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Rose Thorn had not necessarily been grateful per se for Ambergris, Splash and Depths' help with their house. But they had grudgingly let it be known that their copse of trees was good for gathering Mirehan apples. And so Nova, Glow, and Blueberry with Zulli in tow had arrived to see how truthful this was. Or if Rose Thorn needed more people to complain at. It seemed to be one of their favorite pastimes, according to Splash. Nova and Glow lead Blueberry and Zulli off the flyer, a...
[Trade] Apples, Smapples
In Foraging ・ By Skyward
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The Issiqi dessert was hot during the day, temperate at dawn and dusk, and freezing at night. Still, it's allure for those who wanted to explore was irresistible. Some of Skyward's inhabitants were staying with Boti's tribe to help with some repairs from a recent sandstorm, and some of those had been all but dragged along and eager to do other things. Garnet stuck xir head around the door experimentally, seeing nobody about. ((The lights were dim in the hallways, clever mirrors shini...
[SCI R-2] Midnight Scamperings
In Investigation ・ By Skyward
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Ambergris, Depths, Splash and Snowfall were visiting Mireh with Zulli in tow to collect some more fruits that Noodle insisted were medicinally necessary, but there was one problem. ((A storm had swept through the land recently, leaving everything looking a little worse for wear. Branches hung off trees, the fresh, ragged breaks bright against the darker bark. Leaves were everywhere, and while animals called and chirped, revitalized by the rain, the foliage and plants had clearly taken a beati...
[Trade] [ STR ] Storm Cleanup
In The Six Crucibles ・ By Skyward
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Foraging in the desert of Issiq was very different than what Glow was used to. She, Nova, Inky, and a visiting Zulli were accompanying Boti and Ballor out into the sands in search of what plants it had to offer. Zulli ((soared above in the clear periwinkle of the sky, still flush with the morning's purple tones. mid-shemesh was starting to set in, the temperatures warming from the mildness of early shemesh. Still, in the desert, all the dry months tended to blend together into 'hot a...
Issiq Berries
In Foraging ・ By Skyward
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Ambergris, Depths, and Sky were not expecting to meet an offworlder as they prepared to dive for ore. They had been gathering on the beach, fitting their breathing masks, when Sky had pointed to a strange creature fishing on the shore. They looked like nothing any of them had ever seen before - they had a mane like a tsabhua, but four legs and wings like an aerobic. They also didn't seem to have a beak, and had a long, spiked tail. "Hello!" they called out cheerfully to the ...
[MINE] Otherworldly Visitor
In Mining ・ By Skyward
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Sae'lvus has mentioned that they had some belongings at the start of their misadventure that had been lost somewhere in the currents, and so Whiteout had gone back to the beach while Noodle checked them over. It was a bit of a long shot, but it stood to reason the currents that had deposited them on the beach would also leave their things. Ember and Nightlight, freshly back from their trip to Issiq, had begged to come along to play in the ocean, and Snowfall had quietly tugged at Whi...
[SOC R1] Seaside Fair
In Investigation ・ By Skyward
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Whiteout, Noodle, and Snickerdoodle were gathering some sand dollars along the seaside, with Waveform technically accompanying them, but the youngster was off chasing crabs instead. The adults chatted quietly, ((listening to the sound of the seabirds crying, circling above in the clear air. The sand crunched underfoot, cool as the day worked its way towards midday. The soft roar of the surf was a constant low rumble and rush, calming and relaxing.)) Snickerdoodle half-opened their wing...
[SOC R2] Washed up Stranger
In Investigation ・ By Skyward
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Whiteout was helping some people sweep sand out of some of the sandstone rooms in Boti's colony, when Inky and Nightlight slithered up to her, wide-eyed and whispering to each other. Whiteout paused in her sweeping and frowned down at the two as they debated something fiercely. She didn't want to interrupt, but also… they could debate between themselves for hours before coming to a conclusion. "Do you need help with something?" she asked gently, and the two jumped before side-eyeing ...
[STL R1] The Missing Children
In Investigation ・ By Skyward
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Killdeer had ended up being so interested in Glow and Nova's stories about Rekes that they had followed them there. But, Killdeer being the sneaky creature they were, they didn't know it until they had gone out on a foraging trip and turned around to find Clay standing nose to nose with a familiar face. "Killdeer?" Nova inquired, as if the aerobic could be anyone else with their dramatic brown and black striping. "Yeah?" Glow tilted her head and frowned. "Why are yo...
