Kratos awoke from the best sleep of his life, only to find things had gone inexplicably wrong. So. Much. WHIE. Everywhere! All of it! "Where... the hell.." he groaned, rubbing the back of his head. As he glanced around, his breath puffed out in small clouds before him. His eyes narrowed, spotting nothing but debris and wreckage. It looked like a storm had rolled through...and what.. just swept him up and tossed him up on some snow covered peak?! "Wonderful, just wonderful."
Picking himself up, he dusted the snow off his legs and tail, flexing his wings a bit in an attempt to warm them back up from all this cold. Taking a few steps as he continued to mutter to himself, he came across a few objects that stuck out more so than others. A pan, a few yards away, what looked like a couple of handles poking out of the snow. For whatever reason, these items attracted his attention. He bent down to pick up the pan, blowing the snow off and inspecting it before something else caught his eyes.
Another Pae.
So he wasn't alone. Brilliant. Crunching his way over, he peered over the other,a female it seemed, and lucky her, she had some warm looking clothes. But she still seemed.. asleep? Bending down, he put a hand gently on her shoulder and gave her a soft shake. "You alright?"
[They have water, so no need to search for any.]
Teigra
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Kratos: Items Obtained:
Basic Backpack Songbook
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Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2013 9:16 pm
Though she'd wrapped herself in several layers of warm clothing, including the thick, coarse things she'd found in the mines, the reptilian demon had still gotten a bit chilled during the night with the additional snowfall piling up all around. As a result, she was slow to wake, sluggish even when she got her eyes open at last. Grunting softly in displeasure at whoever had dared awaken her from her beauty rest, she glared through half-lidded eyes at her harasser. Was she alright?
"...'m fine," she grumbled softly, attempting to curl up again on the ground. It was still cold, but surely if she got comfortable, she'd get warm and go back to sleep again. "Just...lemme' sleep..."
More annoying than the other Pae was the voice in the back of her mind telling her that something was wrong. She needed to get up, move, get out of here. This was bad. The cold was bad. She needed warmth and to find warmth, she needed to move.
She grumbled to herself, wondering if either of the insistent forces would let her sleep. Her long tail moved slowly, disturbing the powdery snow settled upon it. She opened one red eye to peer at the other Pae'il suspiciously. "Who are you anyway? And why're you asking if I'm alright?" She was still a little sluggish, and her speech a bit slurred. No, she hadn't been drinking that swill the night before. She just had a hard time getting going in the cold, that's all.
((Rolled 1 for Food, so their problem to solve will be finding Shelter.))
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Pae'il Name: Tanyth Items Obtained:
Basic backpack A Flask Matches Pocket Knife Wool Blanket A Pipe Crude Map Melon Wedger Toy Ukulele Old Boot Rope Flimsy Yarn Hooks "Wussy Kit" Solamir Songbook Ruby Extra Warm Clothes
Kratos sighed as he watched her. This was what he was stuck with. Love-lee. "Kratos. And if you'd take a look around, maybe you'd get the idea why..." he grunted, deeming her alright, at least to the extent that she didn't have any major wounds of any kind. Still, she needed to move, and get off the ground. "Get up. You'll catch a death of cold out here." he said as he gave her another shake with his free hand... eyeing the pan in his other and finding himself already tempted...
"If you haven't noticed... or can't...were not exactly in camp anymore." he stated rather grumpily, standing up and flexing his wings again. With this cold, he didn't feel that he could fly out of here... and if she continued to be as sluggish as she was now, there was no hope she was going to either. His tail flicked irritably as hers did as he glanced around back to where he first woke up. Ah, his backpack, it was still there! Half buried in the snow, he almost missed it. "Get up already." he grunted, trotting back over to pick up his things, glancing at the pan and trying to figure out a way to stuff it in there. He may need it later....
