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Originally Posted by
XanaSnape
From behind the desk, Kazimeriz's left hand flicked toward Upstead from in his wand pocket as his right still held firm to Upstead's... His thumb reappeared, but BOTH Jake's thumbs had mysteriously gone absent.
The disembodied thumbs continued to poke and prod at Upstead, trying to provide an effective distraction.
"Winning." Kazimeriz said with a victorious grin. He drew his fist out of his left pocket and opened it. Inside were Upstead's own thumbs.
"Got'cher thumbs... 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10. As I have your thumbs held hostage, I do believe victory is mine. Care to win them back?" Kazimeriz's evil grin widened and his dark eyes twinkled like a grandfather playing 'got your nose!' with an innocent toddler.
WHATWHATWHAT?!
Jake was soooooo confused... he was being all beat up by thumbs and everything and HE DIDN'T LIKE IT!
The boy continued trying to bat away the evil little body parts until he heard Kazi speak again.
D'OH! Never EVER trust an adult.
Jake looked down into Kazi's palm to see a couple of very familiar thumbs. The one he recognised to be his left even had that little callus on it from his teeth when he sucked his thumb. The boy looked like a really little kid who had a sweetie dangled in front of him and yanked away when he tried to grab it.
Raising his left hand to his face, Jake opened his mouth to stick the non-existant thumb in. NOTHING!
"Huhhh-how dddo I do thuhh-that?" he asked, looking soooo sadly at his left hand, and then to his right, where his fingers were still clasped within Kazi's.
Kazi had his thumb back.
Pure. Evil.