It had taken over an hour to comb through all the mats in Tails’ fur, but when they were finally done it proved to be time well spent. His coat still wasn’t in the best shape it could have been—Sonic knew very well what healthy fox fur looked and felt like, and the dull, rough nature of this Tails’ fur was not it—but when he was finally clean of the grease and oil and no longer had matted clumps of fur peppering him, Tails looked a far sight better than he had even an hour ago. His fur wasn’t shiny, but it was clean, and Sonic no longer had to worry about him having mange or any other funky skin condition.
By comparison, their campsite was much easier to pack up. Sonic rolled both sleeping mats into one and secured them to the bottom of the backpack that the mayor had given him the day before. The backpack itself was just big enough to carry the cooking pot, the uneaten dried meat and fruits, and both water canteens. When the campfire was fully extinguished with no lingering cinders, Sonic slung the backpack over his shoulders, and then turned to Tails. “All right. I’m gonna have to carry you.”
Tails’ ears flattened against his head, and he took a step back. “Why?”
“You’re not used to supersonic speed, and I don’t want to give you whiplash.” Sonic opened his arms, and when Tails didn't close the distance between them, he sighed. “It’ll be over in the blink of an eye, I promise. You’ll barely have time to feel your feet leave the ground before I’m setting you down again. I just don’t want you to get hurt.”
“Where are we even going?” Tails countered, and Sonic dropped his arms to his sides. “Are you taking me back?”
“No. Never.” If possible, Tails’ shoulders drooped even more, his tails lying flat on the grass. Sonic pushed the urge to demand why Tails would even want to go back down low. “We’re going to a city—Seaside City. It’s a cool place. Ever been there?”
“No.”
“Then this will be a new adventure for you. Adventures are fun. You like adventures, right?”
“Not real—”
“Great! C’mon, then.” Sonic scooped Tails up in a bridal carry before he could protest, one arm under Tails’ knees, the other supporting his neck. Tails was stiff in his arms, discomfort radiating off him. “Let’s blow this joint.”
[Read the rest on AO3]
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ROUND 1 IS OVER
Believe it or not, but I am also devastated because of some results.
First off, USEFUL LINKS:
All competitor masterlist
Where you can find a spreadsheet with all round 1 poll results
Round 2 match-ups (and poll masterpost)
Here's a visual on the survivors of round one:
Here's the list of our winners (green) and losers (crossed out) (all the 50/50 made it in even if there were decimals involved; I stated that I was going to do this before round 1 because we need extra cats for an even bracket):
Garfield (Garfield) vs Puss in Boots (Puss in Boots / Shrek)
Khoshekh (Welcome to Night Vale) vs The Admiral (The Magnus Archives) vs Pippa (The Penumbra Podcast)
Tom (Tom and Jerry) vs Sylvester (Looney Tunes)
Judd (Splatoon) vs Lil' Judd (Splatoon)
Garfield the Deals Warlock (The Adventure Zone: Balance) vs Pib (Dimension 20 - Neverafter)
Opalescence (My Little Pony) vs Charmmy Kitty (Sanrio)
Slugcat (Rain World) vs Rivulet (Rain World: Downpour)
Cool Cat (Cool Cat Saves the Kids) vs Tabby Von Meow (Webkinz)
Sisters of Plenitude (Doctor Who) vs Thomas Kincade Brannigan ( Doctor Who)
Domino (Amphibia) vs Domino 2 (Amphibia)
Thomas O'Malley + the Aristocats (Aristocats) vs Serafina + Wolfie (Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper)
Hollyleaf (Warrior cats) vs Jayfeather (Warrior cats) vs Yellowfang (Warrior cats) vs Bluestar (Warrior cats)
Bob (Animal Crossing) vs Raymond (Animal Crossing)
Cattail (Plants vs Zombies) vs Stray Cat (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
Yoruichi Shihoin (Bleach) vs Grimmjow Jaegerjaques (Bleach)
Greebo (Discworld) vs You (Discworld)
