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❪ mini-event ❫ OLYMPIA QUESTS: 1
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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.  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.  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. 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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During his time in the Hollow, he's come across a few fellow townsfolk, most of them from the station, a good number of them familiar faces - either ones he'd met while in space or afterward.
He nearly chuckles through his mask when he spots the particular familiar figure of Peggy Carter up ahead. It seems the world really is just that small because he's starting to think they're following each other completely without meaning to.
He hooks the aphrodisiac spray to his belt and pulls off his mask. ]
They managed to rope you into this too, huh?
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Truth be told, she'd rather it never will. ]
"Rope" is too strong a word, [ she says in lieu of a greeting. Peggy quickly crosses the distance between them without slipping in the marsh (she'd scrounged up a pair of boots somewhere in town). ] I'd say I just don't do well with sitting at home doing nothing. Although, [ she adds with a glance to the Hollow around them, ] I can think of more cheerful places to be. Bit damp, this place.
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[ Steve's expression, even in the dim light, is amused.
There are probably a few other places he could list before coming down to this dark, eerie cavern, but he's here for the silver, and he's here - like Peggy - to give himself something to do. Having an excuse to explore the rest of this strange land is one he isn't going to pass up so easily.
Of course, now that she's here too he almost finds himself wanting to stall the task for a moment longer, just so they could stand here in each other's company.
This still feels so incredibly surreal.
He clears his throat. ]
Anyway. You plan on spending a little more time in here? We could team up for what may be one of the strangest missions I've ever taken.
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Surely you've done stranger. God knows I was given the runaround with the SSR before they decided to take me seriously.
[ Fool's errands. Lunch orders. Not strange but she'd rather this than Agent Youch (God rest his soul) debating for ten minutes on whether or not he wants a club sandwich from the diner on the corner. Peggy glances back over her shoulder when she hears the irritated buzzing of the creatures they're supposed to — ah — help along and her brows raise. ]
But I wouldn't be opposed to a little company, no. [ She inclines her head to the brewing fight across the way. ] Shall we engage, Captain Rogers?
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[ But hey. Steve thinks that life here on this alien planet is only going to get all the more strange so he might as well pull up his metaphorical britches and just ... go with it as much as he can. It's surely something he'll be able to tell the others about if and when they ever wake up from their stasis sleep.
He glances towards the flurry of angry buzzing and takes a breath.
With a nod, and something of the barest of amused smiles, he says: ] Ready when you are, Agent Carter.
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Well, [ she says, taking a step back and waiting to see if it's worked, ] so far so —
[ Nope. Spoke too soon. One pair is already mating and at each other's throats and it's nasty. ]
Oh, bloody hell. [ Those 50 pieces of silver better be worth it. Peggy hooks the spray back onto her belt and, since she has nothing else, pulls the scarf from her hair to bat at the bugs in an attempt to break up the brawl. ] Stop it! Play nice!
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But he doesn't leave her on her own for long, no. He's got his own can of aphro-spray and while the creatures seem to be doing just fine on the mating front, it's the fighting bit that he's got to look out for.
He steps up towards another set of insects who seem to have gotten the idea from the previous pair and are dueling it out, angrily lunging at each other with all intentions to kill. His uniform isn't bite-proof but he's gotten the hang of where to intervene and how, and at the moment he bats his arm between the two, breaking them apart long enough for something to happen.
Hopefully. ]
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And then there's another that's decided she's more of a nuisance than each other. ]
Christ. [ Peggy ducks and weaves the divebombing bugs, waving her scarf as a banner instead of a bloody truce. ] Go away! Stop it! [ Evasive tactics, go! She backs out of the area, shielding her face with one arm as she goes. ]
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Not something he wants to see happen to either of them, that's for sure, and they're here as a team, right?
Steve manages to break up the bugs he's been dealing with before moving in to help Peggy. It's a good thing that his super-soldier reflexes make him just a little faster than the Xlarix are, because it is with a well-timed lunge that he reaches forward to bat at one right before it goes in for a swooping attempt to sting. It flies off for a moment, stunned. ]
Come on, guys, we're just here to help, all right?
[ Seriously, bugs. ]
Peggy - you okay?
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[ Now a safer distance away from the swarm, Peggy cocks a hand on one hip and peers around Steve to see if they've actually done any good. And it seems they have; there are a few bugs still making a go at one another but, for the most part, they've simmered down and gotten to business. She makes a face behind her mask, not that Steve can see it, and raises her brows at him. ]
Are you all right?
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[ All things considered, this is definitely not the worst way to spend a day on an alien planet he's yet to call home, even if it is without a doubt the weirdest.
