And that you did. Both of you sat there and stared at it as it hummed and squirmed for nearly ten minutes. You were about to call it, when the plant-thing went suddenly still.
Just then, the tree roots began to shift and twist. Callisto cursed and nearly jumped back as a root that had been close to her foot slithered past like a slow-moving snake. Little by little, each one exited the tunnel and crawled back out through the holes they’d created. The last to go was the limb that the plant-thing had been connected to. And you could’ve swore that it was waving goodbye to it as it retreated.
<span class="mu-g">“What the hell…”</span> Callisto breathed.
<span class="mu-r">“It worked…”</span> you said, sighing with relief as you gently patted the creature’s head.
<span class="mu-g">“It actually worked.”</span> Callisto confirmed. <span class="mu-g">“I can hear those roots up there. They’re replanting themselves somewhere further up, splitting apart and diverging to cover a wider area. At the very least, they aren’t cutting through any more pipes.”</span>
<span class="mu-r">“So that means this guy really is the solution to your problems.”</span> you proclaimed, holding it out to her.
Callisto stepped closer and held her hands out to accept him. The plant creature hesitated for a moment, before jumping into her arms.
<span class="mu-r">“Aww, he really does like you.”</span> you laughed, watching as a particularly slimy tendril slid up and down the right side of her face.
<span class="mu-g">“Lucky me…”</span> she sighed. <span class="mu-g">“I’ll still need to call Polaris to fix these pipes, but at least now she won’t have nearly as much work to do. Thanks, Huntsman. You’re a lifesaver.”</span>
<span class="mu-r">“Hey, what’re friends for?”</span>
Callisto <span class="mu-i">almost</span> smiled, but the moment was ruined by a stray tentacle getting a little too close to her mouth. Callisto flinched back and sputtered, and you couldn’t help but laugh as she struggled to get the creature under control with a few tentacles of her own. The plant-thing seemed both confused and impressed by them.
What will you say?
>”Are you gonna give it a name? Donny can’t be the only plant mutant with a name.”>”Do you think he was communicating with Donny earlier? Maybe he’s still sentient, even as a giant tree.”>”I wonder if I can convince Mantis to come down here to help. I think she has a similar ability to communicate with plant-life.”>”This is just too precious. I should take a picture to capture this moment. I’ll caption it: ‘Callisto and her newborn Squid-baby’.”>Write-in.Pastebins:
Character Sheet:
https://pastebin.com/1ZihFYSVEquipment and Gear:
https://pastebin.com/WAhveFAdContacts:
https://pastebin.com/WdcFXD2s10 Commandments of the Desperados:
https://pastebin.com/Qpr2jVPECostumes:
https://pastebin.com/5Jie54X2The Huntsman’s Travel Guide:
https://pastebin.com/PU6LWsip 