Closed Rabbit Hunting [Ricky]

[Rabbit]

The man's explanation of Wave Guards make sense. So just a fancy name for guards? Why make it confusing? Well, truthfully, the monks of Nyka were certainly more than just monks, like the name implied. So it made sense. Though... his comparison to the Monks here was probably slightly off. "I wouldn't say that the Wave Guards are similar to the monks. I hope that they're quite a bit nicer..." He muttered quietly, not really caring if the Zelvitan heard or not. The question, however, caused him to smirk sadly. Why did he live in Nyka? "Well... the simplest answer was that it was the closest to where I was born. And though some parts are... messed up in the least, if does provide some entertainment. For example, fighting is no problem, compared to most cities I've heard of." Sometimes he too doubted why he bothered living in this place. He was slowly exhausting most of the interesting things around, and the violence in the Northern quarter occasionally got a bit dangerous. And that wasn't even considering the Aperture.... Now was the time for the more personal question. Well, the guy probably wouldn't mind considering that he'd just asked one himself. "Why are you in Nyka anyways?" He asked simply, though curiosity touched his voice. Really... what was a Zelvitan doing here in Nyka? It wasn't exactly the friendliest place in Mizahar. He cocked his head slightly, almost excited for the answer. There was probably a pretty big reason, for a guard to leave his city. You never knew what it could be.... OOCSorry for the short post. My muse for Rabbit has slightly died, but I didn't want to leave you waiting! I think once you answer this though, they could get to more interesting stuff...

[Ricky Maze]

Ricky laughed about the comment with Wave Guards being nicer, he thought the Pycon to be quite funny for such a serious creature. "Aye, some are friendly while some just do it to earn a livin'. I do it to keep those I care 'bout safe." He assured the little clay furball, even though its fur was clay as well, with the same grin from before. He listened intently to the creature as he told his reason for living in Nyka, the Celestial City being one that did have its ups and downs. The Pycon didn't seem all too thrilled to actually call it home, but it still seemed to be as good of a place to settle as any other decent city out there. 'Decent being the operative word.' Ricky retorted silently as he remembered Sunberth, he did not want to have to stay there again.

Rabbit's turn to ask a question came now, and when he asked the question Ricky raised his eyebrows only for a moment. He had forgotten he had a task he needed to do, and now that he rested for a bit he should be getting back to it soon. "I came to Nyka in hope of findin' a friend o' mine, she left without warnin' and I wanna see if I can't bring 'er back home." He explained with a easy smile, a few more rubs given to the dogs head. He didn't have to necessarily go just now of course, Rabbit was an interesting little guy Ricky felt pretty glad to meet, and getting to know him actually seemed quite entertaining to say the least. "What's yer friend's name?" He asked for his turn in hopes he might get a story along with it, he wasn't aware if his answer to Rabbit's question aroused brought more on. To be honest he would be happy to answer any questions the Pycon had, since the two had already shared what they had with one another.

oocIts cool, I actually had plenty to work with.

[Rabbit]

Rabbit looked at the man curiously after hearing the answer to his question. Looking for someone, huh? Interesting... sounded pretty dramatic, to tell the truth. And interesting... it hung at the corner of his mind, wondering why in the world the friend of his left. Anger? Adventure? Or maybe just a misunderstanding. The Pycon got the feeling that this man was having the latter, since it was for no reason at all, right? The next question confused the little creature utterly. Friend? Which friend? Well... what friend, really. He didn't exactly have that many friends, and truthfully didn't care. He liked being solitary and all... Wait... "You mean my dog's name? Sivy. The owner named her..." That was all he could really say. Rabbit didn't really care much about names, since really, his own was practically a nickname. They didn't matter to him so much. He knew they were important to humans though, so had slowly begun to adopt that culture too. "Or... were you asking for... another friend?" He asked hesitantly, with emphasis on the second last word. Because really, his Silkena was all he could think of for a friend, and he couldn't remember mentioning anyone else... Now his turn, something instantly popped into his mind. The friend... the search, had been nagging at his mind all the while, and he was dying to ask for more... "Where are you searching?" He blurted, before stating something he'd possibly regret later on. "Mind if I help?" The instant the Pycon stated it, he surprised himself. What in the world was he doing? Aiding a complete stranger!? Well, not really complete. And he had nothing else to do that day, right? Still, he was utterly shocked, and it showed slightly on his clay features. He really needed to watch his tongue sometimes... Just after he'd stated the words, to his utter astonishment, Sivy sat down on the man's feet, dumping the little creature unceremoniously onto the ground. The hound stared up happily, not realizing how irritated his rider was. "What the Petch!?!?" He yelled at the dog, before quickly shutting his mouth again, realizing he was in company. The event had mostly hidden his previous expression, since the instant he had finished, he toppled down a foot onto the stone streets. Not wanting to talk anymore, in fear of making a fool of himself, Rabbit folded his arms and simply glared at Sivy in annoyance, mentally cursing the canine.

