Spring Cleaning!

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WHO: OPEN
WHAT: An ad requesting assistance culling creatures in Everglade was posted recently. The log is catchall for those who respond to it.
WHEN: April 25, 2014
WHERE: Everglade Marsh

When travelers/mercenaries/guardian trainees/whoever reach Everglade, they meet the poster of the request, Stuart. He describes the creatures in question as Biguana, and explains that normally they make their home in the marshes outside Everglade. Of late they've been breeding quite a bit and due to successful attacks on adventurers/wanderers that risk going out there unprepared, they've gotten extremely bold. He goes on to note that the creatures have made a den in an underground cavern accessed through a sinkhole a mile and a half from town. When our brave adventurers make their way to said sinkhole (mind the mud, it's slippery in some places), they'll find the cavern - which doesn't really look very stable. There are tracks, multiple ones, of creatures leading in and out of the den. Dare ye brave the depths?

[ OOC: Inside is a group of 10-18 'Biguana', each one about the size and speed of an average horse. They attack with spikes, draining magic and - in some cases - thrown weapons. Reward is $100 per head. ]

Comments

[short_n_sweet]

[Hm? Voices? Jaune looks up quickly from staring at the sink-hole to see... Lucy and Natsu! His face immediately lights up!] Oh thank Go-- Er! *Ahem*

[Stepping out from his hiding spot guard post, Jaune approaches them, straightening up and fixing his armour and stuff.] I guess you guys are looking into this too, huh? I'm a little surprised, this is pretty far from Fayren.

[He wasn't going to play the whole "this is dangerous" card. He's pretty sure Natsu on his own is more dangerous than a buncha lizards.] I suppose I wouldn't mind more help. Now this'll be even easier.

[Look at him, trying to be all calm and collected.]

[explodewiththerage]

Yeah I think his name was June?

[Of course he'd bungle up the name. No matter though because the source of the scent quickly comes out of hiding.]

Woah that's some sweet timing. Yo.

[he raises a hand in greeting.]

It's not that unusual for us. We used to take missions all over Fiore back in Earthland. Even if I always suffered cause of it. At least portals beat trains any day.

[short_n_sweet]

[Portals? Trains? Fiore? Okay, Jaune doesn't know about any of that stuff (except trains), but he holds up a hand anyway with a bit of a smile.] Hey, as long as I don't have to ride on an airship or plane, I'm good.

So you're... uh... That guy that was having the crazy pillow fight. Uh... Net...sa? I mean, I know Lucy, I just... it's been a while. [Of course he knows Lucy. She's hot!]

[celestial_wizard]

[ Well it's close? But Lucy grinned, correcting him lightly. ]

Jaune.

[ Oh. Oh wow, they BOTH mangled each other's names. That's...something. Lucy stifles a giggle, patting Natsu on the shoulder briefly. There there. ]

Gates are much quicker than trains too.

[ Lowering her voice so as not to draw notice from the beasties inside, she glanced between the two guys. ]

I was just telling Natsu that the cavern looked really unsafe, so we should be careful when dealing with those things inside.

[ But something tells her that luring them out won't be easy. ]

[short_n_sweet]

And you're darn right it's not safe. [Jaune straightened up again, one hand on his sword's hilt.] See, when I heard that they're Biguana, I just kinda searched them up on my phone. [Oh, the glory of the internet!] So, they're lizards... big, big lizards. And they can apparently use magic.

[... His confidence deflated rather quickly as he went through the logistics, the boy visibly slumping.] A-And they can use magic and have big, scary spikes and... oof... No it's not safe at all.

[explodewiththerage]

[Honestly he's in no position to correct Jaune so instead he'll just walk over to the entrance of the cave and sniff in its direction without actually stepping down there.]

Yeesh it reeks. I can small a whole bunch of em inside.

[Magic wielding lizards huh?]

Hmmm so they just come out through this cave?

[Uh oh. He used THAT tone.]

[celestial_wizard]

Oh, so you're familiar with these? That's great! [ Or he just...googlesearched them. ]

Big lizards, ...just... how big? [ Not that she's worried. Not with Natsu here - heck, he smashed a giant snake not too long ago, after all. Big monsters are cakewalks for him. ]

What kind of magic do they -- [... oh no. Oh NO. She heard that tone Natsu, and it worries her! ]

...Natsu, what are you planning...?

[ Don't do it whatever you're thinking. ]

[short_n_sweet]

[It was weird that Lucy switched gears so quickly from asking questions to questioning Natsu instead, so he turns to face the cave and the guy checking it out.]

Maybe you're planning a good way to make sure we don't get killed! If so, I'm all for it. I'm definitely open to ideas, I don't want to just walk in there... That'd be like... walking into... a den of snake... things...

[Jaune furrows his brow. Alright, so he's not very good at the metaphors.]

[explodewiththerage]

That's right. I know the perfect way. And we won't even have to go down there~

[He's far too giddy about this. Far far too giddy.]

If this doesn't work at least it should smoke the bastards out.

[He steps up to the entrance and begins inhaling a looooot of air. Lucy will probably know what he's about to do.]

[celestial_wizard]

[ It's not weird if you know her! ... But then Natsu called her weird all the times, so he may have a point. Still, Lucy would deny that weirdness to her last breath! ]

Ah, Jaune, come over here..!

[ It's about to get really hot. But Lucy reached over to tug him out of the way by his wrist so that Natsu could do what he did best. ]