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Post by Natsunats-Shun on Oct 19, 2022 16:24:36 GMT -5
Taking this quest was an idiot move. It’d seemed harmless on the community bulletin in Gazablaak- find some slimes, watch them reproduce, get paid by a well-known scientist and have the perk of knowing the latest findings in the ooze community. Unfortunately, the marsh flats are, well, flat and marsh-y. Everywhere from my knees down was soaked, and it’d been like that for weeks, but at least then I’d been in the air most of the time, only landing when I found a spot solid enough to set up camp. I've already put away my cloak in favour of just ahvinf a piece of clothing that wasn't wet, thoug Instill had my mask on . Maybe I should have hopped on to a ship I quietly mused. Memories of the last time I took a ship resurfaced and I shuddered. Nope, not unless completely necessary, and especially not anywhere near the Arid Mesa. The mud caked my boots and water squished between my toes as I kept a lookout for the goopy gremlins. The fighting ring is dry, and we only need enough money to pay for the dress and headress, a more bloodthirsty corner of my mind whispered. AAAANNNND nope, let’s not go there. Don’t be the demon. I focus my attention on my surroundings. The remnants of grand buildings loom ahead, mouldy stones casting their surroundings in a dreary gloom, a contrast to the area’s flat shrub and water covered ground. I see a flicker of movement to my right, and I turn my head for a better look. There are two people, about thirty meters away, breaking up the otherwise flat southern skyline. Maybe this will be more bearable with company, I think to myself as I make my way over to them.
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Post by Gladio Aurum on Oct 20, 2022 15:19:59 GMT -5
Ugh the marsh flats... It´s not that Gladio doesn't Like them but... there are better places for sure, depending on where he stepped his cloak was submerged, and nobody likes to deal with a cloak soaked in dirty swamp water... Thankfully he had heavy duty boots that kept his feet mostly dry, still it was a sort of annoying place to deal with, not particularly dangerous just annoying.
He had accepted a quest by a guy named Lloyd, it was simple enough, just had to watch slimes in the marsh flats 'woohooing' or dividing... cloning? or whatever it is a slime does for keeping it species alive, and report the findings back to him. Regardless of what happens he was told he'd already sent someone and that they might meet them there. So when he heard some footsteps approaching him he figured that might be who Lloyd had sent.
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Post by HeianWood on Oct 20, 2022 15:36:15 GMT -5
Heian wanted to choke Lloyd to death. Wood wanted as well. The only reason an old man was still alive was that he was a scientist, and one does not choke science. After he helped him with everything, Heian was sent to watch slimes split again. And that would not be an issue, unless... unless... Marsh Flats.
The arbor swamp. One of few places he hated, Vliky's companion being on the second place. At least knowing Lloyd he would not be alone in this nightmare of a place. Suffering together was slightly less irritating than suffering alone. Soon he spotted some figure. With a gold cloak on. He knew only one person wearing something like that and actually not looking t h a t stupid. -Welcome back, Gladio, welcome to my personal nightmare! Feel free to burn it down if you will The man could fly, and yet he stayed down in the shallow water. Like he thought, his irritation weakened, seeing not only his clothing got brownier.
After greetings, they went deeper into the swamp, in search for slimes or more lost souls sent by Lloyd. Whatever would come first. The soul came first, Heian noticed a figure in the distance, either short or standing deep in the water.
-Let's see who the third penitent is, shall we?
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Post by Natsunats-Shun on Oct 22, 2022 2:06:06 GMT -5
I got a better impression of the people as they came into view. One was tall, with a solid build, a massive horn coming out of the side, and what from this distance, appeared to be an angry red birthmark or sorts, covering a large portion of the right half his face. The other way fairly non descript- clean shaven, fair skin, brown hair- save for a gaudy golden cloak that most definitely did not belong in a marsh. All three of us were drenched from the knees down an I felt a little better knowing that I wouldn't be alone with my thoughts and the elements. You know what would make you feel better? Trip 'em l. Have 'em face plant and drown. WOAH, okay, nope, we're not staying in this head space any longer. I put my hands in the pockets of my dress in hopes that they didn't notice the red veins crawling up my hands and claws starting to elongate.
