Little Juliana - RPLOG
From Rusted Promises
Participants
Date
25/6/476
Log
A startled cry, and a darting shape. The crowd parts as something moves through it at a rapid pace. It's small enough to not be easily visible from a distance, though its effect on the crowd is like a ship through water, eventually veering off into an alleyway.
Selena paces out of her abode at the sound of the disturbance, looking over the crowd with a quiet sigh and muttering something to herself, glancing around the alley for a moment and tapping one of the passers-by. "What did I just miss..?" She asks with a hint of lethargy on her tone.
From the direction of the river, there's a badger making his way home down the path when he hears the cry and sees some swift movement in his peripheral vision. Cedric raises an eyebrow as he wanders over towards the source of the commotion, still damp from his swim. He notices Selena wandering over at about the same time, and offers a little wave. "What happened? I thought I heard some kinda noise."
Having been on patrol nearby, a certain noble fox blinks at the disturbance in the crowd. Ictus hmms as he follows the trail to the allyway, starting to hide in the evening shadows as he looks around
Following the trail to the alley is not too difficult. Some people are pausing, looking in that direction, while others press onwards. No one seems entirely sure what they're reacting to. The alley is dimly lit, with deep shadows hiding what may be hiding within.
The rattle of her plate-mail announces Rixo's presence briefly before the panda, herself, makes her way onto the scene. "What's all this about? More of a disturbance than I'm used to over here." Her helmet is tucked under her arm, for the time being, as she glances among the crowd.
Selena sighs, shaking her head disappointedly as she moves off immediately down that 'trail' with a quick wave to Ictus, Cedric and Rixo with a brief smile, a flick of her hand bringing a few flickering flames into existance to light up the alley.
Cedric nods as the flames lights up the alley, and turns his head to look around for any clues that may have been illuminated by them. "Hmm..."
Light spills out into the darkness, banishing the shadows closest to Selena. A small figure shrinks behind a box, a boot or shoe of some sort shrinking out of sight.
Ictus nods to Selena as she arrives and chuckles at the balls of flame, "Well, that's one way to flush them out." as he looks towards the box and hmms as hje approaches, "What do we have here?"
Rixo leans on the wall of one of the buildings, just behind the others. "I'm kind of curious, myself. Whatever it was, it was moving pretty quickly. A thief, maybe? I didn't hear much of the shouting that usually comes with such a happening."
Selena looks back to the fox and then the box. "Yes, what indeed. I can safely say it isn't Arimia." She jokes, looking over to Rixo. "I'd like to hope not." She replies, looking over near the box. "Hey, are you all right back there?" The wolfess queries, moving over to the box cautiously.
Wulf is a bit late to the party, but she supposes thats fine. Being in the back meant she could ensure the zippy thing didn't slip by. "Sorry I'm late."
A short figure suddenly bursts out from hiding. It's wearing very strange clothing. No cotton of local manufacture, that's for certain, and such bright colors! Its hands are covered in white gloves and a hood flaps about its head, concealing it as it dashes away with a squeak.
Cedric stretches his arms out as he glances in the direction of the figure, a little surprised at its sudden departure from hiding. "H-hey, wait!" the badger shouts after the squeaky being before running after it without much hesitation.
Rixo rubs her neck and sighs before jogging after Cedric at a more relaxed speed. "We're not going to hurt you or anything!" A moment of pondering and she adds, under her breath, "I think."
Ictus looks to Selena and sighs, "Likely the case though..." he then blinks at the being and shakes his head as he chases after with Cedric, "Stop!" as he works to catch the being
Selena blinks as the figure takes off, a little dazzled by the bright clothing. "Well. Hey Wulf." She greets the husky as she arrives. She doesn't attempt to run after the small figure as Cedric moves off, but she does follow the pair.
Getting a hand on a shoulder, Cedric sends the small figure spinning around. The hood whips free, flopping onto... her... back. A child, bare of flesh, with no snout to speak of. She squeals when held and begins speaking animatedly in a strange tongue, frantic and frightened. It sounds similar to the common tongue, but off.
Wulf tips her imaginary hat at Selena and dashes off to help Cedric and Ictus to catch the speedster. "Wait up there you!" as she catches up she slows to a halt, staring at the child with interest. "That in the creators name..."