[Ricky Maze]

"Course I meant yer dog, animals are just as good of a close friends as people too." He mused with a chuckle, another friendly smile fell down upon Rabbit and Sivy. "That's a good name to have, believe me when I say that dogs're great companions. I had a dog o' my own once, closest thing I could ever consider a brother." He admitted with a nod, a little admiration for Rabbit and his companion. The two didn't look like they were used to each other yet, and judging by the story they hadn't been together all that long. It would happen in a matter of time though, that bond that could never be broken when a animal chooses its master. The tie that would only form and strengthen their friendship, and one day bring out the best love and unyielding loyatly. That kind of bond is a fantastic one, one Ricky would never forgot for the rest of his life. He still felt that bond even now, while his dog had passed on to a better place.

A question soon brought Ricky back into reality as Rabbit asked if he could help, which caused a look of surprise for a moment but then retraced with a wide smile. "Only if ye're both fine with walkin' around all day, truthfully I'd not mind the help." He placed his hands at his hips to hear the next response, and then Sivy sat on his feet which caused Rabbit to fall off and hollar. Ricky looked at him in awe and knelt back down, a hand went to Sivy's head to rub it. "Sivy, ye don't dump yer master off. He's yer friend, yer leader. Ya follow him and guard him with yer life." He instructed the pooch, not a single thought on whether the dog understood or not. He then looked to Rabbit with a humble expression, "Ya okay there? Hit the ground hard?" His caring side probably came off strong here, as it was apparent his love of dogs came from past experiences as well. Ricky always followed what his heart would best tell him, and really a kind and caring heart was what beated within him.

[Rabbit]

Rabbit slightly disagreed with the man’s opinion of dogs. He doubted he could ever be close to… an animal, considering he rarely cared for humans. He liked to be alone, separate, independent. Maybe that man’s hound had been like family, but… his? The Pycon doubted he’d ever find a good quality other than speed in such an idiotic dog, a trait quickly re-proven by the Silkena’s actions. Despite his different opinion, however, he didn’t mention anything, and appeared to accept the fact. Now that the man had accepted the offer to help, there was really no going back now. Oh well. At least he could learn more while doing something other than awkwardly sit on his dog. He was standing on the road, and nodded absently, more shaking his head in annoyance. A fall from that height wasn’t too much of a problem for the little creature, so was more of a shock than anything else. ”I’m fine…” He stated simply, before poking Sivy’s hind legs, in an attempt to make the canine stand up. It took about three in the right place before the Silkena reluctantly stood, at which Rabbit hopped up onto the dog’s back. ”Alright” he said with a tiny sigh. ”Where to? Unless you want me to direct….?” Was the question, as he looked at the man expectantly. Calling him ‘man’ was getting annoying by now… though he didn’t care much for names, it might be easier this way. ”What’s your name anyways?” The Pycon added this more as an after-thought, as if it didn’t really matter too much. In truth, it didn’t really. ”Oh… and what does the friend look like?” Yes, he’d shot several questions at the same time, but they didn’t count as part of the game, right? Only for more information on how to help the best. Well… maybe the name question counted, so at least he didn’t have to come up with another thing to interrogate the man about. Sometimes he could have many questions, sometimes very few. It always depended really.

[Ricky Maze]

Ricky's smile returned as he heard Rabbit say that he was fine, and quite surr enough the two had engaged in questions so quickly even Ricky forgot to introduce himself. It baffed him greatly that such a formality slipped his mind, as that usuall would be the first thinf he would address when meeting a person. "Oh! Right, completely slipped me mind. I'm Ricky Maze of the Zeltivan Wave Guard, though simple put I'm just Ricky for good measure." He chuckled a bit with slight humor, unaware if the extra bit with the Wave Guard made him sound so official or not.

"Hannah?" He pondered for a moment to think how to describe her. It had been easy enough to otherd that were human, but the world of a Pycon had to have been more mysterious somehow. "She's about yay high," He held a flat hand up just above his chest to measure her height, "Fantastic curves on her bodice, hair red as the center of a fire, and eyes as blue as ice." He wondered if that gave a well enough image for Rabbit to follow, as he was ready to go off on his search again. "S'bout all I can say really. If ya would like to lead on ya can." He assured Rabbit with a nod, a patient expression to the clay figure.

oocSince were at a good stopping point feel free to close the thread. You can say that the search went on but no sign of Hannah was found, or something of the sort. Been a fun time threading with you!

[Balderdash]

Delicious rewards! Happy days and jubilation!

Skill	XP Awarded
Observation	2
Interrogation	4
Socialization	4
Storytelling	1
Animal Husbandry	1

Lores: Upgraded From Big To Grand, Nyka Will Give You Adrenaline Poisoning, And Now; Talking Clay Animals Riding Other Animals, Dog!, What The Petch Is A Pycon?, Pycons Are Magic, Explaining Wave Guards, The Pycon Race, Monks Are Meanies, Nyka's Pretty Okay, Sunberth Is Still Worse

Items and Consequences: Nil

D'aw! Sivy is such a mean dog. A fun diversion from serious serious searching!

If you have any questions or concerns about this grade, please PM me. A happy you is a happy Balderdash!