Tanuki in the Forest and Touskies in the Mountain - RPLOG

Participants

• Edel
• Epsilon
• Fenris
• Seguro
• Thelergramor

Date

29/7/2014

Log

It's a fairly cool day in the forest, between the canopy and the clouds above. True to rumours, the tea house at the base of the mountain seems to be hosting a small party of five tanuki, if the raucous laughter escaping the open doorway is any indication. The rest of the clearing outside the manor seems particularly quiet, the only sounds being the ambience provided by the waterfall nearby and the occasional echo of a 'marp' trailing down from the mountain that keen ears might be able to pick up.

Fenris saunters down the trail with a contented little smile on his face, a spear in his hand that he is using as a walking stick, and a sword strapped to his back with a little leaf talisman hanging from the hilt. His smile only grows as he steps into the little teahouse to find it occupied by a happy group. He bows deeply just inside the door. "Good fortune on this house," he says before looking around.

Having heard the rumors, and not having anything better to do, Thelergramor headed out to see these tanukis. Hands in his pockets, scarf pulled up over his vulpine features. The fox follows after the one known as Fenris, stepping into the house. He leans against one of the walls, waits to see what's happening.

A large golden scaled dragon flies on the way to the eat forest, the thirty foot dragon land near the entrance of the tea house. The dragon's large frame couches down squeezing hir way through the door frame moving hir large bulk inside. Once Inside spies the form of fox shi knew from an op at the zoo. "Greetings and Thelergramor I hope you are not mad about the zoo."

Being informed that a small group of tanukis, Epsilon followed the path up to the tea house to see what they would be up to. She squeeze herself inside the bulding through the door, showing off her nude arachne body to whoever looking in her direction. As she went inside, she searched around to see if they were any familiar faces before moving towards the group, ready for anything.

One of the tanuki ladies, dressed a bit differently from the rest, looks up at those entering, slightly appalled at the sizes of some of the ones squeezing in. She shakes her head for a moment and goes back to filling tea cups and tending to the other tanuki guests when one of the larger ones, a male, leans back and looses a hearty chuckle. "Oh, more have come! Are you here to be our new tour guides? Or perhaps here to help us find our old ones?"

Fenris bows again to the other Tanuki in the room. "I admit, Lady, that I do not know what you mean," he says diffidently, recognizing the female tanuki as the leader from the first expedition, "But I would be happy to help a fellow tanuki." He walks over to the group of merry makers, adjusting his green t-shirt and pulling the bamboo hat off his head to hang around his neck.

Thelergramor looks over at Epsilon as the tightness in his groin deepens. Muttering under his breath 'Fucking rut', he turns to look at the dragon. "Yes, no hard feelings. It was all just a misunderstanding." He then looks to the tanuki who spoke. "Tour guides? For what, exactly?" His hands remain in his pockets, stays leaning against the wall.

The dragon down at the Tanuki with a pair of sun hued eye. Shifting hir bulk shi replies "Pardon, perhaps you should introduce yourself before making such request for aid, and whether you are affiliated with the Tanuki lord seeking to lay claim to the city?"

Epsilon looked around the guests, trying to find from where came the hearty chuckle, thinking that it may have been a call caused by her... forms... Not finding any luck, she turn her regard towards the tanuki that welcomed the group and asks "Tour guides? The old ones? What do you mean by that?", being confused by both the the laugh and the wierd request.

The lady looks to Fenris and raises a brow. "I will let them explain. Please, pardon me." She rises and dusts her hands off on her dress before scooting off towards the stairway, vanishing up into the floor above. The male that had spoken earlier brings a large hand to his chin and thoughtfully strokes a long scruff of chin-fur that strongly resembles a beard. "Of course, you have my apologies. I am Len, and these three are my companions. We are indeed from the lord's realm, but we are here to take over nothing, only to explore. We were on our way up the mountain, you see, with a kindly escort of these rather strange creatures. They were not like the other wild-ones we have encountered on our trip, but we have become separated. We turned back and decided to rest here while pondering our next move."

Fenris bows low again. Emissaries from Lord Tanuki's realm! How exciting! "This lowly servant of Tanuki will gladly serve as a guide for such illustrious guests," he says before looking to the immense Len. "But who were your guides before?" he asks, "You said they were friendly?" The tanuki wonders if they had accidentally fallen in with a group of Touskies on accident.

