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

[frombetrayal]

[They are getting hardcore judged and Haru can feel it.]

Well, it seemed the simplest way to crowd the room enough that Manju couldn't run out of our reach...

[Which is basically admitting that the puppy already did that multiple times. Be proud, Shinji, your little ball of fluff is quick on her feet.]

We were concerned she might swallow some of the socks and get sick. It seemed prudent to try and stop her as quickly as possible.

[cutefaced]

...I wonder if there's anyone back home who would have believed that...

[Eh. Maybe in a couple hundred years. Thinking about that is a little depressing, so she focuses instead on Slaine's answer to her other question.]

I think that makes you smart. Plenty of people don't remember things even when they read them, but you remember a lot of things that you read.

[terrantrash]

I guess so...but I'm just average, Lady Yona.

_{[Painfully so, at least in his eyes he is.]}

But thank you for the compliment regardless.

[cutefaced]

[Yona scoots over a bit and kisses his cheek.]

You're welcome. ...but, I think you're better than average.

[Take a look in the mirror and at some of the people around you, Slaine, you outshine them in looks, brains, and personality.]

[terrantrash]

Your opinion is what matters...

_{[Which is easier to admit than he realizes, even if his cheeks feel like they're on fire all of a sudden.]}

[cutefaced]

Yours does, too.

[...she says right after contradicting his opinion. But - she'll follow that up with an explanation, at least.]

...but... you've heard so many things about yourself that aren't nice for so long, I think maybe the way you see yourself is a little off. You're wonderful, Slaine. You really are.

[She smiles.]

I'm going to keep telling you that until you believe it.

[terrantrash]

_{[It's...not like she's wrong. He's been degraded and looked down on for years. After awhile, hearing the same thing over and over again, you start to believe it. A little off is putting it nicely. Slaine's perception of himself is utterly skewed.]}

You're so kind to me.

[cutefaced]

I'm just saying what I think.

[And what she thinks is the truth. Saying so isn't especially kind - it just is.]

But if we're talking about being kind, you're the kind one. You've been taking care of me and looking out for me ever since we met.

[terrantrash]

_{[Yeah but he's been doing that because he's enamoured.]}

I suppose that's true.

[cutefaced]

That's because it is.

[She beams and kisses his cheek again. "I suppose that's true" is progress, in a way.]

[terrantrash]

It may be out of line to say as much but...

_{[He's got nothing to lose right?]}

I wish I could stay like this forever.

[cutefaced]

We have to get up in the morning, but...

[She smiles. They can stay like this for now - there's no problem with that.]

Until we have to wake up, we don't have to move if we don't want to.

[Or until Mephisto starts barking, anyway.]

[terrantrash]

I don't want to.

_{[Move, that is. He knows come morning they'll have to get up.]}

[cutefaced]

Then don't.

[Because sometimes, things are that simple. He doesn't want to move, so he doesn't have to move.]

[terrantrash]

_{[Not to mention he can't move, not with her atop him. Leaning up he steals a kiss, pecking her lips with his own. Nothing wrong with being a little greedy, right?]}

[cutefaced]

[Nothing wrong with that at all. Yona smiles and returns the kiss, soft and gentle, before shifting a little so that she can wrap her arms around him and rest her head against his shoulder.

She doesn't make any move to get off of him, but if she's too heavy, he can easily just turn her to the side.

For now she'll nuzzle his cheek and rest against him.]

[gekkajuu]

The whole city is like that, I feel... While I prefer where we came from [both Olympia and their own worlds, neither of which he thinks are wise to mention in public] this does have a certain charm.

[Or would, if he wasn't nervous as hell.]

Do they even have anywhere to inquire about the rules? It seems pretty disorganized...

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]

It seems as though everyone simply... knows.

[Unspoken rules, perhaps? Maybe that's part of earning the right to fight here - being able to adapt to the local customs well enough to know what to do without asking. Haru hopes not, because breaking an unspoken rule would make them stand out more than she would prefer.]

Let's watch and wait, for now. Perhaps someone will ask for the answers we're seeking before us.

[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.

[originallutece]

It may be inevitable, but if he's lasted this long, he'll shake it off.

[Indeed, their fighter seems a touch worn down, but he's still swift enough. He dodges one blow, two, three, and then--]

Ah. Well. Let's see if he gets up.

[cutefaced]

[She winces when their fighter does take that hit, and narrows her eyes, as if by glaring at his opponent she can weaken him while urging the one they've bet on to get back up.]

Mmm... come on! He couldn't have hit you that hard...!

[gekkajuu]

[He nods.]

If worse comes to worst, I've already decided to go back. [To Olympia.] I don't mind fighting first, and handling whatever reaction I get from the audience.

[That way, Haru doesn't have to risk anything by him ruining her chance to fight here... probably. He doesn't mind testing the waters - and she's less likely to be caught using powers anyway, considering the nature of what she can do.

If Atsushi is chased out of town, that's no skin off his back.]

[originallutece]

[She presses her fingers to her lips, hiding a smile, and keeps watching the show. Their fighter does rise again, stumbling to his feet.

There's a bit more parrying after that: he slips this way and that, dodging those massive fists, but he's starting to flag. His opponent realizes it too; he straightens up, growing lax as he watches the other dart around. All it'll take is one more punch, he'll just wait until their fighter is exhausted--

Except, of course, that was precisely what their fighter was waiting for. In one quick movement he's darted in, landing an uppercut that leaves the crowd wincing. Down goes the opponent, and Rosalind sits up, smiling in satisfaction.]

Well done.

[sakabroto]

[Captain disappears and along with it, Ryuji's Thief outfit, leaving him in his regular clothes and looking sheepish.]

Hey, we were tryin' to save your dog from choking on stuff she ain't supposed to be playing with anyway.

[Also why just the socks!! She could have swallowed the beanie, too... Ryuji sighs and kicks one foot against the floor.]

And it worked. She didn't get away and she's not eating your hat anymore either.