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Post by Shaa Rhunn on Feb 2, 2023 9:28:51 GMT -5
Gods, pirate treasure, giant monster. These were all of the fun things that any would be adventurer could ever dream of. Funny how it’s a lot more enjoyable when you aren’t the one putting your neck on the line. With consent from all three of the friends cemented, bags are thrown back over there heads. Shaa can feel several strong hands dragging him roughly out of the room. Hey watch it, we said we would go. What’s up with the hostility?
Several minutes later, they find themselves in an extremely cold room. The room is circular and made out of large stone and mortar. There are several lit braziers scattered about. They are cut free from the chairs and the bags are taken off their heads with a flourish. Shaa shakes roughly to get the blood back to his extremities and takes quiet stock of the new room. Miles is there and shoved a bag into his hands. Looking inside, the bag contained a smaller coin purse, some light provisions and the tooth. Shaa looks it over a couple times. The serious road traveler in him was thurough unimpressed. He had already got it in his head what it would take to do this job and a pocket change and mixed nuts wasn’t going to cut it. Gee, thanks buddy. Glad we are going so super prepared. He huffed with obvious sarcasm.
If it wasn’t super clear to you geniuses, your mission is to be kept with the utmost confidentiality. No big parties or supplies. And no talking about this with anyone. If you do, we will know and there will be consequences. Your level of expendability here should not be underestimated. Does that mean no kiss goodbye? Miles walks over smiling and suckers punches Shaa in the face. Before Shaa can show his appreciation, Miles flashes his hand and the fires in the room ignite. There is a large woooshing sound and the room starts to spin and fall away. When he is finally able to right himself, he looks around again and he finds the trio alone in a forest somewhere. There is no sign of the mansion, only the three and a very sparse but precious bag. A bag full of their hopes and dreams. A bag that ultimately could ultimately lead to a very grizzly end.
Shaa walks over to Ulrich and Cantio. Hey guys. I wish I could say that I was happy to see you but considering the circumstances. Shaa hands the medium sized leather bag over to Canito to examine. I’m sorry you both got roped into this. Do me a favor and remind me to make Miles eat his teeth at some point. Shaa looked around the trees and got his bearings. Checking his magical tatoo or direction, he knew where they were and by the vegetation that they were roughly in the middle of the eclipse jungle. That meant that they had a good two or three days walk ahead of them to get to the coast on the way to the crescent isles. Eclipse City shouldn’t be that far away either, just north. It was decision time.
Ok guys, we have a choice to make. We can either head a bit north to Ecipse City and stock up better supplies, get out of the stupid jungle for a bit or we can head directly south and hoof it to the coast. We can charter a boat to get us to the crescent isles from there. What do you want to do? Shaa waited for their answers.
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Post by Cantio von Lumen on Mar 7, 2023 22:09:46 GMT -5
Again, the bag is thrown over his head; Cantio winces, stumbling along without fight after their incredibly rude guides; and by the time they arrive in the cold room, Cantio is shivering. Before they can cut his ropes, they fall loose around his wrists, and the trifling suddenly shoots up and scuttles forwards, tearing the bag off his head. He swings around and hides behind the nearest person— Shaa, in this case— leaving his escorts staring at him in confusion because… Apparently he could have wiggled free at any time. (1)Like a paranoid cat, Cantio stares back at them with a frantic twitch in his tail and wide eyes. He looks worriedly between Shaa and Miles, but there’s still a shudder in the bard’s small frame as the anxiety sweeps through him in full. This is insane! Right!? This is totally insane! They’re insane! Everyone’s insane! He looks up at Shea worriedly when the Minotaur sasses Miles back— and then there’s a crack; the tiefling’s eyes widen at the absolute nerve, but— Suddenly, everything’s gone in a flash. Cantio finds himself upside down at the base of a tree, dazed and puzzled as he drops back onto his knees and pulls his horns out of the earth. “ Seriously!?” He stumbles, wiping dirt from the tips of his golden horns, before looking frantically over his shoulder for Ulrich and Shaa; but it seems they, too, have been brought to… to…. The middle of nowhere, probably. “ Shaa, are you okay?” The bard pushes himself up to his feet, rushing over to where Shaa is; he rests a hand on the minotaur’s arm, allowing a small pulse of light magic to escape through the touch of his hand. (2)The sting of the punch fades in return of the magic; but as Shaa hands the bag over to Cantio, he hesitates, lifts his hand, and takes it. “ Um…” he trails off, opening the bag to peer at the interior; his tail flicks back and forth; for all of their insistences that they need this thing, they didn’t really leave much to get them by, did they…? Cantio sighs, closing up the bag after inspecting its contents. He holds it to his chest, tail flicking back and forth. “We’re really doing this?” The bard inquires; he certainly doesn’t look thrilled about it, but he knows the answer. “If we’re going to have… even a chance at…” He clears his throat. “Finding the goo… the goose, we should…. Probably pick up more than just this.” He shrugs helplessly, offering the bag out. “They didn’t really give us a time-frame, right? We can charter a boat from Eclipse City, no problem. The docks there are massive, and there's usually shops to line them and everything...”
