you're in the jungle, baby / you gonna die

[lucetimods]

Who: All draftees
What: Fighting the Third Party... and perhaps the wildlife.
When: June 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th. (Characters will be pulled out at 11:59 of the 6th.)
Where: An as-yet unmapped by the Malnosso tropical rainforest.
Summary: Here are your details. Try to stay alive, won't you?
Rating: Anywhere from PG to R.

No cut for you. Most of you will know how this works by now; if you don't, follow the lead of the others, or perhaps look to the last draft's fighting post for ideas. Don't forget to use your handy dandy character tags. Go forth and conquer thine enemies!

Comments

Any day!

[goldenglasses]

[Vash will be keeping busy most everyday. For the most part sticking with the defensive group, but at times when things are quiet and there are enough people around for him to feel comfortable leaving, he heads out into the forest.

He's amazed by all the greenery and life in this place, but he doesn't let it get the best of him. He stays sharp and focused, looking for any signs of traps and disarming them. Moving as quietly as he can through the trees. Any third party member he comes across he deals with swiftly. Aiming for the wings and non-lethal points with his hand gun. Then leaving them tied to the trees when he's finished.

So far he's been lucky and hasn't faced more than three at a time, but that could always change. He knows that too well.

Sometime during the second or third night as Vash is once again searching through the forest he comes across something he hasn't seen yet. He stills with the feeling of being watched. Then after a few moments something big and black goes leaping towards him.]

AHHHHHHHHH! NICE KITTY! BIG KITTY! GOOD KITTY!

[And so much for stealth and quiet. Vash goes blazing through the trees with a jaguar in hot pursuit. No, he is not happy when he figures out that big cats can climb trees just as well as small ones. If you try to harm the kitty to save Vash you may find the person you were trying to save attempting to stop you. Either way, he'll just keep running until the big cat gives up and he can flop over and lay panting on the forest floor for a minute or two.]

[honorbeforeall.livejournal.com]

[You mentioned something about trying to harm the kitty? Becuase Karai's heading the opposite direction to you, Vash, on her way further out. But seeing as you're obviously running for your life like a coward, she can take a few seconds out to perforate the cat. |Db]

[goldenglasses]

[Karai will try, but Vash isn't about to let anything die and he can stop it. The forest will echo with a bang, as Vash shoot his gun from behind his back, splitting the arrow clean in two.

It also helps that the Jaguar comes to a sudden stop at the strange and ear shattering noise. Deciding this pray may not be worth the effort as it quickly changes course to duck back into the under bush and away from the strange and frightful sound.

Vash himself keeps running a moment or two longer before finally slowing, bending over with his hands on his knees, gasping for breath.] I... should... have... tired... that... sooner...

[honorbeforeall.livejournal.com]

[...thoughts in quick succession: that your reflexes and perception more than equal her own; that you could have dealt with the cat at any time; and that you're an imbecile.]

Fool! [What the hell are you playing at.] Do you really have time to toy with the wildlife in this place?

[goldenglasses]

You think I'm playing!?

[honorbeforeall.livejournal.com]

You are more than skilled enough to have dealt with this cat on your own.

[goldenglasses]

I didn't know it would run away at the sound of gunfire! The sandworms sure didn't.

[consultmybooks]

[Oh sweet mother of...

What is it with you and hostile wildlife, Vash?!

Well, if you should happen to lead said jaguar a little nearer to camp, Giles will be able to see the blurred shape of something very big chasing what must be the fleeing Vash through the underbrush.

Giles pulls the spellbook out of his pocket and, without opening it, yells out the spell he selected the book for in the first place.

The jaguar makes a leap for Vash, and collides with a mystical barrier.]

[goldenglasses]

[Talent, and a whole lot of bad luck is how he does it. Vash heard the animal leaping up behind him and moved to spin out of it's way and dash off to the side. He wasn't expecting it to run into a wall.]

Huh?

[It takes him only a half a second to put two and two together that the shout he heard was probably connected to this. So he turns with a shy grin towards where the voice had come from as he quickly backs away from the Jaguar in case the barrier suddenly vanishes.]

