Kippies and Dragons

[Merciful she/her]

9 minutes ago, Knight of Iron said:

Cavalier ignores the pain and uses the momentum of his leap to swing the cave monster into the cave wall.

"For Koid!!" he cries.

Ernie grunted as pain exploded in his head. He blinked away the stars and turned to face the kipster again. Heavy headed and weak, he watched him. "You are a worthy idiot, kip. Worthy of your meat."

Edited February 10, 2021 by Merciful

[Knight of Iron she/they]

Just now, Merciful said:

Ernie grunted as pain exploded in his head. He blinked away the stars and turned to face the kipster again. Heavy headed and weak, he watched him. "You are a worth idiot, kip. Worthy of your meat."

"What's your name, valiant ironkippy?"

[Merciful she/her]

Just now, Knight of Iron said:

"What's your name, valiant ironkippy?"

"Ernie of elsern," Ernie declared in his best booming voice. He closed his eyes for a moment, listening with great content as his own voice echoed grandly off the walls. Then he forced himself out of the dream and peered at the queer little thing again. "What's yours?"

[Knight of Iron she/they]

Just now, Merciful said:

"Ernie of elsern," Ernie declared in his best booming voice. He closed his eyes for a moment, listening with great content as his own voice echoed grandly off the walls. Then he forced himself out of the dream and peered at the queer little thing again. "What's yours?"

"Cavalier the Cavalier," he boomed louder, voice echoing a surprising amount for such a cave. Then, he cleared his throat. "How are you today?"

[Merciful she/her]

1 minute ago, Knight of Iron said:

"Cavalier the Cavalier," he boomed louder, voice echoing a surprising amount for such a cave. Then, he cleared his throat. "How are you today?"

"QUITE FINE, THANK YOU," Ernie roared. Loudest of them all, he told himself with a smile. "AND YOU?"

[Knight of Iron she/they]

Just now, Merciful said:

"QUITE FINE, THANK YOU," Ernie roared. Loudest of them all, he told himself with a smile. "AND YOU?"

"I'M DOING NOT SO GOOD, THANK YOU!"

[Merciful she/her]

Just now, Knight of Iron said:

"I'M DOING NOT SO GOOD, THANK YOU!"

"YOU ARE SO WELCOME."

Ahhh, yes. There was a twinkle in Ernie's eye at the end of that one.

[Knight of Iron she/they]

1 minute ago, Merciful said:

"YOU ARE SO WELCOME."

Ahhh, yes. There was a twinkle in Ernie's eye at the end of that one.

"OKA–"Cavalier started, but his throat was getting scratchy, so he stopped. "Wanna play a game or something?"

[Merciful she/her]

4 minutes ago, Knight of Iron said:

"OKA–"Cavalier started, but his throat was getting scratchy, so he stopped. "Wanna play a game or something?"

Ernie straightened up, glad he had won the voice contest. He knew the caves so well the youngster Cavalier could never beat his intricate echos. Well, never mind. The kip wanted a game to be played. Childish, he thought. This Cavalier must learn to be a man.

"Perhaps I should give you a tour of my cave instead?" he suggested. He leaned in, eager for his reply, though he would never admit it.

Maybe it had been too long since he had had visitors. Okay, and maybe he wanted to show him his rock collection, too.

Edited February 10, 2021 by Merciful
I'm a perfectionist.

[Knight of Iron she/they]

1 minute ago, Merciful said:

Ernie straightened up, glad he had won the voice contest. He knew the caves so well the youngster Cavalier could never beat his intricate echos. Well, never mind. The kip wanted a game to be played. Childish, he thought. This Cavalier must learn to be a man.

"Perhaps I should give you a tour of my cave instead?" he suggested. He leaned in, eager for his reply, though he would never admit it.

Maybe it had been too long since he had had visitors. Okay, and maybe he wanted to show him his rock collection, too.

"Sure," Cavalier said, "But I should be getting back to my friends soon. They're very scared, and we're in hiding."

[Merciful she/her]

1 minute ago, Knight of Iron said:

"Sure," Cavalier said, "But I should be getting back to my friends soon. They're very scared, and we're in hiding."

"Ah, yes, yes," Ernie said, waving off his words. "Other kippies I presume? Well, you shall soon see what keeps a warrior like me entertained up here. Come, follow me."

He waved him forward and picked through a pile of...whoops. Wrong one. Definitely the wrong one.

"Don't step in that," he warned, taking a careful, blind step to the left. Dang darkness. And dang kid. He was starting to sound like the kid! How long would it take before he was acting like the kid, too? He shook himself, then gestured to the second pile, which was maybe a little too close to the first. "This is what you need to see."

[Knight of Iron she/they]

2 minutes ago, Merciful said:

"Ah, yes, yes," Ernie said, waving off his words. "Other kippies I presume? Well, you shall soon see what keeps a warrior like me entertained up here. Come, follow me."

He waved him forward and picked through a pile of...whoops. Wrong one. Definitely the wrong one.

