Trying to survive

[Ricter]

Ricter could tell that Kokonoe was none too happy with the hunters, he wasn't either but he was trying to be civil and not act like some barbarian or beast. He wouldn't tell her to calm down but he would try to stop her if she attacked them unprovoked, however maybe her justification for wanting to burn them to a crisp was valid? Which when he head a loud crashing sound in his establishment the weasel felt more inclined to let her lose.

Not only this but the hunters admitted that they were simply here to be a distraction while the others grabbed Nola he would perk up and dash into the building, slinking past Kokonoe's feet as in the back room area he noticed the hole and what might have been going on. "Nola!" He called out, but looking to the table he had set the flower on he would no doubt see that it was beginning to blossom fully now.

Reaching for the ventilation he would crack the dial to open all the vents in the house to the outside, a simple way to allow everyone around the area to smell his freshly baked goods. Yet he wasn't doing this to advertise, instead he was more so interested in unleashing one of the small projects he had been working on in the back room.

Walking over to the plant that was entrapped under a glass topper he would look to Kokonoe and hope she would be okay, especially if she was going to attack the hunters. For him though, he had a more non-violent way of handling this as he removed the topper and let the flower breathe fully and spread its pollen all over.

The flower was a dewdrop, a special kind that allowed its spores to travel long distances, and on breathing it in, would cause the muscle paralysis of anyone in the area. Having an area of around one hundred feet it could be considered going overboard, and would probably cause a lot of other people to be hit by it, but it was effective in ensuring that those hunters would be practically frozen in place.

Luckily though, Ricter seemed unaffected by the flowers pollen and would walk towards the back area, it would be only a mere second or two before those close by the building would smell the potent effects of the flowers pollen. "I sure hope this is enough to stifle those hunters."

Deltmont Dewdrop: [250]
Effect: Debuff [Rank 5] + 500
Positive Modifiers: Ongoing + 500, Affects Multiple [Rank 5] + 250, Indirect [Rank 5] + 500
Negative Modifiers: Removable [Rank 5] – 250, Activation [Rank 5] – 500, Indiscriminate [Rank 5] – 250, Limited [Rank 5] – 250, Finite [Rank 5] – 250.
Description: This dewdrop is a flower with a blue outer lining to it that has white covering the inner petals, mixing between a cat-tail plant and a dewdrop plant. Created by Ricter, the flower is special in that once fully grown all those with in a certain area are hit with a sensation of muscle relaxation, leaving those afflicted slow, unable to move as effectively, and sluggish. Victims can expect a lowered control over their body as the flowers pollen is made to paralyze the muscles of living creatures. However the sensations vanish once it is destroyed, yet the pollen will pass through anything that's not air tight.

He holds the means to grow this flower via pouches of pollen, which can be dumped over soil and be made to grow a single flower per pouch. Given it originates from a flower and its grown from pouches of pollen he owns it is a removable object. Once the spores are planted it takes thirty seconds before the flower grows fully and the aroma spreads through out the area around it, being indiscriminate on who it effects, besides himself. The pollen can only be planted in soil, and he can only carry two pouches of this flowers growing pollen at a time, if he wishes to replenish the pouches he needs to harvest the pollen from the flowers which takes well over a minute or two of time.

 

[Kokonoe]

Kokonoe didn't wait for Ricter at all she kicked the door into the hunter, her charged attack was complete... Instead of fire her gravity well was in her palm, she jumped slightly and shot it out from her palm to knock her backwards and out of range. She of course got the see Ricter's project as the hunters were sucked into the suction of the Mini-Black Hole... She had shot it into the ground at an angle specifically to drag the Hunters with it and away from the building. The ground cracked and crumbled under the pressure, eventually forcing the hunters into a rock prison while using the force of her shot to get out of the range. Of course the pressure would build over time, it only took a few moments to embed them into the street snapping any weak components of the armor, weaponry, and body structures in the process. Part of her wanted them to be crushed into the attack but she stopped it before that happened... Thankfully before Ricter decided to use his new little trick.

Name: Infinite Gravity

Ability Effects:
Damage(Gravity) - Rank 5(500)
Debuff - Rank 5(500)
-Affects Multiple(250)
-Ongoing(500)
-In-discriminating(-250)
-Side Effect - Tiredness(-250)
-Activation(-500)

Descriptor: Description: A slow start up spell with immense power but a big cost of energy... but once started it's a Gravity Well with equal suction to a black hole with immense destructive energy. This is the weaker version of her mother's Infinite Void. One use used to drain Kokonoe, but the effect will stick around until she forces it to turn off. She's trained this ability over time, to make a small controlled gravity well similar to a black hole however it's still tiring and has a long start up of thirty seconds in-order to make it safe for use.

"Well then... Now since you're settled!" She said now actually yelling, "I hope you ABSTRACT, WEIRDO, ARROGANT, NESCIENT, HUNTER DEAD SPIKES! have learned your lesson... about ticking me off! Hunters these days... No respect..." She was for once using her incredibly foul mouth, or at least she began to... It had got so graphic in the language department some of the things she had stated couldn't even be said... Even though she was now tired it only fueled her cranky rage. She was even growling out her words at this point, despite this she somehow kept from wiping them off the face of the Earth though with the way she was insulting them out on the street these people wouldn't be coming back any time soon... Not after Kokonoe threatened- No... promised, not to turn her attack off the next time she saw their sorry INFINITE VOID!s on this street again. If there was a guard cat anywhere on Kraw at this point, it was Kokonoe. Thankfully her stalling tactic seemed to work it's best, though even if there were multiple squads... She could only deal with one for the moment, so she did her best with dealing with the distraction without totaling everything in the area.

