BZPRPG: Le-Wahi

IC: Praxis

Said Ba-Toa shuffled out near the Su-Toa, holding a packet of ice to his forehead and grumbling incoherently.

IC Lain

Intent on being the first to arrive, a hungover Bo-Toa had climbed a tree near the group. This was many hours ago and said Toa had fallen asleep. A stray misplaced roll saw him falling out of the trees and rather gracelessly onto the ground. He came up rubbing a section of his side.. "Aye, that'll be a bruise..."

== Le-Wahi - Le-Koro Village ==

OOC: Po-Matoran Doseki

IC: Doseki looked down as Fulman walked across the bridge. "Yeah I have no idea when the last time they were inspected was. I would not think they could go too long. I mean this is their main means of travel around their village. Failure to maintain them would be detrimental to their livelihood." Once Fulmen was safely across Doseki made his way to the actual Market itself. He could see several Le-Matoran with leafy huts and stands selling all manner of musical instruments along with assorted other wares.

IC: Praxis

He lethargically turned to the Bo-Toa. "Didn't I fight you last night or something?" he grumbled.

IC:

It had been a long night in a Ga-Koro tribute inn, but even so, I was ready and raring for another adventure!

"Hey guys," I chirped as I popped into the group. "How's it going?"

-Void

== Le-Wahi - Le-Koro Village ==

OOC: Nui-Jaga Scorpio

IC: Scorpio had been tracking his Master and the Vo-Matoran for a while now and the sent had led him to the Village of Air. He could smell the stench of Le-Matoran permeating through the jungle air; the smell of their Gukko-birds even more so. The Nui-Jaga's mandibles chattered back and forth as they drooled with the knowledge of what one would taste like. Sneaking aroun the base of the tree Scorpio started his climb one step at a time. Slowly inching his way into the canopy of the Gukko Force Rookery. He could practically taste them already...

 

== Le-Wahi - Le-Koro Village ==

OOC: Po-Matoran DosekiIC: Doseki looked down as Fulman walked across the bridge. "Yeah I have no idea when the last time they were inspected was. I would not think they could go too long. I mean this is their main means of travel around their village. Failure to maintain them would be detrimental to their livelihood." Once Fulmen was safely across Doseki made his way to the actual Market itself. He could see several Le-Matoran with leafy huts and stands selling all manner of musical instruments along with assorted other wares.

IC (As Fulmen): "This market seems rather small." Said Fulmen as he looked around. "I kind of expected a large market place with many matoran buying and selling their items." The Vo-Matoran walked ahead of Doseki as his eyes glanced at every different stall.

== Le-Wahi - Le-Koro Village ==

IC: "Doin' good. Looks like the gang's all here." 

Now we need to keep it together.

OOC: Moving Faraki to Onu-Wahi.

IC (As Faraki): "Well. There's no point hanging around here, the Gukko Force might come after me." The black skakdi said to himself as he walked along a path in the dense jungles of Le-Wahi. *I'll have better luck in another region.*

IC Lain

"Did we now? I ain' about ta hold it against ya if we did. Last nigh' was more than a little crazy."

[Le-Koro, Central Square]

Ranok woke up on the ground, which was not really unusual.  He didn’t really have a house, and luckily it wasn’t that time of year.

After checking to make sure that his instruments were with him (he had developed the ability to hold onto them even when drunk), he stretched and yawned, checking around him.

OOC: Open for interaction.

IC: Praxis

The Ba-Toa shifted the ice pack on his forehead and simply grunted in response to Lain, before turning back to the Toa of Plasma.

"Where did you say we're goin', again? North'a here?"

IC:

"Somewhere between Ga and Ta, wasn't it?"

-Void

Ic: Talu

The Turaga snorted and opened his eyes. He had been asleep in a rocking chair made of bamboo, and had a leafy hat on his head that slightly obscured his vision. He took it off and stood up.

Then fell over.

He wondered how much he had had to drink last night. Pulling himself up, he searched around for some sort of purchase, finding none, eventually submitting to pulling a pole out of the chair. He noticed a Po-matoran looking at the stores.

"Oh, hello there!" He said, and wobbled forward.

"May I ask as to why a Po-matoran is in Le-wahi of all places?" He asked, and tittered one one side before steadying himself on both feet.

Ooc: Talu interacting with Doseki.

IC Haki:

The night had indeed been a fortuitous one, the people of Le-Koro celebrated life more vivaciously than most on the island.

Haki himself had no less than three leis, and a flower bracelet.

Descending from the canopies, he stepped out of the vine elevator.

It was time he moved on. Perhaps to Ga-Koro? He'd not visited the floating village in some time.

