On the side of the road, there is a cardboard box with a crude sign taped to the front.
Inside, there are no less than 20 shadowy forms squirming about the box
The sign on the front says the following:
ADOPT A SHADOW - FREE
adopt at your own risk; bond with your newly aquired Shadow daily; make sure to keep them well fed, happy and clean up after them; Shadows will gain a form after being selected; we will not be held responsible for any mess, accidents, deaths, world ending situations, etc; no substitutions, exchanges or refunds
TAKE ONE (AND ONLY ONE (NO EXCEPTIONS))
-Al Azif
One of the Shadows pokes it's head out of the box.Current Owners/Shadow Guide:@Kade Rivok Sudama@Scott McLamok Beelzebub@shisteer of nothing much Cerberus@Russa Nodrey Ariadne@Ally046 Samael
*Moves the cardboard box a bit further away from the road, 'cause people drive crazy out there. Looks at the shadows.*
More Shadows begin poking their heads out of the box
*Tries to... see what the shadows look like?*
The Shadow's begin squirming.
Their formless, black masses pulsing about the box
*Picks up the cutest looking shadow.*
Hey there little guy...er, girl? Thing?
The Shadow begins pulsing before gaining a physical form:(https://media0.giphy.com/media/26uf4JMeuLpt0gpwY/giphy.gif)
Spoiler
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Your Shadow has decided to take the form of a Sudama!
Take good care of your newly aquired Shadow
*The Sudama begins floating around Kade*
Has this got anything at all to do with Peter Pan?
Nope, just a bunch of misplaced Shadows (capital S) from the Shadow Realm
Quote from: Captain Wortshire on February 09, 2021, 04:09:17 PM
The Shadow begins pulsing before gaining a physical form:
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Your Shadow has decided to take the form of a Sudama!
Take good care of your newly aquired Shadow
*The Sudama begins floating around Kade*
Well, aren't you just the cutest little swirly thing
*The Sudama begins spinning*
Oooooooo *Claps.*
*Peeks into the box* Hello, Shadows.
*gorilla noises* I want one!
I'm happy for you to get one as long as you clean up after it.
*The Shadows wriggle about the box*
(If you want one, you must choose one... they all look the same... for now...)
Quote from: lass of something much on February 09, 2021, 11:29:55 PM
I'm happy for you to get one as long as you clean up after it.
Yay! *Picks up a shadow*
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Your Shadow has decided to take the form of a Beelzebub!
Take good care of your newly aquired Shadow
*Beelzebub begins advancing towards Scott*
*Goes for a walk with his Sudama.*
Quote from: Captain Wortshire on February 10, 2021, 02:32:54 PM
The Shadow begins pulsing before gaining a physical form:
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Your Shadow has decided to take the form of a Beelzebub!
Take good care of your newly aquired Shadow
*Beelzebub begins advancing towards Scott*
Umm...Eh?
Do you know what he eats?
*Sudama continues floating around Kade*
*Beelzebub picks up Scott by the head and begins staring intently at him...*
He eats...Eyecontact?...
*grabs a Shadow and hugs it* We're going to have so much fun, little one! Let's go get some ice-cream!
The Shadow begins pulsing before gaining a physical form:(https://media0.giphy.com/media/26uf4JMeuLpt0gpwY/giphy.gif)
Spoiler
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EVn3uroVAAAbk--.jpg:small)
Your Shadow has decided to take the form of a Cerberus!
Take good care of your newly aquired Shadow
*Cerberus lets out a small growl*
Put me down! *Flails around*
*Poofs Scott down*
Thanks! *Pokes the Shadow* Bad shadow!
*Beelzebub just stares at Scott*
*Grabs some pizza with the Sudama.*
*Gently picks up a Shadow and pats it* Hello, friend.
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Your Shadow has decided to take the form of an Ariadne!
Take good care of your newly acquired Shadow
*Ariadne floats over to Russa*
Quote from: Captain Wortshire on February 11, 2021, 12:16:50 PM
*Beelzebub just stares at Scott*
Alright, Pirate, Sarge; let's go home..
How am I gonna fit him in the ship?
...D'ya mind shrinkin', Pirate?
Quote from: Captain Wortshire on February 11, 2021, 11:03:57 PM
The Shadow begins pulsing before gaining a physical form:
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Spoiler
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Your Shadow has decided to take the form of an Ariadne!
Take good care of your newly acquired Shadow
*Ariadne floats over to Russa*
Hi, Ariadne! *Shakes Ariadne's hand* How are you?
*Ariadne does not say anything...*
*Beelzebub begins walking to the nearest garbage can*
*Awkward silence* ...Nice yarn.
...
*Goes skydiving with the Sudama.*
Quote from: Captain Wortshire on February 11, 2021, 02:37:12 AM
The Shadow begins pulsing before gaining a physical form:
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Spoiler
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Your Shadow has decided to take the form of a Cerberus!
Take good care of your newly aquired Shadow
*Cerberus lets out a small growl*
Awwww! Aren't you the cutest little thing! *hugs Cerberus* Let's go get some ice-cream.
