ORIENTATION

[Lady Hammer]

Here it is! It's finally here! ORIENTATION! You arrive at camp to see a lady, probably Lady, calling out to miscellaneous characters and pointing them in the right direction.

"FILL OUT THE ROSTER BEFORE LOAFING AROUND!" she yells.




Nycisu tentatively arrived with her tiny shoulder bag of belongings - a few clothes, a book, and her ethereal documenting journal. She figured she could suffice with those and those alone. Sighing, she made her way over to a ring of chairs that surrounded an unmade firepit, and sat down.

The idea of camp actually appealed to her; she loved meeting new people. And in most cases, she could keep her cool and was pretty patient, she just hoped there wouldn't be any tyrants.

[Jesse]

Kiandra walked up cautiously, scanning the area for any threat. There was another woman there already, but she was small and didn't look like she meant any harm.

"Hey." She waved awkwardly and sat on a chair across from the woman. A puff of dirt rose as she tossed her heavy bag on the ground in front of her and rested her feet on it. "I'm Kia. You are...?"

[mysteria]

"Wolf, where are we going?" The fragile child clung to the wolf's back, the contrast between their sizes almost comical. He ran through the shadows, his dark fur blending in well, looking out at what looked almost like a camp.

I'm not sure, Shina... I woke up, and we were here. I think it's a camp of some sort.

"Let's check it out!" The girl looked off into the distance, eyes shining brightly. Though she could not see, she could feel the energy around her, and it was very, very great in this place.

I don't think so. We're a long way from home, and this place might be dangerous.

"How do you know?" Shina whined, scratching her friend behind his ears. The thought of being outside the lands of Arkan for once in her life scared her. What if it was dangerous. Still, the thought of being in a camp intrigued her. "I've decided. We're going." She slid off his back and began to walk toward the source of the energy, which was so thick in some places it felt like she was walking through sheets of plastic.

Sighing, Wolf followed her. If he couldn't keep her away, he could at least keep her out of trouble.

[creamwolfgurl]

Holly looked around with wide eyes, her curly brown hair as unruly as usual. Where the HELL was she?
Some random camp? Cripes. How did that happen?

Her blue eyes narrowed as she kept she kept an arrow on the string of her bow, ready in case someone attacked. It was a time of war in her world, what could you expect?
The teenager looked older than her seventeen years, probably because she'd fought many times in the past few years.

She walked with a long stride to the lady who looked in charge, rangy steps and edgy looks around her. This was weird.

[Lady Hammer]

How nice! Someone had approached her already, Nycisu thought. She was afraid that she'd be driving people away with her awkward size. Apparently not, and this pleased her.

"My name's Nycisu. Yours is very pretty!" she noted, holding out her hand to shake. "It's nice to meet you!"

Now that she had gotten to know at least someone, though only a mere introduction, the woman felt at ease. She had hoped she wouldn't be alienated at this camp, and, well, someone must've been listening in on those hopes.

[burntsmoke]

Ethan nervously looked around, a little intimidated. This was not his thing, and he did not want to be here.
He quietly took a seat beside no-one, timidly keeping his mouth clamped shut. He carefully slid his messenger bag from his narrow shoulder and carelessly dropped it to the ground. He scanned around with curious eyes, anxiously staring at his surrondings.
What was he doing here?

[cloverbud]

Cloverbud swung her sword in rhythm to her steps as she neared the camp, David doing likewise.
"What...What is this place?" he asked nervously.
"It looks like a camp." Cloverbud squinted, seeing all these tall, pale creatures. "Who are they?"
David shrugged, placing his arms around her shoulders. "I don't know, but we'll have to find out, won't we?"
"I just hope this is not another camp filled with creatures like Redswish's army," Cloverbud whispered, a tremor of fear in her voice.
David gasped, raising his sword in alarm. "Look! It's...It's a foxlike creature!"
Cloverbud raised her sword also, ready to attack if she had to.

