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Post by Skylos on Jun 23, 2021 22:32:52 GMT -6
Companion: Previous Companions:  Kouveli lv 13, attachment 33 (+7, double gain fvsc) Stamina: 5 Strength: 4 Resistance: 2 Dexterity: 6 Mentality: 3 Special Abilities: Forest Dweller, Thick Fur, Danger Sense Moves: Dodge, Kick (2), Bound, Dash (3), Scamper (0), Spook, Deceptive Lure, Horn Strike (2) Tricks: Name (1), Tolerance (2), No (1), Accept Scary Sights (2) Add-ons: Antlers(Horn Strike), Bunny head(danger sense), Bunny tail(deceptive Lure), Bunny Fur (thick fur), Bunny Feet (scamper)  Kitriko (Kitri) lv 57, attachment 15 (25 gained from QP) Stamina: 6 Strength: 7 Resistance: 6 Dexterity: 4 Mentality: 2 Abilities: Intimidation, Acid Fang Moves: Pounce (5), Howl, Crunch (3), Acid Spit (5), Crippling Poison Tricks: Name (1), Come (1), Stay (1), Sit (1), No (1), Follow (1), Tolerance (2)  Kotoku lv 9, attachment 9 Stamina: 3 Strength: 4 Resistance: 4 Dexterity: 13 Mentality: 6 Special Abilities: Fly, Wind Resistance Moves: Sleeping Venom, Silence, Deceptive Lure, Nibble |
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Post by Skylos on Jun 24, 2021 19:16:38 GMT -6
'If you have a problem that's difficult to solve, there's a place you can go where you can always find help.'
Truer words never spoken, in a fancy person's book Skylos read eagerly from cover to cover while in the library previously. A fancy cat, much as he wanted to be, solving problems for the common folk. He did not steal or cause issue, a true Hoodish character. Saving human women from becoming cats due to a 'gift' though, not so much. He flips a page of the novel, etching the scene into his mind.
The library is a wonderful open place to come inside and spend time out of the sun. The book he has is a collection of fae tails that usually he'd hear through his mother's story telling. But she's been gone for a long time, and all he has of these tails is the books they are written in. Like this one, of a magical house outside the city.
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Post by Skylos on Jun 24, 2021 19:23:23 GMT -6
 He actually does have a problem. The new puppy he got, the worginu, is... she won't look him in the eye. He already knows this is a problem; people love his pretty miscolored eyes; animals or animalfolk freak out and run the other way most time or try to attack. In Kitri's case, she's nervous when he has her with him one on one. But the only way to survive without starvation in this city is to have obedient monsters. He groans, taking off his cap to push his forward mussed fur backwards and let it fall into place again, replacing the cap. At his little study table, theres several books in common, and even a library owned WATT pad, one that explains in odd words on how a worginu can be cared for. The magic house described in his fae tails book says its at the end of the cobbled road that leads past the walls,. 2 |
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Post by Skylos on Jun 24, 2021 19:28:54 GMT -6
But if you follow it further then the streets will go, there's a mountain for rich and fancy. If you had the tools and the know how, the mountain had shinies and other riches to yield. Perhaps when he had saved more credits up. His coppers jar isn't stored under the dock anymore, buried enough so snipes didn't come to steal it.
"See eccentrics mansion", the entry reads for references in the back of the book. Skylos, intrigued, flips back to the entry of the magic house in the glossary. A magical house that changes through the months to reflect the will of the seasons, and of regional 'holiday'. Beware, for magic is wild and untamed there.
A shiver runs down his spine, the rightside bridge of his nose burning with afterimage. Magic is a dangerous thing to touch yourself. But it sounds like a test of courage. Well, he's brave! and has a dog with him!
