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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 15, 2019 15:26:53 GMT -6
Fiera ambled her way toward the quest board, Fern walking beside her nicely, a bright green leash around her neck. The humanish had heard of quests as one of many ways to make a name for oneself in this city. Apparently she had seen it before, and not noticed. When she looked at the directions there, she realized that it was quite close to the breeding center, where she had gone a couple times to breed orbaru and pachee. As she approached the quest board however, she saw what looked like some sort of commotion right next to it. There was a woman, and next to her was what looked like a breeding center employee. She had been there enough times to recognize the uniform by now. They were speaking in heated tones, until the woman eventually groaned- "Ugh! We'll never find her now!" The woman then saw Fiera, who was waiting perhaps a little impatiently to access the board. Fiera 1 Fern 15.1/17.1 1
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 16, 2019 8:36:46 GMT -6
"What do you want, looking like a quest?" She snapped. Fiera was taken aback, and her ears flattened against her head. How dare she! Why yes, Fiera was looking for a quest, and she was blocking the quest board! Furthermore, Fiera didn't see how it was any of her business whether she was anyway. Before she could start an argument however, the woman continued. "...How about this. We've misplaced an orbaru." Fiera scoffed. "Bit irresponsible of you, isn't it?" The woman narrowed her eyes and opened her mouth, but the breeding center employee piped up next. "She's hurt, and ran off while we were trying to treat her! She's a stray, so she's rather wary of people." Fiera didn't respond, and instead continued to listen, arms crossed. The breeding center employee seemed to clam up a bit, but kept talking. "If you help us find her, the breeding center should be able to come up with a reward..."
Fiera 2 Fern 15.2/17.2 2
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 16, 2019 8:40:33 GMT -6
Fiera sighed, and flicked some of her hair over her shoulder. She DID come here looking for a quest today, and she probably wasn't going to be able to shove past them without starting a fight. "Fine." She said sharply. "I'll help out. What's this orbaru look like?" The breeding center employee perked up, especially as Fern trotted up to sniff at their robe, scenting the orbaru smell on them. "Oh, excellent! She looks like all the other stray orbaru, tan and white!" Fiera deflated. "...You're kidding. How the heck am I supposed to tell the difference between this oh-so-special orbaru and all the other orb rats running around?" The other woman continued then, still staring at Fiera with venom. "This one's blue eye is on the left instead of the right. Shouldn't be too hard for a questee like you." She looked back at the employee. "The fact that it has a broken leg should be a dead ringer too."
Fiera 3 Fern 15.3/17.3 3
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 16, 2019 8:45:29 GMT -6
Fiera looked between the two of them, mulling over her options. Sure, she could just be rid of these rude people and go home, but that would defeat the point of coming out here. Not to mention... Fern had a pretty good sense of smell. She wasn't trained for tracking, but that breeding center employee likely had the scent of that orbaru all over them from having held it for treatment, and the rakai sarane seemed plenty interested. Furthermore, Fiera frequented the breeding center relatively often. Having them owe her a favor would be nice, and it would probably suck to be on their bad side if she wanted to get any breeding done. The humanish sighed- it looked like she would be stuck helping these idiots out after all. What a hassle. At least, she thought with a wicked smile, she could do this her way, whether they liked it or not.
Fiera 4 Fern 15.4/17.4 4
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 16, 2019 8:50:18 GMT -6
"Sounds good to me!" Fiera said cheerily, her attitude turning 180 degrees. She was very good at the 'customer service' voice when she wanted. "I'd be happy to help you out!" The woman looked at her warily. "...Are you sure? It's likely going to be quite difficult to pick this specific orbaru out from all the others." "Oh, it'll be fine." Fiera replied, unhooking Fern's collar. "Fern here has a very good sense of smell, and you two are absolutely covered in that orbaru's scent. She'll be able to find it easily." The pair looked in horror at Fern as a long string of venom filled drool dropped off her chops and onto the ground, light reflecting off her hard scales, sharp claws, and ominous horns. "Are you sure... that's safe?" The breeding center employee squeaked. "Oh, of course! Fern here wouldn't hurt a fly!" Fiera said, giving Fern a big hug.
