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Post by Shaa Rhunn on Sept 25, 2023 8:05:22 GMT -5
Having dealt non lethality with his goblin passengers, Shaa starts down the ally after his companions and towards the mysterious bird. Was this all a coincidence? He already knew that their mysterious “employers” were probably trying to keep tabs on them. Could this be their not so subtle reminder? Or was it something else entirely. There was no time for hesitation however. They just needed to stick with the plan and hope for the best. But they needed that map or risk adding months to the journey.
As Shaa ran down the alleyway, he vaulted over the fallen garbage cans and skipped over the trash as he came up on it. In a lot of ways it reminded him of the obstacle courses at the fighters guild, also sometimes made from random garbage. Who knew it would come in this handy? Clearing the last of it, he is surprised to find his companions, the shop keeper and the goblin in various states of disarray on the ground. The only one still standing was the goose who was was making an escape down a narrow corridor. Not so fast you red booted bastard!
The Minotaur slams his hands together. A pair of large stone hands and partially formed arms burst from either side the ally walls. Shaa sends his constructs quickly after the goose. The stone constructs easily slide down the alley walls, reaching and grasping for the strange bird. They make several attempts to grab it but the gooses level of agility is surprising to say the least. The goose and stone hands, able to move independently from Shaa, turn a corner out of sight to continue the chase. Shaa, in the mean time, quickly attempts to help up Canito and Ulrich to their feet. Come on, it’s getting away!
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Post by Cantio von Lumen on Oct 16, 2023 20:11:02 GMT -5
“ Seriously!?” Cantio gawks, watching the goose dramatically take lift off of its goblin companion’s face. “ You’ve got to be—” Before the fellblood can utter a, ‘kidding!’, he proceeds to trip on the very same goblin that he’d bound by accident in his surprise. Thunk!“HHGBWH.” Cantio falls sprawled out on the pathway as Ulrich shoots past him in hot pursuit of the goose’s getaway. “Get him, Ulrich!” He squeaks after him, before pulling his knee off the goblin’s face. “Sorry! Sorry.” ... Not that apologizing does much, falling on them knocked them out cold.
Cantio winces slightly, perking up when he hears Ulrich’s shout; and he looks up just in time to see Ulrich tumble into a bunch of crates at the end of the alley. Wh— what happened to Ulrich!? Cantio looks up apologetically as Shaa approaches and takes the minotaur’s offer to get back on his feet. Leaving the bound and extremely unconscious goblin where it is, Cantio hurries to join Ulrich and offers him a hand as well. “ It’s faster than it looks, Shaa!” Cantio complains, unwilling to admit that they are somehow being outsmarted by a bird. Once Ulrich is back on his feet, Cantio hauls tail down the alleyway after the constructs and the damn goose, hoping that they can catch the dang bird so that they don’t have to. Why is it so slippery!?
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Post by Ulrich Ambriz on Nov 13, 2023 14:28:56 GMT -5
Ulrich can see that Shaa casts a spell forming constructs from the walls of the alley. They attempt to grab at goose, but their efforts prove to no avail as they round the corner along with the slippery bird.
You've got to be kidding me...
The others help Ulrich up, and he takes the time to quickly dust himself off and straighten his glasses which had gone crooked during his tumble. Shaa is already taking steps towards the corner ready to give chase.
"I know the damn thing smirked at me..." Ulrich says in annoyance. "Alright, no time to waste!" and the three adventurers run after the goose once more through the alley.
They turn the corner that the aforementioned goose and constructs had not too long ago. They can see the mess left in the chase's wake. Quickly avoiding trash and other debris, they round another corner to see the constructs still struggling to grab the damn goose!
"It's still running?! What kind of goose is this?!" Ulrich exclaims, his annoyance rising slightly.
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Post by Shaa Rhunn on Nov 13, 2023 20:28:48 GMT -5
With the constructs and the goose in sight, Shaa is ready to put an end to the nonsense. With the goose distracted, Shaa slams his hands together tightly. With a bit of concentration, 5 rods appear in a circle around the goose. Sensing that something is up, the petulant bird bleats at the trio in defiance. Just who are you?! My furry butt you are a regular goose. The red booted goose sneers at them menacingly and starts to do some sort of strange dance. Crap crap crap it’s up to something.
One of the stone hands grabs it by the boot. When it does, suddenly the hand disintegrates into a pile of rubble. The Minotaur looks at his companions with concern. Ummmm maybe touching it was not the best idea. Ugh, screw it. With the rods in place, Shaa is ready to make his move. He points a finger at the still dancing goose and fires a lightning bolt at it. With crazy alacrity, the goose dodges the lightning blast, only to find that Shaa has come with it. Before the goose can react, Shaa activates the summoned rods and lighting bolts fire at them from all directions.