OOC: Haki to ga-Wahi.

IC: Praxis

"Arright. And why're we goin' there?"

Ic: Talu

The Turaga snorted and opened his eyes. He had been asleep in a rocking chair made of bamboo, and had a leafy hat on his head that slightly obscured his vision. He took it off and stood up.

Then fell over.

He wondered how much he had had to drink last night. Pulling himself up, he searched around for some sort of purchase, finding none, eventually submitting to pulling a pole out of the chair. He noticed a Po-matoran looking at the stores.

"Oh, hello there!" He said, and wobbled forward.

"May I ask as to why a Po-matoran is in Le-wahi of all places?" He asked, and tittered one one side before steadying himself on both feet.

 

Ooc: Talu interacting with Doseki.

== Le-Wahi - Le-Koro Village ==

OOC: Po-Matoran Doseki

IC: Doseki looked at the seemingly drunk Turaga who addressed him. His armor was primarily teal that covered the bulk of his body and covering his hands. The rest of him seemed to be a dark lime coloration. He looked as though he was a Le-Turaga from his color pallet. "Are you alright? You seem a little unsteady." Doseki moved over to help the Turaga to steady him. "I was on an escort mission. You see that Vo-Matoran over there?" He said pointing over to Fulmen. "Well he is not exactly the most well off Matoran and hired me to get him safely here from Ta-Koro where we met. The Jungles of Le-Wahi are no place for a solo-Matoran with little to no combat experience. Though I suspect as a Turaga you know that well."

IC: Praxis

 

"Arright. And why're we goin' there?"

IC:

"Adventure!"

-Void

Ic: Talu

"Ah, good on you! You're doing Mata Nui's work son!" The turaga said.

"Say, do you have any plans where to go after this, I do have a spare room." Questioned Talu.

IC: Tivanu

 

Tivanu stroked his chin as he thought about this

"Alright, though what about after we check in with the Marines? I'd like to have our course of action prepared a few steps ahead of the current step. Prevents us from wasting time trying to decide 'what next.'"

IC Viima

(Le-Wahi):

Viima rubbed the back of his head. "I haven't seen civilization in months, remember? I'm not exactly up to speed with the status quo on this island or what needs to be done."

== Le-Wahi - Le-Koro Village ==

OOC: Po-Matoran Doseki

IC: "I gave an oath when I joined up with the Guard. I may not be a Toa but I couldn't leave a Matoran in need." Doseki gave the Turaga's offer some though. Doseki was looking for a warm bed and a full meal. He just wasn't sure about how the Turaga or any other attendants he had would react to the Po-Matoran's special baggage. Come to think of it where was Scorpio? Usually the Nui-Jaga either found him by now or caused quite a commotion forcing Doseki to go find him. "Yeah, I would love a room where I don't have to worry about some wild Rahi trying to eat me while I sleep. A filling meal and something to wash it down with would not hurt either. There is just one problem and once you hear my name you may better understand why I think you may resend your offer of a room."

Doseki looked the Turaga square in his eyes. "I am Doseki." Doseki did not know if this Turaga would recognize the name or not. If he did then Doseki was going to have to explain how he has misplaced his Nui-Jaga. Also that it is quite possible the predator rahi was currently hunting somewhere for its next meal. Somewhere nearby as Scorpio would most likely follow Doseki's scent here. If the Turaga did not then Doseki was not completely off the hook. If asked or not, sooner or later he is going to have to seek out his pet before somebody gets hurt.

Ic: Talu

The Turaga looked at the Matoran for a moment before looking him straight in the eye.

"Well I... am Talu." He paused for a moment then let out a laugh.

"No need to be so deep-serious!" He continued, and patted Doseki on the back.

"Come, we shall walk together to my hut." he said.

== Le-Wahi - Le-Koro Village ==

OOC: Interacting with Ranok.

IC (As Fulmen): The Vo-Matoran had gone shopping while Doseki met Turaga Talu. *There we go, I have the healing herbs! Now, I need a job to make up the money I gave to Doseki, but what could I possibly do?* the matoran of lightning sighed as he remembered that he was broke and was going to need a few widgets. Fulmen turned around and headed to the central square of Le-Koro. *Doseki's gone. Oh well, I'll just hang around and clean up this mess, but first, a few more matoran should do the trick.* the lightning matoran approached a dark blue grey and green matoran, unsure if he was willing to help or not. "Excuse me." He said politely. "My name is Fulmen and I need a few matoran to help me clean up the central sure, could you please help me out?"

[Le-Wahi, Flying Over the Jungle]

Ranok frowned, still a bit groggy.

“The what?”

