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IC: Hakari - The Charred Forest -

"Hmm?" As Lapu tugged on the rope, the Lesterin's attention was drawn to the figures up ahead. Hakari strained her vision to get a better look, but she found it was easier just to get closer. So she did. As she approached them she smiled and waved. "Hello there!" Being the only one of her group that seemed capable of speaking currently she figured it fell to her to speak out.

They seemed friendly enough to her, even if she'd only observed them for no more than a few seconds. 

OOC: @Razgriz @capMARVELOUS @ARROW404 @Harvali @Geardirector

IC: Zanakra - Tahtorak Encampment -

Zanakra shrugged indifferently. "As long as she can still hear my orders I don't care. Go all out if you wish." 

OOC: @ARROW404 @Smudge8

29 minutes ago, ARROW404 said:

IC: Lumune

"Boy, if that were my only worry, I'd consider myself blessed," she chuckled. This Skyra was easy to get along with. She herself had pretty much never spoken with a Toa before- not since Pohatu- so she had expected something more austere. But this felt a lot like just talking to another Matoran. Something she wasn't really good at, she had to admit.

IC: Skyra Daring 

"There's a few things I have to worry about besides that." Like Makuta's return and all. That was kind of concerning. "But not too much I guess." 

IC: Zanakra - Tahtorak Encampment - Spineless Bay - 

"Perfect." Zanakra turned to Jojax. It was true the young Skadki seemed ready to explode if she didn't get into a fight soon, of course that was just the sort of thing that Zanakra wanted to see in her subordinates. "Have at it Jojax, just don't make me look bad." 

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5 hours ago, ARROW404 said:

IC: Lumune

She led them around to the right, into the shade of the city's natural sandstone walls. They would be arriving soon. "I can imagine... The things I'd do if I could survive a jump like that. Trapping would be easy, that's for sure."

IC: Skyra Daring 

"Yeah, it's pretty handy for that sort of thing, I-" A sudden throb on the left side of my head interrupted me as I winced and rubbed it with my fingers. I briefly thought of taking the pain meds Dorian had given me, but I decided against it for now. It wasn't that painful yet. "...I do have to watch for low ceilings though, didn't have to do that as a Matoran that's for sure." 

IC: Zanakra - Tahtorak Encampment - Spineless Bay - 

On 12/13/2021 at 5:03 AM, ARROW404 said:

"Can't say I've actually seen the fort, to be honest. We came in from the Crown just a week or so ago and haven't explored much. Warlord of the Spineless Bay, you say... Who'd you have to kill for the position?"

Zanakra grinned at the question, she couldn't help herself. "Oh, it's hard to put a number on it, a lot of blood paved the way for my fort's construction, and I'm sure there will be much more blood spilt before my conquest is over." She wouldn't stop till she was satisfied after all, and who knew when that would be? Till the entire island was hers? Would that even be enough? How many more islands were out there anyway? That was getting ahead though...

"...though if mere words aren't enough for you, would you prefer a demonstration? "

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IC: Skyra Daring - Po-koro -

Hmmm...when did I become a Toa again? "I wasn't always a Toa, but it feels like a lifetime ago since I became one." It sort of happened out of the blue one day when I was just doing Gukko Force stuff. 

"I don't know if it really was destiny or just a happy accident, but either way the life of a Toa suits me just fine." 

@ARROW404

IC: Hakari - The Charred Forest -

"Ga-Wahi." She had blurted out the words before she even realized it. Much like her two companions, this climate didn't seem to agree with her. 

@ARROW404 @Harvali

IC: Skyra Daring - Po-koro -

I ended up climbing to the top after all. Between my natural affinity for climbing and my grapple it was more than manageable. I surveyed Po-koro from the top of the boulder before nodding in satisfaction and pulling out a knife as I scratched something into the rock. 

Beat you here, loser. - Sky. There, that would cover pretty much any of my friends if they ever decided to make the climb as well. I glanced down as I spotted Lumune far down below...oh right I was suppose to be going to see her lion...whoops. 

With that I leaped off the rock. As I fell I quickly used my elemental powers to create a gust of wind strong enough to slow my fall, and once my feet hit the ground I did a quick roll before jumping back up to my feet in front of Lumune. 

"Sorry about that, got a bit distracted. Let's go!" 

@ARROW404

IC: Zanakra - Tahtorak Encampment - Spineless Bay - 

So they were currently leaderless huh? Zanakra grinned, this was all too easy. As much as she loved a good fight, it seemed like it would be all too easy to sway them to her cause. Sometimes a battle of words could be thrilling as well. 

"How unfortunate that your leader is no longer with us." Actually it was fantastic. "It is a good thing I arrived when I did then, I am Zanakra, Warlord of the Spineless Bay." She the pointed towards the direction of Fort Razorfish;Vaa. "The impressive fort, Fort Razorfish;Vaa, I'm sure you've seen it, belongs to me." She paused for a moment to let the information sink in. 

"Since you find yourselves leaderless, and you happen to have settled in my territory. I have a...proposition for you." She grinned, she couldn't help it. "Join me, and I will give you the resources and manpower to turn this little...ramshackle of yours into something impressive. A mighty outpost of Fort Razorfish;Vaa if you will. What do you say?" 

