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Post by Skylos on Oct 7, 2021 20:11:59 GMT -6
Th-thank you. for not eating me. the cat bows to the dragon. Kepauvoc heaves a cavernous sigh before turning around and walking back into the darker regions of xer cave. He goes to his dogs, but one has a piece of paper under their ear... and its in common writing. 'Gonna scram before Coins-for-brains gets tired of me but I forgot on how to tell you how to use the stones. You need to speak of the location you want to go back to. The set of cyan and pink stones will take you and two animals back to the city and to Eterra. Far as I know, there is no 'limit' on how often that you can travel. If you say 'new pethia', it'll take you back to the stone that's linked back in the city. However, you can also buy more stones from the shady human man who runs a cart stall in the market. I wouldn't, he's mostdefinitelynotsomesortofblackmarketcontact. Nope. Hope we meet again, don't die. ~S' Somehow this human can sound smarmy even without being there. That's writing from the heart there. While he reads, the two dogs are scoping out the cave, no longer in such danger that the draconic would swoop in (how could it, this is a cave) and eat them alive. The cave itself is some sort of reddish rock that Skylos swears he'd seen before, letting the note drift to the floor of the cave. The ohou's nose is to the ground, sniffing after the trail of cold of the dragon though.
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Post by Skylos on Oct 7, 2021 20:43:30 GMT -6
No no no, come back over here. The cat calls out to his dog. a long pause, before the ohou comes back to his side. Good boy... we dont' want to anger the giant dragon thing. the ohou makes a strange deeper noise of disappointment. He wanted to go smelling after the big monster. Looking to the worginu, he instead puts his nose in her ear. She freezes up briefly with a yip and stands up fast. She really is about a head taller then he is. Big girl... The male dog wags his tail and bounces up to nose her ears again before she just snorts in his face and tilts upward so he can't reach. It surprises Skylos to see the dogs acting so natural after a scare like that. Maybe thats the result of being 'grown up animals'? Or for being pack animals. Packs look after each other. He just observes their behavior for a few minutes. This was unreasonable. The draconic grumbles to xemself, adding the few gold coins to the pile. The human had an unreasonable request. Harbor a beastfolk? What sort of trial would be even a good idea. Xer gaze wanders to the reflective stone lodged in the back of the cave's crevices near the ceiling. It had a distorted view of behind, of three figures. The green eyed human called this odd stone a 'mirror'. Shows the reflections of behind. Good for finding someone behind you apparently. He's the paranoid one, not xem. Right?
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Post by Skylos on Oct 7, 2021 21:03:56 GMT -6
The two muddled views of the lab-addled dog beasts, much more meat on them then the starving canyon dogs who steal fowl and sheep off the ledges. Occasionally the wet season washed a body or two of some stupid animal that fell to their death and that fed those scavengers. Maybe the trial should involve those beasts. The cat seems very attached to them... Thats an idea. If he wants to stay here, prove his gold's worth. "I have decided on your first task, beastfolk." Kepauvoc speaks as xie turns around to come back into the semi-light. Catching the cat's attention as he pats the two dogs. They turn to face the dragon too, growling a bit, but pose nothing to xem. "You seem to be quite attached to those addled beasts. But what can they do." Xey watch the cat open and close his little split mouth for a few minutes before shaking his head no. "You have them do nothing for you?" They...were just puppies earlier. The cat mumbles softly, looking at his toes. The dragon does notice he's all fur and nothing else. Hmph. P-puppies dont' learn much. "Then teach them something, and bring something back to prove it. Until then, get out of my sight, you addled beastfolk." the dragon snaps at him, and turns to disappear again. The deeper parts of the cave is dark and he can't see further. Perhaps plagued by something deeper. At his feet are the two broken off pink stones. The two pups nearby him, he puts the rocks together again, and says 'New Pethia'. Poof. Level 8 Skylos lv 15 Kouta -end for now
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Post by Skylos on Nov 18, 2021 4:36:06 GMT -6
In the half light of his kennel, Skylos sits, observing his meager collection of things he's collected since beginning his life away from being a literal alley cat. The most prized possession he owns is the rolled up parchment of Kouta's certification, other then that its his kennel papers and city card, proving he exists on paper. Beside that, the faintly glowing crystals the green eyed man had given him to move between the canyon and here with or without animals. Opinionatedly, he wants to wait and demonstrate the ohou's prowess of why he got certified, but he's...presently indisposed with a new lady friend. So he's alone with his thoughts. Except for some fruit and occasionally some meat, all his new animals had been fed, so his 'chores' were done. 'Why am I waiting around, I don't need an escort constantly.' he tells himself, and picks up the blue crystal. E-eterra. POOF - That would certainly take the cat a lifetime to prove himself, Kepauvoc tells themself, until theres a POOF, and there is cat again.
