APRIL 2017
An Egg-citing Egg-periment
[19:09]Syranelle Ironleaf: "Our story begins in the laboratory of a brilliant lalafellian arcanist who was determined to change his carbuncle into a cuter animal. Â He was always fond of bunnies, having spent way too much time at the Golden Saucer in his youth, so that's what he aimed for. Â It took him many moons, but he finally managed it. Â A Bunnybuncle, at last!" Â >>
[19:11]Syranelle Ironleaf: "There was something wrong with the Bunnybuncle, though. Â It often -- well, honestly, frighteningly often -- laid random eggs. Â So often, in fact, that the Arcanist's laboratory was festooned with them. Â Eggs in his books, eggs on his desk, eggs on his favorite chair, even eggs in his bed and on his pillow. Â They were everywhere! Â 'What am I supposed to do with all these eggs?!' he lamented. Â 'I need help!' so he placed an advertisement with the Adventurer's Guild that read..."
[19:14]Aislinn Melpomene: "Looking for fellow arcanist researchers to discover the mysteries of carbuncles... and bunnies. Your reward for assisting in this mystery: one thousand gil. Ten thousand if you can solve the mystery! And on a completely unrelated note, looking for kind and happy homes for bunnies." The arcanist waited and waited. >>
[19:17]Aislinn Melpomene: Soon enough, he received several offers. Up and coming arcanists, ones who had served their time on the battlefields, honing their geometric magicks, and all sorts in between. The first came. The bunny-buncle was so happy to see a new face, that it produced even -more- eggs, even one in the newcomer's hair!
[19:19]Syranelle Ironleaf: "The new Arcanist, a budding young miqo'te, was astonished even astounded at the development with the lalafell's Bunnybuncle. Â She inspected it carefully, both physically and through aether. Â 'This is incredible!' she said, 'How is this accomplished?' Â She seemed heedless of the egg atop her head, even though it rocked back and forth precariously, threatening to fall off at any moment. Â The Bunnybuncle bore this all in silence, content to be basked with such attention. >>
[19:21]Syranelle Ironleaf: However, the pile of eggs was growing worse and worse by the moment. Â The Lalafell Arcanist finally had to call a halt to their research. Â "I'm going to have a house that's one giant omelet at this rate!" he cried. Â "This cannot go on... w-wait... Omelets! Â I'll go see the Head Chef at the Bismarck, maybe they could use all these eggs!" Â Indeed, he marched himself across the city to the renown restaurant where all the Culinarians trained.
[19:25]Aislinn Melpomene: The guildmaster and his students were quite happy to have a steady source of eggs, not to mention quite free of charge! The Lalafellan Arcanist brought him many - as many as his bag could carry. He cracked an egg open, one could never know when it came to magic. Lo and behold... a tiny carbunny popped out! >>
[19:25]Aislinn Melpomene: He was astonished. He could not cook this! The tiny carbunny hobbled over to him and with a little mewl, settled into the guildmaster's arms. Soon enough, the other culinarian students were clamoring for their own, and the Arcanist was happy to oblige. He returned to his laboratory to figure out what to do next. He studied and studied... until he heard of a report from the Culinarian's guild. Their guild was overrun by Carbunny eggs!
[19:34]Syranelle Ironleaf: The Guildmaster begged for the Arcanist to take them back. Â They were getting into everything, it was impossible to cook, business would be ruined! Â But the Arcanist refused. Â "I need space in my lab; I don't have room for them either!" Â In the meantime, the miqo'te Arcanist who answered his earlier ad was still fiddling with the original Bunnybuncle. Â She managed to figure out that if you fed it enough aether it eventually *popped* in a shower of glitter, like an over-inflated balloon. Â >>
[19:36]Syranelle Ironleaf: With a solution thus, accidentally, found she ran to tell the Lalafell. Â "I've found a way to cull the Bunnybuncles! Â All you need to do is overload them with aether and they'll pop like bubbles of energy." Â The Lalafell grimaced. Â "That sounds kind of questionable, are you sure it's safe?" Â The miqo'te shrugged. Â "They're just aetheric constructs; it's not like they're real. Â Besides, what choice do we have? Â At the rate they're multiplying, they'll take over Limsa Lominsa in a week!"
