#knyfern

Jedediah: "Everyone done their research on the area? Sounds like our biggest worry is the wildlife rather than the monsters."

Dipper: "Wildlife? I already did but.. what's so scary about the wildlife?"

Alina: She gave a snort. "You have no idea, silly boy."

Seraphina: "...It's the Poppy Meadows...you haven't been there Dippy?"

Dipper: "I haven't, since some people told me it's a two ranked area."

Seraphina: "...You're really lucky then..." Sera frowns, arms wrapped around herself as she looks away. "It's not...a fun place to go..."

Jedediah: "The gist of it is there are yellow poppies around that will put you to sleep if you aren't careful"

Mukuro: The soldier keeps her silence as she listens to the groups conversation. She has heard of rumours but not all rumours were true.

Alina: Simply shrugs. The last time she passed by, it wasn't hard with her powers that had come back. "We'll be careful."

Jedediah: "That and we are going to have to deal with some walking trees, shouldn't be too hard with 5 of us here!"

Jedediah: "Hopefully I didn't just trigger a death flag..."

Dipper: "Don't even jinx it."

Seraphina: "...Please don't jinx us Leader, not in that area..."

Alina: "If he does I will personally take care of it."

Mukuro: She raises a brow at the comment, recalling what happened the last time he had said that.

Jedediah: The blond laughed, "I'd prefer if you used your powers against the mobs rather than me"

Seraphina: "No, use it on Leader, please."

Alina: "We'll see." She gave a huff. "Let's get going then."

Jedediah: "Glad to see how much you trust me! I brought a few of the Potions we'll need but did anyone else bring any?"

Seraphina: "I have a few..." She looks at her bag, "Like around seven..."

Alina: "I brought a good ten. I was hoping this thing will be sorted out before we all fall asleep."

Mukuro: "Do you mean Sunflower Potions? I have six but most of them are in my bag rather than on the belt." She has kept most of her potion grenade there for convenient use after all.

Jedediah: "Then if Dipper brought any we will have more than 30 of them altogether, I'd hope you guys don't plan on falling asleep more than that~"

Seraphina: Sera immediately frowned; there was no way she'd fall asleep there again. She didn't want nightmares, "...I'll burn the flowers if I have to..."

Dipper: "Sadly, I haven't. But I know my spells might protect me just in case."

Alina: She considered her options. No way was she removing her nose- to hell with Voldemort. But perhaps a creature with bigger lungs? One that can hold their breath longer? Hm.

Mukuro: The soldier who has heard Sera's comment stares at her for a moment before looking away.

Alina: "Walking seems to be the best solution, unless someone's got a horse?" She didn't want to waste any more energy than necessary, and there was a tension that seemed to hover over the group today. Hopefully it'll dissipate on its own.

Jedediah: "Well I have a plan nonetheless" The boy stood back and took a deep breath before pulling out an arrow which he used to etch a magic circle into the dirt, after few moments a rabbit appeared in the middle which ran towards his own feet.

Jedediah: "I'll use this guy in front of us, if a plant is there we'll know"

Seraphina: "...I have a horse...technically anyways." It was a reward for a...quest she did.

Alina: "When did you have the time to get a horse?"

Seraphina: "...Reward..." She didn't want to say which quest to, didn't want to bring up back memories.

Jedediah: He picked up the critter he spawned and cradled it in his arms, "Sounds nifty to have around, not sure what we could use it for now but you never know"

Alina: "Alrighty." She gave a shrug. "But is the rabbi edible?" A, no.

Dipper: "Yeah, for easier transportation!"

Seraphina: "Nina...don't eat the bunny..." Her love for rabbits are showing.

Mukuro: She checks her inventory as the others speak, making sure that everything is tied in place and secure before looking up towards the bunny... Will Jed let her pet it later?

Jedediah: "I haven't tried," He shrugged, "Though I'm sure eating a summon can't be good"

Alina: "Can't make promises. Now let's drag our asses to find grandma."

Dipper: "Wow Mukuro, I never knew you had a soft spot for bunnies." And because of that, Dipper knew things he hasn

Dipper: --*t known before.

Seraphina: At that, Sera takes a few steps away from Dipper, just in case.

Mukuro: The soldier only looks away. Had she been that obvious?

Jedediah: "I accidentally summoned about 6 of them at the last town, you can all have your own," he shrugged.

Seraphina: "Though, speaking about summons..." A small fire bird appeared on her shoulder, staring at them with black eyes, "I can summon Suzaku again...even if she's this small."

Jedediah: "I agree with Alina, Let's go!"

Dipper: " I don't want any... Mabel can have it if we get back to Koi." Dipper said with a shrug then he joined the crew. "Okay. I'm going, I'm going."

Seraphina: Bunnies! Sera had to push down the squeal when Leader said they could have one each. She loved bunnies!

Mukuro: She definitely has plans on searching the town later for the bunnies once they returned from the mission. But still, that comment still made her face heat up as she tries to look at their surroundings for any signs of anomaly.

Jedediah: "Nice to meet you Suzaku," He set down the rabbit in his hand and it obediently ran ahead of him excitedly. "Let's follow the bunny!"

Alina: "Cute pets." A muttered as she eyed them. There wasn't any point in keeping them... even if the idead wasn't too bad. No- she was too busy. With that, she jogged behind the rabbit.

Seraphina: The bird nodded at him before letting out a sharp chirp when Sera immediately followed the bunny with a giggle. "Kay~"

Mukuro: The soldier snaps into attention at the order, following behind the others as she pushes the thoughts away.

