Stream 1} Keriga and Remlen

Keriga played by Stout, Remlen played by Kiwi

The stream flowed through the scenic forest peacefully, adding a nice ambience to the serene landscape. This ambience is replaced with splashing, spluttering and swearing as a large, roughed up purpleblood claws her way out of the stream. She rolls onto the bank, looking up at the sky as she clutches her massive crossbow in one hand and her abdomen with her other. Rough night, huh?[/container] Remlen as usual was around and happily pulling rocks up to look at bugs and write about them in her journal. She giggled softly and watched the rollypollys curl up. Upon hearing the loud noises she brought her attention to this purpleblood. Woah she was huge. Remlen stared at her book still in hand.[/container] Keriga managed to turn over slightly, brushing her wet hair out of her eyes to properly look at the troll approaching her. Didn't seem dangerous. She leaned on her crossbow, getting on one knee with a grunt. ...HELLO. WHO'RE YOU?[/container] Remlen blinked and she made her way over. "Hi 8here!! I'm Remlen! who 9re you?" She put her book in her bag to give this troll her attention[/container] Unusually enthusiastic towards a troll who just rolled out of the river covered in blood. She clears her throat, sitting down as she could barely stand. "KER1GA. CALL ME KER1GA."[/container] "9re you o79y?" Remlen asked as she watched the huge troll be taken down to her but. "Do you need firs8 9id??" Remlen wasn't all that worried. She could run away if things went south. She would be fine.[/container] "F1RST, SECOND AND TH1RD..." She grunts, flicking her head back to try and get the hair out of her eyes. "WHY? YOU A MED1CULLER?"[/container] Remlen shook her head "no no no bu8 I do h9ve 9 firs8 9id 7i8" She pulled it out of her bag and looked at Keriga. She looked for any wounds that were noticable.[/container] Keriga shrugged and removed her hand, revealing a pretty sizeable gash in her side. She had several other assorted scratches and cuts, as well as a pretty sizeable bullet lodged in her left horn.[/container] Remlen took her supplies out and started treating the wound " 8his migh8 hur8 9 bi8 sorry" She carefully did her work seeming to know what she was doing. She'd hurt herself enough in the past to know what she was doing[/container] Keriga grunted a bit, but she was used to pain. "1 APPREC1ATE THE ASS1STANCE."[/container] Remlen bandaged her up the best she could before stepping back "Wh98 h9ppened 8o ge8 you so hur8?" she asked before putting her stuff back in her bag[/container] Keriga stretched out a bit, slowly getting to her feet. She shrugged at the question, as if it was small talk. "SHOOTOUT 1N OUTGLUT."[/container] Remlen looked up at her as she stood up. She looked really confused "I'm sorry you wh98??"[/container] She shrugged. "1 GOT SHOT. 1N OUTGLUT." What was the big deal?[/container] Remlen looked worried "oh um well...gosh i'm no8 sure i unders89nd" she fiddled with her fingers still looking up at the highblood.[/container] She smirked slightly. Keriga doesn't think she's ever heard a real person say 'gosh'. "CUTE...1M NOT SURE WHAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND?"[/container] "Wh98 is ou8glu8?" Remlen didn't really pick up on her smirk and the compliment she was still very confused and concerned.[/container] "PLACE 1N THE C1TY, WESTS1DE. DO YOU...NOT KNOW YOUR WAY AROUND THE C1TY?" She raised an eyebrow reaching up to poke the bullet lodged in her horn.[/container] Remlen looked at her and scrunched her nose up. "I don'8 li7e 8he ci8y. I8's crowded i8's ugly 9nd 8here 9re 8oo m9ny people" she crossed her arms and pouted[/container] She chuckled at Remlen's response, stretching out to full height. "ALL TRUE. THOUGH, 1 TRY TO ST1CK TO THE MORE QU1ET PARTS."