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Post by Slytherclaw on Jan 30, 2016 19:50:26 GMT
Claudia goes and starts collecting some of the larger stones, setting them in a pile while Ravio examines the majority of the wreckage. There's a thin stream of water tricking down the face of the stone, now, creating a slightly muddy pile in the dirt at the bottom. Looking up, he sees it starting from a small crack in the rock about half way up--where, the night before, he'd looked up at a slightly jutting edge. An edge, or a ledge, rather, that now sits around him in pieces--he can see a bit of softer dirt and a hardy plant dangling from one of the big pieces. Or, no, two of the big pieces--the roots seem to be the only thing keeping a split rock together. On either side of the crack, there's half a mark--one that goes deep into the dirt and...Ravio is fairly sure was the reason the rock must have come down! What on earth could have caused it?
The mark is...vaguely foot shaped, but wider? There are three triangle shapes at the wider end, like toes.
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Post by CWStra on Jan 30, 2016 20:38:42 GMT
" Looks like something... kicked? a ledge down from the cliff above. I don't see any more outcroppings up there, so I'm hoping we don't have anything else to worry about." Looking at the stream, Ravio then states, " Hm. This trickle might be useful if we can figure out how to clean it. Not too worried about water quite yet, thanks to the fruit being pretty juicy, but never hurts to be prepared." He then helps Claudia clear out the rest of the rubble. After the lifting is done, he first touches the flower on his arm to release Ossia, and then cautiously touches the back of his neck, releasing the fainted Quigley. " Alright buddy. Let's see what we can do with these herbs." Ossia looks anxiously as Ravio pops open his jar and goes to work. 300 Medical Scrap to revive Quig in 10 minutes, as per a Potion.
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Post by Slytherclaw on Feb 2, 2016 2:08:02 GMT
Claudia lets out a soft hum of consideration. "Kicked...?" She glances at the mark, before finally shrugging. She looks over at the trickle. "How would you clean it?" She asks, stepping forward and letting it fall into her hands. The puddle left over has a few small specks in it, but is rather clear otherwise. She takes a moment to clean the sticky remnants of berries off of her hands, calling her small friend over to join in the clean up. After a moment, she looks down at her gown, still filthy and covered in dirt. "I wonder if we could collect enough for cleaning..." She murmers.
At the appearance of a second pokemon, Claudia stares at Ravio. She tilts her head. "How did you do that?" She finally asks, stepping forward and looking at him with a strangely intelligent expression--but then, most of her actions feel a little...off. She pulls the frilly, lacy sleeves of her gown back, revealing a simple black circle on her wrist. "I only have one..."
Her expression twists, slightly cruel, slightly bitter. "Is it because you're an /adult/?" She practically sneers the last word.
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Post by CWStra on Feb 2, 2016 2:52:05 GMT
"Well, I think I remember something about boiling water to clean it for potions. I might be able to figure something out." Ravio ponders a bit until Claudia brings up Ossia."Pffft. You're the first person to call me an adult in a long time. Nah, I found this scroll thingy here." He pulls out the instructional scroll and his remaining Basic Scroll. "You follow the instructions on here, and the Pokémon kinda... turns into paper. Then it goes into your book, and–wait, do you have a book?" He puts the scrolls back, and shows his black book.
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Post by Slytherclaw on Feb 2, 2016 2:56:43 GMT
The girl watches curiously, narrowing her eyes as he pulls the instruction scroll out of his pocket. A flash of recognition gleams in her eyes--and from the pockets of her gown, she pulls a matching scroll, and a second scroll with an unravelled red ribbon. "How strange...I opened one of these, but when it wasn't anything I could understand..." She mutters, untying the smaller instruction scroll. "I should have read all of them..."
She seems intent on the scroll, but when he asks his next question, she looks up. "Book? Oh, you mean the..." She looks around and shrugs. "It didn't fit well in my pockets."
She pauses.
"But I don't think it matters... I'm sure it will show up somewhere. /Again/."
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Post by CWStra on Feb 2, 2016 5:31:00 GMT
"Rather convenient, that, huh?" The purple-clothed man turns to the snakeskin. "So, what do you think we should work on, Claudia? I think we've had enough exploring for today." Ravio continues to talk as he looks through the snake remains. "I was thinking we might be able to use some of these bones and teeth as tools. They look like they could serve as a usable knife, as I'm sure Quigley agrees."
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Post by Slytherclaw on Feb 3, 2016 1:29:52 GMT
"Convenient is a word," she says, shrugging. She looks around the clearing with a considering expression. "Maybe a shelter? Could break some branches, use them to create a lean at least.." She shrugs, rubbing an arm uncomfortably. "...I don't like sleeping in the open."
She tilts her head at his suggestion. "I'm not particularly skilled at making things like that, but if you think you can?"
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Post by CWStra on Feb 3, 2016 2:08:53 GMT
" I'm not sure we have enough here to work with to build a shelter for us both. Pokémon included, there are five of us. We might have to stick with setting watches at this point." Ravio pulls out a large-ish tooth from the snakeskin. " I like to think I'm an inventive enough guy. Let's see if we have any rocks here we could use to sharpen this tooth into something usable..." Survival roll for obtaining knife recipe: 9sQtAn8f4d6
Well look at that. Tech rolls for creation, -150 Build Scrap: 2d6 2d6
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Post by Slytherclaw on Feb 6, 2016 0:52:35 GMT
The girl tilts her head. "Only two, really," She says, swiping at a mark on her wrist. Her small friend vanishes in a small flare of light. "And I am small. There are branches nearby...I can collect them, if you could build." She goes off to do just that while Ravio works on his knives. Half an hour later, Ravio has figured out a good method and finished building his first prototype as she finishes bringing back a stack of branches, some still green from where she likely wrenched them off the trees themselves. She's panting, hard, and sits against the cliff as she finishes. "I can look more," She says, taking a break. Claudia is offering Build Scrap! She's gathered 560 worth of scrap!
