UN: Zodiac | Happy July!

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WHO: Everyone!
WHERE: Libra App
WHEN: July 1st
WHAT: Zodiac Network Post
WARNINGS: None!

[July's heat and humidity has already started rolling in, with the evening air being hot and sticky. Wherever you are, your phone will start to ring and vibrate. It doesn’t matter if your phone was off or on mute - it will ring anyway. Checking the phone, you'll see the Libra app has opened itself and will not close until you read and response to a new post from Zodiac.]

Hello! Thank you for using the Libra App!

We hope you find this message well! We have an exciting announcement for a new feature that our programmers and alchemists have been hard at work perfecting since the incident in May. Starting today, the Libra app child safety safeguards have been enhanced! Children ages fifteen and younger will not be able to enter any parts of the Spirit Realm deemed dangerous without an older person accompanying them! We hope this step will help protect the younger demographic of Libra users going forward!

Moving on, our seers have been cautiously optimistic that this month will be a calmer one! Perfect timing to enjoy the summer sun and take a much needed vacation.
Though, it seems the water element will be in full effect this month, so little can be done about the humidity. Try to stay cool and hydrated everyone! Stop by the Dennys near Undertown for one of their many cool refreshing drinks, or sweat it out with some spicy food at Wanmin Restaurant in Midtown!

But oh, a word of warning from the fine folks at P.O.K.E.G.O: anyone who chooses to go visit to our lovely State Park to get away from the city should be on the look out for ice bears, cactus creatures and dragons. Also, make sure to check for ticks, watch out for poison ivy, and avoid littering!

That's all from us today! We hope you have a fantastic holiday weekend and we leave you with one of our ever popular icebreaker questions!



This post has been sponsored by High Seas Boating Company! Stop being a land lubber and get out on the sea!

[Users will have the option to choose their own display names and userpics if they haven't already. If nothing is chosen, the app will use their real name and a quick photo taken of them from their camera's phone. Like always, there'll be no responses from Zodiac.

OOC Note: To avoid overloading players, the group chat updates will be skipped until next Friday (July 8th)!]

Comments

[callmekacchan]

[He takes a moment longer to rest and then he's getting up and dusting himself off. He can go over this fight in his head later and try to figure out where he needs to improve. For now...]

If there are dragons here, I bet they'll be further in.

[Already ready for the next fight.]

[whiteshroud]

[He meanwhile stays standing, though he'll take a moment to wipe his brow of sweat. It's hot and fighting a fire guy did not help with the sweat situation.

Finally Katsuki is up and ready to go again. Katsuki's tenacious, Jun give him that much]

Mm, most likely. We may have to go off the path to find them.

[callmekacchan]

Probably. Can't imagine they'll be wandering around on the hiking trails.

[Katsuki has come prepared to be out here stomping around in the woods for a while though. Searching for dragons to fight. He brought his hiking bag which he dropped nearby before their fight. So he's just gonna grab that real quick.]

Gonna be a learning experience. I've got no idea how to track a dragon down.

[whiteshroud]

[Oh dang a hiking bag. Jun meanwhile hadn't brought such equipment, he figured if he gets in a pickle he can always teleport. Still, he watches mildly impressed. ]

I don't either. I imagine we look out for scorch marks?

[callmekacchan]

Sounds like as good a place to start as any.

[Katsuki can't just teleport out of trouble. So. He eyes Jun when he realizes he doesn't have anything.]

You didn't bring anything? Not even some water or something?

[whiteshroud]

No, I brought water!

[he reaches into the folds of his knight uniform....and pulls out a hello kitty thermos. He then shakes it so Katsuki can hear the water sloshing sound.

See? Water!!]

[callmekacchan]

[Katsuki eyes the thermos for a few beats.

....you know what? He can't judge. He watches shojo anime. Moving on. He heads for the nearest path. They can start out on one and veer off once they get in a little deeper.]

I'm gonna guess you've never been hiking before.

