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- *event,
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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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the closer she gets, though, he redder his face becomes. he stands just a little straighter, steps striding a little faster. ]
Uh — right. You can make it up to me by helping me find a good lake or beach to swim in one of these days. There's gotta be one around here somewhere, right?
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There has to be. Olympia has to have a nearby source for its water. [ She says with absolute certainty, a nod accompanying it. ] But reaching a beach may take a while to travel without a map.
Do you have a job yet, Lance? [ A pause. ] We could arrange a day to find one when you're not busy, if you like.
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Well, now that you mention it, I'm actually part of the Royal Guard now... No big deal... it's just, you know, Olympia's main source of protection and defense. I mean I answer to the Empress' personal bodyguard. [ yep. no big deal at all.
aka isn't he amazing juvia ISN'T HE SO COOL. ]
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That's cool, Lance.
[ No one likes people who brag!!!!!! Juvia, decidedly, is not amazed by Lance's ability to hold down an 8-5 job. But she's not completely dismissive, because she knows this must be a big deal to him. So she moves to keep up with him-- to walk by his side so she can try and get some eye contact. ]
Do you work with anyone you know? Or is it just you by yourself?
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Well, my friends from back home are also in the Guard, [ lol yeah it sounds less impressive now that he puts it to words lol, ] but they're stationed in other districts. I haven't met anyone else in the Market District where I'm placed, except for Prompto. Do you know Prompto? Cool dude, it's gonna be real fun to patrol with him.
[ he smiles brightly for a few minutes, clearly having fun imagining all the shenanigans and chats they'd get up to.
he looks to her then, careful to step around a small cropping of what appear to be alien space fungi. ]
What about you? Did you sign up for anything?
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During the entire time Lance is off having his own daydream, Juvia is fantasizing about her own shenanigans when her friends wake up. All the tears that would be shed, the confessions of love....... ]
Oh. [ She almost looks bitter that he interrupted her thoughts. ] Juvia didn't sign up for anything. For the time being, I've just been doing various jobs either posted by the people here, or given to me personally. It allows more flexibility to be at home, and work on my projects.
[ She steps around the alien dung, mimicking his actions near perfect. ]
Is your partner fun?
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Yeah, that's fair. Some people work best when they've got that kind of freedom. [ lance would enjoy it, on principle. but he kinda likes having a purpose again... it's helped give him some direction. ]
And I dunno if you'd call Prompto my partner, but we've done a few patrols together and he's been real cool! But what projects have you got going on?
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Oh. Nothing interesting.. [ She twiddles her thumbs together, managing to look shy even with the mask on. ] Juvia is just.. preparing for when her friends wake up. If this is our home from now on, I want to try and make it as close to our own as possible.
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You're working to make your place comfortable for your friends when they wake up?
[ he... doesn't know if he's ever heard of a more noble cause.
overcome, he grasps her hands, eyes watery with emotion. ]
Juvia, what the heck! That's so sweet? Can I help?!
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[ But her paranoia goes away, replaced with a strong sense of friendship coming from Lance. As Juvia's eyes water, too, she thinks that if there was ever a defining moment for the two of them, it would most definitely be this. ]
You, you want to help?? Really? I-I mean, if you want to, Juvia won't stop you...
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[ okay okay but they're on a mission here, so he'll pick up the pace once more. still, most of his attention remains on the young woman, his energy seeming to return to him despite how scruffed up he looks from his long day already dealing with the sephts. ]
What are you trying to do? I'll help in any way I can!
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Flutter. Yes. That's the word. Flutter. ]
Oh. Well, I wanted to prepare some clothes for them. [ What a good person he is, she thinks, as she trots behind him. She feels rather airy, just absorbing his own energy. ] Maybe, a photo album of Juvia's time here, getting ready for their arrival.
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Those are all great ideas, wow, you really thought this through. [ he puts a hand to his chin, thinking it over. ] You're gonna want a camera for the album, and you can probably find something like that in the market district... I can help with the clothes, I think! If I pick up some yarn and needles there too...
[ he pauses, glancing left then right. after a moment he takes a right turn, and ushers her along. he holds a hand out as his steps start to slow, the path beginning to slow. ]
It gets a little dicey here, so keep a good hold, okay?