IC Lain

"We're gonna..." He made to speak, but abruptly stopped. The clockwork in his head turning slowly with the proverbial wrench of last night's party in it. "We're gonna ply our trade ta some settlers. Or somethin' along those lines."

[Le-Wahi, Flying Over the Jungle][/size]

 

Ranok frowned, still a bit groggy.[/size]

 

“The what?”[/size]

IC (As Fulmen): "The central square of Le-Koro." Replied the lightning matoran. "You seem extremely tired, what did you do last night?" The matoran of lightning asked curiously.

IC: Praxis

"Our trade - as in, smashing bugs for pay?"

He shifted the pack of ice on his forehead.

"And if we're gonna get goin' why aren't we already gettin' goin'?"

IC: Praxis

IC: Lumira - Le-Koro Gates

"That's ...."

I took a moment to think about what he'd just said.

"... actually a pretty good question."

-Void

IC: Talu

As the pair came towards the hut, Talu took the lead and opened the door open for the Matoran.

"After you", he said gesturing with his hand to the open door.

 

IC (As Fulmen): "The central square of Le-Koro." Replied the lightning matoran. "You seem extremely tired, what did you do last night?" The matoran of lightning asked curiously.

 

[Le-Wahi, Flying Over the Jungle]

The musician grinned, scratching behind his ear.  “I’m not sure you want to hear everything I did last night.  Missed the party, did you?  The whole koro’s sleeping in.”

He glanced around the square.  “As for cleaning the square...I think that’s the sweeper’s job, though I’m sure that they would appreciate volunteers.”

IC: Talu

As the pair came towards the hut, Talu took the lead and opened the door open for the Matoran.

"After you", he said gesturing with his hand to the open door.

== Le-Wahi - Le-Koro Village ==

OOC: Po-Matoran Doseki

IC: "Thank you very much Talu," Doseki said as he accepted the offered open door and walked inside. He couldn't see anything at first as the lights were off. Standing inside the threshold Doseki waited for the Turaga Talu to enter and turn on the lights.

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OOC: Nui-Jaga Scorpio

IC: Scorpio had been watching the comings and goings of the Gukku Force for some time now from the safety of his hiding place within the canopy. Soon enough he would make his move. He had not eaten since his trip into the Jungle. He wanted to devour the Muaka that attacked him but sadly  the big kitty had managed to get away while he was looking for his master and the new Matoran morsel. As it stood Scorpio could not pass up the chance to feed again. These fowl Rahu were too tempting. His mandibles drooled with desire as he waited for his chance to attack.

 

IC (As Fulmen): "The central square of Le-Koro." Replied the lightning matoran. "You seem extremely tired, what did you do last night?" The matoran of lightning asked curiously.

 

 

[Le-Wahi, Flying Over the Jungle]

 

The musician grinned, scratching behind his ear.  “I’m not sure you want to hear everything I did last night.  Missed the party, did you?  The whole koro’s sleeping in.”

 

He glanced around the square.  “As for cleaning the square...I think that’s the sweeper’s job, though I’m sure that they would appreciate volunteers.”

 

IC (As Fulmen): "I was getting chased by a Muaka and a crazy toa of fire, I'm not sure what you could do at a party that would be crazier than that." Replied the lightning matoran. "I should go find the sweeper to help him out, maybe I can get paid for it." the matoran of lightning said as he looked around. "Do you know where he is?" 

IC Lain

"We ain' goin' because yer standing there asking questions."

To accentuate the goingness of his mindset, he started off down the road. Lance propped on his shoulder and makeshift pack tied upon it.

IC: Lumira - Le-Koro Outskirts

Well.

Couldn't very well argue with that, born adventurer as I am.

I gave the hungover Ba-Toa a conciliotory conciliatary apologetic shrug, then started off on the road.

-Void

IC: Praxis

He saw the shrug and just huffed and rolled his eyes in turn, turning to follow.

Why am I even going with these dorks

 

IC: Tivanu

 

Tivanu stroked his chin as he thought about this

"Alright, though what about after we check in with the Marines? I'd like to have our course of action prepared a few steps ahead of the current step. Prevents us from wasting time trying to decide 'what next.'"

 

IC Viima

(Le-Wahi):

 

Viima rubbed the back of his head. "I haven't seen civilization in months, remember? I'm not exactly up to speed with the status quo on this island or what needs to be done."

 

IC: Tivanu

"Well true. How about this, we head for Ga-koro, meet with the marines, give you sometime to catchup on recent events, and then plan from there?"

 

OOC: Hey Vesok's Friend, I searched up Rewera and I got Aitua. Can you explain the story behind that? 

