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[seawarden]

Welcome to the Test Drive Meme for escordvi! Anyone can participate in the test drive, regardless of invite eligibility. Just keep in mind that only those who have received invitations from the mods can only reserve on February 23rd and apply on March 1st. Our EMP/ATP can be found here.

For your toplevel, please include the following: Character Name | Canon | Armada Choice | TDM (IF TDMING). Current players can use the same header, just without the "TDM" label. We do require those who are TDMin'g to include the label so other players can distinguish between others.

For everyone's convenience, TDM threads can be carried over in game if you wish! If you are still unsure which armada to place your character, you can play it a bit loose and vague in the TDM and make retroactive changes if you carry over the threads. The log itself is set to cover starting from October 13th until the end of the month. Characters will appear at random intervals during this time rather than all at once, so players have some more flexibility on how much more adjusted they are for someone else.

If you have any question about the TDM, comment here. If you have questions about the game in general, please comment to the Game Info.

TOPLEVEL DIRECTORY (Updated 2/16)

TEST SAILORS:
Bungou Stray Dogs - Fyodor Dostoevsky | Paladin
Chronicles of Narnia - Reepicheep | Paladin
Cookie Run: Kingdom - Pure Vanilla Cookie | Paladin
Fallen Hero - Sidestep | Corsair
Final Fantasy XVI - Midadol Telamon | Corsair
Genshin Impact - Tighnari | Undecided
Genshin Impact - Dehya | Corsair
Genshin Impact - Shikanoin Heizou | Undecided
Good Omens - Aziraphale | Paladin
Good Omens - Crowley | Corsair
Hazbin Hotel - Sir Pentious | Corsair
Hazbin Hotel - Alastor | Corsair
Hazbin Hotel - Lucifer | Corsair
Honkai Star Rail - Natasha | Undecided
Identity V - Grace (The "Naiad") | Undecided
Jujutsu Kaisen - Gojo Satoru | Corsair
Kingdom Hearts - Sora | Paladin
Kung Fu Panda - Master Oogway | Undecided
Love Between Fairy and Devil - Orchid | Paladin
Magic: The Gathering - Ral Zarek | Corsair
Marvel - Matt Murdock | Paladin
Mononoke - The Medicine Seller | Corsair
Octopath Traveler - Alfyn Greengrass | Undecided
Original Character - Yua | Corsair
One Piece - Eustass Kid | Corsair
Owl house - Edalyn Clawthorn | Corsair
Persona 3 - Minato Arisato | Corsair
Persona 3 Portable - Junpei Iori | Undecided
Persona 5 - Goro Akechi | Paladin
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened - Sherlock Holmes | Paladin
Tales of Symphonia - Kratos Aurion | Paladin
Tales of Symphonia - Lloyd Irving | Paladin
Voltron: Legendary Defender - Hunk Garrett | Paladin


CURRENT MEMBERS:
Azure Lane - Enterprise (CV-6) | Paladin
Baldur's Gate 3 - Astarion | Corsair
Daria - Daria Morgendorffer | Corsair
Final Fantasy XIV - Emet-Selch | Paladin
Genshin Impact - Kavh | Paladin
Genshin Impact - Alhaitham | Paladin
Granblue Fantasy - Eustace | Corsair
Kingdom Hearts - Roxas | Paladin
Love Between Fairy and Devil - Dongfang Qingcang | Corsair
Mass Effect - Garrus Vakarian | Paladin
Mycroft Holmes - Mycroft Holmes | Paladin
Pokemon - Professor Turo | Paladin
Ranma 1/2 - Ranma Saotome | Corsair

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GETTING STARTED

This section can be timed for any time after February 10th until the end of the month, which includes during the current event. These prompts are to benefit those TDMing, but this portion can be handwaved instead and be served as a reference for players to know what their character will have experienced and learned on arrival.

STARTER SHIPS

There are two ships that serve as starting ships for each armada: Stormbringer for the Corsairs, and Royal Fortune for the Paladins. There are various ways new arrivals—or riftfarers as they will be called, among other creative names—will appear on or by these ships. The crews for both ships will also seem a bit odd to some, as it is a mix of humans and various animalfolk, non-humans that look more animal than human. Some just look like large versions of their smaller counterparts. From birds, to seals, to even bears, there is no shortage of interesting faces and people on these ships.

🚪 Random room. It could be empty, filled with crates or supplies; down in the hull where the livestock are kept; have the luck to awaken in a bed...or the misfortune of that bed already occupied; somewhere in the kitchens; in the bathroom—any room! Now let's hope the doors can open or someone may have to try and ask for help. Or jump through the porthole if there is one and it's above water.
⛵ On deck. If not in the ship itself, another possible spot to wake up to is somewhere on the maindeck. If they're lucky, they're on the deck itself. More unfortunate souls may find themselves caught in the sails or netting, the crow's nest, or on the top of the masts. Someone should be able to help, right? Or catch.
🌊 In the water. The most unlucky sods will find themselves appearing in mid-air just past the ship and plummeting straight into the water. Good news, there's always someone on the look out for such a thing and calls for help to throw a lifesaver get the rowboat will be made. Are there sharks? Well... ...Are there?

However the new riftfarers arrive, they will be poorly clothed, practically rags or loose uniforms depending on the ship. Fortunately, veteran crewmates will guide them, escorting them to a room with a strange typewriter in it. After typing their name, the typewriter will magically continue and type by itself at a fast pace until it dings and rolls out the paper. This paper will have the following information:

• Name and Shellphone ID (journalname)
• Armada (Corsair or Paladin, will match the starter ship)
• Cabin Number for their personal cabin on the starter ship
• Apartment Address for their personal address at their base armada location
• A basic map of the starting locations in Eltrut, including written directions (continued in the Eltrut section)
• A basic map of where they can find a chest with their original clothes and belongings (this will be different for every person and will be anywhere either on the starter ship or on Eltrut—players can be creative here).

After that, the crewmate will do their best to explain the basics of how they got here, what's going on, and what they'll need to do to live in Escordvi while they are here, giving them a small leather pouch with money. They will be reaching Eltrut soon, so the crewmate will suggest they look around, meet the others who have arrived. Even from their distance, they will be able to see the giant sea turtle that serves as Eltrut's leviathan.

ON ELTRUT

Once in Eltrut, the new riftfarers will be greeted by several birdfolk who will be happy to give tours to those who may need them. Otherwise, anyone is free to roam as they please and will have a map for the following main places they should visit.

🐚 Microshell. The first stop that is encouraged will be Microshell, the main store to acquire their own personal Shellphone. The paper they received on their starter ship will have their ID and the staff at the store will set them up, explaining how the device and the network works.
✒️ Inkwave, Tattoo Parlor. The next stop is Inkwave, a tattoo parlor run by a very burly but friendly octopus, Knistej. Here everyone receives their own unique magic tattoo, allowing anyone to cast specific single element spells and other magic. Note: tattoos are required before anyone will be able to use their original magical abilities.
📜 MANTA office. The final stop is the MANTA office, where all the request, mission, and task notices are posted. Each armada has their own branch office for armada specific notices as well. A great place to find jobs to earn some cash so they don't stay a hobo forever.

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OCARD: ISLAND OF DRAGONS

Early in the month, Nogard will travel to the island of Ocard where dragons of all types can already be seen migrating to it. A large island filled with clear blue lakes, dense forests, high mountainous cliffs, and even large, rocky platforms that somehow float in the air, it is the perfect place for such mythical creatures to gather, mingle, and hopefully find their mate and brood. While some dragons do remain on the island as permanent residents, the real "keepers" of Ocard are the dragonfolk. Living deep within the forests, they are a race of dragons that come in different sizes and forms, but have less magic and power compared to the larger ones. They help protect the land and ensure it continues to thrive so that the dragons can come and go without issue.

Those from Eltrut and Elah will have access to a special dragon-run ship that will cut through the waters and get them there within two days.

While it is impossible to cover all the types of dragons that are coming into Ocard, and there are many hybrids and mixes, they are generally grouped into the following types:

💨 Air.

Air dragons look like they’re made of diamonds with transparent bodies and fluffy feathered wings. They are gentle and peaceful and like to play. They will toss people in the air or give them the temporary ability to fly with their dragon’s breath. They like to play harmless pranks on others like stealing items, kidnapping people for rides in the clouds or impersonating the voices of loved ones.

🔥 Fire.

These are quadrupedal, lizard-like and have thick leathery wings. They are playfully aggressive and like to fight and show off their strength. They’ll do anything to show off their might which means they will challenge anyone and everything to a fight. But it is important to note that they’re not bloodthirsty. They just love competition and will back down if they rightfully lose. They have the ability to heal anyone after a duel and like to give winners shiny gold coins.

💧 Water.

These ones are fish and snake-like, with long bodies and fins and shiny lustrous scales. They spend most of their time in the water and like to jump out and make a show of dancing on top of the water and over the waves. They are performing creatures and love music and dance and will coax others to either swim with them or dance with them on the water’s surface. They enjoy lifting spirits and will give others bits of wisdom and life advice. For anyone who shows an appreciation for music, they will gift them pretty gemstones.

⛰️ Earth.

They are heavy, thick and dinosaur-like and look like they are made of stone and metal. They like to breathe on plant life to make it grow faster and love to munch on trees and bushes. They can make flowers grow in people’s hair and will give them sweet fruits to eat. They also enjoy talking and sharing stories and will often offer words of affirmation to those who need a boost of self-esteem.

⚡ Lightning.

These dragons look like they’re made of a thundercloud, with puffy bodies and electrical currents running through them. They are dreamers and like to nap or put people to sleep. They will give dreamers good dreams and curl up with them to sleep as well. They are experts in dreaming so if asked politely about the sleeping curse they will give others a black round amulet to cure one person each of the sleeping curse. It coughs up the amulet, so the requester will need to wipe off the sticky saliva.

🕶️ Darkness.

These dark dragons have huge thick leathery wings and dark metal-like scales and nails. They often breathe out black smoke and have dark-coloured eyes or piercing bright yellow ones. Despite their dark look, these dragons are not hostile in any way. They dislike fighting and would rather lounge around and listen to the world passing by them. Despite that, they like to inflict nightmares on sleeping creatures just to see them squirm or to make their dreams just a little more interesting. They might also know about the sleeping curse and can extract sleeping demons… If they care enough to help. They might need convincing in the form of many delicious snacks.

While the festivities of Dragon's Gale are the predominant attraction of Ocard, the island itself holds ample opportunities of resources and locations that visitors can explore… But the dragons will not promise any protection for those who venture further than the designated zones. Although dragons reign supreme, there are other monsters and hazards that can threaten not only non-dragons, but young hatchlings as well. Threats that the dragons will gladly reward those who help deal with them.

🌳 Poisoned Trees. Giant, poisonous spiders managed to infest and poison part of the forest and the earth dragons are trying to clear them out. Climb high to burn the webs using special crystals granted by the dragons that won't harm the trees, and beware the thorny vines that try to trap and attack. If poisoned by the spiders or trees, a cure made by crystal honey must be eaten before nightfall.
🐊 Swamp. Large snakes and basilisks have increased in number and threaten to hunt and eat young dragon hatchlings and dragon eggs laid by the earth and water dragons within the territory. Cull the numbers and save any caught.
🌊 Toxic Lake. One of the usually pristine lakes had a dangerous algae bloom and has become toxic. The water dragons have cleansed their own areas but the wildlife is at risk of becoming decimated. The lake must be purified either through magic or some kind of filtration system while also restoring the devastated wildlife.
🦴 Graveyard. Permission has been granted for visitors to harvest a few dragon bones, which can be potent for many spells and potions of all kinds. While there, they may see shadows and ghosts of dragons past, and if they listen carefully they may even hear of their stories. Just beware of some of the skeletal remains suddenly rising up to attack. Whether they are cursed remains or a dragon playing a prank, better to fend them off and let them rest in peace once and for all rather than joining them.
🌻 Floating Gardens. Maintained by the air and earth dragons, one of the large, floating land masses within the island houses a vast array of gardens filled with various flowers, plants, and trees that are both native to the island and imported from others. One could argue this is their great treasure, especially with various "snapping" creatures roaming through to guard any who try to destroy or take the flowers without permission. Wind and earth crystals can also be found and are free to harvest.

There is one particular type of place that visitors may want to stay away from—or perhaps may want to find one of their own. For dragons who have found their mate, they will seek an empty grotto and pledge their vows. While some dragons will only stay together for the brooding season, others will remain as lifelong partners. It's a beautiful thing…that most will not want to bear witness so shoo. Even dragons need privacy.

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DRAGON'S GALE

With the assistance of the Corsairs who share a natural affinity towards the dragons due to Nogard's own draconic form, large feasts and challenges are held often as entertainment for visitors. The dragons also participate in these activities, as they also use them as an opportunity to show off and meet other potential mates. Or perhaps it's not a dragon that catches their eye…!?

There is a plethora of activities as one might expect for a time of celebration and matchmaking. Although the focus is on the dragons, the spirit and mood makes them playful enough to try and push their non-dragon guests to find their own "special partner." And for those who are not so romantically inclined, forging friendships and strong bonds are also heavily encouraged.

🐲 Dragon Riding. If anyone is brave enough to climb up on an unsuspecting dragon or jump on the back of one without notice they may be able to take that dragon for a joy ride. If the dragon possesses wings, prepare for a breathtaking journey soaring high above the clouds, gripping tightly as it gracefully glides through the sky. Should it be a sea-dwelling dragon, be prepared for an underwater adventure, diving into dark caverns or plunging beneath the waves—requiring you to master the art of holding your breath. And for those riding land dragons, brace yourself for a wild and bumpy journey as they thunder or race each other across the terrain. Locals say that if riders can hold and stay on the dragon for the entire duration of the ride, they will have good fortunes for the year. Don’t fall off!
🐉 Dancing Dragons. As the sun begins its descent toward the horizon, closer to sunset, the dragons will start their elaborate courtship dances. It's a mesmerizing spectacle—a graceful dance between two dragons, their movements perfectly synchronized as they weave and twirl around each other in pretty and rhythmic patterns. The sight is captivating, maybe even drawing others into the enchanting display. Some may feel compelled to join in the festivities, inviting someone to dance with them amidst the swirling dragons. It’s the perfect backdrop to an intimate dance.
🤺 Dragon Duels. Fighting for one's potential love or friend is a common way to exhibit one's strength, and the dragons are no different. There are numerous arenas and stages set up around the main area and anyone is encouraged to step up and fight, even if it's just for fun. The dragons are particularly interested in watching any Corsair vs. Paladin matches and may even just shove them in there. Real weapons and magic are allowed, and only intervention from the dragons is a "no death" spell where all fatal hits turn into an explosion of tomato sauce.
📿 Dragon Charms. Many people have made it a tradition to make little dragon-shaped charms for good luck. Use special silk strings to make colourful charms that can be attached to clothing or bags as a cute little fashion statement. They make nice gifts as well!
🥚 Dragon Eggs. Using fake bejeweled, faberge eggs, Corsairs must try to "steal" the eggs and hide them while the Paladins must try and retrieve them. It's supposed to be a fun, competitive game between the two Armadas as well as a chance for either to win the egg at the end. However, there is a smuggling group that is using the game as a guise to try and steal real dragon eggs, which look quite different. Stop and catch these thieves for the dragons turn the entire island into a wasteland in trying to retrieve the eggs themselves.

