Tiger Tales Too - RPLOG
Participants
Date
13/5/2018
Log
By whatever means available to them, a gaggle of agents has made their way to Kaiju Island to answer the call of the local tiger grove's desire for more stories to entertain, inspire and inform them! This time, the volunteers have been instructed to bring something precious to them and tell a story that involves it in some way. They're guided through the overgrown jungle in relative safety away from the kaiju and around the traps laid out for said kaiju, past a gate built into a towering palisade, and into the heart of the village where the firepit lies and the Big Lady sits.
She's a truly giant tigress with a rather motherly look about her, painted in intricately swirling patterns of an odd, royal blue dye or paint that extends from her waist to her neck. A broad smile greets the agents as they're ushered in and onto the surprisingly cozy bundles of rags that act as seating around it. Innumerable tigers are gathered around, eager to listen. Something immediately apparent is that the males are rather diminutive and... well, girly, compared to the much taller and often stronger-looking females. "Welcome, everyone," comes the Lady's tremendous voice. "I am always so pleased with these opportunities to learn of the outside and outsiders. I am what my lovely tigers refer to as the Big Lady. Please, introduce yourselves."
Edel wasn't even usually a tiger. Or a cat at all. A dog? Usually. A tanuki? always, to some degree. A fox? Occasionally! But today was different. Dressed a bit more casually than the regal robes she often wore, but no less refined in how she was carrying herself, she had been at a loss as to what to bring. At least, at first. Eventually an idea struck her, and it was, presumably, whatever was in the basket she was carrying. "I am Edel Lin. Happy to meet you!"
Vila hasn't even tried in the slightest to blend in. Dressed in black mesh with a knife on one hip and a gun holster on the other, the plump striped shark looks like she had expected a bit more trouble on the way here than she had actually encountered. Thankfully, there are at least a couple people here she recognizes, if not their faces exactly. Still, despite their presence, she still seems rather on edge. "Oh, uh, I'm Vila. Just Vila. No second name." Her head craned up to look at the massive feline, she flashes a nervous toothy grin. "Thank you for the, uh, invitation, by the way." Her voice is shaky and nasally, more like an anxious teenager than a vicious predator.
Bugs, bugs, bugs, bugs! Ohhh, but the bugs are hyuuuuge around here! Jingle's legs blur as she breaks from teh jungle with heaving bosom and a glisten of humidity and perspiration mingling together. Sure, there was safe passage, but, ye gods, those bugs were hyuuuuge! She blinks, pausing when she spies... a village? The shark's head tilts a little, curious as her gaze explores, and her feet carry her along, moving with the gaggle-sum group. Her eyes widen on the Big Lady's greeting, and she bobs her head, "I... I have no name! But, I have come to tell stories!" The motion of her head makes her earring bangles jingle-jangle jangle. With a curtsey, she adds, "Pleased t'meet you!"
It'd be quite a feat to try to get a fluffy, furry, armed panda to fit in anywhere outside of an absurdist nature documentary, so, here Phos is, ringed tail, armored vest, whiskered muzzle, rifle and all. She has previously shown up in this clearing, dressed in more formal, diplomatic clothing, true - but she has little incentive to do that if she's not representing anyone outside of her own self. Her muzzle tweaks into a polite smile as she steps into the town center, offering a wave, a nod, a greeting, saving the proper formalities for the big lady herself. "Phosphorus - Phos, here. We've met before, I believe."
At Jingle's mention of having no name, all the tigers seem to start whispering among themselves, and the Big Lady nods in interested approval. "How very curious," she muses aloud, then sweeps her hand out in a broad gesture towards each agent. "Edel Lin, Vila-just-Vila, and no-name, we welcome you. Phosphorous, your visits here are always a pleasure." The Lady then gestures to a small group of tigerboys who seem to be holding big bowls of fruit and fish and even some meat in their arms, the latter cooked thoroughly. Seems like they only bother gutting the fish. A couple carry sloshing jugs. "If you are hungry or thirsty, simply call over one of these sweet little gentlemen. If you would, though, I would like to see what you've brought, and hear why."
Edel looks over at the others that had come, then back forward. Well, no reason she couldn't go first, she figured. Especially given what she brought. "Right! Well. I have food to share, too!" She takes a seat and sets the basket in front of her, before tugging the covering off. "I thought about what was important to me. My home and family are the most important thing, these days, but I cannot really bring those, so... I brought part of it with me." She sets out drinks in glass jars, still-warm food stuffs in a variety of recipes, some sweet and savoury, others salty. Enough of a spread to accomodate most.
"I figure of all the things that change in this world, the biggest constant I have had over the years is my family. What could be more important than that, I figure? Friends and family both. I run a tea house and cafe, hence my choice of thing to show- And share. If anyone wants any, feel free!" She pauses here for a moment, before continuing. "I am not sure what I have to say on the matter, really. Just that it is what keeps me going through the passing of time."
Ever the entrepeneur, that one. But Vila isn't really in the mood for tea right now. A somewhat somber cast falls over her features as she reaches for one pouch on her leather holster and pulls out something so small it can barely be seen save for the glint in the firelight. "Uh, I have this ring. It belonged to my mother, or, well, my mother's wife. Before all this happened." She turns her fingers so that the little piece of jewelry can be seen by everyone. "It, uh... it doesn't really fit me or my sister, so she was going to give it to Elize to give to someone she fell in love with. But, uh... Elize isn't the settling down type. So now I carry it, and maybe one day so will my daughter, and her daughter, and..." A blush tints the tiger shark's cheeks just a hint of pink. "I'm sorry. It's not much of a story. But I thought it was nice. I never knew Mom's wife, but... I dunno, this reminds me that despite everything, she and all the other people that were lost are still with us in a way."
