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Welcome to a Jurassic Lark [Open]
Characters: Riku, Sora, Kaldur, Kotetsu, anyone else...
Content: DINOSAUR SAFARI!!!!!
Location: North America near the Jurassic Period inland sea.
Time of Day: Mid-day
Warnings: Dinosaurs, antics, people with restored powers...
Notes: I have dinosaur books! I don’t expect this to be scientifically accurate, but I can answer questions! This will be done party-style with no posting order required. Don't feel required to tag every sub-thread, and feel free to create your own or take control of what's happening!
The group was immediately greeted with the scent of pine. Conifers created a sweet-smelling forest, ferns poking up where one might've expected grass. An occasional ginkgo tree dotted the woods as well. However, there was also the feeling of humidity and the smell of fish and salt, what Riku knew meant there was a nearby coast. Metallic blue dragonflies slipped effortlessly through the air, sometimes dancing with each other.
With a smirk, Riku looked back at the rest of the party. It wasn't the same time period, but there was plenty to be seen, regardless. This was going to be fun.
Content: DINOSAUR SAFARI!!!!!
Location: North America near the Jurassic Period inland sea.
Time of Day: Mid-day
Warnings: Dinosaurs, antics, people with restored powers...
Notes: I have dinosaur books! I don’t expect this to be scientifically accurate, but I can answer questions! This will be done party-style with no posting order required. Don't feel required to tag every sub-thread, and feel free to create your own or take control of what's happening!
The group was immediately greeted with the scent of pine. Conifers created a sweet-smelling forest, ferns poking up where one might've expected grass. An occasional ginkgo tree dotted the woods as well. However, there was also the feeling of humidity and the smell of fish and salt, what Riku knew meant there was a nearby coast. Metallic blue dragonflies slipped effortlessly through the air, sometimes dancing with each other.
With a smirk, Riku looked back at the rest of the party. It wasn't the same time period, but there was plenty to be seen, regardless. This was going to be fun.
A nest of eggs!
He stepped closer, gently using Way to the Dawn to scrape the dead foliage from the top of the mound. Just under was a clutch of large dinosaur eggs, warmed by the foliage decaying in the sunlight. Several of the eggs were rocking. One was even cracking open. Riku was quick to look around. "...Okay, where's Mom and Dad?"
Re: A nest of eggs!
Kaldur was cautious, so sue him.
He turned his head at the sound of the noise. Without a word he silently followed Riku over to investigate. "It appears to be a nest," he looked around, "Eggs of this size indicate that the parents will be quiet large...and nearby if they are this close to hatching."
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Even if that danger was finding a nest of eggs that appeared to be hatching now. While Sora felt that he, Riku, Kaldur and the rest of the party could take on any dinos that attacked them, it was a bit of a different manner if a mommy dino attacked them because it mistakenly thought they were threatening its babies.
"Yeah...do you think it's eggs from a plant-eater or a meat-eater?" A meat-eater, they may have even more problems.
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Kotetsu arched an eyebrow at the questions. "No idea, but maybe we outta clear out. Just in case they do eat meat. I dunno about you guys, but I don't wanna be a baby dino's first meal."
It's not as big as the pic. Also, TOUCHSTONE FILM, AKA DISNEY
At Sora's question, Riku looked back and shrugged, giving him a look as if to say, "How should I know?" He took a step back before turning and giving Kotetsu an odd look. "It's not that big. They'd be ankle-biters. Literally. I'd be more worried about Mom and Dad."
And not too far from Riku's ankle was a little crack. Out popped a little gray head with yellow eyes atop a long neck. It squeaked at the baggy blue jeans and yellow-laced sneakers not far away.
Re: It's not as big as the pic. Also, TOUCHSTONE FILM, AKA DISNEY
And then there was a squeak. Kaldur knelt down to examine the creature and smiled, "The good news, at least, is that it is indeed a herbivore."
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Once he got a better look at the newborn, though, he smiled. "...okay, that's pretty cute." He took a couple of steps back, letting the others investigate. Someone had to keep an eye and ear out for mama.
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"Aww! He doesn't look mean at all!" Sora said with a smile. He didn't much heed Kotetsu's warning of how these babies could lure you in and then go for the throat, and carefully reached a hand out to try and pet its head.
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"Yeah, I remember those," he replied to Kaldur. "Brontosaurus, right? Or... Whatever they're really called." He remembered hearing that wasn't the correct name for the species in school, but he couldn't recall why, and under normal circumstances wouldn't care enough. Now he certainly did.
And then the little dinosaur stumbled out of its egg. It sniffed at Sora's hand curiously and completely unafraid... And then waddled over to Riku, head up and chirping. He backed up, if for no other reason than he thought he was in its way of wherever it was going, only to find it was moving towards him. ...Hey, wait, I'm not your mom!
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He shrugged at Riku's question, "That sounds right, I am not much of an expert on dinosaur identification though." Probably something he should have looked into before coming, but it seemed enough to be able to tell whether they were meat or plant eaters.
A small smirk spread over Kaldur's features, "It seems to like you, Riku."
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Even so... he had to admit that the whole situation was pretty damn adorable.
"Maybe it's hungry."
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Sora snickered a bit under his breath when the baby dino went up to follow Riku. "He thinks you're his mommy! You should give it some leaves to eat or something!"
