Sweater of the day: A wizard's hat!

[bezazzled]

Who: Mabel Pines & YOU!
What: Bouncy house fun!
When: Right now!
Where: The front lawn of the castle!
Rating: G!


It's high time Mabel puts her ability to wish for anything to good use. She's got a long list of requests. So she's heard about that one time that everyone suffered for their wishes. Pfffft! That's in the past, and she promises to wish cautiously. She'll only wish for things that she absolutely needs.

What she absolutely needs is a bounce house.

It's a simple bounce house. Her only desire is to jump, not race awkwardly through an obstacle course. There's only so much enjoyment a kid can get from jumping on their bed, and what better way to fulfill the need to bounce than to wish for a quality bounce house? It's pretty great if she says so herself.

Mabel can be found inside the house, jumping and laughing and giggling to her heart's content. Anyone at all is free to join her, though she won't hesitate to remind others to play nice, remove all sharp objects, and always always keep their socks on.

Comments

[cyan_maid]

What IS that thing on the lawn? It's colorful and covered in wizard hats...Jane HAD to investigate it.

She scampers up to the entrance and looks on with wide eyes. "Oh! It's a bounce house!"

any format is fine, really :P

[bezazzled]

"Hi!"

Mabel's in the middle of trying to perfect a somersault, but manages to fall flat on her face each time. While still laying down and somewhat bobbing from the bounce, she looks up at Jane and waves her in.

"You can come in if you want! Just be sure you don't have anything pointy on you, and take off your shoes."

asdfghjkl Alright then

[cyan_maid]

Jane blinks, observing Mabel before waving herself.

"Um, sure, I suppose. I don't have anything pointy," She says, and she slips off her sneakers. What harm could some bouncy house fun do, anyway? Jane climbs in, the wobbly bounciness already messing with her balance. "Whoa..."

[mispronunciates]

Megamind strolls out into the lawn, thinking to get another fix of delicious pie from down in the city, but the sight of this stops him in his tracks. His eyes widen, and he creeps closer, a cautiously delighted smile forming.

"What ... Is that?"

[bezazzled]

It doesn't take long for Mabel to get back on her feet, and she begins to bounce her way toward Jane, hands reaching out toward her. It's good to see a teenager who's not afraid to indulge in a little fun! Even if it does look like Jane hasn't set foot in a bounce house ever.

"Here! You can hold onto me if you want. Is this your first time or something?"

[bezazzled]

Though previously distracted by the fun she's having, those three little words are enough to make Mabel nearly fall on her backside mid-bounce. She turns to stare at him, still bobbing up and down, and gape at him for reasons other than his rather large head.

"You've never seen a bounce house before? You need to get inside here right now."

[doublethefun]

The pony flapping by has to stop and do a double take at this...thing. She circles it a couple of times before she stops, hovering and poking gently at it.

"What in the heavens...?"

[bezazzled]

Just how many people (or beings) have yet to experience the joy and wonder that is the bounce house? Mabel's becoming a bit concerned for the populace of Paradisa now.

Still, she stops her bouncing long enough to grab onto the mesh wall and peer out at the pony. Before she says anything, she gives her a once over, checking to see if she is safe for bouncing. She's doesn't think hooves would pop it, but the crown would have to go. That horn, though...

"I figured if any world out there would know what this is, it would have to be the happy pony world. You ponies need to learn to live a little!"

[doublethefun]

"Admittedly, the younger ponies may have seen this sort of thing afore."

And she's still hovering. She doesn't see much point in bouncing when you've already got wings.

"We do have trampolines. Of that, I am certain."

[huffythedragon]

Spike doesn't clamber into that bouncy thing of wonder, instead choosing to stand around outside it. Dragons and inflatable objects tend not to mix. Too many sharp draconic edges and so on.

"That's pretty cool."

[psych0p0mps]

Aradia was just flying down to town for some running practice when she noticed something in the front yard that hadn't been there before. At first she wondered if it might be another fairy thing, but as she got closer it became clear this was quite different. It didn't even resemble a house to her, so the only clue she had about its function was the Mabel inside, bouncing around and giggling like a crazy person. (Or a preteen girl. There's not much difference really.)

"Hey, Mabel?" she asked. "What are you doing?"

