When Arren starts advancing towards her, Emma wraps her tail around one of the pinecones in the area and lobs it in Arren's direction. The throw is forceful but inaccurate, and the pinecone lands nearby harmlessly. Emma then makes a hissing sound at Arren before running northwards.
Bryn hears Emma's response in the same fragmented and distorted manner as before: 'I... return... I'm... again... must... follow...' Nonetheless, there is more decisiveness in her voice now.
Commandant Nattensbarn, who had just pushed Lieutenant Tireur forward so she could also see the interaction, arrives in time only to see Emma turning and running farther north. "Aleshi and her damned tricks!" She exclaims. "That thing sure is fast! But as long as it's not headed to Ersta, I think we can let it be. It's best that it doesn't change its mind and decide we are delicious or dangerous enough to attack us."
While she runs, if Bryn tries to follow her, Emma picks a small branch with her tail and lobs it in Bryn's direction. Again, forcefully but inaccurately, the branch hits one of the nearby trees in front of Bryn's path, producing a faint 'thump' and falls to the ground.
Emma runs to M-17. Bryn may keep pace and reach S-17 or its vicinity, if he wishes (though I'd like you to confirm in your next post).
Arren arrives at N-8 (unless he stops at N-4); Lieutenant Tireur and the Commandant arrive at N-7 and N-6, respectively.
Arrenhalts (N8), his gaze shifting from Emma to the pinecone that's landed harmlessly nearby. He blinks in surprise, then eases his stance. If they weren't dealing with a creature capable of ending them all in an instant, the moment might almost be comical.
He turns to his superiors and says dryly, "Well, I guess that's as clear an answer as we're ever going to get." A short pause. "I have to say, I've never been thrown a warning pinecone by someone turned into a killing machine before. There really is a first time for everything."
He waits a moment to see what the Corporalwill do, assuming that if he's heard the Commandant, he might halt his pursue as well. (ooc: will edit if this is not the case!)
Then, suspecting the Commandant may have missed part of the exchange with Emma, Arren explains what just happened. "It looked like Emma was trying to answer my earlier questions—one flick or slam with the tail for a yes, and two for a no. She definitely seems more in control than ast night. And I believe she really was trying to communicate and to warn us not to get too close."
The Sergeant glances in the direction Emma fled before speaking again. "Should we wait back at the alcove, Ma'am? When I asked if she thought she'd return to her Human form in time, her reply was uncertain. But that looks like our best bet right now. Especially since chasing her seems off the table."
Once again it takes a moment for 'Tace' to decode what Emma is saying, and he stays where he is as he is doing so. I will return when I am me again. You must not follow me?
Instead of following Emma, he respects her wishes, especially after he hears the Commandant come the conclusion that they should let her go as well. He does keep an eye on her as se moves, but unless her path changes such that she would get to Ersta he simply moves to join the Commandant, Lieutenant and Sergeant.
He nods in agreement that Emma seemed in more control this time, and then chimes in regarding where they should head now. "Emma, the usual Emma, would not return to Ersta. I believe waiting at the alcove is the only way to make contact with her again without hunting her, Ma'am and Sirs", he says respectfully.
He is careful not to suggest a particular course of action, just the facts regarding what Emma might do as he sees it.
(OOC: No, Bryn does not move to S17 in the previous turn)
Emma continues to run northwards until she's out of sight.
"I think I've seen enough." Commandant Nattensbarn declares. "We'll go back to Ersta and find a messenger to send word to Tus. You two," she briefly gestures towards Arren and "Tace" so that there's no mistake who she's talking to, "should stay here and wait for her to return. In the unfortunate event that Emma reaches Ersta in her current state, I hope you'll hear the Lieutenant's firearm and get there in time to save whoever you still can. Expect it to take several days before a convoy from Tus arrives, so find a way to make yourself comfortable in here. I will expect a report from one of you each day at sunrise."
Once she's finished, the Commandant turns back towards the alcove to gather her things. ((You can still speak with her before she goes back to Ersta, if you wish.))
Arren, thanks to his long-time comradeship with the Commandant, and Bryn, thanks to his natural acuity, notice that the Commandant isn't as confident and stern as usual, and though she tries to act like it, both see through the act and know she's unsettled from the sight of Emma turning right in front of her. Arren was present in times when she faced danger before - though it was his job to make sure that doesn't happen and so far, he'd been doing it well - and it usually does not shake her like so.
"On the bright side," Lieutenant Tireur suggests in a low voice before following after the Commandant, who had already started walking away, "maybe I can get her to eat and rest more while we're here. It's not often that we stay in one place for this long, except for when in Pyorre."
