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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[ He's... got her, alright, but at what cost?

Heights don't really bother her—she wouldn't be a pegasus knight if they did—and she's fallen plenty of times from trees as a child or her pegasus' back during training, but still. She braces herself for a long fall—or, in a better scenario, the chance to catch herself somewhere on the way down.

Luckily, the best possible scenario happens instead, and she finds herself jerking to a halt, his arm around her waist. Decidedly... not falling anymore.

Well, that's a relief. ]

Goodness... [ She blinks. Now is probably the right time for thank yous but more importantly—she opens up her clutched hands to reveal his camera. ] Ha! I have the article!

[ She's really excited that she completed her mission, okay. ]

[ She reveals the camera in his hands, and for a moment, he just looks at her blankly. Wow, they...really did it, didn't they? Who knew getting his camera back would be so much work, and would end with him having to catch a girl before she fell out of a tree. But when he spots her holding his camera, a wide, joyful grin cracks his face, and a laugh gusts out of him. ]

Haha - so you do! That was amazing! [ He continues to chuckle. ] Ah...sorry about your sleeve, though.

[ He'll buy her a new shirt??? ]

Do not trouble yourself! It is but a small sacrifice to make for our triumph, no?

[ RIP her dope dress. It went towards a good cause.

She waves off his apology, then proceeds to right herself on the branch again, sitting down so that her feet dangle off the edge. Finally, she presents him with the camera, with all the pomp and gravitas of some sort of medal of honor or something. ]

Here you are! A victory well won.

[ In spite of all the trouble it took them to get there, once his camera is presented to him, in one piece and sepht-free, he grins at her like there couldn't be anything wrong in the whole, entire world. ]

Now, that's what I'm talking about!

[ He takes it in hand and swiftly replaces it on his belt, lest the sepht getting any funny ideas about trying to swipe it from him again. ]

Thank you. Seriously. I owe you big time.

[ And for more than just a torn sleeve. ]

[ She seems to feel the exact same way, judging by the similar wide smile on her face, laced with just a bit of smugness. Come on, that was some good teamwork! She's proud of them.

She waves her hand again, as if to dismiss his thanks—but really, keep praising her. ]

It was no trouble at all! As a knight, it is my duty to assist those in distress. [ Oh, yeah! A look of sudden realization washes over her. Since they have time for this now— ] Ah, but where are my manners! I am Lady Clair, knight of the One Kingdom of Valentia.

[ And with this proclamation, she extends her hand towards him as if... he's supposed to... kiss it? (Yes, he is.) ]

[ Oh, the praise will absolutely continue. For saving his camera, she's pretty much guaranteed that she's one of his favorite people of all time.

...One of his favorite people whose name he doesn't even know. Man, he really is bad at this whole introducting-himself thing, isn't he? To be fair, they were kinda preoccupied before, but that doesn't keep his grin from growing bashful. ]

L-Lady Clair! It's a pleasure to, ah, maketh your acquaintance at this...junction! You know. Belatedly.

[ He should never try ye olde speak again. When she extends her hand towards him, he takes it...and shakes it.

That's what he was supposed to do, right??? ]

And I'm Prompto. Photography Enthusiast of the Kingdom of Lucis! [ Also, a member of the Crownsguard, but eh, details. ]

[ At least he... tried? With the ye olde speak. It's okay—even in her game she's the only one to take it to these extreme lengths, so there's no point in trying to keep up with her. Besides, since he didn't mention the Crownsguard thing then she's just going to take him for a commoner... and she'll cut commoners some slack there. It's not their fault that they weren't educated properly, after all! ]

Ah... [ She's a little disappointed that he went with the handshake, but ultimately not surprised. No one ever kisses her hand here... but hey, at least he addressed her properly! ]

Belated or not, you are well met, Prompto.

[ Hey, he's not "boy" anymore! ]

Photography enthusiast? Is this to do with the "camera" article that we recovered?

[ It's okay, he's still a commoner, just one who happens to be besties with a king. It's no biggie. Also, it's really better for everyone that he doesn't kiss her hand, no one needs that mess in their life, he's probably embarrassed himself enough for one day. Probably. ]

Oh - yeah! That's what you do with a camera. Take pics! - Photos. Photographs.

[ See where he is going with this. ]

I-I'd be happy to show you how it works! ...Just, somewhere else, maybe?

[ He can still fill that sepht watching them from...somewhere... ]

[ Why are there so many words for one thing?? Well, whatever, she's going with it. The photographs are going to blow her mind and she's going to forget about all the silly names anyway. ]

Why, of course! It would not do at all for one of these creatures to abscond with your camera just as we had recaptured it.

[ She shakes her head as if she was the one who'd suggested they get out of dodge instead of him.

And without much further ado, she starts climbing back down the tree just as adeptly as she'd climbed up. ]

Come now!

[ With that settled - good thing she came up with that idea! - he starts to climb down the tree after her. He's not quite as smooth a climber as her, but he's pretty limber still, and he drops down to the ground a moment after she does, dusting off his hands. ]

So! That was...way more adventure than I bargained for. [ Which is kind of the running theme of his life, but he doesn't sound too put out about it. ]

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