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the_last_resort2015-04-06 08:01 pm
travelagency) wrote in the_last_resort2015-04-06 08:01 pm
The Market Post
Who: Merchants and You
What: Open Market
When: M12 D14
Where: The Market
Notes & Warnings: Warnings will be in individual thread starters as players see fit. Here is the market OOC post.
The weather is starting to warm from the dead of winter, but it's still cool out. The morning in the market is foggy, too, so the warmer food is still getting a lot of attention. Soups and hot teas and cocoa (refined from the beans gathered in the planet's jungles).
After the recent efforts to clean up the town and the brief increased access to other universes, vendors there are a lot of vegetables brought in from that, too. This has been the first time in a long time there has been such a variety so take advantage of the displays. There are also people that have been trying out the potion samples here and there, doing things like attempting to set themselves on fire or inhale water. Luckily 99% of them are stopping when they're warned when their timer is running out.
There is the odd idiot that doesn't know how to hold his magic. Injuries won't be grave when they do happen, just incredibly stupid.
If anyone who helped investigate swamps wants to talk to travel agents about potential trips home, this is the chance to do it. Remember that you can also take visitors with you when the time comes around.
What: Open Market
When: M12 D14
Where: The Market
Notes & Warnings: Warnings will be in individual thread starters as players see fit. Here is the market OOC post.
The weather is starting to warm from the dead of winter, but it's still cool out. The morning in the market is foggy, too, so the warmer food is still getting a lot of attention. Soups and hot teas and cocoa (refined from the beans gathered in the planet's jungles).
After the recent efforts to clean up the town and the brief increased access to other universes, vendors there are a lot of vegetables brought in from that, too. This has been the first time in a long time there has been such a variety so take advantage of the displays. There are also people that have been trying out the potion samples here and there, doing things like attempting to set themselves on fire or inhale water. Luckily 99% of them are stopping when they're warned when their timer is running out.
There is the odd idiot that doesn't know how to hold his magic. Injuries won't be grave when they do happen, just incredibly stupid.
If anyone who helped investigate swamps wants to talk to travel agents about potential trips home, this is the chance to do it. Remember that you can also take visitors with you when the time comes around.
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[Well, no one can say he didn't do his best.] Maybe it is something to decide later.
I ah... [he stammers, then just gestures off in the direction of the farms] ...before I... [saw the picture of them about to die out in the swamp] ...I was going to ask if you would want to come out and meet my riding animal. Riding it is kind of funny. I thought it might make you laugh.
[He likes to see him laugh.]
[See, he can do normal. They can forget this if Boone wants to.]
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Yeah. Maybe... not out here.
[It's all very personal, and he doesn't like to flaunt his personal life for all to see. If they're going to talk about this, they need to be doing it somewhere they won't be disturbed. It's pretty obvious that it does need to be discussed at some point.]
Okay. Where is it?
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[It's something, at least. He's not upset- yet, anyway. That's all he wants. Maybe they can deal with it, either way. This could be a mistake, but not talking about it might be a bigger one.]
[At least he talked about the important part.]
I think I'm done with ah- [he gestures at the market] -so I will see you there?
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Okay. Lemme take this thing back home.
[He gestures with his thumb at the super sledge slung over his back.]
Maybe I can show you what I got, too.
[Niko would probably find it hilarious. It would be a good distraction from what just happened, at least.]
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[He hopes it does. He still feels a little stupid, and after getting side-tracked by a conversation he actually shows up a few minutes later than he hoped. For all that he's trying to be casual about this now, for all he's trying to pretend that he didn't just make a fool of himself, he's still looking for Boone as if being a little late and the possibility that Boone might have left already might mean he'd committed a grievous error.]
[Considering what did just happen, though, and the conclusions they could draw, it's possible.]
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Hey.
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[Again, short introduction, but he moves on quick. He's looking happier to see him, though, glad he didn't just leave.]
Over here.
[And he goes to a yellow stall with a yellow long necked bird thing. It turns its head to look at Boone accusingly. It's not saddled or anything right now, so it just looks like a big funny looking oversized fowl.]
This is mine.
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You can ride that?
[It looks like it could be pretty awkward to stay on top of. At least Boone got something with four legs... though he's still having trouble staying on it himself.]
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[The big bird opens its beak and touches Niko's head with its tongue. He holds perfectly still, unsure of what's happening, until it starts attempting to preen too short hair.]
[His expression doesn't change much, though.]
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Huh. Guess it likes you.
[Maybe it won't object too much to being ridden if it likes him. Boone wishes his own animal liked him a little better. Maybe then it would stop spitting at him.]
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[He steps away, and the animal jams it's head very close to Boone and tilts its head, like it's trying to get a better few of his glasses.]
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Doesn't look as ridiculous as what I'm riding, at least.
[Strange, but... not ridiculous.]
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[Niko pats the bird, and brushes its head back because it probably would have gone for the beret, to be honest. The thing he doesn't notice that he does is sort of protectively put Boone on the opposite side of him.]
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[He didn't know what it was until someone else told him, and since he's never seen one before... well, he figures that's how all llamas look. He doesn't complain when Niko gets between him and the bird, but he does move further back so that it can't go for his beret.]
Can show it to you, if you want.
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[But, still.]
Sure, I will look at it. Lets go.
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[He starts off in that direction, and doesn't say much on the way there. When he reaches it, he doesn't even say anything. He doesn't need to. It kind of speaks for itself. It's larger than your average llama, big enough for someone to ride it comfortably, but... well, it looks like this.]
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[Niko hasn't really seen them in person before, but he has seen sheered sheep. He knows what it is, at least.]
[But he has seen a camel's face, and that is a camelish sort of visage. So he doesn't get too close. Like he's expecting to get spat in the face.]
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[It looks ridiculous enough without half its fur missing. Still, it's almost worth it for Niko's reaction.]
You think it looks stupid now, wait until you see me trying to get it to move.
[It prefers to just wander around slowly. It's probably a good thing he has no intention of entering the race to win.]
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Okay. Hop on. I want to see you take it for a drive.
[He leans against one of the stall dividers, watching, because this promises to be amazing.]
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Okay.
[He leads the llama out, and spends a few minutes trying to get it to sit down so he can get on in the first place. He wobbles when it stands up again, obviously not used to riding on an animal, and it takes several slow steps before he manages to fall off, landing on his back with a quiet "oof". The llama keeps moving away for a few moments, then stops and looks down at Boone. Still lying on his back in the grass, he gets the feeling he's being judged by it. At least it doesn't seem ready to spit at him again.]
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Okay, how about I stand by you to help keep you on. Maybe that will help.
[Though he's going to do his best to try and not catch that muppetheaded beast's hate.]
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Sure.
[He heads over to the llama again, and gently coaxes it into sitting again so he can get back on.]
Okay, think I'm ready.
[He won't have Niko there to help keep him on the llama when they're racing, but it'll be nice to stay on for more than a minute.]
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Well, at least you have a pretty even pace to start learning with.
[He keeps hold of Boone, and lightly pats the llama with the other. He's still wary of getting spat on, but he's too entertained to care that much.]
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[Well, that's probably a good thing. It would hurt even more if he fell off while it was running. He wobbles dangerously a couple of times, at one point nearly falling into Niko, but he manages to stay upright with his help.]
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[Once he's sure that Boone looks like he's getting the hang of it, he lets go, turning him loose onto the grass to see how it goes.]
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