catch-all for april!

[pyrafect]

WHO: Pyra and various
WHERE: around
WHEN: throughout april
WHAT: quests and various threads
WARNINGS: nothing for now

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For Berkut

[pyrafect]

[ Quest 53: Give someone else something precious to you. Pyra: Blue; Berkut: Red. ]

[ ....It sounds rather heartwarming to her, truthfully, the idea of giving something precious to another person. And indeed Pyra is much of someone who is a giver and enjoys giving things to others when she can, whether that be a simple offer of help, to chocolate, to protection. How lucky is she, that there are people like her in Chroma that are the same way.

She believes Berkut is one such person, as he has a) helped her before, b) had been the first person to give her chocolate, and c) when the dragons had attacked, had went about the town and (probably) fought a number of them himself. Thus, she decides she wishes to give something to him, something she cannot take back...

knock knock ]

Lord Berkut? May I have a moment of your time?

[superioritis]

[ The day prior, Berkut decided that he would have nothing to do with this month's quests.

Visitors are rare. When there is one, he isn't surprised to find Pyra on the other side of the door. While his opinion of her is better than that of most others in Chroma, his expression naturally defaults to a faint scowl as he regards her presence. Fortunately, he doesn't sound nearly as cold. ]

State your purpose.

[pyrafect]

I'm here to fulfill a quest.

[ She looks at him kindly, having grown used to his ever-present frown. She's aware that he's more aloof than others, but she could never forgive herself if he were to be truly alone here.

Pyra likes to imagine that her persistence is paying off, too. ] To give you something precious.

For Link

[pyrafect]

[ Quest 55: Make someone cry. ((Future in the thread.))

[ It's been a while since she's met up with the young swordsman, and after a while she's decided that it high time that they've reconnected.

She greets him in the ramen shop that Chroma has built for her, offering a bowl of ramen. ]

So... How have you been? [ She decides that she'll start the conversation off casually, asking after his health and whatnot to see if he's alright. Although she cannot be completely certain, he seems... a little down. A light laugh escapes her: ]

What's it like, being a statue?

[bakedapple]

[Link has the bowl up to his lips, sipping down the hot broth, when Pyra attempts to strike up a conversation. He's not sure whether talking will alleviate the awkward atmosphere in the room or not, but it can't make it worse.]

It was... I don't know. [he says as he sets the bowl down. He'd struggled with 'chopsticks' the first time he had ramen, but this time, he picks up a mouthful of noodles with ease.] It was like being asleep, I guess. I don't remember anything about being a statue.

[pyrafect]

You're... usually quiet, and you keep to yourself. [ She pauses, and then lowers her gaze apologetically. ] It's a shame for me to admit it, but I actually didn't know you had turned into a statue.

[ She had assumed he was off, like, hunting in the woods this entire time or something! ]

...You could have still been hurt while as statue. It's lucky that the dragons didn't harm you.

For Nero

[pyrafect]

[ YOU KNOW she had been just thinking she wanted to ask Saber about the... other Saber! But what do you know, Red-Saber has appeared, and right at her doorstep, too! ]

Saber...?

[ She bows her head respectfully. ] To what do I owe the honor?

[neronian]

[ The other 2 quests that went up, she would have no part in it. No part in making others cry out of sadness. And definitely not giving someone a near-death experience simply because some quest said so, because she's certain that her strength would mean actual death for someone more squishy. That meant, out of all the new tasks offered, there was only really 1 to accept.

Nero does not easily give up precious things either. But this is different; this is giving out of care, and though art is precious to her, she can also make more, infuse her works with meaning and heart. To her, art is an everflowing fount of what is precious. She holds one such piece of wooden sculpture in one arm, retracting the other when Pyra opens the door. ]

Have you seen the quests? The ones for this month are quite curious...and slightly concerning, if I do say so myself. But there is one that I have decided to take on, and you shall be the recipient.

[pyrafect]

[ When Saber mentions the quests, Pyra puts the pieces of this puzzle together. ]

The quest... for giving someone else something precious. [ She looks from her to the statue, bringing a hand up to her mouth as a gasp escapes her. ]

Is that... for me?

For Akira; backdated to march after reviving akira

[pyrafect]

Akira...

[ He's at her doorstep, and she's there, draped in a comfortable blanket and holding a cup of tea she's made for herself, greeting him with a tired smile.

Using the grimoire to revive him is something she will never regret doing, even if it had taken a large chunk of her energy. The true source of power behind her energy is supposed to be limitless and eternal, but Pyra is a three tiers down from that source. She can feel such things as exhaustion, she can't be a source of unlimited energy and power all the time. And even if she would break all the seals upon her, she is certain that Chroma would find a way to take that energy all the same.

And she would not care if if did. Chroma, the grimoire, and the powers that be could have it all-- and she would still be grateful to have her friend back. ]

...Did I ever mention how wild your hair looks? [ Not before he "died", anyway. Well, she's saying it now. ] It's like the tops of trees on a windy night. It's... you.

