Player Plot: How to Get Away With Moo-der

[singlemilletgrain]

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.

Comments

[newmemorywhodis]

Link doesn't have a mount of his own; here's here with Shu on foot. Though he does give a few surreptitious, wistful glances towards some of the farmer's animals. (Not the cows, though. The horses.)

But he drags his attention back to the matter at hand. Particularly since the matter involves a potential loss of meat. They certainly can't have that! So he gives Shu a nod, and starts walking alongside her and her oxen as they begin the search.

Though, he doesn't stay completely by her side. He has a tendency to stray, often. Usually to pick up something interesting he's noticed in the field. A pretty flower here, or a useful herb there. And a few grasshoppers and butterflies.

[purplexing]

This isn't Donnie's typical idea of an activity but after everything, he feels like he needs a break from being underground. Elysium itself still makes him a bit anxious, but out here things are calmer. Peaceful, even.

"You think something might be making off with them?" he asks, walking alongside Shu and her mount. Some kind of creature finding an easy meal of the local livestock would be a problem, and considering the number of disappearances, more than a bit concerning.