❪ mini-event ❫ OLYMPIA QUESTS: 1

[natha]

It isn’t easy starting life in a new place. It quickly becomes apparent that you are in dire need of two very important things: money and a good name. In addition to full-time jobs, certain people in Olympia will reward handsomely for helping them with tasks. Submit any AC eligible thread of participating in this log's prompts for One (1) Olympia REP point HERE. Threads involving your flora/fauna submission may also be submitted, even if your submission is not made official game canon. FOR THE RECORD     It’s time to put on your hiking shoes. Characters will be approached by both Evras and Lysa at separate times. Both individuals are interested in recording species of plants and animals-- El Nysa is bursting with all sorts of life, after all! It is impossible to chronicle all of it without help. You will be provided with a journal to chronicle your findings. Each submission pays 100 silver. OOC: We need YOUR help in worldbuilding the area in and around Olympia and The Outlook! Create a creature or plant and submit it HERE by August 31st at 11:59 PM EST. ONE entry per character only. NOTE: If you have accepted a job at The Sanctuary or Simwe Institute, you MUST submit your entry to your boss to maintain your position. You may assume a character got the job if they established contact, even if an official offer hasn't been extended yet. Although an entry will net you TWO (2) Olympia REP points no matter what, we will be choosing a maximum of 20 entries to include in the official bestiary for future encounters. THE BIRDS AND THE BEES     Along with the request to record traits of a certain specimen, Evras and Lysa independently ask for more quick favors. Certain species, due to their unique natures, aren’t as prone to procreating as one would hope. They need your help. The directions for these requests, provided by Evras or Lysa, are simple. You will be provided a small amount of heavy aphrodisiacs (and a mask) to spray in a particular region. Because the natural aphrodisiacs of the island run a bit thin there, the wildlife has been less... willing to comply. Each species you help will net you 50 silver. Three species in particular are in need of a little help. Note: There will be a mask provided. Forgetting it may mean you start to feel some of the effects yourself. You may also be immune. Please put appropriate warnings in threads if applicable. Xlarix, also commonly referred to as the love bug. Found in MURKWELL HOLLOW. They have an ability to release literal positive energy, making those exposed to it more willing to be friendly and jovial with another. Even the most heated rivals can easily become the closest companions. You may even be tempted to temporarily abandon the request and do something fun with your new best friend. Unfortunately, while many have desired to use its effects in diplomacy, its effects only last a few minutes at best. Despite their powers to assist others in bridging emotional gaps, they are vicious insects. During mating, they engage in battle, normally losing the lives of both parties before their spawn is even properly produced. This is why they need a little help. Try to break up the fights as much as you can. For the Xlarix, being in each other's presence for long enough will eventually get them to calm down and continue the process. You may get unlucky in the process and end up with an extremely painful sting that requires healing, however. The pain increases with time, and if you allow it to go untreated for more than a day, it will be excruciating, enough that it may be debilitating, for 12 hours before eventually healing on its own. Sepht, found in EDRATHE RUINS: Both shy and antisocial, it’s no wonder these little marsupials don’t have much luck in the mating department. They prefer to live in isolation, and are much more concerned with hoarding everything they can get their hands on. This includes stealing anything you may have brought with you. As a warning, they are incredibly strong. They can also fly, so good luck catching them after they’ve made off with your stuff. Let’s hope you can get back that magical sword or enchanted necklace of yours. Once you have sprayed the chemical in their habitat, do not stick around the area. Despite being more suggestible to mate now, they are shy to the core, and will not come out of hiding until they are sure the coast is clear. Cinjaw, found JUST OUTSIDE OLYMPIA. Domestic animals kept by local farmers in the outskirts of Olympia. These guys are just really, really lazy. Too lazy to care about things like passing on their genes. Honestly, if it weren’t for the efforts of humans and the fact that their meat is too delicious for the Olympians to allow these creatures to go extinct, they would have been wiped out years ago. Stay too long near the herd, and you will begin to feel extremely lethargic yourself. Nothing sounds better than using the person next to you as a pillow for your nap, or dropping everything you’re doing to go sleep in that hay. Hopefully someone finds you and is kind enough to wake you up. After spraying the aphrodisiac, you won’t want to stick around. They are loud: loud enough to damage hearing without proper ear protection (Now you know why those farmers walk around with ear plugs). HELP A NEIGHBOR     Being new is tough in any given neighborhood. This is especially the case when you’re a newly arrived refugee. Though you’ve been welcomed here, you haven’t established a lot of trust in the community. Your neighbors don’t know a single thing about you, and that name tag fiasco doesn’t count. Fortunately for all of you, the rule of this game is simple. There is no monetary payment, but isn't it priceless to feel good about being a good samaritan? Make yourself helpful. Did you neighbor mention wanting to take their pet chicken out on a walk? Offer to do it for them and they may pay you back in a meal or a small gift. Did one of them mention needing help with rearranging their collection of thousands of cat figurines? Well, who better than to ask but you! You over there, why not help your fellow refugee by doing this task together? It never hurt to do some teamwork. Or maybe your roommate is the one taking that chicken out on a walk, and you’re just ready to judge. Complete judgment. But hey, that’s fair. BLOOD BANK     CW: Needles, Blood One of the things that quickly becomes apparent about life in Olympia is that all citizens are welcome, including those who may possess unique dietary requirements. The Blood Bank is an institution that has stood proudly for many years, and in addition to providing meals for some of its citizens, the supply is invaluable for care in The Sanctuary, research in Simwe Institute, and for use in certain types of magic. They're offering you a special today, for your blood in particular! You just look so... healthy and able-bodied. Donate a few pints, and you'll earn an easy 200 silver. Unfortunately, the center is so busy today that they've had to call on volunteers, and depending on who you've met so far, your particular volunteer may look familiar. It's... another refugee. Wait, are they even qualified?! How did they even get roped into this?! Qualified or not, the job pays well for both the refugees donating, and the ones drawing the blood (much more for whoever's donating, though. Fair is fair.). A blood drawing set inclusive of clean needles, antiseptic swabs and a blood storage kit, will be provided. Sticking a needle into a vein isn't as easy as those people in the Sanctuary make it seem, though. You may not always get it the first time, so try, try again! And if you still can't hit the bulls-eye? A rogue-looking Olympian "volunteer" approaches and hands you a knife. Apparently, cutting right into the vein and collecting the blood in a saucer also works; the staff would only need to sterilize the blood with a spell afterward. And about the gaping wound you'd cause? They always have healing potions on hand for when things go wrong (but just like the potions from before, they have been known to cause some nausea). You'll do anything to help your fellow Olympian, right? OOC     There are a total of 3 OLYMPIA REP POINTS possible to earn in this log. 2 from OOCly submitting a flora/fauna above in For the Record, and 1 for submitting any AC-length thread for any of these prompts. You may do one or the other, or both. Submit a flora/fauna HERE and submit an AC-eligible thread HERE by AUGUST 31st 11:59 PM EST. The results of The Birds and the Bees will be submitted to whoever you submit a flora/fauna entry to. If you do not submit a flora/fauna entry, submission to either one may be handwaved. In the event of CAPTCHA, we will be providing an overflow. In the event of a second CAPTCHA, players are advised to move threads to an overflow post on their character journals. These threads remain eligible for AC, AC Rewards, and REP. 1 SILVER = 1 US DOLLAR. QUICK NAV premise ● faq ● world ● map ● reputation ● npcs taken ● reserves ● application calendar ● hiatus/drops ● modbox [ FULL NAVIGATION ] elnysa nysalogs nysaisles nysaooc elnyan

