[CLOSED] If there's a place you want to go I'm the one you need to know

[gingerscoops]

Date & Time: 5/13 - 5/15
Location: The Outlands
Characters: Tintin, Sohki, Lucy Heartfilia, Peter Gaudin, Natsu Dragneel, Juvia Lockser
Summary: A small group takes a short expedition into the outlands.
Warnings: None (will update if needed)
Notes: Any format goes; feel free to create your own threads outside the subthreads if you want to.

It's later that he'd planned, but the ship crashing into the housing building had thrown off Tintin's plans a bit. The morning of the 13th dawns cold and grey and rainy - not much of a surprise - and finds Tintin and a medium sized terrier, Snowy, at the meeting point he'd sent to the others via private message. He's wearing backpacking gear and for all intents and purposes looks more than ready to spend a few days roughing it despite the foul weather.

He waits near the edge of the hold market, bouncing on the balls of his feet as he scans the area for the rest of the group.

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Meeting Point 5/13

[gingerscoops]

[Tintin shoots a glance toward Snowy, who is currently sniffing around his feet.] Any moment now, Snowy and then we'll be off. I expect you to conduct yourself appropriately during this trip, you know.

[The terrier perks an ear but is otherwise less than impressed.]

[holy_prankster]

[It didn't take long for Sohki to get there. In fact, there was a suspicious bolt of lightning flashing across the sky moments before Sohki stepped out into the open.

The weather was just as miserable as ever, and despite their few days away, Sohki was still dressed in his elaborate outfit - crown and all. He was elegant in the way he moved, and despite having his eyes closed the entire time, he moved towards Tintin without any hindrance.

There was a pleasant smile on his face as he approached the pair.]

You must be Tintin-kun~?

[ooc: Sohki also has a permissions post for his power if you're interested in taking a look :) ]

[gingerscoops]

[Tintin raises his hand in greeting and Sohki a genuine smile in return.] Hullo, yes, that's right. And this is Snowy. [He motions to the terrier. Snowy himself gives Sohki only a cursory glance before he returns to his scent inspection of the area.] He'll be coming along with us as well.

[holy_prankster]

Such a pleasure to meet you in person. [Sohki's attention shifted down to the small dog, and at the curious gaze, the kirin chuckled lightly.] Snowy is your pet?

[gingerscoops]

The pleasure's all mine. [It's the sort of canned response that's rarely genuine, but coming out of Tintin's mouth is surprisingly so. He tracks Sohki's gaze down to Snowy beside him.]

I suppose you could say that. We've been together for a very long time in any case.

[holy_prankster]

[While this is the first time they've met face to face, Sohki seemed to regard the investigative reporter with a thoughtful glaze before seeming to come to an answer.]

It is a wonderful thing when humans and animals can live in harmony. [When the attention turned down to the small dog, he finally crouched down to be more on Snowy's level as he addressed the canine.] You seem to care much about your fear friend here, Snowy.

[perdre]

[A little while afterwards, a new face emerges to join the group, wearing light clothes, hands nervously tucked in his pockets. He recognizes Sohki, though they haven't officially met while he's in a human shape, approaching carefully.

He didn't expect to the see the dog, but it makes him smile a little. Feel a little more comfortable.]

Hi - hope I'm not interrupting. I'm Peter.

[gingerscoops]

[Snowy looks up then, rocking back to sit with his ears perked. He tips his head slightly and sniffs. Well, yes he is rather fond of the boy even if following him means entirely too many adventures. On the plus side, it means he's met a wide variety of cats to torment.

Tintin smiles, cheerful as is possible.] Are you an animal person as well then? I'd swear Snowy's made more friends here than I have!

[Once Peter arrives, Tintin raises his hand in a cheerful greeting. Garrulous as always, he steps forward to offer his hand to shake.] Tintin. So glad you could make it, Peter. Any this is Sohki and Snowy. We've a few others joining us and then I imagine we'll be off.

[holy_prankster]

Is that right? [He exclaimed cheerfully to Snowy, nodding here and there to be appropriate.] See! There's always a positive if you look. One can never have too many adventures, after all.

One could say that teehee~ [Sohki pushed himself back up to stand when Peter approached. The kirin was all smiles at the young changeling moments before he moved to latch onto Peter's arm in a form of an affectionate glomp.] Peter-kuuuuun~~! I didn't know that you were coming along with us! How positively wonderful!

[perdre]

[There's a smile ready when he greets Tintin and recognizes Sohki, ready to wave at him when suddenly - oop, that's definitely an arm wrapped around his. Peter still remembers what Sohki really looks like - he wonders if that's a secret he's shared with the young man leading the expedition.]

Sohki - hi-! [he deflates a little, still trying to keep that smile on his lips, despite the surprise. His attention is turned to the dog a moment after, hoping it won't mind picking up the scent of a wolf in Peter's skin.] Hi, Snowy.

so sorry for being scarce you guys :C

[gingerscoops]

[Snowy may not precisely share Sohki or Tintin's idea of fun, but he's at least amenable to it - or seems to be until Peter reaches them. He reacts to the smell by pricking his ears, nose flaring as he gets to his feet and growls a little in Peter's direction.

Tintin quickly nudges him with his foot.]

Snowy! Come now, don't be so rude. I'm so sorry, he's not usually like this.

That's okay! :D wb!

