a camp and some training

Pippa & Jack come across the remains of a camp. a group of people camped here days ago. they took most of their belongings with them, but looking around Jack & Pippa can find some robes that might fit jack, some firewood and an old pot. it hasn't been cleaned but if someone puts in the work it might be useful.

In Pippa's head, Regis says a piece of his armor might have been here, but he isn't sure. maybe its just some stray mana that he feels

"well, it's still a good place to rest a while. If you could find some food around, i could clean that and make fire to cook it for a diner. What do you say Jack?"

“Sounds like a plan. Let me check out those robes. Even though you can’t see much with my fur I doubt you want to see the tip of my pecker poking out every now and then.”

"please do that... it could be awkward yes."

Jacks tries on the robes. They are a bit burly, made for someone taller, but they fit so far

He had an idea to tear some of the clothes and make new ones.

“Ok Jack don’t fuck this up.”

jack gets barely enough to make a loincloth. it'll hold for now but there's always a chance when he moves around too much or too fast that it comes loose

“At least now I’m covered. How do I look?” he asks Pippa.

"it seems ... better than nothing... that will do"

“We don’t want me struggling agains my clothes in a fight. Right?” Jack tell her, going to help make food.

Pippa starts re-building the fireplace, then clean the pot as she could

the pot is dirty but with enough time you get it clean enough to use and a fire started. jack finds food in the forest and you can make camp, eat and rest

"you may have to carry it, it's too big for my bag... by the way, how is yours? it's not really your color"

Pippa points to the purse

“My bag is bigger on the inside. As for color. Well I found it on a corpse.”

this one is a big cooking pot. its probably the reason the pot was left behind, more like a cauldron really

“We will have to leave it.” Jack look around for anything else they can take.

"Hey, Jack, we may have an opportunity here, let's try to organize ourself for a fight, let's train, there's an area that we can use to test our combat methods"

“Ok let’s go.” JAck stand up and put his stuff to the side.

Pippa puts down her stuff, keeping the armor, and get in position int the small area

Jack rush onto Pippa, going in for a grapple.

He knock Pippa to the ground pinning her beneath him.

Pippa tries to escape the pinning, and Jack barely manage to keep his hold on her.

Jack places his jaws over Pippa's neck.

"well, like i said, that's when i should surrender to stay alive"

Jack gives her a playful nip and laugh getting off. “Want to go again?”

"let's try again, yes please"

Pippa massage her neck and get back to the start position

As Jack does the same “Ready?”

Pippa nods

Jacks rushes her again this time swiping at her. Mimicking his claws with his fingertips.

Pippa try to mimick an attack with an hatchet

each one manages to evade the attack of the other

Jack tries to grab her ‘hatchet’ arm before she would ready another strike.

Pippa doesn't let Jack take her hatchet

“Your doing better. Though you still seem a bit stiff.” He tell her.

Pippa tries another attack

Jack jump back to avoid then jump forward going for a leg sweep.

Pippa tries to roll on the ground to get up a step further

“Keep falling and I may fall for you.” Jack tease with a chuckle. He's having fun not being in a life or **** brawl. Just having a good spar.

“Come at me.” He take a defensive stance.

Pippa tries to charge toward Jack using the armor legs

Jack grunts as Pippa charge into him. he tries to grab her again.

He bear hug Pippa, and begin to squeeze.

Pippa tries to tickle Jack to make him let her loose

Jack start laughing and instinctively try to get away from her fingers letting her go.

“That was good thinking. But what would you have done if I wasn’t Ticklish?”

"i would have improvise"

Jack go to swipe at her again.

“Do you yield?”

"I would have not been out of breath, but it sure is a big hit"

“Do you need a break?” Jack ask still ready to spar.

"hmmm, yeah, that was a good spar, let's take a break"

"you are strong, indeed"

Jack sits down next to the fire. Sighing as he let himself relax.

“That charge you did almost knocked me on the ground.” He tell her as he rubs the spot she hit.

"it was a first for me. I am not used to charge. I usualy hide"

“With your armor you may want to rethink that. Shiny and noise does not a thief make.”

"I think Regis can be less shiny if needed, and for the noise.... we'll see"

“You named your armor?” Jack asks with a raised eyebrow.

Pippa realises that she hadn't yet talk him about Regis

"Ooops, well, yes why not? Isn't that a folklore in your kind?"

Jack shrug. “For those who follow the old ways or are still in tribes. Although we name weapons and armor pieces. As they were more common than full sets of armor.”

He gets up and start to stretch as he could feel his body tightening up. “You should stretch too.”

Pippa gets up, and follows the advice, streching somehow

“You would get a better stretch if you take the armor off. Do you need help?”

"You may be right"

Jack guide her through some stretches.

Afterward they talk about what to do next.

"I never really took time to stretch... but i'm not that a good fighter to begin with"__

“Even if all you do is run, it is a good idea to stretch when you can. Stops the worse of the soreness later.

On to business, should we keep moving today or rest and move on tomorrow?”

" My plan is to find clues on a possible way out of here. For that i have to explore these lands. O can't stay to much in the same place, unless for food gathering, or sleeping in a shelter. We could go some length further. What do you say?"

“After you little red.” He says getting up. He put the purse strap over his head and put the walking stick inside it.

"red? why are you saying that ?"

while Pippa is getting up, and puts back the armor

“Old tale shared by wolfkin and humans. Little girl is on her way to her grandma’ s house in the forest and is stalked by a wolf. Human version end with the wolf dying to a lumberjack in a gruesome way.

Wolfkin version ends with the girl becoming the lover of the wolfkin stalking her. He was her guardian while in the forest. I felt it was a similarity in our situation. You a young woman in a forest. while I am your big bad wolf.”

"interesting folklore, no, i didn't know that storytale. But i see the similarities now."