un: GustaveEiffel | video

[demainvient]

[ Sometime after the fog clears, a video appears on the network showing the charred, smoking wreck of what used to be Hannibal Lecter's house. Gustave, looking tired and worn down, is visible on screen, and beyond him Gorgug Thistlespring can be seen poking through the ruins. ]

Hi, everyone.

During the fog, Gorgug, Vincent Valentine, and I came into contact with a large, hostile creature. I'm not certain of its species or origin, but it seemed to be a little over two meters in height with a large, elongated skull and barbed tail.

Sometime during our run-in with it, Vincent somehow... transformed into it? He engaged it in a fight while Gorgug and I — well —

[ He gestures back at the smoldering remains of what had once been a beautiful, if disturbing, residence. ]

— But we lost track of Vincent himself in the chaos. The last time we saw him, he was still in the shape of the creature, and he is currently not responding to attempts to contact him over the network.

Gorgug and I are going out to look for him, and we could use all the help we can get. For everyone else, please be cautious if you find him while he's still in the creature's form. He may be dangerous to others, or even to himself. Thanks.


[ OOC plotting post now up! ]

Comments

[sophielicious]

.... not a MINUTE of PEACE

you two ok?

[demainvient]

[ Text instead of calling directly into his brain? She really must care. ]

Yeah, we're okay. I don't know if Vincent managed to keep his mind after he transformed, but he kept the creature away from us, either by accident or on purpose.

We came back to see if maybe he'd returned to the house, but there's nothing here.

[sophielicious]

... so there's been a giant lizard dragon roaming around etraya. cool. just great. not concerning at all!

are you two in proper condition? no injuries?

un: gorgug, text

[tinflower]

i'm okay

you hurt your head?

[sophielicious]

hey, kid. you sure?

no, i just got glitchy from the fog, so it's... unreliable to put it best

audio

[maellum]

Sounds scary.

[Well, that's one way to burn off some energy.]

I'm in.

[demainvient]

You sure you can get permission for that?

[ Just kidding. She's hunted down worse. ]

[maellum]

[Ha. Maelle clears her throat and puts on her pretty-please tone:]

May I please be allowed to help track down this potentially hostile creature?

[querulus]

what kind of moron "loses track" of a 6 and a half foot tall murderous abomination??

[Quentin will offer to help in a bit here, okay, he's just gotta be unnecessarily mean first. Sorry Gustave.]

[demainvient]

One that couldn't track anything with any kind of reliability through the fog. Maybe you had better luck.

We have a better chance now that it's cleared.

[querulus]

sounds like a skill issue

[says the guy who was a miserable puddle on the floor the whole time]

lucky for you i'm feeling charitable. i could totes find your scary monster pal (who btw has a badass name) for you

un: lune | voice

[trebuchim]

[ Lune is about five different manner of Tired and it's audible in her tone. ]

Well. I guess that could have turned out worse? At least he shouldn't be difficult to spot, now that the fog's receding.

[ It's not really pertinent, but call her curious. ] How'd the house burn down?

[demainvient]

Yeah. Could be better, too.

[ Her weariness is reflected back at her in his voice, though the faint crooked smile that tugs at his mouth is audible, too. ]

I rigged an explosion with flour. Blew out most of the lower part of the house and the rest, well.

But it worked. The first creature never made it out.

un: shades | audio

[laserguy]

[Gustave...? So, is this the same Gustave that Maelle has been mentioning to him? It's what gathers his attention the most, although he also cares about Gorgug too.]

So, you're the guy that Maelle has been talking about. And apparently the guy that lost track of a monster over two meters tall. [Impressive.] If you think that Vincent's weakness are concussive blasts, I guess I could help.

[demainvient]

As soon as we came out of the house, I was swallowed up by the fog again. Maybe you managed to find your way through it, but unfortunately that wasn't my luck.

I can't say it's not a weakness. We didn't have a chance to try anything like that on the other creature, but I'd imagine that a concussive blast strong enough would be effective on pretty much anything corporeal.

un: gorgug, voice

[tinflower]

We didn't lose track of the thing we blew up the house with. That's dead.

[ In the rubble! ]

Vincent just... we don't know if he got turned too? [ A pause, and then mumbling: ] Do we need to check the body...?

un: Wolfman | video

[will_chase_balls]

Do you have anything of his? I can smell it and try to track him down that way.

[demainvient]

[ A semi-familiar face... Gustave lifts a hand in greeting, but shakes his head. ]

Sorry. I never met the man before I found myself caught in an abandoned house with him and Gorgug. But maybe one of his friends might have something?

un: gorgug, video

[tinflower]

Sorry, I've never met him.. but it sounded like someone knew him earlier. A woman?

We can see who else knows him.

[ Such as Cloud down here. ]

video | un: strife

[nimbuster]

Shit. Vincent's a friend and I've dealt with him like this before, I'm on my way. Do what you gotta to keep people safe, but do not let anyone kill him. ...please.

un: gorgug, video

[tinflower]

[ Oh. ] So he shifted-- that's normal for him?

video | un: Wolfman

[will_chase_balls]

Do you know if his scent changes when he shifts like that? Also, do you have anything of his I could smell to see if I can track him down?

audio | un: crusher

[fieldtrip]

Sounds like a chance for a real fight. Finally.

[ Please for the love of the Earth King's bear let her use her freaking earthbending on something. ]

You're in luck -- I'm good at finding things and good at restraining people.

[demainvient]

[ This voice sounds young, but he's no stranger to children being put into dangerous situations and proving themselves to be more than capable of handling them. ]

Thanks. We can definitely use the help, especially if you can manage to restrain him without hurting him too much.

video; un: blake

[plangona]

You can count me in. [ because as if she would turn down a chance to fight]

What's the plan exactly for fighting him?