The Nexus

Ruins "Certainly a bit different from yer usual feline folks, aye." Atreyu nods in agreement. "Seen my fair share of assorted catlike people, n' horns ain't exactly a common addition. Or the ears." Atreyu pauses, snapping himself out of his somewhat studious assessment of Thariz...

Butterfly Bay "Kid, my ideas of fun are drinkin' or smokin', and eyein' someone else up wherever I am, n' takin' 'em back ta my places after." Atreyu remarks with a grin. "Now by the sound of it, y'ain't much of th' drinkin' sort, and I reckon I'd get in trouble if'n I got carried aw...

Ruins "Shoppin' trip, eh?" Atreyu smiles softly, inhaling deeply. "Reckon I can lend ya a hand. Ain't been really payin' attention to pottery n' tools, mind, but I'm pretty good at diggin'." Just point the wolfman at the buried treasure, Thariza. He'll dig it up for ya! "Wh...

[Ruins] "Can't say I have. Back home there's a race of people who look like really big humans and can turn part animal. But they do it voluntarily." Thariza looks between Atreyu's tail and the cigarette. "Don't mind me, but what are you taking a break from exactly?" Ruins Atreyu...

Ruins "Well it's a pleasure ta make yer acquaintance Miss Thariza, I'm sure." Atreyu turns and reaches for his pack, incidentally swishing his own rather big fluffy tail as he pulls out a pouch of powder and starts rolling a cigarette. "Since I appear to be takin' a break. Hope ya do...

Ruins Atreyu eyes Thariza somewhat cautiously, raising his head and sniffing the air. "Hrmm. Y'ain't got the scent of werefolk about ya. Means yer somethin' else, somethin' I don't recognise." His expression softens as Thariza puts the hatchet away, relaxing slightly and leaning against t...

Butterfly Bay "Oh." Okay incense is fine if it's actually incense. "That sounds fine. Though I don't think I own a drum. Well, I have an old video game set but those are fake instruments for games." It's definitely not even close to the same thing. Butterfly Bay "Huh. Well,...

Overly Adventurous Kestrel stumbles forwards under Atreyu's hearty pat, feeling just a little breath leave her body. She does her best to recover and act like nothing happened. She's unsure where her old friend was heading, but follows without comment nonetheless. "All of those are nice, thoug...

Omigosh it's a cafe! Sally nods a few times as well, while Jess heads off to find a seat, and looks down at that money. That was . . . Definitely too much. Jess is too cute!, Sally decides. After a few minutes, Sally sash-sways out from behind the counter, balancing a little tray with Jess' order o...

[Ruins] That's good news. Thariza can deal with whoever it is. She'd have been at a loss with sentient foliage. "Yeah, I'm here. Are you the one making vines move? I didn't expect to meet someone living here." Overly Adventurous Kestrel rather sheepishly takes Atreyu's hand, letting herse...

Ruins

There's a deep, rumbly growl from somewhere within the ruins, its source hidden by thick foliage.

Well that settles it, Thariza's definitely not alone.

"Hrmm? Someone there?" A deep, snarling voice calls out, somewhat muffled.

[Ruins] Another day, a warm and sunny one, a lone Charr is sifting through overgrown ruins of what probably used to be an outpost of some kind. According to Ambrosia, it belonged to the empire she comes from, but was transported into the Nexus through its usual capricious means. She doesn't expect ...

Butterfly Bay "Oh, hells nah, nuthin' that puts ya at risk of summonin' demons or anythin'. They can involve some amount of playin' with senses. Bein' in a warm room, settin' up incense, that sorta thing. But I was figgerin' we could start with some simple drummin' exercises n' see if that hel...

Omigosh it's a cafe! "Oh no no no I'm sorry! No no if you have chocolate already then I'm sure it's fine!!!" Certainly, the gods wouldn't deny this sweet little pupper her chocolate! "Forget I brought it up! I will get you a cookie and the drink!! If you wanna find a seat, I'll bring...

Overly Adventurous Despite her first instinct being to pull back further from the slightly painful touch, Kestrel begins to relax with a sigh as the healing magic does it's work and the wound begins to fade. Her blush firmly stays put though. "Well, yes, I... I remember, b-but that's not the p...

