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Date Posted: 19:54:05 08/27/05 Sat
Author: K'vren & Notusith, Pell, Nero, Osko, Meki
Subject: If that thing breaks, it's not your dreams that'll be crushed.
In reply to: Riddan 's message, "Oh yeah. The vine. Crush my dreams, why don't ya?" on 11:08:49 08/27/05 Sat

Somehow, K'vren doubts that Riddan had truly had a plan in mind, but some errant wisp of wisdom manages to grab ahold of his forebrain long enough to keep him from saying so. Instead, he looks around for another branch big enough to hold his weight, and hopefully closer to Riddan. Finding one, the young bluerider clings with one hand and both legs, reaching for the trunk of the more convenient tree, then swings himself over in one wild, heart-stopping moment. Once there, he slides onto the thick branch and bounces slightly, testing it. It'll hold both of us, he decides. Good. /Pell, Nero, Osko, Meki, I want you to do exactly as I say,/ he commands, then outlines his orders in a series of mental images. The firelizards chirp in acknowledgement and take up their positions. "Just trust me, and hang on tight," K'vren tells Riddan, then looks at the firelizards. "Now!"

Blue Osko chitters a warcry, which is immediately taken up as a nifty idea by the other three, and as one they charge Riddan. The boy isn't very big, and four firelizards hitting him at top speed is enough make him swing momentarily towards K'vren. It's also enough force to snap the vine, but as the end goes whipping by, K'vren lunges forward, catches the end, and pulls backwards, pushing off the branch with his feet. They end up dangling on opposite ends of the vine, with the vine itself looped over the branch. Unfortunately, K'vren weighs a fair bit more than Riddan, and though it's very slow, the vine is sliding in his direction. After a few deep breaths to slow down his racing heart, and a quick reassurance to a panicking Notusith when the dragon's bugle of alarm rings out over the jungle, K'vren very carefully lets go with one hand and reaches over to grab the vine on Riddan's side. It stops sliding. "Climb up to the branch," K'vren says. "I'll equalize the weight, and I can climb up after you once you're up there. Just please try not to step on my hand, okay?" This will only work if both of them keep their heads.

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As if he's any better... -- Riddan, 14:39:20 09/01/05 Thu
- True, but he's trying not to think about that part. -- K'vren & Notusith, Pell, Nero, Osko, Meki, 07:21:11 09/14/05 Wed