Auxis I

[20:44] There's the heavy thud of rapid footsteps outside, someone at a run- or a brisk jog, maybe?- then a winded artificer barges in and pauses. Wheezing.

"I...wheeeeeze...Heard ya needed...somethin'?" she says, struggling to catch her breath.
(Katrin)
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[20:45] Leaned back against the chair, their unconscious body flopped, he soon came to. With a jump his eyes fluttered open, then his head whipped with a loud crack from their neck. Surprise was still ever present and he looked all throughout the room.

"Ahhh!"

One loud scream of fright was given, his eyes landing onto the knight who was settled in front of them. Was he the personification of death itself!? Is that why Auxis saw him in the afterlife?

Sure enough, with the break in of Katrin however...The fantasy of this room being the afterlife vanished, and instead he slowly calmed down.

"Wh-..What do you want?" Cautiously he spoke, reaching under the table to feel at their still injured legs. It stung badly, but when they brushed past the small change purse on his side, he was at least glad to not have that taken.

There wasn't much, but it was his.
(Auxis)
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[20:47] Bleu would rise with Katrin's entrance, moving forwards, to greet their good soul. Leaving the wounded Auxis, to the front of their abode, and gesturing to the back.

"Vrrrbllll."
(Bleu)
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[20:48] Bleu says in telepathy, I did say I had a client for you.
[20:48] Bleu says in telepathy, Feel free to use what I have of course.
[20:48] Bleu says in telepathy, And consider the charges on me.
[20:49] Bleu says in telepathy, They are in the back, if you wish to speak with them.
[20:50] At the very least it doesn't take the artificer long to catch her breath. She rises back up to her considerable height and blinks over at the Sirenian.

"-Whoa, hey. It's cool. You a friend of Lady Bleu's?" she asks, putting her hands up with her gloved palms out.

"I'm here to help. Heard you needed something made, yeah?"

She nods, giving an appreciative smile to the Lady, and heads into the back room.

"SO! I'm Kay. Artificer extraordinaire. What can I do for ya, friend?"
(Katrin)
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[20:55] Turning in the chair, he slowly tried to stand up, only to find their burns aching even more. With just the briefest of movements he already fell back into the chair, "H-...hey..."

Cautious as much as someone 'kidnapped' could be, the young Sirenian looked between Katrin and Bleu both.

"I...Need something made?" The words given confused them and he couldn't help but question what was said. Why was an Artificer here, what did he need made?

"What uhh...Do you mean?"
(Auxis)
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[20:56] Katrin asks, "You...You don't?"
[20:56] Katrin blinks, puzzled, glancing over to the armored figure.
(Katrin)
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[20:56] Bleu says in telepathy, They need a weapon.
[20:56] Katrin exclaims, "--OH!"
[20:56] Katrin exclaims, "Yeah! You need a weapon, guy!"
[20:56] Auxis exclaims, "I have my sta-!"
[20:57] The artificer grins a jagged, excited grin, clapping her gloved hands together with a 'whumph'. A bit of something goopy oozes down from inside her sleeve.
(Katrin)
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[20:57] Suddenly Auxis looks around, realizing that in the midst of their VERY heated battle against Bleu, it had been lost in the wreckage.
(Auxis)
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[20:57] Auxis says, "...My very powerful staff is gone..."
[20:57] Katrin asks, "You had a staff, huh? What was it made of?"
[20:57] Bleu says in telepathy, Wood.
[20:57] Bleu says in telepathy, It was a stick.
[20:57] Katrin exclaims, "I'll bet I can make ya something even better. With a bit of flair!"
[20:57] Katrin asks, "--A stick?! REALLY!?"
[20:58] Auxis exclaims, "It was my staff!"
[20:58] Bleu took a few... But the answer was obvious. and what they claimed was truly worthless.

"Vrrrbr..."
(Bleu)
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[20:58] Auxis says, "I found it in a tree, then made it myself."
[20:59] Katrin slaps her palm against her face. When she tries to pull it away it takes some extra force, as if it adheres to her nose.

"-Ahem. Try to stand up for me and turn around? Maybe gimme a lil' flex? I'll make you somethin' way, way better. With personal flair. Pizzazz."
(Katrin)
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[21:02] Briefly noticing the 'goop' that was oozing from the sleeve when it hit Katrins face, Auxis moved his eyes between her and Bleu. They were both actually just slime under the clothes...Weren't they? It only made sense, but at this point the Sirenian wasn't one to start screaming and pointing fingers.

After all, he was within their den.

"O-okay..."

Forcing himself, they started to slowly stand up from the chair, showing off their rather well-worn outfit. It definitely had seen much better days, especially his pants which were covered in a multitude of burns that picked at his flesh underneath.

"Ergh." Straining himself, a small twirl was given, followed by his arms giving a very weak flex.
(Auxis)
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[21:03] Katrin says, "..."
[21:03] Katrin asks, "God. You're so...so stringy. What do you eat, kid?"
[21:03] Auxis says, "...What I can."
[21:03] As Bleu listenned, they decided, went back up front, and returned with a bar of chocolate. Delicious chocolate.

"Krrrrhs."
(Bleu)
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[21:03] Katrin says, "Yeah. Listen to the Lady. She's nice. Go ahead and dig in while I...Figure out a weapon for ya."
[21:03] Katrin says, "A proper one."
[21:04] Katrin asks, "You got a name or anything you want carved on it? Anything special?"
[21:06] Just as the bar of chocolate was given, it vanished, with zero care for those watching or caution it had been devoured in a split instant. Which left him coughing loudly, nearly choking on the hardly chewed treat.

"Argh...Bleh."

Looking satisfied however, their now a 'bit' brighter eyes looked to Katrin.

"Can you...Carve stick into it?"
(Auxis)
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[21:07] Katrin mulls this over, rubbing her hands together as she contemplates the request. Ooze has leaked down from both of her sleeves, coating her gloved hands. Sometimes the slime gets a bit too adventurous for her liking.

"I tell ya what. I'll do ya one better. What if I make it LOOK like a stick?"
(Katrin)
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[21:08] Katrin says, "It'll be way better though."
[21:08] Auxis asks, "...Can you do both?"
[21:08] Katrin asks, "You betchya. You got a name?"
[21:09] Bleu says, "SLRRR."
[21:10] Suddenly a bit of pride filled the visage of the young Sirenian, "The names Auxis." For whatever reason, even though they were still fairly scared of the current situation, they were showing a variety of emotions.

"Past wielder of a very powerful staff, and rider of boars Auxis." He even had a few titles, self-given of course.
(Auxis)
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[21:12] With that done, Bleu had almost forgotten. And introduced themself. "Krrshl..." The knights words simple, inscrutable to outside listenners. Yet respectful.
(Bleu)
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[21:12] Bleu says in telepathy, I trust you can aid them, good soul.
[21:14] It is a gesture seldom performed by the rebellious artificer, but she offers a genuine bow to the armored figure.

"'Course, Lady Bleu. It'd be my pleasure," she says, with words just as genuine. She rises and flashes a grin to Auxis, her canine teeth ending in shallow points to match the reptilian slits of her eyes.

"Then that's what it'll be, Auxis. You can call me Kay. If I ain't said already. If you'll 'scuse me a moment."

And thus the artificer steps into the other room. The roar of a forge and clanging is audible as Katrin sets to work. There's just a bit of swearing, muffled, as she struggles with some unruly, slimy hands...
(Katrin)
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[21:14] Katrin says, "Gods-damnit, if you can't settle down can you at least behave for five gmrmgmrl minutes... Swear..."
[21:18] Bleu once again lingerred their focus on Auxis, a question sprawling forth. After all, Bleu had the supplies. Supplies plenty in all honesty.

"Shlll."
(Bleu)
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[21:20] By now, Auxis is just seated back in the chair, resting his rather injured legs. There was no way the young boy was going to continue being in pain if given the choice. While Katrin was off doing work, sights were moving all across the room now, examining the things they hadn't seen before.

"Oh-uh...Yes?"

A confused and cautious response was given to Lady Bleu, who they were keeping form looking at. Even if they were all being nice, his childish brain knew that there must be some sort of selfish reason behind it.

Right?
(Auxis)
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[21:21] Bleu says in telepathy, They may also need armor.
[21:24] Katrin wanders back in, a little dusted with soot, but still grinning and presenting the staff to the young Sirenian.