Butterfly Bay Atreyu grins, "I ain't claimin' ta be an expert on this stuff, kid. Not really. But there's, ah, certain things I did ta help bond with the spirits. Ah figure we can try doin' somethin' similar fer you, maybe try'n adapt the rituals on the fly, see if it does anythin' ta help ya....

Omigosh it's a cafe! "Arf?" Jess tilts her head to one side, one ear flopping over as she does so while the other stays bolt upright. Well I don't know if I'd call myself fluffy, but yes?" Is it not obvious? Is Sally unsure? Jess half-turns to check that- yup, her fluffy curly tail i...

Overly Adventurous "I wasn't in over my head, you just... came at a bad time, okay? I would've still won! Probably." Kestrel insists, pouting as Atreyu immediately set about teasing her again. There's a pause, and the birdgirl does have to admit to herself that she's being a little bit si...

Butterfly Bay "Yeah, bein' one with nature ain't all it's cracked up ta be. Gotta embrace the less enjoyable things in life, n' spend a lotta time in the mud n' cold n' rain." Atreyu remarks with a shrug. "Course, that's fer doin' the nature-y thing I do. What yer talkin' about ain't...

Butterfly Bay "Haaah. I dunno, kid. A lotta druidic stuff is all about feelin' things. Ain't the easiest to teach someone more sorta...bookish." Atreyu runs a hand through his hair, mulling it over. "Which, I dunno, I get the feelin' yer prolly the sort who learns better from books n...

Butterfly Bay Atreyu raises an eyebrow. "Yer- huh, yeah, I guess technically a shaman sorta makes sense, don't it?" He'd never really thought about it that way. But then magic is at times almost an afterthought to him, just a handy bag of tricks to be reached for every now and then. He pr...

Overly Adventurous Much to Kestrel's equal surprise and relief, yet another one of her arrows buries itself into the flesh of the wolf mouse. Even as the mouse falls to the ground, twitching, she stares at it suspiciously. A moment passes, her breathing heavy. "Yeah. Yeah, I think I did."...

Omigosh it's a cafe! "Salted. Caramel. Mocha? You can put salt in caramel? Woah." Jess stares at the option on the board, mesmerised by it. "I have no idea what that is. So sure! One salted caramel mocha pleeeease!" After all, it's been recommended. If it's a recommended thingy,...

Butterfly Bay Atreyu chuckles and waves a faintly glowing hand, causing a thin vine to start curling its way up Codebreaker's chair leg. "A week ain't achievable, that's fer sure. But there's room to make things, well, at least a bit quicker. I can ensure the ground we plant on is rich and fer...

Butterfly Bay "Somethin' like that, yeah. Although settin' up somewhere more official-like outside of th' woods would be kinda nice too. It can be a little bit much fer some of the city folk werewolves sometimes. Or the wererats. You get a lotta wererats from cities." And don't even get h...

Overly Adventurous The moment that familiar voice reaches her ears Kestrel lets out a sigh of relief, though one laced with heavy surprise. "Atreyu!?" She exclaimed. Sure enough, the familiar figure of a werewolf drops to the ground besides her, who further confirms his identity by wastin...

Butterfly Bay Codebreaker rubs the little hint of beard he has under his chin. "I guess it could be marketed as a safer alternative to the other shit on the market. But like, what kind of business did you have in mind? You never really gave me a good idea of how many people you've got at your ...

Overly Adventurous Yet another arrow hits its mark, and for a moment Kestrel feels like she's surging towards victory. She's pushing back! It's hurt, she can totally do this! And then the shadow lunges ahead, faster than she thought it can move, and with Kestrel's focus on the wolf mouse she does n...

Butterfly Bay "Well, kinda up to ya how much y'want to be involved. But fer the record, no, there's nothin' addictive about euphoria fruit. It's simply a tasty fruit that makes y'feel good, and my associate discovered that the feelin's in the seeds. Grind 'em down, and y'get that." He nod...

Butterfly Bay "Plantation in terms o' scale, not necessarily the other stuff. The growin' side of things I could handle entirely myself. Harvestin' maybe not so much." Atreyu remarks with a shrug. "Now to be fair, the resident labour side of things was fer sure a thing back home. Wor...