[19:40]Aislinn Melpomene: With a reluctant agreement, the Lalafell agreed to the course of action. So, around they went, 'popping' the Bunnybuncles. Within minutes, the guild was covered in glitter, and the two mages, exhausted. Believing their task over, they returned to his lab. >>
[19:43]Aislinn Melpomene: To their dismay, they found the original set of Bunnybuncle eggs had begun to hatch. And as they did, they hatched in a multitude of sizes. Large Bunnybuncles, almost as big as his chair! Tiny bunnybuncles, the size of the miqo'te's ring finger. And they were all... laying... eggs, the sizes of which were in proportion to their own sizes. The miqo'te looked to the lalafell. "I believe we are going to need more help..."
[19:46]Syranelle Ironleaf: Bunnybuncles galore! Â With eggs in myriad sizes spawning every second. Â "Good Gods, I don't think we have enough Arcanists to get rid of them all! Â What are we going to do?" the lalafell sobbed, burying his face in his hands. Â The miqo'te thought for a long moment, but an idea struck her like lightning!
[19:48]Syranelle Ironleaf: "The Hatching-tide Festival!" she crowed, grabbing her little lalafell companion and giving him a good shake. Â "Every year the Dreamers' come 'round and have people hunt up eggs. Â Well, I'm sure they'd love a never-ending supply of eggs!" Â With that, she scurried off in order to find out how to contact the organizers of the Hatching-tide Festival. Â This was sure to alleviate their problems... right?
[19:52]Aislinn Melpomene: As it turned out, the Dreamers were quite happy to have so many eggs. And bunnies. After all, they mused, who did not like bunnies? And so, games were crafted for adventurers. Collect an egg here, collect an egg there, and bring them back. It was simple enough... And if an adventurer stole off with an egg, well, that is what the extras were for. And so, the eggs were set out around Gridania, placed in both easy and hard to find places. It started off well enough. >>
[19:55]Aislinn Melpomene: The first adventurer returned with an egg. "I have found one!" She announced cheerfully. What they did not know, was that the teenaged hyur was a thaumaturge, and one whose aether acted up with her excitement. Giddy at having found the first egg of the season, her aether reacted - and struck the Bunnybuncle's egg with a faint zap of lightning, though not enough to destroy it. It however hatched in her arms. Immediately, the Dreamers knew that something was very wrong with this Bunnybuncle.
[19:58]Syranelle Ironleaf: It had /fangs/, this Bunnybuncle, and seemed quite angry. Â It tried to bite the Dreamer as they pondered over it and so flustered by it were they that they sent again for the lalafell and miqo'te who started all this. Â "Look at this creature!" they said, pointing to the Vorpal Bunnybuncle. Â "It's downright hostile! Â You have to deal with it at once!" Â Try as they might, though, the pair of Arcanists couldn't draw close enough to 'pop' the Vorpal Bunnybuncle like they had its predecessors. Â >>
[20:01]Syranelle Ironleaf: "What are we going to do? Â It's got nasty, big, pointy teeth! Â Perhaps we should run away!" the lalafell said, wringing his hands in dismay. Â "We can't just leave it here, what if it hurts someone?" the miqo'te argued. Â "Well, it might hurt /us!/" the lalafell protested. Â The miqo'te sighed. Â "I think we need to call in even /more/ help." Â So she went to the Adventurer's Guild and placed another ad.
[20:05]Aislinn Melpomene: And this time, a tall male Roegadyn answered. "Oi, chief." He greeted the two. "Ye've got a bunny problem?" "Yes!" The Lalafell whined. "We cannot get close to one who has become quite hostile! And we cannot get rid of it if we cannot get close!" The Roe let out a boisterous laugh, shifting the axe on his back. "Yer just scared of a little bunny? Fine, show me where it is, and I'll deal with it!" >>
[20:08]Aislinn Melpomene: They departed to the last known location of the angry Bunnybuncle. It was still in the area, having made a nest in the Dreamer's bucket of eggs. "Oh, what will we do!" The Dreamer bemoaned. "We must be able to get to that basket! It has been foretold in my visions!" The Roe let out another laugh and strolled nonchalantly towards the basket. "Ehhh, ain't ye' a little cute bugger? Ye' ain't that scary!" He reached out to grab the bunnybuncle by the scruff of its neck.
