Chase... these? greeting the newcomer with an incredulous look. It seemed strange to imagine them chase-worthy, to imagine them move with enough swiftness, to know they'd flee from someone their size. Unused to being the only one with that particular brand of bravado, Aidoneus could scarcely stifle a soft laugh. Careful of where she stepped, she moved to join Ymir's side as Nazonal made their departure. Aidoneus certainly agreed with the stranger, it was a hard thing to comprehend. To imagine. Had she been lighter on her feet, had she not had a certain weight at her middle, perhaps she'd give such a feat a try. But the query sat strangely with her. Had they gathered like this before? Looking towards @Ymir, she mustered a shrug. It's new to me.

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@Ástríðr's words would cause for him to turn his attention onto her, brows furrowing even more. So was this happening to all of Amaryllis? First the flooding at the shores and now this? Arkyn would let out a grunt as his reply, going back to examine his surroundings. The rock he were on had a good vantage point, allowing for him to see more than if he were still on the ground, and as he continued to observe would he then spot another rock similar to the one he were standing on jutting out on a different portion of the bog, something just as useful as the one he were standing on now.

Once more would he be on the move, leaping off from his current perch to make his way to the next one, leaping up once he were close enough and making sure he wouldn't be too close to the alligators. Once on top of this rock would he look around; it gave a different view but still the same scenery - the bog was effected by this just as much as everything else. With a deep sigh would Arkyn finally decide it were time for him to take his leave, leaping off the rock and making his way cautiously to where he had arrived from, now taking it as his exit.

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+2 - Analyze the changes being made to the land
+2 - Study one of the natural phenomena occurring
+5 - Complete a BWP-related thread (with 10+ posts)
+5 - Complete a thread with a character you've never threaded with before (ember)

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Some were beginning to leave but Astrid was keen to stay and figure out what exactly was going on. There were so many different changes going on due to the weather and it was a rather curious thing. Sea foam jewels kept an eye on the animals that called their bog their home as she kept walking throughout the land. Not really talking to anyone outside of Arkyn whom had already left shortly after she had arrived. There was another she knew but Ember was a vague memory (thread not finished) and so Astrid hadn't thought to even speak to the fire pelted girl as she walked through and pass her.

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'Chase these?' The woman asks with obvious speculation and Ymir cannot help but smile as she moves closer to stand alongside her. "Well I never said we were smart back then." She mused as she kept her eyes trained on the basking crocs. 'It's new to me.' That was enough confirmation for Ymir, this was unusual to even the regulars around here and she had to assume that @Aidoneus was a regular by the way that she smelled alone. "I'm Ymir.. and to be honest, there was an art to chasing these beasts. It wasn't so much chasing as it was dancing. Forward, backwards, left, right. A beautiful, dangerous dance that only the bravest attempted." She informed before locking eyes with the woman, allowing a slow smile to curve her lips upward at the corners. "You look like you'd be a great dancer." She says subtly, or perhaps not subtly at all.

No, I don't suppose I was either. She laughed, a bubbling sound as @Ymir drifted nearer into her orbit, filling her ears with more of her experience with the beasts. Aidoneus could scarcely recall seeing them, let alone in such a hoard. And she could not help but wonder what such a dance would look like. Enough to try it herself? Ymir's comment seemed as though a challenge, and perhaps had she been more spry condition she would have been game enough to try. Instead, Aidoneus could only manage a laughing shake of her head, disbelief writ on her face. Not with this lot. A shudder filled her spine, unable to escape memories of teeth on flesh. Unable to forget that evil smile Eulalia wore, or those Evils that had hounded her so. No, she couldn't imagine the teeming mouths in front of them would be any less brutal and merciless. I'm Aidoneus, and I don't believe now's my time to give it a try. Edging away from the hoard, she gave her new friend a sheepish expression. And having her fill, she gave a subtle farewell to any who cared to look before departing. exit

'Not with this lot. I'm Aidoneus, and I don't believe now's my time to give it a try.' There is a small bit of deflation in Ymir's enthusiasm as @Aidoneus begins to edge away. Though her smile still lingers, still directed towards the woman. "Perhaps another time then." She says, holding onto it. She believed that this would not be the last time she would see Aidoneus, in the very least she would be sure to find her again. Perhaps to have a more probing conversation with her beneath the moonlit sky. Such fantasies would be tucked into her mind for later, for another day, another time. Her gaze would turn back towards the crocs, another time then. She would promise them, despite having no experience with dancing with them before. It was a new challenge, a new adrenaline rush to be sought after. But for now, she would make her way back through the bog, away from the crocs and their glistening scales and ridged teeth. Away.

