nysalogs | ❪ 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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Hey! What the hell was the idea!?

[ Unusual beasts and where to find them was definitely the problem here. Ann has followed the instructions for finding the Sepht, but failed to find the little shitheads. She's long since discarded her mask and set the canister of spray aside in search of finding them first.

That is, until she sees a familiar blonde taking photos off in the distance. ]

Y-You had a camera this whole time?! [ She sounds legit angry, her tone getting more pouty when she speaks next: ] We could have been making lots of cash instead of playing explorer!

[ Ann totally doesn't explain herself. Sorry. ]

[ So much for that shot. The sudden appearance of Ann yelling at him is HELLA ALARMING and Prompto's instinctive response is to throw up his hands, camera still clutched in one of them as he looks at her, wildly dismayed. ]

My bad!!

[ ...And then he takes a moment to actual think about this, and how it...doesn't make any sense. That he can tell, anyway. It wouldn't be the first time he's screwed up and hasn't realized it, but he's completely at a loss. Why would she be upset that he has a camera? ]

Wait, what? [ And then slower, but no less high-pitched: ] ...How?

[ I'm so sorry that she's this way.

At first, she couldn't believe it. She heard the familiar noise of a shutter going off - but she chalked it up to some weird like... animal noise. But, it was hard to ignore now? Especially when Prompto — a familiar face — makes it so obvious. ]

I'm a model — a pretty good one — and you're a photographer. If there's anything to promote, we could have been offering our services to promote them. Imagine, me wearing some gross city guard uniform for recruitment posters. Oh! Oh! Or maybe cute overalls promoting the agriculture?

[ ADS, she means they could have been doing ads for businesses! ]

[ Slowly, comprehension dawns on him, though he's still nonplussed through her explanation. So she wants him to take pictures of her to...promote stuff? Okay, but does that really make any more sense than the fashion-critic-tour-guide option?

He's still trying to suss all of this out, bear with him. His brow remains pinched as he crosses his arms, head listing to one side. ]

So...let me get this straight. You want us to form some kind of...business venture together? [ There is a first time for everything, apparently! ] But I-I'm not even that good! And I definitely haven't done any, you know, legit studio stuff.

[ He takes pictures because it's his passion. Honestly, even if he wasn't aggravatingly modest about his skill level, he hadn't thought about turning it into an actual career opportunity. At least, not here. ]

It sounded good for the first few seconds I saw a camera?

[ A professional one at that. She's going to just awkwardly rub the back of her head, wincing at how quick she exploded. ]

Look, sorry — I just reaaaaallly want things to be normal again and spraying this stuff for animals so they can get freaky totally isn't normal! How long have you been a photographer, then? If I can't coerce you into being a business partner, anyways...

[ In spite of himself, he snorts with laughter. Not at her, really, but at how plainly she's put how ridiculous all of this is. He walked someone's bunny today and got paid in a handful of those hard caramel candies, not to mention any of the other stuff they've been asked to do. Yeah, a little relative normalcy might be nice for a change. ]

Yeah, I hear ya. Normal? Normal sounds great. I mean, I've been doing this since I was a kid... [ And it's something he's complimented on often enough. It's just - you know. Playing up his own skills isn't exactly his forte. ]

I don't know. Maybe...we could give it a shot?

[ At the word "shot", he mimes clicking the camera, because in case she hasn't noticed yet, he's a huge dork. ]

Normal sounds soooo good. Like a hot bath or something. [ She likens it to relaxation — no stress. There's a fondness in her voice with that. ] Huh. So that means you are good. Anything that takes that amount of time is definitely bordering on 'great' too!

[ And he's going to imitate the camera and she makes the face in the icon. ]

Don't make me regret asking...! Ughhh.

[ But, she's already back to being the spunky girl he knew, not the tsun. ]

What was your specialty?

[ Ah, yeah, now that's more like it. A little second-hand embarrassment is good for his soul. She should know what she's getting into with him, after all. ]

Uh...people, I guess? [ He takes. lots of pictures of people. ] Buuut I'm not super picky when it comes to photo finds. I just - take pictures of whatever looks like it needs a photo taken.

[ When you take photos of everything, a few of them are bound to be decent, you know? ]

I've never really done, like, a...photoshoot, though. You know, with all the bells and whistles and lights.

[ It...sounds pretty fun, honestly, but he's still pretty convinced he's not good enough for that. ]

Oh, it's super easy! When you have a good model — which, you would — it's up to them to make the task as harmless as possible! They pose, show their best side, and you just make sure the light catches them in that perfect setting.

[ She's giving a wink at that, one beaming in confidence. ]

If you don't want to go into business or anything, you always have me as a volunteer!

[ Even her mentioning her "best side" has the color rising in his cheeks. It's not as if her offer isn't appealing, though. I mean...getting paid to do what he loves is kind of the dream gig. ]

Really? You'd do it just for funsies? [ It'd help if he had any real concept of how to "go into business" in the first place, but knowing the offer is there is...good. It means he has the option, and could practice with her, if nothing else.

photographing a model though...can he survive, that is the ultimate question ]

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