[META] The Great Search (Closed)

[Avid_RPer18]

Mzia fidgeted and asked her friend if it was okay if she could be quiet a bit, she'd be happy to listen if Ru wanted to keep talking and chatting, but she was feeling like she wanted to just take a breather. Ru smiled and nodded. "Of course, that's fine." She hummed softly in thought and trod on thinking on what to say. If this whole situation was stressing Mzia out, continuing to puzzle it out loud would probably keep her anxiety high. Ru was fine with multitasking. "You know, we should get together and share a meal together sometime soon. Just a pleasant time to chat, fill our bellies, catch up on the latest chatter from our neighbors." Goodness knows one of her own neighbors was keen on sharing the gossip she'd collected from around parties and work places. Ru typically just let her go on, but the company was nice and, to be sure, she sometimes had some serious stories.

Mzia perked some. "I'd like that, yeah. Maybe if you swing by my place for the get together, I can see about catching a nearby sibling or two of mine to introduce you to. I'm sure they'd be delighted to get to know you, Ru."

Was there a cheeky edge to that last statement? She narrowed her eyes at her friend who simply grinned and blinked back at her. Eh, she'd save that question for later. "We can work out the details another time. And we can always alternate. I'd be a bit offended if you insisted on it being a one time deal," Her tone was matter of fact, but she offered the other hobbit a grin of her own to soften the effect.

Mzia was seemingly aghast. "Nooo! I'd do no such thing! We'll work it out." She nodded in affirmation, to punctuate her own statement. She perked her ears and angled her head, "Shall we try drifting this way a bit?"

Ru bit back a little laugh, "Sure, let's." She was glad that it seemed Mzia was feeling a bit more centered again.  

[Avid_RPer18]

Surely, there were signs to point to who left those big footprints. There was bound to be more traces someplace. Deeper impressions, grass more disturbed at the passing of whomever walked through, something. He sniff the air as it shifted. How long ago had they passed through? Had Hateya gone with them or did she simply see them and were watching from a distance, perhaps not noticing how far she had been wandering? Hmmm. The possibilities swimming around in his head made Yehudah snort. Too many what ifs...  

[Avid_RPer18]

The friends took to zig zagging in wide, shallow passes, keeping in one direction before angling off in an adjacent direction after a time. Progress was being made, imprints had been found, the Thain's daughter's and the mystery individual. There had to be more traces amidst the grasses.  

[Avid_RPer18]

Hmmm, there had to be a way to get a better view. It was so easy for things to get lost and swallowed up in the sea of swaying grasses. Yehudah paused to drink in his surroundings, taking a moment to visually spot any nearby searchers he could see. There were some options of who he could approach for ideas.  

[Avid_RPer18]

With his cursory looks around, he mulled over his options. A leopard and a cheetah definitely stood out, he wasn't familiar with either of them, but they were here regardless! The farmer made his way over but paused a respectful distance away. "Hi, yes, beg your pardon. I'm Yehudah. How'd you do? There's a slight rise nearby that has a shrub on top of it that I can kind of get up into. This may be an odd ask, but if you're helping, would you like to hop up on my back to see what you might see and I could be a little extra height for you to get a slightly better view over the grassland? Mm. One of you I could manage, but I don't think I could handle the both of you." Though it seemed the cheetah was set on dashing off to search, appropriate he guessed? Any help at all was appreciated.

Ice_Dragon_Demon

You've been spotted! biggrin

 

[Avid_RPer18]

The paths they followed were less sharp now, gentle tracing curves weaving wide arcs through the landscape, pausing periodically to peek under the odd shrub or seemingly matted down patch of grass just in case anything may have been covered up or hidden. They were heading off the same general direction that the prints had been leading, so that was something.  

[Avid_RPer18]

"You know what would be handy in this situation," Mzia began as the pair of hobbits walked. "A bird friend. Or a someone with a bird friend."

Ru tipped her head and nodded in agreement. "You're not wrong there, Mzia. Maybe, heavens forbid it, just in case this were to happen again, befriending an amiable bird of some variety would be useful. An eye in the sky as it were. Hm."  

[Avid_RPer18]

"Pleased to meet you," He echoed upon learning her name. "Let's!" He paced up the rise and climbed awkwardly up into the shrub, making sure he was as stable and braced as possible, giving her a good ramp to climb up and get a look around. "I'm ready for you."

Ice_Dragon_Demon