Private One Way Out

[Crimson Ruby]

Ruby's chest heaved in an erratic breathing, with scratches across her body and dress that was faintly wet, holding a starry blade dirty with chunks of slime and blood, having a torch held by one of her tails while the other maintained her balance while swaying along with her walk, and with her gaze shifting around as she felt her hearing prickle at the tiniest of the sounds.

She had been careless, wandering on the woods without watching her steps... And before she could notice, she was rolling down a tunnel, falling from a ceiling that sent her straight to a pool, that thankfully was there to cushion her fall... But it didn't stop her from being stuck at that place that seemed to have no entrance nor exit. It was certainly a place where she couldn't remember from any of the dungeon books she had read on the Explorers guild... Which meant it was either an unexplored area from an existing dungeon, or it was a brand new one.

Regardless of the case, her thoughts were halted as soon as she spotted a figure, a silhouette appearing from the darkness.

Ruby held her blade high, keeping a battle stance... What kind of enemy could it be that time?

@Medusa

 

[Medusa]

Somewhere in Falderen

_____Medusa was starting to get used to things like this now, a playful laugh as their frame bent leading to the sound of metal against stone as the creature that was attacking missed the target that was the playful Chameleon. A taunting stick out of her tongue as she would jump over the next attack and stuck to the ceiling using a bit of her shadow arts. It was only for the moment but with a small swing it would allow her to detach and land behind her attacker with a hand over her eyes scanning the area.

"I coulda SWORE there was something attacking me where did he go, where did he go?!"

_____Frame ducking in the nick of time as the sword would swing for her neck, a Joyful laugh as the nimble annoyance swung her leg to trip the skeleton and reached a hand over to trigger the trap she was dancing around to have it damage the foe for her. In simple words she did not have a weapon, mostly due to discarding it because it like many other things did not fit her cosmetic look. So when life gives you trouble you drop kick it, or in this case toss it until you find something more fitting as a loud crunch of rock to bone echoed in her ears.

"Aye buddy you need to work up in weights to get stronger bones not just go boulder deep.~"

_____Medusa could not help bust into laughter as they stodd back up and strolled deeper/ exited the dungeon? The chameleon paused to looked around, what direction was she going, where did she come from? Laughing as started to hum a very old song she heard on a 'back to the 2000' station. it was only after a bit of walking to see the shine of another blade and could only chuckle some more. Raising her fist like a comedian mimicking a boxer as she spoke.

"Ding ding, we got another contend... Oh your a person not a skeleton, lander, starcalled? Man I can't recall all the names people giving things nowadays. Simpler times how I miss thee but once a chameleon ago.~"

_____The player @Crimson Ruby had found something much worse then any monster or dungeon boss, they had now been face to face with the joke loving, anti-serious wild card that was Medusa. A chameleon girl dressed in what was akin to rogue attire without a weapon in sight. A small giggle at her own joke as she would keep her distance so long as the blade was raised. Medusa began to wonder what sort of jokes she could make that would get a laugh from the new stranger.

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Nothing

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[Crimson Ruby]

Ruby looked at the girl, blinking slowly before simply lowering her blade and keeping her gaze locked on her. "Starcalled." She responded, relaxing her stance and having one of her tails swaying, while the other continued to have a firm hold on the lit up torch.

"What are you doing in here? Lost as well?" Ruby asked, approaching her and scanning the stranger's body, mostly to check if she was in one piece and if she needed help. Judging by her behavior, she probably wasn't a Lander, unless she was an immense diredevil. She looked more akin to a player, that was farming loots in a dungeon.

Which was fitting, considering her clothes.

After scanning the girl, her eyes went up fo meet hers. "My name is Crimson Ruby. What is yours?" She asked, knowing it wasn't polite to ask what you weren't willing to give, and paying in advance.

It wasn't like her name had any importance, regardless. But it was better than calling each other as 'you' or 'hey'.