[/container] "Everyone 8here is me9n 9nd I h98e i8" she looked at the water flowing in the stream "I li7e 8o s89y ou8 here in 8he woods. I8's pre88y every8hing is n98r9l 9nd 8here 9re 9 lo8 of bugs"[/container] She nods, cracking her neck and brushing some soot off her dress. "THATS FA1R. 1T DOES SEEM N1CE OUT HERE...1 GOTTA STAY IN THE C1TY THOUGH."[/container] Remlen looked back up at her adjusting her bag "why's 8h98" her head tilted curiously[/container] She shrugs, poking at the bullet some more. "MY JOB 1S THERE. AND 1 L1KE MY JOB. DO YOU TH1NK TH1S BULLET LOOKS CUTE LODGED 1N MY HORN?"[/container] Remlen looked up at her horn "uhh sure?" she blinked concered for this troll in front of her "wh98 is your job"[/container] "L1TTLE B1T OF EVERYTH1NG. ROBBERY, RACKETEER1NG, BODYGUARD1NG, BOUNTY HUNT1NG...LOT OF 1NGS." She swings her crossbow idly at her side.[/container] "oh, oh I see" she stood there and messed with her fingers a little bit nervous. She looked back down at her feet.[/container] She tilted her head, leaning closer to Remlen. "ARE YOU OKAY?"[/container] "hmm um yes, why wouldn'8 I be. I 9m more concered wi8h you, you should probobly go 8o 8he hospi89l" she quickly looked back up at the highblood.[/container] She shrugs. "1M GOOD. 1 DONT SEE WHAT THE CONCERN 1S ABOUT."[/container] "9lrigh8 if you s9y so." She rocked on her feet looking uncomfortable. She moved her eyes to the river[/container] Keriga furrowed her brow, resting her hands on her knees. "ARE YOU OKAY?'[/container] "yes I 9m I jus8 8old you why would som8hing be wrong" she said plopping herself on ground.[/container] She sits down beside her, still looking concerned. "YOU DONT SEEM OK.'[/container] " I don'8 7now you jus8 seem hur8 9nd s8uff I guess. I don'8 7now i8 jus8 m9de me upse8" she messed with her overskirt "I don'8 li7e seeing people hur8"[/container] She smiled warmly and uncharacteristically at Remlen. "1M F1NE, 1 PROM1SE."[/container] She pursed her lips and nodded before looking at the stream "O79y" she messed woth her overskirt agian[/container] Keriga tries staring at the stream again, though she ended up watching Remlen instead.[/container] She was just sitting there and pondering. She hummed and took her book back out of her bag opening it up to flip through the pages[/container] Keriga shrugged, leaning back onto the ground. "THE FOREST 1S VERY QU1ET..."[/container] Remlen looked at her and chuckled. She shook her head "8here is so much going on 8h98 you c9n he9r now. you jus8 h9ve 8o lis8en" she said[/container] "1 DONT L1KE L1STEN1NG. MY M1ND TENDS TO HONE 1N ON NUMBERS AND NAMES AND NOTH1NG ELSE..." She looks up at the sky, sighing softly.[/container] Remlen looked at her. " bu8 8hey 9re so so so gre98. 8he fores8 sounds I me9n. Birds 8he 8rees in 8he wind every8hing!"[/container] She shrugs. "THATS ALL 1 USUALLY HAVE TO L1STEN TO. 1 L1KE L1STEN1NG TO YOU, THOUGH."[/container] She looked up at her "oh well, I me9n I don'8 re9lly h9ve much 8o 89l7 9bou8 o8her 8hem um bugs" She giggled and looked back at her notebook.[/container] "1 DON'T M1ND, YOUR VO1CE 1S N1CE" She scoots a bit closer[/container] "Well 8hers is 8his-" She flipped to a page and began showing her all sorts of bugs. She rambled a LOT, bugs were pretty much her whole thing and she loved them[/container] Keriga just laid there and listened to the smaller troll talk about bugs. it was refreshing to be able to relax in such a serene place, with the exact opposite kinda troll shed meet in her line of work.[/container] Remlen kept showing her the different drawings and pictures of her bugs. She seemed so happy and excited and she spoke about each bug with tenderness and care.[/container] Keriga had no strong feelings towards bugs one way or the other, but she could appreciate how excited Remlen was about them.[/container] "8here 9re 9ctu9lly more over 8here under 8h9t roc7" She pointed to the rock she was at before the whole fandangle happened. "I jus8 love 8hem so much!"[/container]

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