FIN [WE] Creepy Crawlers [Kieran/Sez]

[Fluffesu]

Creepy Crawlers
Prompt 1

Counts as 3 EXP Growth Points, or 5 RP growth Points (only if done with a friend)
Solo word minimum is 500, RP post minimum is 7

Something strange is going on...

Creatures that don't belong are appearing in the middle of the night, like ghosts, haunting the world around them. Their creepy markings make them stand out, and their dark coloring leaves many feeling cursed. These creepy crawlers are invading the world of Tendaji, and it's up to brave souls to step up and run them off, or even tame them as pets.

Do you think you have what it takes to face these creepy creatures that have wandered away from home? Well test your luck, and see how you fare.

|| These spooky familiars have been spotted in the following locations: Maglardilla (Oba, Matori, and Yael), Perzi (Jauhar/Chibale and Tale), Keldari (Sauti and Zena). Only individuals in set locations can encounter the specific familiars.

This prompt will be resolved by each player rolling 1D100 to test their success. (You can only roll once - there are no reattempts!)

Younglings Cannot Participate In This Event

xxxxxPrentice must roll 60-100 to successfully subdue the beast.
xxxxxStage 2 must roll 50-100 to successfully subdue the beast.
xxxxxStage 3 must roll 40-100 to successfully subdue the beast
xxxxxStage 4 must roll 30-100 to successfully subdue the beast.

|| Success or fail, completion of this event rewards you with 15 EXP!

|| If you roll a 90-100, you get to keep the familiar! Congrats!!  

[Fluffesu]

Sabra Knight

How had this happened? Seziah pressed herself hard into the far corner of her room, eyes narrowed, body tense, and limbs dragged in close and protectively. She checked for things like this. She checked every day to ensure herself a certain peace of mind regarding what cretinous monstrosities might lurk in her chambers. She was afraid of having bugs in her pillows that might eat through her eyes, and so to ward off that thought, she searched her pillow stuffing for tiny insects.

This giant terror could certainly eat through her eyes and anything else, and it likely wouldn't even fit in her pillow case. Certainly not unnoticably. Scuttling before her, pincers clicking, was the largest insect abomination she'd ever seen.

Immediately, Seziah expected it had every potential to kill her, and it clearly wanted to if it had come to her room, specifically. How it had maneuvered through the house undetected was a mystery to her. She thought to shout for help, but it would probably hear her and attack. Nor could she move around it, because it was basically everywhere and it would see her and come after her, and oh, it was useless.

At least Sami thought it was funny.

While Seziah crammed herself into the smallest space she could muster, the other girl laughed loudly from the hallway, peering in through Sez's open door and pointing and howling with glee. Sami was a peculiar girl. She could probably control bugs. And she knew how Seziah felt about them. From her place in the back, Sez whined softly.

Meanwhile, Granny escorted a young man through the home's front door, telling him briskly that they had a 'horrible infestation of the most ugly thing she'd ever seen' and that if he could eradicate or remove them, his time and effort would be due compensated.  

[Sabra Knight]

Coming back to Yael was one experience after another it seemed. Even now Kieran found himself at odds with the rumors of strange creatures appearing at random. How could such an infestation happen? Yet the beast charmer was confident that if it was some creature - even if from the mainland- that he could probably handle it.

"I'll do my best, m'am." Kieran smiled as the older Yaeli led him through the doorway and into the building. Such a strange place. His gaze narrowed as he studied the area. While he wasn't one to often venture into civilization, even back home he preferred the isolation of the caves, he knew of places like these. Knowing, however, did not prepare him for the howling he heard.

"Okay then." Kieran forced a small smile, "I believe I know where to begin..."

Fluffesu

 

[Fluffesu]

Sabra Knight

Fortunately, Granny didn't feel any great need to leave strange boys to traipse unsupervised through her home. She had about as much interest in bugs as the next person, but so long as she maintained a few feet of space between the young man, his business, and herself, she felt it her obligation to trail him about as he handled whatever creepy crawlies had found their way inside. Finding the first proved to be an easy task, thanks to the loud laughter from one of the girls.

