A cozy log cabin... [Game #12 Closed!]

[trans]

Crab Crisis!
Username: trans
Link to sign-up post: here!
Prompt response: for awhile, you were stumped on what to do. all these wild and unusual plans could surely do the trick, but just as easily could not... and personally, you favored a more tame approach to things. besides, had anyone just bothered to ask them to leave, you wondered? or even asked why they're stealing things?

padding along the beach, you soon spotted what you could only assume was the main source of the crustacean crisis, and picked up the pace. you stop, just before the problem area of the beach, to observe the situation before you make any plan of action. it's important to understand a situation in order to solve it, after all.

it doesnt take long for you to piece together the root of the problem, why the crabs are so... well, crabby. the looting of people's belongings, going far beyond their usual spots of interest along the beach, and chewing on everything before spitting it out... they're just hungry.

and, you notice, there's a particularly large crab with a big, shiny crown on its head, leading the crabs and joining the fray whenever possible. you wonder if you could get close enough to talk to it...

with some sneaky manuevers and a little luck, you manage to infiltrate the crustacean lines successfully, and head straight for the king crab. you wave your arms as you approach, in hopes of getting his attemtion, and although the king crab doesnt cease his current advancements, he pauses and turns his beady crab eyes right at you.

"are you hungry...?" you ask gently, and the crab... he seems to deflate a little, and then holds his little shiny crown in his claws and nods, though its more like his whole body nodding since he's a crab.

you gesture for him to follow... and curiously, he does. you head back the way you came, and with the crab watching, start to collect algae and seaweed thats in shallow enough water you can grab it, or happened to wash ashore... after collecting a significant amount, you lay what you've gathered out along the shore, in a big pile for the crabs to feast on. "do you think this'll do? i didnt have the heart to get something actually alive... but i hope these will do for now?" the crab nods again, and puts his crown back on!

you watch him scuttle back towards the main part of the beach, and after a few minutes, rows of crabs follow behind a very grateful looking crab king. you step out the way, and nod to him as the crabs begin to take pieces of algae and then hobble off down the beach, opposite of where they had been causing trouble.

now comes the not so fun part, you think to yourself as you start making your way back to carter. someone's going to have to clean all that mess up...

[lovestruck]

Crab Crisis!
Username: lovestruck
Link to sign-up post: !
Prompt response: Aderyn nodded determinedly, her eyes narrowing at his request. “I think I know exactly what to do.”She’d never been asked to do something of this sort before- but after deliberating for a moment she knew what she needed to do. Walking quickly over to the snorkeling gear, she kicked it carefully into the open beach, making sure to avoid the crabs’ snapping pincers. There, her plan could be played out.

With a strong flap of her wings that sent a gust through the air, she took off along the shore- looking for various avians- seagulls, herons, egrets- anything that would eat the crabs. Being able to speak to birds had come in handy once again- and, of course, their never ending appetites did nothing but help.

Having gathered quite the flock, she glided back towards the shore, her helpers trailing behind. She soared down towards the ground, stumbling a few steps at the impact of her land, and directed the birds towards the gear.
Smirking as she watched them clear all the pesky crabs in only moments, she turned to Carter. “Does that work for you?” She asked, a proud, somewhat cocky smile on her face. “Well,” Carter replied, “It certainly wasn’t what I was expecting- but hey, if it gets the job done, right? I owe you one- er, a few, I guess. Thanks for all your help thus far.” Aderyn smiled softly, and blushed embarrassedly, returning to her shy self, “Erm, you’re welcome. I’m glad I could help.”

[suds]

Crab Crisis! | game #9



user: suds, hi! / sign-up: here / kal: saki / team: octopi

[SaltyBirb]

Crab Crisis!
Username: SaltyBirb
Link to sign-up post: <3
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[elyx]

Crab Crisis!
Username: elyx
Link to sign-up post: here!
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[SilentMelody]

Crab Crisis!
Username: SilentMelody
Link to sign-up post: here

Azrail is not used to talking to creatures. Sure, he helps them out in the afterlife. It's pretty easy to get them to pass over and go to heaven, much easier than kalons. But he doesn't know how to interact with them normally.

He frowns down at the red crabs and watches as their pinchers open, clacking menacingly. Crouching down, Azrail holds his paws up in a sign of surrender or peace. At this, they don't seem to mind him and turn away. Grabbing the snorkel equipment, he snatches it away and stashes it in a secure box.