Unlike other festival type feasts, the kind hosted by the dragons are huge with more of an all-you-can-eat buffet style. Held during the evenings and always accompanied with giant casks of ale, there are large portions of meat, all hunted by the dragons and dragonfolk, though they will welcome any who may try their luck and offer something to the many tables as well. Just beware taking on a drinking challenge from a dragon—they have greater tolerance than most and will be quick to goad anyone to try and drink them under the table (though they usually end up on top instead). But for those who may want a lighter snack, there are many stalls selling special delicacies—that have a little extra something to them.

🥐 Dragon Croissant. Adorable pastries shaped like tiny dragons. Anyone who's eaten a croissant will be granted a partial or full dragon transformation for the day. Unfortunately, those wings can't fly.
🎱 Dragon Balls. They say that eating the Dragon Balls will grant you one wish, but no one has confirmed or denied whether they come true. The truth is... whatever is wished for will end up with some kind of twist. For example, wishing for riches will grant a nice pile of chocolate coins.
🧔 Dragon Beard Candy. These sweet little candies will grant people the gift of flight for one hour.
🍍 Dragonfruit Bowls. Served in pitaya shells, these colorful and refreshing mixed fruit salads will relieve the eaters' stress and make them feel more confident.
🌶️ Rainbow Dragon Peppers. Depending on the colour of pepper, those who are brave enough to eat the peppers will be given a special type of breath: fire, lightning, or ice.
🧋 Boba Tea. Makes every emotion someone is feeling intensified (level of intensity differs person to person.)

While Nogard is readily available for those willing to stay within Corsair territory (for a very high fee), there are plenty of inns and campsites that visitors can use for their stay. Just be prepared to share rooms and tents if there aren't enough vacant spots.

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CASTLE RAIDS

Scattered throughout the island are numerous castles and ancient temples and buildings that many dragons have called their own. From high up in the mountains and floating land masses, to deep within the lakes and caves, there is question of whether these structures are leftovers from the "old world" or if they were built especially for the dragons. Perhaps a mix of both. Regardless, all of them house untold treasures and relics that the dragon resident has collected over time.

And Dragon's Gale is the perfect time for their "spring cleaning" of sorts.

While a dragon would rather kill anyone who tries to take their hoard, it has become tradition to allow non-dragon visitors to test their might and wit to actually do so. They have to begrudgingly admit they have way too much and some can be hazard for young dragons, so they set aside what they are (un)willing to part with and those who are able to pass through their challenges and traps, or perhaps even face the dragon itself, can keep their rewards.

To make things more interesting and in the spirit of their own endeavors in finding a mate, there is a known "challenge" where dragons will dragonnap unsuspecting individuals, usually those who are seen either with a significant other or close friends, and bring them to their castle. Now their "hostage" must be saved. While some may disagree, the dragons find this "game" a surefire way to help unwilling couples or friends to show their bonds. No harm will come to the hostage, unless something should happen to incite the dragon's ire…

🕸️ Maze. The castle itself is a labyrinth of corridors that twist and turn among themselves. Not only that, but there are illusory walls and floors that are designed to disorient people, so everyone should keep their wits about them! Large, feral spiders creep among the dusty cobwebs, and down the other corridor is a toy spider that, if broken, has candy inside. Try not to trip the giant rolling boulders, or else be ready to run and duck into other corridors to escape!
💨 Traps. The castle is armed with all sorts of dangerous traps, so watch your step! Flamethrowers, hidden trap doors that drop into dangerous spike pits, tripwires that will trigger spiked walls to close in. There are even some rooms fortified with smoke traps that will shroud anyone in darkness. Should anyone choose to take the less adventurous route, instead of steel, everything will be made of foam, the pits will be filled with all manner of nasty things (pudding, whipped cream, jello, balls!), and the darkness gas will be replaced with laughing gas. Opening a random chest may also send people to another random room in the castle, so be warned!
🪄 Magic Hexes. Randomly, magical hexes will be cast in an attempt to disorient the raiders. They can range from paralysis to confusion, even sometimes hallucinations. Other times, they can be physical effects—oops, did their legs just turn into fins? Why does it feel like someone is tickling them for ten minutes non-stop?
🗝️ Guardians. A fortress of treasures always has to have guards, so there will be encounters with stone gargoyles, trolls, wyvern, and the like. Fend them off!

For those who do make it past the many obstacles and out of the traps, they will be faced with one final challenge: battle the one of the many dragons! Whether caught attempting to steal treasure that they will guard or trying to save a hostage, they are on full alert, and boy, do the dragons love a good fight. While these battles will not be too challenging, they are still looking for raiders and rescuers to put on a good fight and show with them. Weapons and magic are fair game, and they will do the same, but remember: this is just that, a game.

In the end, they are simply trying to strengthen the bonds of others, and maybe even play a little bit of matchmaker. Just remember that this is all for fun, so show off a little to impress that hostage, add a bit of dramatic flair, and have a good time!

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QUESTS

The current MANTA Board is available, but we have a couple of additional quests that are specific for the event! Teaming up is of course encouraged, no matter what the affiliation. You can assume they acquired some kind of ship for the quests out at sea, either the starter ship or some other ship heading out there. All quests will be worth 4 points.

Bite-Sized Blessings

Nogard and Ocard

It’s been a few months since the little pink dragon that was loose around the leviathans was caught and safely returned to Nogard where she can live a peaceful life. But now that the dragons have started to migrate she’s become restless, and while she is too young to find a mate, she also wants to play and know what it's like to be in love. The task is simple: take this little pink dragon, as big as a house cat now, on a nice little “date.” Take her walking, take her to see some music, treat her to a nice meal (raw and alive food!) and hold her little clawed paws. Treat her like she’s special and she might kiss your cheek for a lovely day. And that kiss will be a good luck blessing for your own love life.

A Shroom with a View

Everywhere

Strangely coloured mushrooms have been appearing all over the leviathans. These pesky mushrooms have a stinky acrid smell and have been irritating the leviathans in a bad way. They need these mushrooms picked and disposed of as soon as possible or the smell is only going to get worse and worse. Beware, when picking these mushrooms they give off a terrible dust that when inhaled will plague the picker with strange dreamy hallucinations. Strangely enough… These mushrooms might have the ability to force sleeping demons to try and escape their current victim because they can’t stand the smell.

Walking On Sunshine

Everywhere

Have you ever wondered how to walk on water? Sunfish have started to overpopulate the waters which have left many shallows stoked to the brim with them. Sunfish are regrettably untasty fish so the children in the area have made a game out of them rather than trying to fish them for food. Try your best to hop from sunfish to sunfish and make your way as far as you can go before the fish can’t hold your weight any longer.

Fuss in Boots

Eltrut

An old haggard cat has been roaming around Eltrut adorning a very fancy feather pirate’s hat and a black eyepatch. This refined cat has lost its previous captain and is looking for the dead man’s lost peg leg. He needs help finding the peg leg because the cat claims that there is a special treasure hidden inside the wooden leg. Help him find the peg leg and if found he’ll crack it open only to reveal a hidden stash of catnip. He’ll laugh at you for being so gullible but at least you helped little ol’ him. And no, he does not want you to adopt him. If you suggest it he’ll call you a “Lily-livered Bootlick” and say he would survive better on his own. Wow, he’s kind of mean…

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QUESTIONS

[seawarden]

[sine_metu]

Are there any adaptive technologies - braille, voice to text and text to voice - in the world for blind people?

Midadol Telamon | FF16 | Corsair | TDM

[midifications]

Eltrut

[Well getting to be on the back of a turtle sure was weird after being on a ship that wasn't the Enterprise wasn't on her bingo card on how she woke up, but here she was, hands on her hips, brows furrowed, and taking in the sights of an honest to gods town on a giant turtle.

...they could exist in Valisthea, Ash and Storm weren't the only places there after all, but...]

Well doesn't this just beat all, huh?

[Yep, just that.]

Here Be Dragons
Toxic Lake

[As if she would pass up a chance to look around an actual isle full of dragons. But what's caught her eye is the lake— it reminds her of the lake where the Hideaway was moved, stagnant and old and blighted. She had her way of fixing it, pulling up the water to filter it, make it safe for everyone, maybe she could do that here, too?

Anyone wandering over will find her squatting down next to the lake, watching it, making some notes on her shellphone to herself on things to try that could be quick for now, but if they're allowed to come back...]

...Right, that'd take too long, but what about... well, guess I could take a look 'round, see what all is here that could help filter, but...

[She'll be here a while.]

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Gardens

[After some time at the lake before other festivities start, Mid really, really needs to see the "treasure" of the dragons: a floating garden. The only floating thing in her own world isn't so great, so this? Is definitely a treasure!

After being warned to not take the flowers but the crystals are safe, she'll be on the lookout for plenty of those, but... also be taking in the sights. That's important.

Any crystal she comes across though, gets deposited directly into a bag that's already looking like it's going to be bursting.]

Bet I can use these for somethin' here, like they can be used back in the Hideaway— maybe even make a supercharged engine?

[There's a grin at that; new project idea just dropped.]

Guess I'll need a bunch o' the wind ones!

Castle Raiding

[Is your maze excursion too peaceful? Have you successfully avoided traps, rolling boulders, and spiders?

Well congrats, because your perfect record is being ruined this very moment, because a blonde teenager is going to be running full tilt toward you, away from a rumbling in the distance that's only growing closer.]

Spider boulder! Run!

[Spider boulder? What? As she takes off to try to duck into a safe crevasse, you'll see what she was talking about: a large boulder rolling, but a few feral spiders on top of it... almost as if they're making it roll. Huh.

Do you run and join the teenager? May be smart.]

Wildcard

See nothing here that catches your eye? Rather run into Mid doing something else? Great!

Mid will be seen: at the buffet, during the dragon dance, and sometimes accompanied by a small, pink dragon for the MANTA Board request! Any other things can also be done here, and you can hit me up on plurk @infel!

Gardens

[yuezun]

[She's not the only one exploring the gardens. And while Daqiang was definitely interested in digging up some of the plants there, the earth and wind crystals were more of an interest. While they were not jade, they did seem to function in much the same way various colored jade was the physical embodiment of an element. So too were these the crystalized forms of the purest of the elements in this world. Fire. Ice. Now earth and wind. Did that mean there were lightning and light and darkness as well as a dozen others with how many elements this world divided it's magic into?]

The fire crystals of Avaleci are more useful for powering magitech.

[Daqiang commented, coming up behind her and reaching past to scoop up a wind crystal that she had not yet taken. It was tucked into a small bag he was carrying that was also getting fit to burst.]

Has Cid not brought any back to your ship?

Master Oogway | Kung Fu Panda | Armada Undecided | TDM

[wiserthanusall]

i. Eltrut: New Beginnings
Someone is holding up the line. They held up the line at the typewriter, even after they'd been offered their paper. They had stared with beneficent blankness at the hapless crewmate being asked to explain their state of affairs, and the poor shop clerk who had been obliged to take nearly an entire hour to teach the function of the shellphone— and was seeming more than a little desperate, by the end.

Still, Oogway is undeterred; he has not allowed himself to be hurried along in many years, now, and is uninterested in beginning to do so now. He simply parks his massive shell in the middle of wherever's most convenient, poking away at the touchscreen with blithe interest.

"Oooh, I see," He mutters, and then blinks and looks a little closer at the device. Was this broadcasting? Maybe. Can he tell? Not very well, no. Does he know what's happening right now? "Hmm... Maybe not. Ah."

Oh no, he's seen you. There is no escape.

"Excuse me, young one! Can you tell me how this thing works, please?"

ii. Ocard: The Isle of Dragons
As poorly as he adapted to the influx of technology, there's at least one member of the riftfarers group who's taken to both the ocean and the dragons as if he had expected nothing else of his time here. Indeed, almost before anyone else has had a chance to find their feet, Oogway had simply walked away from the pier, as calmly as if he were strolling down a broad thoroughfare in the Valley of Peace.

It's often been said that the Gods bless fools and doddering old men in equal measure, but... Does he know how dangerous this place can be? M...maybe someone should stop him?

iii. Dragons Gale: Tell Tale Tail
If one were to, eventually, catch up with Oogway, they'd find him wandering from place to place, watching the festivities, competitions, and celebrations with avid interest, but participating in nothing. He doesn't even seem to be going for the food! Is he lost? Does he know where he is? Old man— er, old tortoise, is anyone watching you?

"And then Shifu said, Master, it was only an accident!" But he does settle, and that's where most will find him, sitting amongst a coil of dragons, laughing along and gesturing broadly, much to the hilarity of his draconic audience, "Yes, I laughed too. But you won't guess what happened next..."

There's a bowl of fruit by his seat, and someone has given him a walking stick, but he seems wholly engrossed in conversation with his new friends. Won't you come and hear the story too?

iv. Wildcard
Go ahead and give me a starter of your own, or put your own twist on what I've got here! I'm excited to see what you come up with for me.

Eltrut

[yuezun]

The stop on Eltrut had meant to be quick. Just some supplies for the Phantom Moon that had run out unexpectedly early. A check in with a couple merchants for future orders. What was becoming a 'usual' round activities before he teleported back to ship.

Only his current stop was being delayed by the appearance of a dottering old turtle who was just large enough to prevent the now growing line from moving forward as he did whatever it was he was doing. Attempting to move around the old man and cut in line had Daqiang being addressed directly by him. A slow blink and a sigh, followed by an eyeroll, made it more than clear that 1) Daqiang was frustrated by the request and 2) he was immediately resigned to the role of helping if it meant that he could get on with his day once that was done.

So he approached and knelt down to reach out and put a hand on the turtle's elbow, "Old man, let us move to somewhere more comfortable and this venerable one will show you."

Dongfang Qingcang | Love Between Fairy and Devil | Corsairs

[yuezun]

[[OOC: Everything here is timey-wimey to the last couple weeks of the month.]]