Dipper: "That's some bird you got there." Dipper said to Sera while he watched the bird with interest.

Jedediah: What he forgot to mention is he had made a few overly friendly slimes in town alongside the rabbits, hopefully they hadn't caused too many problems for the villagers... "Sera since you've been here before, any idea where the quest givers grandma could be?"

Seraphina: "Hmm? I guess so, huh." She smiled when Suzaku seemed to chirp in pride. When hearing the question Leader asked, her mood immediately dropped. "Well, if she's at the Poppy Meadows, chances are she's fallen asleep in the main meadow..."

Alina: "Maybe we should keep a human chain then-one going out further and further. Least that way we hand an anchor."

Dipper: "Hm, good plan. But on another tip, never let go."

Seraphina: "But who's in front?"

Mukuro: "Or we could drink a Sunflower potion first before heading forward to the field."

Jedediah: "Human chain huh? We only have 5 people, though it's good to have the ideas. I agree with Mukuro though, we have plenty of potions, so we can spare a few"

Alina: "I'll go an find her, why not. Whoever is behind me can come find me and carry a few potions if I ever run out. It's like a relay system."

Dipper: "Or pick a few people from the group to get our main objective. Just to save stuff with the potions?"

Seraphina: "I could go find her, I know the area well." Perhaps too well for her own liking.

Alina: She gave a shrug. Sera had a point. "If you want to. I'll be behind with you, then."

Jedediah: "Out of the question, no one is going out solo, the consequences for getting caught are obviously listed."

Jedediah: He sighed, that came out bossy but whatever those nightmares were he knew couldn't be good, "No point being a hero if you suffer"

Jedediah: "First we get as far as we can with the rabbit, then we can decide from what we see, does that work for everyone?"

Seraphina: "I'll be fine though, I've been through this. It shouldn't be as bad as facing the Alpha Night Mare."

Alina: She gave a narrow of her eyes. "Alpha Night Mare?"

Mukuro: She stands in attention, waiting for the final decision. Tactics has always been what the leader does and her trainers has always told her not to rush into things head first. An advice which is sometimes... pushed aside in the situation of things.

Seraphina: She stiffened, she shouldn't have said that, "Ignore that. Anyways, I'll be fine."

Dipper: "Okay, this is noted for me."

Alina: Whatever that was, she was keeping an eye for Sera. That would explain the odd atmosphere she felt settling in today.

Jedediah: "I can guess what happened from the name, but unless something drastic happens stick with the group for now"

Seraphina: ".....Fine....." She sighed, rubbing her hands together. She just wanted this quest to be over and done with...

Jedediah: "The main meadow should be coming up soon, everyone keep a potion on hand"

Seraphina: She opens her bag and takes one out, "Yep..." She's still a little miffed at the situation.

Alina: Popping open the seal, she tilted it back to give an experimental taste.

Dipper: Looks ready and grips his potion tight with him but can't help notice at Sera's odd behavior.

Mukuro: The soldier grabs the potion from her bag rather than the one on her belt. Since there weren't any enemies nearby, it should be fine.

Jedediah: He watched as the rabbit went into the grass, "Wait..."

Seraphina: She stiffened, hand going to her dagger in case it was an enemy. Inwardly, she was pleading that it wasn't a Night Mare.

Alina: "What is it?" She finished sipping up the last bit of the potions. It was surprisingly tasteless for her tongue.

Jedediah: Several moments passed without movement before the rabbit popped it's head back. Jedediah let out a sigh, "False alarm." Last thing he wanted was for his summon to suffer at all

Mukuro: Once the potion is drank, she keeps the bottle into her bag, intending to return the potion master for more. Though, she couldn't help but keep her gaze on the ginger. Her behaviour to today seems strange but it wasn't any of her business to ask so she'll just keep an eye out.

Seraphina: She pursed her lips, quickly drinking the potion before glaring at Leader, "Don't make me worried like that..."

Jedediah: The boy laughed than gave a grin towards Sera, "Nothing to worry about, I'm just making sure the rabbit is fine"

Alina: She evened her breathing, taking deep breaths and shifting her lungs. Eventually, she was sure she could hold her breath for a few good minutes. A precaution- just in case the potions won't do it.

Alina: "Onward we go, I suppose?"

Jedediah: After pushing aside the brush he gestured for the rest to follow him, carefully watching where he walked. Hopefully he looked like he was in control of the situation, it seemed everyone else was handling it in their own fashions.

Seraphina: She lifted up the scarf she had started to wear after the Flowering Fear quest and pulled it over the lower half of her face. She was really hoping they didn't run into any Night Mare's.

Alina: A was about to open her mouth and reply before seeing some lurch towr

Alina: **towards her. "What..?"

Dipper: Of course he drank his own before joining the quest. It has to be done eventually. With him following from behind them.

Jedediah: Maybe the bigger challenge was going to be getting everyone to think clearly in the situation. What they were fighting we're just plants, dangerous as they may be, they still follow the basic patterns of plants. Their actual enemy was the unknown...

Seraphina: "Nina? What's wrong?"

Jedediah: He immediately turned around at Alina's voice in a frantic attempt to decipher her question, "..."

Alina: Giving a disgusted noise, he gave a quick bash with her leg at the Slime. "Really? Slime 2.0?"

Seraphina: She gave a sigh of relief; just a slime.

Dipper: "Those things again, should we head on or..?"

Alina: "Yea. I don't want to deal with them today."

Jedediah: Shaking his head he glanced forward again towards the front. Step one: 'look like he knew what was going on' had already failed, maybe he was overthinking things now...