Teigra
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Kratos: Items Obtained:
Basic Backpack Songbook
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 10:07 am
Cold? Yes, cold...that's why she couldn't think clearly. That explained a lot. Instinct told her she needed to get up, and even if the other Pae'il was saying the same thing, she was more inclined to listen to her own instincts first. Even if she had to begrudgingly give the guy some credit for waking her up at all. Even if he was being a jerk about it.
She would spare him this time in return. And even grant him her name. Suppressing a shiver, she climbed to her feet, shaking off the snow. She wasn't quick, but she was moving at least. "Tanyth," she gave in return, looking around with narrowed eyes. "Where the hell did those little hairy pests get off to?" She pulled her layers more tightly around herself as she muttered obscenities to herself regarding their parenthood. Flicking off the worst of the snow and wetness, she wrapped her wings around herself like a cloak and looked around her feet. She found her pack a few feet away, half buried in snow. She kicked away most of the white mess, hefting her pack possessively. Spotting the two wooden handles sticking up out of the snow, she made her way over to grab them. She had remembered the matches in her bag. If everything wasn't completely soaked through, then maybe they could at least light the damned things if all else failed.
Now, to get somewhere warmer and drier, preferably.
"Alright," she commented, narrowing her eyes once more against all the whiteness. "Any idea which way to go so we don't walk off the bloody mountain? I'd rather not stand out here where there's obviously no one or nothing to help." Had to be somewhere on this mountain face where they could take shelter. The area here looked as if it'd been torn apart in the night, then covered with snow. Hard to believe that she could have slept through something like that, no matter how tired. Amidst the wreckage and snow drifts, she thought she noted tracks of some kind. Pae'il or animals? Possibly prey?
Ugh, she could go for a nice warm meal about now...
If she saw anything, she was going for it, no hesitation.
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Pae'il Name: Tanyth Items Obtained:
Basic backpack A Flask Matches Pocket Knife Wool Blanket A Pipe Crude Map Melon Wedger Toy Ukulele Old Boot Rope Flimsy Yarn Hooks "Wussy Kit" Solamir Songbook Ruby Extra Warm Clothes
Oh goody, so she was awake. Wonderful, now maybe he could get the hell off this mountain.... except... where in Guardians name would he go. His eyes narrowed as he gazed about, adjusting the pack neatly on his shoulder after briefly looking inside to make sure the contents were still there.
And still she was whining.
"I haven't a clue anymore than you do. I'd, myself, would like to get the hell out of here as fast as possible, but I have a disgusting feeling that wont happen as quickly as we'd like." he groaned. Not to mention I could think better if you'd shut up. he added silently in his head as he took a few crunching steps to try to gain some kind of vantage point to survey the area. He glanced up towards the peak of the mountain, trying to find any signs of a cave but couldn't see for all the white. Placing his fingers on his temples, he folded his wings about his shoulders as a sort of buffer against the cold and cursed inwardly to himself.
"At the risk of stating the obvious... I think its best to try to start head down..... but if you have any suggestions..." he uttered, the last part more dripping with thick sarcasm than anything. There wasn't even any plants around for him to draw his powers from if either of the two got hurt. Looks like he'd have to trust the supplies given to him... though he'd much rather do the healing himself.
Teigra
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Kratos: Items Obtained:
a flask matches a pocket knife a pocket lantern (fueled by alcohol?) a handaxe a wool blanket a pipe a crude map a melon wedger a toy ukulele an old boot rope flimsy yarn hooks a small box labeled "Wussy Kit" prepared by the fairies of the Fallassion House of Healing (bandages, poltice, herbs, etc.) Songbook Pan
Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2013 9:04 pm
So much for the benefit of a doubt. Whatever credit the guy had earned for waking her up, he'd already used up with his distasteful attitude. Hissing softly to herself, Tanyth rolled her eyes in response. "I'd like to be curled up in a plush chair in front of a roaring fireplace right now, but let's stick with realistic wishes for now, shall we?"
She shifted her wings uncomfortably. They were working to shield the rest of her from the icy wind, but of course, that left them exposed instead. They had started shifting from an icy burning feeling from being exposed to just feeling numb. It was both a relief, and a new cause for concern. She needed to get somewhere warmer soon. Flight was out; she couldn't trust her wings if she couldn't even feel them. She'd likely end up plummeting to her death instead.