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Post by CWStra on Feb 6, 2016 3:37:03 GMT
" Oh! Thanks Claudia. I didn't really mean that the Pokémon needed shelter, just that they might be able to keep watch for us." Ravio scratches his chin as he looks at the sizable pile of wood. " With this, we can probably manage some kind of shelter. But first, I think that a bit of food is in order." Eating 400 Food Scrap, offering 400 Food Scrap to Claudia. (All vegetable matter, of course.) After their large-ish meal, Ravio begins the work of shelter building, placing wood and bone supports in the side of the cliff, enlisting his Pokémon's assistance in moving and securing the snakeskin, and so on. Making four square meters of Makeshift Shelter along the cliff, occupying squares 2-3 and 8-9 in the top row of the map. Spending 1200 Build Scrap, thanks to the cliff-side discount, leaving the duo with 70 Build Scrap to spare.
Initial Athletics Checks for Ravio and his 'mon (need a total of 60 to complete all four squares): _QmER7qA2d6+2 2d6 2d6
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Post by Slytherclaw on Feb 7, 2016 22:08:32 GMT
Claudia accepts the meal and nibbles. Each different type is tried separately, nibbled on, and her face is amazingly expressive--grimacing at the bites of more bigger vegetables. She does finish them, at least. When she finishes, she tries to help Ravio build. She's...not very useful, admittedly. She releases the Gothita to help--and they quickly find that the small creature's telekinesis is at least somewhat useful...
YYHG9wVr1d6 Claudia Helps! 3d6 Focus - Telepathic Gothita Helps!
It takes the group around two hours before they manage to finish up the shack, and it's grown dark as they finally tie the last branch into place with the slippery sinew. Claudia pants, tired and filthy. "What I wouldn't do to be able to wash," She mutters, sighing and looking at her grimy gown and hands. She looks over at Ravio. "Tomorrow, can we look for a good water source to wash in?" 1d6·3d6
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Post by CWStra on Feb 7, 2016 22:32:21 GMT
Though his getup makes him hard to read, Ravio is audibly panting, though he's still yet to remove his mask. "Sounds like a good plan." He looks to the sky before fetching his sleeping bag. "You want the bag? I doubt you've slept well since your arrival." Rav glances around the clearing. "I do wonder if we should have watches..."
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Post by Slytherclaw on Feb 12, 2016 1:43:20 GMT
Claudia hesitates, looking at the bag, and finally shakes her head. "It's yours. I'll be okay." She says finally. "Sleep has never been hard to come for me." She settles against the cliff's wall inside the shelter, and seems to relax a lot more once she's within surrounding walls. "Watches should be okay. Even now, I think my vision at night is likely better than yours...I think Gothita has similar abilities. We can take the first two."
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Post by CWStra on Feb 12, 2016 1:57:05 GMT
Ravio shrugs when Claudia denies the bag, and nods when she takes the first watch(es). "Alright then. Never been one to deny a lady. Yell if you need me." He then hops into his bag, and drifts off to sleep with little trouble, his Pokèmon out and dozing nearby.
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Post by Slytherclaw on Feb 16, 2016 2:20:17 GMT
Ravio is woken up in the night by a small hand shaking his shoulder. He opens his eyes to stare up into the slightly glowing eyes of his new ward. "There's something out there," She says quietly. "I thought it was the wild the first few tim--there. Listen!" She trails off, looking towards the exit of their small shack. There's a faint whistle as the wind blows through their hasty shack, but there's also a faint...howling, perhaps.
"It's been getting louder." She says, blinking. "Should we do something?"
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Post by CWStra on Feb 16, 2016 3:03:35 GMT
Ravio sits up somewhat sleepily and yawns. "Well, I'm up, so at the very least we can both keep an eye out. Best to be careful." He gets up, and makes sure the remaining food is inside the shack. "Any idea what direction the sounds are coming from?"
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Post by Slytherclaw on Feb 19, 2016 1:55:37 GMT
The girl tilts her head, listening. "It started out...more there." She leans back against the cliff wall, pointing to the right. "But it's been moving, I think...more to left? But it's getting closer."
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Post by CWStra on Feb 19, 2016 2:21:14 GMT
" Well, I guess we'll find out, huh?" Ravio nervously chuckles, then peeks out of the lean-to, looking and listening. Perception roll, if needed: Zh2ylKsD3d6 3d6
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Post by Slytherclaw on Feb 20, 2016 1:53:54 GMT
She nods, leaning back and closing her eyes. "Yeah. I think....I think they won't touch us, here. We're out of the way. There are easier targets, less hidden," She mutters. "But I thought you'd want to know."
And Ravio does hear the howling outside as it starts up again--2 or 3 of something, apparently moving in a group.
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Post by CWStra on Feb 20, 2016 5:40:28 GMT
Ravio pulls his head back into the shelter. "We'll keep an ear out, just in case something of note happens. Any idea how long it's been since I started sleeping?"
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