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[semi-open] 💣 they're gonna clean up your looks

Who: The PLUS ULTRA! crew & friends.
Status: Semi-open.
Where: The Mighty Explosion God Ship Bomb!! ship that is docked in Eltrut or Elah. Or the small cottage the crew owns in Elah.
What: A catch-all mingle log for March for the PLUS ULTRA! crew and any friends happening by. Some Manta Board quest prompts have been included too.
Warnings: Tba.

⛵ Like the rest of the ships around the docks lately, the explosion of sea slugs has taken over the hero's ship as well. It's covered in what seems like hundreds of playful and colourful sea slugs. They are all over the deck, climbing up the mast and leaving strings of sticky slime all over the place. The slugs will either need to be removed somehow or killed. And the sea slug slime mopped up...

If crewmates and friends are looking for partners to go harvesting underwater pineapples with the ship can also be found in Eltrut waters where the special pineapples can be found. Go swimming or diving to collect as many underwater pineapples for the ship stores as possible.

🌼 If not on the ship, the crew can sometimes be found at their small cottage on the paladin's leviathan, Elah. The cottage is small but happens to be well kept despite four very unruly and busy teenagers living inside it. They have a small garden growing outside as well as various plants and pots all over the terrace.

And they seem to be preparing to build some kind of new addition to the cottage soon too as there is a pile of stone and wood stacked up outside. And an apple-shaped sheep keeps walking around too. Baaah.

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I. He swears he’s not a ninja...

[ The cottage is cute, really, and since Toge’s own ship is not far from town at the moment he can find time to visit!

What kind of a person knocks on the door? Not him. After all, he’s in Paladin territory here. He can’t expect to know if the occupants of the cottage mind his presence.

So, instead of going to the door like a normal person, he can be seen in the twilight scaling the wall up to Shoto’s room and letting himself in. At some point in the night, he’ll sneak out and leave some pastries in the kitchen for the occupants as thanks for letting him visit.

In the morning when they get up he’ll just go right back out the window, so in daylight he can be seen not scaling down, but jumping, landing rather solidly on his feet like that’s a normal thing to do. ]

II. Just an ordinary visitor.

[ And, at Shoto’s request, he will at least come visit once to meet people in an ordinary way, knocking at the door.

It’s a housewarming right? Something like that.

So Toge will bring something for them and what that happens to be is a cloth bag filled with various candy bars swiped from his bottomless cauldron in his room on his ship.

Whoever comes to the door will get a cheerful smile behind a mask and a raised hand. ]

Kelp!

III. Wildcard

[Oh he can visit the ship too – don’t you worry, this brat has a ring of returning, he could set it up to visit.

Also Bakugo he owes you a sparring match.]

[🥦 a. spring sprung slugs]

Ehhh?!

[Izuku frantically stumbles over the ship's wooden deck, his feet practically slip-sliding across the entire length of it before he manages to grab onto the railing. He manages not to slip and fall face-first onto the slime-covered deck but now he's stuck here and is a little too afraid to move in fear of that.]

How did this much slime accumulate on the ship already?!

[There's a horde of sea slugs squeaking around all over the place. And while Izuku still thinks they're adorable and doesn't want to kill a single one... This explosion of them is getting a smidge out of hand.]

They're multiplying too fast... And why does it always have to be... s-slime?

[🥦 b. if i had a little hammer]

[Back at the homely cottage, there might be a loud bang that can be heard somewhere near the back of it. It's followed by another cracking noise and then the strange alarming view of black smoke coming from somewhere.

If someone rushes to find out what is happening they'll find Izuku at the back of the cottage with a sledgehammer in hand. He's got working overalls on and he looks extremely focused on what appears to be a wheelbarrow of stones and rocks...

Luckily, there are no holes in anything. Yet?]

[🥦 c. wildcard]

[anything else with izuku this month? put it here!]

Edited 2024-03-04 04:55 (UTC)

[Well, Kaveh might have nebulously timed plans during this month but he's still been checking in on people he knows, and he made the time to come stop by Elah.

He heard the crack as he got there. Oh no. Oh no oh no oh no.

So Kaveh comes skidding around the side of the house and grabs for the sledgehammer with his telekinesis.]

Izuku what is going on here.

[At the best and worst of times- Izuku is a night owl. He stays up late a lot and often because he's busy fixating on a book or some sort of project. Tonight is one of those nights. In particular, he hears the sounds rustling in the kitchen as their house guest breaks in to leave some baked pastries in the kitchen.

He's quick like lightning, a crack of his quirk Black Whip snapping into the kitchen to slam against the wall because-- of course, he thinks they're being robbed?! Who breaks in to leave things instead of taking things though-]

Wait! Don't move?!

