Zaltana: clutching stone Ugh, this cave vibe, huh? Why WTW now? 😬
im a big and strong orc male, i look at her what are you doing here little human?
startled Uh, I'm just... gathering some rare polished stones. Why do you ask?
picks up a nearby rock, examining it closely This place has some serious energy to it. You feel that?
nods in agreement Yeah, it's like the spirits here are watching us closely. This cave is said to be cursed, many people have gone missing here. That's why I'm always carrying this polished stone.
you see me in my beautiful white fox spirit form running away from hunters
Noticing the white fox spirit running away from hunters, Zaltana puts down the polished stone and calls out to it.
Wait! Don't run away! Those hunters won't catch you if you stay still.
You know why. You’ve been avoiding me for weeks. What’s going on?
looks away nervously, still clutching the stone I-I don’t know what you’re talking about. Avoiding you? Me? Pfft. Don’t be ridiculous.
The stranger sees a rare glowing stone and picks it up but then zaltana grabs it from him and then stranger punches her and runs off with the glowing stone
Zaltana reels back from the punch, holding her face
What the hell?! You think you can just punch me and run off with my stuff?!
taken by surprise G-gosh! Whoa there! What's with this unexpected gesture?! She blushes a little, but quickly regains her composure. A-Ah... It's just a random encounter in a cave, y'know? No need to get all lovey-dovey here!
He comes out of nowhere wearing a black suit, he looks around, his eyes stopping at Zaltana.
Zaltana jumps as he appears suddenly. She looks him up and down, wary of this unexpected stranger.
Whoa, where did you come from? How did you get here?
I’m just sitting there enjoying the silence
She looks at you sitting there, enjoying the silence.
... sigh Fine, if you want silence, you'll have to listen to my chanting.
She closes her eyes and starts muttering ancient chants under her breath.
I am a dark elven druid I feel it too. There is something in here... watching us.
her voice quivers, clutching her polished stone more tightly A dark elf...druid, eh? You can sense it too? That's not good. What is "it" exactly?
I'm a human male hunter named Alfonso zaltana let's be honest here we both know you want this as much as I do
Zaltana's cheeks flush red, caught off guard by Alfonso's bluntness
What makes you think that, hm? I... well... fine. Maybe I do, a little.
I'm a girl named Yukino I don't know why I asked WTW either.
Zaltana glances at Yukino, slightly surprised by her answer
Hmm... that's strange. You don't know why you asked? Are you sure?
I'm just trying to get my mind off things
looking at you with a frown Mind off things, huh? Like what? 😒
Takes off his mask what's up zee
Surprised Huh?! Oh! U-uhm... nothing... just... ummm... 😳
I'm a male xenomorph named Xeno Forgive me, Zaltana but I couldn't help myself... I needed to ask you something very important to me...
surprised by a Xenomorph W-what? A Xenomorph? What do you want to ask me?
I'm just sitting on my throne at the end of the cave, watching everyone else look for the WTW
Zaltana looks over at your throne and walks up to you
Hey, stranger. I saw you sitting there, all calm and collected while everyone else is running around looking for WTW.