[Nexus] Reinholdt's Repository

[The Bushranger]

[GLoG Forest]

Well, Plan A didn't work!

Time for Plan B.

And Jamie narrows her eyes. She can tell what the critters are saying, and she is Not Amused.
You can tell that, were she holding a staff, she'd be tapping it on the ground in properly annoyed style.

"Mae pob hawl, yr wyf yn ceisio bod yn glên. Fynd adref. Ewch hela rhywbeth, bwyta rhai aeron, yn rhedeg drwy'r goedwig - dim ond gadael. Nid yw hyn yn eich un chi sydd ganddo; nid yw'n eiddo i chi i ymladd dros. Ewch!

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""All right, I tried being nice. Go home. Go hunt something, eat some berries, run through the woods - just leave. This is not yours to have; it is not yours to fight over. Go!"

[Lex-Kat]

{GLoG Forest}

Sallianne eyes the raven right back. She's been watching the birds, as birds seem to think pixies are insects. Well, she has a spear that'll point out the wrongness of such an idea.

Without breaking eyesight with her enemy, she asks Irene. What's she saying? Is she doing anything?

[Reinholdt]

[GLoG Forest]

"I... have no idea." Irene tells Sallianne. She doesn't speak druidic. It's not innate for her either.

The rhino stops to look at Jamie and scuff it's feet in the dirt, making noises like 'you little girl think you have any say here?' Potentially getting ready to charge. It's a little funny cause Mister Buttons is still chewing on his horn.

Some of the animals actually stop to watch this. They know the rhino is the biggest bad here. Primarily the monkeys, half the birds and the weasel. The rest are still fighting. She obviously wasn't RAWR! enough.

Raven makes no move.

[The Bushranger]

[GLoG Forest]

"Stay behind me," Jamie whispers to Pearl, wondering for a moment if she should have transformed before doing this...but too late for that!

She glares at the rhino. Glaresssssssss.
She isn't going to be backing down!
"A ydych yn sicr eich bod am wneud hyn, Dave?"

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"Are you sure you want to do this, Dave?"

[Lex-Kat]

{GLoG Forest}

Pearl stays behind Jamie, but stares at her back, confused. Jamie is obviously delusional. she thinks to herself.

[Reinholdt]

[GLoG Forest]

The rhino snorts and responds by lowering its head and charging right at Jamie.

Rhinos are surprisingly fast for their size, as tends to be the case most of the time.

Most all of the animals stop to watch now. Jamie has provided a fairly sufficient distraction one would think. If a particularly dangerous one.

[Lex-Kat]

{GLoG Forest}

Pearl screams AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!! and tries to pull Jamie out of the way of the charging Rhino. She doesn't know Jamie's plan, but certainly doesn't like how it started.

Sallianne, knowing a distraction when she sees one, charges straight for the soul, spear ready to puncture any who seek to interfere.

[Morty]

[GLoG Forest]

Sophie steps in front of Jamie and yells: Stop! in the direction of the rhino. The animal should feel a compulsion in its mind to do preciesly that - stop and refrain from trampling Jamie for a while.

[The Bushranger]

[GLoG Forest]

Jamie, meanwhile, takes the walking stick she is carrying, and slams the end of it into the ground!
She's clearly determined not to budge - but Pearl manages to pull her aside!

...even as Kudzu erupts from the ground in an attempt to ensnare and entangle the charging Rhino!

[Reinholdt]

[GLoG Forest]

Stopping a charging rhino? Highly not recommended. It tears right through the kudzu.

Now mentally forcing the rhino to stop. Much better. Unfortunately momentum prevents just a straight out stop. But it does slow itself down enough that getting out of the way becomes doable and happens. But it's kind of like a truck once it gets going. Needs room to stop.

The raven takes flight after Sallianne! It recognizes a good opportunity when it sees one. CAW! It's claws are outstreched as it rushes for either the pixie or the soul, whichever it can hope to snatch first.

A few other birds also follow the raven's lead, but Irene keeps them off of Sallianne as she follows.

[Lex-Kat]

{GLoG Forest}

As Sallianne flies through the air toward the Soul, she listens for the Raven to be close enough. When it is almost on top of her, she twists in mid-air, so that for a second she's flying upside down. She heaves her spear right at the Raven's open mouth, hopefully killing it, then rights herself and races on to get the soul.

[Morty]

[GLoG Forest]

Sophie jumps out of the way of the rhino and points her shotgun at it in case it attacks again. She tries to position herself between it and Jamie.