Ocard
If anyone had thought to inform Daqiang that Lightning Dragons were apparently 'experts' on dreams and dreaming in this world, he would not spent so much time researching counter-curses and crafting rituals and instead would have tracked one of them down to get a amulet from. And then spent time researching when he wasn't exhausted from the nightmares the sleeping demon had induced. As he had now been rid of his own unwanted dream demon, he was mostly visiting the lightning dragon to obtain an amulet that he could keep for study.

He was also disappointed that no one had thought to mention that getting an amulet from them involved it being coughed up from it's throat.

Daqiang attempted to maintain his dignity as he accepted the saliva covered amulet and bowed his head in the closest he would ever come to saying 'thank you' to anyone or anything. Not one to hoard his wealth of dignity-destroying experiences, Daqiang immediately shoved the amulet into his companions' hands after they left the immediate vicinity of the lighting dragon with a frustrated, "Clean that up."

Dragon Riding
[Daqiang had experience with riding dragons. Specifically ones that could fly. So it was one with wings that he mischievously jumped aboard (he is not normally so vivacious). A half-drunk boba tea in one hand and his other arm wrapped around the waist of an unwitting companion, the Moon Supreme was ready for a ride through the clouds as the dragon took off in an attempt to shake them!

Question being: were you as ready?]


NETWORK
when | last week of February
username | yuezun
format | Video

[The Moon Supreme appears on the screen with a steely gaze, clearly showing his current displeasure before he even speaks. When he does, despite the obvious irritation, his tone is one of boredom with an almost unnatural evenness to it.]

There is a woman who has recently arrived. She is a hand shorter than this venerable one, with hair that is dark brown like the sun-warmed bark of a tree, and will have flowers or delicate jewelry woven in. Her eyes are the color of amber as it sparkles in the morning light. Her skin is fair and her clothes will be lightly colored in the pastels of one might find painting a well-tended garden. She has no name, but answers to 'Orchid'.

She belongs to this venerable one and this venerable one would see her returned to him. Safely. Uninjured.

Any who can provide news of her whereabouts or bring her to this venerable one - uninjured and not by force - will be rewarded. This venerable one has amassed a small collection of magical treasure since coming to this world. If your news leads to her return, or you bring her yourself, this venerable one will allow you to select something from his treasure pavilion as your reward.

[He shook out his sleeves and waited.]

Wildcard
[Daqiang is around the festival after his own sleeping curse has been lifted. Rf there's something you'd like to do with him on Ocard that isn't covered here, go for it.]

MANTA BOARD (open me)

Harvesting Moonlight
[Daqiang had not taken part in the original planting, but some of the seeds had made their way back to him and he wanted to see the results before he attempted planting any of his own. Which was why he was now standing with a brow furrowed in concentration as he paid very close attention the farmer instructing the small group he was a part of in what to look for to determine how ready the moondrakes were for harvest. As well as demonstrating how fast they rot when not quite ripe, and how blindingly bright they were when ready.]

Will they rot if you dig a small hole near to them to check for their shine? Without pulling them up from the soil?

[He asked, curious if that would work better for those who might have difficulty telling the different between the color of the leaves of a plant ready to be harvested and those almost ready.]

Bite-Sized Blessings
[A couple months back this little beast had seen fit to use his crown as a bed and wrap her tiny little tail around him at every opportunity because he ran just hot enough for her comfort and, for some reason had not taken his threats of bodily harm seriously. It was almost like she could tell he had not actually cared enough to follow through beyond a warning shot of fire at her.

And so she had found her way back to him, after Nogard took it's rest on the shores of Ocard, and was insisting he 'walk' with her through the festivities. 'Walking' in this case meant that she had her paws and tail wrapped tightly around his forearm while her wings beat furiously to drag him (reluctantly, resigned) along to every brightly colored stall, food vendor, and street stage she saw.

Come interrupt the 'date' to show Daqiang how you really treat a lady, join them for some fun, or encourage him to get more into the spirit of things!]

A Shroom With A View
[He was picking mushrooms for several reasons: they were becoming a plague on the God-Beasts upon whom Daqiang was a guest and their survival was nominally tied to his own, their dust could induce hallucinations which could be very useful if harvested and stored, and their smell had apparently been witnessed to force a demon out of someone cursed with the drowning nightmares - curing them in the process. The discs that could force the dream demons out could be found randomly, as if they had been needed once on a regular basis but that such time had passed some ages ago, were single use and crumbled after they had been successfully invoked. Making a perfume of some sort from the mushrooms would be vastly more useful if their smell actually worked. So he was going to carefully harvest some to grow elsewhere. Once he found a place he could do so safely. Possibly his apartment in Fang, since he had moved all but a few books from it to his cabin on the Phantom Moon.]

Carefully.

[He warned as the person nearest him in the communal effort to help the Leviathans began the process of removing a mushroom from it's current home.]

You'll have to dig into the surface further if you want to ensure no spores remain to grow back in this place.

network; video;

[pinksidekicking]

[ ...........

........................ ]

Are you looking for your girlfriend? Wait. You'll probably mistake that word for something else.

[ Not just because he's from that sort of time period, but because he's Dongfang. ]

Is she your wife or lover or betrothed?

[ Nimona did hear about the part where this woman belongs to him but... there's much better things to be asking about. ]

Reepicheep | Chronicles of Narnia | Paladin | TDM

[dawn_seeker]

ROYAL FORTUNE//ARRIVAL
"You will return my sword, and face me as befit a man of honor!" There is a commotion on the deck of the Royal Fortune today, though perhaps that is to be expected. This particular commotion comes with a mouse the size of a human child, darting about among the sailors, and issuing demands for satisfaction.

That is to say, he's trying to duel them.

"I can hardly call you men, but that you refuse to face a mouse of good reputation, but nevertheless! It will not stand. En garde!"

ELRUT//ARRIVAL
"Very well sir, if there is no better road back to my compatriots, then I shall make my own way forth, thank you," It's a voice from knee-height, from a creature best not described as adorable, though it would not be inaccurate to do so: a Talking Mouse.

Currently, he is sweeping impatiently out of Microshell, muttering to himself over his shellphone, and turning it this way and that as if to discern the method of its function. Which is how you meet; he bumps into your knees, nearly knocking himself down and—

"Watch it, now! There are mice about!"

CAPTURE THE FL-EGG//DRAGONS
Reepicheep had great respect for dragons, as he did any mighty enemy with which he might conceivably be permitted to commit to deadly combat with. More to the point; he was unafraid of them, inasmuch as he ever was afraid of anything at all, save the loss of his own dignity. That these are a friendly sort is only barely a disappointment; there is, as ever, more good sport to be found in peace and friendship than in war.

Riding a-dragonback, fencing and sparring with the mighty beasts, and now games of skill and subterfuge! What could be better? A game of, so to speak, cat-and-mouse between the Corsairs and Paladins.

"You there! Any sign of the villains?" He doesn't know if you're an enemy or not, but Reepicheep's been given a sword somewhere, or maybe it's more of a dagger by ordinary standards, and he's not afraid to be seen by anyone, friend or foe.

And if you're trying to snatch an egg, Aslan help you.

SMUGGLERS//DRAGONS
...Of course, it is in this pursuit that Reepicheep spots the actual villains, creeping amongst the stones and wood-scree, hunched low with their arms full of suspicious bundles.

"Ho there, friend or foe?" Comes the cheery hail, obvious and audible to anyone nearby, and the smugglers freeze, looking up— and then laugh when they see him.

"...Now is that polite?" He asks them, dangerous with his teeth showing, and leaps down, blade flashing, "THIEVES AND BRIGANDS, YOU'LL RUE THIS DAY, SHOULD YOU LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO REMEMBER IT!"

He's only one little mouse, against so many. However valiant he might be, you might want to lend him some help.

WILDCARD//FREE SPACE
Hit me with your best shot, or make a request!

Arrival

[catsgothistongue]

[Ranma hadn't exactly been eagle-eyed himself. He was mostly waltzing on around Elrut, catching the sights and strolling the pier. Which is why he felt something or rather someone run face first into his knee. Judging by the size, his initial thought was 'Oh shit, did I just knock over a kid?' But nope, the voice confirmed that it was an adult. A tiny adult...

... mouse.

Huh. That's something you don't see every day]

... Yeah, I can see that.

Roxas | Kingdom Hearts | Paladin

[seasaltkeys]

[A - Dragon Riding]

[He shouldn't do this.

There's a lot of reasons why he shouldn't do this. It's probably rude. He's probably going to fall off. He's probably going to get hurt. Certainly more than the dragon, at any rate.

But it's right there.

There's a dragon, just below him, just hanging out. And it would be easy to just jump and the dragon might not even notice him. For all of his bluster, Roxas is not that big.

It's right there and flying on a dragon's back is probably really cool. Roxas thinks it looks cool.

So, he's here, at the edge of this cliff, looking at this dragon, and thinking.]

[B - Castle Raid]

[i. Damsel in Distress]

[It's a large cell that Roxas is in, larger than it needs to be probably. Maybe meant for a bigger prisoner or a larger group of people. But for the moment, it's just Roxas. He sits in the middle of the floor, looking kind of bored, really. Maybe a bit tired. Certainly annoyed.

He's tried to escape but he can't quite reach the barred windows and even then, he could only get his arm through. Despite the size of the prison, he can't quite fit through the bars of the door, and he's shaken them enough to know they won't budge. He's got a good attack modifier, but his strength stat isn't that high. (Bend Bars Lift Gates won't work here and we can't all be Hella Veral.) And there's no decent cracks in the walls or what look like secret ways out. So the middle of the floor it is.

He sighs, and shifts his head from one hand to another. Waiting for a rescue sucks.]

[ii. Rescuing Himself]

[Or maybe he gets lucky.

Maybe he manages to find a way to shimmy out of the cell. Maybe he manages to slip away from the guards. However he did it, it's happened and he's on the loose and eager to escape.

But man, lair actions just kinda suck don't they?

In his eagerness to escape, Roxas isn't quite paying attention and the stone he steps on isn't quite as solid as he hopes. Instead, the trap door activates and instead, the step is a lot more than expected as Roxas falls down. And when he gets up there's a lot more walls.

A different sort of prison.

A maze.

There's a flash and he has his keyblade out. Especially because he can hear footsteps coming this way.]

Who's there?

[C - Sunfish]

[It's easy enough to be drawn into silly competitions, and that's what happened here with Roxas. Get some kids together, they start playing around, it doesn't take long for a challenge to develop. And this time it's skipping across sunfish.

It's Roxas's turn right now. He's got his shoes off and his pants rolled up, and he's doing alright it seems. Except for now, where he's got a problem. There's a few fish around on his route, but there's one that's a slightly bigger step than he can do, another that's a debatable jump. And he's got to make a choice.]

Oh come on, move closer.

[D - General/Wildcard]

[Nothing grabbing you above? Here's what else Roxas is up to this month:

-Dragon's Gale-wise, he can be found enjoying the food and games of the festival. Though, being a Paladin at a Corsair event, he might be a little nervous.

-Quests! Want to go on a Quest? Let's do it! The Moon Drakes and High Above Me She Sews Lovely have caught my eye, but I'm open to anything.

-He'll be hanging around the Plus Ultra Crew, and getting a feel for their ship. His ship now. He's still adjusting to that as well.

-Further plotting can be done at his CR Meme comment or at urbaninja]

Rescuing Himself

[afoolshope]

[Minato's hands were raised as he stepped around the corner, although he did have a sword at his hip but obviously he wasn't reaching for it. One of his hands had a butterfly tattoo on the palm.]

Just me.

[Er... the teen wouldn't know who "me" is, though.]

Minato.

[He gestured with his head to the way he came.]

That place is a dead end.

Sir Pentious | Hazbin Hotel | Corsair | TDM

[eggnoodle]

[arrival]
[Stormbringer]

[The fact that none of the locals on this ship seem to give a fuck and a half about the eight foot plus cobra man slithering around among them is... Totally missed on Pentious's part, actually. No one else in Hell gives a shit about what he looks like after all, so despite waking up on a... galleon? Barque? Brigantine? He's not a sailor, so fucked if he knew, but despite suddenly appearing on a big ol' boat no doubt an impossible distance away from home, at the very least no one even giving him a second look is just another Tuesday.

Which is great, that's one less thing to factor into the overwhelming sense of panic and confusion he is currently going through right now, he's grabbing at literally anyone he possibly can, frantically waving around the map he'd been given not all that long ago.]

Excusssse me, excussse me, I have a query? A quessstion? Hello? Anyone? Pardon? Just a moment?

I'm looking for my thingssss, blassst it all! Will ssssome member of the staff help me with this godforsssaken map?!


[Dragon's Gale]
[Dragon Duels]

[There's a downside, to being both frightening in appearance while also being a complete weenie. People think you're more badass than you actually are, and you're too much of a wet noodle to keep from being bullied into doing things normally reserved for actual badasses.

Case in point: some fucking comedian of a dragon has just knocked Pentious into the ring. Lord god in heaven he is doing his best right now, he's pulling out all the dramatic big bad guy stops in this Saturday Morning Cartoon Villain bit he has going on but it doesn't exactly take a giga genius to see how every eye on the serpent's body is wildly looking around for an exit, the one set in the sinner demon's hat just about on the verge of tears. It's really ruining the whole vibe, but to his credit, Pentious himself isn't behaving like he's as scared shitless as he actually is right now.]

Ssssso it's jusssst you and me, Paladin! I, Ssssir Pentious, will now ssssoundly defeat you in combat! Mark my wordsss, I am undefeated, you don't sssstand a chance against me!

In... fact, you would be better off fleeing! No one would blame you for it, leassst of all myself, I completely understand your undiluted terror! No need to even ssstart, the door'sss right over there, it's just fine, I won't chase you, thisss is your last chance!

[Egg hunt]

[Against all odds, he has Found Egg. Don't... don't ask how he got in here, chances are it was a long and stupid series of events that used up every last ounce of luck Pentious had for the next few hundred years, he literally just Mr. Magoo'd his way into this place but in is in and egg is egg.

Awful gaudy thing too, the serpent trying to carefully and quickly tuck the glimmering object away in his hat before anyone can see him fucking about in here.

Okay.... Now what, genius. How does he get out of here with this fucking egg?]

[MANTA Board]
[Shroom with a View]

[Nope. Nope. He keeps trying to help with the mushrooms, he said he would after all. It'd be awfully shitty of him to take that back now, and Charlie wouldn't be too pleased to hear he was backing out of promises like some kind of liar.

But he just cannot get close to this thing. Every time he inches in, the abysmal stench of it sends him scrambling back, retching every time.

Or, perhaps you've arrived just when he's finally forced himself to pluck a few. It's not ended well, for the sinner demon, curled into a ball and making some truly pitiful gagging sounds as the meager lump of plucked mushrooms he's made himself gather sits to one side. Menacingly.

