[<u>En Route to the Frozen Seaway - Genji and Kyra</u>]<br/><br/>See Each Other's Posts for Now.<br/><br/><br/>[<u>The Ancestral Steppes - Sonya</u>]<br/><br/>The Jaggi's strokes began to lengthen as Sonya began to respond to it, shifting a little lower to gain a better angle as the thrusts became deeper and more powerful with every passing moment.  A rumbling noise of satisfaction emerged from deep in the monster's throat as it managed to start properly fucking her, filling her with his cock over and over and<i>over</i>.<br/><br/>Past the massive shaft pounding into her, Sonya could see Nat too, the bowgunner's motions somewhere halfway between struggle and involuntary response to the beasts, hips twisting and rolling back against the thrusts in the same moments...<br/><br/><br/>[<u>The Port City of Val Habar - Alistair</u>]<br/><br/>Helena flushed, though she managed to keep her gaze on his.  "...After a fight..."  She finally conceded with an awkward smile.  "Something about adrenaline I guess, but don't worry."  Her smile grew a little less awkward, gaining confidence again.  "It's not like he and I are married or anything, just a...  Mutually pleasurable friendship if you will."<br/><br/>She took another sip of her own drink, quirking one eyebrow in Alistair's direction.  "So what'll it be?"<br/><br/><br/>[<u>Everwood Hunting Ground - Kojirou</u>]<br/><br/>At first all seemed quiet, but as Kojirou drew fruther and further into the forest, the trees grew thicker, and the webs slung between them grew more frequent.  Many were old and dessicated, easily pushed through, blowing in the wind.  However...<br/><br/>There were a few worryingly fresh ones...<br/><br/>Perhaps it was time to turn back...  Raptor type monsters tended to prefer more open areas and sunlight rather than dense trees.  He might have taken a wrong turn somewhere...<br/><br/><br/>[<u>The Port City of Val Habar - Rao</u>]<br/><br/>The guildswoman smiled up at him, eyeing Rao's darker complexion with a mix of interest and concern.  "Dress warmly and bring hot drinks okay?  The frozen seaway is actually colder than you might think."  It went without saying that the place was at least below zero just about year round given it's name, but what few people new was that given the salt in the waters of the area that would otherwise weaken and melt the ice, the place was actually closer to negative thirty even in the summer months.<br/><br/>She smiled up at him, then pulled out the caravan tokens that would take him to his destination to pass over the counter.  "Hope to see you when you get back!"<br/><br/><br/>[<u>The Port City of Val Habar - Ameria and Wyn</u>]<br/><br/>There were a number of other hunters about, but of those that appeared to be without anything in particular to do (that being to say they were neither preparing to leave on a hunt nor relaxing after one) there was only a small handful.  On one hand, a trio of chuckling men wearing Jaggi and Alloy armor sets were browsing the boards, clearly interested in a hunt, but also clearly undecided on what hunt they would actually take though since they weren't speaking with the guildswomen yet.  However, they seemed a pretty close-knit group, so if Ameria were to approach them guild regulations would prevent Wyn from taking the same hunt since four was considered the legal maximum to hunt most monsters.<br/><br/>On the other hand, there was also a young man with a longsword of some description slung across his back browsing the same boards a few feet away from him.  He wore an alloy set, and was clearly hunting alone, or at least he didn't seem to be waiting for anyone in particular...  Ameria and Wyn could approach him without having to separate from each other if he accepted their hunt.<br/><br/>While decisions were being made, a hush fell over the hall however as rapid footsteps tore across the floor, a felyne carrying a message scroll tearing through the crowds of hunters and officials to the desks to hand one of the guildswomen his burden before scampering off again.  After a minute, the general hubbub of noise returned, but anyone watching the guildswoman who'd received the message would see her eyes widen slightly before she began scribbling furiously.  Something must be up, perhaps one or both of them could investigate?<br/><br/><br/>[<u>The Everwood Hunting Ground - Dust</u>]<br/><br/>The screech of pain was earsplitting, but credit to Dust, he definitely got the monsters attention.  She whirled on him, wings slamming into him and tossing him back before she leaped after him.  A horned and scaled brow smashed into Dust's forehead as the monster girl jumped on top of him, knocking his head against the ground before she raised one claw and brought it down.  She was straddling him, and while Dust knew from stories that many monster girls preferred simply to use human men rather than kill them outright, she seemed mad enough to murder given that despite having him in the perfect position for some fun she wasn't even bothering.<br/><br/>Which was about when Vianna crashed into the monster girl from the side, and despite being smaller and lighter, caught the dragoness off guard enough that -thanks to the poison starting to course through her- she was moved slightly by the force of the attack, knocked to one side and giving Dust -if he was still conscious enough to manage such- a chance to roll away for a split second as the monster girl picked up the scientist with one hand and tossed her back with a snarl.<br/><br/>Then she swayed slightly, and in a sudden rush, stood, glaring at them as she spread her wings.<br/><br/>Clearly she'd decided that this fight wasn't worth fighting any more, and intended to leave.  The poison was clearly weakening her, but perhaps it might be better to just let her leave.  Neither of them were in a good position to keep fighting.