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First Jiggy | [Accidental Voice/Action] | Crappy Intro!
[It's not every day that you wake up after a particularly good game of kick-the-disembodied-witch-skull-around to discover you are very much not at Spiral Mountain. Or... anywhere you even vaguely recognize. Even if you are a first-class adventuring hero.
Naturally, Kazooie was inclined to blame this on Banjo, because there was no way she'd be stupid enough to get totally lost in her sleep. But Banjo was nowhere to be seen, not even after a good look around with the Amaze-O-Gaze goggles. This was unusual, to say the least - unusual and unsettling. Even if Banjo wasn't exactly the sharpest crayon in the box, it was silly for him to just go off on his own. After all, who was gonna protect him? She was clearly the faster and stronger adventurer - he needed her! What did he think he was doing, going off without her?
But first, to inspect the area, like any real hero. Can't go looking for Banjo without discovering some obvious pathways! ... Which are suspiciously absent from this strange forest she's in. Huh.]
Hey... there's nothing here except a book! No nests of Eggs, Feathers, Notes or anything... What kind of place is this, exactly?! It's weirder than Cloud Cuckooland - at least that had music! [Kazooie scoffs loudly, scratching a claw irritably against the foreign dirt.] And boring... what a dumb place to go to have an adventure! Pah, like the bear would pick anywhere good...
[... Wait, didn't old Winky say something about getting Banjo and Kazooie back in Banjo-Threeie? So this was probably it, huh? (Man, that witch could put herself back together fast.) But Kazooie could live with that - maybe she got to be the main character this time! Or maybe it was like the time she got kidnapped for awhile - only it was Banjo's turn to get kidnapped by the hag, and meanwhile Kazooie could be a hero and kick her butt and rescue the furry lug! Either option was one Kazooie was satisfied with for the time being, even if this was a pretty lame sequel so far. And that meant the book was probably important.
Wait - it's got her name on it. It has to be important. So Kazooie picks it up in her beak carelessly and stuffs it under a wing - if it worked for Canary Mary, it'll work for her for a bit, right?
Then she points herself down the nearest tangle of trees and starts trotting through the forest - so much like Pine Grove on the Isle O' Hags, except... it just goes on forever.]
Man, where's a silo when you need one?
Naturally, Kazooie was inclined to blame this on Banjo, because there was no way she'd be stupid enough to get totally lost in her sleep. But Banjo was nowhere to be seen, not even after a good look around with the Amaze-O-Gaze goggles. This was unusual, to say the least - unusual and unsettling. Even if Banjo wasn't exactly the sharpest crayon in the box, it was silly for him to just go off on his own. After all, who was gonna protect him? She was clearly the faster and stronger adventurer - he needed her! What did he think he was doing, going off without her?
But first, to inspect the area, like any real hero. Can't go looking for Banjo without discovering some obvious pathways! ... Which are suspiciously absent from this strange forest she's in. Huh.]
Hey... there's nothing here except a book! No nests of Eggs, Feathers, Notes or anything... What kind of place is this, exactly?! It's weirder than Cloud Cuckooland - at least that had music! [Kazooie scoffs loudly, scratching a claw irritably against the foreign dirt.] And boring... what a dumb place to go to have an adventure! Pah, like the bear would pick anywhere good...
[... Wait, didn't old Winky say something about getting Banjo and Kazooie back in Banjo-Threeie? So this was probably it, huh? (Man, that witch could put herself back together fast.) But Kazooie could live with that - maybe she got to be the main character this time! Or maybe it was like the time she got kidnapped for awhile - only it was Banjo's turn to get kidnapped by the hag, and meanwhile Kazooie could be a hero and kick her butt and rescue the furry lug! Either option was one Kazooie was satisfied with for the time being, even if this was a pretty lame sequel so far. And that meant the book was probably important.
Wait - it's got her name on it. It has to be important. So Kazooie picks it up in her beak carelessly and stuffs it under a wing - if it worked for Canary Mary, it'll work for her for a bit, right?
Then she points herself down the nearest tangle of trees and starts trotting through the forest - so much like Pine Grove on the Isle O' Hags, except... it just goes on forever.]
Man, where's a silo when you need one?
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[Eggman at this point takes note of this bird's unusual four wings. A new feather?]
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You mean you've never heard of ol' Winky? Yeesh! Where are you living under, some rock in Terrydactyland?
[Kazooie gestures with the wing that isn't "holding" the journal, marking out some height above her.] Skeleton, about yay high, ugly pointy hat? Doesn't ring a bell?
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[Eggman smirks, feeling a little superior right now. Now, how to lure this thing into a cage?]
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[Kazooie pauses, cocking her head up at Eggman.] Y'know, you aren't the first weird guy I've seen today. And everybody is saying we're stuck here.
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W-weird?! ... Hmph! I'll let that go this time because you're new. [Eggman turns and adopts a thoughtful pose.] Figures you already met someone though. People here have a weird habit of being welcoming. [He spins back around to face Kazooie.] But they're right, this place is nothing more than a glorified prison!
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Prisons are easy to break out of. Pelt 'em with Grenade Eggs, they don't last long.
Probably what these guys need is a real adventuring hero to bust 'em out!
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Maybe it needs a couple of Jiggies or somethin'. That's usually how it went in the last game!
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What do you mean by "last game"?
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It's not really that hard to grasp.
[Doesn't everybody know this? Sheesh, this is the biggest concentration of idiots Kazooie has seen in awhile, and she's been in Bottles' house.]
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You're kidding.
... Fine, whatever, you're obviously too dumb to get it. Nobody here even recognizes Grunty or me and Banjo! We've been adventuring for two years! That's plenty of time to notice!
[She's just bitter, really.]
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[Eggman stomps angrily and shakes his fists.]
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[She huffs and crosses her wings, almost as much of a petulant child as Eggman.]
We need more recognition, here! What's with a place that doesn't know you?!
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[Kazooie narrows her eyes at Eggman.] You said you tried invading, right? That makes you a villain! And I'm supposed to beat you!
[Oh, the joys of a black and white worldview.]
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[Eggman adopts a fighting stance and grins menacingly, although there's also a hint of happiness in there too.]
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I've been waiting for the first boss to trounce!
[Though... without Eggs? That's pretty tough, Rare.
Still... she assumes a half-crouch, feathers vibrating slightly with anticipation, and then darts closer to Eggman, intending to Wing Whack him again - this time as a whirling dervish of red feathers.]
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Then prepare to be disappointed.
[This time, Eggman's ready for Kazooie when she moves to attack. He swiftly hops out of her way (something that shouldn't be so easy for someone of his size) and ends up to her side, slightly behind her.]
Oh ho ho! Was that supposed to be an attack?
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Well, you weren't supposed to move! Geez!
[She's stuck, a moment, in this uncomfortable half-turning pivot, her talons scrabbling for purchase in the dirt. Eggman has a pretty wide opening to exploit - will he take it?]
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Take this! [Eggman swipes an open palm in the direction of Kazooie, specifically aiming at her filial wings, something he knows is a weak spot, especially for New Feathers.]
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She can't help but cry out in pain, a distinctly birdlike raucous squawk.]
O-Okay, no more Miss Nice Bird! [Only the minute waver in her voice betrays the real pain she's in as she jabs her beak forward into Eggman's abdomen - it's sort of a failed Rat-A-Tat Rap, as there's no Banjo to counterweight it, but it still has a vicious and angry little bird behind its sharp orange point.]
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Augh! I'll make you pay for that. [He stumbles back to his feet. Admittedly, that hurt. Probably left a bruise of some sort.]
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