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>>31875591
Reporting, Prof!

I am excited to "get to know" the Smolodhans!

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its time

>>31875591
time for barfights and losing time.

In the port village of the last island before the city, you've made a pit stop in a local dive populated by ferrines and Kahkori natives. The smell of island brew, roasting berries, veggies and meats permeates the seasalt establishment. The roll of the ocean's waves is felt even inside this lodge, the creak of wooden planks and the bustle of villagers heard all around.

Yet with the arrival of an obviously unwelcome party, the dive itself effectively goes quiet. What had once been a hustle and bustle of cheery food, drink, and rolling bone-dice has quickly turned into hushed chitters and meows in native tongue rather than a common language.

Three armorclad beasts walk in, foot-claws raking against the planks and their demeanor of an ill and sour nature. As they set their weapons down, taking seat at a table that's quickly evacuated, one bearing a light and loose armor looks to you, the click and clack of metal against metal as his chainlinks shift.

His eyes scan across your visage, causing him to give an amused and curious scratch at his bearded chin with long and wicked claws, a wonder they don't cause him harm. He says something about a smolodhan before puffing out smoke from his nostrils, a mocking smile curling across his black feline lips. He says something about a kahkori, laughing as he utters another word, “Tropius.”

This is the one that fired upon you.

Marine quickly understands and gets up, clenching her fist,”Hey, who the hell do you think ya are shooting at people like that!?”

>>31875882
your trip prof!

>>31875882

Kurojo gets up from the table, putting himself between Marine and the smolodhan as he rethinks his plan to sit, instead staring at Marine like some kind of morsel to crush. “Marine, shtay back.” He says low.

The Smolodhan stops in his tracks, ears flicking at the unusual language. The others are alerted as well, their interest piqued. One says something to the gunner and it growls back before two of the three look to you, and the gunner's eyes scan over Kurojo's Long Blade.

“No'shop katan, petit Kahkori,” A less gutteral voice purrs from the one wearing heavy green scales, it flips its visor up, large eyes smoldering like embers.

“Mie sha' hokunta.” Kurojo defends himself from a demeaning comment. The Smolodhans still approach, more growling common tongue to Kurojo, interrogating him.

Marine pushes against his palm, while you stay in your seat, trying not to look at the giant cats. You kind of understand why the Rynnians thought you were a Smolodhan. You look a lot like them between your ears and teeth, only... Their fur seems to occur naturally in black, orange, and yellow with contrasting splotches decorating their coats. Then there's their horns. They run backward upon their head. The leaner one seems to have its shaved a bit shorter while they still poke through its strange armor.

Kurojo's backing down from their growls...

>[] Tell Kurojo it's okay if the three of you leave now...
>[] Get up and ask Kurojo what's going on.
>[] Shoot the gunner with water, they don't like it right?
>[] (Other)

>>31875900
>[] Shoot the gunner with water, they don't like it right?
Fuck these guys

>>31875900
did that smolodhan just speak FRENCH?
>[] Get up and ask Kurojo what's going on.
I want to shoot water, but they haven't started QUITE yet.

>>31875900
>[x] Shoot the gunner with water, they don't like it right?

>>31875900
>[] Get up and ask Kurojo what's going on.

Maybe throw up a Snarl while we're at it. Kinda seems like the Smolodhans are interested in Kurojo's stuff. Backing off may be bad if they're as bad as Kurojo seemed to think they were (honorless, I think he called them?).

>>31875900
>[] Get up and ask Kurojo what's going on.
>[] Tell Kurojo it's okay if the three of you leave now...

>>31875900
>Get up and ask Kurojo what's going on.
Stupid language barrier

>>31875900
>[x] Get up and ask Kurojo what's going on.

>>31875900
>>[] Get up and ask Kurojo what's going on.

>>31875900
>[] Get up and ask Kurojo what's going on.

Well, if they could be likened to Devon at best and are as bad as Kurojo described them to be at worst, we might want to stand our ground here.

A snarl and a water gun may be useful... Who knows whether they'd really start a fight in the bar. We MIGHT be safe, though, if playing games and talking with the sailors have garnered us any good will from them.

>>31875900
>[] Tell Kurojo it's okay if the three of you leave now...
>[] Get up and ask Kurojo what's going on.
Ive got the feeling we aren't done with them yet, regardless of the outcome. Lets not endanger our chances of getting a boat out of here.

As a note:

I recently reduced the skillpoint cost for Aura to:
Cost= The Current Rank.

Only fair since you need Aura combat to apply Aura to combat rolls.

>>31876068
Cool.

>>31875900
>[] Get up and ask Kurojo what's going on.

Stan Ground.

You stand up, Facing the Smolodhans, staring them down. Their attitudes, no, their presence reminds you of Devon. Backing down like Kurojo's doing... It might just make things worse.

The beasts watch you as you rise, they leer at you harshly, though not without a bit of intrigue. The other patrons of the bar watch the scene unfold, the tensions running high. You put yourself beside Kurojo,” Tell me what's going on.” You keep your left side forward, your armored arm ready to guard.
The one in red bellows out what sounds like a laugh, seeming to ridicule you for your smallness.

Kurojo's eyes flicker between you and the aggressors, “They shoot Tropis. They wonder what baby Smorodhan does with a Kahkori.” He pauses, “They want to eat Marine.”

Marine's eye twitches, “Eh?” She pushes past Kurojo with her enormous strength, nearly knocking the two of you over. “You wanna eat me? You want to eat ME!?” Marine saunters right up to the infernal cats, staring it down, err, up in the face. Forcing their gunner to stare down.

He snorts smoke, laughing as Marine holds her ground. He says something, and Kurojo replies quickly.

The lean one points, and asks her own question, to which Kurojo halts in responding.

“What did she ask?”

“They are not shtupid. They want to know where you come from. Words different.”

The green armor huffs out fire from her jaws, repeating her word with a growl.
Kurojo doesn't know how to respond.

>[] (Your move)

>>31876341
"a small town called none of your damn business"

*water gun*

>>31876341
we're from the mainland. we think.

we sort of drifted away from a shipwreck so we're a LITTLE lost, okay fire-breath?

>>31876388
There's a difference between intimidation and starting a fight.

>>31876449
its a pre fight one liner

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>>31876341
>They wonder what baby Smorodhan does with a Kahkori.
>baby Smorodhan
Hahaha. Oh man.

Anyway, let's see...
>You shot us down, you insult my friends, and threaten to eat one of them. If you wanted to just talk, you could have started off differently.

Then Water Gun the girl with OUR mouth.

