HOOLIGANS
[ For those daring souls brave enough to heed the school teacher's plight... The elementary school building greets them at the top of a steep hill overlooking the central plaza of the colony. It's a fairly new addition to the landscape, as priority had been laid elsewhere. Nestled between tall blooming apple trees, the red and white building lays as a colorful contrast to the surrounding greenery. A short earth tone clad troll is standing outside the school steps, wringing her hands with worry while pacing back and forth, tossing the occassional glance upwards to the big clock attatched to a small tower jutting from the school's ceiling. She is visibly distressed. ]
JORUNN: (Ouh der... Wil dey be cømming? Hwat hæv yu gøtten yurself into nå Jorunn? Æsking dese strængers før help.) =Mumbles to herself, brows knitted while sighing and huffing the words despairingly. :< =
WQ: =Never fear! Qirin is here! She greets the sighing and huffing educator troll with a small wave.=
WQ: Hello, there. Are you Jorunn? Was it you who requested aid of sorts?
NEPETA: =She's here also, scampering in behind Qirin, show her to the HOOLIGANS=
DAD: -Anything to help the children. James is also here, admiring the quaint simplicity of the schoolhouse. Who would cause a ruckus in a place like this?-
DAD: -He's also glad Nepeta is here. Did she have a snack before coming out here? She better have.-
DAD: -doffs his hat in stern politeness at the school teacher.-
EQUIUS: -How dare a child's education be disturbed? He is here and sweaty, muscles RIPPLING AND GLEAMING IN THE LIGHT. He is ready to mess up some ruffians-
NEPETA: =Gross=
DAD: -Here is to hoping violence isn't the answer. Where is your shirt, young man.-
EQUIUS: -A tank top is a shirt-
DAD: -It is drenched mysteriously. This is concerning.-
WQ: =She wouldn't have been surprised if he flexed it off on his way here=
JORUNN: =Jumps a good few inches off the ground as Qirin speaks, completely caught off guard as she was too busy fussing. She "stares" wide eyed (even though it doesn't look like her eyes are open at all, perhaps she is related to a certain Bhrock) at the group, a hand over her chest to still her pusher.= Ouh..! Yes. Dayt whuld be me. Yu are thea cræw frøm the U.U, yes? I wuld like to thænk yu før cømming! Trulæy, it is such a rælief.
EQUIUS: D --> Greetings
NEPETA: =Calm down equius wtf=
WQ: Yes, ma'am that would be us. =in no way she thinks youre her mother, jorunn=(edited)
JORUNN: De childræn ær æll inside. =Gestures behind herself to the building.= Sø dey wøn't be hæving to witnæss whatævver must bæ døne. =Fuss fuss explain.=
NEPETA: =she beams at the lemony troll though=
NEPETA: :33 < well make it as clean as pawssible!
NEPETA: :33 < espacially if mew have a hose!
EQUIUS: D --> We'll do what is necessary
DAD: -He's here for cleaning. Removes his hat altogether.-
WQ: The violence shall be very minimal.
NEPETA: =Minimal splatter=
WQ: ...Though yes, I agree with Nepeta in that a hose may help clean up should we require it.
JORUNN: Dayt is such a rælief. Thænk yu all... Thea childræn hæv ben too fræightened to ævæn go øutside to plæy. =Wrings her hands and frowns small.= Dayt hørriblæ øld mæn... Suddænly shøwwing up tø bæbbel nønsense æt ævvery høur of da dæy. =Frustrated huff! THe nerve of some people.=
JORUNN: Hæ is ønly spøuting nønsens, ænd no mætter hwat peøople dø he alwæys cøms bæck.
DAVE: -alongside James, taking in the surroundings of this place- like cleaning blood is that what we are going on about over here
NEPETA: :33 < an old man?
NEPETA: :33 < thats not as fun but well get to the pawttom of it!
DAD: -This is suddenly even more concerning. Dave is your shirt tucked in.-
WQ: What form of nonsense?
EQUIUS: D --> Probably only fit for glue at this point
DAD: THAT IS UNNECESSARY.
EQUIUS: D --> So is his disruption of these children's education
EQUIUS: -Let a motherfluffer disrupt Ananya's education-
DAVE: -feels that gaze and subtly tucks in his shirt-
JORUNN: Ouh... =Waves a hand in the air some, her cheeks thoroughly puffed with annoyance.= Åll kæinds of lunæcy. It is clærly søm issuæ with his hæed. He næeds help, sure-ly, but he cannøt bæ døing whæt hæ døes..! It is disruptivæ. I æm sur hæ might see resøn næww, with æll øff yu tælking to him..?
DAD: IT WOULD BE BEST TO ASSESS THE SITUATION BEFORE JUMPING TO CONCLUSIVE OPINIONS.
DAD: WE WILL DO OUR BEST, MISS SITRON.
EQUIUS: D --> We will speak to this old geezer. However, all of us are probably not necessary for the task. This amount of crew members is absurd
WQ: I would not say so. Our numbers may be sufficient to sway him.