Given the fact that the other seemed content to use his wings as she had rather than simply shutting up and taking wing, he must have had the same line of thought.
"Oh, down where it wasn't freezing? Yeah, sounds like a brilliant idea," she sneered, rolling her eyes and kicking some snow out of her way. Looking for a path leading downward at a gentle enough slope that she wouldn't fall instead, she started off. "Gonna' stand there talking about it all day, or gonna' keep moving then? Personally, I'd rather not end up looking like some sort of fancy ice sculpture left up here for the yetis."
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Pae'il Name: Tanyth Items Obtained:
Basic backpack A Flask Matches Pocket Knife Wool Blanket A Pipe Crude Map Melon Wedger Toy Ukulele Old Boot Rope Flimsy Yarn Hooks "Wussy Kit" Solamir Songbook Ruby Extra Warm Clothes 2 Wooden Axe Handles
If only he hadn't managed to stuff the damn pan into his pack.... he had found the perfect use for it now.
Tutting, he flicked his tail and wings, trying to bring feeling back into them before following after her. At least she had extra layer of clothing. His skin was starting to feel and look like the rest of his forehead, cheeks and back. White and laced over with snow. "Oh brilliant idea, why hadn't I thought of it myself. " he sneered, brushing a few strands of hair out of his face as he trudged after her. His halo was such a lie... if ever he'd like to knock someone senseless.... now was the time.
Doing his best to put her out of his mind, as pleasing as whacking her upside the head with the pan was, he had to think of more... helpful things. With all this snow, they had some form of water at least... and there was no doubt some kind of critters running around up her to gut and feast on for the time being. What they didn't have was a place to get out of the harsh weather if the wind decided to pick up anymore.
"Keep an eye out for a cave or something..... we may need to escape the winds for a while." he grunted at her, more like an order than a request. Of course if she simply refused, he had no qualms letting her freeze out here. Maybe he'd come back and visit her frozen body.....
He snickered.
Teigra
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Kratos: Items Obtained:
a flask matches a pocket knife a pocket lantern (fueled by alcohol?) a handaxe a wool blanket a pipe a crude map a melon wedger a toy ukulele an old boot rope flimsy yarn hooks a small box labeled "Wussy Kit" prepared by the fairies of the Fallassion House of Healing (bandages, poltice, herbs, etc.) Songbook Pan
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 2:36 pm
Tanyth silently rolled her eyes, not deeming the comment worthy of a real answer, though in her mind, she echoed after him '...no, really?!?' Oy. She'd been less than pleased with so many Pae'il around on this stupid trip, she should have been happy to be down to just having to deal with one now. But, why did it have to be one such highly abrasive, irritating asshat?
She didn't even know what that word meant. She'd heard some young Pae'il in the City using it, and hadn't quite figured out the literal translation, but she'd gotten the general idea from the context of its usage. And it seemed quite appropriate in this case, for some reason she couldn't quite explain.
She had half a thought to find some place to take shelter and disappear without a word. Even something as humble as an abandoned den could suit her needs. She had no responsibility towards the other Pae'il. He wasn't her charge. Her responsibility. Why should she care if the jerk froze to death out here? Heck, might make her own trip out of this Guardians-fosaken place easier and more pleasant in the long run.
The dark shape, no more than a crack or fissure at first, that seemed to form in the mountainside might as well have been accompanied by the sounds of a holy choir. This was her chance! She could slip in, take shelter, get herself warm again before moving on, and forget the odd halo'd demon jerk...
...who had woken her before she'd slept forever beneath the rising snow.
...
Crap.
