Dudu The Pudu At The Zoo Zoo

an adventure starring Jenny, Mooses, and Gatsby.

Companion episode: Petting Zoos and Finding Clues

Tweet: A trip to the zoo can hardly be eventful, right? Wrong. Things go from bad to worse to weird as Gatsby, Jenny and Mooses enjoy a 'lovely' day out.

Setting: Mount Hokkaido Zoo

NPCs:

* Sheggen Nibiru
* Vylaran Achelous
* Ralt Stonebreaker
* Walter Tebow
* Isla Yi
* Ruby Safiosi
* Ferris Horbiger
* Malkonthent, Demon Lord of hedonists and prostitutes, Queen of succubi in the realm of Shendalavri, holder of the Razor Throne
* Blitz Quispe
* David Kahlon
* Musa Slimani
* Albrecht Popescu
* Berholdt Popescu

Plot Summary:

Jenny, Gatsby and Mooses are given tickets by a mysterious benefactor to Mount Hokkaido Zoo. They start at the Giraffe and Pudu section where Jenny successfully steals a Pudu (a cat-sized deer). Mooses notices the lone Giraffe and enters the paddock to investigate. The giraffe attacks him and Mooses escapes.

They fail to notice Malcanthet who is watching 2 young dragonborn/succubus infants named Nesgrax Jr. and Apple.

Gatsby notices that there are no zoo workers nearby and they decide to visit the administration building to enquire about this. They hear hammering and find a woman named, Isla Yee, who is fixing shoddy carpentry. She says that the contractor who was hired for the zoo expansion, (Tebow) is not good and more expensive than her, but he still won the contract from the owner, Ralt Stonebreaker.

Jenny has the idea to tie a broken off arrow to Mooses's thigh. They could then enter the administration building and convince the owner of the zoo that Mooses has been shot which will show strength to Ralt who is most likely involved with the mafia.

They enter and Ralt immediately offers medical attention and calls the police. Mooses reveals that he wasn't really shot and after a frustrating conversation reveals that he knows something fishy is going on before leaving.

They then go to the cafe where they notice a lease agreement between the zoo and Ruby Safiosi. Ruby has leased property in the zoo for a third of the market price. They go to gift shop where Mooses gets a stuffed giraffe for Jenny and asks the cashier where Ruby Safiosi is. The cashier explains that she works at the zoo and is assigned to the bear and puma area at the moment. They then visit the bathroom where they meet a man who explains that his son went missing the day before after going into the bathroom. They investigate the bathroom where they find gold dust swept up into a pile near the wall.

They go to the bear and puma area to find Ruby. Gatsby overhears a sending stone conversation and misinterprets the conversation which leads him to believe that someone fell into the animal enclosure. Gatsby goes to get a pole from the otter area while Mooses jumps into the animal enclosure. He finds that no one is in trouble except for the puma, Totem, who got his head stuck in a box. Sheggen, the zookeeper is there attempting to help.

As Gatsby goes to get the pole, he notices that the crowds of people are blocking his way, so he uses Minor Illusion to make people think there is some sort of a threat which causes some panic and causes the crowd to disperse. Jenny also panics and shoots the puma with an arrow.

Mooses attempts to save the puma by picking it up and giving it Sheggen. They each use their medical abilities to help Totem who is made stable. Sheggen explains that Ruby doesn't really do much at the zoo.

The team splits up to investigate the other areas of the zoo. Mooses goes to the owl and parrot area, Jenny goes to the bald eagle and alligator area, and Gatsby goes to the otter area.

Mooses discovers a receipt for an expensive carriage for Ralt Stonebreaker. Gatsby discovers a koala enclosure which will be part of the new expansion. Inside he discovers a packet of papers which are receipts to expensive live events like theatre, sports and concerts. Gatsby's micropig, Daisy, looks into the eyes of one of the koalas and becomes afraid. Jenny and her stolen Pudu which she has named Dudu, head over to the administration building where they agreed to meet up.

Jenny is able to sneak in and steal files from the main office. She looks up employee records but finds nothing suspicious. Mooses busts into the office and takes the sending stone from Ralt Stonebreaker. He calls the Guaso Zoo organization and reports the missing child. They say that they are aware. Mooses and Ralt fight. They are able to knock Ralt unconscious. The police arrive and it is uncovered that Ralt was working with Ruby Safiosi and her mafia. The zoo is shut down and the animals are returned to their natural habitats.

In the epilogue, as the koalas are being let back into the jungle, one of them reveals that he was the one who gave them the zoo tickets in the first place to expose this foul play.

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