[OPEN] the thingmabob that does the job

[bakedapple]

WHO: Link and YOU!
WHERE: Various (Link's house in Flavo, shops and stores around Chroma, etc)
WHEN: From 5/8 onwards
WARNINGS: N/A (event shenanigans)
WHAT:

[ A new month, a new batch of newcomers, a new annoyance imposed upon them by Chroma. Link would be used to it by now, if not for the unpredictability of each new annoyance. This time, he can at least be thankful that it's more like an embarrassing inconvenience than a debilitating disability.

No matter what he does, Link cannot find his other shoe. This applies to all of his shoes, including those that came with him from home; his right shoe from every pair is missing.

His first idea is to simply go barefoot. He's so accustomed to going barefoot that the soles of his feet are tougher than leather. Unfortunately, it seems that Chroma already thought about that - as soon as he tries to take a step without a shoe on his left foot, he slips on some kind of unseen slime or ice and goes crashing to the ground.

It appears that he's meant to wear only one of this shoes. Fine, then. But his second attempt to get around this problem is also frustrated by whatever curse he's been afflicted with: should he try to wear a mismatching shoe on his other foot, he's overcome by an irresistible need to clean whatever is around him. Only after he's exhausted the dirty items around him does he come to his senses long enough to pull the mismatching shoe off and return to normal.]



[ wildcard ]

[The above is what Link's up to during this event, so feel free to tag him with any scenario that fits into it - whether he's slipping around miserably in town or voraciously cleaning his house in Flavo!]

[ A. oh my god shoes ]

[Solution one and two did not work. But maybe, solution three will: new shoes! New shoes entirely!

Link is wandering the city, limping around awkwardly with one bare foot and one heeled boot. He pokes his head into any shop he can find and calls out to whoever is inside to ask whether they sell shoes of any kind. If not, he continues on, trying to ignore the stares he's getting from other townsfolk. Msot others are afflicted with their own princess-related pranks right now, so hopefully, he isn't making too much of a fool of himself.

But if and when he manages to find a store that sells shoes, he'll stomp inside and grab a few pairs off the shelves. Then, after carefully removing his single shoe, he hops around on his right while trying to awkwardly try on the shoes from the shelf. He knows he's going to have to put a shoe on his left foot first if this is going to work, but it's harder to do this than he expected. After several crashes to the floor and wobbly attempts to stand back up using only his right foot, he accidentally touches the floor with his right in an attempt to keep his balance. His foot immediately slides awkwardly underneath him, sending him back to the floor in a particularly nasty fall.

He groans and grabs his head as he sits up. Why this.]

[ B. THESE SHOES SUCK ]

[Eventually, whether through assistance from someone else or through perseverance, Link gets a shoe onto his left foot. He grins with victory and hurries to put the other shoe on. Finally, a complete pair of shoes! His lower back was starting to hurt from wearing only one shoes, not to mention all the falling and tripping.

Unfortunately, though, it's still not that simple. The matching shoe seems to have disappeared when he wasn't looking. He frowns and searches the area around him, his normally calm visage starting to crack with uncharacteristic frustration.]

What in... [Frowning, he looks to the nearest person with suspicion in his eyes - even if that person had just helped him put on the first shoe.] Where did it go? Did you take the other one?

[ C. cinderelly cinderelly ]

[A few days later, the image of Link hobbling grumpily through the streets is replaced by something strangely different. Now, he's carrying a mismatched shoe under his arm as he goes door to door, beginning in Flavo and working his way through the other districts slowly. If someone were to answer the knock, they'll be greeted with a smiling Hylian. The pack on his back is bulging with irregularly-shaped items.]

Ah, hello... sorry to bother you. My name is Link. Are you interested in any cleaning services today? I'll accept food or unusual items as payment.



OOC: (( hello everyone!! my name is Amanda and I'm on plurk at lazdo. I'm not new to the game, but I was on a long hiatus during the last CR meme in March and didn't get to plot with anyone as a result. I've also been super busy with RL stuff during April and haven't been around on Plurk much since coming off my hiatus. I'm posting my event prompts as an open log so a) people can see it since I was 5 days late to the event ouo;;; b) I can say hi since I've been a ghost, and b) anyone who's interested in Link CR can tag him, since I haven't done an open Link log/top-level in a very long time! nice to meet you and feel free to PM me on Dreamwidth or add me on Plurk <3 ))

Comments

wildcard

[cranelike]

( When Link finds himself slipping and tumbling over one more time, he'll crash right at the feet of one (1) Tsurumaru Kuninaga standing in front of his home. He's a tall person dressed in all white and with a sort of beauty and grace that isn't quite seem human. With a sword at his side, he crosses his arms and looks down on Link, an eye brow raised but otherwise not at all fazed by the accident that's just happened in front of him.

