Scratching at his beard in frustration, Officer JC sighs as he looks over the evidence board for the fifth time that night, "A missing object... What could it be? Where can we find it?"
"Oh yeah, about that..." Milly shrugs towards the doorway, not taking her eyes off her phone, "This girl on the Task Force says she might have something. Ask her."
Solemnly, Vanora Aria steps into the room, looking up at the evidence board before clearing her throat, "I saw in your last report that there may have been a missing object? This might sound a little out there but... It got me thinking about this creature I heard tales about as a kid. They're said to be scavengers, taking any objects they found desirable. I know you're investigating creatures so I figured like... maybe this could be the one?"
JC leans back against a nearby table, nodding slightly along, "Any leads will help us. What is this creature?"
"Well, they're know as Wrori and-" before she can finish her thought, a loud crash and an excited exclamation catches everyone's attention.
"Oh! I remember hearing about those!" Garry untangles himself from the chair he tripped over, jumping upright as he continues, "They're really feared.... Rumoured to be the cause of some serious widespread destruction. Sounds like it could be related, right JC?"
JC nods, adjusting his uniform, "It's worth looking into. It's Vanora, right? Any idea where we might find these creatures? I'm not familiar with them."
Vanora pauses, thinking to herself before her eyes widen, nodding, "I might, actually! I remember hearing about them living inside crevices in rock faces. There's a place I know just like that!"
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"JC we've been here for hours, there's no sign of them. Maybe we should call it a day... It's dark, after all," Garry rubs at his neck, frowning as JC pushes on. Milly sighs, watching him examine the rocks.
"Stubborn old goat... If you want to stay out here all night, be my guest. I'm going to escort Vanora home now and- HEY!" She grasps at the air as her phone is suddenly snatched from her hand. Glancing up at the sky, she notices a rather small creature flying next to a streetlamp, "Wait... that's a Wrori? It's... so small. And fluffy. No way that's our culprit. It is a pest though, hold on." She grabs a rock from the ground, suddenly tossing it at the creature. "Drop it!"
The rock flies at the creature, smacking it with enough force to loosen it's grip on the device. Vanora dives in to catch it, narrowly avoiding the phone smashing into the ground, "Woah! That was like, totally mean..."
Before Milly has a chance to argue, the group pauses, a deathly silence falling over them as they all listen in. A low hum in the distance, no... a loud hum. An increasingly loud hum. Before anyone has a chance to react, a swarm of hundreds of these creatures appear from the darkness of their burrow, completely engulfing them. The once cute creatures prove to be merciless, biting and scratching at the group as they try to fend them off.
Vanora lets out a shriek as she manages to wriggle free of the swarm, looking back to the group as she calls out, "Hang on! I might know a way to talk them down! I just need some time..."
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"Oh yeah, about that..." Milly shrugs towards the doorway, not taking her eyes off her phone, "This girl on the Task Force says she might have something. Ask her."
Solemnly, Vanora Aria steps into the room, looking up at the evidence board before clearing her throat, "I saw in your last report that there may have been a missing object? This might sound a little out there but... It got me thinking about this creature I heard tales about as a kid. They're said to be scavengers, taking any objects they found desirable. I know you're investigating creatures so I figured like... maybe this could be the one?"
JC leans back against a nearby table, nodding slightly along, "Any leads will help us. What is this creature?"
"Well, they're know as Wrori and-" before she can finish her thought, a loud crash and an excited exclamation catches everyone's attention.
"Oh! I remember hearing about those!" Garry untangles himself from the chair he tripped over, jumping upright as he continues, "They're really feared.... Rumoured to be the cause of some serious widespread destruction. Sounds like it could be related, right JC?"
JC nods, adjusting his uniform, "It's worth looking into. It's Vanora, right? Any idea where we might find these creatures? I'm not familiar with them."
Vanora pauses, thinking to herself before her eyes widen, nodding, "I might, actually! I remember hearing about them living inside crevices in rock faces. There's a place I know just like that!"
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"JC we've been here for hours, there's no sign of them. Maybe we should call it a day... It's dark, after all," Garry rubs at his neck, frowning as JC pushes on. Milly sighs, watching him examine the rocks.
"Stubborn old goat... If you want to stay out here all night, be my guest. I'm going to escort Vanora home now and- HEY!" She grasps at the air as her phone is suddenly snatched from her hand. Glancing up at the sky, she notices a rather small creature flying next to a streetlamp, "Wait... that's a Wrori? It's... so small. And fluffy. No way that's our culprit. It is a pest though, hold on." She grabs a rock from the ground, suddenly tossing it at the creature. "Drop it!"
The rock flies at the creature, smacking it with enough force to loosen it's grip on the device. Vanora dives in to catch it, narrowly avoiding the phone smashing into the ground, "Woah! That was like, totally mean..."
Before Milly has a chance to argue, the group pauses, a deathly silence falling over them as they all listen in. A low hum in the distance, no... a loud hum. An increasingly loud hum. Before anyone has a chance to react, a swarm of hundreds of these creatures appear from the darkness of their burrow, completely engulfing them. The once cute creatures prove to be merciless, biting and scratching at the group as they try to fend them off.
Vanora lets out a shriek as she manages to wriggle free of the swarm, looking back to the group as she calls out, "Hang on! I might know a way to talk them down! I just need some time..."
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