Mukuro: At the cry, Mukuro turns her head. The gun immediately leaving her holster until she found the situation being dealt with and leaves them in her hands on standby.

Seraphina: Looking around cautiously now, she freezes when she sees something in the trees. Oh no, please don't let it be... She narrows her eyes slightly; okay, it wasn't a Night Mare. Phew.

Dipper: Dipper gripped his staff. Whatever is going on, he doesn't like it. "Leader we'll attack if they do something to us."

Alina: She gave a jump, leaping ahead slightly into the meadow. "Where's that bunny now?"

Mukuro: At the mention of the bunny, she scans the fields, trying to search for the little critter.

Dipper: "It's probably eaten, the poor thing." Stop right there Dipper.

Seraphina: "No, not the bunny..." She whimpered, immediately looking around. Where is it?

Mukuro: And at that, Mukuro gives a furious glare to the boy.

Dipper: "What did I do?" Dipper took a step back at Sera and Mukuro. Was it something he said?

Alina: "Guess they got to it before me."

Jedediah: Jedediah was trapped in his own thinking, of course slimes were everywhere but they couldn't let that get to him. What did the plants look like? He should have asked Sera... Or he still could but he needn't worry her anymore than she already was, something was off with her. With the powders from the flutterby's in one hand and a potion in the other he was prepared for anything right? By this point Jedediah was so far into though he had lost track of what was even happening, "..."

Seraphina: "W-Was the bunny really eaten?" She looks at Mukuro with a frown.

Mukuro: "I'm not sure." Her answer is honest as it is blunt as she looks away from the boy and rises a little from her cover to get a better look at the field.

Seraphina: "...Leader, is the bunny...dead?"

Jedediah: What were they talking about? Wait, where did the summon go... Agh, he broke another one of his rules. After saying he shouldn't overthink anything he did just that.

Jedediah: "No it isn't dead," He didn't know but that was the most likely answer, "There's nothing to worry about"

Seraphina: She sighed in relief, "That's good...so what do we do now?"

Dipper: "Stick with the plan?" He suggested.

Jedediah: "It means a plant is just ahead, we can either go around it or chug a potion and walk through."

Mukuro: She turns to stare at the leader, her question sent to him before she make another action. "Where is it then?"

Seraphina: "...I could burn it..." Please let her do it, let her take her revenge on it...even if its a small plant. Even if it's not the poppy.

Jedediah: Although he tried to remain calm, he needed to get the rabbit... Only way to despawn it was to touch it and use his power

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Jedediah: Who was he kidding? Jedediah grabbed a potion and chugged it before shrugging, "don't follow my lead" With that said he began to walk forward into the brush for several moments.

Seraphina: "L-Leader!?" She was about to take a step forward before stopping; he said not to follow him. Oh no, what if the potion didn't work? What if there's a Night Mare in there or -

Mukuro: "I'll go after him," she announced and left before anyone else got a word in.

Alina: What a mess. "It's be smart to stay here. We cant have everyone leaving."

Seraphina: Now even Kurin's gone after him! She really didn't like this, her body started to shake - she's close to hyperventilating now. "No....why..."

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Jedediah: It didn't take long before he spotted the rabbit lying down, a plant nearby seemed to match what he thought the poppy looked like. He couldn't let anyone else see the rabbit having the nightmare, now it was time to work...

Alina: Her attention was drawn to Sera. "Sera. Are you okay?"

Jedediah: Jedediah placed his hands on the creature and went into the trance, first thing, find what the cause of the nightmare was and build an immunity inside the creature.

Seraphina: "T-They shouldn't go in there alone...they don't know what's in there..."

Mukuro: The soldier makes her way through the path where she has seen the leader taken, finding him there unaware of her presence. She stands guard a short distnce away, keeping her senses peeled as her looks out for enemies.

Alina: If she pieced together everything she gathered correctly..."Sera, you have to trust them. Besides, they have each other's back. Dont worry." Why was she the one comforting? She was probably the most ill fitted, her with her logic.

Seraphina: "But if they face a Night Mare...they can't get out of it...they are on a completely different level then the flowers." Even she couldn't without the help of Suzaku.

Jedediah: The plants needed time in between attacking and he could use it to work, he memorized the immunity needed than began to remove the data building the bunny and it slowly began to disappear.

Alina: She remained silent. "How about a compromise- We'll go in as well in fifteen minutes if they haven't returned."

Dipper: "Those guys are crazy, if something happens to them, I don't really want to know what's going to happen next."

Seraphina: She shivered at the thought of going in there but...her friends had walked in. "...O-Okay..." She immediately whimpered at Dipper's words, "Don't say that!"

Dipper: "Actually A, I'm gonna go through with your plan instead."

Dipper: Good idea Dipper, then you could make a lot of people worry too.

Alina: She gave a nod, patting Sara rhythmically. "Good. And now we wait."

Mukuro: The forest doesn't seem as quiet as the soldier thought it would when she spots what looks like a large antelope closing in to their position. She keeps her pistols steady as she observes it approaching. Just one more step and she'll be able to get a clear shot....

Jedediah: "aaand finished, now who was the person who followed me in," He turned around to see Mukuro, figures. "Thanks for the backup, everything good now"

Jedediah: Honestly he was surprised, he expected to see everyone behind him, someone must have talked some sense into the others, "Let's get back to the others, I know where the plants we need to avoid are"

Seraphina: "...Have fifteen minutes past yet?" She started to pace back and forth, every now and then looking at the bush.