Pusheen (Pusheen) vs Nyan Cat (Nyan Cat)
Felix (Drawtectives) vs Capper (My Little Pony)
Cat (Stray) vs Spot (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
Bungle the glass cat (Oz) vs Eureka the pink kitten (Oz)
Squanchy (Rick and Morty) vs Talking Cat (Rick and Morty)
Barry Ill ( Sparklecare hospital) vs Caroline Coughs (Sparklecare hospital)
Shoe (Ace Attorney) vs Wagahai (Ace Attorney) (will carry on as a tag team because you guys are unstoppable apparently)
Alpine (Marvel comics) vs Mew (Marvel comics)
Hong (Trash of the Count's Family) vs On (Trash of the Count's Family) (will carry on as a tag team because separating the siblings was a mistake apparently)
Catra (She-Ra) vs Khajiit (The Elder Scrolls)
Constable Whiskers (Cookie Run) vs Tabby Slime (Slime Rancher)
Arlene (Garfield) vs Nermal (Garfield)
Stelmaria (His Dark Materials) vs Kirjava (His Dark Materials)
Candy + Cindy (Five Nights at Candy's) vs 808 (Hi-Fi Rush)
Carla (Fairy Tail) vs Panther Lily (Fairy Tail)
Jellie (Double Life SMP) vs C!Antfrost (Dream SMP)
Midnight (Castle in the Air, Diana Wynne Jones) vs Thomas (Earwig and the Witch)
Skimbleshanks (Cats the musical) vs Rum Tum Tugger (Cats the musical)
Ortensia the Cat (Disney) vs Felix the cat (Felix the cat (Paramount))
God Cat (Homestuck) vs Vodka Mutini / Dr.Meowgon Spangler (Homestuck)
Kyo Sohma (Fruits Basket) vs Miyo Sasaki / Muge / Taro (A whisker away)
Blaze the Cat (Sonic the Hedgehog) vs Big the Cat (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Jiji (Kiki's Delivery Service) vs Luna (Sailor Moon)
Puppycat (Bee and Puppy cat) vs CatDog (CatDog)
Chairman Meow (The Shadowhunter Chronicles) vs Church (The Shadowhunter Chronicles)
Pounce de Leon (Homestuck) vs Jaspers (Homestuck)
Sandstorm (Warrior cats) vs Squirrelflight (Warrior cats)
Mae Borowski (Night in the Woods) vs Princess Carolyn (BoJack Horseman)
Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes) vs Tigger (Winnie the Pooh)
Ankha (Animal Crossing) vs Kabuki (Animal Crossing)
Valerie Oberlin (Monster Prom) vs Juan The Small Magical Latino Cat (Monster Prom)
Coco Grimalkin (Purrfect Apawcalypse) vs Felix Munch (Purrfect Apawcalypse) vs Mittens Wichien (Purrfect Apawcalypse)
Catty (Undertale) vs Catti (Deltarune)
Aslan (The Chronicles of Narnia) vs Simba (The Lion King)
Ghazt (My Singing Monsters) vs Nyanky (Taiko no Tatsujin)
Nameless evil white cat (James Bond) vs Meowthra (Lego Ninjago Movie)
Minerva McGonagall (Harry Potter) vs Behemoth (Master and Margarita)
Macskacicó (Hungarian folk tales) vs Pangur Bán (Pangur Bán (Irish poem, 9th century))
Kuro (Blue Exorcist) vs Grim (Twisted Wonderland)
Baron Humbert von Gikkingen (The Cat Returns) vs Nyanta (Log Horizon)
Lumi (Cats are Liquid) vs Mewo (Omori) vs Pet cats (Stardew Valley)
Leone (Akame ga Kill) vs Blake Belladonna (RWBY)
The Black Cat (The Black Cat, E.A.Poe) vs Black Cat (The Price, Neil Gaiman)
Chi Yamada (Chi's sweet home) vs Happy (Fairy Tail)
Kitty White / Hello Kitty (Sanrio) vs Salem Saberhagen (Sabrina the Teenage Witch)
Firestar (Warrior cats) vs Meowth (Pokémon)
Ghost (The Owl House) vs Morgana (Persona 5)
Kitty Softpaws (Puss in Boots) vs Goose (Marvel comics / MCU)
Catbus (My Neighbor Totoro) vs Cake (Adventure Time)
Cheshire Cat (Alice in Wonderland) vs Che'nya (Twisted Wonderland)
Plagg (Miraculous) vs Chat Noir (Miraculous)
Bagheera (The Jungle Book) vs Nuka (The Lion King 2)
Cure Cosmo / Yuni (Star Twinkle Pretty Cure) vs Ichigo Momomiya (Tokyo Mew Mew)
Luxor (Tutenstein) vs Chester the Cat (Bunnicula)
Cat (Red Dwarf) vs T'Ana (Star Trek: Lower Decks)
The Cat (Coraline) vs Mothwing (Warrior cats)
Shampoo ( Ranma 1/2) vs Diana (Sailor Moon)
Frumpkin (Critical Role) vs Archie (Tales of Arcadia)
Periwinkle (Blue's clues) vs Brave Heart Lion (Care Bears)
Catbug (Bravest Warriors) vs Pasty (Neko Atsume)
Atsushi Nakajima (Bungou Stray Dogs) vs Natsume Soseki (Bungou Stray Dogs)
Tigress (Kung Fu Panda) vs Captain Amelia (Treasure Planet)
