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Cathy looks over at you.  "They're gone.... right?  I think we're good to go now."
AnionCation
"Ok :!"
"How much longer are we going for?"
* :?
Jamster
"Shouldn't be more than thirty or so minutes away."
"Well, let's be on our way!"
The four cats begin trotting forward.
AnionCation
I follow them
Jamster
((I'm still here, just typing a long resposne))
Jamster
After about thirty more minutes of traveling, you finally arrive at the town!   Welcome to the Port City of Pawstown!   As you walk forward, you notice that the ground is rather springy and bouncy.  Upon closer inspection, it appears to be a mushroom of some kind!  "This town was built upon a rather large Underground Mushroom that had surfaced a wh
ile back!" Says Cathy.   Looking around, you notice that most of the buildings here are made out of wood.  East of your location lays a rather large body of water.  A massive port juts out into it, a few dozen boats lined up.  Several cats appear to be fishing out of the water from off the side.
Hundreds of cats walk about the city.  Some stop and stare at you, but they quickly return to walking after they realize you're with others of their kind.
AnionCation
"Wow this place looks pretty neat :!"
I bounce a bit on the mushroom ground
Jamster
"Yup!  It's in a great location too!  Look across the Lake!"
AnionCation
I look out across the lake
Jamster
Cathy points across the Lake.  You see a Giant Orange Mushroom far off in the distance past the body of water.
"That's the capital city over there!"
AnionCation
"wow :!"
Jamster
"Well, at least the Capital City is built around the GMO!"
AnionCation
"GMO :?"
Jamster
"Haha, oops!  I meant GOM!  It stands for Giant Orange Mushroom!  Real original, right?  We're not too great at naming things around ehre."
AnionCation
"haha I guess :P"
"So what goes on around here :?"
"It looks like a fishing town? Or maybe a port for trading :?"
Jamster
"Both!  The Lake here has a great amount and variety of fish, and there are several forests around the town to forage berries and hunt animals."
"The Capital City doesn't really have a lot of that near it, so it's great that we're able to supply the people there with enough food!"
AnionCation
"oooh I like forests :!"
"i wonder if anyone wants any help hunting :P I should be pretty good :!"
Jamster
"Oh yeah, I should've guessed you were a hunter because of your bow!  Yeah, there are plenty of great hunting spots around here!  I'm not personally a hunter, but I'm sure if you were to ask around that you'd definitely find some great places to do so!"
AnionCation
"great :! I'll definitely ask around :!"
"So are there any shops or things around here :? Where are the places to note :?"
Jamster
"Yup, there's plenty of great shops!  There's a few restaurants I could point you too if you're hungry, an Inn if you're tired (they have good showers hinthint), a Mushroom shop, and a few weapon shops!  Although, I doubt any of the shops would be of use to you.  Your bow looks amazing!"
"I'm also bound to be forgetting a few places too!"
AnionCation
"... Alright I get the hint..."
"So what are you going to do :?"
Jamster
"Well, my friends and me are all foragers.  We just came back from one of the forests with a good stash of berries and mushrooms, so we're going to go sell them!"
AnionCation
"Sounds like a good plan :!"
"I guess thanks for the journey :! I'll see ya around sometime I hope :!"
Jamster
"Later, hope I see you again!"
AnionCation
I give cathy a hug and head off towards the inn. Hopefully I can at least stop people complaining :!
Jamster
After a couple of minutes of walking, you find what appears to be an Inn!  As you walk through the front doors, everyone stops what they're doing to stare at you.  However, deciding you obviously aren't a threat, they continue to go about their own business.
A cat behind the main counter perks up.  "Hello, how are you doing today?"
AnionCation
"I'm good thanks :!"
Jamster
"Sorry about the harsh reactions, you'll probably recieve that quite a lot initially.  You don't like anything I, or likely anyone else, has ever seen.  But you certainly don't look evil!"
AnionCation
"Well... thanks :?"
"Hopefully it will be fine eventually :!"
"Do you have any showers I could use :? I've been... adventuring for a while, to put it lightly :P"
Jamster
"Yup, don't worry!  We're all a friendly bunch, and I'm sure word will get out that there's no need to be afraid of you soon!"
Jamster
"Mhm, of course!"  The desk clerk points off in the direction of the showers.  "The showers here are free, so feel free to use them any time!"