[lacrimose]

[Akira feels an odd mixture of guilt and gratitude at being revived by three of his close friends: guilt, for dying in the first place and worrying them all so much, then gratitude, that they would have gone to such lengths to take matters into their own hands and revive him, instead of waiting for the town to do it on its own.

So of course he had to repay them somehow by checking in on all of them, making sure they recovered quickly from their drained states. He tries not to let that worry show too much, however, so to Pyra's statement, Akira just laughs and shoots her a warm smile.]

What's that supposed to be, a compliment? [He flattens the top of his hair with his hands, but it springs back into place as soon as he lets go. It's a messy mane no matter what he does with it.]

1/3

[pyrafect]

[ She watches him quietly as he tussles his own hair, watching it return to its natural, wild form no matter what he does. A giggle escapes her, and then... ] It was!

It's very you, I was trying to say.

[pyrafect]

[ And that, she's sorry that she couldn't have said it sooner. You know, before he died.

Almost died.

Whatever. ]

[pyrafect]

...Won't you come in?

For Choubee

[pyrafect]

[ There's water to follow here-- not the same sort of water that one might find in the frozen lake or the inky harbor of the town, but an actual freshwater stream. Still, she can't be sure that it's safe. ]

....Do you think it's safe to drink as well?

[ Hesitantly, she dips her fingers into the stream, testing it to see if it has the same uncanny coolness of the harbor. ]

[flinty]

[ It's definitely a surprise to see; earning a widened pupil from Choubee as he kneels down beside Pyra to examine the water himself. He at least knows better than to drink whatever water there is provided -- but perhaps he did, at one point in his life, before he was given newer powers. ]

There's only one real way to find out, right?

[ So, without hesitating, he brings a hand to the water and cups a small amount. Bringing the corner of his palm to his lips before tipping his head back and swallowing some. Surprise! First tag and he's already put something in his mouth! ]

1/3

[pyrafect]

--Choubee!

[ Pyra is frozen, her arms lifted up in her small protest to stop him. But it's too late, he's gone and done the thing.

......Annnd he'll be okay. ]

[pyrafect]

[ .... ]

[pyrafect]

[ Just.


A SIGH. ] ....What am I going to do with you? [ But she's saying it fondly, at least? ]

For Damian

[pyrafect]

[ It's early morning when she makes it to the church, carrying a good deal of the wood over her shoulder she had chopped up a month prior. She sets the planks carefully down to the side, readjusting the satchel of tools she's found at the entrance when she straightens up.

Pushing open the doors to the building, she steps inside and calls out, ]

Hello...?

Is anyone there?

[bittybat]

[Damian pauses.

He's made a very novice, simple rope pulley, one which has lifted him up off the floor and against the side of the wall. Not all the way up toward the ceiling, but close enough. There's no windows nearby, and he's not in the rafters. He seems to be patching holes in the stone with a spade.]

Perhaps. Who wants to know?

[pyrafect]

[ She looks in a.... general upwards direction, attempting to spot just where the voice is coming from. Although she can't be certain, the words themselves sound a tad bit wary of anyone who might enter.


Still, she's relieved that someone is here at all, and so with a smile she replies: ] My name is Pyra.

I'm.... someone who is interested in making some repairs to the church. I brought wood, and some tools, and... [ She tilts her head, tone gentle. ] Won't you come down?

[espritdecorpse]

[ He first started running in a misguided attempt to outrun Xie Lian. And then he kept running because somehow he felt that if he slowed down or stopped, he wouldn't be able to go through with it. And so, he's been madly dashing through Chroma: from Pyra's house, to Xie Lian's shrine, to the well, to the library, to the town hall.

He speeds into the church only for completeness' sake, and almost runs right out again, before he notices: ]

Ah! Pyra!

[ And that's all he can manage for the moment, because he's seriously winded. Yes... just going to stand here and catch his breath for a minute, probably even reaching out for something to lean against.

Something or someone, if a certain martial god is nearby. ]

[pyrafect]

[ The doors of the church are open because... there are no doors. She has already taken them down and is restoring them, having set them across two make-shift tables she's constructed. With a mental blueprint of the design and a chisel, Pyra is just about ready to get started when she hears a familiar voice.

Turning, she gasps and drops the tools to immediately go to him, offering an arm for support. ] Wei Ying? [ He looks awfully exasperated and exhausted, what's going on? She thinks the worst, of course: is there another attack? Or perhaps he had been near the tree for too long-- ]

C'mon... sit down. There's water over here. Deep breaths, tell me what happened.... [ Besides how winded he looks, he doesn't seem injured, though. Her worry continues, however, as she begins to wonder if someone else is hurt. ]

[holycurse]

[Xie Lian would've caught up a long time ago if it weren't for the fact they were (probably) looking for Pyra...and since Wei Wuxian seemed so set on taking the lead, he'd eventually slowed to an even pace himself, the better to get a good look around in case the guy he was chasing happened to miss her. (He was running so fast, after all!)

So it's a few seconds before he makes his way into the church, looking nowhere near winded at all.]

...Ah, there you are! We've been looking all over town...... [He suddenly remembers why they'd been looking for her, and. Kinda trails off.]