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@Xaltwind I have added the Hair/Eye color and Weight under the appearance hider!
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Woohoo! Though I need to decide on a costume now in earnest. Have a fair few ideas after some google-fu.
Of course not. I just think throwing a fireball at that beetle would be a very cool, brave and heroic thing for someone not me and standing very far away from me to do.


Sounds like we should put a Flak Beetle and a totally-not-just-a-fire-chicken in the same pen and run far away from the location to a safe distance to observe what happens. For science. Yup. :P




@Zeroth Also finally posted with Lazash!
Lazash


Lazash acquired 2 Pimplestools!
SYSTEM


Analyzing Creatures...
Flak Beetle - An aggressive insectoid known for the glowing sac hidden under its shell. The shell hides a gland in the bug's thorax that, similar to a firefly, contains a substance that produces light. It also has strong jaws.

Skill Progress: Creature Analysis - Rank I > Rank II!
Gain more information when analyzing a creature, including a general assessment of the threat it poses. Warning: Assessment’s accuracy is based on known factors and does not account for individual differences within specimens.
SYSTEM


A growth in her unique skill already? Certainly somewhat of a surprise development to occur so soon, and yet at the same time something she was grateful for and wasn't totally surprised by at the same time. It confirmed her theory that, at least with this particular sort of skill, use of it was akin to a muscle perhaps. Use it, train it, and it would grow and develop along with her. At the same time, whether it consumed that 'MP' value was also a concern to her that yet seemed unanwered as of yet. She'd certianly have to make use of her new spell alongside this skill to see how things went, and if this mysterious 'SYSTEM' would give alerts for such things or if she needed to somehow figure it out all by herself.

Regardless of all of this, hitting something called a 'Flint Beetle' with fire seemed like a less-than-adviseable choice that was going to bite her back horribly perhaps. At least if the name was any sort of indication. It was also aggressive, so there was concern that it might react the same way if attacked right now. Maybe. Or perhaps it was looking them down as food? Either way she'd remain cautious of the thing. Plus she'd have to look more into this later, maybe use her analysis skill on it again to try to gain further information about the species if possible.

But as they pulled the purple mushrooms from their stalks, the white pustules on each cap began to swell up! With a sound like a fart, they burst and spewed clouds of tiny lavender spores into the air! The girls found that the dust settled on them without immediate harm, aside from perhaps causing some sneezing and coughing. Some of the spores also landed on the rocks around them.


*cough*, *cough*"

Hurridely pulling up and using an arm to try to cover her mouth, Lazash tossed the picked mushrooms into her things as she took a few steps back from where the mushrooms had tossed out their spores into the air. Despite moving away quickly from the sudden cloud, however, it was definitely still enough to make her cough and take her attention off of the Flint Beetle. Indeed, her attention would be brought squarely down to the mushrooms once more.

Perhaps the sudden movements would make the insect flee, if it was behaving anything like an Earth insect right now at least, but that was just a mild hope that she wasn't entirely going to bank on either. If it attacked that'd be even worse Even so, the very hand she'd aimed up at the Flint Beetle came down and pointed back at the mushrooms as she quickly tried to speak again.

"Be car-"

Then, the mushrooms that were still in the ground suddenly began to swell too—except instead of the white pustules, it was the purple caps that began to inflate, and only one out of every four mushrooms seemed to be doing it. Then, rather than explode, the caps simply split open.

Followed by tongue like, barbed tendrils that lashed out with frightening speed towards Lazash and Vola, as well as what seemed to be random spots on the ground and walls…


She wasn't able to finish talking, cut off as the sudden 'pop' of other caps on the ground and emergence of barbed attacking tendrils shooting out toward them stopped the female runt's talking in its tracks. Why this was the case she had no idea. How this could happen was nothing to think about right now. Comparisons to other Earth-based life was certinaly another topic altogether. Instead, Lazash would reflexively try to do the thing she'd tried to prepare to do to the Flint Beetle before she'd identified it.

Fire Bolt. Fire Bolt the nearest tendril-shooting mushroom cluster, which was in particular being the one she was still pointing at and the same cluster of mushroooms she and Vola had ultimately picked some from.

Would it work and help them any? Would it backfire and the mushrooms were flammable? Would the Flint Beetle step in front of the attack and blow up them and the whole cave with it like a bomb? She had no idea, but Lazash was acting on survival instinct right now as her right arm tried to bring up her pointy wooden stick (already held in it just in case) blindly to try to see if it blocked anything in the process. However, most of her focus for sure was the reaction of trying to Fire Bolt her current target right now.

If things worked out well enough after the next few moments were said and done, and they didn't all blow up or get into a position where this next action on her part couldn't be reasonably done, she'd even try to use her Creature Analysis skill on the mushrooms themselves in turn.

@Zeroth@Unkown58
Lillianna


The mage didn't so much as notice the Frenchwoman's reaction to her own tiredness and exasperation, though for the most part the mage's mood would seem to change as they finally left the clothing store. Relief, as visible as it was while she only somewhat tried to hide it, would take over the mage's expression as they began to make their way toward the exit. Relief at finally getting some fresh air, relief at leaving the airs of the so overly-fancy store that had spooked her, and yet-

"Ah! Leaving already?"

Addelsby would walk over with his quick little steps, briefly interrupt Lillianna on her way out as the mage's head turned to look at him one more time. His tone, almost slightly teasing, would come alongside a small smile and a seeming understanding in his eyes. In fact the old gnome seemed to have some sort of grandfatherly twinkle in his eyes if one looked closer, though it was enough to at least elicit a small smile in return from the usually shy mage.

"Yes....but p-perhaps we'll be back one day."

With a small chuckle, the designer would give a silent nod to the mage, then to MacKensie, and to Fenna in turn, before turning around and disappearing into the cutrain call of the back rooms of the shop once more.