[cyan_maid]

"Oh, thank you..." Jane takes Mabel's hands and gets back on her feet with a smile. "Hoo hoo! No, I used to go in these when I was younger!" And she definitely had - she'd done a lot of normal kid stuff...that is, of course, when her Dad still let her out of the house.

[buttonless]

"... Since when was this here?"

Coraline's come across the bouncy house from behind, and totally doesn't remember it being there when she set out for the garden. Standing on her toes, she peers into the side of it, smudging garden soil all over the mesh wall.

[bezazzled]

"Oh good!"

She continues to hold onto the teen's hands as she begins to jump a bit--small jumps at first so that Jane can get her footing. For a moment, there's a see-saw effect between the two of them, which just makes Mabel giggle.

"I always loved it when I'd go to a party with one of these things. I say you're never too old to bounce. I mean really, who would want to pass this up?"

[bezazzled]

"Think of this as just a bigger trampoline," Mabel says, throwing her weight a bit so that she jumps higher. "A bigger trampoline with safety nets so you don't fly out, and a roof so you don't jump too high."

She takes one look at those wings and adds, "For those of us that can't fly, anyway."

[bezazzled]

Mabel turns to address her new visitor when OH MY GOSH IT'S A BABY DRAGON.

"WOW!" She practically yells as she does a belly flop onto the floor of the house. She's quickly on her hands and knees crawling over to where he stands to get a closer look. "Are you the same dragon I talked to over the journal?"

[bezazzled]

"Bouncing."

Her answer is short and to the point. Need she really say more? The house speaks for itself, or so she thinks, and she's not going to stop anyone that wants to join in the fun. In fact...

"Wanna come inside?"

[bezazzled]

"Hey!" Making her way over, Mabel puts her hands out in a shoo-ing gesture. "I'm all for playing in the mud, but let's keep the bounce house clean for everyone to enjoy, okay?

"I just wished for it a little while ago, so it probably wasn't here before. That means it's brand new!" Lowering her voice, somewhat stern. "Let's keep it looking new."

[psych0p0mps]

Aradia thought about it for a second, then shrugged. "Okay! Why not." She landed softly at the top of the entrance ramp, took a few steps to test the firmness, then ducked inside - without taking off her shoes, incidentally, but hey, how was she supposed to know about that?

[huffythedragon]

Oh good, it's someone to adore him. Spike sure does love that. He'll grin and fold his arms.

"I sure am, the one and only Spike."

[cyan_maid]

Jane chuckles as they see-saw bounce. This is definitely nostalgic and definitely awesome. Why hadn't there been more things like this around sooner?

"That is too true," She says, "No one is ever too old for any kind of fun."

[bezazzled]

"See, you understand!"

Once they have a good rhythm going, Mabel slowly lets go of Jane's hands. Gotta take the training wheels off at some point, right? She starts to back up, pushing herself to jump higher.

"Wanna see me do a flip?" She hasn't mastered it yet, but she's close enough.

[bezazzled]

Already Mabel is enamored with him. She lays on her stomach and props her chin in her hands, staring at him with a big, metal smile.

"You are SO ten times cuter than I pictured you to be. You're purple! How adorable is that? And your scales are so tiny! Ohmigosh. Can I see your teeth?"

[bezazzled]

Immediately the Bounce House Police was on duty, and Mabel put her hands flat and in front of her.

"Hold it! Hold it just one minute! We've got to lay down some ground rules first. Out, out, shoo!"

Mabel made her way out of the house, pushing and nudging Aradia along with her. Politeness and common courtesy could wait five more minutes. It was important to teach newcomers the ground rules so that everyone could enjoy it.

"First off, no shoes. Socks are a definite must because you can never be sure of one's personal hygiene." She lifted a socked foot in front of her for emphasis.

"Hmm. I think your horns might be okay. The sharp tips are what I'm worried about. Do you have anything you can put on them or something?"

[quits]

Pepper is often traveling back and forth between the castle and the city. There are resources to manage and plans to keep on top of. If she didn't know any better, she'd assume that she's doing far more work here than she did back in New York.

The bouncy castle hadn't been there when she left this morning, so its sudden appearance is quite curious. She pauses for a moment, then moves closer to it. Well, it certainly wasn't a fairy-induced land of tiny castles.