>>31876477
Except a fight isn't want we want right now. We want these assholes to back down without causing a fight in the middle of town where their cannons would cause a lot of collateral damage.

Not to mention we have no idea how we would do against them.

> [x] Say nothing.

>>31876341
>>31876506
Heh. They think we're a Smorodhan.

So does Ceru have a reasonable idea of what the Smorodhan are like just from this short interaction? Maybe acting a bit like them would help.

>>31876506
So... let's try to act like Kitty/Devon? I'm up for that. Worked once. Maybe it will again.

>>31876540
Ask kurojo about this. Language barrier presumably goes both ways.

>>31876577
Oh, I was just thinking to have Kurojo translate for us. He seems like he'd follow Ceru's lead.

>>31876577
Wait, no, It's the shared tongue with kurojo that they sort of speak isn't it.
Dammit.

>>31876613
The Kahkori can mimic any race's language, I believe. We never heard what the Kahkori's language was, though, so this is presumably the Smolodhans' dialect.

>>31876510
if people like it, then it will get supported

if they don't , then it will be ignored.

this goes by a majority decision, not unanimous one.

you don't gotta hammer down every opinion different then your's you silly

>>31876662
I wasn't "hammering down" anything. I was trying to say why I thought doing that would be a poor choice.
(though using "we" there was probably a poor choice of words)

Not all options are equal, and each of us has the opportunity to argue our point.

So:

>"a small town called none of your damn business"/>>31876506
leading into a water gun.

>Try acting like one of them even though you don't speak their language.

>Challenge them.

>>31876725
well, I'm leaning towards fuck these guys due to

1. Killing our tropius
2. Almost getting Kurojo killed
3. Threatening to eat Marine

they better say or do something PDQ if they want me to have a different opinion of them

>>31876791
just the "a small town called none of your damn business" line

hold off on the watergun....for now

>>31876791
I'm not really into challenging them. Drop
>"a small town called none of your damn business"
>water gun

And I'd be fine.

>>31876791
Ehh, I guess.
Aggression/mimicking them seems good, though I'm not sure about actually attacking them.

>>31876820
I agree with the sentiment, but Don't really want to fight them with all that's been hyped up about them.

>>31876791
hold off on the watergun until they touch us, or kurojo.

there's a timing for these things, and it will be sweetest then, and it's not worth it if we don't do it right.

>>31876791
I'm thinking just
>>31876506
And replacing the Water Gun with just a Snarl.

>>31876791
Sounds good to me.

>>31876855
>>31876860
yeah, replace with Snarl, save water gun for later.

>>31876860
>And replacing the Water Gun with just a Snarl.
This

>>31876855
>hold off on the watergun until they touch us, or kurojo.
What about Marine?

>>31876791
No watergun until they actually touch us or one of our friends.
Not sure what exactly you mean by "Challenge."
I don't want to start a fight unnecessarily, but don't want to look vulnerable, so I'd like to just stand up to them.

and regarding the snarl votes, I don't like that either, it's how you start a fight with between dark-types and won't actually give us any advantage since they seem to rely on their weapons.

>>31876942
if they go for marine, -punch- them.

>>31875591
Oh, you're taking a week off of work.

Not questing.

>>31876942
Water Gun to, yeah?

>>31876975
Off of questing... next week.

>>31876942
Let's do a Lock-On first, if they so much as touch Marine we Icicle Gun

>>31877001
You want them to be out for blood?
Errr...
MORE blood?

>>31876975
No, uh. He's taking a week off of questing too. Maybe work as well? Who knows.

This and the Sunday session are not next week. That may be why you're confused.

>>31877001
No Icicle Gun just yet. Water Gun to ward them off. If things escalate, let THEM be the ones to do so. We don't want the bar patrons to think we resort to violence first.

>>31876068
Isn't Aura a passive thing?

>>31877045
You're thinking of Detect.

Everyone, however, gives off an aura. Everything with life. The Aura stat just lets us tap into abilities related to it.

>>31876791
>act like one of them even though you don't speak their language

Pretend to be a lost baby, or something.

>>31877085
Hehe. Oh man.

I don't know why, but just thinking of them referring to Ceru as a lost baby Smolodhan makes me chuckle.

>>31877018
nah. don't listen to icicle gun guy.

we're sticking to bar brawl levels of force, and ONLY if they start it.

With a curl of your upper lip, you pull back into a snarl, flashing your fang-like teeth, far whiter and pristine than theirs. “I'm from a small town of none of your busine-”

The female growls at you, and in what seems like two steps, she's cleared the room, standing over you, and snarling down herself. As she towers over you, you get the distinct feeling that... She's far more experienced than you.

She utters a harsh word or two and Kurojo taps your shoulder,”No teeth.”

You close your lips and the female instantly calms down. By now some of the patrons have paid and excused themselves. The barkeep, just keeps on watching with their own policy of pacifism.
The female leers over you, sniffing, her tail flicking in irritation as she puffs out a tongue of fire to burn the scent from her nose.

She seems to grimace with confusion as she looks to you, then turning her eyes to Kurojo.

“You guys think you're tough, don't ya?” Marine shouts, and pushes the gunner, sending him rolling onto the floor, popping up onto his hands and feet with an amused snarl.

“Mari- Ceru-” Kurojo panics looking between the two of you.

The Gunner digs down into the floorboards, a throaty, amused growl to go with his delighted stare, “K'aije mi poisson!” He roars and pounces onto Marine, sending the two of them sprawling...

>[] Open fire on the female before you.
>[] Pull the gunner off of Marine!
>[] Have Kurojo tell them to go before you get mad.
>[] (Other)

>>31877268
>>[] (Other)
KICK the guy off marine.

>>31877268
>[] Pull the gunner off of Marine!

>>31877268
>>[] Pull the gunner off of Marine!

>>31877268
>[x] (Other)

SHOOT the gunner off Marine

>>31877268
>[] Open fire on the female before you.
>[] Pull the gunner off of Marine!

Spray them with water first to shock them, then pull them off.

>>31877268
>She seems to grimace with confusion as she looks to you
Heh.

>[] Pull the gunner off of Marine!

Nothing overtly hostile just yet. The female, who seems like a senior, doesn't seem like she'll attack us if we don't start first, so the same can probably be said for the second member with the big slab of a sword. The gunner could just be a rash, younger member of her hunting party. Just pull him off Marine and try and direct him back to his group, away from us.

>>31877268
>[] Pull the gunner off of Marine!

>>31877268
>>31877409
>[] Pull the gunner off of Marine!

This for now. As soon as we pulled back the Snarl, the female became less hostile.

