Open Log +July Catch All

[queenofminiskirts]

WHO: Kaoru and you (and various quest partners)
WHERE: All around town
WHEN: Throughout July
WHAT: Quest! Some Serious Conversations! Also Forest Shenanigans!
WARNINGS: Some violence against forest monsters but probably nothing graphic


I: Tree Roots are Tripping Hazards But Not Like This

[Well, now the forest is being temperamental. Which means Kaoru's...hanging about. Making sure people are safe. So if you end up being tripped near the forest, you may find yourself being caught by an invisible force before you hit the ground and then you find yourself being righted and places back on the ground.

Or maybe a branch was swinging for you only to be stopped by an invisible barrier. Either way, the event is very quickly followed by Kaoru coming closer.]

Are you all right?


II: So About Those Scorpions...?

[She had her arms crossed as she stared into the forest with a frown. Maybe she's contemplating the forest's progression...or the distant mountains that suddenly have colour...?

She brings a hand to her chin.] ...do scorpion tails grow back?

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QUEST 64: Shiho

[queenofminiskirts]

[Who better to drag onto a quest for finding three scorpions than a psychometer?

She was wearing her old uniform because she has the matching boots for them. She grinned at Shiho.]

Okay! Let's find the first one!

[good_ideas]

[Shiho smiles right back even if she follows it with a raise of her eyebrow not long after.]

They make this way too easy, don't they?

[queenofminiskirts]

Well, they couldn't have known they'd bring in Japan's best psychometer!

Quest 64: Maya

[queenofminiskirts]

[She's in uniform, of course. Though she knows better than to just...let a scorpion try to sting her and hope the uniform protects her.

She follows alongside Maya, her feet about two feet off the ground.]

Do you think there are any fire breathing scorpions?

[scooptimistic]

I hope not, but also I can't say that that's not a possibility... back when I had to catch a goose, there were some fire-breathing types, too.

[ Well. At least on e of them can fly. ]

[queenofminiskirts]

I dealt with the fire-breathing geese too...and fire breathing sheep. [Pause.] Actually, every time Shiho and I go to do a quest we seem to run into something that breathes fire...

Quest 65: Rin

[queenofminiskirts]

[The most important part of monster hunting in the woods? Wearing the right uniform, of course!]

So what is a Naga?

[Because she has no idea.]

[satanslash]

[Rin has to raise an eyebrow at that. She took the quest but didn't know what they were? Even he knew what a Naga was...

And not all of us can have fancy battle uniforms! Rin is stuck with his usual jeans and teeshirt, because it's way too hot for his hoodie even if it would provide an extra layer of protection.]

... snake-woman.

[queenofminiskirts]

[If it wasn't a monster in MonHunt then she probably doesn't know what it is.]

So like a mermaid except instead of half fish they're half snake?

Quest 66: Uki

[queenofminiskirts]

[As promised, she went ahead and invited Uki to the cafe. But when Uki gets there, Kaoru takes her by the hand and pulls her past the kitchen and dining area to her room.]

Before we eat let's do something fun!

[dreamsky]

[ Uki is very easily dragged places. She's small, and she trusts Kaoru implicitly. So it isn't very hard for Kaoru to take her to the back. ]

S-Something fun? Where are we going?

[queenofminiskirts]

You'll see~!

[And the house isn't big so they're very soon in her room. It's...messy. Look, she does her best.]

Did you see the new quest?

Quest 66: Caramia

[queenofminiskirts]

[So...she comes home one day, with her hands clasped at her back.]

Big Brother Caramia~!

[She says in a sing-song voice that is definitely not to be trusted.]

[ifionlyhadthecourage]

[ That's cheating, Kaoru. You know he's incredibly weak to that. ]

Kao~ru? [ He doesn't call back in nearly as much of a sing-song as she gave, but there is a certain chime to it as he'd yet to pick up on the fact... there's probably not so good intentions behind it. ]

[queenofminiskirts]

[It's not cheating because she's cute.]

Did you see the new quests yet? [Look at these eyes. There are nothing but the best of intentions here!]

Quest 66: Keigo

[queenofminiskirts]

[They are the masters of completing harmless quests!

Well, harmless except to Keigo's pride, maybe.

In her hands is a dress with a really short skirt. One that is clearly shortened from one of the peasant clothes from the town. Hey, she wore this for a while before the whole, 'portals leading home' business.

The hem is a bit...not straight because she sewed it herself, but it's definitely miniskirt length.

She holds it out to him with a grin.]

This is fine, right, Keigo-chan?

[asano_san]

[OK, Keigo knew when he agreed to wear Kaoru's clothes that there was a good chance of ending up in a dress or a skirt. He made peace with that. It's not like circumstances in the town hadn't put him in women's clothing in the past.

What he hadn't expected was something that was more skimpy Halloween costume he was forced to wear than princess dress that suddenly showed up on his body.]

No, it's not fine! There's not enough of it!

[queenofminiskirts]

What are you talking about? The length of the skirt is just~ perfect~.

[She holds it closer to him, like that'll help convince him.] You can show off your legs!

Quest 66 (An Attempt): Wei Wuxian

[queenofminiskirts]

[He should have seen this coming when the quest showed up, really.

So here's Kaoru knocking on his door.]

Open up! It's the police!

1/2

[espritdecorpse]

[ He jerks open the door, gazes at Kaoru for a moment and then smiles broadly, clearly happy to see her... ]

[espritdecorpse]

[ .....and then sets about howling: ]

It wasn't me! I swear it wasn't! I absolutely, positively did not! I'm innocent, aaaaah!

Quest 65: Lan Wangji

[queenofminiskirts]

[Hopefully, in the time they've known each other, Lan Wangji has gotten used to her tendency to wear short skirts because her uniform's skirt is, in fact, really short. She taps her chin thoughtfully.]

Where would you find a Naga anyway?

[She's also keeping half an eye on those trees because she knows they're up to something!!]

[alittlespicy]

[ WangJi considers the question, and what he knows about such creatures from the reading he has been doing. ]

Woods? Probably near both shade and sun.

[ Going by what he knows of reptiles, that's all. ]

Quest 64: Duo

[queenofminiskirts]

[You know what the uniform look like I'm not linking it a second time.

Anyway, Kaoru flicks her hand and sends a branch that's coming their way away.]

Why is this place making these quests more difficult? I thought they wanted us to bring the colour back?

[deathscyther]

[How did he get dragged in to this again? Kaoru's ability to convince people to do things is frankly kind of frightening, but he's already this far in it and backing out now didn't seem to be an option.

In any case, the sooner they get it done, the better.]

You say that like any of us have a single clue what goes through F's mind.