[open] Cow.

[convictionary]

Who: Gaius and various and assorted people.
When: 5/11
Where: Gresser
What: Cows
Rating: S for stupid, probably with some light curses and terrible metaphors.

RANDOM ENCOUNTER:

[And that was when Gaius turned to his companion(s), warming to the story.] So the second ham was tossed into the air and the juggler reached for the torc-

[And that was when a small herd of goats ran past them.

...

There's probably something chasing the distressed goats, huh. (Hint: it's probably a bear.)]

COW:

["Moo," said the cow, distressed. There was three of them, tired, wary, staring at the heroes who likely stared back at them. Gaius stared, at least, though who knows...maybe his companion had a natural instinct for tending to cows and was running to care for them. He hesitated.] What are we getting for this, again?

OBLIGATORY MISSION AFTERMATH:

[Because they are and he looks tired and vaguely done right now. He is going to order a sundae with some fruit he never heard of because he can.]

Comments

Cow

[showsnopiety]

[Her? Making cow followers? Gaius, you have too much faith in her. Or in anyone else that is here for this job. Whatever, she somehow got pulled onto this job.]

...not enough.

[Who put them up for this again? This is total bull crap.]

[convictionary]

[Probably because there's something Wholesome with a capital W for them to otherwise do or something along those lines at least for him. He's not mooving. Yet.]

We could go back. Pretend like we never saw 'em.

["Moo," says the cow. It gets him to take a resigned step. One.]

Probably one of the madmen we live with would drag us into something like or not, if we do.

[...grumble.]

[showsnopiety]

No, they certainly would. Appealing to the kindness of our hearts or some such nonsense.

[Though the right person could possibly drag her in. With a heavy sigh, she follows. Bus the one step. Maybe two because she's short.]

The sooner we're done, the sooner we can quit this nonsense.

[Moo, says the cow. It may have batted its eyelashes. Da hell cow.]

[impulsives]

[ Why is he here. He's kind of battered and injured and there's still the rising question of.

HOW DID HE GET ROPED INTO THIS. ]

On that, I can definitely agree on.

[ He says as he's being licked by the cow. ]

[houndumb]

[So Shinn is unmisteakably their sacrifice, then! Thank you for volunteering, Shinn!

... Nora still hasn't budged an inch from where he was, but he's actually somewhere between the Reluctantly Dynamic Duo and Slightly Singed Shounen -- looking at their triad of colorful cows with a speculative look that is probably familiar to anybody who's seen a wolf trip over a slab of bacon.]

--We're gettin' roast beef for this, right? Dunno how I feel about roast beef that tastes like apples or whatever they were crying about, but I'll try anything (meat) once!

[He's helping, clearly.]

[convictionary]

...I'll go rub the cow. [IMMEDIATE who thought of this team.] Keep Ears here leashed, Caren, will you?

[showsnopiety]

Don't worry Nora, you'll get meat.

[It might not be the meat you expect, but HEY. She's already Done with this. Go woo the cows Gauis.]

Don't worry. It won't be hard.

AFTERMATH

[hoasen]

[Because she arrived late. Seeing that training sure WIPED HER a couple of days before.

So by the time she comes by, dragging her luggage, she sees an equally tired Gaius--]

You look...done.

[No truer words have ever been said.]

[convictionary]

[He looks at her...

...then he seriously looks at her and waves her over to take a seat while he waves over someone or another in wherever they are to bring over a second Emergency Sundae, he'll buy.

She looks tired enough that he'll buy. Take the chocolate.]

You look like you seen better days.

[hoasen]

[And she sits down, tired just like he is, and nearly flops over if not for the fact that she needs to make space for the really delicious looking sundae.

He's too good to her! She needs to buy him something later.]

I certainly agree to that. Training did not go as planned, even though it is an exciting development. [Because Alice is going to be very powerful after this.] What of yourself? Did something happen in Gresser?

[convictionary]

Cows. [But that's not important. The memory of strawberry scented farts and delicate cherry cow pies (or the closest setting equivalent to those fruits thereof) will haunt him, but no, that's not what's important. She gets a stare. The spoon hangs in his mouth as he eats and swallows, takes out the spoon, and, disbelieving-]

You mean you went to that...thing that was posted? [Of your own free will??? The one which invited certain death or whatever???

He thought you were a S, not an M.]

[hoasen]

Cows...ah. [She was here for the cows too, but then seeing his expression? It seems like worst may have happened along the way.] So it was not really a simple search and herd?

[She nods slowly after.] I did. It wasn't completely terrible, fortunately. I may have just had good training partners.

[LOOK!!! Sometimes...you bend for more power...]

[convictionary]

Gods. [You crazy, crazy, crazy madwoman.] So, how many people died?

[Nobody, but still. Masochist.]

They had you running laps while some magicker type flung spells at your heels?

