[Open] In the Summer Time

[tantailizing]

🧙 WHO: Zidane Tribal and You!
⚔️️ WHAT: A summer of fun with quests and zombies...! Wait...
🕒 WHEN: July
🗺️ WHERE: Throughout Camelot and Beyond
⚠️ WARNINGS: Warnings will come as needed. Minor violence with Zombies and Minotaurs

I. Surf New Turf

[Though the Alpacapies and Mossatees would probably be easier mounts to ride with, Zidane had mistaken one for a floating log and didn't realize it was a mount until he was far away, and the Mossatees just recently had their babies. If they needed their attention anywhere, it wasn't on a guy standing on their back and probably annoying the hell outta them despite their passivity.]

[Deinosuchus it was, and they weren't kidding when they said it was fast! He was off the first time it picked up speed, and giving it some food when it came paddling lazily back, burnt out from doing that much. They'd work on it - in fact, they could be seen working on it.]

... and if you signal, I can give ya a boost in speed instead. That way, ya don't tire out as fast. Sound good?

[Of course, he's not an Animal Mage so it's not sure how much the Deinosuchus might understand. At least it's not pissed off?]

II. Clean Up Chaos

Hey, hey, hey...!

[He's not sure what's going on, but he was ambushed. First the sponges, then the animals... Zidane blinks when both were done and it took another second to process his clothes had been cleaned, his hair had been redone, and his tail now had a bow on it.]

... OH MY GODS! I thought that stain would never come out of my sheath!

[Looked like he didn't care he was just mauled by woodland critters and cleaning supplies, he's too busy admiring how clean his dagger's sheath was. Perhaps another irate or hapless victim might like to point it out.]

III. The Farming Dead

[Oh good, zombies were a thing here too. And what a time to have neither holy or healing magic to put them down. Not that either really matter - zombies went down like any monster still, but it seemed like going for the head was the quickest way to make sure they were down.]

[The only real problem was numbers.]

[Then again, being outnumbered was not something Zidane easily cared about. In fact, he whistled for the next hordes attention.]

That's right! This way, fresh meat, come and get it!

IV. Spotted Dicklivery

Alright, I have the route plotted out. We have one problem though...

[He still clearly remembered the Minotaur issue from a month or so back. He was sure the lowerside of Camelot remembered the Minotaur from a month or so back - in fact, they probably remembered the stench fairly well and he's not envious about it. Dealing with the rocks was enough, but the piss - dear gods...]

[No matter, Zidane pointed out the spot.]

That Minojerk lives somewhere around there. I went to see if he was in after he ran off, but he wasn't there at the time - heck, he might've moved out. Still, he'll probably nearby so we'll have to be careful.

V. Lavaft Behind

[Didn't matter to him how dangerous the Geode Slime might become living magma after it was freed - the issue was it needed help so he was gonna help. Y'know, even though he was warned it might be scared and attack. The burns wouldn't be fun to deal with, but the other option wasn't a choice to him.]

How do you wanna approach this?

[He already had his own ideas, but he always listens to any input from his partner - if they had their own suggestions.]

VI. Wildcard

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Comments

[flamekthunder]

[The slimes continue to watch and...are they trying to mimic it??

...]

...Move it left to right.

[tantailizing]

... Left to right?

[Uhh... Glancing back at his tail, Zidane will make it move left to right, and look over at the slimes.]

????

[flamekthunder]

[As Eustace begun to suspect, the slimes were indeed mimicking the movement, swaying left and right.]

...They seem to be curious about your tail and find it...fun.

[tantailizing]

... Huh.

[He moves his tail again, watching them repeat.]

... What about your ears?

[flamekthunder]

What about them?

[Just...a look. He senses where this is going and his expression hardens a bit.]

[tantailizing]

Y'know... you can wiggle them. See if they respond to them.

[We're doing this to help another one out, Eustace.]

1/2

[flamekthunder]

[SO MUCH OF THIS FACE.]

2/2

[flamekthunder]

[...........................But fine.

After another long second of staring at Zidane, he finally looks back at the slimes...who shrink back a bit since he's still giving off that intimidating aura. Seeing it, he sighs and...slowly...moves his ears.

It starts with a slight twitch, a familiar movement for whenever he catches an odd sound. Seeing them still and drawn to the movement as if fascinated, he lets out another long sigh before he...wiggles them a little more, ears straightening, lowering, and flicking around a bit.

And just like with Zidane's tail, they watch as if entranced.]

[tantailizing]

[Eustace, you know damn well by now that fact does nothing but make Zidane snicker. At least he'll just grin and watch - at first, thinking it's not working, but that face from before is being directed at the slimes.]

[Eustace, no.]