It was such a silly fall, though that he uncrosses his arms and holds up his hands as if to show he has nothing in them, )

It wasn't me.

( For once.

And you'd think the least he could do is offer a hand up but he isn't doing that. Instead, he puts his hands on his hips now and leans down, )

Is this how you usually greet guests? Or are you so surprised to see me, I swept you off your feet?

[bakedapple]

[Oh. There's someone here. Someone who saw him fall like that. Grimacing, Link looks up miserably at the stranger.]

N-No... it's another damned curse of this place...

[But he's mumbling that mostly to himself. Rolling onto his back, he can at least sit up on the floor.]

Who are you? I don't remember anyone coming to visit me today.

[cranelike]

Another?

( Someone sounds a little too excited about this, oops, especially considering Link is having such a hard time. )

I thought you'd never ask! ( Even though they just met. His robe is mostly dried thanks to some magical help after climbing out of the well but it's still a little damp. He holds out a damp, blotchy sheet of paper and waves it in the air. He'll even tap Link on the forehead with it! ) I was told to come here.

My, my, this really is a surprise, then, if you weren't expecting someone like me.

[bakedapple]

[Link recognizes the smell coming off the soggy paper - well water. He blinks. Oh... new people are here? That's today? Between sleeping in and getting frustrated with his shoes, he'd completely forgot.]

Oh... oh, I see. You must be a new arrival? [He reaches out to take the paper.] Did someone send you here for me, or did you get assigned to this house?

wildcard! hello other housemate

[dreamsky]

[ In the midst of all that cleaning comes a small and hesitant knock at the door. It's so quiet that it would almost be completely inaudible, were it not for the very loud and cacophonous croaking of the frog chorus that has unfortunately joined behind Uki for the time being. ]

Um... E-Excuse me... Is anyone here?

[ She can hear a bit of clanging and rustling, so she's pretty sure someone is there. Ever-so-slowly, she turns the doorknob and peers inside. The croaking of the frogs gets ever louder with the barrier of the door removed.

She's been forced into a rather huge ballgown, so she'll have to open the door a lot wider than that to get inside... But she's not going to just walk into a house before she's sure no one is there. ]

hello!!

[bakedapple]

[Link is in the middle of scrubbing the walls with a soapy sponge when the door opens. He turns his head to look in its direction; from the look on his face, something is clearly... off.]

Oh, take off your shoes!! Your shoes! And don't let any of those frogs in! They'll poop everywhere!!

[dreamsky]

I-I'm sorry!

[ Stammering furiously, Uki immediately removes her shoes and leaves them outside. She should have thought to do so before, but with the frogs everywhere, her mind has been elsewhere.

Speaking of the frogs, she opens the door as wide as she possibly can to sidle inside, and then eases the door shut. One frog manages to hop in right before she closes the door, clearly with a mind of its own. Uki rushes after it, yelling apologies the whole way through. ]

L-Let me catch him! I didn't mean to let him in! [ It's hopping right to Link, aiming for any water bucket it can find. ]

[bakedapple]

[Link scurries towards the door as she enters, flustered, but in a harmless sort of way. He immediately stops and dives for the frog the moment he sees it, catching it deftly under his hands against the wooden floor. Those were the reflexes of someone pretty athletic, at a minimum.]

Got him! It's okay! [he glances up at her and her huge, floor-length dress.] The hem of your dress isn't dirty or anything, is it?

C

[troubadamsel]

[Maribelle blinks... and then decides, you know what? It'd be nice to have a steward again.]

I thank you for your services. Come in, we could use some tidying up.

[bakedapple]

Great!

[Although if he knew this was Maribelle's house, he probably would have offered to clean it for free. Still, he's happy to gain some kind of new knick-knack for his hoard.

He steps inside, doing his best to brush off his bare foot on the door mat.]

I haven't seen you in a while. How have you been?

[troubadamsel]

Well... it's easy to say I've been better, and been worse.

[She sighs, looking away.]

What can you expect in a place like this?

[bakedapple]

[Link smiles apologetically as he sets his backpack down.]

I know what you mean. I'm doing about the same. [points to his backpack.] Or more like, I'm trying to make lemonade out of the princess lemons they handed us this time.

B

[doublecrowss]

Oh--?

[ Link, please, who do you think Akechi is? Some lowly thief? He only associates with high profile criminals, excuse you!!

That aside, he had been just walking by,so he definitely wouldn't have had the chance to take anything, anyway. Still, he's a Good, Pleasant Boy, and instead of taking offense from that insinuation, he's going to offer his help instead! ]

I take it to mean your other shoe? I haven't seen it, but I could assist you in finding it, if you'd like.

