First Jiggy | [Accidental Voice/Action] | Crappy Intro!

[talontrot]

[It's not every day that you wake up after a particularly good game of kick-the-disembodied-witch-skull-around to discover you are very much not at Spiral Mountain. Or... anywhere you even vaguely recognize. Even if you are a first-class adventuring hero

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[Action]

[notshadowfever]

[Eggman just so happens to be walking in the forest this day, looking for innocent animals to capture for an experiment or two. He's sticking to the path so far, wondering where a good spot to actually enter the forest would be.

But what's this? An animal just wandering around on the path ahead of him. Some weird looking bird. Perfect! Probably kind of big compared to his usual catches, but it saves an annoying trip into the wilderness. Here goes nothing!]

Ah ha! [Eggman begins a full on sprint towards the red bird, launching himself into the air and diving towards it as he gets closer.] Gotcha!

[Action]

[talontrot]

What the -?!

[Okay. People running up to Kazooie out of nowhere and attacking her is not a new thing. But Kazooie has never seen a Gruntling quite like this before. This guy's almost as tall and fat as Klungo!

For his trouble, Eggman's getting a well-aimed Wing Whack in his direction - since she's standing mostly still, it's simply a few broad slashes with her wings across her front. There might be enough room to evade the wings if he scoots back - this attack is more to clear the distance in front of her than anything.]

Get offa me, fatso!

[Action]

[notshadowfever]

[Looks like the good doctor got more than he bargained for. The attack sends Eggman onto his back, landing painfully on his wings.] Oof! [He flails about a bit, and then drags himself back to his feet, taking a few steps back.]

W-what did you just call me, bird brain?!

[Action]

[talontrot]

You got lard in your ears or something, tubby? [Kazooie struts right up to Eggman, glaring daggers up at him.] I called you fatso!

[She's wishing she had a Grenade Egg to pelt this one with. Heck, even a normal Blue Egg would be satisfying to spit in this guy's stupid, fat face.]

You're so fat, I wouldn't be surprised if you're related to ol' Winky.

[Action]

[notshadowfever]

[Eggman stops rubbing his back and balls his fists in anger.] What did you just say?! I'll have you stuffed and served up for dinner, you loud-mouthed little buzzard!

[Action]

[talontrot]

I'd like to see you try! After how easily I knocked you over, this fight'll be a piece of cake! [Kazooie spreads her wings threateningly, flicking her short tail with the rush of adrenaline.

It's not usual that she faces an enemy so early in the game - and there still isn't any fancy music - but with or without her Eggs, she's up for this.]

[Action]

[notshadowfever]

[Eggman places a foot forwards and leans towards Kazooie in a fighting stance.]

Ha! That was supposed to be an attack? You merely caught me off guard is all. You'll have to do better than that to beat me!

[Action]

[talontrot]

[Kazooie, thoroughly unimpressed, leers up at Eggman, her beak - despite the impossibility of it - curling slightly into a smirk. (Cartoons don't worry about the feasibility of their expressions, they just make them.)]

Don't make me laugh. If you're one of Grunty's minions or something, you're one of the worst!

[Action] 1/2

[notshadowfever]

Worst!? How dare you? Why, I'm the best m- [Eggman stops dead in his tracks.]

[Action] 2/2

[notshadowfever]

Wait, what? Grunty? What are you talking about?

[Eggman at this point takes note of this bird's unusual four wings. A new feather?]

[Action]

[talontrot]

[For the record, Kazooie still has yet to notice she has four wings. The pain doesn't really register to her.]

You mean you've never heard of ol' Winky? Yeesh! Where are you living under, some rock in Terrydactyland?

[Kazooie gestures with the wing that isn't "holding" the journal, marking out some height above her.] Skeleton, about yay high, ugly pointy hat? Doesn't ring a bell?

[Action]

[notshadowfever]

I've never heard of him! Oh ho ho, I get the feeling you have absolutely no idea where you are, little bird.

[Eggman smirks, feeling a little superior right now. Now, how to lure this thing into a cage?]

[Action]

[talontrot]

Her, [Kazooie corrects almost automatically.] Gruntilda. She's a nasty old hag with nastier sisters - okay, Brentilda was pretty decent, but the stuff she knew about Grunty was gross.

[Kazooie pauses, cocking her head up at Eggman.] Y'know, you aren't the first weird guy I've seen today. And everybody is saying we're stuck here.

[Action]

[notshadowfever]

[Female, whatever. Who cares?]

W-weird?! ... Hmph! I'll let that go this time because you're new. [Eggman turns and adopts a thoughtful pose.] Figures you already met someone though. People here have a weird habit of being welcoming. [He spins back around to face Kazooie.] But they're right, this place is nothing more than a glorified prison!

[Action]

[talontrot]

[Kazooie shrugs with her wings - even though birds shouldn't be able to shrug - nonchalantly at this. People are always conveniently around to dispense information. That part is normal - the part that isn't normal is that nobody knows where the Jiggies are.]

Prisons are easy to break out of. Pelt 'em with Grenade Eggs, they don't last long.

Probably what these guys need is a real adventuring hero to bust 'em out!

[Action]

[notshadowfever]

Grenade Egg? Sounds like my kind of contraption! [Totally not considering she's a bird.] Still, even something so wonderfully named probably won't penetrate the barrier surrounding the area. It's going to take something special to destroy that thing. Go ahead and try though - most of the so-called heroes here give up the minute they arrive. [Bitter. So bitter.]