queenoflogs | the power of friendship.

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the power of friendship.

The Caves of the Arimoi are an extensive network of caverns, winding through the earth. Who maintains the torches which light each passage with a dim and flickering luminescence? Who placed here these treasure chest, filled with artifacts both ancient and obscure? What is it even doing here, as it is clearly not part of the Queen's domain? Nobody knows, or at least nobody is answering. But here it is nonetheless, and it is both ancient and strangely beautiful.

You are not alone in these caves, however. Echidna's children lurk, jealously guarding treasures and preying on unprepared explorers. Here a woman with the lower boidy of a dragon lurks, vicious teeth dripping with venom. There, a formless, shapeshiting mass strikes out with its terrible barbed whip. There, hydras and chimaerae patrol, and in some places the beautiful woman you stumble across may not be what she seems...

How are you supposed to make nice with creatures like these? That's up to you to figure out.

[ooc: A more detailed description of the Caves and Monsters can be found on the setting page. We will be tagging into threads with NPC monsters, if you have a specific monster you would like to encounter please leave a note in your thread.]

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"It seems diplomacy is the order of the day. Do not draw your sword unless we are attacked directly, Agrias. If we can win this without bloodshed, it will be for the best..."

The monarch drew in a deep breath, letting it out in a long sigh before stepping into the caverns. Who knew what challenges awaited them? She could only hope for the best... But hope was a thing that had failed her before.

Kuja has no fear of monsters. Why should she? She is a monster herself, and one of no small power. Not only is she immune to poison, but her skin is all but invulnerable. She was barely injured by the strongest attack of the King of Dragons himself. She cannot easily be damaged, and even if she could be, she would not care. She no longer cares what becomes of her.

The dragons of Terra were her friends, and she has some dominion over beasts. Even those creatures living here bow to her will and find her speech fair. Will she find some solace among her fellow monsters? Likely not, as they are as unlike her as any of the Gardens' residents, yet she makes her way into the caverns nonetheless. Her hands kindle a small magic, a light in the darkness. It's not that she needs it, but she finds the colors fair as they play over her fingers.

[[ooc: if someone else wants to meet up with her, feel free to tag in; otherwise she's just going by herself.]]

Xion is outside a cave entrance...huddled on the ground with her arms wrapped around her knees. She wants to help, she promised she would, but she can't help remembering her own horrible transformation. What if no one will listen? What if she can't be forgiven?

She was alone again, but Fionna was used to it by now. he would always be going on adventures, even with no cake, and she would still make sure that she got some stuff to put in her tree fort for it.

But of course she was armed. There was no way she would go and do something like this without making sure she had her weapons ready and able to stop a monster in its place. But a new place was a new place, and she would be sure to have stories for Cake when this was over!

"You should be careful Akiha!"

Not that Akiha needed such advice. But Kris wanted to be extra careful to make sure that Akiha stayed safe. It wouldn't do if Kris dragged her here only to get hurt. Kris' reasons for coming were just as selfish, seeing as she thought that exploring places like this meant loads of loot. And loads of loot meant more money. She had to beat everyone to it!

For Nue, at least, making nice with monsters seemed like a simple enough task. After all, defanged as she was, she was still a youkai. With that being the case, surely connecting with Echidna's children would be doable? She floated along near the roof of the cave, her wings spread more broadly than normal in an attempt to draw more attention to her inhuman attributes as she scanned the area for a decently receptive-looking target.

Sol has taken a slightly different approach to dealing with the situation. She knows she's far from the best at diplomacy, so in the absence of people skills she has decided to try to bribe her way into the monsters' goodwill. One trip to the wild places later, and she has a chest of her own. It's filled with jewelry and trinkets. Hopefully, she'll be lucky enough that at least a few of the monsters are into hoarding.

It's hard to say, seeing as her expression is about as sober as is appropriate for this situation, but something about her demeanor seems a little...off as she makes her way through the caves. Somehow, she doesn't seem to be as surly and antisocial as normal. Maybe she's just making an effort to do this befriending thing right?

[ ooc: Sol currently is under the effect of a wildcard and will be behaving...much more nicely that normal. ]

Ky isn't at all certain about the whole idea of befriending monsters, but she supposes that she has to at least try. That seemed clear enough, and Ky's willing to apply her natural stubbornness to a rather different task than what she usually does.

Her sword is sheathed, for now, but her hand is on the hilt -- she's wary but trying hard not to provoke anything, as she enters the caves.

Jessica is so not a spelunker. (Jessica is so not anything that requires a lot of physical activity.) However, she's hesitating at the threshold for another reason: given what she's heard about the cave ladies, she doesn't want to go barging in rudely. Even if she weren't generally polite, that'd just mess up the whole reason for being there.

So, she shines her flashlight into the depths, and calls out: "Hello? We were told we should come to do some, um, diplomacy. Does anyone mind if we go in?"

To her caving-buddy, she adds, "I really hope this doesn't get messy."

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Agrias and Ovelia

Kuja

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Kris and Akiha

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