[holy_prankster]

[Discomfort or not, Sohki wasn't one to 'release his prey' until he saw fit. That was how this moment was as he remained latched onto the surprised changeling beside him.]

Oh ho~ it's no worries. It's simply natural for him to do so~ [Sohki chimed in, waving off the apology with a friendly laugh despite the growl being in Peter's direction.

Finally releasing Peter's arm, Sohki 'peered' around with closed eyes.] Are we all who are going on this adventure?

WB!

[perdre]

Yeah, that's okay, I - I'm not really a dog person, I guess.

[His hand is rubbing his nape awkwardly by the time Sohki lets go and asks the question. He's wondering the same, actually.]

[celestial_wizard]

[ And before too long, Lucy is headed to the rendezvous point as well, a knapsack slung across her back. It's mostly packed with munchies, but she put in a few extra things that she thought they might need for a trip. Like first aid supplies. You never know! Spying Tintin and Snowy, she smiles, lifting a hand to wave. ]

Hello, Tintin! [ What a cute terrier! ]

[ ooc: Natsu will be joining, I'm just waiting for confirmation from Juvia too, fyi :D ]

[explodewiththerage]

[And not too far behind her there is a pink haired teen with his hands joined behind the back of his head as he walks up to the meeting point. The rain doesn't bother him since his clothes never stay wet for more than a few moments before he increases his internal temperature to flash dry them whenever they get too annoying. Being a Fire Dragonslayer was just seriously too handy in some aspects. He looks up when Lucy calls out to the new guy and he turns his eyes down to ground level. Aaaand of course she is fawning over the cute doggie.]

[drizzling]

[With a slow and steady walk, Juvia is not too far behind Natsu. But she's not her usual more happy self today, and it probably has to do with the rain and the fact that she doesn't have an umbrella with her– though being water anyway, she's able to shield herself with just a layer of liquid. The rain always brings back bad memories, so naturally, she's frowning when she catches up with the rest, and averts her eyes to the side.

Now what?]

[gingerscoops]

[Tintin returns the wave, though for a moment after swinging his hand up it seems like the momentum combined with the heavy weight of his pack might cause him to go over backwards. He somehow manages to keep his balance though.] Hello there!

[Once they're close enough to greet properly, he steps in to offer a handshake to all three of them. He's clearly in high spirits.] Glad you could come along. It'll be great to have a few people along for a change. It's a pleasure to meet you all.

[celestial_wizard]

[ Lucy, for a second, looks concerned that Tintin might just topple over indeed, but when he keeps his balance, she relaxes. Beaming, she shakes his hand in turn, stepping to the side for introductions. ]

When I saw your request, I couldn't pass up the opportunity. Oh! This is Natsu -[ She indicates the salmon haired fellow, and then over to Juvia. ]

And my other friend, Juvia. They're both from the Guild I was telling you about.

[gingerscoops]

Happy to have you both. You three'll have to tell me all about this magic guild business; like I told Lucy, we haven't anything like that where I'm from and I'm terribly curious. [But he imagines there will be plenty of time for that during the trip out and back.]

[explodewiththerage]

[Excitable fellow wasn't he? Still Natsu will give him props for not falling over under the weight of the back. Still he seems like a fun guy so Natsu flashes his face splitting grin before greeting the boy with a firm handshake.]

Nice to meetcha too.

[Probably so. Especially with how chatty either him or Lucy might get once they get started on the topic.]

Sure thing. I'll be fun to talk about it on the road or when we take a break somewhere.

[drizzling]

Hello Mr. Tintin. It's a pleasure.

[Hesitantly, Juvia steps forward and gives his hand a shake as well. She doesn't know what to think of him just yet, but he seems kind enough, and the other guild members are already friendly towards him, so...

She nods]

Juvia is certain Mr. Natsu and Miss Lucy will be able to tell you more about the guild than than me.

[celestial_wizard]

But I'm sure Tintin would like to hear about your experiences in Fairy Tail too, Juvia.

[ No hiding, missy, Lucy is going to make sure you make friends and have a good time and BE HAPPY OR SO HELP ME GOD -- -cough- Lucy glances around curiously. She'll make nice with the puppy in a minute because PUPPY. SHe had a dog when she was little, but he was bigger than Snowy. And a different breed. ]

Is this everyone?

aaaaAAhhh sorry for being so mia /punts RL

[gingerscoops]

Yes, I'd very much like to hear about it from all of you. I'm just dying of curiosity. [Tintin gives them both an enthusiastic handshake.]

And I do believe that's everyone. I suppose we might as well head out then; I imagine I don't have to tell anyone that we had best be careful. There's apparently all kinds of animals out there and most of them aren't the friendly sort.

no prob. RL can kick us all so we know what it's like

[explodewiththerage]

[Well Natsu certainly liked talking about Fairy Tail whenever the opportunity arose.]

Yeah we're pretty good at this adventuring thing so monsters and stuff aren't a problem. I'll kick their ass before they can even touch us.

No problem! Sorry for being late too

[drizzling]

He'll hear about a lot of them. Juvia will makes sure of it!

[She did like talking about some, but in truth Juvia didn't like talking about all her experiences, particularly her time spent before she came to Fairy Tail. The guild already knew about it, but she still didn't like bringing it up (for the most part...)]

Mr. Natsu is right, the monsters won't be a problem for us, with our magic and everything. But is it really safe for Mr. Tintin?