quest one | here comes peter cottontail!

[tsunderator]

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

[dragonsjaw]

Yes, let us continue. [ he pauses though, as if recalling instructions he doesn't quite understand.

which is exactly what he's doing. ]

Ah, Master Lu...perhaps we should form a party. [ he holds up his Relic. ]

[firetrap]

A party?

[ Was Master Jiang suggesting a banquet? A toast of wine? ]

[dragonsjaw]

[ yeah, that's what he thought at first too. He holds out the Relic and taps a few... things. ]

Apparently it is necessary for us to-- [ tap, tap. ]

Use these devices to properly join our forces. [ a simplified, wine free, banquet? ]

[firetrap]

How strange...

[ He holds up his own Relic to study it -- they're close enough so the Relics beeps, exchanging member information. Absolutely clueless to that, Lu Xun glances over it curiously, wondering why it made a sound. ]

[dragonsjaw]

I don't really understand it either. [ confession :< he totally doesn't get why they can't just. fight side by side. ]

I believe...ah, send party invitation... I believe that should do it. [ but he's not sure. ]

[firetrap]

Ah!

[ He has a new message. Request. Something. Lu Xun reads it, and then accepts it. He's also half expecting a banquet of some kind to pop up. OH HEY HE CAN SEE YOUR STATS B) ]

I see! This makes us official allies now.

[dragonsjaw]

[ cracks a smile. ]

A rather strange way to establish an alliance.

[firetrap]

Complicated, certainly. [ He looks back at the map and notes the new dot on it! This machine is getting more interesting by the moment...

Oh, right. Lu Xun looks back to Jiang Wei, smiling. ] Shall we continue, Master Jiang?

[dragonsjaw]

I will follow your lead.

[firetrap]

[ Lu Xun will lead, following the map. He's also on the lookout for eggs and they're quite easy to spot, bright as they come. This particular one is hiding under a tree. ] Ah, another one!

[ Approaching it! ]

[dragonsjaw]

[ he approaches as well, keeping an eye out for any enemies that may try to sneak attack them. ]

That leaves five remaining to be found.

[firetrap]

[ And one surprise! He's about to say this when he touches the egg and it explodes!

...Explosion is probably an exaggeration but Lu Xun finds himself speechless when he sees they're both left unharmed, only... ] What the...?

[ Are those ... perhaps, bunny ears? ]

1/2

[dragonsjaw]

[ He's alert so when the egg explodes Jiang Wei has his weapon up, ready to guard or attack--

but he was not prepared for this. ]

M-Master Lu?!

[dragonsjaw]

[ what...

after a long moment he lowers his weapn and reaches up to his own head. Those bunny ears sure are soft. ]

[firetrap]

[ Alarmed, because -- he has bunny ears?? ...But they don't seem to be able to feel. Lu Xun tries to remove them. ]

...They [ read: mine ] appear to be stuck.

[dragonsjaw]

[ he gives his a good hard tug. ]

...indeed. [ he isn't even sure what the appropriate reaction would be. ]

[firetrap]

Could this be the surprise the request spoke of...?

[ Please say we haven't crossed a deity and that deity didn't decide to turn us into half-rabbits. ]

[dragonsjaw]

I would assume so unless this is a curse... [ he gives it another pull. ]

Do you feel well otherwise, Master Lu?

[firetrap]

[ Considering this seriously! ] ...I feel no different. [ Other than the ears. ] What of you, Master Jiang?

[dragonsjaw]

The same for myself. [ other than the fact that it makes him feel a bit ridiculous. ]

[firetrap]

[ ...looking on the bright side! ] At the very least, it seems we have not angered the land deity.

[dragonsjaw]

If this is the punishment it would be a strange deity. [ he has never heard of any deity turning someone into half rabbits. ]

As long as we are unharmed...I suppose we should proceed. [ hopefully by doing so they don't become full rabbits. ]

[firetrap]

[ He nods. ] Let us go, then. [ Lu Xun will lead the way again, keeping an eye out! After a while of pretty scenery, there is another chest up ahead, once again guarded by creatures. ]

Shall we proceed in the same manner as before?

[dragonsjaw]

[ You look weird, Lu Xun. But he follows anyways.

He nods in agreement and they proceed smoothly. This time when one of the creatures begin to chant they're prepared, closing in before it has a chance to attack. ]

I believe I'm beginning to adjust to the combat of this place.

[firetrap]

[ The sight of Jiang Wei fighting magnificently was only just slightly dimmed by the new ears. ]

Yes! The use of sorcery aside, these creatures fight rather predictably. [ 'It feels almost too easy' he wants to say but does not as he approaches the chest... If Jiang Wei wants to, he can poke it again. ]