PrP WtG Wind's Howling

[Liam Gelt]

It's not until Liam is walking amongst the playground equipment that he starts to understand why his companions might be a bit less at ease. Without the usual children and families climbing and running around, it felt like a ghost town.
Or a forest devoid of life.
But the dread is lessened somewhat when Wind Puppy slowly becomes more...puppy-ish.
"Aha! I knew it was some kind of dog". He briefly remembered Sonnie and Sera talking about Briarwolves, but he couldn't recall anything in his Archive about elemental beasts. He briefly looks back at Eleanor. "I don't suppose you know how to talk to animals?" That was a princess/Fairest thing to do, right?
As Wind Puppy weaves through the water play section, Liam takes a moment to pull some of the levers to see if the water behaves as normal. If the wind was acting weird, maybe the water was too.

[Colonel Worm]

Worm continues on his path, following their new "friend."

Liam's right: it's a goddamn Wind Dog. A Gale Hound. A Terrier Twister. A Santa Ana Samoyed. A...

The Ogre's question stops the Goblin from falling further down the rabbit hole of mental associations. "Not me," he says. "I'm strictly a human language kid of guy."

Meanwhile, he focuses his full attention on the Water Play area. He's not really the type to spot any occult weirdness, but if there's something mundane out of place, maybe he'll see it.

failure

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-06-04 13:07:30	Colonel Worms rolls 5 to Wits + Composure (10 Again)	7, 4, 3, 5, 6	failure

But, everything appears to be in the right spot, to Worm's eyes at least.

[Titania]

She shakes her head. "I'm afraid my expertise lies elsewhere"

[Scourge]

The wind puppy continued through the playground. Eventually stopping by the wooden bowl that a pump led into. The sand around the ‘wells’ was damp and not as prone to be picked up by the creatures eddies. Still, there was enough definition to see that it was looking at the Changelings as it sat by the circular fountainhead. It looked at the Lost, the dust within it settling and becoming less clear.

Colonel couldn't think of any creature or spell that matched this creature's actions. It could be the product of a contract, a creature of the Hedge, or a servant of Them. Maybe an Autumn could tell the difference but not the Summer.

The 'dog's' tail wagged, kicking up sand. At least in the small area near it's rump. As the dust settled, the Changelings catch one last look between them and the well.

Make sure thoughts are italicized. use bb code [ i ] [/ i ]. No spaces.

[Liam Gelt]

Liam was content to find that the water was, by all accounts, working as per normal. He nodded his approval before looking to Wind Puppy clearly indicating the well. Is that what you were wanting to show us, Little Guy?
The Giant looked over to Worm and Eleanor. "Looks like he wants us to look into the well." Liam knew just enough about stories where worlds could be fallen into to have a sense of caution, even if he was sure Wind Puppy's intentions weren't hostile. "Okay Little Guy, let's see what we've come here for."

2 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-06-05 15:24:06	Liam Gelt rolls 5 to Look Down the Well (Wits + Composure) (10 Again)	10, 7, 2, 3, 6, 8	2 successes

The Giant was less interested in picking out fine details as he was getting a general picture. Plus, he didn't want to leave Worm and Eleanor unguarded. So he just stands at the well's edge and cranes his neck to look down. "You guys see anything down there?"

[Colonel Worm]

Maybe Liam's forgotten? You know, the whole thing where he was snatched from the real world, dragged through a hell-scape of thorns, and turned into a monster by a group of bigger, more sadistic monsters. Yeah, maybe it's just slipped his mind. That's why he's so quick to just stick his neck out. Literally.

When the Ogre bends over to peer into the well, Worm reaches out and grabs the back of his waistband. Just in case something tries to snatch him and pull him in, Pennywise style. Not that the Goblin'll be able to do too much. But a Worm's gotta try.

"Careful there, big fella," the Colonel warns. Sounding both concerned and annoyed in equal measure. "Pardon my reach, but I got ya."

He tries to get a glimpse around the Gargantuan's bulk. Unsuccessfully, of course. "See anything interesting down there?"

[Titania]

Armed with her faithful wisps she decides to peer inside, careful of anything that might lurk in the shadow.
She shakes her head, unable to find anything amid the thick veil of darkness. "I'm afraid it's too dark"

failure

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-06-06 10:36:10	Titania rolls 5 to Perception (10 Again)	6, 7, 2, 1, 3	failure

[Scourge]

The well might be better described as a large bucket. It’s only two or so feet deep with nothing inside except a drain and some stray sand. While it definitely cost the city to make it still looked like an (interesting) piece of playground equipment.

Liam

But around the well’s base, there are deep groves of shoes being pulled across the sand. They aren’t too distinct and getting more windblown by the second, but the damp sand still holds the signs of some kind of struggle or rough play around the well.

The canine-form twister whistled and started pacing around the well, sticking its ‘head’ in. The wind in such tight quarters made a roaring sound before it looked to the changelings and resumed pacing. Pace, check the well, check the Changelings.

[Liam Gelt]

Liam gives Worm a grateful nod. "Thanks pal." As he straightens up and takes stock of the drag marks, he becomes a lot more grateful for Worm's intervention. He points to the telltale markings. "Hey! This looks like people were being dragged around. Do you think they were dragged into the well?" ​He glances over at Wind Puppy; the little elemental critter wasn't strong enough to pull people around, was it? It had yanked him with some tangible force. Still, he was willing to trust that it wasn't harmful, for the moment at least.
The Giant turns to face his compatriots. "I think it wants us to do something with the inside of the well. I can try anchoring myself and reaching my arm in." He just then realizes the foolhardiness of the idea; typical Ogreish thought process. "Or maybe we could just throw in a stick or something? That might be safer." Push come to shove he could probably upend the entire thing without even going big. But, then again, there was the issue of the bottom of the well being some kind of crack between worlds. Perhaps discretion would be better in this escapade.

[Colonel Worm]

When it's clear that nothing's going to snatch the Ogre, Worm lets go of Liam. "Anytime," he replies to the big guy, maybe a touch exasperated.

Note to self: never let this guy lead the squad in a combat situation...

He approaches the bucket and looks over the edge at the marks Liam's spotted. But Worm's not much of a gum shoe and the fucking Hurricane Hound Dog is stirring up too much debris for him to make out what could've left the tracks in question.

failure

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2021-06-08 13:24:04	Colonel Worm rolls 1 to Wits + Investigation -1 (untrained) -2 (weather) (10 Again, Chance)	2	failure

He looks back at Titania, wiping sand out of his white-within-white eyes. Clearly annoyed at the Gusty Great Dane.

"What do you think? Any idea what caused these marks?" he asks the Celestial Hottie.