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Mukuro: And she bit back a curt response when the creature is alerted by his voice. It's sharp calls resounding rather loudly in her ears. She could keep calm as the thundering of hooves enters her ear. With that, she shouts one word "Run!" before taking off herself.

Alina: "No, we have another five."She kept her eyes on the trail where they disappeared, ears strained to pick up anything. Those idiots better hurry.

Dipper: "It seems like it, we need to be sure. A! What's the stats?"

Dipper: "Okay, but I think I heard some roars over by there?" Dipper pointed at where Mukuro and Jed has left them.

Alina: She gave a hard facepalm. "Get ready to boog it out."

Seraphina: "...So I wasn't imagining it then..." It didn't sound like any Night Mare she knew...what else were in the area? "Wilderbeast?"

Dipper: "Those are level 20 monsters and my magic can't beat them. Great."

Jedediah: Mukuro seemed to attract danger no matter where she went, He bolted along side her, they needed to find an open area.

Seraphina: "So...we're running?" She could try and take one but...not around these areas where everything can catch on fire.

Alina: She was more passed with how this mission was going awry than concerned. How dare that little deer ruin her day. To say she was ready to tear it apart was an understatement. But her powers weren't completely back, she cant risk it. Giving a brisk click of her tongue, "Lets move out."

Dipper: "Okay A, you're the boss." Dipper nodded and followed A's lead. "One more thing, be careful!"

Seraphina: "Running then," Yeah, that's something she can do. Yep!

Alina: she gave a grumble under breath as they avoided the Wilderness. Where was the leader when you needed him?

Mukuro: The soldier takes the lead as she jumps pass the roots and push the through the forest. The herd seems like they're not willing to give up until all of them were stomped to death. And currently she has no plans whatsoever. Only a tactical retreat sounds plausible right now.

Jedediah: "Mukuro, we need to signal the others, you got any of your weapons that are bright enough to grab the attention of others?"

Mukuro: The soldier wastes no time with a response as she pulls out a grenade and threw it high up in the air in front of her and uses a pistol shoot the bottle in the air, causing a loud booming sound in the air surrounded by smoke and fire.

Seraphina: She almost tripped at the sound, quickly looking up, "That's one of Kurin's grenades!" Wait...position wise... "They're behind us somewhere..."

Dipper: "Guys, I see the signal!" Dipper shouted while he pointed at the sky. "They're in trouble!"

Alina: "Take a left!" She called. If theyre all headed in the same direction, they might as well avoid the catastrophe and take a less head on approach.

Dipper: Dipper nodded and went the other way. He was worried as the other guild members are. Where the heck is Mukuro and Jed?

Seraphina: And a left she takes, jumping over a log that just so happen to place itself there. This was one of the reasons why she didn't want to be separated!

Alina: "We gave a choice here- try and attack from behind or lie low and wait for those two to come back to us via texting."

Seraphina: "A-Attack from behind. That might be better...I hope." Waiting might take too long and what if they need help?

Jedediah: They needed a way to incapacitate the monsters all at once, any status ailment was said to be ineffective after a short time- but that might be long enough to knock them out.

Dipper: "Seems reasonable but okay, " Another reason to use his cellphone for the quest. He doesn't like getting separated either but it's part of the plan.

Alina: "Right, let's take a loop-" She ducked, trying not to draw attention to anything that seemed to be alive and watching. "And take them down one by one. Dipper can tell them where we are if needs be."

Seraphina: "Okay then." Looks like she's going to take them out the old fashion way, with her dagger. Again, fire is a horrible element to be an expert at, especially in these parts.

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Jedediah: He rushed to grab his phone messaging the rest of the party, 《Find the nearest yellow poppy and Mukuro and I will lead them into it, we have the potions but the beasts will be stuck for a moment, use that as a time to attack》

Mukuro: Not slowing in her run, she tries to pick up the speed that she lost from that grenade throw. It takes a little while to reach Jed and as soon as she does, she suggested an idea in her head. "Leader! Do you have any Faerie paralysing dust? Throw them behind us if you do!"

Dipper: "And if I hear another gunshot, I'd warn you." Dipper said to them while he looked around for any suspicious things. He can feel the tension in the atmosphere.

Seraphina: The buzz from her phone told her she got a message; p-poppy? Uhh, that would help, yes... With some hesitation, she looked around. She kind of recognized this area... "I know where there's a batch of poppy's."

Alina: 《you cant tell me what to do》 she typed as she looked around, annoyed. "Quick! Sera, lead. we have you covered."

Seraphina: "O-Okay then. It's through these trees, there should be a large patch!" Obviously she'd remember this, it was the same one she had almost fallen prey to.

Alina: She quickly typed their location to the troublesome pair, before downing another potion. "Right, lets get through to the other side and wait for them to catch up."

Jedediah: "Mukuro get a potion ready, we're running straight through one of the poppy fields!" 《Glad to hear we're on the same page》

Seraphina: She really didn't want to go back there, she really didn't. But, drinking another potion and lifting her scarf up she headed through the trees and landed in the flowers. She closed her eyes immediately and held her breath; now was not the time to be thinking about this!

Alina: 《you owe me donuts》 She was panting as she typed this on the other side, waiting for the rest of them to join.

Mukuro: And here goes with a change of plans as she quickly snags the Sunflower potion from her belt and down the liquid. The bottle went sailing behind her as she threw it behind her to chance some damage on one of the beasts.

Seraphina: 《Donuts, yes please...》 She texted as well, standing up shakily and without realizing it, latched onto Nina's arm.

