Pyromania99

Edea Odyssey

G-gardening?" Ophene had to ask quickly. She wasn't all too sure about wha-- "Oh! Gardening. . . I suppose the tracts of land out here would help with Lily Gardens. . ." Of course, this girl must have seen the title of the book. . . Well, Ophene was just glad that the girl didn't understand the subtle meanings of that specific title. She would have continued trying to cover it up. . .

Except there was a massive cacophony of noise of screeches and disgusting gutteral noises. Ophene pocketed her book quickly as she turned her attention to the giant creature that showed itself. It was like those colorfully beaked birds from early but much, much larger. Her baser instincts were telling her to run though she held that back as she watched her teammate run at it and attack! "You fool! What are you doing!?" She cried out in shock. Seriously, that thing was big enough to gulp them up in a single bound! Obviously, the best course of action would have been to retreat into the foliage that didn't make any weird sounds and watch the giant bird to see what it would do. There weren't many supplies and Ophene considered their lives and information more valuable than whatever they had with them.

"What to do, what to do. . ." The Bunny-Girl fretted for a few moments. Something this large could have easily been the culprit, but she wasn't sure how strong it was. If it looks were any indication, it was as tough as it was large and frieghtening. Of course, leaving the Dual-Greatsword use to die was an option. He did attack first after all, though the thought didn't sit right with Ophene. "GAAAHHHH!" She cried out as she grabbed her rapier and a nearby dagger before hopping on one of the horses. These ones seemed domesticated enough to ride so she cut it's bindings and rode it slightly forward. At the very least it would give her a bit mobility to harass this giant bird.

"I plan to run." Ophene said to Isabella and Tsukiko. "But we need to extract Tetras. Most things don't just get attacked and let you get away with it. She gave herself a few seconds of silence before continuing. I hope its feathers burn." She held her index finger out with her thumb sticking up pointing towards the giant toucan's body as a fire started growing at her fingertip. After it grew to a size just short of the thickness of her arm and the length of it the Pheran slammed her thumb down apparently causing the bolt of fire to launch toward the bird.

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I don't like this high danger level shit though. I feel like it's suddenly going to breathe fire or some bullshit and have massive AOE damage. Or be a real bitch bird, fly above us, and have some kind of ranged attack.

I will go God of war on that SOAB and rip its wings off if I have to haha

@Superman

Have you ever played Etrian Odyssey? Never fight the first F.O.E. you meet! You'll be. . .

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You know, my typical solution to F.O.E's I don't know the strength of in the middle of a dungeon is typically more along the lines of. . .

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I'll get a post up for all of you first thing tomorrow morning~

My internet connection is shit right now, thanks to a thunderstorm.

@Rune_Alchemist

This means, "Get yer' posts out!" :D

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@Pyromania99
Must be from the same author as the age-old classic, Lusty Argonian Maid.

@Rune_Alchemist
Are there stalactites/stalagmites in the cave?

@Ariamis

Is it bad I was going to go for something Lusty X Maid before I decided not to? Not sure what to put there, but /shrug. XD

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Ophene stuttered at the girl's question. "W-what book? Oh, uhhh, just some popular novel I happen to pick up while I was traveling to my boat for Edea. . ." She didn't really feel the need to say it aloud. It was obviously something she didn't think everyone needed to know. In an attempt to redirect where Tsukiko's attention was, she pointed out the spined toucan. "O-oh! Look at that! It's an even wierder bird!" The Rabbit-Girl managed to say before it slipped into the treeline.

She was tempted to say, "Let's go after it," but decided it was probably best they didn't. "As much as I'm interested in that bird, maybe it's best we don't chase after it." She said after catching what Isabella had mentioned and setting her book down. If one were to look at the spine, it would say "The Lily Garden and Tracts of Land" A famous book, in certain circles. That aside, Ophene continued. "If we need to come back we can, so long as we remember the spot."

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Now, this is where Ophene reveals that she's reading porn, and make things super awkward.

@ERode

W-wah! S-she's not. . . Not. . . Porn, no way would a self-respecting. . . . . .. *Rushes to hide the goods*

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Ophene had to run back to where she had set up her base of operations to gather a few thing before they left. Luckily it wasn't all that far away from where they talked to the merchant. Other than essentials, she grabbed a few books. A novel by a popular Caedrdrillian author (at least by those that could read) and a magical reading resource she was using as a study source while away from home.

For the trip, she took a certainly unpopular position of riding on the wagon. Why waste time and energy walking when she could be sitting and reading a good book? She'd just be sitting on the front near where one would be able to see everything anyway, so there was no harm in just relaxing there like that. For the most part of the beginning of the journey she sat there making, "Oooooooohh. . ." and "Uhuhuhuhu" noises. . . She most have been reading something weird. . .

While it seemed she was deep in her book, she was keeping an ear out for unsavory sounds. . . Like the ever so fearful sound of rattling bushes and squaking of odd blackbodied but colorfully designed beaked birds. They were an impressionable bird that made one wonder, "What kind of bird is that?" Ophene voiced softly, curious about this random creature she had never seen before. She wasn't expecting an answer, hell, she wasn't sure if she said it loud enough for anyone else to hear. . .