Briceus's Side Quest !! -> Day 3 CLOSED

[cocogerber13]

Username;; cocogerber13
Kalons being used;; Ember
Quest response;;



She caught it eventually... And she promises that she'll help clean up...

(Whoops, edited to add the user/kalons/response guidelines...)

[neon.]

Username;; neondisaster
Kalons being used;; lacroix, apollyon [mentioned]
Quest response;; [WC : 384]

Back she was, and this time, Lacroix promised not to let herself get dissuaded from the goal. No distractions. No running, most especially. Fortunately, it seemed her emotional turmoil outside hadn’t lasted too long, and she had not missed anything- Briceus was walking over to the stranger, exactly as she’d planned.

She decided against questioning how long it had taken him to get ready to take those three steps. Now, she’d just wait at the bar, ready for Bri to return, happy, and hopefully willing to answer her questions. Lacroix anxiously twiddled her thumbs, watching but not quite watching Bri’s journey over. And that was when she saw it. The smallest, wiliest weasel she’d ever seen- not that she’d seen many weasels. And it was heading straight for Bri- with a pop, the weasel went, sniping the ring off of Bri with an accuracy unheard of for mustelidae.

And then Bri was lost, scrambling after the weasel with movements that reminded her of his target. Speaking to her, and Lacroix felt her heart sinking. She hadn’t even completed the task given to her of Bri, or Apollyon. And now she had another task. She knew nothing about romance, and even less about catching weasels. There wasn’t any weasel-trapping potion in her arsenal, nor was she particularly adept at setting traps.

There was only one solution- hope Bri knew what he was doing with all his scrambling. Lacroix joined him, following his movements with a fierce determination. Every paw that hit the floor was repeated by her. A veritable conga-line of weasel hunting. Lacroix ignored her embarrassment in favor of concentrating on following.

Eventually, they all knew the hunt would end. The weasel sighted the hole in the wall. Lacroix and Bri made eye to bang contact. They dived- and the weasel was stopped from its goal with a heavy boot blocking its way, and then a firm hand plucking the ring out of the weasels mouth. It was the very same man Bri had been trying to talk to - Lacroix wondered whether this counted as a success or a failure of her task.

The ring was back to Bri, what at what cost of his reputation? Lacroix was beginning to eye the mugs of ale herself. A drink sounded like an increasingly good idea.

[Unleashed Squiid]

Username;; Unleashed Squid
Kalons being used;; Eden and Calypso
Quest response;;

"Woah!" Eden jumped back "Where the heck did that come from?"

"It's a...weasel?" Calypso had seen plenty of those on her farm. They were tricky little creatures, but in the end, they seemed to be too smart for their own good. However, after careful observation, she had begun to pick up patterns of their behavior. For even though they were clever, they were fools for shiny things.

"Yeah that's what it looks like. I'm sorry, Bri, we'll get it back!"

"We will?" She really did want to help, but Calypso wasn't sure exactly how to help out with a treasure-seeking weasel. The only way she could think of was tricking it with even more gold, but getting the ring back by doing that would cost even more than replacing it. But then she saw Bri's face. It was too pitiful for her to refuse. With a sigh, she finally said, "Fine, Bri. We will try to get it back, but I can't guarantee anything. You had better remember this moment!"

Eden turned her head, and whispered something that would be just out of earshot to Bri. "I have a plan" said her friend. That at least was good. "So, weasels like gold right?"

"They like anything shiny and bright..."

"Didn't they have that big stash of fake gems in the hole next to the tavern from all of the people who try to pay with fake currency?"

"Yes..." Where was Eden going with this? Calypso could see that excited sparkle in her friend's eyes. Whatever this plan was, she was proud of it. Hopefully that meant it was good. Yet with Eden, Calypso didn't ever know what to expect. She was crazy, impulsive, and unpredictable, but those were the traits which made her a genius.

--A few hours later--

This was ridiculous. Calypso hated this plan, but somehow found herself going alone with it because she was too nice to say no. Frustrated, but compliant, she walked over to the very center of the bar, and stood very, very still. How humiliating. She hoped nobody she knew was around. This plan had better work, or else Calypso was going to be a rather cross kalon.

Eden grinned, her net in hand, waiting for the weasel to come their way. She knew that the creature would come eventually, so she stood, ready to strike at any moment. And there it was! A flash headed right towards the gem plated "statue" in the center of the bar! The sticky, glue-covered statue which may or may not have had her friend inside of it, Trojan-Horse style.

Eek! Calypso reached out her arm and stuck the weasel in the glue which was now growing tacky. The plan worked! Not only did Calypso capture the creature, which carried the golden ring, she also was looking quite fabulous. Eden made her way over to the weasel and plucked Bri's ring out of it's claws. "This isn't yours." she told it, knowing perfectly well that it could not understand her. She then slowly peeled the weasel off of the statue, making sure not to harm it at all, and, just for good measures, gave it a new piece of treasure. One of the fake crystals that was sticking out of Calypso's new armor.

"Wow, that was eventful," she said, relieved, and handed the jewelry over to Bri. "I hope you don't mind it being a little sticky. The glue will come off with water and soap."

