Friend or Foe 3.0

[Srgntcuddles]

As Reno went over to the fountain, he saw Romei. "Is that...? No...Can't be...I'm seein' things...I'm just scared, my mind's playin' tricks on me. Fakin' images and the like...A mirage. that's it. Yeah, a mirage. Perfectly logical. Let's just go sit down on that fountain and think...that'll do me some good. I can think on this whole mess." He finally got to the fountain, sat down and rested his chin on his hands. "Okay...Thinkin' time...Let's see...I went to sleep last night. That I remember. I woke up in some room in the body of Reno, my fursona. Now why would that 'appen? Hmm...Maybe Reno is real and I'm in 'is 'ead controlin' 'im in some alternate reality where furries exist. All our imaginations come to life and live in this world! If so I could-!" Reno looked into his hand and thought long and hard trying to imagine a Mac10 appearing in it. Until he gave up with a sigh. "Okay...Plan one down...Hmm...Let's think more on Reno...Okay...I'm kinda spy-...ee...ish...What ever. I'm shy, smart...Funny...Hmm...Well I 'ave moves...I got outta that situation with that mugger...Well..Kinda...Doesn't seem like the modern kind of world either...Sticks 'n' stones it seems...That means no Mac10...So...What would replace that 'ere? Bow? Crossbow? I unno...maybe a neat wrist crossbow! Could be concealed and it's still ranged. That sounds cool! Hmm...What about gadgets...Bombs...Bombs...Alchemist maybe? Hmm...Is there even an alchemist around? And my hidden boot knife...I guess a dagger? Huh...What would that make me in this dungeons 'n' dragons realm? Assassin? Thief? Ranger? Huh...I can be an As-thei-ger! A super cool Assassin thief ranger hybrid! OR A NINJA!! That'd be awesome!"

[Goblin Cat 😸]

Her train of thought was broken when they approached him, blocking his view, causing him to refocus on the two wolven guards in front of him. One growled, eager to spill blood while the other snapped at him, "Brother, I shouldn't have to say again that this is a NEUTRAL ground. We may be the guard here, but we can't spill blood for sake of keeping the peace."

Romei cocked his head, noticing the rabbit sitting near her, but also focusing on the wolves. She was starting to get used to focusing on two different things in this realm. "Vhat can I do you for, freunds?" he asked.

The seemingly older and more responsible wolf looked him over. "Well, this is obviously not your work," he stated in a matter-of-factly tone. "But I don't like how you show up after so many years of not being here, and trouble is already starting." He stepped closer to the chameleon, to the point that his chest armor almost pressed against Romei's face, his brother behind him brandishing his large broadsword with a wide grin. "We're not too fond of you. And you know that already, I'm sure. You may be tucked away nice and safe here, but you'll have to leave sometime. You and your species." The older brother sniffed the air, then added, coming eye to eye with the reptilian figure, "And your other dragon friend... Well, we can warrant for his arrest on this account once he leaves. He better not show his face outside of here." With that, he turned and began to help the lion to a doctor, the other brother staying behind just long enough to shove the chameleon into the fountain before his exit.

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Armel had been sitting at the bar for a while before he noticed the dragon. He wasn't doing well at all, not until a smaller fella came in and helped. And even then it wasn't long until he was out, too. The bear observed them, seeing that no one had really taken notice that the two had gone down so easily, and quickly. He looked up to the bar keep, waving the otter down. "Oi, Arc, know these two?"

The otter shook his head, "No clue there, Armel, never seen 'em around until today." He continued wiping down the glass he had in his paw with a shrug. "I haven't even seen them in town before, they look like traveling hobos without decent clothes like that."

The bear grunted. He had an idea brewing in his head. It had been long since he had help around the shop, and he still had rooms from the apprentices. "Arc," he mumbled, "I'm getting too old for this." He left his drink at the table, instead scooping one of the unconscious strangers into his hands and over his shoulder. "I'd take 'em both, but I only need one." He had of course, picked the one that looked stronger, the dragon. He left the other there on the ground. "Arc, make sure he knows where he's going, whatever he's doing. 'Elp him out, yanno?" he motioned to the hybrid in the floor.

With that, he set out through the doors, and a few shops down, returned to what he considered home. He ignored the various weaponry that he needed to work on, focusing on getting the dragon into a room until he woke.

