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>>173703>the devices these canisters are attached to are very large and will stick through all but a true lake or river.Then she'll continue her search now.
>>173705Kira nods vigorously, and she flicks her tongue.
"Definitely, it's just a matter of if you want it."
>>173707She tells the mare they want to speak in private, and then moves to an area where they can speak together.
Sense motive on the Nagini
“What is your plan living here? Us together for a while? How long do you intend for me to be here?”
[1d20+6 = (12+6) = 18] >>173708Kira flicks her tongue again.
"My plan? It's just to make sure you're happy and comfortable for as long you want to stay here with me.
Like it or not, you're stuck with me, and even if the alternatives weren't very pleasant at all, I'd still like to make this a pleasant experience for you. That is why you chose to be with me, right?"
Kira speaks the true true, for what it's worth.
>>173700>There are more of the round little pools, and more trees that have been twisted, mangled, and entirely split in two.If this was from artillery, the damaged trees should form a line, possibly leading to the point from which the rounds were fired.
Posey follows the line of damaged trees, following in the direction of the higher/highest ground, since she assumes that artillerists would have preferred to fire from such a location (presumably both for height advantage and to avoid the water compromising their equipment).
>>173709Neela tilts her head, and looks into the eyes of Kira. Kira is certainly not used to looking into the eyes of a creature like Neela, and sooner or later one or both of them will have to break eye contact.
“Alright” Neela answers, after a pause.
>>173711Clever
>>173712It's certainly not very often Kira is faced with the dreaded "deer stare". She blinks, and flicks her tongue again.
"Alright as in 'you accept the answer'? You want the townhouse? What do you mean?"
>>173713“Yes.” She answers, momentarily looking up to Kira, then away. “It’s a very nice place.” It’s difficult to shake the feeling that Neela is just a variation of the antelope Kira would hunt back home.
>>173714It's okay, Kira, chase away the tasty thoughts. Neela is a friend, not food...delicious, delicious food...stomach rumblesKira blushes, and also looks away, hoping that it will help with the tummy rumblies.
"Okay, let's go back to the mare and get this deal finalized. Then we can see about getting us food and furniture."
>>173715Not looking at Neela certainly helps, as she has the unfortunate quality of being food-shaped, rather than friend-shaped.
“Yes” Neela says. “This is a much better area. Far away from where police and customs pry.
>>173715>>173716Going back to the mare, she smiles, perhaps even genuinely.
“What do you think?”
>>173716>>173717Smiling, Kira excitedly exclaims, "We'll take it!"
>>173718“Excellent!” The mare jumps up in place, landing with her hooves slightly spread apart.
“Just one more document to sign… also another 100 bits for the washing machine rental, an upfront payment on utilities, and the city tax… actually there is going to be taxes later, but that’s what’s required at the time of purchase….”
>>173719"Alright, what is our total up to now?"
>>173712>CleverClever enough to find something?
>>173720“1100 bits in total.” She answers.
Neela moves to where she must think she’s not seen.. then closes her eyes, flips her ears back, goes “hehehehe” and prances along the floor, jumping up and down in springing step that are not so loud on the carpet floor, and turning when she nears the wall. It would be more pleasant to watch if it weren’t unnervingly similar to a slower version of the gait of a springbok antelope.
>>173722Even through her hunger, Kira can appreciate how happy Neela is. She has no concerns about spending this kind of money if this is the result.
"Alright, let's finish this up!"
>>173723Neela prances around, coming to a stop next to Kira, hopping all at once into place with all four of her legs. She smiles, and wags her tail.
The mare says, “Okay… sign this. 100 bits and… it’s yours!”
>>173724Kira signs the document, hoofs over another 100 Bits, and...hopefully, it's hers! And Neela's too. Now all Kira needs is the key.
>>173725With blue telekinesis magic, the mare hoofs over the key.
"We can make a second copy, if needed. You know where the office is. Rent period is through the 26th, and is due on that day." She looks into Kira's eyes with her own round, blue eyes. "Enjoy your time in Baltimare!"
>>173726"Thank you very much!" she replies with a bright smile as she takes the key. She gets another chance to ponder on how similar pony eyes are to lamia eyes. "A second copy would be appreciated, yes. After all, two residents within the same household and all that."
>>173727She has round pupils, more like a prey animal than a lamia, although she’s otherwise fairly similar.
“We’ll make one, and you can pick it up in the office. But for the moment, there is only one key.” She says. If there is no other business, the mare leaves, and Kira is left alone with Neela
>>173728Definitely a friend-shaped creature if she's ever seen one. As there's no other business to attend to, she lets the friend-shaped mare leave. She looks to Neela, smiling.
"So, it's done! I bet you're excited. Ready to get something to eat before we furnish our new home?"