Thelergramor watches the lady leave, a bit lecherously perhaps, then listens to Len. Having no prior knowledge of tanukis or what they want, he just waits and listens. Imagines lewd behavior. Damn rut.

The dragon looks crossed at Len, folding hir arms. "The names Seguro, I cannot overlook the actions of your patron; you are getting very close to the domain of the radiant one. Regardless how did you lose them, and what is your reason for being here this area is out of the way? Also please speak to me of strange creatures that where your guides."

Epsilon wonder what is at the top of the stairway as she looked the woman. Returning back to the man that called itself Len, she says, "The lord's... realm? I don't see what you are talking about... And theses 'creatures'... What were they and were they ferals? And why were you forced to return back?", trying to imagine what could be lurking in thoses mountain, reminding herself of that "marp" echo.

The large tanuki folds his arms over his chest and nods. "Our guides were these creatures of an odd mix. Not unlike your huskies in the city, but they had feathers and looked rather like birds. Ferals, yes, that is what you call them. These ones were not violent, nor were they overly... Forceful. Indeed, they seemed quite docile, if not the brightest. One of them threw themselves over the cliff without warning." He gives a nod to Fenris as one of the other, smaller tanukis looks about to say something in return to Seguro before being silenced with a gesture from the larger tanuki. "That is rather how we lost them, in fact. After the first jumped, the others soon followed, and we were not about to go after them. We did turn back to try to see if we could find an alternative route to where they went, but were unable to find them. Instead, we found our way here, and our hostess was most generous with her food. Perhaps if you could find them, we would be appreciative."

Fenris does his best to suppress his laughter. "Honorable, Len," he says, "You seem to have been following a flock of Quilled Touskies." The tanuki waits for a moment for his desire to laugh to subside, then continues. "I do not think that we will be able to find your wayward guides again," he says, "Amiable as they may be, they are also rather simple and easily distracted." He pats his own tanuki tummy idly, as he ponders what these esteemed guests might be looking for on the mountain. "As I said though," he says, "I would be happy to accompany you up the mountain."

Thelergramor leaves the wall, scratches his muzzle, tail hanging limply. "They jumped off a cliff. Fun." Shrugging, the fox continues; "Yeah, might be hard to find them then, but if you need help up the mountain, I can help with that." He again glances at Epsilon. Then turns his attention back to Len.

Seguro chuckles at the sound of the Touskies guides, hir scales glitter casting reflections about the room. "If they jumped off the cliff as you say, then they may be in the grove by the old planetarium. I know the area well; nearly the whole mountain is a proving ground for the radiant one soon to be acolytes. Usely the think canopy of trees is enough to break ones fall."

Epsilon ponders the appearance of thoses 'Tousky Quills'. "A mix of huskies and birds...? They may have been following some sort of scene around the mountains, i was also thinking of a potential danger as some creatures can sense danger before it occur... but if i refer to what Seguro said, then ... the best way to go there would be to go back where they 'falled' and go down, rappeling down to that canopy."

As the others offer two different plans, the tanuki simply shrugs. "If you would like to guide us yourselves, that is fine. Our destination is a small town on the mountain that we have been told of. But perhaps we can search for our missing guides along the way. We are strangers here, and you know your way around better than we do." As one, they rise from the table, each leaving a leaf on the surface by the empty dishes. "We are eager to resume our travel, however, so please, do lead on at your leisure."

Fenris bows low once more and replaces his hat on his head. "I imagine that you are looking for Hare town," he says affably, "It is not so hard to find. I would be happy to lead you there." The tanuki walks to the door, eyeing the leaves left on the table, wondering what sort of power they might hold. He steps out into the cool of the afternoon and makes way for the others to follow.

Thelergramor chuckles slightly, stretches. "I know less of the area than you do, probably." He defers to Fenris. "Right, Hare town, yep. So, yeah, lets go then." He follows after the tanuki, hands still in his pockets, glancing over his shoulder for whoever else is coming.

Seguro smiles, craning hir head near then tanuki. "So you want to go to the town of rabbits near the peek, Is your destination the waterfall cave at the edge of the town? One would not thing your go for the omelets. Can your party handle themselves in fight; there area is fraught with wild drakes. " The dragon moves to fallow the group if they leave. "I know the mountain pass very well, I will guide you if you wish so long as you do not bring harm to the inhabits of rabbit town."