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Post by Skylos on Nov 18, 2021 4:43:39 GMT -6
He has a rolled up scroll in his paw, once he stands up and dusts himself off. Looks a bit less like a stray now that he's wearing ill fitting human clothes. They aren't made for his size or his shape, xie notes with a distasteful eye. \I brought back proof of teaching my ohou something.\ he tells the dragonfolk creature, seeking to look more confident then he feels. Presenting the scroll. Xer head inclines at the object with... less then enthusiasm. Did xey believe he would fail? "I am not nearly as versed in reading as the rest of my kind who waste their time bonding with humankind. Open it, and read it to me." xey almost sound childish, angling xer head upwards with a sniff of the air. The cat has to shake himself to avoid freaking out about that. A dragon who can't read? \The KID representative of the Black Bones presents KOUTA the ohou with the certification certificate of TREASURED for a passable job of training a list of tricks and demonstrating them for an audience.\ he reads like a tourist does; certain words don't quite make sense but he tries.
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Post by Skylos on Nov 18, 2021 4:50:44 GMT -6
Kepauvoc doesn't look too impressed. What were xey expecting. "Fine, you pass the first test." an upwards sigh of distaste, but he had passed xer initial trial. "And before the cold sleep sets in" Xey lean forward a bit and poke at the paper a bit with a clawed fingertoe. "I took you for a cowardly beast who would run and ignore my demand. Maybe... maybe you are a bit dependable." xey muse quietly, and get up from lounging about in the near darkness. Xey like it that way. The only time the cave has any light is if someone brought it in themselves. The crystal that fell from his paw when the cat arrives is a sad excuse of a light source. "Wait there." The cat man rolls up his certification and puts it inside his shirt pocket where it won't get torn. The last thing he wants is for it to be torn.
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Post by Skylos on Nov 18, 2021 4:57:28 GMT -6
When the dragon comes back, xey spit something out at his feet. Not acid, not lava, not spit even. It clatters. When xey don't reach for it again, he picks it up. A ...bronze coppery key. And from the feel of it, somewhat used under his paw pad fingers. He looks up at the dragon, seeking explanation. "Take that key with you and find that which is false in your home. You may discover something worthwhile." xey muse, and lay down in the semidark again. "What. Its your reward. Animals like rewards, yes?" \I... have never been given a reward that wasn't money or praise or a bit of food. It is... new.\ he fumbles a bit for words. \Th-thank you. \ The reptilian eyes sweep over him with amusement as he fumbles to put the key away. Frankly xey don't know what the key goes to, but that it smells like it had value. Humans like value too. Probably so did cats.
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Post by Skylos on Nov 18, 2021 5:06:27 GMT -6
Skylos feels mildly jipped at this dismissal with simply a key in hand. What was he, a simple human treasure hunter? He musters himself. \The g-green eyed man mentioned it would be worth both our whiles to be ...accomplices.\ Its a bit of a wrong choice of word, but he's not exactly a clean paws cat man. \I will let you keep the bulk of my money here, but I...I want to be able to take from it whenever I need it. H-humans are very expensive to live around.\ And darn if his nervousness of coming along wasn't prompting a darn stutter! "I never said your trials are over..." Kepauvoc hisses without turning about. "Do a significant task. And dont' take magic rocks to get back here each time." Xey hear him picking up his blue magic crystal stone. "Now leave." He's reached the end of the draconic's patience level, so a quiet N-new Pethia and he poofs away for now. -end for now
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Post by Skylos on Dec 17, 2023 5:02:41 GMT -6
-after the VaiMinMur contest- Kepauvoc expects the cat man never to show up again. With those 'dogs'. That the trial of doing a 'significant' task would be just vague enough for him to struggle for years and never show his furry face here again, Tch, what was the green-eyed-man thinking, xem becoming accomplices to that mortal child? Ok, that's a bit high minded but the stormy lashak glowers at the cold dry winter that is settling into the crevices of xer canyon home. But, like most things, the draconic is wrong and xe can hear the scrabbling of clawed feet that aren't reptillian as something slides down the wall to land on xer cave edge. The fluffy cat man has gained some bulk since last they met. Fews more square meals, possibly. A giant HAND reaches down, snagging the cat and setting him upright again. He is ...thanking the hand as the largest animal short of the random dead shark at the bottom of the ravine lands on the cave edge too. So they'd taken xer advice to not use the rock travel again. Or used rock travel but landed in the wrong place? Xey wouldn't know off hand, it was a magic not placed by xem.