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Post by Skylos on Jun 24, 2021 19:41:33 GMT -6
He leaves the library once shelving the books, making a note on which ones he enjoyed. When he's rich and fancy, Skylos wants a library for himself. The worginu is napping when he unties her from the spot of shade he'd found... a while ago now. City folks use clocks, Skylos was taught to tell time by the sun's position. Because clocks are for fancy people and the city does't have a big clock to tell time with. No, thats for fancy people. Or at least how he used to think. People with money could buy clocks that attached to their bodies, like the waist or the arm. He's seen them. Round ticky objects or bands on their wrists that did not attract females. Was he only looking at the men? Maybe.
Kitri yawns as she wakes up. Gentle pawsteps, a bit of a drag... yep that was scaryeyes. Scary eyes.
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Post by Skylos on Jun 24, 2021 19:46:45 GMT -6
The book mentioned any items found inside or outside of the magic house had value to the shops here in the city, and wherever he could earn a coin, he would do so. Eventually starting off. The shade interrupts into full sunshine, forcing Skylos to pull his cap down over his eyes more. Yeah, bit too long in an indoor space. His eyes take a few minutes to readjust. What month was it again... June? He had to wonder that. June usually was the solstice and with that came lightbugs. He liked watching light bugs, they decorate the sky at night. Maybe he could catch a few light bugs and release them into the kennel when it was dark. After telling the twins to not eat his new arrivals. Like that goes over well.
Whatever the cat with scary eyes had planned as he walked slowly and didn't even try to pull, the worginu simply stretches and yawns again. SHe's a slow waker.
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Post by Nadia on Jun 25, 2021 5:22:29 GMT -6
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Post by Skylos on Jun 26, 2021 5:06:05 GMT -6
The outside of the mansion to a cat who's been mostly out on the streets during his life is... a mixed pool of reaction. From far away on the edge of the property just as it comes into the viewable area, its elaborate. Big. Fancy. Whoever lives there must be a fancy person, right? But on the other hand, its as he starts walking along the wall of two separate feelings emerge. a, I really want to walk along this wall's edge. Two; my fur is standing on end, why is this. The book did mention the house was magic... Skylos leaps before he looks, and is much much higher then he realizes. YELP! He jumps and finds his worginu about two feet off the ground along with him. Dangling. Oops. Short rope. Undoing the rope from his paw somewhat, the lead slowly lowers the panicking pup back to the ground.
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Post by Skylos on Jun 26, 2021 5:09:48 GMT -6
Thankfully the person who had led the worginu out to him, made sure Kitri did NOT have a neck restraint. Too many horror stories of humans not recognizing the signs of a straining animal on a neck leash. So she had a series of loops around her legs and upper chest, twisted together into a mock restraint harness. As her paws touch the ground again, Kitri puts all four on the ground, shakes, and glances upwards at the cat on the wall. Scary eyes puts his very guilty paws in the air in defeat, making a 'sorry' noise. She doesn't understand cat talk, and it has spooked her out of a sound half sleep! Where was she anyway. New smells! The wall in which the cat is standing on is tall, has much size and is very wow. Wow in terms of smell! She puts her nose to the ground. Smelly!
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Post by Skylos on Jun 26, 2021 5:13:33 GMT -6
Bzzzz... The faint noise of flies comes to the cat's ear as he watches the worginu at the other end of his lead sniff about. He wasn't about to start a tugging contest on getting her to go anywhere. But also if he didn't show himself as boss, the dog would walk all over him. Right? Isn't that how a dog tamer works? The buzzing gets louder... and he swats out... a crimson firefly drifitn out of his hearing. Light bugs. Pretty to look at, not so pretty to eat. Terrible taste. Not that...he's eaten a fire fly before. No no no.
There's a sudden jerk from his side, and the left suspender on his shoulder pulls sharply. The cat scrabbles with a yelp, and there's no catches on the smooth stone of the upper wall. Wasnt' there supposed to be iron up here?
Nope, because down he's coming.
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Post by Skylos on Jun 26, 2021 5:18:14 GMT -6
Not only down he's coming, but the loud yelp of surprise and fear means Kitri just got a flying lesson. Now she's up on the wall, and the jerk happens again. Skylos looks up just in time to catch the falling canid before landing on his butt and getting the wind knocked out of him. His suspender strap hangs limply off the arm completely. What had pulled on him! He's so vigilant.