Pixie (Pixie and Brutus) vs Tumblr lore witch
Lucifer (Cinderella) vs Tab (Watership Down)
Gary the Snail (Spongebob Squarepants) vs Magolor (Kirby series)
Mad Mew Mew (Undertale) vs Mr. Mistoffelees (Cats the musical)
Lucrezia and Meek (Frakk, the Cats' Nightmare) vs Findus (Pettson and Findus)
Leona Kingscholar (Twisted Wonderland) vs Cheka Kingscholar (Twisted Wonderland)
Maurice (Discworld) vs Heathcliff (Heathcliff)
Cringer / Battlecat (He-man) vs Mr. Kat (Kid vs. Kat)
Angel Grimalkin (Purrfect Apawcalypse) vs Tigger Sugden (Purrfect Apawcalypse)
Rosie (Animal Crossing) vs Rover (Animal Crossing)
Blanca (Animal Crossing) vs Tangy (Animal Crossing)
Nali (Assassin's Creed: Valhalla) vs Miyuki (Avatar the Last Airbender)
Chococat (Sanrio) vs Kuroneko-sama (Trigun)
Gatomon (Digimon) vs Kyubey (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
Shrödinger's cat (you know the one) vs Felix (Felix cat food mascot)
The Cat (Monster Camp) vs Xiaohei (The Legend of Hei)
Artemis (Sailor Moon) vs Samantha / The Cat (Infinity Train)
John Blacksad (Blacksad) vs Mao Mao Mao (Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart)
Solembum (Inheritance Cycle) vs Ren (Monstress)
Taokaka (Blazblue) vs Niko (Oneshot)
Ember (Cattails) vs Lyrus (Cattails) vs Mayor (Cattails)
Missy (Cattails) vs Sarge (Cattails) vs Scout (Cattails)
Lion (Steven Universe) vs Cat Steven (Steven Universe)
Glameow (Pokémon) vs Litten (Pokémon) vs Meowstic (Pokémon) vs Skitty (Pokémon) vs Sprigatito (Pokémon)
Mog (Mog books, Judith Kerr) vs Tom Kitten (The Tale of Tom Kitten)
Jenny Linsky (Jenny Linsky, Esther Averill) vs Kaspar, Prince of Cats (Kaspar, Prince of Cats, Michael Morpurgo)
Pixel (The Cat Who Walks through Walls, Robert Heinlein) vs Invisible cat (The Invisible Man, H.G.Wells)
Jonesy (Alien) vs Grudge (Star Trek Discovery)
Aldwyn (The Familiars) vs Jess (Postman Pat)
Remlit (Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword) vs Mo (Lego Monkie Kid)
Assistacat / Sub-manager (Cardfight!! Vanguard) vs Haru (My Roommate is a Cat)
Mao (Darker than Black) vs Amanojaku (Ghost Stories)
Izutsumi (Dungeon Meshi) vs Opera (Welcome to demon school Iruma kun!)
Nyako / Meowy (Chainsaw Man) vs Yuigadokusonmaru (Durarara)
Heinkel (Fullmetal Alchemist) vs Cheetu (Hunter x Hunter)
Graystripe (Warrior cats) vs Scourge (Warrior cats) vs Sol (Warrior cats) vs Tallstar (Warrior cats)
Bristlefrost (Warrior cats) vs Cinderpelt (Warrior cats) vs Ferncloud (Warrior cats) vs Turtle Tail (Warrior cats)
Leopardstar (Warrior cats) vs Spottedleaf (Warrior cats) vs Leafpool (Warrior cats) vs Mapleshade (Warrior cats)
Sox (Lightyear) vs The Kitty (The Bad Guys)
The Cat in the Hat (The Cat in the Hat) vs Boo (The Funky Phantom)
The Sphinx (Adventures of Puss in Boots) vs Fluffal Cat (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Hiili (Fox Fires (webcomic)) vs Varjak Paw (Varjak Paw, S.F.Said)
Potato (Cat loaf adventures) vs Whiskers (Pixel Cat's End)
Mingus Crown (Dialtown) vs Burgerpants (Undertale)
Arthur (Code Geass) vs Amp / Anp / Anpu (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K)
Sakamoto (Nichijou) vs Blair (Soul Eater)
Darwin (April and the Extraordinary World) vs Finley / Jelly Donut (Hustle Cat)
Jemima (Cats the musical) vs Victoria (Cats the musical)
Also democracy said we should try randomising the match-ups. See yous in a few days, I have some cats to put on a wheel ;)
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Harmona
Image © Paizo Publishing, accessed at Archives of Nethys here
[I like the harmona. I enjoy it when fey aren't just pretty humanoids with pointy ears or horns, and a hummingbird that deals sonic damage is a cool mechanical niche. I could see these being excellent as allied NPCs as well as being a cool fight, and they would slot very well into the Kingmaker or Ironfang Invasion APs. A harmona with the blighted fey template would probably be terrifying.]