@Medusa

 

[Medusa]

Somewhere in Falderen

"oh I'm not lost, I like to think of it as more absolutely no idea where in tim-buck-to of the middle of nowhere.~ But I sort of expected that when I just been roaming around taking random turns, sliding down hills, and just going wherever the vibe takes me.~"

_____Medusa grinned like a fool as she tipped her head at 'Crimson Ruby' the gears in her head clicking a bit at the name. She figured all rubies had to be red so why double down on two red things in your name? Sure she had red hair and red eyes but they looked about the same color so why not 'Double Ruby' or 'Twin crimson' The smile shifting as Medusa would tap the side of their head forgetting she had also been asked her name.

"Medusa, like the Greek monster in fairytales. Ye I know not entirely fitting being a Chameleon beast-kin and all but felt it gave me a little bit of home so far from it, almost a home in another world I might go as far to say Ha-ha.~"

_____Medusa would turn to face back the way she had come from, a crossroad section that allowed the two to meet. Sure if she took a bit of time to stop and think it all over she could recall the route she came in from but where was the fun in that if you just retrace steps. Spinning back on her heel to reface Ruby and took in the fact she was soaked or at least still drying up.

"If I was more keen to making dirty jokes there are so many to be had about your current look.~ But as I'm dryer then that I'll soak it up and keep my head above that wave.~ I do suggest ya get out of those if you start to get chilly."

_____Medusa grinned like a fool again before busting into a small fit of jester laughs. Little snickers as she held her sides before trying to regain her own composure to see if her jokes got a laugh from the only audience member stuck with her at the moment. Adjusting her belt like she was pulling up her pants without the need for it as she pointed dramatically ahead of them and started a long high kick march forward.

"High hoo, to the Cherry road! Take me home dungeon path, to the place i ain't seen last!~"

Rolls

Nothing

@Crimson Ruby
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[Crimson Ruby]

"Sounds like a carefree way to deal with it, Medusa." Ruby said, with her head tilting slightly, following the movement of the chamaleon's tail before letting out a sigh.

She couldn't help but have her ears perking up at the metnion of dirty jokes, soon flattening against her head.

Ruby's cheeks flushed slightly at the suggestion of getting out of her clothes if things got too chilly, which honestly... Already were rather chilly, with the only comfort against it being the flame of the torch she carried with her. "As if I would go around naked in a dungeon." She said, letting out a sigh and noticing how loud the other was, and how eager they were to simply dart off into the depths of the dungeon, making the cat girl hurry along.

"Wait a moment, it is safer if we go together!" She called out, not having trouble to catch up, thanks to her speed, but having her eyes darting around in wariness, with her ears twitching at the clicking sounds of giant spiders that laid by the corner of ceilings filled with cobwebs... But thankfully, they didn't seem outright hostile, leaving them a free path for them to take on.

Taking a firm hold of the violet whistle on her chest, Ruby fidgeted her fingers on it, feeling a comfort on its touch.

"This place sure has been abandoned for way too long. I doubt any explorer or adventurer has come in here for the past years... If ever." Ruby pointed out, seeing how infested that place was with creatures that usually took over those areas.

@Medusa

 

[Medusa]

Somewhere in Falderen

"Oh?~ Who ever said you needed to get naked in the dungeon?~ Can't you just use the UI to change outfits if you have a spare like the starter gear or something like that?"

_____To help make her point as she spun around to face Ruby as she spoke and walked backwards. Hand clenching and flicking around her UI until she would swap briefly from her current outfit to the beginner tunic and then back with a little chuckle. Some people got to jumpy or assumed the worst case around Medusa for some reason. Not like she minded it was funny in the end of the day all the same.

"Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see the kitten under torchlight, but like ya said not the time or place. Plus should not be expecting ya to do such when I was the type who picked opposite gender in character creation because... Well alot of personal stuff.~"

_____Medusa had no issues admitting that She was a HE in real life, not like they ever felt that way on the inside but to many it mattered so they chose to not care. Humming lightly as Medusa would hop to the side and point to a trap tile, her bare feet picking up the subtle change of floor pressure before it tripped. Well more she did have boots but chose to cut the bottoms out to deal with this place having triggered a few traps down here already.