DAD: IT IS DISRESPECTFUL FOR ONE TO REFER TO ELDERS AS GEEZERS, BY THE BY.
JORUNN: Øff cursæ! Dayt is a sænsiblæ... =Oh. Equius' words makes her wring her hands a little more.= Ouh. Wæll... I ønly thought it wul-- yes! =Looks a little sheepish at Quirin and the rest, oh dear. She is the one getting schooled now, how embarrassing.=
EQUIUS: D --> My fists are sufficient
DAD: I APOLOGIZE, QIRIN.
DAD: THIS YOUNG MAN IS BEING NEEDLESSLY AGGRESSIVE.
DAD: PERHAPS HE SHOULD STAY BEHIND.
EQUIUS: D --> That is no ones call to make but my own -Try him, James-
WQ: =To Equius= Do attempt to restrain yourself. We may only require speaking to the disruptor. Besides...
WQ: =sweeps a hand towards the schoolhouse= If the children are watching, what examples shall we show with the use of violence?
WQ: Actually, i rephrase my statement. The children are watching as they are children.(edited)
CHILDREN: =They were indeed squishing their tiny faces to the windows, staring wide at the interesting group of strangers outside. However at the moment attention is brought to them, they all go wide eyed and duck out of sight.=
EQUIUS: D --> They should be doing their sch001work -Children why-
WQ: Doing schoolwork when supposed excitement is underway? =smiles= I believe you seriously underestimate the priority of young ones.
JORUNN: Yes... Dey shuld be. =Stern gaze towards the school building.=
JORUNN: In anæ cæis. I wuld bæ so græitful if yu culd ræmøve him, perhæps cønvince him to not cøm bæck..? I æm at my læst stråw hære. :<
EQUIUS: D --> You have our word -Ignores Qirin-
WQ: =How wude.=
WQ: We will succeed. ^_^
JORUNN: =Smiles bright.= Thænk yu..! =Hands to her heart.= Dis is suech a rælief..! JORUNN: He is behæind the bøuilding, møst like. Scæming æt the playgråund. =Steps towards the corner of the building and gestures down the little stone path leading to the back.= JORUNN: I will... Ouh. Læt yu dø hwat must be døne... Wørk in pæce. Whilæ I løøk æfter the childræn.
DAD: -Oh... poor old man. Nods in the direction she gestures.- THANK YOU. DAD: -if no one else is taking the lead, James will begin moving down the path.-
[With James at the front, the group makes their way behind the building. Jorunn watching them go before disappearing inside with the children, trying to keep their curious eyes in check so that what must be done could be done.]
[ In the far back of the trimmed grass part of the playgrounds there is a, by the looks of it, extremely old troll. He is shaking profusely, even if there is no breeze, which causes his impossibly long beard to rustle all the way down to the tip. His hair stands out to all ends, and it is difficult to say where hair stops and beard begins. He is donning a bright yellow robe, and upon seeing (maybe? hard to say when you cannot see his eyes) the approaching group, he raises his thin shaking hands to the heavens. ]
CHEZWHEZ: The SUN HAS GROWN DARK, but LO! Here comes THE DAWN. The warriors of FONDUED JUSTICE cometh to bring PEACE upon the RAVAGED LANDS of the VOICELESS! HEAR, HEAR! The GOLDEN BANNERS will be FLYING TRIUMPHANT once more..!
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EQUIUS: D --> A zealot. Of course
DAD: -Oh my. The troll is certainly old, all the more reason he should be reasoned with. He dips his chin in greeting.- GOOD AFTERNOON, SIR.
WQ: =she sighs. Mostly with relief. Now they really can't fight him. Look at him Equius. He can barely hold himself up.=
EQUIUS: -He will reserve judgment-
WQ: Lovely day we are having?
[Upon the group coming closer it would appear that he is, in fact, not shaking. The cause of his rattling bones and beard that of something moving around in his robes.]
CHEZWHEZ: As FORETOLD the BRAVEST ONES have come FORTH from BEYOND THE STARS THEMSELVES. CLEANSE the USURPERS with BLESSED and HONEYED! Our HOMES RECLAIMED from the BARBARIANS that POLLUTE our MOST BLESSED! The FERMENTED GLORY of our MOST HOLY! =He steps towards James, his bushy brows raising to reveal two big and bright yellow eyes.=
CHEZWHEZ: Was it the MOTHER? Her ALL KNOWING MOOS that brought you to our STEPS? To BLESS US with CHEESED SALVATION?
WQ: =Yes, James. Was it the moos?=
DAD: -Does not appear alarmed to be approached by the old man as he spouts off cheesy nonsense.- HELLO, STRANGER. WE ARE HERE TO ASSIST ON BEHALF OF THE UNBREAKABLE UNION. MY NAME IS JAMES EGBERT. DAD: DO YOU FIND YOURSELF WELL, GOOD SIR?