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On 12/11/2021 at 3:40 AM, ARROW404 said:

OoC: Did something happen to our Ta-Matoran friend?

OOC: Yeah, the player of said character was banned. 

IC: Hakari - The Charred Forest -

Hakari noticed Kanohi's distress as well, but as she watched Lapu place a hand on the Matoran's head she knew the Toa had everything handled. It was also cute! She gave a thumbs up and smiled before taking the end of the rope offered to her, humming to herself as she did. She was perfectly happy for Kanohi to continue to lead the way, especially since she had no idea where she even was!

@ARROW404 @Harvali

IC: Skyra Daring - Po-koro -

"Yep, her name is Destiny, and we fly together practically every day..." I said as I looked up at Po-koro's iconic boulder, starting to wonder myself what it would be like to stand on top of it myself...

...well, there was only one way to find out. 

"One second, I need to try something..." Before Lumune could so much as question what I was talking about I had bolted into a sprint as I got closer to the gate I jumped, using a tiny bit of my elemental power to boost myself. Then I raised my right arm and fired the grapple attached to it, it was time to see what this baby could do. 

The grapple successfully hooked to the top of the gate, the force of the cable as it started to reel back into the device took me by surprised as I found myself being pulled up rapidly. "Woah!"

I pulled myself up the rest of the way onto the top of the gate as I reached it, standing up as I looked up towards the stone spires still above me. "Wow that's still pretty high up even from here. Probably not gonna be able to get up there from here, even with this grapple..." 

Not to say I wouldn't be willing to give it a shot anyway, what's the worst that could happen? 

 @ARROW404

IC: Hakari - The Charred Forest -

Hakari looked at the endless amount of charred trees with curiosity. Unlike the noise of life that you heard in Le-Wahi's jungles, it was much quieter here. Every footstep they took was much louder and more noticeable. 

"A bit eerie, isn't it?"

@ARROW404 @Harvali

IC: Skyra Daring - Po-koro -

"Ah." Sometimes I forgot how much denser life was in Le-Wahi compared to most other regions on Mata Nui. I'd lived in Le-koro for most of my life so I supposed I was simply used to it. 

"Le-Wahi is quite a bit different than here, that's for sure. Po-Wahi is hot and open, while Le-Wahi is hot and densely packed with life. Only way to get a good view of the sky in Le-Wahi is to fly above the trees to be honest." 

 @ARROW404

IC: Skyra Daring - Po-koro -

I put my hands behind my head as we walked. "Yeah that's right. They're a bit faster and tougher than Gukko birds." 

 @ARROW404

IC: Skyra Daring - Po-koro -

I stopped playing with my wrist grapple as Lumune introduced herself. "No problem. I'm Skyra Daring, Toa of Air." I stretched my limbs a bit, I suppose I had been standing at that counter for a bit. 

"Well I'm ready to see this big kitty! It's a shame I don't have my Kahu with me, but she's all the way in Ostia right now." While it was possible to try and summon her with my flute, I didn't really want to make Destiny fly all the way there for no particular reason. 

 @ARROW404

IC: Zanakra - Fort Razorfish;Vaa - Spineless Bay - 

Zanakra smirked at the banter between Sohmak and Jojax. She approved of rivalries between her underlings, kept them sharp. But for the moment they needed to focus. "Alright you rats, let's move out, we've wasted enough time here." 

By her command they set out into the bay towards the camp. Soon enough Tahtorak Outpost was visible, and they would be visible to the residents of the outpost as well. Zanakra stood in the front of the scouting ship, looking as imposing as possible. 

"Who's in charge here? I have things to discuss with them." She shouted as they got within hearing range, Cordak Blaster on her side, shrapnel gun on her other, and hammer strapped to her back. She did not look like someone who would be denied. 

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IC: Oceanna Gallywix  - Onu-koro - ??? -

Her eyes watered as she struggled to see again, slowly but surely her vision was coming back. She forced herself to look towards where the fugitives were, judging by the amount of noise they were making. Yes, there they were. Her grip on her Rahkshi staff tighten a bit.

Eying the Vortixx, Oceanna flew down towards him at high speed, betting on the fact that he would neither heard nor see her coming from above, as they had seemed to forgotten her the moment they had blinded her. As she closed the distance she grabbed her staff with both hands and swung it at his head, intending to knock him down.

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IC: Skyra Daring - Tech Emporium - Po-koro -

"Sure thing Dehkaz, I'll catch up with you and the others later." I said with a wave as the other Toa left.

I paid for my pistols and acquired the wrist grapple that Dehkaz had bought for me. "Alright Farzan, just let me know whenever you're ready to have me test those prototypes. I'll be uh, wherever the Fowadi is probably..." Come to think of it, I had no Idea where I'd be or how he'd get into contact with me once it was ready...well I was sure he'd figure out something. "...anyway bye!" 

