DFTBA

Mirror, Fox, Key

Sounds cool.

But if you do go that way, remember that there is already a pet in the travelling group, and he's a big dog. One who will enjoy chasing cats and cat-like creatures...

Oh yes, this will be fun.

BIONICLE

OK. While we wait Hura could meet Kumanu.

BIONICLE

To be honest I'm just leaving him where he is for now, because I don't have any solid plans for how he'll be interacting in the near future.

@Marshmellow Perhaps he could bump into Akilia when he goes to get a drink? He's in Fe-Congro, wandering out from the park where the festval stuff is getting set up?

Mirror, Fox, Key

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@Crimson Raven @Damiann47 @Jay Kalton @Magnato

"Well, sure. It's a lineage, so you learn the family trade from the time you can understand it. It's good work too, but well, not exactly the most lucrative you know? It takes a long time to reach a real quality breeding stock and then raise a litter.

We've had a lot of mouths to feed lately, human and otherwise, so three years ago I started working at the library as a bookbinder. It payed slightly better, and I've kept up work with the dogs as well. Between that and this trip though, I guess by now I'm a Garun who's not really a breeder anymore. I know I've got siblings who will continue on the lineage in Enn but... I'm not part of it anymore."

I'm not part of it anymore.

The admission hurt. That wasn't all there was too it of course, and that was what hurt. There had been other Garuns who had walked away from dogs, but she had walked away from her whole family, and she hadn't even said goodbye. There had been not explanatory note, no 'I love you', no tight and anxious hugs. Just defiance, yelling, an empty bed in the morning, and stolen supplies.

Andica knew that she was right to feel ashamed. They hadn't deserved that, any of it. But here she was, gone from Enn and still running away. Running from guilt as well, now that she thought of it. It left a bitter taste in her mouth.

She wiped the beginning of a tear from her eye and kept walking, slightly faster now as she willfully calmed her breathing. They were approaching some kind of ruined building. She tried to focus on her surroundings, but couldn't help noticing as Kavinika sped away to sniff at some rabbit hole. She thought about calling him back, but let the dog wander a little.

Mirror, Fox, Key

Winter seriously sucks ;-;

Like, I go out and it's like "wow what a beautiful morning oh its night time now lol"

@Jay Kalton

Southern Hemisphere summer for the win!

I've been so distracted by the lovely weather (and, like, school) that I've not posted in a bit. I'll work on getting something up pretty soon.

BIONICLE

Kumanu

"Well, all the best then." Kumanu said to the matatu wearer, Aika "I'll see you 'round"

A half hour later with the burnak cub safe at the pet shelter, Kumanu arrived in Bo-Congro for his last job of the day. The brakas monkey he had picked up had finally gone to sleep in its cage. For what seemed like half way across Kongero Nui, it had been yelling its head off and rattling the bars as it raged against its captivity. It was nice to finally have some quiet from its incessant "kau-kau"-ing. So thinking, Kumanu pulled up his transport at the edge of a forest between Bo-Congro and Le-Congro. There was a colony of semi-wild brakas living not too far in, where this particular monkey would be making its new home.

Unslinging his kanoka launcher, he hit the cage and sleeping monkey with a levitation disk, and it rose slightly into the air. Taking a couple of steps back and then throwing his weight against it caused it to slide off the transport and bob lazily off towards the trees, about half a bio into the air. He gave it another shove to keep it moving and then followed into the trees.

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@Crimson Raven @Damiann47 @Jay Kalton @Magnato

Sharie smiled and nodded, "I got to admit I'm pretty unfamiliar with handling animals, but Kavinika looks like he's a great friend to have. Guess it's good you were able to bring him along, hmm?"

"Yeah well, fourth generation dog breeder here, so I think I've got us covered there. And yeah, he is a good dog. Aren't you boy?" Squatting down to his level, Andica rubbed Kavinika's head affectionately, and the dog responded by enthusiastically licking her face.

Most of her words, however, were drowned out by the huge man with an axe, yelling some things that Andica couldn't quite make out. By the time he was done, Andica was done with her sloppy canine hug and Sharie was talking.

"That man's shouting is a little bit nostalgic for me. When I was younger I studied and worked in an engineer's workshop, yeah I know a pretty masculine profession for a woman, it was too obvious since I was literally the only girl there." Sharie glanced at her before adding. "Oh and in case you're still unsure, I'm an engineer. Guess you can sort of tell from my outfit though."

"I figured it was something like that from your goggles. What sort of stuff do you make?"

Mirror, Fox, Key

I know! So exciting!

I think Andica would just ask what it actually does.

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@Crimson Raven @Damiann47 @Jay Kalton @Magnato

The weird wall-less line where the earth met the sky didn't seem to move at all, even though the group had travelled a fair distance. That was disconcerting to say the least. Even with that unnatural spectacle lurking in the distance, the land outside the city didn't seem too bad.

Certainly it hadn't become a landscape of hellfire and devoured them all, as some stories would have her believe. In fact, it was quite peaceful as the group walked along at a relaxed pace. There were no monsters, axe-murderers or ex-fiances. Not so bad, really. Even, possibly, quite good? Anica was starting to get optimistic about this trip. Without the threat of discovery and return to Enn fading into the distance behind, she could finally relax a bit.

Sharie came along side her and struck up a conversation about the dog loping beside her. She had let him free from the leash to roam around a bit, and while he moved excitedly from scent to scent as they travelled, often pausing to examine a tree or rock, he never let himself get too far from the pack and periodically returned to Andica's side.

"His name's Kavinika, and he's a year-old nastaali hound." She told the engineer. "It's a versatile breed - strong, smart, and not a bad nose either. They're not up on the same level as a bloodhound of course, but still able to do some tracking. He would have made a good guard dog, maybe even police work with a bit more training. I brought him out here hoping he'd be useful in the wilderness, and also because I don't trust man who wanted to buy him. He's got a sweet side, and I wanted him to have a good master."

"Oi, Kav!" She called out, whistling him over. "Kavinika, this is Sharie. She is a friend"

Mirror, Fox, Key

Yeah, we haven't exactly done much walking yet. There's been plenty of good interaction, and I think we can keep that up for a bit longer, or at least long enough to walk while we do it.