Please help him, someone come over here and rescue him from the consequences of his own actions.]

[WILDCARD]

[Wanna do a different thing? Go ahead and do it! You can contact this journal or shoot me a message on squiddly]

arrival

[passimclamoribus]

[ Now there is someone that he thought he wouldn't be seeing or hearing from again. How interesting. Interesting indeed. And oh Alastor does watch the little thing slither about in a rather panicked state - oh it is a taste that satisfies his palate for the moment to be sure - for quite a while.

There is that internal debate on whether or not he should bother. Unfettered as he is, is there any reason to? Why, Alastor could simply watch and enjoy the show. ]

From my understanding, a map is meant to be followed my good fellow. Surely that little fact isn't lost on you.

[ Because he is now sitting right there on some cargo without a care in the world. Absent his near perpetual filter, naturally, but completely dressed in his usual attire and with a grin that says he isn't bothered by the situation at all. ]

Tighnari | Genshin Impact | Undecied

[wreatharrow]

🍄 Ocard

Earth Dragons

[ Hardly surprising that Tighnari would naturally be drawn to the dragons that align most with his element. If anything he seems to be getting along with them quite well, talking while Tighnari inspects the various wildlife. He takes out a notebook and scribbles down what he is finding. How the dragons effect the environment.

Ironically, the dragons themselves seem a bit amused by the behavior. Tighnari doesn't need anything to help his self esteem, but he does have a lot of flowers in his hair. And somehow sticking to his tail. Someone is very well liked here.

Tighnari can be found in the Floating Gardens with the dragons. ]

Poisoned Trees

[ Again, not at all surprising to see Tighnari take an interest - if one knows him. He looks at the webbing, tail swishing and frowning. Likely about to scold whoever else is out here with him. ]

Can you please be more cautious? The trees might not burn but a spider bite is still entirely possible.

[ Not to mention he has a feeling that the thorns are going to be an issue as well. ]

The last thing anyone needs is a group of people that need an antidote because of being careless.

🍄 Dragon's Gale

Dragon Festivities

[ Tighnari has little to no interest in dancing himself, but as a biologist, there is something about watching this little ritual. He is definitely taken in by watching the courtship rituals of the dragons in the sky. If anyone is near him, he'll likely be commenting about the dragons and their skill.

Otherwise he finds himself drawn to trying out all of the little treats to be had: Beard Candy, Dragonfruit Bowls, and Boba Tea. ]

Dragon Eggs

[ Regardless of what faction Tighnari is on, he can't bring himself to steal any dragon eggs. Even if it is a game, it goes against everything that he is.

But then something doesn't feel right. He frowns, ear twitching. ]

Hold on. I hear voices and I don't think that they are a part of the game.

[ See, he is already drawing his bow, his ears picking up on the smuggler's conversation quite easily. Feel free to help Tighnari or go about your business, but once a Forest Watcher... ]

🍄 Other Options

Obligatory Shroom ( MANTA )

[ Mycology happens to be Tighnari's true love. He loves mushrooms, all right? And being tasked with picking them means that he is going to collect them. ]

Be mindful when handling them, the odoris quite strong and you don't want to breathe anything in.

[ Even Tighnari is wearing something to cover his mouth and nose this time around, though he might be. Tugging it down just a little. As if he might. Take... A bite?

Otherwise maybe he finds someone else hallucinating and man if that isn't something he is used to. ]

Wildcard

[ If nothing above suits you, then feel free to hit me with whatever you want. Alternatively, if you would like a closed starter or if you just want to plot you can always hit me up on Discord @ verthunder. ]

Earth Dragons

[empyrean_mirror]

[You know, let's not question how Kaveh got here for a little bit, okay? It's something for future Tighnari to find out maybe never. Either way, there is someone else here the dragons seem quite fond of, to the point they've lead him and his armful of flowers they've piled on him over to--]

...Tighnari?

[He'd know those ears anywhere. But give him a minute, he's shocked enough he stopped dead in his tracks.]

Minato Arisato | Persona 3 | Corsair | TDM

[afoolshope]

On Elrut

[Y'know. Minato couldn't really complain. Sure, he woke up being dropped into the ocean, saved by a bunch of corsairs, and dressed in only rags, but he was now on a giant turtle. That was pretty neat. A neat afterlife, anyway. Was it the afterlife? He wasn't sure, but he wasn't going to complain as he walked about the town still in his rags, a butterfly tattoo on the palm of his hand, and took in the sights.

He may not look like he was gawking. His hands were in his pockets, his expression was pretty deadpan, but his eyes were taking it all in. Then, he spied the Manta Board and walked on over. Looks like a good way to earn him some more money. Maybe a good change of clothes and a rinse given the dried seawater made him feel a bit crackly and crunchy. Ew.]

...I feel like I'm in a video game.

Ocard - 🐊 Swamp

Messiah

[Even though he only had Messiah now, it was to be expected and he was grateful for even just this much. While he had no evoker, he didn't need one. The butterfly tattoo allowed him to summon his Persona in much the same fashion, although out of habit he did made the shape of gun to press to his temple. Weird look, he knows, but whatever, it did the job!

While Messiah battled the basilisks and snakes that were nearby, Minato rushed to usher the hatchlings that were being threatened. A few climbed onto him and he winced at their little claws, but it was worth it to save the little ones. He was also mindful not to look at any basilisk. He wasn't sure if these were like the legends of home, but he didn't want to die again. Minato stumbled upon a small group of eggs and looked around, spotting another who was helping as well.]

Over here. There's eggs. I don't have a way to carry them all.

Dragon's Gale - 📿 Dragon Charms

[Minato was not impressed at his lack of artistic ability that seemed to follow him even here. He was following the directions! He was! But-]

...it fell apart again...

[He just couldn't get it to completion. He though something simple like a bracelet would be best. He knew he wasn't cut out for the fancier charms. He didn't necessarily believe in luck charms, but it couldn't hurt, right? It was not unlike the charms one got at shrines! But he normally bought those, rather than made them himself.

Minato frowned lightly at the silken strands, still trying to figure out just where he went wrong on this.]

Wildcard

[Or we can do something else! Just hit me up! rainy_mood]

On Elrut

[scooba]

[This seemed rather familiar. It wasn't too long ago when he ended up here looking like just like this strange tall scary boy. As he saw Minato looking at the board, he raised an eyebrow or two as he wondered if he should say anything. Of course, he knew he probably should as he didn't want to leave this person all alone and having no idea what was going on.

So he'll just...look awkwardly at him as he looked back at the ground and mumbling to himself.]

Um...are you lost...?

Alastor | Hazbin Hotel | Corsair

[passimclamoribus]

Arrival

[ If anyone catches sight of Alastor upon arrival they might regret commenting upon it later. Might being the keyword.

Otherwise, on the Stormbringinger, Alastor is fairly content to simply sit and watch other new comers arrive in a tizzy once he finds his own belongings and is dressed proper. Chuckle at the confusion and mild chaos that it all brings. Ah the frustrations and panic and all of those complicated emotions that bubble to the surface helps to soothe his own powerless state. He neither offers help nor open ridicule ( yet ). Instead those ears of his are listening for any information he might yet glean.

After receiving ink that's when there might be a slight change in demeanor. His smile becomes less tight, less strained. And when he speaks, the static quality to his voice returns. Only he notices something a little different about himself and that grin? It turns a little manic. ]

Now isn't that fortunate indeed!

Swamp

Ah, such a nostalgic sight nearly brings a tear to the eye.

[ Almost, not quite. Though it does make him think of the little section of bayou that he had in the hotel. It isn't quite the same, but he's not here for that reason. In fact, he's not here because he cares about some dragon eggs.

However, being given free range to hunt? Now that's an entirely different story. And as shadows spread and long, dark tendrils sprout from them to start twisting about, now is as good of a time as any to take advantage of the situation.

And perhaps get a meal for himself in the process. ]

Dragon's Gale

[ Alastor has little to no interest in the goings on of this quaint place. Matchmaking and romance are foreign concepts to him, as far as he is concerned. Though he can't help but think that Charlie would be overjoyed with all of this bonding that is being encouraged.

He won't be partaking of any treats, but the meat is quite a different story. Not cooked, mind. Never cooked. Someone might be able to coax him onto the dance floor, but only because he simply enjoys the pastime.

Duels will also be an option should anyone feel particularly inclined to agitate him or. Well. They are a nuisance and it is the best option to be rid of them. ]

Wildcard

[ I don't know. This was a little spur of the moment and still very much in a voice test stage. If you want a different scenario, please just PM me and we can work something out. Or Alastor can be found paling around with some of the darkness dragons, enjoying the nightmares and what have you. ]

Arrival - Ink

[catsgothistongue]

[... Sir, how are you doing that with your mouth? The man-deer just happened to be in Ranma's vicinity, or quite the other way around since the teen was just walking here. He caught the old-timey voice that sounded like it was straight from the Golden Age of Radio. The manic grin that could make the Cheshire Cat was setting of some flags as red as Bambi here's suit.]

... Depends on your definition of fortunate.

Kaveh | Genshin Impact | Paladin

[empyrean_mirror]

[Dragons Gale - Bite Sized Blessings

Kaveh really only came to Ocard because he was curious about the castles and the environment. Not that the dragons don't fascinate him, but he isn't a biologist at heart. Of course, no sooner does he set foot on Ocard does a familiar squeaky pink thing accost him, chewing on his hairclips and draping herself across his shoulders. So Kaveh is wandering the party, holding up various meats to her, and taking her to see the festivities. He is making dragon charms with her, turning ribbons into a variety of lovely silk flowers, and will just hand them off to anyone nearby with a smile, while his little 'date' makes...well, she makes an attempt.]

Here. For luck.

[Your Architect Is In Another Castle [Castle Raid]

...Maybe it's because the little one loves him so much. Maybe it's because something about Kaveh makes him the perfect target. Maybe it's because with flowers in his hair and his 'luck' from a tiny friend he really looks the part of a princess. Maybe they just know what's up with his 'roommate'.

Either way, sometime during the festivities, Kaveh wanders off to look at something, and in that moment there is a cacophonous shriek as he's grabbed by a dragon and carried off. The challenge has been made with a mighty roar! The princess architect must be saved!

...You should probably hurry before he starts lecturing dragons about the castle's architecture.]

[C. Wildcard: don't see something you like? Feel free to make something up or dm this journal to come up with something :)]

post birthday datio :D

[indispensable]

[Alhaitham, on his own end, has been more than a little skeptical about the dragons, given their relative infamy in Teyvat. But for better or worse they really don't seem to be anything like the dragons that the texts back in Teyvat describes them as, and in some ways it is especially hard to remain critical given the small pink one that has been all too happy to stay snuggled up in Kaveh's arms for most of the day that they have been here, seemingly happy to be part of the festivities that are going on in this manner.

He supposes she must be clearly feeling the spirit as he watches said little pink dragon now as she presents Kaveh with another (failed) attempt at a dragon charm, snorting ever so slightly at the sight of it all as he steps closer after having left them to their own devices for a little bit.]

What is this now, the fifth one?

Natasha || Honkai Star Rail || Undecided || TDM

[doctorsgrace]

1. ARRIVAL

[While oceans and seas surely exist beneath may layers of ice, and are certainly historically referenced, the simple scientific fact of the matter is that when your entire world has been trapped in a quite literal Eternal Freeze for over 700 years, there's no appeal for such things as a swimming pool on a planet like Jarilo-VI.

Meaning that Natasha has never had need to learn how to swim.

Distantly —somewhere between the shock of salt water and sinking— the doctor can't help but wonder what had really been in that bottle left in her clinic - and who the responsible party might be. Or, well. She will probably wonder about that later. As her body hits the waves, no doubt the splashing and flailing of someone unfamiliar with taking a dip will catch the attention of someone on board.

Might someone might care to help fish her out? ]

2. ELTRUT - All Ashore who's Going Ashore

[ Natasha descends the gangplank, grateful for the relative solidity of dry "land" - for a given value of landing, being the back of a great tutle-ship-island being. The journey to the armada's base has certainly been an eventful one, and the place she finds herself is far far warmer than anything she's familiar with. Carefully brushing steel-blue hair from her eyes, she takes note of her surroundings, before pulling the folded pieces of parchment from the pouch she was provided.

Raggedy as her clothing is, even with some loaned pieces from the crew that fished her out of the drink, the doctor of Belabog's Underground has been assured that the map in her hands will lead Natasha to the secured chest that holds her belongings. (Why, exactly, they arrived separately without her and somewhere so far from Natasha herself is unclear; questioning on this earned little more than a shrug and a grin from the otherwise helpful folks aboard the ship.)

She frowns a moment, peering at the two maps supposedly of Eltrut (one of the port city entire, the other far more localised), before sighing deeply. Only then does she takes stock of any others around her, ones who stand out somewhat against the sea and sun, not unlike herself - though perhaps better dressed for the part. ]

Ah— Excuse me. You wouldn't happen to know how to get to this place— [the map is thrust forward] —from here, would you?

3. OCARD - a. Dragon Tropics Trip

[ There's no time to acclimate to her circumstances: once word gets out, Natasha finds herself swept along with the rest of the Riftfarers hereabouts and onto the nearest dragon-run vessel sailing for Ocard. Any disbelief about dragons she might have are swiftly put to rest as the ship begins its approach on the second day, and the flight of a few become many high above the deck. Standing there, one hand palm up towards the sky and arm casting a shadow against the sun, she cannot help but marvel at the sight.

And if she thought the turtle-isle a shock, Ocard itself is an awe-inspiring sight. Natasha has never seen so much green and abundance of life in her entire life.]

Oh.. [a hand comes to rest over her heart] ..Hook and the others would love this.

[ Said more to herself than anyone else; part of her can't help but lament that this "shellphone" she was given likely can't text an image of this view to the orphanage kids back in Boulder Town. ]

3. OCARD - b. Eternal Babysitter

[ Dragonfolk are treated politely and without too much obvious over-awe; there may not be many like them where Natasha's from, but the Nameless crew had mentioned more than once about the many different species throughout the galaxy. Or perhaps meeting the birdfolk first, and the dragonship crews next, have simply helped her find her footing more quickly under these strange circumstances.

But it would seem no matter what the species, young creatures recognise Natasha as a caretaker - not only for the matter of broken toys, but the sort of booboos only little children can manage to obtain during play. Three such dragonfolk hatchlings sit in a half-circle at her feet as she examines each in turn, mindful not to touch them any more than necessary as she checks over scrapes and sprains, clucking her tonight as she does so.]

Well, no lasting harm done. [A wing is tilted, and there's a soft sad hiss from the patient.] It'll be all right. A little bit of cleaning is needed before we wrap this with a bandages, is all.