>>31877268
spray water. Pull off.

>>31877268
>[] Pull the gunner off of Marine!
If he looks like hes gonna hurt her, we should spray him.

>>31877268
>>31877409
This.

If, after we pull off the gunner and he looks like he's about to shoot some fire on us, we can spit out a Water Gun to douse him. Only if we need to.

Water Gun hits hard, right? Since it is what propels our Icicle Gun. So we don't really want to use it unless we have to.

>>31877499
We could probably use it at a lower power, just to douse them, if we wanted to.

>>31877268
>[] Have Kurojo tell them to go before you get mad.

Aka, come get me bitches, we can take you on.

>>31877523
>>31877499
it's variable pressure.

we've used it to douse friends. and shoot high pressure water cannons.

As Marine and the Male tumble, their combined roll smashes through tables and chairs, causing the barkeep to finally hit the limit of the tolerance and screech, causing the giant felines, and you, to shudder in pain at the noise.

When it ends, the female before you and the other male in red armor give the keep a harsh glare.

The gunner on Marine, pulls back a fist to strike her from a mounted position. As you recover, Marine blocks the blow, blasting the male with her own water gun, making him recoil and hiss.
You close the distance and grab him by the tail, feeling the heat of his body coursing strong even there.

He turns back to deliver a backfist and you bring up your left arm's guard, giving him another yank before marine kicks him off, sending him flying back, a wet hissing mess.

As soon as he lands, he surges back to his table on all fours just as the red male's getting up. The Gunner makes a reach for his weapon and the red male brings a fist down on the back of the gunner's neck, forcing him into the ground with such force it cracks the wood and shakes the pier-based hut.

You look on as the gunner tries to get up, only to be stepped on by the bigger, stronger male. He looks at you through his own visor, eyes gleaming a hot red. He utters a cool, calm word despite his naturally guttural and aggressive tone. At least, you feel that. He seems to be apologizing for his younger member.

The female takes one last look to you, and turns to pick up her entirely too large slab of weapon and leave, ushering the other two out.

The red one, hoists up not only his own weapon, but the gunner and his cannon, leaving through whence they came, dropping some of the bone currency onto the bar-keeps counter. This gets an approving nod.

>>31877930
woo!

>>31877930
Not quite clear what they have against Tropius, but alright.

They're probably getting 50 of their closest friends for round 2

skipping town real soon is probably the way to go

>>31878092
The gunner was the one who did it. Seeing as how the other two were rather more rational and restrained here, he probably did it on impulse and over-excitement.

>>31878092
Food.

They like to kill a bit of everything.

Kurojo finally relaxes as Marine gets up, panting with a mix of fear and exasperation,”What the heck was all that about? Who even does that? Are they Devon or something?”

You watch the beaded door,”Sure seems that way.” Turning to Kurojo,”So, can you tell us what they said?”

As the three of you leave with dusk fast approaching you find that the female was asking about your origin. The gunner's the one that mistook you for a baby, but that was him joking.
When Kurojo had said that they shouldn't be on this island, you find that they are literally disallowed from hunting on this island. In part because of the Tropius that visit here. If the Tropius choose not to come, then the Kahkori have no way to make it here.

“Well, what about from here to the city?”

“We need to take a boat. Other island did not have boat, this one does.”

“What about the Sharpedo?”

“Sharpedo won't swim here, current too strong. They hate it.” Kurojo looks to the sky,”Boat come in morning. I hope.”

“Where will we stay?” Marine butts in, still looking kind of sore about the Smolodhans, even though the three of you have been walking the piers for a bit.

“I find prace.” He cringes at his own accent.

The three of you wander around for a while, Kurojo chatting up some other Kahkori in the area. Eventually the three of you find some free lodging, eat a light dinner with some Kahkori hospitality and morning comes again.

Time to find a boat!

>[] The big one with a large sail and ten oars on each side.
>[] The medium-sized one with a large hole in the front, a sharp implement sticking partway out.
>[] The sloop, small and fast, it should get you to the city fast.
>[] (Other)

>>31878157
>“I find prace.” He cringes at his own accent.
Heehee.

>eat a light dinner with some Kahkori hospitality and morning comes again.
What? So the place was manned by Kahkori?

>[] The medium-sized one with a large hole in the front, a sharp implement sticking partway out.

A weapon on the boat? Sounds good.

>>31878157
>[] The medium-sized one with a large hole in the front, a sharp implement sticking partway out.

Probably medium speed but durable enough.

I'm still curious about that kakohri female at the tavern. I think she was some kind of hook.

>>31878157
>[] The medium-sized one with a large hole in the front, a sharp implement sticking partway out.
MON-STER HUN-TER
WHEEEEEEEEE

>>31878157
what are the rates on the boat?

Is the big one like the cheap mass people mover?
>[] The big one with a large sail and ten oars on each side.
if we're just choosing on which one we like, though, then
>[] The medium-sized one with a large hole in the front, a sharp implement sticking partway out.

>>31878229
What? Was there some sort of reference in these choices?

>>31878218
>I'm still curious about that kakohri female at the tavern. I think she was some kind of hook.
Oh we'll probably meet them again. Maybe in the city. Going by the description Prof archived this thread as, the bulk of this session is going to be focused on sailing.

>>31878157
>[x] The medium-sized one with a large hole in the front, a sharp implement sticking partway out.

go medium or go home

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>>31878251
>the bulk of this session is going to be focused on sailing.


WHEEEEE!

how bad does Kurojo wanna swab Ceru's poop deck?

>>31878157
>>[X] The medium-sized one with a large hole in the front, a sharp implement sticking partway out.

>>31878251
Its a dragonship.
MH uses a device called a dragonator as a weapon against massive monsters. Its mounted on ships, castles, whatever. Its basically a giant drill/harpoon, it shoots out, spins, and retracts. In game, it takes significant time to warm up before shooting, and has a massive cooldown, but is utterly devastating in terms of damage.
I'd post an image, but they're all tiny, it seems.
Look up the Jhen Mohran fight for an example.

>>31878157
>>[] The medium-sized one with a large hole in the front, a sharp implement sticking partway out.

>>31878157
>[] The medium-sized one with a large hole in the front, a sharp implement sticking partway out.

I have to wonder if picking the ship with the dragonator is what's going to cause us to need it, or if we'd be fighting giant sea monsters anyways.

>>31878738
Probably a flavor thing.

>>31878738
Lets be honest here - Regardless of whether or not it'll increase the chances of finding monsters, its going to come down to an encounter roll, and we will crit-fail it.

