Meet the Creators a Short Visit - RPLOG
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Date
25/8/478
Log
There has never been such a small Creator Vessel to visit Promise! Well, at least not Firmament. While many seem to be the size of small cities, this one is not much larger than a moderate market stall. In fact, that is precisely where it has set down. The remarkable vehicle has taken up a large market tent space and the. . . gangplank? Space plank? Creator Chute? Whatever it is called is slowly starting to descend. Who could have come to visit today?
flick of the tail, and Flora moves through the marketplace as usual. Her golem below her, she rides the metal beast with a smile on her lips, while two guards move alongside her, albeit a bit to the back... All in all, the cat looks rather... Dumbfounded, considering this was the spot normally occupied by the vendor of gears...
Already in the markets, the noise and spectacle of an arriving Creator ship drew Natska to the stall area. She gives Cassidy's arm a small squeeze, then watches the ship, her tail curling back and forth. "Huh! I wonder who this is."
Cassidy adjusts her floppy-brimmed sunhat, leaning against Natska as she observes the ship. "I'm really not sure how to feel about all of this," she murmurs to her wife, squeezing her arm in return. "But I am curious, too, so we shall see."
Bazalt WAnders by Munching on something. He Spots The ship and tilts his head, having no clue whats going on he walks closer, and eyes Flora, hanging back for now he Smiply watches.. and munches on whatever it is he's eating.. somesortof.. Crunchy thing...
Rokarion sighed as he moved after the salamander, the amphibian going over to check the creator vessel that landed today. Both of them stop near to the creator vessel, Rokarion sporting his usual apathy while Zuri was as excited as ever.
The normal occupant of the market space is standing dumbfounded off to one side, his barrow of cut gears and clockwork mechanisms forgotten amidst the strange spectacle.
Everything has come to a standstill around the ship as three figures descend the ramp. They are Creators, or at least Creator shaped. They are dressed rather strangely though. They each wear strange imitations of local garb, as if someone had seen it, described to a friend and then had that friend talk to a tailor. To top it all off, all three are wearing life like animal masks! There are two males, one in a horse mask and one in a pig mask, while the single female wears a red fox mask.
Bazalt tilts his head and steps a Bit closer. "what the..." He Muses as he Takes a final bite of his crunchy thing."This.. Will.. be.. interesting.." he mumbles, Blue eyes Staring at the... masked... creators while his tail just trails along the ground behind him.
Flora blinks. Quite a lot, actually, as she looks at the three 'creators' coming out of the ship, her tailtip twitching lightly. "Flora... Flora has no idea what's going on anymore."
Natska tilts her head to the side, her tail slowing until just the tip of it flicks. She nudges her hat up just a little and stares at the Creators, then sighs, squares her shoulders, and starts approaching through the crowd of gawkers. "Hello, there!" she calls. "What is the occasion?"
Rokarion looks at the three creators, raising a brow as his mind goes back to the time a creator tourist was tricked into dressing in a ballgown, and wondering if this was the same thing. Rokarion simple leaned down and exchanged some whispered words with Zuri before looking back up and moving closer to the three creators, "Greetings...honoured guests. May we ask what are you doing here? Are you waiting for someone?"
Cassidy folds her arms, watching quietly. "So strange," she whispers, scooting a little closer to Natska. "What do you... Think they want?" She asks of Natska, looking up towards her wife before turning her eyes to the strange Creators again.
Natska gives Cassidy a small shake of her head. "I have no idea, but we'll find out," she murmurs. "And hopefully prevent any trouble."
"Oh!" squeals the female in the fox mask, "It is JUST like on the Jestream Flash show! They are just so friendly!" Her companions are a little less enthusiastic, the male in the horse mask apparently doing his best to appear world wise and unimpressed, while the male in the pig mask is actually doing a much better job of it, appearing to be sulky and unhappy about all of this. "Come along, you two," the woman says gleefully, dragging the others along with her, "We don't have much time and I want to try EVERYTHING!" It is obvious who is in charge here. She charges down the ramp, letting it close behind the trio and approaches Natska, since she was the first to speak up. "HELLO!" the woman says, loudly and slowly, "WE ARE VISITORS. WE WANT TO SEE FUR-MA-MINT!"