[ She glances up then, before burgundy eyes catch sight of you, expression lightening. ]

Ah! Pardon me, but could you bring that water pitcher over?

[ Her hands ARE rather full at the moment. ]

4. WILDCARD

[ OOC: want to run into Natasha some other time and/or place? Feel free to start something here! :) ]

Arrival

[treebornekettlegirl]

[Sure enough, it did. Since Ranma had her own unpleasant experience with taking a dip courtesy of that blasted bottle, she's taking it upon herself to ride aboard a ship and see if any newcomers come falling in, curse or no. Lo and behold, the shape of a flailing woman struggling to keep afloat caught her eye.]

Hang on, I'm coming!

[Natasha'd be forgiven if she, with all her splashing and trying to keep from sinking, Diving in, a second or ten later, Natasha'll feel arms grabbing onto her courtesy of a small redheaded girl. Ranma started pulling her to there nearest ship, doing her best to keep them both from drowning. Good thing Ranma's got some experience with dragging people out of the water, even when they're bigger than her.]

aziraphale | good omens | paladin | tdm

[benedicus]

i. arrival (paladin)

( it had all started with a broken bottle, one that had been so carelessly knocked off the shelf by the butt of a broom handle. while it didn't exactly matter whose fault it was and whether or not it had been a careless serpent—who knew better and had surely been doing an improper job on purpose—the destruction of the battle came at terrible consequence.

there's a rush of wind and water that nearly knocks the air out of his earthly vessel. it's a bewildering swirl of sights and sensations before things settle. before he hears the distant caw of a seagull in the distance and the gentle roar of the ocean beneath him.

. . .beneath him?

the wind hits unkindly against his face at this height and aziraphale has the dawning realisation that he's standing in the crow's nest of a ship. his hands reach for the railing immediately, gripping hard and fast. )

Oh, good Lord. . .

( a quiet exclamation before he spots a member of the crew mate down below. )

Hello? Pardon me?

( overly polite despite the situation. should probably speak up, buddy. )

ii. angel vs dragon

( while aziraphale might not be a gentleman in the strictest sense of the term—as he'd never been a man—he did like to think himself not without a gentleman's pride. there was only so long that he could withstand the dragon's incessant needling and remarks against his character and ability. there was also a particularly haughty part of him that was offended to be challenged as by a creature such as this.

a dragon! they were just big lizards.

it's an insult that couldn't be left standing.

so aziraphale sits at the table across from him and drinks.

and drinks, and drinks, and drinks, and drinks—until the dragon is left facedown against the table, talons embedded in the handle of their not yet empty stein. aziraphale looks particularly unfazed, impossibly so, as if he'd been drinking water this entire time. it had always been an entirely unfair fight, but this was just a touch aggressive of him.

after all, a gentleman should also know when to stop goading another.

leaning forward, he taps his hand against the table. )

Would you like to keep going? Or do you require another to relieve you?

( should someone else want to try. or maybe even relieve him from his current stubbornness.

aziraphale could use some actual and perhaps a walk around. )

iii. you made me drop my crossiant!

Oh!

( a startled gasp as aziraphale drops a petite and cute dragon-shaped pastry from his hands. it hits the ground silently, but aziraphale hardly notices or finds himself concerned with it. he had only taken a few bites from it, just a few—

scales race along the skin of his wrists, appearing much like gooseflesh might, to his hands. it's painless, but upsetting to watch as the hands of his vessel warp and shape into dragon-like talons.

immediately, he finds himself letting out a frustrated sigh, a heavy exhale from his nose. he cannot help but wonder if he brought this on himself by picking on that dragon the other night. )

I suppose I am going to have ask one of them how to fix this. . .

( somewhat to himself. )

iv. a little mix-up

( how predictable.

it was just like crowley to already be here, already having taken on the shape of another reptile, and enjoying the festivities with the rest of them. he's not even sure why he had been surprised. if anything, this probably should have been one of the first places that he went looking for him.

aziraphale looks up at the large dragon before him again, midnight black scales accented with blazing red ones. the dragon's shining gold eyes meet his. )

I should have known you'd already be here and settled in. Honestly.

( the dragon's head lowers, seemingly in apology.

aziraphale offers it a gentle pat on the cheek. )

Well, no harm done. We're both here now.

v. wildcard

( give me something else and i'll run with it. )

Croissant

[catsgothistongue]

[With someone so obsessed with their masculinity that they refuse to be seen eating sweets, Ranma might've been giving the stands of pastries a glare. Like he either wanted to set them on fire, or stuff them all down his gullet. But judging by the sudden transmodification of the taller, older gentleman beside him, maybe he can hold off on sneaking a few for himself.

Unlike most people who'd be a little confused or horrified that someone just grew scales and talons before them, Ranma was more relaxed about it. When you've seen people change to animals on a day-to-day basis, it loses the shock factor it had the first time around. To give credit, the others' transformations are instantaneous unlike the old-timer's which took a bit.

Even though they're completely different circumstances, Ranma's still going to try and assist with a solution he's used to.]

Here, try this. [He says, holding out a thermos full of boiling, scalding hot water.] Pour it on yourself, maybe that'll fix it.

Grace ("the Naiad") | Identity V | Undecided | TDM

[moonlesstides]

An OOC Note

Taking a small liberty with the language rules that I hope will fly under color of, as it were law; Grace has been mute her entire life, and I favor emphasizing her otherworldly nature with a mental voice. It is not telepathy; she can't hear anyone else's thoughts, and you can't reply to her by thinking back at her, it's more like...the way Death in Discworld speaks directly to you without it ever quite crossing your ears. Likewise, Grace's harpoon is not a meaningfully separate object from The Entire Grace; it's part of her body, even if it can temporarily seem separate. Without further ado...

Ripples | Arrival | Off The Royal Fortune | CW Blood, Animal Death

Just off the starboard side, we have a riftfarer overboard. You might catch a flash of a pale, bluish lass plunging into the water, gripping a metal weapon, or you might hear about it. She does not surface immediately; indeed, the waters near where she vanished start billowing with blood that spreads in a dense cloud...

From which emerges the girl's head and shoulders. Her blue hair thoroughly covers one eye, and she has a blinking, vaguely confused expression. Her shoulders strain, and from the water she lifts a reef shark impaled on the end of simple and extremely rusty harpoon. Her voice...isn't a voice; it bubbles up in the mind as if rising from a great depth: ~Is this strange dog edible?~

Currents | Eltrut

In a different kind of world and situation, Grace would all but physically have a sign hanging over her screaming 'tourist' in letters of fire. Fresh from that dizzying initial tour, the dead lass wanders the streets in her ill-fitting uniform, floating a few inches above the ground. Her legs dangle loose, very much not under her conscious control, and if there were boots or shoes to begin with they did not survive Grace's wrath. She's dug up a small fishing basket from somewhere, which she wears like a backpack and in which she has her shiny new shellphone, and her attention is nearly equally split between All Of The Everything and the new tattoo on her wrist, which she sometimes stops to stare at for minutes on end.

She's in need of a guide. Do feel free to approach, but someone who meets or honestly vaguely resembles a Victorian idea of a gentleman or lady may instead find their personal space violated by this dead lass with plants growing from her body, eye wide in fascination and nervous politeness, asking if they have, ~A spare moment for a newcomer?~

Schooling | Swamp Clearing

She might not have any idea of what a basilisk is, but Grace knows how to hunt the living. She's in the market for a partner (~To drive the creatures into my Abyss~.), and more than willing to split the proceeds. Honestly more than zero minutes of conversation will suggest that Grace has little familiarity with money, may in fact have never owned any money, and is possibly agreeing to this task out of boredom.

Or malice.

Malice is an option.

Wildcard

Do come at me! And I'll be doing my best to tag out with Grace here as well.

Ripples

[leg_with_heart]

The movement in the ocean catches Hunk's eye, and he turns his attention to the water just in time to see the girl dive into the waves. He watches for a tick, leaning against the banister to get a closer look. The blood pooling in the water is concerning to say the very least, and he's relieved when he sees her emerge.

When she lifts the shark on the spear, he's at once glad she isn't injured and unsettled by how easy she just made that look.

Wait, did she just say something?

He decides to shout to her, just in case.

"I mean, everything's edible at least once. And that would be a strange dog if it wasn't a shark."

While both are true statements, they both would be extremely weird unprompted and out of context. Fingers crossed he's not losing it.

Crowley | Good Omens (tv) | Corsair | TDM

[inlovewithmycar]

A. (Arrival)

i. manshaped thing overboard:

When the bottle breaks and Crowley finds himself plummeting through the air, he dimly thinks to himself this wouldn't have happened if Aziraphale hadn't volunteered me to clean his bloody shop.

There is a descending note that sounds a bit - no a lot - like a rather ungainly scream, shortly followed by a splash, and a brief respite where the only sound is the lapping of waves against the hull of the ship.

Crowley's luck is as it always is. Terrible.

Not because he's in the water. No, no issues there. He likes water just fine so long as it's not of the holy variety.

...At least he does when he's hip deep in his fancy bathtub and the water is between a very balmy 32° C – 40° C.

He is less fond of being plunged suddenly in the ponderously shifting ocean waves with the yawning chasm of the deep sea far below his feet, threatening to swallow him whole. That's a whole different kettle of fish.

Quite a few kettles of fish, probably, for a given measure of kettles.

You see, the problem is that Crowley never actually learned how to swim. He never needed to before, not really. Now... well, now he really wishes he'd taken up some lessons because apparently there's some kind of miracle blocker in place and snapping his fingers does nothing to get him out of this pickle.

He surfaces with a gasp, awkwardly bobbing in the chilly waves as he struggles to tread water, searching around desperately for any sign of land or - a boat! Oh thank g- s- someone.

"Oi!" calls the demon, flailing madly to get anyone's attention before getting a facefull of water for his troubles. He gurgles, dipping under the choppy waves, before resurfacing again.

Right, no flailing. He needs his arms to keep himself buoyant. It's just basic physics, he can do this.

"Help! Man overboard! Or whatever they say! Hey!"

ii. getting his sea-legs (Eltrut)

It's not land, not technically. But it's close enough and Crowley is relieved to be on relatively more solid ground than the constant rocking boat. He didn't think he could get sea sick, but as it's always been, the universe finds new ways to surprise him.

Stepping out of the tattoo parlour, he certainly feels more himself than he had in the last few days. The sickly sallow colour of his skin has faded to a healthy, light bronze, and he isn't staggering like a drunkard with every other step. Rather, his strides become long and confident as he clicks his fingers and his shabby attire begins to change.

The faded jerkin becomes a fine, dark shirt, a handsome set of black coattails, and a red waistcoat. Dark glasses appear over his snake eyes, and a tricorn appears upon his head. There's a red feather in it.

Catching sight of his reflection in a shop mirror, Crowley gives his freshly miracled attire a once-over and then a satisfied smile. Now he looks less the scurvy-ridden scalawag and instead a better class of highwayman.

"'Scuse me - !" he waves down a passerby, "yes, hello. Looking for the Manta office, I believe? Mind pointing the way?

B. Adventures in Ocard

i. a spot of graverobbing:

Crowley is not so squeamish around bones. All the bits that make him wince and his skin craw are long gone, leaving behind only bits of calcium. Nothing particularly troubling about that.

"Gloomy place, isn't it?" he asks aloud, to no one in particular. Just to break the oppressive atmosphere while he picks his way through what was once the bowels of a dragon. Now, there's just a few rib bones and spine. This carcass has been pretty thoroughly picked - it's the skulls, horns and claws that really rake in the cash, and Crowley's cunning plan for a black-market operation is crumbling before his eyes.

Swallowing his pessimism, he scratches around in the dirt, finding an intact femur. With a little work, he's soon hauling it out the dirt, oblivious to a distant rattling sound that's coming ever closer.

ii. hanging gardens

Crowley has a fondness for plants, in that way Crowley can have a fondness for anything less sentient than your average small, fuzzy animal. He likes gardening. He considers himself rather good at it.

But as he touches down, black-feathered wings folding into the ether, Crowley knows he is but an amateur among masters. Behind his dark glasses, the demon's eyes light up like a kid that just walked into the biggest candy store imaginable.

He will not be leaving here empty handed, that's for sure.

The demon can be found either pinching seeds or cuttings of various flora, or berating the guardians of the garden on the state of their leaves. One actually manages to, somehow, look ashamed of its shabby state.

A. Dragon's Gale and Castle Raids

i. faberge fiasco

Crowley really isn't in the habit of picking actual fights; at least not the kind that come to physical blows. He's not exactly ever been first pick on that front. He was created to create, not to protect, after all. His weapon of choice has always been his words.

So he's rather surprised with himself when, upon spying a smuggler with an armful of the real deal, he throws his Faberge with all the strength he can muster in his bony arms and strikes the miscreant in the head.

Bullseye.

The smuggler goes down like a sack of potatoes, but so too do Crowley's Faberge and the actual dragon eggs, rolling down the rocky slope and gaining momentum.

"Shitshitshitshit - " the demon exclaims, sprinting after the wayward eggs, leaving the unconscious smuggler to whatever fate is in store for him.

ii. a-maze-ing grace

Crowley likes mazes.

Correction.

Crowley likes mazes when they aren't full of tricks, traps and terrible beasties. He's never had particularly strong opinions on spiders before - whenever he encountered them in an indoor situation, he'd trap them in a glass with a bit of paper under it and send them out the window.

The spiders down here would need a much bigger glass, a much bigger piece of paper, and a much, much bigger window for him to pull that trick.

Instead he's currently running for his life, pursued by a small swarm of hungry arachnids.

His foot hits a loose stone. Something clicks.

And suddenly the statuary is breathing gouts of fire.

Crowley should have emerged from that incinerated. By all rights, he shouldn't have emerged from that at all. Instead, he gleefully trots out of the flames, looking back over his shoulders at the retreating spiders, shouting a string of rude taunts after them.

He pauses in his silly little victory dance when he realizes he has an audience.

"Ah. Erm. Hi. There's a trap there. Best watch your footing."

I can't not. ii: a-maze-ing grace

[voxfidei]

[ One moment, a short(this man is a tiny 5' 3") pale man was halfway across the dungeon, getting his little grubby hands into a surprise mystery chest. The next, he was bent over just behind the flame-spitting gargoyle, watching a bunch of spiders get absolutely roasted.

Initially, his brows were raised and there was something of a look of confused shock on his face, all things considered. At seeing some of the spiders' legs twitch in death, he grimaced and sucked in air through his shark-like teeth and drew one of his arms in near his chest. Once he started taking in more of the situation, he looked down to where he'd been reaching for a chest, but now there was, understandably, nothing there.