[cloverbud]

Lorraine and Harold darted over to the two hamsters, squealing shrilly.
"Where are we? What are these creatures? Why have I not foresen this?" Lorraine chortled, barely making sense.
"We're at a camp," Cloverbud explained. "And we have no clue as to what those creatures are."
"Look!"
The three creatures swiveled around, Harold pointing at the quivering ferns. A fox and two cats emerged from them, their teeth barred, the fox's jagged sword drawn.
"Oh no," Cloverbud breathed. "Redswish, Blacknose, and Blacktail."

[Lady Hammer]

"Hey, what gives?" Nycisu whined, hearing a shink of a sword and turning her head back immediately. Creatures! Animals! Humanoid? The woman raised an eyebrow and slowly folded her arms, taking in the sight. She had seen some strange things in her neck of the woods, but not this.

"I'd like to get acquainted," she said matter-of-factly in their direction. "I haven't seen your kind before. My name is Nycisu."

Animals shouldn't be too hard to handle, she thought. She was part forest-nymph, therefore animals loved her. She just naturally appealed to them, and had never once had a problem with any animal. After all, it was her duty to protect their land. She remembered numerous occasions when she put her life on the line to keep her forest at home safe from intruders. Giant-kin, as the flashback stated.

[cloverbud]

Cloverbud blinked twice, hesitantly thrusting her sword back through her belt.
"We," she motioned to her and david, "are hamsters. Lorraine and harold here are guinea pigs. And they," she pointed across the camp, "are our enemies, Redswish Magicsword, and Captains Blacknose and Blacktail, all trying to kill us at the moment. "I'm Cloverbud Warsong. Nice to meet you. Now if you'll excuse me asking, what are you?"

[cloverbud]

The fox and his cats had drawn closer, hissing menacingly. David held up his sword, signaling that he would fight if he had to, even with all these strange creatures around. cloverbud felt her self wishing she hadn't put away her sword.

[Lady Hammer]

((OOC: Please don't double post. :3))


Nycisu was slightly offended at Cloverbud's tone. What was she? Didn't she look human enough? Well, she supposed the slightly pointed ears might've done a little harm to that notion.

"I'm half nymph, half human. Nymphs are supposed to be the most beautiful creatures on earth, but I'm told I don't have the attitude to uphold that..." she said, showing a little pout. How dare Libra, of all people say that to her! Oh well, it was probably true. And she was only half nymph, anyway...

"But it's nice to meet you anyway. If you'd like, I'll help keep you guys out of trouble while we're at camp."

[mysteria]

Shina listened to the people talk, a funny look on her face. "Wolf, are there talking hamsters here?"

Yeah... sort of. For some reason, they seem to be afraid of my cousins.

"Foxes?"

Yeah.

"Could that possibly be because foxes eat hamsters and the like?" Shina laughed, the twinkley, musical laugh only little kids are any good at.

Possibly. He followed Shina as she walked toward the nearest person, ready to attack if Nycisu tried to hurt her.

"Hi!" Said Shina, extending a hand. "I'm Shina, and this is Wolf!"

[Lady Hammer]

Talking hamsters and little girls. Well, Nycisu supposed she wasn't the most normal thing their, either. And the didn't even know about her afflicion with ectoplasm, yet.

"Hi, Shina! Adorable name, and you've got quite a handsome animal friend, there! Where are you two from?" she asked, throwing on a smile, happy that there weren't any really dramatic conflicts, yet.

[cloverbud]

David had overheard Shina's remark, and he crossed his arms. "We are afraid of your friend's kind for reasongs other than it eating us," he explained, signaling to Redswish and the cats with his head. T"hey are our enemies, currently trying to kill us."
Cloverbud smiled. "I wasn't trying to be rude, but none of us have ever seen humans before. They do not live in the land we are from. And we can take care of ourselves. We have so far, at least."