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[not_that_lockon]

[Well, some time during his previous wanderings in the forest Lyle happened to come across a dagger and he's now sitting pretty in some get-up that looks a little like this. He's also since discovered that he's suddenly a lot more agile - which explains why he's now sitting comfortably in the branches of one of the trees.

... or at least, he was until a group of archers suddenly started shooting at him, almost making him tumble from the tree in surprise. And they don't look very friendly.]

What the hell--?!

[okay, better plan. He'll just be shimmying down this tree really fast now and running away, with the sphere happily recording every detail of this misadventure. There is no shame in running from a group of archers when you are one man with a dagger!]

Okay, the running from people I've done before, but they didn't have arrows. [As if to illustrate his point, one of the aforementioned arrows whooshes over his right shoulder. Yep, he'll just be running until he finds a place to lose them or he finds something in these new clothes that'll help him get out of this situation!]

Comments

[mr-dynames.livejournal.com]

What else do you have in your pockets?

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

Uh... [digs in his pockets a little further] some rope, a couple more of those bomb things...

[mr-dynames.livejournal.com]

Huh. [continues watching in interest]

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

[looks up] Something's telling me that whatever I've ended up as, it isn't exactly legal.

[mr-dynames.livejournal.com]

That would explain a lot. [scratches at his head]

Maybe you've got an evil... er, triplet walking around that's dressed the same way?

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

[that idea is so ridiculous that he just gives you a look and bursts out laughing]

[mr-dynames.livejournal.com]

Sure you can laugh now, but happens if it turns out to be true? That there's some lookalike to us wandering around acting like Robin Hood or something?

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

Then I'd really like to ask him what he's doing with our face.

[mr-dynames.livejournal.com]

Maybe he saw one of us and felt the need to copy our face?

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

Obviously he was jealous.

[mr-dynames.livejournal.com]

Frankly, I wouldn't blame him. [nudges with a grin on his face]

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, after all we're a couple of good looking people alright.

[mr-dynames.livejournal.com]

Was there any doubt?

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

Of course not.

[mr-dynames.livejournal.com]

Good man. Now let's see what else we can find, hm?

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

Hopefully nothing too dangerous.

[mr-dynames.livejournal.com]

Nah, we'll try to steer clear of anything too dangerous. Come on, let's keep going through this patch of woods here.

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

You're the boss.

[mr-dynames.livejournal.com]

[grins a little and claps him on the shoulder for a moment before leading the way through the trees]

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

[following, following!]

[mr-dynames.livejournal.com]

[It appears that the trees are getting larger and thicker. 8|;;; I have a wonderful sense of direction, so there's no way in hell that we're lost. Really.]

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

[suuuure]

... Neil, are we lost?

[mr-dynames.livejournal.com]

[Do not doubt me. B|]

Uh... I don't think so. I know I've seen this tree before.

[not-that-lockon.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it looks oddly like a lot of the other trees in this forest.

[mr-dynames.livejournal.com]

That's not what I mean. Look here, it's got a gouge in the bark that looks like an oval or something.