"Get out of the way, Sami," Granny hissed softly as she nudged the other female's arm, encouraging her off to the side so this boy could make quick work of these creatures. She didn't want him here any more than he likely wanted to be here, but the job needed doing.

When Seziah spotted Granny appearing in her doorway, a bubble of hope blossomed in her chest. She was old, yes, but she would surely be of more use than Sami. Granny would know what to- Oh.

Then her gaze landed on the man in her company, before dropping hastily to the floor. This was less acceptable.

"Seziah," Granny called, trying to be what was probably reassuring. Sez scrunched away harder, and refused to look up. She gestured to the Yaeli male at her side. "This is- Oh, sorry, dearie, I never got your name?" She realized after only a moment.

That was all fine and well, but really Sez didn't care much about any of that.  

[Sabra Knight]

Fluffesu

Perhaps this was why he preferred the company of beasts. Keeping his mouth pressed into a firm line, Kieran followed the older Yaeli through the building. It was an eerie feeling to be here not only in the last hours of the day hunting strange creatures, but also just the building in general gave him goosebumps. Which in a way was a first for the bold adventurer.


"Excuse me." Kieran nodded his head politely at the girl named Sami before coming into the room with yet another girl. Shouldn't they have evacuated with the creatures inside? Kieran took a breath before offering the other girl a smile, "It's Kieran, m'am." He smiled again towards Seziah, "Don't worry, I'm here to help." But he didn't feel quite comfortable just barging into a lady's room, "Care to show me where the creature is? I promise to get rid of it for you..."

 

[Fluffesu]

Sabra Knight

Seziah strongly doubted any stranger plucked from the streets would be very useful here. Especially since this man didn't even look particularly... comfortable with his current location. She couldn't say for sure, what with the very brief glance she'd given him and the smile that appeared on his face a moment later, but she thought he- Kieran looked fairly agitated with the people around him. And to be fair, Sez wasn't especially comfortable with the situation, either.

This was her room, filled with her things, and that man was unfamiliar in every way. Very, very unwelcome in her space under most circumstances. But since her options for insect removal were limited, she probably had no choice.

Careful to stay as tightly pressed into the corner as she could, Sez dusted a lengthy messy strand of curls from her eyes and peered about. The giant bug was scuttling about her room like it owned the place, but at the sound of footsteps and voices, it had retreated beyond her immediate vision. Silently, she jabbed a finger in the direction she'd last seen it, escaping beneath a wooden trunk against the wall opposite her.  

[Sabra Knight]

Fluffesu

Following the finger, Kieran let out a soft sigh. "Hide and seek?" The male clicked his tongue against the roof of his mouth, "That's the last thing I was expecting to play today." While he tried to sound playful the Yaeli simply took a step forward into the room, "Forgive my intrusion." He murmured quietly before crouching down in the middle of the room.

If anything he was and always would be someone with the manners of a gentleman. His mother had raised him to always respect women after all. He just hoped the bug would hurry out so that he didn't make the girls even more uncomfortable by being in their space -or him for that matter since he had never been in a woman's quarters before! Smiling faintly at the thought Kieran dug into the satchel hanging at his side, "If this bug is the same one I remember meeting on the mainland before then we'll have to play a waiting game. You can't make noise else it'll continue hiding." He warned as he looked over his shoulder, "So just settle in and wait or if you prefer I can work alone." Not that he would be offended if the woman wished to stay and watch - after all who could promise he wasn't a thief?

Ever so slowly, however, Kieran was taking a jar out of his satchel and from there he was shaking it about on the floor. Nectar and honey, a sweet and sticky concoction that would surely lure out any insect from hiding...  

