Very well, this is a perfect compromise. I am glad we could agree.

*fly to Rote*
Well, I have some good news and bad news. Good news is you will not be roasted. Bad news is that you will be watched carefully. I can play back the words he said if you want, but you will have to truly work hard to redeem yourself in his eyes. After all, you did mug him.

>>364213
Well, that's not true. Anything that knocks her unconscious disables her shapeshifting for a period of time.

Widde 2011/11/07(Mon)17:25 No. 364360 ID: c7b6c2
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>>364202
>>364208
>>364213
Good to know. Wait, hugging? What?

>>364218
"O-okay. I think I remember him. He's not too mad at me, right?"

"Hey, uh--"

Shut up. Just shut the fuck up. Bird, are we done here? I'd really like to get moving.

Yes.

Caw, let's go!

...Uh, Darren, which way are we going anyway? Caw caw

Darren 2011/11/08(Tue)13:37 No. 364541 ID: c7b6c2
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Hey, this isn't going to be a problem, is it?
"No."

>>364429
We're going back down the road, the way we came. We're already most of the way down the mountain.

I don't think we're going to make it very far before it gets dark, though. The sun's almost down.

>>364541
*begin singing annoyingly cheerful tune*

It's a lovely holiday with Mary! Mary makes your heart so light! When the day is gray and ordinary, Mary makes the sun shine bright!

Darren 2011/11/08(Tue)18:28 No. 364595 ID: c7b6c2
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>>364547
>>364558
Who is Mary?
"Hey, uh, does your bird ever... stop being like that? Acting annoying all the time?"

There seems to be... something blocking our path. It's staring at the sunset. If it cares about our presence, it hasn't show it.

everyone behind the tree.
[fly above the thing]
hello!

>>364605
That, with 'above it' meaning 'far enough above it to be out of tentacle range'.

We aren't annoying all the time, we've just got..issues, plus we are trying to cheer things up! it's always so somber.

Clockwork Bird 2011/11/08(Tue)20:39 No. 364621 ID: c7b6c2
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>>364605
>>364615
>hello!
"...hello yes."

Who are you? What kind of creature are you? You look really cool. Do you like the sunset? Caw!

dude, green is my favorite color.

Clockwork Bird 2011/11/09(Wed)12:16 No. 364712 ID: c7b6c2
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>>364623
i am me. yes good sun.

>>364709
green is good yes.

Where are your traveling to on this fine day, my good sir?

Clockwork Bird 2011/11/09(Wed)16:29 No. 364750 ID: c7b6c2
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>>364713
"no traveling, no. you little bird are asking many questions. why?"

we have friends hidden, you are large and unknown to them, so they hide while we came to you to see if they should fear or not.

We ask questions because we are a curious sort of avian, and you are an unusual looking fellow.

If not travel then might we inquire as to your purpose?

Caw, we are like a great abyss for information. We learn, but it will never fill us, never placate our desire to learn more – to remind us of what we have forgotten; to understand all we are presented with. We ask questions to try to fill that hole even though it may never be filled! Caw caw caw! I'm a bird! Caw!

Clockwork Bird 2011/11/09(Wed)21:03 No. 364802 ID: c7b6c2
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>>364752
"no. no fear."

>>364763
"okay."

>>364756
"there is good sun here. good."

Well, it was just a plant. No need to be alarmed! Let's go tell Darren.

yeah, let's go tell 'em it's just a talking flower.

...

a really cool one.

...

I wish we had a vase so we could take it with us.

Ah, I see. Good day to you then!

>>364802
...What do you do when the sun is gone?

[besides that yeah darren hi its basically a talking plant, hes pretty bro]

Darren 2011/11/10(Thu)17:41 No. 364939 ID: c7b6c2
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>>364819
"i go find more sun."

>>364818
"goodbye okay."

>>364806
>>364813
>>364818
>>364819
A plant? And it talked to you? I think I know what it is. I have heard of them before. They're called Fleurids. Apparently, they're not all that intelligent. They just crawl around until they decide that a given spot has good enough sunlight.

