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Aerith liked this idea. So, she took some paint with her and found one of the designated buildings to draw her art on. She started off simple with a blanket of flowers at the lower end of her current canvas, but eventually she began to draw animals and mythical beasts to inhabit the landscape. She wasn't a professional artist, but she wasn't too bad either. She had gotten a bit better since her childhood, too.

She would welcome accompaniment and would happily share her paints. Or perhaps someone could lend her a ladder? Because she might have forgot to request one and it was getting harder to draw higher. She was the type to offer a compliment to other people's work, too, no matter the skill level so maybe she took a break to wander over somewhere else for a bit.

"Here you go!"

Aerith emptied out a small bag of gold near a nest and watched as an eager fire serpent gathered it to add to its nest. Her eyes sparkled as she watched the serpent use it's fiery breath to melt the gold into a perfect incubator for it's eggs. Or maybe that was just her eyes watering from the heat... it was awfully hot this close to the nest.

She stepped away for some fresh air, but kept an eye out for any intruders. She was here to help guard the nest and keep the eggs safe from any harm. If she had a companion nearby she was quick to bring up ponderings to pass the time. "I wonder what they look like when they first hatch? I bet they're super cute! Don't you?"

If there was a would-be thief approaching she would step to block the way. "Nu-uh! Nope! This gold is for these nests and does not belong to you. Go find another way to earn it, why don't you!" And held her staff aloft, ready to defend the nest.

Aerith hummed softly to herself as she picked delicately at the nearby plants. There was a small patch of a rare herbs here and she was trying to be careful not to harm the plants. If done correctly, they could produce more in another week or two. Every now and then she would look up sharply as if she had heard a noise. She glanced at her companion for the evening and asked softly.

"Did you hear that?"

They had been warned that the area was dangerous, after all, and a special beast practically guarded these herbs from being harvested.

[[Anything else you would like to do? Tag in with it! Since I don't have a toplevel for the event up, we could also do things for that here, too. Or anything else you may want to get up to~. You can PM this journal or also reach me at "aisuyoukai" on plurk or discord if you'd like to discuss anything.]]

Aerith was still getting used to the new world. She had traveled to the dragon's isle and a few other places within the month, but she was still getting her feet beneath her so to speak. The traveling was more like a distraction than actually taking the time to figure out what she was going to do here.

She wandered around the main city for a day, making a trip to the MANTA Center and the RAY Trade Center to check them out. These were useful places she knew she would be getting familiar with as she spent time here. She also stopped by Under Her Wing to see what sort of potions were typical around here. She had helped out the snakefolk back on Ocard so she was already learning about the plants and potions of this world but she could always check for new things to discover!

What really stuck in her mind though was what she might want to do. Did she want to start her own business? Continue being a flower peddler like back home? She could find a spot to garden and bring in flowers to the cities to sell. Or did she want to try something new? She could spend more time traveling to new places, meeting new people and plants and animals. She could be an explorer that discovered ancient ruins or uncovered lost treasure. If she truly wanted to be a paladin she could be a defender of the people, wielding her magic for truth and justice. There were so many options now that she was just...here.

While she thought about that, she headed towards the more rural areas of Eltrut. She wanted to stop by Cosmo Conservatory. She'd heard one of her friends from home could be found there. And she wanted to visit the animals there, too. Volunteering there sounded like a great way to make new friends, animals and people alike.

She couldn't resist the call for help. Aerith found her way to Kudzu Island and began the search for clues. Which led to getting sidetracked by other tasks to handle. The kudzu was a little annoying but the locals had found ways to make use of it after harvesting its best pieces so Aerith did her best to cut useful parts out for keeping. She also spent time listening and learning from the locals about their way of life and how they cooked or used the kudzu in other fashions as well.

While she was out and about she stopped often to rescue the local animals out of the vines and a few times needed help getting herself untangled after helping out a critter. When she found other people caught up in the vines she'd call out in warning to let them know she was approaching.

"Hello! It looks like you could use a hand. I'll have you out in a jiffy!"

Or find her doing other things while on Kudzu Island.

[[If you would like me to create a starter for anything else, let me know! I'm up for just about anything. As for quests, I am most interested in the following: A Rumour of a Mad Monster, Every Day I’m Brusselin’, Whale Did It Go, Hop to it!, A Bug's Life and any of the Kudzu special quests. I know I'm a bit late this month (it's been a busy one for me) but I'd love to still do things and I may just use this post for any of next month's things, too. If you would like to discuss anything you can send a PM to this journal. You can also find me at "aisuyoukai" on all the usual platforms, but please send me a PM to let me know who you are before hitting me up elsewhere. Thank you!]]