The Day of Thunder

[Otomo Akutou]

...a tapir? Akutou thinks. That ain't right. This's s' far outside their range it ain't even funny.

He nocks an arrow to his bow and focuses his attention on the animal. A slow point of his finger flags the animal to Kai, and he slowly draws back the string, lining up his shot.

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Will need to know for dicing:
Do I need to roll Initiative?
Is the tapir aware of my presence?

[Canary]

[No init]
Investigation (Notice)/Perception | 6k3 ⇒ 20 (TN: 29)

The tapir relaxed, oblivious to its hunter. It seems to already be injured, going by the red on its side.

[Otomo Akutou]

The tapir relaxed, oblivious to its hunter. It seems to already be injured, going by the red on its side.

Well, damn, Akutou thinks. Can't let the thing suffer.

He looses the arrow. It appears it will fly true and strike heavily.

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Kyujutsu on the tapir, 43, https://sakkaku.org/r/11869
Damage, 32, https://sakkaku.org/r/11870

[Canary]

It lets out a pained sound, and then Akutou hears a panicked voice in his mind. WHAT THE FUCK, MAN?!

[Otomo Akutou]

The voice surprises Akutou enough that he falls on his ass.

"Th' hell were that?" he asks. "Th' hell's in m' head?"

[Canary]

The tapir emerges from the bush, limping with its ears thrown back. WHY'D YOU SHOOT ME WITH AN ARROW, ASSHOLE? WHAT DID I DO TO YOU?!

[Otomo Akutou]

"You c'n talk‽" Akutou exclaims, incredulous. "Since when c'n game talk?"

Any pretense of stealth is well and truly abandoned at this point.

And then Akutou hurriedly stands, readying his bow again.

"Th' hell are you, anyway?"

[Canary]

I'm not GAME, i'm a baku! It exclaims.

[Otomo Akutou]

"Th' hell's a baku?" Akutou asks, still incredulous.

He does not lower the bow.

He glances in the general direction of the others. "Either o' you know?"

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[Hisomu Tadaka]

"I have no idea." He turns to the baku. "Sorry about that. We did not realize you were a baku. Could you tell us your name? I am Hisomu Goju of the Spider Clan."

Goju tries to sound friendly enough. At least until he could figure out if it was corrupted.

[Kai]

Kai wasn't the smart one in this deal. He remembered his dream. "Are you here to eat dreams?" he asked the weird question.

[Canary]

I'm Megat, it said in their minds, glancing around. No, I'm recovering from getting injured by a nightmare. Something laughing boy over here did not help with!

[Kai]

"I can try to bandage you but I am not really that good." He looked at the Stag then to the Spider. "Do either of you can help it out... I had this weird dream about a creature like this that wanted peace and no more violence."

[Otomo Akutou]

"My dreams ain't been so sanguine," Akutou says. "Somethin's screwy."

The bow remains up.

"Still ain't sure this ain't some kinda trick."

[Hisomu Tadaka]

Goju shrugs. "Nah. I have no medical knowledge. I wasn't exactly the best student." Says the Seeker of Knowledge. "Could be trying to trick us. Or could just have wandered in here from the weirdness in the village. Though I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt if Kai-san has run into one before." He wasn't however suggesting that Akutou should lower the bow. He didn't trust Megat completely.