"Hey!" she snapped at the other, gesturing towards the dark place with a nod of her head. That was all he was getting. They were even now. There was a narrow ledge to cross first though, and Tanyth adjusted her pack before putting her hands on the cliff face and pressing herself against the wall to sidle over the short gap. Her back was to the exposed air, her wings ready to flare and catch herself in case she lost her balance. She didn't want to try to fly as cold as she was, but perhaps they could still do that much. She didn't bother looking back for the other demon, focusing on getting herself safely to what seemed their best bet for shelter on this accursed mountain.
When she got back home, she wasn't leaving again for two weeks.
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Pae'il Name: Tanyth Items Obtained:
Basic backpack A Flask Matches Pocket Knife Wool Blanket A Pipe Crude Map Melon Wedger Toy Ukulele Old Boot Rope Flimsy Yarn Hooks "Wussy Kit" Solamir Songbook Ruby Extra Warm Clothes 2 Wooden Axe Handles
Kratos was having much the same thoughts. If she hadn't have called out to him, he may have just kept on walking, blissfully lost in thought of how many ways he could possibly 'ditch' her out here on the mountain and get back home to his warm bed. He was almost positive thats how the events would play out...
Until he turned to see what she was making a fuss over.
Well hells bells.... but at least it was some place to get out of the snow for a while.... with her.
He grunted, turning around heading towards the narrow ledge. He did much the same as her, pressing himself against cliff face, his wings slightly out to brace himself if anything should happen. Once in side, he glanced around.
"Well... it will have to do for now." he snorted, sliding his pack off his shoulder and tearing into it. He first dug out the wool blanket and draped it across his shoulders. He then scooped up the book of matches and studied them for a while. "Blast it..." he mumbled under his breath. Of course there was no wood to even start a fire. He highly doubted a stack would just be lying in the back of some random cave on the mountain top.
Teigra
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Kratos: Items Obtained:
a flask matches a pocket knife a pocket lantern (fueled by alcohol?) a handaxe a wool blanket a pipe a crude map a melon wedger a toy ukulele an old boot rope flimsy yarn hooks a small box labeled "Wussy Kit" prepared by the fairies of the Fallassion House of Healing (bandages, poltice, herbs, etc.) Songbook Pan
Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 2:56 pm
It wasn't exactly warm inside the fissure, but it was sheltered from the icy wind and exposure, so it was an improvement. Safely inside, Tanyth turned an eye towards the opening as the halo'd demon followed her. Ah well, there went peace, but seems he was smart enough to follow her afterall. "Better than staying outside," she shot back with a shrug, but without the usual sharp tone of her earlier statements. Hostility was so tiring and she'd rather conserve energy for now, where there was no telling when she might need all she had to spare before getting off this damnable mountain.
Her eyes fixated on the darkness near the back of the fissure. It was unusual to find shelter in a place like this and imagine that you were the first to find it. She was distracted, the rest of her senses focused on the dark places and what might lurk there, when Kratos' started cursing. Rolling her eyes, she hesitated a moment, then removed her pack and carelessly tossed the broken axe handles onto the ground between them. "They'd work better as torches than for a campfire, but it's all we've got, 'less you wanna' search for something more." Pausing, she looked in her bag again and tossed the Solamir songbook on the ground as well. "Oh, and that." At another sound, her eyes flicked back towards the back of the fissure.
"We're not alone."
Hissing softly, her tongue flicked out briefly, 'tasting' the air. Something warm...something alive. Perhaps not for long. Ridding herself of any extra baggage, she slipped silently into the shadows after lifting a hand to signal silence. Surely this rude fool at least knew the basics required for hunting.
For a few moments, all remained silent. Then, there was a high-pitched squeal, followed by scrabbling, scuffling sounds. A bright white shape darted from the darkness, behind it, a liquid shadow. Tanyth's tail whipped around to strike the darting creature's paws, tripping it up for a moment. A moment was all she needed to leap on the creature and sink in her fangs. Venom seeped into the creature's system, causing it to spasm. What was clearly a snow rabbit continued to twitch as she held it down, though her work was done. A second shape darted from the shadows, taking a chance at freedom. The snake demon's tail lashed out a second time, targeting paws again. Though, that was all she did. As the rabbit stumbled, she shot a gracious smile at Kratos as if to say 'there's yours...if you can catch it.' Of course, if he wasn't capable of catching his own dinner with her help, perhaps he'd rather risk sharing her envenomed kill.
