magisteriaexe | The Great Woofaloomp Round-up Commences

APP

FAQ

RESERVES

CALENDAR

NAV

The Great Woofaloomp Round-up Log

OOC Notes: What are these technicolor Furby things? One might say they are Soraya's comfort animals/anxiety-reduction companions. It doesn't do to have cosmic entities who are swole with Bios and very powerful but also very mentally distracted and anxious, possibly in part due to said Bios. The Woofaloomps are living Bios baubles who siphon off their mistress's/keeper's extra energy and promote general tranquility.

Catching them can have various effects:
🫧 induce feelings of tranquility
✨ magic buff/enhancement
🌀 PC makes up w/ev: they can be as variable as the Hexberries

At present: They are literally just straight up running all over the apartment complex grounds. They are fast and can "glitch" between spaces, which can make them more challenging to catch. And they can also imitate sounds/voices to throw people off track. And they will mess with Otherworlders for Shenanigans, to be assured.

Extra: Note that for additional shenanigans, one can combine this with the berry muffin quest.

The wish element is an optional aspect of this log. PCs do not have to make a wish to participate, but those who received gifts are expected to be GO-GETTERS, so be ready to pack... the Bentley and the wheelbarrow, get them ready to roll and drive these babies home --

[ *Being round chonks is the only trait they share, visually. Some have wings, some have large eyes, and some look like little bugs or bear-like creatures. If people want to come up with attributes for them or different sub-genres, mod gives you the blessing to go wild. And that includes helping me fill out other little word things re: any of the flora/fauna that should interest any of you. ]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Despite his scepticism for her ability to grant a wish, Emet-Selch has nothing but time on his hands for the moment. He can be found bent over at various places trying to find the strange, fluffy creatures. If you're lucky(?) you might see him chasing one down as it hop, skips, and glitches out of his reach.

"Come back here, you damned things!" he curses as another slips through his grasp at the last possible moment.

Maybe a subtler approach is called for. A baited trap perhaps?

Gilgamesh is having something of the same thought, especially because he has also found these ridiculous beasts to be rather slippery -- though it might be expected, from how that woman was speaking, but he had been assuming a hero such as himself would find no especial challenge here. Arrogant, but then, of course, that was Gilgamesh. Even, to some extent, his wiser iteration.

"It would seem we need some means of incapacitating these beasts."

Saying it out loud, it even seemed rather obvious: creatures who could glitch from place to place couldn't exactly be carried off.

"Short of electrifying this entire room, I don't see how that will work."

...He could do it, that said. He doesn't need a great amount of magic to lay a shock trap over the walls of a single room.

"Did that woman say what these things eat?" he asks as he makes another swipe at a creature.

Honestly, Gilgamesh is probably not even the best person to dissuade such an idea. Electrifying a bunch of furballs was bound to at least offer a modicum of entertainment. Though, such methods might not exactly make that woman very predisposed to deliver on their rewards, given her apparent adoration of these... creatures.

"Hmph... not to my recollection," he acknowledges. "Yet I have found these aXess Link devices quite useful in researching such information."

He pulls his out, preparing to search for the term... "Woofaloomp." Though Emet might get there first or think of another method.

Emet-Selch gives up trying to sneak up on them after another near miss. Exhaling loudly, he raises a hand and narrows his eyes. Crackling energy gathers at his fingertips, before a bright, violet jolt leaps towards the woofaloomp.

...It strikes true. The creature convulses before flopping over, stunned. But before Emet-Selch can feel any satisfaction, he hears a shrill shriek in his head and instinctively claps his hands over his ears.

Maybe attacking them isn't a good idea.

(ooc: I can remove/change the consequence if you like just lmk.)

... well, he sure did electrocute that ~~Furby~~ furball. One really has to hope Magisteria does not have some PETA-esque organization floating around nearby.

Not that Gilgamesh minds; rather, he would likely be entertained by all this, but for the fact that Soraya's demeanor suggested she might not cozy to their preferred methods. Although the argument could of course be made that, if she couldn't handle their style, she probably should've sought help from other quarters. As matters stood, this was what they were working with.

