Runt laughed when her Lieutenant suggested that Commander Alder was supposed to be the scary one. Yeah, Uncle Alder was a big guy. One look at him, and you knew he could break you in half. But his physically imposing appearance was obvious. You could tell just how dangerous he was from his muscles, his stature, and his temper.
Liv on the other hand, she was so freakin nice! She wasn't nearly as big and neither were her biceps. Runt didn't know what Liv could do to her, and she didn't want to know! The suspense was way scarier than seeing some big muscular 6'2" guy smashing up a boulder with his bare fists or something. Runt would probably laugh if Bad Cop Alder threw her across the room, but she would not be laughing if Good Cop Liv suddenly turned dangerous.
"Capture the Flag sounds awesome! Don't get me wrong, I love teamwork, but don't leave the tactics planning to me. I have one strategy and it's 'CHARGE'!!" Runt laughed so hard she had to lean against the table. "I'm sure we'll get someone smarter than myself on my team though. Then they can tell me what smart stuff to do."
Her smile widened as Liv kept speaking. "Alright!! Ima gonna be the Great Runt Jin, savior of this world's future! Do you think I'm gonna be able to do what Auntie Acacia did? I think I'm determined enough!"
* Tags: Liv, Xia, Eletha
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Parlando walked to the sink, a huge fountain built into the wall that sprayed arcs of water into a vast marble bowl where it drained away. A tiny metal sword protruded from the very top. For such a roughly hewn cavern, the bathroom sinks sure were attractive. He placed his foot on the round lever that turned on the water, and ran his hands under it. The water was always lukewarm since the entire underground was a comfortable temperature.
"That makes sense," Pearl said to Anthony as he lathered his hands with the soap bar skewered on the tiny sword. It smelled like plant oils and butters, with a trace of floral scent, marking its origin from Gardener Castle. Although flowers normally only grew in King Haden's garden, the rest of the underground was not devoid of beauty. There were fields of luminescent shrubs, forests covered with moss softer than feathers, meadows of golden glowing grass. Parlando remembered playing in the sungrass meadows as a child.
"Complicated powers might be a pain. I'd want something I could master, too. We won't be much help if our powers are backfiring during a battle." Pearl chuckled as he rinsed his hands. "Imagine I shoot my cooking fire at an enemy, and instead a fresh loaf of bread appears in their hand."
* Tags: Kevin & Ant