[ Congratulations Izuku, on getting the jump on Toge, because he was not really paying enough attention.

His back hits the wall, but he doesn't listen because he makes a grab for Izuku's arm and moves to sweep his leg and put him on the ground.

It's a reflex. ]

{💧I. A Little Sluggish💧}
[Things were fine on the vessel of Mighty Explosion God Ship Bomb!!. Ranma was swabbing the deck with a push broom, whistling a tune to himself. Everything was going just peachy for him... Which should've been a sign that they wouldn't in the next several minutes.

All at once, the now squeaky clean deck Ranma spent the last couple hours making spotless was painted over in a colorful array all over. Sea slugs, the ants of the sea.]

Gah! Get outta here ya slimy--

[Ranma was running all over the place, whacking any sea slugs he with the broom he had on him. Yet no matter how many he swung off of the ship, they just wouldn't stop coming! Take out one, thirty more pop up in their place! These things were everywhere, mucking up the place with their slime. The same slime that Ranma ended up slipping on, careening through the air with a yell.

Incoming, pigtailed teen coming in hot.]

{💧II. Suddenly Pineapples💧}
[After his experience with his kooky principal, Ranma really should be sick of pineapples by now. Truth be told though, nope! Nothing was going to ruin food for him. And hearing about ripe plump pineapples growing under the sea, Ranma knew he had to be one of the first ones to try it.

Of course, that meant having to get ready beforehand, since he wasn't going to be able to get in the water without the obvious hiccup. That, and the dive was going to have to be deep. Ranma's good at holding his breath for a really long time, and he's a fast swimmer, but he isn't sure if neither will be good enough to get him to the bottom fast enough. Hmm...

A light bulb went off in her head, for hours later, Ranma was in her cursed form. Dressed in the right piece of attire. Goggles, swimsuit, rope with one end tied to her waist and the other around a gigantic boulder hundreds time Ranma's own tiny size. Just the usual equipment for deep-sea diving. Ranma was walking to the edge of the water, monstrous chunk of rock on her back as she steadily approaches. Surely no one will pay any mind to the tiny redheaded girl hefting a rock attached to her with the intent of throwing it, and by extension herself, into the watery depths?]

{💧III. Shapple A Day Keeps the Ranma Away💧}
[Consequences have actions, especially harebrained ones that a certain pigtailed boy failed to consider. Case in point, throwing around sheepifying spells meant a sudden influx of faux-sheep running amuck the land. No one has dared to try and take on the gargantuan sheep that was once a boulder, the locals accepting that that neck of the forest was now its territory.

For the rest? Some have been capturing them, taking care of them, adding to their livestock and more. One of these people was the teen behind it all. An apple-sheep (or shapple) was currently nipping on some shrubbery, unknowingly inching closer and closer to a wooden cage trap hanging from a tree branch by a rope. And the mastermind?]

C'mon... Little closer, ya' freak of nature...

[Ranma, hiding behind a bush. Only seen by his pigtail poking out of the green, holding onto the rope waiting for the right opportunity to catch the shapple. Or anything or anyone unfortunate to step right in the line of his nabbing.]

{💧IV. Suite Life on Deck💧}
[Getting used to ship life was going to take some time. Sure, Ranma's been on a couple of boats before. They were typically small dinghies, passengers and even a yacht. Never a pirate vessel.

It wasn't a bad place either. Had all the typical quarters you'd see on your typical pirate ship. And already, Ranma was making himself familiar with the place. One might find him sitting in one of the cabins, door ajar with the sounds of papers flapping. Should one's curiosity be piqued enough, they'll stumble upon the martial artist laser focused in on one book, skimming through the pages and clicking his tongue. Ranma's nose deep in the book, he hadn't even noticed whether or not someone's spotted him.

With Ranma being an outdoorsy person, he wouldn't stay inside the ship for long. One might find him on the deck, doing what Ranma does to kill time: train and exercise. The martial artist did the usual regimen, anything to keep his body active on his own. Kicking and punching a rudimentary makiwara he made out of some discarded wood and sandbags, pull ups on the crow's nest, and currently doing upside down sit-ups of the ship's railing. Nothing right now could break his focus!]

{💧V. Wild Card💧}
[Want something else, have your own idea, anything else for Ranma this month? Put it down here, or PM this account if you want to plan and discuss!]

Oh--hey there, little guy!

[Bad news, Ramna. Kaveh has spotted the shapple. the shapple has spotted kaveh.

The shapple has fallen in love with kaveh on the spot. So guess who stepped under the trap to see about this adorable little abomination of magic? Yeah. Yeah you know it.]

[A - Slugs]

[Oh it's gross.