"Not gonna lie about this either, I don't think this place has gone that long without people down here. There is me and you, and I was with a group at one point but they all used me as bait for a big foe and rushed ahead. greed gets the better of most... Think I'd have learned that by now... ..."

_____Medusa tone switched only for that moment, before clicking her tongue and going back to her happy little hum. She had no real gear, no weapon, even the air that she gave in that moment she was still a brand new player but in a dungeon solo due to that group. Sure she felt used just like real life but people are people in her book. Humming a bit louder as she would point out another trap tile and kept walking.

Rolls

Nothing

@Crimson Ruby
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[Crimson Ruby]

Ruby's cheeks turned faint rosy at the tease, but she shook her head lightly, crossing her arms over her bossom, as if trying to hide them even if they were already covered.

"Actually, I didn't know I was going to get stuck in a dungeon, so I didn't bring any spare." She sniffed, letting out a brief sigh. Great, just because that chamaleon spoke about it, she was starting to have a running nose. She hoped she wouldn't catch a cold, now that her body was conscious she was in those conditions.

Dodging the traps Medusa pointed at, Ruby eventually twitched her ears, commenting on a reveal of the chamaleon.

"Just because you picked up a different gender, it doesn't really matter, does it?" Ruby said, not exactly finding the problem in doing what Medusa was doing with her avatar. It was her game, so she could do as she wished. "As long as you are being honest with others." From there and on, however, Ruby didn't know if the other girl... Boy? Was doing.

Her gaze then fell to Medusa, softening slightly when she spoke about her experience with another group. Uncrossing her arms, Ruby placed a hand over her shoulder, giving a gentle squeeze.

"Don't worry. I won't use you as a bait. We are in this together." She said with a reassuring smile, until they found themselves in a large open area, one that had a fall that was so deep that the bottom was too dark for them to see the end. Above it, a 'rope bridge' made out of cobwebs hanged, swaying slightly.

Ruby held her breath, taking a step closer and giving it a soft shake, that was enough to make all of it tremble.

"... We will need to be careful..." She muttered, with her ears flattening against her head while looking at the certain death fall, and looking over to Medusa's eyes.

@Medusa

 

[Medusa]

Somewhere in Falderen

_____Medusa wanted to offer her spare outfit to Ruby seeing the girl struggling a little to hide the cold starting to get to her. but at the same token she doubted someone wearing a cute dress would want to wear something skin tight like leather when she was already feeling like she was in the hot seat so she kept her mouth shut about the offer. Hearing Crimson try and assure Medusa did not make her exactly happy. So many said that and the player had YET to see someone keep that statement true.

"Careful, you got it boss lady Crimson ruby sergeant madam Miss!"

_____Sure Medusa SAID she understood, but that was the exact thing she would have said either way as the risky player went running towards the rope bridge made of webbing and got her foot caught right out the gate and spun around. To make matters worse all she could was laugh at the irony of the situation. She had so many jokes to make as she kept tangling herself up more laughing the entire time.

"HA ha, look at that, the spiders fighting back against the chameleon. One could say this is a sticky situation or a life hanging on by the edge of thier seats... QWEEEEE~"

_____Medusa laughed joyfully as she would spin around more this time going the other way and hopping to stand on the bridge with arms outreached like it was all part of her plan. A silly grin on her face as she would make a flamboyant bow and started to hop on the bridge like a excited child having had to many energy drinks.

"Oh and not to be a chameleon in the middle of a mess they just made but we got company climbing up.~ Hi again seven legie.~"

_____Medusa started to lean over the right side to wave at the quickly approaching massive spider that like the nickname she gave it only had seven legs but still moved just as fast as when it had all eight. Laughing as Medusa started to skip along the bridge to keep the creature's attention on her while humming 'ittsy bittsy spider' to make it seemingly more angry as it got mocked by it's prey.

