paixaorpg | Carbuncle's New Groove! Er... Clothes!

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Carbuncle's New Groove! Er... Clothes!

Character(s): Kronk, Beast Boy, and Carbuncle
Content: After finding some clothes for Carbuncle, the group embarks on new adventures. Nobodies provide adventure sooner than planned.
Setting: Cid's Shop
Time: Morning? Or something?
Warnings: Carbuncle is cute.

The trip to Cid's shop was a complete success. Kronk and Beast Boy had managed to find a suitable outfit for Carbuncle and the shopkeeper accepted their money without any problems. Kronk had even found himself a few items, including a change of clothes for later and some snack food to hold them off until they could find a better meal. He packed his purchases into a backpack that he'd found on the racks, explaining to the others that it would come in handy.

Now the three of them were leaving the store, and Kronk was divying up some of the treats he'd purchased, most of which consisted of food that was good to take on camping trips. "I think the exchange rate here must be pretty favorable to my currency, he commented as he pulled out a few small packages. "They didn't ask much for these... Hm... Let's see, I've got some jerky here..." he started to hand it off to Beast Boy, then thought better of it and tucked the package under his arm for a moment, "I'll save that for me and Carbuncle, since you're a vegetarian... How about a granola bar? They've got chocolate chips in them! Or some trail mix... That can be pretty good when you're camping. Er... Not that we're camping at the moment."

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Beast Boy was glad that they ended up finding something for Carbuncle that would be comfortable--he even made a hole for his tail in his pants, because he knew what it was like to spontaneously have a tail and not be able to stick it through your pants--as well as finding a change for himself. He didn't want to be in his uniform during his stay at Paixao, at least for the entire time. So he had his uniform on and a change of clothes as well.

One of his elfish ears twitched when Kronk began to offer the jerky, giving him an amused look as he though twice and decided to offer granola bars or trail mix. "I wonder if they've got tofu in one of the stores around here..." he idly thought aloud, before nodding to the offer. "Something to chew on sounds good, actually." He glanced to Carbuncle to make sure he wasn't going to fall, taking it slow on the walking in case the summon needed help.

Kronk was in the middle of handing over one of the granola bars to Beast Boy when he heard Carbuncle call out in warning and scramble away as fast as he could go. The muscular man looked around in confusion, wondering what had gotten into his fuzzy little friend. Then he saw them. Strange creatures that were moving around some of the other buildings and terrorizing the people there. There were a few screams of pain in the distance, and the things causing it were getting closer. Kronk stopped in his tracks, wondering what to do.

"I think we have some trouble," he announced to Beast Boy, although it was pretty obvious by this point. "Those animals are hurting innocent people. Maybe we should break it up or something... You think we can talk to them and tell them to cut it out before someone gets seriously injured and the townsfolk get angry and hunt them all down and burn down their territories and destroy the whole habitat?"

Garfield turned to watch Carbuncle run off, elfish ears twitching again before he narrowed his eyes towards the white creatures. His natural protective instincts popped up immediately at the sight of them. He observed the movements of the creatures for a moment, before he narrowed his eyes distinctly. "Those aren't animals... they don't move like them... or humans... I don't know what they are..." he sniffed, and wrinkled up his nose.

"Can you put these clothes in your bag, Kronk? I can't carry them when I'm in animal form, and I don't think they'd slow you down..." Beast Boy was more concerned about the safety of the citizens, because his natural hero ideas were there. "We need to help who we can, and I have to find Raven..." he'd tried not to spazz out too badly after that conversation over their communicators, but now he had a better excuse for it. "I think if Carbuncle ran, he has the right idea of how to keep himself out of trouble."

"Right, pack them up," Kronk said, quickly unzipping the bag and taking the clothes from Beast Boy to toss them inside. He was still curious as to what the creatures were... But Beast Boy didn't seem to think they were any sort of animal, and he was probably the best one to know. The things seemed to be pretty dangerous, too. They weren't just trying to injure, they looked like they were trying to actually kill people. This didn't exactly sit well with Kronk. Beast Boy seemed to be ready to fight them, and Kronk wondered if he should join in as well... If they couldn't be reasoned with (and apparently that seemed unlikely), then that left only one option to help the poor innocent townspeople. Kronk just didn't like it.