>>31878788
You said it.

The three of you approach a ship that Kurojo's pointed out, “A Ranger's Boat.” He says. More like a Ranger's ship, you think.

You sally up to the docks, avoiding the ferrines and Kahkori loading the ship. You see that they're all either working together to carry a load or carrying only what seems reasonable for them to. After a while, Kurojo calls out in a Kahkori's call to draw the attention of one of the dockworkers, receiving Kahkori chirps and chatter in return before the worker whistles up at the deck of the ship with a following of tweets and chirrups. The worker nods to Kurojo and carries on with his work.

Kurojo relaxes, “Reader coming down. We speak. Need to pay something.” He jingles his purse, last night's gambling has made it noticeably lighter.

You don't quite understand why anyone would use bones for money though... Credits would be better... if they had computers.

You see a familiar form stand upon the poop deck, peering down at you before leaping down, landing upon all fours to disperse her weight upon the planks of the pier.
She rises, coming to stand before you three and combing her fingers through her feathers.

It's the female Khakori from last night. She eyes you with stunning yellow eyes, that take in yours and Marine's unusual appearance. Her feathers are a dark blue, free of any stain of sea salt that the workers bear. Her form is strong, though with a feminine curve and it speaks for her confidence.

Kurojo can barely talk when she finally looks to him, speaking in the same common that the Smolodhans had been speaking.
He nods, and seems to explain your plight, how the three of you are going to the city, and are in need of a boat.

With a cluck of her tongue she holds her hand out, and Kurojo passes over his bone-purse. Hefting the weight, she clucks her tongue a few more times before outright chuckling and handing the purse back.

Kurojo grips the purse and looks a bit forlorn. Before you even ask, “She say it not enough. It pay for onry two of us.”

“What? O-oh...” You frown, maybe you shouldn't have gambled last night? Then again, he could've said no...

The Azure Female raises her brow. “It pay for only two.” She mimicks, nearly flawless, nodding her head with intrigue before chattering to Kurojo again.

“This is Sheru, she is not from here. She from far away.”

“Sheru...” She starts.

“Cerulean, actually ma'am,” You bow a little, Kahkori style. “We need to charter passage. I need to go to the city to get home.”

“Yeah, what Ceru said. Kurojo needs to come too, can't you let us on?”

The female seems amused, clucking her tongue some more as she examines you two, she speaks their common again to Kurojo.

“Hunting boat. She says. She might ret us ride, but we have to know that... And she wants to know where you're from.”

>[] Tell her...
>[] Keep it secret.
>[] Show her the index.
>[] (Other)

>>31879205
>[x] Tell her...

she's our ticket home

>>31879205
>She might ret us ride, but we have to know that...
Know what?

Well, just say what Ni'Rena said. We come from a city hidden behind glass.

>>31879205
tell her

>>31879255
Know that it's a hunting boat.

>>31879273
Ah. Know that we ride a hunting boat and that we're expected to act appropriately.

>>31879205
>[X] Tell her...

>>31879205
>>[] Tell her...
we don't know. we think the mainland. Big ol' hidden place.

none of these islands are familiar at all.

>>31879205
>Tell her...we come from the city behind glass. Do not be specific.

>>31879179
>[] Tell her...
We're from thew mainland from a city beneath a dome of glass.

Have we ever explain to Kurojo that we stick monster parts into us?

How the whole implant process works?

>>31879398
Nope.

>>31879398
Nope. We didn't really share all that much information about our home except this
>“The dome is my home,” You admit, breaking the confidentiality. “It's the city that I said that I was from. It's on the mainland and I need to get back home.”

>>31879205
Can we ask Kurojo if this Kahkori is from his village or from another Kahkori settlement?

>>31879205
>>[] Show her the index.

>>31879409
We should

You swallow a little, holding your breath a moment as you cosider what you're about to tell her along with the consequences. Unfortunately you're going to have to bear with them if you even want a shot at going home.

“I come from a city hidden behind glass...” You begin, feeling the female's eyes upon you, reading everything about you as you speak. She's definitely experienced... And much more serious than even Mukon.

She rolls her hand for you to go on.

“It's far away on the mainland. I really need to get there. That's why we need to go to the city.”

“You need go to city. I can't go to mainland.” Her eyes seem to ask you for some sort of approval, and you nod, confirming that you understand her. “We get to city.” She drops your tongue and chats with Kurojo a bit.

He comes back to you, “Your mainrand isn't city?” He seems a bit confused and disheartened.

The whole situation's confusing and takes some time to resolve. In the midst of it, the female picks up some words.

“You come with me now, Marine, Cerulean. We get you to city. Pay rest later.” She holds her hands out to you and Marine. “I Dhovaki.”

You and Marine look to each other for a moment, exchanging hopeful smiles before shaking her hands,”Thank you, thank you so much!”

>>31879716
kurojo, the mainland is a term for the largest landmass nearby.

it's not the name of our city.

what IS the name of our city?

>>31879811
Kanto City

>>31879823
Are you looking for input?

Or are you still writing?

And don't be worried about the lack of activity, we aren't getting bored, everything's fine.

>>31879936
>No one is arguing
>Worried people are bored
Heh. I figure he knows better.

>>31879936
Well. I'm bored. We've pretty much just been in a set-up scene for a while. Just doing other stuff while waiting.

>>31879999
Yeah, i'm just telling him that slow times are fine.

He doesn't have to insert drama and action and suffering to keep us here. Slow times are fine.

>>31879716
Wait, is Kurojo coming with us?

Kurojo had better be coming with us.

Anyone up for upgrading Rest?

>>31880057
He's coming with us.

>>31880076
No. It doesn't even have any marginal use now and I'm not interested in wasting any more points on it. Even Prof doesn't remember to use it when it's appropriate.

>>31880076
Nah. It'd be a waste of points. Prof never gives us any situation where we can actually use it. It probably wouldn't be even that useful if we could get it to the point where we can use it during a fight.

The three of you board up later in the day, walking up the gangplank onto the slowly rocking boat as it's beat by the gentle waves of the sea.
Dhovaki gives the three of you a brief tour around, showing you collective quarters for your stay upon the boat, a gong in the middle of the ship that she warns against hitting it unless a monster attacks.

She gives you three rules of the ship through Kurojo:

>No fighting with anyone else on board.

>If a monster attacks, you're expected to help fight it off.

>Stay out of the crew's way.


With that, she leaves you to your devices, going off to her own quarters to do whatever it is that she must do.

The three of you stand upon the hunting boat, course set for the City among these islands... What's to come next?

