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ɴᴀᴛʜᴀ orbiters ❰ mod collective ❱ ([personal profile] natha) wrote in [community profile] nysalogs2017-08-13 01:59 pm

❪ mini-event ❫ OLYMPIA QUESTS: 1

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.




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iii - i said this would happen

[personal profile] competing 2017-08-14 10:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[ the only unfortunate thing about this whole arrangement is that they aren't getting paid, when lance is definitely sure this is a totally valid job back on earth. but at least it's an act of good faith, and they're helping a local business owner attract some new customers!

plus, they look super cool. ]


He-ee-ey there, ladies! [ left shark slides up to a couple of women walking down the street, effectively getting their attention. ] Why don't you head on down to Smiley Sal's Seafood! You won't believe your eyes as soon as you sea all this food!

[ hah haa hah...ha. ]
punshots: (✘ nodal.)

i'm so grateful for everything about this

[personal profile] punshots 2017-08-15 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ Look, paid or unpaid, it takes very little convincing to get Prompto into one of those stupid shark costumes. It would be more than payment enough to help this business boom, but you know what would be extra awesome? If he got to take this thing home with him at the end of the day.

Not to cast doubt on his motives, however, he hasn't asked about it. He's in the zone right now anyway. Running his mouth and playing on words? He could do this all day. ]


Thaaaat's right! [ Right shark crosses his arms (fins?). ] There's nothing fishy about this offer! Fifty percent off salmon when you buy a pound of cod! Don't let salmon else get the fish you deserve!
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[personal profile] competing 2017-08-15 12:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[ stupid? i think you mean awesome. it of course helps that lance happens to love sharks, but he's also hammy and excitable enough that something like this is pretty much pie. give him an excuse to shmooze and talk to people, and he'll take it, no question.

to their credit, the gaggle of women they'd approached laugh quietly among themselves in response. maybe olympians love puns! ]


And if you act now, you'll be sure to get a whale of a deal!

[ here he winks, because his usual fingerguns are sadly lost in his fins. ]
punshots: (✘ lo-fi.)

[personal profile] punshots 2017-08-16 03:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ If Olympians love puns, then they're his kind of people, and he's going to do very well here. Bolstered by their laughter (and bless this shark costume for somewhat masking how flustered girls even laughing at his bad jokes makes him), he keeps a good fin going. ]

Smiley Sal might just throw in a crab or two just for the halibut!

[ This is actually not true. He knows of no such deal. But it was too good of an opportunity to pass up, you know? ]
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[personal profile] competing 2017-08-16 12:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[ left shark glances briefly at right, but their faces are too carefully hidden in those gaping mesh mouths for lance to see if such a deal actually is a thing. oh well... that's alright.... maybe they'll forget?! ]

Uh — yeah! You never know what Smiley Sal's gonna shell you when you walk in his store!

[ in prompto's defense, the group of girls don't really seem all that interested in seafood... they've gathered closer now, oohing and ahhing over their costumes. ah. ]
punshots: (✘ slumber.)

[personal profile] punshots 2017-08-17 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
[ Well, seeing as they're doing this for free, even if they don't hook (ha) these particular ladies, he probably won't feel to guilty about it. Besides, they seem to be enjoying their jointly terrible jokes, even if the attention makes him just a pinch flustered. ]

Don't be koi! You've never seen savings on this scale.

[ He gestures with his arm-fins to punctuate this point. They seem more impressed with the workmanship of the costume than his puns, but who can blame them? This thing is high-quality. ]
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[personal profile] competing 2017-08-17 03:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[ the more the girls swarm, the more lance begins to lose his footing here. not literally, thankfully, but he is finding himself stumbling on his words. ]

Y-Yeah, it's, uh. [ oh god one of them is sniffing him. PROMPTO, HELP. IS THIS GOOD? ] It's a fin/fin situation...!
punshots: (✘ focal.)

[personal profile] punshots 2017-08-18 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
You cod even say - [ Wait, what? Why are they being smelled??? This went from charming to flustering to alarming very quickly.

Shuffling backwards with a nervous laugh now, ABORT THE MISSION, THERE'S SOMETHING FISHY GOING ON HERE ]


Uhh - a-anyway! Go get hooked at Smiley Sal's! Sea ya!

[ Only one of those was intentional, he swears. ]
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[personal profile] competing 2017-08-20 03:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[ lance watches prompto start to shuffle away, and there's a wild moment where all he does is glance around at the other girls, who look between the two before their eyes slowly star to settle on him. he watches their lips curve into a pretty mischievous smile, and hastily he stumbles off after prompto. ]

Yeah, uh. What he said!

[ nope, nope, he's out of puns, his self-preservation has kicked in and now he's gotta jet. he jobs after the other boy, only picking up speed once they're side-by-side. ]

Dude. Dude. I think they were gonna eat us. And, like. Not in the fun way!
punshots: (✘ retro.)

[personal profile] punshots 2017-08-21 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
I know! [ His voice is a high pitched whisper as he throws a glance over his shoulder to make sure they aren't being followed. What??? in the name of The Six just happened?????

