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Post by Jack on Apr 14, 2019 19:22:37 GMT -6
Grim knew there was going to be something inside of the wall, there had to be, and the tingling in his veins told him there was something good back there. Who knew what it was going to be, but he was sure it was back there no matter who tried the hole he was making. It was a little harder for him to dig than it was for his father to dig, but that was alright, he was still rather good at it no matter who was looking at him at the moment. Jack smiled at him and paused for a moment to pat him on the shoulder before he went any further into the hole than he already was. He would probably dig himself into the wall if she let him, maybe they should move on soon, but he was so intent that there was something back there, she hated tearing him away from it at some point.
74 Jack: 14/20 Grim: 24 4/5; 26 4/5
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Post by Jack on Apr 14, 2019 19:26:48 GMT -6
Jack just hoped she could find something else soon, if anything it would be nice, she figured. Giving in a little, she smashed the pickaxe against the wall again and again, trying to dig into the wall as best as she could with what she had. She wasn't as good as Grim, of course, but that was alright, she figured. Nothing was going to stop her, she figured with a little smile on her face, and she went at the wall with a renewed vigor. If only they could find something really good, that would make this trip worthwhile. Of course the earth crystal was good, but it just wasn't what she was looking for at the moment, which was upsetting, but whatever. If she wanted all the magic, she would have been hunting for that sooner or later though, she thought with a chuckle. Jack was getting greedy, she wanted it all!
75 Jack: 15/20 Grim: 24 5/5; 26 5/5 +1
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Post by Renathan on Apr 14, 2019 19:38:35 GMT -6
Oh, this is a lot of gems- and quite pretty too! All of them were dotting the wall; one of which was thrumming a bit, and nearly calling out to anyone nearby that could feel such things. It was red, and a bit warm to the touch. [71-75]
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Post by Jack on Apr 14, 2019 20:02:34 GMT -6
There couldn't be anything back there, could there be? But he was so intent on it she didn't want to pull him away just yet. If they found something, then it would be fine, but if nothing was found soon then they would head out and maybe hit up the area on the way back through when they decided to leave the mines for awhile. Jack didn't know how much time had passed in the mines so far, but it didn't seem like a long time at least, so maybe that was a good thing or a bad thing. Whenever she started getting tired, that's when they would head out she figured, though she was sure Grim would be able to go a lot longer than she could at the moment. He was so intent on that hole, she wondered what was back there. What could possibly have his attention so much, anyway?
76 Jack: 16/20 Grim: 25 1/5; 27 1/5
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Post by Jack on Apr 14, 2019 20:06:54 GMT -6
Well, whatever was there, she hoped it would be worth it after it was found. She smiled a little and shook her head, then grinned as something tumbled out of the wall by her feet. As she bent over to pick it up, she sighed a little, her smile faltering a bit. Smoke topaz, if she wasn't mistaken, and she really didn't like working with those. They didn't look so good whenever she made things with them, but some people tended to like them, so work with them she did. If the Workshop ever opened back up, that is. Jack gave a little sigh and tossed it into the bag she reserved for regular stones, wondering what she was going to do with some of these stones. What would happen if the Workshop didn't end up opening again? What would she do with them then? She gave a look to the halfbreed beside her, Grim didn't seem to care as long as he found what he was going for.
77 Jack: 17/20 Grim: 25 2/5; 27 2/5
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Post by Jack on Apr 14, 2019 20:21:45 GMT -6
Without a doubt, something was back there and he knew it. Grim stared at the wall for a moment before he started digging again, wondering what was calling to him from deep within the wall. It was back there, somewhere, and she knew it too. He knew it called to her just as it called to him, though he wondered why the other crystal she had found hadn't called to him like this one was. Maybe he was too focused on whatever it was. Perhaps it would work out no matter what it was, he figured, but he didn't know what he was going for so it was hard to imagine what he was going for at the moment. Jack was next to him, digging away at the wall with her pickaxe, but that didn't matter at the moment she figured, it was just something she needed to do in order to help Grim out a little somehow.
78 Jack: 18/20 Grim: 25 3/5; 27 3/5
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Post by Jack on Apr 14, 2019 20:37:37 GMT -6
Well, nothing was going to happen if she didn't keep digging, she figured as she watched Grim continue to dig into the hole he had made in the wall. Maybe some other animal would come along soon as well, though she wasn't going to hold her breath on the thought at the moment. Jack chuckled a little, maybe she would find another Black Sarane, but what would she DO with one? Probably either sell or give it away to someone else, and she had someone in mind, but who knew if they would actually want one. Sighing, Jack glanced over at Grim before digging away at the hole she was creating in the wall as well, next to the one Grim was slowly crawling into since he had dug into the wall so much so far. She chuckled a little, he would be completely in the wall here soon, she figured as she watched out of the corner of her eye.