He still had Yzma's knife, having decided not to trade it in quite yet. He pulled it out of the backpack as he zipped it back up, frowning as he considered his options.

And then he noticed movement out of the corner of his eye, and turned to see a familiar figure in red standing on his shoulder. "Do it!" the shoulder devil told him, pointing his pitchfork at the creatures dramatically. "You know you want to kick some serious ass!"

"Must you use such a crude expression?" came another voice from his other shoulder, and Kronk glanced over to see the shoulder devil's counterpart standing there looking annoyed.

"Well, what do you think I should do?" Kronk asked the shoulder angel, since he'd already heard the other's suggestion. It was a good time for his consciences to show up! He definitely had a dilemma. "He says I should, you know..."

The shoulder angel drew himself up and adopted a serene expression. "Is it not right for the strong to defend the weak from harm?"

"So you say he should kick some ass too?" came a voice from the other side of Kronk's head.

The shoulder angel scowled, seeming to deflate slightly. "Well... Essentially, I suppose. Though I prefer the term 'smite the wicked'."

The large man nodded slowly, unable to escape from the logic of using violence in this particular situation. It couldn't be a wrong thing to do if ~both~ of his shoulder consciences approved it. They rarely agreed on anything unless it was important. With this in mind, he lifted the dagger and glanced over at Beast Boy. "Whatever happens, I've got your back."

Garfield waited until Kronk had his extra clothes in his backpack before he turned to face the fight again. He was trying to figure it out at the moment, but the problem was that he couldn't easily without his smarter comrades. Robin would know exactly what to do, so would Raven and Cyborg. Starfire would just know to blow them up with starbolts, really... He wished they were there.

And that was when Beast Boy heard Kronk talking to himself. Or, well, maybe not himself. He knew there were people from different places around here, and they might've had... abilities or something. Or... multiple personalities. ... Or shoulder angels and devils! Yeaaaaah...

Beast Boy this is not the time to be theorizing. And then the man confirmed he would help. "All right, dude." He turned to look at him, giving him a fangy and wide grin. "C'mon then, let's go!" He turned around with a grin still there, determination and dedication there. He ran forwards, and as he went he shapeshifted into a rhinocerus, shaking his head quickly and storming forwards into a group of Nobodies.

Kronk ran in after the shapeshifter, unable to make quite an entrance into the fray as his companion did, but trying all the same. He went after one of the ones that had fled out of Beast Boy's path, wincing a little in sympathy as he slashed at it with the knife. He only got in a glancing blow on the thing as it swerved to the side, moving even quicker than he had expected it to be able to. The large man had to go on the defensive almost immediately, as it swung back on him in a counterattack. The cut it had sustained barely seemed to slow it down.

A moment later, he stumbled as another of the creatures slammed into him from behind. Fortunately, it hit the backpack, which softened the blow considerably. But now he had two of the things to deal with, and he had the sinking feeling that they would be hard enough to fight one at a time. He just hoped Beast Boy's abilities would give him an edge over the creatures he had gone after, because he wasn't sure he'd be able to help right away if his friend got in any trouble. It looked like they would need all their strength, skills, and cunning if they were going to win this battle.

The rhino continued to pound through the Nobodies, tossing his head and sending them flying about the place. However, he seemed to notice that Kronk needed a little help shortly after. Tossing his head up to send a white creature flying off the massive horn, Beast Boy shapeshifted into what seemed to be the extinct sabretooth, bobcat-like tail flicking behind him before he snarled. Unsheathing his claws, he turned his green and bristled body up over in the direction of Kronk. The other people needed help, but Garfield actually knew the other man and would not leave him in trouble.

With that in mind, the ancient tiger with foot-long teeth leapt at the nearest Nobody to Kronk, snatching it in his mouth and easily crushing it. It disapeared with a loud pop, an odd feeling to have in your mouth, but that just helped Beast Boy assess that they were most certainly not human nor animal and not even really human. "You all right, Kronk?" he called back, fur bristled before he glanced in more creatures directions.