"Hi" I waved to them as I approached, making sure that my hands and face had no traces that I had ever thought about playing such a cruel and dangerous prank on them. "Are you both here for the slime quest? From Hunter Lloyd? "
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Post by Gladio Aurum on Oct 24, 2022 15:24:14 GMT -5
"Oh, Hello!" Gladio waved back at the... Avian..? well she wasn't purely Avian since or at least she didn't seem to be, Regardless she seemed quite nice "Yeah Lloyd sent me, My name's Gladio Aurum! yours?" he politely asked the Avian girl as he had already met Heian once before.
"Also, do we have any idea were to look for this slimes? I was told in the marsh flats but nothing much beyond that, it's sort of a big place to aimlessly look for stuff... And I don't know much about this creatures as to be able to track them or find their preferred places around here..."
He was really hoping one of the other two knew their way around, he didn't like the marsh flats much, so he'd rather not spend much time looking for slimy creatures in a gunky environment... Ugh just thinking about having to wash everything afterwards was stressing him out... thankfully swamp water wasn't as bad as sea water for his sword, but the rest of his equipment? yeah it will be annoying.
"It'd be good to find them quickly." he said as he tugged at his cloak which got stuck on a protruding root. Yeah this doesn't look like it'll be one of the fun adventures
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Post by HeianWood on Oct 26, 2022 8:41:46 GMT -5
This time Heian was prepared and left his low hanging coat rolled on Cerber's side. The horse won't be needed in such terrain anyway, especially one not used to water. Gladio seemed to have the same problem as himself back when he first visited this damned place. -Take that cape off. We won't find them quickly, I can promise that While Marsh Flats were surely the most oozed region, they also provided a lot of hiding spots for them and those which couldn't find one for themselves were quickly hunted down. -Even if we find some oozes, they won't try to reproduce right away. And splitting ourselves to cover more terrain is a horrible idea in Marsh Flats. Trust me
He then realized their new companion doesn't even know his name. -Oh, I'm sorry for my lack of manners, it's this place that makes me hate the world. My name is Heian "And sometimes you hear voices. Remember about voices" Very funny. -Let's just get going
"You might want to talk to our newcomer" They were already travelling for around an hour. No slimes.
"How so?" "Her hands were red when we saw her in the distance. When we talked, they looked normal again" "And you think there's another demon inside, right?"
"I had to think about it for a second, but yes. Poke her whenever you have the chance" There was no point in delaying that. Heian decided to approach as soon as they set their first camp
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Post by Natsunats-Shun on Oct 27, 2022 22:46:53 GMT -5
So I do have companions! We held a brief round of introductions ("Hi, you can call me Fractale.") and tried to share what we knew ("Yeah, that they’re somewhere in the Marsh Flats is pretty much all I know too") before we continued our slog as a group. I was able to make more observations about the people by my side as we trudged along. Gladio, despite his innocent, fair face and gaudy cloak, seemed fairly used to traveling and harsh conditions, putting his cloak away and carrying himself like a well experienced adventurer. He didn’t carry himself with the arrogance that I'd expected out of someone wearing somethings so...gold. I guess you learn something new everyday, though I wonder how he got it. Heian also seemed relatively neat and well seasoned, but that’s not what stood out to me about him. It was the patch of skin I had assumed was a birthmark. Looking at it more closely, it had a glassy texture to it, and while I had noticed his single horned-ness, I had assumed that it was a mask, or that the other one had been chopped off. It was neither. The horn grew out of the red patch, which grew out of his face. The transition between human-colored and crimson skin was so sudden, like a patch of pureblood tiefling had been seamlessly grafted onto his face. I’ll ask them about the cloak and face later. We stayed quiet, all hoping to get this over with, and not scare off any slimes we might encounter (I wonder, can they even hear?). The hour passed with the only slime we spotted being the icky moss and lichen that covered every rock and shrub. As the sun was due to set in just a few hours, I spoke up. “I-it’s getting late. Maybe we could head to the ruins? Find somewhere dry. To set up camp. Yeah?”. I was tired, both from slogging through the muck and trying to suppress the vague urge to prank them or start singing to fill the silence every twenty minutes.
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