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..and we can maybe meet up and work on it together?
[ But she's not as worried about imminent death, so she takes Lance's hand with her usual calm after he decides on a route for them to take. The only thing she's really dicey about is how dry her hands will stay the longer he holds it. ] Alright. [ She looks down at his feet, first, before following his set pace and shuffling along carefully. Her eyes settle on Lance's not long after, speaking softly as to not break whatever concentration he's in. ]
Lance, was this the first path you took to get to their nest?
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Nah, this was the second. The first time, I tried to get at them from the other side, which was more cliff-climbing than anything else, so that didn't go over so well... [ he laughs a little, mostly at himself. ] I found this trail after a couple of hours of searching. [ a "couple." more like five. he can be stubbornly determined when he wants to be. ]
But meeting up together sounds like a great idea! We could make a whole day of it.
[ he stops once they get to the end of the downward slope, and he releases her hand just so he can help her down the last step (which is a little too far from the last that she wouldn't have managed it at her height). hands settling gently around her waist, he lifts her up and down onto the very last rock there, and doesn't release her until he's sure she's steady.
after that, he reaches out to push aside some hanging leaves, revealing the sepht's nest...
you know that scene in tarzan? like that. ]
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I would love that.
[ Definitely a good person, when his hands hold her waist and Juvia quietly freaks out at his touch. He's so unexpectedly delicate that it throws her off-- makes her freak out even more, because Lance is not just a good person. He's a good man.
For once, her thoughts aren't entirely distracting her. There's a healthy balance between keeping calm despite wanting to shriek at how romantic this all is and eagerly awaiting the reveal they've traveled to see. ]
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Lance.. this is beautiful. [ Said with someone who only has the clear intent to steal from these cute creatures. Not that she can't appreciate the beauty before them.. the sepht, that mystical sword in their next, and that amazing family heirloom in the other. They spot them not too long after their arrival, little eyes bugging out wide. They fly to their dens-- trying to hide as effectively as they can from the two. ]
Thank you.. [ She lifts her hands in front of her, also becoming someone with the clear intention of flooding out the dens to see which one has her beloved hat. ] Juvia promises she won't be long.
[ She starts with the few dens nearest to them, water gushing from her hands and straight into where the sepht are. As her hands pull back, so does her water, catching some stolen items and a few animals with it. Of course, she lets the animals go once their wings are soaked enough to prevent flying, but she keeps the trinkets, bringing closer using her magic. ]
..It's not in here in this batch.
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lance watches this all with a strange sensation of being on a rollercoaster... one second he's coasting along, enjoying the nice breeze in his hair and the warmth of her smile
the next he's plunging down fifty feet at 100 mph barely able to swallow around his sharp scream. ]
That's...
[ welp. ]
That's one way to do it... I guess...
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Don't judge her Lance, as she places the trinkets that aren't hers down only to proceed with the next four dens. The exact same process-- ]
We can also spray the aphrodisiacs while we're here to complete the mission.
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Right. I forgot about that.
[ at the same time... he sort of feels like they've done enough here.... ]
—hey. Is that it??
[ he points towards an outer nest, where one sepht is riding out the flooding in what definitely looks to be a hat. ]
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That's it! Ju-Juvia's hat!!
[ How could she miss it?!?!?! How did it get on that animal!!!! She drops the items stuck in her water straight to the ground, only increasing the speed of the flood her beloved is stuck in.
In a moment of pure panic, she swings her arms to change the path of her water, and the sepht-- straight towards both of them. ]
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That's it! You got it, Juvia, you got it—!
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wait. ]
—wait you got it too much, too much!
[ he tries to move her out of the way, but it's too late... water, sepht, hat — they all come crashing down them both, knocking them clear off their feet. ]
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Without anyone directly controlling it, the water that washes them away slowly loses momentum, only knocking them back.. Somewhere far. Far, and wet.
But her hat washes up some ways from them with no sepht to be found. ]
Lance.. [ She's perfectly fine, despite what just happened, but she's not so sure about him so she props herself up in the muddy water. ] Lance, are you okay?
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