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Alina: "!" She looked over, feeling out of place as usual with the whole comforting or supporting act. But since she had nothing better to do, she left Sera cling on.

Jedediah: 《Once we're done with this the quest will be as good as done》 As he ran he dug through his bag finding several pre-inscribed pieces of paper and summoned 3 different rabbits, this time with the immunity and sent them off. By the time they finished with the wild beasts the rabbits should have found their rescue target

Dipper: Dipper is having a bit of trouble but managed to find Mukuro and A too on his own and received a message from their leader too. << guys, when is the signal? >​>​

Dipper: "Uh, hate to spoil your fun but what are you guys doing?" Dipper was exhausted from the long hike earlier and saw A and Sera hugging each other. You're too observant Dipper. He sat down on a rock while waiting.

Seraphina: And immediately, she releases Nina and looks around. Oh look, there are a couple of burn marks on the ground from the last time she was here!

Alina: "We're having so much fun right now." If her tone was anymore sarcastic she'd be able to fool anyone into thinking she was serious.

Jedediah: 《I'm sure it'll be loud enough that you will know, just get your weapons ready 》

Dipper: "Leader said to get ready," Dipper told Alina and Sera after he checked his phone. He doesn't know what they're doing but they must be prepared.

Mukuro: "What's the plan?" she shouted the question out as her legs dodges the roots and bushes.

Seraphina: "R-Right..." She drew her dagger and looked around again, the tip of her shoe digging into a small pile of ash on the ground. "...Surprised to see this still here..."

Dipper: "What caused all of this?" Dipper gestured towards the burn marks. "I hope you don't mind me asking."

Alina: "Hmm." She quickly drew her knives out. At least she could go wild with these; theyre not falling apart like before.

Seraphina: "....Me...." She answered meekly, looking down. "I caused this..."

Jedediah: "We run through some poppies and it'll stun them for long enough for us to either scare or incapacitate them" Unfortunately as he was right now, there wouldn't be much he personally could do

Mukuro: "Right." With that plan in mind, she could experiment the new grenade that she has been working on... But is it worth the risk?

Dipper: "... I'm sorry I didn't know," He quickly apologized. Dipper is now aware that he triggered a sensitive subject on adjective. "Um, but let's stick to Leader's plan, okay?"

Alina: "Theyre coming." A short warning for the thundering hooves.

Seraphina: "Y-Yeah...." She just needs to forget about the last quest, just for now. Focus on this quest.

Dipper: "Okay, now we just wait." Dipper focused back on the sounds of the thundering hooves.

Jedediah: Flinging himself past the brush he found himself standing before a large patch of the poppies. Now they just needed to wait for the beasts to catch up and hop into the field all together.

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Alina: She tensed up, watching as Jedi launched himself into the poppies.

Seraphina: "Leader's here..." She frowns, if he was here, it meant the monsters would be here soon.

Jedediah: The boars just on his tail he jumped into the field, drinking down another potion he stared directly at the beasts as they ran into the powder of the poppies, "NOW"

Mukuro: Once out in the open, the soldier ran towards the opposite side of the field, and she stands there waiting until the beast charges into the field and starts to slow down. With that, she shouts out a warning before throwing the new gear towards the midst of the group. Ice starts creeping up their fur and freezing them on the spot.

Dipper: He watched and waited for the instruction. Dipper looked at A and Sera, "Let's go and do our parts!"

Seraphina: At the command, she threw a couple of Agi's at the boars, making sure not to accidentally hit any of her friends. The flowers could burn for all she cared. Well, at least she took out the ones that weren't already frozen by Kurin's grenade.

Alina: "Hell yeah." She gave a quick once over before launching herself at the nearest beast, giving it a firm quick on the neck and before slicing away with her knives.

Mukuro: Then, she goes guns a blazin' before the ice melts off. Who knew how long this prototype would last.

Dipper: Raising his staff, Dipper cited an incantation as blue magic started to surround his entire body. He waved the staff over a couple of beasts, freezing those guys. "Aha, I always wanted to try that spell in action! I can't believe I'm doing it!"

Dipper: His magic may not be that strong but he knows it will hold them off for a little while.

Seraphina: More ice? Was it a thing now? Shaking her head to clear her thoughts, she dug her dagger in the neck of one of the beasts, giving it a sharp turn before pulling it out.

Alina: She yanked the bloody and warm blades out, feeling satisfied despite the gruesome work. "Last few, hurry!"

Dipper: Dipper never saw so much gore in his laugh but something has to be done. "Got it, Sera! We're almost there!" He managed to freeze the boar's feets again. "I can't keep this up much longer either!"

Jedediah: Grabbing a pair of new brass knuckles he had bought recently to replace his bow, Jedediah leaped into the fray bashing several of the beasts in an attempt to knock them out

Mukuro: As the ice begins to crack and fade, she holsters her gun, running into the fray to slid a beast's throat before it could get up.

Seraphina: What was the next level after Agi again? Agidyne right? Ooh the poor flora. With this in mind, the Agi's stop to make room for much larger Agidyne's.

Jedediah: Kicking the last one out of commission he grinned, "Mighty fine work everyone,"

Seraphina: "Did you find the granny?"

Jedediah: "No, but almost, one of the rabbits I sent out to find her should be coming back soon"

Dipper: "I hope they're not eaten.." Dipper close your mouth, someone else could be worried about them.

Jedediah: Jedediah peered around at the bushes, as he had said there was a slight movement and one of them bounced up to him, "This lil' guy will lead us to here, everyone let's go"

Jedediah: "After we're done with this I'll treat you all to some donuts, does that sound good?"