Of course her rage started to die down when the pollen began to take effect, "Damn it... Ricter... you relax me as I get to the good part... Tch... You're such a dummy for doing that." She said affectionately to the weasel, "They... won't break out of that rock prison now..." She said as she sat at the door frame, "Guess they couldn't take the pressure of common morality, it's a rather crushing realization..." She sluggishly moved her lollipop into her mouth in order to not fall asleep after her attack, she should have used her flames as they were much less dangerous... but due to them reigniting constantly after impact she was afraid they would use it to spread the flames to the house. Her only option was five on one physical combat or to start her gravity well by shooting it through the ground from a more permanent solution to her problem. Sucking them into the rock was a pretty neat suction trick in her opinion, she would hope the others agreed.

She laid back on the door frame desperately sucking on the candy for the sugar she needed to stay up, she would need coffee after all this for certain. She was forcing her eyes to stay open at this point, grogginess paired with muscle relaxers was not a good pairing.

 

[Sosina]

The hunters in the back stared at the insect like creature standing before them welding the heavy weapon in one hand, and they took a moment, then there was the sound of screaming and shouting from the front and they started to back off, That is until they started to feel their bodies weaken and they started to fall back thinking it was the insects doing "Damn it uses poison gas....fall back we didn't plan for this..." one stated as the others nodded and started to drag their friend off with them

Nola for her part...couldn't move, her armor made her heavy, and then the pollen sapped the strength she needed to actually move properly, the only reason she was currently standing was due to her armor being much more rigid at the joints and it had especially locked up her joins holding her in that standing position. she could sense the Pollen the pressure in the air had changed when it was pumped out of the building that the other two had taken her to, so she didn't panic she assumed it was some defense of their home.

However this left her horribly vulnerable but luckily it seemed the people thought it was her doing, and were leaving, though she could feel more coming though they felt different, they matched the pressure made by the ones she figured were guards, and as they closed in on the place some started to drop to the ground from the Pollen.

One man walked forward struggling to stay up but clearly he was stronger then one would assume "Okay...what the hell is going on here?" he caled out noticing the hunters struggling to get out of a collection of stones, and the like and he then looked to Ricter and Kokonoe "you two better have a good explanation for this cause I can tell you right now it looks pretty bad for you..." he said as he glared at them clearly not to happy.

in the back a few of the guards managed to lift and Carry is Immobile Nola to the front of the building and they set her down "found this thing in the back....doesn't look like a citizen or a hunter sir..." one said to there apparent captain.

Meanwhile Nola was trying to move, but the pollen and the weight of her armor made that impossible, so her armor started to fracture and was slowly crumbling off her body, she didn't know if she would still need it, but being unable to move was worse then having no armor and so she was simply letting it crumble.

 

[Ricter]

"Sorry, I dont like seeing people fight, it was the only way to make sure no one got hurt extensively."

Ricter had his reasons for using such a potent object as he would no doubt see its effects fully, the hunters quickly made their way out while it looked like his flower was more so stifling to his two friends. Stopping them from moving as he would scuttle back into the building and grab the flower, holding the pot as he noticed guards beginning to come over.

Having the flower on a platter he could see they were also having some minor difficulty moving, he didn't think his little flower was that potent but he couldn't have been more wrong. As the captain of the guard made their way two both Kokonoe and himself he would try to speak to them, maybe to clear the air and make it so they could understand as he explained.

"A group of hunters came by and followed me and my friends to my establishment. They were looking to trade Nola, a friend and employee of mine for money, I didn't want to allow that so I refused politely. But they seemed to try and break into the back of my business and even tried to kidnap them for their own personal gain."

Pointing, he gestured to the east, "Some of them ran in that direction, and they kinda only got stopped thanks to this. Oh! Sorry." Realizing that they two were afflicted by the flower he would place his pot on a silver platter and place the topper over it. Cutting off the pollen, and after a few seconds, movement would be free and easy to manage.

When Nola was brought out via the two guards Ricter would be sure to point out, "That's my friend, Nola. She's not a thing, I was planning on helping her get started here, and yes she isn't a citizen yet but they had came to us only minutes after I had found her in a very bad situation of not having any food or shelter."

He knew he might be in trouble for essentially using a toxin to pacify the hunters but it was better than Kokonoe's tactic of nearly crushing them. Still he would hope the guard captain wouldn't look down on the trio just for what could have been easily avoidable if they hadn't walked past so many hunters not too long ago.

 

[Kokonoe]

Kokonoe sucked on her lollipop, listening but saying nothing. She was trying her best to stay awake for the most part, thankfully Ricter took up the diplomacy. Even cutting off the flow of pollen as she stretched, "Be right back..." She said groggily walking into the house, she grabbed coffee with extra sugar by mixing in her peppermint flavored silver-vine lollipop into it and drinking it. It was a habit she always did for drinking coffee, she'd walk back out when she felt the caffeine take some affect. Of course there wasn't much to add, Ricter summed it all up for the most part.

"If I knew you had that flower, Ricter... I would've thrown a bluff attack instead..." She frowned at him, "Here I thought I was going to have to fend them all off myself... I'm the only fighter in the house, I don't really like to... but I had to try getting into the backroom to help the person I just met minutes before these people came... and I wasn't risking any back attacks. So I trapped them... though it was dangerous, my magic is fairly destructive. I can fix the damage though, as can Ricter here since I turned my attack off before it did anything significant." She wasn't boasting, but it sounded like another warning as she explained how the attack worked... That attack didn't have to stop... in short... eventually the problem would've fixed itself in much more permanent way, thankfully the pink haired nekomata was rude, loud, and generally a jerk in multiple ways but she wasn't a murderer. Even if she did have a good reason to right then and there to wipe them off the face of Kraw. She didn't even look phased by what she had done, "But like I said... if I had known Ricter had that flower I would have bluffed them instead... Such a waste of energy, then again I suppose Ricter might have thought I'd go for blood..." She looked at Ricter, "Am I right, or did you trust me?" She asked now wondering herself.