Rolls

Reflex Save
1d100 (7) + 0 = 7
[icdoe]Reflex | Medusa | 1837C4[/icode]

Reflex Save
1d100 (24) + 0 = 24
Reflex | Medusa | 1837C4 | Getting out her own mess

@Crimson Ruby
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[Crimson Ruby]

The lack of response to the reassuring words made Ruby tilt her head slightly, mostly in concern for the other. Perhaps was trust had been broken beyond repairing, or she simply wasn't ready for those words. Regardless of the case, Ruby was ready to try and make herself worth of the chamaleon's trust, even if for that small adventure they had been forcibly thrown in.

With a small nod, Ruby confirmed that she indeed wished for a careful approach, and yet, turned out everything happened exactly on the opposite as she asked. "Medusa, wait!" She hissed, seeing the girl hopping around like a bunny, and rushing ahead herself, trying to catch up with her... Which theoretically wasn't a problem, considering her average speed.

The sticky steps on the cobwebs bridge made it shake immensely, and the approach of the spider made Ruby wince and purse her lips.

Uncontrollably, the bridge shook, eventually swaying and turning upside down, making Ruby squeak and reach for the bridge, but also reaching for Medusa if she didn't catch a hold, keeping both a grip on the bridge and on the other girl tightly, hanging above the abyss bellow, with her torch slipping from one of her tails and falling all the way down, with no sight of actually reaching a ground.

Ruby swallowed. "I-Is this thing bottomless?!" She watched it horrified, looking at Medusa. "Can you keep going? If not, you better hold on tight, we need to hurry-" Ruby urged, looking at the spider approaching.

@Medusa

 

[Medusa]

Somewhere in Falderen

_____Medusa tried not to bust into a fit of laughing as Ruby also had trouble with the bridge. Hands reaching upward as she tossed a small scroll went the 'world' started to flip and she fell after the torch chuckling while waving a few symbols and poofing into smoke before rocking the bridge to flip it back over from the other side to get Ruby back top side and tossing another scroll as she fell again to get back.

"Ye, combat ain't my thing but getting out of messes I have a decent knack for.~ Keep going, I'll buy you time across, just set this nearby when you get across Mmmkay?~"

_____Medusa moved to hand Ruby one of the scrolls before promptly backflipping off the bridge towards seven leggie. Was it smart, heaven no, was it unneeded as the could likely gout into the other passageway before the spider reached, maybe. But this was the most fun, and if anything the best way to try and trust someone to see if Medusa was right after all and she was just another doormat for someone. Tossing her last shift scroll to stick to the bottom of the bridge just incase as she landed on the Spider's back.

"Yeee-HAAAW, Giddy up seven Leggie Yaaaah!"

_____Medusa chuckled as she waved a few more hand signs and tossed a few bags that would pop and exploded just enough force from them to send her and the spider back down while her tail was wrapped around to not fall to far behind to be used as a pendulum point for the spider. Thank god for it as the spider spun to shoot a web to the bridge and started to swing the two of them back up. Gears trying to click as Medusa was out of two items and preferred NOT to use her third tool EVER due to how it felt using it.

Rolls

Free form

@Crimson Ruby
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[Crimson Ruby]

The following acrobatic moves were close to insanity, but Ruby could keep up with it, using her finesse and blade dancing skills to properly land after the sudden spin the bridge had, caused by Medusa's abrupt stomp.

Her tails stretched out as Ruby regained control, and then she blinked when she was handed the scroll, with the suggestion making her teeth grit, noticing the spider continuously approaching, dire and gigantic with no other desire but to eat the two of them alive after locking them in the deadly grasp of its coccoon.

"You better be careful." She hissed a warning, swaying her blade and swirling it with an harmonic movement, creating a magical flow for the chamaleon to follow, hopefully speeding her up as much as she could, just before Ruby charged to the end of the bridge in a couple seconds, braking her run and setting up the scroll.

