forum Welcome to chaos, everyone 2: Electric Boogaloo. //REBOOT// Open bc literally only three people are active

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Resh: “…We should get going. If it’s the cultists again, she might…“ He pauses. “…She might die.” I should have kept an eye on her, this is my fault. Without another word, Resh turns and disappears into the forest.

Parvus: He looks up at Tseth and huffs. It was almost as if he was trying to say, ‘Again? Seriously?’

(And then small time skip to when Juni wakes up in cultist camp 2: electric boogaloo)

Juni: She wakes up in a dark cave, bound by her wrists and ankles with rope. Her head is throbbing, and her vision is blurred. She glances around and sees people gathered around a small fire up ahead, talking amongst themselves. She groans and pushes herself to a sitting position.

There are about five or six people there, all looking at Juni when she sits up. One of them, a female, speaks in a taunting voice as she comes to. “Well, look who’s up! How was the trip, little girl?” They all laugh at her comment, and the man who had kidnapped her stands up and walks over to Juni, crouching down in front of her.

???: “Who all else was with you? I know you must have been traveling with a group.”

Juni: She stays completely silent, glaring stubbornly at the man. She’s been held hostage before, this wasn’t anything she couldn’t handle… right?

???: He glares at Juni and slaps her hard across the face, knocking her down again. “Fine, then. Stay silent all you want, they’ll come looking for you.”

(Small time skip? Say less.)

Rhiv: he's getting a bad feeling in his gut. how long have they been searching for Juni? too long in his opinion, and they still don't have a clue who or what they're looking for. or how many. he tenses. he's not too fond of the idea of being held captive himself. too many… bad memories. he'd rather chew his own arm off. he looks over to Resh who seems twice as distressed as Rhiv is. "Anything yet?"

Salmook: he's drawing in the dirt with a stick. he's not an artist, but he's making due. he and Alex have been chatting about… something. Salmook wasn't really paying the most attention. he looks back up at Alex, slightly concerned. "Do… do you think that Pater's ok?"

Ater: He had found Rhiv, Tseth, and Resh. He led them to where Juni was kidnapped, but of course, she wasn't there. Now he was tracking her scent through the forest to help the trio find her.

Tseth: We've been following Ater for a while. I trust that he'll help us find her. If he had followed her into the forest, then he saw what took her. And he can track her scent… yeah.

Alex: He looks at Salmook when he asks the question, thinking for a moment. "I think your Pater can handle himself. And besides, he has Resh and Tseth with him. They'll be okay together, yeah?"

Resh: He glances at Rhiv and shakes his head. “All we can do right now is trust that the cat knows what he’s doing. Kind of a crackhead move, in my opinion, but whatever.”

Parvus: He’s now trotting in front of the group, next to Ater. He chitters occasionally and pounces at random leaves and twigs, but overall isn’t much help.

Rhiv: he's not familiar with whatever a "crackhead" is. figures. it's hard to believe that they're putting so hope onto this fuzzy beast-thing - a cat, apparently. he gives a deep breath and returns to the search. "We'll find her. Keep looking." he's not great at being motivational. it comes across as more of an order, if anything.

Salmook: he scribbles out what he was drawing - a very much lopsided house. he can't shake the feeling that something's wrong. he sighs and strains a smile. "I… I guess so."

Ater: He suddenly looks up, then starts moving faster. He seems sure of where he's going.

Tseth: He speeds up his pace to keep up with Ater. "If you think this is a crackhead move, you should see what other shit goes on in wasteland."

Resh: He also speeds up slightly, and his shallow breaths become audible to the rest of the group. He’s been on the verge of a panic attack for a while now, he’s just good at hiding it.

Parvus: His pupils dilate and he looks up at Tseth, squawking.

Rhiv: oh? did the cat actually find something? he trails along behind Resh who honestly looks - and sounds - like he's about to collapse. Rhiv will be ready if it comes to that. hopefully.

(Alex didn't say anything so Salmo can't really either-)

Ater: He notices Resh's state, slowing down to rub against his leg to try and reassure him before speeding right back up again.

Tseth: He glances at Parvus. "Unless it's going to help us find Juni, later."

Alex: Well, he might as well try and distract the kid. "So… What's it like, where you're from?"

Parvus: He tilts his head at Tseth, then pounces on another leaf, trotting back up next to Ater. He seems to hear something, and squawks again, more urgently this time. He sprints off into the forest.

Resh: He barely seems to notice Ater, instead looking at Parvus when he bolts into the forest. “What-“ He sprints after Parvus, desperate to find Juni.

A short distance away, a cave entrance can be seen. There’s a faint glow coming from it, like someone lit a campfire in there.

Salmook: home? he shudders. there's not much good about it except Pater. "It's cold. ALWAYS. And there's a LOT of forests, but the trees look different, yeah. like this-" he scratches a simple evergreen pine into the dirt "AND there's a lot of scaries outside. Scaries that EAT PEOPLE! RRAHH!" he jumps around like a monster in a kid's book.

Rhiv: oh great - conflicting messages. he groans. now theres a choice to be made? does he follow the fuzz-beast or the scaly rat? it'sa tough decision, but Rhiv said he'd go with Resh, so after Parvus it is.

Ater: He speeds up to follow Parvus, if a bit annoyed. They were headed in the same direction.

Tseth: He follows after everyone.

Alex: He watches Salmook draw the evergreen pine. "It looks like the trees in the snowy mountains. I guess that makes sense." He smiles at Salmook jumping around, amused. "I'm sure. In the wasteland, we have a lot of 'scaries' too. One of them is how this-" He gestures to his scarred and blinded left eye. "-happened. But I was being a bit stupid, heh."

Resh: He pauses for a moment, looking back at everyone else. “We might need to kill another group of cultists.” He grips his sword tighter and walks towards the cave without another word.

One of the cultists looks over and sees Resh headed towards them. “Think that’s who the girl was with?” He jerks his head in Resh’s direction. The man who kidnapped her just shrugs.

???: “Only one way to find out.” He goes over to Juni and cuts the ropes on her ankles, grabbing her and pulling her to her feet. He half leads, half drags her to where Resh is, pressing his knife against Juni’s throat. “Well, look who finally arrived.”

Resh: He growls at the man holding Juni, but seems to be frozen on the spot.

Salmook: he settles back down with an "oh." that seems to have killed his mood a bit. "That's… I'm so-so sorry. That's why I'm worried about Pater. He doesn't like to tell me when he's hurt." he goes back to poking at the dirt. he looks back up after a minute or so of quiet. "What's your home like?"

Rhiv: he almost bumps into Resh with how suddenly he stops. he steps aside and… if this isn't the place, he'll eat his own boot. he immediately takes note of the cultist holding Juni hostage. he keeps up a stone-face while reaching into his cloak. time for that bow to come in handy. it's not a clear shot - too much forest in the way. he grunts a little at Resh. as soon as Resh gives the word, he'll fire.

Alex: Maybe I shouldn't have said that. "Oh- it's alright." Home? The part I can tell him about isn't really the best… but it probably wouldn't do harm to tell him about the other part. He's not from our world anyway. "Hmm.. well the outer wastelands are pretty desolate. It's mostly a graveyard filled with horrors. But- inner wasteland, where I live, is actually pretty nice. It's mostly kept a secret, unless you live there."

Tseth: He watches as Resh heads towards the cultists. He pulls out a knife, in case he needs to throw it at someone. His swords were only good for close combat.