[Fluffesu]

Sabra Knight

Well, it wouldn't have been especially polite of her to be irritated at him for trespassing (though she very much was), so rather than voice her concerns about his presence, Seziah hid her face behind a curtain of hair and nodded mutely. At least he did sort of sound like he knew what he was doing. If she was very lucky and very good, maybe the whole process would be over quickly. And it was surely, surely safe enough with him around to peel herself from the wall.

Though she didn't usually mind waiting, waiting for a creature to leave her bedroom was surprisingly less accepted. Seziah huffed as she took a step from her corner toward the Yaeli man. "If you can remove it without making a mess of my things, I suppose I will wait as long as needed. My name is Seziah. Thank you for-"

Heat crawled for her face as she belatedly realized he'd asked for silence in a slightly roundabout way.

"I am very sorry," she murmured, slightly quieter this time. "I will wait with you, if that is acceptable. This is my room, and I..." She eyed the jar with heavy suspicion as he pulled it from his satchel. And it quickly turned into a great internal struggle to remain even this much at ease as he splayed some of its sticky contents across her floor. Sez fidgeted. "I would appreciate it very much if you refrained from slopping your questionable products across my room..."  

[Sabra Knight]

Fluffesu

Kieran simply glanced over at the Yaeli. He truly wasn't irritated at the sudden small talk, but rather a small smile of amusement flickered over his features. It seemed with some people when you gave them a reason to be quiet in the end they would chose then to begin talking, "Seziah, a pleasure. I'm Kieran." He finally replied in a quiet murmur.

"Don't worry, I'll make certain your floor is clean." The Yaeli male's smile grew as he patted the dry area next to him, "It helps if you sit and stay still. Come and we can wait together then." Since he was finished leaving a trail Kieran simply placed the open jar a couple of feet away from himself before waiting patiently.

It was quiet now, but he hoped that with a little time that there would be a fluttering of wings soon enough...
 

[Fluffesu]

Sabra Knight

How this was 'a pleasure' for anyone, Seziah would never be sure. But Kieran's smile was, if nothing else, disarming in its own way, and he seemed polite enough (even if he was lying about the pleasantness of the situation, and even if Sez questioned his tactics with putting ooze on her floor). Either way, she deemed it an acceptable practice to slink to his side and dip to the floor in the offered spot, folding her legs neatly beneath her and tucking her hands in her lap.

This was not so terrible. Kieran wasn't overly intrusive, his jarred substance smelled nice, and she couldn't even see the bug-

Until she could. When the first resounding clicks of many bug legs hitting the hardwood floor met her ears, Seziah flinched. She might have yelped, but due to the nature of their mission (silence being a necessity, and such), she pinched her lips shut, though her eyes remained bright and fixed on the slowly approaching creature.

It showed some hesitance during its approach, which was just as well, since Seziah didn't think she could've withheld a shriek if it lunged at them. But eventually, it scuttled forward, following the sticky trail the Yaeli man had left for it.  

[Sabra Knight]

Fluffesu

Watching as the girl sat next to him, Kieran simply nodded his head in acknowledgement before returning to waiting. As the creature emerged his wary gaze went towards the other Yaeli. At first he nearly reached out as if to give her a comforting hand, but at the last second the man changed his mind. What if that upset her even more?


So instead Kieran simply raised a finger to his lips and watched.

Maglardilla...? Kieran's forehead creased, "So strange." He whispered faintly. How could a maglardilla be here? And what was even stranger was the appearance of the creature. He had never seen one look so...possessed before? As the creature scuttled towards the jar of sap, Kieran slowly slipped forward. He had a net in his right hand and when the time was right it would fly from his fingers and onto the creature...  

[Fluffesu]

Sabra Knight

Seziah peered at her new companion from the corner of her eye. She thought they were supposed to be still and quiet, but he was doing an awful lot of moving. Maybe his shiftiness was due to nervous fidgets too, like hers were. Still, Sez was at least managing silence, unlike him, and if he could talk, it only seemed right that she should be allowed to.

