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| JDavis Posts: 549/648 |
Glenn: Like I already said, a friend of ours was poisoned by a ghoma. We need the poison to make the antidote. A normal ghoma doesn't store much poison, so I wouldn't have attempted to extract the poison here, just remove the tail and take it with us to extract the poison later with more capable equipment. A Ghoma Queen is a different matter, however. This will be more than enough for our needs. There's no need to worry about leaving the Ghoma Queen like that, either. With the tail gaping open like that the poison will quickly oxidize and have no use, as a poison or as an ingredient for an antidote. |
| Kirbynite Posts: 1233/1334 |
Fayette and Jaku looked at each other for a moment.
Shrubbery Jaku: Oi! What.. exactly are y'doin'? |
| JDavis Posts: 548/648 |
Glenn: Just a moment!
Glenn moved around to the tail-end of the Ghoma Queen and quickly pulled some items out of the pouches on his belt. One was a pocket knife, which he used to slice open a particular section of the Ghoma Queen's tail. The other object, a bottle, had a label on it with a picture of a cow and "Outset Ranch" written on it. However, it didn't have any milk in it currently. Glenn held the bottle up to the opening he had just made in the tail, and as he squeezed the tail the bottle quickly filled with a thick purple liquid... Glenn: Concentrated Ghoma poison. He carefully placed the cork back on the bottle, wiped the knife on the outside of the tail, and deposited the two items back in their respective pouches. |
| Kirbynite Posts: 1232/1334 |
The gigantic arachnid-like beast gave out a shriek that echoed throughout the Bowl. It thrashed around, kicking up soil into the air until it collapsed on the ground. It remained motionless as a thick, colored substance oozed out of its eye.
The Gohma Queen was dead. Shrubbery Jaku: Croikey! Y’pulled out the miracle shot! Fayette Enformi: I can’t believe it! It took just that? I thought it was a lot stronger than that! Shrubbery Jaku: Tha’s the thing, Emfermi. It was the miracle shot! The once in a lifetime shot at the right place, at the right time! Fayette Enformi: Well, it made this whole ordeal look like a joke. Now what? Shrubbery Jaku: Well.. S’pose we go and see the Great Deku now… -------------- And just like that, the barrage of Gohma spawn on Johnathan had finally stopped. They were laid out on the ground, with half frozen body parts. |
| JDavis Posts: 457/648 |
Glenn: Aim for the eye!
JD: Gotcha! And before anyone could blink, JD had his guns out and was shooting at the Gohma Queen's eye. |
| Schweiz oder etwas Posts: 1727/2046 |
Johnathan: "I see. Storm Gust!!!"
A faint glow surrounded Johnathan for a split-second, and the streams of water around him rose into the air, purifying themselves and forming into fist-sized balls of water. The water balls froze into shards of ice, which swirled around him like a localized blizzard, batting Gohma spawn to and fro with ease. The creatures continued to leap at him as he stayed planted firmly in place, calmly watching as the shield of ice flowed like a dome of frozen doom. Spawn after spawn was kicked backwards by the attack, and Johnathan nonchalantly wondered how long he'd have to keep this up before the pack thought of something new, or someone came along to try to rescue him. In any case, as long as he had to keep concentrating on this, he'd have to stop observing... |
| Kirbynite Posts: 1139/1334 |
Wasting no more time, the creatures, all gohma spawns, leapt out of the thick brush and pounced on Johnathan.
----------------- Shrubbery Jaku: If we're there, don't y'think we woulda been attacked by the Gomme Queen? Fayette Enformi: Watch out! And right on cue, a large, arachnid-like beast leapt out from a nearby source of poisoned water, and landed before the group. Jaku quickly hopped backwards several times, avoiding the poisoned droplets falling off of the Gohma Queen's body. The giant beast's single eye moved around, and then locked onto the group. |
| JDavis Posts: 442/648 |
JD: Are we there yet? |
| Kirbynite Posts: 868/1334 |
Once again, the tall blades of grass shook. However, this time, something emerged from the grass. It appeared to have been the tail of a creature. It looked quite familar.... Something similar to what had poisoned Hikari the other day..