Dipper: "Yeah I miss out since the first quest, why not?"

Amel: So Sarah and the pest actually went off to clean the inn. I can't believe I'm stuck with you again.

Kaito: "... What's with that look?" Not that Kaito isn't shooting a particularly nasty one back at Amel.

Amel: "...Nothing." He's so upset. "There's a bigger problem at hand, why are you looking at me? I don't recall ever giving you permission to breathe in my direction."

Kaito: "Oi... what am I supposed to do? Hold my breath just because your highness is in the vicinity?" He thinks there's plenty more to worry about here, such as Amel's bad attitude! Wow!

Amel: "Hold your breath and die, yes." Kaito is catching on... nice! "Anyway, are you just going to sit around all day? Why don't you run back to Sarah?"

Kaito: Ignorance is bliss and Kaito would much rather be ignorant than answer his need to pick a fight. "What? No, Sarah's off cleaning beds or something. I'm not going to do that."

Amel: "Ah right, you'd probably dirty the place even more just by being there. Smart. Then, why don't you run an errand for me?" Do my quest for me, Kaito...

Kaito: "I'd rather step on a cow pat." Kaito grumbled, flicking open his phone and looking through the available quests. SOOOO many of these warned of sleeping and advised bringing a partner, why! Aoba wasn't here! Ugh.

Amel: "I'm glad to see that you're cooperative. So, there's this guy who wants me to kill a big tree for him, but I think such a savage task would be better suited for you. All you need to do is kill a tree and bring back what it drops, and I'll... give you a pat on the back." Sounds like a good deal!!

Kaito: "Why." He started, sardonically regarding him. "Are you too young to let go of your blaaanket and do some fighting yourself?"

Amel: Wow, piss off? "I'm the youngest, you all should be looking out for me." Man, if only he could pull the 'I'm just a cute 12 year old!!' card right now... "But if you have a phobia of trees, I guess there's only so much you can do. How lame."

Kaito: "Why would I do the quest for you when I can just do it for myself?" Kaito rolled his eyes, actually marking it on his list despite clear avoidance.

Amel: "I'm telling Sarah all about how you peaked up the skirt of a 12 year old girl." Binch. "Well, to be more on topic, are you sure you can handle it all by yourself?"

Kaito: "Go ahead, tell him." Bleeeh, he doesn't care! He's pretty sure Aoba's done worse in his life... probably. Now that Amel mentioned it, taking on a tree with a gun probably wasn't the best course of action. "I dunno." Shrug. "Guess I'll find out when I get there."

Amel: Why are you so rude... "Then, before you leave, tell me your last words to Sarah, so I'll know what to say when he asks me what happened to you."

Kaito: "You don't die in this game, iiiidiot." Which Kaito accented by sticking his tongue out. "If you're so worried, just come with me."

Amel: "I'm not worried. Why would I worry about someone like you?" He'll tag along anyway... he's not worried... he just wants to see Kaito struggling with trees.

Kaito: "I don't want to be worried over by someone like you, anyway." And he's going to brush it off and start heading towards the area. "I sure hope your sister's not as bad as you."

Amel: "Tch, I wasn't planning on ever worrying about you in the first place." Follows behind Kaito. "I hope you get a concussion from the trees."

Kaito: "Oi... do you always put people down?" Speed walking because wow he doesn't like this guy! At leas the forest is looking to be pretty so far... pretty ominous.

Amel: "Put people down? I'm just being honest." He shrugs, picking up his pace to keep up with Kaito. "Everyone is just too sensitive."

Kaito: "Have you ever tried looking in a mirror and saying those things to yourself?"

Amel: "Huh? That's just a waste of time. I don't have to." Because everyone insults him, even his own family. RIP. "Anyway, how are you going to take down that tree? Do you have any plans?"

Kaito: "Do other people do it fooor you?" Now he's grinning, but then shrugging. "Beats me. Maybe if I slice off enough branches it won't have anything to hit me with anymore."

Amel: "Hmph. I hope you run into a tree." Okay, but cards? Squints. "What are those cards made of, anyway?"

Kaito: "Seeecret!" I don't actually know.

Amel: "...Well, good luck when you're fighting the tree." Is Kaito really going to be okay... he can't help but worry a little bit. "I'll sit back and watch you suffer when the time comes."

Kaito: "I think I might have to fight it twice." He ponders aloud, holding up his phone and following the beeping dot ahead of them.

Amel: Twice? "Why twice? Isn't that a bit..." Dangerous? Stressful? Tiresome?

Kaito: "Yeah! It drops something magical, and this guy wants to make a watch outta it, see?" Gestures to the phone. "But if we get two drops, we can make something cool too."

Amel: "Well, good luck fighting it twice." He's not offering any help. "What are you planning on making?"

Kaito: "I don't think I can make anything." Kaito shrugged. "Maybe we can get you a staff."

Amel: "Eh... get me a staff? I don't think that would be necessary because..." Snaps his fingers and bam, there's a fancy magic circle and out comes his staff. "My sister is letting me borrow her staff. Why don't you get something for, I don't know, Sarah or Pesky Glasses?"

Kaito: Unsurprisingly, Kaito doesn't even look towards Amel's fancy lil trick, doting over his phone and deploying his gun from his bag. "I dunno, maybe- where is your sister, anyway, and why'd she give you something she might need?"

