Reynotto earns the respect of the kaukariki - or whatever you would call it when you get your share of rotten fruits.
Manteca sets off after the kaukariki that took his gun, drawing his azimuth laser pistol as he goes. "I'd like someone to note the amount of restraint I am showing here, as I'm only planning to shoot the one that robbed me instead of all of them."
Manteca follows the group of kaukarikis, while an obelisk comes into sight. The Rune Obelisk rises above the jungle, just as Halkueem Zan’s notes promised. It’s an immense pillar of stone, approximately fifteen feet wide with an X-shaped cross section that provides climbing plants—including a network of green vines, several brilliant fuchsia bromeliads, and a host of violet flowers—excellent purchase.
At this point Boreal is actually having a rather good laugh. The determination Manteca is showing, is both hilarious and endearing. She decides this is something he needs to do himself and trails after him so she can enjoy him being pelted some more.
EH-RK begins recording the proceedings. He's sure this can be used later to great affect.
EH-RK and Reynotto move straight towards the obelisk.
Reading the posts it looks like that might not have been for us
but if it is for us as well
"Only thing I'm going to split is this damn monkey..." Manteca turns back to look at the others. "Hey, anyone notice that the kaukarikis aren't staying near the obelisk?"
EH-RK and Reynotto move closer to the obelisk as suddenly a 12 foot tall plant jumps out of the vines covering the obelisk. It's toothy appendages reaching out for EH-RK, leaving him with a deep wound.
ROOAR Boreal bellows as she drops her artillery lazer and charges in at the plant.
As she brings the blade down into the plant she shouts to EH-RK and Reynotto, "What the hell are you doing just standing there?!"
"EH-RK! LOOK OUT THE PLANT IS TRYING TO EAT YOU! QUICK EVERYONE SAVE EH-RK!"
Battle readiness forgotten in the face of a giant man-eating plant, Manteca starts yelling (pseudo-helpful) warnings to EH-RK and pointing furiously at the plant.
Boreal and Jazzming both hit the plant and cause it serious wounds, but the plant is far from defeated.
Eric stumbles back, away from the creature.
The plant leaves EH-RK alone and takes a large bite out of Reynotto instead who still stands there as a walking snack.
Eric, now recovered, draws his sidearm and fires at the creature now eating Reynotto
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Boreal continues to hack away at the plant
EH-RK hits the plant, but doesn't do much damage. Boreal hacks away at the plant, taking another chunk out of it. But with all those standing in the way Jazzming gets no clear target and misses.
"REYNOTTO! GET OUT OF THERE!" yells the shirren. "C'mon guys, we have to save him!" he shouts at everyone else, ignoring the fact that he has yet to take a shot.
The plant changes with it's attention to tat vesk that is a real pain in the foliage. But it bites it's own branch.
"See, look! It's flustered!" he yells again. "C'mon, guys, get it!" It seems that Manteca finally remembers he has a gun and fires the azimuth laser pistol at the plant.
v. EAC
Eric fires again at the plant creature
vs EAC
Mnateca manages to burn the plant a bit with his laser pistol. But his companions are not that lucky. They all miss the large plant or hit only hard parts that are unaffected by the attack.
Reynotto breaks free from the lure of the plant. He takes a step away and shoots it, with his laser rifle but misses.
The plant continues to bite at Boreal which proves to be painful.
Manteca winces at the sounds of the plant munching on Boreal. "Boreal Typhon - hang on! We got this!"
Reynotto will shoot at the plant
Between Reynotto and Jazzming, the plant goes down. The kaukarikis shriek in protest, but keep their distance.
Looking around you see a torn estex suit at one end of the open clerance and and a frostbite-class zero rifle in some corroded plants behind the obelisk. Someone bit in the rifle's battery and destroyed it.
"About bloody time." Boreal grunts and kicks the dead plant thing. "Explains why the monkey's were avoiding this thing."
"Hey guys there's some credits over there."
Manteca, about the only person who wasn't damaged by the vracinea, lowers his pistol and goes back to staring at the kaukarikis. "Might be a good place for us to camp if it'll keep the little bastards away. Unless... do you think there's a reason they won't stay here? Other than the giant carnivorous plant?" He looks cautiously at the obelisk.
"If it is something else that can be stabbed, then we can deal with it." Boreal says as she sits down to start to clean sap off of her Doshko and a bit that dripped onto her armor.
The oblivious shirren keeps scanning the underbrush with his laser pistol, oblivious to what's happening behind him with Boreal. "Well, if it was some sort of ghost again, that would probably complicate things..." He goes and examines the obelisk for any indication as to it's function or purpose.
Eric catalogs the new findings
Eric then sets about studying the plant, inputting information into his datapad.
"Ha. Be careful, last time we got 'nice fluffy critters' we ended up with Skittermanders..." Boreal scoffs at Jazzming
"Ha. Be careful, last time we got 'nice fluffy critters' we ended up with Skittermanders..." Boreal scoffs at Jazzming
"...Skittermanders? What are you talking about, Boreal Typhon?"