EliteCommander

The Depths of Deception

I'll be moving us along to the meeting sometime tomorrow, just to let anyone know who hasn't met up yet.

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

I was going to select a mission based on where others were going. If there were missions planned out ahead of time IC, Ssarak would have gone with friends.

The Depths of Deception

cqbexpt said
Also a thing: the sovereignty dosent really censor media they also make a point of not trying to control it. Granted the sov based ones are going to be favorable toward them cause you know they live there.

Honestly, that doesn't fit the image you've given to them. The Rothian government certainly controls their media, albeit subtly, given the prevalence of outside media.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

It did not take much for Kaleeth to jump into the river. With the beast urging her along, Janius' confirmation was all it took for her to dive in. She slid underneath the surface, becoming essentially undetectable from above. One immediate difference Kaleeth noticed was her waterbreathing, or rather the lackthereof. In this form, she had to hold her breath under the water, which she only did because of her beast spirit instinctively forcing her to. Of course, a werecrocodile could hold its breath for quite a long time underwater, but it still seemed like a step back from having actual gills.

Regardless, Kaleeth settled down on the riverbed and looked ahead in he direction of the prey they had caught the scent of earlier. It had been upstream, which meant it would naturally tend to go downstream, especially with the current being as strong as it was. Even Kaleeth had to dig her massive claws into the riverbed to keep herself from moving, though this form was capable of swimming against a current of this strength. With her beast spirit guiding her, she waited completely motionless while scanning the area upstream with eyes that were well-adapted to seeing underwater. From the surface, everything seemed eerily still, apart from the rain. Were it not for the fact that Janius saw her dive in, there would be no evidence that Kaleeth was even there. If the prey found itself floating too far downstream, however, it would essentially be over in an instant.

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

Don't worry, I'll figure something out. I have an early day tomorrow, though, so I'll be going to bed. Goodnight.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Need to wake up early tomorrow, goodnight.

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

I need to figure out something to do now, I suppose. Other than collabing that first post in the side story with Lucius.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Initially, Kaleeth's beast spirit was placated when they started off in the search for prey. As long as it knew they were hunting, it could be satisfied letting her take control. She followed behind Janius, who luckily was going slow enough that even she could keep up. It was unfortunate, then, that the rain was hindering their efforts considerably. Her hearing wasn't that exceptional in this form anyway, and the rain made it even worse. She doubted Janius could even gauge any movement with the downpour around them. Scents were also quickly being washed away and masked by the storm. Even their vision was obscured somewhat by the wall of water around them. There was one thing, a single scent that was still close enough for them detect, but as it was a creature native to the marsh, the chances of catching up to it with the high waters and rushing rivers were slim...for Janius, at least.

As they moved along, Kaleeth's eyes were drawn to the overflowing river they were walking alongside. Werecrocodiles were not land predators, they were aquatic by nature. Her instincts were not to chase down prey on dry land, but rather to catch them by surprise in the water. Her instincts wanted her to jump in and submerge herself, and her beast spirit was growing restless that she was not obeying. She eyed the water longingly, her feet inching closer to the riverbank. The influence Kaleeth was starting to feel from the beast spirit was beginning to overwhelm her. She had to admit, it did seem like a good idea. It was what this form was built for, after all. Kaleeth's gaze shifted from the water, to Janius beside her. She looked hat him expectantly, with the rational part of her mind keeping her on land, but also wanting to look for any excuse to dive in.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Kaleeth did not like the idea of just letting this beast take over. She feared it would just overpower her mind again and completely control the body, but Janius told her to do it, so she did it anyway. Once she let it out, the beast immediately began the transformation. Her body started to contort, break, and reform once more, causing her to cry out in pain. She fell to her knees, and stood back up only once the transformation had completed in its entirety. Her form was even taller, and more massive than Janius. She was a veritable juggernaut: a clumsy, slow moving juggernaut, but a juggernaut nonetheless. There was little that could outmatch a werecrocodile in a head-to-head fight.

Though still afraid, Kaleeth felt somewhat of a feeling of amazement once the tranformation was complete. The beast was still clawing at her mind, but unlike last time, it wasn't the beast controlling the body with her trying to influence it. Instead, she found herself in control of her movements, while the beast was influencing her. It was urging her to find something to hunt and kill, and while it wasn't particularly hostile towards Janius, it wasn't really friendly either. If the beast started to feel threatened by him, there was no doubt it would try to get her to attack. She knew not how to make words in this form, so she just looked at Janius, unable to show the fear she felt in her expression.

The Depths of Deception

To make things easy, we can all group up in the common area outside the suites, then I can move us all to the meeting as a group.