We Are Our Avatars IX: Act V: The Sabotage of the Scandolous Saurian Scoundrels (Open)

[Kirke]

The elf tensed up slightly, though if it was consciously done was doubtful. "Many terrible things have been said about that curse. Yet this must be different, for I have never heard of any werewolf who could go beyond mindless killing, let alone regaining their human form."

 

[Gearhead mk2]

"It can be... Difficult sometimes. And I didn't ask for this. If I could fully turn back human, I would." Kenna replied bitterly.

 

[Kirke]

Húriel sighed, relaxing again. "I'm sorry, for what happened. Something similar, in a way, happened to me. But to have your entire being changed... I cannot imagine how that would feel." She clasped her hands, softly rubbing her left palm with her thumb.

 

[Gearhead mk2]

Kenna said nothing, preferring not to talk about her turning.

 

[Zepherus14]

Sophia would follow along with Winona, having not seen the ad, she'd mostly be following along with Winona as they got closer to the address that had been used in the commercial. "Sooo." Sophia eventually said as she broke the silence. "What are you thinking of doing when you actually do this? Have something in mind?" Sophia asked as she looked at the various buildings that passed them by.

Some of the buildings they passed as they got closer included 'Big Ben's Big Boxes Beautique', 'All things Disney', 'Maids-R-Us', and '101 Pets'. The 101 Pets was a pet store and had some windows open with some playing puppies in the front area. Sophia diverted her attention as they passed the pet store, looking into the window and craning her neck as she looked at the little puppies for a moment. "Aww~" She smiled.

 

[Slenn]

Winona thought for a second. <color=green>"Hmmm... well I wanted to try their saunas and then try some aroma therapy." Her eyes diverted as she caught sight of the pet store. She stopped midway and did some window shopping from the outside. Her hands quickly became glued to the glass. <color=green>"D'awww there's a fuzzy tarantula. And there's a lovely set of bunnies over there too!"

 

[Zepherus14]

"I would have to decline on the sauna for sure, but depending on what the smells were I could see myself doing that aroma therapy one." Sophia commented, not quite knowing what smells would really be doing in a spa, but assuming it had to be something similar to how lying down in an open field as a kid felt.

"We aren't too far from the spa now, right? Maybe we could stop in and see a bit of this place once we've talked with the spa staff?" Sophia suggested, noticing how absolutely enamored by this shop Winona was of it, actually giggling a little. "What's a tarantula tho-" Sophia asked, not knowing of that particular section of the spider family, which when she looked in the direction Winona was glued to, Sophia froze. "I-IS that a spider!?" She exclaimed, now spotting the hulking beast of an arachnid.

 

[Gearhead mk2]

After a second of silence, Kenna looked at Húriel. "Thanks. Sorry for whatever happened to you."

 

[Slenn]

Winona spoke while still looking through the glass.
<color=green>"Wha-what? O-oh! Sure thing, Sophia." She pried her head away from the window, also pulling away her attention during the process. She continued on with Sophia. <color=green>"Yes, that's a spider alright." She scratched the side of her head. <color=green>"I totally understand if that's not your thing. I have a few as pets for my desk back at home. They're actually not that hard to take care of." She chuckled.

 

[Kirke]

"Thank you." After a short pause Húriel placed her hands on her thighes and spoke. "Well," - she said and stood up, "I think I better get going. I have a duty back home, and I can't fulfil it sitting here. Best of luck, where ever the winds may blow you."

 

[Zepherus14]

"Well no, it's just so big." Sophia exclaimed, not as creeped out by spiders as one might stereotypical thought a woman might be. "I never would have thought a spider could get so big! Why would you want one as a pet though? Aren't you afraid it would poison you?" Sophia stated blankly as they continued walking down the sidewalk.

 

[Slenn]

<color=green>"Actually tarantula poison is never deadly to humans. Even the largest spider, which is the goliath bird eating spider, has a bite that will sting like crazy but won't kill you. And biting is their last mode of defense, with their first being running away. And the one I was looking at was nothing compared to the goliath. That chilean rose hair tarantula is a shrimp. You also don't have to handle them, as that actually makes them stressed out and want to run off. And since you're several times bigger than they are, that's most likely what they want to do if you try and grab them."

 

[Zepherus14]

Sophia just stared at Winona for a while, expecting her to eventually say 'Just kidding!' after she said that the spider Sophia had seen was nothing compared to another even larger spider. If someone was inside Sophia's head, they might hear the distict sound of what someone would describe as a window cracking. "There are... even bigger spiders than that..." Sophia blankly repeated, pointing a finger behind her to indicate to the tarantula she'd just seen. "If they didn't wanna be touched or anything, they shouldn't have grown up to be the size of a cat!" Sophia exclaimed, throwing her hands up in the air as a gesture of 'what is this world coming to'.

"What would a giant spider even be useful for as a pet?" Sophia asked, apparently attempting to at least rationalize why someone would get something so monstrous into their home.

 

[Gearhead mk2]

"Hold up." Kenna said, getting off the machine and walking over to her. "Look, none of us are from around here. We figured it was best to stick together. And yeah, we're just killing time now, but at least some of us are looking for a way home. Plus... Bad guys pop up every now and then, from what I heard at least. If you wanna go, I won't stop you, but I'm just saying it'd probably be best to stay together for now."

 

[Slenn]

<color=green>"It's the same reason why you would own a fish in a tank. They serve no real utility but they are cool to look at. I love 'em 'cus they're fuzzy and they come in all sorts of colors. There's one species out there called the Hondurian curly hair. And the green bottle tarantula is a blue-green body with a bright orange abdomen. Quite honestly I don't like the goliath, those are way too big for my tastes. "

 

[Zepherus14]

"Ah ok, so that's it." Sophia nodded slowly, looking like she'd settled down a bit more. "To be honest, even with the time at the college, I still haven't really gotten used to that whole 'pet' idea. Sure you can have a hunting dog, or something where the animal helps out the family, but just having it to just 'look pretty' wasn't really one of them." Sophia explained herself, her tail moving back and forth a bit. She let out a sigh as she continued. "Simpler times I guess."

 

[Slenn]

<color=green>"Well, you might find something that meets your fancy when we get back to that shop." She said, with a reassuring smile.

 

[Zepherus14]

"I don't really know about that, but I'll take your word for it. I'm not sure if getting a pet would really be the wisest move given all the other things we have to deal with." Sophia mused but not completely agreeing that she'd want to get a pet regardless. "Are ferrets pets on Earth, I know they are supposed to be here."

The three would then have to stop at a street light as the colours were to change. The spa would be on the other side of the road, a large sign displaying the establishment like it had been shown on the commercial. "Hey is that it over there?" Sophia asked as she craned her head forwards a little and squinted to see the sign.

 

[ShindoL Shill]

As Winona and Sophia discussed spiders, they may notice Matilda was grinning. [color=006d5b]"You should see some of the wildlife we have in Australia, Sophia."[/color] she said.

 

[Zepherus14]

"What do you-" Sophia started to say before she noticed Matilda was smiling. "Why are you smiling?" Sophia asked in a accusing way.