january open post + catch-all

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Who: Yona (cutefaced) & you!
What: A catch-all for January with OTA prompts and closed starter toplevels.
When: Throughout January
Where: Mainly in and around Olympia; some visits to Wyver, too.
Warning(s): Nothing yet, but I'll edit if that changes.

olympia proper;

one - getting reacquainted;
[Before taking ill, Yona had spent much of her time in the market district - mainly because she's always been easily distracted by interesting things. As a result, she hadn't been completely familiar with other parts of the city before then, though she did make a few forays into the theater district.

No more. Now that she's back, she has every intention of learning her way around the city she and her friens have returned to.

Her wandering takes her almost everywhere - and as a result, she ends up hopelessly, uselessly lost. Maybe you'll catch her looking at her surroundings with a puzzled expression.]

...wait, was I supposed to turn right at the last street, or the next one?

[Help.]

two - weapons galore;
[You must never touch weapons, Yona.

Her father's words are fresh in her mind as she stands outside the weapons shop. Of course - she's already disobeyed him once, when practicing throwing daggers. But she can only keep "borrowing" from Jae-Ha and sneaking them back to him for so long, and they're his weapons, in the end; she needs to find something that suits her.

Sooner or later, she was always going to have to look out for herself.

So in she goes, although she nearly immediately looks a bit overwhelmed at all the different choices. Oh boy.]

There's so many of them...

three - order up;
[She can't just rely on other people to buy her things forever (although to be truthful, it's worked for her so far).

So, not long after they return to Olympia, Yona starts looking for work. Her problem is there aren't a lot of things she already knows how to do well - but part-time work serving food at a cafe seems simple enough, and she's managed to get a job as a waitress at the Wyvernest, which suits her just fine. One of the most interesting things about Wyver was the dragons, after all.

Now she's sort of got the best of both worlds - she can see the baby dragons while she's working, and can learn about them as she does. (The owner doesn't rebuff her when she asks for employment as some others have, but maybe that's because they remember she wore a Wyver pin at the gala. Maybe they think she knows more about dragons than she actually does.)

But at the moment? It's time to serve some customers! Yona looks up when she hears the door open and fixes the person who's just entered with a smile.]

Welcome to the Wyvernest! How many would you like a table for today?

the outskirts;

one - neutrality problems;
[The first time she borrows a mount to go exploring, she runs into some of the people who have left the city.

...up until that moment, she hadn't realized just how bad things had gotten. Sure, there were people who were vocal about wanting to keep themselves separate from the people of Wyver, and people who were talking about fighting with them... but she'd believed it was just talk. After all, when she'd gotten sick, the medicine that had cured her had only existed because they'd cooperated with them.

But, no. Apparently it is that bad. And when she hears that people on both sides have been refused help from the Sanctuary and the Altar of Volkkra...

Well, she can't take it. She really can't take it.

So, from time to time, she ventures out from the city on a mount for a "picnic," though what she's got packed is more along the lines of simple food for traveling, cloth cut into bandages, and other things she's managed to purchase with her earnings from the Wyvernest cafe. Some days, when she's gotten especially good tips, she has a little more.

Some days, when business has been slow, she's got a little less.

Either way, she's trying. And she could probably use a little help... be it with passing things out to people who need them, or actually providing effective medical assistance, or not getting mugged or attacked by wild animals or something.]

two - edrathe ruins;
[Is it foolish to be out here? Probably. Is that going to stop her from looking around? Probably not.

...except it really should have, because enough time has passed that Yona's borrowed mount has decided to head back to the stables and has definitely left her behind. She's wandering around near the entrance now, unsure if she's actually where she left it or if she's just gotten terribly turned around.]

Hello?

[...there's that strange rumbling noise; she jolts, then glances over her shoulder.]

Is someone here...?

a visit to wyver;

one - dragonwatching;
[No amount of tension is going to keep Yona out of Wyver - for the time being, anyway. But even she's not that stupid; when she does take off for the hotter country, about midway through the month, she at least has the sense to change the style of clothing she's wearing and smooth down her hair. It's perhaps not the most effective disguise she could have gone with, but at least when her hair reverts back to its usual frizzy state, she can use that as an excuse -

It couldn't have been me you saw! Do you really think I could get my hair to look like that?

Et cetera, et cetera.

Anyway, now that she's back in Wyver, she's going to be visiting some friends - but she's also going to be taking the time to go observe some fully-grown dragons. ...from a distance, of course; she doesn't want to be eaten. Still.

There's no small amount of admiration in her eyes as she watches them.]

They really are amazing...!

two - lagoons;
[Before she goes back to Olympia, she has to stop at the lagoons. Has to. There's no two ways about it. They're one of the things she enjoyed most about the jungle country, and she doesn't know when she'll get the chance to bathe in them again.