It's really gross. Roxas hasn't had a lot to do with bugs in general, and whether or not slugs fall into that category, they do now, and they're gross. He's definitely not a fan.

Especially because the slime is hard to mop up. It's sticky and there's only so much scrubbing that he can do to get it off the deck of the ship.]

There's got to be an easier way to do this.

[He grouses, mostly to himself before he notices another patch of slugs. There's a flash of light as a keyblade comes out for a very pointed Thunder spell.]

[B - Swimming]

[Roxas still cannot claim to be the strongest swimmer, but he's been practising and there's been some improvement from when he first arrived here. He's floating, at the very least, and has been diligent in his practice. He's not quite ready to try diving yet, but he can at least be a lookout on the surface.

Or maybe he's just taking a moment to enjoy the water. Floating's easy. He likes floating, and after dealing with slugs, maybe he's earned it.

Or maybe he's just setting himself up for something.

Who's to say]

[C - Ship]

[For the most part though, Roxas stays on the ship.

He's still finding his sea legs, so he's looking for every opportunity to practice. Whether it's just focusing on the horizon, or getting used to the rocking or even just learning basics about the ship, Roxas is around.

He probably still looks a little bit green, especially if there's a wavy section, but otherwise he's okay. He thinks, he hopes. And maybe he just leans on the side of the ship for a bit.]

[D - Wildcard]

[OOC; Available for any and all other shenanigans. If you had any questions about Roxas and his backstory, now would be a good time to ask because he's a little more honest than usual. Plotting can be done by PM or on plurk @

urbaninja

Additionally, I will be on hiatus this month, so I'll be a little slow in getting to replies.]

[Well... This was an unexpected conundrum Ranma found himself under. He can either drop the trap and grab both of them, or keep it up and--]

An opening! [Oh never mind, he's just dropping the wooden cage onto Kaveh and the shapple, letting the rope go so the trap falls on them. Good thing Ranma made it spacious]

Wha--

[Well. Now he's in a cage. Holding the shapple. This is a little cramped for a man as tall as he is.]

What on earth...?

[He is starting to summon mehrak. You may wish to explain yourself before this gets sillier.]

[Maybe if Kaveh wasn't so tall, he wouldn't be in this predicament to begin with! Ranma stepped out behind the bushes, walking up to the cage with a casual saunter like he wasn't responsible.]

You seem to be holding my catch, Kaveh. Mind putting it down and getting outta my trap?

[Ranma didn't sound all that annoyed, relaxing his arms behind his head with a small hum. The shapple, if Kaveh's looking closely, seems to be glaring daggers at the martial artist. In fact, it's currently leaping out of the architect's arm to bash against the wooden cage's frame. To no avail despite its tiny body trying to put in all the effort.]

[Hey Roxas, you got company. Perching himself on the ship's rail like a bird on a branch, the martial artist was watching the other teen float carelessly in the blue ocean. He's been watching him do that for the last couple of minutes, mostly out of boredom.]

Yo! Are ya' actually going to swim, or are you gonna keep floating around like a piece of driftwood? Cause while that's good and all, you wouldn't want to be swept up by a strong current like that, now would ya'?

[He's just being a teasing little shit.]

...What are you going to do with it?

[Kaveh's eyes narrow and he may be holding the shapple protectively to his body. You aren't going to eat it, are you, Ranma. ARE YOU?]

[Seeing that judgmental glare he was getting, Ranma threw up his hand defensively.]

Nothing! I turned a lot of things into sheep with a spell, and a lotta of them are running all over the place. Some people've been adding them to their farms and livestock and what not. I was gonna try rounding them up and see if I couldn't turn a profit?

[Come on Kaveh, like you're not wondering if the shapple tastes like meat or apple.]

... Plus it chewed on my clothes. That too.

[The shapple belted in an accusatory manner, pointing its tiny leaf-colored stubby leg at the thermos sticking out in Ranma's pocket.]

Edited 2024-03-05 05:25 (UTC)

...Do you have something in that thermos, Ranma?

[He is looking down at the shapple. Tiny one if you are making shit up to mug the boy, you and Kaveh are gonna have Words.]

Isn't that spell supposed to wear off after an hour?

Just some hot water?

[The shapple gazed up, staring into Kaveh's eyes with its beady black appleseed shaped ones.]

Yeah, you see... I didn't get the spell entirely down. I got the 'turn-things-to-sheep' part, but they were stuck like that and I didn't know how to reverse it. I tried a lotta stuff-- [Ranma now realized why the shapple was staring at him like he wanted to tear more than his clothes apart. His smile became more and more grain, his voice a higher octave as he visibly shrank back with shame.] --and one of those attempts included pouring slightly boiling hot water on them?

