The Beach -- Geoffrey

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PANDOR.

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Exploration commenced.

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Geoffrey

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Just having come from the forest Librom pushes aside a few branches and leaves from his face to take in a view of the beach. The soft white sand crunches underneath his feet as he cautiously looks around the area. The constant sunset gave this place a spectacular view. He came here in hopes of finding some hidden treasures or just to discover some interesting wildlife. Hopefully he doesn't go home empty handed.

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Nothing in particular stands out to you - the beach is fairly quiet, with only the waves making sounds. You see stormclouds off in the distance over the water, and every so often perhaps hear a rumble. The sand itself is relatively undisturbed, save for a few deep dips into the sand by a large boulder by the water.

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Geoffrey

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The storm clouds catch his eye but only for a moment. Doesn't seem like it was coming closer so he didn't pay any mind to it. But the boulder by the water does hold his attention. He walks over to it, examining it from every angle.

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The boulder itself is normal and doesn't appear to have anything that indicates it's special otherwise, but as you step around it and disturb the sand, you see that a little patch of sand moves, coming from underneath the boulder, and stops right by your foot. It seems to stop once you stop moving.

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Geoffrey

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Librom immediately freezes upon noticing the sand move. He squints downwards. Kinda creepy but he tries moving his foot around the area again, just to test it out. When it moves again he cautiously crouches down to dig in the sand. Trying to un-bury whatever was there.

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It doesn't take very much digging to unearth...what appears to be some kind of blueish-gray hide. It feels hard to the touch when you brush your hand across it, almost like armor. From what you can see of the small bit you brushed sand from, there's two tiny nostrils and two little eyes looking up at you. It's not moving, but you can see the nostril slits puffing ever so slightly as it stares at you.

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Geoffrey

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Huh, some sort of animal then if he had to guess. Nice colors. Somehow it looked kind of cute peeking out of the sand like that. Although now he feels a little bad for disturbing it. Before he can think to regret it he hesitantly reaches a finger out to, very gently, poke its nose.

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You are lucky it was only a gentle poke - in a moment, there's suddenly a small burst of sand, and you feel a sharp little nip that doesn't reach past the second knuckle of your finger. But it was enough to disturb the little creature out of the sand, and standing before you is a small lizard-like creature who, while afraid of you, is also not backing down.

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Geoffrey

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OH, it's really cute. Librom is fascinated with this little creature. He only gasps quietly at feeling his finger get bit, shaking his hand to get rid of the feeling. Still crouching, he leans slightly to the left. He tries to keep his movements slow so as not to not alarm the little creature. Then with his arms outstretched he darts out and tries to grab the thing by the sides.

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You may think it's cute, but it thinks you're just kind of really scary! The slow movements seem to calm it down...and then the sudden movement startles it and it zips to the side and places a sizable chomp on your outstretched arm. It's definitely stronger than the nip it gave your finger. It seems to be wiggling at you in warning, mouth slightly open.

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Geoffrey

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Librom grunts and he winces slightly from the pain. He's had worse from a life of being a sorcerer but that still hurt! Rubbing the area on his arm where he was bit, he decides to stop bothering the little thing after this. He feels bad for continuing to scare it. Though as he watches it wiggle he can't help but laugh a bit. He decides to take a quick picture with his device before slowly backing away. Standing some distance away Librom continues to watch it, wondering if it would disappear soon.

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Feeling like it has scared off a big predator, the little creature stops wiggling and seems to puff up slightly, posture becoming more confident. It studies you for a little bit, giving you enough time to take as many pictures or videos you might like before catching sight of a hermit crab and burrowing back beneath the sand.

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Geoffrey

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What a proud little creature... this thing definitely knew how to strike the perfect poses. He takes a bunch of pictures so he can show his friend, Sortiara, later on. Before it burrows back into the sand he also manages to capture a small video of it chasing the hermit crab. Once it's gone he sighs and stretches. That had been amusing. Eyes scanning, the shore Librom looks around for anything else that might be noteworthy.

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Looks like your feisty little friend is the only thing to really stand out to you today - otherwise it's just sand, waves, and the odd crustacean skittering about.

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Geoffrey

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Librom is completely satisfied with that then. Plus, he want to tell his friend about the little creature he found. Although knowing her he'll probably get yelled at.Turning around he starts to make his way back to his apartment.

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EXPLORATION ENDED.