Interdimensional Magic Shenanigans Reupload (In memory of Ch3rryblossom05)

64: Party socialites

C:

It could have been a thousand different situations and yet Cherry had not expected to enter the kitchen and stumble right into what looked to be a hyped party.

She returned the greetings though as if it wasn't such a big deal. Anyway, she would have grown impassible in similar situations really quick, since she lived for eight years surrounded by magic creatures and some edgy melancholic deity, whose mood could quickly escalate from scarcely blowing dust from shelves and weeping loudly to transforming into hurricane Death Megatron 300.

-"No thank you, I'm not especially hungry." Cherry politely declined. "I just wanted to get some spineless ice. Or regular ice. Then let it sit till it melts ... Wait, are those brownies?"

The aroma of sweet bakery made her attention shift and she now studied the room. Then she reported her gaze to the cupboards, brows knitted as she wondered how many tries it would take to find a glass.

She remembered searching for the salt a day ago, yet the memory of it was fuzzy and she couldn't recall where everything was.

M:

"Suit yourself, hey Eclipse, can you get our little Fruit by the Foot a glass of melted ice," Eclipse said, awkwardly ruffling Cherry's hair from upside down.

"Sure thing Eclipse," one of the clones said, he grabbed a cup and put ice in it from the fridge dispenser, then stared at it really hard and made it melt into ice-cold water. The clone walked up to Cherry and dramatically bowed as he served her drink, earning an amused eye role from the original.

"Anyway, how are you feeling," he asked, hopping down from the ceiling and acting more serious, "any headaches or cold chills, I want to make sure that seal doesn't give you any side effects."

C:

Cherry grumbled in her throat and muttered the quietest and angriest "Beep boop" she could muster. What was this obsession with hair ruffling? Now she had to brush it again.

Still and all she thanked the clone and took the glass in her hands with a small smile. The cool of the water went right through the glass and she could feel the cold on her palms. She took a few gulps to take away the bitter sensation out of her mouth while the real Eclipse spoke.

-"Mmm well I don't feel anything in particular, a little cold and sleepy, but other than that nothing much. I still can't remember why I took a shower with all my clothes, that's such a bad idea." Cherry muttered, holding the nearly empty glass in her hands.

Since her spirit was out of its vessel when it had drowned -more precisely, the upper part of the body was dunked like a cookie in the fountain-, Cherry's faint memory of what had occurred transformed itself into some more common memory for the brain from the amount of recollection when the teenager was in contact with a great amount of water.

-"So ... you're going to continue to party I guess?" She said and looked at Eclipse with her big gray eyes, all around her the clones resumed doing their own things without interruption.

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In the common room, it was a completely different atmosphere. Franklin was laying curled up on the couch, warming it up while Akita and Elyss were huddled together, asleep on the carpet. Everything was quiet when both the special and militant entities entered the room.

Harold was done singing its grasshopper melody and made the decision to explore the estate. He was set loose ... Good lord, with enough chance would have to sleep on the couch for a bug took over their property.

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M:

"Um ... yeah ... party," Eclipse said uncertainly, slightly concerned that Cherry didn't remember correctly that she almost died.