[ open ] No matter how hard you look -

[deepstar]

Who: Khalid ( Claude von Riegan ) + You
Status: Open
Where: Various
What: MANTA quests
Warnings: Claude being Claude



🏹 Maiɖ Ɖaɣ MaɣƉaɣ

[ Does Khalid of Almyra, also known as Claude von Riegan have any real shame? That's very, highly debatable. He doesn't need any convincing or goading in order to put on a maid outfit. Complete with his pathetic excuse for a beard being shaved off. Khalid is smooth! So very smooth.

He's going to have fun with this, flitting between tables. Of course Khalid doesn't work there, but does anyone really know who does and who doesn't when so many people are dressed up.

So don't mind him if he finds a seat next to some poor, unsuspecting fool. Because Khalid is pretending to dust their face. Grinning.]

You enjoying your night? Maybe you should put one of these on yourself and just have some fun for change.

[ Wink!~ ]

🏹 Cɔrsairs ɔƒ Ʋictɔrɣ

I've seen people use these before. It feels a little heavy in my hand.

[ Khalid is an archer. He's used to the weight of a bow in his hand. The feel of the bowstring against his fingers and the tension right before he releases an arrow. A gun feels heavy and bulky in his hand. ]

How do you even work one of these things?

[ Khalid/Claude will give whoever helps him out here the prize. He just wants to prove that he can be an expert marksman no matter what ranged weapon you put in his hands. ]

🏹 Cat Kŋɛaɖs

Okay, but what herbs is this cat stealing? It would help us out so we can lay some kind of trap or figure out what this cat wants to do...

[ He's sighing, rubbing the back of his neck. Khalid is arguing with one of the shop owners. They had been robbed by the cat wizard and are more upset by the fur getting all over their store and ruining their wares ( pastries ). They have nothing to sell! ]

I understand the problem, I do. However, if you give us a list of what was taken, it can help us catch the little thief sooner and you won't have this problem again.

[ Warning: Khalid is ultimately going to help the little cat wizard after he figures out what they are using the ingredients for. Maybe even supply the cat with them himself!

Either way, he's not turning in the cat. Sorry! ]

🏹 Mɛɖiciŋɛ Craƒtiŋg

[ Shells and coral are easy to find. Khalid can be found scouring the beaches. Any beaches, actually, for what is needed to help brew some of these potions. He has a pretty discerning eye and has a pouch tied to his waist where he is collecting them.

He's not afraid to peel off some layers of his clothing to jump into the water either. Help him out or give him a hard time. All are welcomed here.

Or, catch him brewing potions that are being requested. Khalid looks oddly focused. Meticulous in his movements and measurements. Clearly he knows his way around the ingredients that are being used and in what amounts to use them!

Hmmm... ]

🏹 Wilɖcarɖ

[ This is your free space area. Don't like any of the prompts above but want to thread with Claude? Hit me with anything. Additional ones I am interested in a lot of things. Both MANTA and just randomness. If you want to plot something out, reach out to me at verthunder on both Discord and Plurk. ]

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Wildcard~

[sunsetking]

[After their talk when Khalid decided to confront him about certain matters, Leona has…finally decided on something. Is it a good something? Who knows. But a message had been sent to one Khalid one day:

Make sure you’re free tonight.

It’s not…specific. Free for what? But either way, it set things into motion that Leona, normally, wouldn’t care for. He’s been aware of his own budding feelings for a while. Something that was set since the two of them had been stuck in that tower together. Something he has tried to ignore but really, the other man was more persistent than he thought.

Then everything else just…spiraled.

Because it is later on in early evening that Leona is there. Wherever Khalid is currently staying (or wherever he is really when Azita lets him free and there’s a knock on his door.]

[deepstar]

[ He gets the message during the day, while he is so rocking a particular outfit. Khalid shoots back a message saying:

All yours, Kitty-Kat.

Neither one of them really specify a time though? And it doesn't really tell Claude what they are going to be doing. How he should prepare or anything like that. It makes him curious as to what is going through the lion's head as well as what they are going to be doing.

He's been staying at the Roost for a while, mainly because Azita is here and he needs to stay close by. So imagine his surprise when Leona is waiting at his temporary room. Leona is going to see Khalid in that maid outfit. ]

Oh... Hello?

[sunsetking]

[Leona stares a bit when Khalid opens the door, eyes inadvertently dropping down to take in the look at that outfit. Then he clears his throat, averting his gaze.]

