iii. [Voice // Public]

[phytotoxin]

Cactuars...? Really? This is interesting.

I really rather need to get on deck to see this.

It's just a shame that they're not Malboros.

Comments

[causink_trouble]

Yez, izn't it? Malboros iz fun.

[phytotoxin]

Oh? What makes you say that?

[causink_trouble]

Vell, dey vos alvays lots ov fun vhen dey attacked me. I imagine dey still iz, hmm?

[phytotoxin]

I presume so. I've not had the good fortune of meeting one as yet, but I do look forward to it.

I would rather like to own one, but the trafficking of Malboros is rather strictly controlled, unfortunately.

[but_inevitable]

Yes, because I'm sure everyone loves being covered in toxic vomit that makes you drowsy and homicidally insane at the same time.

[phytotoxin]

Firstly, it's not vomit, it's a breath-based attack.

Secondly... I get on rather well with plants of all kinds, so I highly doubt a Malboro will be any different.

[but_inevitable]

Really? I might've run into one of the weird subspecies, then. It was quite some time ago, and the details are... fuzzy.

How convenient for you.

[phytotoxin]

If it vomited on you, I'm not surprised. If it acts anything like the 'Bad', 'Putrid' or 'Cloying' breath attacks that they're so famous for, you're probably lucky to be alive, let alone a little fuzzy on the details.

And it is rather, isn't it? I wouldn't fancy anybody else's chances, however.

[fuhenteki]

Interesting?

...That is a understatement.

[phytotoxin]

Well, a little, I admit.

Given the rather unusual terrain for a pack of cactuars, I'd agree that 'interesting' was a slight underestimation of the situation.

One does have to question why they're in the area, after all.

[fuhenteki]

What kind of region or habitat are these cactuars usually located in?

[phytotoxin]

The deserts of The Badlands and typically the hottest parts, at that.

They tend to inhabit dunes and live in large colonies, since they're rather social. According to some of the books I've studied, they have also been found in desert caves on occasion, but not many people have bothered to put the time in to study exactly how their societies work, so I couldn't say how common or true this phenomenon is.

They basically share the same habitat as normal, run-of-the-mill Cacti, though. The only difference seems to be that they move and when they do, it's very swiftly.