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Post by Bio Plus on Oct 1, 2020 3:46:05 GMT -5
"Hmm." Nyalu said in thought. "I don't know what kind of bears you have, but the arzuros around here don't scare off the bees, their hides are just so thick that the stings doesn't bother them. That's how we gather honey in general. You won't get stung if you're careful enough, but a few stings isn't that big a deal. You two do look as soft as kittens though, so I can see that being a problem. So I'll lead the myonsties to eat while you two stay back. Their hides are thick enough so the bees won't bother them. And there it is." As they walked the forest gave way to a tall thin tree. A bee hive stuck out halfway from a hole in the tree, and honey practically poured out and gather in a pool on the ground.
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Post by Raiderjoseph on Oct 1, 2020 19:20:04 GMT -5
"Ok Lucky follow the nice kitty." Lucky chirped up and began to walk over to the hive and scrape and lick the honey.
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Post by Bio Plus on Oct 2, 2020 1:55:08 GMT -5
"You too Rocky." Issoa told his monstie, patting his side and Rocky followed Lucky's example, licking the honey hungrily. "Well, that was easy." Nyalu said with paws on her hips. "I guess you two may survive as riders yet. Maybe."
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Post by Raiderjoseph on Oct 2, 2020 3:37:24 GMT -5
"Well what are we gonna do after the Monsters eat their fill?" Jonas asked. "I don't suppose you have Black Market contacts that can get us some weapons."
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Post by Bio Plus on Oct 5, 2020 15:20:59 GMT -5
"Nyope." Nyalu answered. "You'll have to make some money, maybe find a blacksmith that'll sell you weapons and armor. In the meantime." In one swift motion she swung her sword through the air and neatly cut through a bamboo stalk that was growing nearby. She cut the stalk in half and handed the a piece to Jonas and Issoa each. "You can start by learning how to swing these around." Rocky finished eating and gave a satisfying cry when he had his fill.
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Post by Raiderjoseph on Oct 5, 2020 16:24:28 GMT -5
Jonas smiled. "Alright! Bit too long for what I am used too though. I usually fight two handed." He starts to swing it around and, rather clumsily, smacks himself in the head by accident. He sighs. "Hey can you slice this in half?" He asks Nyalu handing it to her.
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Post by Bio Plus on Oct 6, 2020 1:54:42 GMT -5
Issoa couldn't help a chuckle when Jonas hit himself. "As you wish." Nyalu said cutting the stalk in half again. "But we should get going again or we wont arrive until night."
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Post by Raiderjoseph on Oct 6, 2020 21:10:14 GMT -5
Jonas smiles and goes into a rather slow but impressive routine. "I practiced everyday, escrima sticks and all. Wish I could some proper wakizashi though. I bet the weight would be different..." He went into a deep rant about the subtleties of short swords and stick combat before Lucky roared at him and shook him out of it. "Oh! What's up? Timmy stuck in the well?" He asks petting her crest.
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Post by Bio Plus on Oct 8, 2020 18:19:42 GMT -5
The party continued their journey for the rest of the day. Eventually the forest thinned out the air got chillier as they headed up a steep path. It wasn't until the sun touched the horizon that Nyalu pointed up. "There!" She said pointing towards the silhouette of a cabin in the shadow of a large cliff. "That's where you're going. If my friend takes you in you'll have a place to care for your monsties."
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Post by Raiderjoseph on Oct 8, 2020 18:34:13 GMT -5
"Do we bring our Monsties or leave them?" Jonas asks.
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Post by Bio Plus on Oct 9, 2020 9:48:09 GMT -5
"You want a place for them to stay, don't you?" Nyalu answered. "So you need to bring them." "Allo Nyalu!" A voice suddenly boomed next to them and Nyalu almost jumped out of her skin. A man, or creature, was sitting off the road to their side. His skin was light grey and he was as wide as either Jonas or Issoa was tall. Among the rocks that stood scattered in the grassy field he looked like a rock himself, or boulder even. His head was bold and flat, he looked at them with beady eyes and pointy ears twitched at the sides of his round face. The tunic he wore was almost as gray as his skin and hang loosely around him, making him look even more boulder-like. "Ainyaka! You scared me half to death." Nyalu gasped, straitening her fur in an effort to compose her. "What are you doing here?" "Sitting." The boulder-like man replied. "Yes, of course you are." She turned to Jonas and Issoa. "This is the friend I told you about. This is Ainyaka." She turned back to her friend. "These are acquaintances of mine. Jonas and Issoa." "Allo Jonas! Allo Issoa!" He greeted them.
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Post by Raiderjoseph on Oct 9, 2020 10:10:50 GMT -5
Jonas smiled and whispered through his teeth to Issoa. "What am I looking at here?" Then says "Hello sir! We are looking for a Monster stable. Our fine associate says you have some!"
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Post by Bio Plus on Oct 9, 2020 19:46:46 GMT -5
"I'm not sure." Issoa answered Jonas and then waved at the man. "A pleasure to meet you Sir." "Nope, have no stables." He answered Jonas. Nyalu scowled at the two. "I told you! Not stables, but space! Good grief." She turned back to the man with a wide grin. "So Ainyaka, as you may have guessed, I was hopping you'd take in these two. They could work for you, cook, clean, farm, whatever you need. In return could you let them build a place for their monsties to stay?" She turned back looking at the two with another scowl. "Isn't that right you two?"