Finish changing out of those. I'm taking you out.

[On a date. Not...out out. He knows how paranoid Khalid can be and wouldn't be surprised if the older man carries more than just a poisoned knife on him. It's also...something to see Khalid wearing that maid outfit.]

[deepstar]

[ Not quite yet, Leona. Khalid decides to lean against the doorframe, arms crossed. There's a quirk of his lip and he might also cross one leg over the other. Exposing juuuuuust a bit more thigh. ]

Finally got tired of me, huh?

[ Oh he has a feeling it isn't THAT. But he can lean into it. ]

I don't fight fair. You know that, right?

[sunsetking]

[He's making a point not to look even as his ear twitches.]

I'm all too aware. Don't think I want to get nicked by one of your poisons any time soon.

[A click of his tongue. A swish of his tail and he rolls his eyes upwards briefly. Then he sighs.]

A date, Khalid.

Maid Mayhem

[empyrean_mirror]

[Khalid. Khalid why.

Kaveh is in fact already dressed as a maid and he looks fucking fantastic, thank you, but he is giving Khalid a flat look.]

Isn't people having too much fun with this part of the problem here?

[deepstar]

[ Awww don't be like that Kavs. Khalid reaches over and teases a lock of blonde hair. Friendly! Not... Suggestively. He promises. The man is not a homewrecker by any means. ]

I mean. Anyone getting fresh with me will find that it's a very bad idea. Play stupid games, you know?

[empyrean_mirror]

[Given how long Kaveh's been letting his hair get again (he's very fussy who he lets cut it) there's a fair bit to play with, even with it in a ponytail!]

Oh, I'm well aware. Aren't we basically here to act as decoys in the first place?

[Kaveh sighs, and shakes his head.]

It might just be working too well.

[Kaveh has had to slap so many hands today. So many.]

[deepstar]

Are we? I'm just here to have a good time. What kind of decoys could we possibly be? Well... Maybe to get attention away from the usual staff.

[ Doesn't matter to him though. Claude's just having fun with it. ]

You want to know my secret?

[empyrean_mirror]

Huh? But they told me they wanted a decoy so the actual employees wouldn't get bothered...

[Kaveh I think you've been had.]

Let me guess: you've worn one of these before?

medicine crafting

[indispensable]

[Alhaitham, of course, is not really much of a potion brewer himself, but with everything that's happened in the last few months he can't say he's too surprised on how thin resources are now being stretched. Its almost surprising it took this long to happen if he were to be honest, considering how limited land is in the first place given the state of the world in general...

Anyway, Alhaitham isn't going to pretend that his motivation for helping out with this is to purely secure supplies for himself and Kaveh should things come to that. Which is why as he does his gatherings he does so with two separate bags in differing sizes that he makes no attempt to hide. Any material he gets is likewise divided up into the same ratio that scales with the difference in the size of the two bags.

If he notices Khalid nearby, Alhaitham makes no attempt to get his attention. He just continues on his way doing what he's here for.]

[deepstar]

[ Poor, poor Alhaitham. Fates have been tempted. Rng has spoken. The man is not going to have a quiet, gentle time collecting any items of the sea. Some of them have to be taken alive.

Unfortunately, some of them are not going to go willingly. So, as Alhaitham picks up a clam -

It spits water. Right in his face. ]

[indispensable]

[Well, Alhaitham can't say that he'd been expecting that. The only consolation is that none of that got into his eyes, because that would've been a nightmare for everyone involved.

As it is, all he does is to make a face before he very pointedly shoves it into the smaller of the two bags. Feel free to spit all the water that you want in there, nobody will care.]

[deepstar]

[ Seeing that is enough to have Khalid laughing. Honestly, it's just a shame that Alhaitham doesn't have much in the way of expressions. He would have been even more delighted had the man gotten ruffled. ]

It sure had a lot to say to you.

someone maid a mistake coming here lol

[octoblot]

[Azul has (somehow) managed to dodge having to change into any maid attire (for now) from where he is currently sitting in this spot a ways back. He's been visiting and studying a lot of the local businesses for inspiration in regard to his own business he runs here. Not so much his wares for selling potions and granting wishes, but for the lounge part of his business location that he wants to finish setting up and providing a place for people to relax or enjoy some entertainment in via music or games.