She didn't, because she didn't think those were the rules (other peoples' rules were oftentimes different for her, for some reason. She didn't understand), but if she could speak, she would've agreed that yes, it was clearly very strange. This giant, unfamiliar insect had gotten into her room. Her room of all places. That absolutely shouldn't have happened. So it was strange, because it had happened. She checked for these things, he should know, and she'd never had this type of problem before... Which was even more strange.

Rather than join him in his capturing exploits, Sez scooted a smidge backward, as far as she could manage while still being 'still.' Being close seemed like a bad idea, especially if this man's plan went awry.

But in the end, the large creature was successfully and securely snagged.

Seziah looked at the hideous thing, trapped in Kieran's net and squirming for freedom. She didn't know what became of bugs that got caught. If they were very small, she squished them. This one was not very small, and she didn't think she had anything big enough to squish it with. She stayed a comfortable amount of paces away. And though she couldn't say for sure if she was allowed to talk yet, it did seem like she should be able to, since the bug was safely netted. "What are you going to do with it?"  

[Sabra Knight]

Fluffesu

Kieran shifted his arms so that he was carefully cradling the bug, "Hm?" The Yaeli male glanced over towards Seziah with a small smile, "Normally I would try to release it back into the wild, but considering this place isn't its home I suppose I'll have to keep it." He shrugged his shoulders lightly before reaching one free hand towards the floor where the jar rested, "It can't help how it's marked and honestly it doesn't seem like such a vile creature once you get closer."

Setting the maglardilla on the ground -still in the net of course- Kieran stuck a stick inside so that it could billow out as more of a tent, "Bare with it a bit, but I'll help clean your floor and then get the creature out of your way." Leaving the jar under the net for the bug to enjoy, Kieran wiped his hands on his pants and glanced about the room. "Honestly though it looks like the creature ate most of the sap anyway." He joked lightly before rubbing the back of his neck. Still, it wouldn't stop him from at least getting a rag and something to wipe the stickiness up with for the girl.
 

[Fluffesu]

Sabra Knight

He'd 'have' to keep it. It was true, then, that very near to nothing that came from this man's mouth had any sensible merit. Why would he have to keep this strange specimen? Who cared if it didn't live here? That didn't mean it couldn't be disposed of here. And it was certainly, certainly not any less of a vile creature according to proximity. Hearing it clicking round in its makeshift tent was still as wildly unpleasant as it clicking around outside of it.

"Thank you for your assistance. And thank you for offering to clean up the mess I asked you not to make, but if you think that thing 'ate most of' it,' then we do not appear to be seeing the same thing." Her gaze scraped along the floor, following the residual trail left by food and the scuttley thing eating it.

Really, she'd need to tidy the whole room up, anyway, what with an unwelcome animal from outside having found its way in through unknown means. And she wasn't especially thrilled that a strange man had found his way in, either. "I think I would prefer to handle it, myself," Seziah told Kieran's boots. "And if you could remove that thing from here now, rather than later, I would be more grateful. I am not really interested in keeping it or you here longer than necessary. Thank you for catching it. Please leave."  

[Sabra Knight]

Fluffesu

Kieran raised a brow at the attitude given to him by the other Yaeli, "I suppose next time then I'll allow you to fish out an insect your own way." He replied ever so politely, "Or if wanted I can allow the thing, known as a maglardilla by the way, to finish the job."

"Hot water will work best to dissolve it." He stood and gathered his things, "And you are welcome." His gaze did soften as he glanced towards the woman, "I do hope nothing else comes in to bother you. These are just creatures after all. They do not know better especially when they've been displaced like this." Swinging his satchel over his shoulders and gathering his capture in his arms, Kieran bowed his head politely.

"May you have a good night and not have to worry about such creatures again." He offered with a small smile, "Farewell." Not that it was his business to inquire after Seziah's welfare or to linger longer. He had caught the creature of interest and would also be gaining some coin for his pockets. That in itself was a job well done. And soon enough it would be time to gather up supplies and perhaps even try to take the creature back home to Jahaur...