[EVENT] Something Dark in the Woods

[Fairy Snails]

Mura gave him a smile. "Thank you for sticking with me. I will try to avoid being a nuisance." She said with a laugh. She was thankful to have someone with her.

When she heard about talk about the group splitting up she frowned. That was something she did not want to happen. She felt that they would be much stronger in a large group then separated. The monster already showed how strong it was. She did not want to see that happen to anyone here. She would rather go somewhere else, other than to where the leopards were last seen then have the group split.

She was thankful when the argument for keeping the group intact was brought up. She continued to listen to what others said. Hopefully they would come up with a compromise, that way everyone would be happy.  

[Izzy Makani]

Shari didn't like the idea of splitting the group even if she usually was a solitary creature. The numbers would be useful should whatever this creature is be really big and really powerful. She did however agree with An. If they had to go to the site first then it would be best if those with experience tracking saw it first to keep the inexperienced from treading on something that could be crucial. Of course that left her out for the most part. Her profession as a borrower was more of a thiefs profession than a trackers but she could handle that. It was doubtful that the creature would return to the scene after all.  

[wooga Paes]

For most part, Moto'spaki had been silent. He wasn't used to mingling with so many, well... random people. The friendly, chattiness of it all was just rather foreign and uninteresting to him! But he kept his composure without any effort, and listened with interest to the information about this monster. Still, as he listened on he figured he'd probably best start acting with all these strangers as a team, otherwise they wouldn't get anything done.

Finally he broke his silence to give his opinion. "I say we go to the scene of the attack, and look for clues there." He wasn't so sure how easily they could find the leopards, and besides, it would be nice to see some things for themselves and not just go on hearsay. Spaki thought it'd be a good idea to see the scene of the attack then move on to find the bodies.

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Though she wasn't yet very fond of shape shifting, for the sake of not calling too much attention to herself, Kimaji had gotten rid of her wings for the time being. She looked like any normal cub would, really, if normal cubs often wandered around alone.

Despite clearly being on her own, the little cub didn't seem quite shy about it, and looked perfectly at ease walking about with all the grownups. She was fascinated, really! Curious by nature, the young goddess couldn't pass up the chance for this exciting experience, and would be happy to tag along. "I think we should go see the leopards!" She piped up, mostly just because she wanted to give her opinion on something. She was eager to find out whatever she could about this whole situation, so really, any of the options appealed to her.

Well... admittedly, though Kimaji didn't tend to discriminate on what she tried to learn, perhaps sniffing rotting corpses were her least favorite out of the choices.  

[Mimsey]

Znaruto

[[ I'm going to ask that you use a mortal form please! <3 Otherwise its too much for one RP. ]]  

[Dulcea]

"I'm no tracker," Margulis admitted, "But I know how to collect and interpret evidence, I could stay alongside those with better vision than I and keep track of their findings. And I might catch a scent or sound that another misses." She wasn't sure if that was true given the mix of species represented in the group, but she hoped she would be of some use.

It seemed much of the group disagreed with her, but that was alright. No matter where they went first they were sure to learn something, they simply had to be open to the possibility that what they were looking for might not be what was represented in their minds' eye. She knew it wouldn't be what was in hers. Since she had been sick her thoughts had taken on a dark turn and the more she learned about this supposed monster the more she could think only of a dank foul beast, its mouth dripping with life threatening pathogens. Infection frightened her more than the thought of a quick death. "  

[Znaruto]

Mimsey

Znaruto

[[ I'm going to ask that you use a mortal form please! <3 Otherwise its too much for one RP. ]]

((Oh I'm so sorry Let me delete the post and make a new one. Is that okay?))  

[moineau bavarde]

"I agree Lani, we should find the leopards," said Ndege. "There is a chance they know something of the monster, or the terrain. I do not think we will be able to find them if they do not wish to be found, however - with a group this large, they will see us coming long before we see them."

"We should stay together," Bluu snapped. "We are numerous, but not all gathered here are fighters. Whatever is in the woods, it has already shown it is capable of killing large groups - let's not take any chances." She did not offer an opinion on where the group should go, preferring to leave the matter to more experienced fighters and trackers. She had survived for as long as she had by listening to what others had to say, after all.  

[Fairy Snails]

"Ah! Good idea Tahir she said with a nod. She did want to hear better instead of straining to hear what they were saying. Carefully she made her way past other lions, keeping close to Tahir. She would apologized whenever she bumped into anyone. When she reached the front, she felt that she would be able to hear much better, and really participate.

She wished that she had a skill she could offer up to help find the monster. She hoped her claws would be enough. "I think that we should stick together as well. If we need to, maybe we can go to one of the other places after we finish investigating at the first place?" She offered as a suggestion, hoping she made sense.  

[Princess_Feylin]

Sandor scowled. On his ruined face it was a horrific expression and he knew it. He turned this scowl toward Bluu and muttered without making an effort to be heard, "If they're not fighters, what in the bloody hells are they doing here? Volunteering as bait?"

He laughed at the thought. Maybe they should send some of the useless ones out as bait to see if the killer could be convinced to come get them. Sure, they'd probably die in the process, but that happened. Balance would be preserved, ultimately. Yeah. He was a pretty shitty Jedi, all things considered, but he'd passed the trials and everything. He was a full Jedi knight. The fact still amazed him from time to time.

If no one heard him, he'd be fine with that. He wasn't here to start fights. He was here to catch a killer and collect a reward if there was one to be had. He'd have to ask about that sometime soon.  

[moineau bavarde]

Bluu turned to Sandor and smiled, not the least bit intimidated by the big lion. "Volunteering as bait, trackers, healers... Come now, who would turn down the call to rid the savanna of such a fearsome threat? There's a grand monster hunt to be had. Surely you don't think we came willy-nilly because a prize was offered?" Her smile turned faintly mocking, fully aware that some within the group had come for just that reason. After all, she herself had not come to hunt a monster: she had come to gather information. The prize was tempting as well, but Bluu had enough self-awareness to know that there was no chance of her striking the killing blow.  

[~Masamune~]

In the darkness and shadow of the tree canopy above, a pair of bright turquoise eyes watched the large group with great amusement. The eyes danced over each individual form, taking note of every single one of them. There were creatures of varying species and ages, all grouped together, heading in the same direction. How curious it was, to see dogs and cats working together in such a way, as if they were friends. The mysterious figure had an inkling to what they were doing, but in order to find out more, he had no choice but to reveal himself.

Stealthily, he made his way down from the tree tops. Hopping from branch to branch, he was careful to land gently, so as not to disturb the leaves too much. With some careful maneuvering, the dark creature was able to place himself ahead of the group, on a thick branch not too far above them. He sprawled out across the branch, allowing his unusually long tail to drape over the edge. A large grin crept across his face as he peered down at them, eyes wide.

"Out for a pleasant stroll, are we?" The question wasn't directed at anyone in particular, as the dark grey leopard eyed the group as a whole. If they were here for the reason he had assumed they were here for, then perhaps he could help them. Or, perhaps not.