[20:11]Syranelle Ironleaf: As soon as the roegadyn's hand neared, the Vorpal Bunnybuncle lashed out with it's sharp teeth and narrowly missed biting the roegadyn. Â "Whoa there!" the great roe cried in alarm, "That's not your ordinary bunny!" Â The miqo'te grimaced, placing her hands on her hips. Â "I /told/ you that to begin with!" Â The roegadyn crouched on his haunches, surveying the Vorpal Bunnybuncle from a safe distance. Â "I will send for my friend, the Brave Sir Robin, he's a great paladin from Ul'dah." >>
[20:12]Syranelle Ironleaf: "I'm sure if anyone can manage to defeat this beast, it will be Brave Sir Robin!" Â The roegadyn assured them. Â The lalafell and the miqo'te heaved a sigh of relief and waited for this brave paladin to arrive. Â In the meantime, they built a crude sort of pen around the Bunnybuncle to keep it from going anywhere.
[20:16]Aislinn Melpomene: The Brave Sir Robin, a midlander dressed in the shimmering white armor of the Sultansworn, strode forward with grace and confidence. "Where is this beast?" He asked haughtily. "I will elminate it, so no other need fear." He walked to the pen. "*This* is the beast?" He looked to the others. "Do not underestimate it! It is a strong and viscious being!" The Lalafell warned, and the Roe agreed. >>
[20:18]Aislinn Melpomene: "Psh." The paladin scoffed, then reached to open the pen. The Vorpal Bunnybuncle looked up, then launched itself at the Paladin! With a shriek resembling that of a girl, he SWUNG at the bunny with his shield with all his might! The vorpal bunny poofed into a could of glitter... and a blue gemstone laid where the bunny had just been.
[20:22]Syranelle Ironleaf: "Well, that was certainly short-lived," the lalafell Arcanist observed, "But what's that it left behind?" Â He stared at the blue gemstone curiously. Â It was lying atop the bucket of Bunnybuncle eggs that the Vorpal Bunnybuncle had made its nest. Â However, Sir Robin might be brave, he was also clumsy. Â He accidentally cracked one of the eggs as he took up the gemstone, but instead of producing a Bunnybuncle like all the others did, it just leaked out yolk and egg white, like a normal egg. Â >>
[20:24]Syranelle Ironleaf: "Did it just turn all of those Bunnybuncle Eggs into normal eggs?" Â The Arcanists said, almost in unison. Â They scurried forward to take the blue gemstone from Sir Robin, inspecting it carefully. Â "If we can convert all the Bunnybuncle eggs into normal ones, maybe we can finally put an end to their ceaseless spawning!" Â It was worth a try, at least, so they carried the gemstone to another nearby pile of eggs.
[20:27]Aislinn Melpomene: So the four carefully placed the gemstone on top of the next pile of eggs and waited a few moments. Afterwards, the Roe pulled out his axe, then slammed it down - crushing the eggs, and leaving a very eggy mess behind. However, in the process, the gemstone was also split - breaking into two halves. "Well... that did not last long." The miqo'te muttered. The Lalafell shrieked. "It could have been perfect!" He bemoaned. >>
[20:29]Aislinn Melpomene: Sir Robin picked up one of the halves. "Well... why do we not simply see if these will work still?" He suggested, and the miqo'te picked up the other. "I suppose so... Let us split up." She ordered. The Lalafell went with Brave Sir Robin; the miqo'te with the Roegadyn. The first two came across another nest of Bunnybuncles, the mother of which perked up as they approached - appearing to be drawn to the half-gemstone, sniffing at it curiously.
[20:32]Syranelle Ironleaf: Unsure of what to do with a fully fledged Bunnybuncle, instead of an egg, the Lalafell rubbed the half-gemstone atop the Bunnybuncle's head. Â But nothing seemed to happen. Â "Maybe your gemstone does not work upon the hatched ones. Â Mayhap try something more egg-like!" Sir Robin said, pointing to another nearby pile of Bunnybuncle eggs. Â The lalafell touched his gemstone to the eggs, then nodded for Sir Robin to break one. Â Sure enough, the egg was just a normal egg again! Â >>
[20:34]Syranelle Ironleaf: "Whew, thank goodness!" he said in relief. Â Unbeknownst to them, the Bunnybuncle they'd touched with the gem began to shrink. Â And shrink. Â And shrink. Â Until it was nothing more than a mote of aether energy that got swept away by the Lifestream. Â On the other side of town, the miqo'te and the roegadyn were approaching another group of eggs with a pile of Bunnybuncles sleeping atop them.
[20:40]Aislinn Melpomene: This pair had a similar idea. They placed the half a gem on a bunnybuncle's head. It perked up at the feeling, sending the gemstone flying into the air. The miqo'te caught it - but squeezed too hard in her desperation not to lose it. Part of the gemstone crumbled to dust, the dust settling onto the Bunnybuncles. Slowly, they began to shrink and shrink, until they were naught but specks of aether, blown off with the wind. >>
[20:41]Aislinn Melpomene: The miqo'te glanced between the gemstone and where the bunnybuncles had just been. "The dust! Even the dust will rid us of them!" She quickly headed off to find the next nest.
