thebastion | EVENT: Day 322 [closed]

[Want to talk to any of the NPCs before the main event happens? Have important questions regarding plot coupons from previous events? This is your thread to ask questions and get answers!

Just specify what NPC your character is talking to in the header.]

[Rob's been wondering about the Ura for a while now, and finally decided to tag along on one of the visits to them. He also decided to come bearing gifts, and not knowing who else to present them to decides to go straight to their leader.

The man approaching Zed is around 5'9" and broad-shouldered, with long brown hair kept out of his face with a black paisley bandana, a reddish-brown goatee, a thick septum piercing, a ring in each ear, and a glowing-eyed rabbit skull and leg bones on a cord around his neck. He's wearing a green-, black-, white-, and gray-striped tank top, navy blue cargo shorts with stuffed pockets, red high-top skateboard shoes, a dark green backpack, and a sword, and has a bundle in his hands that clinks like multiple pieces of glass bumping together as he moves.

Despite looking like a tough guy who could wreck people's shit in a fight, when he speaks up his voice is low and would be a bit hard to hear if Zed wasn't paying attention.]

Hi, I, uh, I'm Rob. I brought you guys a few things that I thought you could use.

[Rob isn't someone that Zed remembers meeting before, so he regards him for a moment before answering.]

Yes? Did you bring more supplies?

[He doesn't particularly like having to rely on others, but this particular group has proven trustworthy, so Zed is not as hostile as he has been before. He still has that gruffness to him, though.]

Sort of?

[He opens up the bundle to reveal a collection of small bottles filled with colored liquid, labeled with hand-drawn icons from Skyrim because he has no idea how to write any of the local languages. He points to the different icons as he talks.]

I've brought some potions I made. These ones are healing potions; they can quickly heal wounds in whoever drinks them. These ones give the drinker some extra resistance to poison for one minute; I've noticed that there's some pretty toxic wildlife out there. These ones restore your stamina if you've been exerting yourself or are tired so you can work a bit longer. And these ones will make you invisible for 17 seconds so long as you don't try to affect your surroundings while you're invisible.

[That...certainly isn't what Zed had in mind. That said, he's not ungrateful. He hasn't seen such a variety like this before, but tonics and such certainly do exist in his world, so it's not outside the realm of possibility that these kinds of potions would too.]

Those sound quite useful, especially for Skyway explorers like your group. Are you certain that you're alright with parting with them?

[Rob nods.]

I've been teaching myself how to make them, so I'll be able to replace them when I get back.

...and you have tested them?

[He looks a bit more wary at the words 'teaching myself'.]

[Another nod.]

Yeah. Well not the Resist Poison one. I'm not good enough yet to make them as strong as they could be so it's only partial resistance, and since the only way to test it would be to poison myself... Once I can make a Cure Poison potion I can try and see how well it works. I can confirm that it doesn't have any negative effects though. The other ones I know for sure work, so I'm confident that I've done everything right on the Resist Poison potions. I'd use them myself without a second thought.

[Zed is nice and gives everyone about an hour or so to take care of their business with the other Ura before calling everyone over. Surprisingly, this time he doesn't meet everyone in his tent, but rather near the edge of the camp, where the open area and the forest meet.]

Pleasantries aside, I asked you all to come here for a reason. Please, follow me. I will update you on the situation while we walk.

[Spoilers Vee and Zee got curious and will be following after the group too.]

Fair enough.

[Megaera nods, choosing to follow along.]

I must admit, it's good to have brought Vee and Zee back, though...

[She's out in new and different lands, so primarily she's been keeping an eye out for threats. (Ikuri basically promised Zahi that she could protect the lot, so - there you go, here to keep our word and do our job.]

[Ikuri recognizes the Greeter, though, among others. And that's one of the people she gets the "creature of power" vibe from, which is relieving in a way. As much as she prefers to rely on her own strength...there's backup for the group if she falls. ~~Yes, there's a part of her that's seriously thinking along those lines. It's not the largest or loudest, but it's there.~~]

[She'll keep to herself unless something catches her attention.]

[Mitellux had nothing to say, and merely followed along. She wasn't here to talk but, like Ikuri, to provide security in case the situation turns hostile]

[Anybody looking at her would likely not figure her for security purposes. She just appeared to be a shy young lady that was along for the ride.]

