a ding dang mingle

[endsjustified]

WHO: anyone
WHERE: anywhere
WHEN: Day 9, morning through to late afternoon

[well there's still new landmarks to explore, new teammates (and new ragged individuals) to meet. occasional gunfire's been resounding through the woods sometimes, scaring birds up into the air and sending wandering pygmidillos in the meadow askitter.

what are you up to this fine day?]

Comments

[mykidisthebest]

Wow, that's such a normal job.

--Not that there's anything wrong with having a normal job! It's pretty refreshing to hear that you were passionate enough about it to make it your career. Not everyone has the determination to achieve that, you know?

[noarchitact]

I think a lot of people realize that their 'dream jobs' aren't worth pursuing. Sometimes you forfeit your happiness for the money and sometimes you forfeit your money for the happiness. [ and sometimes you forfeit both. #justkavehthings. ] What kind of job did you have back home?

[mykidisthebest]

Me? I'm the director of a monster rearing facility. I have a monster taming skill, so we work with guilds to raise mounts for their hunters to take into dungeons. I don't know if it's a dream job or anything, but I do like raising the kids. They're cute.

[noarchitact]

[ kids... monsters...
is there a difference? ]

Do you think you could that here?

[mykidisthebest]

Yeah, I don't see why not. I've only seen the shyders so far, but I was told there are more monsters in the forest.

[noarchitact]

Do you think you could help me try to tame one of the monsters?

[mykidisthebest]

I don't mind trying. If they're excessively aggressive and not that intelligent then it won't be as effective. But I'm guessing if you want to tame it then it's not overly hostile?

[noarchitact]

I was thinking either a Shyder or a GatorDawg. I don't know if the GatorDawgs or aggressive or just territorial. But as long as you don't mind trying it could be worth it if we manage to domesticate either of them. The Shyders especially. A teammate of mine is incredibly skilled with clothing.

[mykidisthebest]

If it's the Shyders, I'm confident I can do it. They already seem pretty friendly on their own, especially if you're willing to feed them. I haven't run into a GatorDawg yet, but we can try it out on them too. Are you looking to have them be a guard...gator of sorts?

[noarchitact]

How about we start with a Shyder then. We can see how well it goes and then move on to something a bit more... challenging. And, yeah, something like that. [ he motions to the moat that's, well, a definite work in progress. ]

I'm building a moat around BlueBell and it's only fitting that it has some guard gators in it, don't you think. And they sound cute... although I haven't actually seen one yet.

[mykidisthebest]

They do sound kind of cute. I want to know if they're more gator or more "dawg". Though if they're for guarding it's probably better if they don't look cute?

[noarchitact]

It could work to their advantage. Like, oh, look how cute... SNAP. [ a nervous laugh. ] Would you like to go now?

[mykidisthebest]

I'm free if you are! I don't want to take you away from your pool time if you're trying to relax.

[noarchitact]

Just a few more mi- [ and then, surprise, the moat is suddenly getting filled with gravel. THANKS RED. ] Haha, excellent. [ kaveh beams!!! ] I'm free to go now.

[mykidisthebest]

[does a double take at the gravel like, whoa, what the heck]

You're gonna have to tell me how you did that later. Or you can tell me on the way.

[noarchitact]

Oh! it's nothing I did... er, not really. I asked Red for a favor, and that's the reason I was hanging out in the kiddy pool. One of the reasons, anyway. I needed the gravel for the moat~! I'll have to thank him later.

[mykidisthebest]

A favor? I didn't know Red did favors. I thought he only did trades. Does that mean you're on good terms with him?

[noarchitact]

I guess what I did was a trade. I'm assuming sitting in that kiddy pool was meant to be humiliating... but after digging that moat I was exhausted and a break was definitely much needed.

[mykidisthebest]

[thinks about it for a beat]

It sounds like something Red would do to try and embarrass someone. A lot of his trades sound like that. But the kiddie pool didn't seem that bad compared to the other stuff I've heard him ask people to do.

[noarchitact]

Exactly. It was real small and obviously not meant for an adult, let alone two adults, but I'm not easily embarrassed. [ LOL. ] But we're almost finished and I'm incredibly excited about filling it up not only with the water, but also these gatordawgs... so let's get going!

[mykidisthebest]

[your shamelessness is inspiring. HEADS TO THE FOREST!]

Before we grab any gatordawgs you'll need to make sure you have the right kind of food and environment for them. Like taking care of a pet, you know? It might be pretty self-sustainable if you can add some fish to the moat too.

[noarchitact]

We could observe them for a few hours. But, yes, I don't mind adding fish and even some plant life to the moat. It would make it all the more beautiful in the end besides. [ kaveh is incredibly excited about this, okay! ] Do you know where the shyders are?

[mykidisthebest]

[it's good that he's exciting! it means he'll take good care of all of his beautiful animals that live in his beautiful yard]

I know the shyders are in the forest. I'll be able to find them from there. I've seen a few just by walking around, so they shouldn't be hard to locate. They're friendly enough if you offer them some plants to eat.

[noarchitact]

We should collect some on the way in then.

[mykidisthebest]

There's plenty in the forest to pick up. Let's see...

[doop de doop, once they hit the forest's edge he finds a shady spot under the trees and picks some of the fresher-looking plants as offerings for the shyders. the lil guys are probably already scuttling around nearby looking for food]