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Post by Ulrich Ambriz on Mar 12, 2023 18:35:22 GMT -5
Ulrich watches quietly as Shaa and Miles sass each other back and forth in the circular room. Then the sucker punch happens— which causes a flash of concern on Ulrich's face— but before Shaa can retaliate, he loses sight of his two friends in the spinning sensation.
A gentle swaying sensation accompanies Ulrich as he comes to. His eyes finally adjust and he finds himself hanging from his jacket on the branch of a large tree. He looks down to see his two companions below him; he recognizes the trees around them. He's been to this forest before in the past.
Ulrich gives an exasperated sigh; letting the gentle winds sway him back and forth a bit. The wind then starts to gather around him, and he lifts right off of the branch with ease.1 He gently floats down to join Shaa and Cantio as they have come to as well.
Shaa gives the group two options of how to go about their current predicament. Cantio inspects the bag as he gives his two cents of the situation as well. Ulrich takes the bag; peering into it quickly and seeing why they're worried about what they've been left.
"I agree. We're going to need way more than this if we want to be safe about this." He ties the bag back up and offers it back to Shaa. "And no I don't think they mentioned any sort of time frame... Probably because they fully expect us not to return." Ulrich offers them both a shrug of his shoulders, "Making sure that we're properly equipped before taking this on, is my vote."
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Post by Shaa Rhunn on Apr 7, 2023 16:40:07 GMT -5
The three seasoned adventurers agreed that, if they were going to their deaths, they might as well do it on their own terms and prepared as possible. There was still the distinct possibility that the shifty mages were watching them somehow so they would keep their mission a secret. They just needed something, anything that could up their chances on this suicide run they called a quest.
Ok then, sounds good to me. If anyone asks, we are just three friends on a camp out and just looking for supplies. Nothing weird about that. If we tried buying a ballista or something we might get some questions but we will save that for later. Shaa dusted himself off a bit and the three headed north towards Eclipse City. It was near nightfall as the trio make it to the outskirts of the city walls. The trip had been uneventful for which Shaa was eternally grateful. He wondered, however, if it had been good luck or something else at play. He decided to not share his suspicions with his companions who were on edge enough as it was but would bring it up if he had more concrete evidence. As for now, they just needed to get past the pair of city guards who were already glowering at them as the party began to approach the gates of the city.
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Post by Cantio von Lumen on May 9, 2023 17:51:10 GMT -5
Cantio follows along with the group; at first, he remains quiet for a good chunk of the journey; considering everything which had just happened to the trio. The kidnapping, the threats, the quest that they’d been dealt in return for secrets… It feels bad. It feels very bad, in fact; so bad, he’s not actually sure how to handle all of those feelings.
So, he does what he does best to distract himself from their inevitable doom at the well-groomed wings of the hydra goose; he rambles, tells stories, and prompts tales of travel from Ulrich and Shaa alike in hopes of not only keeping his own spirits up, but theirs as well.
Cantio is in the middle of over-exaggerating a tale about a Unicorn— one which he claims to have met— in the Shadewood, when he realizes they’re already at the outskirts of Eclipse City. He trails off in the middle of his story, “Oh! My, look at that; that wasn’t so bad of a trip.”
Famous last words.
Cantio places his hands on his hips, tail swishing nervously while he tells himself that everything will definitely be fine and not horrible; the first part of the trip had gone well! Almost too well, in fact! The fellblood chooses not to think about that; he clears his throat, waving cheerfully at the glowering guards as they approach. “Good evening!” He calls out to them, hoping to establish friendly relations; he tries not to wince at the stink-eye he receives from one of the guards. “How are you fine gentlemen this evening— oh!”