CHEZWHEZ: JAMES the UNBREAKABLE! =Tosses his hands into the air with such vigor that his whole robe does a little jump, for a second revealing a pair of very hairy legs.= He has COME! His ARMY of the UNIFIED BLESSED! SMITE the WICKED to bring forth another ERA OF PEACE, FEAST AND CHEESE! =His eyes gloss over with emotion, and he stares to the heavens.= Oh... MOTHER. On this day, the CHEESE. MY PEOPLE will feast. The CHEESE, the CHEESE. =Lip quivers with emotion.=
DAD: -How can he not be so moved by his speech?- DAD: WHO ARE YOUR PEOPLE, MISTER... DAD: I APOLOGIZE. I DO NOT KNOW YOUR NAME. DAD: -eyes... the hairy legs peeking from his robes.-(edited)
WQ: =cheese...=
NEPETA: = she wants to bite him, does he smell like cheeses and weird gamey meat?=
[ He smells like a cornucopia of cheeses that have all been laying out just a tad too long in the sun. Also smells of... Tiny squeakies. Many tiny squeakies. ]
CHEZWHEZ: The VOICLESS are my PEOPLE! The FORGOTTEN and now LOST! Their HOMES! INVADED! Taken from our DELICATE SNOUTS by the LIARS and BETRAYARS! =Puffs his chest slightly.= CHEESE WHEEZE THE WIZARD! This is MY NAME! My HOLY TITLE! Given UPON ME from the HOLIEST OF MOOS on the FULLEST of GRAND MOON EVES!
NEPETA: 833 < do purrr peopawl squeak?
DAD: I FIND MYSELF INTRIGUED. -Underneath the cheese exclamations and all, there's a story James is sure.-
WQ: Tell us more of these liars and betrayers.
CHEZWHEZ: =He has sort of been gradually shuffling closer to James and further away from Nepeta and her unsettling eyes.= We SQUEAK only the MOST SACRED of TRUTHS! Our cause is PURE our FAITH is STRONG! SALVATION has finally COMETH.
CHEZWHEZ: For LONG i have SCOUTED these OVERGROWN LANDS for the MOST BLESSED to UNVEIL themselves onto ME! To BRING THEM BACK to our HOME! To EXTERMINATE the INVADERS! The ones that EXPLOITED our KINDNESS with VILE DEEDS! CRUSHING! CRIPPLING! WASHING! From the INSIDE! From under our very SNOUTS! =He is reaching into his robe for something. Rustle rustle.=
CHEZWHEZ: =Finds what he is looking for, and with a flourish pulls out an extremely soft and soggy looking slice of cheese. He holds it with utmost reverence towards James, looking at him with expectant eyes and breath held.= WILL the PACT be MADE? The HOLIEST of HOLY TASKS be DONE?
WQ: =slow turn to look at james.=
DAD: I ONLY WISH TO UNDERSTAND TO UNDERSTAND YOUR PLIGHT. -gently sets hand over the old man's. Not quite accepting the cheese offering yet but just holding him steady. There, there.- THE VOICELESS YOU SPEAK OF AND AN INVASION YOU MAKE REFERENCE TO. DAD: THIS TASK TO EXTERMINATE THOSE WHO HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF YOUR KINDNESS. DAD: WHO DO YOU SPEAK OF? IS THERE ANY WAY THIS PROBLEM CAN BE SOLVED?
EQUIUS: -Tucks Nep under his arm just in case-
NEPETA: =is football=
CHEZWHEZ: =Eyes go wide when James reaches out, but looks confused as the cheese remains untaken.= FROM RAVAGED HOMES they came seeking our CAVERN! Our SACRED GROUND! For SAFE! For SANCTUARY! Our HEARTS laid in the OPEN to AID our BRETHEREN! But BETRAYAL! FOUL AND VILE! Our HOMES TAKEN! All away! WANDERING HOMELESS! PURPOSELESS! Those DISGUSTING RATS! =He hisses low, his beard shaking with fury.= VILE! WRETCHED! LITTLE LIARS! RED EYES and SNEAKY THIEF PAWS!
DAD: CAVERN? -cocks his head to the side.- YOU ARE REFERRING TO VERMIN? DAD: PLEASE... REMAIN CALM. IT HELPS NO ONE TO EXHAUST YOURSELF.
NEPETA: =Tell her more about those..... rats=
WQ: Those who have stolen your home are rats? WQ: In the figurative or literal sense?
CHEZWHEZ: =Anger beard shakes!!! Dooohhh!!! He is PEEVED! BAGOSH!!!!=
CHEZWHEZ: VERMIN! PESTS! LYING SCHEMERS FULL OF PUS! The HOLY MISSION it must be DONE! Our HOME must be CLEANSED of these INVADERS! To bring PEACE to bring JUSTICE to our PEOPLE! =Insistantly shoves his cheese hand at James.= Their PITTER PATTER! PITTER PATTER! Leaving DIRT and ROT wherever they WANDER all over our SACRED GROUNDS!
