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isleofavalon2020-11-13 10:05 pm
birdflipping) wrote in isleofavalon2020-11-13 10:05 pm
[open] hoofing it
Who: Nero, a cranky demon horse, and you
What: Misadventures for a not-so-holy grail, or: Nero gets hazed
When: After arriving in Camelot
Where: The Brocéliande, then around town
Warnings: Nero's potty mouth.....
1. breaking in the devil horse
"All right, big guy. You gonna help me out here or what?"
Nero thought accepting this quest would be straightforward enough, but even travelling into the forest, he's stuck at the first hurdle. His familiar, a demon horse, usually sizes itself down to a very small pony or a large dog. As soon as he called it to help him for the quest at the edge of the forest, it appeared having assumed its full size, which is more akin to a reptilian draught horse. He moves over to Geryon's side, with the intention of pulling himself up onto its back... but the horse trots away from him.
He stares, then throws up his arms in exasperation. "Or you could do that. Great start."
He doesn't know the first thing about ordinary horses, but from what he remembers of the Order's demonology records he'd given to Nico, Geryons were notoriously difficult to ride. And from the interactions he's had with his so far, it's nothing if not stubborn. He follows after it. "So what do I have to do? Beat you in battle to win your respect? Tame you like a regular old wild horse? Give me a clue."
The horse responds by just tossing its head and snorting. This back-and-forth could go on for a while...
2. lost in the forest
Giving up on trying to ride his familiar for the time being, Geryon at least follows Nero as he heads into the forest on foot, accompanied by whoever is unfortunate enough to also have accepted the quest. Soon it becomes obvious they've taken this path in the forest more than once already, and Nero stops.
"We're going to keep going in circles forever until we figure out which way to go. I've been in a forest like this... " He turns to his questing partner. "In Fortuna's forest, the clue was in looking at the shadows. You notice anything here that can tell us which way to go?"
3. a quest completeish
After a long, exasperating trek through the forest, which was mostly good for earning a few bruises to his pride and a little magic practice, Nero returns clutching the 'holy grail'. You know, if the holy grail looks like a noodle strainer.
He's going to pester the first person he finds, waving his hard-earned quest item (?) at them to get their attention.
"Hey, where's the douchebag who was shouting about a quest earlier? I'm gonna give him what he wants and push his face through this."
What: Misadventures for a not-so-holy grail, or: Nero gets hazed
When: After arriving in Camelot
Where: The Brocéliande, then around town
Warnings: Nero's potty mouth.....
1. breaking in the devil horse
"All right, big guy. You gonna help me out here or what?"
Nero thought accepting this quest would be straightforward enough, but even travelling into the forest, he's stuck at the first hurdle. His familiar, a demon horse, usually sizes itself down to a very small pony or a large dog. As soon as he called it to help him for the quest at the edge of the forest, it appeared having assumed its full size, which is more akin to a reptilian draught horse. He moves over to Geryon's side, with the intention of pulling himself up onto its back... but the horse trots away from him.
He stares, then throws up his arms in exasperation. "Or you could do that. Great start."
He doesn't know the first thing about ordinary horses, but from what he remembers of the Order's demonology records he'd given to Nico, Geryons were notoriously difficult to ride. And from the interactions he's had with his so far, it's nothing if not stubborn. He follows after it. "So what do I have to do? Beat you in battle to win your respect? Tame you like a regular old wild horse? Give me a clue."
The horse responds by just tossing its head and snorting. This back-and-forth could go on for a while...
2. lost in the forest
Giving up on trying to ride his familiar for the time being, Geryon at least follows Nero as he heads into the forest on foot, accompanied by whoever is unfortunate enough to also have accepted the quest. Soon it becomes obvious they've taken this path in the forest more than once already, and Nero stops.
"We're going to keep going in circles forever until we figure out which way to go. I've been in a forest like this... " He turns to his questing partner. "In Fortuna's forest, the clue was in looking at the shadows. You notice anything here that can tell us which way to go?"
3. a quest completeish
After a long, exasperating trek through the forest, which was mostly good for earning a few bruises to his pride and a little magic practice, Nero returns clutching the 'holy grail'. You know, if the holy grail looks like a noodle strainer.
He's going to pester the first person he finds, waving his hard-earned quest item (?) at them to get their attention.
"Hey, where's the douchebag who was shouting about a quest earlier? I'm gonna give him what he wants and push his face through this."
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Ya deal with actual demons - aliens can't be that weird to ya. [ In her opinion anyway. ]
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So did aliens, like... take over or something? Or just beam people up into their spaceships and leave?
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[ Yeah, she hadn't failed to notice that look on his face. ]
...Dunno why ya look so weirded out by it. What about ya and yer demons. [ Cos that's pretty fucking weird and unbelievable, Nero. ] Are they tryin' to take over your world or somethin'?
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