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Post by Daos on Dec 11, 2022 15:55:12 GMT -8
April
"Uh, excellent idea, citizen," the guard agrees. He steps back a bit, unfolds his wings, and launches himself straight into the air, taking flight overhead.
The child, meanwhile, continues to cry into April's leg.
Kalinda
Rain, a corvid aarakocra, and Mist, a red-skinned tiefling with curved, ram-like horns, both turn to Kalinda. "New up and coming street musician," says Rain over the noise.
"Yeah, I think this is that new 'muck' music I keep hearing about," Mist agrees. "It's becoming very popular."
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Post by HorizonsDream on Dec 11, 2022 19:12:44 GMT -8
"Much music?" Kalinda asks. "They couldn't think of a better name for it?"
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Post by Daos on Dec 11, 2022 22:07:31 GMT -8
The pair shrug, not having an answer for that. The half-orc musician plays and sings, although the tusks jutting out of his mouth make his lyrics completely indecipherable. He sounds like he's singing with a mouth full of marbles. The young folk seem to like it, though, and headbang along. The older people cover their ears and cringe and walk away, complaining about the youth today, and how back in their time they had real music.
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Post by GravityEmblem on Dec 12, 2022 5:15:12 GMT -8
April scratches her head again, and sort of awkwardly pats the halfling child on the head.
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Post by Daos on Dec 12, 2022 17:44:07 GMT -8
As the guard flies overhead in circles, searching for the lad's mother, the child seems to calm a bit from the head-patting and looks up at April and rubs his nose and sniffles. "Are you a knight?" he asks, noting her armor.
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Post by HorizonsDream on Dec 12, 2022 23:49:21 GMT -8
"I mean, I guess I can understand the appeal," Kalinda says as she listens. It isn't horrible. "Who is he though?" She asks.
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Post by GravityEmblem on Dec 13, 2022 5:16:22 GMT -8
"Yes, sort of," she answers. "I'm a holy Paladin of Elonna. In training."
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Post by Daos on Dec 13, 2022 14:00:02 GMT -8
Kalinda
"Dunno," Mist answers. "Kinda hot, though."
At around this point, the current song finishes. The half-orc announces, "Thank you, Si'ahl!" as people applaud and some toss coral bits into his lute case on the ground at his feet.
April
"Do you have a dinosaur? I heard knights all ride dinosaurs," the boy says.
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Post by GravityEmblem on Dec 13, 2022 14:39:00 GMT -8
"I don't have one. Not yet, anyway," April says. "...I'd really like a dinosaur, though. Animals are so friendly."
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Post by Daos on Dec 13, 2022 16:43:45 GMT -8
The boy brightens at this. "Oh, what kind are you going to get? Wicked Claw? Three Horn? Thunder King?"
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Post by HorizonsDream on Dec 13, 2022 20:11:17 GMT -8
Kalinda laughs lightly at Mist, and as the crowd thins out, she decides to approach the musician. "So, that was interesting music," she says to him.
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Post by GravityEmblem on Dec 14, 2022 5:27:38 GMT -8
"I'd love a Wicked Claw--they're my favorite. But it might be too small for me to ride it," April says, getting enthusiastic. "I could ride a Three Horn, though, and charge into battle against those who reject Elonna's will!"
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Post by Daos on Dec 14, 2022 18:52:47 GMT -8
Kalinda
The half-orc places his magical lute into the case and looks up at Kalinda, brushing some of his long hair out of his face. "Interesting?" he repeats. "What was interesting about it?"
April
"Yeah, or maybe you can even fly on a skywing!" the boy offers.
It's at this point, the aarakocra returns, carrying a middle-aged halfling woman in his arms. He sets the woman on the ground, and she rushes over and grabs the boy in an embrace. "There you are, I told you not to run off like that!" she chides, hugging him tightly.
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Post by HorizonsDream on Dec 14, 2022 20:01:58 GMT -8
"Well, I couldn't quite understand some of the lyrics," Kalinda admits. "Was it enemy or memory?" she asks curiously.
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Post by GravityEmblem on Dec 15, 2022 5:03:38 GMT -8
"I see that you found her. Good job," April tells the Aaracockra, glancing back at the reunited family. "Actually, maybe you could help me, now." She describes her mission, and the Dwarf she's chasing, and asks if he's seen him.
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