[Please don't be mad.]

[Since he's part of the 'crew' now, Ranma figured he should probably visit the guys' cottage every once and a while. Try and bring them something as a 'thank you' present for letting him come on board. Unfortunately, he neither could think of anything to give, nor knew what any of them would like, so he's here on a visit to try and figure that out for later.

Before he could knock on the door, the crackle and banging in the back caught his attention. To give him credit, he didn't jump. Only stared up at the forming black smoke rising in the distance. Alright, time to find out who blew what up.

Walking around back, he saw the other teen hard at what he figured to be renovations on their cottage. Ranma calmly walked up behind Izuku and tapped on his shoulder to get his attention.]

Whatcha up to?

[Kaveh is giving him the driest look on the face of the turtle.]

I think it might be best if I took this one with me, don't you?

[For everyone involved.]

I know someone who should be able to turn it back, and if not, I have plant magic, I can probably figure it out. But let's safe the boiling water for tea and coffee next time, alright?

[Somehow that's worst than if he was mad at him.]

You're really going to steal my hard earned catch?

[Ranma pouted, looking at Kaveh all sad with big blue puppy dog eyes. Which quickly faded to irritation as he got up to cross his arms.]

Look, in the right context, you'd understand why. I wasn't just scalding sheep for fun... [He grumbled, walking over to the cage to start lifting it up.]

If it's dubloons you're after for it, I can pay you.

[Kaveh can't quite shrug in the cage, as he's holding tight to the still somewhat murderous shapple.]

I get that, but you also get why to this one the context doesn't matter much, yes?

[The offer of dubloons quelled him a little. He's still going to be a little salty about it, but that's just Ranma.]

I was trying to get things back to normal. I'm pretty sure anyone else'd want to if they got turned into something they didn't want to. [He knelt down to look at the sheep with a friendly smile, trying to placate its red mist.] Don't you see? I was just trying to turn you back into a normal, boring, every-day apple that doesn't move or breathe or any form of sentiency. I was just tryin' to do ya' a favor!

[... With sound reasoning like that, it's a complete utter mystery why as soon as Ranma lifted up the cage, the shapple tackled him to enact its wrath.]

ACK- WAIT NO STOP OW OW-- [It's now biting him. On skin and flesh this time instead of silk and fabric.]

Edited 2024-03-05 06:06 (UTC)

[Right. Telekinesis has it's uses, and one of them is to pry an enraged shapple off one of Kaveh's feral teenagers and just. bring it back to Kaveh's hands.]

Now, that's enough from you. Violence will not solve this, no matter how angry you are, got it?

[Why this works when Kaveh says it is one of the great mysteries of the cosmos. But he'll look over at Ranma.]

...Did it break the skin?

[The shapple struggled to get off, even biting onto Ranma's sleeve to keep the telekinesis from pulling it completely off. Unfortunately, telepathy beats fabric. That sleeve gets completely torn off, hanging from the shapple's mouth that now hanged in the air. It snorted indignantly at Kaveh, looking clearly betrayed. It thought you were cool Kaveh!

Ranma bounced up, covered in a large number of bite marks all over his face, arms and torso with his shirt looking like it was just put through a paper shredder. Other than small trickle of blood budding from the teeth markings that did break skin, there wasn't anything serious.]

Jerk. Ruined a perfectly good shirt... [Because it wasn't like antagonizing a shapple he already pissed off substantially was a terrible idea. The martial artist sighed, walked over to yank his sleeve out of the shapple's mouth, and looked at the blonde man.] I'm fine.

Watch your fingers--!

[CHOMP.]

[He, in fact, didn't watch it. So that's two of Ranma's fingers getting munched on. Ranma's face twisted into a forced smile, lips pursing together to subdue the scream of sheer agony that wanted to escape from his mouth right now.]

GET IT OFF-

[Ranma's now waving his hand around wildly, the shapple still attached and freely being flung around thanks in part to the telekinesis, though it wasn't letting go. It had now acquired the taste of vengeance. Tasted salty and irony.]

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[semi-open] 💣 they're gonna clean up your looks

Toge Inumaki | Breaking in your post like the rude houseguest he is!

Izuku Midoriya | My Hero Academia | Paladin

Please Put The Hammer Down

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Ranma Saotome | Ranma 1/2 | Corsair

Kaveh vs the Shapple

Roxas | Kingdom Hearts

damn it dad!

HOW WAS HE SUPPOSED TO KNOW

I THOUGHT A SHAPPLE A DAY KEEPS THE DADS AWAY

Sink or Swim

that only works if one of your dads isn't a disney princess

curses, foiled again

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Hammer Time

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