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

[meinwaifu]

[YES HI MONGSHIL IS HERE]

[Giving Yona a look that's clear enough in his eyes even if he can't be anywhere near as expressive as a dog.]

[Did you forget I live here too??? he seems to be trying to say.]

[cutefaced]

[i mean, the answer to that is a yes, but god mephisto don't shame her when you're banging her dragon on the regular

Not that she knows that, so she can't even bring that up to throw it back in his face. Dang.]

...I don't want to leave you alone though... [She glances back at Slaine, because the look on Mephisto's doggy face is making her fidget a little uncomfortably. She's sorry, okay?] Do you feel well enough to walk...? Maybe we could take him together.

[terrantrash]

_{[Please don't suggest walking right now. Does he look like he wants to walk? All Slaine wants to do is lay here. He's not even fully dressed, either.]}

...As much as I'd like to, I don't feel like moving much is a good idea. You can take him for a short walk though, I'll be fine. I promise I won't go anywhere.

[meinwaifu]

["Mongshil" would love a chance to take a walk, yes. Let him talk to Yona about what's going on here, maybe set up some ground rules about kissing boys on the bed-- oh, and find the best way to tease her about this without her realizing he's teasing her. That's important too.]

[For now he just crawls out from under the bed, looks up at Yona, then looks over at Slaine on the bed--]

[Shirtless??]

[NAH TIME TO YOWL SOME MORE]

[cutefaced]

Are you s—

[...WELL, BEFORE SHE CAN CONFIRM WITH SLAINE, Mephisto is yowling again. Yona snaps her attention back to him, looking a tad bit frazzled. Why are you yowling? Why are you yowling.

Privately, she wonders if he's channeling his inner cat.]

Mongshil, shh! [shushes him] ...the neighbors will be bothered by the noise...

[She can't take him out if he's going to be this loud!!]

[terrantrash]

I'll be fine.

_{[Just. Take the dog out. So he stops yowling. Please.]}

[meinwaifu]

[YES TAKE HIM OUT LET US FLEE THIS REALM OF SIN]

[His yowls turn into whimpers as he scampers over to the door, tail low to the ground as he turns back at Yona.]

[cutefaced]

[WHY IS HER DOG SHAMING HER

But fine. Okay. She gets up from the bed somewhat reluctantly, then looks back at Slaine.]

...I'll be back soon.

[TO THE DOOR SHE GOES, easing it open so that both she and Mephisto can get through it. Her expression is a teeny, tiny bit flat as she drops her voice once they're out of earshot.]

Do you really need to go for a walk?

[meinwaifu]

[BLESSED FREEDOM-- and likewise, his own voice is a bit flat. But also distinctly mortified -- sounding somewhere between very tired and a little frightened.]

Do you have any idea how horrifying it was waking up to that?

You know you're free to let your boyfriend stay over as much as you'd like. But if you're going to consummate your relationship in the same bed we both share, you could at least make sure I'm nowhere within a 500 foot radius so I don't have to hear it.

[...this is a weird conversation. Somehow the fact that it's a conversation with a dog is the most normal part of it all.]

[cutefaced]

He's not my—

[Right, right, she has to keep her voice down. Yona is so flustered by this that she really doesn't know where to start - her cheeks are flaming, nearly the same shade as her hair, and she can't focus on any particular denial without jumping immediately to the next.]

That's not what we were doing!

[The words come out in a hiss rather than a shriek, at least.]

[meinwaifu]

[HEAVY SIGH OF RELIEF--]

[Goddamn is he glad he's a dog right now. He'd never be able to mask the grin on his face at the sight of how red her face is getting. H e h.]

Oh, thank goodness... I don't think my heart could handle that. It's rather difficult to cover one's ears with paws, you know.

[cutefaced]

So turn back and put your hands over them, next time!

[...

"next time"?]

[meinwaifu]

Next ti-- what am I supposed to do if I'm asleep? Surely the least you could do is check to make sure I'm not in the room first?

And for that matter, even if I did change back-- would you rather Mr. Slaine see a grown-ass man spontaneously appear under your bed?

