Rose Picking: Bloody Roses v. Straw Hats

[allendsmeat]

Who: The Straw Hat Pirates v. The Bloody Roses
Where: Isla d Quarzo Rosa
When: 12th-13th
What: Finding that token! hopefully not in bird poo
Warnings: The usual
Status: Closed



The officiant here says a bird ate our token. Good luck getting it. B|

Also info on the island:

♦ ISLA DE QUARZO ROSA

[Direction from Isla Empieza]: Somewhere in the South.

[Terrain]: Clouds and rose quartz gemstones. Wild twisted thorn jungles and cities built out of crystal pillars.

[Weather]: Crystal clear. It’s always warm and bright, thanks to the sunlight reflecting off the stones. It’s best to wear a pair of tinted sunglasses the entire time you are here. Light storms hover over the jungles once in a while but otherwise the island floats high enough that it’s almost always perfect weather.

[Is the island inhabited?]: Yes!

[If so, what is the culture like here?]: The people of the island are very short, the tallest standing around four foot tall, rounded faces, feet flat and duck like, body rounded but human. They are all slightly pink tinted in hair, like everything else around this place. The people here have learned to carve out huge villages in the centers of rose courts crystal pillars. They hunt for food, mostly birds, in the twisting thorn forest.

[Island peculiarities]: The jungles are light brown, pink to green and roll round and round in thick loops, twisting around each other. When tapped the sap inside the twisted tree like roots and thorny vines are sweet and almost intoxicating if you’re not raised on the stuff. Traders will sometimes come and collect sap for sale on the seas.

The island is made up purely of crystal stone, rose colored, jutting out here and there. There is a large deep patch of earth in the far northern side of the island that grows a forest, but nothing else will actually grow there. No crops are made here. This jungle however is FULL of birds. The larger crystal pillars can be hollowed out to build homes in.

The clouds under the city keep it hidden from the seas below, but the vines in the north have gotten so large and so wild that through the clouds thick spiny arms seem to grow and twist under the island as well.

The only food here is some form of bird or another, or strips of baked vines from the forest.

Full jars of sap tapped from the trees of this place fetch a nice price on the "below seas".


Have at, guys!

Comments

[myfayevalentine]

*Faye looked up suddenly to see where the voice was coming from, and she smiled when she saw Akira, waving slightly*

Hey you! What you doing up there?

[alwaysgrumpy]

Just exploring the island, really. How about you?

[myfayevalentine]

Looking for that sap stuff! I've heard it's pretty amazing! Seen anyone selling it?

*Not that she thought Akira would be remotely interested in the super intoxicating stuff*

[alwaysgrumpy]

Sap? Is that used for something?

[myfayevalentine]

Refreshments!

*She winks with a grin*

Wanna come help me find some?

[alwaysgrumpy]

Well, it's in trees, so...I guess I need to find a big tree and gouge out a part of the trunk.

[myfayevalentine]

If you would, that would be very helpful.

*Look, have a sweet smile and some fluttering eyelashes*

[alwaysgrumpy]

No need to lay it on THAT thick.

[He loosens up his belt and tosses his shirt off to transform, before looking over trees until he finds one with a thick base.]

This one looks pretty good.

[One good swing of his claw tears through a good portion of the trunk, just enough to expose some of the inner layers.]

I guess you just have to wait, now. I don't know how to keep sap flowin'.

[myfayevalentine]

Don't pretend you don't like it, Akira.

*Not that she was looking when he took his shirt off, nopes. At least she knows what to expect when he's transformed*

That'll do the trick.

*Faye stands by the tree, tapping and pressing the sides of the bark, waiting to see if any of the sap will ooze out*

[alwaysgrumpy]

I think it's more of a waiting game. Sap seeps out slowly, as far as I know.

[myfayevalentine]

*Faye stares at the tree, continuing to tap it to see if that helps*

I've heard this stuff can make you feel amazing.

[alwaysgrumpy]

Why don't you set a bucket or something under it? You can just wait and let the sap move at its own pace, while you do other stuff. It'll take a few hours, at least.

[myfayevalentine]

Cute idea, wolfy, but I didn't bring one with me. I'd have to walk aaaall the way back to my ship to get one, and bring it aaaall the way back. By then the sap might just be all over the ground, and all ruined.

[alwaysgrumpy]

The tree's not gonna' run out of sap, Faye.

[myfayevalentine]

Fine. Whatever. I'll go by myself and get a bucket. That means you'll have to sit here and keep an eye on the prize tree, though.

[alwaysgrumpy]

Sure you don't want me to get you there quicker?

[myfayevalentine]

*Faye quirks a brow at that, looking at him first to check that he isn't kidding*

Really?

[alwaysgrumpy]

Full Moon, remember? Made it easier savin' fish-boy's ass, I don't see why I can't help you get from place-to-place.

*Akira brushed off his fur a bit, before kneeling down beside her.*

You can climb right on and direct me.

[myfayevalentine]

Fish-boy, huh? You animal humans all hanging out together, are you?

*Well, it was more so that she thought it might be rude to suggest such a thing. But since he was willing, Faye didn't hesitate in climbing up onto him, though she was careful*

Akira... You are ridiculously snuggly. Can't we just cuddle instead?

*Not even a joke. She would totally nap on his fur right now*

Okay. No. Let's get that bucket... Over that way first. That's the way I came.

[alwaysgrumpy]

You know us animal-folk. We all know each other.

*It was like going from 0-60 in about 3 seconds. Akira exploded from the spot he was standing on, his massive lower paws grabbing the ear and propelling him a burst of super-human muscle power. He sailed into the sky, bounding quickly from tree to tree as he followed her lead.*

I think you'll be too busy holding on.

[myfayevalentine]

*When he rushed off like that, Faye immediately grabbed onto him, hard, her squeal of surprise probably somewhere close to his ear. Whenever he jumped, she closed her eyes tight and held onto him a little tighter. At some point, she managed to vaguely point in the direction of the ship. They'd be there in no time at all*

[alwaysgrumpy]

*The final obstacle was steep drop to the placed they were moored. One he solved by jumped straight off the cliff face, dragging his claws down the side to slow their descent.*

Here we are. You go grab something, while I wait here.

[myfayevalentine]

*Nope. Faye couldn't let go. Not straight away. It was too terrifying, especially after that jump, and her hands seemed stuck grabbing his pelt. Eventually though, she managed to roll herself from him, wide eyed and quite bewildered. She said nothing else, just tottered off a little shaken, returning ten minutes later or so with a small bucket*

[alwaysgrumpy]

*Akira reached for the bucket, bringing it back to hold in his mouth, before kneeling for her again.*

[myfayevalentine]

*Faye managed to get herself back in position for the ride back to the tree, but she seemed a little less sure of herself as she had done the first time. She lay flat against him, and held onto him in a way that she knew would be more efficient this time*

Okay. Let's go.