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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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Nova
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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Nova was helping to tend the aerobic in the colony's infirmary, and kept having to shoo the youngsters that had found them away. Sky, at least, was willing to sit quietly and help him bandage the small scratches on the aerobic and other small tasks. Parhelion had been away, being dunked into the bath by Rocky, but soon he had appeared to jump around the small infirmary, a resigned Whiteout following behind. "Oh, can you stop that!" Nova worried as Parhelion hid under the aerobic's bed....
[SOC R2] Sickly Traveler
In Investigation ・ By Skyward
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The sandstorm that had nearly overtaken Ballor had only worsened after they had reached the shelter of Boti's tribe's ravines, the wind screaming outside like a vengeful spirit. Depths and Nova had been here helping the tribe with some mining, and had stopped by to say hello to Ambergris. "Like the weather?" Nova asked cheerfully, and Ambergris snorted, brushing sand out of aer fur. "I think I like the air a little better when it's not solid, y'know?" Nova ...
[STR] Shoveling Sand
In The Six Crucibles ・ By Skyward
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((Though storms in Rekes were common and nothing usual, the one that had struck last night had been a beast. Even tucked away in their caves within the mountains, the screaming of the wind could clearly be heard, and occasional lightning strikes made the lights dim briefly. The youngsters had been nervous, and today, with the air cleared and the sun shining,)) Rocky was hoping to take them outside and cheer them up. Sky had immediately bounded out the door and into the sky, chirping ha...
[SOC-R2] Stormblown Traveler
In Investigation ・ By Skyward
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Having found what they needed in the depths of the ocean, Ambergris and Depths were hoping to introduce Ma'groth and Mordo'kai to Boti's tribe. Illisandre was busy elsewhere, so Mordo'kai was bringing Ma'groth along to help out. More hands the better, as the saying went, and so they met at the transport pad on the ground atop the ravine where Boti's home lay. Sky had wanted to accompany them and was circling above, barely having to flap zir wings with the desert updrafts. Even in the w...
[MINE : Trade] Golden Glimpse
In Mining ・ By Skyward
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Despite the nice haul from the mine on the ocean floor last time, they'd found they'd still needed some more materials. So Depths, Ambergris, and Nova were once again meeting Illisandre and Mordo'kai on the seashore, ((surf roaring and rushing next to them as they stepped out onto the sands.)) Ambergris waved at two familiar forms down the beach, and Illisandre and Mordo'kai waved back. The five of them met, and Nova introduced himself, before they turned to the surf once more. ((It wa...
[MINE : Trade] Ocean Treasures
In Mining ・ By Skyward
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Noodle, Ambergris, and Bloodstone were in Issiq, helping Boti out, when the sandstorm warning sirens began to wail, and their wristbands beeped to life with the weather alert. All four of them paused in their retrofitting of one of the air conditioners, and Boti made a disgruntled noise. "That storm wasn't supposed to hit until tomorrow -!" Their feathers rose and fell in agitation, and Bloodstone cocked her head. "Is there anything we can do to help prepare?" "No - ...
[CON] Sandstorm Guidance
In The Six Crucibles ・ By Skyward
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The upside of spring in the mountains was that the snow started to melt, making land travel easier. The downside was that the snow started to melt, turning into water and swelling the little creeks into rushing waterways. Seafoam, Ambergris and Bloodstone were doing a quick walkthrough of the forest to check on how things that had been covered by snow over the winter were doing. Sky had wanted to come along, and was darting through the tree branches above, occasionally dropping melte...
[DEX] River Fording
In The Six Crucibles ・ By Skyward
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Depths and Ambergris stepped out of the flyer uncertainly, while Parhelion squeaked in delight and ran off to go play in the waves. The adults stood, looking around, then waved at a pair standing outside their own flyer. Illisandre, hearing that their colony was in need of some minerals, had suggested that they could do a joint mining run - they needed some ore from the ocean floor as well, and the more people the better in the depths. Illisandre hurried over, carrying a breathing ma...
[MINE : Trade] Stones of the Ocean Floor
In Mining ・ By Skyward
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Splash and Parhelion waited for Illisandre, Coco, and Laza to head out into the snow. While they had preserved the hojenst meat for the travel back to their own colony, they had heard that Skyward had a jaebo problem and were more than happy to help. Free food was free food, after all. Splash lead them towards the fields, Parhelion trotting along alongside them happily. The young aquatic liked nothing more than to chase the jaebo - and had come to terms with the fact that sometimes the popula...
[Trade] Fallow Fields
In Hunting ・ By Skyward
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Ambergris waited at the transport pad with no small amount of nervousness. Ae had been entrusted with showing some visiting colonists to where the hojenst tended to graze so they could hunt, and ae was finding the trust that had been placed in ae nerve-wracking. Ae shifted restlessly, while Parhelion, who had insisted on meeting the strangers, was fast asleep in a nearby patch of sun. ((The cold weather and weak winter sun had forced Ambergris to wear a coat, though gusts of wind still...
[Trade] Moo Goes the Space Cow
In Hunting ・ By Skyward
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((There was still snow deep on the ground in the mountains of Rekes,)) and Splash considered it with no small measure of exasperation. It was all well and good for Rocky and Nova, long-legged pains as they were, but for himself and Parhelion who was up to his chin in snow? Parhelion seemed to be delighted by the snow, but that was neither here nor there. "Can't this wait," Splash sighed exasperatedly, following the ((trail in the snow left behind by Rocky and Nova walking through)) a...
Let Sleeping Tolaat Lie
In Investigation ・ By Skyward
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"Berries? How hard could those be to get?" Splash asked curiously, his tail flicking as he tilted his head at Boti. Boti's head feathers flattened down. "Have you ever seen a Basaraytz?" "...no?" Bloodstone winced. "It's a giant carnivorous plant." "...oh." Boti snorted and fluffed out her head feathers again. "You see? I would go myself but," they gestured at the people bustling around them. "So much to do, so much to do!" Bloodstone nodd...
[DEX] The Hungry Mountain-Plant
In The Six Crucibles ・ By Skyward
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"I don't see what all this fuss is about gold," Glow complained, stepping out of the flyer and into ((the dry heat of the desert, sand crunching under her feet.)) "Well, it's shiny," Noodle pointed out, shouldering zir bag as ze stepped onto the sands after Glow, "and people love their shiny metals." "People use it to make jewelry," Depths pointed out, stepping out of the flyer and immediately wilting in the heat, "but yeah, some people get… crazy about it." Ambergris a...
[MINE] Striking Gold
In Mining ・ By Skyward
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[MINE] Rocks, Rocks, and More Rocks
In Mining ・ By Skyward
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