❪ 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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[wondie]

( hey, stranger or best friend, it doesn't matter — she's got to get that tiara back! would she even be wonder woman without one? I don't think so, so for branding purposes especially, it's important they get it from the winged marsupial that was currently sky high at the moment.

not a problem. well, that's promising, though when the stranger agrees and runs away, it's hard to tell what the strategy is. Diana follows anyway, clearly a little troubled at the idea of never seeing her aunt's tiara again. )

How will we get the creature down? I haven't managed to reach that high. ( how, you might ask? just by jumping, which sounds silly, but Diana can jump pretty impressively high. )

[ruffboi]

Hmm.

[Magnus stops at her question, pulls out a long spool of rope from his bag, and unspools it. He begins to tie the rope to the end of his sword. Then, he looks at the rope, looks at the sky, and looks back at his sword - and seems to think better of whatever plan he was coming up with that involved rope.]

Think we can lure it down? Maybe if we use something even more attractive to it than your, uh, headband, then it'll come back down.

[wondie]

( Diana has a golden lasso at her hip, and she has a pretty mean arm, but she wasn't able to just lasso it down, either. it was currently flying too high, the lasso of hestia only reached so far. she glances idly at his own rope, but it seems they're moving on to plan b. )

They seem fond of gold. Metal. Do you have any?

( now that her forehead is naked, Diana is kind of fresh out... the lasso is not something she'd like to donate to the cause. )

[ruffboi]

Hmm. Sword's borrowed from someone, can't really use it. Let's see what I got.

[Opening his pouch and sorting through some items. A carving knife, some little wooden shavings, some change, a flash of a gold ring that he quickly tucks away in a pocket - and then he stops on what looks like a large silver bracelet.]

Oh, this'll do it. Tie a rope to it and leave it out as bait, and when it comes poking around, we jump it.

[wondie]

( Diana isn't certain this plot will work, but her desperation leaves her willing to try just about anything. not trying certainly won't work, after all. she nods at his plan, glancing up at the sky, where the winged thieves seemed incredibly inclined to return to ground. )

We may need to hide. I don't know that they'd try for it when they think there's a risk of being caught.

[ruffboi]

Good call. You can hide here, and I'll hide on the other side.

[Setting up the silver bracer in the middle of a clearing, and then, with the rope tied to it in his hand, creeping back behind a tree and giving her a thumbs up.]

[wondie]

( it is actually a little odd for Diana to follow orders instead of make them, though, when she is so concerned for her keepsake, it isn't that surprising. she nods at the instruction, and moves quickly to hide and duck down hopefully out of sight.

easier said than done, of an amazon that is 5'10 and change, especially in her boots. still, she tucks under her cloak and waits, a hand at her lasso just in case the stranger helping her is not quite fast enough on the draw. )

[ruffboi]

[Even harder for a guy well over six feet and as big as Magnus is to hide behind a tree, but he does his best. After a little bit, the little creature flutters back down, circling around the bracer, trying to assess whether it wants it but hesitating to drop what it's already holding.]

[wondie]

( EVEN GIANTS CAN DUCK UNDER COVER

Diana remains low and waiting, even as the animal gingerly floats down to examine their bait, fate unbearably charming and adorable as it eyes the brace. using her lasso seems as if it'd be too rough on the small thing... hopefully Magnus and his trap of sorts will do them better.

she holds her breath, in wait, hoping for the sepht will take the bait and leave her tiara behind. )

[ruffboi]

[The Sepht flutters down, hovering near the bracer, and sets down its tiara for just a second to see if it can lift the bracer. Then, abruptly, it seems spooked by something - maybe Magnus a little to eager on the rope - and it grabs its tiara and starts to try to fly away.

With the bracer plan failed, Magnus leaps from his hiding place behind the tree, shield out, going to try to tackle the sepht as a last resort and trap it under the shield.]

Come on, little guy! Stay with us!

[wondie]

( she doesn't realize she's holding her breath until it exhales in a sudden rush as the Sepht nearly flies off. her hand is at her lasso still, and while she's still determined not to lasso the poor unsuspecting creature...

well, her tiara is surely strong enough to handle the snap of a golden lasso. she takes a step out too, and the metal whistles through the air and winds around rustic gold, and a gentle tug brings it from the sepht's grasp into hers. it squawks unhappily, losing its find and pinned behind a shield all at once. )

I've got it! ( Diana calls to her companion, relief etching into her tone. he can let the little creature free, now. )

[ruffboi]

Nice! [He's slammed his shield down over the little creature, but not hard enough to risk hurting it, just to trap it. With her tiara safe, he lifts his shield and lets it fly away. He doesn't seem particularly concerned about the silver bracer they'd just used as bait, but it seems too large to be stolen, and it's left behind.]

Good teamwork. Glad we could get it back. I'm Magnus, by the way!

[wondie]

( her delight is evident, almost as obvious as the sun rising every morning. she jogs back to his side, the familiar weight of gold back in her hands and relief in her heart. it would have been easy to never see her keepsake again; thanks to her companion, it was back in her hands. )

Thank you, ( she tells him, her smile bright. ) As am I. You have my gratitude, Magnus. I am Diana.

[ruffboi]

Hey. Nice to meet you.

[Grinning back at her! Now that he's not immediately rushing off to help, he has a moment to actually process that he's just run into a stranger with a golden tiara in the middle of the woods.]

You out here running errands for Olympia too?

[wondie]

( do most women run around forests without tiaras??? wow weird

Diana nods as she tucks the glimmer of gold back in her cloak. maybe she won't keep it on her head, if Sepht will just snatch it off again. ) Indeed. I did not realize that the work would come with such peril to my accessories. ( though the crisis has been averted, thanks to his help. she places a hand on his arm, a wordless gesture of her gratitude, before her arm falls and her eyes return skyward. )

Our work will not do itself, will it? We should get back to it.