Meadow Wood - Monkeying About

[DB]

It may not of been the smartest thing for Rob and Rouge to of brought Nik to their village, as well as their intentions may have been. For at the moment, he was running amuck and raising a racket, screaming hysterically (punctuating at times with a coughing fit), and generally being a nuisance. But that was mostly because he believed his life to be in grave danger. Having never met a Mobian, he only knew what he had learned from school, which, to say plainly, was not very flattering.

Luckily for Rob and Rouge (not so much for Nik), the Overlander had to stop his panicked fleeing shortly after it began.

This was because whilst fleeing for his life, Nik discovered something very interesting. Apparently the village was a significant distance off of the ground. He also learned that he was apparently terrified of heights, something he didn’t have to deal with at home.

Coupled with the fact he’d just sprinted a marathon directly after being unconscious, he wasn’t exactly feeling well. Actually, he was clinging to a tree and trying not to vomit… or look down.

“I’mgonnadie, I’mgonnadie, I’mgonnadieee…”

[L]

And then... a sandwich came flying out of nowhere.

"TUNA!"

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[Leda]

Once Nik actually paused, the fluttering of leathery wings filled the air. Rouge landed a few meters away and slowly raised her hands, hoping to show her lack of aggression. "Please, try to calm down," she pleaded. "You're ill, and you need rest. No one is going to hurt you."

[DB]

[dice=6] And the sandwich went splat against the tree. They weren't exactly aerodynamic.
And it was hard to believe someone meant you no harm when one of them throws a food product at you.

Wait? Food product?

THEY WERE GOING TO EAT HIM.

"DON'T EAT ME! I TASTE HORRIBLE! I'LL GIVE YOU INDIGES-" and then he promptly fainted.

Yeah, all that running after being dehydrated hadn't been a good idea.

Oh well, at least it cut down on the screaming.[rand=91230890114299274727917481394782011100021377417723021101306871772]

[L]

"Aw, shucks! I missed!" Bean lamented from above.

[Jamie Lee]

Rouge may have had her attention on Nik, but Rob had promptly spotted what the duck had tried to do from the start. So that's why when he got back to the human's side he shot an annoyed glare up at the duck and then shot him in the butt with an arrow.
"Bean," he spoke in a sharp tone "Since you seem fit to, ah, cater our guest... you can get down here and help us with him."

[Leda]

The bat gazed in Bean's direction and frowned. "That was uncalled for." Lowering her eyes to the unconscious overlander, Rouge knelt beside him and gingerly pressed her fingertips to the inside of his wrist. "His pulse is racing," she declared, glancing up at Rob. "Whether he gets help for his physical injuries or not, the greatest challenge will be keeping him calm. He's terrified of us..."

It's almost ironic, she mulled silently to herself, tenderly brushing a couple locks of hair away from Nik's face.

[L]

Bean shuddered at the cold glance that Rob had cast him and quickly fluttered down in compliance to assist in transporting the young overlander. _{"I just thought he looked hungry."}

[Riyami]

((For lack of a better place to put loki, i'm going to see if i can join you guys here, If there's any conflicts let me know ^^*))

Meanwhile Loki had practically wandered around the entire village by now after the green hedghog left. Bit of a shame though... he looked like her type. She had just gotten done rummaging around and 'Borrowing' a few discarded things here and there She began to hear the loud screaming off towards the middle of the village. Her curiosity perked, and she started to inspect the area when she found the group standing around the now unconcious overlander. She walked forward to them with one hand on her hip and her other hand rubbing a pinky in her ear.

"MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!! What the heck is all that screaming?? Sounds like there's a Grunge metal concert up in here...."

The silver liger girl leaned over rouge's shoulder, peering down at Nik.

"huuu? who's this guy?"

[Jamie Lee]

"A human," Rob answered "We... never got his name. He paniced the moment he saw us..." he sighed, mouth thinning as he rubbed at his neck "You know, the only human I've ever heard of is Robotnik... it's strange to see one in person..." he mused moreso to himself, then glanced up "Rouge, can you fetch some water for when he wakes up? We also need a place for him where he'll be comfortable... At least, as comfortable as he's going to be..."

[Leda]

Rouge nodded silently and rose to her feet, disappearing down the boardwalk toward the mess hall.

[Riyami]

Loki just looks down at nik again and tilts her head.

"Human?? I see... I still say the lot of 'em look like scrawny apes that decided to bathe in hair removal cream..."

She leans over and playfully pokes nik in the cheek.

"Sure sleeps a lot don't he?"

[L]

Bean landed beside the overlander. "I could fly him up." He said, thinking outloud.