"Hare town? My sister talked a bit of it to me... Would there be anything of interest there?" as she ready herself to depart. "Battle? Well, if worst come to worst, i'd believe i could help. I can hold myself rather well if i can say so." she says, proudly.

The larger tanuki rumbles with laughter again and nods. "Yes, we have heard nice things about the diner there, and wish to spend the night and sample their food. We can handle ourselves in a fight, certainly. We will be quite fine, I believe." They all fall in behind the group of locals, intent on following them. "We certainly do not intend to bring harm, however. We like this place. We come as friends, not as enemies."

Fenris frowns at Seguro's rudeness, but it is soon pushed aside at the thought of the inn at hare town. "Yes," he says, "The hares are very hospitable." He leads the group along the forest path, his spear in hand as a walking stick. "The falls are just ahead, and past that is a rope bridge that will lead us on the way up the mountain," he says, "Your Tousky friends had you on the right trail before they Marped their way off the cliff!" Fenris actually enjoyed the antics of the little creatures, though they could be an annoyance.

Thelergramor shrugs. "Come as you are, just don't cause problems. Don't seem like you want to. Still, I'll be watching you." Not one to trust those he's just met, the fox stays near the back of the group, to keep an eye on the tanukis, and the others. Doean't really trust them yet either.

Seguro smiles, a look of relief washes over hir face. "It is good to hear that your intentions are peaceful, I would like to hear your take on the kitsune now that they have sent their own delegation, and the nature of the rivalry between the two factions. You seem to inhabit the same shine."

Epsilon cunningly says, "If that's what about then it shouldn't be too hard... Since i don't know the place myself, i'll be following along. I should be proving to be useful too if needed.", the last part of the phrase being said as she showed off her breasts. "I can produce some delicious chocolate milk for the fights.""

At Seguro's question, the female of the four, who had been silent thus far, speaks up. "We all have differing views on the kitsunes, but we do not consider ourselves to be enemies. There has been long standing rivalry between us regarding who is the better trickster, but I am of the mind that we just occupy different niches. You see, the saying goes that the fox has seven disguises, while the tanuki has eight. Naturally, we can both do far more than that. The kitsune often changes to tempt people, but we simply do it to play pranks on them." Len chuckles again and waves a hand. "Apologies. That is Lu, our chronicler. She enjoys her words very much." As Fenris approaches the point where forest blends into the mountain trail, a small chorus of marps ring out in the distance, from further up the mountain.

"Ah!" Fenris says, "It sounds like your little guides have found their way back up the trail!" The tanuki nods at Lu's words. "Tanuki are not about enmity," he says, "And a little joke never hurts anyone." He ambles gamely along the gentle slope of the trail. "The Tanuki way is the best way I have ever come across," he says with a contented smile.

Thelergramor looks over to Epsilon. "Heh, can I get a taste of that? I'm a bit thirsty." He ogles her breasts, helmet visor hiding his eyes. The fox is again reminded of his rut, just the sight of the breasts tugging him to half mast. Listening to Lu speak, Thel shakes his head. Still knows nothing of tanuki or kitsune stuff. Hearing the marps, Thel places a hand on his pistol. Though, he leaves it holstered for now.

Seguro smiles, shi seem taken with the tanuki honesty. " An interesting view point to say the least. I must say from what I from what I have read of the tanuki reports, I was expecting a more aggressive approach. I have another question its rumored that the tanuki can transform themselves into inanimate objects, Is this so and can it be demonstrated?"

Epsilon talks to Thelergramor "Yes, sure! But i'd rather see what's going on with the touskeis beforehand... unless you really have to?", she then talk to the group "Tanukis and kitsunes are rather unknown to me. i wouldn't much why such a fight is going on..."

Len glances up towards the mountain and hums in thought at the sounds. "Well, we certainly can. It would be rather impractical to do so at this time, however, as it would require that we stop moving. Inanimate objects don't move, after all. Well, save for wheels and the like." A nod to Fenris. "It does indeed sound like they may be ahead, yes." Lu looks towards Seguro and frowns. "We are not hostile. And we are not all the same, either. We are bold, and act with confidence, and I suppose that may be mistaken as aggression, but believe me, we are not here to fight." The marps sound off again, and the closer the group gets, the more it sounds like a loud marp preceded by a series of softer marps. Almost... Like singing. Or chanting.