"HEY, COME!" Ruby beckoned, wincing at the explosions and pursing her lips, taking a firm grip of her whistle and blowing it, making its sound echo in the large room, going into the depths of the abyss under them. However, she remained still, with her blade readied in case the chamaleon girl needed. Ruby would only back off when she was back to safety with her.

@Medusa

 

[Medusa]

Somewhere in Falderen

_____Medusa could only blink with a black expression, this girl made it so easy to just barrage the dirty jokes if she was not trying to behave herself. Looking down at the spider as it tried to bite her with a simple 'you heard what she said right' expression on her face before leaning away while using the same few hand signs to disappear in a cloud of smoke leaving a log on the spider to clunk it on the head this time around as she waved for Ruby before speaking.

"Miss Crimson ruby, you make it very hard to keep this Chameleon from slinging out dirty jokes as far as my tongue can reach. A simple 'Ready?' or a 'all set' would work just as well. Even if you ask me it's ain't something I'd do on demand.~"

_____To add to her statement Medusa would extend her tongue about half the length, seeing as if she went all out it would reach almost thirteen feet away from her lips. it was fun knowing she COULD use it that far and control it decently if she kept it coiled at smaller lengths thanks to her morph mastery. That said though she would try to playfully poke Ruby with her tongue before having it rocket back to her mouth and she started to run along the next path.

_____Eyes darting around to look for traps that could possibly deal with 'seven leggie' or as her UI told her was actually a 'Arcanum Magnus Arachnida' meaning from the name alone it had magic or some talent for it or grew that big DUE to magic so she was not to keen using her other form to fight it. Sliding to a stop as she would go down a different hallway then the strait path recalling a few markers of her former group and a trap around there she COULD use to help get the jump on Leggie.

"I know you just went for a swim and all Miss Crimson Ruby, but I do have to ask how ya might feel about a fire hazard trip next? try not to get to hot headed for this as we about to be SMOKING!~"

_____Medusa would point to the ground and slide her hand along the air to hint to slide as she would slow down to let her get ahead. If Ruby trusted the other player it would allow medusa less chance to catch the cat in the hot seat as she would slide and use her tongue to trip traps that would start to light the hallway abalze with the spider caught in the thick of it before using her tongue to pull the lever to seal the passageway as the spider would slam against the sudden wall that blocked the room off.

"Is it wrong I wanted that to look more like a cartoon of the old days that sort of imprinted the wall with the shape of it's face?~"

_____Medusa would use her Illusion magic to sort of paint what she was expecting to happen while rubbing her tongue. Several burns and dirt to deal with as she got back to her feet and looked to make sure Ruby was ok as the sound of Leggie faded but the fire raged in the only escape she knew to the room and did not want to drop the wall till the flames stopped so they could relax a little after that mess she caused. Hanging her head a bit for the trouble she caused and now had them stuck in.

Rolls

Free form

@Crimson Ruby
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[Crimson Ruby]

Ruby's face frowned at the joke that, while wasn't directly dirty, it sure had an inuendo into it, making a sigh escape her lips as she facepalmed and groaned a warning: "Just hurry up!" She exclaimed, beckoning the chamaleon to run, watching the spider recovering behind before taking a step back.

The tongue poke made her ears perk up, and she glanced at Medusa, deciding to slip a dirty joke of her own- "There are a handful of things I would be able to do with a tongue like that." She said, mustering a small smile, but then growing a more serene and focused expression seeing the spider continued her chase.

"That thing is stubborn, but I don't have problems with fire... what are you planning?" The cat girl asked, glancing at the chamaleon's gestures and taking a second to realize her intentions.

"On it-" Ruby muttered, and a dynamism energy sparkled on her feet before she darted off at an explosive speed, soon throwing herself to the ground in a smooth slide, using her flow and mobility to go through it as if she was covered on soap.

The flames that engulfed the tunnel weren't much of a bother, thanks to the mildly wet clothes refreshing Ruby's body, and when she finally landed into a room, she sharply turned around to see Medusa, worried about her until she slid down herself, closing the path of the spider and locking it in the deadly furnace the exit had become.