As I headed for the door I glanced at the Matoran trapper...what was her name again? Hmmm, she never said come to think of it. "I'll be just outside. Once you're done here just come get me and we'll go see your lion." With that I headed out, putting the wrist grapple on as I did. I was kind of eager to try it out, I'd seen some members of the Gukko Force pull off some pretty fancy stunts with these, made me wonder what I could pull off with it.

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IC: Hakari - To Ta-Wahi -

Hakari paid close attention to Kanohi's teachings of morse code as they walked towards Ta-Wahi. She honestly found it impressive how the Matoran had come up with a whole way of communicating without even speaking, he was far smarter than she was, or at least she thought so. 

Before they all knew it, they had reached Ta-Wahi

OOC: @Harvali @ARROW404  Hakari, Lapu, and Kanohi to Ta-Wahi

IC: Skyra Daring - Tech Emporium - Po-koro -

“Sure, I’ll check out your lion.” I said as I looked at Farzan. Let’s see, I was getting a wrist grapple, curtesy of Dehkaz, two diskette pistols that I’d placed on the counter and was buying myself, and then I’d be coming back at some point to test out some sort of prototype weapon and get one for free for my trouble. Yup sounded right. 
 

“Once I’ve got my new stuff I’m ready to go.” I said as I took out the widgets to pay for the pistols. Oh! I also needed to get something for Dorian, though I was thinking of buying him something from a different store. 

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IC: Hakari - Le-Wahi - Heading towards Ta-Wahi -

Hakari followed Kanohi and Lapu silently. Dealing with the fire had subdued her chattiness, plus it was hard to keep a conversation when you were the only one who could actually speak. 

It had been so long since Hakari had left Le-Wahi, she didn't know much about Ta-Wahi but she understood it was much hotter than even the jungle. She wondered how different it would be. 

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IC: Skyra Daring - Tech Emporium - Po-koro -

I pumped my fist as Dehkaz ordered the wrist grapple. Who knew that being good at throwing dangerous objects could get you free stuff? 

On 11/27/2021 at 4:15 AM, ARROW404 said:

After the Toa asked for her piece of tech, Lumune seized the opportunity to ask her question. "Have you seen lions before?" Not many on the island knew what they were, so she figured maybe she knew something she didn't. "Mine is the only one I've ever seen- or even heard of. And he's lonely."

I looked back at the trapper. "Sure I've seen lions, they're big cats like Muaka right? When you've wandered through Le-Wahi as much as I have you tend to see all sorts of creatures. Can't tell you the last time I came across a lion though, it's been a while." They weren't exactly the most common creature, I didn't want to get her hopes up in finding more of them. "Pretty rare to see them honestly, with how huge Le-Wahi is it can be years before you come across one."

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IC: Skyra Daring - Tech Emporium - Po-koro -

I raised my eyebrow at the Matoran trapper. "A lion huh? I'm more of a bird person myself but lions are cool." I commented before turning towards Dehkaz, glancing at the dagger he offered me. I couldn't help but smile. He understood that I'd been using throwing knives since arc 1 as long as I could remember right? Not to brag, but I had even won a knife throwing tournament in Le-koro once, so needless to say I was confident in my ability. I took the knife. "Alright Dehkaz, sounds fun enough." 

My sights were on the dagger currently imbedded in the beam. Of course, while I knew I'd have no issue hitting the target, the tricky part was hitting it with the exact force needed to dislodge it from the beam, and from the correct angle. Even for someone who was well practiced at knife throwing like myself, this was a tricky shot.

17 hours ago, Geardirector said:

"I have consulted with my colleague, and I'm not going to kiss and tell too much, but I'll tell you this. We're developing some stuff that we're very soon going to be putting through its paces to make sure its in tip-top shape. If you can agree to come here and handle our prototypes here on the premises, then we can talk about maybe reserving you a copy free of charge when it's ready to go."

"Mmmm sure sounds good..." I said, only half paying attention to what Farzan said as I focused on making the throw. Not wanting to overthink it, I just took the shot and tossed the knife. There was a loud ding as metal smacked against metal as the knife I threw struck the one embedded in the beam. 

The knife had been certainly loosened, leaning downwards towards the ground. Only the tiniest bit of the tip was still stuck in the beam, but alas it was still hanging there. 

"Well ####." I muttered, disappointed with the results. But before I could admit defeat, something unexpected happened. A butterfly with black and blue wings fluttered by, deciding to land on the end of the knife's hilt of all things. The knife then proceeded to fall out of the beam and clatter on the floor. 

...

...

WHAT!?

Perhaps my damaged brain had just imagined that. What were the odds that could even happen!? Hallucinating butterflies wouldn't have been the weirdest thing to happen to me. I glanced at Dehkaz, Farzan, and the Matoran trapper. 

"Did anyone else see that ####? Also I want the wrist grapple, Dehkaz." Butterfly assistance or not, I'd still take a win. 

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IC: Skyra Daring - Tech Emporium - Po-koro -

I gave Krayn a wave as he left. Then I stood there by the counter as I waited. I tapped my fingers against the counter. Tap tap tap. 

I looked over at the Matoran that was also in the store, and then to Dehkaz. 

"You guys wanna play a game while we wait? Not the quiet game though, I don't like that one." 

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