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Post by Slytherclaw on Feb 25, 2016 1:12:06 GMT
The small girl gives a weak shrug. "Few hours, maybe? Not much in the way of clocks," She yawns widely. There's another howl, just a bit closer.
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Post by CWStra on Feb 25, 2016 4:24:58 GMT
"You can try to sleep now, if you can manage over the howling." Ravio gives an audible yawn before taking a seat by the entrance to the shack.
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Post by Slytherclaw on Apr 19, 2016 2:09:09 GMT
The rest of the night moves slowly, punctuated by echoing howls that circle the night but never seem to get very close to the shelter. They fade as dawn approaches, resulting in several hours of mostly silence as the hut slowly starts to come into better view as the light outside streams in the shelter's cracks. Claudia is dead to the world, barely seeming to breathe--and her sleep becomes, if anything, deeper as the light passes over her face. Ravio wakes, if he slept again, to the sound of something crunching outside--a branch snapping beneath some kind of weight. You've finished your first day! Rollover! Please update your status chart for the current day, including hunger status, etc.
Achievement! You've survived your first day exploring in this strange place! +1 Milestone +50 PXP to split as desired.
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Post by CWStra on Apr 19, 2016 22:03:24 GMT
Dozing near one of the shack's walls, Ravio starts upon hearing the crunch, quickly turning towards the door, though probably not quite standing up. " Hr–ah–who's there? " With the level-up, Ravio's using Backpacker to break some rules! Taking Hero's Journey to gain Call to Adventure and Movement Mastery, which grant Instinctive Aptitude and Athletic Initiative, accordingly, without needing their normal requirements.
Giving 11 PEXP to Quigley and 39 to Ossia, leveling the 'bird' up once and the 'mammal' up thrice. Ossia gains Sand-Attack!
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Post by Slytherclaw on Apr 27, 2016 1:39:36 GMT
There are a few moments of silence following Ravio's words before a few footsteps can be heard.
"Hello?" comes a slightly nasally child's voice. Ravio is pretty sure it's a girl's voice. It continues, a bit of contrary smugness in its tone, "It's pretty rude to demand someone else's name without offering your own, you know!"
The footsteps come closer--through the thin cracks in the walls, Ravio makes out a hint of mint green and brown as a small figure approaches the door. "Is this some kind of bonus level?" The figure calls out, standing outside the closed door.
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Post by CWStra on Apr 28, 2016 0:01:57 GMT
"Erg. Pardon the rudeness. I was asleep." Ravio pulls himself up, stretches a bit, and adjusts his hat before opening the door, while asking, "Bonus Level?"
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Post by Slytherclaw on Apr 28, 2016 23:30:20 GMT
Ravio opens the door to reveal a short girl in strange clothing. Her hair is dark and pulled back in a high ponytail with colorful decorations, her eyes are a hazel-brown, and she wears a strange mint-green jacket and tights with a brown layered skirt. She's frowning when the door opens, hands on her hips, and she looks up at Ravio with an intense stare. "Yeah!" She says loudly, a furrow forming between her eyes. "A bonus level! Or...an unfinished one? I've never seen it before. It's so...dark. I can't even figure out what the track is supposed to be! Was this level based on Gauntlet or something?" She wrinkles her nose in disgust.
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Post by CWStra on Apr 29, 2016 1:30:05 GMT
Ravio is silent for a few moments after she finishes speaking. "I've no idea what you're talking about, or where we are. But, regardless, name's Ravio, that's Claudia, and those are our Pokémon." He offers a hand for shaking.
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Post by Slytherclaw on May 5, 2016 13:45:09 GMT
The girl squints at Ravio for a few long seconds, lips pursed. She opens her mouth to say something, then closes it after a small pause. "This is a weird level," She finally says, ignoring his hand for the moment to lean back and look at his shelter. She visibly bites the inside of her lip before finally shoving out her hand and taking his.
"Vanellope. Nice ta' meet 'cha, I guess. You sure you don't know where we are? Maybe this is some weird code dump..."
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Post by CWStra on May 5, 2016 23:36:34 GMT
Ravio gives a shrug. "Quite sure, though I don't really know what you mean by 'code dump' or 'bonus level', so guess it could be one of those. Did you just show up? We've been in this general...area for a few days, though we only got up and about yesterday."
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Post by Slytherclaw on May 9, 2016 23:21:53 GMT
Vanellope shakes her head. "Nah, I've been here a few days. I figured this was some sort of prank to get me out of the way," She says the last part lowly, scowling. Her expression brightens as she looks around, twirling in place. "But this is pretty neat! I haven't seen anything new like this since I found the diet cok-...Since I found home."
She does give him a significant stare, though, when he doesn't understand the lingo that is clearly second nature to her. "So hey, what game are you from, anyway?"
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Post by CWStra on May 10, 2016 1:59:46 GMT
Ravio is probably returning her stare; it's hard to tell with the mask. "Game? I've never known people to be from games." He glances over to see if Claudia's awake, and if so, asks "Are you from a game, Claudia?"
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Post by Slytherclaw on May 12, 2016 0:24:31 GMT
Vanellope's nose scrunches with her frown. Claudia, sitting up in her bedroll and plucking at her soiled gown with a grimace, looks up and stares at Ravio for a long few moments.
"Don't be ridiculous," She mutters, giving him a very un-childlike glare. She is...apparently not much of a morning person.
Vanellope rolls her eyes. "You wouldn't be here if you weren't from a game." She says, hands on her hips. "Or, what, are you two fodder or something? I've heard of some shooter games that have fodder characters that are dumb and actually die. Don't realize what they are, either. You're seem pretty smart for fodder, I guess."
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Post by CWStra on May 12, 2016 18:45:45 GMT
"Thanks for the vote of confidence, but we wouldn't be here? Do you know where here is?"
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Post by Slytherclaw on May 18, 2016 0:15:09 GMT
Vanellope looks around, squinting at her surroundings. "Somewhere in Candy Crush, of course." She says, frowning. "The arcade, you know." She waves her hand.
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Post by CWStra on May 18, 2016 1:02:14 GMT
"Never heard of it. Care to continue this discussion inside?" Ravio waves her in as he makes his offer.
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Post by Slytherclaw on May 24, 2016 1:52:02 GMT
The girl turns her squinted eyes at Ravio and looks him over very carefully. "You invite a lot of little girls into your house, mister?" She asks, hands on her hips.
Ravio hears a soft snicker from behind him. Still, Vanellope shrugs and walks past Ravio, looking around the tiny cramped space. "Not very big, is it? Do you even fit in here?"
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Post by CWStra on May 24, 2016 6:23:39 GMT
"Well, considering we built it in a few hours yesterday, I think it's better than nothing." He stands in a corner, or whatever equivalent stance there is in here, as best he can. "So, since you seem to have shown up here the same as the both of us, you probably got a... care package, I guess? You happen to find a weird box thing?"
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Post by Slytherclaw on Jun 1, 2016 23:27:18 GMT
"Care package?" She asks, still looking around the enclosed hut. "No idea what you're talking about. You built this in a few hours?"
She looks back at Ravio and a grin curls on her lips. "That's actually pretty neat. What else can you build?"
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Post by CWStra on Jun 2, 2016 1:15:13 GMT
"Depends on what I have, though I was hoping to build a fire today, so we could cook some food and see if other people are around. You haven't seen anyone besides us, right?"
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