[20:45]Agnos Le'maudit: Off she ran, almost like a chicken with its head cut off. Â "The gemstone makes theÂ
Bunnybuncles go away!" she shouted as she ran, her Roegadyn compatriot sprinting after her to keep up. Â Her messaged managed to garner many an odd look from passer-bys, but more importantly, it reached Sir Robin and the lalafellin Arcanist as they crossed paths.
[20:45]Agnos Le'maudit: Off she ran, almost like a chicken with its head cut off. Â "The gemstone makes the Bunnybuncles go away!" she shouted as she ran, her Roegadyn compatriot sprinting after her to keep up. Â Her messaged managed to garner many an odd look from passer-bys, but more importantly, it reached Sir Robin and the lalafellin Arcanist as they crossed paths.
[20:48]Agnos Le'maudit: Sir Robin and the Arcanist exchanged glances, and there was an audible click as they realized what they should do. Â Off they ran to their next batch, touching the gemstone to any and all carbunnies and eggs they could find. Â But just then, a little girl approached them, curious to know why they were making all the little carbunnies disappear and turning the glittery eggs into normal ones.
[20:51]Syranelle Ironleaf: Such matters are always difficult to explain to children, but the four of them tried their best. Â "You see," the lalafell began, "these Bunnybuncles aren't real creatures; they were an experiment of sorts that got out of hand." Â The miqo'te continued, "If they keep multiplying, soon everything will be taken over by Bunnybuncles and there won't be room for the rest of us." Â The roegadyn took up the speech next. Â >>
[20:53]Syranelle Ironleaf: "And if some of them get exposed to magic they shouldn't, they might become dangerous." Â Brave Sir Robin finished off their explanation. Â "And then you'll have to run away and call Brave Sir Robin to save you! Â And we don't want that. Â We want everyone to be safe and the Bunnybuncles to go back to theory where they belong! Â This should be a warning to all young Arcanists not to meddle in things they shouldn't!" He might have glared a bit at the lalafell as he said this.
[20:57]Agnos Le'maudit: "But I like the bunnybuncles," the little girl pouted. Â "And I like the glittery eggs. Â Can't it wait until after the festival?" Â In unison, the four adults muttered, "Not really..." Â "And why not?" the girl asked. Â "Time is of the essence, my dear," the lalafell said softly to her. Â "These bunnybuncles make little ones faster than you can imagine."
[20:57]Agnos Le'maudit: "But I like the bunnybuncles," the little girl pouted. Â "And I like the glittery eggs. Â Can't it wait until after the festival?" Â In unison, the four adults muttered, "Not really..." Â "And why not?" the girl asked. Â "Time is of the essence, my dear," the lalafell said softly to her. Â "These bunnybuncles make little ones faster than you can imagine."
[20:59]Agnos Le'maudit: "I've seen the bunnybuncles make eggs, I know how fast it is," the little girl told him with a straight face. Â The smile freezing on the lalafell's face garnered a loud guffaw from the Roegadyn for a moment, which in turn made the lalafell turn to glare at him. Â "So then you know that time is of the essence!" the miqo'te cut in while the two decided to have a little spat. Â "Yes..." the girl reluctantly agreed. Â "But do you have to go around smashing the eggs, then? Â They're so pretty, until they're just...goop. Â What happens if you leave the normal eggs?"
[21:03]Syranelle Ironleaf: "If we leave the normal eggs out, they'll eventually rot. Â You know what happens when an egg gets rotten? Â If they get broken, they smell really foul and make life terrible!" the lalafell explained. Â "As pretty as they are, I don't think it would be worth leaving them and having someone accidentally break one. Â Do you?" Â The little girl sulked some more. Â "I guess not..." Â Nodding, the lalafell looked to the miqo'te, the roegadyn, and Brave Sir Robin. Â >>
[21:05]Syranelle Ironleaf: "I can't thank the three of you enough for all your help. Â I wish I could reward you for everything you've done. Â Wait, I have it...!" Â He presented to each of them a Bunnybuncle egg. Â "NO!" they all shouted in unison, touching them to a gem, then smashing the raw eggs on the lalafell's head, each of them walking off, grumbling. Â "Well, one does not make omelets without breaking a few eggs." He shrugged, "Back to the drawing board."
