You're very welcome! -Curtsy-
Well, if nothing else, I think I may sweep the floor.
-tromp, tromp, tromp-
-Mary Abbott is tromping through the forest in her heavy workman boots-
Cripes, it's got dark out fast...
-she squints up at the light, tugging on her hat-
UN JOUR JE SERAI DE RETOUR PRÈS DE TOIForest (108)
<Come again?>
-He thinks to himself.-
-...OK, yeah, he still hasn't figured out the exact context that phrase is used for.-
-He doesn't understand what he is looking at. At all.-
-The boy already struggles with so many things, and this weird perception thing is actually sort of... eerie to the boy.-
-...Very unsettling to him. It's so foreign to him.-
-...-
-...Should he get closer? He'll need to be very cautious if he does.-
-...-
-Aichi quickly moves to a somewhat closer tree, almost like a ninja.-
-There was a minimal amount of noise from that, as he has been trained to be as quiet as possible.-
-...However, he bumps into the tree.-
-His depth perception isn't good due to the eye patch, and it's dark. Naturally it makes it a bit harder to move about.-
-A few leaves fall from the tree...-
-And then 108 hears the voice that suddenly appeared, silently trying to see the source.-
-All the while he hides behind the newest tree.-
"Did she not tell- fucking hell."
Eires sighed and put out their cigarette.
"May I be struck down for breaking trust. But, get down here."
-Aside from the one voice, there are a few sounds, footsteps and half-muttered things, and an odd set of clacking and chattering somethings from the same area, inhuman and unnatural-
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-...-
-This is... extremely unnerving...-
-...Fear. Aichi is experiencing fear.-
-He is uncertain of what this light is or what these noises are.-
-They are unlike anything he's seen and heard before.-
-...-
-He moves to another close tree, now aiming to get his camera out so he can try to record it.-
-...Although, it seems like he's oh so slightly less focused. He is uncertain why his heart is beating like this...-
-He is afraid, and perhaps he is actually starting to register what the body does when one is afraid.-
Edited by CrystalMemoria on Oct 14th 2018 at 9:05:57 AM
"I'd like it if you didn't. A drunk galaxy is really the last thing I want to deal with right now."
-In response, there are a few shouts, obviously human but in no dialect anyone would recognize. Vaguely Latin, maybe but it's too hard to pick out-
-Sounds like they're getting closer-
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-Aichi finds himself freezing as the noise seems like it's getting closer.-
-...-
-...He... wants to get away.-
-He wants to flee.-
-...-
-...Why can he not flee...? Why is it so hard to think?-
-Why? How should he proceed? He wants to escape, but he can't move...-
-...He's stuck in a mental loop.-
-...-
-...Is this fear?-
-This atmosphere... This surreal light that is messing with his sense of perception... That noise that seems completely different from anything he's ever heard...-
-...It's getting to him.-
-...He... doesn't like fear...-
-He still records, silently... unsure of how to get himself to move again...-
"Depends on the size of the drink, Ori. We can discuss your highly improbable and unbelievable drinking habits some other time. May Andy forgive me for going behind her back, Roger is a threat to her."
-A few men come into view, disheveled and out of sorts, wearing odd masks and carrying various weapons. None are in any way similar to the other, save for a repeated icon: a circle with eight arrows radiating outwards, on several, either tattooed or scarred into them, or somehow inscribed on their clothing, and a few even wear it as pendants-
-Other designs are also apparent, a few repeating, but none the the same effect as the first-
-One with a heavy, red symbol carries a large axe, and he is built like no man could possibly be, muscular and heavy-
-Another seems sickly, malnourished and terminal, and a large icon like a fly is sewn into his hood-
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-Where did these people come from...? Who are they...? What do they want...? What is that symbol...?-
-...Stay calm... Stay focused... Stay calm... Stay focused...-
-He is still recording this. This data will be useful...-
-...What if these people are a threat? What if they intend harm to the people in this place?-
-What should he do? He can't just stay here!-
-He needs to move!-
-He attempts to make some distance between himself and the people, aiming to hide behind another tree...-
-...Bumping into it again. Normally he would have done better after he first time, but he's nowhere near as focused as usual...-
-Leaves once again fall from the tree...-
-Mary can conveniently see what looks like the form of a small child rushing from one tree to the next, and accidentally bumping into it before hiding once more.-
-He's somewhat hard to discern because of the black outfit, but the blue hair helps her see him.-
Edited by CrystalMemoria on Oct 14th 2018 at 9:31:25 AM
"She says he can hurt her. Apparently this kid is too fucking smart for his own good!"
-One of the men barks something out, pointing towards 108's location, and a trio of the men take aim with what appears to be assault rifles and a shotgun, approaching slowly-
-The duo, sickly and strong, sit back, though the former looks too tired to keep up an approach, and the latter looks like he is restraining himself by the barest of threads-
[forum cryptid: it/it's]Forest (108)
-!!!-
-H-He was spotted...!-
-His thoughts are rather scrambled now, something completely foreign to the poor boy.-
-This is fear.-
-This is fear.-
-This is fear.-
-He feels himself stiffen when he hears the impact of the rock.-
-He remains silent, simply staying behind the tree.-
-His heart is pounding right now...-
-He does not like fear he does not like fear he does not like fear he does not like fear he does not like fear he does not like fear he does not like fear he does not like fear he does not like fear he does not like fear he does not like fear he does not like fear he does not like fear he does not like fear he does not like fear he does not like fear he does not like fear he does not like fear-
Edited by CrystalMemoria on Oct 14th 2018 at 9:38:49 AM
"He's some sort of prodigy, she's been sabotaging his experiment, and he thinks that Ramona is the giant space cloud world eater thing in the sky."
-The nasty musclebrute goes off like a stick of dynamite at the tree the stone was lobbed at, yelling horribly and rushing into it, sticking their axe in it easily halfway after punting a few of his smaller companions out of the way-
-The other ones turn their attention to the larger one, clearing far out of the way, like they were scared of him!-
-Wait a moment-
-it almost looks like there's not as many as before-
-but it's hard to tell in the confusion-
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-Aichi absolutely freezes when he hears all of the noise.-
-What's happening?-
-He's finally aware of fear... and he wishes he wasn't.-
-...? He hears Mary and looks over at her, but is unable to get himself to whisper back.-
-Mary, the boy's expression isn't anywhere near as scared as another kid his age would be, but it's still fairly visible that the poor boy is scared.-
-He's never dealt with anything like this before. Whether it be the strange tricks on his senses, the weird people that suddenly appeared, the loud noise, the attack from that one man in particular, or the actual feeling of fear...-
-It's clear that right now he's just a lost and scared boy. A far cry from his emotionless recon agent self (Although it's not like Mary would know about that).-
-Still he's looking towards her, and trying to listen.-
Edited by CrystalMemoria on Oct 14th 2018 at 9:48:33 AM

Forest (108)
-...That light...-
-Aichi carefully pulls out his monocular and attempts to look at the light from his place next to the tree.-
-What could it be...? A flashlight? Or something else...?-
-...He is wary about this.-