AnionCation
"Thanks :!"
I head towards the showers, change out of my clothes and take a shower
AnionCation
(Assuming that nothing happens of note during this time) I come back into the inn and look for anyone who looks like they could be a butcher, forrester or hunter
Jamster
Roll for Perception.
AnionCation
!roll 1d20+4
Tyche[Dice]
AnionCation rolled : 1d20+4 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{19}
Jamster
You notice a cat wearing a red cape has a longbow hanging from his back.
They are just walking out from the back area, presumably from one of the rooms.
AnionCation
I walk up to them
"Heya :!"
"Nice cape :!"
Jamster
"Uh... thanks?  Who are you?"
He looks you over.  "....What are you?"
AnionCation
"I'm Orea :! I just arrived :!"
"I'm... well... alternian but that doesn't mean much to you probably :!"
AnionCation
"I'm guessing you are one of the hunters here :?"
Jamster
"You gussed correctly.  Am I right to assume that you're also a hunter?"
AnionCation
"Yep :!"
"Do you want any help in hunting or a partner or something :? I'm looking for something to do right now :P"
Jamster
"Ah.  Not really, no.  Not offense, but I've seen anything of your species before.  We Cats are a nimble species, and I doubt you could keep up with me.  You'd just end up holding me back to be honest."
AnionCation
"Nah.. I'm pretty sure I can keep up :P I've spent almost my entire life surviving and hunting in forests :P"
"But y'know... if you don't want me then I guess I can go help someone else :c"
Jamster
"Hm... well now you have me intrigued.  I don't want to waste a trip by having someone hold me back, so are you up for hitting the challenge course?"
AnionCation
"The challenge course :? Ofc :!"
"What's the challenge course :?"
Jamster
"Oh right, you're new around here aren't you?  It's basically an obstacle course around the eastern side of town.  Us hunters typically use it to practice picking up speed and whatnot."
AnionCation
"Sounds fun :!"
Jamster
"If you can beat a certain time, I'll take you out to some real nice hunting spots."
AnionCation
"ooh :!"
"What kind of creatures live around here :?"
"I've seen a load of those underlings, but they always dissolve before you can do anything with them :!"
"The grist they drop is pretty good though I guess :?"
Jamster
"Ah, those bastards.  Yeah, there's a lot of them, but I'm more referring to animals that you can actually get meat off of."
"Birds, deers, chipmunks.  Lots of em."
AnionCation
"Oh man I haven't seen animals like that for a while :! Those seem fairly easy to hunt though :!"
Jamster
"Easy?  Damn, you must be incredible at hunting if you think they're easy to take down."
AnionCation
"Well, for birds you can net them when they roost, Deer are just sneak up and shoot, chipmunks are harder I guess, but baiting and trapping generally works quite well :!"
Jamster
"Damn, I hope your as good as you say you are then."
After a few minutes of walking and talking with the Hunter, you arrive at the Challenge Course.
AnionCation
"So, what are the challenges in it :?"
Jamster
"Take a look!"  The CC appears to be about 100 or so feet in length.  To start the course off, there's a few wooden pegs sticking out of the ground.  Each one is about 2 feet from the last, but they only appear to be about a half of a foot long in diamater.  After that, you have to climb a rather shoddy wooden ladder up to a hanging wooden bridge.
 The wooden bridge isn't so much a bridge as a few hanging pieces of wood that you'll need to jump across.  Then, there three hanging ropes that you'll have to swing across.  Lastly, you just have to crawl underneath a thick mass of rope.
AnionCation
"Seems challenging enough :! :P"
Jamster
"Nothing too dangerous here, as it's only for practice.  Just don't fall and hit your head.  Anyways, your goal here is to beat my time.  I'll run the course first, and then you can shortly after."
"If you can match my time, or at least come a little close, I'll show you a few hunting spots."
AnionCation
I stand by the starting line, and holster my bow and open the pouch of my grappling knife
Jamster
The Hunter crouches down, and the runs through the course!
He approaches the wooden pegs first
!roll 1d20+2
Tyche[Dice]
Jamster rolled : 1d20+2 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{17}
Jamster
He swiftly and elegantly makes his way over to the wooden ladder!
