Under Strange Stars II

[Ashy]

Calzada answers that before Al-Khazad asks. "The big one rarely comes back before a week has passed."

Jagra shakes his head slowly, his eyes downcast, "A WEEK?", he asks no one in particular...

 

[Someone]

The birds seem confused at your question, and don´t answer.

 

[Someone]

while you think on what to do, Calzada puts a big bottle upside down. "we´ve run out of water" says. "someone has to go for more" He points at the water coming out of the rock wall.

"How´s that there´s a spring this high?"

"The top of the mountain is a large bowl, filled with rainwater. It must somehow filter there" explains Calzada.

 

[hafrogman]

Menghil shrugs.

"The little ones" he pauses and laughs bitterly, "don't seem to be much help, and momma's away for a while yet. I really don't see what to do. We've got the 'clopses breathing down our necks, a busted boat that'll take too long to fix, and a trio of hungry birds that want us as a light snack."

[ooc - is the spring inside or outside?]

 

[dead_radish]

*Al-Khazad sighs inwardly, but does his best to hide his frustration.*

"There is one of you, much larger. She is not here now, and only comes every several days. Do you know who I mean?"

OOC: Is the one we hurt here? Does it still look beat up?

 

[Someone]

[ooc - is the spring inside or outside?]

At your back lies a rock wall. It continues left and right, spanning about 1500 feet; 100 feet at your left [I said right before: it was a mistake] there´s a big crevasse, some 35-40 feet wide. A stream deep enough to wet your feet runs at it´s bottom: apparently, the water comes directly from the rock wall and above it, and forms a diminutive waterfall. Beyond the crevasse, the plateau continues no more than twenty feet, and 50 in the widest part: the rock wall continues there (so the mountain closes the plateau from two sides)

The other side (thus the plateau is a rough triangle) is from where you came.

There´s no nest: the birds sleep and eat where they want, but for what you´ve seen and learned from Calzada it´s rare they all rest at the same time. The floor is highly irregular; it´s broken in many places, forming cracks (many of them wide enough to hide in them) Also, the ships, rocks and spires interrupt the landscape.

The rock wall continues upwards, to the top of the mountain, wich is not far.

I left a detail out of the description. The crevasse doesn´t end at the plateau´s edge, but it instead continues, cutting the mountain´s flank as far as you can tell or see

You can´t see the hurt one. One of the others say "Mommy?"

Definitely, they are not only of animal intelligence, but also very young and unexperienced.

 

[dead_radish]

To the group: "Any suggestions? It is as though I speak to children. Words must be carefully chosen...."

 

[Ashy]

Jagra thinks for a moment, and then says, "Ask them if they can call their mommy..."

 

[dead_radish]

To Jagra: "Tried that - they don't seem to recognize the word. Or they don't consider her their mommy. They do seem mildly curious about us, though...."

To the chicks: "There are more of you, right? Bigger versions?" *He makes a gesture of size (hands together, then pulled apart to a bigger distance), and looks at them.* "Could you find the bigger ones? Or call them?"

 

[Someone]

"MOMMYYYYY!!!!!", they shout.

(seriously, what did you expect?)

The conversation going nowhere -specially not eating you- they bore and go elsewhere to do what baby giant birds do.

Calzada still holds the bottle. "So I´ll have to get it myself, feestros." says.