Antonio needed tools before he could start working on his home. But he couldn't just buy the tools, since he didn't have any money. He would need to work to either get some money or just get some tools.
He was wandering though Wistvale, looking for posters. He hoped somebody had an easy task he could do.
Orp Boon [M:83:616:][D3v:http://www.rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=cs&thread=406&page=1#374]"Is that family heirloom for sale?"[0:Gone fishing.][1:The store is open!]
Better than nothing, I guess.. He walked down to 620 Winnowing Street and knocked on the door.
Orp Boon [M:83:616:][D3v:http://www.rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=cs&thread=406&page=1#374]"Is that family heirloom for sale?"[0:Gone fishing.][1:The store is open!]
Antonio finds that at the address is a very large tree with a door nailed to it. In front of the house is a large garden with different plants growing: gourds, herbs, shrubs and leafy greens.
A squat old woman in a simple dress answers the door.
Antonio smiled as the old woman opened. "Antonio d'Oro.. You're the one having a skunkmole problem, right?"
This place does seem weird.. I hope it's just skunkmoles..
Orp Boon [M:83:616:][D3v:http://www.rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=cs&thread=406&page=1#374]"Is that family heirloom for sale?"[0:Gone fishing.][1:The store is open!]
"If you finish by sundown I'll throw in a glass limenade to your reward. Hop to it!"
The woman slams the door in Antonio's face.
As he inspects the garden, he sees the neat rows of vegetables. Three rows are of certain interest as three large holes have been dug into each row. Antonio can hear a scrabbling noise coming from the central hole.
"That sounds fi.." The door was slammed before he could finish. "Great..." He saw the holes and heard the noise from the central one. "Well, I better start working then."
He sat down and began digging slowly, hoping the skunkmole wouldn't hear him. (using agility and survival to keep quiet)
Orp Boon [M:83:616:][D3v:http://www.rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=cs&thread=406&page=1#374]"Is that family heirloom for sale?"[0:Gone fishing.][1:The store is open!]
Antonio gets a load of dirt thrown up the hole at him as a long, lithe mammal emerges from the corner hole ahead and to the right of Antonio.
The skunkmole sits at the top of the hole and its small dark eyes look no where in particular. It has a long white stripe down its back down to its furry tail and six-fingered hairless forepaws. The large pointed ears on its head twitch and turn constantly.
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Antonio stopped digging and started thinking. He needed a strategy to get rid of this animal without getting sprayed. He knew from his time in the wilderness that skunks are really bad climbers. He had to build a wall around the nest, when the skunk left it.
He quickly covered the hole up he had been digging in and crawled backwards, hoping the skunk wouldn't notice him and would leave the nest soon.
Orp Boon [M:83:616:][D3v:http://www.rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=cs&thread=406&page=1#374]"Is that family heirloom for sale?"[0:Gone fishing.][1:The store is open!]
Antonio can't quite remember if it was skunkmoles that are bad climbers or squirrelmoles. They always seem so similar until you lift the tail.
The skunkmole looks directly at Antonio as he backs up but only dives back down into the tunnels. It emerges a few seconds later in the opposite corner from where it was.
"Curious little fella, huh." He whispered, while staying at the same place. He didn't want to check if it was a skunkmole or a squirrelmole, that would just end with him being sprayed after all.
He stood up and walked over to the free hole. He started covering it up with dirt. He wanted to cover that one and the central one, to lead the skunkmole out of the last one.
Orp Boon [M:83:616:][D3v:http://www.rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=cs&thread=406&page=1#374]"Is that family heirloom for sale?"[0:Gone fishing.][1:The store is open!]
He stood up again and looked around the garden. He was looked for a spade or any other kind of garden tool he could use to dig with.
Orp Boon [M:83:616:][D3v:http://www.rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=cs&thread=406&page=1#374]"Is that family heirloom for sale?"[0:Gone fishing.][1:The store is open!]
Antonio finds a shovel, hoe and other usual gardening supplies sitting in a rack up against the house. A red bird has built it's nest at the base of rack, behind the tools, and looks pretty comfortable in it.