Infact, there seemed to have been several of the same creature, surrounding Johnathan on all directions... |
| Schweiz oder etwas Posts: 1466/2046 |
Johnathan said little, taking handfuls of grass by the root and eyeing them closely as he walked. The base of one particularly thick blade stuck out to him, and he looked it over carefully. He noted that, in spite of the contaminated water, the plant life in this bowl seemed to be flourishing. Perhaps only non-plant lifeforms were adversely affected by the water?
But there was fungi here and there on the trees... So mayhaps it was only animals. He couldn't help but notice there had been none to waylay him in his journey. There was a small knob on Johnathan's spectacles, easily mistaken for a screw or an adornment to the unscrutinizing eye. Johnathan reached to his glasses to press it, and the lenses in them shifted slightly to magnify his view of the grass root. It was covered in the same powder as was distilled from the water. Johnathan figured this was a natural rejection of the distillate until he observed the traces of dirt on the roots. They had been integrated together, like some kind of powerful fertilizer. One that was hazardous to humans. Could this be the reason for the rare and exotic plant life here? |
| Kirbynite Posts: 865/1334 |
Fayette Enformi: Jaku.. Are you sure it was okay to bring these humans in?
Shrubbery Jaku: Ah, don' worry, Emfermi. A Gomme Queen's much more trouble than a packa humos, heh. Fayette Enformi: Gee, you sure sound confident, Jaku. 
Shrubbery Jaku: Jus' makin' it clear to these blokes incase they feel like gettin' frisky... Now.. are ye done with the drama, mate? Lesgo. ------------------------ Johnathan's goal might be approaching him sooner than he hoped for. The tall grass nearby started to shake, but nothing was coming out... |
| JDavis Posts: 321/648 |
JD: The water...
For the first time thusfar, JD's hat and hair were out of his face enough for one of his eyes to be clearly seen. This was because his right hand was on his face, raising the had and hair and covering the other eye. His visable eye was wide with terror... Terror of a memory long passed... Of water stained dark purple by the saturation of crimson blood... Overtaken by this memory, JD fell to his knees. Glenn: Are you...? Glenn moved to touch JD's shoulder, but the motion snapped JD out of his memory. He lowered his hand back to his side as he stood, allowing his hair and hat to fall back into place. What could still be seen of his face was completely emotionless. JD: We'd best get a move on. |
| Schweiz oder etwas Posts: 1458/2046 |
Johnathan continued along, far ahead of the rest of the group, almost as if he were scouting. He approached a stream, and noted the purplish water... It was diluted by something. He scooped up a handful of the water, and eyed it carefully. Yes...
A much larger portion of the water floated in the air before him, a violet bubble of contaminated dihydrogen monoxide. He reached out and touched the ball of water, separating the liquid from its contaminants. What remained in his hand was a deep red powder, thick with the smell of blood and suffering. He drew a vial from his long, protective coat, and began capping the powder inside the vial. A concentrated form of this chemical would be an interesting specimen to study. Once he had retrieved enough to satisfy his curiousity, Johnathan rose to his feet and pressed on. Soon, he thought, he would reach the source of this flowing water. Then he would get to the bottom of this mystery, and finally acquire a gohma tail, at long last. |
| Kirbynite Posts: 857/1334 |
Shrubbery Jaku: 'Ere we go. Welcome ta the inside of the Sou-Easy Bowl! If ye efn't noticed by now, i's ill advised ta be drinkin' the watah. Dunno what it'll do if ya touch it, but le's not find out, alright?
The platform had stopped infront of a large hole. The hole gave off a decent view of all the plantlife inside. Shrubbery Jaku: An' try to keep yer wits about, especially 'round the tall grass. By the time you realize there're tails behind you, those gomme buggers will ef already started jumpin' all over ya. ------------------- Johnathan should have noticed by now that he hasnt seen any signs of life, aside from the foilage. And as strange as it may be, there were no creatures that suddenly popped out of nowhere to harm him after the realization. |
| Schweiz oder etwas Posts: 1422/2046 |
Johnathan: "What... How curious..."