Really losing some Animal Guy cred here, Emet.

Anyway, before Gilgamesh can remark or suggest capturing the creature while it's down, the Woofaloomp hops back up and, pointing with its short, stubby arm at Emet-Selch, says in Emet's own voice, "Tis most inappropriate and scurrilous of you to use magic for such purposes, sir! ... Though such energy may yet be invigorating!"

The electricity sparkles on its fur as its body puffs up even more than before, if that was possible, such that the creature is just a glowing, massively-fluffy round ball. Suddenly it goes flying up into the air, sparks crackling beneath it and eyes ablaze. Did it just... soak up that electricity? It looks to be in a bit of a trance, as though given a euphoric drug.

Maybe not losing Animal Guy cred after all, even if he was really trying. This was very bad, as now they may have just accidentally introduced it to some heretofore unseen thrill.

"We must not underestimate the inherent ridiculousness of the lifeforms in this world." The cryptofish had taught them that. "Perhaps a sedative would be more apropros... though it seems..." He has been... well, trying to research. Although this particular show was proving very distracting. "... they consume those hexberries. Ah, an idea occurs: a sedative within their food, set as a trap. It may yet be the most practical means."

Impractical means seemed to have a way of backfiring, given the inherent thrill-obsessed nature of Magisterian wildlife.

He slowly lowers his hands while grimacing. Putting it to sleep would certainly be the smarter option but he does still need his sleep spell to make contact with the creature. And he's less adept at such subtle magicks (or so he would claim if asked).

"Mayhap you shouldn't air your plan to trap it where it can hear you?" he grouses. "But I agree 'tis worth a try."

Always gotta grouse about something, don'tcha, man? And Gilgamesh thought he was a grouchy old man.

A touch quieter, nearer a whisper (ya happy now?):

"I do not suppose you have any medicine geared towards that purpose, or the berries, on your person...?"

Because if not, they would need to procure them. Gilgamesh is thinking more like a tranquilizer rather than a spell, but were Emet to mention it, as a Caster, Gilgamesh might have something along those lines, too, or at least be able to help Emet with the magic if he needs it, but lbr Gilgamesh is not even accustomed to this particular magic-based class he is currently occupying. He is, after all, usually an Archer, and thus with no magic primacy or focus.

He sighs quietly. Reluctantly, he produces some berries from his pocket.

"I do have some. I can lay a spell on the berries that will take effect once they're eaten."

He had immediately stopped eating them once their...colourful side effects had taken hold. It's a little awkward to put them back now so if they can be put to use...

"A wise idea, indeed."

Gilgamesh is actually somewhat surprised the other man still has them. He too became acquainted with the... effects of the berry madness, though he managed to escape the worst of it. He remembers how Lucy looked when shedding glitter everywhere, though.

"I can lend Bios, should you need any for a spell. Or magic. Though I am learning the technology of this world, I had a magic affinity within my own."

So he's as mixed of a class as one can be in this city, when one considers his native powers and those he's acquiring. But again, he is not at all an expert Caster. A mess of a class, really.

As they are speaking, one of the Woofaloomps, having scented the berries, perks up and begins to approach, all but bouncing and bounding over. It would seem they are very food-motivated and that the berries are a strong draw, colorful and sweet-smelling, and the creatures perhaps have strong senses. At last, these two have indeed found a smart path towards solving this problem! ~~Surely two such geniuses could not let themselves be outdone by Furbies...~~

Emet-Selch notices the creature hopping their way over and subtly lays his enchanment on the berries in his hand. One never knows how smart a creature is and this seems the most promising - and least lethal -strategy.

"No need. A spell like this is hardly taxing," he scoffs.

Crouching, he now offers the hexberries to the approaching Woofalump. That's it, come a little closer...

The Great Woofaloomp Round-up Commences

Emet-Selch | Final Fantasy XIV | open

no subject

no subject

feel free to make something up here re: their diet or we can brainstorm, either way, lol.

considering their nature maybe hexberries? LMAO

we can go with that, and no, it's fine, lol

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject