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Post Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 10:35 pm |
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"Ang ong!" says the gull, his words obscured by the fact that he has a harness in his beak. He heads for the ground near Avery, and Buck's piloting instincts quickly alert him to a problem. The ground is approaching at entirely the wrong angle...
*thump* *whump* *wham* *crash* *bam*
The gull's second landing is as bad as the first. He tumbles to a stop in a way that leaves Buck slightly bruised and a little dizzy, and scatters the crabs a second time. The gull, amazingly, seems no worse off from the experience.
"Got the mouse!" he reports cheerfully. "Um, the squirrel was fighting with the rat, though, and he wasn't a kangaroo rat either..."
At this point, Kip appears on top of the dune to call out his query.
"Our shells!" exclaim the crabs, immediately. "You found them? Where?"
(It should be mentioned that the melee on the pier is a few metres from the Shells; it should be possible to reclaim the Shells without incident, if one is cautious).
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Dom/SlimKop
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Post Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 11:12 pm |
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"You've got to be quiet, but the cats are all distracted. Grab the shells and get out of there. If needs be we can provide a distraction. Right team?"
Kip's a little winded, but he looks very excited about the idea of another distraction.
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balthazar
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Post Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 12:42 am |
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Buck gets up, dusts himself off, and gives himself a shake. He glances over to the gull.
"I need to give you some landing lessons."
So saying, he staggers off towards his fort. He knows he brought some tools along, and he's pretty sure he brought along more jet fuel with his pile of everything.
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CCC
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Post Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 2:22 pm |
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The gull pulls himself up to his full height, and glares down at Buck from over his beak. "There is nothing wrong with my landings!" he insists, in contravention of all evidence.
The crabs tiptoe down (sideways, being crabs) the the nearest shell. All thirteen crabs surround it and attempt to pull it out.
Crabs: +1 Might each Total: +13 Required: +10
With a bit of effort, they manage to pull the shell free and move on to the next one. The cats ignore them.
Buck has both tools and jet fuel in his Pile Of Stuff. However, he will have to wait a few minutes for his exhaust manifold to cool off before completing the repairs; which are, fortunately, fairly straightforward once he takes the jetpack off.
Ten minutes should be long enough.
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Ten minutes later, the crabs have managed to retrieve their shells and are wearing them once more. Fat Cat and gang had taken off at speed some time before, chased off by the other cats (one of whom came back quickly to try to collect the objects they'd bought as payment). And the crabs are effusively thanking the team.
"Thank you ever so much!" says Clarance, vigorously shaking Kip's hand in his pincer and being careful not to squeeze to hard. "You have no idea how good it is to be back in a shell once more. Thank you!"
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Dom/SlimKop
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Post Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 2:29 pm |
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"Oh I was just in at the end. We're a team here, and we couldn't have done it without you as well. Tell your friends! We're open for business, and we'd love to help anyone with a problem."
Kip grins.
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Post Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 5:31 pm |
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CCC wrote: Ten minutes later, the crabs have managed to retrieve their shells and are wearing them once more. Fat Cat and gang had taken off at speed some time before, chased off by the other cats (one of whom came back quickly to try to collect the objects they'd bought as payment).
Hex hesitantly pokes his nose out of his hiding spot. Not seeing anyone around he begins slowly crawling out of his hole. The bang of the warehouse door sends him scurrying back into the hole. From there, he watches as the cat collects it's payment from the horde Fat Cat's goon had collected.
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CCC
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Post Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 11:44 pm |
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"Oh, I will, I will!" says Clarence, finally releasing Kip's paw.
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The cat takes what ip presumably his own payment, then - after glancing round and failing to spot Hex - starts to pick up everyone else's as well.
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