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Post by Raiderjoseph on Oct 9, 2020 21:15:23 GMT -5
"Is she trying to sell us into slavery?" Jonas whispers through his teeth. "Ugh...well we certainly can try our best to be accommodating." Jonas says.
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Post by Bio Plus on Oct 9, 2020 21:38:34 GMT -5
"She did warn us." Issoa said. "She said that we'd need to work for our food and a place to stay." Nyalu waited impatiently for their response.
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Post by Raiderjoseph on Oct 9, 2020 22:01:42 GMT -5
"Yes sir! We are the most hospitable guests you would ever hope to meet. Issoa here is a world class guest. With some of the finest manners one could possibly hope to have. And I myself am his loyal assistant so I have to help him." Jonas said trying to look good. "And if you humbly allow us to stay! I promise, you will never regret it!"
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Post by Bio Plus on Oct 10, 2020 6:44:27 GMT -5
"What!?" Issoa said waving his arms frantically. "No, no! Don't turn me into something weird! I don't have an assistant or any such thing! I don't know what you're talking about!" "Okay." The man said and stood up raising more and more as he unfolded. When he stood up straight he was twice their height. "Let's go to the house." He started off up the hill and the monsties, Rocky and Lucky, happily followed after him before the others had a chance to lead them. Nyalu sighed and dropped her shoulders, starting after the man and monsties.
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Post by Raiderjoseph on Oct 10, 2020 23:30:32 GMT -5
"Hey it worked! Well done Issoa. You acted completely humble just as planned!" He follows Nyalu inside.
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Post by Bio Plus on Oct 11, 2020 19:01:12 GMT -5
Issoa frowned, but didn't say anything as he followed after the rest. They soon reached the house up the path. It looked a lot different up close than it did far away. It was a lot bigger for one thing. And it was surrounded by fields of vegetables which you couldn't see from down the road because of the slope. The fields seemed to extend even further behind the house with a shed tucked away to the side. The man opened the gate to the fence that surrounded the whole area. "You may put the monsties here." He said opening a second gate that led into a large pen filled with pig like creatures with moss over their backs.
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Post by Raiderjoseph on Oct 15, 2020 0:20:38 GMT -5
"Okay Lucky. Play nice with the pigs. Do not eat them. Or get caught eating them. Whichever comes first." He says petting Lucky who comes standoffishly in. Growling at the pigs. She looks afraid. One oinks it her general direction and she goes to the other end of the pen. "Are they...carnivorous?" He asks Issoa concerned.
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Post by Bio Plus on Oct 15, 2020 11:35:54 GMT -5
"I'm not sure." Issoa replied as he led Rocky inside the pen. "Be good, Rocky, and stay here, alright." "They'll be fine." Nyalu told them. "The only thing a mosswine is dangerous to is a mushroom." When the monsties were settled in the man closed the gate and walked over to the house. He opened the door. "Come in." He said and entered inside closely followed by Nyalu.
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Post by Raiderjoseph on Oct 15, 2020 16:32:52 GMT -5
Jonas followed Nyalu inside cautiously. Not sure what will happen next...
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Post by Bio Plus on Oct 15, 2020 18:19:00 GMT -5
Inside the house was a large table in the middle of the room. There was a fire pit in the floor to the side of the table. The walls were lined with selves and cupboards stocked with jars containing liquids of different colors. Green, red, yellow and white were just a few of the colors that stood out. There were two doors in the corner, one on each side of the wall, that led to other rooms. The man sat down behind the large table facing the front door. Nyalu jumped onto a high chair next to him. "It has been a while that you have been with acquaintances, Nyalu." The man spoke to Nyalu in friendly conversation. "Well, you know, doesn't look like the quiet life wants to have me." Nyalu answered with a shrug. The man looked over at Jonas and Issoa, who was behind him, and indicated to them to sit down at the table with a show of his large hand.
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Post by Raiderjoseph on Oct 16, 2020 19:32:24 GMT -5
Jonas sits down taking the whole thing in. "What is he her ex or something?" He thinks to himself. "Did you build this house yourself sir?"
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Post by Bio Plus on Oct 17, 2020 18:38:02 GMT -5
"Ainaka." He said holding up a finger in the universal manor of making a point.
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Post by Raiderjoseph on Oct 18, 2020 21:12:45 GMT -5
"Ok Mr Ainaka... what do you want us to do?" He asks simply.
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Post by Bio Plus on Oct 19, 2020 15:21:19 GMT -5
"Hmm." Ainaka said putting a finger on his chin and tilting his head up as he thought about it, and kept thinking about it some more.
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Post by Raiderjoseph on Oct 25, 2020 13:33:28 GMT -5
"You uh...want us to uh...sweep? Help with the Mosswine?...Paint the walls?" Jonas glanced at Issoa. "You uh...got any suggestions bro?"
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Post by Bio Plus on Oct 25, 2020 15:17:15 GMT -5
"Um...?" Issoa thought. "Help with the fields? Help in the kitchen? Gather wood, maybe?" "Yes." Ainaka finally said and stood up. He turned towards one of the counters and opened a drawer from witch he took a large stack of papers. He sat back down and started writing on one of the paper sheets with a quill.
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Post by Raiderjoseph on Oct 25, 2020 15:44:48 GMT -5
"Guess we are uh...gathering wood?" Jonas guesses. "Do...we go now?"
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