>[] Try talking to the crew some with Kurojo.
>[] Stare out at the sea with Marine.
>[] See if there's anything to eat.
>[] Meditate.

>>31880125
>>[] Stare out at the sea with Marine.
so, do you think the mainland is the right mainland?

>>31880125
What does the meditate option imply?

>>31880125
>>[] Stare out at the sea with Marine.
Information Gathering and Marine time

>>31880125
>>[] Meditate.

get ya Zen on!

>>31880162
How is it 'information gathering'?

>>31880125
>[] Meditate.
Curious.

>>31880125
>>[X] Stare out at the sea with Marine.

>>31880179
take pictures. Try to figure out where they are based on landmarks/stars

>>31880125
>>[] Stare out at the sea with Marine.
>>[] Try talking to the crew some with Kurojo.
then later,
>>[] See if there's anything to eat.
>>[] Meditate.

>>31880125
Train Aura with Kurojo

>>31880125
>[] Meditate.
Is that, like, training?

>>31880200
Only one option, anon...

>>31880125
>>[] Stare out at the sea with Marine.
or
>>[] Meditate.

>>31880125
Can we work on Aura like we planned?

You told us we would do it when we voted for this option.

>>31880125
>[] Meditate.
Training?

>>31880235
>>31880212
>>31880179
>>31880158
I assume this will help us sense any monsters if they attack

>>31880125
question.

Do we make ice wind while meditating?

or freeze ourself into a block of ice?

or anything like that?

>>31880254
How?

>>31880269
Detect

>>31880267
We, uh. Just meditate. You do know how to meditate, right? Rocket discipline.

Freezing ourselves into a block of ice would be a bit beyond Ceru's abilities for the moment.

>>31880303
I know once you start getting really good at meditating and also have superpowers, cool shit starts happening.

>>31880125
Train our nifty Aura powers

>>31880303
I feel like you're looking at this like BQ meditating.

>>31880364
I don't know what BQ is or why you're bringing it up.

>>31880125
Could we get a description of what meditation does, seeing as everyone seems to be going for it a bit blindly.

>>31880376
Meditating is like training in BQ

I don't think we can just magically improve our powers (at least normal ones like ice and evil) by meditating. Might work for the Aura ones though.

Freezing ourself in a block of ice wouldn't hlp though.

>>31880665
Then it confuses me even more why you actually brought it up in response to my post.

>>31880728
It sounds almost exactly like a method we use in BQ.

So i thought you were from it and i was trying to tell you this quest isn't the same as that one.

Picking a spot out of the way of the Kahkori and Ferrine foot traffic, you seat yourself before the mainmast and look out to the sea, Marine and Kurojo sidling up alongside you and taking on a similar seated position.

Kurojo acquainted you and Marine with meditation to soothe the mind and sharpen the senses back in Kakarkiko village. Now you do it here as you wait to arrive at your destination.

“Gonna fall asleep again?” You whisper to Marine, ushering in a playful jab from her elbow.

“Not this time,” She gives you a smirk and closes her eyes.

Kurojo chuckles,”You two get arong good.”

Marine rolls her eyes open,”Well duh, we've been friends since like forever!”

“Have you got any friends like that, Kurojo?” You ask, looking at him as he sits to your right.

“Since forever?” He scratches his tusks at that,”Can't shay forever, but I used to pray with other kahkori. Hana was a friend too.”

“What happened?” Marine's nosy personality just doesn't let her quit.

“Grew up. I chose to be a Ranger, and needed to train more...” You hear a tinge of regret in his voice.

“You can talk to us Kurojo, it's okay.” You say with a little smile.

Kurojo's crest lowers, with a little dismay finding its way into his aura, “Rangers... Don't rive rong shometimes, and they traver a rot. Keeping friend makes it harder.”

You listen to his words and turn in on yourself. The same thing holds true for back at the dome... Some rangers become heroes and gym leaders while others die young... Like Nana... Like the goldeen sister... You can't even remember her name anymore.

Marine's at a loss for words, and instantly shuts up. You open your mouth, “I know what that's like Kurojo. It's the same for our city hidden in glass. Rangers aren't expected to live a long time. I've seen some die already.” You feel your lips tremble into a smile as some tears push out that you wipe away,”It's a miracle that I didn't lose Marine...”

You start to tremble and actually cry a bit. Marine wraps her arms around your neck, pulling your fluffy self into a hug, she cries too. Neither of you really wanted to say it but, neither of you should even be alive right now.

That's scary.

Kurojo watches you as you cry yourself out, hesitant to lend his hand, he closes his eyes,”We have a rot in common.” You feel him begin to meditate, his aura stilling itself.
After fixing your face, you do the same with Marine, passing the time.

Eventually you hear everything moving upon the boat, rocking, and the rush of the sailors getting things ready to leave the moors.

>Letting out some of your stress has bolstered your Aura to rank 3! This allows for aura based skills to be improved even higher!

Before the ship sets sail though, you feel a familiar three presences board the ship.

Kurojo gets up and you open your eyes, seeing Dovahki leading around the Smolodhans from before.

The gunner grins at you and Marine, his burning eyes flaring with his keen interest.

Why are they here too?

>[] Avoid a scrap. Get back to meditating.
>[] Ask Dovahki why they're on the boat.
>[] Confront the green female about earlier.
>[] (Other)

>>31880844
>“Rangers... Don't rive rong shometimes, and they traver a rot. Keeping friend makes it harder.”
Yes. Yes they do. But tell us about HUNTERS, Kurojo.

>>31880861
>[x] Avoid a scrap. Get back to meditating.

>>31880861
>[] Avoid a scrap. Get back to meditating.
though this actually means wait until they come to us and then talk to them.

>>31880861
>[X] Avoid a scrap. Get back to meditating.

They're on board because they're hunters, probably.

>>31880861
>Letting out some of your stress has bolstered your Aura to rank 3! This allows for aura based skills to be improved even higher!
Yayyy. I wish I had a Kermit the Frog pic to post as a creation. Because that's what I'm doing right now.

>[] Avoid a scrap. Get back to meditating.
>Other
>Thank you for pulling your companion off my friend.

A semi-rebuke to the gunner and just something to show that we're not hostile after the event.

>>31880861
>>31880921
Oh wait, he didn't pull of the gunner. He hit him at the back of the head.

Well, the sentiment is the same. Just a short thank you for stopping the gunner from continuing the fight.

>>31880861
>>[] Avoid a scrap. Get back to meditating.

>>31880921
Heh. Might come off as a bit of a snide remark to the gunner, if he thinks like Devon does.