The crabs scurry around angrily, upset that their makeshift home had been taken away. Azrail sighs and whispers a soft, "I'm sorry." He sets the box on a shelf, knowing that the crabs can't climb to it unless there are rocks.

"Well, they should leave soon... I hope. If they don't have a home, they'll try to find a new one," Azrail informs Aukai and offers a nervous smile. "I can try to shoo them out, and that might help." With that, he bends down and gently pushes the biggest ones out the door.

"Thank you so much for your help!" Aukai exclaims.

[LivingLethal]

Crab Crisis!
Username: LivingLethal
Link to sign-up post: here
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A crab crisis? Mushi had presumed that the island was accustomed to the prominent presence of crabs on the island, but apparently not; perhaps, much like the Kruise passengers, the crabs had flooded the island as pests. But… what was he to do about it? Mushi sighed, his ears downturned. This trip was putting him out of his comfort zone for sure. Maybe he'd suggest calling pest control? That'd be much more helpful than a college student poking at the crabs and hoping them away. In fact, why hadn't Carter mentioned that in the first place? The island had a mechanic, no reason there wouldn't be an exterminator...

Lost in his thoughts, he continued treading down the path to Aukai’s side of the island. Soon enough, he'd arrived, just to see Aukai batting a fearsome crab hoard with a portable oxygen tank. Aside from a moment Mushi took for himself to stand in disbelief, he immediately grabbed the nearest whacking tool, and got to work frightening the creatures away. The duo managed the task quickly; soon enough, not a crab was in sight.

"Aukai," Mushi wheezed, resting his arms on his knees. "Have you ever even considered calling pest control for these crabs? They're a massive agitation..."

Aukai, resting on the sand, gasped and stared back up at Mushi. "No," he declared, "I never thought to!"

Wait, seriously? That's it? Not that Mushi isn't satisfied, but... god, these guys...

[239 words]

[Radiation King]

Crab Crisis!
Username: NCC-1701-D
Link to sign-up post: beep
Prompt response:
Cesar had never dealt with a crab infestation before. Couldn’t the locals just get some bug spray or something and spray the crabs away?? Cesar figured that wouldn’t be good for the ecosystem though. He was very tempted to pick them up and make himself a wonderful crab leg feast. He loved eating crab legs and the idea of eating some right now seemed appealing after working out in the sun all day. Cesar decided to be nice and spare the crabs this time but if they decided to come back and stir some trouble then he would show no mercy on them.

Cesar decided to take his momma’s advice as a kid to get rid of the crabs; the way to someone’s heart is through food. Cesar went and got his ingredients as well as his secret formula for making the best Italian pizza to exist. He carefully made it and used very precise measurements since Italians take their cooking very seriously. One wrong move and a bad pizza could dishonor him and his entire family. When he finished making the pizza, he carried it away and the crabs followed him clear to the other side of the island. Cesar put the pizza down and ran off before the crabs could realize what he had done.

[217 words]

[carpe]

Crab Crisis!

Username: pangurbanka
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[hiraeth + hound]

Crab Crisis!
Username: hiraeth + hound
Link to sign-up post: here
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Roe rubs his chin, thinking of how he could help Aukai out with his little crab crisis. Helping people isn’t really his expertise, and he’s not getting paid for it, but he supposes there’s not much else for him to do on the island anyways. “Since you like snorkeling so much, you’re probably around lots of fish, right? The gear likely smells like fresh fish all the time, which crabs eat. They’re likely attracted to your gear because of that. They also eat mussels, clams, worms… All of which I’m sure you like to take part in handling.” Aukai looks down, a touch of guilt on his face as he considers that Roe is probably right in his assumption.

To test his theory, Roe puts Aukai’s snorkeling gloves in a crab trap, and leaves it in its usual location. The other glove he meticulously washes off with some soap from one of the islanders, and also places it inside a trap. The two of them back off for the rest of the evening and that night. When the sun rises and Roe wakes up, he goes back to Aukai to check on the results of their little test.

“You were right!” Aukai exclaimed to him, holding the two traps in his hands. The one with uncleaned gear was filled with crabs of all shapes and sizes, and the occasional different color. Meanwhile, the cleaned gear only had one tiny crab inside, which was small enough to drop through the space in the trap and scuttle away in the sand.

“I always am.”