open november catch-all ( haru okumura + princess yona )

[frombetrayal]

Who: Haru Okumura (frombetrayal) & you! Princess Yona (cutefaced) & you, too.
What: A post-event catch-all for November. Personalized starters will be in the comments.
When: Anytime after the event.
Where: Basically anywhere, though mainly Wyver for now.
Warning(s): Nothing at the moment, but I'll add them as things come up. Mephisto and Jae-Ha are in the middle of some 18+ shenanigans in one thread but that's probably getting cut short.

haru;

one - searching for supplies;
[Haru's up in the Old City today, taking a look at the marketplace. She doesn't seem too perturbed by the state of the Old City itself; sure, it's... definitely got a sort of dangerous feel to it, but she's pretty capable of defending herself if need be.

The axe she's got strapped to her back is something she knows how to use, after all.

That being said, she's not really anticipating a fight - it's more of a precautionary measure. She's calm and polite with the merchants as she looks through their wares, though eventually, she has to stop and ask someone for directions-]

Um, excuse me. [You! Yes, you! Help a girl out.] You don't happen to know where there might be someone selling gardening tools, do you?

[Do they even garden here? Man, she doesn't know. There's plants every which way down in the jungle itself, but they don't really seem organized - it's a very wild feel.

Which has its own charm, of course, but...]

two - foraging for foliage;
[Midway through the month, Haru decides it's about time to get her butt in gear. She's more or less decided that she will be returning to Olympia eventually, but she doesn't want to forget the nice parts of Wyver, either...

So.

She's got a pack full of supplies and a simple sketchpad in hand. You might catch her throughout the city, taking sketches of the various plants that are growing there -

Or you might catch her looking at one or two of them, puzzled.]

Hmm... I wonder if there's some way of harvesting seeds from this?

[If she can, she'd like to grow some of these back in Olympia - though she's not sure they'll take to the climate there.

...eventually, of course, she'll wander to the Undergrowth. She has, at least, stopped to grab her axe, but now she's lingering at the entrance, checking over her supplies.]

Well, no time like the present...

[In she goes!]

three - many hands make light work;
[Haru's spent a decent amount of time in Wyver - but, toward the end of the month, she joins the volunteer efforts to help get Olympia back on its feet. It's only fair, after all - Olympia was kind enough to take them all in when they first arrived, and she can't in good conscience leave them to flounder now.

So. If you're on the road to Olympia at the same time as her, she raises a hand and calls out -]

Hello there!

[Safety in numbers, after all; maybe you can travel together!

On the other hand, if you encounter her once you're both back in Olympia, you can find her basically anywhere in the city - helping move supplies around, working on general cleanup, et cetera, et cetera. She's pretty strong for a girl her age.

Of course, everyone needs to take a break sometime, and she's no exception. Catch her while she's taking a breather and getting a bite to eat, and she might wave you over.]

Are you hungry? I have enough to share.

yona;

one - bad decision time;
[So. Uh.

Here's Yona. Here's Yona at Falmi's Ring, watching some of the fights with interest while clutching a few coins in one hand. Gambling probably is not the best habit for a princess to get into, but she's heard that if you get good at it, it can be a way of making money quickly. And since she doesn't have a steady job yet - she's mainly been doing odd job around Wyver for some coin - this seems as good an option as any.

For now, she's observing the fights. Her eyes are fixed on a slender man currently in the ring, ducking and weaving to avoid his much brawnier opponents' moves. He's quick on his feet and his strategy seems to be wearing his opponent down.]

Hmm... He's doing pretty well...

[Maybe she'll bet on him in the next fight.]

two - practice makes perfect;
[Thunk.

What's that sound? Well, that's the sound of Yona hurling small throwing knives (which she, uh, "borrowed" from Jae-Ha, sorry Jae-Ha) at a tree trunk. But it's better than the alternative! The sound means she's hitting her target and not, you know, missing and nearly throwing a sharp object at your face.]

Hah! I'm getting better at this.

[She's run out... looking proud of herself, she hurries over to pull the knives from the tree and heads back to the line she's drawn in the dirt for herself. Time to get back to work... Oh, hey, there's a person.]

Oh, sorry! Was I bothering you?

[Alternatively -

Thunk. Thunk.

...

Silence, and then-]

Oh, oops!

