[D5-LA] Into the marsh

[Mara Froste]

Mara decided to proceed with extreme caution this time. Losing Talia scared some sense into her. However, a successful breeder needs a wide stable of monsters to breed. Mara began to cook up an appropriate bait with the cooking kit. Blitz decided to eat it.

Craft: cooking/mind and 2 uses of cooking kit for a 3 success beast bait

0 to bait >.> I am guessing wait til another time slot and try again?

[Mindshred]

As soon as the bait is set down, a very normal-looking fish jumps out of some shallow water, swallows it, and swims away.


(Trying again later with new bait is fine.)

[Mara Froste]

Mara rages against all very normal fish and promises herself Blitz can live off just fish if she'd like.

[Ashley Elle]

Agatha, Mr. Wiggles, and Ms. Sparkles had made their way into the marsh and saw Mara. Agatha waves.

[Mara Froste]

'Ah. Hi Ashley. Mr Wiggles. Who's this?' Mara indicated the pretty vespark she hadn't seen before.

[Ashley Elle]

"This is Miss Sparkles. We became friends last night." And then after a second. "You can call me Agatha out here. Feels a little strange to go by my stage name out here. Unless, you prefer Ashley, of course." She looks around. "What brings you out here?"

[Mara Froste]

'Agatha works. I was looking for a new monster. Though, I'm kind of afraid to run into Chasma again. I had a really bad experience with them lately. They were... kinda eating someone...' and murdered a monster I had just tamed. 'I know you like vermin but that was a bit much to see. Ms. Sparkles is gorgeous. She'll be a great fit with Mr. Wiggles for you on stage.'

[Ashley Elle]

Miss Sparkles does a little twirl to show her appreciation. "Yeah. I can imagine that was a lot to take in." Agatha didn't know what to say about that. "So, do you want some help?" That would at least change the subject.

[Mara Froste]

'If you would like... if we can find something I could try seeing if the new monster would be a good mate for one of your two.' She paused, 'Blitz here has fallen for Calico's saturnadus Orlok.' Blitz chirped at the familiar name.

[Ashley Elle]

"I see. Blitz is a lucky one. Orlok is a good catch." Agatha thought it was a little odd, but monster lovin' is a strange thing. She shakes her head at using a line from one her songs in her own head. "Well, I'll see if I can help."

Agatha found a a part of what would be needed to make some bait.

[One success towards finding materials for bait, success or failure will depend on Mara's aid roll.]

[Mara Froste]

Blitz purred her approval. 'It's an odd pair, but it's kind of cute.' Mara poked around in the underbrush and found some suitable bait materials.

(2 bait materials!
co-op setting the bait, 2)

[Ashley Elle]

Ashley helps Mara set the bait just right. Mr. Wiggles seemed a little pouty at first, but quickly became uninterested in it.


1 Success

[Mara Froste]

(Beast bait, rarity up to 3)

[Mindshred]

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After a half hour or so, a three-foot tall flaming bird trots toward the bait, leaving a trail of lightly smoldering grasses behind it. It looks around, releases a shrill cry, and then starts to peck at the food.

[Mara Froste]

(Co-op wrangle with Ashley=1 if it's 6 to succeed, 2]

[Ashley Elle]

Ashley takes out some incense that is supposed to make monsters more agreeable from her wrangler kit. She waves it around so the smell hits the fire bird.

(3 successes)

[Mindshred]

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The scent of burning incense is apparently agreeable to the flaming bird, as it calms down considerably as it continues to peck and scratch at the bait.


[Female Juvenile Tayirramad, Frantic Scratcher, Affectionate Personality]

[Mara Froste]

'Good girl, goooodddd giiiirl, easy....' Mara gently pet the Taymirrid under the chin, avoiding the plumes of flame. 'Who's a good girl?' The taymirrid brushed lightly against Mara's hand and chirped a pretty little song. 'You're quite the little sweetheart.'

'What are we going to call you? Kindle? Tinder? Flare? Hearth? Any of those sound good to you. Agatha? I think something sweet and fire related sounds good. Maybe something a bit romantic?'

(OOC: awww)

[Ashley Elle]

"Well, Tinder sounds good if you're looking for something romantic." It made sense to her for some reason.

[Mara Froste]

'I guess Tinder works.' She paused and looked at her new monster, 'well, Tinder, let's get you out of this swamp. I can't imagine it's good for your feathers.'