Core Event: Day 259 [open]

[bastionpc]

Who: NPCs and you!
Open: Open
When: Day 259
Where: Starting in the Bastion, and continuing on the Skyway
What: A Core has been spotted! And....another Core? What is this?!
Format: action
Warnings: none

Starters are in the individual threads within the post. Important threads will be linked here.

IMPORTANT LINKS:

Start of the event

Continuing on

important metaplot things

Boss fight!

Comments

[kuma_killer]

[Takamura's still looking back at that plant as Edea physically pulls him away. Unfortunately, Takamura doesn't always go with the best intentions of those around him.]

Come on, what can a plant do? Besides, I think I saw the fruit on the inside.

[Pulling his arm free, he returns to the plant and glances down before reaching in with his left arm to try and grab one of them.]

[bastionpc]

[The opening in the top of the plant suddenly grows fangs and chomps down on Takamura's arm. Hard.

Since he's strong it probably won't be able to bit clean through his arm, but it's going to hurt. A lot.]

[kuma_killer]

OW! WHAT THE HELL?! LET GO OF ME, DAMNIT!

[Yeah, the feeling of the plant's suddenly appearing fangs sinking into his arm was not pleasant. His first reaction was to start hitting the plant which, while it didn't seem to hurt it, did damage it some. He then gripped the 'jaws' and pried it open to free his arm before pulling it up by the root and stomping on it repeatedly.

That'll teach it to not deliver on its promises.]

[dragonsorcsandwolves]

[Rob takes one hand off of his sword to facepalm.]

Are you a fucking idiot? Did you seriously expect to find fruit inside a plant?

[kuma_killer]

[Pausing mid stomp, the tension in Takamura's shoulders can be seen as he slowly turns his head to glare at Rob. Probably not the best idea to insult Takamura when he's pissed.]

What did you just call me?

[dragonsorcsandwolves]

[Rob has a sudden sense of impending doom. Perhaps it's time to invoke technicalities?]

I didn't call you anything. I just asked if you're something, or if you're just pretending to be. I'd rather not have to drag your corpse back to the Bastion.

[kuma_killer]

[Well, that answer pulled him out if immediate danger, but Takamura's got him in his sights now and he hasn't quite worked off the anger from being bitten.

Walking over, he leans down so that his face is close to Rob's.]

Do I look like an idiot to you?!

[Answer wisely.]

[coffeewithmysugar]

[Well if Takamura's not going to listen to her, Edea is in no mood to argue. As bad as she feels for one of her team mates getting injured hopefully he has learned something. Hopefully. Best go and heal-

And now they're arguing. Great. She takes a deep breath, inserts herself in front of Rob and plants her hands on her hips to glare firmly at Takamura. Don't make her turn this expedition around.]

I only wanna have to heal one of you, so I suggest you calm down. This is no place for us to be fighting each other.

[dragonsorcsandwolves]

[Hey don't blame him! Takamura started it!

He's an adult, honest. One who just got saved from saying something that would've gone over much worse than he expected it to.

Rob exhales through his nose, something half-sigh-half-snort, while continuing to look at Takamura in case something happens. His face shows annoyance, but the rest of his body shows nervousness about what Takamura might do. He may look pretty strong and tough, but he's well aware that the reality is different.]

Yeah. We're here to try and find a Core. We should get back to doing that. And not reach into things without thinking first.

[kuma_killer]

Hmph! Fine. Just so long as he keeps his smart ass remarks to himself.

[With that, Takamura draws back away from Rob and turns the bleeding shoulder towards Edea. Really, despite the blood, the damage isn't really that bad. It'll probably just be soar for a while.]

[coffeewithmysugar]

[Edea has to resist the urge to say a smart ass comment of her own. Instead she forces herself to focus on using the one healing ability she managed to keep. She reaches a hand out and holds it over Takamura's arm, silently casting Treat over it. The bleeding stops and the lower layers of damaged skin are repaired, but a dull hint pain and a top layer of tender pink skin still remains.]

This spell's not very strong but it's certainly better than nothing. Now let's keep moving. I don't want to be around long enough to be found by anything that can smell blood.

[bastionpc]

[A good idea, since there certainly are things that can smell that blood.

There is also a massive tornado of fire in the sky not too far away that just suddenly appeared.

Do you want to keep searching here, or go see what's going on?]

[dragonsorcsandwolves]

[Rob's jaw starts to drop a bit when he sees that.]

Uh, guys?

[He jerks a thumb at the fire tornado.]

I'm thinking that's probably worth us checking out more than anything here right now.

[kuma_killer]

[He stood still while he was healed, giving a quick thank you before his attention is drawn to the fire tornado. That's definitely a new one for him.]

It better be somebody on our side.

[Still, Takamura agrees that they should head towards it and begins to go that way without another word.]