[Trade] And Education In Toxicity
In Foraging ・ By Skyward
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Depths and Ambergris waited for Midnight by the transport pad, as Sky did his best to convince Garnet that what they were going to do was boring and Garnet didn't need to come along. Garnet just stared up at him, refusing to move, and eventually Sky sighed and gave up as the hopper came into view. "We're going to have to take xem along," he said resignedly. Ambergris raised an eyebrow as the aerial vehicle landed. "Did you explain that we're just going to be looking at rocks?"...
[MINE : Trade] Surveying the Mountains
In Mining ・ By Skyward
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Waveform stared out the window of the flyer with unabashed curiosity as the ground below ((transitioned from the snowy mountains of home to the orange-red desert of Issiq, spotted with rocky outcrops that rose high into the air. They watched in fascination as the flyer descended towards one, a mesa criss-crossed with the dark lines of ravines.)) Parhelion nudged them and then shoved them over to hog the window for himself, and Waveform let out a protesting noise at his conduct. ...
[ME] Bones, Bones, Bones
In Class Specialization ・ By Skyward
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One of the downsides of mining in Issiq, Boti's tribe was discovering, was that the sand got everywhere. Even into the mines. "It's a never ending battle," Kukimbia grumbled, leading Ambergris and Depths towards the mine's entrance. "You think you've cleared it out but no, some more appears overnight. I swear it's breeding in there." Depths snorted in amusement, and was about to add something when the high sound of youngster's voices echoed down the tunnel, and Clay and Garn...
[ME] The Trouble With Sand
In Class Specialization ・ By Skyward
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Noodle had asked for some plants that only grew in the plains of Mireh, and Nova and Glow had pulled the short straws. They stepped out of the flyer, baskets in hand, and looked around ((at the green hills rolling off in every direction, dotted with trees against the blue-purple sky.)) "Well," Nova sighed, bending to examine some of the nearby flowers, "no time like the present." Glow looked about. "What did ze need again? 'Prize fruit' or something like that?" "Prizk fru...
[Trade] The Search for Prizk Fruit
In Foraging ・ By Skyward
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As part of the celebration of springtime was cooking. So much cooking. As the grip of winter faded and food became more readily available, it was traditional to celebrate with food. Bloodstone lead the way to Boti's tribes kitchens, chattering cheerfully to Whiteout and Splash who looked around with interest. ((Neither of them had been this deep in the tribe's tunnels, winding through the orange and gold sandstone of the hills. The kitchens, what with the heat the ovens radiated, and...
[CHA] Potluck
In The Six Crucibles ・ By Skyward
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Now that the winter storms were letting up, travelers were coming in to trade with Skyward, and some brought their youngsters with them so that they could learn about other colonies. Nova, Noodle, and Sky were giving Dionysus, a youngster from WhiteRaven, a tour and some advice. They had met him at the transport pad, ((earlier in the morning while the sky was still clear and there were only the barest wisps of clouds building. The amethyst tone of the atmosphere lent a dreamy tint to...
[Trade] [WIS] Tunnel Living
In The Six Crucibles ・ By Skyward
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In General Art ・ By Skyward
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[MINE] Sandy Caverns
In Mining ・ By Skyward
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The upside of using older technology was that it was simple to repair, and often cheaper than buying brand now. The downside… well, the downside was that it had a tendency to break down more often than newer equipment, as Bloodstone, Noodle, and Splash had just discovered the hard way. The flyer, on its way from Rekes to Mireh to do some trading, had jolted suddenly mid-flight, alarms blaring. The trio had wasted no time donning the emergency parachutes and abandoning ship, even though the ...
[INT] Technological Difficulties
In The Six Crucibles ・ By Skyward
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The tunnels that Depths' colony lived in were tame compared to the old ones that ran through the mountains. Whether they were the remnants of lava tubes, the wear of water, or were the veins of some long-ago beast as the stories went, he didn't know. What mattered was that they were eerie. But, they had needed minerals and ores, and so he was gritting his teeth and going in. Ambergris had brought from friends from elsewhere, Solar and Spring, to give some insights into mining as they w...
[MINE : Trade] [1/2]Talk and Tools
In Mining ・ By Skyward
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Noodle was still nervous about being a doctor for zir colony. The pressure to do good that ze inflicted upon zirself was intense, but it came from a place of wanting to help people. It was a double edged sword, and ze was doing zir best to navigate it. One thing, though, that ze enjoyed, were the small checkups or treatments of the youngsters. One youngster that Noodle saw a lot was Whiteout - the youngster had been sickly from a young age, and today… well, today Whiteout had somehow...
[PE] To Mend
In Class Specialization ・ By Skyward
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