[Looks like she missed. Maybe you're an unfortunate passerby that is now going to have to dodge the knife? Maybe you got hit. Who knows.]

three - fangirl mode, activate;
[By now, Yona's a pretty common face at the stables, especially now that the week of the full moon has passed, the dragons are back where they're supposed to be, and they're not trying to... you know, eat them.

Today, she's hanging around and peering at them when she gets the chance.]

They're so beautiful...! I wish I could ride one.

[But, uh, she's broke. Alas.

Alternatively, if you catch her in the West, you may see her watching some of the dancers with interest.

...later in the night, you might catch her in a secluded part of town, trying to mimic the moves on her own. She's not quite ready to join in the dancing herself, but she would like to learn!

She's a little unsteady on her feet, though. It's a lot of twirling and jumping.

Heck, she might even stumble out and smack into you if you're not careful.]

Oh— I'm sorry!

wildcard;

[If none of the above works for you, just hit me with whatever! Alternatively, hit me up by PM or at hungriest and I'll be glad to write a personalized starter for you.]

Comments

closed to taako - foodquest 2kwhatever;

[frombetrayal]

[Haru has to admit, one of the upsides of all this is getting to try so many different types of food. It's definitely different from Japanese cuisine, and markedly different from the fast food her father's company made its money on.

So, when she sees Taako out and about, sampling the different varieties of things that Wyver has to offer - she can't help but stop and look on, more than a little curious.]

Oh my, that looks interesting...

[Hmm.]

Would you mind if I asked you where you found that?

[chaoticlootral]

[Taako is, for once, looking fairly studious about whatever it is he's doing? At the very least he looks concentrated on something, which is more than can be said for most of the shit he does. Whatever he's got this time does look interesting, but he doesn't seem impressed. Seemingly snapped out of some sort of reverie when he realizes he's been asked a question.]

Hm, uh, I do mind. Not gonna direct any business to a stand that doesn't even serve meat chunks correctly - it can't be that hard. [Snapping his fingers, and the item incinerates in his hand. Is he just showing off now. Tilting his head as he checks out whoever this is that's approached him.] Actually, come with me, I could use an untrained palate.

[Then sweeping off, apparently just expecting her to follow.]

Not every throw can miss

[terrantrash]

<sub>[If there's one thing that's perpetually true about Slaine Troyard it's that he's unlucky. So much so one could say he's practically cursed. Venturing out into the woods not far from where Yona had been staying to look for her had been a simple enough task. Unfortunately for Slaine, Yona's aim can't hit all the time. To her credit, it's not as if she knows he's there as he comes up through the trees, but he's just as ignorant of her location as she is of him. The thud of something hitting bark reaches his ears, but what truly has his eyes widening isn't the sight of Yona throwing knives, it's of one of those very knives missing her tree target only to puncture his shoulder instead.

Her throw has enough momentum that the knife pierces through his shirt and skin, lodging itself for a brief moment until gravity decides to let it fall once he doubles over in pain. The weapon drops to the ground as a hand instantly finds its way to cover the wound, a hiss of pain slipping free from his lips.]</sub>

[cutefaced]

[Oh.

Uh.]

Slaine—!

[Where did he even come from? She didn't see him in the shadows, but there's no denying that he was there, since she's just, you know, stabbed him. With no small amount of panic in her expression, she hurries over and drops to her knees next to him to try and get a look at the wound.]

I'm so sorry - I didn't even see you...

[THE WORST.]

Are - are you okay?

[She's going to cry if there's blood.]

closed to ryuji + shinjiro - bark bjork;

[frombetrayal]

[So far, Shinjiro's dog has been generally well behaved.

Of course, she's a puppy, so there are bound to be some shenanigans. Case in point: today, the little corgi has managed to sinks her teeth into what looks like both Shinjiro's beanie and one of Ryuji's socks. She's moving pretty fast, though, so Haru doesn't have much opportunity to verify before she's darting out of sight.]

Manju, wait—

[Oh, dear.

Hopefully, she can catch up to her and get them back before Ryuji and Shinji notice. So much for dogsitting duty...!]

boof boof

[sakabroto]

[He was relaxing in his room, mostly staring off into space, when it happened. Akira's disappearance, all the shit going down between Wyver and Olympia, now things going back to relative normalcy. It was a lot to take in and he wasn't sure how to process it all.

