THE SQUAD DOES AN INTRO: GROUP MEET UP - [modplot] [event] [free-for-all]

[wildermods]

THE SQUAD DOES AN INTRO: GROUP MEET UP
OOC POST
The Green's binding spell finally works out its kinks and the entire group is teleported into the same area in the center of the city, near the statues of the Tin Man, Cowardly Lion, and Scarecrow.

Everyone in the group feels a tingling sensation as the magic sets in place and binds them. Anyone that tries to leave will now find themselves being teleported back if they wander too far. The group will have to try to stay together when it moves now.

They have a little bit of time to figure things out.

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OOC INFO
✦ Post in actionspam format. Plots and mod-run events in the game are meant to be in actionspam format to keep a brisk pace.

✦ Free-for-all Post. This event will be in "free-for-all" format, meaning that threadhopping is encouraged and that threading should be treated in the same conversational way as network posts.

✦ By now, the language magic should be fully in place. By now, everyone should have magically learned Sylvaen so that everyone can speak it fluently and understand each other.

Comments

[konman]

[Kon had been freaked out when it initially happen but now he looks especially anxious about it. And a little self-conscious.]

Maybe it's the clone thing? I could just have some kind of eau de test tube smell he can somehow pick up on.

Could there be enough subtle differences from a non-cloned person that an animal could smell it and think it's weird?

[He looks to Tim because Tim has a nerdbrain and also because Tim has experience with cloning, what with all those attempts to clone him after he died.]

[It's a reach, though. He knows it is. There's a crawling feeling under his skin that's he's getting more and more aware of as time goes on, and he can't help but wonder if the dragon's smelling something to do with that.]

[wherenoonegoes]

I don't know what a clone is, but when he gets like this it's usually around things that he knows are dangerous. Usually things that are poisonous, or dragons that prey on other dragons.

[Toothless, for his part, stops growling once he realizes Kon isn't getting any closer. He's still glaring at him, and looks ready to jump in front of Hiccup and Bart should Kon try anything.]

[the_hit_list]

Kon isn’t dangerous.

[ It’s direct, because Kon’s status as safe has been duked out previously, and Tim's idea of brokering that discussion is overruling everyone from the start. ]

I don’t think it’s anything to do with your being a clone. You’re half Kryptonian, and you – [ Tim indicates Hiccup. ] are human, I’m guessing. The dragon doesn’t react like that to Bart, so we know it’s not generic metahumans.

[ After a pause to ready himself to yank his hand back, Tim holds out a hand towards the dragon experimentally. ]

[konman]

There's other nonhuman people here. [He gestures over at Brainy and Phos, two of the ones most obviously not human.] Has he reacted weird to them?

[the_hit_list]

[ Tim's left eyebrow shoots up. ] Are you suggesting all non-humans smell the same?

[konman]

No, but he might just be twigging out over anyone that doesn't smell entirely human. It could just be an aliens-in-general thing.

[He gestures at the dragon.]

Maybe he's just a space racist.

[wherenoonegoes]

[Toothless sniffs at Tim's hand. Unlike Bart, Tim doesn't get permission to touch him. Mostly because Toothless is a very unhappy dragon right now.]

Besides Dixon, you're the only person here he's reacted to like this. And Dixon was yelling and waving a shield around like a weapon. He's got more than enough reasons to not be a fan of that.

[outofresets]

[Bart started trying to see if he can mellow Toothless out some, but not really knowing how, just tried what he would usually do with his dog. Just softy shooshing him and scratching him behind the ear flap until he stopped growling. ]

We fight weirdos and dangerous stuff all the time. Maybe you fought something that left a hinky smell on ya?

OOC note: Tim never called him Bart.

[the_hit_list]

[ As an aside to Kon, Tim murmurs. ]

That would still fit. Kryptonians aren't common. [ The lack of welcome from the dragon is fine with Tim. Despite his love of fantasy, petting a dragon he's just met has all the markings of a Bad Idea.

Bart can get away with it because he's Bart, presumably. ]

Why does it matter if Toothless doesn't like him? Dixon wasn't pleasant, but he seemed normal to me.

Re: OOC note: Tim never called him Bart.

[wherenoonegoes]

[Between Hiccup and Bart's calming rubs and scratches, and Kon's continued inaction, Toothless calms down. He's still shooting Kon wary looks, and will start growling if Kon tries to come nearer to him, but he doesn't look like he's going to pounce at one wrong move.]

Considering it looks like we're going to be stuck together for a while, it'd probably be a good idea to figure out what's causing it, just in case it sets off anything else. Toothless won't attack Kon unless he attacks first, he knows better than that, but I can't say the same for whatever's out there.

[konman]

[Nope. There's nothing wrong. Kon needs for there to be nothing wrong.]

You heard him. [He nods towards Tim.] There's nothing wrong with me. I'm just your perfectly average, ordinary half-alien clone.

[Kon glares at the dragon and crosses his arms.]

So this sounds like a you problem.

[Space racist.]

[wherenoonegoes]

[Toothless gives a short bark of a growl, and then stalks off. Hiccup turns to follow, but glances back for a moment.]

I really hope you're right about that. Because if you're not, I can tell you from experience it's not going be anything good.

[Having said his piece, Hiccup moves to catch up to Toothless.]

[outofresets]

[ When Toothless makes that half bark Bart immediately draws his hand's back again, jolting away a little. As the dragon stalks off, he makes no move to follow, instead standing back up and stepping over toward his friends to watch Hiccup walk off with him.

When they're out of earshot, he looks to Tim and Kon with a mix of confusion and concern. ]

What was that about?

[the_hit_list]

[ Watching the Viking and the dragon walk away, Tim is struggling to ignore several thoughts that threaten to snap together like Legos. Didn’t Kon say that something felt wrong inside him with the Orcs? Tim had assumed it was the result of power suppression, but now the dragon whisperer… ]

I don’t know. He acts like one of those dog owners who thinks everyone should get along with Muffy. If Kon didn’t step on the dragon’s tail, who knows why it doesn’t like him?

[ He'll talk to Kon about it later, when Bart's not around to get worked up about the future. ]

I wouldn’t worry about it. Dragons are represented as selfish tricksters in a lot of folklore and fiction.