The fellblood pulls back sharply when the screech of metal sounds, and he finds himself faced with the crossed blades of both guards. He chuckles nervously, tapping his fingertips together as he takes a step back. “Um, is something wrong?” He asks.
“State your business.”
Cantio offers a puzzled look between the guards; had something happened in Eclipse City since he’d last been here? He’d headed Shaa’s warning, but he couldn’t imagine anyone actually giving them trouble.
He offers Ulrich a helpless glance.
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Post by Ulrich Ambriz on May 18, 2023 4:06:09 GMT -5
The guards at the gate had stopped the trio. It seemed as though their luck on this journey wasn’t going to be all great. This proving to be one of the many situations where they would need to be ever vigilant if they were going to make it to the end.
He meets the gaze of his two companions with a shrug. He clears his throat, offers a quick nod and a slight smile to the two guards. He’s no stranger to putting on a facade to slip past unfavorable situations. He’d rather they not have any major confrontations. Getting to the end of it all in one piece was the goal.
“Hello gentlemen, my friends and I have been traveling for quite some time. We decided to make camp not too far from here, and while performing a check of inventory, figured that we needed to resupply. We were hoping to just pass through and gather some things we need for when we hit the road again in the morning. If that’s alright with you?”
He wasn’t really sure if that story would stick; especially given the grim look the two men held.
The slowly uncrossed in front of their fellblood companion, and the guards’ grim faces let up a bit.
“Just performing the duties we were assigned. A lot of shady characters prowling about these days, it seems.” The guard on the left states.
“Not that you lot are shady. Just had to be sure.” The guard on the right continues.
“Thank you, gentlemen.”
The two side step and gesture for the trio to pass on through the gates.
Ulrich gives the others a nod; gesturing for them to go ahead as he’ll follow. He stays for a quick moment to speak a bit more to the guards.
“We hadn’t spotted anything unusual while we were traveling, but if we see anything we will surely let you know.”
He offers the two a serious nod, which they return, and he passes through the gates to join Shaa and Cantio. He walks towards his two companions; the expression on his face is incredulous, mouthing the words “I cannot believe that worked,” as he makes sure his stride is as relaxed as it can be.
“Okay, now that that’s out of the way. How's about we go get those supplies?”
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Post by Shaa Rhunn on May 20, 2023 14:43:49 GMT -5
Shaa nods and chuckles to himself a bit can’t believe that they got away with that. As a Minotaur, most guards looked for any excuse possible to give him crap for just breathing , let alone doing something illegal. He was grateful to be among friends who could give him a sense of legitimacy even though what they were doing was far from it. He kind of wondered how long their luck would last.
It doesn’t take the group very long to find some merchants that are willing to supply them with what they needed as well as some creature comforts. Things that weren’t necessary but just nice to gave anyway. For Shaa’s part, he managed to haggle a half dozen muffins and assorted pastries for the road. Their last stop was with an elf named Heinrich who was just finishing up with some paperwork.
Ok Gentlemen, that should about do it. If you don’t mind me saying so, this looks like a pretty serious camping trip. Shaa looks at his companions with a raised eyebrow. Actually we do mind. We are just here for supplies, not chit chat. Where is the last of the cargo? It should have some much needed maps right? Shaa looked around but found the last part missing. Oh that, it’s just out back. Allow me a moment please. The flustered Heinrich toddles off to the back where some bustling noises can be heard. After several minutes with no sign of the elf, Shaa starts to get concerned. Think we need to check on him? He asks Canito with a worried look on his face. Before they can make a decision, Heinrich returns empty handed. Ummm I’m so sorry for the wait, it it seems we have a bit of a problem. Shaa leans in a bit, unblinking. What kind of a problem? Your final items…seem to be ummm…missing? What do you mean missing? The elf sighs and explains.
Well it all started about two months ago. These goblins showed up with a red hand painted on their face. Soon enough, people started seeing red hands in walls, fences, buildings. The guards were all over it but just as soon as something was cleaned up, three more would appear somewhere else. It was just vandalism till recently when they started stealing things. It’s gotten so anything not nailed down it up for grabs. Heinrich motions the group to follow him to the back room. The place is trashed with broken boxes and litter everywhere. On the back door is a broken lock and a large red handprint in the center.