[--nevermind that he's already a grown-ass man who sleeps in her bed every night.]

[cutefaced]

If you're asleep you won't hear anything!

[Or see anything. Or... god, she doesn't even know.]

And I doubt Slaine would be looking under my bed so all you'd have to do is not come out from under there or...

[...wait, can't he teleport

is she remembering this right

...

she's sort of staring at him now]

[meinwaifu]

I was asleep before. But someone was being too loud!

[GOSH WHICH ONE OF THEM WAS IT-- it was probably Yona.]

And you know I still don't have full control of this curse... why else do you think we're having this conversation like this in the first place?

[All his powers are more unstable as a dog -- though he hasn't made much of an effort to illustrate that as of late, it was something he made sure to put into his "story" early on.]

[cutefaced]

[nah man, it was probably slaine

...is what the meta text says, but it's definitely yona's cheeks that are burning. is it possible for her face to catch fire? because that's what it feels like is happening right about now.]

I didn't think we were being that loud... [Mmmmrgh.] ...I'm sorry, okay?

[meinwaifu]

[Oh no, her pouty face is too charming... he wants to keep teasing her, but he knows he can't get away with too much lest he out himself as the asshole he is.]

[For now, he just sighs.]

It's all right. You're both young, after all...

Honestly, he'd been staying over so much these days, I feel like I'm just waiting for the day when you tire of keeping this old dog around.

[#guilttrip]

[cutefaced]

...what?

[Yona stares at him for a few long moments, baffled. Has she done something to make him think she'd kick him out...? Does he really think she's that fickle, to get bored of someone and be like "okay bye"?

(Well, to be fair, they did have that fight earlier in the month...)]

No, that will never happen. I care about Slaine a lot, but I care about you, too. There's no replacing you, Faust.

[meinwaifu]

[...]

[Shut up, dragon blood, he doesn't need heart flutters right now!!]

Ah... of course, I already knew that. I know you would never replace me like that, Miss Yona.

But I suppose I can't help but feel a bit unwanted lately... it seems Mr. Slaine isn't very fond of me. Do you suppose he just doesn't like dogs? I can't imagine what I could have done to receive such cold behavior from him.

[YEAH WHAT COULD HE HAVE POSSIBLY DONE..........]

[cutefaced]

...I don't know if that's it.

[Slaine doesn't really seem like the type to dislike animals in general. But... he doesn't seem to like loud noises, and Mephisto's barking can be a little startling sometimes.

It startles her, and she's pretty used to it already.]

I think he just needs time to get used to you as a dog! Can't you behave a little more cutely with him? Maybe curl up at his feet and let him pet you a little. He's really kind, so it should go well as long as you behave!

[meinwaifu]

[...]

I do have some pride, you know. [That depends on how one defines pride tbh. he certainly has no problem curling up with Yona or Jae-ha and getting pet.] But if it's important to you that we get along, I'm certainly willing to try.

[Time to make Slaine's life difficult. :) ]

[cutefaced]

It's important. I want my friends to get along with each other.

[what hell is she about to unleash]

[meinwaifu]

Then shall I give it a shot now?

Or should I be leaving you two alone for a little while?

[She doesn't need to see an expression on his face to hear the grin that carries in his voice regardless.]

[cutefaced]

[let her live, mephisto]

I-I'm telling you it's not like that! ...let's... go see if we can get you two to get along.

[Cheeks flushed, she turns on her heel to head back inside. It's time for Slaine to make nice with her dog, because they have definitely been interrupted and she's a little too embarrassed to go right back to what they were doing.]

[meinwaifu]

[NEVER]

[But okay, if he's going to do a nice-dog routine, that means making a good first impression, right? So as soon as the door is opened, he scampers in past Yona and all but leaps up onto the bed with a bark, tail wagging--]

[Which to anyone else would just look like a friendly dog, but he knows this is exactly the sort of behavior Slaine probably wouldn't appreciate without warning. Especially since, it needs to be said, scottie dogs are known for having pretty loud barks.]