Live Cargo Handling 101

1. Well, swooping in and grabbing it isn't an option if you want to do this with a modicum of ethics (you are after all, probably a giant oversized eagle) to the capybara). This will require finesse. And food. You're not sure what this thing is exactly, but you're pretty sure it's a chill kind of creature, so maybe a few vegetables could attract it over. See if there's anything from the cookout or stuff that you can probably pay for in town.
2. While you're at it, you might as well... try to construct something. The food's already dealt with- you should probably buy that in bulk, since you don't know the exact size of this creature's litter. You can... just sweep a bunch of branches together. This is not really the most thought out part of this plan.

Catar feels like a dove, making up a particularly messed up nest.

3. While you're in town buying food, you might as well try to get information on the wider area of the place surrounding this cozy (and somewhat murderous) place. Ask around, check a map or two. Who knows, maybe there really is a zoo around where this capybara belongs to?

(09-27-2023, 14:21:27 PM)NebulaChimera2211 Wrote: 1. Yeah, we need to actually contain the capybara. It's swimming in the river, now. What are you going to do?
Not enough time for a dam, not even a temporary one...
If it's escaped and not native, best guess is it's tame enough to lure over with some food in hand.
After looking up what capybaras eat, Adrianna takes a quick look around for suitable; if there's nothing, she improvises with some grass plucked out of the ground.

Quote:2. Aww! The capybara looks like she's pregnant. I think we'll need to make a suitable location for the mama capybara to give birth. And we're gonna need some capybara food, she's going to be hungry.
While leading the capybara around, she tries to find/get directions to a securely fenced-in place. Failing that, she tries to find someone open to allowing the rodent to borrow their garden (which presumably has/can have fences around it).
Adrianna buys a load of fruit and veg for the capybara. If anyone asks, it's for a pet rabbit show.

Quote:3. Where did the capybara come from? Do your best to help figure out where this capy came from and where she and her little ones should be returned to, presumably.
Adrianna looks up a quick list of zoos and other places the capybara could've come from, and phones each one in turn until she either runs out or finds the one the capybara escaped from.

(09-28-2023, 00:52:05 AM)Caret Wrote: Eki assumes responsibility for recovering the cabybara. Trying to pluck the cabybara out of the water with their bare hands would be reckless. They will have to approach this carefully. Eki may be wrong since all their knowledge of cabybaras comes from an article they read one day, but they're herbivorous, right? Using some fresh grass, Eki will try luring the aquatic rodent onto dry land.

Quote:Oh dear. Not only is this capybara pregnant, but it's about to go into labor. Using some sticks, Eki fences off a fertile spot near the camp for the capybara. Does Grunkle Ed have any spare bedsheets? If so, then Eki will borrow some to make a comfy nest for the cabybara to give birth. They'll also set aside a dish of water for her. As for food, Eki will search the woods for more grass, alongside a bunch of leaves. That should be enough.

Quote:While Eki is busy tending to the capybara, Anya will venture into town to figure out where it came from. She'll ask the locals for clues, and check if there's any zoos and nature preserves nearby. Hopefully the townsfolk will be cooperative and not obsess over her pointy ears and tail or pedal outrageous conspiracy theories at her. Anya will also scout the area with her skysail, checking for any signs of other capybaras and/or cabybara owners. She better not be accused of spying on this town.

(09-28-2023, 14:48:30 PM)noodlesnook Wrote: 1) Zee spot the large rodent lazily floating about in the river.
“What in all the Six Directions is that creature?”
They press their claws against their temples.
“

子雍, 专心吧!Zǐyōng, zhuānxīn ba! - Zǐyōng, focus!

We've got to figure out some method to contain that-”
They cut themselves off, a lightbulb switching on in their head. Though knowing Zee, it's probably not a lightbulb, but one of those paper lanterns they put up for Chinese New Year celebrations. Anyways, that's besides the point. They are seen darting around a patch of trees by the riverbank and exiting with a bundle of branches of various sizes. With some moth silk, this is turned into a long, butterfly-net-cum-lacrosse-stick-esque contraption, which they use to scoop the capybara out of the water.

Quote:2) Something in the back of Zee's mind, almost like a little voice, tells them to find supplies at the general store. 
The owner finds Zee looking at them from across the counter, shopping basket in hand. Zee push the basket onto the counter, and a furry snout pops out. Inside are the capybara and her babies, nestled in what appears to be an old towel.
“We'd like to buy the basket,” Zee say, “And no, nothing else.”
As for food, Zee figure they'd just pick some grass for the creatures.
After watching them for a moment, however, they begin to think salad wouldn't be a bad idea.

Quote:3) Zee know exactly what to do. 
Spread the word! Putting notices up on their door for shop clients is a daily routine for them, so they have no problem writing up a bunch of posters and pasting them around town. Once they're done, they sit down in the check-in area of the camp, set the basket of capybaras down next to them, and try not to worry about how they might have developed carpal tunnel syndrome from writing so much.

1. Capture the Bara
2. Yeah, we need to actually contain the capybara. It's swimming in the river, now. What are you going to do?
   Er... dive into the water and try to grab it. I hate water. But... yeah, if I need to get it out, I'll try and get under it, maybe lift it up and hold it over me as long as I can, give it some pets... yeah, I think that's all I need to do. I hope it doesn't bite.
   
3. Aww! The capybara looks like she's pregnant. I think we'll need to make a suitable location for the mama capybara to give birth. And we're gonna need some capybara food, she's going to be hungry.
   It's with squirrel? Well then... I guess I can make a sort of makeshift really bouncy leaf hammock thing? I guess? I don't really know. Something to keep it contained but also something that won't break under pressure. I don't know how to do it.
   
4. Where did the capybara come from? Do your best to help figure out where this capy came from and where she and her little ones should be returned to, presumably.
   I guess I could ask around town, take a photograph, probably develop it, scrawl a phone number on a thing, and take it around—while also holding the capybara and its pups in my backpack so that it doesn't escape because I really want to keep track of them, thank you. I might not be able to see that well, but I wear glasses already so like, yeah.