And he spent a day playing tourist in modern-day New York City.
He exhales behind his mask, shaking his head. ]
Still in one piece. Not yet stung. Yeah, I'll call this a win so far.
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Then let's clear out before they decide we're in the way.
[ Although they're only a short distance away before Peggy's thinking of something else, walking close at his side as best she can with the terrain they're walking across. It's a gloomy sort of place but it does remind her of different fields, different missions. With Steve alongside her, it could just as well be 1944 all over again.
Except — ]
This might have been a bit easier with your shield.
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[ Steve will keep his mask on too, just for now, just until they reach a point where they can take a breath and not be affected by the aphrodisiacs meant to encourage mating amongst creatures he's never heard of or seen before today.
At Peggy's comment, he tilts his head towards her and shrugs a shoulder. ]
I didn't think I'd miss it so much. [ Because he does. He could have used it out there when they'd first arrived on this planet, back when he was with the First Wave.
He could have used it when he and Bucky fought a giant spider who could mimic human voices.
He could have used it five minutes ago.
He's thoughtful for a moment before he adds, with some amount of something heavier in his voice. It's a little like sadness edged with a hint of regret. ]
But I had to give it back.
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[ It isn't the answer she expects. They're far enough away now that Peggy deems it safe to yank off her mask, so she does, and the full weight of her expression is directed at him — she's bewildered, and openly so. Almost a little angry with the way of corners of her mouth tighten. ]
Give it back? To Howard, you mean? Why? [ She doesn't know about Howard. But best friend or not, she's furious. ] That ridiculous man! I've half a mind to go back up to the station and give him a stern talking to, I don't care if he's still asleep in the bloody pod. Why would he possibly demand the shield back from you?
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He doesn't quite look down at the tops of his boots but his expression is solemn even with when his mouth quirks into something of a wry smile. ]
No, not Howard. [ Honestly, he's never had anything but a good relationship with Howard, which makes that sharp pit of guilt in his chest dig into him all the more. ] His son. We - ah, had something of a falling out shortly before the Storm.
It's all right, Peggy.
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You might think so, but I don't. [ She frowns. ] Will you tell me what happened, or am I going to have to guess?
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[ You know, if she wants to back out of this conversation at any point.
It might, in fact, put him in a less flattering light. Not that Steve cares so much about that kind of thing, what anyone else might think, even Peggy Carter (well, to a certain degree), but it isn't even solely about him either. Bucky was involved. Bucky was ... the whole reason. ]
Not even sure I'll ever really have a chance to make it right with Tony either, not if he never wakes up.
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Steve, [ she says, and she barely manages to stop herself from saying darling. She's called him that so often in private, in memory, that curbing the habit now is hard. ] I'm not the American public. I know you're no saint and neither am I, there's no need to pretend otherwise. Not here.
Whatever happened, I'd like to know — if you're willing.
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You're right. [ Maybe it's because he's so used to keeping it all in, trying to be the best version of himself, that he doesn't share a whole lot.
Maybe it's because he's always been a pretty private person.
Either way, Peggy's different from everyone else he knows. It's just ... not a story with a happy ending. ]
Maybe we should get out of this cave before I go into it. Just in case we come across another swarm of angry bugs.
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[ It's a joke and she's grinning at him, even as she oversteps another craggy bit of terrain. ]
I'm so disappointed in you.
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[ Steve shakes his head, trying to feign being offended, but he winds up looking more amused than anything.
Yeah, sure, why not talk about his fight with Tony Stark that wound up with half the Avengers in the Triskelion ... while also spritzing aphrodisiacs around them and breaking up bug-fights. ]
The swarms of fighting, mating insects are a little distracting.
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[ They've endured so much together, haven't they? She shoots him a look that's just on the edge of a wink and then ducks out ahead of him into the open. ]
You haven't got to tell me right this instant, [ she adds after a pause. ] I just hope you know you can tell me anything and I'll listen. All right?
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All right, point taken.
[ They're getting out of the caves nevertheless, which isn't a bad thing. Fun as it may have been to break up fights between alien mating insects (aka no real fun at all), the Hollow is dark, dank, and not exactly his idea of an environment for pleasant talk. The war is a whole other beast but there's no point in repeating similar circumstances. ]
Of course. [ Now that they're back out in the open air, Steve offers Peggy a grateful and reassuring smile which is far more effective when supported by the natural light around them. ] You have no idea how much I appreciate having the chance to tell you things again, Peggy.
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We've all the time in the world, now. [ Gentler, ] Just don't take too much of it waiting for the right moment.