"Also before you ask about anything about avoiding hunters yadda yadda yadda... They came to us, dug through the back wall... I wasn't waiting for them to walk all over us because we try to stay polite around here. I have a certain level of patience, they don't deserve any from me.. Nor do they need my respect or any person's for that matter. Now, can we feed her before she keels over from malnutrition, we can have this settled in no time flat later. By the by she's sentient, has a conscious but is also kind of like a small child at the moment. She's ignorant to this world, hell I am, too. But I also wasn't attacked the day I teleported into this toilet of violence." She sounded as if she was trying very hard not to curse someone out, she was doing pretty well at it to say the least. She was of course extremely blunt, and more like a wild animal as the town knew over the course of the few days she was here. She wouldn't attack unless she deemed it entirely necessary, at the very least she had the common decency not to do anything more but pin her opponents albeit very painfully as it was that or fire.

"Also if you ask why did what I have done, I was trying not to make a fire in town... So I did the only thing I could to keep people at bay without making a hazard to a larger area. Sorry about that in all honesty, but the ground was much less important than a life if you get what I am saying. They also shouldn't be hurt to the point one of Ricter's doughnuts can't fix, which was my plan to begin with." Kokonoe explaining everything showed she had no intention of actually fighting at all, she just wanted them to stop moving so she or Ricter could leave and tell the authorities. She exhaled a bit as she was still in a huff, she was hoping they would hear her yelling before she had to attack.. but go figure. She downed the rest of her coffee and stretched until her body started cracking, "Anymore questions, or anything like that?" She seemed like she really wanted his to be done and over with, it was a dumb situation concocted by equally as dumb hunters. She didn't want to spend any more time on this.

 

[Sosina]

Nola was worried but as she listened she could tell that the people that were not talking to the Fuzzy one and the tall one where apparently nice people, at least they didn't seem to be like the others so she relaxed quite a bit more and the carapace started to crumble even faster as Ricter talked to the guards and started to explain things. Then Kokonoe started to explain as well and Nola simply listened as she let her Protective Carapace crumble.

The guards listened as well and as the pollen cleared they were able to actually feel a bit better and the ones working to get the hunters out of the stone where able to work that much faster. The captain nodded a bit but looked to Kokonoe "The fact is you two started the violence first, and I can't over look the damage that was done here...and honestly Ma'am the flames would have been better I think...this place is mostly constructed of stone, you wouldn't have really caused much damage" he took a moment to look at the Hunters that were being dug out and the state that they were in then he looked back to Ricter and Kokonoe.

"Since you knew what they were going to do, why didn't you consider simply following them and getting the attention of the guards when they passed any?" he then looked over his shoulder at some of the guards "your three after the ones escaping...we will have to question all of them" the three nodded and headed off as the captain returned his gaze to the two of them.

"Now then, as you used force and attacked people you will face punishment, but as the situation was what it was I will only make you pay a fine...if something like this happens again and they do not turn aggressive, try not to escalate it okay? I know you were trying to protect someone, but you Ricter especially should know that the guard would have listened considering one of out men helped to make sure you were safely able to get registered" he then looked to Kokonoe. "In fact...are you even registered miss?" he said as while she was slightly known around the place, he wasn't sure if she was actually registered and this was as good a time as any to find out.

Eventually Nola's armor had crumbled off her completely and she rushed over to Ricter and hugged him, she was glad she was okay and she snuggled a bit into his fuzzy fur though then there was a loud growl as her stomach made it known it was still hungry "Ummm......can we eat soon?" she asked then looked over to Kokonoe "and..I'm not a child...I..I have to make a new Colony...so I am an adult" she said not really explaining more because she thought that would be explanation enough.

 

[Ricter]

"Well...There were ten of them, I don't think following after potential bad guys is very safe, nor is it very safe when they come to your house and demand something from you. Not too mention I didn't honestly know we were followed till they appeared here, only Nola seemed to pick up that they had tailed us, besides I do run a business. Can't just turn away potential customers before I know what they are really after, but apologies for what we did though, I'll take full responsibility for what happened and pay any fines needed."

Being fiscally responsible he would of course be fine with paying off what ever damages that were caused, it felt like the right thing to do. Yet he was happy that none of them would be placed into jail or anything similar to this, when he looked to the captain and then the guards digging the men out he would wonder what they would do to them now that they had to find out where they were.

Additionally, the weasel wondered how much money he would have to fork over, probably a hefty amount, which wouldn't spell well for the weasels fuzzy pockets. When he turned to see what Nola was doing he would shuffle back as he was hugged, not expecting her to latch onto him at all, though he realized that this felt more or less worth it seeing that she was now safe and was not harmed.

"I'm glad your both alright though, next time let me just try to stifle any intruders. Okay?"

Ricter gave his standard gleeful smile as he gave Nola a hug and tight squeeze, she could almost feel the love oozing from it. His gaze moved back to the captain and Kokonoe though, wondering if she had registered as he had done so easily enough, "Have you gotten your ID, Kokonoe?"

Of course Ricter had his, it was always in his little bag and was basically his 'leave me the fuck alone' card since so many hunters have never seen his species around here. So in their minds skinning him and using his meat for a burger was the smartest choice, that is till he tells them he was a civilian and not a new pair of shoes.

Either way as he placed the platter down on the ground, for now, he would pick up Nola into his arms again, letting her hug him as much as she liked. But her mention of needing food again made him nod, hopefully they would be finished with this whole event soon so he could go back to cooking and what ever they had planned for the rest of the day.

With all the excitement he almost forgot what they had planned on doing, besides Kokonoe working on her ship, Ricter had planned to make them dinner and possibly looking into an expansion of the little establishment he had formed here. "I'll make you food later, okay Nola?" Her indication that she wasn't a child was cute, though it was true, she would have to be an adult now to service the needs of the colony that she wanted to build.

