[Open] April Catch-All

[thetaintedsorrow]

Who: Chuuya Nakahara (thetaintedsorrow) & you!
What: Event aftermath and various shenanigans
When: April
Where: Olympia
Warning(s): None yet, but NSFW will be marked if it happens



I. Bird is the Word

[To all those familiar with Chuuya, the news of the mystery egg he’d magically acquired finally hatching isn’t surprising, nor is the news that it’s a bird. However, what they may not know is that Apollo (a name carefully chosen for his precious child) has grown into something quite flashy in the past month. A royal flycatcher, to be precise, with beautiful plumage to rival any peacock. It’s quite fitting that Apollo is tiny and beautiful, considering who his mother is, but don’t tell Chuuya that.

He’s quite an energetic little thing, and Chuuya can be found out and about in town with the little guy perched on top of his hat, or in the mansion with Apollo perched on his shoulder.

Should anyone get close (within five feet) of Chuuya, they’ll find themselves with a faceful of feathers and an earful of chirps as Apollo checks them out, up close and personal. Of course Chuuya is amused.]

Looks like he likes you.

II. Shots, Shots, Shots

[Chuuya can also be found, sans Apollo, in one of the multitude of bars located around town. He’s currently nursing a glass of fireball whiskey, but anyone who approaches him for either company or simply to harass him will be abruptly challenged to a drinking contest. God bless your soul if you take him up on it.

Should they decline he’ll simply shrug and continue sipping at the amber liquid in his glass.

Either way, they’ll receive this greeting: ]

You here for booze or company?

III. Among the Stars

[Lastly, Chuuya will make a trip to Thesa Station to see all the newly awakened refugees. He can be found checking out the stasis pods, hanging around in one of the lounge areas, or simply indulging in a glass of wine at the mess hall.

He’ll have Apollo on his shoulder, but don’t be afraid. He won’t peck your eyes out. Chuuya may very well try it though, if you see fit to call him tiny. Otherwise he’ll be friendly enough, no matter where he’s approached on the station.]

How’s it going?

IV. Wildcard!

[Surprise me! Or plot things with me! I’m over at arcanestardust!]

Comments

[notwagging]

For fun? I guess I hunt. I explore. I've done some of those odd jobs, too.

[ basically, he just floats around and awaits something interesting to happen. but with what's been happening as of late, it's been a little more perilous than usual. still!

eh. maybe he'll leave a little dust in Dylas' room. just as a gift. he won't know what doesn't hurt him, right? ]

And you? I mean, I guess there are probably more fun things to do than what I already know about, huh.

[thetaintedsorrow]

Yeah? Sounds exciting. I’ve only been on a couple of quests, myself.

[One of which he ended up being tossed around like a rag doll, but shh.]

Me? Drinking, gambling, fighting.

[He grins, an idea popping into his mind.]

You wanna see my ability? It’s how I fight, and it’s pretty impressive.

[notwagging]

Well, at least one of those three things is fine by me.

[ fighting is what wolfskin do best? well, other than collect weird things and sniff stuff. ]

Your ability? [ oh, so like shapeshifting. got it. ] Yeah, surprise me.

[ how impressive can it possibly be? ]

[thetaintedsorrow]

Just watch and see.

[With that Chuuya activates his ability, glowing with a red aura as he goes to walk up the wall and onto the ceiling. His hair and clothes stay perfectly straight instead of falling with gravity.]

See?

[notwagging]

[ um. what the heck. ]

Uh. Is that magic.

[ either that or Chuuya is part-spider. honestly, Keaton is a good mixture of confused and amazed, but mostly of the former. ]

... don't fall!

[ he tries to stay underneath Chuuya, just in case. no injuries pls. ]

[thetaintedsorrow]

I won’t.

[And he doesn’t, his feet staying firmly anchored to the ceiling.]

Nope, not magic. An ability.

[Chuuya airwalks down to face Keaton, though he’s still upside down.]

Pretty neat, huh?

[notwagging]

[ he... slowly reaches out and touches Chuuya's cheek with his gloved hand, then touches his own to make sure he's not dreaming? hello, this is not how physics work. also Keaton doesn't know what physics is, but having watched him airwalk... ]

... it's... very interesting!

[ also confusing, and his tail sort of sits still while he stews nervously. ]

[thetaintedsorrow]

[Oh...having his cheek touched is nice...

Ah, but Keaton seems to be confused, so Chuuya will deactivate his ability and gracefully land on his feet before Keaton.]

Not for everybody, I guess.

[Chuuya huffs; his ability is awesome, damn it!!]

You want something to eat?

[notwagging]

[ is it awesome? he's a little more worried for Chuuya than super excited, but he's happy that hes able to land so carefully in front of him. immediately, he closes the distance between them, sniffing cautiously at the one who can manipulate gravity so freely... ]

I mean, I'd have to see more of it in action. I'm sure it's useful.

[ his ears perk up at the mention of food, though! ]

That'd be pretty great. I should probably fill up before I start the run back to Wyver...

[thetaintedsorrow]

[Oh, he’s being sniffed. He wonders just how sensitive Keaton’s nose is, and what kind of things he can smell...

Food. Right. Chuuya nods and leads Keaton into the kitchen before rummaging around in the fridge for a container of leftover ham from the night before. He pops it open and offers it to Keaton.]

There’s this, or some fish Dylas caught this morning.

[Keaton probably doesn’t want it heated, right...?]

[notwagging]

[ he... very slowly takes a piece of ham, then even more slowly puts it his mouth before chewing it cautiously. he even does his best to keep his mouth while he chews, turning his head to the side while looking at Chuuya out of the almost-corners of his eyes. ]

...

[ fish that Dylas caught? hm. no, the ham is fine. he might be getting that fish at some point anyway, just not here. ]

Tasty. You hunt it yourself, or...?

[thetaintedsorrow]

Nah. Bought it from the market.

[Chuuya, however, isn’t really hungry, so he lets Keaton have the entire container.]

How do you hunt? Just sniff out prey and chase it down?

[And tear its throat out with his teeth...?]

[notwagging]

Ooh. The market sounds nice. I bet it's a little nicer than Wyver's.

[ though he does like the Wyver experience of yelling. ]

I do. I normally shapeshift because it's easier to catch the food, and then I just... you know.

[ he makes a motion of snapping something before pretending to chew on that same something in mid-air. ]

Easy clean-up, too. If the bones are nice, I keep them.

[thetaintedsorrow]

That sounds neat.

[Chuuya won’t deny that he kind of wants to see that now. He even thinks the bone collecting is cool.]

How big is your other form?

[Too big to fit indoors?]

[notwagging]

[ pausing, Keaton does his best to use his arms and hands to outline something about a foot taller, and much wider. ]

Big. Very furry. Some would call me monstrous, but I like to think I just get more fluffy.

[ and the ham is eaten and he quietly moves right back up to Chuuya, right into his personal space. ]

Thanks, by the way. It was delicious.

[thetaintedsorrow]

[Chuuya doesn’t flinch, though he does feel an odd little flutter in his chest at the sudden closeness.]

No problem.

[They're always making too much food for three people and two pets, so why not share?

Chuuya reaches up to stroke one of Keaton’s ears with a grin.]

You’d better come back to Olympia sometime.

[notwagging]

[ he tilts his head into Chuuya's hand, ear twitching against it. ]

Yeah, yeah. Don't worry, I will.

[ because Chuuya seems like nice people. also, it smells nice in the building--- like a bunch of different animals. it's not QUITE like his caves in Nohr, but it's close enough??? ]

Better be here when I do come back.