To See What's Changed

[Centric]

OOC (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=275717)

The little half of a black rock he kept in his deepest pocket was his secret. Though the reflection on its one smooth face was crude, it was enough to show him what he needed to see. And for that, it was a Vanity worthy of some awful punishment even if he was only eight. But Meril Tan was a good boy otherwise. He peered at the little reflection this early morning because he was terribly excited and didn't want to wake his grandfather who tired so easily. To his delight, one of his eyes was a light blue, the other a deep green.

The Bishops of the Prism had said that they, the Pilgrims, would come upon strangers today. They would be few, not many as in the town the Pilgrimage had passed by. They had been lucky to catch that revelation before last sundown, when light ceased to fuel the Scintillations and the Prism was put away for the night. The whole Pilgrimage had urged itself through the night, taking shifts of rest in the covered wagons they had with them, that they might reach the strangers sooner. Today, four Left Skies would be chosen to be the first to greet them, and he was ever so excited for that. Meril pocketed the rock, patted the wrinkles from his white robe, and jumped from the moving wagon to join the marchers.

A child like him would surely be chosen to set the strangers at ease.

[sournote103]

Rex sniffed through the bushes, hoping to find something to eat, as food could be at a premium in the wilderness. Not finding anything edible, and finding that he was near the edge of the woods, Rex decided to poke his head out and see if there was anything of interest outside the trees.

[ginger ninja]

Dani watched Rex search for something in the foliage and stick his head curiously. Knowing they weren't far from civilization made her nervous, but she made herself put on a small smile and stepped out of the tree line herself. She looks up and sniffs the air. "There's something on the wind. Maybe it's got something for us to eat, yeah?" She asks, glancing back at Rex.

[Grim ranger]

Making somewhat irritated grunt as he made his way through the forest with his dimunitive companion, the grim Fey hunter wondered just how he had ended up travelling with a Dum-Dum of all things. The trouble that they had ran into at the same time had somehow managed to convince the two to work together for the time, and now Ian found that he had quite energic travelling companion. An odd way to make friends to be sure, but he did not complain apart from occassional grumbling: the childlike being was a knight after all, and someone with weapon training came in useful in long treks full of danger.

"Just how far is the next town anyhow? I thought you knew how to read the map" he said in somewhat annoyed tone, pausing to sit down on a rock for a moment and adjusting the straps that secured his twin longswords to his back, their handles sticking over his shoulders. "I do not know about you, but I could do with a warm meal and sleeping in an actual bed after this."

[Recaiden]

Ezekiel is walking down a road, excited and worried. The map says that there's a town ahead, and that's a lot of opportunities. Mostly for things to go wrong, but still, there can be good as well.

He stops, and steps to the side. Are those people down the way, walking closer? It seems they are. He pulls a mirror out of his pocket and looks in, making sure his appearance won't disturb them. Eyes the same color? Only two of them? Okay, all looks good.

He heads forward, hoping that this will be a good meeting.

[Centric]

Rex and Danielle
You've come to a wide grassy clearing surrounded by more of the young evergreen forest you've been traveling through. The morning is bright and clear, the only sign of clouds just barely visible over the western treeline. You spotted a well-traveled country road from higher in the hilly forest yesterday. If your reckoning is correct, you should reach it a little after midday.

Not that you don't expect anyone to be living in a place like this, but the laughter of a young child surprises you, coming from somewhere across from you in the clearing. And something smells cooked.

OOC
I change tenses and persons on a whim. Posts for everyone else coming soon.

[sournote103]

Excited by the prospect of food, Rex barked happily before attempting to locate the source of the smell.

[ginger ninja]

Dani's smile widens as she smells food, but disappears when she hears the child. She freezes in place. What is a kid doing out here? she wonders as she looks around, trying to find out where the child is.


Perception check to see if I can find the kid as well as anything else that might not be immediately apparent about the situation-[roll0]+[roll1] (4 Mental, 2 Recon, 1 Inhuman Senses, 2 Hunting)