[Chrono Blackwyng]

He started to slip out of the coma-like state shortly after the healing, but he couldn't regain his vision for some unknown reason. He tried moving his arms, but he couldn't tell where he was as his entire body seemed to be numb, except for his tongue. Either I'm dead, undead, or in the least favorable of situations was what he gathered as he slowly got up and felt his face for any coverings; he started to dread the simpleness of his 'blindness' as he pried open his own eyelids and could finally see. Among my top personal 'fails', not being able to open my own eyelids should be at least in the top five, if not top three He mused as he looked around the room, not even noticing if he was on a bed, or on the floor.

[kayle]

Kayle woke up and sat up on the bench he'd passed out on.  The dragon was gone.  The folf looked down at his paws.  "How... did I do that?  I healed him, but how?"  The canid clenched his fists.  Well, that power suited him just fine.  He'd never liked hurting other people, unless it was necessary to protect himself or his friends.  The folf grinned to himself.  Well, that was his vow, then.  He would use his fists and his healing to protect himself and his friends in this world.  Then, he sighed and a feeling of deep lonliness overwhelmed him.  He had no friends here.  He didn't know anyone, and they didn't know him.  He was alone.  The folf sighed and held back tears.  He had to pull himself together.

Kayle stood up and walked to the counter of the inn and faced the inn keeper.  "Um...  I don't know where I am, but I need food and clothes.  I'd be willing to work for it.  I can heal people... I think... and I'm strong, and if you don't have any work for me, is ther anywhere else I can make some money or get some help?"

[.: ♥ Kiniia ♥ :.]

A commotion coming from outside seemed to wake Riku from his slumber. His body felt heavy, as if somebody was pressing down on it. His feet seemed to be brushing against the floor as well.
"bleedin' chavs making noise this early...I thought I had double glazing, ugh I need a smoke.."
Opening his eyes slowly, the sleep cracked slightly, making him bring up his hands to his face to rub the remainder off. Feeling the fuzziness of his paws, his first thought was "Why am I wearing gloves in bed?"Bringing his paws back down, he blinked a few times noticing the dampened grey ceiling, cracked and bare. Sitting up in the bed, he realised he was massive, just examining his body, he felt muscles with a somewhat detached interest.
"Okay...Well I think I've finally gone insane, I knew I was pushing myself too hard at work, ah well..." He said rather quietly to himself. Though his voice sounded more like a raspy grumble than anything else, it took him by surprise. Pushing himself off the bed seemed like a great effort, as if he was pushing a heavy cabinet.

Standing up fully, his head almost reached the top of the room, though he did clear it by a few inches. Not even bothering to look in the mirror, he went for the door, almost falling over due to his tail unbalancing him. "This must be a whole new level of crazy". Regaining his balance, he opened the door and walked out into the street, although his immediate path was blocked by a substantial pile of rubble. Scrambling over the rocks, he had to walk through a few alleyways, looking around he was still in a sort of daze state, a soft clinking sound came to his ears. It started to grow quite annoying until he realised it was his chains.

Taking in the scenery, Riku deciphered that it was some sort of medieval setting, or something along those lines. Finally coming out of the alleyway, he noticed a big square with a fountain in the middle. Something was happening in the middle but he ignored it, assuming it was some street performers or something. Taking a few steps forward, he realised he towered at least three foot above anyone else in the square, and some people were beginning to take notice and stare.

Riku's mindset began to take over, and he became paranoid, noticing the guards brandished weapons, he edged to the side, although it was very difficult for him to remain hidden. Being a 8 and a half foot tall blackened beast.

[Brooklyn K. Grey]

             "Well...joining the guard is out." Mordecai laughed darkly, though there was no humor as he watched the wolf who shoved Romei into the fountain rejoin the other, who was aiding the wounded lion to seek medical attention. Whatever medical attention that existed in this medieval fantasy. He let the adrenaline slowly seep out of his system, until his combat instincts were simmering, before treading lightly over the square to check on the condition of the chameleon.

             As soon as he was within distance, he knew his eyes hadn't been playing him for a fool. It was indeed Romei, sitting in the fountain with an unreadable expression.