After finally getting outside, the mage clutched her staff in her right hand as they walked along. Its light tap on the ground as she walked with it was faint, at least compared to the hustle and bustle of people and daily traffic moving around them, but at the same time almost comforting to the mage. It was the one part of her mage attire and such that she hadn't sent back to the Mended Drum at that. Likewise she felt somewhat glad she'd gotten the, admittedly likely overburnened by now, help from this latest store to carry the rest of her things back as well to free up her arms.

She wasn't physically unfit right now, but for some reason shopping like this seemed well out of her area of expertise if nothing else. Draining in its own fashion, really, a fact she felt in her mind and in her bones. Even so she'd have to get back on her exersize later, and she would do so some time before going to bed at least, and then get her morning routine back into...well...a proper routine again if she wanted to stay physically fit enough. Maybe find a place to swim if there was any around here-....drat, she needed a swimsuit in such a case then. Perhaps before the end of the day they could make one last little-

As they left the clothes shop, MacKensie was still holding the bags that had her other things she bought at other shops and stalls. It occured to her that she could have had all of her bags sent back with her outfits, but that opportunity had passed. "Well," she said brightly as she twirled around to face her friends, somewhat flexing her new outfit, happy to be out of the ranger gear for a while. "Where shall we go next? Some food, or back to the inn for some rest? Perhaps we can visit the place you wanted to go, Lillianna?" She couldn't help but leave the option out there for more exploring. "I'm still open to more exploring if you have it in you," she said in a playful challenge, arching an eyebrow.


-...ah. Ah! Yes, that was right! She hadn't forgotten one bit about wanting to go to the Church of Iris, but at the same time it was certainly one part of a growing list of things she was taking note of in her head. Or, well, list of things she had been taking note of by now at any rate. But at the mere mention of what she'd said before, the mage perked up with a little more energy before responding to MacKensie.

"Well, it isn't as grand as the shopping we've done...but I did wish to go to the Church of Iris here in Valheim. Something about that spirit that assisted us back in the maze, the one that spoke with me, seems to have stuck with me a bit. I was hoping to try to learn a bit more about him there, since he told me his sister had been trained as a cleric I believe."

Her voice seemed to drift off a little as she finished speaking, admittedly a bit nervous about her request though very much honest in what she'd said as well. The unfortunate adventurer who had died out there in the Mazy Hillocks, without whom they'd have been ambushed that much worse in a situation that had gone even further beyond that by the end of it all. He'd also saved her though a well-placed...poltergeist-ing? Er, that is what she called the event in her mind right now anyway. Somehow helped kill a wolf that was trying to get at her throat, basically, but it took a lot out of him from the looks and sounds of it.

That had been the last she'd seen of him before the flurry of events took her out of comission. Nearly made her another spirit bound to the area, perhaps, though the thought made her shudder unconcsiously at the potential that their dead comrades could have been sent to such a fate themselves. Hopefully they hadn't the grudges or such to stick around haunting a place like that.

Still, in the end she was glad Lucy had directed her toward the Church of Iris for further questions. Maybe there would be answers at the end of it all, she hoped, that might put her mind better at ease or the like.
Another Xalt RP? Consider me interested! :O
@Crusader Lord That works with me. Keep in mind though that both Searchlight and the airport are fairly radioactive so any humans would have to be settled elsewhere to avoid radiation poisoning. There is a nearby community at Cottonwood Cove that they could live in.

The Rough Riders are based at Wolfhorn Ranch which is somewhat nearby.

Trade with Boomers is an option but I’m gonna go with the route that any vehicle that has been sitting for 200+ years is beyond being salvaged into something flight worthy.


Noted! And thank you for the information! I had forgotten that the airport was radioactive to some extent as well, but at least it's another potential option for where the faction could set up. Going to decide tonight where the mutant faction sets up so I can get the rest of The factions history hammered out as soon as I can.

On break at work as I send this though, so it'll be some hours yet before I get home to do a little more work on things today at least.





@tundrafrog1124

EDIT/UPDATE: Due to certain things that have come to light IRL for me after I posted this orignial message and tonight after work, I will be unable to formally apply to this RP anymore at this point in time. My apolgies for this sudden development, though I do wish to thank you for being kind and answering my (even if a bit too rapid-fire and hectic perhaps) questions and such!

I will still wish this RP the best, however! It is still always good to see a Fallout RP around these parts! :)
@tundrafrog1124 I just had the sudden idea of them taking like a year to stealthily relocate from Jacobstown to highyl fortifying and building up on Searchlight Airport (and renaming the faction to "Newhaven" once Jacobstown is lost) while secondarily taking over the place and the former Camp Searchlight (to just be called "Searchlight now) and securing the road between these locations for setting up farms and bighorner herds and trying to start up trade again with locals. Especially since the land down there is useable and such, and there was no note in the timeline (as far as I could see at least, i mean) that said those spots were being used!

Hence it gets the faction that by now has been trying to look into fighting The Green as far from it as it can be so its people can be safe, but maintaining an information network and spheres of influence and outposts going up into the north of the Mojave. This also helps trade, and potentially the Boomers might be interested in the intact jets still down in Newhaven (by then formerly Searchlight Airport) to boot! Could make for something fun, perhaps, but I want to check this general gist by you for feasability.

If it isn't feasible, then I can move my location back to Camp Searchlight or the REPCONN Test Site as you suggested before. (Sorry for the fifty questions, btw, I just want to make sure on things. Really sure. @_@)
Also, holy shit, is that a Flak Beetle! Someone that isn't me should totally throw fire at that thing.


Lazash, dripping with sarcasm: "Before or after we get eaten by mushrooms?"

XD
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