OOC: Rewera is the character's name, Aitua is the name of the team she is part of. I use it for all team-members to set them apart from regular Toa a bit since they don't quite fit that definition anymore.

IC (Rewera):

The dark Toa was slowly moving through the waters of lake Pala like a Tarakava stalking prey. She didn't do it on purpose, it was just her natural behavior. In truth, she was trying to relax and to take her mind off of things. Recently, she had been less than productive and that had caused her thoughts to circle around the same issues, chasing them around her head and never reaching a decision. She needed to clear her head, get her focus back and then get back in the game. So far, swimming around had only yielded minor results - but results nonetheless: She knew she needed to start somewhere and that first step was to get the team back together. And therein laid the whole issue, since they had all gone separate ways. Of course the thought crossed her mind to proceed on her own, but that was another one of those circular ideas that never went anyway. Alone, she could do much, but that was still little when it came to getting closer to the completion of their mission. For that, the Aitua needed to stand together. And that meant working out some...personal differences first. 

If we are to be united we need to face what drove us apart.

(Aparangi)

As if on some unspoken cue, his sisters eyes shot upwards, ember stare meeting his eyes, piercing through the Le-Wahi foliage. 

"You've always been lousy at hiding." she commented drily. Aparangi couldn't help but smirk a little. 

"Only from you, sister." he replied, dropping down onto a lower branch that was in clear view, hanging above the water. "And if I recall correctly, the last time it took me three months to track you down. I've gotten better."

"I wasn't trying to hide and you were following the trail of the dark taint. Doesn't count." she replied with an evil grin. Aparangi chuckled. "Touché."

"Do you know anything about the others?" he asked. She slowly shook her head. "No. After your antics managed to scatter us I lost track of Kehua in the jungles and Mariko is probably with Draeverian."

Aparangi nodded slowly. He knew who his sister was talking about. His brother had befriended a local blind Toa of sonics by the name of Draeverian who had music in his heart and vendetta on his mind.

"What about Tupua?" she asked. "You were out with him the longest." 

Aparangi could tell she was awaiting bad news. He and Tupua...did not get along well, to say the least. Even without elements, the former Toa of ice and fire clashed often and hard. At least the last time they had parted without a fight. "I do not know. But you know him. He can hold his own. I am more worried about Taipu."

She nodded. Taipu was the only Aitua who still controlled an actual element. And he was missing. Tupua had reported he had been kidnapped by their enemies near Kini-Nui, but a search had revealed no trail. And that was due in large part to the island itself: The Makuta's presence had been so strong and his presence so thorough, even in defeat his darkness lingered, clouding the sixth sense the Aitua had to pinpoint beings of or tainted by shadow - including themselves. But at the same time, if Taipu was dead, they would have heard about it. Even if their enemies had stayed hidden all this time, they had chased them for over a thousand years and they knew, if one of them fell, they would display the body so that they absolutely knew what fate had befallen them. He was alive...somewhere.

"Where have you been?" 

Rewera's question pulled Aparangi out of his brooding. He shrugged slightly. "I got ambushed in the jungle by four Skakdi bruisers - a form of invitation to a hidden gladiator tournament - including kidnapped fighters, thrown into the arena for the hosts amusement. I couldn't let that stand - so I volunteered. When they gave us weapons to slaughter each other we teamed up instead, fought our way through the guards and ended the tournament on our terms."

Rewera let the brief summary sink in, then she raised an eyebrow. "A noble cause - even if it wasn't ours. You could have stayed out of it...that wasn't like you."

Aparangi slowly nodded, then he moved from a crouching position on the branch to sitting down on it, legs dangling. He briefly looked down between his feet at the distorted reflection of his blackened Hau in the water. "You're right." he said. "It wasn't like me. And that's a good thing I think...because it made me realize I owe you an apology. You and the others. Fighting in that arena, standing side by side with others - we didn't have that. And we didn't have it because of me. And for that, I am sorry."

While he spoke, Rewera swam closer, then reached up to the tree branch, pulling herself up and onto it in one smooth move, before crouching down next to her brother. 

"I know words don't make it happen. But I'll back them up with actions soon enough."

"Then stop talking and start walking." Rewera said, an approving look in her eyes. she nodded to her left, indicating a direction leading back towards Le-Koro. "Because we've got a team to assemble."

Aparangi nodded. Yes. Yes they did. Together they made their way back to the shore, where Rewera gathered up her things, before the two of them headed back to the village of air, leaving Pala-Koro behind. 

Watching them leave were a few birds - and a pair of crimson eyes.

OOC: Aparangi and Rewera back to Le-Koro proper, open for interaction. 

IC: "Let's roll, then." Ash said, falling in line with the rest of the gang.