quest one | here comes peter cottontail!

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CHARACTERS: any and all!
DATE: April 8th~14th
RATING: PG for possible (and expected) swearing?
SUMMARY: It's the first Quest in The World, just in time for Easter! There's a message awaiting everyone on their Relics when they wake up, so hop to it!

[ You'll see this becoming a theme, Kain unfortunately decked out for the holiday in question while being rather sour about it. He's at his usual spot behind the Quest Kiosk, in his usual blue garb. The only difference is the silver bunny ears perching on his head, one straight with a bent tip and the other rather floppy.

The fluffy tail sticking out the back of the chair was not helping matters any. There's a basket filled with pastel paper easter grass and filled to burst with silver and bronze eggs, intricately designed with pipes, rivets and gears.

The Relics around town chirped, steamed, and vibrated, with the message already on-screen.

HAPPY EASTER （＊´∀｀＊ｂ）━━！！！！ There's eight eggs to be found in every area and dungeon today, so grab a basket by the Chaos Gate and find them all! One has a surprise for you, so bring the other seven to the Quest Kiosk for your final prize!

There's a sign beside the stacks of empty easter baskets detailing the objective a little further, stating that eggs in dungeons will be found no lower than the second floor, and that there's a prize for participating as well.

In the meantime, Kain is kicked back and playing a game on his Relic. ]



( ooc | Please don't forget to tag your characters into the log when you've replied! Here's the low-down on prizes: one of the eggs, when picked up, will spontaneously combust and your character will have a Rabbit Hood item automatically equipped. You can't remove it for the rest of the week, and it will give the character unique bunny ears like Kain, in the character's hair color (but sometimes accidents happen and it may not match!).

Anyone who participates but doesn't collect all the eggs in one area will be auto-equipped with an equally-irremovable Rabbit Tail charm ONLY ONCE! There will be no item duplicates, and all of the eggs they gathered will disappear at the end of the Quest if not turned in for the prize. The Rabbit Tail charm will give them a perfectly round fluff tail to match their ears.

Finally, if you collect all seven (eight with the bunny ears), you'll win a basket filled with fresh hot food, some extra rations, and a number of healing items. More free grub on the house! )

Comments

[uwawa]

[ she considers this for a moment. ] Oh, okay! I'll help then~! [ conclusion has not changed, it's nice to be simple. ]

[lavenderglasses]

[if only all of us were so simple.]

Three sets of eyes should be more efficient, at least. With any luck, we can finish this quickly and be done with it.

[solveforn]

We may have to battle.

[He stands up, picking his sword back up off of the ground.]

If I can't speak with the creatures in this field... we'll probably end up fighting.

[uwawa]

Battle? O-oh! [ understanding! Well, it's not really new to her. ]

I'll do my best! If things get dangerous I can teleport us away!

[lavenderglasses]

...I'll just keep an eye out for the eggs. [what else is he supposed to contribute here? he can swing a sword decently enough, but he could hardly ever be called a fighter, and he's no idea what he's supposed to do with these fans or what N meant by "special attacks". his eyes won't work on anything with less than human intelligence either, so he's no use that way either.

nothing like this goddamn world to make him feel even more insignificant than when he was five and his dad acted like he didn't exist. way to go, The World.]

[solveforn]

[N pauses for a moment, taking out his relic and flipping through the options.]

Check under the "Skill" menu. You may be able to use something under that list.

[uwawa]

Eh...eh? Menu? Skill....uwaaa...isn't that something that I shouldn't touch?

[lavenderglasses]

Here, this. [he holds out his relic for viki to see as he goes to the tab labled "skills", and what do you know, there are a pair of skills listed there.

he doesn't understand the skill names themselves, as they seem to be another language or some shit because what is he supposed to make of "dek corv". but when he hovers over the skills, an explanation he can actually understand shows up along the bottom of the screen. mostly understand, anyway. there are still plenty of phrases in there he doesn't understand the meaning of, but he can read the words at least. it all looks pretty interesting, though.]

What does "P. Atk." mean?

[solveforn]

"ATK" usually is an abbreviation of the word "attack". P... psychic? We might have to see what it is in a battle.

[Another one of N's strange smiles, and overly dramatic hand gestures.]

"Through battle, we discover not only the truth about each other, but the truth about ourselves". But maybe our ideal selves are not to be found through combat. Truths, and ideals... no matter what world it is, those are two great constants.

[uwawa]

[ she takes a step back when the relic is offered to her, holding her hands up helplessly. ] Um, um but if I touch that I might break it! I'm clumsy!

