forum Welcome to chaos, everyone 2: Electric Boogaloo. //REBOOT// Open bc literally only three people are active

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Ater: He notices Resh's state, slowing down to rub against his leg to try and reassure him before speeding right back up again.

Tseth: He glances at Parvus. "Unless it's going to help us find Juni, later."

Alex: Well, he might as well try and distract the kid. "So… What's it like, where you're from?"

Parvus: He tilts his head at Tseth, then pounces on another leaf, trotting back up next to Ater. He seems to hear something, and squawks again, more urgently this time. He sprints off into the forest.

Resh: He barely seems to notice Ater, instead looking at Parvus when he bolts into the forest. “What-“ He sprints after Parvus, desperate to find Juni.

A short distance away, a cave entrance can be seen. There’s a faint glow coming from it, like someone lit a campfire in there.

Salmook: home? he shudders. there's not much good about it except Pater. "It's cold. ALWAYS. And there's a LOT of forests, but the trees look different, yeah. like this-" he scratches a simple evergreen pine into the dirt "AND there's a lot of scaries outside. Scaries that EAT PEOPLE! RRAHH!" he jumps around like a monster in a kid's book.

Rhiv: oh great - conflicting messages. he groans. now theres a choice to be made? does he follow the fuzz-beast or the scaly rat? it'sa tough decision, but Rhiv said he'd go with Resh, so after Parvus it is.

Ater: He speeds up to follow Parvus, if a bit annoyed. They were headed in the same direction.

Tseth: He follows after everyone.

Alex: He watches Salmook draw the evergreen pine. "It looks like the trees in the snowy mountains. I guess that makes sense." He smiles at Salmook jumping around, amused. "I'm sure. In the wasteland, we have a lot of 'scaries' too. One of them is how this-" He gestures to his scarred and blinded left eye. "-happened. But I was being a bit stupid, heh."

Resh: He pauses for a moment, looking back at everyone else. “We might need to kill another group of cultists.” He grips his sword tighter and walks towards the cave without another word.

One of the cultists looks over and sees Resh headed towards them. “Think that’s who the girl was with?” He jerks his head in Resh’s direction. The man who kidnapped her just shrugs.

???: “Only one way to find out.” He goes over to Juni and cuts the ropes on her ankles, grabbing her and pulling her to her feet. He half leads, half drags her to where Resh is, pressing his knife against Juni’s throat. “Well, look who finally arrived.”

Resh: He growls at the man holding Juni, but seems to be frozen on the spot.

Salmook: he settles back down with an "oh." that seems to have killed his mood a bit. "That's… I'm so-so sorry. That's why I'm worried about Pater. He doesn't like to tell me when he's hurt." he goes back to poking at the dirt. he looks back up after a minute or so of quiet. "What's your home like?"

Rhiv: he almost bumps into Resh with how suddenly he stops. he steps aside and… if this isn't the place, he'll eat his own boot. he immediately takes note of the cultist holding Juni hostage. he keeps up a stone-face while reaching into his cloak. time for that bow to come in handy. it's not a clear shot - too much forest in the way. he grunts a little at Resh. as soon as Resh gives the word, he'll fire.

Alex: Maybe I shouldn't have said that. "Oh- it's alright." Home? The part I can tell him about isn't really the best… but it probably wouldn't do harm to tell him about the other part. He's not from our world anyway. "Hmm.. well the outer wastelands are pretty desolate. It's mostly a graveyard filled with horrors. But- inner wasteland, where I live, is actually pretty nice. It's mostly kept a secret, unless you live there."

Tseth: He watches as Resh heads towards the cultists. He pulls out a knife, in case he needs to throw it at someone. His swords were only good for close combat.

Resh: He starts shaking a bit, whether from fear or anger even he doesn’t know. His voice wavers ever so slightly as he speaks again. “Let go of my daughter.” Or I’ll murder you. But she might die too. What do I do-

Parvus: He goes completely silent and starts stalking towards the man, knowing that he’s small enough not to be noticed.

???: He laughs at Resh, then presses the knife harder against Juni’s throat. A tiny trickle of blood drips from where he’s pressing the knife. “Oh? Or else you’ll kill me? Well, I think I could kill her just as quickly.”

Juni: She stares at the group, wide eyed and terrified. She starts chirping quietly, although she doesn’t seem to notice.

Rhiv: he grumbles. if his target would QUIT MOVING then maybe he could get a better shot. ah, what's the use? when's the last time he fired an arrow anyways? who's to say he doesn't hit Juni on accident? alright, new plan. another grunt Resh's way and Rhiv is gone. he'll go figure out how many other cultists there are - that'd be useful, maybe.

Salmook: a chill runs up his spine at the word "graveyard." Salmook brushes up the dirt, clearing away all the drawings he's made so far. he starts doodling… something. it's hard to tell. "I heard Pater say that word before. Graveyard - oohh. Whatever Pater talked about, he didn't like. Do the scaries live there?"

Tseth: He watches Rhiv move to get a gauge on how many cultists there were. He moves to get a different view of the cave entrance. Better for when however many there are come out, he could take out at least a couple quickly. He looks again at Resh. Fuck, he's not doing well.

Alex: He tilts his head as he watches Salmook drawing. "Uh- yeah. Quite a few. Gotta be careful when you're going through on foot."

Resh: He goes completely silent, other than his shallow breathing. It seems like he’s quietly hyperventilating with how little he’s breathing.

Parvus: He looks around. The man hasn’t noticed him yet. He flicks his tail and climbs up to the man’s shoulder, biting him in the throat before he can react.

???: He lets go of Juni and drops his knife, now distracted with the small dragon latched to his throat. He frantically tries to pry Parvus off, which only causes Parvus to bite harder. After a few seconds, the man falls to the ground, dead. The other cultists seem to notice this and immediately go after the rest of the group, one of them picking up Parvus and pinning his wings to his side.

Parvus: He starts thrashing against the cultist’s grip, squawking angrily and hissing.

Juni: She runs off to the side, away from the cultists, and hides behind a tree, trembling.

Resh: He growls and tackles one of the other cultists, slitting their throat. He stands up and runs another one through. That’s three or four more to go.

Rhiv: as soon as he hears the first cultist go down, he's right into the action. he lunges at nearest cultist who was completely unaware he was there. he starts swinging, using the hatchet as more of a club. it's making way too much of a mess and… stars above, what is he doing? he shudders. Rhiv stands up, feeling sick to his stomach. the next beat, he's already swallowing his guilt. he launches his hatchet at an approaching cultist, but his aim's off. it hits their stomach instead of their head. shit.

Salmook: whatever he's drawing in the dirt… it looks like he's doing it blindfolded and left-handed. But he presents it to Alex as if it's the most obvious thing in the world. it's a… field with mouths on the ground? Salmook taps at the drawing with his stick.
"THIS is what Pater called a "graveyard." Do yours look like that?"

(mood)

Tseth: He jumps into the fight easily. He notices the cultist that has a hold of Parvus, throwing his knife at their chest. He takes out both his swords, running to the next cultist and impaling them. For cultists with a lot of intimidation factor, they're really easy to kill.

Ater: He runs up to Juni, sitting next to her. He seems pretty unfazed by the fighting.

Alex: He squints a little at Salmook's drawing. "Ah.. no. I meant graveyard a bit differently- hmm" He grabs a stick of his own, drawing in the dirt next to Salmook's drawing. "The ancients ruined the wastelands a long time ago. And- some really big creatures used to live there. But they died, and all that's left is their skeletons." He seems to be drawing an animal skull, and a ribcage. Or trying, his art skills aren't much better than Salmook's.