Ha! Thanks friend! I was getting kinda tired!

[consultmybooks]

[You have a few minutes, Vash. Giles steps closer to the dazed beast, loading up his pistol.]

Yes, I would think so.

I suppose it's not much of a comfort that the soldiers seem to be slower than the wildlife, by and large.

[goldenglasses]

[Vash moves to get a better look at the cat that had been chasing him, inadvertently getting in the way of that pistol.] Yeah! This guy was pretty fast! I think we should go, yeah, that's a good idea. Go before it gets the idea to try again!

[consultmybooks]

[Giles sighs in frustration and lowers the gun.]

We'll have a head start.

But, yes. Probably advisable.

Lead the way?

[goldenglasses]

Alright! This way! [Vash turns away from the cat and starts to lead the way back towards the defensive group.]

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

[... It's hard to take this mission seriously when Sanji sees a blaze of red shoot past him, then flop against the ground. Shit, man, you could scare a person doing that.]

The hell are you doing, idiot?

[goldenglasses]

[Vash is going to lay there a moment, panting.] Oh, you know... [Huff, huff] enjoying the scenery, [Huff, huff.] and trying not to touch the wildlife like you told me to.

[Huff. Huff. Huff.]

Really, trying not to.

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

... What happened? [Because something obviously happened. Sanji's money is on a something with large teeth you didn't want to shoot.]

[goldenglasses]

[Sitting up now.] Well, it wasn't bright colored, but I'm pretty sure I shouldn't touch it so I just took your advice and stayed away from it!

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

Aah... I get ya.

[He straightens suddenly]

Was it black?

Day 3 Midday

[godbent]

[You know she has snuck out here to look at the temples, but after a lot of close shaves (and this is even after Kurt helped her out before!) she decided to get to making her way back to camp. That said...

Well, she's a bit lost. Hopefully someone will get her - she's had to run away from enough Shift Hunters before now and though she hasn't noticed it yet, two more are actually stalking her now]

[goldenglasses]

[Vash notices, and he doesn't like what he sees, but he doesn't want to panic you just yet. He moves so that he can fall in step beside you with a smile on his face.]

Hey there, Chief! What are you doing out this way!

[No really. What are you doing out this way? >:|]

[godbent]

[Who said- wait, Vash? She blinks]

I went out to do some exploring.

[She says this idly. Meanwhile, the Shift Hunters are getting into a position to pounce in the bushes.]

[goldenglasses]

[Any fatigue Haruhi might have been feeling, she may be surprised to find is slowly starting to fade away. It's not like Vash is suddenly using some healing magic to try to make himself the more interesting target or anything. And she probably can't tell by the casual way he's walking and talking, but he's ready to draw his gun in a split second.]

Oh, I see, and well... I don't mean to alarm you Chief, but I think you may have made a couple extra friends. So, get ready to run, okay?

[godbent]

[ . . . Wait he's- she feels the warmth and the energy and then gets it. them again, is it? She hisses to herself and then nods. She takes one step forward, then another- and then bolts. She doesn't really know which way camp is - she got turned around - so she just heads whichever way is most clear of shrubs and such

In the same moment, the two Hunters pounce, albeit now aiming for Vash]

Night 2

[thedicearecast.livejournal.com]

[Having grown up in a desert, Amelia once thought that she would never not appreciate water. But things like that can change when a person gets sent to the rainforest, and by the time it gets dark, Amelia is absolutely drenched from an earlier shower. All she wants is to get somewhere safe to change, but that isn't exactly easy when there's an endless number of enemies around. Which is why she immediately points her gun at the sound of something coming--until a scream tells her exactly who it is.

At least that won't change, right?]

You idiot! [Said as Vash and the cat run past. She almost shot him!]

Night 2

[goldenglasses]

[Vash goes screaming past with a: Hey Amelia-chan! Thrown in casually as he speeds by and disappears into the greenery.

Don't worry about him though. In about five minutes he's popping up behind you, apparently having lost the cat.]

There you are, Amelia-chan! You look like you're doing alright out here!