He throws back the shark head of his costume so his own head is poking out the mouth. He needs some fresh air after that whole...experience. Who knew being a seafood mascot might attract actual cannibals. ]


They thought we were the catch of the day, man! [ Were their puns too good? You know - he's not sure he wants to find out. ]
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[personal profile] competing 2017-08-22 11:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ lance doesn't yet have the wherewithal to thin to push his shark head back, so h just keeps flopping along after prompto. he isn't nearly as graceful (hah) in this costume as he normally would be, so he kind of trails after about a foot. ]

I mean I knew I was a great catch, but I didn't think they'd take it so literally... [ hah. ]
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[personal profile] punshots 2017-08-23 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
Ha! Nice. [ Because regardless of whatever moral peril they might've been in, far be it from Prompto to not give credit for a good play on words where it's due, and he shoots a grin over his shoulder at Lance.

Okay, but really, about that mortal peril. ]


Seriously though, what was up with that?! Is...there some sort of people-eating thing going on around here? [ It's called "cannibalism", Prompto. ]
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[personal profile] competing 2017-08-23 02:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[ truly, hunk would be so proud of lance in this moment... but at least said mortal peril is at least two blocks away from them at this point, so they can probably slow down their running.

or. aggressive waddling. these shark costumes aren't exactly made for mobility. ]


Well, I mean technically they're not humans, so maybe they're aliens that just eat other aliens? Isn't that just like humans eating animals? Or is it different because we have a conscience... [ HIS BRAIN HURTS. ] What if they thought we were real sharks?!
punshots: (✘ shutter.)

[personal profile] punshots 2017-08-24 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ He slows down his frantic waddle-run, breathing out a loud whoop of relief. ]

I mean, it's possible! These costumes are pretty convincing, dude!

[ Like if he saw himself in the mirror, he'd had to look twice to make sure he wasn't just looking through a window at an actual...bipedal landshark. Whatever. The point is, the costumes are real good. ]

Whatever it is? I'm in noooo mood to be eaten today. Or...any day, really. I think we got out of there just in time.

...Think we'll still get paid?
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[personal profile] competing 2017-08-25 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ that brings lance to a full stop, turning to prompto with a tilt of his head. his shark head. ]

We're getting paid for this??
punshots: (✘ grit.)

[personal profile] punshots 2017-08-25 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
Uhhh...

[ Actually, now that he thinks about it...Smiley Sal hadn't said explicitly that he'd pay them in coin...maybe something like "you will be rewarded greatly" but that could be as vague as a fortune cookie. So...????? ]

...Do you think we get to keep the costumes?

[ Because. That might be payment enough. ]
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[personal profile] competing 2017-08-27 01:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[ honestly lance will probably be happy with just a fortune cookie.... sharks get hungry, man. ]

Well. Seeing as how we're walking away from the place... yeah. I guess so. I think we did enough advertising to warrant that.

[ also?? they sort of just risked their lives. that's gotta be enough for a costume. ]
punshots: (✘ reduction.)

[personal profile] punshots 2017-08-28 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
Mhmm. Definitely. Since those girls didn't get to eat us, actual sea food is probably, like, the next best thing.

[ Maybe they're eating at Smiley Sal's right now! ...Hopefull....y the fish, and not Smiley Sal himself. ]

...Yeah, it's settled. I'm keeping mine.
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[personal profile] competing 2017-08-28 02:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Nice. [ lance is pretty quick to settle into positivity again, especially if it means free stuff. ]

I love sharks!

[ all in all? not a pretty bad way to end the day here. ]
punshots: (✘ brannan.)

[personal profile] punshots 2017-08-28 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Dude, who doesn't? They're like the biggest badasses of the sea!

[ But they're...also kind of hot, and he's feeling a little to conspicuous hanging out in a shark costume now after it almost got him eaten by girls, so he starts tugging it off. He'd just pulled it on over his regular duds anyway. ]

Next time we do this? Let's be...less good at it.

[ Because that was definitely the problem here. ]
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[personal profile] competing 2017-08-28 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[ lance takes cue from prompto and starts tugging his own shark costume off. he is also luckily still in his civvies underneath it, so no accidental mooning this time, sorry. ]

Hah, I dunno if I can do that... It's kinda hard to just turn it off, y'know?

[ god he's so modest. look how modest he's being. ]
punshots: (✘ maven.)

[personal profile] punshots 2017-08-28 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Don't worry, the opportunity for accidental mooning will probably present itself soon enough. ]

Hey, bro, I get it, trust me. A cool dude like you probably has the ladies on your proverbial tail all the time. [ Hopefully less literally than this most recent encounter, though.

Prompto steps out of the shark costume, tucking it under his arm. ]
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1/2

[personal profile] competing 2017-08-29 10:40 am (UTC)(link)
[ eyes valentine's day...

ALSO PROMPTO YOU PURE SWEET SOUL, LOOK HOW HAPPY YOUR WORDS OF AFFIRMATION HAS MADE THIS DUMB BOY ]
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2/2

[personal profile] competing 2017-08-29 10:42 am (UTC)(link)
[ but okok no he's cool, he's gotta be cool, so he puffs up, tosses his nonexistent fringe back. ]

Yeah... yeah. It's a blessing and a curse, what can I say.

[ his own shark costume he's sort of rolled up and clutched against him, one of the fins awkwardly poking out like it's stuck in a perpetual wave. ]

I'll try and keep it down next time, though. For your sake.

[ heh. ]
punshots: (✘ lo-fi.)

[personal profile] punshots 2017-08-30 05:53 am (UTC)(link)
[ Look, man, those reactions are the kind of thing he lives for. If he can make someone else's day better? Then it's his day made better. Besides, Lance really is a cool dude! Prompto could learn a lot from him.

Probably. ]


Ha, you don't have to do that. Buuuut if I ever need a wingman, I know who to ask.

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