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goro akechi | persona 5

[jurisdick]

i. the birds and the bees

i. a
[ this is ridiculous. oh, how the mighty have indeed fallen. there's nothing prim or proper about going out tracking down species of weird creatures. but here he is. money is money and while he's never been averse to the outdoors - bouldering, cycling, and really, if he hadn't been an orphan he probably would have been a boy scout too - it's just this whole thing seems preposterous. why do they need bugs. why are people paying for this?

in murkhow hollow, he's having the absolute worst time. it's hot, it smells putrid, and he can't help but feel like his skin is crawling. he should have opted to look somewhere else. the motif of death doesn't bother him as much as the visceral reactions he's getting from the stench. he's going to kind of be poking things with sticks here. please comment on his poor technique. ]

i . b.

[ the ruins he's a bit more on his game. there's an elegant grace to the way he's stalking around, trying to figure out where the antisocial creatures are hiding. it doesn't take a genius to figure out the proper way to trap them, but actually doing it is an entirely different matter. he's about ready to catch one when (your) footsteps cause the love bug to go back into hiding. god damnit - ]

-- And there it goes.

[ he's saying it aloud, voicing his deep-rooted annoyance while sounding pleasant as hell. passive-aggressive, much? ]

ii. help a neighbor

[ he can't make this up. not even in the strangest of novels did he ever read about someone wanting a chicken to be walked. yet here he is, with the god damn fluffy squawking machine on a leash. he had simply gone over to the house to ask for directions to the ruins, and the next thing he knew, a leash was shoved in his hands, the person winking at him, and telling him that the chicken enjoyed being held.

... like hell was he going to hold it.

please feel free to comment on the chicken on the leash in the residential area. or are you chicken to approach this grumpy individual? ]

ii.

[punshots]

[ Okay, so Akechi is walking a chicken, but at least he isn't walking a bunny. Which is what Prompto is currently doing. Not that he looks one bit embarrassed about this. In fact, he looks like he's having the time of his life, cooing down at the bunny when it stops to sniff things on the street. Man, if he hadn't already adopted a dog, he would have to seriously consider one of these cute little guys as a pet.

Crossing the chicken-walker's path gives him pause, however, as he scrutinizes the creature at the end of the leash. It's sort of like a baby chocobo, but not anywhere as cute or fluffy...but it brings to mind a hilarious and timeless joke that transcends universes. ]

Hey, you're gonna actually find out what happens when you cross the road!

