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Post by Calliope Singrid on Mar 1, 2023 19:39:11 GMT -5
Calliope smiled to herself as she was proud to have been given a quest. Of course it wasn't dangerous as the village wouldn't allow such things and she still had to be looked after by her two fungal friends who followed her around but she was excited to do some sorry of adventure to help others. She had greeted the person who was supposed to do this little adventure with her and wrote excitedly on her board explaining that she was deaf but could read lips if need be and how she was so excited to go on her very first quest hoping the other was just as excited as she was.
Now on top of that, she was really only 8 years old or so and her golden eyes stood out in contrast from the rest of her dark skinned tiefling appearance. But she was a bright and hopeful soul. She signed to her two friends behind her talking about plans on what they could do to deal with such a situation before soon turning back to the other writing that she didn't want to harm the crabs but maybe they could relocate them or find them a new home where they werent a bother.
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Post by Mubashir on Mar 1, 2023 20:09:43 GMT -5
Didn't want to harm the crabs? Hmmm. Mubashir stroked his beard. It was an interesting proposition, this was quite a lot of crabs, and the local crustacean sanctuary had recently posted the No Vacancy sign outside of its door...
"Alright alright. I, Mubasshir the Magnifiscent, promisse not to harm a ssingle crab on thiss day" he says, a grand sweeping gesture made while bowing with his turban in hand. A single tear dropped from his eye as he noticed a small crab pinching his exposed big toe whilst making his bow. A promise was a promise, crabs had a right to pinch just like vampires had a right to drink blood he supposed. "Any ideass? I don't really know how to entisce the crabby kind. Do they like gold? Ssilver? What do crabss really dessire in thiss world. We are in the Golden Port, sso maybe they were confussed into thinking it was made of gold?" If only he could speak to these crabby crustaceans, now covering almost every surface of this port in spiny claw-handed goodness. There were even crabs sitting atop cranes, how they got there nobody on this mortal plane may know.
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Post by Calliope Singrid on Mar 1, 2023 21:06:11 GMT -5
Calliope watched his mouth movements and gave a little giggle at his suggestions on why they came and his idea of the gold "Maybe they just got washed up. But I am sure we can gather up a good bit at least and find people who would like some and I am sure some could go home to the village with me. We have a good bit of beach where they could stay" she wrote in reply before noticing the one pinching his foot. She leaned down and gently scooped it up giving the top of its shell a little pat in a comforting sort of way before setting it in the bucket by her and began collecting a few more and putting them in. It may be a longer process than most would like but she was happy with the idea of saving the crabs and helping the towns people all at once. These were her first steps to becoming a knight and hopefully could help her in getting into the martial academy in the future. It was her dream after all and she had read all sorts of things about it. She lit up with glee at the idea of such things
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Post by Mubashir on Mar 2, 2023 14:50:34 GMT -5
What a bother, he could evict a million crabs in ten minutes with a sandstorm or two, but the kid wanted it done by the book. He shrugged, and began casting a black sigil before himself. Out of a shadowy portal appeared two undead. The first was large and unweildy, fat in all the wrong places, with a large "DUKE" Tattooed on his belly. The second was a small, thithe woman dressed in very traditional Zeinavan robes. Both kneeled before the Magnificent, awaiting orders. "Ssumaita, Duke. Thiss Tiefling child iss Calliope, sshe iss not to be harmed. In fact, nothing here iss to be harmed. I want you to begin collecting crabss, and disstribute them either back to the waterss, or into the perssonal possession of thosse who would want them."
A confused look from Sumaita was quickly followed by an obedient nod, and a shout of joy from The Duke. They quickly began about their task. The woman climbing atop cranes and through boxes, bringing the more agile crabs back to where they could be distributed. Duke walked carefully to the largest groups of crabs and began scooping them in his monstrous hands wholesale. Luckily, even the ones he accidentally tread upon were fine and began scuttling immediately upon being freed due to his soft skin. "Alright! Now we jusst need ssomewhere to put them all"
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Post by Calliope Singrid on Mar 2, 2023 18:50:36 GMT -5
Calliope jumped at the surprising appearance of the two but she gave a shy friendly smile and waved to the two before she continued collecting crabs into a bucket. She looked to the others every so often amazed by how much they were able to do and help with as they went along. Needless to say she had quite a few buckets of crabs in the end and a fisherman even brought a net over to keep a large group of crabs together.Though it took many hours of work she stood proudly when it was completed looking to the three writing thankyou to them and saying she was so happy they could help with her first quest. "You guys are really nice! I'm glad I got to do my first quest with you all!" She had the biggest and happiest smile on her face and was rocking heel to toe in joy
She hoped her parents would have been proud if they could see her but she knew at least the village would be proud of her for helping others as they had raised her to do. She could hardly contain her excitement at the idea of telling the village about this
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Post by Mubashir on Mar 3, 2023 5:21:29 GMT -5
"Ah, it iss but the ssimplest of pleassures to assisst." He says, as others do most of the work herding crabs around him. Duke waddles back to the edge of the harbour to drop them back into the sea, as Sumaita gathers a few from the crab pile into buckets to present to her master. "Hmmmm What to do with the exscess... They would not eassily fit into ssociety at large. Perhaps an island of their own where they can dance and be merry. A crab issland, in the midsst of the bay. Ssuch a ssecret place would be paradisse for all crustasceanss! And it would get them all off of thiss dock, hopefully for the near future. Duke!"He waved his arms at the large man, now coming out of the water covered somehow in more crabs than he had been when he had entered. "Yeeesss master?""Take ass many of thesse crabss ass you can out to ssea. Drop them off at the firsst uninhabited issland for me. Here, take Ssumaitass bucket as well." Mubashir states, pushing a bucket into the mans hands. "There! Doess thiss ssolution sspeak to the crabby conundrum ssatissfy your dessiress, young one? and congratulations on your first Quest! It only gets better from here!"
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Post by Calliope Singrid on Mar 3, 2023 14:00:13 GMT -5
“Yes I love that idea it’s perfect! I’m sure they will al be happy to have a home of their own!” She wrote cheerily in reply glad they would all be safe on the little island “you and your friends are amazing for all your help and everything! Maybe I will meet you all on a future quest!” She wrote happily and showed him. She rather liked the strange trio and found them rather fun to be around as well as quite kind. She moved over to him and took his hand before taking sumaitas hand with her free one happily and led them to the man who had asked for their assistance. She then let their hands go and signed that they were all done, her chest puffed out proudly
The man seemed a bit amused and thanked the lot though was most likely confused and scared of the dead woman and the dead man who had wandered into the sea covered in crabs. He however awarded them for their work and thanked them again causing calliope to feel overly giddy as her quest came to a close. After that she looked to the trio when duke had returned, thanking them again and giving each one a quick happy hug before running to the Druid who had brought her along happily signing to her about her quest and new friends
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Post by Mubashir on Mar 3, 2023 17:36:56 GMT -5
Mubashir waved goodbye as the druid took Calliope along, a single tear dropped from his eye. Looking down, another crab had latched onto his toe. Some things never change. luckily, together they had defended the golden port, as well as the golden port society for aged mariners who had brought him here to fix this in the first place. The GPSAM had alot of clout, but that was a tale for another time.
Picking the crab off of his feet, he yote it several metres into the nearby watershed, and ran in the opposite direction.
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