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<blockquote data-quote="MacConnell" data-source="post: 9288845" data-attributes="member: 6855223"><p><strong>Cycle</strong>: 498: <strong>Day</strong>: 73. <strong>Season</strong>: Stasis.</p><p>With the completion of the Rebirth Season, the rains have lessened to an occasional light spattering or nightly mist. The winds are light and variable in direction, and the temperature is becoming hot, especially in the Central and Southern Regions. Plants have gone through blooming and are fully covered in fresh green vegetation. Fruit is beginning to form. People are highly active, but animals tend to become lazy, preferring to feed in the early morning or late afternoon.</p><p></p><p>Fish, however, are a completely different matter. Most have finished spawning and are moving downstream from the shallows to deeper water, devouring anything they deem as food. This is one of the two times of the Cycle that Killian likes to put out his fish traps, and the best bait for those traps is getting fat in his compost pile. The compost is the rotting remains of last Cycle’s melon crop with the addition of collected leaf litter. This creates an environment that attracts beetles, the grubs of which are the excellent bait. He also has silk nets hung around the compost pile because the beetles attract Thrushes and Runners, birds that eat the beetles. Some people consider these birds to be even greater fare than fish.</p><p></p><p>Early in the morning Killian approaches Jaguar. “<span style="color: rgb(147, 101, 184)">It is time that I go to set out my fish traps. I am going to secure them to the canoes. While I do that, would mind getting some grubs for bait? Here, take this satchel to put them in. If you catch that Ansylin boy, see if he will help. It will make the work faster</span>.”</p><p></p><p>Jaguar is unaware of why the Spiofthest man who took him in is so calming to be around. His ability to make others feel welcome seems to extend to everyone. He can even calm a toddler who is throwing a tantrum. He also seems to have a great knowledge of the environment and its denizens, which Jaguar respects. Collecting the grubs is fascinating, though elderly residents, especially female ones, think that they are disgusting. The only difficult part of collecting them is the smell of the compost pile. All one needs is a stick to stir the rotting vegetation.</p><p></p><p>Most beetles are about the size of a person’s thumb knuckle. The grubs are about three times that size. Sometimes beetles as big as a person’s fist find their way into the pile. Their grubs can be as long as a person’s forearm. The shells or carapaces of these larger beetles are valued in South Road Fair, and Killian would hit or step on them, breaking off their wing coverings, called elytra, and keeping them for trade.</p><p></p><p>As Jaguar turns to depart, Killian adds, “<span style="color: rgb(147, 101, 184)">If any birds or fowlers are caught in the nets, we can work on those, too. Come back and get me if you need help</span>.”</p><p>[spoiler=Character Data]</p><p><span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)">Jaguar</span>: full wellness</p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">Whisper</span>: full wellness [/spoiler]</p><p>[spoiler=People of Interest]</p><p>Gastrobon: Centrin man: Plaza Tavern owner, Bridgetown.</p><p>Merita: Centrin woman: Plaza Tavern cook, heartmate of Gastrobon.</p><p>Grandon: Centrin man: Grist Mill operator, Bridgetown.</p><p>Farlen & Hortica: Centrin couple: farmers, Bridgetown.</p><p>Killian: Spiofthest man: fisherman, Bridgetown. [/spoiler]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacConnell, post: 9288845, member: 6855223"] [B]Cycle[/B]: 498: [B]Day[/B]: 73. [B]Season[/B]: Stasis. With the completion of the Rebirth Season, the rains have lessened to an occasional light spattering or nightly mist. The winds are light and variable in direction, and the temperature is becoming hot, especially in the Central and Southern Regions. Plants have gone through blooming and are fully covered in fresh green vegetation. Fruit is beginning to form. People are highly active, but animals tend to become lazy, preferring to feed in the early morning or late afternoon. Fish, however, are a completely different matter. Most have finished spawning and are moving downstream from the shallows to deeper water, devouring anything they deem as food. This is one of the two times of the Cycle that Killian likes to put out his fish traps, and the best bait for those traps is getting fat in his compost pile. The compost is the rotting remains of last Cycle’s melon crop with the addition of collected leaf litter. This creates an environment that attracts beetles, the grubs of which are the excellent bait. He also has silk nets hung around the compost pile because the beetles attract Thrushes and Runners, birds that eat the beetles. Some people consider these birds to be even greater fare than fish. Early in the morning Killian approaches Jaguar. “[COLOR=rgb(147, 101, 184)]It is time that I go to set out my fish traps. I am going to secure them to the canoes. While I do that, would mind getting some grubs for bait? Here, take this satchel to put them in. If you catch that Ansylin boy, see if he will help. It will make the work faster[/COLOR].” Jaguar is unaware of why the Spiofthest man who took him in is so calming to be around. His ability to make others feel welcome seems to extend to everyone. He can even calm a toddler who is throwing a tantrum. He also seems to have a great knowledge of the environment and its denizens, which Jaguar respects. Collecting the grubs is fascinating, though elderly residents, especially female ones, think that they are disgusting. The only difficult part of collecting them is the smell of the compost pile. All one needs is a stick to stir the rotting vegetation. Most beetles are about the size of a person’s thumb knuckle. The grubs are about three times that size. Sometimes beetles as big as a person’s fist find their way into the pile. Their grubs can be as long as a person’s forearm. The shells or carapaces of these larger beetles are valued in South Road Fair, and Killian would hit or step on them, breaking off their wing coverings, called elytra, and keeping them for trade. As Jaguar turns to depart, Killian adds, “[COLOR=rgb(147, 101, 184)]If any birds or fowlers are caught in the nets, we can work on those, too. Come back and get me if you need help[/COLOR].” [spoiler=Character Data] [COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]Jaguar[/COLOR]: full wellness [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]Whisper[/COLOR]: full wellness [/spoiler] [spoiler=People of Interest] Gastrobon: Centrin man: Plaza Tavern owner, Bridgetown. Merita: Centrin woman: Plaza Tavern cook, heartmate of Gastrobon. Grandon: Centrin man: Grist Mill operator, Bridgetown. Farlen & Hortica: Centrin couple: farmers, Bridgetown. Killian: Spiofthest man: fisherman, Bridgetown. [/spoiler] [/QUOTE]
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