Journal 8 - Day 5 in Beaumont Pt. 1

~Psychic Paper~
"Auntie Cadence. Did you happen to meet a Changeling named Lux? Also, was this an off adventure and can you, breath, candy? Love bunches, Kií" (140/145)
 
 
 
Another day has come and the night will be taking over soon. I feel like I got away from one prison only to be locked into another. I am getting stir crazy. At least the group seems to be getting used to my wings. Having them out is at least a little bit of freedom. I thought writing would help after yet another swim did not. I am ready for these people to get here already and whatever their arrival will bring. If I have to stay locked up in here for much longer I will steal B-Yu and do whatever I can to get out. I bet there is some sort of explosion...
 
Speak of a miracle. The door just knocked. Xhoya has scurried away more like a cat then Silas. I will follow her and let Mr. Kitty Man take the lead. I will hopefully be back soon to fill in the new details! We are getting out of here!!
 
 
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What an absolute jarring flight of a day. I was correct in my thinking. We're currently riding in Cindy towards an oddly abandoned BRN base to investigate the disappearance of their soldiers but only a few hours ago I was laughing in the face of spice hell itself gaining the title "The Iron gut of Preydrus" and becoming the Queen of scorpions. Lets rewind though.
We've gained in party members; and, if our group wasn't randomly paired enough already we gained a BRN member, Jaxion- Sergeant Jaxion... something, something serious pants. He comes in a work-worn, rough-edged tiefling form keeping his hair as tightly wound as his personality. If we're going to keep together, he'll need reminders that his hair can flow any chance it gets, and it should. The second, an actual metal man. He is both metal and man. Both flesh and wires. With an accent that I would describe as a southern drawl. A tone I am partial to. Echo is his name and apparently he is the highest of technology next to the Gazelle. He is incredibly intelligent with a great many odd helpful talents. He is able to scan rooms and communicate with robots, as well as send messages by just, willing it. Though he doesn't say much I think it is because he is to busy taking everything in. Waiting to be asked not just openly expressing; and , he looks like he is observing and learning as child when it comes to the way of the world. I will be excited to watch him bloom. Last but certainly not least, I've gathered to be a very famous artist of some sort. Lux Silvers with the power to gather a crowd and change on a dime to keep herself interested and her fans guessing. She's got a mind behind the persona but the aloof approach to life is quite, heavy. Perhaps I can learn from her to achieve my goals.! Emi Violet, still my greedy, excited heart. If anything, I felt an instant connection and could see us becoming close friends! She graciously WAITED for me, giving me a ride on her Doby. Its so sleek and glorious, with a quiet growl of hidden power. The ride is incredibly smooth, but more incredible is the fame this Doby holds along with Lux. Every stop we made had us acknowledged by many. They asked Lux questions about this and that but the most frequent of those was, "Why or what, are you here, for?" respectively. When she answered the first time with an obvious lie, I figured she's just keeping secretive. When she told the third group a third story I couldn't help but wonder to why she was complicating her stories. She simply replied, "Why nota, man? I'm only trolling them a little. It keeps them talking about me." And she laughed confidently showing me a, feed, that was saturated with the photos and bogus stories she came up with. I couldn't stop myself from joining in on her tomfoolery. The stories I told, memories! Definitely still the highlight of the day.
 
Our first stop to satisfy the insistent appetite of the Gambit was where I became; Kiíellièn, The Iron gut of Preydrus. This event of hunting and bravery proving feats, Preydrus, does not kid around. If it weren't for Chef Ruth I wouldn't have completed what I did. I scarfed down five of THE spiciest damn fish heart chunks I never thought could exist. I barely powered through but once again little bug surprised us all. She won everything. Let that sink in. The child, won. My eyes and skin wanted to crawl away from my poor decisions, escape to the past before I ate. She ate the every last bite with ease. She enjoyed them. Even the extreme Wyvern heart marinated in capsaicin lava, crowning her the very first, ever, to complete the challenge! I had no idea drow had an immunity to spicy but Xhoya explained her heritage came with this natural ability. The more you know, I guess?
Besides the awesome title, we received 25 money and they a got a nifty ring! We then jetted off to the next event which was very ridiculous... Scorpion wrangling. Not only were we invited back next year, we were show stopping. I must say, for how new we all are to one another there is proof in the cumquats. We work well together. Perhaps a tad unconventional but well nevertheless. We came together after I noticed the scorpions were favoring Xhoya. Worried they'd hurt her I tapped into their language to hear them Shouting "One of Us! "over and over while easily being lured to her. This is about the time Jaxion lost his tiny patience (we'll have to have him upgrade to a longer withstanding patience). He began his war on the bugs, biting the heads off multiple of the poor things. In a stroke of mind lightning our group came together to conquer. Though he was attacked, a lot. Jaxion's scare tactics made the bugs listen to my words that no a and myself were their safety. Lies. The ones that were wise to our tricks and tried to run past Echo only got a piece of them removed or swept back to Xhoya by Gidget and Lux. That, is how I became Queen of Scorpions and we won a smoker. 136 Scorpions exactly later, we were headed off to business...
 
This is when the night took a hard left turn and Jaxion was sought after by grieving women. Seven of them. Millie Trout, Morgana Herb, Tobi Veradehli, and Debby Veradehli all missing their husbands. Delilah Grimball and Kixxy Pixel both missing their sons. Abra. Sollie, she was missing her brother. All of them, BRN soldiers. Each woman hounded the very "hands off" Sergeant for answers to the rumored disappearance of the entire base near by. Which Jaxion soothed by telling them they're likely dead. People are not his forte to put it lightly. If he can learn trust, patience, and the word relax we may make a good team. Don't get me wrong, I don't believe in sugar-coated coma answers, but to only assume and focus on the worst of what could be of what we don't know is short sighted. Where there is a will, there is Hope. And, Hope is what I aimed to spread to these poor ladies. Jaxion reassured that he spoke to his superiors and they confirmed the troops were emergency moved to another base. This calmed the still anxious women but only seeded deeper my mistrust. I don't believe that lie. If it were true, Jaxion wouldn't be so concerned and adamant on going to investigate the abandoned base. Which leads me to where we are now. Travelling inside Cindy towards the stupid base.
 
 
P.S. I did get to take a spin on Jaxion's Doby too. Aggressive in comparison to Lux's but I don't mind the raw power. His show offy driving was pretty fun but nothing compares to trolling with Lux.