I13DT - Now Deboarding the Baggage Compartment

by **Brigid Plunder** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 10:17 am

"What should we call you?"

by **Narrator** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 10:36 am

"The name you are most likely to hear me called is Kliran," she said.

by **Kay Haddock** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 12:39 pm

"And you can call me Kay."

by **Narrator** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 12:50 pm

"A pleasure to meet you, Kay," she said, giving a slightly smaller bow. "I..." She tilted her head again, as if listening to something. "We should move. There are meat eaters in the area." Without waiting for a response, she started off down the ridge.

by **Kay Haddock** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 12:52 pm

Kay looks over to Brigid.

by **Brigid Plunder** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 1:00 pm

"Should probably trust her on this," she says, going to follow the saurian.

by **Kay Haddock** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 1:03 pm

"Okay!" she nods and follows the two of them.

by **Narrator** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 1:22 pm

Kliran moved deeper into the foliage, staying ahead of them but always easy to follow, stopping only occasionally to test the air and listen to the sounds. She hauled up short in a clearing when confronted by a feathered dinosaur shorter than any of them, but with a mouth full of sharp teeth. "Turn around... turn around..." She hissed, starting to back up. Behind them, another one emerged and there was rustling in the bushes.

by **Brigid Plunder** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 2:27 pm

"...turning around looks like it's a no-go," Brigid says, slowly reaching for Kay's stick.

by **Kay Haddock** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 3:18 pm

Kay basically thrusts the stick into Brigid's hands as she stumbles past her to stand between her and Kliran.

by **Narrator** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 4:22 pm

Kliran growled while at the same time making a clicking noise in her throat, unwinding a wrapping from her left hand. "Great Ones protect us," she muttered as the creatures lunged at the small group. One went for Brigid, trying to get to her lower legs. The one in front of Kliran leaped at her, easily clearing the space between it and the saurian just as she lifted a hand to ward it off. Two more ripped out of the bushes, trying to find a way to get to Kay in the middle.

by **Brigid Plunder** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 4:30 pm

Brigid is already in motion, gripping the stick with both hands and sweeping it towards the snout of the creature.

by **Kay Haddock** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 5:36 pm

Kay is entirely surprised by the two jumping out from the sides, stumbling away from the one she notices and right towards the other one.

by **Narrator** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 6:09 pm

Kliran reaches back and grabs the one behind Kay with her unbound hand. The creature's eyes begin to roll back into its head and it starts to go limp. The move costs her her chance to stop the one going for her and it takes it to the ground, breaking her grip on the other creature which staggers around.

Brigid's strike swats the one aside and it dances back, shaking its muzzle vigorously to try and clear the stinging out of its nose. The remaining one pursues Kay, nipping at her to herd her away from the others.

by **Kay Haddock** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 6:34 pm

Kay stumbles back and it takes about two steps until she trips over a vine or a root of some sort and she goes down. On the upside, landing on the ground causes her to burst into spikes gain. She's dazed for a moment but manages to find a bit of courage to try and backhand the dinosaur nipping at her across the snout.

by **Brigid Plunder** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 6:40 pm

Brigid continues to try to fend the creatures off with swift, measured swings of the stick.

by **Narrator** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 6:50 pm

The creature Kay swats makes a sound that might be akin to a yelp and backs away, scraping at its snout. The one behind her recovers and nips at her, backing away when it gets to the spikes. Brigid's makes another lunge at her, trying to leap over the stick.

Kliran's makes a strangled, croaking noise. Kliran gradually began to rise, her left hand clamped around the creature's throat.

by **Kay Haddock** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 7:00 pm

"Yeah! Back off you!" she shouts at the dinos as she picks herself up from the ground. Noticing the other's hesitation to get too close she takes a courageous step towards it and swipes her own clawed fingernails at it.

by **Brigid Plunder** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 8:37 pm

Brigid grips the stick at both ends, and tries to bring it sharply upward under the creature's chin.

by **Narrator** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 8:45 pm

Brigid's strike catches the creature at the soft spot where its jaw meets the throat. It's momentum carries it forward into her, but it's only the momentum. The creature Kay swipes at takes a slash across the muzzle and back away even faster. The other one decides this prey is more trouble than its worth and bolts back into the bushes.

by **Kay Haddock** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 8:52 pm

Kay blinks, then let's out a short celebratory squeal.

"I chased off a dinosaur!"

by **Brigid Plunder** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:15 pm

"That's... nnh... that's good, Kay..." She grunts as she tumbles back and tries to heft the creature off of her.

by **Narrator** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:20 pm

Kliran tossed hers aside and started rewrapping her hand. The creature's body landed in a lifeless heap with no visible wounds. "You may want to help her. I hear those things can be cursedly heavy."

by **Kay Haddock** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:29 pm

"Oh! I'm sorry!" she says and hurries over to Brigid to help her move the (hopefully dead) raptor.

by **Narrator** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:36 pm

The raptor was quite dead.

by **Brigid Plunder** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:38 pm

"I didn't really think this through," she grunts.

by **Kay Haddock** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:41 pm

"Better than getting eaten." she says loudly, helping Brigid up and whispering as she does. "Did you see what she did with that other one?"

by **Brigid Plunder** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:41 pm

"I was a little busy..."

by **Narrator** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:44 pm

"You killed it, it didn't kill you," Kliran said. "I believe that qualifies as a good idea." She turned to them, her eyes visibly glowing.

by **Kay Haddock** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:47 pm

"She, like, just grabbed it and it died."

by **Brigid Plunder** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 11:37 pm

Brigid crawled out from under the beast, taking in a breath. She looked to their guide.

"...you've got powers."

by **Narrator** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 7:59 am

"I am cursed. Kliran is not my given name. It means 'soul eater' in my native language." She carefully finished winding the binding back around her hand, securing it. She was sporting several claw gashes, but they were slowly closing.

by **Kay Haddock** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 12:51 pm

"Is that why you're out here by yourself?"

by **Narrator** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 12:59 pm

"It is," she said, hefting one of the dead creatures and throwing it off the 'path' they'd been following.

by **Brigid Plunder** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 1:02 pm

"That's... that's like Sauron," she mumbled, slowly standing.

by **Kay Haddock** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 1:05 pm

"What is? Just kicking one of their own out into the jungle?"

by **Brigid Plunder** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 1:08 pm

"...no. I mean... her powers."

by **Kay Haddock** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 1:13 pm

"I thought they're Saurons. You mean they all can do this?"

by **Brigid Plunder** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 1:17 pm

"She's a Saurian. I'm talking about Sauron who... has a history here."

by **Kay Haddock** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 1:20 pm

Kay frowns as she tries to follow along. Then she looks up and at the lizard girl. "Do you, like, need some food? We got some rations." she says, digging through her backpack to pull out two emergency ration bars.

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