 

[Kokonoe]

"I can help pay for half, at least, Ricter. It was my fault for the damage, I also wish I noticed the hunters... They were celebrating, so I thought they would be distracted or really chilled out. We usually head down this street to help the elderly lady that walks down here, thankfully she wasn't outside tonight. She would've scolded me first." Her tails stood on end, she was at the back end of one of those scoldings... It was like Kokonoe was going on a tangent on herself, and talking back would get her in deeper trouble. "ID... ID..." She pondered for a moment.

She walked inside and started digging through stuff, it sounded like she threw a cat from the closet but it was her megaphone making random sound effects, she remembered registering for something when ship building in the town. She walked back with a card, "I assumed I was registered when I went to buy a ship since I needed ship insurance, though you could tell me for certain since I was on a mission most of yesterday... and helping Ricter deliver today. It's hard to find time to leave with everything we were doing, I was going to go tomorrow and bring Nola with Ricter. Never got a chance to bring it up, we were inside for like five minutes or so before people came." She sighed a bit, "Also do you want a coffee? You seem like you need it tonight." She asked before following with, "I have to start dinner soon with Ricter, sir."

She looked to the hungry ant girl hugging Ricter, she smirked a bit... It was just adorable, "I didn't say you were a child, I more or so meant you're new to our lifestyle... You're child-like in what you know so far, don't worry it's not an insult. It's just a cuter way to say you lack information on the town, I do, too truthfully. I'm still ignorant to certain customs of the area, but I am learning. I'm sure when it comes to your colony you have the knowledge of an adult, but you don't have to rush it. I overworked myself constantly, now I can stop and smell the Cheesecake." Everyone on the street heard her would stop and realize that's not how that phrase goes, but it really explained a lot. Kokonoe knew what she said, she was being more literal than she'd like to admit. It was also a good telling of her sweets addiction which Ricter would probably bring up later.

She figured she'd invite the guard inside for a while as she made him coffee and gave Nola a bag of chips for now as dinner would take a while to prepare, which is amazing because she never shared her chips. She'd start it since Ricter was the better talker anyway, Kokonoe however wasn't good at talking to people at all... She rambled on more or less, "I'll answer any more questions you have, I'm just going to start preparing food since I know Ricter spends some time cooking. I remember what we were talking about earlier, sorry if it feels like you're in a rush." She was much less cranky since she could get adequate sleep these days, that was for sure.

 

[Sosina]

The guard captain looked at them a moment, as they talked and as they were invited in she shook his head "As much as I would like to, I have things to do, However I highly suggest that in the morning you two get your ID's, more then likely all you got at the Docks was your owners ID for the ship, not a registered Hunters ID or a Citizens ID" he informed Kokonoe as the other guards started to carry away the injured hunters. "The Fine will be fairly high, as for the damage to your home and business this lot will have to pay for it as they caused it" he said as he then bowed to them a moment "Have a good night" With that he turned and headed after the three guards he sent after the other hunters, with another five guards following him.

As the group walked back in and Nola was hugged even more by Ricter she snuggled in to the warm hug, and let out a little happy keening sound as she clung to the fuzzy weasel, Then she was handed a bag of chips and she looked at the bag, she popped the corner of the bag into her mouth and started to chew on it as she simply stayed snuggled up to the warm soft weasel and the crinkling of the bag was heard as she nibbled on it gently.

"Sorry for the trouble.." she said gently as she waited for food to be cooked, though she looked at the hole in the wall that she had made and then to the two with her "I...can fix the wall if you want...I also have training in building and architecture" she said as she looked to the hole again, it was a smooth hole as she had burrowed through the material of the building rather then simply punched her way out, it would be a great deal easier to fix thanks to that. Though still it would take some time, but she had an Idea of how to fix it, she just needed to get some food in her tummy.

With that in mind she continued to eat the bag of chips, bag and all, she wondered why the food was so bland but then she hit the chips and it started to taste really good as she simply stayed snuggled to the large fuzzy pillow that was Ricter, though now she was looking from Kokonoe to Ricter and back again as she could feel her stomach filling up a bit at least, though it was mostly empty carbs that wouldn't keep her going long. She needed meat to really keep her going, but she could wait.

"Are you a half plain?" she suddenly asked Kokonoe before looking at Ricter "Also I am glad to know that mister squishies actually exist" she still felt embarrassed calling him that but she then hugged him quite happy to see the plushy she made was actually of a living creature, that lended some validity to what she had made before when she was younger. and best of all he was about as soft and warm as the plushy she had made, and now she was going to live with Mister squishy again. She honestly didn't know where she was, but she was glad that where ever she was there was a mister squishy there for her to feel safe around, even if she was the only one of her kind.

"Also...do Sharp ears, Plains, Hairs, Hair foots, and weirdos live around hear as much as it seems? and are there any greens?" she asked using her kinds names for the different races, as she looked at the two of them one more, before noticing the messy fur that Ricter had and so she started to use two of her hands to start to brush and groom his fur.

 

[Ricter]

Waving to the departing guards, he knew that offering them anything when they had a job to do was not the bets call, but it worked out over all. Even though his stomach sank a few octaves when he heard the words 'fairly high', making him both inwardly groan and also feel like throwing up. He hated spending large sums of money on something useless or avoidable, which was the same for high taxes and just giving away money to a cause he didn't believe in.

"Have a nice night." Was his final response. Looking to Kokonoe as she mentioned paying him he would pout and give her a gentle pat on the side, "You better pay up." He sounded very coy but of course he meant well and more so acted as if this were a joke, but any case he had bigger things to focus on now that the group had finally left them be.

Allowing him to walk back into the building and even placing the flower in the closet for now, it would eventually wilt but not before producing a number of seeds to use for another time. He would have to be way more careful about his use of the muscle relaxing flora in the future, but at least they had some fair warning if anyone like those hunters tried to hurt his little friend.