[The Bushranger]

Jamie, meanwhile, pales a bit, and swears next time she'll transform first...

As it is, though, she tries to send a blast of sonically stunning energy torwards the Raven, to assist Sallianne!

[Reinholdt]

[GLoG Forest]

I'm not sure being a pwetty pwincess would help Jamie.
But then again, maybe her magical powers are enhanced as Mikani, so I shouldn't say anything.

The rhino turns and snorts, clearly contemplating whether to charge again or not. Mister Buttons leaps off the rhino at this point, and goes to run, having more than enough excitement on that beast's back.

The raven is skewered and killed. Poor bird. Jamie blasts the body out of the way so it doesn't fall on Salliane, meaning she manages to snatch the soul piece. Irene is right behind her, waving off the other birds.

[The Bushranger]

[GLoG Forest]

Indeed, enhanced and more varied. The things she can do as Jamie are strictly limited.
Even the kudzu was pushing it!

...and Jamie does, in fact, take the opportunity to transform!

[Lex-Kat]

{GLoG Forest}

I got it! Sallianne calls out, showing her first bit of emotion. she flies back around and retrieves her spear from the bird, heading back toward the others.

Pearl points at the Rhino, from behind Jamie. Don't you hurt Jamie!

[Morty]

[GLoG Forest]

Sophie points her shotgun at the rhino, ready to either shoot or use her Edge again. When Salliane shouts, she responds: Great! Now let's get out of here!

[Reinholdt]

[GLoG Forest]

Irene eeps and floats after Sallianne. Come back with her soul! If she gets it in her, surely the animals will calm down.

The Rhino snorts and stomps his foot on the ground a bit, clearly growing in aggression again.

[The Bushranger]

[GLoG Forest]

Mikani, meanwhile, stares down the rhino, now with somewhat of a "calming" animal-empathy aura now that she's transformed!

[Lex-Kat]

{GLoG Forest}

Well, Sallianne is flying as fast as her little wings can carry her to get to Sophie and... Hey! Where'd the little girl go? she stops and looks around for her.

So now is probably the best opportunity for Irene to slip into her soul.

[Reinholdt]

{GLoG Forest}

Why didn't Sallianne just fly to Irene?

Oh well. Irene slips into her soul and... all of the animals calm down instantly. Granted, they were all on the edge of their seats watching Jamie vs. the Rhino. I still would have bet on the Rhino.

But now that the nymph actually has her animal empathy back and Mikani's calming aura, it shouldn't take very long at all to get them to calm down. Maybe tend wounds and disperse the crowd.

[The Bushranger]

"Um...right here?" Mikani calls to Sallianne, looking back and giving Pearl a smile. Before going to check on Mister Buttons!

[Lex-Kat]

{GLoG Forest}

Because it was a snatch and run job, not a snatch and turn around. Irene was following from behind, she'd catch up eventually. No one told her that Irene getting the soul back would calm the animals down.

She frowns at Mikani. Then leans closer to Irene and/or Sophie. Why's she dressed like that?

Pearl follows Mikani after Mister Buttons. Where are you going, Jamie? We should stay with the others.

[Reinholdt]

{GLoG Forest}

Mister Buttons managed to get away so that Rein doesn't have to have two characters in this plot. He's long gone.

[Morty]

[GLoG Forest]

Sophie is breathing heavily.
Did it work? If so, let's get out of here.

[The Bushranger]

[GLoG Forest]

"I need to make sure Mister Buttons is OK. He's my dad's animal companion," Mikani explains, then frowns as she notes he's skedaddled!
And, shrugging, she turns to lead Pearl back to the others, reacing to give her friend's hand a squeeze.

Maybe Sallianne should ask her directly about her dress.

[Reinholdt]

{GLoG Forest}

She frowns at Mikani. Then leans closer to Irene and/or Sophie. Why's she dressed like that?

"I think it's her pretty princess power outfit. Best not bring it up to her directly." Irene whispers back to the pixie.

[Lex-Kat]

{GLoG Forest}

Who's Mister Buttons? Pearl asks, letting Jamie take her hand, as they head back to the others. She totally accepts Jamie's transformation into the Pretty Princess.

Sallianne just nods understanding to Irene. Gotcha. So, where to next?

[Reinholdt]

{GLoG Forest}

"Errr... this way." Irene says, following her soul compass and heading further away from GLoG. Float float.

[Lex-Kat]

{GLoG Forest -> Outside of NO}

Sallianne follows Irene.