"I can do the whole transformation thing too," Fenris answers Seguro, "But no reason to do it here. . ." The tanuki trails off a bit at the ordered sound of the marps ahead. "That is strange," he says, "I've never heard them call like THAT before." He does not stop hiking, but he is a little more wary as he travels along the trail.

Thelergramor keeps a hand on his gun, the other scratches at his chest. "Sure, I can wait." Is his response to Epsilon, he stares at her breasts for a few seconds, then looks ahead, trying to catch sight of the singing touskies. "That a good thing, then? That you haven't heard it, I mean. Doesn't really sound aggressive to me." He shrugs, "Could be wrong though."

Seguro snorts, the large dragon fallowing behind the group, the large dragon keeps watch on the trail ahead. "Hmm the local are it seems the locals are at it again, let us hope we do not run into them." Looks down toward Thelergramor responding to the foxes comment. "Touskies can be described as overly friendly hedgehogs, there combat ability is somewhat lacking the wyverns and crystal drakes pose more of a threat."

The arachne says to Thelegramor, "Once we sort off this situation, you may try some of it then, ok?". Her abdomen started to work as sort string appeared at her spinnneret, grabbing the web in her left hand. "This may come handy, if they are aggresive. Otherwise, well i'll keep it on myself as a safe-keeping."

As the group continues along, the marping grows ever louder. It seems to reach its zenith when they start to round a bend in the trail. Sure enough, over the edge of the cliff, situated near the entrace of a cave on another cliff, are a pack-flock of touskies. It almost likes they're trying to tousky-pyramid their way back up to the edge of the cliff, though they never get very far before they fall amongst themselves and get up to try it again.

Fenris smiles at the unusual display. "Your guides, I think," he says, "Though I have never seen them do THAT before." He turns to Len, since he seems to be the defacto leader. "Should we just move on?" he asks.

"I'll hold you to that, miss." Is said to Epsilon. He doesn't ask for her name, fox too distracted by her bosom once more. Tearing his eyes away from it, he nods to Seguro. "Right, need to watch for those drakes." Thel looks out over the cliff. Can't see as well from the back of the group, so, abandoning his caution, he steps up to the front. What he sees, makes him laugh. Taking a step back: "Maybe we should help them? I don't care either way but..." His voiice trails off.

Seguro face claws, upon seeing the touskies pyramid " I don't know why they just don't use the water fall entrance, I believe it ends up near the tea house. What do you say Lu should we lead them back to the tea house? The owner would probably love some more guests. Well what say you len should we rescue them?"

Epsilon hazardly says "Maybe the touskies don't like water...", she looks down where the touskies are massed up. "They aren't going anywhere anytime soon..." as she stop producing her string and place what she made on her shoulder. "Oh and while i think about it... The name's Epsilon... since i believe someone should know it.'

The touskies continues their work for a few minutes later and it becomes clear just what the noise was about. There's one tousky loitering in the back, offering marps of encouragement to the group that reply more quietly in turn. Like sailors singing a shanty, almost. That lone tousky seems to turn and look towards the group up on the cliff before waving an eager arm towards the group. Len strokes his beard again. "It certainly is an unusual thing. I've not often seen your wild-ones in such a group. That one seems to be trying to get our attention, though."

Fenris shrugs. "I'm game for seeing what it wants," he says confident in his abilities and the abilities of the other Tanukis to defend themselves should this be a trap. "I don't think I have ever seen a self aware tousky before."

Thelergramor looks to the one trying to get attention. Laughs again. "They're really stuck then. Great. So, that one, the one you" Gestures to Fenris. "called self aware. Might be dangerous, then?" He scratches his neck, turns to Epsilon. "I'm Thelergramor, if you wanted to know." Quickly turns back to the cliff, planning what to do.

Seguro hmm, thinking a bit stretching hir gleaming wings. "I wonder if the spider could make a net? Or perhaps, I could fly down an retrieve the leader. Or I could fly down there and lead them back to the tea house? I am just wary of the wild ones."

Espilon sigh as she start to make a net with her string, "It's going to take a while though..." as she start to form some roughs cords, "it could just attack us or something...Can't we just leave them be? We still need to get the group to the Hare Town after all...", as she tries the solidity of her net.