>>173729Neela uses her mouth to attempt to drag up the large bag of clothing up the stairs. She looks up to Kira when she says this, pauses, and says “… Sure…” as her ears go down, then back up again
>>173730"Oh, right! Let me help you with your stuff!"
Neela gets a reminder of how useful it is to have a strong lamia with her, as Kira helps with bringing her belongings upstairs.
>>173731She appears to appreciate it, even if she does not say “thank you.” Neela gets to work placing her stuff around the second bedroom, laying a blanket on the floor and putting items in the closet.
>>173732Kira observes as Neela gets to work getting everything just how she wants it, you know, before they go out for furniture. A question pops into her mind as she watches.
"Hey...I don't know if it'd be too soon, but...would you want to go see your friends in jail, before they get deported? I'm not sure if I could do anything to get them out of jail, but you said you were close and I thought you might want to say goodbye."
>>173733As she’s placing some item into a closet, standing up on her hind legs with her forelegs on a shelf, Neela looks over to Kira with ears perked up.
“I may… I’m a bit afraid though that if they see I am not in jail, someone may say something about me to try to get themselves out of trouble.”
>>173734"Do you not trust them? As long as you're with me and we have these papers, you should be fine. You're not breaking any laws or being here illegally as long as I'm around."
>>173735She jumps down so that she’s on all fours, and faces Kira, before breaking eye contact and looking down and away.
“Well… all it takes is one, and it may not be the one I speak to. I don’t know.” She looks back up towards Kira momentarily, then back down again. “I mean with the police. Not with customs. They could still arrest me, or try to.”
>>173736Kira tilts her head at the deer.
"What do you mean? Wouldn't they get in trouble if they tried? We have papers."
>>173712>>173721>>173711Does Posey's plan or trying to trace lines between damages trees to point towards high ground locations where the artillery might've been fired bear any fruit?
>>173737“No, I mean from the police. They are concerned about crimes, not immigration…” her ears dip down, then back up. “I don’t… really want to talk about it… I probably should visit them. They will be in there for a while.”
>>173738I mean, if you
don’t want to fight anything yet
>>173740Posey is out of spell slots, but is still down to fight
so long as it's not a second hydra underwater; she'd have to flee from that. >>173740Diplomacy: "It's just us, and I don't mind." She flicks her tongue.
[1d20+3 = (6+3) = 9] >>173741Soon
ish. Still out of town>>173742Her ears twitch.
“Still… I’d rather not talk about it….” She says
>>173743Kira nods.
"That's fair. Maybe some other time. Anyways, about going to go get something to eat...are you still feeling up to it?"
>>173744She moves a little back, raises her left foreleg, widens her eyes. and both ears stand up. But then she eases forward, and the eyes relax.
“Yes.” Her ears wriggle. “I haven’t had decent food since… well it’s been several days now. I don’t care for the food in jail and customs did not feed me at all.”
>>173745Kira imagines her initial fear was that she was going to be the something to eat, but thankfully she has enough willpower to avoid that situation. "Wow, you must be starving! Come on, you can show me your favorite places to eat, or maybe we can go to someplace you've always wanted to go. Then after we can get some furniture for the house and food to put in the kitchen."
>>173746“I don’t know this area… I would be fine with a food stand though.”
Neela does, however, move towards the door, ready to leave.
>>173747Kira does as well, letting Neela take the lead. Even if she doesn't know this art all that well, she still probably knows more about it than Kira, and she's a prey animal so she knows the kinds of food prey animals eat.
"I wonder when our new neighbors will say hello..."
If Posey would like to roll search, spot, and listen…
>>173748Alright, roll luck
Search
[1d20+6 = (3+6) = 9]>>173751Search: Despite some, ahem, bad luck...perhaps a second pair of keen lamia eyes will help with the search for a place to eat.
[1d20+5 = (4+5) = 9] >>173749>>173750The area is mostly residential. Neela finds a restaurant in a corner of one row next to the major avenue… and the owner rather rudely did not allow either creature in. Neela curses him, then they move along. There’s another restaraunt that is “””closed”””
>>173752Kira does
not see any juicy prey around. Unless you’re counting ponies or that one dog. Or Neela. Oh, you mean the things they eat. Well,.. there’s some flowers… She probably saw a tomato plant in a planter on a window.
>>173753You know, it occurs to Kira, "So...what do pre...err...creatures like you eat, anyhow?"
>>173754She smiles, looks back to Kira, and giggles.
“Heh heh, you don’t know? Well, we eat bread, sandwiches, hay, potatoes, ice cream, middles, dumplings, soup, and things like that.”
>>173755>>173756Kira blushes, and rubs the back of her own head with a hoof.
"Well I haven't really paid much attention to what other creatures eat, all I know are the animals out in the savanna eating grasses and stuff. Oh, I know about bananas! That's how I arrived here, on a ship full of bananas."