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Postby Nornico » Mon Jun 10, 2019 5:14 pm

Matty was quick to clamber down, jumping back to the ground once he was clear of branches and not too high for him to hurt himself. He brushed himself down, clearing the bits of twigs and leaves off of himself. "We've got woods like this... well, normal trees like these, anyway, back where I'm from, but that crazy magic mountain? That's something new to me, but I don't know what your world is like... Maybe there's parts of both of our world mixed together out here... God, I wish I paid more attention to Arcane Theory in the academy..." Matty murmured, shaking his head before taking off again, once more in the direction of the lonely tree he had seen.

"So... You're some kind of wolf, like me... That's another thing we seem to have in common" Matty observed. "Don't really know any that are as white as you though, to be honest" Matty said, looking Theo up and down.
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Postby tacorem » Mon Jun 10, 2019 11:08 pm

Theo watched him climbing down, quite skillfully it seemed. Were Theo the one to climb up a tree, he would have preferred to simply float up to the top, though he wasn't sure if he even could as he was for now. "This world might have similarities, but I can't recall such a mountain with such weather where I am from either. But, perhaps that is just the magic of this world coalescing there. Perhaps it would be a good place to venture next, after we examine this large tree you saw," he said with a flick of his tail, noticing Matty looking over him. "Well I don't get a lot of sun cooped up in a castle all day... Oh you meant the hair and tail," he paused for a moment to shake some bangs out of his bright eyes. "It's a side effect of the magic actually. Though since the magic has passed through my family for quite some time, it might also just be our natural color now. In any case, it is certainly not a sign of elder enfeeblement. I'd say we're probably about the same age. I've learned my magic through books, a little from parents, but they enjoyed letting me struggle on my own. How about you? Athletic skills could be trained on your own, but, did you mention an academy just now? What sort of teachings is there? Also I'm still curious about that 'vorgies' thing you mentioned, is that something taught at that academy as well?"
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Postby Nornico » Tue Jun 11, 2019 5:03 pm

Matty patiently listened, for a change, to Theo as the pair of them trudged through the forest, the outskirts almost clear through the trees. "Furchester? It's one of the top universities in the world that caters to... let's say, the potential, of... non-humans, like myself" Matty explained. "They don't exactly teach you how to do magic, more how to control magic, because not everyone can... but there's also stuff on like, our inner animal instincts, natural prowess and things like that, alongside the usual, you know... English, Maths and Sciences, and all that stuff... Me? I dabbled in Dramatics, as well as Athletics and Music... Let's just say, if this world is as fantastical as I hope, I think being a bard will be the best choice for me"

When Theo questioned about vorgies, the first positive, almost mischievous grin crept across Matty's face, like somebody who had delighted in the question. "Vorgies are... very much a carnal activity... It'd be hard for just the two of us to have one, but I'm sure we could manage" Matty said, and finally touched Theo for the first time; He put his arm around Theo's shoulders as they walked, grin still on his face. "As long as you're open minded and not too much of a prude, you'll love a good vorgy.... I tell you what, once we're all settled in wherever this Shimmerwood settlement is, I'll give you a... taster, if you will" Matty said, snickering to himself at his own joke.
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Postby tacorem » Tue Jun 11, 2019 5:50 pm

Theo in turn listened closely as well. He was intrigued by this world Matty had come from. Something like that, proven by his existence was a whole world of learning Theo could experience. Matty didn't seem like he was quite the most studious, but it seemed he had been given a good education none the less, with plenty of room given to grow and experience many things. "A bard hmm? I guess we'll have to see if we can find you an instrument for that pick of yours," he said, nodding his head, then quieting again as he spoke once more. "I would be most grateful to receive a... taster," he said, flicking his tail. He didn't shy away from the arm around him, and was actually rather glad for it in the moment. It was further proof that this was no hallucination, to feel physical touch without his instigation. "Hopefully this settlement will be welcoming, and perhaps hold some answers for us as well. And maybe a few others that would want to participate in your activity," he said, the last with a grin of his own, leaning his side against the fellow demi wolf's for a moment.
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Postby Nornico » Tue Jun 11, 2019 6:00 pm

Matty gave a laugh at this. "Here's hoping... We can call it 'dimensional relations' or something" Matty said with a chuckle, clearly amused by Theo's naiveté of his favourite pastime. With a wide smirk on Matty's face, the pair would eventually break out of the woods, and into the rolling hills that lay around it. Atop the hill not far away was the lone, strong-standing tree that Matty had seen from the tree-tops. He withdrew his arm, not unkindly though, as they had a better vision of their surroundings.

