10-09-2013, 01:39 PM
NPC: Bear
Bear prowled the University library, silently chuckling to himself how he'd managed to sneak up on Jon yet again. The meeting had gone well, though why Jon had been so curious about reports of the Sickness among the tribes and what the leaders were doing with the cases still remained a mystery to him.
And suddenly...a being sprang up in the library and vanished, before Bear could even see who it was -- but not before he could catch the scent. It was the young pup again, and there was something more...solid to his presence in the Spirit World. Like a babe screaming in one's ear as opposed to one in the next room.
So headstrong, he's going to get himself killed here,
Bear thought to himself. He'd already lost the young wolf's trail, so he sent out his presence, from wolf to wolf to wolf. Have you seen this young pup?
An answer finally came, imprinted with the now familiar scent. Here.
Bear followed the scent, and saw him -- on a beach, coughing and sputtering. But it was just a momentary glimpse he caught, for the pup vanished again. This time Bear could sense where he went -- straight into the middle of the sea. Fool.
He pondered just waiting ashore to see if the pup would make it out alive.
Of course, it was a nice day for a swim. It wasn't often he had the leisure in the waking world. The Arctic Ocean wasn't exactly a beach hot spot, even in the middle of summer. He changed to his human form and dove into the calm, warm waters.
It wasn't too much trouble to imagine a pocket of air around his head that he could breathe. Much easier than attempting to change the qualities of water to be breathable -- and much safer. As he flashed further down through the water, he began to feel increasing pressure, so he lent some part of his focus to keeping that at bay. Just a small bubble around himself. Attempt to change too much of this place's natural state, and it could -- and would -- push back, until the strain of attempting to maintain the changes caused the mind to snap.
He continued to swim. Ah, there he was. A shipwreck -- and the pup was sitting on the bottom of the ocean, reading. Bear considered sneaking up on him as well -- but considering where he was, it would probably spell disaster. So Bear pushed out his presence well before coming near, catching his attention.
You truly know nothing,
Bear sent to him. Forcing this place to your will. You come too strongly! Do you understand that a moment's slip on your part will cause the pressure of the ocean to crush you before you could blink?
Bear prowled the University library, silently chuckling to himself how he'd managed to sneak up on Jon yet again. The meeting had gone well, though why Jon had been so curious about reports of the Sickness among the tribes and what the leaders were doing with the cases still remained a mystery to him.
And suddenly...a being sprang up in the library and vanished, before Bear could even see who it was -- but not before he could catch the scent. It was the young pup again, and there was something more...solid to his presence in the Spirit World. Like a babe screaming in one's ear as opposed to one in the next room.
So headstrong, he's going to get himself killed here,
Bear thought to himself. He'd already lost the young wolf's trail, so he sent out his presence, from wolf to wolf to wolf. Have you seen this young pup?
An answer finally came, imprinted with the now familiar scent. Here.
Bear followed the scent, and saw him -- on a beach, coughing and sputtering. But it was just a momentary glimpse he caught, for the pup vanished again. This time Bear could sense where he went -- straight into the middle of the sea. Fool.
He pondered just waiting ashore to see if the pup would make it out alive.
Of course, it was a nice day for a swim. It wasn't often he had the leisure in the waking world. The Arctic Ocean wasn't exactly a beach hot spot, even in the middle of summer. He changed to his human form and dove into the calm, warm waters.
It wasn't too much trouble to imagine a pocket of air around his head that he could breathe. Much easier than attempting to change the qualities of water to be breathable -- and much safer. As he flashed further down through the water, he began to feel increasing pressure, so he lent some part of his focus to keeping that at bay. Just a small bubble around himself. Attempt to change too much of this place's natural state, and it could -- and would -- push back, until the strain of attempting to maintain the changes caused the mind to snap.
He continued to swim. Ah, there he was. A shipwreck -- and the pup was sitting on the bottom of the ocean, reading. Bear considered sneaking up on him as well -- but considering where he was, it would probably spell disaster. So Bear pushed out his presence well before coming near, catching his attention.
You truly know nothing,
Bear sent to him. Forcing this place to your will. You come too strongly! Do you understand that a moment's slip on your part will cause the pressure of the ocean to crush you before you could blink?