Nobody else is going to comment on that cave? If there's a female dragon there, the knight is on his way there to rape her.

>>398948

we don't know whether it really has to be a female, but yeah, we should go there.

Trout 2012/04/07(Sat)00:11 No. 399170 ID: a43a6c
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What do you think, Boaga?
"Think of what?"
How are we going to get anything out of this?
"I don't know... Maybe we could find someone on the road to talk to?"
That's what I was thinking.
"But... what if someone attacks us? They'd tell other people that we attacked them and then everyone would attack us."
That's true... Hey, wait, do you see that?
"What?"
Up there, in the mountains.
"...is that a cave?"
I think so. If he's going anywhere near here, he'd go there, right?
"Yeah..."
So let's go up there and meet him. Does that sound good?
"Uh... sure..."

Trout 2012/04/07(Sat)00:11 No. 399171 ID: a43a6c
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It takes hours for us to pathfind our way to the cave. We had to take a longer route to avoid going over the road and being spotted by anyone at the gate. By the time we get there, we're exhausted and the sun is almost down. The cave itself is huge. It doesn't look like anyone in the city sees us, but we should hurry up before that changes.

How are we going to approach this?

>>399171
This cave looks eerily well kept. Use your fat dragon snouts and and sharp dragon eyes and look around.

>>399176
this

goddammit Bo keep your eyes trained away from Gren's cloaca

you approach this cautiously and sneakily

Trout 2012/04/07(Sat)20:40 No. 399342 ID: a43a6c
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Okay, Bo. Try to be quiet.
"I will."

We enter. The cave itself remarkably shallow. There seems to be a rift in the very back. I don't think I could fit through it. Other than that and a few rocks, the cave is empty. Eerily so. It's hard to see any fine details in this light, though.

"G-Gren... did you hear that?"
Hear what?
"I don't know, I just heard... something..."

Move closer, slowly. Ask Bo to relay whatever he hears.

LOOK UP LOOK UP LOOK UPPPP

Look up
Greet Giant Spider?

I don't see the spider. But I guess these guys probably know what they're talking about, so yeah up is the way to be looking right now.

BTW this thread is starting to take a really long time to load for me. You might want to consider starting a new one soon.

>>399404
Well, if it's up the options are probably spider or bat. Maybe a dragon that can crawl on walls/ceilings, I'm pretty sure those are a thing somewhere.
Also possible there's a human hermit living in the crevice or something.
Or rapeknight is sneaking up behind us.
Really, the spider was just a guess.

Trout 2012/04/08(Sun)13:15 No. 399454 ID: a43a6c
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AHHH!
"WHAT?"
Oh, uh-- I, uh, I thought I saw something up there, but, uh, i-it was nothing...
"Uh-- Okay... You kind of scared me."

>Begin next thread with view through the rift

Gren: Peek through rift

pretend there's a disco ball hanging from the ceiling and dance because you're not human you're dancer goddammit.

>Send Boaga to investigate

Trout 2012/04/08(Sun)21:10 No. 399622 ID: a43a6c
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I'm going to look in the crack over there, Boaga.
"Just be careful, okay? That's how I got slashed by that bear..."
I will. Nothing in any cave can hurt me.
"But... okay."

The rift runs deeper inside. It's near impossible to see anything in here, but I can tell that it's too small for either of us to even dream about fitting through. So this entire cave is useless to us.

Trout 2012/04/08(Sun)21:10 No. 399623 ID: a43a6c
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Coming up here was completely fucking pointless.

WELL. MIGHT AS WELL TAKE A NAP.

Thermal-stress the crack open. Heat it with fire, then hurl water at it, like the worst session of sex ever.

unless that's the point. it's a cavern only a human could access. the ultimate anti-dragon deterrent. if you still want something tell boaga to break it open more. it's his idea to come up here.

Breathe fire into it! All the fire!

>>399626
Where would they get the water from?

What a stupid crack! You should show it who is boss by putting a giant rock in front of it, sealing it.

>>399670

pee has water in it.

Trout 2012/04/09(Mon)16:05 No. 399823 ID: a43a6c
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Do you really expect me to widen a tunnel into the earth into something we can walk through by breathing fire at it? Boaga can't do anything that I couldn't, and I couldn't widen this.

"Grennie...?"

"Yes, Bo?"

You're irritated but try not to snap, we JUST PROMISED to try to be nice, like, this morning.

Bo> WAT.

"Yes, Bo?"

Deep breaths, stay calm and all that.

the fire is mostly to try and burn anything in it. also thermal cracking. make it super hot then cool it off super fast and it makes most anything shatter

Boaga, go "THIS HOLE WAS MADE FOR MEEEEEEEE" and come out the other side as spaghetti ala dragon

Don't vent your rage at Bo; Remember, you promised not to. Vent rage by blasting flame into the crack, then rolling a boulder in front of it. That'll show that crack what-for!

