A night time stroll

[Ivy]

Ivy sighed and streched, welcoming the night time air and the silence that came with it. Oh, how she loved the night, and it was a perfect time to walk around Wistvale without anyone around. Now she could see where everything was, and she had all night to do it. And for once, she thought to herself, no need to worry about fighting. As much as she liked it, she did need a break from it once in a while. She thought.

[Tauer]

Yes, the night time air was rather fabulous but the silence didn't last long. It never does though, does it? This is Wistvale after all and there's always something lurking in the shadows.

Ivy heard some clattering coming from an alleyway close by. Light from several windows above cast a dim glow, partially banishing the shadows. Crates and barrels were pilled up here and there making it difficult to get a clear view, down the passage way, from the street.

[Ivy]

Ivys head whipped around when she heard the noise, all thoughts of exploring the village and the peaceful night gone. She started smiling slightly as she turned towards the alleyway. She paused as she looked at the boxes and crates, then shrugged and started squeasing around the so she wouldnt hit any, moving some when she needed to, until she was past them, and she stopped to look around.

[Tauer]

A trio of furry, two-foot tall, long-armed, short-legged, skull-masked critters were rummaging around the bins next to the closed store.

Two of them were standing on a small, wooden box, holding the stumpy legs of the third, who was head-first in the trash.

"Kaiyaa-yayaya." One of them chittered.

"Ayaya ya-ya-kai ya-ya." The little beasty in the trash replied.

"Yaaa kai-kai."

I would translate but I have no idea what they're saying.

[Ivy]

Ivy paused and stared at them. Gosh, they were pretty cute, and didnt look dangerous at all, so she made sure to be alert. She wondered if they could speak in english, and took a hesitant step towards them, not wanting them to think of her as a threat. "Hi" she said sofltly.

[Tauer]

"YAA!" The three critters cried as one.

The two standing on the wooden box were so startled that they let go of the third's legs and the poor thing went for a swim in the rubbish. Of the other two, one pounced for Ivy and latched onto her leg while the other picked up a discarded bone and threw it at her head.

[Ivy]

Ivy blinked and ducked, not sure if these were going to try and do anything besides attack her legs, which she found highly innaproperiate, as she was wearing a dress. As she ducked, she tried to pry the creature off her leg, wondering what happened to the third.

[Tauer]

The third was still upside-down in the trash, struggling to right itself. No translation would be required to tell you it was not happy and possibly a little panicked.

Ivy would have trouble removing the new addition to her leg since it was locked on tight. She should be grateful that it hadn't tried biting her yet. Who knew what kinds of infections these things carried.

The bone-thrower scurried around, looking for more things to throw...

[Ivy]

Ivy frowned. Maybe she should help the stuck one, but there was a chance it might try and atack her face. Oh well, she sighed and straightened, ignoring the one on her leg for a moment as she went to the trash and reached in, attempting to grab the other creature and try to help it, hoping they wouldnt think she was trying to cause trouble.

[Tauer]

The critter in the trash froze at the touch of Ivy's hands and braced itself for immanent death, cowering behind it's over-sized hands. But when death never came, the little beastie cautiously lowered it's hands to see Ivy...it's savior.

Through the skull-helm, the furry thing's eyes bulged to give some form of puppy-dog expression. Well, as best it could with glowing red eyes and smelling of garbage.

"Kai-ya-kai!" The bone-thrower was back, threatening Ivy this time with a large stone.

[Ivy]

Ivy smiled at the creature she just helped, turning to see the one that had thrown the bone at her with a rock. She sighed, setting the saved one down upright gently and put her arms in the air, hoping the thing would understand she wasnt there to hurt them. "Hey, Im not going to hurt you" She said, looking at the one on her leg and wondering if it was going to ever let go.

[Tauer]

The bone-thrower - soon to be nicknamed 'the bone and stone thrower' - was ready to launch the small rock when the critter Ivy rescued stopped it with a few choice "Ya-kai ya-yas".

Peace seemed to have been reached as the stone was lowered. The little rescued beastie looked at Ivy with a grin so big it spread out from beneath the skull it wore.

Whatever was said made the one attached to her leg unlock and, after looking rather bashful and embarrassed, dash off to join the bone-thrower.

[Ivy]

Ivy smiled and couldnt help a small laugh as she looked at the thing. They really were cute, but now that she had incestigated and they werent trying to knock her out with stones and bones, Ivy decided it was probably time for her to go, there wasnt anything else she could do here. She waved to the one who seemed to get the other ones to back off and started to turn around to make her way back through the crates and boxes.

[Tauer]

The trio of little, furry critters started in the opposite direction, further down the alley...chuckling.

The one that had grabbed onto Ivy's leg was holding something shiny and pointy, and showed it off to the other two.

Was Ivy missing something? Like her dagger?

[Ivy]

Ivy turned and saw what they were holding, hand going to the top of her dress where she kept her dagger and eyes opened wide when she didnt feel it there. Supressing her annoyance terribly, she started forward and scrowled at them, reaching to take her dagger back.