"And here ya are! Fresh off the forge...Yeah. I think you're right, Lady Bleu. Could use some armor. You don't got any armor on, do ya, Auxis?"
(Katrin)
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[21:24] {Item} You drop Auxis Mighty Staff.
[21:24] Auxis is definitely not wearing any armour at all.
(Auxis)
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[21:25] Katrin says, "Tsk..."
[21:25] Auxis says, "I've got armour on..."
[21:25] Auxis says, "It's just, very thing..."
[21:25] Katrin asks, "Well. You want anything fancy on your -new- armor?"
[21:25] Katrin is not fooled. Not a bit.
(Katrin)
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[21:26] Katrin has placed Iron (x394) into the chest.
[21:27] "It's very protective, see?" A thumb was cocked like a hook, before the boy jabbed it at his own chest as to show off the armour. Immediately it pierced through the clothes and jabbed into his skin, making them wince in pain once again.

"...Thanks for the staff." Reaching forward, they took hold of 'Stick' and then moved it to the table, where he started to look it over. Quietly now he started to just enjoy touching it, messing with its carved wood grain.
(Auxis)
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[21:27] Katrin says, "Hey, no sweat. When you need something better, just remember my name."
[21:27] Katrin asks, "Nothing special on your armor then?"
[21:27] Katrin asks, "No frills?"
[21:28] Auxis says, "Umm."
[21:28] Auxis asks, "Can it be thin?"
[21:28] Auxis says, "I don't think I could wear..."
[21:28] Auxis motions towards Lady Bleu.
(Auxis)
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[21:28] Katrin says, "Well. I figure steel is what you can manage. I can make it thinner than the Lady's armor."
[21:28] Auxis says, "Something like tha-...I mean, yes, I definitely could wear something like that."
[21:29] Auxis exclaims, "Yes!"
[21:29] Katrin asks, "Alright. Steel, hammered thin. Anything else?"
[21:29] Auxis asks, "Look like a boar?"
[21:29] Katrin says, "Hmmm..."
[21:30] Katrin asks, "Like...Make it look hairy?"
[21:30] Katrin says, "I can put a boar on it."
[21:30] Katrin says, "That might look better."
[21:30] Auxis asks, "...Can you make me look like a boar?"
[21:30] Katrin asks, "If you -really- want it to look like a boar...I could make it...out of leather?"
[21:30] Katrin asks, "I guess?"
[21:30] Auxis looks between Bleu and Katrin.
(Auxis)
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[21:30] Katrin asks, "Would that work better for ya?"
[21:30] Auxis says, "Yes! Boar that rides a boar."
[21:31] * You have been awarded 1 Roleplay Points! *
[21:31] Katrin says, "...Y'know what. I like the cut of your jib."
[21:31] Bleu says in telepathy, It seems they have made their mind.
[21:31] Katrin says, "I'm gonna make this happen."
[21:31] Auxis says, "I'll look great on my steed."
[21:34] {Item} You drop Glowing Mushroom x1.
[21:34] {Item} You picked up Boarrider's Chestguard. Dropped by Katrin..
[21:34] Katrin exclaims, "Alright!"
[21:34] Katrin brings back some hairy leather armor. And I'm talking -hairy-.
(Katrin)
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[21:34] {Item} You drop Boarrider's Chestguard.
[21:34] {Item} You drop Boarrider's Chaps.
[21:35] Katrin says, "That's the strangest thing I've ever made. But I like the strange stuff, honestly."
[21:35] Bleu would bob their helmet up and down.
(Bleu)
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[21:36] Bleu says in telepathy, Oh actually Kay?
[21:36] Katrin asks, "Yes, Lady Bleu?"
[21:37] Bleu says in telepathy, I was thinking, they were trying to take my coin, when we first met.
[21:37] Bleu says in telepathy, Perhaps they would do well within the sewers?
[21:37] Katrin says, "...Ooooh. Yeah! Y'know, I bet they might."
[21:37] {Item} You picked up Glowing Mushroom. Dropped by Katrin..
[21:37] Katrin has placed Glowing Mushroom into the chest.
[21:37] Katrin has placed Poppylus into the chest.
[21:37] Katrin has placed Leather (x66) into the chest.
[21:38] Reaching to take hold of the armour, his fingertips slowly moved across it, looking vividly excited. It was like he was actually having a birthday and were being given gifts. Though he fully expected to be eaten later, that thought was pushed to the back of his mind.

Instead they just tapped the extremely bristly armour in various places.

"It's great! This is what I wanted!"

With zero care for the others in the room, the young boy quickly began to put the armour on. In which, when they were putting on the leg piece...Pain thrashed at their body, but he bravely ignored it.

"Nrgh...It feels great to wear." At least majority of it did, but the burns were still ever present.


(Auxis)
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