I want to see mountains again, Gandalf, mountains! [Open]

[manasponge]

Who: Marcille and OTA
What: Marcille and Chara decide to explore the mountains, find lizardchickens.
When: 8/16 and beyond
Where: Enso F4, the mountains near the beach
Warnings: N/A

The long walk (for Chara)

[ Marcille climbed ever higher, relying on her staff at times to give her that extra boost up. At length, she stopped for a brief swig of water. She shaded her eyes and looked back down at the terrain down below, past the rockiness of the cliff. ]

I liked going down steep paths a lot better.

Combing the area

[ Though little signs of life were about for those who were on the lookout for them, Marcille was more focused on finding landmarks and food than the local wildlife. It therefore came as a complete surprise when a swooping, crow-sized, lizard-tailed creature stole her comb right out of her hand. ]

Why, you...! Give that back!

[ More cries like the one from the pterax that had taken her comb could now be heard in the distance. Goddammit. ]

I need that, you scaly pigeon!

Counting chickens

[ Of course, after the initial ordeal was over, Marcille ended up with a few trussed 'birds' and a number of eggs carefully stowed in her pack for the trip back. ]

Ha! If I had some extra rice, I could make some oyakodon. Oh, well! Let's see... roast bird? Hard-boiled eggs? Both at the same time?

[ She was practically drooling at the thought. Shellfish were well and good, but sometimes you just needed some solid fat and protein in your diet. ]

Maybe I should save the eggs for Muffet and see if they'll do for baking...

Cultivating your strengths

[ Over the past weeks, Marcille had stumbled upon some strange seeds -- and a few root vegetables in foraging. She couldn't do much with the carrots but eat them outright, but potatoes, now -- those she could handle! With her knife, she busily began cutting into a potato that had begun to sprout, separating out the eyes to plant later.

It was honest work, and her recent experiences had made this sort of work easier. Maybe her garden would even rival Senshi's... one day. ]

Let's see, where should I put these...?

Comments

Combing

[prettypurpleparlor]

[Muffet's looking quietly through the woods again, finding frustratingly little, when she hears a familiar voice shouting in frustration. She follows the noise, and finds a rather frustrated mage.]

Marcille? Is there something I can help with?

counting chickens

[souris_keteer]

[Cheerfully calling out-]

Hiya, Marcille! Sounds like you got a pretty good haul!

That Good Ol' Long Walk

[achievementhunter]

[They'd been looking for some time alone; not getting caught up in someone else's endeavors-
yet when it came time for an excuse, what other answer could they give besides 'exploring'?

With her answer being the same, here they are. It's better than just standing around and talking, at least.]

I read once that going downhill actually exerts more energy than heading upwards.

[Sure doesn't feel like it, mind.]

counting chickens

[ohshitsweetflips]

Taako isn't really thrilled with these mountains, so far. Majestic? Maybe, but you can't eat majesty. So he's pretty psyched to run up on, who would have guessed, some kind of elf. Muttering about baking. Not that he's ruling out pushing her off a cliff if she's competition, long live the king, but still, cool find. So he'll breeze into step with her without so much as a 'hail and well met,' pleased at the prospect of maybe not having wasted part of his day. "Oh shit dude, what'd you get?"

Combing the area

[thekingsglaive]

[The cries had drawn Nyx all but running, skidding to a halt a few feet behind where Marcille was standing.]

Everything okay?

[Though now that he stopped to look around everything seemed perfectly normal... This island was making him jumpy.]