Kronk took a moment to answer, dodging a blow and finally managing to slam his blade home, sending one of the creatures into a twitching heap on the ground. It wasn't exactly the best feeling he'd ever had, watching it die in front of him, but there wasn't much time to dwell on it. "I'll be okay," he called back to his friend, his voice a little strained. He was looking around for anyone that they could help, but it seemed like most of the citizens had fled or been killed already. There probably were still some other people around them, but they were hiding, not fighting.

Of course, that meant that all the creatures were now advancing on the two of them. Kronk was glad that Beast Boy was so able in a fight like this, but he wasn't sure how long the two of them could keep on fighting if the creatures kept coming.

Beast Boy shapeshifted once again, this time into what seemed to be a kangaroo. Wrinkling up his muzzle, he hauled back onto his tail and launched his legs forwards, knocking multiple creatures away from him before bouncing to the side and away from some. However, he was not so lucky, as he was pounced and piled enough that it required him morphing into a gecko and scrambling out from that pile with utmost speed.

It was then he found himself scrambling behind Kronk to transform back to his original body, frowning deeply. "I have a feeling we can't keep fighting them, dude..." he mind-read, balling up his gloved fists to punch one away that way. "We should probably move for safer territory soon... pick up some people who might need our help..." he was pretty sure his pterodactyl form could fit in this place, and he could probably carry Kronk easy. He was about Cyborg's size, but Cyborg was... well, a cyborg. And Kronk was probably much lighter.

Kronk slammed his fist down on one of the Nobodies' heads, knocking it flat. "Retreat? Might be a good idea! Those who fight and run away live to fight another day... And, you know... we'll need rescued ourselves if we stay - ungh!" he was cut off by another Nobody knocking the wind out of him. He grappled with the thing for a moment, managing to kick it away from him after a moment. He really wasn't cut out for this kind of thing, he thought ruefully. Sure, he had muscles, but he didn't like this close combat, and he didn't think he was very good at it, either.

"Doesn't look like we can do much more good here," he told Beast Boy. "Whatever you want to do, I'll follow your lead."

From what Jing could tell, most of the citizens were either dead or in hiding. While this latter was usually good in this type of case, it wasn’t for either Kovu or the boy. The less people out in the streets, the less help they were going to get from them – and nearly a good mile in, Jing was wondering whether or not they would be better off finding another place to hide. He was about to suggest this when he noticed a small bunch of the creatures up ahead.

Now, these creatures didn’t exactly seem like the most organized bunch, so Jing has his doubts that they were conspiring. If anything, there were probably people in the middle of the circle those creatures were starting to form. As much as Jing’s common sense attempted to push him to continue seeking shelter, it could not beat the boy’s sense of heroism. Assuming that there were people there, he quickened his running pace in order to catch up. However, as soon as he reached within viewing range of the two, one of the creatures decided it was perfect time to attack the boy.

It moved to swipe furiously at the young boy but managed instead to get a good amount of orange cloth in its face. In confusion due to the feeling of the cloth on top of it, it flailed until being quickly eliminated upon being impaled by Jing’s blade. To the boy’s surprise, the creature seemed to puff into nothingness once defeated but he did not have much time to think about this. He found himself hopping a few times backwards and grabbing the oversized orange coat to use on two others as they came after him. As much as he would like to make some sort of joke towards Kovu or even check if the lion had caught up, he was occupied by the duo of white creatures.

He managed to duck as the creatures swirled quickly towards him the first time, then quickly threw the whole coat over the duo as a diversion tactic. It seemed to work well as once again, the creatures messed with the remains of his coat, cutting the fabric so that they could get out. As soon as he could get up completely, he quickly swiped at the creatures under the fabric with the sharp end of the blade. They disappeared again, leaving his coat in unevenly cut pieces on the ground.

Jing seemed relatively unfazed by the destruction of his coat - instead glancing around quickly to make sure Kovu was still with him before making an attempt to catch up to the two people he had seen up ahead. If they were there at this point.

It was proving to be one long day for a certain vice-captain. Even if she hadn't been able to find Aizen when she'd finally made her way back to the museum (she'd figured out the map! -- sort of?), she was glad she'd gotten some rest while she'd had the chance. What had happened, she wasn't sure... but the sight of the townspeople being slaughtered was enough to spur the shinigami into action. She hadn't been about to sit aside and do nothing!

