Predators and Prey

[TR273]

Ahh, just like America in WW2. Sitting back safely far away while making millions selling weapons.

And just like America, nothing can go wrong as I'm all the way over here in Bird Borough

*Just as you are relaxing behind your desk and pondering asking your secretary for a coffee the office shakes. You look up in alarm as the lights sway from the ceiling, picture rattle on the walls, glasses slip from the minibar and fall to the thick carpet. You hear a muffled crash from outside and rush to the window.
You are greeted by the following sight from across the road.

'What?' You think, 'That was a full building this morning! What could have happened??'
Suddenly the phone rings, almost automatically you answer it.
'Hi, Sorry to bother you but it's Lesser Mouseland here. We were testing the Big Book Of Rules (And Paperweight) catapults and, well this is very embarrassing, but one of them seems to be out of alignment, you haven't seen a 13 ton book anywhere have you, it just looked to be heading your way.'*

 

[Pygmepatl]

Hey @metatherat, can you help us defend Skunk Hollow? Skittles is no longer a good innocent rodent since her wolf side is showing and wants to take over everything.

 

[Thrashy]

But it's like a club! You even get a fancy title and complimentary tickets to the royal dinner party!

As tempting as this is, but you gotta understand the unbreakable will of us skunks to remain independent! That doesn't mean our nations can't be partners. I mean we were before this!

The things you move with. :3

Oh ok xD

Oh, make no mistake. Birb Inc. is strictly offering to keep the piece violently if necessary

*ponders if it's a morally and ethnically good idea to support this company* ^^

 

[metatherat]

-Gives the awesome belly rubs!-

Thank you, your royalness! Mmm, that's good, yess! Oh, the potions I will make!

 

[metatherat]

Hey @metatherat, can you help us defend Skunk Hollow? Skittles is no longer a good innocent rodent since her wolf side is showing and wants to take over everything.

No. No. Absolutely not. I will not raise a paw against my fellow rodents. My mind is set. Belly rubs have been received. The path is clear.

 

[Pygmepatl]

We will let you make potions in Thrashy's Breweries. You can do that in Skunk Hollow if you help Skunks.

 

[Arishipshape]

DENIED!!

-Gives you a pay rise.-

Money means nothing if I must do what is against my conscious!

Ok, when does my knightly contract expire..

*begins reading a gigantic scroll*

Let's see... If I take an arrow to the knee, I'm automatically relieved of duty, but that would hurt like hell!
A son of mine could take my stead as "knight," but as of now I'm heirless!
I could be traded to another kingdom as part of a negotiations contract... nope, I'm not seeing any neighboring empires.
I could commit an act unsuitable for a knight, depriving me of all honor... *shudder*
I could go missing in battle, and if I'm not found for 5 years, I'm relieved, but damn, 5 years is a long time!
If the empire gets conquered, I'm free to go... Anyone up for conquering the empire? Anyone?
*crickets*
Right, right, *flips through scroll*
If my identity is called into question, then-- AH HA! Quick! @Cosmic-FS! Remember that gigantic colonial clothing line you kidnapped me to start? I need one of your promotional images, they look nothing like me! If THAT is ME, then I can't possibly be me and I'm relieved of my knightly duties so I can fight for the side of truth, justice, and alcohol. I mean, I don't drink, but I can't pick and choose which virtues I fight for.

 

[TR273]

*ponders if it's a morally and ethnically good idea to support this company* ^^

It isn't, plus I hear one of their factories suffered some sort of industrial 'accident'.

 

[Pygmepatl]

No. No. Absolutely not. I will not raise a paw against my fellow rodents. My mind is set. Belly rubs have been received. The path is clear.

She is not the fellow rodent you think she is. Skittles is a Squirlf, a squirrel and a wolf hybrid. She could eat all rodents at any moment, and now her wolf side is showing.

 

[Arishipshape]

She is not the fellow rodent you think she is. Skittles is a Squirlf, a squirrel and a wolf hybrid. She could eat all rodents at any moment, and now her wolf side is showing.

Yea! She wouldn't share state secrets with her most loyal knight! Don't trust her!

 

[Thrashy]

Thank you, your royalness! Mmm, that's good, yess! Oh, the potions I will make!

Damn, I can't even offer you to snuggle into a cozy, fluffy skunk tail, as:
A) squirrels have one too
B) I don't have a fluffy tail anymore :/

I could go missing in battle, and if I'm not found for 5 years, I'm relieved, but damn, 5 years is a long time!

Not in my tavern

It isn't, plus I hear one of their factories suffered some sort of industrial 'accident'.

Heard that rumour too xD

 

[Pygmepatl]

Damn, I can't even offer you to snuggle into a cozy, fluffy skunk tail, as:
A) squirrels have one too
B) I don't have a fluffy tail anymore :/

At least as a sea cucumber you have another cozy and warm place for other animals.

 

[metatherat]

She is not the fellow rodent you think she is. Skittles is a Squirlf, a squirrel and a wolf hybrid. She could eat all rodents at any moment, and now her wolf side is showing.

Hybrids are tricky, yes. But still, I will not judge her based on that. You have a vested interest, here. I can't trust you. >:/

Yea! She wouldn't share state secrets with her most loyal knight! Don't trust her!

Hmm. That is somewhat odd, I must admit... but I'm sure she had a good reason.