NEPETA: =She will cleanse the entire home, watches the chezwhez=
DAD: -Oh well. Suddenly cheese hand. He glances towards WQ.- DAD: IF IT IS A MATTER OF RAT VERMIN AND ASSISTING THIS DISTRESSED SOUL. SHOULD WE ACCEPT?
EQUIUS: D --> I fail to actually understand what he asks. Sounds like kerfuffle to me. E%cuse my language
NEPETA: :33 < no, mew have to do thr33 meowllion squats fur purr pawtty mouth
WQ: =sidequests forever= WQ: It may be prudent to ask a favor for our services. =Nods toward the schoolhouse= WQ: =She swept her skirts into her hands and gave a deep curtsy.= WQ: Oh, Cheese Wheeze, the Wizard. We shall aid you in your problematic rat infestaton, however, we only have one humble request.
EQUIUS: -Squeezes her gently-
CHEZWHEZ: =Bright eyed staring as the cheese is ACCEPTED. Qirin's following curtsy making his eyes water. Oh joyous day..! His entire being seems to quiver with emotion, or at least his beard and hair is certainly moving a lot.= Oh BLESSED DAY! SALVATION is UPON US! For such a HOLY DUTY DONE, there is NO REQUEST too LARGE! All shall be PAID their DUES! For so the MOST SACRED OF MOTHERS have MOO'D!
NEPETA: =Gimme the mice old man=
EQUIUS: -Down, neppers-
NEPETA: =Here eyes focus on all that movement but she purrs lowly, watching. waiting=
EQUIUS: -Continues to reign in The Terror ™-
NEPETA: =Be glad old man=
NEPETA: =The horse will falter. Then she will have her fun=
CHEZWHEZ: =Miss he is a holy man, he cannot give you what is his robes, no matter how appealing that thought may be.=
WQ: =equius, she appreciates your restraint, more than you know.= WQ: Oh great Cheese Wheeze. It is simply the children here. =She gestured again to the school= They do not understand the words you speak as they are still learning the ways of this world. Their minds have yet to expand and the deliverance of such prophetic words are....intimidating so to speak. Our only requestfor your wisdom be told elsewhere. WQ: =places a hand over her heart and dips her head=(edited)
CHEZWHEZ: Once the HOLY CAVERNS have been CLEANSED we will all return ONCE MORE to our homes, for our GLORIED WISDOM only to be shared for those PILGRIMS that seek it! =Wets his lips.= The DUTY? The PACT? Is it DONE? It is MADE?
WQ: =Nods= Yes. Please lead us to your holy caverns. ^_^
DAD: -nods in agreement. Take the lead, Mister Wizard.-
NEPETA: :33 < (and to his furrrriends and foes)
NEPETA: =She has things to gain here=
EQUIUS: -Puts Nep on his shoulder-
EQUIUS: D --> (You are forbidden from action until I deem it necessary)
NEPETA: =She is now a sack of potatoes, small trill= NEPETA: :33 < (mew dont d33m pawlot of things necessfurry)
NEPETA: :33 < (demeowcracy takes too log, we cant ALL get votes)
EQUIUS: -Pets her gently and feeds her some kitty treats-
NEPETA: =......purrs and nibbles these treats=
EQUIUS: D --> (I'm wary of him. My judgment is la%)
CHEZWHEZ: SQUADALA! =Exclaims joyously.= The VOICELESS now have VOICE! The HOLY WARRIORS found! Our CAUSE JUST! =Extends his arms to the air, once more showing the hairy(?) leg.= Our PURPOSE NOBLE! =While he speaks, all the hair on his body appears to be... Moving. All on it's own. No longer flat against his body, now moving in little blobs. There's a squeaking filling the air.= The HOLY GROUNDS! Shall be RECLAIMED!!! =All his "hair" squeaks joyously, and it all scatters from his body. Hundreds of mice swarming from him, in and out of his robes. Some filling it while others dangle from the outside. Turns out The Great Wizard was actually entierly bald. His round blank head practically glowing against the sun.=
CHEZWHEZ: We will SHOW YOU! We will GUIDE YOU!
DAD: -Oh.-
NEPETA: 833 !!!!
NEPETA: =LET HER AT EM=
WQ: =bald peeps unite!=
WQ: =She has half a mind to give him a high five, but she will refrain.=
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EQUIUS: D --> (Do not)
NEPETA: =She would also like to give him a high five=
NEPETA: 833 < (theres so MANY)
CHEZWHEZ: =Skips and waggles a janky leg in what is supposed to be a merry jig. The mice hanging onto him and squeaking happily, they are moving over and around each other, making it look like he is wearing nothing at all except from a exceptionally energetic fur coat.= CHEZWHEZ: We're OFF! To END the VILE THINGS! =Happily hobbles into the forest. There he go!=
WQ: ... WQ: =follows!=
NEPETA: =MNGGNNGN=
[ Chezwhez guides the lil group of holy warriors into the forest, moving easily despite his fragile frame. The road is winding up into the mountains, and as they go he sings a happy song, with the mice squeaking along. It goes as follows: Ære være osten! For den er god og deilig! Den viser den hellige vei, melket fra den hellige mor, den er bare herlig! Ja, ja, ja! Ost er bra! Hurra for de hellige krigere! For de skal knuse, smadre, skvise! De råtne fæle, som tok alt fra oss! De skal nå bli kastet i bakken! Fytti rakkern! En ny era er her! Med ost fra der til alle og enhver! Ja, ja, ja! Hurra, hurra, hurra! Soon they arrive at a cave entrance, and both song and movement stops.] CHEZWHEZ: Here it IS! Here it BE! Our holy SANCTUARY! =Full body Ghibli shiver.= The USURPERS! Are within!