But no matter how many she eliminated, there were always more in waiting. It almost felt endless...

Just what were they? Their presence... it was eeriely similar to the reitsu of a Hollow. But at the same time, it felt so different. Not a mask to be seen, either.

At least they died about as easily as most lower level Hollows. And like them, they faded away without so much as a trace. Tobiume was plenty enough to plow through most of the monsters without too much trouble. If only there weren't so many of them. Even if they weren't so hard to defeat, channeling her energy into Tobiume's flames for so long had a way of taking its toll. On top of that, one good night of sleep wasn't near enough to compensate what she'd lost out on since her initial awakening. The dark rings ever-present beneath her eyes were evidence enough of that. She was tired; more tired than she was willing to admit.

Though she wasn't fully aware of it just yet, Hinamori was slowly plowing her way towards the others, marked by flashes of firey pink amongst the swarms of silver.

"Stay behind me or get on my back," Beast Boy nodded to Kronk, before his body shifted once again into what appeared to be a dinosaur, but rather than his original idea of the flying one, he was the armor-plated ankylosaurus. He turned his head back to look at Kronk, swinging his club tail to smack away a group of Nobodies. "Armored tank Garfield, all aboard." He gave as much of a grin he could manage as the anciently dead creature, before turning ahead and inclining his head upwards. There were other people coming, he could see them somewhat--the ankylosaurus' eyesight wasn't great, but with Beast Boy it was at least human average--and he could see the lack of blonde that was happening.

One of the creatures was attached to his leg in a second, and Beast Boy released a sort of bellowing noise. Stomping he created a small tremor in his immediate area, before squashing the Nobody under his weight by somewhat kneeling on the leg. He could feel a slight gash producing, but wasn't too concerned about it. The lucky thing about being the dinosaur, it seemed.

Kovu was busy with his own Nobody trouble, but he was handing it about as capably as Jing was. His opponent went down quickly, vanishing almost as soon as he had killed it. It felt really good to tear the thing to shreads, although he would have been a little happier if it had left behind a corpse, not because he wanted to actually eat the ugly things, but because their disappearance made the whole situation ever so much more unreal and unsettling. Not just that, but there seemed to be no lack of others to take its place. Kovu growled as more of the creatures moved towards him and Jing.

The only good thing seemed to be that there were other people nearby that were fighting as well. The lion paused for a moment to maul a Nobody that got too close for its own good, then headed towards the new people at top speed. If he and Jing could join up with them, all of them would have better chances.

His suspicions of others were confirmed, however the term ‘people’ at this point would be a term used extremely loosely. Especially due to the fact that what confirmed the presence of others was not something humanly. Rather, it came in the form of a large dinosaur materialization suddenly in front of his eyes. Jing had questioned the logic of this place before, but not as much as he did at this moment. Not that it perturbed him or even shocked him much, rather, it amused him more than anything. Quite the ‘Prison of Dreams’ this was turning into.

A smile crossed his face with this thought as he made a quick backtrack to pick up what seemed to be a pouch in the shreds of his orange coat. While he didn’t care much about his coat, the pouch was something he couldn’t go without. Even if it meant getting into some trouble because of it.

Another one of the creatures made it’s way towards him when he began running again. The multitasking within the next few moments as he tied the pouch to his belt and ran proved somewhat fatal. The creature connected a blow slapping his back and caused him to stumble forward. Although Jing managed to destroy the creature with a few quick slices moments later, the pain now felt in his back taught him a lesson.

Being the quick learner he was, Jing quickly grasped the concept being taught and focused on following Kovu to the others at top speed.

Hinamori stopped mid-swing, attention briefly drawn from the nobodys that were already clambering past the remnants of Tobiume's embers. A voice? It was faint over the chaos of the battle, but... there! Some people were still there, still alive!

At least, some of them were people. Human or not, they were battling the creatures, same as she was; they weren't enemies. At least not now. The shinigami's grip on her blade tightened decisively. This was why she'd come out here in the first place, after all. To help anyone she could find that had managed to survive this sudden onslaught. With more vigor to her swings than a moment before, and a certain goal set in mind now that she'd noticed the growing group, the shinigami pressed onwards.

