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Couple o' foxes, huntin' down some gremlins. We've got this. :D

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Shoulda had lunch, ey, Miyuki?

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Let's not cause problems for Velvet at work, now.

*starts to slowly cover Miyuki with sealing paper*

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Ooh. Get plenty of rest and nutrition.

A New Day; Cozy Fantasy Village Life

Niara Rootwick

~ Abandoned Farm Field? ~

@Rune_Alchemist

”If we can find the seeds of a suitable plant, that would be good, too. I'm especially skilled with seeds.”

The trek past the limits of the hamlet had been uneventful. After the path had disappeared visually, Niara used her magic to hear the earth and help lead them, but that only go them so far. After a point, they had to go by instinct. Eventually, however, they did come to a clearing. Things were mostly flat, a feature Niara was fairly familiar with. There weren’t a ton of hills on the islands, though there were some mountains on some of the larger ones. They were old mountains, worn by ages and ages of wind and rain, without any tectonic activity to give new edges. Not that Niara knew what a tectonic plate was. Maybe she’d heard something of it in her earth magic studies, but that would have been it.

The Root Elf had just been examining the new grounds they’d found, taking stock of what the earth had to say, when Yingmei said she’d seen something. “Something moved?” She shared a glance with Mei before the other decided she would go forth to investigate, even by herself. Nooo, no no. Bad idea. ”I’ll be right behind you, sweetie.” She made sure her sword and shield would be ready to grab, should she need it, and followed behind the farmer girl.

Her heart was thumping and her adrenaline beginning to spike before she finally got to see what it was that had spooked the both of them. Some small, white, feathered thing, muddling about and pecking for some food. ”Huh…” It didn’t seem aggressive, and seemed interested in Mei as she called to it. ”Hey, there, fella.” Niara stepped slowly from the tall grass she’d been hiding in and knelt down, making soft clicking and cooing nose to the creature. It looked at her for a moment before waddling up to her and looking at her expectantly. She chuckled softly and pet the thing, ”oooh, how’s a thing like you surviving out here, hm? Nothing out here to eat you, huh?” She took a look around, before looking at Yingmei, ”Sweet little thing. Probably descended from whatever animals used to be kept here.”

She stood and pointed to the field they’d just stepped away from, investigating the bird, ”this was probably a farm field. The ground seems like it had been worked, once. It’s fertile, at any rate.” She looked at the bird, then, rubbing her face a bit in thought, ”what do you eat, then. Bugs? Plants? Not picky?”

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Yumeiko no Akame no Kami

Location: Building #1; Cafeteria
Interactions: Miyuki @Xaltwind, Velvet @Lemons
Adjacent: Qaymu @Expendable

The initial relief had already worn off by the time the announcement had ended, but Velvet decided to elaborate. The golden spirit fox nodded, smiling openly, ”I’m glad. It wouldn’t be good for us, as neighbors, would it? A few of her tails flicked gently behind her, under the level of the table top where they wouldn’t bump anything or shed on anything. Another reason to brush their tails regularly. Miyuki could be careless.

”Yumeiko no Akame no Kami, Yumeiko will be fine. You work at a bar called the Alibi? You don’t often need one, do you?” Puns always were big, back home. ”Think I’ll pass on the blood. Alcohol, though.” Yumeiko gave a grin, a thought crossing her mind. Yes, alcohol. Aah, but how to go about it? She’d have to consider that.

Tall, Dark and.. Sexy. Yumeiko gave the other fox a slow glance before turning back to Velvet. The barest blush betrayed her. Judging by her mood, it was perhaps best to be flattering. The spirit fox cleared her voice subtly as she gave a particular look to Velvet, trying to convey the hint of placation with her eyes and not her voice, ”Her Augustness Miyuki no Suzuyami is not used to interacting with those not of an imperial bearing directly. This change is an ongoing adjustment for her. I do hope we can put the regrettable incident this morning behind us.”

She turned her head to hear Miyuki, nodding softly, ”it can’t be easy, cooking under these conditions. Hopefully, things can go better for him, at least. Messing with our food is too much, we’ll have to-” without harming them, huh? “mnnn.. be sure to catch plenty of them quickly and end their mischief.” She had to wonder if such vengeance would satisfy Miyuki.

”We should probably eat, before hunting, if that’s how they want us to play..”

A New Day; Cozy Fantasy Village Life

Yeah, I'm alright. I should be able to get one out, today.

A New Day; Cozy Fantasy Village Life

Niara's all done until some else posts something, so I'm good with whatever.

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Little creatures that look like your common or desk hobb, I bet.

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Yumeiko no Akame no Kami

Location: Building #1; Cafeteria
Interactions: Miyuki @Xaltwind, Velvet @Lemons
Adjacent: Qaymu @Expendable

Miyuki said she wasn’t doing anything suspicious. Ooh, but what Miyuki says and what Miyuki does are two different things. Yumeiko watched her lover for a moment before she heard a voice from beside her. She’d barely encountered the woman that morning, so the sudden apology from an unrecognized voice was surprising. When she turned to see what this was all about, it all suddenly clicked.

This is what Miyuki was doing. The fox in question attempted to brush the latest development under the rug with some really weak excuse.

A slow sigh escaped her as her eyes slid over to stare oh-so-pointedly at Miyuki. When Velvet sat back down, Yumeiko breathed in and closed her eyes, focusing for a moment as she shifted again. Her ears folded down and into her hair as round, human ears emerged from the side of her head. Her fur shrank away and her sacred markings disappeared. Her aura shrank. She’d been too panicked that morning to think of this, but now that Velvet didn’t look like she was dying from Yumeiko’s presence, it was a lot easier to think clearly.

“Excuse me,” She began, turning to face Velvet’s seat and smiling gently at the woman, “you’re from this morning, right? You’ll have to excuse me for that. It didn’t occur to me that some residents here might be harmed by my aura. It’s kind of obvious, in hindsight. I’m used to that one,” she pointed casually at Miyuki, “and we seem to more.. cancel each other, rather than burn each other. Please forgive my oversight. Is this any better for you? I’ve never really had to suppress myself, before.”

An announcement interrupted them. Theria, the snake woman at the front desk. Gremlins? Some kind of little critter, they were to capture but not harm them, and the winner of this contest would win a prize?

“Ah, what a wonderful opportunity to let out some frustrations. It’s been a while since we’ve been on a good hunt, right, Miyuki?” Rather than let you incite this incident further.