Phantom Pets IC

[Elorwin]

Plot - starter post

The sun slowly lifted itself from clutches of the mountain to the east as it spread its warm light into the valley, filling it with dazzling sunshine. The occupants of the valley were starting to stir and go about their daily business. All around the smells and sounds of early morning reverberated around the town, bread was being baked, horses and carts creaked down the roads and shops began to open all round. Rush Valley was awake and humans and their phantoms continued their struggle for survival.



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[Skyhawk1998]

(My first RP, I might sound a bit mediocre)

Grant slowly sits up as the sun warms his face. Iris is sitting outside of the small, makeshift shelter, watching the sun peek her face over the ramshackle gathering a few hundred yards off. She looks back, her golden eye glinting in the sun. "Well, nice to see your up. You really should wake up earlier, the sun makes a great entrance." Grant shrugs, breathing heavily to clear sleep from his mind. "Well, I can't see during the night, except with fire, and I do not want to burn the valley. I do not think people would be happy about that." Iris nods slowly. "At least they wouldn't have to bake bread for a while." Grant chuckles at Iris' poor joke. "I think it would be a little crispy. So, where do you want to go now?" Iris looks around. "I like it here, we can stay in this valley for a while. The weather is nice... um... maybe... we could go into a town?" Grant pales. Even with his tanned skin it is noticeable. "Well... um... I guess. Which one?" Iris looked again to the rising sun. "The one the sun rises from every day." Grant nodded. "I am too hungry for that now, though, do you want to catch something or is it my turn?" Iris smiles. "Lemme go catch a nice meal for us, these jungles are rich." Iris gets up, shakes, and then walks sneakily into the nearby jungle. Her tail flicked visibly one last time, and then she disappeared like a ghost. Grant just needed to ready himself to look into the face of another human.

[Leonor]

Jarah wakes up sore in a dozen places, and groans loudly. Sleeping in trees has its ups and downs, but in the morning, there always seems to be more downs.

Streching, Jarah snaps off a dead branch and throws it at the sleeping clouded leopard above her.

"Rise and shine, Minh," she says.

Minh pushes her paws out in front of her and yawns terrifically. "Is it morning already?" She never seems to have any problem with trees.

"Yes, sleepy head. And its time to find a town to stay at for a while. We're low on supplies, and a real bed to sleep in sounds wonderful," Jarah decides and drops to the forest floor.

If a leopard could role its eyes, Minh would have as she easily climbs down the vertical tree trunk head first. "Which town?" She asks.

Jarah shrugs. "The first one we come to. Don't let me forget to find a smithy and get a new whetstone,"

"You shouldn't have thrown your old one at that bandit. I had it covered,"

"If you say so, Minh," Jarah roles her eyes and starts off, whistling a tune to herself.

[kyhbaram]

Revo and Aria, her snow-owl phantom, was already awake when the sun came up. They were searching for some edible herbs in the deep jungle, and they had already gathered quite a lot.

"Aria!" He called out to his phantom, who was flying in circles over his head. "Did you find something we can sell?"
"No...... not yet."
"Do you want to go back to the village so we could trade these? I'm starving."
"If you want to...... wait, I can see something."
"What is it?" Revo shouted.
"I think it's a boy and a jaguar...... oh, never mind. The jaguar disappeared. I must have seen it wrong."
"Where are they?"
"They're just entering the jungle. I think they're going to hunting or--"
A potential customer, Reva thought. "Come on!" he yelled out. "What are you waiting for? Let's go!" He broke into a jog, running toward the boy as fast as he can.

He saw a short, tanned boy walking into the jungle from a distance, who looked somewhat hungry. Revo slowed down and walked to Grant and held out his bag, which was full with various berries, herbs, and mushrooms. "Hello, there. Do you want to buy something? I have some delicious foods here."

[Skyhawk1998]

Grant was stunned by this sudden encounter. He rarely talks to humans. "Um... I am sorry, I have nothing to trade. I am just waiting for Iris to return. Thank you, but I will be fine." Grant did that odd face-bending gesture called smiling, then looked back towards the area where Iris had disappeared. She should be back soon...

Iris had caught a rabbit earlier, she having eaten a squirrel. Then she walked into the clearing and saw the unknown pair standing there, and Grant looking to where she had disappeared. "Grant? Who are these people?" She asked, dropping the rabbit with a thump. Grant shrugged. "Well, this is Iris." He said to the pair, Iris padding up to sit to the right of him.