Cedric blinks a few times after the hood falls, unable to understand any of the being's odd rambling. "Er... hi? Can you understand what I'm saying?" the badger asks, quickly adding, "Cause I don't understand a word you're saying." he then notices the bare flesh and the lack of a snout, and releases the female being's shoulder, to try and show her he doesn't intend to hurt her.
If she was curious before, she's fascinated, now. Rixo rubs her eyes with the hem of her cloak just to make sure it's not some kind of trick of the eye. "You're... Well. This was unexpected. Can't say I've ever seen anything quite like you. Interesting!"
Ictus sighs as Cedric catches the being first and shrugs, then he blinks at the child with a shake of his head, "What...?" his eyes go wide then, "A... A creator? Here? Why? What is she doing this far from the camp?"
Selena blinks as the being begins to talk, shaking her head. "First tongue, I'll bet." She comments simply as she comes up to the others, looking back to the child with a quiet sigh. "Could you speak slowly?" The wolfess asks the child, tilting her head slightly - though not asking the same questions as the others to be sure. Ictus and Rixo's comments are met with a shrug. "Let's not crowd her. Children are curious; that's all the reason they need to wander about."
The child bounces back a step or two, looking between all those present. When not being held, she seems to calm, taking a few breaths, then trying again, slower. Most of the words are either archaic, or just... wrong... As if she were simply taught badly, or were from a land so distant, the accent rendered it night intelligible. 'Hello' comes through at least. She puts a hand on her chest, 'Juliana', then repeats the gesture and word again.
Wulf backs up a bit and twitches her nose curiously. "Your name is Juliana? Can you understand us little girl?" The Husky crouches to the ground to get more to eye level with her. "Your awfully fast."
Ictus nods to Selena in agreement as he takes a step back, "Err... Hello." as she introduces herself, or at least that's what he assumes, "Ictus." as he repeats the gesture
Cedric nods to the little creator girl. "Well, hello Juliana. Um... sorry about chasing you, I just wanted to make sure you were okay. Are you lost?" he asks, crouching down slightly so that he's speaking to the girl at her own height.
Rixo just offers a shrug. She's not so good with children, but she places a gauntleted hand on her chest. "Rixo. Nice to... Meet you?" She shrugs again and gives a polite bow, completing her greeting, before she takes a step back to give the child space.
Mirroring the gestures, Selena introduces herself. "Hello, Juliana. I'm Selena." The wolfess does give the child a few moments more of an appraising look before she turns to Wulf. "Well, we'll see. I have the feeling she's not fluent in our language." She replies, tilting her head to the side and listening in on the others from a polite distance.
She points at Ictus, "Ictus." Then she repeats the gesture to herself, "Juliana." A few more words come out, sounding like "Ecstatic joining of the firsting degree todays!" She bobs her head at Rixo, "Rixo." With introductions being exchanged, she looks far less spooked. "Selena... Being of the greatest prettiness pets make in standing me!" she says with a big smile, sounding excited, and imcomprehensible.
Wulf shakes her head a second, trying to jumble the words. "I'm Wulf Tiernan, sorry, should have started with that." The Husky places her hands on her thighs to lean foreward a bit. "Did you just say that your happy to meet us?" She looks over at Selena and lifts an eyebrow.
Ictus ponders Juliana's words and shakes his head with a slight frown, "I don't think I understood that..." he then looks at Selena and chuckles, "Though it seems she likes you." he hmms and nods to Wulf, "I'm guessing that's what she meant..."
"Oh... uh. I'm Cedric." the badger says to the girl, upon realizing he neglected to mention his name or anything. He nods his head. "I'm not sure, I don't understand much of it." he admits, before looking to Selena. "I think she wants to pet you or something, maybe? I dunno..."
Selena coughs quietly and looks back to the husky confusedly. "I don't know either." she replies, looking back to the child. "Thank you, Juliana? Firsting degree?" She asks curiously and seats herself on the ground, chuckling quietly at Ictus's comment. "I... DOn't know what she meant." She comments to Cedric and Ictus.
"Talking of strangeness great," says the girl with a soft tilt of her head to the side, "???? talking formal ?????..." she trails off, glancing around a moment, "Wulf... Woof!" she suddenly says, grinning at Wulf, "Woof woof." Easily amused. She starts to approach on cautious feet, moving to circle around and examine her interrogators. "Firsting degree," she echoes Selena's words with a bit of a laugh, as if amused at Selena's attempt to copy her words. "Out of place unfamiliarity pets ???? speech ????? good."