Ruby watched the girl for a few moments, with her shoulders dropping in relief seeing she was still alive despite the hellfire that had occurred.

Her head tilted at the girl's statement at first, but as soon as the illusion came through, she looked between it and Medusa, then mustering a smile and giggling, before laughing a bit more heartily, swaying her tails and looking at the chamaleon with a warm smile. "Yeah, that looks more like it." She said, approaching the chamaleon and wrapping her in a soft and relieved hug if the girl didn't avoid it, and maybe the wet clothes helped to refresh after the heat they had just endure.

Eventually, Ruby would loosen the hug, and look at Medusa. "That was a good idea, but you worried me!" She said, swaying her tails. "Did you get hurt? Those flames were really close, and so was the spider." Ruby asked, taking a glance over the chamaleon.

@Medusa

 

[Medusa]

Somewhere in Falderen

_____Medusa would chuckle a bit hearing the reply to the first part, and was happy they had not been face to face when the second comment was spoken. Mostly because Medusa for all their teasing in jokes was an easy mark if they got targeted due to how Medusa's mind and life was. Face bright red most the time they ran but not a deep enough shade that she could not just claim it a chameleon thing to defuse any further prying. Shifting back to normal cherry cheer when they got to the room.

"Meh, just a few scorch marks, a little burn in the edge of my tongue, and think that is all."

_____Medusa would tense a bit moving their head to hide the returning flustered expression. Head screaming how all their mind could think of was dirty jokes and wanted to say them so badly but was to flustered by the fact someone touching them. Sure people asked Medusa's player for pictures with them hugging or side by side but a direct hug was never something Medusa dealt with and as such seemed like a stiff log when it happen and until it was over.

"You ain't gotta worry about me.~ Despite how I act and seem I always keep a ace to get out of the messes I make... Sorry for the trouble though..."

_____Medusa would duck her head only slightly as they spoke about the trouble they had caused. finally pulling her tongue back after spending so much time tapping it to make sure she could still feel it. Mostly because her sense of touch was magnified by her racial trait so the heat took more tole on her then the soaked person as her meter beeped faintly in her ear but she chose to ignore it for the time being. Pointing to Crimson ruby with a grin and a very vaguely stern look.

"Aye I got a laugh from ya Ha-ha.~ Also if you start making the dirty jokes you better expect me to leap on the chance to get some off my chest!"

_____Medusa would puff her cheeks, she was a little salted she was holding back and now twice Crimson teased with a few dirty jokes herself. Sure one was unplanned but the second was either planned or the girl truly was to pure to be around the dirty mind of Medusa. Moving to the center of the room incase the Spider got past the door or something else showed up as the Chameleon would get out some empty scrolls to start imbuing them with Shadow arts to restock her shift and decoy abilities while they waited.

Rolls

Free form

@Crimson Ruby
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[Crimson Ruby]

"A few scorch marks..." Ruby nodded, looking at Medusa's clothes and slapping the scorches out of them, albeit gently, to not hurt her in the process before leaning away and swaying her tail. "The tongue I can only heal if I touch it, so I will leave it for your choice if you want me to heal it." She said with a small smile, swaying her tail while taking it as an opportunity to tease the girl a little bit, noticing she has acted a bit embarrassed despite all the jokes she pulled out so far.

At the rejection of worries and the brief apologize, Ruby stared at Medusa for a moment, softening her gaze and smile before resting her arms behind her back, leaning closer. "Of course I will worry about you. I wouldn't want a cute girl to get hurt." She said, this time not teasing, but rather caring before leaning away.

"The trouble was no big. It would've happened in a way or another, at least you had a good plan to keep that spider under our control." She sighed, unsure of what would've happened if they couldn't have managed to defeat it.

"You can toss your jokes if you want. At this point, I'm expecting them." Ruby shrugged, approaching the center along with the chamaleon, watching her working with her scrolls before she slipped a hand into her bag, tugging a couple wrapped sandwiches, and a small jar with dried fruits and nuts. "Hungry?" She asked, not bothering to stand for any longer, soon plopping her butt on the ground.