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Post by Skylos on Dec 17, 2023 5:10:18 GMT -6
Scent alone... was this the same drooling dog creature that he'd brought along previously? Its built like a galathan, quite strong in front with those massive hand-paws and smaller back legs. He pats its nose and the animal sits, with a sizeable 'flap' of skin across its torso. Like its overly stretched out. \I took longer then I intended to get back here; I'm sorry.\ he apologizes with a dip of that fluffy head of his. "Frankly, I never expected you to darken my caveway again, but what can one do." Kepauvoc's stained wine colored fingers tap the stone floor as xey look over the cat man. "Since you are back here, you must have done something more significant then a simple piece of paper." \I have.\ He nods, and produces a golden box. It hums with a decorative light. \I achieved my goal of winning a major contest. B-becoming a champion is a significant feat, in my eyes.\ It truly is a significant feat for Kitri is more capable of defending herself then being a trick dog. And Skylos is truly proud of her; a good dog, and a good mother to the two ohou pups she mothered alongside Kouta.
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Post by Skylos on Dec 17, 2023 5:18:46 GMT -6
He gives the stormy winged lizard a newspaper; pointing out his own face, of the drooling behemoth of a beast behind him, and their contest results. Unsure if xey can read, he's treating the situation like telling someone not fluent in the language. \The city prints the results in this, its called a newspaper. People in the city read it to learn about goings-on. Kitri is my winning pet for that contest. It was...for the...vaiminmur.\ "I have heard snippets from other gossiping draconic of this people celebrated festival to honor darkness and chaos." The claw taps the paper. angling xer head to look at Kitri. Her posture has stiffened, staring xem down with a look of 'don't mess with me'. Short of making her afraid of her own shadow, Kepauvoc doesn't see much way of winning in a fair striking fight. "Congratulations to be offered then." Xey pull the box closer, out of reach of the two interlopers on xer territory. He also reaches into his insides and pulls out a clinking sack of coin. Oooh, was he bringing coin. \I want to leave some of my money with you; like last time.\ he explains to the dragon.
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Post by Skylos on Dec 17, 2023 5:29:28 GMT -6
"Any addition to my hoard, by myself or by other, is always taken." Kepauvoc's face splits into a toothy smirk. "The box is included?" \Oh yes, I have no use for it.\ Or rather he has a mild...concern of why it produces light because there's nothing that looks like it produces light if you peek under the lid. He settles beside the labs dog creature and starts counting out rolls of tied coins. It takes a significant amount of self control to not sweep it in and count the deposit xerself, but Kepauvoc is 'patient' and waits. "Hard for me to believe that clumsy little brown puppy you brought with you a long time back is this...big now." and small talk isn't something xey practice much. \I agree. Kitri grew much larger then I ever imagined. But I wouldn't have her any other way. She's my best friend.\ He scoots over close enough to lean on the giant dog's foreleg. The animal licks her drooling maw, resting her chin on his head briefly with a huff then sitting up straighter again. Good cat. \That should be... 2000 credits worth of a deposit.\ he finally says, scooting the rolls of coins forward between them.
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Post by Skylos on Dec 17, 2023 5:40:40 GMT -6
Kepauvoc's eyes are gleaming at the incredible amount of coin this cat has brought xem to add to the coin hoard. Not to mention he'd remembered xer ...lack of reading comprehension and explained this mess of ink and flattened wood to xem without missing a beat. A considerable catfolk, not what xey expected for a young murdercat. A stormy tail sweeps the entirety closer, out of the cat's reach. "It is rare to receive such an offering, and I do thank you. Your contest result seems a greater task accomplished then a simple rolled up piece of paper at least." Also translated as 'you gave me money, that's a significant task accomplished to get this much'. "That key I gave you, a while ago. What it unlocks runs DEEP beneath your den. It might do you some good in looking into that." Since last time xey had simply spat a key at his feet and shooed him away, that was more then Skylos expected as he tied up his coin purse, leaving him ample amount to do his shopping, which was the main reason of his time out but wanted to check in with his moneykeeping draconic accomplice. \Till again.\ he excuses himself and poofs away with the animal for leaving back to the city of people. Hm. If he keeps bringing this much coin, xey would be a very rich draconic indeed. -end +1 Kitri
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