Knothole: The Search for ma chérie~

[gatamigo]

Antoine has spent his life being groomed for his eventual acceptance into the Royal Court. NOT falling in love with and eventually marrying Princess Sally has never crossed his mind. Even in the disarray of the Robotnik War, D'Coolette manages to find to do some less than effective flirting.

Now if only he could find where Sally was hiding.

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My initial plan is to have Antoine FAIL at finding Sally, although that is his main goal. Anyone who logically would be in Knothole around this time is free to join in, either to help or hinder. This one's mostly for fun guys. :3

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Swish. Slash. Clang. Again and again the blade flew, deftly striking the opponent. Ching. Ping. Stab. The swordsman's skill and technique quickly outwitted his foe. The enemy had no choice but to lay down his weapon and surrender.

Just as it should be.

"Oh-ho!" cried Antoine, with a smirk on his face, " Iz this how you plan to escape my fury? Non non non, ma petite, you are the one who is to be challenging ME, so come and take your discipline from the great Antoine D'Coolette!"

He meant "Take your MEDICINE" but whatever. The intent was still there.

The foe in question, a wooden training dummy with a face drawn on a rucksack that had been placed on top as a head, would have shaken in it's boots if it had had boots and wasn't obviously frozen in fear of the master swordsman who came to bring the dummy's doom.

Antoine rushed the dummy, throwing all of his weight into a final thrust that would surely destroy the enemy once and for all when...

"SACRE' BLUE CHEESE!" he cried, as one foot moved a second too slow for the other to take it's place, causing the poor coyote to trip over himself and land in the outstretched arms of the dummy.

Taking a moment to regain his senses, Antoine looked at the Dummy's smiling face and glared.

"Very well, I suppose I COULD let you live. But don't you dare to challenge me evair again!"

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[Gatorman]

Tails could hear Antoine's yowps and phonetic corruptions from the Lake of Rings, where the fox had been resting. Curious at what the coyote was up to, he walked toward the unfolding scene: it was just him and the dummy, with the dummy pulling off the monumental upset.

Judging from the display, Tails concluded that either Antoine was off his gourd or simply playing about. He chose to give his colleague the benefit of the doubt, and played along. "What are you going to do with him now?" Tails asked.

[gatamigo]

"Oh! Leetle Tails!" he exclaimed. Frantically, he scrambled out of the dummy's embrace and tried to look cool while doing so. His coat was too frumpled to pull it off, but he tried.

"Zis creature has been bested by moi in battle! Normally I would have him banished from ze land, but I am in a degenerous mood. He may live to fight anozair day."

[Gatorman]

Tails gave thought to having Antoine continue to make a fool of himself, but stopped himself before Antoine's boasting turned even more tragic. "Antoine," he sighed, "You do know that's an inanimate object you just defeated, right?" Tails thought that though he may shatter Antoine's sights, he had hoped to inject some sensibility into the matter.

[gatamigo]

"Non non non, he iz not in an animate, he is le FROZEN in FEAR. But that is not important right now," Antoine boasted. He put his hand on Tail's shoulder and led him out of the room.

"Tell me Tails, what do you have need of me today? Hmm? Perhaps some badniks to slice and dice? Don't be modest now, tell me what brought you here today."

[Gatorman]

Tails sighed. That poor, deluded coyote—and they thought Tails wasn't ready for that line of work! "Well, I didn't bring anybody with me," he giggled, "otherwise he'd be giving chase and I'd be crying for help right now!"

Unfortunately, Tails wasn't inspired to attempt whipping up a gadget at the moment, so having Antoine be useful was out of the question in this instance. There were balls around, though, but nobody interested appeared to be in the vicinity. There were a few board games, but Tails, under the perception that Antoine was itching to prove himself, doubted it would work; nevertheless, he gave it a try. "Well, we could go back and play 'Uh-Oh!' if you like. It's my favorite board game."

[gatamigo]

"Oui, leetle Tails" he chuckled, "Lead me to this game. It shall be a magnifique oppurtunity to prove my cunning and wit, yes!"

Someone's a little over confident today.

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I am so sorry for the massive timespan between posts. Christmas really got in the way of pretty much everything. ;_;

[Gatorman]

"Just a moment," Tails smiled, "let's see if we can get a few others to join us." Tails was happier playing with more than one other person; after all, games were more exciting that way, and anything could happen. He thought as to whether or not Sonic would be interested; however, he feared that a game with Sonic and Antoine competing against each other would likely ruin the fun.

Same went with Sally: Tails knew Antoine had eyes for only her at this point and while the thought of the chipmunk beating Antoine in order to take him down a peg was satisfying, his best bet was to ask Bunnie first. "Let's find Bunnie. Maybe she'll play with us!"

[Gatorman]

Bunnie was slowly getting worried. On any normal day, Bunnie would engage in conversation with Sally, talking about the state of Mobius—or rather, the events of Knothole, getting each other up to date on anything that happened while the other wasn't watching. It was early afternoon, though, and there was no sign of Sally anywhere.

Impatient, Bunnie began to walk about Knothole. Perhaps if she saw anyone, she'd ask about Sally. She had finally adjusted to the cybernetic legs she received against her will; at least, she thought, it was better than being a mindless slave. She soon came across Antoine and Tails, who were heading towards her place. What a coincidence!

"Boys!" she yelled, walking faster. "Over heah!"