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Re: A Thief's Oasis (Hafnium) GMed by Takimaru
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Tolyos blinked a few times at Xara's question, as if the thought hadn't even crossed his mind. "Hm? Oh. Me getting sucked in? Nah, that shouldn't be a problem, so long as you don't mind me dropping you guys off into the water... heh. If it really bothers you, I'll see about fetching a small boat we can pull along on the way there."
"You seem fairly relaxed about the whole thing," commented Safiya. "Have you done this before?"
"That I haven't! But, I have passed by that thing a few times, and I'm free now. That's what matters, I'd say. Repaying you three with this bit o' peril isn't going to bother me too much, especially if I can manage to keep the boat in one piece afterwards," he replied with a grin.
"Uuuu... I'm probably out of a job when I get back, too," whined Rabi softly.
Hearing the bunnygirl's concern, the seer addressed her personally. "Yes. Several ways. Apertures in your world, connected to those in ours. Though, it is best that one stay where they belong," she muttered in a slightly less cryptic fashion than usual. "Hard to find warm welcomes on either side for strangers." While likely not the answer that Xara was hoping for, it did reveal a useful bit of information; that there was more than one method of traveling between the 'worlds'. Probably.
"Ah... right. Well, thanks for your help," said the pale-skinned rogue, who turned back to the others and motioned towards the door with his chin. If Xara had been fretting about manners towards the elder, she likely didn't have to worry about doing anything worse than Tolyos, given how casual he had shown himself to be towards just about anyone, with the seer being no exception to this. "So unless ya got any other questions, we're headed out."
With that, the four exited and headed off towards the piers, where Tolyos fetched a small boat not far from their own craft, one remarkably similar to the one Xara and Safiya started in upon arriving to the strange, water-filled realm. Unwinding the attached rope from the dinghy's docking point, he left a silver coin nearby before fastening it to their main vehicle. "Hope ya don't mind if I spent a little bit of your cash here. Those livin' in this town are good people."
With the smaller boat now in tow, Tolyos proceeded to board the large craft, along with the others. "Mind if I drive this time? Since I gotta maneuver you guys to the right place, anyway."
Safiya shrugged. "That works. I'll pull the smaller boat up when it's time."
Once everyone was on and accounted for, the albino took the helm and steered their vehicle away skillfully. He was even better than Safiya as far as driving went, which made their trip smoother, as he was much less jerky with the wheel.
Their trip went rather uneventfully, as well, without a single pirate skiff in sight. But it was understandable, given the apparent roughness of the waters that they approached. These seemed... much darker, should Xara care to look over the boat's edge and peer into the depths. In addition, dozens of small, uninhabited rocks, perhaps half the size of Jadiram's smaller houses, jutted out from the surface, a rare sight in this practically endless sea, though they weren't so much islands at this point as they were hazards.
Still, Tolyos skillfully weaved the craft to avoid them, and before long, the inverted whirlpool appeared on the horizon. A pillar of swirling water, it seemed to go up into the sky forever. Faintly reminding the three Deunic travelers of a desert twister, save the fact that it was made from pure water, it raged in place, waiting to suck any hapless object up into the heavens.
"Well... shame I couldn't spend more time with the lot o' ya," said the marksman with a wink and a grin to Safiya, who could only respond with a forced, yet awkward smile in return. She didn't quite know how to handle his suggestive stares, but also couldn't deny that he had proven to be a great help on their journey nonetheless.
"Uh... likewise," replied the toned beauty, who shrugged off the odd tension by pulling the dinghy closer to them, so that the three could board. Inside were two oars. While not the most efficient method of propulsion, another look at the water showed that even the larger craft was slowly being pulled in towards the watery column. While they were still a relatively safe distance from the tempestuous formation, even that bit of security was liable to change within just a few minutes.
"T-Thanks," said Rabi quietly.
"Heh, don't mention it. Although, uh... you did manage to grab a lot of this treasure. Don't tell me you plan on trying to take it all with," said Tolyos, glancing sideways at Xara. "You can probably fit about half of this big chest on there with the three of ya, at least, but I don't recommend trying to get it all in."