The green dinosaur soon had taken notice of the advance from the group of people--okay, two people and a lion, he could deal with that--that seemed to be fighting the white things as well. Beast Boy knew the concept of allies out of enemies, so even if they would end up being enemies, now they were fighting for the same cause; keep alive. Then again, he really doubted that they were 'bad guys.'

Flinching, the Titan turned a little as he felt another white creature attached to him, though this time he could easily swing his tail and slam straight into it with a near-scowl on his 'ancient' face. These things were obnoxious, and he wasn't willing to start running with Kronk on his back. He doubted he was expertised at riding random dinosaurs like Cyborg was. "Gehh, these guys are annoying!" he yelled irritatedly, snapping at one of the Nobodies close to him.

A feral grin spread across Kovu's face as he tore into another of the hideous creatures, sending it to whatever netherworld they were disappearing back into upon their deaths. Now that they were nearing the other people, he was feeling a whole lot more confident, and enjoying the battle a lot more. Sure, the things were getting in some decent blows, and he expected he was going to be pretty well beat up before this was all over... But the lion was pretty sure that they were going to win this battle now. At least, so long as their opponents eventually stopped coming. There had to be some sort of end to them!

He decided to stay clear of the huge reptilian creature that was taking the things out right and left, since it would be far to easy to get in the way rather than help. But he still gave it and the human with it a quick call as he broke free from fighting for a moment. "Mind if we join this party?"

As they got closer to the others, Jing found himself feeling some of the confidence his lion companion was experiencing. With others aiding them, the situation became more of a hopeful one. Jing knew these people might not be on their side after this was over but for the time being, their assistance was greatly appreciated. Whether one be friend or foe, human or animal, the help they gave was still help.

When he reached Kovu, the boy noticed the presence of a rather large built-man riding upon the dinosaur. Upon coming closer, he noted the man was giving them a greeting, and a rather unique one at that. He couldn’t help but to wonder how the other could give them such a long greeting while chaos was basically surrounding them. Almost as soon as he thought this, one of the creatures had latched onto the other’s leg.

Jing would have helped had he not been bombarded by more of them himself, and thus had to avert his attention to the enemies attack him. Luckily, the next time he had the chance to look again, the other had defeated the creature. Seeing this, he gave a thumbs up before slicing another opponent.

Although he was doing pretty well as far as battling went, he was still getting his own fair share of injuries. Such a thing was unavoidable, however, in this type of situation. Plus, despite the pain he would experience later, the fight was, for the most part, pretty fun. While he cringed at the thought of resorting to such violent methods as he was now, he still couldn’t help but to find something interesting within the chaos.

“I suppose a little bit of ‘dancing’ isn’t all that bad.” He spoke, mostly to himself as he continued battling.

((OOC: Sorry for this being so late~. ))

(OOC: Since the attacks are now officially over, I suppose we can wrap up the battle now? And since this thread has sat a long time, it probably doesn't matter who goes next, so long as somebody posts something.)

There seemed to be no end to the nobodies, and even though Kovu was a good fighter and had plenty of strength on his side, he was still finding himself getting tired as the fight went on. More importantly, he was slowing down, and the creatures were getting in more blows now. Even with the number of other people he had fighting alongside him, the lion was beginning to wonder if maybe it was about time for another retreat, before one of them ran out of luck and got seriously injured.

Almost as soon as he had that thought, however, the onslaught was over. He looked up from his latest kill as it vanished at his feet and was amazed to see the streets clear of the creatures that had been swarming around just a few seconds before. There was almost an eerie silence now, in the wake of the attack. "We... won?" he panted, trying to catch his breath now that he had a spare moment.

"You put that so... eloquently, dude." Beast Boy destroyed the moment of sounding intelligent easily with the dude attachment, as well as the fact he was a giant green dinosaur. Although that didn't last long, and he shapeshifted back to his 'normal,' human form, rubbing at his arm grouchily. It was a good thing his clothes weren't obvious when he became animals... but it was also good he had extras. "I wouldn't want to get my butt kicked by us, either."

