assorted disasters feat. resident disaster boy

[pursestrings]

WHO: Okuyasu and QUEST BUDDIES
WHERE: everywhere
WHEN: various
WHAT: this is a quest catchall
WARNINGS: okuyasu is not a quiet person

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at first I thought she had an 8 oclock shadow thanks to that icon

[totheno1]

I'll be fine. I've faced far worse. In a time of need, Persona tend to respond to threats rather quickly.

[Oh great. They'll be switching seats.]

This is quite the responsibility you're giving to him.

[And yet he's not...being too angry about it. For now.]

[pursestrings]

[Sorry Nanjo, you've been momentarily forgotten—] Oh shit, do I?!

[Hell yes he does!! He's already got one foot on the ground, ready to hop down and hop back up in front when Nanjo makes his Pointed Comment.]

I can drive a bike, don't throw a fit. It'll be fine!

[thriftea]

[My goodness, but he is just so excited. Ochako scoots on back, giving Nanjo a warm smile as she does so. Even though that comment was kind of rude, he's still letting this whole thing happen and that's nice of him. She is very appreciative!]

I trust him. And I know that he'll be careful, right? [She gives the new driver a light poke in the back, prodding him to agree with her. Give them your word.] So let's go find some wolves!

[pursestrings]

[He is excited indeed!! And climbing back into the Front Seat to take his rightful place as Cool Driver; truly the only thing that could be cooler is if the engine were actually on to be revved, but he makes the motion with the handles anyway. Habit.

He twists around when she pokes him, nodding, the picture of responsibility--]

I'm always careful! [okuyasu.] With bikes.

[This is also not true but no one has to know that.]

[totheno1]

...

[Chances of Nanjo actually believing this: 0%. Yet that seems to be okay, as he's starting to walk and they float above him. It's not as fast as before, but Kei's a pretty good runner even on foot.

Still nothing yet. Better check with them.]

Do either of you see anything?

[thriftea]

[Ochako is positive that Okuyasu isn't going to try anything stupid, especially after she vouched for him, and so she focuses all of her attention on their surroundings. All she sees is... grey Grey, grey, and more grey. Squinting at the ground, determined to spot something helpful, she's well on her way to getting an annoying headache by the time Nanjo asks his question.]

No, I don— [WAAAAAIT. Was that a howl? A very faint howl, but still. She stiffens, twisting around to look behind them.] Did you both hear that?

and now back to our regularly scheduled order

[totheno1]

[Maybe all it took was asking that question. On the ground, Kei can hear it faintly, but it's their for certain. He nods in silence upwards towards then, almost praying that maybe, just maybe a certain someone will keep his excitement down and not cause too much noise.

OR maybe he's just praying for a miracle.

He'll extend two fingers in the air doing a circular motion, getting the persona to move more towards the noise.]

[pursestrings]

[Okuyasu will love and cherish this bike, okay... he's happy with his new driving responsibility, mercifully distracted by pouring over the bike's front end and so not shouting at the top of his lungs, when the situation suddenly calls for quiet. He twists around again, looking around—]

You got a Persona with good ears?

[thriftea]

[That's a... good question, actually? It's not like she knows everything those weird things can do, so she just looks hopefully down at Nanjo.]

Do you?

[It would make this so much easier!!]

I LEGIT WENT TO SEE IF ANY OF THEM HAD LARGE EARS LMAO

[totheno1]

No...[His voice is a whisper] it's only when you spoke up that I heard as well.

[He didn't have any persona that had particularly large ears. Honestly he wasn't sure if that could have helped.]

You can hear the noise nearby, right? Let's just slowly move towards it...

[pursestrings]

Oh. [sucks] That would've made this easy.

[It would help find the wolf! Come on! But alright, Okuyasu finally is shutting up to listen, tilting his head to the side where it seems like another distant howl is coming from... hm. He'll steer that way!]

[thriftea]

[Yeah, for real. What's the point in having a billion summons if none of them have super hearing?? It's cool, though. Ochako is just going to listen very, very carefully, nudging Okuyasu to go a bit more to the right. That's where the creepy howl is coming from, right? Right. Things are looking up.

Except they still have no solid plan, so she waves a bit to get Nanjo's attention.]

How should we trap it?

[He's clearly the older know-it-all of the group.]

[totheno1]

[Definitely the know-it-all. He pushes up his glasses, and there's a grin on his face.]

Nijimura's Hand can serve as distraction and catch the beast if needed. I have a Persona that can put a creature to sleep, this will allow us to bubble it and then we can use either the Hand or one of my persona to preform an extraction. I believe a teeth in the back would minimize their overall pain and chances of survival.

[The plan was simply a culmination of everyone's powers together. And as much as he wanted to just kill it, he had promised.]

Everything acts as a failsafe to the one before. If the Hand cannot distract, my Persona can still try a sleep spell, if that fails, your bubble should be able to stop it. We can use either the Hand or my Persona to move you close enough to it.