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Pae'il Name: Tanyth Items Obtained:
Basic backpack A Flask Matches Pocket Knife Wool Blanket A Pipe Crude Map Melon Wedger Toy Ukulele Old Boot Rope Flimsy Yarn Hooks "Wussy Kit" Solamir Songbook Ruby Extra Warm Clothes 2 Wooden Axe Handles
Kratos eyed the handles she tossed at his feet. He grunted but smirked. Ok well there was two good ideas she had. He had to at least give her that, if he found nothing else redeeming about her... except maybe her bosom... not that he had a great chance to gander at that either. Which was probably for the best. He'd like to keep his eye sight...... and no telling how scaley or deformed she might be.
But when something scuffled at the back of the cave, he had enough common sense to fall quiet. Grabbing up one of the empty handles to use as a club, he waited for her to make the first strike.
Chaos ensued in the darkness, he couldn't quite make out what was going on but he knew enough that things were flinging themselves towards him and he darted towards the opening, wings flared to try and stop whatever it was, or at least startle it into faltering a bit.
Seems Tanyth could handle herself however and sank her fangs into the now revealed white rabbit. Well great, there went his appetite, he wasn't about to accidentally inhale any dribble from her mouth. But all hope was not lost!
He wasn't a snake but she at least tripped it up. Damn it, a third thing to thank her for. He needed to get even and even fast after this. No time to think about that now! He was no hunter by any means either and threw his arm down, smacking the handle hard into the creatures head, stunning it long enough that he could messily scoop it up before it fled. Holding it firmly by the ears, he cursed and grunted, dropping the handle to secure its back legs while working his way over towards his pack.
Clumsily digging inside, he reached for the handaxe and pinned the rabbit against the wall, delivering the bladed end to the creatures throat, near about severing the head clean off the now twitching body, blood trickling down the wall. He cursed again. "Gaah..." Not his ideal situation for feasting. In anger, he finished the head off, letting it plop to the floor, spitting at the beady black eyes as they peered back at him and started digging thru his things for the knife to skin the creature later.
Then he tossed out his silly song book into the possible "fire" pile and stared at it. Well those wouldn't burn long. But he could use the handle as a torch and maybe dangle the rabbit carcass over it for some slow roasting.... the idea amused him.
TO bad it wasn't a slow roasted snake......
Teigra
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Kratos: Items Obtained:
a flask matches a pocket knife a pocket lantern (fueled by alcohol?) a handaxe a wool blanket a pipe a crude map a melon wedger a toy ukulele an old boot rope flimsy yarn hooks a small box labeled "Wussy Kit" prepared by the fairies of the Fallassion House of Healing (bandages, poltice, herbs, etc.) Songbook Pan
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 10:05 pm
Tanyth seemed to have rather sharp senses, and they would suit her well in the darkness of their chosen shelter. Not only did they find her snow rabbits, proving that they were not alone and giving them a pleasant supply of food, but she also may spot something else if she looked a little closer in her environment.
It was a strange red color, small and slight, sparkling in the little light that hit it. It looked like it may have been valuable, though it may have not been easy to say why it may have been.
Of course, if Tanyth knew of the demonic symbols, she might understand a little bit more about this particular coin. The symbol that was raised on top of the coin was a simple emblazening of the rare demon symbol.
It wasn't exactly useful for food, but perhaps she should hang onto it anyways?
((Congrats on winning a Demon coin! More will be discussed about their purpose in the final wrap-up. This Demon coin is for Tanyth.
Tanyth and Kratos now must find a way home on their own. Any magical restrictions that kept them from using their powers or flying have been lifted. The events of this RP are canon, so please ensure they actually find a way out. More will be said on this as well in the final wrap-up.))