He grinned, before looking over at the others that had joined them and gave a wave and a usual grin. Although his attention soon went to his journal, as he remembered that he'd been speaking to Raven shortly before on the journals. "It's probably a good thing they gave up, I gotta find Raven..." he grumbled this, before looking up at the others again while browsing for the post. "You dudes are good, the name's Gar. Or Beast Boy," he shrugged a little. Gar was easier to handle than 'Garfield,' anyways.

Jing was rather grateful the creatures had finally retreated, for he was doubtful of how long he could fend them off. However, he was not exactly all that satisfied with how they disappeared – a sudden retreat of sorts. It didn’t seem as though the creatures stopped because of them, however Kronk did have some form of valid point. (He would rather not be beaten by himself if he had the chance but that was getting off the topic.) The naturally curious part of Jing wondered why the creatures had disappeared and to where as well. He knew the answers to these questions would lead him deeper into unraveling the mysteries before him. But for now he would not question it too much, since there were other things in need of attendance as well as other places for his curiosity to go.

Such as the transformation of the giant dinosaur into the humanoid figure that now stood before him. Jing had seen many awkward things in his life but this was truly a first. Jing had already started to question this place in the beginning, and this already added onto that questioning. Then again, Jing reminded himself, people from ‘other worlds’ have appeared as well, and that Gar, as he introduced himself as, was probably in a similar situation as himself.

So many piece, but no one being able to put them together. Oh well, Jing would just have to collect the pieces in his pouch and attempt to figure them for himself.

“Thanks! You’re not too bad yourself.” Jing grinned, the pain in his back ignored for the moment. He would definitely have to fix that soon enough – that as well as having to buy himself a new coat.

“My name is Jing.” He continued, following the train of introduction. He gestured towards the lion with his left arm, as the right one was still by his side, blade still not hidden simply to be cautious. “And this is Kovu.”

Kovu took a step back when Beast Boy transformed before his eyes. He'd seen Timon as a human, and had figured that this sort of thing was possible... But it was something else to see someone actually transform right before his eyes. He wondered if it was just something that Garfield could do, or if it was possible for anyone to do it in Paixao. Things seemed more than a little off in the strange city, so he wouldn't be surprised to hear someone say that was the case. When Jing introduced him, he moved forwards again, nodding in greeting. "You all fight pretty good," he told them.

Beast Boy entrusted that if something were to happen again, the others could very well handle it with enough speed that he could transform again. With a bit of talk with Raven and a Linali person, the green teenager peeked up at the mentioning of Carbuncle. "I wonder where he went... but he had the right idea, so I don't think he'd be in too much trouble..." he frowned a little, sniffing and trying to find where he might of gone by smell. This was... a bad thing. Carbuncle was missing, and he had to go and meet Raven... She must of had something wrong, otherwise she would of come and found him already...

He seemed to be unphased that he'd just turned back into his normal form and the others were a little surprised, but that was the least of his troubles. "I hate to say that I have to go and find Raven first, Kronk." He glanced up towards him, closing his journal. "She's at a hotel, and once I know she's okay, I'll look for Carbuncle..." he turned and looked at Jing and Kovu as well, giving a slight smile and a nod. "You guys can come too, the hotel's probably a definite safe zone, and I bet taking a breather wouldn't be a bad idea."

“I can’t say that I have.” Jing blinked once, curiosity grasping him once again due to the description. A small, furry human was something Jing had not witnessed in Paixao. He had seen quite a few strange things in Paixao, even stranger but none of them matched the description of Carbuncle. The closest thing that came up for him was the Stray Cats at Fuzzy Navel but he doubted as to how much Carbuncle looked like them.

Jing had noted earlier there had been a lot of people searching for companions and acquaintances, himself being no exception. He had not heard too many success stories in attempts to contact those missing however there was still hope, considering both Gar and Kovu had been able to get in contact with someone familiar to them. Still, the ratios seemed to dampen the hopes that Jing would be able to find Kir. Although he did not display it outwardly, he envied those who had been able to contact someone they knew. Now that the battle was over, his mind now wandered, wondering if his partner was doing well. Certainly the assault of creatures couldn’t have proven well for Kir if he was here.

Hopefully he could attempt a form of search once they found a place to settle down. Or maybe he could post on the message boards now that he had the time? With any luck, someone could have seen Kir – and besides, he could always use the map to find a place to lay low for a small bit. After Gar spoke of Carbuncle, he took out his journal from the pouch in order to post.