Amel: Looks off to the side, sweating. Don't look his way while he desperately tries to create another story, Kaito. Keep staring at that phone. "She said she'd rather pick flowers than fight monsters... uh, this week is usually when she's on her menstrual break, so she's spending her time sightseeing the island."

Kaito: A believable story. Not really. Amel did sort of... give off that vibe when they met, but then again, they'd met in a shopping district? Heck if he knew. "Does this kind of thing run in your family or--" Kaito cut off for a second, glancing down at his foot and shooting an offending vine going for his ankle. "Is it just the hair colour?"

Amel: Was he being insulted. Why does he feel so insulted by everything that comes out of this guy's mouth. Also, was it really necessary to shoot at a vine. "I have no idea what you mean. What kind of thing runs in my family? Where I'm from, everyone has this kind of hair color, or something similar to it, anyway. What are you trying to suggest?" Fight me.

Kaito: Absolutely, it was going to attack him. "Look, all I'm saying is, people with your hair colour from my place... dye it." Kaito shrugged, going back to walking. The whispers in his ears were seriously irritating, if only because they were insulting and... demoralizing, really.

Amel: "Is that so?" Not really a serious question, because he's been away from home for four years now. Long enough to realize his hair color makes him stand out from the crowd, quite painfully so. "Are we almost there yet? I'll be hanging around in the back, ready to insult you as you fight." This is a very healthy relationship going on between them.

Kaito: "Why are you coming, anyway?" He stopped in his tracks, almost pouting at him. "I'm pretty sure these trees do enough insulting, thanks."

Amel: Good question. "Why are you making that face? I'm coming because I want to. Why are you listening to a bunch of trees, anyway? What do they know? Nothing, so nothing they say is valid. Stop being so soft."

Kaito: "I'm NOT listening to them." Kaito arrogantly threw his head in the other direction, getting closer towards their target. As far as lighting went, it was awful, and he really should have thought about taking a candle. "The trees are actually way nicer than you, thaaank you very much."

Amel: "Hm? So they're sugarcoating things even when they're insulting you. Also, you're about to run into a tree... no, that'd be funny to see, keep going." He starts taking a couple steps back. Go Kaito, you can do it... beat the tree.

Kaito: "They're nice to you at the beginning, idiot." They were getting close enough that he'd memorized the path towards the big baddy, now using his phone as a light. Wow. He nearly DID hit a tree. "You sure you wanna be here?"

Amel: Squints at Kaito. "Honestly speaking, I don't have anything better to do. I don't like you, but I prefer you over everyone else right now because you're stupid in an entertaining way, I guess." And now that he has his staff out, he might provide support... but that felt like effort, and he wasn't feeling it today.

Kaito: Kaito TWITCHED. Oh great, now he was the class clown?! ..... Okay, he didn't mind that in class, but not outside of class, especially when he wasn't trying to be entertaining. "I ain't saying that, but the second we confront this tree, it's all psychological. If you've got anything bugging you, it's gonna hit you with it." And maybe a leaf or two. Or eight.

Amel: Well shit. He has so many issues. "...I can deal with my own problems just fine. Shouldn't you be worrying about yourself?"

Kaito: "Pft, like I'm gonna let a tree get to me." He waved a hand nonchalantly, putting his phone in his pocket and shifting out the extra gun. Nnnot really, he isn't all that ready for the daddy issues to arise from the grave.

Amel: His mommy issues are very intense. They have something in common now. "Are you sure? Well, whatever. I don't really care what happens (to you), but do your best." It shouldn't be much longer until the giant tree comes to ruin their lives, anyway.

Kaito: It's really not, because within seconds of walking into the messy, ominous clearing, there's a giant tree looming over them, its branches waving creepily in the wind. Such suspense. "Can you hear it?"

Amel: All he hears are the insults of the trees and his mommy issues slowly coming back. But not really, because his mommy issues have always been there. "I don't know what I'm supposed to be hearing, but sure. Yeah. Totally." He sends a spark to a tree behind him, reducing a branch to ashes and smoke. That tree was getting really personal. Now he hates trees.

Kaito: "I dunno either, but-" The first attempt to shoot the much larger willow in front of them is a success. The card slices through the branch and it falls heavily to the floor, but within seconds comes the sudden wave of accusations, much worse than the others. Shit. So this was a timed battle.

Amel: Watches Kaito actually succeed in life. Wow, those cards are so cool. "Ehh, not bad." He just stands by and watches. Look how helpful he's being...

Kaito: It's hardly a success when all these thoughts are stringing through his head. It hurts, really, being forced to think about his dad's death at a constant pace, but it doesn't stop him from hitting the tree in revenge. Stupid stupid tree. How dar-- Oh okay there's a bunch of leaves coming at him. Is he listening out for Amel anymore? Not really, he's too busy trying to dodge the leafy shurikens.

Amel: And Kaito said he wasn't going to let some stupid tree get to him. Uhh... should he do something? Nah, Kaito's handling it pretty well! His dodging skills are literally goals. He's feeling some lowkey admiration.

Kaito: After shedding half the branches on the tree, he comes to realize it sucks the life out of the leaves on said branch. Awesome! Not that he can do much about the leaves going for Amel, but he's sure it'll go fine. Kaito eventually retreats for a moment, rubbing the side of his neck with his wrist and groaning. "Okay, I've got no idea how to stop this thing."

Amel: Wow! He can dodge too?! And his defense is high enough to survive being bashed against walls repeatedly by some superhuman clone of his mother, okay. The leaves are kind of annoying, so he burns off a couple branches with his magic, but he feels like he might've just made the tree angrier. "Ehh? Well, maybe if you toughen up and stop listening to its insults... what's bothering you? Just deal with it." Amel gives out such good advice, honestly.