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"D-do I look like a reptile?" His attempts to hide the ebbing pain weren't as successful as he'd have liked. "I don't know what kind of leaves to feed it. We don't even know if it's hungry!" The little dinosaur nuzzled his neck.
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He smiled slightly at Sora, "It would be unwise to attempt to feed them if we do not know the correct diet. Just because it is a herbivore does not mean that all leaves are viable for it to digest. Some plants could be poison to it and we have no way of knowing."
He crossed his arms, "Still. This might be a bad idea after all. If the dinosaur thinks Riku is it's parent then we will have to separate them eventually. And the parents have yet to return." He was starting to wonder if this nest had been abandoned.
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Sora thought for a moment...this was a tricky situation. "Maybe we can try to find its parents, and send it back to them? If we stay far enough away, they won't notice us." Sora figured that since they were herbivores, the parents had less chance of going after them anyway.
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Riku had tried to keep his vest after his encounter with the raptors, and while he was wearing it, it wasn't in the greatest shape anymore. Despite his efforts, there were still stains from foliage and blood on the white fabric. It'd been stretched out in a few odd ways, making it look odd at a few angles. It was torn from attacks, and claws had torn one side of the zipper half off. While he liked that vest, it was time for it to go.
"Think if we run fast enough, it'd stick around something that smelled like me?" Riku had to smack away the little sauropod's head when it tried to eat his hair. "NO."
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"Most animals tend to have a far better sense of smell than humans, regardless. I would think they would smell us unless we managed to get downwind. But this is a nest...one would think the parents would return eventually." The problem then being how to get the little one to stay.
Catch-A-Dino. Because they can, really.
Re: Catch-A-Dino. Because they can, really.
Riku's comment about the small, bird-like creature got his attention in a hurry. He scanned the surroundings until his gaze fell on the small creature that had demanded the comment. It did indeed look quite bird-like... which served only to start Link thinking of his Loftwing.
For its part, the dinosaur seemed equally curious about these strangers in its territory, though it was being very cautious while trying to figure out whather or not they were threats.
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Still watching, Link shifted his weight... and snapped a twig. Oops...
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Hopefull, neither of them would manage to get bit...
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Riku was covered in feathers and fluff, but he didn’t look like he cared too much. He looked proud they’d caught it, and there was something thrilling about having caught a dinosaur.
“Hm. You think petting it would calm it down?”
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Then again, the creature might be agitated enough not to calm down any time soon. Judging by how readily feathers flew during the struggle, the animal was molting. Link wasn't sure about dinosaurs, but birds tended to be very cranky when they were molting.
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He had to admit that it was kind of cute in its own way.
"I wonder if it can be trained."
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"Not sure. I guess about as well as a bird can. But I'm not sure if it's be a good idea to take it with us. Or even if we can." He looked down at it before realizing a feather was hanging down in front of his eyes, having been caught in his hair by the tussle. He tried to blow it away, but mostly succeeded in blowing his ovegrown bangs back.
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Link waited until Riku stopped trying to blow the bit of feather away before obligingly removing the errant bit of plumage. He knew well enough that sometimes feathers just liked to stay put in such places and no amount of huffing and puffing would remove them. Rather than throw the feather away, though, he held onto it. Maybe they couldn't take the dinosaur, but some feathers might be fair game.
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"Thanks." Riku watched, however, as Link held onto it. He hummed an interested note and looked around. At his feet were actually quite a few feathers, all leftover from the scuffle. He smiled back at Link. "Maybe I should let the little guy go, now."
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After a moment's thought, Link sighed, "It might be better off staying here. For all we know, it has young ones to look after."
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Riku stepped back from Link, slowly loosening his grip over its mouth. He didn't want to drop it, so he needed an extra hand for dexterity. That being said, if he was bitten he'd have little other choice. He let go and it eyed him, cocking its head while still in his arm. "What, you're okay with me now?" Gently he stroked the ruffled feathers on its head, but it hunched its shoulders a bit. Clearly the animal was still uncomfortable with the situation. "I'm going to let him go, okay?"
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"We've probably the poor thing enough anyway."
SUPAH POWAH SHOW
"Okay, so who's first?"
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It would not hurt to have a little practice after so long.
"I will. I do not have much to show." He stepped forward and the black eel tattoos on his arms started to glow a soft blue. It was a little difficult without his water bearers to help channel the magic, but he managed to get the water out of the nearby river to spring up and twist into the shape up of large eel. It "slithered" around the group before he "threw" it back into the river with a grunt of effort.
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“My turn.” Riku stepped to the side near a tree, having come prepared. From his pocket he pulled a black strip of cloth and he blindfolded himself. He raised his hand and extended another almost invitingly, his Keyblade forming in a congregation of bright blue sparks. He turned back to the others as if he weren’t blindfolded at all.
“Nobody move. ...I mean it, don’t.”
The youth drew back his weapon and the immediate area darkened. He rushed ahead, vanishing into a dark portal only to appear on the other side of the group, speeding forward. Riku rushed all around them, blinking in and out of existence until he appeared in the air near the tree, forcefully plunging Way to the Dawn into the ground. Blasts of dark energy erupted from the ground, and Riku drew back his Keyblade one last time. His weapon lengthened, a huge glowing blade covering his sword. Turning, he effortlessly swung it through the trunk of the tree, which promptly crashed to the ground.
The extra blade vanished, and he held open his palm to reveal a blue-white fireball for a brief second before snuffing it out. Riku smirked, slinging his Keyblade over his shoulder. That was fun.