Thoth's Rank 2 Challenge

Thoth was famous for speaking in grunts and belches. His Fostern challenge, he had to speak more than three sentences. And make Anubis laugh. I think I managed that only once in 3 years, and it was by accident, so you can see how tough it was. :)

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Anubis looks at Thoth. ~It is time for your story. Remember that you will be judged on how well I like it and how well you tell it.~
Near the Fire Pit, Spooner opens a single red eye to watch the Foamers at the center.
On the southern curve, Jess heads into the center.
Jess has arrived.
Jess pads in, finding an spot within scritching distance of Ampwhotep
Sepdet smiles wanly at Jess.
Thoth looks distinctly uncomfortable.
Thoth contorts and blurs as he is transformed.
Broken Claw turns his head to watch the Furies.
Anubis sits across the circle of people from Thoth, facing him and listening.
Thoth looks around, then seats himself next to the table stone.
Anubis shifts briefly to Homid to put the lock of Wilhelm-hair in his pocket, then to Lupus to be more comfortable while listening.
Jess lies down, anxious to hear Thoth...
Anubis contorts and blurs as he is transformed.
Anubis shifts into Lupus form.
Adrian rubs her muzzle against a foreleg thoughtfully. ~ Tell me, then, daughter. Who are your teachers? ~
Thoth produces a pack of cigarettes. Removes one. Replaces the pack.
Sepdet murmurs softly, "cold."
Sepdet heads northeast to the fire pit.
Sepdet has left.
Anpwhotep chuckles and looks down at Jess
Thoth looks around again. "Anybody got a PROBLEM with this?" he snarls.
Anubis looks vaguely amused.
Jess looks up at Anpwhotep, fairly begging for scritches...
Broken Claw turns away from the Furies and back to Thoth. ~Yes.~
Thoth eyes Broken Claw. "Then go somewhere else."
Near the Fire Pit, Spooner barks. Yeah. The miking's bad. And you didn't dress for the occassion.
Thoth lights up.
Diana says ~Any who would answer my questions are my teachers, elder. The most prominent have been Windrunner, MoonMist, Echen, Lilith, Lyta, Catherine, and Broken Claw-rhya.~
Anpwhotep chuckles and scritches Jess briefly behind the ears.
Anubis whuffs. It is within the terms of the challenge. Ignore it for now, those with complaints.
Near the Fire Pit, Jon Nomad's dark gaze moves intermittently between his healing tribemate, Wilhelm, and the western horizon.
Broken Claw narrows his eyes and growls. ~I am not the one making the stench.~
Jess grins, leaning into the scritches.
Thoth mutters, "You can say that after a bath..."
Dr. Wilhelm shivers once more, then shifts.
Near the Fire Pit, Spooner yips in amusement. Fail him. He's too good to waste on a higher rank.
At the center, Dr. Wilhelm contorts and blurs as he is transformed.
At the center, Dr. Wilhelm shifts into Glabro form.
At the center, Erik briefly excuses himself
At the center, Jess heads northeast to the fire pit.
Jess has arrived.
Sepdet suddenly jumps, and looks over at Wilhelm again, hard. Hmmm.
At the center, Erik heads southeast to the pool.
Anpwhotep settles near the fire for warmth and stretches his fingers, making sure his claws are free and ready for scritching....
At the center, Dr. Wilhelm still shivers a little, but not as much as he was.
At the center, Thoth draws on the cigarette. "Okay."
Near the Pool, Erik says "Alex-rhya. Is there going to be trouble over this challenge?"
At the center, Thoth says "This was...long time ago."
Jess scootches nearer to Anpwhotep...
At the center, Anubis listens to Thoth, ignoring other distractions.
At the center, Thoth says "After the Impergium. Right after...um."
Spooner says ~Is heckling allowed, Anubis-rhya. I got a feelin' this is gonna be a whopper.~
At the center, Broken Claw situates himself upwind of Thoth.
Anpwhotep lays one hand on the back of Jess's neck, gently digging in behind her ears.
At the center, Thoth says "After the Shadow fell over the Nile."
At the center, Anubis looks vaguely amused. Yes, Spooner, it is allowed. But so is retaliation.
Sepdet shivers. Hoo boy, this one's gonna be close to home.
Jess sighs, listenting to Thoth's story.
Near the Pool, Whiteshadow sighs. Rough night.
At the center, Broken Claw's eyes narrow with a feral grin at Anubis' answer.