"Don't step in that," he warned, taking a careful, blind step to the left. Dang darkness. And dang kid. He was starting to sound like the kid! How long would it take before he was acting like the kid, too? He shook himself, then gestured to the second pile, which was maybe a little too close to the first. "This is what you need to see."

"Rocks?"

[Merciful she/her]

Just now, Knight of Iron said:

"Rocks?"

Ernie jabbed at the pile. "You have to feel it. Touch them. Toss them. Do whatever kippies do with them. One day, I hope to see them in light, but for now we explore their majesty in other ways."

[Knight of Iron she/they]

1 minute ago, Merciful said:

Ernie jabbed at the pile. "You have to feel it. Touch them. Toss them. Do whatever kippies do with them. One day, I hope to see them in light, but for now we explore their majesty in other ways."

"Oh, there's light that way, past that squishy wall. Wanna meet my friends?"

[Merciful she/her]

Just now, Knight of Iron said:

"Oh, there's light that way, past that squishy wall. Wanna meet my friends?"

Ernie squinted. "What did you say?"

[Knight of Iron she/they]

Just now, Merciful said:

Ernie squinted. "What did you say?"

"There's light over there," he repeated.

[Merciful she/her]

Just now, Knight of Iron said:

"There's light over there," he repeated.

"No about the...the..." Ernie struggled to remember the strange word that the kippy-kid had said. "The squash...? You called the wall squash...? Yeah. That was it. Squash!"

[Knight of Iron she/they]

Just now, Merciful said:

"No about the...the..." Ernie struggled to remember the strange word that the kippy-kid had said. "The squash...? You called the wall squash...? Yeah. That was it. Squash!"

"No, it's squishy. Oh, I guess you don't have many squishy things down here. I just meant it's tight. Come on, I'll show you."

[Merciful she/her]

Just now, Knight of Iron said:

"No, it's squishy. Oh, I guess you don't have many squishy things down here. I just meant it's tight. Come on, I'll show you."

"Squishy," Ernie repeated. As soon as the word left his lips, he laughed. "Squishy! It's perfect! Let's find this squishy exit. Oh, and I'll bring my rocks! Wait, do your friends have meat? I'm hungry."

[Knight of Iron she/they]

Just now, Merciful said:

"Squishy," Ernie repeated. As soon as the word left his lips, he laughed. "Squishy! It's perfect! Let's find this squishy exit. Oh, and I'll bring my rocks! Wait, do your friends have meat? I'm hungry."

"I don't know, there's kind of an epic fire dragon battle raging in the snowy mountains outside, so we were a little busy."

Cavalier leads Ernie to the small little crevice. "Now, see, you just fit through here... like... this!" He said triumphantly.  

[Merciful she/her]

Just now, Knight of Iron said:

"I don't know, there's kind of an epic fire dragon battle raging in the snowy mountains outside, so we were a little busy."

Cavalier leads Ernie to the small little crevice. "Now, see, you just fit through here... like... this!" He said triumphantly.  

Ernie grunted at his performance. Looked easy to him. "No food," he grumbled, following after the Cavalier. He got about half his body through before getting stuck. Shooting the kippie a warning look that clearly meant "stay away", he twisted and struggled until at last he popped through, deciding that though squishy was a very delightful word, he did not like the experience of it. And the queer piece of meat was able to get through it so easily! Ernie tried not to glower. No. He would have to regain his youth. And he could do it by observing the other kippies like Cavalier. A...new opportunity of sorts.

"So what's this 'epic fire dragon battle'?" he asked.

[Knight of Iron she/they]

1 hour ago, Merciful said:

Ernie grunted at his performance. Looked easy to him. "No food," he grumbled, following after the Cavalier. He got about half his body through before getting stuck. Shooting the kippie a warning look that clearly meant "stay away", he twisted and struggled until at last he popped through, deciding that though squishy was a very delightful word, he did not like the experience of it. And the queer piece of meat was able to get through it so easily! Ernie tried not to glower. No. He would have to regain his youth. And he could do it by observing the other kippies like Cavalier. A...new opportunity of sorts.

"So what's this 'epic fire dragon battle'?" he asked.

"Big dragon, fighting ironclads, I dunno," said Cavalier. "Yo friends! I found a cave kippy!"

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[Condensation she/her]

4 minutes ago, Knight of Iron said:

"Big dragon, fighting ironclads, I dunno," said Cavalier. "Yo friends! I found a cave kippy!"

"A cave kippy?" asked Pia, facing away because she was hugging Ollie.

[Knight of Iron she/they]

Just now, Condensation said:

"A cave kippy?" asked Pia, facing away because she was hugging Ollie.

"Mhm," said Cavalier, "Almost tore my guts out, too."

[Condensation she/her]

Just now, Knight of Iron said:

"Mhm," said Cavalier, "Almost tore my guts out, too."

"He what?" Pia spun and jumped back at the sight of the kippy.

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What does he look like?