The tousky puts her hands on her hips and stares intently up at the group. What was the delay? No one ever hestiates that much in jumping off a perfectly fine cliff! Looking at the six tousky still trying to make their way up the cliff face, and deciding the reason they're failing is because they don't have enough, she darts into the cave, returning with four more. Len chuckles boisterously and nods. "Perhaps we should see what they want! They seemed nice enough earlier, and it would be rude to turn them down when they're obviously eager to meet us!"

Fenris laughs right along with Len. "You think we could satisfy everyone's curiosity and make a ladder?" he asks the rest of the tanuki on the cliff, "I imagine we could reach if we all did it together." He readys himself for a bit of tanuki magic.

Thelergramor grumbles, groans slightly, rut deepening further into madness. "And now there's more of them. Wonderful." Seeing nothing better to do, and holding to his nature of making bad decisions through impulsive recklessness, the fox approaches the cliffs edge. "Fuck it, I'm going down there." Looking down, he laughs. Then turns to Seguro, not trusting Tanuki ladders. "Think you can help me down there? Like, pick me up and lower me?" Glancing at Epsilon: "Or, maybe your web might work. We have options here, at least."

Seguro yawn, placing thelergramor on hir back, once hir passenger is seated shi leaps of the Clift with a large marp gliding to the tosky pile below, the dragon shouts into the cave, "Come out we are here to help " Segero watches the entrance to see if the quill dog returns.

"Hey... Thelergramor... Don't forget... you idiot..." as she point her breasts. "Also grab that, it may help" as she give the net she made ealier on for the leader. "While i should probably make some more." as she go into work once again more. "Don't die... would you?".

Len takes the net with a raised brow and eyes it over. "Ah, thank you! What should I be doing with this, exactly?" Turning to look at Fenris, he hums. "That is a suggestion, I suppose! But it might be a bit hard. That cliff looks rather far down. But perhaps we should wait here for a moment and see how those two fair?" When Seguro and Thel touch down on the lower cliff, the touskies abandon their climbing efforts to stop and stare curiously. The female tousky that had waved at the group earlier huffs. "You fly good. But not so loud, please. There are sleeping brothers and sisters in there. Have you come to join us? We try to entice people to come visit the cave, but they never jump off the cliff. I think they are scared, but why scared of cliff? Don't understand."

Fenris nods to Len and goes to watch over the edge of the cliff, curious to see what the touskies are after. "What is it like?" he asks his fellow tanuki, "Working magic like that together, I mean."

Thelergramor blinks. "Probably because most of the people around can't fly?" His rut abates suddenly, leaving him slightly confussed. And more alert of the fact that he was just ogling the woman. As the dragon lowers hirself so Thel can drop off, the fox does indeed jump off Seguro. And hitting the ground, he attempts to roll to cushion the impact. Was still a bit of a drop.

Seguro Yawns, the large dragon crouching down to allow let hir passenger to depart, much to hir surprise the stupid fox jumps. Acting quickly a suckered tentacle created though nano magic bust from hir side, and grabs thel by the foot holding him in the air a few feet off the ground .Once thelergramor is on the turns to the quill dog. "Why do you want to bring people to the cave, and do you need help getting back up cliff?" The dragon holds the fox in the air hanging by the ankle waiting for the quill dogs reply.

"Are you okay down there?! I could swear that was a close one!", she whisper "What do i do, what do i do...Here goes nothing!". The arachne start to attach her rope around solidly before

before making more web, attaching one end to the rope and slowly producing more as she climb down rappeling as she check her feet and where she goes.

Len settles down on the cliff, dangling his legs over to watch while he replies to Fenris. "It is a wonderful thing. The four of us have been together for quite some time now. We grew up together, in fact. It's... A special bond, when you are able to synergize with your comrades in such a way." The quilled tousky looks between the two, tail wagging behind her as Epsilon's climb goes just fine. "No, we are okay here! This is our home. Or... That is our home," she says, pointing at the cave. "We want to bring people here to make more like us! It is a good life! But we don't like to force... Not like the others. We want to make friends! So we try to bring them here, and we offer!"

Fenris nods to Len, giving half an ear to what is happening below. "Lord Tanuki bound me to another when I visited him," he says, pointing absently to his exposed tanuki endowment, "I imagine it must be something like that." He looks back over the cliff. "A self-possessed feral!" he says, "That IS strange." He turns back to explain to the Tanuki delegation. "Nanites encourage a compromised host to spread their particular infection," he explains, "This tousky is still possessed by that impulse, but is aware enough to seek permission first!"