He closed in on the land with caution, setting aground on a clearing of underbrush and examining the surrounding foliage. Noticing the purple water, he floated his block of ice over it, and sank it inside of the rushing violet. At least then he would be able to see if the water was hot, or if it ate away at anyone who fell in... "This must be just an outrunning sample of the contamination. Hm. The sooner I find that Gohma Queen, the sooner I can get back to Outset... And Miss Hikari." He set off towards the center of the bowl, sifting through the plant life as he went. Every so often, he would pull out a small notebook and scrawl down whatever he could identify, some kind of long-lost species of fern or Acer rubrum. Needless to say, it wasn't much. Mechanics didn't have a very good grasp of nature. As such, he did not let his curiousity deter his journey. |
| Kirbynite Posts: 841/1334 |
The sun was slowly creeping up in the horizon. It was going to be a new day at Outset Ranch. Nalon was already up, though a bit earlier than usual. As she stepped outside of the house, she noticed a rather large figure stepping towards the ranch.
Nalon: What in tarn... Nalon realized it was that Gato robot that Kurima was dealing with yesterday. It seemed to have calmed down and actually headed back to the ranch on its own accord. All of a sudden, an arrow appeared infront of Gato. Gato froze in his tracks. Nalon: Hikari! Nalon looked behind her and saw Hikari, who was looking like the bed had beaten her up. Half of Hikari's face was covered in hair, while the other part was covered in sweat. Nalon: Git back in the house, Hikari! Your suppos' ta be restin'! Hikari didn't respond. All she was doing was panting. Nalon let out an annoyed grunt as she grabbed Hikari and dragged the girl back to bed. Gato stood a few more seconds, and then turned around and started walking back into the wilderness. -------------------------------- The platform was still heading upwards, although very slowly. Jaku decided to pull out a didgerido. He started playing some elevating platform music. Meanwhile, Johnathan was high enough to see inside the South Eastern Bowl. At first glance, Johnathan saw what could be confused as a piece of food rotting away. However, it was actually a massive amount of plantlife, the likes which hasn't been seen by humans for ages. Trees, flowers, just about greenage everywhere. And flowing between trees was purple water..... And there didn't seem to be any sign of the koktaris around.. |
| JDavis Posts: 313/648 |
Glenn simply glared in Jonathan’s direction as the former engineer as he floated out of sight. He wanted to yell back at him about how Jonathan wasn't best friends with Hikari... How Jonathan hadn't grown up being best friends with Hikari... How Jonathan didn't go to bed each night looking forward to the next day because he'd be able to discuss whatever book he was currently reading with Hikari... About how the only reason he hadn't been rushing everyone this entire time is because he had been given the duty of keeping an eye on Nova and JD, a duty which he'd already half failed... And about how the dilemma caused by the combination of that duty and his concern for Hikari was tearing him apart.
But, no. He couldn't yell those things... Jonathan was out of ear-shot, anyway... and JD was still certainly within it. All he could do is sit down and mutter under his breath. Glenn: ... Ass. Then, closing his eyes, Glenn reached in his shirt and pulled out a pendant he always wore around his neck. Three blue, sapphire-like gems held together by a somewhat Y-shaped piece of golden metal. It wasn't real, of course, but that wasn't important. It was a symbol which represented Glenn's goddess of choice, Nayru. Looking at it, he remembered that Christmas, years ago, when Hikari had given it to him. Glenn wasn't normally one given to prayer, but he was praying for Nayru to protect Hikari now... while he himself could not. |
| Schweiz oder etwas Posts: 1403/2046 |
Johnathan cast a sidelong glance at Glenn, one that suggested he not tread so lightly.
Johnathan: "Though you have clearly failed to notice, I have been concerned this entire time. Do not accost me for idleness, when you yourself have until recently felt the need to pussyfoot around with such a light view of the situation." He harumphed, and stepped off the slow-moving platform, onto a fresh sheet of ice that had formed beneath his feet. "It is supererogatory to burden Pikar, when I am capable of traveling of my own conation. I will instead meet you all at the top." He bent his knees and kicked his rear heel downward, sending his ice board into an upward spiral. The rest of the group could do without him for a while, he was sure. |
| Kirbynite Posts: 838/1334 |
Jaku felt like he should've been glaring at Johnathan. The platform was starting to move up.. but it wasn't as fast as Johnathan wanted...
Shrubbery Jaku: Sorry, mate. But if ya want speed, yer gunna efta go with Pikko there... |
| JDavis Posts: 312/648 |
Glenn: Now you act concerned, eh? And in case you didn't notice, we have one Koktari's permission, and the others are likely in too much danger to mind. |
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