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Post by Cantio von Lumen on May 23, 2023 14:41:08 GMT -5
Cantio just smiles pleasantly from behind Ulrich as the man explains their reasoning for coming into Eclipse City; it’s easy enough, as Ulrich simply states what Shaa had earlier; and they let them on their way. “Aha, thank you, gentlemen. Have a nice dayyy~” The fellblood chuckles, offering a sheepish wave at them as he scurries into the gate after Shaa.
He sighs, shoulders drooping once he’s on the other side, and looks towards Ulrich with an expression that’s exasperated. “Sorry, the guards made me… um, nervous.” He apologizes, tapping his fingertips together with his sheepish admission. He looks between Shaa and Ulrich, and nods. “Right… the supplies!”
If there is anything in this world that Cantio excels at, aside from playing the violin or being a coward, it is shopping; specifically, for clothes; but he makes for a good haggler and sweet-talker when no one’s pointing a blade at him. He happily assists in buttering up shop-keepers for whatever deals they can get; whether it be through compliments, relations, or otherwise.
Besides, they need all the help they can get trying to find the Hydra… the Hy… he can’t even finish thinking about the name.
Cantio tags along after Shaa and Ulrich, the shopping trip having put him in a significantly better mood despite the dire circumstances, with a slight hop in his step. “Hello!” He greets Heinrich, tail flicking back and forth with the greeting; he has no idea when Shaa ordered the maps, or what they might contain; but hey, everything is a boon at this point, right?
Like, it can’t get worse than being held captive by the mage mafia and forced to find a five-headed goose, right?
Cantio waves after Heinrich when he toddles off, quietly holding some of their supplies in front of him; but they grow steadily heavier the longer they wait on Heinrich. “Um… maybe.” Cantio responds, “It has been a… oh! Wait, there he is.” He offers Heinrich a wave, but his good mood dissipates when he sees the look on his face.
He offers Ulrich a glance, quizzical glance, before looking back at the elf. “Huh? Wait, what happened?”
As Heinrich motions for them to follow, Cantio hesitantly goes along. “Red hands…?” He wonders, looking around at the debris that line the back room; his tail sways nervously. It really is a mess back here; but he can't help but chuckle beneath his breath as he leans over and elbows Ulrich playfully. “Hey, do you think when the guards caught them, they caught them… red handed?”
No sooner has he finished speaking, does Heinrich look around Shaa to stare at him, unbemused by the pun. Cantio clears his throat, standing up sharp and straight; his voice is sheepish. “Uh, I mean, this really is absolutely a travesty; I really am so sorry for your... uh... thief troubles…”
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Post by Ulrich Ambriz on May 29, 2023 15:57:04 GMT -5
Ulrich is silent as Heinrich leads them into the back of the shop. Taking in the mess that was left here in their wake. They make their way towards a door with a broken lock; a large red hand painted on it’s center.
He feels a nudge and looks to see that Cantio has elbowed him playfully. A pun about the red hands escapes him, and Ulrich gives a slight smile; tipping his head down to face the floor. Heinrich no doubt heard the joke, and Ulrich didn’t want to be seen laughing at the man’s misfortune. Although, it was also theirs since he had the last bit of items which were just stolen.
Ulrich gives a small sigh as he looks up again. “So I’m guessing that we’re going to have to steal it back then?”
Sheesh, this journey has bad luck written all over it. He thinks to himself as he waits for Heinrich to open the back door.
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Post by Shaa Rhunn on May 29, 2023 17:56:18 GMT -5
Shaa slapped his furry snout in frustration. He looks over at his companions and whispers We are already ON a quest at the moment. Hunting down a bunch of theatrical goblins with way too much time on their hands is not on our agenda. Heinrich peers over at them. I’m sorry if I’m overstepping here but I dint think there is really any other option if you want that paperwork. They were my last copies in house, won’t get a restock for weeks, maybe months. If you all are pressed for time… The big Minotaur rolls his eyes and internally curses whatever god got him jammed up in this giant mess that was still very likely going to end with him being a big brown smear under a giant webbed foot.