Thelergramor is caught by a tenticle, immediately panics, thinking Seguro might eat him again. He flails around while hanging upside down. "Hey put me down. Don't even think of eating me again..." A hand goes to a grenade at his belt. "I've got grenades this time." A laugh, as he looks to the tousky, not hearing what was said in his panic.

Seguro lowers the tentacle, the suckered coil unwrapping from around the fox's leg, and setting down upon the fox gently down. The dragon asks the quill dog while eyeing grenade "Oh do many take your offer, and have you thought of leaving the toskey pack and making some friends with none toskeys? " Seguro sighs to thel, shaking hir head. "I will not eat you as long as you behave yourself you might even be attractive if you were not trying to shoot everything that moves."

Not wanting the grenade nor Thelergramor to do anything stupid, Epsilon grab Thelergramor's head into her hands carefully and stretch her arms towards her breasts, putting the fox's mouth into one of her nipples. "N-not the b-best mo-moment for t-that... but i-it b-better do!" and once having Thelergramor on her nipple,then she carefully grab the grenade to deposit it somewhere safe slowly away. "You tentacle may have been a bit TOO effective, if you ask me Seguro..."

Len eyes Fenris over as the other tanuki settle around around the pair, looking down over the scene below. "Really, now? That was you, then? I'd heard we had visitors from this world. I am... Surprised, to say the least. You local tanuki aren't a bad sort." The tousky female nods and gives a pleased marp. "Sometimes. And sometimes they stay with us afterwards! Sometimes they leave. But I don't want to leave. This is family! Friends! And home. And cliffs. Why leave? Happy here."

Fenris smiles proudly at the praise from the otherworldy tanuki. "I do my best to live up to the tanuki ideal," he blushes. "I think the touskies are offering to change others into touskies," he says, looking over the cliff again, "Anyone want to take them up on the offer?"

Thelergramor says nothing as his lips are brought to Epsilons breasts. He suckles from the nipple greedily, wasn't lying about being thirsty. Her chocolate milk running over his tongue and down his throat, the fox seems to be enjoying himself. Doesn't notice that his grenade was taken. Someohow managing to pull away for a moment, hearing something about being turned into a tousky: "Uh, no, I'm quite happy as a fox, thank you." He attempts to go back to drinking.

Seguro scratches hir chin, speaking to the small quill dog. "Would you be willing to leave and visit zypher? if some from out group became part of your family?" The dragon for now ignores the fox and the spider.

Epsilon can't help herself as she enjoy the suckling of her breast. To help the fox while be able to move, she grab the fox with her hands. She then talks to the female tousky, "Not everyone want to be a tousky, as most of the peoples have preferences and have lives that they lived. You can't simply change that with movement of finger and make it disappear. Your family may be what you want to keep the most, but you can't force others to join it. You should ponder your actions and be patient as some may want to stay in your family...".

Len chuckles again and shakes his head. "No, we are quite happy being tanuki, I believe. And I am glad to hear you trying to live up to the ideal. But remember to be your own person, too. This is an interesting change, though, from the usual wild-ones we have encountered." The tousky looks puzzled for a moment. "To... Zephyr? What is a Zephyr?" The feral furrows her brow in thought before losing it just as fast. "No trade!" She exclaims decisively. "No joining for leaving. I will visit. For a little bit! And only for..." She holds her hands up and links her fingers in a circle. "Cookies!" Her attention flitters to Epsilon then, and she looks confused again at those words. "Finger... No! We don't force. We wait. We bring people here, and we ask them! If they say yes, new family. If they say no, they go home."

Fenris laughs again as he listens over the edge of the cliff before fishing out a packet of Grandma's Finest chocolate chip cookies that he had managed to scrounge up earlier in the week. "Catch!" he calls, tossing the sealed package over the edge of the cliff. "I am always myself," he says happily to Len, "I have just found a greater taste for good food, good sleep, and belly rubs."

Thelergramor is too busy gorging himself on chocolate breast milk to pay much attention to the tousky. Though after a few more moments, he disengages from the breast. Almost disappointed by his decision, the fox look up to Epsilons face. "Thanks, beautiful. But, you can put me down now." He looks up as Fenris drops... cookies? What did he miss during his blissful suckling?