An Egg-citing Egg-periment
[19:09]Syranelle Ironleaf: "Our story begins in the laboratory of a brilliant lalafellian arcanist who was determined to change his carbuncle into a cuter animal. Â He was always fond of bunnies, having spent way too much time at the Golden Saucer in his youth, so that's what he aimed for. Â It took him many moons, but he finally managed it. Â A Bunnybuncle, at last!" Â >>
[19:11]Syranelle Ironleaf: "There was something wrong with the Bunnybuncle, though. Â It often -- well, honestly, frighteningly often -- laid random eggs. Â So often, in fact, that the Arcanist's laboratory was festooned with them. Â Eggs in his books, eggs on his desk, eggs on his favorite chair, even eggs in his bed and on his pillow. Â They were everywhere! Â 'What am I supposed to do with all these eggs?!' he lamented. Â 'I need help!' so he placed an advertisement with the Adventurer's Guild that read..."
[19:14]Aislinn Melpomene: "Looking for fellow arcanist researchers to discover the mysteries of carbuncles... and bunnies. Your reward for assisting in this mystery: one thousand gil. Ten thousand if you can solve the mystery! And on a completely unrelated note, looking for kind and happy homes for bunnies." The arcanist waited and waited. >>
[19:17]Aislinn Melpomene: Soon enough, he received several offers. Up and coming arcanists, ones who had served their time on the battlefields, honing their geometric magicks, and all sorts in between. The first came. The bunny-buncle was so happy to see a new face, that it produced even -more- eggs, even one in the newcomer's hair!
[19:19]Syranelle Ironleaf: "The new Arcanist, a budding young miqo'te, was astonished even astounded at the development with the lalafell's Bunnybuncle. Â She inspected it carefully, both physically and through aether. Â 'This is incredible!' she said, 'How is this accomplished?' Â She seemed heedless of the egg atop her head, even though it rocked back and forth precariously, threatening to fall off at any moment. Â The Bunnybuncle bore this all in silence, content to be basked with such attention. >>
[19:21]Syranelle Ironleaf: However, the pile of eggs was growing worse and worse by the moment. Â The Lalafell Arcanist finally had to call a halt to their research. Â "I'm going to have a house that's one giant omelet at this rate!" he cried. Â "This cannot go on... w-wait... Omelets! Â I'll go see the Head Chef at the Bismarck, maybe they could use all these eggs!" Â Indeed, he marched himself across the city to the renown restaurant where all the Culinarians trained.
[19:25]Aislinn Melpomene: The guildmaster and his students were quite happy to have a steady source of eggs, not to mention quite free of charge! The Lalafellan Arcanist brought him many - as many as his bag could carry. He cracked an egg open, one could never know when it came to magic. Lo and behold... a tiny carbunny popped out! >>
[19:25]Aislinn Melpomene: He was astonished. He could not cook this! The tiny carbunny hobbled over to him and with a little mewl, settled into the guildmaster's arms. Soon enough, the other culinarian students were clamoring for their own, and the Arcanist was happy to oblige. He returned to his laboratory to figure out what to do next. He studied and studied... until he heard of a report from the Culinarian's guild. Their guild was overrun by Carbunny eggs!
[19:34]Syranelle Ironleaf: The Guildmaster begged for the Arcanist to take them back. Â They were getting into everything, it was impossible to cook, business would be ruined! Â But the Arcanist refused. Â "I need space in my lab; I don't have room for them either!" Â In the meantime, the miqo'te Arcanist who answered his earlier ad was still fiddling with the original Bunnybuncle. Â She managed to figure out that if you fed it enough aether it eventually *popped* in a shower of glitter, like an over-inflated balloon. Â >>
[19:36]Syranelle Ironleaf: With a solution thus, accidentally, found she ran to tell the Lalafell. Â "I've found a way to cull the Bunnybuncles! Â All you need to do is overload them with aether and they'll pop like bubbles of energy." Â The Lalafell grimaced. Â "That sounds kind of questionable, are you sure it's safe?" Â The miqo'te shrugged. Â "They're just aetheric constructs; it's not like they're real. Â Besides, what choice do we have? Â At the rate they're multiplying, they'll take over Limsa Lominsa in a week!"
