MonsieurShade

The Ashe City Mysteries (REBOOTED Supernatural Mystery RP) OPEN

@NekoJordan I sort of want to reintroduce my Wendigo character, so do it I shall!

Rebuilding our deity

Upon realizing his comrade's lack of interest in finding out whether or not there would be a time limit on their quest, Jacque gave a heavy sigh and a shrug before placing his hands on his hips, "I suppose i'm ready to go. Would rather know how quickly we need to get this done, but I suppose it'd just be added stress." he grunted before snapping his fingers twice. Titan immediately perked up at the sound and lugged himself up and over to Jacque to wait expectantly at the hunter's feet, "To Shale town we go, yeah?".

Krrstria

Apologies for my absence, been a bit busy.

Krrstria

After a brief pause to grab a few fruits from a passing food wagon, Jacque located and entered the local police department and swiftly made his way over to the desk that served as the check in for captive criminals. "Well as I live and breathe...Jacque, my boy! Is that you" The grizzled old man behind the desk exclaimed as he pulled out a pair of glasses to examine the bounty hunter before him. Jacque blinked, then scrunched his face a bit as he tried to place the old man's face, "What's with that look, boy? You forgot your manners, or did you really forget your father's old partner?", "Wait...Adrian? Adrian McNamara?". The old man gave an approving nod and stood to properly greet his partner's son, "The very same one who helped teach ya boy. You've really grown a lot since then, and by the look of those two sorry sunsofbitches you got there, your height ain't the only thing that's changed.", "Yeah, good meals and plenty of exercise thanks to these criminals. Not to be rude, but what exactly are you doing out here old timer?".

Adrian gave a shrug and adjusted his glasses a bit, "Caught word that the normal collection officer for Payon got killed by some bandits a few weeks back. Since I retired from bounty hunting years ago and needed something to do, figured i'd come give these folks a helping hand. Figured people like yourself wouldn't take too kindly to bounty hunting and receiving no bounty. Speakin' of which, who you got on the floor there?"

Jacque released his grip on the horse thief's collar and dusted his hand off on his pants, "Horse thief from Rudibrium of all places. Guess he couldn't hack it as a smith and chose to steal instead.". Adrian leaned over his desk to examine the thief, then clucked his tongue, "Poor bastard doesn't look like he'll make it through the night. Probably for the best anyway, thieves hang here, just saves us some rope. What about the little miss you got there? His accomplice?" "Glad you asked. Caught this one snooping around with an older male who was either kind enough or stupid enough to tell me he was a scout for an empire assault heading this way. Says they'll be here by dawn.". Adrian's brow furrowed as he absorbed this newfound information, "Do you believe him?" he asked lowly, "I don't know what to believe. All I know is that i'd rather get my money and supplies and go rather than find out come tomorrow morning." Jacque retorted.

As soon as those words left his mouth, Jacque knew he'd screwed up. Adrian locked eyes with Jacque and jabbed his finger into the younger hunter's chest, "You're just going to up and abandon these folks boy? Everyone? The women, children, and elderly? You know damn well your father raised you better than that Jacque. You're a bounty hunter, not a damned monster.". That stung. The words cut deep, causing Jacque to visibly cringe as Adrian stared daggers at him until Jacque could no longer look him in the eye. The old hunter shook his head and turned away, "If you're really certain that you want to run, then fine. I'll go fetch the bingo book and a check so you can get your money." Adrian made it approximately three steps before Jacque let out a low groan "Fine damnit it, i'll stay and help. Twist my arm a bit more why don't you old man.". Adrian didn't turn back to face Jacque, if he did, then Jacque would have bore witness to the most smarmy shit eating grin ever seen, "Knew you had it in you boy. I'll go get your check, then we can warn the sheriff and the local militia.". As Adrian walked away, Jacque began to repeatedly whack himself in the forehead with his palm as he wondered what he'd just gotten himself into.

Rebuilding our deity

Jacque listened quietly to the priest's words, his face an unreadable mask as he wondered what exactly he'd be going up against. Jacque had faced many a beast in his day and a few of his fellow man as well, but this? A literal god? This was in a whole different league. He stepped forward and cleared his throat, "How long do we have to complete this task?".

