singlemilletgrain: (Faint Surprise)
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Who: Shu, cows, and you
What: Udder cowtastrophe
Where: Farmlands outside of Elysium
When: Mid-month
Warnings: Animal cruelty



As the farmer plods away to resume tending his fields, Shu shakes her head with a frown and addresses her companion. "That is the fourth farmer this week to report a missing herd of livestock. These aren't small losses, either. It is unimaginable that they simply vanished off the face of the earth."

Not coincidentally, Shu is currently seated atop her own oxen, who is placidly chewing on some grains underfoot.

"Let us examine the pasture. He said there were numerous markings he could not make sense of. These disappearances will be catastrophic for the small farmer if they continue and have a lasting ripple effect on the supply chain of meat. Not just for the Corsairs."

She nudges He Sheng with her ankles.

Date: 2024-10-28 08:53 am (UTC)
newmemorywhodis: (Focused 06)
From: [personal profile] newmemorywhodis
Quickly raising his shield, Link manages to deflect the soldier's bullets. But his cow is large, and undefended - and Link knows it would be all too easy for the soldier to shoot the creature dead.

So this time, rather than a bomb flower it's a large eyeball that Link Fuses to his arrow. And when he aims, it's not at the third trailer at all - instead, it's off to the side.

But that doesn't matter, because mid-flight the arrow changes direction - and hones in on the soldier with the gun, striking him right in the head. Then Link fires off a few more, enough to strike every soldier on the trailer.

And then - since Link's cow has been thundering towards the third trailer the entire time - he comes in close. And leaps off his bovine mount, and onto the trailer.

Link's trailer, now. Any soldiers still alive will be unceremoniously kicked off before Link takes the wheel.

Date: 2024-10-31 09:03 am (UTC)
newmemorywhodis: (Neutral 01)
From: [personal profile] newmemorywhodis
Okay, so it's not Zonai technology. But no one ever really told him how to drive those contraptions either. He just kinda had to figure it out.

Which is exactly what Link does here - he presses buttons, he pulls levers, he twists wheels. He pokes at everything there is to be poked, taking note of what happens when he does so.

It means that there's a few moments where the trailer is wildly jerking around, utterly erratic. But then Link gets an idea of what's what, and the trailer begins to move with more intent and purpose.

And that purpose, of course, is moving towards the remaining trailers. His former mount is left behind - although Link does give them a wave as he goes.

Perhaps later he can give them another ride.

Date: 2024-11-02 03:42 am (UTC)
newmemorywhodis: (Focused 06)
From: [personal profile] newmemorywhodis
The squeaky hammer's a bit of a surprise, really. But it does give Link ideas.

So as Link speeds towards the enemy trailer, he pulls up alongside them - and then pulls the red tab. Out comes the squeaky hammer, smashing right into the trailer.

Will it do much? Link doesn't know. But the sound is fun, so why not? And just in case it is ineffective, he'll also toss an Ice Fruit into the trailer. Just for good measure.

Date: 2024-11-07 08:26 am (UTC)
newmemorywhodis: (Neutral 10)
From: [personal profile] newmemorywhodis
[[it's all good! I've been slow too. And happy to wrap things up soon]]

Do cattle have a honing sense? Link shrugs; he has no idea. He doesn't even know much about cattle, really.

But even if they can't, the white ox is clearly something special. So Link shifts the stolen trailer into gear, and moves to follow wherever the ox wants them to go.

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