When Arren starts advancing towards her, Emma wraps her tail around one of the pinecones in the area and lobs it in Arren's direction. The throw is forceful but inaccurate, and the pinecone lands nearby harmlessly. Emma then makes a hissing sound at Arren before running northwards.
Bryn hears Emma's response in the same fragmented and distorted manner as before: 'I... return... I'm... again... must... follow...' Nonetheless, there is more decisiveness in her voice now.
Commandant Nattensbarn, who had just pushed Lieutenant Tireur forward so she could also see the interaction, arrives in time only to see Emma turning and running farther north. "Aleshi and her damned tricks!" She exclaims. "That thing sure is fast! But as long as it's not headed to Ersta, I think we can let it be. It's best that it doesn't change its mind and decide we are delicious or dangerous enough to attack us."
While she runs, if Bryn tries to follow her, Emma picks a small branch with her tail and lobs it in Bryn's direction. Again, forcefully but inaccurately, the branch hits one of the nearby trees in front of Bryn's path, producing a faint 'thump' and falls to the ground.
Emma runs to M-17. Bryn may keep pace and reach S-17 or its vicinity, if he wishes (though I'd like you to confirm in your next post).
Arren arrives at N-8 (unless he stops at N-4); Lieutenant Tireur and the Commandant arrive at N-7 and N-6, respectively.
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Arren halts (N8), his gaze shifting from Emma to the pinecone that's landed harmlessly nearby. He blinks in surprise, then eases his stance. If they weren't dealing with a creature capable of ending them all in an instant, the moment might almost be comical.
He turns to his superiors and says dryly, "Well, I guess that's as clear an answer as we're ever going to get." A short pause. "I have to say, I've never been thrown a warning pinecone by someone turned into a killing machine before. There really is a first time for everything."
He waits a moment to see what the Corporal will do, assuming that if he's heard the Commandant, he might halt his pursue as well. (ooc: will edit if this is not the case!)
Then, suspecting the Commandant may have missed part of the exchange with Emma, Arren explains what just happened. "It looked like Emma was trying to answer my earlier questions—one flick or slam with the tail for a yes, and two for a no. She definitely seems more in control than ast night. And I believe she really was trying to communicate and to warn us not to get too close."
The Sergeant glances in the direction Emma fled before speaking again. "Should we wait back at the alcove, Ma'am? When I asked if she thought she'd return to her Human form in time, her reply was uncertain. But that looks like our best bet right now. Especially since chasing her seems off the table."
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Once again it takes a moment for 'Tace' to decode what Emma is saying, and he stays where he is as he is doing so. I will return when I am me again. You must not follow me?
Instead of following Emma, he respects her wishes, especially after he hears the Commandant come the conclusion that they should let her go as well. He does keep an eye on her as se moves, but unless her path changes such that she would get to Ersta he simply moves to join the Commandant, Lieutenant and Sergeant.
He nods in agreement that Emma seemed in more control this time, and then chimes in regarding where they should head now. "Emma, the usual Emma, would not return to Ersta. I believe waiting at the alcove is the only way to make contact with her again without hunting her, Ma'am and Sirs", he says respectfully.
He is careful not to suggest a particular course of action, just the facts regarding what Emma might do as he sees it.
(OOC: No, Bryn does not move to S17 in the previous turn)
Movement: To N9 to speak with the others.
Emma continues to run northwards until she's out of sight.
"I think I've seen enough." Commandant Nattensbarn declares. "We'll go back to Ersta and find a messenger to send word to Tus. You two," she briefly gestures towards Arren and "Tace" so that there's no mistake who she's talking to, "should stay here and wait for her to return. In the unfortunate event that Emma reaches Ersta in her current state, I hope you'll hear the Lieutenant's firearm and get there in time to save whoever you still can. Expect it to take several days before a convoy from Tus arrives, so find a way to make yourself comfortable in here. I will expect a report from one of you each day at sunrise."
Once she's finished, the Commandant turns back towards the alcove to gather her things. ((You can still speak with her before she goes back to Ersta, if you wish.))
Arren, thanks to his long-time comradeship with the Commandant, and Bryn, thanks to his natural acuity, notice that the Commandant isn't as confident and stern as usual, and though she tries to act like it, both see through the act and know she's unsettled from the sight of Emma turning right in front of her. Arren was present in times when she faced danger before - though it was his job to make sure that doesn't happen and so far, he'd been doing it well - and it usually does not shake her like so.
"On the bright side," Lieutenant Tireur suggests in a low voice before following after the Commandant, who had already started walking away, "maybe I can get her to eat and rest more while we're here. It's not often that we stay in one place for this long, except for when in Pyorre."
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