[Scaltoth Jungle] Tolerating Uncertainty

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[Scaltoth Jungle] Tolerating Uncertainty

The one she was dealing with, pulled a knife and flicked his hand forward towards her but he was too slow. Having sliced his bow in half, there was nothing in between Vega and him and so she took a final step forward and pushed her sword into a lunge against his throat. He was slower than her, still shocked at having had his bow sliced so effectively, and her sword pierced and he dropped. He was dead before he hit the ground and, as Arlo turned to check on her, she did the same to him, spinning to make sure that he was not injured. When she saw that he wasn't, Vega's expression turned to a grin of relief. "You injured anywhere?" Looking him up and down she didn't think he was and she felt relief flood through her that they hadn't been hurt either one of them.

"You know, don't you, that this was your fault?" She didn't mean it, of course, but she said it anyway. "You didn't believe stinky-cheese about the tribes an' so, there they are. Cannibal half naked men who are ruled by their women. Other than the cannibal bit it sounds alright, actually." She let out a long, slow breath and knelt to clean her sword. "They're in loincloths, Arlo. I'm not searchin' them. But mine 'ad a knife too. I'll get his arrows, but I broke 'is bow." She motioned to Arlo's opponent and waved her hand vaguely around her back. "The knife was round the back end. If you wanna look." Vega was sure. She was NOT doing so. Not this trial or any other.

Still, she cleaned her sword, collected up the arrows and waited until he'd done what ever it was he was going to do with his attacker and then she spoke, standing up as she did. "Alright, so two things. Maybe three, I dunno. I'll keep one in my pocket for if I want to use it. But first, you saved my life. Thanks." Her grin was a little awkward, but her words were sincere. "I mean. I know. But, thanks." She knew, she'd do the same for him and he'd always do that for her. She stowed the knife from her attacker in her belt and glanced at the man laying dead on the ground.

"That was well cool with the spear, by the way. I'm impressed. You do a good 'obbling injured person too. Multi talented, that's what you are." Looking at the bodies, though, Vega sighed slightly. "A'right, so 'ere's the thing. The second thing. What're we gonna do about these bodies? They're gonna attract animals an' stuff. I mean, I dun't know what they do for burial rites round thisaway. Maybe we should dance and shout wooga wooga or somethin," That probably wasn't what they should do, she did understand that. "or maybe we should just leave 'em here an' move. It's like. Well, it's the jungle, an' things die, don't they. But I'd rather not be here when the things wot are gonna eat them, do." Looking down at them, she frowned. "Especially if it turns out they're related. Bloody ell, I though my family were gross."

It was relief, she knew, which was making her talk. It always did at this point and he was undoubtedly used to it. As she calmed down, though, her tone turned more to its usual, less frantic and calmer. "So, I vote we keep goin'. Whatcha think?" It would be worth their while, she thought, going in the opposite direction to the way the cannibal men had come from and as far as they could before nightfall. She pointed to the spear though and added, with a grin, "best take yer wooga wooga spear with you. My hero."
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"Not even a scratch," Arlo reassured her, when Vega asked how he was. He was just stowing his crossbow away after dropping one of the savages, and watching her dispatch the other. He had lost his hat in the process however, and he snatched it up off the ground, dusted off the crown and put it back on his head. It all could have gone much worse than it had. For him, it was as much luck as skill, considering he hadn't known how flexible the spear would be. He didn't tell her that though, and instead let the belief lay that he'd known exactly what he was doing from the start. There was no denying however, the sense of relief that swept over him, knowing she'd come out intact and unharmed.

It was that red hair though, Arlo argued when she said that he was to blame. "It's like a beacon. Can see it from a league away," he teased her. He suspected too that there might be a sort of truth in thinking that, maybe, the red hair might have been an extra prize for the savages, had they succeeded in capturing them. He wasn't touching either of the men either. At least he wasn't going to reach down and do it. Still, he wanted the knife so using his boot heel and the force behind it, he pushed the man over onto his belly so he could retrieve the weapon. That, he tucked into his belt before turning to the spear and finding it as soundly embedded as it was before.

He grinned and shrugged. "I've had some practice. That stumble and limp got me out of a lot of chores when I was younger. Least till my ma caught on." As for the bodies, Arlo snorted. He wasn't about to engage in some sort of ceremonial dance for souls who were only recently departed because they'd tried to take them captive. If it was the difference between them meeting their maker in good stead, or wandering the world as miserable lost souls..."Let them wander," he concluded. It seemed logical to leave the men just where they were, to let their bodies be consumed by the forest's scavengers, just as they'd have ultimately consumed him and Vega. Divine justice, that's what it was.

So they'd move on, he agreed. In the opposite direction, as far away from the carnage as they could get. Not without that spear though. He might not know how to use it but it would make a fine souvenir and a good centerpiece for a tall tale and story. It didn't come easy out of that tree trunk and Arlo had to use all of his strength and weight for leverage before finally managing to yank it free. Then using it is a sort of walking stick, he headed out with Vega, letting her lead the way while he took measures along the way, to conceal what clues he could that they'd passed this way.
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I could just read Vega talking allllll day. It makes me happy. Anyway, you two are an interesting combination in any environment: cold, hot, wet, green. Doesn’t matter, you two always have the determination to get through things, especially with the necessary witty banter and humor. It was kind of nice to be a fly on the wall in the jungle a second time, though.

Vega

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15 | These points cannot be used for magic.

Fame:
Killed a bandit +3, Gave a gift +2

Loot

+1 quiver of arrows, +1 dagger

Injuries + Overstepping

N/A

Knowledge

Skill Knowledge:
Hunting: Tracking above ground, looking for disturbed branches
Hunting: Flunnies
Bow: Aiming at moving airborn targets
Psychology: Boys are weird.
Sword: Draw and strike
Sword: Slice whilst moving foward
Sword: Maintain balance
Sword: Changing movement mid-strike
Sword: Relaxed stance
Sword: Lunging
Sword: Shifting weight as movement changes

Other Knowledge:
N/A
Arlo

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XP:
15 | These points cannot be used for magic.

Fame:
Killed a bandit +3

Loot

+1 dagger, +1 spear

Injuries + Overstepping

N/A

Knowledge

Skill Knowledge:
Acrobatics: Jump and tackle to the ground.
Acrobatics: Using your weight to swing an object
Acting: Injured
Acting: Improvisation
Acting: Use it to stall
Crossbow: Fast draw
Crossbow: Aiming quickly
Crossbow: Use the environment to gain advantages.
Crossbow: Spin and aim
Crossbow: Avoid friendly fire
Psychology: Girls are weird.

Other Knowledge:
N/A
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