[19:40]Aislinn Melpomene: With a reluctant agreement, the Lalafell agreed to the course of action. So, around they went, 'popping' the Bunnybuncles. Within minutes, the guild was covered in glitter, and the two mages, exhausted. Believing their task over, they returned to his lab. >>
[19:43]Aislinn Melpomene: To their dismay, they found the original set of Bunnybuncle eggs had begun to hatch. And as they did, they hatched in a multitude of sizes. Large Bunnybuncles, almost as big as his chair! Tiny bunnybuncles, the size of the miqo'te's ring finger. And they were all... laying... eggs, the sizes of which were in proportion to their own sizes. The miqo'te looked to the lalafell. "I believe we are going to need more help..."
[19:46]Syranelle Ironleaf: Bunnybuncles galore! Â With eggs in myriad sizes spawning every second. Â "Good Gods, I don't think we have enough Arcanists to get rid of them all! Â What are we going to do?" the lalafell sobbed, burying his face in his hands. Â The miqo'te thought for a long moment, but an idea struck her like lightning!
[19:48]Syranelle Ironleaf: "The Hatching-tide Festival!" she crowed, grabbing her little lalafell companion and giving him a good shake. Â "Every year the Dreamers' come 'round and have people hunt up eggs. Â Well, I'm sure they'd love a never-ending supply of eggs!" Â With that, she scurried off in order to find out how to contact the organizers of the Hatching-tide Festival. Â This was sure to alleviate their problems... right?
[19:52]Aislinn Melpomene: As it turned out, the Dreamers were quite happy to have so many eggs. And bunnies. After all, they mused, who did not like bunnies? And so, games were crafted for adventurers. Collect an egg here, collect an egg there, and bring them back. It was simple enough... And if an adventurer stole off with an egg, well, that is what the extras were for. And so, the eggs were set out around Gridania, placed in both easy and hard to find places. It started off well enough. >>
[19:55]Aislinn Melpomene: The first adventurer returned with an egg. "I have found one!" She announced cheerfully. What they did not know, was that the teenaged hyur was a thaumaturge, and one whose aether acted up with her excitement. Giddy at having found the first egg of the season, her aether reacted - and struck the Bunnybuncle's egg with a faint zap of lightning, though not enough to destroy it. It however hatched in her arms. Immediately, the Dreamers knew that something was very wrong with this Bunnybuncle.
[19:58]Syranelle Ironleaf: It had /fangs/, this Bunnybuncle, and seemed quite angry. Â It tried to bite the Dreamer as they pondered over it and so flustered by it were they that they sent again for the lalafell and miqo'te who started all this. Â "Look at this creature!" they said, pointing to the Vorpal Bunnybuncle. Â "It's downright hostile! Â You have to deal with it at once!" Â Try as they might, though, the pair of Arcanists couldn't draw close enough to 'pop' the Vorpal Bunnybuncle like they had its predecessors. Â >>
[20:01]Syranelle Ironleaf: "What are we going to do? Â It's got nasty, big, pointy teeth! Â Perhaps we should run away!" the lalafell said, wringing his hands in dismay. Â "We can't just leave it here, what if it hurts someone?" the miqo'te argued. Â "Well, it might hurt /us!/" the lalafell protested. Â The miqo'te sighed. Â "I think we need to call in even /more/ help." Â So she went to the Adventurer's Guild and placed another ad.
[20:05]Aislinn Melpomene: And this time, a tall male Roegadyn answered. "Oi, chief." He greeted the two. "Ye've got a bunny problem?" "Yes!" The Lalafell whined. "We cannot get close to one who has become quite hostile! And we cannot get rid of it if we cannot get close!" The Roe let out a boisterous laugh, shifting the axe on his back. "Yer just scared of a little bunny? Fine, show me where it is, and I'll deal with it!" >>
[20:08]Aislinn Melpomene: They departed to the last known location of the angry Bunnybuncle. It was still in the area, having made a nest in the Dreamer's bucket of eggs. "Oh, what will we do!" The Dreamer bemoaned. "We must be able to get to that basket! It has been foretold in my visions!" The Roe let out another laugh and strolled nonchalantly towards the basket. "Ehhh, ain't ye' a little cute bugger? Ye' ain't that scary!" He reached out to grab the bunnybuncle by the scruff of its neck.