>>31880861
So just a small sign of respect and an unsaid request for us to be peaceful with them on this voyage? I'd be fine with that.

Let's ask Kurojo how many other races are on this boat. Are the only ones here Kahkori and the Smolodhans? Maybe we could find out from one of the sailors or the captain why the Smolodhans were in the previous area.

>>31880921
we COULD thank the guy for helping our friend out.

>>31880861

They won't fight us here on the boat, so let's try to open a dialogue.

>[] Confront the green female about earlier.

Specifically, looked at our teeth. She probably doesn't know about our claws, so let's show her.

>>31880861
Just give them a polite greeting.

Like don't ignore their existence.

>>31881031
The Crytten teeth are probably different from a Smolodhan.

>>31881031
It wasn't our teeth that confused her, I think, but our smell.

>>31881072
Also, spitting water rather than fire.

>>31881031
>>31881072
The Smolodhans emit fire from their bodies. We emit cold and frost. That's probably caused a difference in our smell.

So you'd like to approach in peace?

>>31881116
Just meditate won by a very large margin.

If you're gonna do something different then call another vote.

>>31881099
That wouldn't really affect our smell.

>>31881116
Yeah, sure. The gunner was really the only one who seemed to be itching for a fight, so it'd be best to reaffirm whatever peace there is between us.

>>31881135
We meditated. This is the choice after.

>>31881116
I'd rather just avoid.

their pretty easy to understand, the gunner is a shithead rookie eager to up his status to the detriment of two more calm and experienced comrades.

>>31881116
meditate won pretty handily. I see a few for a polite greeting but only one vote for actually initiating conversation.

>>31881116
The consensus seems to be meditation, with friendlyness if they approach.
I'm okay with either.

>>31880861
>city hidden in glass
Hidden behind glass, Prof. You're thinking Naruto here.

>Village Hidden In The Glass

>>31880947
>>31881000
>>31881001
>>31881031
>>31880921
>>31881036


>>31880885
>>31880910
>>31880914
>>31880921
>>31880954

This is the way I'm seeing it. Maybe not a full conversation, but a word or two.

Also, would you like to upgrade detect?

>>31881116
If you're gonna do something other than what won the vote. Then call another vote.

You do that sometimes.

>>31881196
nah, they us alone, we leave them alone

and yes please on detect

>>31881196
I say yes.
Because rank 3 yo

>>31881196
Oh, yes, that would be nice. 2 points and we'd be left with 3, right? I'm itching to upgrade Aura Combat, but Quick Attack would be more useful compared to that +1 bonus currently.

>>31881196
A few words is fine with me. Just tack it on to the option.

Alright.

>[1] Approach in peace with a word or two. Might as well try to make nice.

>[2] Say nothing and keep meditating. Best not to get involved.

>>31881196
Conversation doesn't count as a vote Prof.

Also like half of those aren't linked.

If it isn't linked then you can reasonably assume that the person making the reply has already made a linked vote.

>>31881206
I don't really think it requires a whole nother vote. The options coincide pretty well.

>>31881247
2

>>31881247
1

>>31881247
1

>>31881247
1

Annnd...

>Upgrade Detect?

>[1] Yay.
>[2] Nay.

>>31881247
2

>>31881247
I honestly could go either way

>>31881196
Yeah upgrade.

If things come to this though where there's conversation like that the normal thing to do is just call a quick quote only vote at the end of it.

Works perfect for SM and prevents the casual samefagging that always happens.

>>31881247
1

>>31881279
1

>>31881279
Yay

>>31881247
1

>>31881279
1

>>31881247
2

>>31881279
1

>>31881279
1

>>31881247
2

>>31881247
1

>>31881247
1's have it: Smolodhan's getting diplomanced.

Aright!

>>31881279
1

>>31881247
1
>>31881279
1

>>31881279
1

>>31881279
1

>>31881340
Aaaaand...we're pretty obviously getting Rank 3 Detect.

So what does it mean to dodge at 'supernatural' speed anyway?

>>31881396
Say it would be impossible to move out of the way of a super fast gun being shot at us. Detect makes that not impossible and just GO FASTS us out the way.

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>>31881396
You know how, if I throw a fist at your face, and you move your head and dodge it?
Well imagine that. But now SUPER

>>31881415
Dodging bullets would be cool. MATRIX-STYLE dodging would be... retro cool.

>>31881396
Between prediction and actual dodging it'd be an extremely narrow slip-away saving you from the impact of an attack, while allowing to potentially set you up for a counter.

If you need to ask why it drains so much stamina just figure that it requires accessing superhuman reflex and super-superhuman senses.

If that's not good enough, Pokescience.

>>31881435
>while allowing to potentially set you up for a counter.
That's nice.

>>31881434
This is why we need the sunglasses! We're not just the Men in Black. We're...huh. I guess we'd be the Agents in this setting.

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>>31881470
then all we'll need is a long corridor

>>31881435
Larger stamina costs are really only a problem because of your habit of taking away almost all our stamina for the majority of all our ventures.

>>31881435
Oh hey, I've been meaning to ask. Are there in the field stam restorers? Like...Ether, I think it's called?
Would help a lot if there was and we could buy em. I'd buy like 10.
Even if they're only out of combat stuff. Still worth it.

>>31881525
Sure, I'll introduce you some drugs.

>>31881564
What would Revive do exactly?

>>31881564
Delicious

>>31881564
Do you even remember how many credits we actually have, Prof?

Money is never a good thing to introduce into quests. Exact quantities of money, anyway.

>>31881585
Restart a heart.

>>31881615
Have it in notes somewhere.

Awakening from your meditation with a much more apt understanding of the world around you, you feel more... in tune.

Standing up alongside Kurojo and give him a tap on his arm, “Hey, I'd like to say something.” The bird holds his crest back at that betraying his distaste as he looks at you and then back to the Smolodhans warily.

The gunner snorts flame in response to the look and elbows the female carrying the obscenely large sword to get her attention. He's returned with a sudden snorting snarl as the lean female immediately grabs the younger male by the throat. She seems to utter out a throaty growl before pushing him to the side, forcing him to gag out smoke.
The female looks to you three and says something to the red male, he mumbles something and seems to walk over to you three, yet walks past without another word, his strange weapon hanging heavily off his back as he stomps off to the cabins, ignoring you entirely, as though you're not even worth the time.

If the female gave you the sensation of experience, then the red male... He, you don't know what to make of him.

The female approaches and you offer a slight bow,”Ready Kurojo? No fear, okay?”

You can feel the anxiety dripping off his feathers even as he stills his voice,”Okay.”

