Metamorphosis IC

[spriter1]

"I'd say staying at the beach might not be ideal anyway, too open and exposed. Also in terms of pressing on, I got a note that says to he-"
Orla's words are cut short however at the sound of a man shouting over, looking over and raising an eyebrow at the question, thinking the answer was obvious. "We're wearing the same clothes and carrying the same bag! Does that not answer your question for you?"

[Vhexo]

Jonathan shrugs, and says: "Don't know. Woke up here. Bunch of othere people here too. Wearing same clothes as me. We splitted up.", and he squats down, looking at the footprints that the beast left behind. He had never anticipated that this would happen, him being in the middle of a forest talking with a man he had never met before who just saved of of a giant monster.

He stands up and looks at the man, "I'm Jonathan. Are there others besides you here?", he asks while walking to the man. He didn't trust the man too much, but if this man would want him killed he wouldn't have saved him in the first place, so Jonathan tought he was relatively safe for now.

[Nobudi]

Aeryn took a shuddering breath as she saw what she had wrought.
Whatever did that, it was not her. It was whatever was in her head.
She had no time to collect her thoughts, instead quickly saying, "Should we go for my pack or not? We need to hurry, I found a descent crossing point. Water's fast, but I might be able to cross it with you."

[Earthsage]

"No... No way! Come on, we're going before he gets back up!" Rosalee grabs onto Aeryn and starts running in the general direction of the path Aeryn came from... She makes sure to snag her own backpack along the way, and moves as rapidly as possible away from the terrifying masked man... She doesn't actually care about Aeryn's display of ridiculous strenght, not quite yet. she's too scared about what the man will do to her...

[Gorbaz]

Melanie gives a little squeak as the man runs up and demands if they are the ones who captures him. "Yes. I-I mean, no. I mean... what she said" she replied somewhat meekly, retreating back slightly. She still had the bad feeling coming from the beach, and was feeling more on edge than before. "Can we... take this somewhere more sheltered? I have a.. bad feeling"

[Reaver]

"I usually try not to make assumptions when introduced into a new scenario. But yes I guess you did answer my question." Raymond said while smiling, enjoying the unneeded sass the woman was giving him. "We definitely should continue this somewhere else. I saw a very nasty storm working its way towards the beach." Turning to the other woman, who seemed to be the most worried. He still had a ton of questions, some that could perhaps start a pattern for why they were all kidnapped but he was sure he wouldn't get anything out of the two girls until they got to a safe area and they both had time to relax. He was as much as a stranger to them as they were to him. "I hope you two gals have a place or even an idea in mind since you've been awake longer than me."

[spitfyre]

Sean slowly skins to the ground when he reaches the riverbed. "No, please, no. Whatever this is, I don't want it, it is behind us, just calm down and do not worry." Sean thinks to himself with his heart racing as he tries to calm whatever is inside his head. He cups his hands and splashes water in his face, attempting to calm whatever was inside him.

[RavenLord]

Jonathan - Vhexo

"Not on this side of the lake. There are few tribes which live at the lands to east side of the river but, no one from those parts except pathfinders like me ever cross the river or the great lake. Now does that answer your question? Because i don't know about you my friend but i wish to leave this place before the big guy returns."

Rosalee, Aeryn and Sean - Earthsage, Nobudi and Spitfyre

Aeryn can not resist in her weakened state as Rosalee drags her along. Her friends' caution seems to pay off as she can see the man she just hurled into a tree, slowly get back up. For a second, their eyes meet and their gazes lock. Aeryn notices the golden colour of his eyes, and intensity behind for the first time. Then, another pull from Rosalee snaps her out of it and together they run upstream. Fortunately, masked man does not chase after them, yet Rosalee and Aeryn do not stop. By the time, they come to the shallow spot, they are both panting with exhaustion. Especially Aeryn, who is weak from her little stunt, is barely standing on her own two feet. It is at there, they come across another man(Sean), splashing his face with water. Fortunately for them though, it is not another masked primitive, but one of the people they remember seeing back the beach.

Sean is snapped from his concentration by the arrival of two girls, who by the looks of it, are running from something.

Melanie, Orla and Raymond - Gorbaz, Spriter and Reaver

Group walk as they talk, journeying deeper into the jungle. It is then, a tree with sack dolls hanging from, takes group attention. Melanie notices some kind of fabric peeking out from a hole under one of the exposed roots of the tree.

