the problems."

by **Elise Holdrust** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 7:03 pm

"It'll happen one day." She says with a nod.

It really will! And Paul will be awesome and famous and amazing and Again, Wiggles goes off on a ramble of positive thinking, jumping out of Elise's arms and trotting over to Paul excitedly.

"Um...Wiggles agrees." Elise elaborates.

by **Paul Valmont** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 7:06 pm

Paul chuckled, seeming a bit less wary of the fox now that he knew what it was. "Soooooo... where would you want to go?"

by **Elise Holdrust** » Sat Dec 06, 2014 7:14 pm

"Besides Japan? I dunno. I mean I kinda get sick of the big cities anyway. Growing up in New York kinda ruined that, ya know? Probably just some really pretty nature place. Like a preserve or something. Could get a lot of inspiration for paintings there. Nothin special!"

by **Paul Valmont** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 1:47 am

"Hm. Okayyyyy... in that case, let's see. We could go to..." He thought, then threw his hand out, the door opening now in a forest at the top of a waterfall. Specifically, on the shore at the side of the river going over it, before anyone gets any ideas. "Something like that?"

by **Elise Holdrust** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 1:51 am

"Ohemgee that is BEAUTIFUL!" She squeals from excitement, her eyes bright.

by **Paul Valmont** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 2:01 am

"Well come on, don't make me hold it open forever," he said, walking through.

by **Elise Holdrust** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 2:29 am

Elise walked through excitedly, Wiggles following. "Where is this?"

by **Paul Valmont** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 2:35 am

"Middle of nowhere in Illinois. Kinda halfway to St. Louis, I guess." He thought a minute. "I really need to get more places in Europe that I can go. I'm pretty sure hopping to the States a lot is going to bite me in the ass."

by **Elise Holdrust** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 2:38 am

"This is freaking stellar. Do you know a lot of places like this?"

by **Paul Valmont** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 2:47 am

"Some?" he offered. "I mean, if there's something you want to see, say it and I might know something."

by **Elise Holdrust** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 2:49 am

"Any places like this. They're a huge inspiration for my paintings."

by **Paul Valmont** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 2:51 am

"I'll see if I can come up with something," he said. "But... let's just be happy with this for now. I don't want to go popping around the country and come on a Sentinel."

by **Elise Holdrust** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 2:54 am

"No no, I don't expect you to do a whole bunch of places. This is just...really awesome. You didn't have to do this, you know." She looks around the area with an eye for what she wants to pinpoint for painting.

by **Paul Valmont** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 3:05 am

He just shrugged, grinning a little. "Hey, why not. A girl's got to have pretty things around, right?"

by **Elise Holdrust** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 3:30 am

"Aww, I guess so. But not every girl is always about pretty things."

You LOVE pretty stuff! Waterfalls, meadows, ponds, butterflies...that's why you got the wings!
Shhhhh...I'm not like...some delicate flower or some crap. I'm totes awesome.
Yeah but there's nothing wrong with liking pretty things.

by **Paul Valmont** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 6:27 am

"Well... yeah, but you just said that you do, so..." he shrugged.

by **Elise Holdrust** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 5:55 pm

"It's for art." She says with a nod. "Like...this is the perfect setting to paint. Especially with the way the light is reflecting off the water!" Wiggles runs past her and splashes in some of the water at the shoreline.

There's fish too! Salmon!

"Ohhh! Neat! Are they big?" She asks to what would sound like no one as she went over to Wiggles, looking into the water.

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