Silence for a moment... He'd forgotten how to fly. "I was just flying a minute ago! WHY CAN'T I REMEMBER HOW TO?"

He tried flapping his arms... No effect. "I'm a pathetic excuse for a duck T__T"

[Jamie Lee]

"Be nice," Rob scolded "He's had a rou--" pause. Rob blinked and followed the arm poking at Nik back to it's owner. A baffled expression suddenly overtook his features as he wondered how he could have missed noticing her before "... Where did you come from miss?"

[Riyami]

"Around..."

She gently poked nik again, a mischeivious smirk crawling onto her face as she remembered what she used to do to the poor saps that passed out early at parties....

"Anyone got a marker??"

[L]

"Yes." Bean handed Loki a marker.

[Jamie Lee]

"Ah--Wha? No!" Rob exclaimed as he snatched the marker away from the duck "Blast you, Bean, can't you take anything seriously?!" He slapped his forehead and winced "Just... Go make yourself useful, alright? One of the spare huts. Make sure it's suitable for someone to stay in and that something's put against the bed to compensate for his size. And please--Don't rig it to explode or anything?"
He turned away from the duck and glanced at the marker in his hand before absently stuffing it into a pouch attached to his belt, then looked over to Loki "Well, it's obvious you're not from our village, so permit me to guess--you found us because of that wretched noise Manic calls music, didn't you?"

[Riyami]

Loki grinned and began to reach for the marker when Rob quickly snatched it away. She looked to him and pouted, folding her arms.

"Well you're no fun..."

She began fiddling with the end of her tail, brushing the fluff a little bit with her fingers.

"And yeah... I heard someone playing some hardcore music and thought there was a concert around here... whats it to ya?"

[L]

Bean had to restrain himself from jumping at his newly assigned duty. "Yes, sir. I'll make up his living quarters immeadiately." He said, almost monotone as he flew off.

He had plans. Oh yes, plans.

[Jamie Lee]

Yeah. Rob definitly didn't trust that duck. But at least this kept him out of his hair for the moment.
The hedgehog was a little taken back by Loki's boldness, but instead he just buried his face into his palm "See, this is exactly what I was telling Manic about..." he looked up "Oh dear, please pardon my rudeness," his hand extended "I'm Robert. That was Bean you just saw leaving. I believe I've not yet caught your name madam?"

[Leda]

At that moment, Rouge returned with a canteen of water, as well as a small rag in case it would be needed. The bat quietly waited nearby for instruction while Rob addressed Loki.

[Riyami]

Loki flicked her tail a few more times in contemplation before answering.

"The name's Loki... and what are you guys? some kinda ... hairless monkey boy rescue team?"

[Jamie Lee]

Now the hedgehog just seemed baffled "This is Meadow Wood Village. We're a group of reckless fugitives freedom fighters," he paused for a moment to reguard something the liger had earlier said "... You... are aware of the war, aren't you?"
He noticed Rouge then, and his features brightened "Ah, milady," a feint smile briefly crossed his features as he gestered for her. As she approached he took the water and towel he looked back down at the human, now frowning deeply "I sent Bean off to prepare a place for us to put him. In the meantime however..." he gently tipped the canteen enough to dampen the towel before placing it over Nik's brow "Let's see if he can't at least help cool him off a bit..."

[Lans]

There was the sound of a hoverboard right before Manic showed up. The backpack he was wearing stuffed with electronic components. "Hey guys, mallard brain blow anything else up while I was gone?"

[Leda]

Rouge's eyes drifted to Loki. She wasn't one to make assumptions about character, but the woman's comment had turned the bat's ears astray. Even though she hadn't been instructed to, Rouge approached Nik and knelt beside his head. She delicately lifted his head to her lap and stroked his hair with her fingertips.

"We're freedom fighters," she said softly to Loki, staring down at the boy. "It's our job to help people... Thrope and overlander alike."

[DB]

The cool water did some good for the boy, as he stirred back into consciousness.

"Oh gawd, I had the most horrible nightmare, and-" he paused, retaking in his surroundings and going pale again, freezing in terror.

[Leda]

"Shhhhhh..." Rouge gently pressed her palms to Nik's cheeks, hoping to sooth and calm him. "We're not going to hurt you. You're safe here."

[Jamie Lee]

"Aye lad," Rob agreed as he turned his attention away from Loki to the now stirring human "We found you in an awful way out in the woods. We only mean to help you recover."

[Riyami]

Loki looked to Nik's reaction and let out a restrained snicker, her tail swishing behind her.

".....lookkit'isface..."

[Lans]

"Look at what's face?" Manic asked, and then he caught site of Nik. "...What in the name of the source of all is THAT doing here!?"