Anpwhotep's ears swivel and lock onto Thoth
Near the Pool, Whiteshadow heads into the center.
At the center, Thoth looks over at Spooner. "Heckle and I tell everyone how good you are at Fomor fighting, girl."
Spooner chuffles. I love Challenges..so much cheap entertainment.
At the center, Anubis's attention remains on Thoth, waiting patiently.
Near the Pool, Sky appears in a glimmer of light.
Spooner says ~Oh? Acty been braggin' again? Well, shucks. Ain't nothing true in it. *chuckle*~
Near the Pool, Sky heads into the center.
At the center, Thoth says "Anyway."
At the center, Thoth says "So this Strider pup was sent back to the old country."
Sepdet leans back against uncle, all ears. (for Glabro, anyway)
At the center, Anubis's mouth quirks slightly as he listens.
At the center, Thoth shifts into Garou speech.
Anpwhotep chuckles......continues scritching Jess, and snuggles Sepdet very paternally.
At the center, Thoth says, ~You may remember the story of Isis, Horus, Nefertiti, Anubis, and Thoth going to reclaim the thirteen pieces of Osiris's body from where Set had scattered them across the land.~
At the center, Thoth says, ~This has nothing to do with that.~
At the center, Thoth draws on the cigarette.
At the center, Thoth says, ~Not so you'd hear me admit, anyway.~
At the center, Anubis's eyes gleam and his mouth curls slightly.
Spooner rumbles. If you don't hook your audience within the first five pages, the whole novel's crap...
At the center, Thoth pauses. ~The pup had, however, been sent into the desert, to retrieve something. He didn't know what it was; he had a map, a description, and nothing else.~
At the center, Sky heads south, away from the center of the Wheel.
On the southern curve, Sky heads south, out of the Wheel and into the forest.
Spooner contorts and blurs as she is transformed.
Spooner shifts into Homid form.
At the center, Thoth says, ~The land had been blasted in those days. The spirits would not pass over the desert, afraid still of what had driven them out. The Umbra there was barren as the Realm, and the only spirits were dead, or broken, or shattered.~
Spooner says "Not a bottle of Jack D to be found..."
Jess lays her head against Anpwhotep's leg, looking up to make sure no insult was taken.
At the center, Thoth says, ~The pup had, thus, no Gifts at his disposal. The Sun was brighter in those days, and so he had to travel at night.~
Anpwhotep grins and scritches Jess more thoroughly
At the center, Thoth says, ~And even Luna hid her face from that dead place, or so I have been told. Only the stars, each one a dead god they say, provided light. A sane Garou would have shunned the place.~
At the center, Adrian studies the storytelling Strider for a few moments, then looks back at Diana. ~ I will speak with Lyta, or Lilith, and we will arrange it. ~
At the center, Anubis listens intently.
At the center, Thoth pauses, and smiles faintly. ~So they sent a mad one. A No Moon, who already walked the ways Luna turned her back on.~
Spooner glances over to the Foamers.
At the center, Diana nods to Adrian. ~I would appreciate it, then.~ She starts to say something else, then shuts up and shrugs.
At the center, Thoth says, ~And, as I said, and to return to the beginning of things, he came to that place, alone, with a skin of water and a sack of fruit and preserved meat.~
Spooner says "And all that's best of dark and bright meet in her aspect and her eyes..."
Porthos listens, his fingertips weaving through Spooner's thick white fur. He tries to follow the story as he scritches, wondering at her interruption.
At the center, Thoth looks over at Spooner. "You know the rest, you finish for me."
At the center, Anubis doesn't even look back at Spooner, eyes still on Thoth.
At the center, Thoth grunts, turns away.
At the center, Thoth chainlights a cigarette, stubs the old one out on the sole of his shoe, drops it in a pocket.
Spooner says "Not my Challenge, babe. And that was Byron, you unlettered hairball."
Spooner grins.
At the center, Thoth says, ~A map, a mirror, a shaker of salt, and that was all he had.~
Spooner says "What happened to the waterskin?"
At the center, Thoth pauses. ~Now, if this were a Fianna story, the damn fool pup would have to put up with a dozen chapters, meeting trolls and talking birds and all kinds a mystic shit.~
Spooner says "This pup's supplies 're slippier than Galliard tongues."