NEPETA: =those squeaks were tempting but the song is catchy! Still tho she wants to GET THE RODENTS. Leans up from Equius' shoulder, getting FIESTY=
WQ: And so we shall boldy go. =Takes out one of her heavy duty medical flashlights.=
EQUIUS: -Pets the rail DOWN. BE DOCILE-
NEPETA: =TAIL FLICKS, heavy purrs and big pupils. She wishes to hunt=
CHEZWHEZ: =Looks to Qirin.= We will PRAY for your SUCCESS! For we must remain OUTSIDE. We are a people not of WARRIORS. This HOLY TASK is not for US. It has been SAID, it has been MADE, it has been DECIDED. The WARRIORS will PURGE ALL. =The mice squeak in agreement, all starting to crawl inside the robes, making the thin troll look like he just gained several pounds.=
NEPETA: =that makes this easier... but is also no sport. Bleh=
WQ: =they should have called pest control tbh. Does the planet even have pest control?= WQ: Yes, please remain safe, all of you. =Dips her head= ^_^
WQ: =Nepeta, you may yet get to fulfill your heart's desire=
CHEZWHEZ: =How can he call pest control to come when he has all the mice friends? They would try takin' them away too.= CHEZWHEZ: =Raises his hands high into the air.= BLESSED BE! Our PRAYERS with YOU, HOLIEST of HOLY!
NEPETA: =Giddyups on Equius, she's gonna cat wriggle free to nyoom at Qirin who has the right idea. Getting the food!=
WQ: =oh. good point, cheese wheeze. Let's keep your mouse pals happy and alive= WQ: Come friends. ^_^ =INTO DARKNESS theme plays=
EQUIUS: -Sighs and makes an Equius shaped entrance in-
[ Chezwhez sings another song as they go, a soft hymn to bolster their spirits. The muffled enthusiastic squeaks of the mice joining in. The cave itself is quite dank, water dripping from the ceiling. Thanks to Qirin's flashlight it's an easier task to avoid stepping on the more loose and slippery looking parts of the steps crudely carved into the rock. There's a distant sound of the pattering of feet, that echo hollow against the walls. ]
WQ: =she's committing all these songs to memory.= WQ: =she peers into the darkness, her eyes adjusting to the dim lighting her flashlight provides=
NEPETA: =That distant patter is going to meet the sharp end of her everything=
[ The way goes down, down, down for some time, growing darker and darker as they go. Luckily the flashlight keeps them from being completely enveloped in it. Eventually the little group would realize they are no longer descending, and are walking straight ahead. The flashlights falls on a gap in the rocks ahead. ]
[ Rock WALL i should say, whoops. ]
WQ: Hm. =she angled the flashlight into the crevice. Will they be able to squeeze through? Is there movement beyond it?=
[ The light doesn't seem to reach far enough into the crevice to be able to see if there's any movement. It's simply too dark. It will be a tight squeeze, but a person should be able to squeeze through. With enough Determination ™ ]
NEPETA: =Examines this wall= NEPETA: :33 < i think i can get through! or rafurr i know i can to pawssibly see whats on the other side :03
WQ: Are you certain? =Still she passes the light over to nepeta=
NEPETA: =shucks off her jacket and puts it right on the dank cave floor= NEPETA: :33 < of purrse! ive crawled through tighter spaces! =scampers up to the crack in the wall. the wall crack. and starts to liquid cat her way in=
[ Thanks to Nepeta's ability to cat, she is able to get through the crack. As she gets deeper it is getting warmer, more moist. Once she reaches the other side she will find herself on the edge of a subterranean lake. ]
NEPETA: :0( < OH gross! NEPETA: :33 < theres watpurr over here NEPETA: =looks around is there anything in this lake? can she see? Her cat eyes are doing their best=
[ It appears to be a round enclosed space. There's a little bit of light rising from the bottom of the lake thanks to some bioluminescent moss, and should her cat eyes try to scan the bottom of it there appears to be a tunnel of some sort underneath the water. There's pitter patter closeby, and there's a sudden PLOP as something enters the water. A black blob wiggling and swimming towards the tunnel, long tail swishing behind. ]
NEPETA: :OO =GASP!!!!!!!=
WQ: =!= WQ: Everything all right, Ms. Leijon?