[Elorwin]

Seri dashed forward laughing as she ran; the morning sun was bright on her blonde hair which whipped out behind her. She was running full pelt away from her parent’s house that was situated on the outskirts of Rush Valley town. Behind her she heard the commotion as he had finally managed to wiggle free and he had begun to give chase. Running as if her life depended on it Seri kept going. What she was currently running from was her Phantom, a white wolf with golden eyes and strange dark blue markings and armour along his shoulders and across his flank. He was also sopping wet from the large bucket of water Seri had arranged above the door. It had been a fantastic prank.

Judging by the terrible snarling behind her Caleb was pretty pissed with her and with his four strong legs he was catching her up. Turning her head round to look at him she smiled but then a look of panic crossed his face which froze her smile.

“Watch where you’re going Seri!” He called. Too late. Seri tripped head first down the ditch at the edge of the jungle near their home. Tumbling down over and over again, head over heels, sustaining bumps and scratches all the way until finally she lost her momentum and stopped, lying sprawled on her back. Stars being chased by wolves danced in front of her vision. Then above her Caleb’s wolfy face appeared above her, his expression full of concern, a look Seri had seen on many occasions. Groaning with pain Seri tried to sit herself up; Caleb helped her up with his nose on her back.

“Owww … Damn it.” Seri pressed a hand to her temple that was throbbing, glancing quickly down at her hand she saw it coated in crimson. “Man I really have to listen to you more often.” Ser said with a quick grin as Caleb moved towards her front to gaze at her cut. Tutting to himself Caleb eyed her sternly.

“How many times have I told you to keep your eyes on where you are going? You have trouble staying upright at the best of times, let alone when you are running!” Smiling Seri pulled herself heavily to her feet using Caleb for support. She had landed herself into the jungle proper now and looking around she saw a few things with her bright blue eyes. Glancing around to the left she saw a dark haired man with a basket full of plants and round his head fluttered a beautiful snowy owl. And nearby him was another dark haired man who looked terribly uncomfortable with a large shadowy coloured cat slinking next to him.

Seri paused for a moment not sure how to continue as she felt unable to think against the throbbing in her forehead, against her leg Caleb curled himself protectively against her, his hackles raised. They both didn’t seem to have seen her and she didn’t know if they were dangerous or not.

[kawaiix]

Over here Hailie, I found some berries. Hailie smiled to herself, Midnight loved berries so of course she had found some. It had been a good morning so far, Midnight had managed to hunt down two squirrels that Hailie had spotted, and the pair had picked many berries. They had set out early, before the sun had rose, as they did every day. Now, the beautiful sun was rising up to it's place in the sky, a sight that Hailie loved. These berries look wonderful, Hailie communicated with Midnight. They preferred telepathy, as it didn't scare off prey.
As Hailie was gathering the berries, something caught her eye. A large cat of some sorts, dashing through the forest. Curious, Hailie looked at Midnight and Midnight bobbed her little raven head, she had seen it too. She signaled for Midnight to follow the cat in the direction it had been heading. As Midnight took off, Hailie grabbed the last of the berries and headed off in that direction as well.
I see them. Them? Who is with the cat? There is a man that the cat has returned to, and another with a snowy owl. Two people and their phantoms I presume. It was odd that there would be three people in the forest at this time, all in the same general location, Hailie thought.

[Skyhawk1998]

Grant looked around at the odd grouping of people and phantoms. "Um, well, I will be going now. I get ah, um, well, very uncomfortable around people. Bye!" With that, Grant dashed back into the jungle, stepping around various obstacles. Iris would have laughed if she were capable, but it always sounded odd, so she refrained. Both of her eyes sparkled with amusement, and a broad grin split her face. "Excuse Grant, he has little experience with people. He'll stop and be back to watch everyone from the treetops within the hour. Ouch, gotta go stop him, he's getting a bit far away." With that, Iris turned around and bounded after her human.

[kawaiix]

Hailie watched as the man suddenly began running out of the forest, his cat closely behind him. What was that all about? Hailie shook her head, what a strange encounter. She and Midnight began their search again, shaking off what they had just seen. Hailie, someone over here is hurt. There was a strange sense of urgency in Midnight's voice, who was usually very reserved.
Hailie ran over to where Midnight said the girl was, and there she was. Sat on the ground with her hand coated in blood, a very protective wolf at her side. "I mean you no harm," Hailie says, approaching the two. "Midnight had informed me that you were injured. I have bandages in my pack that I could spare." Hailie glanced over at Midnight, perched on a stump, looking a bit tense. She figured it was due to the presence of the wolf.

[Elorwin]

{OOC note} Please can everyone note what I said about not going too fast with this. Give other people a chance to post etc. I am having to go to bed now as its 1am and I don't want to be left behind. ~Thanks {OOC note}