Rixo rubs her chin, eyes set on Juliana. "Firsting degree... Some kind of... Test, perhaps? That'd be my guess. A test, or challenge. But I have no clue what that would be, exactly."
Ictus hmms? at that and chuckles, "Talking of strangeness great indeed..." he ponders that next and shakes his head in confusion, then blinks at Wulf with a laugh, "Well, that's cute." he shrugs and then blinks a bit, "Pets?" he questions, "I don't get it... Does she think we're pets?" he looks at the others in confusion
Wulf chuckles to herself and nods. "Yeah I'm Wulf." She gives the girl and actual woof with a laugh and continues speaking. "If I understood that right yeah, your speech is unfamiliar to us." She looks at the others. "I wonder if that is what she thinks, also, maybe we can go visit a priest to figure out what she is speaking of."
Selena looks back to the child as she's circled, gesturing to her lap if the child would wish. "Again, I'm going to go there - I wish the church didn't keep the first tongue to itself." The wolfess gripes, then shrugs. "It'd be naive to assume that, but she is a child, Ictus. I think we should move over to Saint's Square; the priests there could probably translate, as much as I'd rather not have to ask..." She replies, nodding to Wulf.
Cedric chuckles a little, looking at the girl and wondering. "Not really sure... maybe she does." he says. "I'm sort of curious about why they brought their cubs with them." he says, tilting his head to the side a little as he regards the creator curiously.
Snatch. As Wulf looks towards the other, her tail is sized in gloved hands. The girl pets the fluffy limb a few times, seemingly pleased with it. "Greatness ??? ????" she says in a complimenting tone, smiling up at her.
* seized.
Wulf stiffens up a bit and turns back to the girl. "I suppose it is great, but then, I have it all the time so it's not too interesting to me." The Husky whips her tail right out of the girls grip only to makeit come back and bat at her hand. "It's part of me so NO pulling."
Ictus nods to Selena in agreement and then blinks as Wulf's tail is snatched with a snicker, "Well, lets get to the church then?" as he looks around, "It's likely be safer for her too."
Rixo folds her arms and nods in agreement. "Yeah, I don't think anyone would harm her, but it's best not to take chances, yeah? I don't know about you, but I don't exactly want to go an anger any creators." She rolls her neck and glances back down the alley. "Getting someone to translate would definitely be a plus, too."
Juliana squeaks when the tail breaks free of her grip, only to grow delighted when it returns. She bats it lightly, then returns her attention to the other side of Wulf, looking from her to the others. "Translate." she echoes, then frowns. She digs into a pocket and pulls out a card sized wager of Creator Steel. She rubs two fingers over it before it begins to glow. A figure appears over it, a Creator. The illusory looking creator has some resemblance to Juliana, but larger, adult. It speaks a word of greeting, which Juliana echoes back at it.
* wafer
Selena shakes her head and chuckles as the little creator's antics, again looking back to the others. "Do you think she'd mind being carried over to Saint's square?" She asks the others a little bluntly, glancing back to the child. "That's the best chance we have of having her comments understood, and for getting her back to her parents as far as I'm concerned." The illusion brings her attention immediately back to the child, and she gestures to the apparition with a degree of surprise
Selena says, "What on promise is that!?""
Ictus hmms? at Rixo and nods in agreement, "Indeed." he watches the creator a bit and sighs, "Well, I think she would... I mean, wouldn't you?" then the hologram appears and he eeps a bit, "The heck..." he shakes his head and ponders
Wulf blinks as there is a shiny wafer brought out. "Oh... now whats this?" The Husky reaches out to poke the illusionary creator with curiousity. "Can that thing understand us? that what you mean by translate?"
Cedric shakes his head in response to Selena, standing up straight again and placing both hands into his pockets. "I dunno if that'd be a great idea. I think it'd upset the others if we seemed to be carrying off one of their young by force." he says with a small chuckle. The little girl takes out the thin wafer of creator steel, and the badger looks at the thing curiously. He notices the figure appear after the girl rubs the steel, and parrots her statement. "Translate?"
Juliana points the ghostly figure of the female creator at the group, speaking a strange word. "Yes." speaks the tiny figure. Then they are both quiet, as if waiting for something. She looks suddenly impatient, "Talking..." she searches for the right word, "Largely, great, increasing!" She pantomimes with one hand a mouth going open close, open close, then points at those gathered.