Damn, I can't even offer you to snuggle into a cozy, fluffy skunk tail, as:
A) squirrels have one too
B) I don't have a fluffy tail anymore :/

It would not have made a difference. Any chance to support fellow rodents is a chance I will happily take! >:3

 

[Cosmic-FS]

*Just as you are relaxing behind your desk and pondering asking your secretary for a coffee the office shakes. You look up in alarm as the lights sway from the ceiling, picture rattle on the walls, glasses slip from the minibar and fall to the thick carpet. You hear a muffled crash from outside and rush to the window.
You are greeted by the following sight from across the road.
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'What?' You think, 'That was a full building this morning! What could have happened??'
Suddenly the phone rings, almost automatically you answer it.
'Hi, Sorry to bother you but it's Lesser Mouseland here. We were testing the Big Book Of Rules (And Paperweight) catapults and, well this is very embarrassing, but one of them seems to be out of alignment, you haven't seen a 13 ton book anywhere have you, it just looked to be heading your way.'*

*gets my secretary on the phone* Janet, forget the coffee. Call the boys in the lab and have them get to work. I just had an idea for new attack drone and I know just the rodent to test it out on.
*goes through the process of relocating Birb Inc.'s assets to our secret underground base*

Money means nothing if I must do what is against my conscious!

Ok, when does my knightly contract expire..

*begins reading a gigantic scroll*

Let's see... If I take an arrow to the knee, I'm automatically relieved of duty, but that would hurt like hell!
A son of mine could take my stead as "knight," but as of now I'm heirless!
I could be traded to another kingdom as part of a negotiations contract... nope, I'm not seeing any neighboring empires.
I could commit an act unsuitable for a knight, depriving me of all honor... *shudder*
I could go missing in battle, and if I'm not found for 5 years, I'm relieved, but damn, 5 years is a long time!
If the empire gets conquered, I'm free to go... Anyone up for conquering the empire? Anyone?
*crickets*
Right, right, *flips through scroll*
If my identity is called into question, then-- AH HA! Quick! @Cosmic-FS! Remember that gigantic colonial clothing line you kidnapped me to start? I need one of your promotional images, they look nothing like me! If THAT is ME, then I can't possibly be me and I'm relieved of my knightly duties so I can fight for the side of truth, justice, and alcohol. I mean, I don't drink, but I can't pick and choose which virtues I fight for.

Sorry, I wish I could help but as SOMEONE just blew up my office building, all records of your forced employment as our Colonial Cosmetics mascot has been lost.

 

[Groggy]

*Mandatory Rickrolling required*

Much better.

 

[Pygmepatl]

Hybrids are tricky, yes. But still, I will not judge her based on that. You have a vested interest, here. I can't trust you. >:/

I would gladly turn into a rat and show you the path of freedom.

Rats are always free, they do not need nations.

 

[TR273]

Oooh, perhaps business would be even better in the Mouselands. Where can a human make an honest living round these parts? I thought knighthood was that but CLEARLY I was mistaken.

Well, Greater Mouseland is always on the lookout for workers in their concrete factories, you get a government supplied home (made of Grey Concrete) furniture (also Concrete) three sets of grey overalls and all the stale cheese you can eat (or it might be leftover concrete)....

Lesser Mouseland are in need of filing staff, paper cutters, and ink makers (we also may be hiring assassin's to deal with the number of politicians coming up with new rules but that's a different department) also the Royal Household is on the lookout for experienced guards, (usually to bring the Queen back to a meeting if she has been out partying all night.)

 

[Pygmepatl]

*Drinks some of the remnants of @metatherat's potion*

I will show you the true freedom.

 

[Skittles]

Psst!

-Whispers to @Arishipshape and @metatherat -

The Kingdom is actually floating above PvP on an island magically enchanted by @Arnak

Also I am part wolf but never have I eaten another critter!

 

[Thrashy]

*Mandatory Rickrolling required*

Much better.

@Groggy has arrived and helps Skunk Hollow, I'm sure!

 

[FrostHeart]

Psst!

-Whispers to @Arishipshape and @metatherat -

The Kingdom is actually floating above PvP on an island magically enchanted by @Arnak

Also I am part wolf but never have I eaten another critter!

I'm back - I was looking for weaponry, but all I could find was a wooden sword and a stick...

 

[Groggy]

@Groggy has arrived and helps Skunk Hollow, I'm sure!

...
...
...
...what have they done to you, man? You look... tasty, actually.

 

[Arishipshape]

I'm back - I was looking for weaponry, but all I could find was a wooden sword and a stick...

*tosses you a small flail*

*salutes*

*takes nose plugs. armor, a spear, a shield, and a small flail*

 

[metatherat]

I would gladly turn into a rat and show you the path of freedom.

Rats are always free, they do not need nations.

Very true! But this is not about nations. This is a about the rodents that happen to live in these particular nations. They deserve more. More safety. More respect. More not being thrown out of a window by dragons. More not being zipped into pine marten pyjamas and made to predate via nasty predator mind tricks. More not having about eleventy billion predators constantly drool over their helpless bodies!

Psst!

-Whispers to @Arishipshape and @metatherat -

The Kingdom is actually floating above PvP on an island magically enchanted by @Arnak

Also I am part wolf but never have I eaten another critter!

I trust you, your royalitude. I have seen nothing to suggest otherwise. I'll get to brewing posthaste!

 

[Thrashy]

Psst!

-Whispers to @Arishipshape and @metatherat -

The Kingdom is actually floating above PvP on an island magically enchanted by @Arnak

Also I am part wolf but never have I eaten another critter!

So... Like Angel Island from Sonic 3 and Knuckles? ^^