!roll 1d20+2
Tyche[Dice]
Jamster rolled : 1d20+2 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{7}
Jamster
He makes it about halfway up the ladder, but stumbles and loses his grip!  He manages to recover after only a short fumble though!
He climbs back up the ladder, and begins crossing the bridge!
!roll 1d20+2
Tyche[Dice]
Jamster rolled : 1d20+2 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{16}
Jamster
He jumps across the bridge and makes it to the other side!  He jumps and grabs for the rope!
!roll 1d20+2
Tyche[Dice]
Jamster rolled : 1d20+2 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{17}
Jamster
And manages to make it across safe and sound!  He crouches down and crawls to the other side lastly!
!roll 1d20+2
Tyche[Dice]
Jamster rolled : 1d20+2 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{5}
Jamster
He gets tangled up in the rope real badly though!  It takes him quite a few seconds to get untangled, and then he slowly crawls out to the other side.
He walks back around towards you.  "Damn, that definitely wasn't my best attempt.  I still made great time, but it's not what I can usually achieve.   Good luck beating that time, I believe it was 2 minutes and 25 seconds.
AnionCation
"alright, I'll give it a shot :!"
I steady my stance and centre my balance
"Tell me when :!"
"I'm guessing you are counting :P"
Jamster
'Ready... Set...................    GO!"
AnionCation
I run across the pegs, using my toes in my boots for maximum grip and also utilising the extra grip from the teeth from the traps on the ends of my boots
((acrobatics or athletics?))
Jamster
((Acrobatics))
AnionCation
!roll 1d20+5
Tyche[Dice]
AnionCation rolled : 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{8}
Jamster
((You can describe crossing the course using your own details if you want))
AnionCation
I throw up my grappling knife quickly at at the top where the ladder is held against, and using the rope as extra stabilization climb up the ladder
!roll 1d20+5
Tyche[Dice]
AnionCation rolled : 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{23}
AnionCation
At the top I quickly pick up the knife as I jump across the bridge, being a bit careful but not waiting for more than half a second on each rung
!roll 1d20+5
Tyche[Dice]
AnionCation rolled : 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=9 ]{14}
AnionCation
After the bridge, I monkey-swing from rope to rope, keeping a tight grip on each one until I have reached the next
!roll 1d20+5
Tyche[Dice]
AnionCation rolled : 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{17}
AnionCation
and finally I drop down and roll before crawling under the rope grid
!roll 1d20+5
Tyche[Dice]
AnionCation rolled : 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{23}
AnionCation
Quickly pulling myself hastily across the ground, I jump up from the end of the course and stand infront of the hunter
"How'd I do :?"
Jamster
The Hunter is smiling.  "Well done!  Thinking outside the box!  I never said you couldn't use tools!"
AnionCation
((total rolls of 62 vs 85 :P I think I win :P))
Jamster
"You completed the course in 1 minute and 34 seconds!  And it was your first time too!"
AnionCation
"Well, thats most of hunting isn't it :P There aren't any rules, only your wits and skill :!"
AnionCation
"By the way, whats your name :?"
Jamster
"Pawl.  How about you?"
AnionCation
"Orea :)"
Jamster
"Nice to meet you Orea."  Pawl extends out a hand towards you.
"Sorry for underestimating you at first."
AnionCation
I shake the paw
"Nah its fine :! I'd have been cautious too :P"
Jamster
((How much longer do you have?  I have to go somewhere for around an hour in a couple of minutes))
Jamster
"Do you wanna spend the night at Inn before heading out?  Most of the creatures will be asleep, and you look real tired."
AnionCation
I yawn
"Oh wow... yeah you are right :!"
"I mean, normally creatures being asleep makes it easier to hunt, but not if we're half asleep too :P"
Jamster
"Exactly.  Do you have any money?"
AnionCation
"I have some grist :?"
"maybe some boondollars :?"
"Idk what constitutes as money here :P"
"As I said - I lived in the forests for most of my life probably at this point :!"
Jamster
"Ducats are what we use as currency here.  I'm sure the Innkeeper will let you stay the first night for free since it's your first time here.  After some hunting tomorrow, you'll be bound to make some money too."
Jamster
((Gotta go now.  Wanna say that you headed to the inn with Pawl for the night?))
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AnionCation
I head to the inn with pawl