"The wall? Oh right, the wall." Ricters mind was completely out of it after having to deal with their uninvited guests, it would seem that their was a sizable hole in his wall that made for a pseudo back door to the outside. Something he couldn't really ignore unless he planned on adding a back door to his establishment, but most importantly it would mean they got to feel the still warm air coming in on its own as he cracked the dial back fully to close the vents.

"Yes, that would be very nice of you to do, and its okay Nola, I wouldn't let them take you away from us, we need to stick together. Also I don't know what a Mr. Squishy is but I guess its okay if you want to call me that, though as the man said you two should go to the museum tomorrow or guild and get an ID. It looks like this."

While he was rummaging through the pantry and also the pots and pans under the sink he would show them both what the ID looked like. It showed his charming face with his little freckles, his height, weight, and address. Lastly it had the words 'Hunters License' at the top with a stamp on the side of the card, showing that it was indeed real, the two would no doubt question why he had a hunters license instead of a civilian ID and the main reason was because he got this one first.

But Eventually he would try to focus on cooking, sure it was harder to do with just one hand but he seemed to be still quite skilled enough to warrant his abilities. Taking out big cuts of beef he would begin to mash them, grinding it himself while adding seasoning to the mix, stirring it in a pot all the while.

With onion being added, diced and sprinkled over the ground beef he would add a bit of additional seasoning in the form of cilantro, a leaf that worked well in certain dishes. On the side he would take out flower and corn with breading to shift around, spreading it and then placing it into the oven after placing a type of curved tool between them.

For the final bits he would simply cook some rice, adding beans and also an ear of corn on the side that was buttered and salted after being boiled for a few minutes. By the time he was finished he would begin setting the table fully, he had made taco's and a number of sides to go with them. Not too mention he had made enough meat to ensure the two could be fed well enough as the weasel offered both flower and hard shells.

However while he was cooking he would be sure to wonder who she meant by sharp ears and so on, "Uh I think they do, but I don't know about greens, you'll need to show me what they look like when you go by the library possibly. They have every creature documented there." Obviously he had no clue about what she was really asking him, so he wouldn't even attempt to guess what it could be, but if it existed in this world then it might be in the city.

"Whelp I'm all done, I made you guys tacos, with beans, rice and corn, if you want more just feel free to get more, I made enough to at least sustain us for a while. At least till I have to make more food later." He smiled as he would have to separate from Nola now, aiming to pluck her off his body as she tried to groom him, making him giggle as he would direct her to the food she so desperately needed.

Best of all he had offered sugar water for Nola, coffee for Kokonoe, and he would just enjoy some orange juice since that was always nice. Plus they tacos weren't super salty.

 

[Kokonoe]

"Don't worry I will, paying up is... easy for me." She smirked as her crude questionable humor before waving the guard off. "As for the wall if you can fix it, sure. I know ho to do wiring if any of that is damaged though I doubt it since it was near our bedroom window. I might need to buy a window at most for that, and you aren't any trouble at all. I'm sure Ricter went through this, too." She looked around for any other potential damage, she'd place the gem back onto the table as it had seemed to fall. The Hunters didn't get to see the massive gemstone which was currently made into house decor. She made a mental note to look at that flower with a gas mask sometime for experimentation, it'd be fun to toy with for sure.

"Of course we should get an ID... if it'll keep those loons away I am all for it, I have never met such lunatics in my life... Though Loony Ticks sounds better... crazy friggen parasites am I right?" She sighed as Ricter went to rummage through the pantry... Shuffling through pots and pans with the occasional clang of metals. Eventually watching him move things around under the sink to pull out an ID card, it had all the information needed Named, Address, height, weight, etc. He seemed to have a hunter's licence, she assumed it was because of Ricter's survival instinct. He said he'd lived in Kraw's vast wilderness before he had gotten to this safe haven in the chaotic jungles. Ricter himself didn't seem like much of a fighter, so that's the conclusion she'd stuck with.

"Your survival instinct is that good, huh?" She said complimenting, "Impressive. That's quite a feat for a pacifist in my eyes, never saw you fight either so I guess your survivalist skills are amazing." She said as she'd go back to helping Ricter cook, after reviewing damage of course. "We still need to expand, though we might have to go tomorrow with the time it is now." She'd pat Ricter's head while he was higher up on a stool to get to the counter. It would be hard keeping up with her weasel friend, with his one hand he was more skilled in the art than her using both. Her cuts were slow and precise, exact. More like a Doctor's steady hand, she even used the knives as if they were scalpels. It really showed that she was used to working on living beings, she seemed to leave that part out to Ricter. Never going into how her biology studies branched out, but it seems they went quite far if she was used to operations.

Of course half the seasoning Ricter had used she had never seen or recognized in her life... She dug through spices to hand them to him as thy went she'd answer Nola's questions as she asked, "Half Plain? Yeah, kinda. My mother considered herself a witch due to her creating magic in my world... So I'm a half witch, half beastman. I think all of them lives around here... Greens I assume stay in the forest with the other plants that tried to eat me." Kokonoe seemed to have a decent idea of what Nola meant, probably because Kokonoe was a genius yet simple at the exact same time. It made her more distanced than most due to the weird combination of odd traits, at the very least she was able to understand most people don't understand certain scientific lingo. She was good at bridging the gap between people who talked big with confusing words with the norm who used the essentials... Truthfully in Kokonoe's eyes the essentials were all that was needed in speech unless you were insulting people, it felt like a way to separate people more. "The library as Ricter said should give a better picture, since I don't know this place too well."

Eventually dinner was completed, Ricter's fancy taco meal sat in-front of them. Best of all Kokonoe got a coffee to mix a lollipop into, seems it was a habit, "Peppermint is amazing, not sure with Tacos but thanks, Ricter." She sat at the table and like before... ate as if she had no table manners, which she never learned growing up. She knew she'd eventually get scolded by Ricter but what type of improvement could you expect in three days? It was a habit she didn't catch herself doing quite yet.

