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

[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.]

[frombetrayal]

[...

Well, that's not the reaction she's expecting. She blinks rapidly, but before she can apologize for interrupting him, he's inviting her along. There's no small amount of surprise on her face, but -

When he sweeps away, she's quick to follow.]

An untrained palate...? [Well... she supposes she might as well be untrained, since she's not familiar with the food here. She'll just keep quiet about what her father did back home from now.] Sure, I don't mind.

[She's got time to kill.]

Have you tried many of the places around here already?

[chaoticlootral]

Oh, sure, sure. Bit of a, uh, culinary adventure. Gotta expand your horizons, all that good shit.

[Well, there's trained, and there's trained enough to impress Taako, which are two sadly different things - one nearly unachievable. He's judgey, sorry Haru, who's name he hasn't even bothered to ask. Stopping suddenly at a corner, looking at a stall across the street, arms crossed.]

Listen, homie, that dude serving the tentacles-onna-stick deal has started refusing to serve me, so first gonna need you to pick up one of those. For testing.

[So, less untrained palates, and maybe more "unwilling accomplice."]

[frombetrayal]

["Unwilling accomplice," indeed.

But Haru nods; just this brief encounter with him has made it clear enough that Taako is something of a character. If he's been as opinionated about all food as he has been about the meat on a stick from earlier, she can see why that might be.]

I understand.

[Buuuut... she is interested in trying it. And how weird can it be, really? There are tentacles on octopus, and those taste just fine.

So, of she goes to snag some tentacles on a stick for the two of them!

She returns with a stick in one hand, looking triumphant - and after a glance over her shoulder to make sure the vendor isn't watching (he's not), she holds one out to him.]

Here you are.

[chaoticlootral]

Hey, good work, pumpkin. You're a natural.

[At ordering food? Whatever, he seems pleased. Taking his, simply observing it for a few seconds, twirling it around like a fine wine. Or like, cooked tentacle.]

So, just to be clear, I'm not attempting to, uh, steal family tentacle cooking secrets here, and any accusations about doing so are entirely false, but if you did taste a secret spice, what would you guess it would be?

[frombetrayal]

That's an oddly specific denial.

[But... aside from that gentle chiding, she won't really do much more to call him out. Instead, she brings the stick up to munch thoughtfully on the tentacle, letting the flavors wash over her tongue.

Hmmm...]

There are a variety of flavors... but I believe I can taste bay leaves. Perhaps it was used to marinate the tentacles before they were grilled.

[chaoticlootral]

Is it? I didn't notice.

[ Snorting a bit of a laugh, chowing down on his own, twirling the stick idly. ]

Huh, interesting. You might actually have some idea of what you're doing here.

[frombetrayal]

[Haru smiles at that - oddly specific denials or no, he doesn't seem like a bad person. It's probably fine.]

My family owned a food company, in the country I came from. I wasn't heavily involved with the business until shortly before we came... [to this planet] Here, however.