Thankfully, Shinji's new fuzzball made not processing things easy when she darts into his room, beanie and sock in mouth - is that his sock?? She snatches his other sock off the floor, woofs with her mouth around her bounty, and takes off again.]

What the eff?!

[He darts out of bed after the dog and runs smack into Haru as he comes flying out after her.]

Holy shit?! Are you okay?

closed to slaine + mephisto - note to self, get a doghouse;

[cutefaced]

[So it's after Slaine's been stabbed and they've gotten his wound all cleaned up and bandaged, but Yona still feels incredibly guilty. The end result of this? They're curled up together on her bed, her arms around him (though she's very mindful of his injury and is taking care to avoid it).

They're just cuddling now because spoilers they're going to make out in that other thread and now they're tired.

She, uh, doesn't realize Mephisto is under her bed in dog form, though.]

...I'm really sorry, again. About the knife.

[terrantrash]

<sub>[Look he's not too beta he'll have kissed her in our other thread mark my words BUT for the time being he's understandably sore thanks to getting a knife in his shoulder. Cuddling though, like this, at least is a consolation prize of sorts. He can't exactly complain...even if he feels like shit relatively.

If anything her guilt probably feels worse than his shoulder.]</sub>

It was a mistake. They happen. It wasn't that deep of a wound so I'm sure it'll heal in no time.

yona - 1

[originallutece]

[Betting isn't a respectable habit for any well-bred woman, but here they both are. Rosalind hasn't placed a bet just yet, but she has a few coins in her pocket ready to be spent. She'd earned a ridiculous amount of money luring those dragons in; why not see if she can double some of it?

She glances over at her murmured comment.]

He's doing well enough, but I don't believe he'll last for another few rounds. Still, your odds might not be too bad for the next one.

[cutefaced]

Huh?

[Yona glances at Rosalind, then down at the man in the ring again, who has dodged yet another blow from his opponent.]

...how can you tell? If he's that fast, he should win all of his matches, shouldn't he? They can't beat him if they can't touch him.

(18+..ish) closed to mephisto + jae-ha - and this is why you fucking knock;

[cutefaced]

[Jae-Ha has a life of his own, but... it's okay if she visits, isn't it?

In retrospect, she probably ought to have messaged him first. She definitely should have knocked first, but when she finds herself near the place he's been staying and finds that it isn't locked up tight, she lets herself in, because she's still learning the whole "boundaries" thing.]

Jae-Ha?

[Her voice is quiet. Quiet enough that it's entirely possible he didn't hear her.

The lack of answer should have been her cue to turn around and go, but... nah. Instead, she proceeds further into the house, until finally she pulls open the door he and Mephisto are behind and goes stock-still.

Uh.]

NAH THIS IS DEF 18+ watch how extra I can make this

[meinwaifu]

[This little game of theirs was getting dangerous. Mephisto found himself far too at ease with just how close he's grown to Jae-ha, especially since their little talk. To think Mephisto would actually open his heart and speak of his own anxieties like that to a human... but perhaps the most shocking part was how much comfort it brought him. He honestly didn't expect that.]

[But there was something else there too. A certain comfort in this routine they've picked up. The recent moon festival certainly kicked things up a notch between them, making what was already a more-than-weekly occurrence into a daily one. Even with the festival over, there was really no stopping their little game... which is about to bite them both in the ass, and not in the sexy way.]

[It was with intent that Mephisto left the doors unlocked, whispering to Jae-ha about how they could so easily be walked in on by his roommate(s) at a moment's notice, taking care to arrange themselves in a such a way so that Jae-ha would be the first one seen the moment the door is opened. He's bound Jae-ha's arms high above his head, tied to the headboard of his bed with the same ribbon he used to tie back his hair. And Jae-ha himself is already a mess, his hair tossed about his shoulders, bare torso littered with scratch and bite marks...]

[But more importantly, there's someone situated with their head between his legs, fully clothed and with his face just barely obscured by Jae-ha's thigh, licking his cock like a goddamn lollipop.]

