A-Hunting We Will Go [Completed]

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Character(s): Gaston, Jack, Blue, and anyone else joining in!
Content: Gaston leads an intrepid band of explorers out to hunt in the wilderness outside Paixao!
Setting: Niflheim gates (and beyond)
Time: Evening
Warnings: No one says no to Gaston. This includes gatekeepers.

"What do you mean we can't leave the city?" Gaston demanded, pushing aside the people crowding around the table at the edge of the city gates. The line was growing even longer now that it was unable to move, but the hunter didn't seem to care. All those pansy people could get inside the city once he and his fellow hunters were done!

The unfortunate gatekeeper, who apparently hadn't heard of Gaston's amazing reputation, gave them a meek smile, "It's too dangerous outside the city. It's much nicer in here. Everything you need to live is inside these gates. Why would you want to leave?"

"Why would we want to ~stay~?" Obviously, this poor pathetic excuse for a person had no idea what real men thought of such flimsy excuses for cowardice. Gaston snorted derisively, glancing over at Jack and Blue, "This poor sap thinks we're afraid of a little bit of danger and wilderness! How about that!"

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Gaston frowned slightly when he realized just how many people had followed him out of the gates. It wasn't that he begrudged them a journey outside... But if he was going to go hunting, having THAT many people around was going to make it pretty difficult. They did seem to be grouping up a bit, though. Maybe they all planned to do their own thing, and he could find a quieter spot to hunt once he got the lay of the land.

It really was a bizarre land, too... Strange ruins dotted the landscape, and the far-off grass in sight, was nothing like the normal grass he had back home. Still, considering he was hunting weird glowing creatures, the white fields in the distance weren't that much of a shock. That was probably their normal habitat. Gaston checked his journal one more time as they moved away from the city, and noted that it seemed to be malfunctioning. By the gates it had been working just fine, but it was rapidly degrading into nothing but static as a "no signal" notice erratically flickered on the screen. Obviously, the things were worthless outside. No wonder the people in the city never left... Their little inventions didn't work outside, and they were probably terrified that they wouldn't be able to call for help if they got into any trouble...