[whiteshroud]

No, I have.

[He'll put away the thermos ]

I just figured that if I needed anything, I can always teleport.

[callmekacchan]

I'm guessing you use the hell out of that one.

[I mean fair. If you have something like that, makes sense to use it to make your life easier?]

What's your plan if you ever end up somewhere it doesn't work?

[whiteshroud]

Who wouldn't?

[Because yes it's very convenient]

I'd manage. We're only hiking through a state park today. I've been in much worse environments than this.

[callmekacchan]

I didn't mean today. More in general. Has it ever failed you before?

[Some casual chatting while they walk. He's curious about the teleporting thing. And at least for now they don't have to be quiet since he doesn't expect dragons to be found this soon into their hike.]

[whiteshroud]

Sure it has. Last month, remember?

[You know, with that whole nightmare they had to deal with?]

[callmekacchan]

Ah.

[He didn't really know Jun had problems with it to be fair. I mean... Jun got them out just fine. But now that he thinks about it...]

I guess if it had been working you would have jetted the second that doppelganger showed up, huh?

[whiteshroud]

[Jun nods]

Before then, really. As soon as I realized what that place was, I would've.

[He never wanted to go back to that place. Not for an instant]

[callmekacchan]

Fair.

[He didn't mean to remind Jun of it again. But it is what it is. He goes quiet for a while as they walk. Heading further up the trail, keeping an eye out just in case they do see any signs of dragons on their way.

He's fine with walking quietly until the need to talk arises. Whether that's because they need to decide which way to go or one of them sees something.]

[whiteshroud]

[Jun readies himself for a moment, expecting Katsuki to have more to say about that matter, but...he doesn't. Instead he goes quiet.

Well then. If Katsuki isn't up to talking, then Jun won't. He falls quiet as well as they continue to walk. And he's quiet for a good long while too. It's only when he notices some scorch marks on a tree does he speak up]

Look. [He'll point to them]

[callmekacchan]

[He pauses to look at the scorch marks and breaks into a grin. He keeps his voice low.]

Looks like we're on the right track.

[He searches the surrounding area for any other signs that a dragon might have come through. And sure enough, a little ways from the marks, there's footprints. He points it out. They aren't quite as big as he expected. But he's so caught up in this chase he hasn't realized yet.]

[whiteshroud]

[Jun continues to follow along, bending down a little to observe the footprints. Yeah, they aren't super big - but that doesn't rule out the danger]

I think these are fresh...we're not far.

[callmekacchan]

[Katsuki is pumped. But despite his excitement he doesn't rush. He moves slow and quiet, following the prints and occasional scorch marks until they come out in a clearing and finally spy the dragon!

His grin grows bigger, eyes widening. A real dragon!!

And then something hits him.]

Hah?? It's so little.

[whiteshroud]

[Jun also makes sure to move slow and quiet. He's pretty good at it, thanks to all his late night roof wanderings.

Finally, they come upon the dragon. Sure enough, it's much smaller than the one Jun saw back in March. Which you know, probably for the best.]

Huh, so it is. Maybe it's a smaller breed?

[callmekacchan]

Maybe.

[He's silent a moment.]

Fightin' it would probably feel like punching a chihuahua...

[whiteshroud]

[Jun, who is 5'3" and very small in build, can't help but look up at Katsuki and sass]

If that's true, then didn't you just get your ass kicked by a chihuahua?

[callmekacchan]

[J u n.]

First of all, you only look like a chihuahua. Second, if you wanna fight again, we can fight again. Third, I don't wanna fucking kill the damn thing. It feels weird to gang up on it.

[whiteshroud]

[Jun snickers a little]

Alright, I get your point. I'm not really keen on fighting a dragon this size either. Especially when he hasn't done anything to merit it.

[callmekacchan]

[Katsuki stares at it for several minutes. Disappointed that their hunt has turned up something that wouldn't even be fun to fight.]

.....

.....

...Maybe we can try to tame it. Teach it tricks.