two fallen stars

[maoser]

[video]
[Somewhere in the City is a box. Just a box, wrapped in several layers of packing tape. An unremarkable box, really, save for the fact that it's screaming.]

HEI! LET ME OUT OF HERE!

HEI!!!

[That is indeed Mao trapped in the box. The poor cursed creature had made the mistake of leaping out at his roommate... And Hei had made sure he couldn't do it again. The box shuffle hops around the room as Mao tries to break his way out.

He has no idea this is recording.]

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[mortemscintilla]

[ EYE. ]

[ TWITCH. ]

[ Stop announcing his codename to all and sundry, HM-432. ]

[maoser]

[HOP. HOP. HOP. A yelp of pain as Mao tips the box over and he falls on his side]

DAMN IT, HEI!

Action;

[mortemscintilla]

[ He stays out of sight. But if Mao keeps this up, passersby will notice. ]

[ Which opens up a world of liabilities. ]

[ Stop whining, Mao. He'll be over to fetch you. ]

[doeswhathewants]

Oh look, a talking box.

What is a Hei?

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[maoser]

[FUCK.]

[maoser]

[He stops trying to get out of the box. He can't afford to have his voice associated with his feline form.

He likes this form, damn it. He doesn't want to have to get used to a new one.]

A devil.

[It's true enough.]

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[doeswhathewants]

Oh truly? A devil in a box. Or perhaps a devil box that eats the souls of things put inside of it.

Worry not, devil box, I shall rescue you and feed you children's parts.

[harrydresden]

Life gets more surreal every day.

[maoser]

Is this really the weirdest thing you've seen?

[action]

[bookbending]

[Jinora's out and about when she sees a box. Normally, that wouldn't be that interesting. This box, however, is shouting. She kneels next to it, curious.]

Hello?

[action]

[maoser]

[SHIT. SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT.

Mao abruptly stops shouting. Stops moving. Momentarily stops breathing. It's one thing for Hei to let him out of the box. It's another thing for some stranger to realize he's a talking cat.]

[action]

[bookbending]

[After a moment, she knocks lightly on the side.]

Is there anyone in there?

[berthierite]

[...She kicks the box.]

[maoser]

MRAOW!

[Mao squawks indignantly. ANIMAL ABUSE!]

[berthierite]

[Hrm. You know. She's met some talking cats before and she squints.]

And just who is in there?

[ action ]

[byherscore]

[ The box.

It spoke.

Peering at it, Diva gave it a quick shove with the palm of her hand. For a snowy day in the middle of nowhere, what a fantastic gift this was. ]

[ action ]

[maoser]

[ACK. WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP SHOVING?!?! Mao does his best to keep quiet and hope this new person loses interest quickly.]

[ action ]

[byherscore]

[ Oh

it stopped.

After a moment, she pressed her ear to the top and started to tap the sides, crooning ] I can hear you... [ She giggled then. How cute. It was practically scared stiff. ]

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[steleheart]

[ Pause. ]

Um. Are you okay?

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[maoser]

[As soon as he gets out of this fucking box, he is taking possession of a bear and beating Hei to death.]

Fine. Thank you.

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[steleheart]

Are you stuck?

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[majorcrotchgrab]

[Raikov inspects the video for a very long time. Just.. squinting his eyes and getting close to the camera]

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[majorcrotchgrab]

[... Despite the voice coming out of it, he shrugs it off and mutters to himself:]

... Huh, just a box.

[And the recording ends.]

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[beyourarmy]

I thought the curse was jumping? Not talking boxes. [There's a lot of judging this box from the other side of the screen.]

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[maoser]

Maybe there's two curses.