Seguro nods pulling some sugar cookie from hir pack, shi hands bake good to the quill dog. "Zephyr has many cookies, cakes, and a lot of other goods to try. Would you like me to carry you up the cliff? You could meet my friends, there are on a tip to the town of bunnies."

After hearing Thelergramern she putted down the fox on the ground. Then look towards the Tousky. "That's the spirit if could say so. Although, trying your luck at Zephyr may also be a good idea. So you should probably come with us at least for a small journey and ask around. They may know where some of the touskys may be."

The tousky happily accepts the cookies from Seguro and nibbles on one before she's bopped in the head with a falling pack of cookies from above. She lets out a startled marp, the quills on her back raising up in reflex. She turns around in a hurry, mindlessly wagging her quills at Seguro in the process as she leans over to scoop the cookies up. Turning a confused look to the sky, she holds the cookies up. "Thank you clouds!" Looking back towards Seguro, then, she nods. "I will go with you, yes. For cookies for the family! As long as I'm not gone long..." She hurries over towards the other touskies that had been watching nearby, loosing an excited marp as she offers the pack of cookies. The act nets another round of happy marps as they go running off into the cave with the cookies, eager to share and devour. The female, however, remains, looking a little mixed in her feelings.

Fenris laughs again. It has been a day for laughter. "I think things are as good as they can get here," he says, "Shall we continue on the Hare town?"

Thelergramor nods, looking up at Fenris. "Yeah, probably nothingmore to do here." He turns, walks back to Seguro. "Right, I'm going to need a ride back up. Probably." He wipes his face, getting some remnants of milk off before pulling his scarf back up.

Seguro gives out a hearty chuckle as the quill dog share the cookie. "Well I think upon seeing how much you like cookies, perhaps after your visit with zypher is done I should give you a bunch to take with you? Well then shall we depart just climb aboard with the fox and we will depart." Crouches down offering a hand up, allowing hir passengers to get themselves seated before shi returns with the passengers tow the top of the cliff.

The tousky lingers for a moment, almost looking sad before instinct takes over again and she eagerly climbs up into the hand. It will be a struggly not to jump off, but she'll manage it. Len and the other tanukis stand and dusts themselves off as the trio return from below. "Yes, I think we should! It has been quite an interesting trip, but we're eager to get to town, rest, and eat! Then we shall continue our voyage!"

Fenris bows low to the group of tanukis and to the new addition to their group, then continues to lead the group up the mountain. "There is a shortcut right up ahead," he says, "we should be there in no time."

Thelergramor drops down off of Seguro again, after waiting to be brough low enough to not hurt himself this time. "Yes, let's be off then." Follows after the others.

As Seguro land shi crouches down allowing the fox and quill dog to depart hir large frame, use a for paw to prevent any more accents. The dragon trailing behind the group shi talks with the toskey. "Well what are your favorite types of cookies?"

Len follows on after Fenris, nodding. "Sounds wonderful!" The tousky offers a shrug. "I don't know. Cookies are cookies. I like cookies. Usually just eat what I find, but some are hard and don't taste very good. Some are much better!" The tousky goes on in a vague ramble about her history with what are probably cookies while the group travels. There isn't much to impede them on the way to Hare Town, save the terrain itself, allowing them to arrive without harm or trouble.

"There it is!" Fenris says, waving a hand toward the town theatrically, "I accept food and belly rubs in payment for services rendered." It had been a fine day on the mountain.

Thelergramor looks at the town, having never been there before. Then he looks at Fenris. "You've got simple requirements then. I need a little more than that though." He turns to smile at the female tanuki, the one whose name the fox seems to have forgotten. "I'm sure you can help with my fee..."

Seguro fallows the rest of the group, along chatting asking various questions about quill dog diet, habitat, and life cycle. As the group approaches hair town shi mutters to hir self. "Hmm I hope they don't freak out like the last time I was here." The dragon taps a claw light on thel head for misbehaving himself.

One of the quiet tanuki wraps an arm around Lu and shoots Thelergramor a sour look at the comment, but does little else. The rest of the evening going fairly well, with the tanuki party treating those that wish to stay to a meal bartered for with odds and ends, while the tousky does her best to answer the multitude of questions as best as she's able. All in all, a fairly successful trip, most would probably say.