053 [Voice/Action]

[mountain_sage]

It has been a couple of weeks since the New Feather cycle began. I trust all of the new arrivals have gotten settled in by now? I am still keeping a regular watch in the forest to aid those who are lost.

For now, I shall take a night or two to camp by the lake. I'll have my journal with me in case anyone needs to contact me. Also, anyone is welcome to join me if they wish.

[True to his word, Saleh is setting up his tent and bonfire by the lake. He'll sit beside the bonfire, facing the lake, just taking in all the nature around him. Beautiful...]

Comments

[Voice]

[mistlegacy]

Enjoy your camping trip, Saleh.

[If Rydia sounds less than enthusiastic, it's nothing to do with Saleh. Losing Ceodore and Eiko have taken their troll.]

[Voice]

[mountain_sage]

Thank you, Rydia.

...Are you all right?

[Voice]

[mistlegacy]

[Brief pause.]

No, not really. It'll take some time.

[Voice]

[mountain_sage]

I see... I'm sorry.

[Voice]

[mistlegacy]

Thank you, Saleh.

[voice]

[all7seas]

Be careful of bears, sage. You know how they are.

[voice]

[mountain_sage]

[What is it with you and bears?]

I will be fine, Jack. Thank you for your concern...

[voice]

[all7seas]

[HE HAS BEEN CHASED BY SO MANY OF THEM]

Hmph. Not -- not concern, is it. Pirates aren't concerned. Someone needed to say it, and so I was the man -- simple as that. Wonder if you'll actually find any lost little new feathers in your travels.

[voice]

[mountain_sage]

[You don't care about him? That hurts.]

Yes, I was able to find some new arrivals in this cycle.

[He won't mention the unstable man, though.]

[voice]

[all7seas]

Any of them suitable wenches for yourself? [he still apparently has to get you laid, Saleh.]

[voice]

[mountain_sage]

[Still?]

...No.

[Why would you even...?]

[voice]

[all7seas]

Ah, well. Keep your hopes high, lad. She'll be along one of these days.

[voice]

[mountain_sage]

I'm...

[Confused. He'd like to learn about love, but this is not the place to find a suitable life partner.]

I'm not so desperate...

[action]

[dogboy]

[Chien's not lost - he's right at home - but exploring the village is more of an exhausting espionage mission than it is fun. His forest's the home, and he enjoys running around it. If only he had his brothers...

Ooh, fire. What's that doing around here? Faintly recalling something about someone and a lake (he'd been just skipping through the pages when he was bored), he decides to investigate.]

Who're you? [What business does a human have in a forest.]

[action]

[mountain_sage]

[Saleh has a lot of business in the forest, but for now he's just relaxing.]

Hmm? [He turns to look at the approaching figure, answering his question.]

I am Saleh. And you?

[action]

[dogboy]

[He doesn't need to answer your questions! Just answer his!]

What's a human doing around here?

[action]

[mountain_sage]

...Right now I am merely camping.

[Is that a problem?]

[action]

[dogboy]

I usually see you guys in the village, not out here.

[yyyno it's not but. he's curious. and a little wary.]

[action]

[mountain_sage]

I come out here quite often. I enjoy the serenity of the forest.

[And the kid hasn't seen him in all the times he's been out here.]

So how about you? Do you live out here?

[action]

[dogboy]

[well that sounds oddly nice. then again, his jungles were filled to the brim with bad animals, so...

... and the kid's new, so forgive him.]

Yeah, so what?

[action]

[weaponry]

[ Tenten is training in a nearby adjacent forest. She figures the area would be relatively out of the way enough to practice her explosive training. Unfortunately, since Saleh lurks near by, she'd be wrong. But still, a particularly loud boom, followed by a trail of smoke and flying birds should definitely be attention grabbing in a serene environment like Saleh is in. ]

[action]

[mountain_sage]

[The explosion certainly does catch his attention. What was that? Thinking it could possibly be an attack, Saleh jumps to his feet, grabbing his staff and spell tomes. He waits for the smoke to clear, then carefully wanders into the direction of the explosion.]

[action]

[weaponry]

[ Another explosion can be heard, followed by a couple of rapid fire blasts. There are some flashes accompanied by the detonations. The closer he gets the more he'll hear sounds of a young girl huffing, puffing and grunting as if she's putting in a strenuous amount of effort towards something. ]

[action]

[mountain_sage]

[He'll move closer and closer, flinching from the sounds of the explosions, until the young girl comes into view.]

What in the blazes...?

[action]

[weaponry]

[ Tenten hears someone approaching and speaking. She turns to him, but her view is somewhat obscured by the explosions. For now, she just has to confirm that's not her mind playing tricks on her out of extreme boredom. ]

Hello? Is anyone out there?