 

[Sosina]

Nola let the other two work as she continued to try to groom Ricter, and as he started to wander around the place she brushed his fur with her hands, and also started to clean his fur with her mouth much the same way she would clean her carapace, and gently nibbling on his fur to gently trim is as he worked and as he did she tried to make sure she wasn't in the way, which she was doing quite well, as she continued to groom the messy fur on the weasel as she listened to the two talking and her antenna started to twitch as she smelled the food and started to get hungrier.

Ricter had commented about being a mister squishy and Kokonoe talked about being a half plain and a half beast, she didn't quite know what a beast was but apparently the tall one was apparently half of one, and a half plain. However Ricter didn't seem to know what she was talking about but mentioned they could go to the museum and she could get the ID think the other plain was talking about and when she looked at the ID she nodded a bit, it seemed to be what could stop people from attacking her in this place, so it was probably a good Idea to get one and that way she would be safe and so would mister squishy and the tall one.

She looked to the Food that was being cooked, she could cook as well but nothing as well done as this, the training she was got for cooking was basic things that would help fill someone up, and how to prepare it quickly, after all during her time as a worker she had to do a lot of things and get trained in many areas and the cooking had to be done to feed all the other workers and soldiers of the colony, all this fancy stuff wasn't anything she knew how to do, though it smelt amazing to the little ant.

As the food was plated and place on the table Ricter has started to pry himself from the little Nola's grip and she let out a little whine and made little grabby motions at "Noo..mister squishy..." she said as she scooted her chair so she was sitting right next to Ricter, she knew she should be acting more adult at the moment, but honestly it felt safer being with something she could hug and hide her face in the fur of, and it helped a lot more that he looked like her old plushy, it did make her embarrassed though that she was acting this way, she just felt she needed to at least be near him.

The tall one was nice too but....she was a half plain and she wasn't sure if she could trust a plain, though she had protected her and didn't want to give her away...at least it seemed that way, it was hard to even tell how the tall one really felt so far, and she was half worried that she would suggest getting rid of her if she was to much of a bother, "I..I can fix the wall...I ...I just need to eat first" she said almost a little panicked as she tried to make herself useful.

She looked to the wall and figured some basic building Jelly would be god enough to make a patch till she can get something more sturdy to fill the hole "I..I just need to eat first, but I can fix it promise" she said as she started to eat, not as ravenously as Kokonoe, she was taking her time to enjoy the food Ricter had made and she looked at him as she ate "Thank you for the food mister Squishy...and you too tall one" she said as she looked from one to the other.

 

[Ricter]

"Good, I'll take you both there in the morning, after all of what has happened I'd say you both need some time to relax, maybe eat and sleep for a while."

Sure Ricter felt bad for having to pull Nola away but he had to sit comfortably, if not he'd just have her sitting in his lap and using himself as a chair. Not that he didn't mind this, he just would wonder how eating would work out with so many arms going for this and that at one time, but when she was scooting her chair next to his he would simply move his poofy tail into her lap for the time being.

Patting the ant girls head he would add, "Its okay Nola, you don't have to try and work so hard, right now you have no obligation to feel like working is the only reason I'd like for you to stay here. I'd like for you to stay because were friends, and I'd like to help you as much as I can. On the topic of friends, Kokonoe, Nola, are the taco's good? I hope I didn't make them taste bad."

Taco's were probably very different than what most people would like to eat, but it was a nice food to enjoy both culturaly and for the sake that tacos ruled. Though he would understand if they would like to eat something else, like fish, or maybe candy, either of which he could readily make when he had the ingredients for it.

"Hm, now that I think about it I think I'll call the construction people tonight and get them to come by and improve the house for tomorrow. That way your not trying to build into the wall all day Nola, plus more space would be nice, you all can get your own rooms." Which seemed like a nice gesture for the weasel to do for his two companions.

For now he would simply eat his crunchy tacos, enjoying them even if he didn't have thumbs, which looked almost cute how he seemed to be able to handle even tools with out needing that all important appendage. Probably due to all the practice, "Oh, um, as for the survival instincts thing, yeah maybe I do." He laughed, almost nervous to say something as she mentioned staying out in the wilderness.

It was puzzling how he survived for so long, never really elaborating on it, even though he mentioned just running and hiding, which could work for some time but it wouldn't keep most people alive. So maybe he was just lucky? Or was he special in a way that surviving for him was a no brainer, hard to say given his vagueness.

 

[Kokonoe]

"Sounds like a Mng field trip, we can- Mng Nom- then." She said with her mouthful making some of what she stated unable t be understood in the slightest, it was funny she looked more humanoid but acted more like a wild animal where Ricter was the exact polar opposite. She finally swallows for what she said next. "Also don't worry Nola, I believe you can fix it... I just was brought up in a place where I only have one setting of voice. Not a good indication for my feelings at all. Sorry about it but it's stuck there now. Well unless I am ticked off like the hunters managed to do, I didn't plan on letting them take you. Just relaxed and make yourself at home, since it is home." She looked back to the food before eating again, she kept talking but none of it could be heard... Kokonoe was weird in an oddly funny way, she looked like this 'Plain' but she was extremely eccentric.

She tore into them with her thumb up, "Mngmazing!" The only word that was heard before she swallowed her food again with an audible gulp... She really needed to work on her table manners, "Tacos are awesome, can't believe I haven't had any with them being so basic. Hell I could make a salad out of this... What's in it anyway? I don't recognize most of the ingredients." She said as a joke because she helped cook it. "Kidding, kidding. I know we need to probably pick up more for cooking with Nola here, I actually would like to have a list so we don't forget. I have a ton of extra silver I have horded so I can deal with groceries until this fine thing is done, I'll make what Nola needs and this place will be an awesome home for three. Also... I secretly want more tacos." Ricter succeeded on getting her addicted on something that wasn't junk food, leave it to the food that you eat in a giant chip.