[He looks back at them. That was a lot of whispering. The beast seem to be pretty close.]

If there are more than one, we will deal with it accordingly. I can cast spells that function as crowd control.

[pursestrings]

I'm on distraction duty? [The fuck... that's so lame... He's concentrating more on steering right now than the nitty gritty of this plan, but if all he has to do is yank a tooth out, that's fine.]

Bet I could get it out from a couple meters away, but sure, you're the boss.

[thriftea]

["Bubble," hmm? It takes her a moment to realize that he's talking about her quirk, but once the dots are connected she gives him a firm nod of agreement. Putting the thing to sleep sounds like a great idea. Hopefully it works, though, because the thought of getting close to it while it's still awake is...

Nope, she's not even going to think about that. She'll just put her game face on and deal.]

If his plan doesn't work, we can always try yours. [Even though the thought of being yards away does sound nice... but whatever, just take this olive branch and hush!!] Nanjo, please be—

[Wow, what the fuck is rustling over there????? Sounds like something is running......... away.]

Let's go!

[totheno1]

You could call it being first in line...

[It's still a pretty dangerous thing, since they don't know if the wolves will attack or...running away? He can't be certain it is the wolf or wolves, but he won't let this chance escape them.]

Nijimura! Catch it! Now!

[Guess the plan is gonna get changed, because suddenly the Persona is grabbing him and throwing them forward towards it, Nanjo running closely behind.]

let the record show this is a normal jojo (tm) tag

[pursestrings]

That ain't— [Oh- oh shit, it's happening!! Okuyasu twists around again to look forward and like, steer, his actual job, holding on when the Persona flings them wolf-ward just long enough to get used to the speed before he

you guessed it

takes his hands off the bike's handles to squirm around and stand up. Right there. He's bike surfing and kind of steering with one foot, nothing could possibly go wrong here. Actually, aside from a wobble at first, his balance is pretty good! It's honestly easier to do this as dangerously as possible both because that's how he operates and because if he's standing and has full use of his arms, guiding The Hand to manifest and tackle a wolf is somehow easier.

It's best not to question this. Just picture it all: Nanjo, running; Okuyasu, standing on the front end of a fast-moving bike; Ochako, trying in vain to tell these boys to not be idiots; and The Hand, moving in unison with Okuyasu's gesturing to tackle something big and angry some few yards ahead in the trees.

Okuyasu wobbles again.] Whoa—

i'll say it again: okuyasu, what the........... heck

[thriftea]

[Okay, wow, thanks for the sudden burst of speed! It's not like she was prepared for that in any way, shape, or form; she manages to grip onto the seat just in time, and she manages keep herself from screaming, but that's honestly... all she has to offer. At least Okuyasu has the steering under control, right? Wait, why is he... moving? Why is turning? Why is he—wait, what in the world is he doing?]

Are you crazy?! [Who cares about whispers and wolves right now? Not Ochako, that's for sure. Equal parts terrified for her life and worried sick for Okuyasu's, as soon as he stands up—and wobbles, because of course he does—she reaches up to grab onto one leg as tightly as she can. This idiot...] Sit down right now!

[And this, Nanjo, is what you get for bringing two teens with you to get a wolf's tooth.]

I'm in love LMAO

[totheno1]

[Sorry, maybe he'd apologize, but right now they are on a mission to get this done and he'll even allow someone standing on top of the motorbike if it means he'll be able to jump after. In fact, let him aid you.]

Miss Ochako, please let him go. I promise it will be alright.

[Even as they continue to run after their target, there's a brief grin on the side of Nanjo's face again, as the Persona slowly stops the bike so neither of them fall - then disappears in an instant.]

Go!

[This time a gigantic dragon appears over them - Okuyasu might recognize it from its first summon. The creature's long body places itself in front of the motorcycle the end of its tail scooping the bottom of the boy's feet. Hopefully Ochako has released him by now because it suddenly roars and begins to move its body...]

Young lad, I leave it to you!

[What happens next can only be described as "what happens when you slide something along your body and then launch it into the air to zoom towards the escaping creature."

As he's being pushed forward by the force in motion, the head of the dragon bends forward then moves upwards just as he reaches to it, launching the boy like a slingshot. Good thing he still had that protection spell on him (hopefully).

It's all up to Okuyasu now.]

closes eyes at this thread

[pursestrings]

[Ochako!! Okuyasu looks down at her, ready to insist that she let go and let him do his thang, but then a whole lot of Persona things happen at once and it's all very distracting. It's lucky that Ochako has the sense to let go like the only sane person here or she'd be coming with him on this DRAGON JOURNEY that he's about to go on.

It... is life-changing. He's startled by the sudden dragon presence but only for a split-second, throwing himself into action immediately after, flung along the length of the dragon's body. Know that the entire time he's dragon surfing and then while he's tossed into the air, he is most definitely screaming delightedly the entire time. This is, by far, the coolest goddamn thing he's ever done.