            "Need a hand...?" The hybrid asked, holding his voice in check to make sure none of the others in the square could note any differences between his manner of speaking and their own. Mordecai then extended an open paw to the soggy scaley, absentmindedly glancing over the square before he caught a glimpse of a large creature moving in his peripheral vision.
            "It seems like we've drawn enough action to this town. And from the reactions of her townsfolk, I don't believe this city is used to such."

[Gabag]

Felodran saw the mistreatment of the lizard being shoved into the foutain, and then saw a hybrid looking creature go over to the lizard and help it out. He decided it was time to get closer and at least introduce himself, because if the hybrid could deal with a reptile in such a kind way, maybe there was hope for him as well.
He walked out the front door of the inn, pulling the cloak he stole over his head and glanced both ways, half expecting a speeding car to try and run him own. Jogging over, he pulled the cloak from his face and bpwed before the pair.

"Greetings friend, Felodran at your service"[/color
To the others, he seemed to be a very sociable chap, but on the inside, Felodran knew he wasn't the best social person in any situation.

[Srgntcuddles]

Reno was still sitting there thinking when the guards shoved Romei into the fountain. It was clear to him that he wasn't a figment of his imagination. Figments of his imagination didn't normally get assaulted by guards, nor did they attract so much attention. He was about to go help him when a wolf lion looking guy came over and beat him to it. And then...Felodran waltzed over and introduced himself. Felodran was another name he recognized from "reality" as he was now referring the life he once led to. Reno was still nervous, but his craving to know what was going on drove him to stand up, walk over to the possible predator(Mordecai) and help him help Romei. "This might sound weird to you all...But I think I know...*Looks at Mordecai*...Most of you...At least in reality. 'ere...Well I still know you. Recognize you. I guess you've arrived 'ere this mornin' by wakin' up somewhere you shouldn't 'ave. For all who don't know me, I'm Reno. At least 'ere I am..."

[Goblin Cat 😸]

The chameleon took the lion hybrid's hand, pulling himself up and releasing a string of expletives under his breath. "Ze nerve of zhose knighted clowns." He growled. "If I vasn't  ze absolute lowest form in zhis place, I'd -- I'd --" His frustration became too great to finish his sentence, but he was in fact right. Unlike the others clothed in rags that seemed to attract to him like flies, he was completely nude. Thankfully he was a lizard, so it wasn't really out of the ordinary, but she couldn't help feel somewhat embarrassed on the inside. He couldn't agree more with the lion hybrid's statement. "Vell, I can tell you, zhey might not be used to me, but I'm not eizher, so zhat makes us even." It wasn't too long before two other people joined their little group standing there. Her suspicions were confirmed with Reno, and as for the Lynx, she couldn't place him. The chameleon's eyes darted wildly, not so sure that they should be discussing this here in the middle of town square. The hooded lion hybrid was right, they had attracted too much attention as it was.

"That man!" a voice called out over the crowd. Romei noticed the armadillo was pointing at the lynx who had just introduced himself as Felodran, and explaining to a red fox. "He grabbed that hood from where it was hanging at my spot! He's a theif!" The fox growled, grabbing a stick.

"We don't like thieves here." he said, heading straight for the lynx. "Thankfully, the guard lets we vendors handle thieves how WE want."

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Armel had been downstairs hammering some armor out, stopping to wipe his brow. His back hurt, and he decided it was time to take a break and check up on the fellow he'd found at the bar. Before he ventured up the stairs, he closed and locked the doors at his shop to prevent thieves from robbing him blind while he was upstairs. That's another reason why the dragon would be handy, he thought to himself, If I get tired and need a break, he can watch the shop until I return. Without knocking, he pushed the door open to see the dragon was in fact, stirring. He smiled and let out a hearty laugh. "Didja 'ave too much at the bar or was it just a bad day for ya?"

[Chrono Blackwyng]

He grunted as a first response, trying to see who it was at the door before shaking his head and actually regaining his sense of touch. "Its been a bad day since I woke up, what happened to the lion that stabbed me?" He asked while climbing out of the bed and taking only the shirt that the bear might have put there, and slipping it on, all three eyes open and looking about. He wasn't sure if he had the ability to heal himself yet, but he definatly didn't get better on his own. For some reason, he couldn't tell he had gloves on until he looked at his hand, and even then he had to make sure that they were really there. He could hardly tell if this body was different from what he used to have, at the moment he felt like Chrono was his real name...