Fiera 5 Fern 16.0/18.0 5
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 16, 2019 8:53:32 GMT -6
Fern immediately began licking Fiera's cheek, and the humanish tried very hard to not focus on the burning sensation from Fern's saliva. "She's a big softie despite her scary looks!" She said, trying to sell them on the rakai. "Even if the orbaru are scared, that'll help us pick out the right one, won't it! It'll be the only one that doesn't run away!" The woman and the breeding center employee looked at each other nervously. Could Fiera really be trusted after how angry she was earlier, and with such a dangerous pet...? Fiera decided to seal the deal. "I absolutely understand if you don't want Fern around your patient though." She said, putting on a display of mock empathy. "It'd probably be better off hiding in some dank corner somewhere than being tracked down by a predator." She paused. "...There's no such thing as feral rakai, yes? Only vulticus? That's good, it should be fine."
Fiera 6 Fern 16.1/18.1 6
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 16, 2019 8:58:52 GMT -6
The woman finally turned to Fiera and huffed, clearly not happy with this arrangement, but lacking any better options. The longer they left it, the worse the patient was going to get. "Fine." She groaned, and stuck her hand out stiffly. "We'll see you later then, Fern and..." "Fiera." The humanish finished, grinning falsely with a mouth full of sharp teeth, and shook her hand around the knuckles, squeezing harder than necessary. "And you are?" The woman scowled and snatched her hand back. "Jolyne." Fiera withdrew gracefully and turned on her heel. "A pleasure to meet you too! Back in a jiffy! Come on, Fern!" She trilled, and stalked off into a nearby alleyway. Fern trotted after her happily, wagging her tail. If the rakai sensed the tension between the two of them, she didn't show it. She was just happy to be going on an adventure with Fiera! And all the strange smells around here! Wow!
Fiera 7 Fern 16.2/18.2 7
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 16, 2019 9:04:04 GMT -6
Sure enough, the alley way was filled with stray orbaru... and they all looked exactly as the employee described. Tan backs with slightly darker stripes, a white belly, and bi-colored eyes. Those struck her first, a sea of bright eyes. Fiera tried to pick out a female with blue on the left, not right, only for Fern to start barking. "Hey!" Fiera said. "Cut that out, those jerks can probably still hear you!" Unfortunately, Fern seemed to be too excited, and lunged at the booping crowd. Fiera yelped and lunged for the rakai, managing to grab her by the collar before she ran off and got lost. The orbaru didn't seem willing to take the risk of sticking around any longer however, and raced off into further back alleys and into cracks. Fiera sighed. Well, at least none of those were the orbaru they were looking for. None seemed any slower, at least.
Fiera 8 Fern 16.3/18.3 8
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 16, 2019 9:10:11 GMT -6
Fiera hooked Fern's leash back on, now that she knew that she couldn't be trusted around orbaru. "You're supposed to be the nice one, Fern. Naughty girl." She chided, but Fern only looked at her, tilting her head curiously. Fiera couldn't help but ruffle her head. "I can't stay mad at you, though. Let's take a look around and make sure we didn't miss anything, huh?" Fiera scanned the area. Those who hadn't known that there was a swarm of orbaru here just ten seconds ago would never guess. The concrete ground was too hard to take prints, and the... herd? Cluster? ...Booping? Of orbaru could clear out fast when they wanted to. Fiera was half expecting a tumbleweed to blow through the alley. There were, however, a few dumpsters and trash cans lying around. If the injured orbaru was here, Fiera suspected it would likely hide in one of those.
Fiera 9 Fern 16.4/18.4 9
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Post by Fiera Ferella on Aug 16, 2019 9:14:45 GMT -6
The humanish tied Fern to a pipe, giving her a firm "Stay.". The rakai sat down obediently, but still sniffed the air and watched as Fiera searched the area. She only tentatively moved some garbage bags, and as she nearly ripped one open, she realized it would probably be easier to find the orbaru just by kicking them. She smashed her foot hard into a bag, and listened. Nope. No rustling noises- even though the structure of the pile had changed, nothing inside was moving to make itself more comfortable. The orbaru must not be in here. That was fine by her- the less garbage smell she could pick up, the better. Instead, she stalked over to a nearby dumpster, and opened the lid. She wasn't expecting to find anything but... oh. There was an orbaru. It was female, and had the striping. It booped at her loudly, and pressed itself to the back of the dumpster while Fern growled.
Fiera 10 Fern 17.0/19.0 10
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Post by Renathan on Aug 16, 2019 17:15:03 GMT -6
You have rolled a success! Your QP will be added to the bank and your prize will be sent to you shortly. You may continue roleplaying if you wish!
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