@Medusa

 

[Medusa]

Somewhere in Falderen

_____Medusa did not exactly like getting teased back, her face fully red as her mind went south fast when she heard 'have to touch it to heal it' and tried to hide her face and work on her scrolls trying to calm down enough before speaking up again. her tail slamming the ground and slashing the air back and forth each time it hit the ground as her mind raced.

"I...I don't mind it being healed... if... if you don't mind touching it..."

_____Medusa would proceed to slowly stick her tongue out, mostly to avoid it rocketing the full length due to her current flustered mess that thankfully had not made her scrolls get ruined due to auto assist being active. Even if she was now given permission to say her naughtier jokes she was to flustered to say them without being more effected by them then her intended target. When food was offered medusa felt bad and internally conflicted.

_____If she was in real life the food would be more then welcome, but sadly in game anything other then bugs just made her stomach sick and even bugs made her real life self sick knowing and ENJOYING the taste. Opting to just shake her head no as she regained her composure and stashed the scrolls back onto her belt and into her UI for the few extras she had the supplies to make.

"After you are done eating it sould be cooled down enough for us to go back down the hallway and try to find the exit. Much as I might enjoy spending time with a lovely woman like you, I prefer the dungeons to have a bed at the least...~"

_____Medusa wanted to smack her face for that one, it was way off brand even for her and it was far worse then she would have liked. Not to mention it implied she got into THAT sort of thing and she did not even have time to break that down mentally as she moved to hide her face again and look to the exit she knew of. Part of her wanted to keep the fun going, but the other knew she would be a flustered mess from here on and she could only hide with her magic for so long...

Rolls

Free form

@Crimson Ruby
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[Crimson Ruby]

A smirk crossed Ruby's lips, and she slowly approached... A step, another step... And soon she was leaning in, near Medusa and her tongue sticking out, and Ruby's face approached more until-- She simply poked Medusa's forehead, humming a soothing song that soon numbed all the pain and burn the chamaleon felt.

"Never told ya if I had to touch on the place, did I?" Ruby smiled, leaning away. "Only if it is a grave wound. This one is so weak I didn't need to touch, actually." She admitted with a giggle.

"Is that so?" She pondered, twitching an ear.

Ruby's eyebrow rose at Medusa's retort. "If you are that willing, there is a dungeon we can find later called an 'inn'." Ruby winked, swaying her tails and tickling one of them under Medusa's chin before she took the lead toward the exit, soon getting it to open to reveal the scorched mess that the tunnel had turned into... Along with the piles of ashes that the big spider had become.

Her gaze soon turned a bit more solemn, and she hopped onto the tunnel and went forward, serving as a vanguard on the place of Medusa, at least until they were back to the usual path of the dungeon, in which she had a bit more of expertise on finding traps and such.

"Let's stay ready for anything. I doubt spiders are going to be the worst thing we will find in this place." She pointed out, casting a glance at the large claw mark that happened to have in one of the walls... It wasn't hard to discern the blood stains on it either.

@Medusa

 

[Medusa]

Somewhere in Falderen

_____Medusa's face went from skin tone to pure red, well her whole body did and even her outfit that she had made to match her beastly race trait started to turn red as the girl got more and more flustered. Not only did she get made a fool of, but her bad and out of the line comment was taken as an offer making her get even more flustered to the point she would pull her hair from the braid to cover her face and turned invisible to deal with it.

"I...I would not be opposed to it... but we only just met and barely know each other and all..."

'Sto diáolo káneis myaló! Den xéroume an o Crimson eínai korítsi í ántras stin pragmatikí zoí í an aplós mas koroïdévoun epeidí to yponooúme! Páre ton eaftó sou ypó élencho re. Den eínai edó gia na paíxoume, edó gia na xefýgoume apó tin pragmatikótita!'

