Open Pig Hunt

[Rend]

Rend watched with a sort of child-like wonder as Buras turned into the raven once more. She almost reaches out to pet it when it turns back into a man and she shuffles back a bit to squat down and look at him. For a while she simply plays with the new word trying to get the sound right.
"Kill-Vic... Kiiiill-Veck.... Kil-vuk.."
She suddenly realizes that the kill-vik kept talking
"Huh? Oh me? I'm lil' Rend. Least that's what I am to you. To my... home?... yeah Home. I am -"
She looses a short noise that is half way between a word and a squeak with the undeniable feel of being incomplete in some way. She looks up.
"So how does Kill-Vik turn into the little eater?"

[Alias Burns]

The man jumps back from the winged-woman-person-thing going into a defensive stance. "Easy, I didn't make anything leave. And I'm not stealing from you, I'm taking something from a dead man." The corner of my eyebrow involuntarily curves completing a look of confusion. They don't know each other? "What I mean is, is that I'm taking something from someone that doesn't need it anymore." "Oh yeah I just saw you killing some guy, so I thought I'd drop in and-" uh, but- Does that sort of thing really happen? My eyes flinch to the sudden flash of light coming from the man. But before I could shield my eyes, it waned as abruptly as it had appeared. When I once again open my eyes, I notice the man is gone. But before I could even begin speculating on what had occurred, the flash happens again. This time, I was able to keep my eyes open. the light is coming from an edge of the roof above the alley. Once the light had waned, I look directly to where the light had been. There sat the very same man whom had disappeared. Wait.. He looks vaguely familiar.. Sobering situation.. Better not get caught doing that sort of thing around here wizard man. "You seemed nice enough when I was a raven." A raven? "Why can't you show the same hospitality when I have two legs." Kelvic! Not a wizard. As if it only took a split second, the winged-woman-person-thing jumped and was suddenly directly in front of the man on the roof. I take a step away from the wall and into the mouth of the alley to get a better look. "What is it? the stealer and the eater, how?" The she-thing says in utter astonishment. "Uhhh..." replies the man. Then the she-thing disappears from my view beyond the lip of the roof. "What are you doing? Hey, stop poking me, I'm not something in a show." The male voice says. "How's it do? Is wizard? Is monster? Ooooh! Can Rend? Rend want to. Show Rend!" Says the winged-woman-person-thing.. Or I suppose, Rend. "I am not a monster. I'm as much a monster as you are. And I sure ain't a wizard." As the man replies, I move further down the alley, but sadly my view is not getting any better.. Just the man.. "Alright, I'll do it. Get back a bit and let me get on a bit more." The man steps away from the lip of the roof. Now I can only see a portion of his back.. Then there is another flash. This time, I'm fully aware of the man having just transformed into a raven, though it be out of sight. This was soon followed by another flash of light. Now he be a man again, I intuit with a inward smirk of this small triumph reaching my face. As they are distracted, I take the opportunity to attempt to sneak over to Kurguill's still body. "There, see? I'm what people called a Kelvic. Now, I don't want to offend you or anything, but, what are you." The man says, not noticing that the- Rend is busy interrupting him saying something like "Kill-Vic... Kiiiill-Veck.... Kil-vuk.." But as the man finishes his sentence, Rend replies as if she had been listening. "Huh? Oh me? I'm lil' Rend. Least that's what I am to you. To my... home?... yeah Home. I am -" She seems to make some sort of piping squeak as if that answered his question.. I finally reach Kurguill's body. As I feel for a pulse, I release a breath I didn't know I'd been holding. He's gone. I finally look to his face. "Uhg. Gods!" I exclaim under my breath as I shut my eyes. "So how does Kill-Vik turn into the little eater?" This 'Rend' asks the man. I turn the body over after finding the pouches and pockets empty.

[Buras]

"So how does Kill-Vik turn into the little eater?" Buras frowned in thought at the question. "I don't know." he replied, "I was simply born able to do it. It's like me asking you why you have fur and wings. "I'm sorry if you don't like my answer, but that's the best way I can explain it." Buras smiles a little at the child like wonder in Rend's eyes. "If you always try to kill people, you won't make many friends. This chap over there thou" He nodded towards the dead fat man "is not gonna come back. There are better things to eat, like beef and pork and rats and the occasional cat. Realizing he was rambling, Buras cut himself short. Quickly covering it up, Buras says, "I thought I thought I saw someone over there, let's go see if they are still there."

