"Thanks."Zephyr placed the list into his back pocket and grabbed the perfume and brush. He examined them both briefly before handing the brush over to Gavin. "I'll spray it with some of the perfume then you brush it." So Zephyr entered the cage gently as to not freak out Fluffkins and started spriting it with the perfume. She was given a good 5 sprays around her entire body before Zephyr hopped out. Not before he had accidentally breathe in some of the perfume, causing him to cough. "Well, that's done." He said in between coughs. Flulffkins actually grimaced when the perfume was sprayed but took joy in seeing the blonde start coughing as a result of his actions. Then looking to Shawn and how he had lowered his head to her, only one thing came to mind. Leaning forward and one bite was taken out of Shawn's head. Fortunately she didn't snag a lot of hair with that bite, but still, it had to hurt while Fluffkins casually chewed on it. In that span of time, Zephyr had looked away to check the instructions once more, having only glanced upward to see that Fluffkins was currently biting Shawn's head. "Hey. Hey! Let him go." The teen had resorted to waving his hand in front of the alpaca in an attempt to get her to let Shawn go.
The only response that Chrono could muster was an annoyed 'tch' as Master Kaios went off to lecture the other groups. Even if he did have a point, the man sure knew how to get under his skin with the way he talked. Even if he had a point, it was by no means presented in a way that was bearable to hear. Still, Kaios did still have a point and it was one he wouldn't ignore. According to Thalassa using my drive more will help me get used to it, but what else can I do? That had been the root of his frustrations right now. Originally he had been poised to leave the room and find someplace else to be for the moment, either going to the library or just getting some fresh air outside, but as he was doing so Tinarah had finished up with hers. Despite not actually seeing how well she had done, he could infer that she had at least lasted a while considering that she was one of the last ones who finished. He would've assumed she won, but Kaios word had implied otherwise. Before actually leaving, he decided that he should at least try to say something to her. "If its any consolation, you lasted in there longer than most of the others."
Chrono shall Boost his MP by 1 his DEF by 1 his FOC by 4 and SPD by 2 Spell Learned - Magnet Ex-Art Learned - Spell Fencer (also swapping out Blade Beam for Zantesuken) Ability Learned - Once More Spell Upgraded - Thundara -> Thundaga (Soon Stopza shall be mine) Current Standings HP: Same MP: 36 AP: Same DEF: 20 FOC: 60 SPD: 16 FLUX: Same
With it being agreed upon that they would stick together, had arrived in the next with no trouble. This one is very reminiscence of the first one they had entered as there was only one direction that they could go in, which was good for keeping them from getting lost. So he continued to venture towards the exit to the next one, stopping before he actually walked through it though. "Ya know, I didn't think everything would be so...similar when we left to go look for Sora, Riku, and Pinnochio." 28/30
Marx's wanted to spilt up while Kaida preferred to stick together for the time being. Kaida did have a point, plus they had Kairi along with them who to they're knowledge she didn't have any means of defending herself. "Kaida's right, we are technically still inside of a whale and that's not someplace I'd rather get lost if I can help it." This was still a whale, right? Even after saying that and looking around at the chamber, Kel still wasn't all that sure about that fact. 27/30
Kel merely gave AJ a nod as well as a thumbs up as they step foot into the second chamber. Before address the actual paths that they had, he thought about what AJ had said. "Well if no time had passed then it'd be easier to explain my sudden disappearance. Otherwise, I'll need to come up with something." Fortunately, this wouldn't be an issue anytime soon, so he had time. As for the more pressing matter right now, there was actually two paths for them to take. "Do we go left, right or spilt up for now?" 26/30
Having arrived in the first chamber, Kel was at first surprised to find that this was inside of a whale. This didn't look like anything you'd find in one normally, granted this wasn't a normal whale either. He then proceeded to look left and found it blocked off, then right which was also blocked off. Lastly the next open was straight ahead and found that to be the only way that they could go. It probably didn't need to be said, but Kel decided to say so anyway. "So, guess we keep going straight." 25/30
Chrono too shared the frustration his teammates felt. Not only out of five rounds had they only managed to complete two, but by the end of the first one, he had practically exerted himself which only made going onward a harder task. It had been to the point in which Enzo's question didn't even register in his head with on where exactly he went wrong. Kaios word didn't exactly help, not that he thought they were supposed to, and really only just added to the annoyance he was feeling. Easier said than done. Had been what he thought. It wasn't like he'd perfectly mastered using his drive form after getting some help from Master Thallasa. All he'd gotten was an actual idea on how to use it compared to having no idea on what to do. Not that that would change how Kaios felt, which lead to what Chrono actually said. "If sounding condescending and talking down to us and your way of training, then I doubt it's going to be more painful for you." Said under his breath of course.