[20:11]Syranelle Ironleaf: As soon as the roegadyn's hand neared, the Vorpal Bunnybuncle lashed out with it's sharp teeth and narrowly missed biting the roegadyn. Â "Whoa there!" the great roe cried in alarm, "That's not your ordinary bunny!" Â The miqo'te grimaced, placing her hands on her hips. Â "I /told/ you that to begin with!" Â The roegadyn crouched on his haunches, surveying the Vorpal Bunnybuncle from a safe distance. Â "I will send for my friend, the Brave Sir Robin, he's a great paladin from Ul'dah." >>
[20:12]Syranelle Ironleaf: "I'm sure if anyone can manage to defeat this beast, it will be Brave Sir Robin!" Â The roegadyn assured them. Â The lalafell and the miqo'te heaved a sigh of relief and waited for this brave paladin to arrive. Â In the meantime, they built a crude sort of pen around the Bunnybuncle to keep it from going anywhere.
[20:16]Aislinn Melpomene: The Brave Sir Robin, a midlander dressed in the shimmering white armor of the Sultansworn, strode forward with grace and confidence. "Where is this beast?" He asked haughtily. "I will elminate it, so no other need fear." He walked to the pen. "*This* is the beast?" He looked to the others. "Do not underestimate it! It is a strong and viscious being!" The Lalafell warned, and the Roe agreed. >>
[20:18]Aislinn Melpomene: "Psh." The paladin scoffed, then reached to open the pen. The Vorpal Bunnybuncle looked up, then launched itself at the Paladin! With a shriek resembling that of a girl, he SWUNG at the bunny with his shield with all his might! The vorpal bunny poofed into a could of glitter... and a blue gemstone laid where the bunny had just been.
[20:22]Syranelle Ironleaf: "Well, that was certainly short-lived," the lalafell Arcanist observed, "But what's that it left behind?" Â He stared at the blue gemstone curiously. Â It was lying atop the bucket of Bunnybuncle eggs that the Vorpal Bunnybuncle had made its nest. Â However, Sir Robin might be brave, he was also clumsy. Â He accidentally cracked one of the eggs as he took up the gemstone, but instead of producing a Bunnybuncle like all the others did, it just leaked out yolk and egg white, like a normal egg. Â >>
[20:24]Syranelle Ironleaf: "Did it just turn all of those Bunnybuncle Eggs into normal eggs?" Â The Arcanists said, almost in unison. Â They scurried forward to take the blue gemstone from Sir Robin, inspecting it carefully. Â "If we can convert all the Bunnybuncle eggs into normal ones, maybe we can finally put an end to their ceaseless spawning!" Â It was worth a try, at least, so they carried the gemstone to another nearby pile of eggs.
[20:27]Aislinn Melpomene: So the four carefully placed the gemstone on top of the next pile of eggs and waited a few moments. Afterwards, the Roe pulled out his axe, then slammed it down - crushing the eggs, and leaving a very eggy mess behind. However, in the process, the gemstone was also split - breaking into two halves. "Well... that did not last long." The miqo'te muttered. The Lalafell shrieked. "It could have been perfect!" He bemoaned. >>
[20:29]Aislinn Melpomene: Sir Robin picked up one of the halves. "Well... why do we not simply see if these will work still?" He suggested, and the miqo'te picked up the other. "I suppose so... Let us split up." She ordered. The Lalafell went with Brave Sir Robin; the miqo'te with the Roegadyn. The first two came across another nest of Bunnybuncles, the mother of which perked up as they approached - appearing to be drawn to the half-gemstone, sniffing at it curiously.
[20:32]Syranelle Ironleaf: Unsure of what to do with a fully fledged Bunnybuncle, instead of an egg, the Lalafell rubbed the half-gemstone atop the Bunnybuncle's head. Â But nothing seemed to happen. Â "Maybe your gemstone does not work upon the hatched ones. Â Mayhap try something more egg-like!" Sir Robin said, pointing to another nearby pile of Bunnybuncle eggs. Â The lalafell touched his gemstone to the eggs, then nodded for Sir Robin to break one. Â Sure enough, the egg was just a normal egg again! Â >>
[20:34]Syranelle Ironleaf: "Whew, thank goodness!" he said in relief. Â Unbeknownst to them, the Bunnybuncle they'd touched with the gem began to shrink. Â And shrink. Â And shrink. Â Until it was nothing more than a mote of aether energy that got swept away by the Lifestream. Â On the other side of town, the miqo'te and the roegadyn were approaching another group of eggs with a pile of Bunnybuncles sleeping atop them.
[20:40]Aislinn Melpomene: This pair had a similar idea. They placed the half a gem on a bunnybuncle's head. It perked up at the feeling, sending the gemstone flying into the air. The miqo'te caught it - but squeezed too hard in her desperation not to lose it. Part of the gemstone crumbled to dust, the dust settling onto the Bunnybuncles. Slowly, they began to shrink and shrink, until they were naught but specks of aether, blown off with the wind. >>
[20:41]Aislinn Melpomene: The miqo'te glanced between the gemstone and where the bunnybuncles had just been. "The dust! Even the dust will rid us of them!" She quickly headed off to find the next nest.