Even if there isn't anything up here, you still found an excellent vantage point over the city, and a place to sleep that's out of the way.

Trout 2012/04/10(Tue)16:53 No. 400159 ID: a43a6c
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There's nothing to plug the hole with. I still breathe fire into it, though, which makes me feel a bit less mad. I'm very far away from snapping, though.

Yes, Bo?
"I was wondering what's in there. You look kind of upset."
It's empty, and it's too small for either of us to fit through.
"So..."
So coming up here was completely pointless.
"Oh. I... I guess it was. I think I'd be more upset if I wasn't so tired."
Yeah.
"W-well now what do we do?"

You fuck, of course.

NAP TIME

Look for Aromatic Grass.

sleep. it's a nice shelter.

Heat up a sleeping spot at the back of the cave with dragon-fire, and lay down with Bo. Talk with him and make a plan for tomorrow before going to sleep.

Make a warm spot to sleep. Take turns on watch in case something nasty emerges from the hole.

I still say you should dance.

Trout 2012/04/12(Thu)16:58 No. 400637 ID: a43a6c
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Shall we dance?
"But I don't know how to dance..."
...Yeah, neither do I.

It has gotten a bit cold. I hadn't even noticed. I light up a corner of the cave and we lie down. As soon as both of us are settled in, I turn to him.

Hey, Bo.
"Hey, Grennie."
Any ideas for tomorrow?
"Well, I think we might have to actually get into the city. Anything we get from anyone outside is just going to be rumors."
But how are we going to get inside?
"I'm really not sure. Maybe we can just go up to the front gate?"
Funny.

>>400637
Well, it is an option.

>>400637
Attach a nice white flag to your heads as you approach the human settlement. Act like a customer or politician, I'm sure many in the city would like to have connections or make business with a mighty dragon. The front door should be a better option this way.

If you need a white flag to attach to your horns, just ask a caravan or human who isn't afraid of you politely to give you a sheet or something, and that you'll give it back after you've made ti clear to the town military you're not hostile as of yet.

You could accost travelers heading up the road to the city, holding them long enough to tell them to relay to the city guard that you're coming and you're only seeking answers, not a fight. Do that to two or three, then head towards the city along the most open and obvious path. You want to be seen, but also to see anyone coming. If it looks like guardsmen or soldiers are coming, run for the hills. You don't want to wreck this by fighting.

Once you're at the city, stand out of range of the archers in an open area and shout your questions, and say that you'll park your scaly hide in the road every day, scaring travelers and caravans off, until you get answers. This city looks like a mining city; They live and die by trade. They'll want you outta here quick. Oh, and add a stipulation that if they give you false information, you'll come back and do more than just scare caravans off.

NO! You will be RAPE BY TOWNSFOLK

Well so long as you don't appear intent on wrecking their stuff, it should work. Wear hats or something.

Also sleep. Keep close for body warmth.

Suggestion 2012/04/12(Thu)18:15 No. 400654 ID: 4bdd79
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>>400637
Walk up to the front gate, being careful not to spook the guards, and request a parley.

>>400652

yes. for body warmth.

Trout 2012/04/12(Thu)22:23 No. 400718 ID: a43a6c
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"Well, why wouldn't it work?"
I don't think they'd just let two fearsome dragons just walk up to the gate and knock on it until someone lets them in.
"What if we had some way of announcing it? Telling them that we aren't a threat?"
Uh... White means peace for them, right?
"I think so."
So let's find something white and wear it somewhere prominent.
"Like on our horns?"
Yeah! And as long as we act kind enough, I think they might want us in there. Who wouldn't want to be aquainted with a mighty dragon?
"But... I don't know, there's still a chance that they'd shoot us before we could say anything."
I guess.
"Maybe we can find some people on the road and tell them to tell the people inside that we're coming and not to shoot us. We could get something white from them, too!"
Good idea. I think we'd need to be a bit more persuasive.
"...L-like how?"
We should tell them that if they don't let us in, we'll scare off travellers and caravans. They look like they depend on trade, so they'd be killing themselves. And if they give us wrong information, we'll do worse than scare them off.

I try to get close to him. He kind of tenses up and tries to scoot away.

"Gren, we shouldn't do that. We don't have to starve a bunch of people for some info, right?"
Well-- I really don't want it to come to that...
"Grennie..."
But I'll do what I can, okay?
"Okay, just-- just remember what you promised..."
Of course, Bo.

I get closer to him again, almost touching the side of my snout to his. He doesn't move away this time.

Goodnight, Bo.
"'Night, Gren."
We settle down for some well-deserved rest.