So at the time, it had seemed like a good idea to check this one out and seeing if they do in fact end up getting a lot of business with this little tradition of theirs... he might be regretting this a little now, though. Especially when Khalid startles him by suddenly sliding in right next to him and waving the feather duster in his face.]

Ab--absolutely not. I'm perfectly fine with being dressed how I already am right now.

[deepstar]

[ For now! Khalid might break Azul's little lucky spell there. He's not above dragging someone around just for them to loosen up.

And hmm. This guy is kind of uptight! He could stand to relax a little. Good thing Claude is here to do just that! ]

Are you sure? I'm sure that we've got something that you could fit into. Even in purple and blue hues.

[octoblot]

[Good luck Khalid, you'll need it, as Azul looks away now, a little flustered and pink in the face.]

I doubt that they would have my size for something like that, as well as it being modest enough for my sensibilities.

[He is not going to be showing off his bare legs or arms to anyone here... not for free, anyway.]

[deepstar]

Your size and modest, huh...

[ Khalid is grinning. Oh he has something in mind, all right. So oops! He's going to grab Azul's arm ( good luck, he's stronger than he looks ) and start to haul them both towards the direction of the back room. ]

Well we won't know until we try!

Is that a gun in your pocket, or-

[haveaflare]

[Curiosity brought Dion here. He's been hearing about these "firearms" and the military commander in him refused to let him overlook the weapons in question. By description, they sounded awful, honorless and cowardly, but he decides not to pass judgement until he seems them in action.

Of course he hears them first. They're certainly loud enough to make an impression.

And then there is this gentleman, who seems as at a loss regarding these firearms as he is.]

I haven't a clue. Mayhap we find someone to demonstrate?

omg

[deepstar]

[ Technology hasn't advanced this far in Almyra or Fodlan. Magic and bows are still the preferred method of fighting at range. Khalid is looking over the weapon, inspecting it. Trying to figure out how it might work. ]

Ah, well...

[ One of the attendants of the competition laughs. Offers to take the gun and then to show the both of them how it operates. Khalid, of course, is intently looking at it, one hand on his hip and the other at his chin. Focusing. ]

Doesn't seem that hard then. [ A look towards Dion. A grin. ] What do you think? Should I give it a, heh, shot?

you're welcome

[haveaflare]

[Nor has it in Valisthea, and while crystals and Bearers are preferred ranged weapons of war there, bows are also plentiful.]

The trigger is not unlike that of a crossbow, but I wager the propulsion system is wildly different.

[Dion quirks an eyebrow at the other man's jest, but motions toward the line of targets.]

Your eagerness speaks for you. Go on.

[deepstar]

I can't say I've seen a crossbow to know.

[ But he's going to give this a shot. After hearing that Claude is more familiar with a bow, the attendant says to try this rifle instead. So they walk Claude through how to aim. How to stand.

Which yes, this does feel a little better. Closer to where he holds his bow against his person. But when Khalid fires, the kickback is what has him stumbling.

He does hit the practice target at least! ]

Gods, I almost fell over!

Wildcard - Bird incoming!

[velocityraptor]

[ The news of the rifts had reached Hawks, but when he sees a building in the distance that he very familiar with - well he's not going to admit that he hesitated.

That was bad. His heart is hammering in his chest at the mere thought, so mentally berating himself he soars into the rift without abandon, because that's his job, and going home is...definitely a thing he needs to do. He can't believe he hesitated.

He's heading right for the headquarters of the Hero Public Safety Commission, because he does not act like he's afraid.

It's just a rift though and instead of reaching the windows of the top floor he's bowling into some poor stranger.

Oops. ]

you know i don't know how i missed this one

[deepstar]

[ Bowling into a stranger that had been very much minding his own business! As in, quite literally collecting some starts from some poisonous flowers and plants on Eltrut.

Khalid is not expecting the collision. Imagine his shout of surprise as he goes tumbling several feet, all grace and composure out the window. ]

No worries!

[velocityraptor]

[ This poor stranger. Hawks tumbles and rolls a few times before he stops because he had been pretty high up in the sky. Ugh. He's quick to get to his feet, only wincing a little bit because he turned his ankle. Chalk that up to another thing he can worry about later.

In the blink of an eye he's crouching down by Khalid's side, his speed has to be good for something. ]

I'm so sorry, that's never happened to me before! [ Hawks does not make it a habit to crash into people. ] Are you okay? Did you hurt yourself? [ His hands are hovering like he wants to check but he's not just going to grab him. ]