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despite the others' urging to not worry about the reptiles, it was certainly hard not to. they were rather scary looking, weren't they? and powerful, she knew, from seeing them on the discovery channel. she rumbles out an unsure noise, clearly happy to keep space between her and the writhing mass. as long as they stayed here, close to the water source, and didn't stray much further away... that would be okay. nudging a shoulder against mordecai, she looks to the shepherd before turning away. it would be something to keep an eye out for -- if they'd strayed this far in the first place, it meant they would do it elsewhere. any standing water was no longer safe in her opinion.

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we will rise again @Talitha is his shadow, and as she comes to his side he is pleased to note that she too is keeping a healthy distance from these beasts. He is about to open his mouth to answer her, but another - @Fissure - beats him to it. In fact, the dark pelted man is not the first to join them; all manner of lions come out of the woodwork to look upon the spectacle. A few have a fair amount to say about it, but he is too distracted by the crocodiles to really heed their words. The general consensus seems to be to leave them alone, which.. honestly? The Shepherd could get behind that. Whatever had brought the scaled beasts here was not really the business of the mortal lions, and if this was a message from beyond? He would not be able to decipher it if he was dead. Times were strange indeed, and it looked as if they would only get stranger. What did it all mean? As his wife turned on her heel, Mordecai took a step back, moving to go with her. And then he noticed a striped woman, who seemed to linger - in fact, she seemed keen to explore further. “You will not leave like the rest, Sister?” He called out to @Ástríðr, curious. TICKETS: +1 - Make a BWP-related post. +2 - Study one of the natural phenomena occurring. +2 - Analyse the changes being made to the land. +5 - Complete a BWP-related thread (with 10+ posts). +5 - Complete a thread with a character you’ve never threaded with before (Ember). +5 - Complete a thread with a character you’ve never threaded with before (Arkyn). +5 - Complete a thread with a character you’ve never threaded with before (Nazonal). +5 - Complete a thread with a character you’ve never threaded with before (Aidoneus). +5 - Complete a thread with a character you’ve never threaded with before (Ymir). +5 - Complete a thread with a character you’ve never threaded with before (Fissure). +5 - Complete a thread with a character you’ve never threaded with before (Astridr). TRADE EXP: +15 - BWP-related exp.

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Slowly but surely everyone began to leave and Astrid would keep on moving through the territory. She had expected them all to leave and she would be the last to go but that didn't seem to be the case as she heard someone else coming up behind her and begin to speak. The males voice caused Astrid to stop and turn around to look over at him as he asked her a question. I will but I will leave in a different direction. There are many ways to get in and out of the bog. She would explain to him before turning around again and heading in a direction that no one had seemed to come in from and when she felt it was safe to leave the crocodiles behind, she left the bog herself.

+1 Make a BWP-related post
+5 Complete a thread with a character you've never threaded with before (Mordecai)
+2 Analyze the changes being made by the land
+5 Complete a BWP-related thread (10+ ic posts)
+2 Study one of the natural phenomena occurring 'She thinks.'

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we will rise again He was just too good of a Samaritan. Always caring, always looking out for others. @Ástríðr - a striking beast was she, with spots and stripes and a shock of brunette mane that trailed down the nape of her neck - paused only long enough to give her answer. Oh, so she did intend to leave, but just down a route that was not as obvious. She clearly knew this area better than most. Mordecai would nod, offering a hum of idle approval. "I see. Good luck to you then, Sister, and safe travels." And with that, he would head back in the same direction as Talitha. He did not like the idea of her being unattended when there were so many of those crocodiles lurking around nearby. Their dark, beady, hungry eyes had not gone unnoticed. EXIT TICKETS: +1 - Make a BWP-related post. +2 - Study one of the natural phenomena occurring. +2 - Analyse the changes being made to the land. +5 - Complete a BWP-related thread (with 10+ posts). +5 - Complete a thread with a character you’ve never threaded with before (Ember). +5 - Complete a thread with a character you’ve never threaded with before (Arkyn). +5 - Complete a thread with a character you’ve never threaded with before (Nazonal). +5 - Complete a thread with a character you’ve never threaded with before (Aidoneus). +5 - Complete a thread with a character you’ve never threaded with before (Ymir). +5 - Complete a thread with a character you’ve never threaded with before (Fissure). +5 - Complete a thread with a character you’ve never threaded with before (Astridr). TRADE EXP: +15 - BWP-related exp.

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