NEPETA: :33 < the rodent! NEPETA: :33 < there's a tunnel and a lake mmn, do mew think you can get through? i can go get it though....... even.... though its in water. NEPETA: :33 < ill be so fast ill DRAG IT OUT
WQ: =looks at the gap. Can she squeeze through? She is trying anyway.= WQ: If you can, however please use caution. I shall be there in a moment should you require assistance. =she hopes=
NEPETA: =That confirmation was all she needed before she .... dives on in after the long tail. Guess what's gonna get GRABBED=
[ Is Qirin determined enough? Then she can. She can do anything! The blob wiggles furiously once something dives in after them, trying to get away. However the cat is too speedy, and the tail is grabbed. Turns out it's a big rat, who is now flailing wildly against the hold on it's tail. ]
WQ: =she's slowly making her way through the gap; she isn't quite as flexible as the troll.= WQ: =She sure hears that splashing though= WQ: Are those the sounds of success?
NEPETA: =Oh.... worth the water! Nepeta lets herself swim rather clumsily backwards but she is sinking her claws into this tail and steadily pulling the rat to her= NEPETA: =Can it see her glowing eyes with all this moss? Regardless she can't respond to Qirin as she's underwater and water is DUMB=
[ The rat can only see it's brief life flashing before it's eyes, flailing and trying to twist around to BITE Nepeta's hand. ]
WQ: =still shimmying!=
NEPETA: =HOW RUDE, Nepeta hisses.... glubs? UGH, SWIPES paw at the rat's snoot. BAD FOOD=
[ Qirin will find herself on the other side soon enough! Witness the bubbles rising from the water at this underwater battle. The rat is hanging on for dear life on Nepeta's hand, even at the swipes. This is the final battle... It's not like it can keep it's breath for a lot longer either. It was supposed to be a short swim back to their home, how did it end up like this. ]
NEPETA: =It's an air battle at this point, it can bite ALL IT WANTS. Nepeta bares her fangs and keeps trying to haul this rat to land. Oh boy, oh buddy. You wait. Just you wait.=
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WQ: =pop! she's through! Finally.=
NEPETA: =Gaze upon the bubbles of battle=
[ The rat is hauled sure enough, as all the power and energy it has is going into the BITE. ]
WQ: !! WQ: =she would take out her spear, but she wouldn't dare with Nepeta in such close proximity.=
WQ: =she's going to try to punch the rat in the head instead=
NEPETA: =Thank you Qirin for being her other hand.... Nep's glad to be free of the water. She's going to plunge her claws and maybe even her entire hand into the rat's vitals. She will take the heart. It's squeaky beaty=
[ Somewhere out there in the universe the One Punch Man theme is playing, and know that it is playing for Qirin. The rat lets go of Nepeta's hand upon having it's head thoroughly BONKED, then goodnight sweet prince; and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest. Nepeta has the rat heart. ]
[ The DEAD text is surely floating above the rat's corpse somewhere as it lies motionless on the lake's edge. ]
WQ: =oh sweet carapacian jesus=
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NEPETA: =lifts her bloody hand victoriously... well they're both bloody. The one with the heart= NEPETA: :33 < we did it!
NEPETA: =Get me filletin knife Qirin=
WQ: =she has a throwing knife. Will that work?= WQ: =tuts and takes Nepeta's bitten hand before sanitizing the area and wrapping it in the aforementioned cat bandage.= WQ: I admit, I am surprised there was only one.
EQUIUS: -Appears. Thank you Qirin for taking care of his cat.-
NEPETA: =BOO HISS N- ... oh..... those are cute....... she will... allow this. BEGRUDINGLY=
NEPETA: :33 < well it was swimming to that tunnel down there purrhaps theres more, there never is just one!
NEPETA: =she's also captcha-ing this corpse=
[ Secret tunnel, secret tunnel... ]
NEPETA: =SECRET TUNNEL WITH MORE FOOD=
WQ: =there is probably a fillet knife in the kitchens on the UU= WQ: Shall we surge forward into the enchanting darkness and locate the rest of these sneak thieves? ^_^
NEPETA: :PP < i guess SO... bluh =DIVES in the water to swim to the tunnel=
WQ: ... WQ: =Oh yes...the water. Bucks up and wades through it.=
[ The underwater tunnel doesn't go very far, so luckily they don't have to be masters of holding their breath. Straight ahead for a short while, then straight up. Once they emerge they will see another closed off cave. This one with countless tiny houses carved from, and in, the rocks surrounding them on all sides. There's torches attatched to the walls, and in some of the tiny houses there's a singular tiny tealight. Warm light flickering and dancing across the walls. There's loud pitter pattering about, scurrying and scampering once these strange beings emerge from the pool. Beady red eyes in the relative dark staring. In the middle of the "town" is a fountain, of which has a golden cow at the top that is standing on it's hind legs like a beautiful stallion. Fondue pouring out from the udders and into the fountain. Absolutely beautiful. ]
WQ: =oh=
NEPETA: 800 NEPETA: :33 < ...... (im gonna steal that fur tafurros)
WQ: It is such a glorious centerpiece for the town. It would be a shame if the mice discovered it gone.