[ Astounding. ]

this is beautiful

[jurisdick]

[ he can't believe someone just made that joke.

it takes him a solid thirty-seconds to recover, his face a blank, unreadable expression. there's intense disdain bubbling under the surface, but the weak smile that appears on his face says otherwise. slowly, he lifts his gaze from the feathered friend over to the stranger. ]

I can't imagine it'll be too earth-shattering.

[ what a joke! either way, he tilts his head to the side, gaze flicking down to the rabbit. huh. ]

... I suppose I'm not the only one that's been caught up in strange requests today.

[punshots]

[ Don't worry, he's used to all sorts of reactions to his terrible jokes - most of them negative, but for some reason, he keeps on crackin' 'em anyway. A thin smile is encouraging enough. ]

You think? Well, you gotta report on your findings anyway.

[ This is for...science. But anyway, at shift in conversation towards their mutually-pathetic-but-work-is-work jobs, Prompto bends at the knees so he can scratch the bunny behind the ears. Would you just look at his little face!

(The bunny's, not Prompto's.) ]

Yeah, but you know what they say! A little walk on the wild side is good for the soul. [ No one says that. ] It could be worse. You could be cleaning the house of someone who has way too many ducks and capes.

[ That's weirdly specific, but okay. ]

[jurisdick]

That sounds like something you've had experience with.

[ cleaning out a house full of ducks and capes. totally.

either way, akechi's gaze wanders away from the bunny and back to prompt, the chicken clucking loudly. there's a visible twitch that crosses akechi's features and he tries to politely turn his head and cough to steel his expression into something more neutral. this sucks. this all sucks. ]

Are you at least getting paid for this good deed?

[punshots]

[ Dude, you don't even want to know. ]

Nnnnnope! [ But that emphasis isn't sarcasm. He's genuinely happy to do this, and he'd rather walk a bunny for free a hundred times than give blood again even once, ugh. He presses a hand to his chest. ] I'm doing this out of the goodness of my heart.

[ ...But he wouldn't complain about getting paid, because a guy's got to eat, you know? ]

What, are you getting paid?

[jurisdick]

[ really. ]

A few coins. I'm sure even if I refuse payment, she'll still insist.

[ but he sighs. ]

I can't imagine why these animals even need to go for walks. Can't you just set up a contained pen and let them wander around?

[ sure thing. put a chicken in a pen with a rabbit and see what happens. it ought to be worth a few laughs. ]

[punshots]

Uh...socializing, maybe? [ Because the unlikely friendship of a chicken and a bunny sounds adorable, don't deny it. It's...true, though. Kinda weird, but of all the odd jobs he's picked up recently, rabbit-walker is on the low end of the "weirdness" spectrum. ]

Not gonna lie, they're probably either taking advantage of us, or taking pity on us. I'd believe either right now.

[ Poor refugees like them are desperate one way or another. so... ]

ii..........shame

[coolerjunpei]

[Junpei is definitely the person Akechi wants to run into while walking a chicken, isn't he? He is there, either way, and while he looks like he hasn't slept since the conversation they had ages ago at 3am, he definitely has enough energy to be thrilled about this bizarre activity. Holding the chicken would probably be less weird, all things considered.

Junpei himself is carrying an unreasonably huge crate of what look like milk bottles shaped like some kind of hot mermaid, but he has the strength to prop it on his hip while he stops, takes out his phone... and holds it up to take a picture..............

This is happening, Akechi.]

Hey—smile.

HE IS ALREADY SO UPSET

[jurisdick]

[ how are you not sleeping, junpei? do you need to be knocked out? he can easily do that for you. especially after this run-in.

he barely has time to register the voice, or the weird cartons of milk, or the camera by the time junpei is raising the camera and speaking. what in the goddamn world... ]

Junpei.

[ it's said flatly, deadpan, his expression flat but his eyes, oh his eyes, filled with a dark look. it's very contrary to his usual lilt or carefree expression. don't you fucking dare --

the chicken loudly clucks. ]

but akechi you look so sporting

[coolerjunpei]

[Why would he be sleeping? He doesn't need to sleep, they've established this. He definitely needs to be here, taking picture perfect evidence of Akechi doing this weird and embarrassing thing. This, truly, was the locals' intention when they started asking these freaks for help.

He takes the picture, by the way. In fact, he takes two, just in case.]

Wow, looks great. I'll send it to you.

get out.

[jurisdick]

[ don't you dare. don't you dare. his brows remained furrowed and he takes a deep, measured sigh, gaze flicking back down to the chicken. ]

Have you never helped out a neighbor in need before, Junpei?

[ it's said simply, by way of explanation, and almost a bit passive-aggressive. ]

It's only the right thing to do, after all.

no

[coolerjunpei]

[He will. Later, he will. He'll put those new emojis on it somehow. Junpei will invent snapchat just for this.]

What do I look like I'm doing right now? [see his crate? he's helpful?] I'm not the one walking a chicken around, that's all. Didn't think they needed to be walked.