"So, if we're right, or lucky, the actual Shimmerwood settlement should be over the hill, past that tree" Matty remarked.
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Postby tacorem » Tue Jun 11, 2019 6:08 pm

Theo smiled at the sound of Matty's laughter. "Sure sure, I wonder if we'll be able to keep in touch after all this," he mused, but that was something to think about another time. He looked on at the huge tree dominating the hills rolling towards the forest. "Right..." he murmured, starting their walk again, slower as they had to navigate the hills before them, though eventually, they would start to see many markings in the tree, unnatural shapes amongst the soaring branches thicker than trees on the ground, and as they neared the colossal base of the tree, the shadow of the boughs above the clouds blanketing over them, they would begin to realize that the settlement was not beyond the tree. It was a city within the tree! Even as they approached, they could see guards standing before a massive "door" in the base of the tree, an alcove allowing access within. Wearing a strange wooden armor, and bearing similarly wooden weapons, that still seemed quite sharp nonetheless, a pair of guards with strikingly classical elvish looks slowly lowered their spears, non-aggressively but in a ready stance. "Who are you beings? What brings you to the Kingdom of GreatTree?"
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Postby Nornico » Tue Jun 18, 2019 5:49 am

"...well, I can honestly say, that wasn't what I was expecting" Matty remarked to Theo, gesturing to the colossal tree-bound civilization. "Funny, didn't seem so huge back in the forest" Matty remarked, before shrugging. "So it seems like some kind of magic runs through the landscape as well, or something... At least, there's no trees like THAT back home, only in stories" Matty told Theo, having not yet turned his attentions to the guards before them.

At that, however, he turned his attention to the guards. "Uh, hey, yeah, so... well, this might sound a little crazy, but we kind of just... fell out of the sky, no idea where we are or what this place is... Don't suppose you could, uh, let us in? We're not armed or anything... We just kinda want to find some answers, and maybe just get ourselves together" Matty told them, seemingly unconcerned by the truth of their arrival being told about.
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Postby tacorem » Tue Jun 18, 2019 9:42 am

Theo nodded his head as well as Matty spoke, having the same sentiments. "I've never seen such a tree either, though I have not ventured far. There are probably some elvish places that could rival this tree, but I've never been to them."

He stayed quiet as Matty spoke with the guards, who in turn looked at one another, then brought their weapons back to pointing up, relaxed. "Ahh! We saw the summoning storm, you must be the new arrivals then. Come with us, the King will want to meet with you," they said, one stepping ahead through the giant arch into the tree, another waiting for the pair to enter to follow behind. Once settled into line, they pair of them were led inside, to the vast hollowed out area within, though the tree was so big that it clearly still had plenty of support despite some of the base being hollowed out. They were led to what looked like a pond with a giant lilypad on it. After standing for a moment, the sound of water gushing arose from below, with a slight pressure on their feet before the lilypad began to rise up like an elevator through the column of the tree, heading for the top.
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Postby Nornico » Tue Jun 18, 2019 4:42 pm

"Summoning storm?" Matty questioned, cocking his head a little. "Well... sounds like this isn't exactly a unique event in this world then" Matty told Theo. "So... maybe there's more people from your world or mine here, somewhere... maybe this King might know something about all of this" Matty concluded. "...I'm not stealing your thunder by making all the deductions, am I?" Matty asked with a smirk as they headed inside the tree, following the guards into the great cavern at the base of the tree.

Once they were ushered onto the lilypad, Matty looked around for a moment. "So, uh... something meant to happen, or-" He began, before the lilypad shook and they were suddenly rising. "Holy shit!" Matty exclaimed in surprise, steadying himself as he looked down, and then upwards at their upcoming destination. "...this is some Elder Scrolls level shit..." He murmured.
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Postby tacorem » Tue Jun 18, 2019 9:37 pm

The white demi wolf chuckled at Matty's little smirk, and reached over, rather playfully rubbing behind his ears for a few seconds. "I'm glad you can keep up," he said, returning the smirk with one of his own. "We'll have to wait and-" he began, then lurched slightly as the lilypad beneath them jostled and began to rise, not having expected that either. They rose higher and higher, for minutes on end, the towering column of water below lifting them up. There was a view across the hollow where there were some "windows" cut through to show they were soaring above the ground now. Then there was a brief moment of darkness before the lilypad finally seemed to settle, and before them were hollowed out halls of wood, somewhere deep within up way up the tree. The guards opened what looked like safety gates, escorted them onto the solid floor, then closed the gates. The lilypad began to slowly descend down out of sight, leaving a large hole. The guards then escorted them upwards, and through a door, and then began a winding spiraling staircase through the trunk leading even further and further up, through many halls and passing by many doors, until at last coming before another pair of guards before a much more regal looking arch, decorated in banners and gems studded into the wood. Through this archway was a long carpet leading up to a throne, where a clearly royal figure sat, awaiting their introduction.
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Postby Nornico » Wed Jun 19, 2019 8:22 am

Matty's usually still tail swished for the first time since they'd met once Theo rubbed him behind the ears. Otherwise, he stood there alongside his companion, arms crossed over his chest, waiting for this lilypad elevator to arrive at it's destination. "...You know, there's no safety rails, this would be such a hazard back home" Matty remarked, glancing down over the edge before stepping back into the centre. Matty felt the lilypad come to a stop, and once he was sure of his footing, stepped off of the strange elevator.