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Xara: HP = 53, PP = 41, EP = 38, Status = Pregnant
Tolyos blinked a few times at Xara's question, as if the thought hadn't even crossed his mind. "Hm? Oh. Me getting sucked in? Nah, that shouldn't be a problem, so long as you don't mind me dropping you guys off into the water... heh. If it really bothers you, I'll see about fetching a small boat we can pull along on the way there."
"You seem fairly relaxed about the whole thing," commented Safiya. "Have you done this before?"
"That I haven't! But, I have passed by that thing a few times, and I'm free now. That's what matters, I'd say. Repaying you three with this bit o' peril isn't going to bother me too much, especially if I can manage to keep the boat in one piece afterwards," he replied with a grin.
"Uuuu... I'm probably out of a job when I get back, too," whined Rabi softly.
Hearing the bunnygirl's concern, the seer addressed her personally. "Yes. Several ways. Apertures in your world, connected to those in ours. Though, it is best that one stay where they belong," she muttered in a slightly less cryptic fashion than usual. "Hard to find warm welcomes on either side for strangers." While likely not the answer that Xara was hoping for, it did reveal a useful bit of information; that there was more than one method of traveling between the 'worlds'. Probably.
"Ah... right. Well, thanks for your help," said the pale-skinned rogue, who turned back to the others and motioned towards the door with his chin. If Xara had been fretting about manners towards the elder, she likely didn't have to worry about doing anything worse than Tolyos, given how casual he had shown himself to be towards just about anyone, with the seer being no exception to this. "So unless ya got any other questions, we're headed out."
With that, the four exited and headed off towards the piers, where Tolyos fetched a small boat not far from their own craft, one remarkably similar to the one Xara and Safiya started in upon arriving to the strange, water-filled realm. Unwinding the attached rope from the dinghy's docking point, he left a silver coin nearby before fastening it to their main vehicle. "Hope ya don't mind if I spent a little bit of your cash here. Those livin' in this town are good people."
With the smaller boat now in tow, Tolyos proceeded to board the large craft, along with the others. "Mind if I drive this time? Since I gotta maneuver you guys to the right place, anyway."
Safiya shrugged. "That works. I'll pull the smaller boat up when it's time."
Once everyone was on and accounted for, the albino took the helm and steered their vehicle away skillfully. He was even better than Safiya as far as driving went, which made their trip smoother, as he was much less jerky with the wheel.
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Their trip went rather uneventfully, as well, without a single pirate skiff in sight. But it was understandable, given the apparent roughness of the waters that they approached. These seemed... much darker, should Xara care to look over the boat's edge and peer into the depths. In addition, dozens of small, uninhabited rocks, perhaps half the size of Jadiram's smaller houses, jutted out from the surface, a rare sight in this practically endless sea, though they weren't so much islands at this point as they were hazards.
Still, Tolyos skillfully weaved the craft to avoid them, and before long, the inverted whirlpool appeared on the horizon. A pillar of swirling water, it seemed to go up into the sky forever. Faintly reminding the three Deunic travelers of a desert twister, save the fact that it was made from pure water, it raged in place, waiting to suck any hapless object up into the heavens.
"Well... shame I couldn't spend more time with the lot o' ya," said the marksman with a wink and a grin to Safiya, who could only respond with a forced, yet awkward smile in return. She didn't quite know how to handle his suggestive stares, but also couldn't deny that he had proven to be a great help on their journey nonetheless.
"Uh... likewise," replied the toned beauty, who shrugged off the odd tension by pulling the dinghy closer to them, so that the three could board. Inside were two oars. While not the most efficient method of propulsion, another look at the water showed that even the larger craft was slowly being pulled in towards the watery column. While they were still a relatively safe distance from the tempestuous formation, even that bit of security was liable to change within just a few minutes.
"T-Thanks," said Rabi quietly.
"Heh, don't mention it. Although, uh... you did manage to grab a lot of this treasure. Don't tell me you plan on trying to take it all with," said Tolyos, glancing sideways at Xara. "You can probably fit about half of this big chest on there with the three of ya, at least, but I don't recommend trying to get it all in."
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