Characters: Cara (
feathered_earth), Renae (
artistic_spaz), and Helios (
firacrux)
Date/Time: June 15th, morning
Location: Crystala, mainly
Rating: PG (maybe 13 depending on a CERTAIN SOMEONE'S foul mouth)
Summary: Cara enlists some help in searching for Tatsu.
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Three heads are better than one )
"Hey, Cara! Come on in." She almost thought to ask if Tatsu had returned, but if she was here on schedule for Crystala...well, that answer was evident. "I just need to grab my stuff, and then I can go. I'll be quick--oh, and that's my new kitten--who won't stay off Helios' bed. Bad kitty!" More kitten protests, as Renae moved her away from the bed yet again.
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Helios came lumbering up behind Renae, looking a little red-eyed and irritable about the sneezing. He was otherwise prepared, though. Sword swung up to balance lightly on his shoulder and a confident smirk placed on his face, of course they'd find Tatsu. Tatsu just liked to get mauled or chase people around as a dragon, that was all.
"Never been to Crystala before, what're we expectin'?"
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"It's mostly a big, crystallized forest," she said. "There are some monsters that roam around there, but it shouldn't be too much for the three of us to handle." Certainly Tatsu ought to have been more than a match for them. He'd managed to get away from Lezard...
...and that had crossed her mind, too. As far as Cara knew he was still being law-abiding, but that wouldn't stop her from asking him questions (or getting someone with more authority to ask him questions) but she'd rather check the more open possibilities first.
"Just keep your eyes peeled for them, and a boy with blue hair... or a dragon, too."
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"Well, let's go! We're all ready now, right? Pfft, I'm not worried about any monsters either." She headed towards the door as the kitten padded over and whined a little more before bumping up against Helios' leg.
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Helios waited for Renae to double check, then paused as the kitten insisted on rubbing against his leg. He sighed and bent down to pick it up. "You're more sinister than any monster," He mumbled in an almost affectionate tone to the kitten, giving it a pat on the head as he deposited it back on his bed.
What? That seemed like the only way to keep her from trying to follow them! That was his story and he was sticking to it.
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She watched as Helios managed to get the kitten to leave him alone at last. It was cute, but she really wanted to get started on seeing if there was any sign of Tatsu on Crystala. "We ready to go?" she asked, managing a smile as she turned to head to the elevator.
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"Yep! C'mon!" Leading the way because she could, Renae walked out the door and pressed the button for the elevator upon reaching it. There was a moment of impatient pacing, but fortunately, they weren't kept waiting for long. The elevator doors opened and she darted inside, pressing the button for the needed floor.
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Helios appeared nothing but calm while he waited for the elevator, perhaps a little bored but not concerned. They'd find him, he had confidence in that. Granted he was over-confident all the time. Once the elevator stopped he stepped out first, but paused waiting for the girls. "Ain't sure which way it is." They'd have to lead for now.
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She was fairly quiet on the way over there... the fact that Renae and Helios didn't seem very worried was a little reassuring, as her conversation with Thing had been last night. But simply losing a journal didn't mean that Tatsu himself ought to disappear. If he was on Crystala... she hoped he was all right, or at least all right enough that they could get him to the medical center. And if he wasn't there, well... she'd keep looking somewhere else.
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"So, you said it was mostly forest. Is there anything else here, aside from trees and monsters?" Anything that might explain why Tatsu might visit the island would be of some use to them, not to mention that she was immensely curious about the place in general.
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Well, it certainly explained the name very quickly. Trees of crystal everywhere, Seifer had heard rumors of some other more questionable things as well but decided against bringing them up. Somehow he doubted that Tatsu was there for naked statues. "What kinda monsters we talkin' about here?" He strode forward now that they were at their destination to begin the search. If anything was going to jump out and try to maul them, he was the best equipped to take the blow.
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"Monsters like--this," said Cara, whirling as what looked like a large spider on crystalline legs with matching fangs came rushing towards them. She thrust her spear towards its eyes quickly, forcing it to draw back for a brief spacce. "Look out!"
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Upon hearing that last part, Renae whirled around and gripped her staff. When it rushed forward again, she gave it a good whack, only to be knocked down a moment later. Ow. Stupid spider.
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Helios spotted the movement even as Cara alerted them to the spider's presence. He charged as the spider approached, slashing into its side viciously with his sword, noting to himself that he still wished the thing was heavier. If he laid into it hard enough he hoped to hold the spider's attention so Renae could manage a sketch or something.
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She jumped out of the way as it brought down one of its pointed legs in an attempt to squash her, hoping that Renae had had time to recover now.
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