Matty followed the guards, though he groaned as he did so. "Why is everything so UP in this place, couldn't you have built outwards, or downwards, or something? These stairs are killing my legs!" He groaned, as he pulled himself along the staircase. Once they reached the top, Matty stopped for breath, resting his hands on his knees and doubling over. "...fuck that..." He muttered. He gestured for Theo to go ahead of him, before he himself followed, at a bit more of a leisurely pace. "...That dude looks important" He remarked, stating the obvious.
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Postby tacorem » Wed Jun 19, 2019 4:30 pm

The guards seemed a little confused by Matty's remark. "We have merely been graced with paths through the GreatTree as it has grown. And trees do not grow sideways," they said, bemused as they stepped into the obvious throne room, finishing their escort. "Your majesty, these are the ones that have been brought by the most recent summoning storm," one of them said, stepping forwards before the royally robed elf upon the throne that seemed carved directly out of the tree as it met a wood base at the floor before the tiling began and overlapped the wood for the rest of the room. A large red curtain hung behind him, and it appeared there was some area beyond it judging by more guards at either side of the curtain. Upon entering the room, they had also passed stairs to their left and right, the left staircase heading down, the right heading even further above, where some light was shining through and leaves could be seen.

"So I see," he mumbled, a voice deep and old, despite appearing only somewhat less youthful than the other menagerie of elves they had seen in the trees. "I imagine you must have many questions, but, as King, let me welcome you to the kingdom of GreatTree. Let me give you some... perspective," he said with a musing pause to his words. "Your circumstances are not unique. People from all walks of life fall from the skies in places of rich, concentrated magical power such as the Shimmerwood. Such places are the seats of great kingdoms, both for the power held in these places, and as a front for when unruly monsters are summoned rather than civilized people such as yourselves, I assume anyways. Summoned monsters will usually rampage and devour until they are stopped. People on the other hand generally blend well into society, once the shock has worn off."
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Postby Nornico » Thu Jun 20, 2019 5:18 pm

"Hello, what about BRANCHES?! They grow out sideways!" Matty exclaimed to the guards, before groaning in defeat and turning his attention back to the regal figure who was sat before them on the throne, as well as glancing around at the décor and the lay of the room. "...yeah, definetly some ESO type floor plan here, the Bosmer would love this sort of thing" Matty remarked, citing a video game reference that would ultimately be lost on everyone in the room, unless there happened to be some gamer nerd from his own world present, and that remained unlikely.

Matty stood and listened to the king, though he perhaps wasn't as patient or as attentive as Theo was most likely being. With a bit of anxious uncertainty, and with a nervous smile on his face, he scratched the back of his head at the suggestion of 'rampaging and devourment' He shook his head afterwards, before his brows furrowed. "Blend well? So you're saying nobody's figured out a way to reverse whatever this is, or what's even causing it?"
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Postby tacorem » Thu Jun 20, 2019 5:58 pm

The King seemed somewhat taken aback by Matty as he spoke. "Do you mean to say that you didn't bring yourselves here? You didn't have a wish for a different, adventurous life? Or perhaps one more of this time? Many of those summoned express joy at finding themselves in a new world, be it for the less 'advanced' age of this place, or other reasons. As well, I should tell you, there are plenty of other kingdoms, each with their own theme so to speak. GreatTree is as it is, but I hear of other places with flying vehicles and lighting of an array of colors, music that erupts from boxes rather than instruments, and so on." He leaned over slightly, speaking to a guard at his side, who nodded and turned around, disappearing behind the large curtain behind the king. He returned a moment later, and presented Theo and Matty each with a little metal badge on a pin in the shape of a spiral, similar to the storm that had summoned them. "Should you wish to travel to other regions, these badges will grant you trust and passage. Don't lose them, though they should remain on your person indefinitely should circumstances arise. As to your question, perhaps you'll be the first to find a way home, if that is your wish. Perhaps some other kingdom knows more than ourselves. We consider the storms to be quite natural, and deal with whomever arrives through them accordingly. We do not delve into any secrets the storms may carry."
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Postby Nornico » Thu Jun 20, 2019 6:03 pm

"...So, people have been falling out of the sky for who knows how long, and nobody's even thought about finding out why, let alone finding out if it's reversible?" Matty questioned, as he took the badge, pinning it against his chest on his shirt. "Look man, I don't have a whole lot waiting for me back home, but this still ain't my world... So it looks like we will be first, or at least, I'm going to try to be, anyway" Matty said, before shrugging and looking back at Theo.
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Postby tacorem » Thu Jun 20, 2019 6:14 pm

Theo took the badge and pinned it through his own shirt as well, feeling the slight weight settling there at his chest. "I too wish to return to my own world. Perhaps some book gave me a flight of fantasy that the storm triggered on, but I also have no desire to remain, as far as I am aware as of yet. Who knows, maybe I'll be convinced."