[ she has not yet quite realised she has one as well. ] H-huh? The truth about...? [ confused but...that way of speaking makes her think of-- ah, nevermind she can't remember. ]

[lavenderglasses]

Try yours. It should information relevant to you, shouldn't it? That would be more useful to you than mine would, at least.

[meanwhile, he mulls over the possible meanings of the phrases listed. the first skill claims to lower a target's "p. atk.", so if it was a psychic thing then wouldn't that mean the target in question had to have a psychic ability to be...weakened? assuming that's what is meant by "lowers", at least. perhaps "physical", then...?]

[solveforn]

Let's go. We'll stick together, in case we get into a fight.

[N has no problems taking the lead, already decidedly heading towards one of the hills to either find one up there or see if he can spot one from high ground.]

[uwawa]

I have one too? [ she trips up a bit the first step forward but otherwise falls into step behind N. She's definitely a follower by nature and she's more suited to be in the back row anyways. ]

O-oh, don't worry, I've fought before.

[lavenderglasses]

Check your pack. It should be there. [he falls into step beside viki, half out of courtesy and half out of spite. he still wasn't exactly thrilled with N after all, and it wasn't polite to leave a lady unaccompanied, even if just by a few feet.]

[solveforn]

[N doesn't seem to mind either gesture, looking completely natural at the lead. There are no monsters on the hill, so N goes to the edge, overlooking the nearby areas to try and spot any eggs.]

[uwawa]

[ oh good, because she seems to have trouble walking and looking for her pack at the same time. stumble. ]

Oof! [ well she's well practiced in keeping herself from falling every time and after a moment of rummaging she does find it. She turns to beam at Saralegu] Wow, I do have one~!

[ NOW WHAT DOES IT DO? 8| ]

[lavenderglasses]

Check the sections labled "equipment" and "skills". See what they gave you for a weapon, and what sort of abilities came with it.

[he recites the instructions semi-automatically, and fairly well given he just learned them himself. but he's a bit distracted now, moving to a spot some feet away from N to scan the area in another direction.

everything sort of has a purple tiny to it, though -- that's the problem with these glasses. he frowns for a moment before slipping them off, blinking at the more intense colors for a moment before returning to the search.]

[solveforn]

[N looks around more, moving to a new spot. He glances at Viki, taking out his Relic and sending her his Member Address.]

There. Now I can add you to the Party.

Do you see anything, Saralegui?

[uwawa]

[ Oh hey, what just happened there? ] Oh, we're a party! Um not that kind of party it was...um...

And adventuring party! [ she remembers!

...oh right, looking for eggs. she brushes at some of the thicker grass with the end of her staff to try to help. ] I can definitely help... um, maybe I should call for th-- oh, eggs can't answer.

[lavenderglasses]

[he's just frowning at the landscape for the moment, quickly becoming frustrated with this game. how are they supposed to find seven of these things, small as they are in an area this large?

just as he's about to turn away, however, a dot of something in the grass down below catches his eye. too small to see properly, and for all he knows it could be a rock, but there's a little splash of pastel there in the middle of the green, and he squints as he attempts to point it out to the others.]

Do you think that might be it?

[solveforn]

[N goes over to where Saralegui is standing, looking over his shoulder.]

Looks like it.

[And a ledge like this? Nothing different, for N! He slides right down it effortlessly, walking to go retrieve the egg.]

[uwawa]

W-wa! [ wait for her~ ;; She looks over at Saralegui and then down where N had gone. ]

Do we go too? [ this is much more complicated than the usual "beat up enemies or teleport them away" routine. ]

[lavenderglasses]

[he's about to say to just leave him be, the guy can manage to pick up an egg without assistance. but then he spots one of those groups of monsters wandering nearby -- not directly on top of the egg, but nearby enough, and while a cruel thought says he should just leave N to them, the part that's trying to be a decent person these days wins out with guilt.]

We should follow, just in case. [and he starts on down the ledge after N, much more carefully, and he pauses halfway down to offer a steadying hand to viki.]

[solveforn]

[N does see the beasts, who all groan and growl at him. He picks up the egg in one smooth movement, and slowly approaches the lion-like Vak Fang. He holds his hands out, and starts whispering to them.

There appears to be a brief pause, but the monsters are still programmed to be monsters. They charge, and N draws his sword, looking thoroughly disappointed.]

[uwawa]

[ the hand offered surprises her and she again seems to look side to side as if to make sure it was being offered to her before taking it-- ]

E-eh?! What is he doing? [ even she knows it's not a good idea to tease the animals with sharp teeth! ]

Wa, we have to go now. [ she does take Saralegui's hand but rather than make their way there slowly she just teleports them both, so that they are once again a bare step behind N. ]