Marine locks eyes with the Gunner, yet he stays back, a quick growl from the female assures that. “I don't like them.”

“We don't need to like them. Just need to get along.” You say offhand.

The female calms herself, a deep breath as she quiets out that burning rage, yet it still seems to fester beneath the surface, like a fire that just won't go out. She speaks rather softly, though inquisitively, asking about you, and how the three of you and why you're on a ranger's boat.

>>31881564

We need all the stimulants. All of them.

>>31881634
Max Revive?

>>31881652

Kurojo relays the same thing back to you when you realize that you already got most of the message.

“We're going to the city.” Kurojo translates this for you and the female seems to be intrigued.

She asks what a not-Smolodhan and a... fish? Are going to do at the city.

Kurojo answers for you suddenly, saying something about the three of you being rangers. The female stares at him for this, the gunner laughs at her back, about how such children couldn't be rangers.
The female turns to hiss at him, stomping up to him no more than three steps before he starts to panic and wrap his tail between his legs.

The female stares him down, like a challenging predator daring him to make a move before finally letting off.

The female grabs him by the tail and drags him to the cabin at his front.

Marine blows a razzberry at him as he's dragged by, receiving a sudden snarl in response before the female yanks harder, converting a snarl into a yowl.

>It's getting kind of late as the ship sets sail...

>[] Go below deck and get some grub.
>[] Go to the galley and eat.
>[] Keep meditating atop the ship.
>[] (Other)

>>31881564
>Sure, I'll introduce you some drugs.
>>31881654
>We need all the stimulants. All of them.
O-o-oh gosh...

My mind went to the gutters.

>>31881689
Can't cure death. Real death anyway.
Fainting is fine though.

>>31881700
>[] Go to the galley and eat.
The galley is where most of the crew eat, right? Let's mix in with them for a bit.

>>31881700
>>[] Go to the galley and eat.

>>31881700
Which place is most comfortable to eat in?

>>31881725
That gives me horrible images of moves like Parish song

>>31881700
>[] Go to the galley and eat.

If I recall correctly, Kurojo was rather young when he was accepted by the rest of his tribe as a Hunter, correct?

At what age was it that normal cadets in the dome's gyms are able to participate in missions? When they graduate and become full-fledged Rangers? I suppose there isn't really a direct correspondent to Rocket cadets, huh?

>>31881725
>>[] Go below deck and get some grub.

>>31881725
so smelling salts and pain killers?

>>31881763
The galley is the ship's kitchen while I presume going below deck to eat would lead us to where our beds/hammocks are.

>>31881700

Let's not mooch until we prove ourselves useful.

>>31881725
Prof, Kurojo was able to detect life around him, right? And we can detect life too? So combined with our enhanced senses, would we presumably be able to target (and Lock On) to targets hiding behind walls or barriers?

>>31881725
>Fainting
>needs a Max Revive, an upgrade to something that restarts hearts, to alleviate

What are the conditions for fainting? Being in so much pain that you collapse? Or do you just have to swoon and you need to be administered a Max Revive?

>>31881842
The captain told us not to interfere with ship detail. She told us we'd pay her back after we arrive at our destination, so I presume she'll want us to do some sort of errand or task. Hunting, maybe. Hunting for bones?

Kinda wish Kurojo asked about the dome a bit

I wanna see Kurojo's reaction to stuff like the forest test (rite of passage test for the Dome rangers)

>>31881902
Sheer Cold would be an example of a move that causes someone to faint (heart stops beating).

The situation you described is more akin to what Marine and Ceru went through when they were washed away in the sea, so an Awakening would suffice for the situation. However, if the force of impact is strong enough, someone's heart could stop. So I guess a Revive could be considered a stronger version of Awakening in this setting.

Other than a difference in extremity, there doesn't seem to be much of a distinction between the two. Maybe if Revive restored some stamina too?

>>31881907

If that's the case it should be fairly easy. Anything that doesn't resist being impaled by ice rods is going down.

How many of these hunters have a quiet, deadly projectile attack and the aim to use it? We're probably pretty okay by their standards.

>>31881700
>>[] Keep meditating atop the ship.

Can't wait to fuck up some particularly dangerous beast with Marine, showing them implant powers and Ranger training.

See if that asshole and the dickwad will keep on laughing or look down on us.

>>31881964
Sheer Cold freezes you solid.

That means death because freezing destroys tissue.

>>31882096
Dude, I am super hype for Marine's Blastoise evo.

She is gonna be the best turtle girl ever.

>>31882104

Nope. Freezing only destroys tissue because the water forms crystals inside cells. Freeze fast enough and the water doesn't have time to crystalise.

>>31882163
Huh. So I guess Sheer Cold really would be useful for capture operations.

>>31882199
Thawing the target safely would still be a problem though.
Moreso with sheer cold not really being proper cryogenic freezing.

>>31882142
she'll out dakka us

>>31882163
Pretty sure that's false.

But i don't have the science to back it up so whatever.

>>31882199

The issue is unfreezing. As soon as you manage to thaw the outside the inside will cool it down, only this time it'll be slow and traumatic. It wouldn't surprise me if they had devices for this purpose, but it's not something we can do in the field.

>>31882245
She'd be the artillery to our sniper rifle.

>>31882288
Well, we wouldn't want to thaw anything out in the field, so it'd be up to how advanced Poke-science is.

I wonder what sort of equipment Rangers even bring with them to haul back their captures?

>>31882291
we're too midranged focused to the second coming of Simo Häyhä

imo

While Kurojo stays on deck to meditate, you head below deck with Marine to check out the Galley, mess hall, place where they give you some grub!
As you head down, the ship sets sail, finally released from its moors and catching the wind to pull it out a bit steadily.

You feel the waves rocking the boat and the sailors adjusting the sails for a better catch of wind.

Below deck, there's a certain amount of warmth from the wood around you, and strange materials that you'd never seen before holding these planks together... some kind of yellow sponge. It wasn't quite as visible on deck at least.

The mess hall has its own warmth with Kahkori sailors sharing food and drink with each other, the Smolodhan hunters minding to their own end of the table, the female keeping her eye on the youngest among them while the quiet one in red's finally taken off his winged red helm to show black fur dappled with white, longer hairs at the chin forming into something of a beard, and a scar from his forehead trailing across a dead eye and over a cheek.

He looks at no one, talks to no one, and most of all he ignores the insufferable whelp at his side just as much as the chattering of the Khakori and meows of the ferrine crew.

You and Marine seat yourself on the other end of them, and partake in some of the food. To your surprise, it doesn't rock like the upper deck. For some reason everything else within is unnervingly still.

