Oddities among zoo goers - RPLOG
From Flexible Survival
Participants
Date
24/7/2014
Log
In the dead of night, shortly after sunset, the zoo is a very forboding place. Without the lights that once burned brightly overhead, the shadows made by the thin streams of moonlight making it through the clouded sky seem to move on their own. A slight breeze maes the chilled air seem that much colder. There wasn't much information to be had, there was something keeping this trade route being used, something Z wanted figured out. The Promethians had a bit of stock in this as well. Though more self sufficent without scrounging around the city and its outlaying areas, without new parts for the few machines they had, it wouldn't be long before trouble would come to them as well. In the distance, a cage door creaks on its hinges, the scent of musk, sex, and most of all, the stink of unwashed and cum dried fur of some large cats hangs in the air.
The large dragon lands with a thud, the dragoness wears heavy combat armor under a tattered lab coat, hir golden scales flicker in the starlight. Sighing under hir breath at being called out to the zoo at this late hour, looking about shi surveys the area, seems shi is the first one here.
The fox known as Thelergramor walks into the zoo, hands in his pockets, utterly unconcerned about the trade route. Just here for the potential reward. Only thing bothering him is his rut, but he's pretty in control right now. Looks over those who have also volunteered.
Normally, Danielle would not be one to assist Zephyr. She didn't agree with the things they did or believed in... and yet here she was. Why? Because she benifited from the trade routes as well. One of the trees rustle... and with a snap, a Bunnee falls out of it, smacking against the ground below. She gives a little groan and dusts herself off, "Well that landing was less than graceful..." She murmurs to herself, giving a bit of a hateful glare at the tree behind her. ... She then notices that she wasn't alone when that happened, and her cheeks redden. "You didn't see that." She tells the other two.
a normally cheerfull tune echoed through the air, made sinister by the surrounding darkness and the tone by which it's whistled. Closer and closer it comes, like a herald of the damned it creeps through the night. Eventually a womanly Vampire comes into view, a chilling comfort on her face that few should ever have in such a nightmare inducing place. Glowing green eyes and a freakishly pale cave come into view, accompanied by smooth, obsidian hair and sapphire lips. On her back a large weapon is covered by cloth and over her shoulder she's holding what appears to be a regular laser-rifle. Her clothing is rather strange, she has ona leopard-print robe over her Zephyr armor and what appears to be a pimphat over her helmet. When this woman sees the current group of three, she gives a brief wave and walks up to them.
Prios creeps in from further up the path, a short and heavily pregnant quail-like creature wearing nothing more than a lanyard around her neck with a badge reading "Hello my name is Prios" proudly displayed. She darts her head left, then right, then left, looking over all the others assembled here. Prios promptly begins speaking in a voice that is (amazingly enough) hushed, a sort of babbling whisper, barely even stopping to breathe. "Oh you guys. You guys. This is so exciting! Are you excited? I think I might be getting excited! This is neat. Neat neat neat neat NEAT! What do you think we'll find? Maybe a giant bear ate all the trady people. A giant bear! Have you guys seen a giant bear before? I did once but it turned out I was dreaming!" She dances on her little legs a bit, dripping... something... from her breast, as yet unremarked-upon. "Oh. Oh wait. This place is mostly cats, isn't it. I remember now! Maybe it's a giant cat! A big kitty! Shh. Don't talk too much, you guys, the giant cat will hear us! Shhh shhh shuuusshhhhh. No wait. WAIT. What if..." She shivers her feathers with the intensity of the incoming revelation. "A bird. A bird! There's birds deeper in you guys. Hey, I'm a bird!" She flaps her wings in demonstration. "We're really clever and evil, us birds. Could be a bird! Look for bird things. Other than me. Shh be quiet though." She cranes her neck, scanning the area, pupils dilating.
As people roll in, the sounds seem to get a bit more hushed. There is still the ever present cricking of the gate, the wind through the leaves. But everything seems to bet a bit more muted. The stentch seems to get worse however. Still no real signs of anything here though. The rustle of a bush here, the sounds of trees moving there. At a glance there doesn't seem to be any reason that there is any disterbances.
Once Danielle had dusted herself off completely, she shuffles in her boots just a bit. "Hrm..." She says as her ears pick up the surrounding noises... or rather, lack of. Things were a bit louder just a bit ago, but now... "I think they know we're here." She says in a hush whisper, not sure if anyone else could hear her... but it wasn't really that hard to determine. "Let's find the reason behind the trade route's disruption, hopefully quickly... this place gives me the heebie jeebies."
Seguro the dragon sits back for now waving to hyper quail and the vampires as they arrive, tired from hir flight shi rest in the clearing.
Prios reaches up a claw and scratches at the single silly-looking feather hanging off the top of her head, grooming it thoughtfully. This thoughtfulness does not preclude speech. "Hmm. Hmm. Mmm oh oh oh. No. Wait!... wait wait waaiiiit... No. No, nothing. Sorry, everybody. Nothin'. No wait. No really. Shhhhhhhh. Wait. Hear that? It's... quiet. It's /really/ quiet." She cranes her neck again. "Actually you guys..." Suddenly she flies up into a tree in a burst of feathers, a kind of powered leap. She takes another look from the higher vantage point. "I'm a bird," she stage-whispers helpfully.
Alvera swings her rifle down and readies it. "We've got company people!" She readies herself and hopes the others will listen to her....
Thelergramor scratches at his muzzle, still unused to it. "Right, be more careful in trees." Glancing around at the others, he nods to the vampiress, having some.. intimate knowledge of her. "Alvera." He waits for the others to proceed, rut deepening as he stands around. Notes the pregnant quail as it flies. "Right, you are a bird, yes." He pulls his scarf up over his face, no particularly good reason other than he wanted to.
With the cover blown, hearing Thelergramor and most of all, Prios' display, a large Panthertaur pounces at the bird mid flight! Though Prios attempts to move out of the way, she is nicked by the Panther. No major harm to her, though already the effects of combat take a toll upon her form, the nick to her legs shifting them to match the form of the beast which just struck her! As the Panther Taur lands, a few others come out as well, more Panthers, cheetahs, felinoids. Seems there is a cause for alarm!
With the absolutely best timing ever, the not-so-illustrious Zaki wanders into the zoo, her bangle bracelets shimmering a bit as she waves her arms in a light circle, each step more of a hop, beating wings holding her up for the barest moment before she lands into the next step-hop. She pauses a moment as the large cats come out from hiding. Flashing her biggest and broadest smile, she simply gives a cheery "Hello!"
The dragon rises to hir feet seeing derpy bird under attack, reading hir self for combat, shi begins waves hir talons in the air bending the fabric of space around hir fellow agents protecting them from harm. The large dragon calls the cats "Who are you, speak."