[20:45]Agnos Le'maudit: Off she ran, almost like a chicken with its head cut off. Â "The gemstone makes theÂ
Bunnybuncles go away!" she shouted as she ran, her Roegadyn compatriot sprinting after her to keep up. Â Her messaged managed to garner many an odd look from passer-bys, but more importantly, it reached Sir Robin and the lalafellin Arcanist as they crossed paths.
[20:45]Agnos Le'maudit: Off she ran, almost like a chicken with its head cut off. Â "The gemstone makes the Bunnybuncles go away!" she shouted as she ran, her Roegadyn compatriot sprinting after her to keep up. Â Her messaged managed to garner many an odd look from passer-bys, but more importantly, it reached Sir Robin and the lalafellin Arcanist as they crossed paths.
[20:48]Agnos Le'maudit: Sir Robin and the Arcanist exchanged glances, and there was an audible click as they realized what they should do. Â Off they ran to their next batch, touching the gemstone to any and all carbunnies and eggs they could find. Â But just then, a little girl approached them, curious to know why they were making all the little carbunnies disappear and turning the glittery eggs into normal ones.
[20:51]Syranelle Ironleaf: Such matters are always difficult to explain to children, but the four of them tried their best. Â "You see," the lalafell began, "these Bunnybuncles aren't real creatures; they were an experiment of sorts that got out of hand." Â The miqo'te continued, "If they keep multiplying, soon everything will be taken over by Bunnybuncles and there won't be room for the rest of us." Â The roegadyn took up the speech next. Â >>
[20:53]Syranelle Ironleaf: "And if some of them get exposed to magic they shouldn't, they might become dangerous." Â Brave Sir Robin finished off their explanation. Â "And then you'll have to run away and call Brave Sir Robin to save you! Â And we don't want that. Â We want everyone to be safe and the Bunnybuncles to go back to theory where they belong! Â This should be a warning to all young Arcanists not to meddle in things they shouldn't!" He might have glared a bit at the lalafell as he said this.
[20:57]Agnos Le'maudit: "But I like the bunnybuncles," the little girl pouted. Â "And I like the glittery eggs. Â Can't it wait until after the festival?" Â In unison, the four adults muttered, "Not really..." Â "And why not?" the girl asked. Â "Time is of the essence, my dear," the lalafell said softly to her. Â "These bunnybuncles make little ones faster than you can imagine."
[20:57]Agnos Le'maudit: "But I like the bunnybuncles," the little girl pouted. Â "And I like the glittery eggs. Â Can't it wait until after the festival?" Â In unison, the four adults muttered, "Not really..." Â "And why not?" the girl asked. Â "Time is of the essence, my dear," the lalafell said softly to her. Â "These bunnybuncles make little ones faster than you can imagine."
[20:59]Agnos Le'maudit: "I've seen the bunnybuncles make eggs, I know how fast it is," the little girl told him with a straight face. Â The smile freezing on the lalafell's face garnered a loud guffaw from the Roegadyn for a moment, which in turn made the lalafell turn to glare at him. Â "So then you know that time is of the essence!" the miqo'te cut in while the two decided to have a little spat. Â "Yes..." the girl reluctantly agreed. Â "But do you have to go around smashing the eggs, then? Â They're so pretty, until they're just...goop. Â What happens if you leave the normal eggs?"
[21:03]Syranelle Ironleaf: "If we leave the normal eggs out, they'll eventually rot. Â You know what happens when an egg gets rotten? Â If they get broken, they smell really foul and make life terrible!" the lalafell explained. Â "As pretty as they are, I don't think it would be worth leaving them and having someone accidentally break one. Â Do you?" Â The little girl sulked some more. Â "I guess not..." Â Nodding, the lalafell looked to the miqo'te, the roegadyn, and Brave Sir Robin. Â >>
[21:05]Syranelle Ironleaf: "I can't thank the three of you enough for all your help. Â I wish I could reward you for everything you've done. Â Wait, I have it...!" Â He presented to each of them a Bunnybuncle egg. Â "NO!" they all shouted in unison, touching them to a gem, then smashing the raw eggs on the lalafell's head, each of them walking off, grumbling. Â "Well, one does not make omelets without breaking a few eggs." He shrugged, "Back to the drawing board."
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