"Uh... well, you've both been avoidin' th'fuck out o'each other since y'showed up today," Tal pointed out to Koa with all the logic of someone with two working eyes, and nevermind the magical Goggles. "So what am I s'posed t'think?" As it turned out, things were even more complicated than he'd thought as the Dragoon opened up on all the details that had just been drunken vague blogging the last time they'd talked. Because of course Tal pried, and when he heard about Flora, too, his eyes went as wide as saucers. It was a good thing Koa was keeping an eye out on their target because the courier was distracted more than once with the excitement of Koa's love life!
Which sounded uncomfortably similar to his own before he'd met Alys. Oops?
He was relieved when his partner went with Sohalia, however. Tal shot Alys a grateful look, warmed by how well she knew what he needed and the support she gave him. Koa needed a bro just then, and as much as he liked both of his friends, he really didn't want to end up playing telephone or referee for them! So bouncing between them on the day's tasks didn't seem like a good idea. "Hey, we make a good team," he assured his buddy, nudging his elbow teasingly into the dragoon's ribs. "C'mon, let's get started." Because for all that he was stronger, Tal had never entirely forgotten about being the scrawny little twig who had started out as a dogsled courier on the Tundra. It was easy to fall back into the old habit of assuming others were stronger than him and wielding the torch to seal off the void-secretions... even if he made up for it by hauling the lion's share of the severed roots up the surface when they were done.
Sohalia and Alys had an easier job as gravity did half their work for them once they severed the vines. Gathering the slithery nether vines that were beginning to rot off the jungle floor after they'd cut them down was a decidedly dirty job. It was a good thing they had their protective equipment on as they hauled the violet vegetation to the large clearing that had been set aside to gather it all in one spot. There was so much of it that it was already spilling out into the jungle around, but it was mostly contained - for the moment - and there was only one thing left to add.
"Now we gotta cut the trunks down an' haul 'em over," Tal instructed, grimacing beneath his mask."Those are gonna be th'hardest, so we'll all need t'work together. We'll start with that one--" he pointed at the biggest trunk they'd found, "an' swap out for breaks as needed. Two o' us can secure the guide ropes an' make sure it comes down th'right direction." So it didn't squash any of the would-be lumberjacks! "Two'll be on the cuttin' team. I'll help chop," he added, patting his trusty axe on his hip. "Let's get started!"
Round 3
The trunks are the last pieces of the Void Guardian to collect!
1. Team 'And My Axe' needs one more person to help Tal chop them down
2. Team 'Safety First' needs two people to secure the trunks with ropes to make sure they fall the right direction and don't land on anyone
Which sounded uncomfortably similar to his own before he'd met Alys. Oops?
He was relieved when his partner went with Sohalia, however. Tal shot Alys a grateful look, warmed by how well she knew what he needed and the support she gave him. Koa needed a bro just then, and as much as he liked both of his friends, he really didn't want to end up playing telephone or referee for them! So bouncing between them on the day's tasks didn't seem like a good idea. "Hey, we make a good team," he assured his buddy, nudging his elbow teasingly into the dragoon's ribs. "C'mon, let's get started." Because for all that he was stronger, Tal had never entirely forgotten about being the scrawny little twig who had started out as a dogsled courier on the Tundra. It was easy to fall back into the old habit of assuming others were stronger than him and wielding the torch to seal off the void-secretions... even if he made up for it by hauling the lion's share of the severed roots up the surface when they were done.
Sohalia and Alys had an easier job as gravity did half their work for them once they severed the vines. Gathering the slithery nether vines that were beginning to rot off the jungle floor after they'd cut them down was a decidedly dirty job. It was a good thing they had their protective equipment on as they hauled the violet vegetation to the large clearing that had been set aside to gather it all in one spot. There was so much of it that it was already spilling out into the jungle around, but it was mostly contained - for the moment - and there was only one thing left to add.
"Now we gotta cut the trunks down an' haul 'em over," Tal instructed, grimacing beneath his mask."Those are gonna be th'hardest, so we'll all need t'work together. We'll start with that one--" he pointed at the biggest trunk they'd found, "an' swap out for breaks as needed. Two o' us can secure the guide ropes an' make sure it comes down th'right direction." So it didn't squash any of the would-be lumberjacks! "Two'll be on the cuttin' team. I'll help chop," he added, patting his trusty axe on his hip. "Let's get started!"
Round 3
The trunks are the last pieces of the Void Guardian to collect!
1. Team 'And My Axe' needs one more person to help Tal chop them down
2. Team 'Safety First' needs two people to secure the trunks with ropes to make sure they fall the right direction and don't land on anyone
