Notail Simulator Beta (4/4)

"I'm going to Crane toll. =)" You tell the assistant, trying not to cry. They look from your ticket to your face and hand it back to you, rather roughly too.

"Then next time don't look so confused kid. Also you don't use that face anymore. It's equals three now. ^O^"

"=3......"

The assistant points you the way to your bus and you get on. You're the first one on because your caretaker gave you a head start so you take the best seat in the front so you can see outside the driver's window. As you take a seat the driver laughs and looks at you. He is extremely friendly.

"I swear the first kid never wants to take the best seat in the house! They always see me and get scared. =w=" Even though the driver is wearing his face you can see that jutting out are angry looking black spikes from his mask to the middle of his neck.

"That's what happens when it gets a little greedy." He says pointing at his head.

"Adults don't mind cause it ain't too rare but the kids really get freaked out! =w="

Fortuna rolls a 20 sided die. A 10 is rolled.

The trip to Crane toll goes without any issues. The bus driver talks to you the whole way, tells you you really dodged a bullet there. Crow's Reach is having horrible supply issues and due to the size of it is basically collapsing in on itself, he doesn't know why they're still requesting even more kids, and worse, why the orders are being approved. Albatross town on the other hand isn't a bad place, but it's easy for kids to get neglected and says that the trader notails are a horrible influence on kids.

Crane toll on the other hand? A dang safe haven. One of the few kid villages that isn't having issues in these tough times, and it's all thanks to the thunder crane and the N-class that lives there.

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Once you leave the bus you're briefed on the rules. A few kids cry, wanting to head back to their caretakers, you try your best not to but one of the caretakers knows you're in distress and picks you up, telling you things to calm you down.

As you get older kindness like this will become rarer and rarer.

In a day you learn about your room, and your chores. They're simple for now, going outside and picking random plants. As you're outside you hear a yell.

Fortuna rolls a 20 sided die. A 15 is rolled.

"HEY! SAME FACE! =3"

A notail who is at least 2 years older than you puts his hand on your face before talking again. "We have the same face so we're best friends! =3"

It's been less than 24 hours of you being here and some notail has already decided you're their best friend. He helps you pick plants and then drags you around the village, showing you and telling you all he knows. You feel a bit smarter due to this.

He points to the board next to the Crane toll and says that nobody is allowed to ring the bell unless something bad is happening. If they do the thunder crane will fly down and gobble up the kid who broke the rules! All those slashes on the board represented a child killed by the thunder crane for playing a prank. Before you both head back to the shared housing unit he points to the church.

"Shuuush, don't tell anyone but in that building is a monster. All the adults love her but I think she's scary. =3"

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In your room your new best friend starts opening your drawers without asking and digging around. You're starting to feel like a pushover compared to this bossy, yet well meaning kid.

"Hey! Hey want to see something cool? =3" He says taking out a little device from your drawer. You didn't even know that was in there.

"This is a Notail encyclopedia! If you point it at an animal you can see info on it if it's catalogued. Here hold it and point it at a creature I caught! =3"

He shoved the device in your hand before taking out a device and ejecting a creature out of it. You scan it.

You're amazed as the device works and tells you what the creature is and info about it. Your friend seems mighty proud of the 5 inch harmless bug he caught. Even though it likely hopped right into the palm of his hand. He hands you a device called a capture cage.

"This is a capture cage for kids like us, we can only catch things smaller than one foot with this. So lame! I can't wait till I'm 8 and I get to have a real capture creature. I'm going to be first in line! You can have that capture creature cage. They don't let you have them until you're six but as your friend I gotta share with you. =3"

You two talk for a bit more, and by you two you mean that your friend talks about all the cool things he's doing and what he's going to do, before he leaves.

Your first year here is going to be simple, they just want you to get used to everything so they'll only be sending you on tiny quests that take you an hour tops to do. You have a lot of free time and you have a feeling you should spend it wisely.

What sort of things are you going to be doing for the next year? Maybe you'll learn a small skill, or train with your knife. The possibilities are endless. You may be 4 years old but you're a determined 4 year old.