As he just stood upright, he looked back up to the lanky Crowley, who was dancing, and the blank expression of confusion was on his face once more. ]

Yeah. Ah-huh. I see that.

Are you uh--are you okay there, buddy?

yua | original | corsair | tdm

[machaerae]

i. Eltrut - Arrival

[ Well, at the very least, Yua is greeted by her own people - even though she's mostly human looking, besides the feathers in her hair and the matching wings. Which are still a little damp from her brief dip in the sea.

(She's still a little pissed about how she arrived here, honestly.)

While Yua had been taking in the sights around the town, watching and listening, her attention gravitates towards the MANTA office. Money has always been a powerful motivator for her, and even being dumped in a new world doesn't change that... But some of these quests are a little... ]

... Is one of these really taking a little dragon on a date...

[ She will absolutely do it, she knows she can be charming as hell, but she thought maybe something a little more... dangerous? Pirate-y? ]

ii. Ocard - Graveyard

[ So. Collecting dragon bones from a graveyard. Even for someone like her, this feels a bit... wrong? But these could be useful and permission has been granted so no point in feeling too bad about it, right..........

At the very least, she gets to overhear some interesting stories. And Yua had been content to just listen to these stories, until some of the bones started getting antsy; being harassed by a half-formed skeletal dragon was really not on her list of things she wanted to deal with. ]

Are you serious, is this some kind of bad horror story - Oi! [ She dodges a swing of a boney tail, clutching her hoard to her chest protectively. She is not a fighter at all oh god why does she have to deal with this!! ]

iii. Dragon's Gale - Festivities

[ Yua couldn't help but be curious over the variety of food; there's such a selection and some of these are rather adorable. The little pastries shaped like dragons have been a favourite so far, but she was a little curious about these peppers too.

Except coughing after biting into one let loose a sudden. Stream of lightning?? From her mouth??? Her hand slams over her mouth, looking at the offending plate of peppers with intense confusion. Can she just breathe lightning now??

She'll just...

Silently slide the plate over to whomever else is taking a look at the selection. ]

iv. Dragon's Gale - Dragon Eggs

[ As a smuggler, Yua can respect the hustle. However, it's still shitty as hell and she's also not in the field of stealing dragon eggs from dragons that will torch the place.

It's only by pure chance that she spots the group trying to make their way out with the real eggs, peering at them from her perch before turning to whomever is unfortunate enough to also be there. ]

How confident are you in dealing with them if I distract them? [ Does she mean knocking them unconscious or killing them? Both, probably both.

Also is she giving them a choice in helping or not? Absolutely not. They're getting those eggs. ]

v. Wildcard

[ Feel free to throw anything else at me, or pm if you'd like something specific! ]

wild card!

[maiestas]

[You know, she wasn't expecting anyone from home to appear here, much less someone from her immediate family. So, color her surprised when she's on the ship and minding her own business when there's a splash in the water that can be heard adjacent to her. Eyes peering overboard, and noticing golden hair in the water. Not thinking much on it, really, since a lot of people had golden hair. The distance making it hard to actually notice the feathers in her hair.

However, when she's brought on board by the crew. Rin blinking a few times as he notices the new guest on the ship. The woman looking awfully familiar; soon realizing that it's her sister.

Yua will notice Rin approaching her with a smile, a towel already in her hand. The towel wrapped around her head, as the towel runs cross her feathers. Softly preening those feathers, as she used to do back home.]

You okay?

Goro Akechi | Persona 5 | Paladin | TDM

[fabrications]

( i. dragon duels )

[ Strictly speaking, getting Akechi to fight doesn't require a bunch of dragons forcing him into one of the arenas. So when some of them do, he doesn't bother trying to protest or escape. They want a fight, huh? He may as well oblige.

Anyone else forced into the arena will find themselves standing across from a fairly unassuming young Paladin. His uniform exhibits all the telltale signs of a newcomer for those two know what to look for—properly sized, but not tailored, clean and with no signs of wear. On his face is a pleasant smile, and in his left hand is a sword with a thin, red blade with a serrated edge. ]

It seems as though the dragons will make sure there won't be any casualties, so I hope you'll agree that neither of us should hold back.

( ii. castle raid )

[ Wandering through a fantastical, maze-like castle is almost nostalgic. It's probably a little too risky to be doing alone, but it's not like Akechi is the only one here.

Indeed, as he doubles back down a hallway that proved to be too annoying, he finds himself approaching another enterprising raider. His instinct in this situation is to just keep walking and let whoever this stranger is deal with things on their own. But... well. He has little in the way of resources here, and while he's not exactly eager to find allies, he can admit that there's little sense in burning bridges.

So instead of just continuing on his way, he slows to a stop and lifts his hand in greeting. ]

I wouldn't recommend that path. It's guarded, and portions of the floor are fake.

( iii. quest - fuss in boots )

[ Well, at least a talking cat is easy to take in stride. The haggard yet refined old feline has given out his assignment and then sauntered away, leaving Akechi and his apparent quest partner to sort out the rest on their own.

The quest isn't something Akechi has any sort of problem with, but there's an amused, exasperated expression on his face as he turns to address the person standing next to him. ]

What do you suppose a cat considers a 'special treasure'?

Castle Raids

[catsgothistongue]

[The current dungeon has been a mixed bag for him. On one hand, this entire experience has been a pain in the ass. He's been in this dusty, dingy castle for he wants to say six hours now, traps keep setting off to where he either nearly fell into a moat to arrows to glitter bombs, dead ends keep popping up left and right, random creatures and monsters attack him, and no closer to the dragons and the treasure. But on the other, it's getting the blood pumping and adrenaline overflowing. It was getting a lot boring on the other islands, so having some challenge? Where it could actually go wrong and/or he die? That's thrilling for him.

Hence why by the time Akechi runs into him, he seems rather chill and lax about the whole 'maze of danger and death and did we mention danger'? The martial artist gave a lift of his hand in return with a light 'yo.']

Seems like just about every path here's got something rigged up to it. Last path I went on turned the whole corridor into one giant oven. Barely got out of there before I got scorched. [There is a bit of sooth bedecked on his red shirt, but besides that, no serious visible damage.]

Take it the search hasn't been so well for you either, huh?

Lucifer | Hazbin Hotel/Helluva Boss | Corsair | TDM

[voxfidei]

𝔸𝕣𝕣𝕚𝕧𝕒𝕝
A1.
[ Those aboard or near the Stormbringer may or may not have the fortune of noticing a strange tear in reality. A thin line of golden sparks that shape into a circle, and create an opening to who knows where(though the observant individual might notice that whatever that place is, it looks like there might be a giant striped tent?? Who's to say? What's more important is that a peculiar, six-winged figure dips from the portal with ease and pulls up, clearly preparing to land until he noticed he wasn't where he was supposed to be. ]

Oh, that's not good--

[ A few flaps of his wings, an easy landing a moment later with his cane in hand, and Lucifer took a rather surprised look around. The portal had, unfortunately, already closed, so there was no going back for him. Nor could he hide his wings as he normally did while walking. ]

Definitely not good.

[ He muttered under his breath, lips pursing and curling up in one corner into an uneasy grimace. He was not supposed to leave Hell, and he just could not create another portal.

Anyone that happens upon him aboard the Stormbringer would be welcomed by the sight of a 5' 3" short king trying to carefully get his wings through doorframes and into a room for cover, or. Well. They might just see him take off into the air again. Either or! ]


𝕎𝕙𝕖𝕟 𝕀𝕟 ℝ𝕠𝕞𝕖
B1. Dragon Riding.
[ On the one hand, Lucifer wasn't supposed to be here. On the other hand, he didn't come here by choice and in about the week he had spent on Eltrut, he discovered he couldn't exactly leave, either, so he might as well do what he can with the time he's given here. There would undoubtedly be consequences to suffer, he knew, but if this was something even he couldn't remedy, and he was going to suffer punishment anyway, he might as well enjoy himself.

Every so often, a smaller(comparatively to the other elder dragons at least), white-bodied (supposed)air dragon with red feathered wings, a golden mane snaking along the ridge of its spine, and a pristine white tophat between two long red horns would mingle into the crowd. It may lay there, or join a gaggle of air dragons looking to play with passengers, seemingly inviting strangers to go for a ride on its back. Should someone look contemplatively at the dragon, they could swear the dragon winked at them.

Strangely enough, should anyone try to find that dragon a second time, they'll be unable to. ]


B2. Dancing Dragons
[ Should someone be looking for a quieter moment, among the crowd gathered on the green clifftops, they'll find a small pale man dressed in white. He wasn't far off from the crowd, but separated enough to have a bit of personal space for himself.

He sat with his legs crossed, leaning back with the heel of one palm dug into the soft earth for support. Across his lap was an apple-topped cane and a plate of goodies, from which he seemed to be eating without much trouble. Though the rainbow peppers did catch him off guard with a few elementally-charged burps.

Should someone approach, whether Lucifer noticed them or not wouldn't be immediately obvious, as he'd continue comfortable watching the sun just set with the sweetest smile on his lips. And maybe a tear or two welling up in his eyes. ]


B3. Dragon Eggs
Honestly, this looks nothing like the eggs for the game.

[ As he spoke, he tossed the egg seemingly haphazardly into the air, sending it sailing over the heads of the group of poachers trying to snag their prize back from Lucifer. As a couple of them got close enough and almost had their arms closed around the small pale man, he disappeared in thin air, and reappeared meters away, effortlessly(and gently) catching the egg in his hands.

For his bravado, he was mindful to softly cradle it in hand.

The poachers turned on their heels and ran back to where they'd come from to try and get a hold of Lucifer, but were quickly disoriented when thick glasses suddenly appeared on their faces. ]

Maybe you just need glasses? Obviously with aim like that..

[ He barked with a laugh as they recovered and he continued with his slippery game, bouncing around the local thicketed area to keep them running in wild circles until they collapsed from exhaustion or just gave up and left. The use of weapons or violence against Lucifer wasn't exactly moot, but he was a slippery devil. Should someone else happen upon the scene, even if they appeared ready to help and capable, the grin on his face would cut to something more concerned, and he'd apparate nearby. ]

He-hey, woah! It's a little dangerous here.

I got these guys under control, why don't you head back and get your leaders to apprehend these guys before they start more trouble?


B4. Campsite
[ Unlike the sinners, sleep wasn't exactly something Lucifer needed, but it was still something he found pleasant, so it stood to reason he needed to find a place to sleep.

Of course, he hadn't enough currency to procure a private room from the Corsairs, but he had saved up enough from his adventures in odd jobs the week before on Eltrut to get himself a campsite!

Lucifer found his repertoire of angelic abilities was severely diminished here, but he could still manage some things. Particularly, even if he couldn't upgrade his tent to the preferred penthouse suite, he could at least fritter about with the appearance: turning drab browns to pristine gold-trimmed white, insert thick red stripes, and the painted shape of an apple over the flaps.

Once finished, Lucifer tilted his head with an amused little smile and self-satisfied chuckle under his breath. ]

Ha ha...not bad, if I do say so myself.

And I do.


𝕎𝕚𝕝𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕣𝕕
C1. Any other ideas? Feel free to just throw a starter at me, I'm completely comfortable rolling with anything thrown at me. If you're uncertain or nervous, I have a permissions page to check out, and you're free to DM me with questions or suggestions! I don't bite unless you ask me to!

B1. how many times are we going to do this

[passimclamoribus]

[ Honestly, Alastor had gotten some amusement from being around the dragons. Darkness dragons and particularly when they gave a creature ( or person ) some sort of nightmare. Delightful. The playfulness of the others? Eh. He could do without and thus would he pass them by without a second thought.

Until... Until t̴͇͇͂ḩ̸͕̃a̷͚̐ẗ̶̰͉ ̶̣͊̄s̴̻̩̾̑t̷̤͂ų̷̤̎̔p̸͙̳̂ȉ̷̠̹̾d̵̡͐ ̸͖̥͊̅l̷̝̈́̅ḯ̵̲̥̀t̸̼̘̅t̴̨͈̉l̸̪͋̀e̸̳͑ ̷̰͕͆̽t̸̙̪̀̑ŏ̷̢͝p̶̢͘͠h̸̺̚͝a̸͓̙̽́t̸͈̓͝ makes an appearance. All of the sudden Alastor's smile is tight. Lip twitching in an effort. Now he could ignore it.

However - Where is the fun in that? ]

Oh my. One of these things certainly isn't like the others. Perhaps it is diseased and is in need of being put down.

[ He hopes Lucifer's happiness drains from his fucking face. ]

Alhaitham | Genshin Impact | Paladin

[indispensable]

A) MANTA BOARD: there's no place like gnome

[So, gnomes are a thing now, it seems.

There is a part of Alhaitham that does wonder if their appearance is truly just coincidence or indicative of something else entirely, considering the timing on all of this happening, but he supposes that's something he will only know in the future should more incidents like these arise.

But for now, Alhaitham finds himself quite actively engaged in finding these little tykes and dealing with them if there is nobody else who can do so. After their unexpected turnup in Kaveh's housewarming party and the subsequent days thereafter he's more or less come to figure out what each gnome requires, though the Reagnomper continues to elude him...

Will today be the day he sees it? Who knows.]

B) DRAGON'S GALE: it's time to d-d-d-duel!

[If asked, Alhaitham would also like to know the exact nature of how and why he has ended up here, in this very moment.

But the fact of the matter is that Alhaitham is, in fact, standing in the middle of one the various areas that dot the festival grounds, looking none too pleased on what he has been more or less forced into, if the crossed arms and visible scowl is of any indication. Any of his attempts to leave have not worked out at all, so at this point he has been forced to accept the inventible and actually participate in this... thing.

He glances over to his would-be opponent here, no matter who they are, and gives a look that pretty much screams let's get this over with. He has a roommate to return to thank you very much.]

C) CASTLE RAID: the architect is (not) in another castle

[Out of all the things that could have happened, Kaveh getting kidnapped by a dragon had been decidedly on the list of things that Alhaitham did not anticipate ever happening.

—which of course means that it is precisely what has happened, and once the shock of it taking place right before his eyes has passed Alhaitham immediately launches a one man mission of getting back his roommate from the dragons, heedless to any and all reassurances from the locals that Kaveh is 'most likely fine'. Sure, the dragons here are not unlike that of Teyvat's, and their time here so far has proven as such, but still—

It is never possible, to be certain about things like that. It is never possible, to be certain when a life is on the line.

So here is Alhaitham now, personally ascending through the castle that he'd seen the dragon that'd taken Kaveh retreat onto. He fearlessly steps in without wasting a second and has no hesitation in tackling whatever comes for him, be a maze or a trap or whatever other obstacle it might be, determined to get to the top even if it means he has to do everything himself. He is on a mission to get back his husband boyfriend roommate and he will not stop until he accomplishes his goal.]