"The construction crew sounds nice but my own room, eh sounds like a loss." She chuckled at Ricter, "Though in all seriousness, yeah. That'd be better, you should rest after all that. I'll just put something over the wall for now unless you really want to fix it Nola. I'll understand if you did, however. I'm mostly more or less worried about you getting rested. She watched Ricter adorably much his tacos closely, he of course made a nervous remark followed by laughter... She squinted. Kokonoe knew something was up and she was silently judging through her sneer, the cold gaze could be felt.

"Hiding something, eh. Vague, but I'll find out you're hiding something from me just like I found out Rachel Alucard was actually a scrapped Castlevania design that somehow found herself in my world." Of course upon saying this somewhere in the Multiverse the Rachel she knew would take offense to the comment she never even heard, but they both knew. They both knew it was time to talk about each other behind each other's back as much as possible.

 

[Sosina]

Nola sat there and as the fluffy tail was placed in her lap and she started to pet and groom his tail with two of her hands as she ate, staying close to Ricter as the two of them talked and ass he started to finish up her food and she could feel the nice texture and the wonderful taste madeher smile as she slowly enjoyed her food, though as Ricter at she looked over at him and watched his nose wriggle as he ate and she leaned a bit closer and gently poked his nose to see if it would wriggle more as she did so.

However she really couldn't really stay there no matter how much she wanted to as she finished her food slowly and started to store some of the unneeded foods in one of her secondary stomachs as her abdomen tail started to swell as she ate, she especially enjoyed the sugar water as it was sweet though it was rather empty but it tasted nice and she needed water anyway so she drank it up and smiled as she finished her food "the food is really good thank you mister squishy" She said as she finished her food and gave him a hug snuggling into his fur just a bit, then she looked to Kokonoe "A jelly maker is something I can make if I have enough protein, I am not sure if you can even make one with metal or stone..." she said as she thought about it.

She scooted off her chair and walked over to the hole in the wall and as she looked at it she placed her hands near it using them to measure the size of the hole and as she did so her abdomen tail started to twitch and seemed to start to squeeze and wriggle as she then started to chew as she brought up some of the meat and carbs that she ate and was mixing it with some enzymes and soon she spit up into her hands an odd gel wih a yellow color and she started to work it in her hands like clay.

she then used all four hands to work the clay like gel and as she did so it seemed to get thicker, and as she worked it she started to place it into the hole and working the gel, with exposure to the air it started to harden and thicken as she worked it, and she worked it to make it smooth to match the wall, and as it dried it started to become darker in color till it was a deep yellow and finally she finished making it smooth.

The section that she worked on looked smoother then the rest of the wall "There...done...it will take a few hours to fully cure...but it should be stronger then what the wall is made of" she said as she went back to where Ricter was and hugged him once more, the stuff she had used to make the wall was what her people used to strengthen their Colonies, and what they made the surface entrances from, and it was roughly as solid as worked brick or Cement.

 

[Ricter]

The weasels eyes were more so directed to washing up the dishes, ensuring that the table, floor, and kitchen was clean for the next day of orders and things of that nature. Giving only a minor glance to what Nola was doing he was amazed to see her basically making a mush of some kind to place over the wall that eventually would harden and smoothen out over the hole that was there. Well then, now he just needed some paint it would seem.

"No I'm not hiding anything, and I don't know what or who that is." Her references would forever be lost on the weasel, at least until she explained them in further detail. For now though he didn't inquire about them further, his main focus was actually to finish up as he wanted to go to bed, though as he felt someone hug him yet again he guessed that he wouldn't be sleeping alone once more.

Which given he had only one bed it would mean just everyone resting together, "Thank you so much Nola, guess that means I don't have to worry much about building things with you around." Reaching down he would pet the little ant girl, smiling gleefully as he tried to give her a nice little squeeze. He could tell she enjoyed being close to him, maybe it was because she was reminded of someone else, a friend or just his fur was comforting to someone who didn't have fur.

Either way, he would resort to picking her up again after the kitchen was more or less cleaned up, looking to Kokonoe he would ask, "I hope you don't mind it, I guess were all going to be sleeping in the same place." He mentioned, it was the only logical way to really have everyone well rested, but that might change after tomorrow when the building would be worked on.

If anything Nola could be the one to upgrade his abode and try to make it that much more sturdy just in case. Walking into his room with her again he wouldn't place her down, instead he would just wiggle his way into his bed, doing so after a few attempts at jumping into it, eventually his head would pop out from the covers near the top of the pillow.

Leaving room for Kokonoe to come in as well if she liked, it was a large bed after all, so given the small weasel was very diminutive in size she could easily come in.

 

[Kokonoe]

Kokonoe helped clean with her weasel friend, Ricter. Drying dishes and putting them away and sweeping was a good example. Her friend gave a little excuse as she chuckled, her eyes moved towards Nola to watch her work. It was an amazing sight to see up close instead of in some type of testing facility like she was used to. The hole would eventually completely disappear, "Neat. That's a very useful ability." She said having no other words to describe the process. She would continue for sleep of course, it was getting very late.

The pink haired nekomata would clang some dishes into the cabinets due to her short stature, she eventually just grabbed a chair. "Remind me to build something to reach the top of these cabinets easier. Maybe a button to raise the floor in some spots, yeah that sounds good." Ricter of course asked about the bed situation, "I don't mind at all, I'll just sleep below you both since I'm taller. We can look into expansions tomorrow of course. Beds, rooms, all that jazz. Then again the little amazing builder could probably make the walls and I could deal with the mechanical sides of it."

She watched Ricter leap into bed with Nola after some tries... He appeared to be lost in the blanket but eventually his head popped out, she'd slither in herself. Clapping her hands twice or the lights to go out, "Told you I'd fix those... Sleep well Nola, Ricter." She said before almost instantly passing out, seems the small battle, if we could even call it that, took a lot out of her despite her only using a single attack.