... Wow, this thing is... very large. I've never seen one in person before.

Resist the urge to climb atop him.

>>364945
don't do this. yay climbing!

It's a neat creature! But yeah, all it really wants is to sun itself, climb it or go around. You can talk to it as well

Climbing them would be rude, I think.

>>364939
Say hi!

Darren 2011/11/10(Thu)21:58 No. 364971 ID: c7b6c2
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>>364961
Hello.
yes hello.

>>364945
>>364950
>>364951
Well, it's not blocking our way. We CAN go around it. I'm not sure what purpose climbing it will accomplish, but, ah... I have to admit that it sounds fairly alluring right now.

>>364957
Well, it's not reacting when I touch it, so maybe it wouldn't mind...?

climbing people is rude.

You can just ask, I guess.

Better safe than venus-fly-trapped, caw. No harm in asking! Caw!

Yesss let us ask if we can climb it. :D

I figure it will probably say "okay".

Darren 2011/11/11(Fri)12:30 No. 365070 ID: c7b6c2
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>>364975
I suppose it is, but...

>>364977
>>364991
>>365015
This is going to be a very awkward question.
Widde: "Uh, what... what are you doing?"

Excuse me! Can I ask you something?
"yes okay."
Would you mind if I, uh... climbed you?
Widde: "What...?"
"no. you can."
Uh... okay. Thank you.

So how do you think I should go about doing this? I don't want to break anything on it.
...and why am I even climbing it in the first place?

Widde: "Really, what? Are you seriously going to just climb it?"

You probably shouldn't actually climb him. He looks hard to hold on to.

Climb up the little side thingies one at a time like a ladder!

>>365070
I dunno man, you said it was alluring.

>>365070
Let's all watch the sunset on the top of the fleurid! Caaaaw caw caw!

Darren 2011/11/11(Fri)22:15 No. 365175 ID: c7b6c2
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>>365086
I spent a good portion of my childhood climbing trees. If I can climb a tree, then I can climb this.

>>365102
That's a good idea. It's better than shimmying up.

>>365103
Oh, uh, you heard what I said just now? I had no idea you had such good hearing.

>>365134
That sounds like a splendid idea.

Okay... this is going to be somewhat difficult with a robe on, but I can manage. It's a good thing that these boots have such good grip. I'll stay near the bases of it's... leaves? So I don't do any damage to it.

Rote: "Wait, WHY is he climbin' it?"
Widde: "I have no idea. I think the bird thing told him to."
Rote: "...wow. I'm gonna sit down over here. Tell me if he falls off or somethin'."
Widde: "Yeah. Hand me that bag. I haven't had anything to eat since noon. We're going to have to find some place to stay the night, too."

Oh, you guys want to find a place to stay the night?

I'll look.
[fly up to survey the terrain]

...let's give the lovebirds some privacy.

Clockwork Bird 2011/11/12(Sat)19:25 No. 365345 ID: c7b6c2
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>>365203
>>365234
Widde: "Yeah, okay go do whatev-- W-what the fuck did you just say?"
Rote: "kkhh-- hahaha"


You fly up high enough to get a mostly unobstructed view of the floodplain. A river flows only a few dozen yards away, on the other side of a gentle slope. Behind you is the forest that you recently emerged from. The floodplain is bare of large vegetation apart from prairie grass and a few shrubs. There is only a few minutes left until the sun sets completely.

Below you, Darren has almost reached the top of the Fleurid. Widde and Rote are arguing.

cute.

let's land on Darren's shoulder.

This quest is now on hiatus. As of late, I have been subject to numerous migraines and other maladies combined with a very stressful schedule and environment that have made writing and drawing very difficult. Clockwork Bird will return in a few weeks. In the meantime, I might start running a less effort-intensive quest. Thank you for understanding.

>>365474
:(! Take however long you need, but get well soon, trout-lips.

Let's go down and see what the heck they're arguing about.

Maybe try to keep them from killing eachother for no good reason.