The end of his trip is punctuated by a flash of silvery limbs as The Hand shimmers just below Okuyasu at the peak of his fantastic journey, and both idiot and Stand crash noisily to the forest floor in a tangle of tree branches and limbs, several of which belong to an angry - and now unconscious - wolf.

When the, uh, excitement settles, a rustling soon reveals Okuyasu pushing through the undergrowth, a little disheveled from smashing down to the ground but otherwise still having a sick as fuck time. Behind him, The Hand has a wolf pinned... and asleep, but still pinned.

Okuyasu holds up a tooth victoriously.] Kickass!!

[thriftea]

[Ochako, despite her many misgivings, releases her hold on Okuyasu just in time, and then—well, there he goes. There's not much she can do other than watch, completely stunned, as he surfs down the dragon and launches right into the air. Has she seen her friends do similarly stupid things? Yes. Does she hear him yelling delightedly? Yes. Does Nanjo seem the least bit concerned about this whole endeavor? Not at all.

She, however, is most definitely concerned! Okuyasu's crash landing pulls her right back to reality, and as soon she's able to she's jumping right off the bike and leaving it hovering in midair. He might need back-up! Or something—she isn't really sure, and yet she's totally prepared to charge in and offer what assistance she can when he quickly pops right back up.

And yes, he has the tooth. That's great! Good job! But if he's expecting any sort of praise—from her, at least—he is sorely mistaken; she just stands there, giving him a look as she tries to decide whether to congratulate him for making it out alive or fussing at him for doing something so reckless. Why are boys like this? Honestly, Deku already causes her enough stress!]

Y-You—I— [In the end, though, compassion trumps anger. He's still getting the look, but at least she relaxes a bit.] Are you okay? Are you hurt?

[totheno1]

He'll be fine. I wouldn't have let him do that if I didn't know it was possible for him.

[There's a single pat on Okuyasu's shoulder as Nanjo walks past him towards the beast.]

Well done, Okuyasu.

[Enjoy the praise, it won't happen very often. The wolf is not exactly the type of predator you want running around in your forest. That is a lot more teeth than a normal one. The lost one won't be much of an issue, he's pretty certain now.

The dragon disappears behind them, as Kei glows blue again as a large turtle creature appears above him and moves downwards to give a little bite on the beast's ear. The entirety of the body limps, not dead, but having fallen into a deep sleep.]

Let me know if you are wounded, I'm going to be healing the creature, and I can do the same to you.

[pursestrings]

[Okuyasu has become a creature of pure adrenaline, nothing can hurt him, he is invincible. And not actually hurt - maybe his perfectly styled thug hair is a mussed now, but he's in one piece!

Luckily there's not much that can take a Stand punch from several yards in the air and stay conscious, so there isn't anything else for Okuyasu to run off and fight just for the sake of fighting. That's lucky - less lucky, he's going to be bouncing off the walls even more than usual, after that.

He rode a dragon! Did everyone see him ride a fucking dragon! Holy shit!]

—Huh? [And Nanjo is praising him!! Without making it sarcastic! It's happening!!] I'm good! I'm great.

[senpai........

He straight up beams at Ochako next; he can't help it, even under the force of her Look.] C'mon, it was cool...

[thriftea]

[Ochako knows that Okuyasu has a Stand, but they've never talked about... training, or field experience, or anything else along those lines; aside from using The Hand to punch and to fish, she's not quite sure what he's actually capable of. It was worrying to watch him get thrown through the air like that. He's a friend! A friend that she obviously needs to add to her list of people to keep a close eye on. Jeez.

Still, it's not as if she can keep giving him the Look forever. He's fine, and he's happy, and so, after another second, she finally allows her expression to soften. The stupid plan did work... but there's just no way he's getting a smile or a pat on the back right now. Ask her how cool it was in, like, two whole minutes.]

It was dangerous, but... I really am glad that you're fine. [Such palpable relief in her voice! She shifts her gaze past him, eyes brushing past Nanjo before settling on the wolf. Wolf-monster, maybe? Her eyebrows raise as she catches sight of those teeth.] We have everything we need, right? Is there anything we need to do with the tooth?

[It's been real, but that's enough stress for one day.]

who wants to go say our quest was a success? 8Db

[totheno1]

[Definitely a wolf monster.]

Not that I'm aware of. I believe just obtaining the wolf's teeth is that is needed. We can verify once we return to our...houses and look a the network post.

[The turtle beasts disappears behind him, being replaced with a child with a halo above its head in the usual change of summoning before it moves closer to the wolf, raising its hand to cast a healing spell. While not completely effective, whatever bruises that was given to him begin to disappear. Once that is down he turns to the both of them, pushing his glasses.]

Once it wakes up, it'll be able to go on his way. Normally...I'd say we should perhaps eliminate it, but it if it was running away from us rather than attacking, I believe it should do the same for others.

[Wow he does have a heart under that cold exterior.]

I believe we may leave without issue.