Hearing Marx's question, Kel couldn't help but feel like this wasn't the first time he had been asked that. If that was the case, it didn't change how he didn't know how to answer that question. In fact, he had even less of an idea on what he wanted to do. "Probably go back home but after that..." He trailed off after that. Given that he just up and left his home without telling anyone, he had no idea how his sudden return would go and not even how to explain what he had been up to this entire time. 24/30
With heavy breaths, Chrono felt his body ache after the repetitive battles. Even if the battle themselves were all that challenging, the problem came how much he had exerted himself in the earlier fights. This being his second time using his drive form too and it was easy to tell that he wasn't completely used to being in it. "End Simulation." While he couldn't speak for the others, he knew that he wouldn't last much longer if they kept to the next battle.
Chrono attacked as well
The information given to them was memorized, including a brief surprised to learn that they would be looking for a puppet as well, definitely taking the cake in regards to 'strangest world inhabitants' he's come across. It had taken Kel a bit for himself to process what Kaida had told him, evident by the time it took for him to respond himself. "That sounds strange enough to hear, let alone go through." Going off of his vague understanding on how time magic worked, what Kaida said sounded within the realm of possibility even if the actual chances of that were something he didn't feel like figuring out. Kel had remained silent as AJ explained the reason behind his odd statement. "All of our homeworld's are complex in some way, so you're not alone there." His had its giant wall, Kaida's with it everlasting night time and Marx's with its giant tree. Still, he gave AJ a reassuring pat on the shoulder. "Don't worry about it too much, we got time to stick together. I don't see this adventure of our ending anytime soon." 23/30
"So they're the same age as you, anything else you can tell us about them?" Not that finding anyone else here trapped inside of a whale would be hard to do. Just find anyone that wasn't them and they'd be fine. All that said, he did still have to agree with Marx regarding their luck. "Though getting eaten by a whale is pretty bad luck too, so maybe our lucks would cancel out." Maybe, if they were lucky that is. 22/30
Kel did like the idea of resting after being thrown into another ordeal, but with Geppetto's son and Kairi's friends missing and there being only so many places that Kel could think of them ending up if they waited, finding them sounded like the better thing to do. Before he could voice this agreement, he cringed at the echo from Kaida's callout. Once the echo was gone, then he tried speaking again. "I agree. Five of us should make searching for them easier." 21/30
Chrono attacked...as well HP: 30/145 MP: 8/35 FOC: 3/56 FLUX: 1/4
Chrono was unscathed, Chrono once more struck the beast with Lightning Chrono used Thundara HP: 33/145 MP: 8/35 FOC: 3/56 FLUX: 1/4
On instinct, Kel grabs on to the mast right when the ocean water had started rocking the raft, so much for the protection of the mystical ocean. In the next instance, he barely was able to make out the fact that jaws were closing down before everything went black. Numerous voices were heard, one of which actually addressing him. At first, none of the voice heard were familiar to him, then came the voices of Kaida and Marx. With a groan, Kel opened his eyes and first spotted unfamiliar girl looking right at him and upon sitting up, he spotted the others around. "Alright, what happened this time?" He saw teeth, vaguely remembering that before everything went black. In fact, he looked around first and noticed more of the surroundings...THEY GOT EATEN BY A WHALE! It was really starting to get ridiculous with the number of things happening to them. The realization sparked a groan and he went to help AJ up. "More importantly, how do we get out?" 20/30
With them finally setting off, Kel's attention stayed on the waves for a bit, making sure that nothing drastic suddenly happened to the waves that they were sailing on. That said the ocean in this world seemed to have a mind of its own, so hopefully, a freak storm wouldn't happen to them. Hearing his name, he blinked then looked towards Kaida. "Hmm." Kel pondered for a bit as to what animal would fit Luna. He could see a swan, but with the thought he had been giving it, another animal came to mind. "A dove seems like a good fit for her." 19/30
Finding a place in the middle of the raft to place to sit, Kel felt somewhat comfortable in knowing that he wasn't right next to the should something cause the raft to rock. The ocean was calm to which allowed for some smooth sailing for the time being, which for better or worse, made things quite uneventful. AJ's question was not one that he was expecting to hear but didn't really have any problems in answering it. "Well, its pretty normal town...not counting the massive wall built around it." For a while that actually was normal and it was only since going to other worlds was he starting to think otherwise comparatively. Having lived there, he knew full well the reason behind said wall. 18/30
"If you say so." Zephyr had said, then glanced back to the list in his hands. If feeding her was taken care of then grooming her would be next on the agenda. He motioned to the cabinet that Mr. Marrocc had shown them before he left. "Hey Shawn, mind grabbing the perfume and tools in there?" After grooming it would just be playing with it, which how exactly did one do that with an Alpaca anyway? Fluffkins on the other hands continued to watch the males as they tried to figure out what to do next. Her eyes seemed to train towards the one with the list in hand before looking to the one with dark hair one. She wasn't certain about what they were about to do but was certain she wasn't going to like it. and she had ways of dealing with things she didn't like. Maira's first act had been to wave upon being introduced by Conrad before falling silent as the first batch of questions were asked and thought about what sort of info each one could provide. A time frame sounded like it could be the most helpful in this situation. "Who were some of the villagers that ended up vanishing?" In the same vein, knowing who had vanished could reveal a pattern of sorts that they could use in their search.