At the center, Thoth says, ~The desert's a cleaner place. He had a map, and a trail to follow.~
At the center, Diana looks at Adrian again, and takes a deep breath. ~I thought I should tell you as well, Echen-rhya has offered to give me a Rite of Passage, since he is going to be giving one soon to some other cubs.~
At the center, Diana shrugs. ~Just thought I should tell you.~
At the center, Thoth glances at Diana, drawing on his cigarette.
At the center, Anubis seems to listen only to Thoth, ignoring the distractions to all appearances.
At the center, Thoth says, ~And he walked. No sun, no moon. The desert is a cold place at night.~
Sepdet shakes her head slightly, remembering.
At the center, Thoth says, ~And he was close to the place where what he sought lay, and he came to a wide and deep ravine, which was not on the map, and which should not have been in the desert, for the shifting sands cover all in time.~
At the center, Adrian negates the idea with a swing of her muzzle. ~ We tend to our own. ~
At the center, Anubis's eyes narrow thoughtfully as he listens.
At the center, Thoth says, ~It was too wide to leap, too long to run around, too steep to climb. Faint lights sparkled at the bottom, but no rivers ran this way.~
At the center, Diana nods. ~So I understand, that is why I approached you myself about my own Rite, elder.~
At the center, Thoth says, ~And the breath of the Wyrm was upon it. And he took the mirror from his pack. And he gazed on it in the dim light, and he crossed over.~
Spooner looks over at Adrian with red eyes. ~Too true. Question is, who need such tending?
At the center, Thoth draws on his cigarette, and looks at the Furies quietly.
At the center, Diana shrugs and mumbles something to herself.
Porthos hugs Spooner and stands, heading for the forest.
At the center, Adrian casts an amused glance back at the heckler. ~ You would count me more responsible if I left her to the Fianna? It is not a drinking contest she asks for. ~
Porthos follows the Wheel west, away from the fire pit.
Porthos has left.
On the northern curve, Porthos turns to the north, and leaves past the rim of the Wheel.
At the center, Diana shrugs and looks at both Spooner and Adrian-rhya. ~All I ask for is a chance to prove myself.~
At the center, Thoth looks at Adrian. "Am I disturbing you all, honored elder?"
Spooner says "Given phenomical cosmic powers and less livin' space, I'd give her ta just 'bout anyone but you."
Sepdet just watches Thoth, eyes shining, a little homesick. Pausing to glare at Spooner perhaps.
At the center, Anubis waits, pointedly _not_ looking at the disturbances.
At the center, Adrian says, to Diana, ~ Which you shall have. ~ More loudly, to Thoth, ~ By no means. Please continue. ~
At the center, Thoth says "So kind."
At the center, Thoth draws on his cigarette.
At the center, Whiteshadow heads northeast to the fire pit.
Whiteshadow has arrived.
At the center, Thoth says, ~So he crossed over.~
At the center, Diana nods to Adrian.
At the center, Thoth says, ~And he looked to the ravine again, and it was not empty. Eyes of blackest jet looked into his own, above a mouth of broken fangs, on a long, long neck. It was not a Bane here, but something far more ancient. Almost...a dragon.~
At the center, Anubis raises an eyebrow ever so slightly.
At the center, Thoth smiles. ~And it was very clearly *stuck*.~
Anpwhotep snickers.
Sepdet blinks.
At the center, Anubis chuffs amusedly.
Spooner says "Like the storyteller."
At the center, Thoth says, ~And the Drake thundered, ~WHO ARE YOU TO COME TO ME IN MY EXILE, LITTLE MONKEY?~
At the center, Dr. Wilhelm chuckles, and is clearly enjoying himself despite his situation.
At the center, Thoth says, ~And the pup said, ~Eh....I'm lookin' for somethin'.~
At the center, Diana cocks her head, looking a bit more relieved, and perhaps more optimistic than usual, and listens to the story being told.
At the center, Anubis listens, a lupine half-smile on his features.
At the center, Thoth says, ~And the Drake thundered, ~WHAT, THE FINGERS OF THOTH?~
Spooner says "A plot a plot. All my tailfeathers for a plot! *snort*"
At the center, Thoth says, ~And the pup says, mildly surprised, ~Well, yeah.~
Whiteshadow follows the Wheel west, away from the fire pit.
Whiteshadow has left.
On the northern curve, Whiteshadow makes his way forward along the Wheel,
toward the earth mound.
On the southern curve, Desert comes in from the woodland to the south.
