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Taneko came running in through the door. She had had a small quarrel with Ari (because she had been gone for so long) on the way here, and it had slowed her down a bit. She got there just in chance to hear "Tasha", a girl she had never seen before, talk about the spiders. She shuddered. She remembered the spider VERY well, and she didn't really want anything to do with it, but she realized that it was neccesary... atleast for the plants.

"Sorry I'm late. I'm Taneko, and this is Ari"

"I can talk for my SELF thank you!" the pink sprite was obviously still annoyed with Taneko. Taneko just rolled her eyes, continuing to talk.

"if I can be of any help, I'll be glad to help you out. I myself have met it up-close... Closer than ANYBODY would want it really... I understand how... Julie? okay, how Julie feels, for sure! Maybe we could find some... non-living bait?"

She looked around at the rest of the people, hoping that one of the others would have some better ideas.

Natasha giggled. "I don't know if Song would approve of anyone being used as bait...plus, aren't spiders usually more interested in other bugs and stuff?" She eyed the sprites one by one. "Although I suppose they are about the right size to feed a large spider..."

She shook her head and waved her hands, dismissing the idea.

"But using something for bait is a good idea...we could set up some box traps that are just like the dark corners we found all those webs in. Let the spiders go in, but not out. It will take a few days to get something built...in the meantime, we're going to have to search the area and try to find as many spiders as we can. We don't want them to get out into the wild. That's where you guys come in."

Tasha went behind her desk and pulled out a box. Inside it were ten fine mesh nets with long handles, as well as a stack of bug boxes.

"I want you guys to carry these with you whenever you're here, and try to catch any of the spiders you see. They'll be bright yellow, and there's nothing else here like that, so you'll know. Don't get bitten though...don't take unnecessary risks."

She set the box down in front of the gathered parents and gestured for them to take what they wanted.

Natasha looked a little hesitant.

"Well...I've only seen the webs in the Arbor...but that doesn't mean that there aren't spiders moving out from there. So be careful...I guess if you find one too big, don't go after it."

Her hand stroked her hair nervously. "So...we're collecting them here. Whenever you catch one or a few spiders, you can bring them back here and hand them over to Songjewel or me. I guess it's up to you whether you want to go after them actively or not."


((OOC instructions:

When Tasha or Songjewel posts a picture of an ugly hairy spider in an RP thread, you post after it and RP! Try to catch it, run away, argue with your sprite, etc. One of us will respond with the results! The more spiders you encounter/collect, the more XP points you get for this adventure. Also, the top spider-catcher will win an accessory for their sprite.

Go have fun!))

((You can jump from place to place now, as there's no need to be able to eliminate contestants. xd ))

Taneko walked in with a net full of... ebil-spider-spawn. Ari was sitting on her shoulder smiling gleefully at anybody who was still sitting in the main building.

"Look everybody, WE caught a spider!" She said while climbing off Taneko's shoulder.

"Where do you want us to put it?" Taneko asked the person behind the desk. While Taneko got the instructions and put the spider away safely Ari was busy re-telling the "facinating" story of how they caught the spider, to anybody who would bother listening. When Taneko returned, Ari was STILL telling the fantastik story, although Taneko was quite sure that there was no huge robot spider spawn involved in the actual story.

She sat down in one of the chairs and wrote a short entry in the journal, stopping when Ari started getting impatient and trying to pull Taneko out of the chair, with no success... "Neko!!!! I wanna GOOOO!"

Sighting Taneko got out of the chair, putting the journal away again. "Okay then... where do you want to go?"

"hmm... where would I go if I was some ebil spider spawn... I would gooo... too... thee... orchard!! Let's go to the orchard!!" Ari triumphed.

Taneko just nodded, said her goodbyes and went out the door. Atleast they weren't fighting anymore.

{Sorry for the inactiveness. x.x
*can't find a spider*

Note: I might just post with Dragain sometimes... Especially since I might be too lazy to log onto the mule. xD;;}

Saniiro stood at a corner, his scarf hanging on his arm as he listened carefully to the ladies talking. A bored looking Fiery sat on Saniiro's right shoulder, also listening to the conversations that were going on at the moment. He kept making remarks until Saniiro made him shut up with a glare.

Saniiro wasn't one to really go into socialising, although he's not that anti-social wither. After a good look at the spider, he remembered it in his mind. After the others left, he passed by Natasha and gave her a polite bow after picking up a net and a bottle.

"I'm sure we'll all pitch in, one way or another. Try to relax, at least." He smiled a little, and left with the others after folding his scarf and placing it into his bag.

"Ohhh, I'm sorry about the delay! Please, come on back!" Song bustled through the door next to the front desk. Beckoning Japi to come with her, she held the door open. Behind it was a short hallway, which led to an open office.

((Post your reply in the appointment thread here:
http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=2273056 ))

Natasha bounced out of her seat when Sherrinda walked in. She had expected the girl to come to the counter, or look at the signs sitting there. Instead, her eyes wandered absently over them, uncomprehending. So then, she must be the one with the...interesting application.

"Excuse me, miss...are you here for an appointment to adopt a plant?" Natasha's bright eyes fixed on Sherrinda's, awaiting her response.