The King in turn shrugged his shoulders. "We have plenty of other matters to pertain to aside from attempting to connect to alternate dimensions or planes or worlds or wherever you come from. It is a rather infrequent occurrence as well. We get storms here only a few times a year. Other kingdoms I hear have them more frequently, so maybe they will have better answers. But regarding your current stay here, I would like to ask a favor of you, a simple delivery. If you may already be thinking of exploring the world, then it would merely be a step along the way, to give you a destination to start your search with. However it is late, and I imagine you are tired. Your needs will be tended to you and a room provided for this evening. I will see each of you in the morning to hear your answer to my quest."
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Postby Nornico » Fri Jun 21, 2019 7:17 pm

Matty gave a sigh of defeat, not feeling filled with hope, but at least not entirely despondent. Just unsatisfied with the entire outcome, regardless of how well-mannered and well-meaning the King of GreatTree was. He turned his attention back to Theo. "Well, looks like we don't really have any other choice for the moment... and I am NOT dealing with loads of stairs again, so I say we take the offer and relax a little bit... This place seems safe enough" Matty said, before a smirk crept across his face. "...and if you're not too tired, I can show you all about those 'vorgies' I mentioned" He said, with a wink, his tail swishing with eagerness.
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Postby tacorem » Fri Jun 21, 2019 7:40 pm

Theo watched as the King walked around behind his throne, exiting through the large curtain and disappeared from their view. "Let's hope this room he mentioned isn't at ground level," he said, letting out a huff and bending over, his hands at his knees, which Matty could see were slightly shaking. It seemed Theo had not fared much better than Matty had climbing up so many stairs. "I am glad to be given a direction to go at least. Perhaps we will come across another country where walking strips have been invented," he said as he finally straightened up. "But I agree, we should relax and recover... and yes if you can with the two of us, I'm still interested."

A different pair of guards than the ones who had brought them up led them out of the throne room through the staircase leading down. They began walking, a curved slope downwards, and it seemed they were traveling through one of the GreatTree's branches, as Matty had suggested they build out. It seemed these were guest rooms as they passed door after door set into the wooden tunnel around them, until they reached one just like any other, but were let inside. It was a small compartment, with a single bed on side of the square room, a carpet filling up the floor space, and a window looking out, showing just how dizzingly high they were. "There is a rope here," one of the guards said, motioning to such a rope near to the door. "If you should need anything you can pull this and someone will be along to help you with your request." The pair of guards then stepped out of the room, shutting the door behind them.
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Postby Nornico » Mon Jun 24, 2019 5:01 pm

Matty patted Theo's back in sympathy and understanding for his whiter companion's breathlessness. "Don't worry, looks like we're staying on this level, more or less" He assured Theo, as they started to follow the guards.

Matty blinked as he looked around the room. "A single bed, for two of us?" He questioned, before he gave a shrug, going over to the window, and peering out. "...Wow" He remarked. "Hey, if you're afraid of heights, I wouldn't look outta this window" Matty urged Theo. "But man, what a view..." He remarked, before turning his attention back to Theo. He waited for the guards to leave the room, and close the door with them. Then, a smirk grew on his face, as he looked Theo up and down.

"So... technically it won't be a vorgy with just the two of us, really, but we can still do everything involved" Matty told Theo. "You should know though, this is a kind of intimate, very physical act, so I just want to make sure you're okay with that... like, it involves you and me really getting to know one another, if you know what I mean" Matty said with a wink.
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Postby tacorem » Mon Jun 24, 2019 5:32 pm

The demi wolf perked up his ears as he glanced towards the window. He looked out... and felt his stomach turning, quickly stepping away to sit on the bed with another breathless huff. Normally he was quite in control of himself, but looking out so high seemed to have startled him a little, though after a few moments he shook his head some. "I can fly myself around at home... though being without that control is worrisome," he mumbled, sighing as he rested back on his elbows and looked over his fellow demi wolf. "I feel that I'm going to experience this vorgy sort of thing one way or another eventually, either walking in on you with some people doing it, or by choice now, so I may as well learn about it willingly... besides, I would like to get to know you better, especially if we plan on traveling together for a while," he said with a smile of his own. It was unclear just how much he was taking in of Matty's warning, or perhaps he was too tired from the stairs to give it much consideration. "Anyways, do we need to prepare anything? Could the guards get us anything for better enjoyment?" he asked, glancing to the service rope they had been offered.
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