Watching long enough to make sure the other didn't let good food go to waste by letting it escape, Tanyth smirked to herself as she turned back to her own meal. Not the most efficient hunter, was he? Ah well, he'd managed to stop the rabbit from escaping in order to feed himself. That was as far as she was concerned.
Perhaps 'concerned' wasn't the right word. She just didn't want him getting any ideas about stealing her food. Though if he wished to try, only to receive a tidbit filled with her venom, well...it might prove to be an amusing diversion.
She was picking up her kill when something caught her eye. Something shining on the floor. At first she thought it was only blood, from the color, but no, this was no reflection from blood. This was something solid. Stone? Another ruby? No...a closer look revealed it to be some sort of metal disc. A coin? Picking it up, she only looked it over briefly before tucking it down her bodice. Whatever it was, it was hers now. She did so discretely, without much fuss; no need to draw any unwanted attention to the treasure.
Returning to her pack, she dug briefly for the small knife within, ignoring the twitching of the creature on the ground. It was already dead, the body just didn't realize it yet. Impatient once she had her knife, she rolled her eyes and picked the creature up with a sure grip. "Eh, stop your twitching," she grumbled. A quick twist and a snap and all was still. Then, she went to work with the knife. She didn't skin the entire creature all at once, however, but only a section, then began shaving off slivers of raw meat with the blade. She'd take them from the knife between her teeth, tip her head back, and swallow, before repeating the process again and again.
Relaxing and lounging against the wall as she ate, it didn't seem that the demon woman seemed all that concerned with waiting for a cooking fire before enjoying her meal.
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Pae'il Name: Tanyth Items Obtained:
Basic backpack A Flask Matches Pocket Knife Wool Blanket A Pipe Crude Map Melon Wedger Toy Ukulele Old Boot Rope Flimsy Yarn Hooks "Wussy Kit" Solamir Songbook Ruby Extra Warm Clothes 2 Wooden Axe Handles
Posted: Wed Nov 20, 2013 11:05 am
Kratos snorted, making a pfft like noise as he thought to himself what a show off she was. He worked slowly at skinning his rabbit entirely, trying to leave as much of the meat on the creature as he could. It only tickled his throat.
Grabbing one of the wooden handles, he shoved the end into the fire then dangled his bald rabbit corpse over for as long as he could until either the rabbit was cooked fully or the wood was all burned up. Whichever came first. And when it was done, he scarfed down the rabbit without a second thought before leaning back against the wall and glaring outside.
The weather could stop any time now... he'd like to get back home and away from the she devil, whatever she was up too, poking around in her boosom like that. Of course... he was curious, being male after all. But she wasn't worth that amount of thoughtful pleasure. They were probably poisonous too... one pinch and he'd fall over dead. Yeah, totally not worth it.
"So any more ideas smart face? We can't stick around forever."
Teigra
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Kratos: Items Obtained:
a flask matches a pocket knife a pocket lantern (fueled by alcohol?) a handaxe a wool blanket a pipe a crude map a melon wedger a toy ukulele an old boot rope flimsy yarn hooks a small box labeled "Wussy Kit" prepared by the fairies of the Fallassion House of Healing (bandages, poltice, herbs, etc.) Songbook Pan
Having long finished her meal before Kratos had his, what with the delay of 'cooking' it and all, Tanyth had grown rather sleepy and curled up in her multiple layers for warmth while her meal digested. The sudden interruption of his voice jarred her from dozing, and she aimed a lidded glare in his direction. "Forever? Of course not, you cur. But we have shelter, warmth, and food in our bellies at the moment. Might as well make the most of it before moving again."
She yawned, curling more in on herself and attempting to bury her head further beneath a hood. "We can wait for things to clear a bit. Try to relax. Take a nap," she quipped, yawning again and already working on doing so herself. Perhaps she should have been more wary of her companion, but she felt she'd demonstrated well enough what she was capable of on her own. And besides, a belly full of food made her soooo sleepy...
If he wanted to go trek around outside in the snow by himself, he was welcome to.