Krrstria

@Diabolic Sweet merciful gracious. That....that is not a sword. That is destruction given physical form.

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Jacque scowled and spat in the dirt as he watched Atticus walk away with complete disregard for his companion. It wasn't that Jacque viewed the action as distasteful, rather he'd lost his only bargaining chip. The bounty hunter glared down at Atticus' partner and sheathed his knife before unshouldering his gun once more, "You're coming with me." he growled before striking her in the forehead with the butt of his gun to render her unconscious. With her squared away Jacque stood and shouldered his gun again before tossing the girl over his shoulder before turning to retrieve his original quarry. He may not have wanted to get involved with Payon's up and coming battle, but he might have been able to receive an additional reward for dropping a warning as well as an empire scout.

As Jacque came closer to his horse thief, the bounty hunter hawed in aggravation as he realized just how close to dying the man appeared to be. "This is why I told you not to fucking run you idiot!" He growled before gripping the man by his color and dragging him along as he continued to head towards Payon.

As it turned out, the trip wasn't all that long much to Jacque's surprise. His mad dash after the horse thief had actually managed to lead him closer than he'd originally thought, as evidenced by the quaint sign that he passed by as he stepped back onto the road. Jacque completely ignored the looks he received from frightened or apprehensive passerby's, having grown accustomed to it years ago. When he was inevitably stopped by a concerned authority figure Jacque calmly produced his license and asked where he could drop his bounties off, then headed in the direction he was pointed at with a deep scowl as he began to tally up how much money he'd have to spend on supplies.

Rebuilding our deity

As with all coastal monitors Titan was known for three things: Intelligence, a thick hide, and a fiery disposition, the last of which he began to display somewhere between the time he was pawed on the head and the arrival of two more newcomers. The monitor squirmed out from under the wolf's paw and opened his mouth to let out a throaty hiss of warning. Following this Titan began to suck in air to make himself look bigger and stand as tall as he could whilst arching his back to complete his threat display.

Jacque, after releasing Feon's hand, looked at his partner out of the corner of his eye and growled to catch Titan's attention, "Stand down.". Titan continued to huff and puff for a few seconds, but eventually the reptile reluctantly shut his mouth and blew out the excess air he was holding in. Jacque debated greeting Lali and Aliaah as he'd done Feon, however Feon's question was something he believed to take precedence. The hunter sparred a moment to rub his temples to speed along his dissipating hangover headache and cleared his throat "Well, unless that announcement I heard prior to the competition was wrong, we're here to help...rebuild a god I guess...".

Krrstria

Just throwing this out there CW, i'm kind of stuck in place until you make an IC post.@NoobCW

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As Jacque and Titan entered the temple, the duo were met with a sight that was interesting to say the least. There was a young and rather excitable looking woman already inside with a pigeon resting on her head. Jacque thought nothing of the sight at first, however this quickly changed when the bird chose to fly over to Titan and begin to...was it preforming a mating ritual!? "Oh my gods...", Jacque watched the bird hop around Titan -whom was currently trying to get a bead on the bird to snap at it- and found himself clasping a hand over his mouth to stifle a laugh as the little bird enthusiastically danced around Titan. Hangover or not, watching a creature attempt to woo what would normally be its natural predator was not something that could be easily watched in silence.

Titan, believing himself to have gotten a good idea of the pattern of the dance, looked up to Jacque and flicked his tongue several times as he awaited permission to go after Greg. Jacque responded to this with a wagging of his finger -as shaking it his would have caused more pain- and a soft chuckle, "Sorry bud, but you can't eat it. Don't want to go ruffling feathers.". If lizards could understand human speech Titan would have probably shaken his head in disgust at the poorly made pun, however as this was not the case, the lizard simply let out an aggravated hiss and flopped onto the floor.

No sooner than after Jacque had taken his eyes of Titan was he face to face with the bubbly looking girl who seemed to be the owner of the peculiar pigeon. The hunter was a bit startled a first, but he recovered quickly and offered his hand to shake "A pleasure to meet you Feon. I'm Jacque.".