At the center, Thoth says, ~And the Drake thunders, ~NEVER HEARD OF 'EM.~
At the center, Anubis snorts quietly despite himself, and his smile widens a bit.
At the center, Thoth says, ~And the pup just *looks* at the Drake.~
At the center, Thoth says, "And the Drake, after a pause, says, ~WELL.~
At the center, Thoth says, ~And the pup just *looks* at the Drake.~
At the center, Dr. Wilhelm heads northeast to the fire pit.
Dr. Wilhelm has arrived.
Dr. Wilhelm sits by the fire.
On the Earth Mound, Whiteshadow follows the Wheel past the Earth Mound.
At the center, Thoth says, ~And the Drake thunders, ~LOOK. THEY'RE IN THE CAVE RIGHT OVER THERE.~ And the Drake snakes its neck at something at the other side of the ravine.
On the western curve, Whiteshadow heads west, out past the rim of the Wheel.
Sepdet scoots over a little to give Wilhelm space close enough to be warm.
At the center, Anubis quirks an eyebrow again.
At the center, Thoth says, ~And the Drake says, slyly, ~GET ME OUTTA HERE AND I'LL LET YOU HAVE 'EM.~
Spooner says "Too bad they weren't lookin' for the .brains. of Thoth..impossible quests always make better stories."
At the center, Thoth mutters, ~Or the life expectancy of Spooner.~
On the southern curve, Desert laughs.
Spooner says "Did the drake say that or the pup?"
Jon Nomad watches Wilhelm, expressionless.
Dr. Wilhelm glares at Spooner, then looks back to the storyteller.
At the center, Thoth continues with his story. ~And the pup says, ~Well, gee, Mister Big Dragon Type Guy, I'm just a lowly human. What do I know about large-scale civil engineering projects?~
At the center, Anubis blinks a few times at 'civil engineering'.
Spooner says "I dare you to say that five times fast in lupus."
At the center, Thoth looks at Anubis. "Egypt. They did a lot of it."
Near the Pool, Alex says "Erik, we need to talk."
Sepdet chuckles quietly. Indeed.
At the center, Anubis nods at Thoth with a slightly blank look, and goes back to listening.
Near the Pool, Erik nods. "Does this concern Batrana-rhya's... view? I could not help but overhear."
Near the Pool, Alex nods. "Follow me."
Near the Pool, Alex heads into the center.
At the center, Alex heads south, away from the center of the Wheel.
On the southern curve, Alex heads south, out of the Wheel and into the forest.
Near the Pool, Erik heads into the center.
At the center, Erik heads south, away from the center of the Wheel.
On the southern curve, Erik heads south, out of the Wheel and into the forest.
At the center, Thoth says, ~And the Drake thunders, ~WITH THE POWER OF THE FINGERS OF THOTH YOU CAN MAKE THE EARTH ITSELF TREMBLE.~
At the center, Thoth says, ~And the pup thinks about this. ~Well, um, Mister Four Winds Earth Power Lizard, why didn't you ever use them yourself?~
Spooner says "Just think what his dick could do..put out camp fires in a single bound."
At the center, Anubis looks back at Spooner confusedly for a moment, then back to Thoth.
At the center, Thoth says, ~And the Drake thunders, ~UHHHHH...NEVER THOUGHT OF IT THAT WAY. I'M A LARGE ANCIENT REPTILE. WE'RE NOT BIG ON CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING.~ And the Drake fell into a mighty confusion and lowered its head to think.~
At the center, Anubis's faint smile returns.
At the center, Thoth says, ~And the pup, seeing his opportunity, leapt onto the Drake's head, ran down its neck, and leapt to the other side of the ravine.~
At the center, Thoth says, ~Just like that, he's in the cave, has the Fingers of Thoth in...um, hand...and he turns to go.~
At the center, Anubis listens.
At the center, Thoth says, ~And he runs to the mouth of the cave, and what does he see but two eyes staring back at him.~
At the center, Thoth says, ~And the Drake thunders, ~THAT WASN'T VERY NICE.~
At the center, Thoth says, ~And the pup points past the Drake's face and says, ~LOOK, IT'S SET ON A WHEELED CART!
Sepdet bites her knuckles. Her shoulders are shaking.
At the center, Anubis openly grins, far as a wolf can.