[Alias Burns]

"I don't know. I was simply born able to do it. It's like me asking you why you have fur and wings. I'm sorry if you don't like my answer, but that's the best way I can explain it." The male replies as I roll Kurguill's body over- His thigh! I pause, My wavering, wide eyed gaze not leaving the spot. His arm too!? That's when I notice the slowly steaming pile of bloody meat. This is all too much- I stand and step back. leaning against a wall to steady myself, I crouch and vomit what little remains in my stomach into the snow. Kurguill had become some twisted butcher's pet project. "If you always try to kill people, you won't make many friends. This chap over there thou" The man says suddenly, as if pulled on by some inkling thought. "is not gonna come back. There are better things to eat, like beef and pork and rats and the occasional cat." He continues in a more thoughtful tone. I leave Kurguill's body, all I know is I have to get out of here. I begin moving towards the mouth of the alley, carefull to make as little noise as possible. "I thought I thought I saw someone over there, let's go see if they are still there." The man exclaims. Crap! I let go of all attempt at silence and begin sprinting. I round the corner of the mouth of the alley like lightning and continue this pace without looking back until I reach some semblance of society. In this case, Tent city's various lit fire pits and the company they entail. The sharp contrast between the life threatening danger and everyday life catches me off guard. As I catch my breath, I begin laughing at the thought that I survived. OOCAlias exits the thread. I can return if we'd like Otherwise, I need to make sure Alias and Rend don't really meet each other, as we meet for the first time three days later.

[Rend]

Rend began to pout at the very idea that she might never be able to turn into an even littler Rend, She listens to KillVik's rambling admonishment before scowling.

"I know that! You think I'm baby? don't know what death is? I hunt, I eat. Why would I want make friend of Pig?... Anyway you're dumb, people taste best"

As Buras cuts away to mention someone else nearby Rend's eyes go wide and she half leaps half glides from the roof to land on her kill. She starts to look about in the alley while poised on all fours over the dead man.

Another stealer after my food, no for you stealer, is Rend's!

she looks at the new set of tracks that lead off into the rest of the city.

Hmm stealer is smart, Fierce Rend has made it flee

Relaxing slightly Rend returns to her grizzly carving up of Pig with a slight scowl. She looks over at Buras

"Stupid KillVik! nearly got my meat stolen"

[Buras]

Morphing into his raven form, Buras flaps down to where he thought he saw the person. Getting to the spot, Buras changes into the his human form. Frowning a little at finding that no one was there, and kind of angry that he was wrong, Buras looks at Rend. He saw her crouched protectively over the body. "Stupid KillVik! nearly got my meat stolen" "Well the way I see it. Buras says, I helped to not get your meat stolen. Maybe I was being a bit of a jerk there, oh well can't stop now. "So, according to my philosophy, I did you a favor, now you oh me one. I don't need anything from you now, but trust me, when I do, I will be able to find you. Now, let's get back to eating. Morphing into a raven, Buras hops over to the dead man. Well, I said to not kill people, but why waste a good meal. With that, Buras began to peck at some choice areas that have not already been carved up by Rend.

[Rend]

Rend began to breath heavy with a rage, her chest rising and falling while her jaw clenched and her mind bent it's self in shapes

Stealer help me! but he wasn't... but he was... it's all because.... but... but...

Rend turned about and in a sudden and violent downward stab severed the dead Pig's thumb from his hand. She snatched it up and began chewing and biting at it, stripping off skin, muscle and all. Before long she had the thick center bone of the thumb separated and cleaned of all but the most stubborn of blood and gristle. She moved to huddle in a a corner over a large flat cobblestone, lifted out of the street, where she chipped and scratched with claw and tooth, blade and stone. She worked there for a short while before rising up and striding over to loom over the Raven.

"The Stealer takes of Rend a Favor. It gets only one. It pays for it in bone. Find Rend in the pit"

Rend holds out the hastily carved bone in a clenched fist for a few seconds before dropping it into the snow. She stares down at the small hole punched into the white with what can only be called a grimace before turning aside, gathering up in arms the mass of flesh she has carved off, turning icy in the cold, and sends herself skyward on beating wings.

[Buras]

"The Stealer takes of Rend a Favor. It gets only one. It pays for it in bone. Find Rend in the pit" Rend said before throwing down the thumb of the man, gathers up her food, and flies off. After eating his fill of what was left, Buras hops over to the bone, and takes a closer look at it. Carvings that he did not recognize where now on the bone. Picking it up in his beak, Buras flies back to his tent while thinking of a good way to keep it on him, Perhaps I can make a necklace out of it. Exit Buras

[Zandelia]

Rend :

Skills

Observation – 3
Acting – 1
Butchering – 1
Interrogation – 1
Socialization - 1


Lores

Humans: Good eating
Kelvic: Can Shift Into Animals

Buras :

Skills

Observation – 3
Socialization – 2
Persuasion - 1


Lores

Crows: Scavengers
Rend: A Favour Owed


Items

1x Thumb Bone - Carved

Alias :

Please update your Ledger with Living Expenses and can given you your grade

Notes :

A nice little thread. I look forwards to what this favour turns into