April Catch-All

[loopsiedaisy]

Who: Siffrin and Laios, Guilmon, Courier Six, Firoza. (And maybe more later!)
What: Navigating the Canopy and quests.
Where: Canopy, cliffs, and the forest.
When: Throughout April.
Warnings: Siffrin's usual warnings may come up, but nothing else specific yet.

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[dunchies]

[ Meanwhile, Laios is still more than a little concerned about Siffrin's foot. He appreciates the thought, and while he wouldn't be opposed to waiting for them to find help, he doesn't want to immediately push them into another dangerous situation, either.

He shakes his head, both in response to their question and to shake off some of the rain. ] It's not a bad idea, but it's still a little tricky. Especially if we both wind up lowering down together anyway. [ His ears twitch at every snap of a vine, but with the final one done, he lets out a small sigh of relief. ]

Perfect. [ Seeing them get their paws free does make him hopeful! ] Now if we want to get lower... [ Laios looks up, squinting his eyes against Siffrin's glow until he spots what may be the culprit holding them up this high—a tangled knot of natural vine and rope from the bridge. He motions toward it with his snout. ] What do you think about that? Looks like a snag we might be able to loosen. A bit out of reach, though... my only ranged move is more of a blast than a straight shot. Do you have anything?

[loopsiedaisy]

[Siffrin squints their good eye at the knot, tilting their head to and fro to try and figure out how far it is without depth perception. (Their giant ears flop from side to side.)]

[After a moment, they decide:] I should be able to hit it with lightning.

[It's probably a good thing both of them are Electric type, because Siffrin is absolutely not thinking about how conductive wet vines might be. They count down from three aloud, for Laios's sake, then -]

[ BZAP ]

[It's... a miss, striking the tree beyond it instead! Siffrin, huffs, frustrated, and tries again. BZAP - oh there we go.]

[Even a tiny little Thunder Shock packs more of a punch in the rain. The tangle bursts apart.]

[dunchies]

[ If Siffrin looked down at just the right moment, they might have seen a sparkle in Laios's eyes. Despite the precarious situation at hand, he can't help but be excited when he sees one—no, two—strikes of lightning coming from the Shinx above. As a fellow electric type, he's fully impressed, even with the first miss. But he doesn't have much time to ask about it, much less think, when the second hit lands perfectly.

Tangle no more, the duo drops with the full speed of gravity pulling them down, just as intended. The suddenness of it, though, makes his heart stop almost immediately. All he can do is hold his breath until the movement eventually stops, vines going taut when they're finally dangling far below the original bridge now. They're swinging around far more than earlier, but he lets out a relieved sigh over the fact that they didn't completely snap off all together. ]

... Th-that was a perfect. [ He's still a little shaken, but he's trying his best to keep calm. Anxiously, he glances back up at Siffrin. ] You still okay up there?

[loopsiedaisy]

[That was... not very fun! Not a fan! The swinging is much preferable!]

[But:] Y-yeah. I'm okay.

[They're dangling upside down again, but at least this time it's not by one foot. Siffrin takes a deep breath in and out, giving their heart time to stop racing. (Mostly, anyway...)]

...you think we can swing somewhere now, or do we try to snap another vine? [They squint upward, trying to pinpoint the next likely prospect.]

[dunchies]

G-good. [ His voice is still trembling, just a bit. ] I know we-we're trying to beat the rain, but l-let's... let's take a small break. Catch our breaths. [ He follows Siffrin's lead, matching the pace of their breathing exercise, trying hard not to focus on the sounds of the vine swinging back and forth. ]

If we're lucky, there might be a watchtower somewhere a bit lower, or at least maybe a platform. I'm pretty sure I passed one on my way up tonight. [ He looks up at the vines too, unsure of how much they could hold if too many get snapped off now. ] First, do you want to try to re-position? That doesn't really look comfortable. [ To be fair, none of this is comfortable for either of them. ]

[loopsiedaisy]

[Okay. They can do that. Siffrin breathes in and out a few more times, now that they've noticed Laios is following along. His voice is still a little shaky, too - now it's Siffrin's turn to give Laios a concerned sniff.]

[Do they want to try to reposition? Siffrin shrugs, or... some approximation of it, considering their limb configuration, and tries to wriggle a bit.]

[...and then wriggles some more. Their heartbeat picks up again.]

[...]

I'm pretty sure I could get loose now, if I tried??

[dunchies]

[ Laios tilts his head at Siffrin’s shrug but says nothing once he notices them start to shift around regardless. Briefly, he catches just how slack those vines around them look, and he startles all over again, until the Shinx speaks on it. Relief practically smacks him on the face when he realizes they aren't just coming undone entirely. ] —oh!

Then maybe... [ His ears perk up in thought. At first, he looks past Siffrin and up the length of the vine. Then, he cranes his neck to look down behind himself, trying to pinpoint where they can go. ] If you got loose enough, would you be able to make a jump over—over there? [ He motions his snout toward something poking out from a tree, though he can't tell if it's a full platform or just a thick enough branch. ] We can swing a bit to get momentum. Even if you miss, as long as you catch the tree, you should be fine to climb up.

[ As for him... he's still figuring that one out. ]

[loopsiedaisy]

[The Shinx nods, tentatively. It's gonna be tricky, with nothing all that solid to push off of - the thought of jumping off of Laios's back doesn't even cross their mind - and one of their back legs wrenched like it is. But they'll make it work. They have to.]

[They start squirming their way out, carefully.]

What about you, though?

[They think about it, as they wriggle. Then they peer below Laios, using their own glow to look for a snapped vine that's still attached to the Bolthund. And long enough. Is there anything like that dangling...?]

[Yeah. There is. They jerk their head toward it.] Can you pull that up, so I can reach it?

[dunchies]

Huh? You can use me to jump off, if you want. As long as it helps, I don't mind.

[ He completely misinterpreted that question, but it's a genuine response by his tone. Siffrin being injured makes him a higher priority to get to solid ground, after all. He watches the other pensively, ears twitching with each movement. When they suddenly ask about the vine, his eyes light up, following their motion to look down below as well. ]

Let me see... [ Trying to grab it with his mouth directly doesn't get him far; he's just out of reach. Pivoting, he swings a bit to kick at, eventually building enough force to get it closer for him to snap at. He bits down on it carefully, tugging it up a bit before lifting his head toward Siffrin to grab. ]