79 Jack: 19/20 Grim: 25 4/5; 27 4/5
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Post by Jack on Apr 14, 2019 20:41:09 GMT -6
As she dug along the hole she was creating in the wall, she realized something had fallen at the feet of the halfbreed, unnoticed by him it seemed, though she wasn't sure what it was at the moment. Jack grabbed it out of the way when Grim paused for a moment as she realized she needed to get it when he wasn't paying too much attention. She brushed away at it with her brush, and realized it was amber. But... was there something inside of it? That was odd, and she wasn't sure what to make of it at the moment. While she had some of this at home, she didn't really remember if she had pulled them from the earth or if she had bought them off of someone else at the moment. Jack shrugged a little and put it into the bag with the other stone she had found, the smoke topaz, and hoped that it was going to work out.
80 Jack: 20/20 +1 Grim: 25 5/5; 27 5/5 +1
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Post by Renathan on Apr 14, 2019 20:43:44 GMT -6
Two more stones could be found nearby; one a blood-like hue, and the other a more heavenly blue. [76-80]
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Post by Jack on Apr 15, 2019 8:14:25 GMT -6
Would she be willing to cut into a filled amber piece though? It was a good question to ask herself, she figured with a look on her face that showed her being unsure about the whole thing. It was wonderful to have, and things might not work out, so she might as well, she figured. Though it would pain her to do so, she might cut into them once or twice, especially if she found more and more of them as time went on. Jack smiled a little bit and then shook her head, not knowing what she was going to go about things at the moment. Well, she had to keep hunting for stones, that much was for sure, just like Grim was doing in the hole he was slowly climbing into as he dug away at the wall. She wasn't sure what he was sensing, but she was beginning to feel it too. Strange, what was it?
81 Jack: 1/20 Grim: 26 1/5; 28 1/5
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Post by Jack on Apr 15, 2019 8:17:16 GMT -6
Jack just knew there were things out there that she wanted to find, and find them she would, with the help of one of her familiars. Grim was doing well right now, and he was getting more and more experience with things as time went on. She was just happy he was willing to work with her enough to find her some things, and that he didn't want to keep hold of the things he found when he found them. She was honestly surprised at that, most familiars seemed to want to keep them for awhile after you brought it back into the mines after capture, but Grim was different, maybe because he hadn't grown up in the mines. It was fine, she figured with a little chuckle, and she shook her head a little to try and figure out what she was going to do with all the things they had found so far.
82 Jack: 2/20 Grim: 26 2/5; 28 2/5
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Post by Jack on Apr 15, 2019 8:29:10 GMT -6
Whatever she ended up doing with these stones, she was sure they would be great when the time came. She chuckled a little and dug at the wall with the pickaxe, wondering what she was going to do about things after awhile. Her leg didn't hurt her anymore, just a few aches from growing every now and then, but those she could live with, even if they didn't stop ever. That was a lot of growth in a day though, so she didn't blame it from hurting. Grim kept digging, but she was sure he would find whatever it was he was looking for pretty soon. It was all she could do to keep from peeking into his hole at the same time, but she would just get a face full of dirt and rock if she tried it. That was the issue, she figured with a bit of a smile, she didn't know what else to do at the moment.
83 Jack: 3/20 Grim: 26 3/5; 28 3/5
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Post by Jack on Apr 15, 2019 8:33:14 GMT -6
He dug and dug into the wall, occasionally looking back toward the woman to make sure she was still digging. He knew there were people who let their animals dig for them while they sat back and watched, but this woman wasn't one of them. Still, he was leery about it possibly happening, she just needed to keep going and everything would be fine. Jack smiled at him when he looked back at her again, and he chuffed in return. It wasn't like she was a terrible person, he actually quite liked her, but that didn't matter right now, he thought as he looked around. Whatever happened, at least they got to spend some time together, as odd as that sounded. He quite liked the woman, and while he wasn't just going to hang around her all day, it was nice to spend some time with her, even if they were working.
84 Jack: 4/20 Grim: 26 4/5; 28 4/5
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Post by Jack on Apr 15, 2019 8:36:27 GMT -6
Hmm, she wasn't really getting anywhere with this hole anymore, she figured that earth crystal was about all she was going to get at the moment. She turned and looked at the opposite wall from where she and Grim were working, and then moved over to that side and started to work on things there, slamming the pickaxe against the wall time and time again. Maybe she would find something else over here, it was at least worth a shot she figured. Maybe things would work out and maybe they wouldn't, Jack really didn't know that well, and she wondered what was going to happen whenever they finished up in the mines this time. Perhaps she would go straight to making a node? Now that would be nice, definitely, she really wanted a fire node, and she hoped she would get some good spells from time to time as the node creation went on.
85 Jack: 5/20 Grim: 26 5/5; 28 5/5 +1
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Post by Renathan on Apr 15, 2019 9:20:59 GMT -6
Several different stones were nearby, fairly close together. [81-85]
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