At the center, Thoth says, ~Well. Wheels were a big thing back in those days, and few people had seen one. So the Serpent wheels around, saying, 'WHERE? WHERE'~
At the center, Thoth says, ~And when the Drake turned back, since Set was there but he was just on foot, the pup wasn't there. Instead, there was a jackal, wolf-grinning at him.~
At the center, Thoth says, ~And the Drake thunders, ~SAY, DID YOU SEE A HUMAN RUN PAST HERE?~
At the center, Thoth says, ~And the jackal says, ~I did! I did! He jumped on your head, ran down your neck, and jumped to the other side of the ravine. Want me to FOLLOW him for you?~
At the center, Thoth says, ~And the Drake thunders, ~OH, WOULD YOU? I'D APPRECIATE THAT, I REALLY WOULD. HERE, CLIMB ON MY HEAD AND I'LL HELP YOU TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RAVINE.~
At the center, Thoth draws on the cigarette.
At the center, Anubis whufs lupine laughter, unable to maintain his stoicism.
At the center, Thoth says, ~And the jackal jumped on the Drake's head, was taken to the other side of the ravine, barked cheerfully, and ran off into the night.~
Spooner says "Gaia, this is like a B grade Coyote story."
At the center, Thoth says, ~And as far as I know, the lizard's still there, waiting for the jackal to get back with Thoth's fingers.~
At the center, Anubis nods. And what became of Thoth's fingers?
Spooner says "Or the plot?"
At the center, Thoth says, ~Oh, he left them in the cave. Jackals don't have hands.~
At the center, Anubis winces. Well, he had his life, at least.
Jess goes home.
Jess has left.
Sepdet snickers helplessly. ~Spoon, he.. he got Anubis-rhya to laugh. Hardly grade B." she murmurs between gasps.
At the center, Thoth says, ~There was a moral to the story, but it was probably something stupid like 'Don't forget your rites of dedication' or something.~
On the southern curve, Sky comes in from the woodland to the south.
At the center, Broken Claw looks up and whurfs a greeting to Sky.
Spooner says "I got an idea where he could've stuffed those fingers."
On the southern curve, Sky heads into the center.
Dr. Wilhelm does his best to supress his laughter.
At the center, Anubis grunts. Good advice. Is there anything else to the story?
At the center, Sky moves close to Broken Claw.
At the center, Thoth finishes his cigarette.
Anpwhotep chuckles and playfully bats at Spooner. ~Watch it, Whitey.~
At the center, Thoth says, ~Prolly, but you'd have to ask the first Thoth. I think he went back for them, years later...but that's another story.~
At the center, Broken Claw kneels down to whurf softly to Sky.
Spooner says "And a better one, we can all hope."
At the center, Adrian stands again, stretching. ~ Well-told. ~ She trots off, westward.
At the center, Anubis nods, and stands. He studies Thoth for a long moment.
At the center, Broken Claw's eyes harden, and he nods to Sky.
On the southern curve, Whiteshadow comes in from the woodland to the south.
At the center, Anubis nods. ~I enjoyed your story. I find you worthy to win the challenge. Honor to you, Thoth-yuf.~
Archer thumpthumps his tail.
At the center, Thoth stands, stretching his legs. ~Thank you.~
On the southern curve, Whiteshadow heads into the center.
At the center, Anubis nods. And now you can go back to grunting.
On the southern curve, Alex comes in from the woodland to the south.
At the center, Thoth chuckles.
On the southern curve, Erik comes in from the woodland to the south.
On the southern curve, Erik heads into the center.
Spooner OOCLY cheers the first Ragabash to get to Rank 2 the hard way. YEAH!!!!
On the southern curve, Alex heads into the center.
At the center, Erik approaches, and stands and quietly waits to see if the Challenge is complete.
At the center, Anubis seems to have finished.
At the center, Erik says "Anubis-rhya, when you have a moment, I will need your services as Keeper of the Ways."
Anpwhotep laughs and agrees.
At the center, Erik assumes Thoth succeeded?
Spooner says "Only at getting an easy promotion. The story crashed and burned."
Sepdet finally gets up the chutzpah to throw a tostito at Spooner.
At the center, Erik says "Congratulations, then, Thoth-rhya."
At the center, Broken Claw stands and growls, ~Red Talons. Come with me. Story Tree.~
At the center, Anubis looks at Erik. Certainly.
At the center, Thoth almost smiles.
Spooner catches it in her mouth. *crunch* "I like it here. I keep gettin' pelted with munchies." 1