*Cerberus makes a noise that is part snort, part low growl*
Quote from: Captain Wortshire on February 12, 2021, 02:16:09 AM
*Ariadne does not say anything...*
*Beelzebub begins walking to the nearest garbage can*
Umm?
Come on, Sarge, let's go home..
*Beelzebub hands Scott a crumpled brown bag with... something in it...*
How kind :)
Oh boy! *Takes the offered bag* Thanks! *Pulls out three melted popsicles* Nice! *Offers one to Lass and another to "Pirate"*
Quote from: Scott McLamok on February 12, 2021, 08:37:00 AM
Oh boy! *Takes the offered bag* Thanks! *Pulls out three melted popsicles* Nice! *Offers one to Lass and another to "Pirate"*
Er...Thank you...
*would also do that, but my phone is being stupid and refusing to recognise that it is connected to the internet half the time*
Quote from: lass of something much on February 12, 2021, 10:32:04 AM
Quote from: Scott McLamok on February 12, 2021, 08:37:00 AM
Oh boy! *Takes the offered bag* Thanks! *Pulls out three melted popsicles* Nice! *Offers one to Lass and another to "Pirate"*
Er...Thank you...
*Smiles*
*Feels bad*
*Slurps up his popsicle*
*feeds the bin yesterday's breakfast*
*Pats "Pirate"*
*Appears, walking down the side of the road*
"What have we here?"
"Shadows? How pleasant!"
"I'll take... Hmmm... That one."
The Shadow begins pulsing before gaining a physical form:(https://media0.giphy.com/media/26uf4JMeuLpt0gpwY/giphy.gif)
Spoiler
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C9OHOFAVYAAyDRl.jpg)
Pic (https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/megamitensei/images/5/59/Samael.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20110611102937)
Your Shadow has decided to take the form of a Samael!
Take good care of your newly acquired Shadow
*Samael hisses before floating over to ally*
*Can't see picture*
(Can you modify your post to have a link, please)
(Fixed)
*Has become best buds with the Sudama.*
*Ariane continues floating around Russa*
"Hah! My shadow is responsible for fashioning and maintaining the physical universe!"
:giggle:
*Rides by on bicycle and notices sign*
*Stops bike*
I'd like to adopt a Shadow. *Pulls a random unwilling shadow out of box*
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Spoiler
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ehcd3WYUMAALBZe.jpg:small)
Seth (https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/megamitensei/images/d/dc/Seth_PQ.png/revision/latest/top-crop/width/300/height/300?cb=20200915220657)
Your Shadow has decided to take the form of a Seth!
Take good care of your newly acquired Shadow
*Seth circles about and roars into the air*
(Can please add a link?!?!?!?!/)
(fixed...)
"Ohhhhh! Ripred, we should take our shadows on a play date together!!!"
:D
"They look like they could be best buds!!!"
Cute! Mine looks like a dragon.
*Picks up a shadow*
This better turn into a half-alien hedgehog, a black weasel/rat, an old golden retriever, or my long-lost (and probably dead) kitty cat (who was named Shadow).
You lost your cat?
Yes, but it was over 15 years ago. My dad bought a bus to convert into a RV, and the cat had been trapped in the engine compartment. Dad heard meowing and freed it. I didn't want him neutered as I was hoping he and my other cat could have kittens (I didn't know she was spayed). He had to live outside and in my dad's workshop. At the end of the summer, he ran off with a pair of females.
The Shadow begins pulsing before gaining a physical form:(https://media0.giphy.com/media/26uf4JMeuLpt0gpwY/giphy.gif)
Spoiler
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Cait Sith (https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/megamitensei/images/d/dd/Cait_Sith.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20100512055013)
Your Shadow has decided to take the form of a Cait Sith!
Take good care of your newly acquired Shadow
*Cait Sith flourishes his sword, before sweeping off his hat and bows*
(That was because of my story of losing my cat, wasn't it?)
Awww, cute. Hey kitty, are you an ogre killer?
(Maybe...)
Cait Sith - The Hunting Puss in Boots Shadow
A fairy that takes the form of a cat. Its name means "fairy cat." The Cait Sith can converse in human tongues and walk on two legs, making no sound as it moves. It normally lives as a cat a travels back and forth between the Cat Kingdom and the human world. It has a white star-shaped mark on its chest.
(Just as a side note, several years ago, my family found a bunch of kittens under our house.
After taking care of them for a day or two, we gave them to an adoption center.
Hey Puss, did your egg-man brother, Humpty Dumpty, frame you for robbing a bank in Madrid?
....Fellows, I think Sika has well and truly lost the plot.
Maybe you haven't noticed, Worty called it "The Hunting Puss in Boots Shadow". I am allowed to make a crack at the Shrek spin-off.
That cat's boots are an abomination.
HOW DARE
The truth must be said.
(Just a reminder that these Shadows are now yours
Play with them, feed them, do whatever you want, as long as it is within the Terms of Service)
*Gives her Shadow some fish*
(What Terms of Service?)