[...you know until the door opens.]

haru/three

[flugels]

[ there's a carriage available at all stops towards olympia, but lancelot decides to walk the most of it. back home, and especially in the kingdom of feendrache, he had the benefit of understanding every square metre of the land. just when he thought he'd found purpose again, he's thrown to this unfamiliar world.

at least lancelot is optimistic. it's hard not to be when he at least has friends among him. right now, his friends aren't with him because - well, this a journey he feels he should take for himself. at the very least, because he had a whole month of slumber, resulting his waking in wyver instead of olympia.

as he leaves the south outpost, leading north toward olympia, he hears a young lady's voice call from behind him. he glances it back, wondering if he's the person she's calling out to. he points to himself. ]

Ah? I'm sorry, were you calling for me?

[frombetrayal]

[At first, Haru thinks perhaps she didn't call loudly enough - but then he looks back, and she smiles when he does.]

Ah, yes!

[Better hustle along, then...! She'll pick up the pace so that she can catch up with him. It wouldn't do to keep him waiting after she's already called out to stop him once.]

You're headed back to Olympia, aren't you?

yona ☆ two

[presses]

( too many thoughts running through his mind, and those thoughts have thoughts and are built on a foundation of thoughts with an undercurrent of more uncomfortable thoughts he just. doesn't want to acknowledge right now. needless to say, he's completely unaware of his surroundings for once as he walks along -- uncharacteristic for a former soldier and bodyguard, but catching feelings does strange things to a person's brain. like disappear it entirely.

it isn't until he hears a familiar whir coming at him, the sound of an object pushing air and moving at a fast speed that he reacts, just in time too, to only get nicked on the shell of his ear as opposed to getting a knife in his head.

it embeds itself in the tree behind him with force, resonating as the handle vibrates a bit with the sudden stop. Eugene looks over to it, then to his assailant, recognizing her only as some cute girl he held hands with once. )

What the hell!? ( Eugene's hand flies up to his ear, just in time for blood to rush between his fingers. it's been cut clean and he wonders if he'll look like some alleycat that's gotten into too many fights over garbage or something.

good shot, actually. ) Thunder Beast!? ( he squeaks out as angrily and betrayed as he can. )

[cutefaced]

Huh...?!

[Yona glances over her shoulder, half-expecting Hak to have sneaked up on her - but no, of course he isn't there. A pause, and as she returns her attention to Eugene, she realizes two things:

1. This is the person she LARPed Hak for.
2. He's injured.

...and then, belatedly, a third:

3. He's hurt because of her.]

I'm— I'm so sorry!

[She hurries over to get a better look at the injury, but... with his hand over it like that, she can't see it clearly. She can only see the blood leaking out from between his fingers.]

I didn't realize you were there... [HOW DOES SHE FIX THIS SHE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO BANDAGE AN EAR.] Does it hurt...?

wild like a weretiger~ for Haru

[gekkajuu]

[A fighting pit... Atsushi has never so much as visited one of these, let alone one as crude and feral as the ones in Wyver. The desire to give up and turn back is overwhelming... but that's exactly why he refuses to do so. It's not just because he's come here with Haru, either, though he's happy to use that as an excuse: he just has to do it. Akutagawa is here, now, and that means Atsushi's time is running out. He's been training hard, whenever he had the chance, but he has to admit that too many other things have gotten in the way lately. Not to mention that his confidence wasn't great to start with...

But he's got speed and agility, if nothing else. Strength and technique, not so much, but Mr. Foster has taught him some of the latter, and he can borrow the former from the tiger if (when) he has to. Whether that's allowed or not -... Well, they'll just have to see. At least it will save his life; if he has to back out and never return afterwards, so be it.]

So... how does usually work? [He glances over at Haru, far more insecure than he has any right to be.] We just indicate our intention to fight, and wait our turn?

[frombetrayal]

I believe so, yes.

[It seems straightforward enough from Haru's observations, anyway. She's already suited up in her Phantom Thief outfit, and has her axe with her just in case there are any bouts that allow weapons - though she's prepared to use her bare hands if she must.]

...this place does seem a bit... chaotic, but they do seem to have found a method to make it work smoothly enough.

Haru - two. listen im gonna be all up yona's butt right after this so

[bodyguarding]

( though there doesn't seem a good time to try and startle a stranger wielding around an axe, Hak decides he's not going to get any answers otherwise -- he learned minimally from Yoon and his own survival training, but the flora here is foreign and the last thing he wants to do is poison someone important to him when trying to help.

it's a good thing this girl's curiosity is practically emanating off her as she walks through the undergrowth, hair bouncing with each step, the intense interest in her task making the axe-wielding a bit more of note than it normally would be. just in case she has a case of trigger-finger (or hack/slash-finger?), Hak swings his glaive to catch on the blade of her axe, hooking it just beneath to announce his presence. there. now no matter how surprised or freaked out she is, he won't get cut up for it. totally not rude at all. )

Hey. You look like you know what you're doing.