He tries to get up, but the suspender strap holds him to his sitting position. Its not limp, its pinned. But a thick looking dart. There's a click, and the cat looks about. There's a long round tube not a foot from the side of his head. Big enough to store a dart. KItri scrabbles out of his lap, backing off a few paces before a sharp 'pfft' noise and she yelps. A second dart has pinned her lead to the ground.
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Post by Skylos on Jun 26, 2021 5:23:01 GMT -6
Skylos, fearing the long round tube putting one of these sharp thick darts into himself besides his clothing starts babbling apologies. Something he came up with on the idea of looking for his lost violin or something. Rapid fire fluency in Greek is a bit difficult to follow to an untrained ear.
Words. He can understand Common script, and if someone says it to him its... a barrier or such; but it sounds like he's in trouble. More babbling of apology.
Something clatters before him. The strings are fraying, and its about as shabby as he is, but theres a violin. The tube points from the worn instrument to himself again.
He's seen this. Long tubes do not include food. Mouth dry, the cat swallows his babble and carefully reaches for the instrument. Its a total lie, he just wants to avoid having a dart in his head. Or in Kitri's.
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3.0 Kitri
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Post by Skylos on Jun 26, 2021 23:32:18 GMT -6
The long tube has a creature, or a person on the other side. Large round eyes, magnified with glass. Blinking owlishly. Skylos keeps his paws on the battered instrument, where they can see em. This is so ironic; keeping himself alive this long on the streets, only to be facing down a death tube. The edges of his mouth twitch into a scared smile, all teeth. The person on the other side blinks in confusion, jerking the tube a bit to the side, making sounds.
But this time, he understands.
"'he hell you smiling about, intruder." the figure has a thick way of expressing words. "Stop smilin'." All the idea of who why what beside, Skylos drew a soft breath in, held it, and exhaled slowly. He relaxes his shoulders, and looks the sniper in the eye.
"The irony of beign shot down vs anything else I've been exposed to." he says, and Common comes out of his mouth? He doesn't know how to speak Common! The worginu struggles against the pinning.
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Post by Skylos on Jun 27, 2021 5:03:14 GMT -6
Very briefly, the owlish eyes dart downwards, taking the cat man in from his dusty paws to his battered cap.
'Hm, a peasant child. This shall be very easy then.' they think to themselves. Hold them at gunpoint until the cat coughs up all his funds and chooses to run. The mansion has to feed, after all. And there's always the thrill of the hunt.
"This mansion is the property of-"
"Of the original builder of this area, yes. I know how to read. I just finished a book on this place." the cat man responds crisply, his tone changing drastically. His paws still where the darter can see, he fits the battered instrument under one arm and takes off his cap in the other, pushing his overly long fur out of his eyes so it falls back into place. "Is it illegal to walk on walls? You should be arresting the cats of the area then." He wasn't ...scared anymore. The worginu nonwithstanding.
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Post by Skylos on Jun 27, 2021 5:10:40 GMT -6
He blinks, and the darter looks into his eyes. They are... mesmerizingly beautiful. They hadn't seen those eyes previously. A unique specimen for sure.
"Its not...illegal to walk on walls, but it is illegal to trespass." Skylos almost wants to giggle. The darter is off balance. He recites an exerpt out of the book on the mansion.
"This mansion grounds and whatever you find on it, be it creatures or simply items tossed aside, it is free for the finder to take along with them." he finishes, with a smirk. Ah... hm.
"Finders don't walk on the walls from the outside. They come in the front gate." they respond in turn.
"You're pulling in innocent bystanders by shooting at us off the wall, and then call me a trespasser. You are a very bad shot if you meant to injure me." Because cats can "almost" always land on their feet. He straightens up, and steps forward, towards his pinned pet. The darter steps back.
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