They are supposed to be on the first page...
The only thing there is "Take One (and Only One)"
Really?
You should really pay attention to the small print...
*Slowly meanders up to the shadow box, whistling (Living On A Prayer by Bon Jovi) as he goes*
*notices that shadows are free and his lack of companions (possibly due to the whistling), he decides to take one*
*picks up a skinny, runt looking shadow*
*Attempts to train Samael to let me ride him*
Quote from: Captain Wortshire on February 09, 2021, 02:44:12 PM
adopt at your own risk; bond with your newly aquired Shadow daily; make sure to keep them well fed, happy and clean up after them; Shadows will gain a form after being selected; we will not be held responsible for any mess, accidents, deaths, world ending situations, etc; no substitutions, exchanges or refunds
The Shadow begins pulsing before gaining a physical form:(https://media0.giphy.com/media/26uf4JMeuLpt0gpwY/giphy.gif)
Spoiler
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Hell Biker (https://img.wattpad.com/708cf1b5fbf18df818cc9a8a9f2a05d73d2b61fc/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f31306449484b656f3467545a79673d3d2d3631323832353733332e313534373233303836633239623533343535323034383833313738362e6a7067?s=fit&w=720&h=720)
Your Shadow has decided to take the form of a Hell Biker!
Take good care of your newly acquired Shadow
*Hell Biker circles the area, leaving a trail of fire before stopping in front of Rillbrook*
*Commands hell biker to get off his bike, and proceeds to hop on and try to figure out how to turn the bike on. Hell biker looks watches in disappointment, wishing he had been given to someone "cooler"*
:giggle:
*Is failing at training Samael*
Quote from: Rillbrook the Wanderer on April 16, 2021, 10:49:06 PM
*Commands hell biker to get off his bike, and proceeds to hop on and try to figure out how to turn the bike on. Hell biker looks watches in disappointment, wishing he had been given to someone "cooler"*
Amukh amal fik hai nar shum graz?
*Doesn't understand*
Quote from: Rip
Amukh amal fik hai nar shum graz?
^
I think this is some lord of the rings language?
(Aye, it's the Black speech of Mordor.)
(Hazel, quit showing off.)
:-|
:-|?
*Shoulder shrug*
...
*Continues trying to train Samael...* (And failing)
Quote from: Flib Bigboat on May 10, 2021, 03:39:43 PM
(Aye, it's the Black speech of Mordor.)
(Hazel, quit showing off.)
Fine, but I wanted to see what you thought of it.
Quote from: Ally046 on May 10, 2021, 07:17:53 PM
*Shoulder shrug*
...
*Continues trying to train Samael...* (And failing)
*Hops off bike and helps try to tame Sammy*
Hmmmm...Sammy... :-\ ...I think I like that...! ;D
Quote from: Ripred the Gnawer on May 10, 2021, 10:10:58 PM
Fine, but I wanted to see what you thought of it.
Much black. So speech. Very Mordor.
Wow.
Also, one more for deja vu.
Ok, I suppose.
Can I get one that knows Serbian?
May I have a Shadow?
One shadow falls out of the box before wiggling over
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Arahabaki (https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/6b232c6b-913f-4340-8f47-1f0f87e50c62/dbr2lml-07d2880f-53dd-4ed9-95cf-bda81e28773d.jpg/v1/fit/w_300,h_900,q_70,strp/arahabaki_by_dynamo1212_dbr2lml-300w.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MTcwMCIsInBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcLzZiMjMyYzZiLTkxM2YtNDM0MC04ZjQ3LTFmMGY4N2U1MGM2MlwvZGJyMmxtbC0wN2QyODgwZi01M2RkLTRlZDktOTVjZi1iZGE4MWUyODc3M2QuanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTEwMjQifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.YnA_qEB_p2E2gklkPB9oDsFDUKv7a2C1OzJHWojsfY4)
Your Shadow has decided to take the form of a Arahabaki!
Take good care of your newly acquired Shadow
*Arahabaki floats over before spinning it's head in a full circle*
Why are there no cute shadows :(
HEY!! Mine is cute!
*Sulks in a cave with Samael*
*Offers Ariadne a taco* :)
*Turns the cave pitch black with magics*
Quote from: lass of something much on May 29, 2021, 11:20:39 AM
Why are there no cute shadows :(
Arahabaki is adorable! Aren't you, Baki?
*Drinks tea with Baki*
*Polishes my knives and daggers with Samael...*
*Tries to teach Seth how to breath fire* Ally, what do you need knives and daggers for? *Seth begins breathing clouds of friendliness*
> . >
< . <
Spoiler
"Nuuuuthiiing..."
*Plots to take over the world with the Sudama.*
*Sharpens my blades*
I still want them back.
Huh? ???
*Pets Baki*
*Considers knifes...* :-\
*Polishes them again...*
If you polish those knives too much, they will be so shiny that you will see the Sergeant's face in them. ;)
Sergeant? Who? Wha?
Nothing. Just a Redwall joke. From Rakkety Tam, I think.