Without Kurojo to translate you're stuck with listening to the Khakori more than anything as they carry on with their banter in that weird language.

It's not like the chatter and chirps from Kakarkiko. No, this one is of consonants and vowels. It's something you could learn, or even say. The Smolodhan speak it too aside from another gutteral tongue they use amongst themselves.

>>31882332
We've been focused on fighting mid-range, but that doesn't preclude our long range capabilities.

As you and Marine dig in, only slightly perturbed by the lack of Rocket prepared food nowadays, you think that there's some opportunity here with your newfound ability...

You make Marine hush up a bit as you listen, picking up on some words and their meanings...

>Roll 1d100 Ingenuity sets the DC at 20 or below for picking up the language, Counting successes in a range of seven.

Rolled 70

>>31882360
Please dice gods!

Rolled 1

>>31882348
>It's not like the chatter and chirps from Kakarkiko. No, this one is of consonants and vowels. It's something you could learn, or even say. The Smolodhan speak it too aside from another gutteral tongue they use amongst themselves.
So a common tongue exists. Going by a few of the words the Smolodhan and Kurojo exchanged earlier on, it may just be a heavily degraded version of our language?

>>31882360
Rolling.

Rolled 12

>>31882360

Rolled 28

>>31882360

Rolled 49

>>31882360

>>31882376
>>31882379
Heh.

Rolled 47

>>31882360

>>31882376
So....
Do we speak it perfectly, or what?

Rolled 29

>>31882360
e-elite?

Rolled 64

>>31882360
why not?

Rolled 58

>>31882360

>>31882376
A crit. Yayyyy.

>>31882376
Well, shit

>>31882376
>>31882379
Pretty good. Crit counts for two successes leaving you with a total of three.

Rolled 24

>>31882360
ngi

>>31882412
This is similar to when we were concentrating for Aura potential. Rolling under is a success.

>>31882416
Cool. Better than when we got Aura.

I assume Marine can't really learn it since she hasn't trained in Detect?

Rolled 91

>>31882416
Does that mean we're passable now?

>>31882416
Could you answer this question here, Prof?
>>31881771

>>31882464
>>31881771

Normal cadets often see their participation in regular missions at the age of 14-16 depending on how they do.

Devon was held back even in rockets due to his temperment and the time it took to resolve.
Imagine what his duck-fetching mission would've been like, Then again, Cinnabars aren't allowed in the Veridian Preserve/Wood.

>>31881700
>Kurojo relays the same thing back to you when you realize that you already got most of the message.
It took me this long to realize that raising Detect to rank 3 just allowed Cerulean to instinctively understand the meaning of the female's words just like the Kahkori. Hah. Will further upgrades improve this even more?

>>31882503
Yep.

>>31882502
>Imagine what his duck-fetching mission would've been like, Then again, Cinnabars aren't allowed in the Veridian Preserve/Wood.
Yeah, you said that they did a different thing for their test. Which is good, since forest fires is everyone's problem. Remember, kids. Beware does not mean to be afraid. Beware means "be aware"!

>>31882545
Remember, cadets. If you start a forest fire, Smoky the Ursaring will come out of nowhere and beat your shit into the ground.

>>31882633
Unless it's the part of the forest that is required to be burnt down regularly.

You pick up on words here and there, eventually assembling some phrases even as you enter a near state of meditation, letting words and their meanings assemble themselves to you. Marine does it a bit too when she's not busy stuffing her face with fruit and berries.

It takes most of the dinner time, but by the end you learn most of the common... for sailors. You might be able to actually communicate with the Smolodhans without Kurojo now...

You try out some words with Marine, but it's kind of lost on her. After dinner, some of the crew retires to bed, whilst the others head up to man the ship.

Kurojo comes down, talking with the captain in Kahkori chatter.

He's talking about something that happened back at the island, and how he proved himself as well as what you did.
“Ahoy Kurojo, ye be tellin' th' lass 'bout me frightful 'venture 'gainst th' Nar-Kage?”

Kurojo stops talking all of a sudden and stares at you, his eyes going wide and nodding with his beak hanging open. “You speak the island tongue now?”

“Aye, picked it up liken I picked up some swag. T'll help fer th' city, aye?”

“Ah, yes Sheru... Yes it will.” He seems to chuckle, actually amused by how you're talking, though you aren't quite sure with what's wrong with it. Marine's just totally lost at the native dialect.

>>31882650
great. we're pirates now.

>>31882633
Don't you go scaring the cadets with tales of Smoky, Ranger.

>>31882650
Oh my god. That's adorable.

Anyway, Kurojo might be able to help us refine our grasp on the language as we make our way to the city. Depending on how long this sea venture goes on, anyway.

>>31882650
I demand art of pirate Ceru, gauntlet dropped gentlemen

>>31882650
>We are a pirate
Holy fuck man
I can't handle it.
My sides are literally in orbit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLMJpHihykI
You earned this Professor.

>>31882650
>When Cerulean returns to the Rockets and teaches them the language, all the monster tribes outside of the domes will automatically assume that all of our Rangers are sailors

>>31882720
Damnit. Beat me to it.

>>31882650
I don't know if I should imagine Ceru talking like a gruff, deep-voiced sailor or as an adorable little girl imitating pirate speech. Even though I know it's the latter.

Rolled 77

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y_qlLuwHoc

yarr!

The three of you head to bed. Another night in a strange place, another bed. You take a deep breath.

The air... Well, it tastes good. Nothing like the dome. It tastes really good. Not filtered or stagnant. It made you feel kind of sick when you first landed on Kakarkiko, but that could've just been because you really caught sick...

You lay in your hammock, curled up with Marine to save space with the two of you being smaller.

The Smolodhans are in another cabin without hammocks. In this one, you've got Kurojo in another nearby hammock sleeping soundly.

Well, at the very least you're another step closer to going home. Another step closer...

The next day at sea comes and you find that the sails are hoisted up, the boat finding its way smoothly via the currents. You'd been curious as to why the captain hadn't plotted the navigation... But if they're just riding a current, what's the need?

>roll 1d100 Encounter threshold! 15 or below.

Rolled 20

>>31882831
hdf

Rolled 38

>>31882831
Rolling.

Rolled 77

>>31882831
slow day.

Friday night in the middle of finls

Rolled 30

>>31882831
I thought Kakarkiko was the name of the village, not the island?

Rolled 27

>>31882831
rollinrollinrollin

Rolled 90

>>31882831
I kinda actually want an encounter right now. A sea battle would be interesting.