[Shaetani]

Moving to Lya Pointa Cathedral after event
.:.
Shaetani + Briar Rose - F - 5 : 29
Loyalty: 9
Toughness: 15
Exploration: 14
Endurance: 14
Intelligence: 13
Righteousness: 10
Darkness: 9
Fame: 15

They had been on their way back to the farm lands when a strange mist rolled in. It was a black mist; ominous in its feeling and Tani took comfort in the warm red glow that Briar had. Thankful for a little bit of light as the mists dimmed out the slowly rising sun. The ruins were creepy with these mists; but if she detoured it would take her more than twice as long to get home and the last missive she'd received indicated she was needed right away. Her cousin Taridan was getting into trouble again. Keeping one hand on Briar's shoulder she took a deep breath and prepared to step into the mists. She might have been too chicken even for this much, but she had seen some of the wild life go in and come out looking mostly the same so she had to have faith that it was safe.

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[Shaetani]

Once Shaetani was ready, Briar stepped into the mists. Both of them took a cautious breath and then sighed; before considering which way to go. Briar motioned to one side with her tail, and Tani nodded. Yes, it seemed darker or thicker in that direction. If she hadn't had the light from Briars tails, Tani would have been scared. It was darker than a starless night with no moon. That at least was natural. This had a sort of oppressive feel; as if someone had draped a black velvet curtain around the world. Briar slowed and Tani saw why. They had found one of the ruin edges.

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[Silver]

The small man stood at the edge of the mist with a puzzled look on his face. Now that he was here facing the mist, he was apprehensive about it. It didn't look threatening, but he couldn't really be sure. Anything at all could be inside that dark black haze. Still, it intrigued him as if it were pulling him in. He couldn't resist for long.

"C'mon Carl," Nimbus said. He gently urged his Gyrraptor to follow him. Most animals would be skittish, he thought, but not Carl. Carl wasn't really afraid of anything. Nimbus wasn't too sure Carl was intelligent enough to really understand fear. Gyrraptors as a species were usually very clever, he noted, but Carl was... different. There was always something not to right about him.

The boy took a deep breath and took a tentative step into the mist. Once he confirmed that it wasn't killing him, he waved for Carl to follow him.

[The Lucain is a human-ish guy with Lucain features and the Gyrraptor is just a Gyrraptor.]

[Shaetani]

(sounds good, thanks for joining)

Trailing her hand along the edge of one of the crumbled walls Tani went in what she thought was the right direction... only it was hard to tell. Brair moved up along to her side and stopped. "take a sample." Yeah. Sure. Taking a glass bottle out of her pack she opened it; watching as the black mist swirled into the air that had been in the bottle. Some sort of vacuum effect she guessed. Once the mist in the bottle looked as full as the other mist she closed it and put it back in her pack. There was a movement. "Hello? Is someone in the mists?" Briar assumed a defensive position in front of her; fur spiking and tail fire flaring brighter.

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[Silver]

Nimbus squinted into the mist. He was trying to see something, anything that would give him a clue as to what was going on. Though his eyesight in the dark was usually excellent, the mist was a different matter entirely. He couldn't see a darn thing. He kept his hand outstretched and against Carl's feathers. As long as they could feel each other, being able to see shouldn't be a problem.

Carl suddenly hissed a warning hiss and the crest of large feathers on his head stood straight up. For that matter, all of his feathers poofed out, making him look considerably larger than he actually was. Not that he was small to begin with.

Nimbus looked at Carl and saw his defensive stance and took one of his own. Though his body language and attitude was more curious than threatening. He heard a voice, or at least he thought he did, so he responded.

"Hello? I mean you no harm," he said. He looked all around trying to find the owner of the voice.

[Shaetani]

Hello, I mean you no harm. Briars defensive posture relaxed and pressed forwards; leading Tani towards the sound of the voice until her tail fire illuminated a mossdog. Wait, nope that was a Gyrraptor. Everything looked eerie and somewhat off in the mists. "Hello, I'm Briar Rose." With her hand still on Briars shoulder Tani offered a bright smile to the other fellow; relaxing slightly as briar didn't seem to consider them a threat. "and I'm Shaetani, but my friends call me Tani. Are you investigating the mists too? Its weird, right?" It was definitely weird.

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[Silver]

The strange mist made the owner of the voice look weird. Even though she was smiling and not looking threatening, he was a little bit uncomfortable. Everything about this was so strange that he was uneasy about it. For that matter, he wasn't even entirely sure that the girl and her Kuhna were real and not an illusion the mist made up for some reason.

"Hey, uh," he said, sounding a bit nervous. He was always nervous when talking to people. "My name is Nimbus, and this is Carl." He thumped his hand on Carl's back to both point him out and calm him down a little bit. Carl didn't talk like the rest of them, so he just let out a little curious chirp.

"I guess I am," he said with a nod. The word 'investigating' was perhaps a little smarter than he wanted to give himself credit for, but it worked. "I was really curious, so I came out to look."

[Shaetani]

(sorry for the wait, internet went out)

The male seemed nervous and Briar huffed softly to herself before moving over towards Carl. What did raptors like again? Hmm. ah thats right, meats? She rummaged around in a small pouch and pulled out a piece of meat jerky. "This is for Carl." She offered one piece to Carl while putting a second piece in her mouth. It had a Caribbean sort of flavor to it as the meat had been marinaded with pineapple and orange juice before being dried. Tani smiled and stuck her hand out for Nimbus to shake (proof enough that she was real) before her gaze shifted towards where the darkness seemed to thicken. "If you'd like I wouldn't mind joining forces; I want to get inside the cathedral and explore its basement." That was what she had been considering before this small detour to talk with them.

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[Silver]

Nimbus was a bit surprised when she pulled out some meat for Carl. It seemed exactly like what he would do if the situation were reversed. He wanted to laugh, but he was still a little bit too nervous to do so. He looked over at the Gyrraptor and said in a soothing voice, "It's okay."

Carl happily grabbed the meat and started chewing on it. The crest of feathers on his head relaxed down and fluttered a bit as he chewed. He didn't really understand the subtleties of flavor, but he liked it, and now he also liked her. He squawked in a happy sort of way.

Nimbus accepted her handshake a little reluctantly. Not because he didn't like her, but because he was shy about letting people see his hands. On his palm and the tips of his fingers, he had little paw-pads almost like a dog or cat might have. "That sounds like a good idea," he said with a nod. Better than any he had, anyway.

[Event posts end here]