Harmona
CR 11 CN Fey
This creature appears as a glimmering blue hummingbird, moving so quickly that they eye has a hard time following it. A faint, high pitched whine surrounds it as it buzzes by, and its eyes have a canny look about them.
Harmonas are tiny fey creatures easily mistaken for hummingbirds to the untrained eye. They are found primarily in the First World, where they serve fey nobility as entertainers, scouts and spies. A harmona is constantly on the move, flitting from place to place. They fuel this constant rapid activity with sugar. Nectar is their traditional diet, and most harmonas live in places with ample flowering plants. They readily eat candy, pastries and sweet drinks as well.
Harmonas would rather talk or flee than fight, but they are dangerous if provoked. A harmona’s beak strikes with the force of a shortsword, and worse, carries a powerful sonic charge. The fey can beat its wings in patterns that create sonic vibrations, capable of pushing enemies away or knocking them to the ground. Few harmonas are willing to fight to the death, and so they typically make a break for it once foes are suitably battered and disoriented.
A harmona will happily converse with creatures that it comes across, as long as they are treated with respect. Harmonas have genius level intellects, and find being seen as a mere bird to be a grave insult. Attempting to capture or cage a harmona is a sure invitation to a lesson delivered with sonic damage. Mortals seeking to gain a harmona’s favor can often do so by allowing it to taste some exotic dessert or other sweet it has never tried before. Relying on that bribe can be risky, however; the fey creatures have been occasionally known to bankrupt indulgent mortals with demands for ever more elaborate comestibles.
Harmona CR 11
XP 12,800
CN Tiny fey (extraplanar)
Init +10; Senses arcane sight, low-light vision, Perception +27
Defenses
AC 26, touch 26, flat-footed 19 (+2 size, +6 Dex, +1 dodge, +7 insight)
hp 127 (17d6+68)
Fort +10; Ref +16, Will +17
DR 10/cold iron
Defensive Abilities blur, flit back, insightful defense
Offense
Speed 10 ft., fly 60 ft. (good)
Melee gore +15 (1d6 plus 3d6 sonic plus stun)
Space 2 ½ ft.; Reach 0 ft.
Special Attacks subsonic hum, ultrasonic thrust
Spell-like Abilities CL 11th, concentration +16
Constant—arcane sight, blur
3/day—deafening song bolt
Statistics
Str 10, Dex 23, Con 16, Int 21, Wis 24, Cha 21
Base Atk +8; CMB +6; CMD 32
Feats Combat Expertise, Defensive Combat Training, Dodge, Great Fortitude, Mobility, Spring Attack, Stealthy, Toughness, Weapon Finesse
Skills Acrobatics +26, Diplomacy +25, Fly +34, Escape Artist +30, Knowledge (arcana) +22, Knowledge (nature) +25, Perform (dance) +25, Perception +27, Sense Motive +27, Spellcraft +22, Stealth +38
Languages Aklo, Auran, Common, Gnome, Sylvan
Ecology
Environment warm and temperate land (First World)
Organization solitary
Treasure incidental
Special Abilities
Flit Back (Ex) As an immediate action once per round, a harmona can fly 10 feet without provoking an attack of opportunity. It may use this ability in response to another creature entering its square or entering an adjacent square.
Insightful Defense (Ex) A harmona adds its Wisdom modifier to its Armor Class as an insight bonus. It retains the bonus when flat-footed, but not when it is stunned or unconscious.
Stun (Su) A creature that takes sonic damage from a harmona’s gore attack must succeed a DC 21 Fortitude save or be stunned for 1 round. The save DC is Constitution based.
Subsonic Hum (Su) As a standard action, a harmona can beat its wings to create a 15 ft. radius burst centered on itself. All creatures in the area take 6d6 points of sonic damage and are knocked prone. A DC 23 Fortitude save halves the damage and negates the prone effect. The save DC is Charisma based.
Ultrasonic Thrust (Su) As a standard action, a harmona can create a 30 foot cone of sonic energy. All creatures in the area take 6d6 points of sonic damage and are pushed backwards 15 feet. A successful DC 21 Reflex save halves the damage and negates the push effect. The save DC is Constitution based.
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