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Warmblooded
Who: Will, Clive and Joshua (Bird)
What: Hunting a biblically accurate deer to appease Winter
When: Some time before the god fight, just in case
Where: The Woods
Warnings: Animal death, gore, occultism
[Will would never consider himself a hunter- for all his adventures, he was always more a city boy than not. He COULD snare a coney or shoot down a bird for a meal. But full deer hunting was something he was not that experienced in.
But he had an ace, if what he was told on the journals was true. But that just made this all the more dangerous.
He was bundled head to toe in winter gear the sad-looking shopkeep had provided, his armor on under it and his bow unslung]
So 'pparently these deer are meat eaters, so I gotta package of roast steak here- [He pats a cloth bag on his hip. It has a bit too much give to be anything but wrapped raw meat. And if the brothers have a decent sense of smell they can likely smell it out right.] - so we can try to bait it out. This time'a year a fresh kill outta be tempting for all kinds of beasties.
You two still up for this?
What: Hunting a biblically accurate deer to appease Winter
When: Some time before the god fight, just in case
Where: The Woods
Warnings: Animal death, gore, occultism
[Will would never consider himself a hunter- for all his adventures, he was always more a city boy than not. He COULD snare a coney or shoot down a bird for a meal. But full deer hunting was something he was not that experienced in.
But he had an ace, if what he was told on the journals was true. But that just made this all the more dangerous.
He was bundled head to toe in winter gear the sad-looking shopkeep had provided, his armor on under it and his bow unslung]
So 'pparently these deer are meat eaters, so I gotta package of roast steak here- [He pats a cloth bag on his hip. It has a bit too much give to be anything but wrapped raw meat. And if the brothers have a decent sense of smell they can likely smell it out right.] - so we can try to bait it out. This time'a year a fresh kill outta be tempting for all kinds of beasties.
You two still up for this?
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More like you both look like a strong wind can knock you over.
[ Sorry for catching you in the crossfire Joshua. But also not. He narrows his eyes and lifts his hand to keep them shaded from the cold and wind. ]
Let me know to stop.
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At this point I wouldn't put it past the weather to make that happen.
[ There's already been biting wind. Why not more? ]
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[He pats Joshua on the back before going quiet, nose slightly lifted to try and catch what he can. But the wind is not making it easy]
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I am the biggest otherwise.
[ He means width-wise, okay. He falls silent as well, frowning into the weather. They'll likely run into Wraiths before a deer... ]
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Between the two of us, we might make a small Titan.
[ He follows it with a soft laugh, but that's all. They'll get nowhere if they're making a bunch of noise. Either they'll scare off their eventual quarry, or they'll attract unwanted attention. ]
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But eventually:]
Wait. I smell something.
[ He freezes, eyes focused on a bush like a pointing hound]
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So he tilts his head, questioning. ]
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No sense in raising his voice to ask. ]
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Ah ha, we're on the right track! Look around for tracks or scat.
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Then he sighs as Will says to look for poop. ]
... Right.
[ Yes he's grumping, letting go of his sword to carefully begin to fan out, eyes down on the snow. ]
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Well, I suppose that and tracks are our real clues...
[ A true side quest. Now they're looking for poop. He heads in a different direction, just to make sure they maximize coverage. ]
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Hmmmhmmm.... ngh, Winter's frosted tits there's so much snow! Might covered everythin- oh?
[He crouches even lower, sniffsniff, then jerks up with a sneeze and curse]
Ugh... yeah, we're in the right place.
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That's what you get for making them look for shit, Will. ]
Glad it was you.
[ He reaches into his furs and pulls out the netting, looking around for a tree to make a snare. ]
Snare or do you want to try our luck between the three of us and herding it?
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Personally, herding may be the better bet... Considering the cold, I'm not certain we want to stand out here waiting for one to pass by.
[ That, and the wraiths. With things as they are, waiting isn't a safe option. ]
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[His bemoaning sure sounds like a whining dog. he stands up fully, pondering]
Ya. I think Joshua has the right of it. Time ain' on our side- once night falls we won' last out here.
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Nodding he tucks the netting back away. ]
Let's find our quarry, then. Was it fresh? [ The shit. ]
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[His nose wrinkles and he pulls a face]
Rank shite.
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[ Find it, Torgal almost leaves his lips before he stops himself. ]
You have a higher chance of flushing it out.
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Keep that net of yours handy, brother. We may use it yet.
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If it really is a meat-eater the beastie might come out biting. 'Case you need to distract 'em.
[And on that he turns and bounds off into the woods. The snow slows him down, but he moves like someone that is, usually, quite nimble.
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And he waits, breathing fogging in the air around them, his eyes locked on the spot Will disappeared off too. ]
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His free hand rests on his knee, and there he kneels, mimicking Clive in watching where Will disappeared from sight. The creature will be running rapidly, and they will need to be quick. ]
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Then there's loud CRACK sound, like a firecracker, in the distance. The cries of birds taking off and some of the snow falling off the frozen tree branches. No follow up noise for a few tense breaths before they would hear a howling-yeowling sound... and from the brush comes charging Will, pupils wide and tail a full double it's normal bushiness...
...as a giant six-legged deer with front facing eyes and a massive rack comes barreling after him. It's muzzle covered in slobber.]
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Shit! Will!
[ It's a predator, right? Meat-eater. It should notice it's out numbered and choose to flee, that's what predators do. He knows this, he's slain enough. So they need to cut off it's return path and try to get it to flee where they want it.
He springs forward himself to cut the creature off from Will, whistling sharply to draw it's attention. ]
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Joshua looks to Clive, taking the direction and moving towards where the deer and Will had come from. He knows what his brother is thinking - cut off the return path, and herd it themselves.
He unsheathes his rapier, his other hand holding the sack of meat. He'll use it when it's time. If they can just convince the thing to not trample Will-- ]
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cw: gore
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cw: killing a deer
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