Here we are RP

[Jukka the Sling]

Jukka stood awkwardly off to the side while Corn was helping the mouse with his injury, unsure of what she could do that Corn wasn't already doing for him.

She looked up the path in the direction Skarzs had gone, wondering just how close they were to Redwall.  The mouse had said it wasn't far....  Excitement and curiosity took over, and she had just started walking in the direction Skarzs had gone when he came running back, saying that he could see the bell tower.

They were that close already?!  Finally!

The mouse said his name was Andrew, and Jukka gave him an awkward little smile as her name was said.  After a few seconds, she moved hesitantly to his other side and offered her hand - no, scratch that, paw - for support, unsure of how this was supposed to go.

[Dannflower Reguba]

       Dann stepped forward when Andrew expressed interest in a shoulder, but Corn beat him to it. A quick scan of the surroundings found no trace of the vermin save for a few imprints scattered in the dirt of the path. As the party moved off towards Redwall, Dann posed a couple more questions to the mouse, "I apologize for the odd questions, but would this region happen to be under any sort of duress at the moment? Any sort of trouble popping up? Aside from those scumbags earlier.... Oh! And who's the Abbot slash Abbess at the moment?"

[The Skarzs]

  "I. . . I-I'm not from here," stammered the mouse. "I don't know."
  "Where are you from, then?" Skarzs asked.
  Andrew talked quickly. "I'm sorry, I can't say right now. Help me to the Abbey please, that's all I want. I must talk to them."
  Skarzs frowned at his unwillingness to share, but nodded. "Okay, just hold on. We'll get there as soon as we can."

[Jukka the Sling]

Jukka, awkwardly helping to support Andrew as they walked, raised an eyebrow in puzzlement at Corn over the mouse's head.  Why wouldn't he say where he was from?

[The Skarzs]

  Andrew said nothing more, hobbling along between Jukka and Cornflower.
  Eventually, they came up to the high walls of Redwall. Skarzs let his jaw drop in amazement at the roae-hued stones, reaching high even above his head. The merlons along the parapets were spaced perfectly evenly across the entire length of the huge walls. It was better than he could ever have imagined it.
  "There's the gate!" he said, stating the obvious. He pointed to the big oak gate set in the center of the western wall.
  "Thank seasons!" said Andrew.

[Jukka the Sling]

Jukka was grinning stupidly, feeling lightheaded all over again.  She couldn't help it - this was Redwall, the place she'd dreamed of visiting many a time over the past few years.  And it was way bigger than she'd pictured it.  All she could do was stare.

"I can't believe this!" she breathed redundantly as they stood before the western gate.

[Cornflower MM]

Corn adjusted her glasses with her free paw, "Nooooo, really? I thought it was a wall decoration," She muttered to herself, too quiet for anyone except perhaps Andrew, to hear at Skarzs's declaration. She couldn't keep the grin off her face, though, as she took it all in. "Anyone want to knock?"

[The Skarzs]

  Skarzs, still grinning, looked at @danflorreguba . "You want to do the honors, Dan?"

OOC:If any of you want to have an NPC, feel free. I can control the Abbot/abbess if no one else will.

[Dannflower Reguba]

       Dann's eyes rose with the walls he'd only imagined, and they did not disappoint, "Well dang." He nodded his acknowledgement to Skarz, "Guess I'll knock then, let's see what's up." He proceeded to step forward, giving the gate a couple good pounds, "Anybody home!?"

[The Skarzs]

  Please answer, thought Skarzs.
  The gate opened up, and a snub-nosed hedgehog stood in the crack. "G'day, t' ye!" he said cheerfully, his voice deep and thick with an accent. "An' 'o 're you, then?" He smiled at Dann, Andrew, and Cornflower, but his eyes grew wide when he saw Jukka supporting the wounded mouse, and even wider when he saw Skarzs. The cougar thought the hedgehog's eyes would pop out of his head.
  "Hello!" Skarzs raised his open paw in greeting. "Don't worry, we're friends! I'm Skarzs, this is Jukka, Corn, and Dann, and the mouse is Andrew. He needs some medical attention. Can we come in?"
  "Please, sir, I got attacked by some vermin on the road. . ." started Andrew.  "And I must talk to the Abbot or Abbess-"
  "Attacked!" cried the hedgehog. "Not by that there ferret an' that giant be'ind you, I 'ope!"
  "No," Skarzs said quickly. "We, ah, actually scared them off."
  The hedgehog glanced at Andrew's wounded leg, then opened the gate. "Get 'im in 'ere, I'll 'ave him brought up to th' infirm'ry right quick." They all entered, and the hedgehog relieved Corn and Jukka of Andrew. "D'ye mind waitin' 'ere a minute?" he asked. "I'll be back in a tick."
  "Not at all," said Skarzs. The hedgehog hurried off supporting Andrew, recruiting some help along the way. Meanwhile, the cougar looked around and feasted his eyes on the inside of the Abbey.
  "We're in Redwall!" he said. "This is just too cool!"

[Dannflower Reguba]

       "You know, I knew it inside all along, but I just can't get over how much grass is in here... The good kind too." Dann leaned down to pluck a few strands from the ground, "I can't remember the last time we had grass this green at home... And is it weird that I'm only now being bothered by slash noticing the whole, "talking animal," thing?"

[The Skarzs]

  Skarzs looked at his paw again. "I mean, it is strange, but I've imagined it through reading the books so I guess it isn't as weird as it could be. It's just. . . More real. Like, I think I imagined them more like the animated version mixed with more reality." After a moment, he also considered how strange it was that names from his world would pop up occasionally in the Redwall world, like Andrew.

[Jukka the Sling]

Jukka spared a quick glance at the grass, which was indeed green and lush and beauteous to behold.  Then she resumed staring at everything else, just drinking the Abbey in.  "Yeah, I kinda thought of them being mostly like the animated version too," she put in after Skarzs's comment.

There were quite a few Redwallers walking about the grounds, and curious faces were turning in their direction.  A small squirrelbabe prancing along nearby stopped to stare at them, then started crying and ran away as fast as his stubby little squirrel legs would carry him.  Jukka felt slightly offended, but also kind of amused at the absurdity of the Dibbun's reaction.

[The Skarzs]

  Skarzs was busy staring agape at his surroundings. He heard the tiny squirrel before seeing it as it wailed and ran away. He caught a few furtive glances from other Redwallers, and looked down at himself. "Am I scaring them? Or is it both you and I, Jukka?"

[Jukka the Sling]

"I don't know," Jukka said, half-laughing and shaking her head.  "Hopefully they won't be scared of us forever.  Maybe we can change how they think about vermin?  That'd be awesome."