Kaito: Considering the tree just started moving towards them, he bets that Amel did make it angrier. Thanks. Good thing is wood and fire don't go well, so the tree is starting to freak out under the flames. That gives Kaito some time to start working on snapping off the other half of the tree, branch by branch. Pew pew. "Oh, thanks, you're such a supportive guy, Latte."

Amel: See, this is why he'd rather work alone. No one sasses him when he does something stupid. And, was that sarcasm? How rude?! "I know. I'm amazing. Way better than you'll ever be." Shrugs.

Kaito: "Uh hu-- UH." No time for sass when you have to dodge so many of these leaves. He really needs to buy new clothes after this, these ones are so tattered now. Kaito huffed and decided to go for the other side, so thankful he didn't have limited ammo anymore. There were only a few more branches to take out now... god bless. Except the chanting in his head was just getting worse. "Uuugh, I wish it'd shut up already!"

Amel: Meanwhile, he was sparkly clean in comparison because he had Kaito deal with all the troublesome things. "Well, I can't do anything about it, but..." Whacks Kaito in the head with his staff and sends a couple sparks toward the tree to burn off a couple more branches. "I don't know, everything will be fine."

Kaito: "OW?" So, after much battling, they were now stuck with a relatively naked tree, but also an angry tree who was getting more insulting. There was also a thick fragrance in the air that was hard to ignore, but it wasn't really relevant anymore. "What the hell was that for?!"

Amel: "To clear your head in a twisted way. Now you can focus on how much your head hurts than pay attention to the insults. Probably." Shrugs. And he wanted to do it, as revenge for lying about being Okuta, when he wasn't Okuta. "What's so hard about ignoring the stuff its saying, anyway?" Well, his fears kind of motivate him to work harder, but he didn't know about Kaito...

Kaito: Grumble. Kaito rubbed at his head, shrugging. "I dunno. Lack of closure, I guess." Which was the only way he could come to explain it, really. "Do you wanna finish it off, flame princess?"

Amel: "Hah?" Lack of closure? What did that even mean? And why was he being called princess? "Tch, I'm not a princess?!" But, he might as well just end it now that the tree was weakened to this extent. He shoots a series of sparks toward the tree, but he's more concerned about Kaito than the currently dying tree. He's glaring now. "Don't give me such an offensive nickname."

Kaito: "Flame prince?" He arched a brow, resting a hand on his hip after depositing one gun into his (stolen) pouch again.

Amel: Sends a couple more sparks for good measure, and aims one at Kaito. "That still sounds terrible, and it makes me want to fry you. Blanket Man and Latte are enough, I don't need any more nicknames. Okuta."

Kaito: "Would you rather I just stick to Amel?" Kaito snickered while dodging the stupid spark, using the push in footing to head towards the now withering tree. It grumbled away, leaving a lingering hunk of wood that sparkled a little.

Amel: Freezes. First of all, how? He needs to dispose of this guy... but the thing is, no one can actually die here. "Again, what part of me makes you think I'm a twelve year old girl?! I can't just change my age, height, and gender!" The tree is no longer relevant to him, now.

Kaito: "I was kidding." Snort. "But I mean, you're a mage, can't you just change that if you wanted to?" After shoving the wood into his bag, he took a few steps back and cocked his head. "I wonder how long it takes to respawn."

Amel: Now he has to hold back a sign of relief. Don't scare him life that, you jerk... "That falls under the category of a remodeling experiment, which is taboo. No one has tried it yet. It's not possible. Throw that thought away."

Kaito: "That sounds kinda strict... you can't even be like, a cat if you wanted to?"

Amel: "No. If that happens, the daughters of the ladies are sent after you. In fact, it's their job to hunt down those kinds of things." Life sucks.

Kaito: "..." He gave it more thought. "Can you turn other people into cats?"

Amel: "..." Did he really give it more thought. "I'm already being risky, using magic like this. I don't wanna. I already said that it's illegal."

Kaito: Kaito laughed. "I'm glad I'm not into this whole real magic business, then. It doesn't sound fun at all!"

Amel: "...It really isn't." Kind of jealous, actually.

Kaito: "Do you wanna go get a bite to eat before we attempt this thing again for funsies?" Funsies, sure. Emotional trauma aside.

Amel: "Meh, might as well." He'll contribute more next time, because, wow, he really made the process longer by just standing around and looking pretty in the background. "And let's have Sarah sit down and talk to you about how to cope with your issues, because you really need the lecture."

Kaito: Blink blink. "I don't have issues." Kaito grouched, waving the poor wrecked tree bye bye before starting to head back out of the clearing.

Kamanosuke may have been stripped of his wind powers and stuck with a rusted version of his chain sickle for the time being, but killing a bunch of Slime didn’t sound like it would be too hard. Unfortunately, he had a harder time adjusting to his lack of power than he thought, and hunting down Slimes proved to be... stickier than with most wild animals.

“What the hell?! This was supposed to be an easy job! Quit swarming all over me, you disgusting snot blobs!” At first, he had no problem dodging the balls of goo they shot at him, but after he'd cut a few down, more appeared and began to tackle his legs, hindering his mobility. This gave the other Slimes more opportunities to land shots, as evidenced by the goo that now covered his head and back.

“Aaaagggh, gross!! What I want is a bloodbath!! Not... whatever the hell this is!!” His strikes grew more rash with his frustration and soon devolved into little more than flailing and stomping about.