[hoasen]

[Give her a minute, she needs to remember if anyone really did actually die.] ...Not anyone I noticed. [She may have nearly died with Allelujah up on a cliffside though.

And wow!!!]

Thankfully not. We just went off with others and trained however we liked. It was more of a group gathering rather than a class.

random encounter

[carptricks]

[having participated in the investigations in the fields outside of Caissa, stumbled across dragons preying on the Blanc livestock, and braved an ice storm in order to help take one of those creatures down, it wasn't too much of a surprise to find Kaito following the dragon trail all the way to Gresser. and although the locals insisted that the dragons had left days ago, the missing livestock and restless wildlife is what got him to stick around.]

[so he's probably hanging around Gaius, listening to his fellow hero tell a joke with an amused grin playing on his features, when the herd of goats practically stampedes past them. when that happens, he stops. he stares. and he slowly, very slowly, turns around to face the pursuer]

[the, ah. grizzly bear pursuer]





Crap.

[WE GOT A BEAR PROBLEM, FRIEND]

[convictionary]

-cripes.

[He very quickly reaches for his fan, yes, a fan.] How fast can you run? [Because he's going to whip his fan, knock the bear off of its feet, and they need to start hauling ass real fast real quick.]

[carptricks]

Pretty darn fa--

[. . . hold on. hold on. they may be in danger of being attacked by an angry, hungry bear, but Kaito needs to pay attention to the important things first]

You're gonna try fighting that thing with a fan? What's wrong with you!

[nevermind that the fan probably has some kind of magical power. IT IS STILL A FAN!!]

[convictionary]

Gods! Strings! Got a better idea? Not like I got anything else to work with! If you got a magic...cripes, I don't know, medal you can flip and make our cares all go away by all means!

[But not like he's got one. Bear incoming with a grawr in 3, 2...]

[carptricks]

[please bear in mind that Kaito is a hypocrite as he, in fact, fights with a yo-yo]

I've got something better! Hang on--

[OKAY THAT BEAR IS RAPIDLY APPROACHING, but thankfully, Kaito is quick. he reaches down to his belt and yanks a steampunk-styled firearm from his belt. he's quick to level it at the rampaging wildlife, his hold and gaze both as steady as a rock]

[and then he fires]

[whatever he shoots from the weapon, it's a glowing steel blue in color. it kind of looks like it might be shaped like a card. . .? difficult to tell, as it strikes the bear's shoulder and disperses into nothing. the bear immediately face-plants onto the ground, butt stuck in the air. it sounds like it might be snoring now]

[. . .]

[yay???]

[convictionary]

...

[ . . .

BEAR: [snore]]

Sweet. [Except it's whispered, but it's an enthusiastic hiss. Kaito, enjoy that hand which is held up for a highfive.]

[carptricks]

[god. he knew his plan would work, but that doesn't mean his heart isn't still hammering in his chest from the close call. no one wants to be mauled by a bear!! Kaito drops his firearm to his side and raises his free hand to give Gaius that high five, because it'd be just darn rude to leave a bro hanging]

Ammunition infused with sleep properties. Figured out the recipe last month.

Pretty cool, isn't it?

Random Encounter

[endoftherepublic]

[Hux hasn't really come to Gresser for the job. This is a stupid job, and he refuses to do it. It is beneath him. That hasn't stopped him from tagging along, however, to observe the town. Knowing the layout of your surroundings is essential, and Hux has taken to start keeping maps of everywhere he goes, just in case he should have need of it. He's currently sketching in some buildings in the town with a precise hand in a leather-bound book while Gaius babbles. Hux isn't really listening; this sort of thing annoys him immensely. But it helps keep Gaius's trust in him, which could be most useful in the future.

Of course, he's just drawing the edge of a delicate outline when the herd of goats run past. He jolts with surprise, sucking in a breath, the pencil scraping against the paper and going straight through the map.]

What the--[his head turns to follow their retreat, scowling, not really looking yet at what's following them]...that was rather unexpected.

[convictionary]

...hey, how fast can you run?

[He's looking back. Having survived on a diet of bear back home for a week because of- anyway, he can recognize the signs of a predator chasing after prey. He's also reaching for his fan. It's large and looks ridiculous. Torso sized, can knock things on their ass.]

[endoftherepublic]

[...an odd question, and a foreboding one. Hux's attention jerks away from the goats, back to Gaius, who is pulling out that large...contraption he's had strapped to his side. It looks like a...a fan?

Why does he have a fan.

Either way, it's enough to make Hux reach for his blaster with one hand while closing his book with the other.]

Why do you ask?

[convictionary]

You know what makes a herd of goats run like that, right? 'course you do. [With a nod of recognition because, well, he reached for his blaster and closed his book he has the right idea.] So either we stand and fight or we run, find a better place, and take care of it if it sees fit to follow us.

[That's a loud crunching noise and the sound of a bear showing up in the next t- second or two.]