Silently, and staring a little awkwardly, Flora steers her golem over to the female, her head shaking lightly. "Flora can understand miss creator just fine, yes. And Flora is sure friend Natska could understand just fine, too, yes," she rumbles, before shaking her head again, her tail swaying behind her.
Cassidy lays her ears back at their... Enthusiasm. "You're in it," she says, hugging Natska's arm as she eyes the creator masks with skepticism. "This city is Firmament. In the nation of Sweetwater. What... Do you want to see?"
Bazalt Frowns And sighs halftempted to wander off before things got... Louder.."Ahhh.. Nah" HE says Stepping alsightly closer his blues eyes fixed on the loud female. "You dont have to be so damn loud you know." he sighs as his tail Curls arond his leg slightly.
Natska perks her ears as she's addressed, and then they fold ever so slightly until the idea of leaving the trio in the middle of Drytounge crosses her mind. She gives the woman a pleasant smile, however. "I see!" she responds. "And how much time do you have to see it? Firmament is a large city, Lady ...?"
Zuri steps out from behind Rokarion to greet the three Creators himself. He was about to say hi when he's silenced by Creator's loud and slow speech. He tilts his head, then nibbles on his lip. Must be a Creator thing! He smiles brightly. "HE-LLO, I AM ZU-RI. IT IS WON-DER-FUL TO MEET YOU!" His tail whips behind him excitedly. He loves meeting Creators!
Rokarion looks down on Zuri then back at Bazalt, now that is a person that would be funny to introduce the creators to, the social inept ex-bio weapon. Rokarion then looked back at the creator before leaning again to whisper something into Zuri's ear.
"Oh!" the female says, it seems to be the way she starts most sentences, "Aren't they just darling, darling? So very clever!" She turns back to Natska and happily reaches out to pat the feline's nose, gives a stern look at the other too and then looks back at Natska. "You can call me Miss Fox," she says, apparently very pleased with the name, "This is Mister Horsecollar and Porky! We want to see everythi-" Then she catches sight of Zuri and squeals with delight, sweeping the little salamander into her arms. After all, that is what you are supposed to do with small beings on Promise!
Both males seem a little embarrassed, but dutifully step forward, the invisible frown evident in the body language of poor 'Porky.' Horsecollar clears his throat and steps up to take the female's place before Natska and Cassidy, though he looks nervously between them and Flora. "Perhaps you could recommend somewhere to eat?" he asks, as if from a memorized text.
Bazalt Blinks, a small grin growing his face at the names. Before He Growls softly as his Friend is just swept up by.. the 'miss fox'. His tail uncurls and tenses, and he just frowns, Staring at her and saying nothing. Whatcould he doataack.. one of these.. Creator people? that wouldnt go well.. He Just Frowns, his slit Eyes narrowing to slivers as he stares at her, tensed and unsure what to do.
A blink, a small nod as Flora gestures at some of the stalls. "Flora... Flora could suggest the stalls, yes. Or the Freeswords inn... Or any of the restaurants in the academy district, yes," she concludes, still staring a little dazedly at the three creators...
Zuri turns to Rokarion, about to reply to the whisper when he's suddenly snatched up by the fox-masked Creator. He 'waaaahs!' on his way up, but naturally giggles as he's pulled into her lap. "Hi Miss Fox! I'm Z-. Oh, I've said that already, haven't I?" He peers at her closely. He gestures out to the city. "Welcome to Firmament!"
<Be cool,> Natska tells Bazalt, in Shadow-speech. <There will be no incidents today.> She gives Horseface a short nod, then looks over at Cassidy. "Who do we know that would be able to handle this properly?" she asks. "That cafe steak house? Is Tam back from his trip?"