D) Wildcard!

[As always, feel free to hit me up via messages here or on the discord if you want to do something different! Or just need to hash out things in general. :)

Also RE: Castle Raiding, feel free to encounter Alhaitham in any traps/maze/obstacle scenario etc. you wish. The man is hyperfocused on going after Kaveh so he will more than likely leave your character in the dust after accomplishing whatever is in their way, but I'm more than happy to make things work where needed hahaha.]

B: Dragon's Gale

[voxfidei]

[ Given Lucifer's minuscule stature at a whole 5'3", and his gaudy appearance, one of the dragons delights theirselves in scruffing Lucifer by the lapel of his coat like a little kitten, and plops him into the ring across from Alhaitham.

Aside from an awkward squawk at being manhandled, he dusted himself off and looked over to the mortal across from him, brows raised and lips pursed into an awkward, thin line. One might think this doe-eyed expression of anxiety stems from the disparity between their statures: Alhaitham being a strapping, prime example of masculinity in clothing that better allows for movement and freedom, and Lucifer being quite petite in a very stuffy ringmaster's suit. That would be an incorrect assumption. He's both not supposed to--and has no desire to--bring harm to others(specific provocations aside).

Guess he has to throw the fight! But he could enjoy himself a little with the theatrics of throwing said fight!

He brings the fist of his free hand up to his mouth to clear his throat, and quickly dismisses his anxiety and instead puts on a bombastic, shark-toothed grin, and pointed the apple on his cane towards Alhaitham. ]

Are you ready to dance?

Junpei Iori | Persona 3 Portable | Undecided | TDM

[blazeoflife]

Poison Trees

C'mon Junpei, this-- isn't--- anything--!

[ Don't mind the teenage boy climbing up the tree-- ]

Compared to climbin' Tartarus night after night...!!

[ And trying not to fall down when a branch CRACKS-- ]

Aw shit--!!!

[ He's fine! He's fine, it's all fine, he doesn't need help.]



Treats: Bearded Dragon Flight

Whoa...!

[ He's floating off the ground, and now trying to see just how high he can go...! Seriously, candy that can let you fly?! That's incredible...! ]

I wonder if I can get high enough to see to another island...!

[ But, if he noticed someone staring at him-- ]

Oh, hey! That bearded dragon candy or whatever gives you flight, can you believe it?!

[ That wide grin is not going anywere...! ]



Shellphones:

[ So does this thing work like the internet then? Only one way to find out! ]

Hellooooo Shellnet! Junpei Iori here--does anyone know about Japan, or like, planet Earth?

Does anywhere sell ramen here either? Or decent coffee?

[ There! Casual enough, right? ]

Shellphones: un;catsgothistongue

[catsgothistongue]

Considering I live in and on both, yeah, I know a little bit about both. And beats me. I know there's a store there that has a bunch of stuff, but hadn't checked any of the food stuff there.

Did you just drop in?

Orchid | Love Between Fairy and Devil | Paladin | TDM

[xiaolanhua]

❀ getting started

arrival

[ This little flower spirit has ended up in someone's bed, and she isn't easy to wake up. Any and all attempts are met with groaning and pushing away any hand that invades her space, and her sleep. Her face scrunches up and she'll attempt to roll over onto her side. ]

Seven more minutes.

[ Good luck getting her up, fellow Paladin. ]

eltrut

[ Orchid appears very out-of-place with her green and red robes, though she is without the headdress and has a single simple pin in her hair as she stands outside the tattoo parlor. There are many reasons for her to hesitate to get the tattoo, weighed against all the ones to get it. She rubs a thumb over the inner wrist of her left arm, where a cut is already present along with a white bangle.

Orchid looks over anyone standing nearby watching her. ]

Tattoos sound painful.

❀ ocard

poisoned trees

[ Orchid is no stranger to taking care of plants, and these trees are certainly suffering. While her gardens usually don't have giant spiders, much less small ones, her desire to care for the trees and the earth dragons outweigh her fear.

She places a hand on nearest tree. ]

Please don't attack me, I will do my best to help you. If you keep the spiders away, I'll come back every day until you're all healed.

[ This seems to mostly work. ]

toxic lake

[ Like with the trees, algae is simply a different kind of plant and something Orchid knows she can help with. Fighting isn't where she shines, but healing and plant-care are where her strengths lie. If the water source is poisoned, not just the animals will be affected, but also the plants and earth itself.

She crouches down near the closest algae patch, holding her hand over it. ]

How did it get to such a state?

[ Her foot slips on a wet patch, and she just manages to avoid putting her hand into the toxic algae by an inch. Though it results in the palm of her hand getting scraped up in the process on a rock. ]

floating gardens

[ As if she could pass up an opportunity to visit the floating gardens after helping out elsewhere in the dragons' territory. The snapping flora appears fairly docile as Orchid walks by them, even when she stops to admire them every so often. She can be heard talking to them casually, praising them on the job of protecting the other flowers. Occasionally, she even pauses to water the flowers from a bucket that she's carrying.

To anyone who pays attention, Orchid stops to pick a crystal far less frequently than talking or tending to the plants in this garden. As though she's more interested in helping out the dragons while many of them are busy finding their mate. ]

❀ dragon's gale

dragons

[ Once was enough for Orchid when it came to dragon riding, however, there are so many beautiful creatures here that she's here to appreciate the sight of them. Not many dragons are found in the three realms anymore, the one she came face-to-face with with had been utterly terrifying then.

So it's clear that she's a little wary of getting too close, with the distance between her and most of the dragons. The only type Orchid feels remotely comfortable with are the earth dragons, marveling at how they make the plants grow. Some may find it a bit odd that the dragons seem just as interested in Orchid as she is in them. They might even find her and one of the dragons standing in a field of flowers that hadn't been there before. ]

They're beautiful. Please allow me to grow something for you to eat.

[ She reaches for the nearest bush and plucks a small branch from it, then with a wave of her hand, it starts to become it's own small little bush.

Bonus: convince her to ride her new dragon friend. ]

dragon dancing

[ The earth dragon that she's been accompanying all day is now searching for their mate. Orchid stands back to watch as it meets one and begins it's courtship dance, the excitement buzzing like electricity in the air. It isn't long before she's reaching out to grab the hand of the nearest person to lightly tug at them, laughing as she does. ]

Let's dance!

[ Dancing is one way to make new friends. ]

❀ other options

manta board prompts

harvesting moonlight (manta)

[ No one is better suited to the job of gardening and farming than Orchid is. She has been tending to her own garden for hundreds of years, even if most of those are flowers. Moondrakes are new and beautiful, a plant that has caught her interest, so she's in the fields planting them in neat little rows. Catch her in the planting stage...

Or...

The harvesting one. Orchid is looking at the protective gear curiously. What are sunglasses? ]

Is this a headdress?

beauty banditry (manta)

[ Upon finding the man... in a dress, he seems very reasonable in saying that if she puts makeup on someone, he'll return all of the items. This has her motioning over people that walk by. ]

Come, help me out. Let me do your makeup.

[ After her own recent experience with Daqiang doing her makeup, she is going to avoid being the one beneath the brush. ]

high above me, she sews lovely (manta)

[ This quest on the board seemed very promising to Orchid, who could use a dress beyond those she could manifest. So she's standing in the shop, allowing the seamstress to press clothing into her arms to put on. After using the changing room, Orchid emerges to stand and let the seamstress make adjustments. ]

I've never seen such beautiful fabrics before.

[ Is she good at keeping away thieves and bandits? Time will tell. ]

❀ wildcard

[ Feel free to hit me with any random prompt! Including dragonnapping. ]

» eltrut

[tilfrosset]

[Indeed the woman seems out of place in her glorious robes, what with all the other riftfarers still clad in their arrival gear. But so does Jill who looks much more put together than a new arrival, though her outfit is much more simple. Just a white blouse and long skirt, accented with a corset.

For someone who usually wears a pair of gloves, Jill doesn't have hers on because she's here to refresh her tattoo. After being in this world for a few months now, she's noticed the tiny snowflake on her right wrist has been fading and considering there are unsavory folk around these here parts, she knows it's best to have her magic in tip top shape.]

I too thought that, but it doesn't hurt at all.

[Jill flicks her eyes to where the woman's rubbing her wrist and back up again, a bit too far to really make out anything but the bangle. Then she gives the woman who speaks to her a friendly and hopefully comforting smile.]

But it's also not required to get one if you do not wish to.

Astarion | Baldur's Gate 3 | Corsair

[subigito]

dragon riders of escordvi

[ Go to a dragon festival, they said, it'll be fun, they said. He figured he'd spend most of the festival trying to dodge the ridiculous mating festivals or questions from inquisitive dragons as to whether he had a special someone in his life. I mean, yes, he's certainly in some kind of a relationship, but that's for him and not for random, prying dragons and their not-so-subtle hints about empty grottos.

But what he's not expecting is for a dragon that looks like they're made of diamonds to grab him and throw him on their back. He's seen dragons before. From way closer than he was particularly comfortable with, he might add. He's never been kidnapped by one to go for a flight.

The air dragon is not content just grabbing Astarion, oh no, it looks like you're coming along too, if they have any say about it. When all the kidnapping is complete the air dragon and presumably some other dragons with riders too, take to the sky.

And the view is...breathtaking.]

I'll admit, I was entirely prepared to hate this but...

[ Just as he's about to say it's pretty alright, the dragon speeds up. Better hold on! ]

dungeons & dragons

[ A dungeon crawl is much more his style! All you have to do is follow the golden rule: stay together and don't split the party.

Only, we seem to have failed step one because here's Astarion, at the entrance of this dungeon, on his own? Well that won't do. ]

Let's team up. I'm quite good with traps and stabbing people in the back.

[ level 12 rogue baby!!! he could go toe to toe with an elder brain and live to tell the tale ]

advanced dungeons & dragons (nsfw)

[ Initially, Astarion was really annoyed by being kidnapped by a dragon (yet again) and even worse this time he was taken to the end of a stupid dungeon to wait for someone to fight their way through it. Being a hostage was definitionally boring.

Or at least, it was. Our intrepid heroes take just a little too long on that maze, just a little too many turns spent disarming traps. And by the time they arrive, Astarion has clearly done some research for science to see how good all of those novels stood up to reality.

He's sweaty, half-dressed, and looks entirely satisfied. Maybe a little giddy, even. ]

Took your sweet time, didn't you?

Manta Quests

harvest moonlight

[ Armed once again with a shovel for yet another MANTA quest, Astarion is starting to wonder why he even bothers signing up for these things without reading about them. ]

I'm not doing this.

[ he turns to his partner and hands over the shovel. or tries to, anyway ]

Aren't we supposed to be corsairs? We aren't gardeners.

cult of the polymorph

[ The spell scrolls feel, well, rather familiar. Astarion finally went and got a tattoo (a black dagger that drips with blood right across his bite marks. whether it hides them or accentuates them....that's really in the mind of the beholder) so using the scroll should be no problem now.

Unfortunately he's now standing on the beach with a field of sheep where rocks used to be. ]

What am I supposed to do with all of you? Would you even taste any good? You were rocks before.

[ Help him before he makes a very bad decision...or maybe a good one? ]

who let the dogs out

[ They've made it through the fog! And to the island. All that's left is getting past those dogs and then starting to steal those sweet, sweet riches. ]

How hard can it be, really? We'll just sneak past them.

harvest moonlight

[indispensable]

[Alhaitham, for one, is not accepting said shovel—if only because he is already currently holding one himself. In fact, he pretty much doesn't even say anything at all, because his ear pieces have their noise cancelling on and though he is able to read what the other is saying from his lips, Alhaitham doesn't feel like there's anything in what has been said that is worth responding to. After all, unlike his temporary compatriot, Alhaitham does actually read what the job entails before signing up for it. Anyone who doesn't and finds fault in it thereafter have nobody else to blame but themselves.

So its for those reasons that Alhaitham does nothing more than to give his current job partner a flat, unimpressed look before promptly going back to their appointed task of digging these holes as requested.]

Enterprise (CV-6) | Azur Lane | PALADIN - Current Player

[lucky_e]

I – Dragon Riding(?) It deals with dragons

[Okay, so the idea of riding a dragon is pretty freaking awesome. Enterprise would admit to that, and knew more than a few girls back home who would jump at the chance to do so. And yet, for Enty herself, the enthusiasm is a little dampened. It’s a pretty cool idea! But… after spending much of her life flying around in aircraft, and being an actual, aircraft carrier, the idea is a little moot for her. Riding a dragon sounds awesome!

And yet, she also figured there was something even cooler that can be done here.

Hence why there is now a Grumman Hellcat sitting next to a freaking dragon. And Enterprise herself looking pleased as punch, phone out and stary eyed as she started to take picture after picture. Moving from one point to the next!

Is this for real?

It is. Is it awesome? It is.

Is Enterprise planning to fly that plane right next to that dragon? You bet your butt she is!]

II – Snacks (Boba) cw: ptsd and thoughts of suicide, dead friends, and sisters

[Okay, so maybe this was going to be a sort of sad way to end the day. But, for some reason, Enterprise just couldn’t keep it all in anymore. The KAN-SEN didn’t know why, but right now, she was sitting at the edge of the dock, boba next to her as she looked out to the starlit ocean. Could she do it? Would she even be able to?

Probably not.

So she sat there at the edge, legs dangling off the edge as the spray of the waves brushed against her. It’s fine, she’s spent plenty of nights without going to sleep.]

….

[She doesn’t look all that happy or thrilled. While tears aren’t falling, her eyes were distant, and the hushed thrum of her voice was melancholic, sad. She looked somewhere else entirely and seemed to be thinking of something else entirely. The woman almost looked like she was wanting to jump off into the waters.

But she wouldn’t. It wouldn’t do anything anyway.]

Oh I bid farewell to the port and the land,
As I paddle away from Brave New England’s white Sands.
To search for my long ago forgotten friends.
To search for the place I hear all sailors end.

[They’re alright, she told herself as she continued to silently sing to herself. But she still couldn’t get the images out of her head. The end of her sisters, her countless friends and foes. Why is it all coming out now? Has she been too complacent here? Or maybe it’s because she’s here, and not there with them.]

As the souls of the dead live for'er in my mind
As I live all the years that they left me behind
I'll stay on the shore but still gaze at the sea
I remember the fallen and they think of me
For our souls in the ocean together will be
I remember the fallen and they think of me
For our souls in the ocean together will be

III – Snacks (Dragon Croissant) far less depressing

[These things look almost too cute to eat! Once again, her eyes were sparkling as she held up the little, dragon-shaped croissant with both hands! Oh… oh no… oh no….! And yet-! Her tummy grumbles with an absolutely demanding roar.