"It's fine" he replied. "I'm honestly just glad to have it back. I know that the stranger is gone for today, but I'm sure that they will come again."

Eden smiled. "I'm sure they will."

[Werecat]

Username;; .ss.
Kalons being used;; shen, mason and pyper
Quest response;; story [ 260/200 ]
mason stared after the weasel and just plopped himself down mumbling something of how he did the last quest aall on his own and of how he almost died and that they should do this quest. Shen frowned and looked over at pyper whom was sleeping and left the tavern to go find the darn weasel. He didnt really see of why Briceus or whatever couldn't get it himself but it was kind of stupid to whine and complain about that now. he had a weasel to catch after all. he watched silently as the weasel ran into an alleyway, and stalked towards said allyway. A dead end. Maybe he would have an actual chance at catching it now. He stalked towards it careful to make no sounds. He had no idea what to do now that he was within arms reach of the little rodent. he wondered if they would bite him, and if so would the bite bleed? would it become infected and what if he didn't realize that it was infected and die because of it? oh gosh he was going to have a panic attack. He immediately began to rub a smooth rock that was connected to a bracelet and steadied himself. he reached out and grabbed the small thing, it went limp in his hand as he grabbed the ring and realized he killed the poor thing. wincing he dropped it and ran back to the tavern giving it back to briceus or whatever his name was. He better be getting good pay for this.

[Blumoonwolf]

Username;; Blumoonwolf
Kalons being used;; Fir
Quest response;;

After being chased around the inn, the weasel finally spooked drops the ring!

[skylark]

Jacqueline seems to have a way with animals, and manages to get the ring back!!
ack sorry for the quick sketch,, at my grandparents house and dont have a lot of time ;v; hope it counts!

Username;; Skylark
Kalons being used;; Jacqueline

[♡Chocolate♡]

Username;; chocolate
Kalons being used;; paige
Quest response;;

paige smiled brightly, giving bri two thumbs up as he began walking over to the kalon. he looked confident, and ready to present himself. she was happy for him, and watched as he took a breather for a moment, then continued walking.

before he was able to get too far, she noticed a rather strange clicking noise at the counter, and just like that his ring was gone. bri was moritfited as he noticed the greedy weasel snatching his lucky ring, and paige felt more than awful. she pitied him; finally getting the courage to talk to his love at first sight, and just like that his luck was gone.

paige watched as the weasel slithered away, before she processed the situation, and began sprinting after it. it was fast, and jumped down from the counter, its small claws still making that click click click noise. she skirted to a halt, tossing a chair aside that the weasel was trying to climb. she watched in horror as the ring slipped out the weasels grip, then right back into it a few seconds later.

the race continued, paige beginning to feel drowsy, but she was determined to help bri. the little gerbil glided upon the slippery almost glass like floor, paige dashing after her, knocking over bar stools, glasses, and almost another kalon. she knew this was not polite to the inn, but she was in too deep chasing after this pest.

he skirted across the floor, finding his way to the door. she sped up, almost tripping on her paws. she knocked over more tables, chairs, and stepped on a kalons foot! as the weasel attempted to open the door, she scooped him up, panting aggressively. she walked back over to bri, putting the ring down, before realizing her mess.

but i was worth it for bri.

[Sanara]

Username :: Sanara
Featuring :: Vanyel

[Rorrim]

Username;; Kouhai
Kalons being used;; Amir & Faris
Quest response;;

Faris has...a way with animals.

( Eliseo is...helping... by drunkenly serenading the stranger to distract them from the ruckus! )

[lonk]

username;; lonk
kalons being used;; palmer, venita, & rudy
quest response;; (309 words)

"are you kidding me?" rudy shrieked as the ferret grabbed briceus' ring. it darted into the crowd, skittering towards the door. palmer slid down toward it, hands extended, nearly knocking other kalons over.
it wasn't of much help. but it did send it back into the inn, which would be useful for the time being. struggling up to his feet, palmer headed toward his two companions. "alright. we have to get that for briceus, but... i really don't know how."
nobody seemed to have much of a clue. the others in the bar would yelp as the ferret darted around, searching for an exit, ring in tow. briceus looked like he was going to have a heart attack, sweating even harder than he was before.
venita bit her lip. "maybe we could try to set a trap? i don't think we have the supplies to, though." palmer nodded, but rudy was lost in though. his bag trembled, the small gremlin he had befriended, marigold, eager to get out.
rudy sighed, shaking his head. "this sucks. i thought that maybe we could actually help-" he was cut off short by marigold scrambling from his bag. this caused even more ruckus among the inn as the small creature darted into the crowd.
"you idiot!" palmer spun rudy around. "why do you have to bring that godforsaken thing with you everywhere? it might hurt someone, and people are going to get super freaked out by that damn gremlin." rudy ducked his head down.
it wasn't in shame, though. it was marigold, scratching at his leg, the ferret's limp body hanging from his mouth. the ring was still lodged firmly between the ferret's teeth. rudy looked down at the gremlin in shock.
handing the ring back to briceus, rudy smiled. "excuse me for a minute. i have a, uh, ferret to dispose of."