Rokarion sighs as Zuri is swept away from him, he knew this was going to happen, and a frown manage to reach his face before nonchalance dominates it again. The plant being wasn't really annoyed at creators doing it, after all it wasn't their fault it was the beings who did it and spread this stereotype that deserved the blame. Rokarion looks back at the horse and rubs his chin, "Well, I would suggest the Academy district's restaurants for the most 'noble' dining experience so to speak. The Freeswords Inn is owned by a mercenary company so you might not want to visit that, and the stalls lack the proper accommodation for anything but a meal on the go." he adds before looking at Zuri, deciding to let him for a bit since he seemed happy.
Miss Fox giggle herself as she squeezes Zuri. "Oh! See?" she squeals, "Just like the Jetstream Flash show!" She gives the little salamander one last squeeze and lets him go.
Porky rolls his eyes behind his mask and gabbles something fast and obviously sulky to the other two. Horsecollar gives him a sharp look and the pig-masked male sighs. "Is too hard," he moans, "Why not using translate?"
Horsecollar snaps something back at Porky, then turns to the gathered beings. "So sorry," he says, "Forgive my son, he is very rude sometimes." He looks around at the gawking beings and then back to those who have stepped up to help. "Perhaps somewhere a little more private?" he asks, "We have some money to pay for guides and for food."
Zuri plops back down, seeming quite happy to have been snatched up by the Creator. The female Creators do seem to have a thing for him. He plods back to Rokarion's side and offers him a bright smile, completely unaware of his distaste for what just happened. He turns back to the Creators and nibbles on his lip, observing them for now.
Flora blinks another few times, before nodding lightly. "Can't... Really do private, no... Creators attract attention, yes. Especially creators with... Masks, yes. Though the academy district does have the more expensive dinners, yes. Less people, as a result," she mumbles, gesturing at the trio, before moving around the crowd, looking at 'Porky' with a small blink. "Mister... Porky would prefer being somewhere else, yes?" she concludes after a moment, scratching the back of her head in bewilderment at the whole situation.
Rokarion looks down as Zuri returns to his side, saying nothing before looking back up at Horsecollar, "No need to pay us, sir. It is a free service." he comments before nodding his head, "And yes, the Academy district is the one that would perhaps offer the most privacy. Thought do excuse our fellow beings, you are after all dressed quite strangely compared to other creators."
Bazalt Tilts his head atNatska and nods, Relaxing slightly. He just watches and frowns at them, disliking this more and more as his tail flicks in annoyance.He dosnt stop Staring at The woman however, a frown clear on his face.
Cassidy offers a little smile to Natska, shrugging. "I do not know, Natska. Fenris maybe. But... Well, I am not so certain I'm qualified to give tours of our city to... Non-beings. Foreign visitors from other nations, perhaps, but... This is different."
Miss Fox is practically bouncing with excitement. "Oh!" she says (Again) "Yes! Let's try that! AK-AD-EMY sounds like a great place to eat!"
Horsecollar gently takes her arm and looks at Rokarion, who he has decided is the best choice for local tour guide. Because Free! "If you would," he says, "I think that a nice restaurant would be the best choice."
Porky sulks along after Horsecollar and the bouncing Miss Fox, who stops several times with a loud "OH!" to point out another new oddity or pretty bit of jewelry. Horsecollar finally tries to settle her down by offering to buy her a lovely necklace. The merchant seems as confused as he when he produces a pair of unstamped gold coins the size of a being's palm! "How, much is this?" Horsecollar asks, holding out the chunks of gold.
Porky would probably be frowning if anyone could see his face. "I would be anywhere else," he struggles to get out to answer Flora.
Zuri does not even for a second consider the possibility not catering to the Creators' requests. He tilts his head at Miss Fox's remark about the Academy, and leans in to Rokarion. "Rokarion, I think they think we told them the Academy is a restaurant.. should I go ahead and buy some food from Tam or the Freeswords', or even from that place you like in Saint's Square, and bring it back? I think they're going to be disappointed when they find out the Academy is all books."