Finnnnneeeee… Shaa says relenting to the total unfairness of the situation. He walks over and throws open the door which leads into a narrow alleyway in the back. Shaa kneels down and touches the ground. Little green parasites are going to pay for this. Using his geosenses, Shaa can feel three goblinish sized individuals moving quickly in one of the directions away from the shop. Got you…. He takes off down the alleyway at high speed to catch up with the bandits. Follow me guys, if we hurry we can catch these idiots before it gets complicated. As Shaa turns the corner, he sees the three goblins with painted faces and ruck sacks of goods and with them, someone else that would make things…complicated.
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Post by Cantio von Lumen on Jul 9, 2023 16:55:03 GMT -5
“Okay, but… is it really stealing if it was ours to begin with, though?” Cantio remarks; there’s a small ‘thwrp!’ as the fellblood opens his decorative paper fan to emphasize the statement. “I mean, I hope it’s not… I have a daughter to be a good influence for.” He sighs, the last part of his statement quieter than the rest.
Unfortunately, it seems as though they will, in fact, be responsible for this theft; and so, Cantio follows Shaa and Ulrich out into the back alley somewhat reluctantly— thankfully, Shaa is a master of many things which Cantio is not.
This unfortunately also includes speed.
When Shaa goes charging down the alleyway, Cantio perks up in surprise. “Shaa! Hold on, wait for us before you go running off!” He calls, bolting after the Minotaur; and as soon as he turns the corner, he sees the three goblins with painted faces, and also…
A goose.
“Huh?” Cantio jolts in surprise, the strange imagery of three goblins with painted faces and rucksacks, paired with a white goose wearing red booties on its little webbed feet and red face paint beneath its little, beady black eyes. It holds a stick and a rucksack in its mouth, full of what looks like papers— probably their papers poking out of the patterned, tied sides.
It stares back at Shaa, unblinking.
Unfearing.
A true menace to society, and a mockery to their quest at hand.
The goose with one singular head may be four times less horrible than the hydra goose, but it is still a goose.
The goose knows no limits, and shall proceed to make this chase an absolute pain in the ass for all three men.
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Post by Ulrich Ambriz on Aug 1, 2023 5:19:25 GMT -5
One problem after another. It was not a great start to this quest that the three of them were on, and if this was any indication of how the rest of their journey would go; it wasn’t going to be an easy time, surely.
Shaa tells the two of them to follow as he bounds down the alleyway. Cantio follows quickly after him, and Ulrich decides to do the same.
It couldn’t get any worse, could it?
The worst part had to be when the trio would inevitably face off against the five headed goose, surely. His thoughts are interrupted by Cantio’s sound of confusion. He blinks himself out of his mindless running to see his two companions standing at a turn in the alley; looks of confusion plastered on their faces.
What are they doing? What’s got them staring like that? He wonders.
Being the last to round the corner; he realizes why his companions stand there staring.
Three goblins; faces painted red. Of course, that’s no surprise. That’s exactly what they were looking for. Except there’s something else there that they hadn’t expected.
A goose. With red booties on it’s feet, and red paint smeared underneath it’s cold, abyssal, beady eyes.
“You have got to be joking right now.” Ulrich mutters aloud.
This situation is ridiculous. It’s as if Fate herself placed this strange group of thieves here to mock the trio in their quest— although, it was rather forced upon them.
Something about the goose felt eerily off as well— even with the red booties and face paint; that was weird enough. It’s gaze gave off this knowing aura as it stared back at them, and Ulrich felt this uneasiness in his gut. This goose wasn’t going to make this easy, was it? A thought then occurred to him; his voice reverberated against the walls of his mind loud and clear.
A sigh escapes him; his shoulders sink.
They had to catch him.
A chase... A wild goose chase.
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Post by Shaa Rhunn on Aug 1, 2023 9:51:44 GMT -5
As Shaa stared down the booted goose, a strange feeling came over him. Why wasn’t this goose afraid? Why was it wearing boots when it had webbed feet? What was the sense of terror that he was feeling emanating from the ghastly creature. It didn’t matter. Shaa shakes off the goose bumps and grits his teeth. He wasn’t about to be out done by this…thing. Whatever it was.
Unfortunately, Shaa was so focused on the goose that he totally missed the two goblins that ran up and attached themselves to his legs. One started to try and bite him while the other, pulled a small dagger and attempted to stab him. His focus broken, the goose and the remaining goblin, paperwork in tow, quickly sprint off deep down another alley way.
This was bad. Shaa could easily crush these two irritants but they were trying to keep a low profile. Explaining two corpses, even goblin corpses, to the local guards was not a situation he wanted to be in. Ulrich, Canito, Don’t let that goose escape! I’ll handle these two… OWTCH! Hooligans.