NEPETA: :33 < we only have to get rid of the rats though right? :33 NEPETA: =here come the clawkind. Stares back into those beady eyes=
[ Mice and Chezwhez both most like, not to mention the terrible wrath the scorned cow mother might inflict upon Nepeta for stealing her statue away. Upon the clawkind coming into play, some of the rats squeak and hiss loudly. Those terrible mice! Playing dirty by sending these devils! Some of the rats begin to swarm the plaza, all gathering in a big dark lump that seems to move like a single entity. They rush forth towards the intriders as a big terrifying mass of claws and teeth. ]
WQ: =Addressing the rats, she said,= I suggest you all leave or b-- =oh wow, that sure is a large something= WQ: =to Equius= Let us refrain from causing any structural damage. WQ: =takes out her throwing knives=
NEPETA: =Yessssssssss! She's definitely no diplomat and well, when there's a fight over territory not many words need to be spared. Nepeta is fast to jump into action, leaping on the figure with slashing claws and kicking feet. Sorry Qirin were you saying a thing?=
WQ: =PEW PEW PEW=
[ The mass hisses with fangs bared, more rats joining the swarm until they are all part of the hivemind. As rats fall from it, bloodied and limp from claws and feet, other rats move to fill in the gaps. They lash and gnash with teeth and claws at the pair, a constant offensive force that pushes and pushes. ]
WQ: =All right, enough of this. Out comes her spear. She's attacking the limbs, attemping to get the rats to dissolve.=
NEPETA: =through all her scratches and punctures and kicks to the throat she scans, is there some kind of.... alpha rat? a glue that holds them all together?=
[ (Silver the Hedgehog voice) It's no use. No matter how many rats that fall it doesn't appear to make any noticeable difference, as other's take the places of the fallen as soon as they drop. There's considerable movement in the middle of the shape however, rats moving rapidly over one another to keep a constant meatshield over a exceptionally large white eyed rat. ]
NEPETA: =There you are! Nepeta drops with the next rat she kills and regroups with Qirin, standing defensive to dodge blows= NEPETA: :33 < (theres a big one in the meowddle! with HUGE beady white eyes i want to try and get that one!)
WQ: Ah, yes, I see it. =she nods= I have your rear.
WQ: =poises spear to the ready to shishkabob any rat that attempts to attack Nepeta in her quest=
NEPETA: =Nods and starts back off, running then sprinting and drops to all fours eventually. She jumps onto the hulking mass and runs along the limb before quickly trying to swooce in between some seams of the meat sheild. If she can penetrate that and cat the rest of the way in it's shank-city=
EQUIUS: -He punch-
[ The rats do not appreciate these punches or stabs or pounces AT ALL. They hiss and snarl, biting and scratching at anything in proximity. However even as rats keep filling up the gaps, the overall size of the blob is now shrinking. When Nepeta jumps forwards, the mass tries to shrink away out of her way. Starting to dissolve to give her nothing to climb on. Rats skittering to and fro rapidly to give the Alpha Rat a means to get out of eyesight before they try to reform. ]
NEPETA: :33 < get back here!! =Chases them!!!!=
NEPETA: :33 < face purr demise with pawnor!
EQUIUS: D --> Nepeta, to me. I have a plan
NEPETA: =But the chase..... she huffs but scampers back to Equius= NEPETA: :33 < did mew s33 where the big one went? whispurr it to me =leans up on tiptoes=
WQ: =hacking away at rats to prevent them from coming closer to them=
[ Congrats Qirin, your spear has now a multitude of rat corpses attatched to it. One by one like a shishkebab. The other rats are now reforming into the larger shape, the Alpha Rat in the middle of it as they swarm around and stack on top of each other. ]
EQUIUS: D --> I believe so. Do you remember that maneuver I told you was e%tremely dangerous and silly? We're going to do it -Picks up the cat-
NEPETA: !!!!!!! NEPETA: :33 < yessssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!! =Is lift, is also a ball=
WQ: =she's gonna...try to slide them off down the pole.=
EQUIUS: -He eyes the Alpha rat, winding up and LAUNCHING Nepeta at the center of this rat mech. Catball special-
[ Squuuelllchhh... The dead rats slide off of Qirin's spear and fall to the cavern floor with disgusting splats. Rip in rest. ]
[ The mass of rats have the no fear. They have the courage of at least 50 whole rat. It tries to seperate so that Nepeta would just go through nothing, but as she is tossed at the Alpha, they are unable to seperate in such a way without completely unfusing. They hiss loud, rats swarming swiftly to protect the center, though Nepeta is easily making most of them splat from the sheer force behind the throw alone. Still they swarm. ]
WQ: =she's going to ignore that she found the noise highly satisfying=
NEPETA: =She's gonna get that disgusting splat meat soon.. But HERE COMES A HER. Claws pointed and ready. She might even though clean through them. In the best way possible=
[ Some of the rats throw themselves at Nepeta out of desperation, biting down on any and all that they can reach of her. Be that exposed skin or her clothes, anything to keep her away from the center of the swarm. It's small by now, just a desperate pile of flailing bodies that hiss and squeak loudly. ]
WQ: =still punching rats in the FACE.=
EQUIUS: -STRONG punching rats-
NEPETA: =She bites THEM back and keeps on DIGGING and cutting through to the center, pupils dialted she's pretty thoroughly covered in scratches and bites and blood and fur= NEPETA: 833 < i can hear purr heart beating! SOON!