 

[Sosina]

Nola was quite pleased that they seemed happy with her repair work, and as she was carried over to the bed she watched the tall one cleaning some things and then mentioning making something easier to reach, she wondered why they just didn't walk up the wall? but as the fuzzy one leaped into bed she giggled a bit as he wriggled under the blanket with her and when his head poked out from under it so did hers. They mentioned making the place bigger and she nodded a bit to the Idea that she could help. "I would need a lot more food to make the walls though" she would say as she watched the tall one fall asleep almost immediately.

She then looked at Ricter as she snuggled into his warm fur and she let out a happy little sigh "Good night Mister Squishy" she said as she was reminded even more of her old plushy, except this one was real and could move and everything though as she lay there she had to consider acting more her age later, she was old enough to start her own colony, she was old enough to start making workers and other members of that colony, and she would have to start working on that soon.

But for now she simply snuggled into the nice soft fur, and enjoyed how safe she felt, and at least she would be helpful to the two that took her in, she had a lot of skills she could use to help with things, and at the very least that would mean that she wouldn't be limited to helping only in one way. Though she wanted to focus later, she would have to be as general as possible starting out just like she was taught she would need to be when she started to make her own colony.

With that last thought though she snuggled into Ricters fur once more and slowly drifted to sleep, content, safe, and not feeling lonely.

 

[Ricter]

The night time lullaby of noises mixed in well with the soundless snores the trio gave off, it would seem no one dared to come back for a repeat performance during the night and allowed them all to sleep. Fortunate for both Kokonoe and Ricter who had been working all day, and most of all, very fortunate for Nola who had been given a lot in such a short amount of time. Wither by luck they had found her first, or fate, Ricter knew full well he was happy she was now safe and sound with them.

But as the morning began to peer over the windows that traced into the room, the weasel started to move around, flinching from how bright it was while also annoyed that it had come so soon. Clinching his eyes he gently thrashed but eventually would settle and open one eye at a time to get his baring's on the familiar ceiling he typically looked at when laying his head down.

To his left he would notice Kokonoe sleeping happily, which he was resting on slightly thanks to her size being just as much as the two of them. He would give her cheek a small nuzzle with his cold little nose, smiling before looking down to the little ant who was no doubt still clinging to him and had been doing so all night. She wouldn't be left out of getting a nuzzle as well, even a small hug too but eventually Ricter had to get his way out of bed.

If Nola's instincts was as keen as he believed then there was no separating the girl now, and even if she seemed to be acting in a childish manner he didn't mind it, in fact he almost encouraged it so long as she felt happy. Right now he did what he normally did when he got up, made his way to the kitchen to begin cooking as always, it would be something simple and quick as he had no interest in having the guards come by again looking for identification.

To give himself a bit of room he would move Nola only a small bit, and allow her to hug his tail instead, given its size and odd poofy nature it made for a great pillow and even better than his body in some ways, less warmth but the building wasn't that cold. With his focus returning he would turn on the oven, cranking the heat on high while taking out a few things in the fridge, bacon, some batter, and eggs.

A traditional American style breakfast was soon to be made, syrup and all, similar to what he made a day or two ago, but he wasn't one for making something new all the time, sometimes sticking to the basics made for the best meals. But just as he was finishing he had caught a whiff of something, it smelt a bit stale and made him sniff the air wondering what it was.

"Hm? Something smells- oh...Right, I should brush my teeth." So the next stop was the bathroom, the same place he would take Nola whom was probably still enjoying her travels in dream land.

 

[Kokonoe]

The noises of the night didn't bother Kokonoe, a light sleeper despite looking like the heaviest sleeper of all of them. She could out sleep them all being a cat, due to her paranoia she woke up twice during the night. She'd make sure to check on the two before going back to sleep to the sounds of crickets, she'd hopefully be more relaxed in the morning. She smiled looking at the two both times, even if covered by the darkness of the night. She never did express emotions well to others, but as long as they were safe and happy she was content with that.

Soon the morning began, the sound of birds with the light beginning to come up from the horizon. She eventually felt movement on the bed, felt like Ricter moving about as normal. Seemed he wanted to stay asleep, but at the same time couldn't due to the bright light. Perhaps she could look into a curtain for when the time came. Eventually she felt the cute wet nose of the weasel's on her cheek, she would reach her arm over and pet him before tickling under his chin. "Mm.." She meant to say morning, but she could only be bothered to get out the first letter. She'd eventually sit up and stretch, much like any cat waking up... It was followed by a soft yawn.

Nola was still being her adorable child-like self as she hugged 'Mr. Squishy' the thought made her chuckle, thought is made sense he had much more fluff than squish. She thought about Ricter's fur poofing out from a hair dryer or around any sort of static electricity, her mind eventually rested on the thought of finding out Ricter's secrets of his survival instincts... Truthfully she did have certain plans, all of them were safe of course. She was an animal herself so all she'd have to do is trigger a survival instinct, she only needed a chemical inducing reaction for that. Easy chemistry for her, but she wouldn't tell the fluffy one. She went into the bathroom to brush her teeth and wash up. Washing her face so she'd wake up faster, and walking out with her hair mostly dry but her hair was down. Her small almost white ears being seen for once due to her inability to do her hair currently.

She walked out to Ricter in the kitchen, she heard the oven crank. Nola hugging a tail of the weasel's, it made her chuckle a bit. Seemed she felt comfortable showing her ears for once. The pink tufts of hair surprisingly not being part of them... it was only to make them look bigger. She'd walk over and help with putting dishes on the table, looking over if Ricter had any orders and those types of things. Getting ingredients ready and organized was another big thing to do for the day, she of course sniffed the air... breakfast... "Smells amazing as usual." She said, surprisingly less snarky than usual. Maybe being around people was making her voice less sarcastic sounding normally when fully relaxed? Was hard to tell if she was trying or not.