[Vhexo]

Jonathan nods at the man's explanation, and says: "Me too. Do you know where I can shelter myself? This place seems dangerous", ans he looks around the woods. Jonathan is actually quite confused about what's going on, and why he was brought here, but his outward expression is one of control. He looks at the primitive man, waiting for his answer.

[spitfyre]

"Hello there, are you from the beach? What are you running from?" Sean stood up and wiped the water off his face with his shirt.

[Nobudi]

Making it to the shallows, Aeryn sank to her knees while her arm was still clung onto by Rosalee.
She was so tired. Even though she should've been able to cover that distance without even breaking a sweat.
Panting, she gasped, "... Hunted... he might... be following... Get across... river..."
Feebly, she tried to get up and to the water's edge.

[spitfyre]

" Woah there, you would likely drown before you make it across. Slow down, breathe. How far did you run anyway?" Sean tries to act confident in front of the girls, but he still feels nervous, glancing often at the way that they just came from.

[Earthsage]

"S-sombody tried to attack me... My friend helped me, and we got away, but... But we have to keep going." Rosalee tried to support her friend as best she could, holding Aeryn upright and trying to let her rest. She looked over the river crossing carefully, looking for any easy way across so that the tired Aeryn wouldn't have to struggle so much to cross.

[spitfyre]

Sean sighed and said, " Well if you are so adamant on getting across at least let me help."

[RavenLord]

Jonathan- Vhexo

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"Well, i was about to return to my village before you came in with the big guy. It is at the eastern side of the river, far away from the dangerous parts of the jungle. If you would like, you can tag along. I wouldn't mind a guest and at least you can get a place to bunk in before storm hits."

Rosalee, Aeryn, Sean - Earthsage, Nobudi, Spitfyre

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Crossing the river proves very troublesome and dangerous for Rosalee and Aeryn. It is only with Sean's help they are able to safely cross the river. Even then, fifteen minutes of constant struggling with currents while supporting Aeryn in neck deep water leaves Sean and Rosalee tired, cold and very wet. Curiously though Aeryn finds herself refreshed somewhat. Her all aches has been dulled and she is once more able to stand on her feet. What's more though is the presence in her mind. It has gotten a lot more lively and she can feel it wanting to return to water again.

[Vhexo]

Jonathan listened to the proposal from the man, and said: "I'll tag along. It's not safe on your own in here. I've experienced that.". He would follow the man if they would leave to his town, but Jonathan was still on his guard, partly because he didn't trust the forest, partly because he didn't trust the man as much as he'd like to, even though this man probably saved his life.

[Nobudi]

Being in the water was a relief. Actually, it was more than that, the water revitalized her.
Once they got to the opposite shore, Aeryn actually managed to pick herself up off the bank.
The thing in her head wanted to be back in the water, and Aeryn wasn't going to humor it.
"If you want something, say it to me. Otherwise, stay quiet," she mumbled to herself as she turned to her comrades.
"Thanks," she said to the man as she stripped off her shirt to wring the water out of it. "I'm Aeryn."
She didn't mind a little nakedness, especially since she was always skinny dipping at the pool after everyone else had left and she was alone locking up.

[Earthsage]

Rosalee blushed and looked away from the semi naked Aeryn, and she let out a quiet sigh at her words. "Okay... But what do we do now? I still have y bag of food..." Rosalee swings her backpack around, flipping it open after fiddling with whatever contrivance holds the bag shut, and then she starts seeing just what, if anything, survived the river crossing. She felt hungry after her trek and her sprint to safety with Aeryn, and it had only grown worse when it came to the river crossing. The only thing she had to say about the crossing itself was that the man who had chased them would have a tough time crossing alone... And it'd give them time to run again if he tried to keep after them.

[Reaver]

Raymond stopped in front of the tree with hanging dolls. "This is a good sign. That means there is someone lives in this area, perhaps we can find shelter around here for a while. We should keep our eyes open for any huts or caverns, the shelters can't be too advanced with the resources probably on this island."

[spitfyre]

Sean crawled out of the water breathing heavily, and stood up. When Aeryn started stripping Sean quickly look away and said, " Uh, er, uh, no problem, my name is Sean. I guess we should just keep moving, try to find civilization or something. But we could eat first. Maybe we should go east." Sean sits down again and pulls out some food to eat.