[ This is all just incredibly gorey. Rats fall one by one in bloody chunks to the cavern floor. Blood splattered across the tiny houses and the cow fountain. The Alpha Rat bares it's fangs at Nepeta as it is exposed. Flinging it's big self right at her face with chomping fangs and scratchy paws. ]
NEPETA: =HEY FRIEND! Nepeta is more than happy to tussle you, rising to meet it and buries her claws deep into its torso while they roll=
[ It screeches, hissing froth from it's mouth and clawing at Nepeta's face. Fangs snapping at her as blood seeps from the claw wounds. The few remaining rats try to bite at her as well, at her legs and arms. ]
NEPETA: =She's taken on packs before. Workin them muscles Nepeta twists her claws and turns to fling the alpha away from the group. Hopefully enough to mortally wound it but also give her enough time to quick jab these UNDERLING PUNKS=
[ The Alpha Rat is flung into one of the tiny buildings with a sickening crack upon impact, flailing it's upper paws and trying to drag itself away while hissing. The underlings are swarming Nepeta, but their strength is gone and their leader needs help. Their uncertainty is their downfall. Only one remains. ]
NEPETA: =Here she stands, bitten and scratched and bloody with blood that isn't all hers. When she's finally staring at that one crawl away Nepeta treads over the bodies of the alpha's fallen comrades. Steps over to it and crouches= ..... NEPETA: :33 < im going to tame mew NEPETA: :33 < purr name is hissy! =Stares into its eyes. SUBMIT=
[ Nepeta please, this rat is BLIND. It is oblivious to the stares, but knows something big and bloody is in front of them. It HISSES LOUD, trying to move, but is too weak. ]
NEPETA: =Awww, it's blind. That's okay, she HISSES back and presses its head down. Submit DARN YOU=
WQ: =life is weird=
EQUIUS: D --> Nepeta
EQUIUS: -Life is strange-
NEPETA: :33 < (im in the meowddle of negotiation, pawlease!)
EQUIUS: D --> Cut the fiddle faddle
NEPETA: =DO YOU KISS YOUR LUSUS WITH THAT MOUTH?=
[ The Alpha would rather die than submit to the murderer of it's people. It hisses and struggles against the hold. Spitting more froth and blood everywhere. ]
NEPETA: =That makes her want to keep it MORE..... but fine. She'll make it quick. Shinkshank= NEPETA: :33 < bluhhhhhhhhhhhh
WQ: =She is appreciative of your attempt, Nepeta=
EQUIUS: -unfazed like yep that me moirail-
[ And so this rat is no more! He has ceased to be! 'E's expired and gone to meet 'is maker! 'E's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e rests in peace! If you hadn't nailed 'im to the perch 'e'd be pushing up the daisies! 'Is metabolic processes are now 'istory! 'E's off the twig! 'E's kicked the bucket, 'e's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisible!! THIS IS A EX-RAT!! ] [ The city is covered in death and gore, but that is the way of war. The mice city has been taken back from the invaders. ]
EQUIUS: -Stands here like Saitama-
EQUIUS: D --> Ridiculous -Horsey sigh-
NEPETA: =Runs around gathering ones that look like they'd make decent meals=
NEPETA: :33 < purride is a dangpurrous thing but i can respect it!
EQUIUS: D --> Put those down you don't know where they've been
NEPETA: :33 < on my claws duh!
WQ: =the least they can do is clean up their mess. She begins collecting the corpses Nepeta doesn't take and will later go on to return the dead to the earth. Such is the circle of life.=
WQ: =She collects them in her sylladex. There is no way she has enough arm space for all of them=
[ With the evil defeated, Chezwhez and fellow mice may once more move back into the holy cheese city. No more will they wander aimless and lost, nor scream at children. The holy warriors each is rewarded with a cow idol carved from the finest of cheese, and it is said that statues of the heroes have been carved into the cave walls to always remember their noble quest. From Jorunn and the school children they all recieve a variety of all kinds of baked goods and hand drawn thank you notes featuring lots of colors and poor grammar. ]
WQ: =she is deeply humbled and shall treasure these gifts forever=
EQUIUS: -He is moved deeply. However he has to clean this cat-
WQ: =after you clean the cat she will bandage the cat with cat bandages to make it all the more bearable for the fierce huntress=
