awashlogs | August Catch-All

WHO: Maya and whoever wishes to deal with her!
WHERE: All around Chroma
WHEN: The merry, merry month of-- August
WHAT: Quests and bonding and shenanigans, oh my. There will be a few open prompts within!
WARNINGS: Nada, will change if it changes!

[ HEALING, FRESH HEALING - OPEN ]

[ It's only taken a few days to realize what's going on in the woods. Because Maya is a journalist and journalists are all about gathering information, she's half-tempted to check out the woods herself. But her arm is only newly out of its sling, so she's opting not to go charge into The Pit herself.

Instead, if you exit the woods, and you look as though your ass has been thoroughly kicked, you'll find this young woman waving an arm over her head to get your attention. ]

Ciao! Need a complimentary healing before you collapse for the day?

[ MY SWEET RED ROSES - OPEN ]

[ Good random day of August, person who Maya happens to familiar with! Or maybe she has no idea who you are, that might actually be a real possibility. But all the same, she's grinning at you and extending an arm, on which is draped no less than eight flower crowns of varying designs. ]

Take your pick! Free of charge, of course! One of these really has to bring out your eyes, right?

[ DON'T DO THE CINNAMON CHALLENGE - OPEN ]

[ Look... just. Look. She got a crate full of blue cinnamon, and now she's wandering around with her arms full of jars of the stuff, smiling wryly when she makes eye contact. ]

So I know it's not as great as fish or chicken or whatever most people ended up with, but if you want a sweet seasoning, I'd totally be willing to part with a jar!

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[ Why or how they come across each other remains to be seen, but Maya is definitely well in the process of making flower crowns in the middle of a helpful flower field, so it takes her a minute to glance up. When she does, she brightens. ]

Mutsu, hey! What brings you out here? The obvious?

[ It doesn't take much of a reason for Maya to approach anyone, and although her reasoning is mostly to check and see if he's taking care of himself, she might as well also bring up another topic. Which is, mainly-- ]

Saeki! How do you feel about flowers?

( In Mutsu's defense, he isn't actively looking for flower crowns or anything like that. He's been praised and called valuable enough to know that he's a very worthy sword. That said, he also isn't opposed to being told he's good. He's naturally spoiled by all of his praise.

He really was just passing by this time, though. Really. )

Maya! ( He was going to mind his own business but since there's a good face among the flowers, of course he's going to come over. ) What's that? ( Having himself a seat right in front of her. ) Nah, I was just passing by since this place is pretty popular these days, hahaha!

... Working hard?

The hardest!

[ With yet another flex-- this time, of her healed arm. See, look, she's been good!! ]

Compared to fighting chimeras or chasing down unicorns, this is actually really relaxing.

[ Maybe a little boring, but hey! She has company now. ]

Your arm--! ( It's better! He's genuinely happy for her and he'll mirror her, flexing his own arm, and reaching out to give her a fist bump, ) It's good to take it easy once in awhile.

( Ah, but he's looking at her current crown curiously. He doesn't know how to make one so it's just interesting to see other people's work. )

[ Well, that's not a question he expected but... ]

I like them! Why?

[ Fistbumps make her day, and Maya's smile brightens even further. ]

I don't know if "taking it easy" is in my vocabulary, and I was starting to get a little bored, but...

Everything's better with company.

[ And Maya holds up the crown, raising an eyebrow. ] Do you want to give it a shot, Mutsu?

I'm making a lot of flower crowns for the quest, but I thought it'd be more fun with company. Up for it?

[ She doesn't even think to ask if anyone else is having problems with crates of blue... substance, but Maya can still be found outside of her house with the box and a rather long-suffering look on her face that's likely out-of-place for her.

But here she is. Leaning over to sniff it, and frowning. ]

It's got to be cinnamon, but this is way too much.

[ It's a nice day in August, whatever day it is, and Maya is just going about her day with her still-way-too-many jars of blue cinnamon when she spots a familiar face. Not... as familiar, but close enough, and she'd wave if her arms weren't full.

Oh well, yelling works instead. ]

Hey!

( Maya is truly a modern woman, thanks for the fist bump.

She holds up the crown and he looks impressed! It's nice. Way better than anything he could do-- huh? )

Yeah! ( He's not even shy about it. He's always up for trying new things. ) I've been wondering how everyone makes these things.

[ It seemed easy enough. Build a boat, sail it. It's been forever since she's been allowed to try and take command of a boat, but surely? It'll be fine. It'll be great. And now she has two helpful souls and a smile.

Perfect. ]

So, do any of us actually know how to make a boat?

Ochako-chan taught me! So this will be a matter of the student becoming the teacher, but I think we can make it work. Still up for it?

Oh! That one! Yes, of course! It sounded fun. It'll be nice to just sit and make something nice for others, right?

[Minato, who has already taken in a huge breath of cinnamon in his own house and regretted it, has come out and about for some fresh air--

Which is about when he sees Maya.

Sup, Maya.]

Oh...

You too?

I think so, anyway. Have you ever made them before?

[Keigo isn't in a position to turn down gifts of food - or things that will make food taste better - but if there are fairy tale rules at play in this place, there must be one about not taking jars of unknown blue powder from a stranger.]

What is it?

[Why is it blue?]

Me too.

... Wait, what are we commiserating about?

Crates of cinnamon...

[YEAH, HE'S RIGHT THERE WITH YOU.]

I didn't even realize it was cinnamon at first, since it's blue. But it definitely is.

[It burns like cinnamon.]

It's a magical powder guaranteed to make all of your hopes and dreams come true!

[ ... ]

Otherwise known as cinnamon.

I know what you mean... I took a big whiff to see if I could figure out what it was, and...

[ she's already rubbing her nose at the memory. ]

... Yeah. I did that too. It was a bad idea.

[SUCH A BAD IDEA...]

But it was blue, so I really didn't expect... [Cinnamon.]

[Okuni turns when she's hailed, spending a few seconds to look Maya up and down out of curiosity.]

Healing? [also?? whaT'S CIAO??? She looks at Maya again to see if she can spot a doctor's kit, or even bandages.] Are you a doctor?

[Okuni has a big ole bruise on the side of her face, and there are probably cuts all over her hands, and her hair is a little skewed to the side, but surely otherwise she's in a much better condition than some other people!!! (MAYBE)]

Not at all! I can take care of your wounds, it'll just be without the bandages or ointments or really expensive medical fees.

[ because no matter where you are, doctors are Expensive. ]

Yeah, same here. Who would have thought "cinnamon" when seeing this in the first place? I'm trying to get rid of a lot of it, but it's going to take awhile.

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August Catch-All

The Flower Process - CLOSED (Mutsu)

Crowns for Days - CLOSED (Saeki)

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Innocent Sin-amon - CLOSED (Minato)

Housewarming - CLOSED (Riku)

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Quest: Le Boat - CLOSED (Selina, Gandharva)

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Cinnamon

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healing!!!

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