The public bathhouses in Olympia are perhaps a little more elegant, but the lagoon has its charm, too.

For now, Yona lounges in one of the public pools, her hair fanning out across the surface of the water and preserving her modesty. But ultimately, a bath is a bath. There's a time and a place for being naked; this is one of them.

So she doesn't really think twice about it when she catches sight of someone's feet at the water's edge - she waves them over with a smile.]

Come in, the water's great!

wildcard;

[If none of the above works for you, just hit me with whatever! I just ask that you let me know when and where it's happening; I can come up with a justification for Yona to be wherever you'd like. Alternatively, hit me up by PM or at hungriest and I'll be glad to write a personalized starter for you.]

Comments

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[ Plays, huh... Well, that's something he never had a chance to see. And he's sure that the plays here are different from the ones they'd put on back at home. ]

I haven't gone there often myself, but I can show you where it is all the same.

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I'd appreciate it!

[He really is kind. Yona smiles, relaxing a little more now that she knows she's not going to continue wandering lost.]

It's not too far out of your way, is it?

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Not at all. I still have plenty of time to come back to do what I came here for.

[ He starts walking, gesturing for her to follow him. ]

Besides, I haven't spent much time in the theater district myself.

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[She follows after him quickly, falling into step beside him with a smile.]

In that case, why don't we watch a play together if they have something good showing?

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[ Now, that's an offer he wasn't expecting to get. ]

... I don't see why not. We may just be able to find something interesting together.

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It will be fun!

[Perfect. Yona beams and, heedless of Mikleo's personal space (sorry Mikleo's), she links arms with him.]

What kind of play would you like to see?

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[ There's a length pause at that, Mikleo stiffening a little in surprise at the contact. He's mostly just used to Sorey being so... well... physical with him. ]

... I suppose an older play would be interesting to see.

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All right... then, when we get there, we can ask them which one they've been performing the longest!

[It should be an interesting experience, Yona thinks - and a good look into the mindset of the people who lived on this planet in the past, if they manage to find a really old play.]

[circulets]

Sounds like a plan to me. But, what about you? What plays are you usually interested in seeing?

[ Honestly, that's exactly why Mikleo wants to go see an older play. The more they can look into the past, the more interesting it will be. ]

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Oh, lots of different kinds! The stories they tell are amazing.

[Her interests are all over the place... but her priorities will become slightly more obvious as she continues with a bright smile.]

But the ones with really intricate costumes seem extra special! It's amazing how they managed to get dressed up that way. ...and a lot of the actors and actresses are beautiful.

[tl;dr she's in it for the eyecandy]

[circulets]

[ ... Someone seems to know what they like, at least. He supposes. ]

... That's true. At least, in the history books back at home, there were a number of cultures that wore unique clothes. It's not surprising that that would be the case for other planets, as well.

Still, I do have a question.

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What's your question? I'll answer it! ...probably.

[As long as she knows the answer, anyway. Come on, hit her with your best shot!]

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... Are you usually so touchy-feely with others?

[ He's not saying it to be rude or mean. He's just... not used to it... ]

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Eh?

[It takes her a moment to realize what - and why - he's asking. When she does, she drops his arm like a hot coal and takes a step back.]

I am, usually, but I don't have to if it makes you uncomfortable! Sorry!

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[ He offers her an apologetic look, readjusting himself before speaking once more. ]

... It's not that, persay. I'm just not exactly used to it.

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A lot of my other friends don't mind it, so I guess I sort of just got used to it...

[She'll keep a respectful distance while they walk now, though!]

I guess it is sort of rude to do that to someone I don't know well yet.

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... No, it's alright. [ He pauses for a moment. ] Humans being able to see and hear in me in the first place is new.

So something like that is new to me, as well. [ That might explain it a little better. He hadn't meant to bring her mood down in any case. ]

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You're not human?

[She looks him over, confused. He... looks human enough, but she won't disbelieve him if he says that he's not.]

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In books, humans commonly call us seraphim - though, we aren't to be confused with angels.

[ He doesn't mind the confusion - it's to be expected, really. ]

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Seraphim...

[That's not a word she's heard before. She knows what an angel is, though. And... apparently he's not that. Okay.

Yona still looks confused, but she nods.]

If you aren't angels, then... what are you?

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"Spirits that can't normally be conceived by humans." Though, humans used to look to us for help in the past.

That's the book definition, anyways.

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Spirits... but not ghosts?

["Looking to them for help," huh? Yona's brow furrows slightly.]

When you say it like that, it almost sounds like you're gods.

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Well, I'd say that we're only called spirits because people can't usually see or hear us.

[ Gods, though... His lips twitch upwards at the thought of it. ]

... Not quite. Though, people used to worship a few seraphim like gods.

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[she has to ask]

...were you ever worshipped like a god?

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... Not quite. I'd say that my power isn't nearly enough to match theirs.