( where are the healing salves and pretty girlfriend-winning flowers up in this joint. )

cOME AT ME

[frombetrayal]

Oh?

[Luckily for Hak, Haru doesn't jolt enough at the sound of his voice for him to get the blade of her axe to his stomach - even without his glaive keeping it in place. It's fine, this is all fine.

She turns to look at him and smiles.]

I wouldn't call myself an expert by any means, but... I've been doing my best to learn about plants. [She smiles.] If that's what you're referring to, at any rate.

Searching For Supplies

[galaxycannon]

Gardening?

[ For as much as Shino loves cute girls coming up to talk to him, he knows he's about to look like an idiot. Oh well. He's used to it. He just grins disarmingly and shakes his head. ]

All I know is how to pick veggies. No clue about anything else, so I couldn't begin to tell you. Sorry bout that. I think? My pal's got an interest in farming but he's a little hard to talk to.

[frombetrayal]

Oh, don't worry about it! I knew it was sort of a long shot...

[Especially here in Wyver. She'd probably have had an easier time of this in Olympia - if only she'd stocked up before everything had played out the way that it had... oh, well.

Haru smiles anyway, because it's kind of him to have answered at all.]

If you don't mind my asking - what sort of veggies did you pick? I used to grow them back in my home country, you see.

fast forward to december - vane;

[cutefaced]

[Someone promised Yona a date.

She's patient enough to give it some time read: several weeks during which i just crashed out on my couch after work instead of tagging, but eventually she gets impatient, hunts down Vane's contact information (don't ask how she got it), and sends him a message for him to meet her.

When she arrives at their agreed-upon location, she scans the crowds for him - and hurries over one she spots him.]

Vane! Over here!

[defenses]

[ per their agreement and his end of this bargain, he had upkeep all sides of his promise. hence, when he arrives, he's carrying quite the sizable basket. he had prepared since earlier in the morning and he had confidence in what he's brought. sort off. he isn't sure if it fit the recollection of the meals she had prior to arriving here, but all the same...

he perks up from his thoughts once she calls to him. ] Oh! Right on time! [ he says just as cheerily as he lightly jogs over to her. it's more crowded than he expected, probably in light of the all the festivities, but at the same time, he doesn't mind. it gave the streets a certain character and charm.

moreover, it sort of distracted him from the underlying concept that... this might have been a date?

when he manages to mark his position right in front of her, he speaks once more. his eyes scanning her over, before he hums in approval. ] Yep! You look all better now! Your face color has really improved. Big Brother Vane is relieved.

timeskip to december again - slaine;

[cutefaced]

[It's just a normal day back at their place in Olympia.

Contrary to some people's opinions, they're not attached at the hip. Yona occasionally goes places without Slaine and vice versa. That's the case today - she takes off early-ish in the morning, citing a few errands she needs to run.

She doesn't come back until the sun is about to set, and when she does, her expression is strangely dull. She's trying to keep the look on her face as neutral as possible, but she's not really sure she's succeeding, so she carefully avoids looking into any reflective surfaces on her way into the house.

She doesn't call out a greeting as she enters, either. Instead, she quietly seeks Slaine out, and instead of saying hello, comes up behind him and reaches out to grip the fabric of his jacket.

...

Hi Slaine!]

[terrantrash]

<sub>[Just a normal day indeed. Since getting back to Olympia there's been a lot of things Slaine's had to do. Errands here and there, a much needed fix up of the place that had been left abandoned for quite sometime. There was cleaning to do, his job at the institute and of course the chores that came with day to day living. So far he's managed, even though he's really been feeling the grind.

Still, he can't complain too much. Ever since the Gala he's been in good spirits and rested for the most part. Of course that's about to change. He's just finished up doing the dishes when he hears the door open and the sound of her footsteps. Drying off his hands he doesn't have a chance to turn to greet her before he feels a tug on the back of his jacket.

It's only when he finally gets a chance to look at her that he notices something's off. Just what had happened while she was out?]</sub>

...Lady Yona? What's wrong?