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Old 06-17-2019, 04:52 AM   #35 (permalink)
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As a member of the Health and Wellness Club, Gunnar was here and eager for some physical activity. He ran regularly on his own, but he was still keen for a jog with the group. Sometimes it was fun to switch things up from his regular schedule. But as for new year resolutions? Nope, he didn't have any.

He took the time to do a little stretching along with everyone else, then turned his eyes towards his head of house again. Alright, let's do this!

"Is that all we'll be doing today, Professor?" Gunnar asked with mere curiosity as he jogged along next to him. An avid runner, he'd likely soon overtake him, but not while he was having light conversation.
The jogging had begun and it felt nice to get moving. The cold weather had started to sink in a little further, so moving was helping him stay warm. As he jogged, he heard a student ask if this was all they were doing. Did he want more? Because it seemed like most students were reluctant to even do the jogging. "Yes, this is all for today." Just a quick jog to get the blood flowing.

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Cassidy made sure she was stretching along with the rest of the group. She really really wanted to pet the dogs and play with them, but she would wait. Maybe after the jog there would be time to play with the dogs. Or she could always go visit them like she normally would outside the professor's hut.

And now onto the jogging. Cassidy actually enjoyed running. She always seemed to have some energy to burn, which was why she enjoyed playing with the dogs so much. She settled in to a steady pace, not to fast but enough to keep her in the middle of the group. She still wanted to be able to talk to Professor Fuller-Thompson. "Professor, I just wanted to let you know I love visiting your dogs. They're my favorite." The professor deserved to know that.
Piers stayed in the middle of the group, lingering towards the back to catch any stragglers. He grinned with the young girl mentioned his dogs. "I'm sure they love that you visit, too." He played with them as much as he could, but having students to visit certainly helped.

Continuing the jog, Piers looked ahead at the students that led the group forward. That was when he noticed the dense fog from the outskirts of the forest had moved up quite a bit and was closing in on their jog. There was something a bit unsettling about it, but Piers just reminded himself (internally) that it was JUST fog and it wouldn't ruin their jog.

Yes, he heard Chloe and Vita reacting to the fog, but it was JUST fog.

Well, that was what he thought.... until the next moment.

The Headmaster had spoken up, and that was when Piers realized that the Headmaster had also stopped jogging. Piers glanced back at him as he suggested that they all go back and that was when Piers finally questioned whether the fog was.. actually dangerous or not. He didn't want any students to get LOST after all, or accidentally wander into the forest, not knowing where it began due to the fog.

Piers sighed, reluctant to pull his group back. Then he looked forward again at the jogging students... and a pit began to grow in his stomach. The hair raised on the back of his neck and his heart began to beat quickly. He heard Trent's panic from behind him, and then he heard Chloe scream, but he couldn't see anything anymore.

It was time to move. "Everyone stop jogging!" Piers called out, loud enough to reach the farthest jogger. "Come back this way - follow my voice! Come back this way. We need to head inside." He wasn't sure why this fog was doing what it was doing, or what it COULD do further, but he felt VERY strongly that they needed to get out of it.

"Is everyone alright? Vita, help me lead everyone back to the castle." She was still close by to him, wasn't she? Was everyone okay? In slight panic, Piers began backing up the way that they came. "Follow my voice," he said again, repeating a few times so they could still hear him. Now he was just going to back up... until he could find their way out of the fog...
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