_____Medusa had to shout at themselves to snap out of the flustered auto reply state as they returned into view. Menelaos was happy to see someone not flirting with him doing his usual antics that he had to for work, but the fact he was still not himself made it hurt more. They did not like HIM they liked the character he was playing and the sooner he got over that the safer his heart would be. Adjusting her hair back into the braid as with the change back to checking for traps and the pointing of the claw marks medusa chuckled.

"Seems someone did not wait to get back to the Inn to get into the kinky and rough stuff I guess."

_____Medusa's tone had changed, while they still chose to make jokes it was clear their heart was not fully in them anymore and there was no playful laugh after the fact. Even the way the moved around seemed like they got hit by something emotionally and just tried to keep up spirits. A light skip to the side as they would point a trap out but go and trigger the next one when the landed and have to duck suddenly as several spikes would have lined her left side had her senses not picked it up first.

_____Slowly turning her head as she came to a sudden stop and lowered to the ground a bit as the faint sounds of fighting echoed towards them. Medusa holding a hand up and three fingers, before moving the second to show five as if to tell how many it sounded like had been fighting each other. Looking over to Crimson as she would slowly start approaching the sounds unsure if Crimson was gonna follow but Medusa needed to cloud their mind with something else to also stop her from dying of a racing heart being alone much longer with crimson.

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@Crimson Ruby
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[Crimson Ruby]

"I see, I see. You are a more of a slowburn type." Ruby swayed her tails, rubbing her chin as she pondered about it, casting a small peek at her eyes, watching her color in general changing, albeit there was something after it that didn't quite felt right. With her following words being a bit... Off, to say the least. Or rather, the behavior in general, something seemed to falter.

Ruby swayed her tails, curious about it.

"I'm not being rough though, am I?" She asked, raising an eyebrow and scooting closer. "I can stop if you want though." Ruby reassured, with a calm and gentle hint in her voice, slowing down when Medusa seemed to find more traps, allowing her to take her time triggering the traps and freeing their path while Ruby remained mostly on defensive, waiting while wary about any danger.

Ruby's ear twitched, especially when it seemed like Medusa was hearing the same thing she was.

At the gestures, Ruby nodded, taking a hold of the pommel of her blade and slowly following from behind, holding her breath and keeping her ears perked and ready for anything that could happen soon.

@Medusa

 

[Medusa]

Somewhere in Falderen

_____Medusa's was unsure what 'slowburn' was, least not in the context and chose to hop over the comment for that reason. When Crimson offered to stop the normal Menelaos would have likely asked it be cut cold turkey, but he still had to play the role of his character so gave a reassuring nod that everything was fine before they would get a rough line of sight on the fighting entering the large chamber room on a narrow balcony overviewing it.

_____An elf, a human, and what looked like a Magia stuck in the center of the room while five creatures seemed to take turns rushing and attacking them before they would run off to recover. Medusa's expression broke to anger and then amusement as she recalled the three, but then back to normal when she noticed a fourth in the group. A fellow novice like her that got dragging into the dungeon to be used as bait but did not look like they had as much luck.

_____Medusa did not move to help, part of her wanted to just sit back and watch them get what they deserved. But that was not the right thing to do, much less when the newbie would also suffer if Medusa and Crimson chose to do nothing. Grumbling a bit about 'being the adult sucks' before the Chameleon would toss a scroll down towards one of the recovering creatures. on closer look it seemed more like a Gremlin from a REALLY old movie but as she tapped it's shoulder sticking a paper on it as she grinned.

"I've been told to have a greeting that will blow your socks clean off, but you ain't got socks so... Name's medusa and you are?...?"

_____Medusa jumped back as the paper started to burn and after a moment explode taking the little gremlin with it, comically luck or maybe her illusion magic at work as only the feet of the creature remained. Eyes then turned to the sound as Medusa looked to the other party she had been part of and for a brief moment her illusion magic faulted revealing countless more injuries before it rest itself. Waving for the Gremlins to chase her away to give Crimson a clear shot or maybe a chance to go heal people the choice was hers.

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@Crimson Ruby
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