Enterprise looks conflicted.

It’s silly, they’re made to be eaten. But-! Those! Eyes!]

Mmm-! I’m sorry, little one.

[Did… did she just talk to the pastry? Do you blame her? Do you call out for her to stop as she brings it slowly to her lips? It’s too late as she bites down into it!]

You’re to good too!

[Fluffy and crisp! And buttery! And…! Ah- something’s feeling different. Excuse her, she doesn’t quite notice the more… reptile-like qualities that she’s now taking on. Wings, scales, probably a tail.

Definitely a tail.

Probably a long tongue too. Oops. But she’s still munching away, even as the sudden changes rapidly occur!]

IV – Castle Raids – FIGHTING A DRAGON RAWR

Interesting, very well, I will be your opponent.

[Oh, could this be, a worthy battle? It’s certainly going to be a battle, she thought to herself, as she stared down the dragon in question! If Cleveland or one of her sisters were here, they would be having an absolute field day. What, with their whole “Knights of the Sea” schtick. But they’re not, instead it’s just Enty, bow in hand and flames whipping around her!

She’s already tested her aircraft against these creatures. Now? Now came the moment to test herself. Dragons were always meant to be a symbol of good luck. Or symbols of destruction, greed, and a final test for the hero to overcome! Enterprise steeled herself for this confrontation.

Feel free to either be her partner in helping to take the dragon down. Or the person being held hostage!

Let’s make this flashy and metal!]

V – Dancing Dragons

[Well, this has all been incredibly exciting! She sat off to the side, watching the dancing occurring around her. Content with simply watching the show, ever the wallflower, and ever taking more joy in watching others having fun.

Still, Enty does feel a slight pang in wanting to join in on the fun.

And yet she doesn’t, she holds back and continues to stand just off to the side. The compelling feeling is there, of course. And yet, she still felt the need to hold back for now. Still, if someone were to suddenly take her by the hand, a stranger, an acquaintance, the hostage she saved, perhaps she wouldn’t put up too much of a resistance.]

[WILDCARD]

[ooc; don’t see something you like? Now worries! hit me up with whatever, or feel free to contact me via pm or plurk mr_cynicalperson!]

II – Snacks (Boba)

[moonlesstides]

You have an audience, Enterprise; a girl that is not dead, still dressed in the ill-fitting trash riftfarers who land near the Paladins arrive in; here are plants growing through the clothes, tearing holes over her heart, down one leg, revealing jagged scars that, quite frankly, should be bleeding. Deeply colored hair - is it blue? Is it green? Is it the light? - wholly covers one eye, but the rest of her face is thoughtfully sad.

In her left hand, a rusty iron harpoon. In her right, fried fish on a stick.

She is offering the fish with all the air of a small child attempting to give a sad adult her favorite toy.

~New England...~ The 'voice' is not a thing of sound; it bubbles up in the mind, slow and steady, as if from a great depth, full of sympathy and straining with an attempt to Understand. ~This name is known to me. You are...one of the Cousins? No, that wasn't the word...not the most specific word...you have the American?~

Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2023) | Paladin | TDM

[astudyinviolet]

Getting Started: Royal Fortune Deck/Eltrut

[ Sherlock comes to with a gasp, gaze darting in all directions as he takes in his surroundings. He goes pale or paler than he already is given the lack of sleep he's been able to have for months now. He's on a ship in the ocean. This is supposed to be over. They stopped the ritual. He's not supposed to... is this a dream? Instead of the Abyss pulling him deeper into the endless darkness, is he now dreaming of being on a ship? This is unlike that other world he found himself in either. S-so it has to be a dream! ]

John?

[ However, his dear Watson is not there. Sherlock doesn't hear the clack of Watson's typewriter to pull him back to the waking world. The last thing he remembers is that he had been on a walk alongside him in a London park. Sherlock stands and paces in a circle with sudden nervous energy. Come on, Sherlock. Concentrate. Gather more data. There has to be some kind of answer! Someone arrives, and Sherlock does his best to stamp down his emotions. He cooperates with filling out the necessary information, reviewing the print out (a treasure map for some place on Eltrut), listening to the crew, and returns to the deck to see the approach of Eltrut. ]

... Good lord.

[ That is a giant sea turtle with a whole landmass on its back. He stumbles to the railing and coughs. His head begins to spin, and nausea takes a hold of him. Not again.... Why must he constantly suffer this indignity while on a ship? He improves a little once he's on Eltrut. However, he has to sit down and center himself. He looks more the picture of a sickly Victorian than a burgeoning consulting detective trying to find his place in the world. Sherlock ran himself ragged on his last case and his recovery after has not been easy despite Watson's attempts. ]

Network:

Where can one find a remedy to aid with sea sickness? A world of water must have something.

S.H.

[ If it wasn't for the fact that everywhere is stationed on some floating leviathan, Sherlock would have spent more time searching for this on his own. However, needs must, and he cannot function on no sleep and the constant nausea and vertigo of being sea sick. Maybe he can try finding some ginger like Jon once suggested to help. ]

Ocard: Island of Dragons/Dragon's Gale/Dragon Eggs

See how that print is set deeper into the soil? Our thief attempted to mask his movement by jumping away from the path he left... in this direction! Come now!

[ Happily explaining his methods (whether or not the other party was interested), Sherlock follows the human-looking footprints in hopes of finding the culprit who stole the Faberge egg. He pushes through into a small clearing and freezes.

Two dragons, one appearing like a thundercloud and another of dark metal have their eyes trained on Sherlock. Their sudden interest in him is apparent, though one is more passive than the other in that interest. Sherlock takes a step back. Is that hunger in their eyes? These dragons share features of that Old One slumbering in the depths of his nightmares. How much of this is real or some hallucination? ]

I don't suppose you see our thief before us, do you?

[ (The dragons may look hungry, but Sherlock and anyone else are not the snacks they are looking for in during the festivities. The extra attention is really because these dragons related to sleep and dreams are judging Sherlock hard for the lack of sleep and plethora of nightmares he has in a "Damn, you live like this?" kind of way.) ]

Bite-Sized Blessings aka "I have never done anything romantic in my life please for the love of god help me"

Pardon, I don't believe I heard you correctly? Did you say you wish for me to take you out on a date?

[ Sherlock is looking at this small pink dragon like she has asked him swim across the entire ocean. Jon would have known what to do, enjoyed it even, and Watson and his three continents could have easily charmed this little dragon. Yet, Jon is not with him nor is Watson. Sherlock's only experience with anything close to romance was when he was 10 acting the role of Hamlet. No one wants this dragon to share Ophelia's fate.

Please help him. ]

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Dragon eggs!

[inlovewithmycar]

[Crowley is tagging along at a respectable distance, letting the man work.

True, the demon could just follow the thief's scent. He's better than a bloodhound in that regard. Not that a bloodhound wouldn't do the trick - the smugglers are a pretty noisome lot, and Crowley is a fine tuned instrument. Bit of overkill on that front, really.

But the man is just having so much fun. Human enrichment. They go a bit funny if they get bored.

He nods in agreement, scrutinizing the footprint. It doesn't look much different than the last four dozen they'd been following, but who is Crowley to argue with an expert?

Of course when they stumble upon the dragons, Crowley gives a lazy wave to the pair. How do you do, fellow flying lizards.]

Uh. Hi guys. You wouldn't happen to have seen someone pass by here in a hurry?

[One of the two takes their judgmental gaze off the detective, and gives a low rumbling noise and points a curved talon towards some trampled undergrowth. Crowley nods along as if he understands perfectly.]

He says the scoundrel went that way.

Sora | Kingdom Hearts | Paladin | TDM

[key2myheart]

1. Arrival: In the water by the Royal Fortune (Old Habits)

There was this rustling sound. That’s what stirred Sora awake first. A familiar sort of loud, windy rustle. The next thing that really made his eyes snap open was what was becoming an all too familiar sensation of falling very fast.

Very, very fast.

He had barely enough time to really register what was going on around him, other than two things: that rustling was the sound of the wind whipping past him as it caught against him and that he was looking up into a very blue sky with a couple of sea birds lazily gliding along a warm air current way up there.

Again? Sora thought as he sharply drew in a lung full of air and just hoped that what he was greeted with wasn’t a rock or boxes or…Well basically anything too hard for him to bounce back from. The heavy splash of water around him was something of a relief when he did hit and sink like a stone. Fortunately the water wasn’t that cold and being an island boy from birth, it also wasn’t the first time Sora had found himself in the deep end of the ocean. Swimming was just something everyone did back home, so he got on with turning himself around and kicked back to the surface which he broke a few moments later with a huge gasp for air before he shook the salt water from his eyes.

Only to find himself face to face with the broadside of some kind of big wooden ship. “Whoa..” He breathed as he turned around in the water getting his bearings and found a second tall ship, plus a few more beyond that, some kind of floating harbour maybe?

Of course what he wasn’t prepared for was the sight of a massive turtle head as he started to swim for what he thought was going to be a piece of dock but he now realized must have been part of the giant creature. It was far enough away that the teenager wasn’t overly concerned about being mistaken for a light snack, not that he would have been even if he had, but it was enough of a surprise to leave Sora staring off at the huge being as he treaded water in awe, “So cool…”

2. On Eltrut: Treasure Hunt (or Have You Seen A Really Big Key?)

“Okay so if that was the three crossed trees and over there is the ridge that looks like a giant badger…Is that right?” Sora wondered aloud as he looked from the landscape to the map he’d been handed upon the Royal Fortune for probably the fifty first or so time then held it up before him to try and align what he was looking at on the page to the ridge before him. “That doesn’t look right. Maybe if I try…” His words trail off as he tries turning the map in front of his face to the left to see if that looked better and when it didn’t, he tilted his head to the right to see if that improved it at all.

It did not improve his map reading skills at all.

Why couldn’t it have been just a loopy line with an X at the end? Like they were in all the stories he’d read as a kid. Turns out real treasure maps where a lot less direct that he’d been led to believe and now here he was standing around some hillside trying to figure out if he was supposed to go left or right, or was that up or down? Left, left, right, right, up-down, up-down? No that couldn’t be it…

Maybe he should have gone into town first after all but, honestly? After he’d been given that print out with a map supposedly to his stuff, the only thing he could think of was getting his keyblade and his own clothes back. And really, of those items probably the keyblade was the most important item. It wasn’t something Sora wanted to land in the wrong hands after all, even if it might not be able to do the kind of things it had before. It was still important enough to him that finding and getting it back was his top priority. And if it wasn’t there?

Well, that was a problem he’d have to figure out when he got to it. But first thing’s first!

Blue eyes once more retraced the path along the piece of printed paper in his hands before he poked at it with a finger then pointed towards the left of the ridge some few yards away still. “There! It’s probably there!” He declared with far more confidence than was merited considering his choice of words, but probably was still somewhere to start and that was the important part. Or at least to him it was. "This whole treasure hunting thing is a lot more complicated than I thought it was going to be. They always made it seem so easy in the books."

3. Ocard: Poisoned Trees Need Love Too (Ew. Spiders.)

[It sounded like an easy enough task. Take some of these special rocks, climb up into those trees over there and let the crystals clear out the webs. Watch out for spiders and prickly vines and be back before nightfall if something went wrong. Easy right?

No one said that the spiders were going to be the same size as him though! If they had (and they had), Sora might have thought twice about agreeing to help so readily (No, he wouldn't have). It really didn’t help at all that the one he was currently having a standoff with was looking at him like he was about a couple of minutes away from being the best meal it had had in a while. So many eyes watched him with fangs dripping ichor...Gross.]

Hey…So I think we got off on the wrong foot here. This is probably your home, right? How about I just go back down there and you just stay right there and we call this whole thing just a big misunderstanding?

[Because giant spiders were well known for being reasonable to compromise, Sora. That’s why everyone does it and there weren’t multiple warnings about not getting eaten by them before this. Oh, right. There had been and they were ignored.

Still, that didn’t stop him from keeping one hand up defensively in case his new not-at-all friend decided to lunge from him while he fiddle to fish out the last unspent crystal from his pocket with all the intent on using it to at least stun the critter long enough to scamper back down the tree. Or that had been the plan right up until it tumbled out of his pocket and down towards the forest floor below.]

Uh-oh..

[Understatement of the year much?]

4. Dragon’s Gale: Snack break! (I don’t have a witty quip, just a craving for Boba Tea)

[This might not be the first time Sora had ever seen a dragon but these dragons were significantly nicer and more friendly. Generally any dragon not trying to eat him was an upgrade but these ones seem extra nice and really knew how to have a good time. And there was just so much to see and do and try!

Dueling, crafts, egg hunting, dragon riding. Dragon Riding! Riding on actual dragons. How many people got to say that they did that?! If he wasn’t so overwhelmed by choice, he might have felt a bit (lot) more guilty about being here by himself for the most part. Plus there was just no way anyone was going to believe him when he got home either but that wasn’t going to stop him from riding a dragon! An actual dragon!

Destination in mind, Sora started making his plan on how he was going to pull that off as he walked past the rows of stalls offering snacks and treats of all kinds, the scents of which got a loud growl out of his famished stomach.

Oh yeah. He should probably eat something, huh? With so much happening, he’d just plain forgotten to do so. And soon enough, Sora was wandering over to one of the closer stalls to see just what it was everyone was cooing over. A tray of adorable little pastries seemed to look back at him with their tiny little expressive faces that it seemed almost criminal they were meant to be eaten.]

Wow. They look...Really cute. I think I’d feel bad eating that.

5. Wildcard: Dealer’s Choice (or I Don’t Bite. That’s Someone Else's Job.)

There are honestly so many options that I can’t possibly think of them all but I’m more than happy to throw in with you on whatever fun, random or wild idea you have. Tag in or hit me up with a PM because I will run with you on it!

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[seasaltkeys]

[Wandering around the stalls, Roxas has started to relax a little. He's still a Paladin at a Corsair event, so he's been trying to keep a low profile. It's been going well so far, or at least, there's no one around to kick up a fuss.

Except for maybe Roxas himself. For an unrelated reason.

He has to do a double take, but he knows that hair. And that voice. Knows them as well as he knows his own. Because it is him in a way. And that realization is followed by a wave of emotion. And emotion has never been Roxas's strongest suit because they all tend to pile up if he's not careful. It's all of his anger and fear and worry and relief because his other has been missing and everyone has been looking for him.

And while Roxas doesn't know what he's going to do exactly, the first step is walking up to him.]

What the hell do you think you're doing?

[Did Roxas just swear? Is he mad? He might be mad.]