The goose manages to dodge the first couple but is soon inundated with lightning blasts. It wobbles a bit and drops the papers to the ground. Ha! Ya like that? Was that fun ya jerk? Now, are you gonna tell us who you really are or are we gonna have to get rough with you. The goose smiles weakly and then spits something at Shaa. From out of the side, his remaining construct intercepts the gooey attack. Shaa can see the liquid it caught is starting to melt the stone hand. His eyes go wide and he can feel his blood start to boil. Oh that’s it! I don’t even care who you are. We are barbecuing some bird tonight. But before he can make good on his threat, the goose vanishes from sight, leaving only a pair of shiny red boots and a small smoke trail behind. Ginma’s beard….
He picks up the paperwork and maps and returns to check on his companions. You all ok? He asks with concern. Look I don’t know what that was all about but I think it’s pretty clear. The sooner we get out of here and get that stupid flute…the better.
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Post by Cantio von Lumen on Nov 22, 2023 22:47:25 GMT -5
The fight between Shaa and the Goose is truly a ballet of bullshittery; the glinting flash of Shah’s horns, and the carmine glitter of the Goose’s stupid shoes as it prances, bleats, and honks. Cantio remains behind Ulrich, not exactly proud of using some guy as a shield, but he is admittedly rather fragile and this goose is horrifying. “ D-did it just melt your construct!?” Holy shit, it’s an acidic goose! Why is it an acidic goose!? What kind of goose is— wait the goose is gone!? “ Wh… Huh!?” Cantio blinks a few times in some attempt to clear his vision— which is pointless, because the goose is still gone! It just… danced away? Cantio puts his hands together in front of his lips, staring at the spot the goose had been with furrowed brows and a concerned gaze. This… this is a problem, right? They can’t even handle a regular goose! It got away! Dear Solaria, they are going to get chomped by a Hydra Goose if they try to fight it! Cantio’s shoulders bristle when he hears Shaa’s voice, and he laughs nervously. “Great! I am great, and… not at all worried.” He agrees very inconspicuously.
He swishes his tail back and forth, reaching out to offer to take the maps and paperwork from Shaa. “ The, uh… that wasn’t a normal goose, right? What in the world was that thing…?”
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Post by Ulrich Ambriz on Dec 7, 2023 19:25:04 GMT -5
Ulrich's shoulders droop slightly as they were incapable of handling a tiny goose... But it wasn't just a tiny goose! The whole situation wasn't normal! It wore red boots and it was definitely doing things a normal goose should not be able to do! As a matter of fact, the whole operation wasn't normal! ...All of it made Ulrich a tad bit irritated.
"That absolutely wasn't a normal goose by any means," he grumbles, "That was just a small whatever the hell that was. How are we going to handle going up against the bigger version?!" He says as he reaches both of his hands up to rub his temples.
All of it was very stressful.
Ulrich takes in a deep breath and exhales, "We didn't exactly catch the goose, but that wasn't our objective anyway. I agree with Shaa, we should get out of here and get that stupid flute. The sooner the better and we can all put this strange adventure behind us."
Sounds like a great idea, but there's no telling how out of hand this whole thing could become by the end of it. If this goose chase was any indication about the future— there would be no end to the amount of absurdity the trio would face.
Surely, the absurdity was just starting.
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Post by Shaa Rhunn on Dec 8, 2023 13:34:10 GMT -5
Shaa’s fur is stranding up a bit from the remaining charge of his lightning attack. He playfully zaps Canito with a tiny harmless spark as he hands over the retrieved maps and paperwork to the Teifling. Fine by me. I handle enough paperwork as is. Shaa looks at the reaction and something about it causes him to burst out laughing. It really wasn’t all that funny but they had all been under so much pressure, the dam of emotion had finally broke. Oh my Ginma, your face. Hahaha.
The big Minotaur wipes tears from his eyes and finally calms down a bit. Sorry..I’m sorry bro, come on, let’s get going back to the shop.
As the trio return and collect their gear and have some lunch before heading out. According to the map and their paperwork, they had three days to get to a private dock just off the coast. There they would meet with a Captain Dwayne who would take them wherever they needed to go, no questions asked. The trip to the dock shouldn’t take any more than two days, assuming that nothing else went awry. Outside the city, the trio was well on their way.
Shaa, happy with the fact he wasn’t just walking by himself for once, was passing the time by catching his friends up on some of his various adventures. So it’s just down to me and this ogre. I toss my goblin as hard as I possibly can and this bandit goes and shoots him out of the air with a crossbow. Nuts right? I had to go chase them down and they kidnapped my friend, such a pain. As they continue to shoot the breeze, the trio happen upon a small campfire. Around the fire are two travelers. The first was a female avian with blue feathers. She is wearing a long brown cloak and has a long bow at her side. The second appears to be a teenage human boy wearing some very old leather armor. The two are in deep conversation when they come up on them suddenly.
The Avian sees them and stands quickly, grabbing her bow and nocking an arrow in the blink of an eye. Whoever she was, she was skilled. Who goes there? Squeaks the Avian, her eyes narrowed in suspicion.
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