Searching Dogtown [Closed]

[canofmanji]

Who: Manji and Eda
When: February
Where: Dogtown
Summary: Exploring more of dogtown and trying to cross a blood river
Warnings: cw: biting insects, blood, swarms, anemia

If there is one person Manji was excited to go explore Dogtown with it's Eda. Knowing she can hold her own if things get rough. Plus,she was always fun to hang out with and usually knew how to have a good time. The hope of finding some way across the river of blood isn't going very well as Manji swats at a bug he can hear buzzing near his ear.

“You sure you can't just fly over this shit?”

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[edalyn]

"I'm not sure about anything in this place," Eda admits, or rather complains. From what other people have said, it's not likely to work. But that doesn't prove it wouldn't work for anyone.

One of Eda's ears flicks as something tries to land on it. She's getting frustrated, and while it doesn't feel like the insects are more than an irritation, they're definitely that.

"So here goes nothing." Eda steps away a little and spreads her wings; the sight of her launching herself into the air is probably a bit strange when she's glamoured to look like a human--even for someone who knows what's happening. Leaves rustle on the ground as she takes off, with no visible explanation.

She gains some altitude, enough to try and get the lay of the land before attempting to cross the blood river.

[canofmanji]

Manji watches as she raises up into the sky. The empty sleeve of his left arm fluttering briefly as she takes off. "Stay high." He calmly warns. "Not sure how high that sea creature can jump. If it's really in there."

[edalyn]

Eda's ears twitch and she glances down at Manji. She gives a sharp little nod instead of shouting down, since it occurs to her that that might get said sea creature's attention.

She raises up a bit higher, scanning the river for signs of movement and, for the moment at any rate not spotting anything out of the ordinary aside from, well, the fact it was made of blood.

She levels out and goes to fly across the river--it doesn't look terribly far. So why does it suddenly feel further than she thought?

[canofmanji]

"Why aren't you going anywhere?" It looks to Manji down on the ground that she's not making any progress. Despite the fact that he can see her trying to move. "Is there a lot of wind or something up there?"

[edalyn]

Eda hears the question and lets out an irritated huff. It's not wind, exactly, but it's... something, isn't it? She's starting to get frustrated.

She flies a little higher, tries to speed up. It feels like she should be getting somewhere--but looking at the far bank, it's still further than it should be.

Finally, with another exasperated sound, she turns to head back down towards her friend. "Did it look like I was making any progress?"

[canofmanji]

"None at all. Anyone else I would have questioned if you were even really trying, but I know you were." He doesn't think Eda would half ass something like that. "Did you at least see anything while you were up there?"

[edalyn]

Eda's just as glad Manji doesn't argue the point; then again why would she be here if she wasn't willing to put some effort into the whole exploration idea?

She shakes her head as she lands back on the bank, and she doesn't look happy about it. "Not even the sea serpent that's supposed to be in there." At least, nothing she could make out for certain. Blood wasn't the easiest substance to see through.

She swats at a mosquito that lands on her wing, and then another. Were there this many before?

[canofmanji]

"This is insane." He grumbles as he slaps at his ear. The buzzing getting on his nerves, but it doesn't stop. More and more of the little pests show up. "How can it be that we can't cross this damn river?" He slaps his arm that has begun to itch from the first bites that managed to land on him. "And what the hell is up with this DAMN bugs?!"

[edalyn]

"I don't know... but I'm not sure we want to stick around and find out." Because more mosquitoes are landing on her, slowed slightly by the currently-hidden feathers they need to find her skin through, but seemingly not deterred.

She hisses and swats at them, before seeing more rising from the edge of the bank closer to the river. If they can't cross here, maybe they'll find something further down. Either way, she isn't staying on spot and just picks a direction to head.

[canofmanji]

"Holy.." Manji starts to scratch at the bites he's already got on his neck. "Holy-- look at those all those bugs!" He can't help but notice the number of bugs that not only rise, but seem to come right towards them. "Come on. Let's get the hell out of here." It really is unsettling seeing so many come charging for them. "That many just might bleed us dry."

[edalyn]

"Titan... they might. I thought the bugs we got back home were bad." But while these ones are small, that clearly doesn't help much. She's not actually sure he's exaggerating.

And she just bolts, trying to put some distance between herself and the cloud of mosquitoes--though she glances at Manji to make sure he doesn't start to fall behind.

[canofmanji]

Luckily he's just missing an arm and not a leg. He does fine keeping pace with her. "Are they bugs!? Are we sure they're just bugs and not--- a wall!?"

[edalyn]

"I dunno, things can be two things!" Which isn't exactly a helpful response, but right now she's mostly trying not to panic.

She sneaks a glance back, and certainly sees what he means. "Think they'd follow us any less in the woods?" She's not really sure why that would be the case, but maybe they'd want to stay near the blood river. She can hope.

[canofmanji]

"Hopefully it would at least make it harder for them to fly after us!" He turns for the woods. "Or at least can't be too much worse than this!"

Probably best to FTB on running from bugs!

[edalyn]

"Maybe don't say that—" Eda was pretty certain Dogtown could find plenty of ways try get worse, if it tried.

For now, though, she also makes a break for the woods, hoping the cover and the distance from the river will both help. The cloud of mosquitos doesn't give up immediately, but it does begin to break up a bit as they make it to the trees.