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[carmesi]

Who: Wanda and others
When: September
Where: Solvunn & Horizon
What: Catch-all for the month! Including quest, and general OTAs.
Warnings: TBA

Comments

[actualwizard]

[ Billy nods his head as he answers. ] yeah, I can do that, I can also conjure things if that would be easier. I'm just wondering why they would be stopping us for food if they just wanted apples and berries. Maybe they want something they can't just find here.

[ He moves forward towards the one that seems fixated on him and conjures up the first fruit that comes to mind- a pear. Similar enough to an apple but also not something he's seen here. he offers it to the little guy who sniffs it and grabs it and takes it back to the group. At the same time, the creature Steve offered the jerky to grabs it and does the same thing. The group of creatures seem to be examining the food and chittering among themselves before it disappears. More come forward including the original two almost like they are wanting more.]

Well, that seems to have worked. Why don't you guys get some berries and the apples and Steve and I can put together something here and maybe that will be enough to appease them and let us pass?

[lightkeeping]

[Well, the good news is that they don't seem to be picky. This is still much more of a detour than she'd ordinarily like, but she's also aware this is a democratic situation. If the rest of the group wants to appease the creatures before they move on, she isn't going to stop them.

What she will do is continue to patrol the perimeter while all of this happens. She does her part to pick berries when she sees them, but she's mostly focused on making sure there aren't any other surprises, while this happens. Eventually, however, the group reassembles.]

Seems like enough.

[It better be enough--they've wasted enough time here as it is.]

[hairington]

[ steve watches as the little creature takes his jerky and then disappears into the forest, watching as if he could possibly understand anything that they're doing. it doesn't help, but after a moment billy mentions something about Steve and I can put together something here and maybe that will be enough to appease them and it pulls steve's attention long enough that he doesn't notice one of the creatures take a special interest in him, following him even as he heads back to the carts, as he starts to gather what he can.

after a bit, steve and billy have most likely gathered quite a bite of the supplies that are - more than others - expendable, and have started to collect them together. by this point, too, steve has noticed one of the creatures has crawled itself into his bag and has not, exactly, found its way out yet.

( it's possible that he's been feeding it small bits and pieces of the jerky and supplies they've found, but he's been attempting to be extra sneaky about it, so whether it's been noticed is up to everyone else. )

with the rest of the items stacked together, steve steps back from the many eyes watching him from the forest, unsure. ]

Would we know if it isn't?

[ like...should they be wary of some kind of unimpressed attack? or do they thing think thing will just. work? ]

lmao steve...when u r scared but want a cute pet

[carmesi]

[as wanda and aloy return to set the berries and apples they've found with what billy and steve have stockpiled, it should honestly be enough—as aloy states. the creatures start to move closer towards them, and wanda motions for them all to let them just go about their business.

it is certainly enough to distract the lot from blocking the wagons' wheels and being in the way.

maybe they've managed to actually avoid disaster (whatever that entails for these creatures). so, with a flick of her wrist, she sends a telepathed message to the mules pushing the wagons to start moving. they better not waste any time while the creatures are distracted eating their food.]

We'll find out.

[if nothing else, at least they'll know how else to distract them. she heads back to her horse.]

Let's keep moving.

[actualwizard]

[ Billy takes up his position back in the front of the caravan with Aloy knowing Wanda and Steve have a handle on the back. If they get stopped again they will be ready, but the creatures seem to be content with the food that they found for them. He wonders if they will stop them again on the return trip. At least they will know what to do if that happens.

It's not much further to their destination and they find themselves getting there without another block in the road. Delivering their supplies to Thorne seems a little too easy after that but Billy isn't going to look a gift horse in the mouth. They got it done and that's the most important thing. ]