[bakedapple]

[Link isn't entirely calmed by the stranger's words, but the accusatory tone to his voice does subside. He nods and looks away, still searching.]

Would you? That would be great. I mean, it was right here a second ago, so I don't know how it could have gone far.

[doublecrowss]

[ Well, that's a start. In return, Akechi will offer: ]

Of course. [ A nod, reassuring. ] I'll do the best I can.

[ He's an Ace Detective, after all! And a Pleasant Boy! But more importantly, he doesn't want to be accused of a crime when he's actually innocent-- for a change! And in that vein, he's gonna get started by pointing out the obvious: ]

Ah, I wouldn't be so sure about the shoe not going very far, however. If I can make an educated guess, I would say the town is acting on whimsies yet again.

[bakedapple]

[That would be a convenient excuse for someone who stole his other shoe...... but he's right. Really, there's no reason for this guy to steal a random single shoe. Link was just desperate for it to be something other than his current princess-related affliction.

He sighs and puts his palm to his forehead.]

Would you... look around for me anyway? I'll check... um, the other aisles, I guess...

c

[oomfies]

[ Lottie's been more than aware about the weird state of things, she's just lucky that her and her roommate have been left out of the chaos. ]

Uh.. [ But.. Does this random person at her door count as the usual monthly chaos in this town? She eyes the bag on his back from behind her door, considering her options. Embarrassingly enough, she does need someone to clean her house. Lottie lacks any and all life skills an adult like her should have..... ] I mean, sure?

[ She opens the door a little wider, a brief glimpse inside to this little cottage in Flavo is a stark contrast to the outside - everything is modern, functional, and absurdly messy. ]

Do you know how to use a vacuum?

[bakedapple]

[Link glances over the woman's shoulder when he door opens wider, his eyes drawn toward its unusual contents, but he quickly looks back to her, trying to stop himself from being too nosy.]

Um... I can learn?

[He has no idea what a vacuum is, but he can use a broom and a mop if he can't figure it out.]

[oomfies]

..Okay, [ Well......... That's honestly good enough for her. Lottie nods, completely opening the door and stepping aside so Link can come in. ] you can leave your stuff on the couch or something. Or wherever you think is easier?

[ And after he steps in, she'll close the door right behind him. ]

I think the only place that'd really need cleaning is just the kitchen? My roommate doesn't really leave messes.. [ Since they don't eat, sleep, or breathe.. The perks of living with a non-human - ] Oh! Did you want your payment first?

C

[satanslash]

[Link showing up at the cafe is nothing new. It happens frequently since the two of them became friends.

Link knocking like he's never been there before, though... that's new. And confusing.

Then again, so is Rin's princess related affliction. As if to mock the fire-wielding demon it seems he's taken up the mantle of the much colder, snow-based Yuki-onna, complete with thematic kimono, almost white pallid skin that's cold to the touch and half his messy hair turned white fading in to blue-black.

Needless to say, it's an odd situation all around with Rin staring at Link and his heavy pack, the hand resting on the knob of the door causing flecks of frost to appear.]

... you... don't have to do anythin' for food, Link. I haven't started chargin' or anythin'.

[bakedapple]

[Truthfully, Link didn't even recognize him at first. It's when he hears the man's voice that he realizes this is Rin, and that he's at Rin's cafe. Blinking, he takes a step back to look at the building. Yep... Rin's cafe.

That means Rin's current state must be due to this month's curse. Wincing, he smiles apologetically.]

I know, but I can afford to pay, so I should. Can I come in?

[satanslash]

[Not surprising. He did get a pretty extensive forced makeover courtesy of the town.]

Of course. C'mon, you should know you're always welcome here by now.

[He shuffles back a few steps, pushing the door the rest of the way open but ensuring to keep a bit of space between him and Link. Doesn't want to quite literally freeze the guy out after all.]

B

[wordsinthesoul]

[Thancred raises his hands, showing that they're both empty.]

I've many tricks- some like that, even!- but I've not done it to a shoe. That seems a little too cruel. I'll help you look- would you like to pick a place to start?

[bakedapple]

[Link frowns, still not completely convinced. But if he gets his shoe in the end, that's all he could ask for.]

I guess around this area here, even though I just checked it. And after that, the other aisles?

[He looks the man over, to see if he's carrying any bags that could be hiding the missing shoe.]

[wordsinthesoul]

Of course. Well- I don't imagine it could have got too far without you.

[He has a kind of pouch, but it doesn't quite look as though it would hold a shoe without showing it.]