[But then, the wiggling begins, and Zidane grins wider as the slimes take interest.]

Hehe, it's working~ Now, how do we get them to follow to their friend?

[flamekthunder]

[He's going to stop moving his ears...which makes the slimes seem to slump as if sad for some reason???]

...Perhaps if we continue our own movements we could lead them there.

[tantailizing]

I don't mind doing that, but are you gonna be okay?

[Because, ehe, Eustace seems annoyed with his ear aerobics.]

[flamekthunder]

[Just a small sound of discontent.]

You'll have to do most of it, but I have no choice but to help since it seemed some preferred my ears over your tail.

[tantailizing]

Hey! If it works, it works! C'mon... for the slime, Eustace.

[For the creature in need, you'll wiggle your ears. Zidane is all for wiggling his tail.]

[flamekthunder]

[...Ugh...

Just a sigh before he starts...moving his ears again. As he said, some of the slimes seem to perk up at seeing it and start...sliming their way over as Eustace starts to walk towards where the trapped slime is.]

[tantailizing]

[It's now a parade of wiggling slimes following people with wiggling limbs back to their less-than wiggling friend still trapped behind a rock. They must walk so, but keep tail and ear wiggles frequent...]

... So should I move the rock when we get there, or do you think they'll notice and try moving it themselves? [They didn't discuss that part.]

[flamekthunder]

...Let's see what they do first.

[He's going to get a headache from all this ear movement, especially since he's consciously moving his ears for such an extended period of time.]

They might not like us approaching a trapped member of their group.

[tantailizing]

[Wiggle your ears more often, Eustace.]

True. Alright, we'll give them space once we get there - maybe hide.

[flamekthunder]

[He doesn't need to??? They move on their own if they want! Which is rarely.

Anyway he just nods as they get near the site. At this point one of the leading slimes notices something is amiss and starts sliming its way past the two see their trapped brethren!!

...

It's now wiggling and contorting in maybe distress or anger, Eustace can't tell.]

...It's agitated, step back.

[Yep, hiding might be a good option right about now.]

[tantailizing]

[But they'd be so expressive...!]

[Once they're near, even Zidane notices the change in behavior. Aha... to him, it doesn't look like they're happy.]

Don't gotta tell me twice.

[He's gonna go find a same place to hide... and peek out behind.]

[flamekthunder]

[Eustace is following, but he remains nearby so he can get a feel for what's going on with the slimes and trying to...understand what he little he can make out from the gurgling sounds.

For now the rest of the slimes have gathered and doing some weird...contorting dance where their bodies inflate and contract, parts of them extending and flailing about. They seem to recognize their fellow slime despite it being in its geode form, and the trapped slime can't really do much except wriggle and...cry.

...Yep, that is definitely some crying sounds.

Oh right, he should probably tell Zidane what's going on.]

It seems they've recognized the slime...and everyone is currently upset about the situation. They seem to be at a loss of what to do and it looks like two of them are moving in to try and move the rocks but their bodies aren't capable of such physical movement.

...Some are considering blasting it with lava but others are afraid of harming the geode. They aren't getting anywhere and the situation is getting worse the longer they stay stressed.

[And without another word, as if making the decision for them, Eustace steps out.]

[tantailizing]

[Looking between Eustace and the slimes, it's hard to know what's going on. Though, it does look like the slimes are making an attempt to get their friend free just as he thought they might. Still, they're not making any real progress...]

Out of range? Hrm...

[And yeah, blasting the lava would not really help their friend. And in their current form, he grimaces at the thought off it getting hit. Perking up when Eustace moved, Zidane follows.]

Easy...

[flamekthunder]

[Sensing their movement, the slimes immediately turn and start doing their agitated blobby dance. Immediately Eustace stops and signals for Zidane to do the same.]

...Start moving your tail and...appear as non-threatening as possible.

[And he's...twitching his ears. Ugh. At least they don't have to do full body wiggling motions or Eustace would just leave that to Zidane.]

[tantailizing]

As non-threatening as possible... okay, let's give it a try...

[He slowly begins wiggling his tail while frozen again, watching the slimes closely. He can't be threatening unbalanced, can he?]

[flamekthunder]

[THE SLIMES ARE WATCHING...

THEY ARE WATCHING.......

And slowly but surely they seem to calm down. Maybe they have a memory of a goldfish but they're starting to remember their strange wiggling two-legged friends(?).

Sensing them calming a bit, Eustace nods to Zidane.]

I'm going to slowly approach and try to communicate with them. Just stay some distance behind me.

[tantailizing]

[Phew... that was close. Zidane continues wiggling his tail as he looks over at Eustace.]

Alriight... don't get burned now.

[They've been doing so well so far.]