[Gabag]

Felodran's smile faded as the vendor swung the stick at him. He just barely ducked, and unwrapped his cloak, knowing his disguise was useless now, the vendr took another swing and Felodran sidestepped it, and wrapped the cloak tightly over the man to pin him.

Then Felodran stated runing away from the other Vendor and his friend who was still stuck.
"Gotta lay low.... not the butcher shop, AHA! BAKERY!" he thought as he opened the door to the bakery and ducked inside, hoping to remain unseen and unheard.

[.: ♥ Kiniia ♥ :.]

Riku relaxed a little when he saw that the guards had left, noticing one stay behind and push the chameleon male into the fountain. Staying back, he found himself edged up against a building when the angry traders came and started shouting something at the cloaked one. Seeing the attack, and moving out of the way when he darted into the building that Riku was unintentionally pressed up against. Not really knowing what else to do, he blocked the traders path to the door, looking at them intently.

In his mind was a battle. On one side he wanted to help the Lynx get away from the angry traders, but on another side he didn't want to get involved, as he knew whenever he tried to help it normally meant him being hated by everyone. Riku's mindset took over however, but it was already too late for him to not get involved. So he stood his ground, albeit with a slightly confused look on his muzzle, though he still had a snarl from the scar.

[Srgntcuddles]

Reno was a little sore that Romei took Mordecai's help over his, but he didn't show it. Another surprise was Felodran being caught stealing, but it happened before...At least back in reality. "So...Anyone got any ideas on what's goin' on? Or what we should even do...?" Reno stepped back a little from Mordecai, assuming he would eat him given the chance. And his curiosity was escaping him, now he was starting to get shy.

[Brooklyn K. Grey]

        Mordecai allowed an amused smirk to crack his features, before pulling the hood of the robe to where it pulled his ears underneath, as well as trying to shade the rest of his face from sight of any curious townsfolk who were coming closer due to more attention. So it seemed he had some sort of influence. Even if it wasn't exactly the kind to make friends.
 
        "Well...I suppose we should pool any info we have before making any assumptions. As for what to do? I'd leave our friend in the capable hands of him over there." The hybrid said as he lightly gestured toward the creature near the door, trying to keep anyone other than the two near him from seeing or hearing. He was getting edgy from all the attention, and that was never good in a strange world.
        "Besides, I doubt we'd do much good considering more people would join in if we tried. I vote we find a quiet spot and try to collect our thoughts. Any takers?"

        As he awaited a reply, he internally probed his mind for Mordecai's sentiment. He knew should any combat occur, he would needs it's help.

[Goblin Cat 😸]

The otter looked at the hybrid blankly. "I don't exactly have any work for you here. But maybe someone in the square does. Might want to go out and ask them." He shook his head. "But you can't really stay here unless you buy a drink. Armel took your dragon friend, which keeps me from having to throw out a loiterer." He gave the hybrid a stern look.

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"Er-- Lion?" Armel seemed surprised. "I dunno. I suppose 'e's gone about 'is way." The bear crossed his arms somewhat firmly. "T'would explain why you weren't exactly in good shape when I found ya." The bear looked him over, "But it seems yer fine now. Which brings me to a discussion of business with ya. I've been looking for someone to help keep th' shop up with me." He smiled. "In exchange, you'll get warm food, a roof over yer head, clothes. Maybe somethin' more if yer responsible enough."

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The vixen heard the door fly open, and shut right after, hurriedly in fact. When she glanced over her counter, she noticed that it didn't seem anyone was there. She cocked her head curiously, finding her paw around a rolling pin, in position to knock out a thief if need be. She softly began to walk near one of her displays where cakes, bread, and other baked products rested on a table draped in cloth. She peeked around it slowly, only to spot a Lynx, who had not spotted her yet. "What do you want?" she barked, getting ready to use her rolling pin if need be. "Ain't like a customer to be hidin'!"

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"I agree vhis zhis big cat." Romei said firmly. "Ve don't need to draw much attention to ourselves. I zhink ve should find a quiet alleyway or go back into vone of zhose rooms at zhat empty Inn over zhere." He pointed to where he had come from.