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 Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 9:50 am
Petro was incredibly grateful to their Minipet Training Professor. Despite having utterly failed the exam (not even getting one slip? That was just pathetic), the tikbalang was still promoted to Knob. And while the Academy may acknowledge his new-found status, Petro's pride and Petro's Clan would not allow it. He was still a Snot in his eyes and until he actually succeeded in accomplishing the task Professor Malcolm had set. And not a moment sooner.
As it was, Professor Malcolm gave him permission to run through the course under the condition that it would be an exercise, not an exam. That was good enough for Petro. He returned to the location, limbered up and alert, hopefully this time around he would catch those slippery invisible hounds. "Morning, Professor," he greeted as he jogged towards the Reaper.
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Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 10:34 am
"Morning," He greeted back, giving Petro a brief nod of the head before holding out the all too familiar watch he had used during the exam, "Same rules as before... Only this time you keep going. Hit the red button on the watch to reset the time. Vlad and the pups are already hiding."
He paused, and then offered a small, encouraging smile, "Good luck."
Task Mechanics
Every time you roll a dice for something, it is considered a 'turn'. Once you hit 5 turns without getting your 3 pieces of paper, you failed! ICly, this means the timer on your student's watch ran out and you had failed; you can't even hide because the watch makes an annoying BEEEEEEEEP sound.
Remember: To pass, you need at least 3 pieces of papers! If you already got your 3, you may use your remaining turns to help someone out of a trap... But if you get trapped by the end of your 'time limit', you will fail! : DDD
Normal: 1d10
1 - 2 : You found nothing. Loser.
3 : You found Vlad and managed to score yourself 1 piece of paper before he slipped away!
4 : You walked straight into a trap... Fail sauce.
5 : You found Vlad and managed to score yourself 2 pieces of paper before he slipped away!
6 - 7 : You walked straight into a trap... Fail sauce.
8 : You found one of the invisible pups and managed to score yourself 1 piece of paper before he slipped away!
9 : You see Vlad and chased after him... Only to walk right into a trap.
10 : You found one of the invisible pups and managed to score yourself 2 pieces of paper before he slipped away!
Trapped: 1d6
Even : You freed yourself!
Odd : You are still trapped... And you could swear that you heard something that sounded like the laughing of a dog.
Help someone who had been trapped: 1d6
1 - 5 : You freed the trapped person!
6 : You somehow got trapped too.
Description of traps: For IC purposes!
- Fell into a deep hole in the ground.
- Netted to the ground.
- Caught in a giant man eating plant.
- Caught in a giant mouse trap that hurts your pride more than your body.
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Huni Pi rolled 1 10-sided dice:
4
Total: 4 (1-10)
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Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:57 am
Petro was determined that this time would be different. When he shot into the course, he managed to avoid getting snacked on by a carnivorous plant. Ha! That just goes to show you that even this stubborn horse boil can learn a thing or two! He was doing fairly well, keeping his senses alert and attuned for any signs of the invisible pups. Even sight could still play a role in locating his targets, just because something was invisible didn't mean it wouldn't disturb its surrounding, yeah? He heard a rustle to his left and when he darted towards it, a second carnivorous plant caught him in its leafy maw.
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Huni Pi rolled 1 6-sided dice:
5
Total: 5 (1-6)
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Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:59 am
Petro wrinkled his nose at the noxious smell of the plant's mouth, while it was a pungent mixture of saliva and rotting meat, Tro had smelled worse, thankfully. Because as much as he struggle to free himself, the plant remained decided clamped around his form. He tried flexing his limbs to see what sort of leverage he had in his current situation but found it was awkward at best. Unholy Jack, this... this was the Exam all over again!!!
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Huni Pi rolled 1 6-sided dice:
6
Total: 6 (1-6)
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Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 10:00 am
Perhaps it was because he failed to escape during his exam that the plants caught wind that tikbalangs were delicious? Judging from the way this particular overgrown weed was snacking on him, it certainly seemed to think so. Part of him wished he had been allowed to bring some blade or sharp stone, while he may not be a reaper and normally preferred to fight with his bare hands, even a stubborn horse boil like him could see the merit in having something to cut himself free.
And while Petro acknowledged that yes, he and his Clan were Forest Guardians and as such protected nature, this was just Jacking ridiculous.
"Anak ng tipaklong, lemme out, you Jacking damo!" he snorted, suddenly shifting into his real form. His added size allowed him to burst free from the plant to continue his hunt.
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Huni Pi rolled 1 10-sided dice:
10
Total: 10 (1-10)
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Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 10:02 am
As the horse boil burst forth from the plant-trap, he heard rustling and caught sight of a collar! He lunged forward, calloused hands curling tight into invisible fur and with a grin, he managed to retrieve himself two slips! Yes! He just needed one more slip to "pass" this exercise course.
"'M gonna do y' proud, momma." he murmured as he released the pup. He can't rest yet!
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Huni Pi rolled 1 10-sided dice:
3
Total: 3 (1-10)
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Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 10:05 am
Petro checked the timer on his wrist, looks like he had to pick up the pace or risk running out of time. He was so close! As he tucked the two slips into his bahag, his horse ears twitched at the sound of panting. He stopped, going completely stock-still, calmly assessing his situation and surroundings before sharply lunging into the thicket.
The horse boil was rewarded with the feel of fur and the sensation of a wriggling body beneath him. The collar floating off the ground indicated he found Vlad! Success! He grabbed the slip and let the invisible minipet to. "Professor! I did it!" he yelled out, just in time as the timer suddenly sounded.
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Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 8:30 pm
Malcolm was actually looking at the clock, timing the minutes before the watch would sound. To his relief, Petro actually did it the first time, causing a small, almost proud smile to appear on his lips as he pushed himself off the desk to turn towards the student, "Good job."
While it was not a real test, the difficult of the obstacle was the same, meaning that Petro had shown an improvement since the last time he did it.
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Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 7:53 am
The horse boil's face tattoo pulled upwards from his cheek's movement as he grinned from ear to ear. "Thank y', Professor, for giving me this second chance. Dunno what'd my Clan Elders'd say if I didn't make it the second time around," he laughed in relief. Actually he did know: it would involve being given a grueling training regimen on top of his academics.
Not that Tro would shirk anything assigned to him but, well, he'd come to enjoy having the time to make friends with his fellow students. Also he still had to learn baking. He wondered... "Professor, I heard y' can make treats?"
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Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:17 am
"You are very welcome," He nodded, stroking his chin, "I am actually rather touched to see such dedication from a student wishing to pass." He didn't mind spending that extra time at all.
"Yes, that is possible," He replied, "They are fairly easy to make, once you get the hang of it... Ah, you did not attend that class...?"
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Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:25 am
The horse boil shook his head in response. "'M sorry. Wasn't aware of the sign ups. But uh, 's it anything at all like Baking?" He sounded wary as he asked this and explained, "'Cause uh, got detention for something I baked a while back." The last thing the horse boil wanted was to give his minipets food poisoning.
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Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:34 am
"I would say it is more like cooking, actually," He raised an eyebrow, wondering what exactly could have happened to cause the boil to be that averse to baking... And what sort of detention was baking anyway?
"Pretty simple if you follow the steps, since Fear Candy is really just condensed fear," He explained, "I would print out a set of instructions and send them to you, if you are interested."
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