He starts to jump up and down in an effort to shake the two goblins off his legs but they seem very determined to not let him go. It’s just stuff, this is not worth your lives you little turds! He switches up and shakes each leg one at a time to focus his effort on extracting them but still, to no avail. I swear to Ginma if you don’t let go I will light you two on fire and call it a day. The goblin with the knife looks up a bit concerned but then goes back to clinging to Shaa’s leg for dear life.
Fine, you asked for this. Shaa points out both index fingers and starts striking the biting goblin in the head. Each strike makes him dizzier until he eventually collapses unconscious to the ground. With a leg now free, Shaa has the mobility he needs to deal with the stabber. Grabbing him by the arm and yanking hard upwards, the hapless goblin goes flying straight up into the air. Concerned about the possibility of the goblin going splat, he waits patiently for him to decend again. He soon hears the ever louder screams of agghhhh as the goblin picks up speed. The Minotaur makes some quick adjustments managed to catch the goblin roughly before he smacks to the ground. Now more pale than green, the goblin gasps and breathes heavily in Shaa’s large hands.
You ok there buddy? Have a nice flight? Fantastic. After making sure the goblin was indeed alive, he puts him down and watches as he teetered around the alley only to collapse in a pile of trash. Meh, he will be fine. He looks around quickly and takes off after Ulrich and Canito.
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Post by Cantio von Lumen on Aug 16, 2023 20:20:26 GMT -5
“Wh—” Cantio doesn’t have time to respond to Shaa’s demand that they focus on the goose, because the goblins are clinging to his legs like a couple of rabid ferrets, providing a distraction the goose and other goblin hauling tail down the alley after being caught. “Ah—!” The bard steps back, stunned, and looks after them down the alleyway in a slight panic.
Shoot!
“Uh— okay, Ulrich, let’s go!”
CLACK, CLANG.
Cantio instantly trips himself on a nearby garbage can in his hurry, but manages to rebalance on the shopkeepers shoulders— nearly taking them both down. “Sorry! Sorry!” He rushes to readjust the shopkeeper's collar, who is a bit dazed, before he takes off down the alleyway after the goose & goblin master thief duo.
Between the two of the fleeing perpetrators, the goose lags behind just a little; its awkward and toppling waddle causes a couple of papers to fly out of its little stick & rucksack. Cantio, unfortunately, does not have the same speed as Shaa or Ulrich might to catch up with these two; and he doesn’t have much room to work with in terms of being able to stop and play his instrument; and so he just does what he can.
Cantio pulls back a hand, forming a small orb of light within his palm, which elongates as he tosses it forwards. (1. Binding Light ) Like a vine, it hits the ground and slithers towards the goose at a high speed; but before it can twine around the clumsy avian’s gangly legs, the goose flaps its wings and jumps into the air.
The bind, instead, takes hold of the goblin; and as the goblin goes down, the goose lands on the back of its head with its little red booties, and uses the goblin’s face to ricochet itself farther down the alley.
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Post by Ulrich Ambriz on Sept 25, 2023 0:32:58 GMT -5
"What the-" is all Ulrich could manage to utter at the sight of what just occurred in front of them.
Did that really just happen?! The goose evaded and used his goblin buddy as a springboard?!
"Agile goose..." Ulrich utters, but he quickly shakes the thought away as hops over the tied up goblin.
Surely that had to just be a fluke on the goose's part!
Ulrich quickens his pace; gaining on the goose until it is just out of reach! He stretches out his hand to grab the bag full of papers at the end of the stick, "I've got y- OOUUUUUWHOOOOOAAA!" A paper had fallen out of the bag and seemed to just magically find great placement on the ground for Ulrich to slip on! The bespectacled man loses his balance and he rolls— rather comedically— into another bunch of crates in the alley!
With his view inverted; he watches as the goose waddles quickly past him. Their eyes meet and he could've sworn he could feel it smirking at him with the blasted stick still snug in it's beak. He narrows his eyes in a slight annoyance.
"Oh, just you wait until we catch you, you little-" He's cut off by the rest of the party catching up to him in this embarrassing state. He sighs as he points a finger towards the goose making it's way out of the alley. Just what they needed, of course. Running through a street of people would definitely make this situation even more ridiculous.
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