His eyes wandered down the new posts, checking incase maybe someone had posted about the black albatross. While he did not get any references to the bird, one post in particular caught his interest. The post most certainly sounded like his partner yet he could not exactly tell by the post itself. However, instinct played a role in helping him decide whether to post a reply or not, and in the end he had sent a simple message.

The reply was almost instant – and in itself was like a lucky gift. His partner was definitely here, that was certain, and now some of the fears from earlier could be laid to rest. There was much joy to be had over this occasion but he only displayed as much as a smile in front of the group as he exchanged messages with Kir. Through the messages, they planned to meet near the train station at Vanaheim – which Jing consented to despite knowing this may halt his other plans.

While he had been listening to the words Gar was saying, he did not reply automatically. It took him several moments to finish up the ‘conversation’ with Kir before glancing upward to respond. “I’d take you up on your offer but it seems I’ve been arranged for an appointment, myself.”

Despite the altered plans, he certainly hadn’t forgotten his promise to Kovu – and his next comment was directed towards the lion. “You can go with them if you want – I’ll probably be able to catch up within a few hours.”

((OOC: I think I might have gone a little overboard~. Sorry. -shot- ))

"Eh... I think I'll stick with you for the moment," Kovu decided, shaking his head at Jing's suggestion. Really, neither option seemed particularly pleasing to him... He was still hoping for a meeting of his own - a meeting that had already been delayed far longer than he felt it should have. Still, if they were separating to find their friends, he didn't see much difference one way or the other, except that Jing could probably use some backup in case there was another attack or something.

He did wonder if it might be possible to have Kiara meet up with them too, though... Jing hadn't said where he was headed yet, but Kovu figured he could easily send a message about it. "Where are you going, anyway?" he inquired. "I'll tell Kiara about it, if I can. Maybe she'll be able to catch up with us."

Beast Boy waved a little to the duo that was departing, before looking over at Kronk. "Well, they might be... but then they might not be, you know?" he shrugged a little, closing his journal. "Raven's safe, someone found her. She's at this hotel place, or so this Linali girl said..." he looked thoughtful for a moment, letting his journal dangle from the strap that he had about his neck. He was... trying to figure out what exactly they could do for a moment.

"We could go look for Carbuncle now, and maybe even those people from you come from... It'd be cool to at least know they're here, right?" he looked up towards Kronk, scratching at his green hair a moment with a lopsided smile across his face. Perhaps they could even find the others of his team. Hopefully not any of his enemies, he'd had enough fighting for one day.

Soon after his and Kovu’s responses of departure, Kronk had begun to speak of his disappointment. Jing had met a lot of awkward-speaking people in his lifetime, yet for the life of him he could not fully grasp everything Kronk was saying. An emperor turned into a llama? Different worlds had different forms of logic, he supposed. Still, he did feel a tad sympathetic for the guy – it really seemed like he had wanted them to join the other two.

“There’s bound to be a lot of new faces popping up here,” Jing offered as a sign of hope, since he knew he could not stay with the two. "Maybe you can make friends with them while you're here?"

Jing knew that going alone right after the supposed disappearance wouldn’t benefit him much but the destinations Beast Boy and Kronk had in mind would not benefit him either. Still, in some respects he had wished to go alone in order to find his companion, eager to get to Kir as soon as he could. Having some company wouldn’t cause much of a problem, though – and it would most likely help out the situation if Kovu came with him. Not only would Kovu’s presence with him help incase of another attack but also Jing was already devising a plan to help speed up another reunion.

“As for Kiara, I was thinking of another idea, actually.” Jing responded in regards to Kovu, as he started to walk towards the next destination. “If you want to leave her a message though, the first stop should be the Central Station.”

"All right, I'll leave her a message," Kovu told Jing, taking the opportunity to open up his journal and do just that. He just hoped that they could make the meeting soon... He was really getting fed up with waiting to see Kiara again, especially now that they'd been attacked. She wasn't exactly helpless, but he worried a little that something worse might show up. He wouldn't put anything past this Paixao place anymore.

Áfter working for a minute or two to compose a message, he looked up and gave his friend a nod. "Okay... Let's get going."

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