[Tobias doesn't say anything either, just regards the group from a low-hanging branch of a tree while they walk. He'll keep a lookout from up here, in case there's anything that tries to sneak up on them. He'll keep pace, but someone's got to watch the skies.]

[Rob joins the list of people who are saying nothing and following after Zed. He might be the one out of the group who looks the most like they're there for security, being a tough-looking guy with a sword. ~~Joke's on the viewer he's actually the weakest one here.~~]

The camp seems to be doing well.

[In part it's a comment on how things have changed since the food crisis (which Zee and Vee must be glad of), but it's also an implied question. If there's no trouble, what are they here to see? Did the Ura find something? Or is there something wrong that Zed's been keeping to himself?

Zuko is staying alert to their surroundings, but she also considers it her responsibility to keep tabs on the group. Not everyone here has worked together before, much less been to visit the Ura. She has enough respect for dragons to figure that Mitellux-turned-human isn't going to cause any trouble (as weird as it is to have her along like this), but she hasn't figured out what to make of Ikuri yet.]

[This was the first time N had been involved in any of these expeditions, or in any of the Ura things period. With Pokemon to tend to he and Hilda had kept relatively to themselves since the construction of the daycare, which often lent to missing events that went by without much fanfare near their little home.

But his talks with Jane (before she had vanished, that was) made him realize how out of touch with it all he was. Not that he craved involvement or anything of that nature, but with this small of a community it was more beneficial to find a way to be involved.

He had almost declined to go at the last minute because of Hilda's injuries from helping Ryu, but she insisted he tag along anyway.

As such he was even quieter than usual, following along with a small menagerie of Pokemon at his heels.]

[And of course Crona came. It's important to meet people, it's important to keep things smooth between them and the Ura. And honestly, Crona doesn't need an excuse to explore. The teen spends most of the time on the Skyway.]

S-so, um... [And Crona's looking for that update that's supposed to be coming.]

H-how can we help you?

Yes, it's been doing much better lately. With the new farms, hopefully we won't have another food crisis like before.

[You would think he would have learned how to say 'thank you' by now.

By the way, they're going pretty far out from the camp. It's at least a 10 minute walk through the woods, before finally they break through to another clearing.

In the clearing, there is a pile of trash, which is clearly being used to discard broken equipment and useless material. It's not a food-trash, though, as the smell of food would attract monsters. No, this is purely rubble, and tucked away in the rubble is a worn armoire of sorts, with a lock and chain keeping the doors shut.]

Actually, this time it is for me to help you.

[SPOT CHECK EVERYBODY what is everyone looking at?]

[Zuko glances over the pile of junk, but since it appears to be, in fact, a pile of junk, her gaze shifts to look over the perimeter of the clearing. Maybe there's something here besides junk and old furniture?

She's going to refrain from asking this out loud because it would probably be rude.]

[While it doesn't seem like it, Mitellux is on high alert. She's just sort of glancing around into the trees that surround the clearing, as well as carefully taking in any strange scents that may be in the air. The armoire is curious, perhaps something she can pick the lock of, but right now she wants to be sure the area is safe]

Hrm. For us to receive help, this time? Clearly you've an idea in mind. Might I ask what that might be?

[N keeps his quiet attention on the Ura, while his Pokemon keep their own ears out for any potential approaching danger. The armoire gets his attention almost instantly, pale eyes trained silently on it.

What's going on here?]

<I'm guessing it's not Narnia.>

[He directs the comment privately to Rob, since he's pretty sure the others won't get it. He glances across the whole pile before training his attention on the armoire, trying to see if there's any sort of damage on it that looks like it was from the inside trying to break out.]

[You don't just chain something like that shut if it's empty, after all.]

[Rob snorts in amusement.]

Maybe this is where the Armoire of Invincibility ended up.

[Rob's attention is focused on the armoire, but he's also glancing over the rest of the pile to see if there's anything useful on it.]

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[Piles of trash are probably not good things. But this feels like an ambush, and Crona can't help but look around the edges of the clearing, trying to see if there's movement in the trees.

Crona is the sort of person who is always going to be wary of gifts.]

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