[ open ] Quest Catch-all!

[swordfucker]

Who: Guren Ichinose & Various
Where: All around town
When: The month of September!
What: QUEST RELATED CATCH ALL. There's an open bee prompt since Guren is a red, so anyone is welcome even if you didn't plot with me! Newbies too, once they get in!
Warnings: None. Will add if necessary!

A. Bees to see - OPEN

[Guren feels as though he's been going a little easy on the quests lately. It's time to fix that. He's antsy, he's got an empty jar in one hand and his other on his sword, and he holds it up to anyone who might pass him by.]

Have you bothered getting any honey yet? You can come with me.

[And with that simple line, they're off! Unless your character has any resistance, of course, but assuming they don't, Guren leads them right into the forest.]

I wouldn't be surprised if these things were huge and mutated, so let's be prepared for that.

B. Wildcard - OPEN

[If you want to hit Guren up for a different quest, even if he's a red, feel free! Try to ruin his day? Just see what he's up to? This is my generic space to say anyone can tag me even if I didn't plot things with them, so feel free, or hit me up at zeloser to work something out, if you want!]

Closed prompts in the comments!

Comments

[swordfucker]

[Guren has to hang back just a little while longer to deal with these fairies. There's only about five left. He slams into one, cuts it in half, and flings its remains at the one casting a fire spell at him. A tree catches on fire, but he's not really worried about a forest fire right now, instead following up to behead that one, too.

Three more. He'll be there in a jiffy, guys.]

[passio]

[ the people around him are both having too much fun, dextera thinks.

he manages to extinguish his coat at the same time ryo pulls at him—burning his palm just a bit in the process—and he realizes just how heavy his leg has become. ugh.

it must have been one of the fairies now trying to take out guren, or maybe the magic will just take longer to wear off. ]

Foot—

[ slow down, is what that really means. ]

[apocalypticist]

[ Briefly, Ryo considers just picking up Dextera and carrying him, but his head feels like it's full of cotton and he'd probably drop him immediately. He brings his gaze down to Dextera's feet and slows down. ]

I hope that's not permanent. [ that would suck tbh. ]

[swordfucker]

[Guren keeps going, tearing apart the last three one after the other, even as they fire off spells. He's hit with one spell, but the others might not realize what it does to him immediately. He falters, for a moment, but his sword moves just as efficiently to take down the last fairy that nailed him with that.

But now, all the fairies are done with, as long as they don't wait here longer, and Guren... is bringing his free hand to his face, and then blinking repeatedly. He can't see.

He can hear the fire on the tree nearby, and he can hear the both of them moving away. He doesn't know what's happened to Dextera or what might be permanent, but he turns back to them, taking an unsteady step forward. Listen, feel, it's temporary...]

It should fade away in time. [He's moving rather slow with his sword still out, isn't he.]

[passio]

[ dextera looks at ryo, then at his own foot, and then at ryo again. he’s bleeding… of course dextera is worried about him, even if he’s done a pretty good job about not tripping all over himself to make ryo happy. he starts to reach out, but guren’s voice interrupts him and he freezes.

good thing guren is blind! ]

Ah…

[ he nods, curling his hand back to his chest. unsurprisingly, he can’t immediately see what’s wrong with guren. it just looks like he might be woozy. ]

Are you OK?

[apocalypticist]

I'm fine. [ he lifts his hand to wipe away the blood from his forehead before it can get into his eyes. ] A little dizzy, but it should go away soon. I've had worse head injuries than this before.

[ like that one time at the sabbath when a guy started hitting him with a baseball bat after his little stabbing spree. he glances over to guren, noticing that he's moving rather slowly. ]

You're looking unsteady, Ichinose-san.

[swordfucker]

[Ah. He realizes the biggest problem with this right away. If he can't see, he can't tell what Dextera is saying at all. It makes his stomach twist in panic, and he hopes some of these spells don't linger for too long. That they can't be permanent after all.]

They hit me with a spell. I can't see. [He can't see what Dextera's face might look like to hear that either, and he grits his teeth.]

Keep moving. Don't slow down for me, or more will come out to ambush us.

[passio]

[ dextera’s eyes widen in a panic of his own, and even if guren can’t see, the sound of his quiet gasp must be all the more audible for having one sense dampened. ]

…Ryo.

[ he turns to ryo in his time of need here, but this time, it’s quite a practical request he has. even as they’re trying to get out of the forest, dextera has to go slower. his footsteps are heavy, and uneven. ]

Tell him—what’s wrong. Please.

[ how obvious is it that he’s panicking? super! ]

[apocalypticist]

His foot has turned to stone.

[ Dextera is panicking, but Ryo is definitely not. He's calm like he always is. ]

[swordfucker]

What? Shit—

[That's why they're slow. He's slow, too, still not caught up with them completely.]

Use your sword like a crutch. Pretend that leg is bad and move as quickly as you can. If we're all caught like this, the spells could stack. And you [Ryo], if your injury isn't that bad, help him however you can, and keep your eyes open for more of them.

[passio]

[ it’s not nice, but it is a relief to know that ryo has a good head on his shoulders. he’s not going to let the two of them work themselves into a tizzy trying to figure out how to stay safe.

dextera automatically nods, even if guren can’t see it, and switches the grip on his sword to dig the tip of it into the soft earth. he looks to ryo. ]

Stay close.

[apocalypticist]

Of course. [ His sticks close to Dextera, fingers curled around his arm as he guides him back toward the town while carefully observing his surroundings for movement between the trees. No fairies are coming to revenge their fallen friends, no mutated creatures appear looking for a snack, there's just the three of them.

The dizziness fogging the edges of his mind is starting to clear. Good. ]

[swordfucker]

[They're free... It's just a matter of how long Dextera is going to have a stone foot, and how well Ryo is going to lead them out of the forest. Guren's following his footsteps, after all, so don't guide him in complicated paths around trees.

Slowly, carefully, he slides his sword back into its sheath.]

Let me know when we're out. [He can't even see changes in light.]

[passio]

[ they’re all falling apart.

as much as he wants to be the one to help guren, he’s relying on ryo for balance and his hands simply won’t get across for as long as guren is blind. ryo probably needs medical attention as well—whatever the reward for this is, dextera desperately hopes it’s worth it. ]

…

[ he sighs, softly, when they finally break through the trees to come out on the other side, and he gently touches ryo’s arm. ]

[apocalypticist]

[ They're in for an unpleasant surprise when they return their houses and find the quest reward. Thanks, #FFFFFF, they're going to hate it.

Ryo exhales a quiet, relieved sigh when they emerge from the forest. Fucking finally. ]

We're out now, Ichinose-san. [ He glances over at Dextera, loosening his grip on his arm. ]

[swordfucker]

Great.

[Guren takes a few more steps to be sure he's caught up with them, slowing and holding out his hand to be sure. He ends up touching between the both of them, and at that, he moves to drop right there and sit. In the dirt.]

Walking home like this is pointless if it might fade. I'm going to wait here. [Pretending not to be inwardly panicking.]

[passio]

[ dextera misses the touch already. ryo doesn’t like touching him and he knows that, so it’s something he should treasure—though “treasure” may not be the word others would use for the mix of feelings ryo stirs in him, even now.

he doesn’t try to get ryo’s grip back, though, because he knows better. ]

…what will you do?

[ to ryo, after a worried glance at guren. it can’t be permanent. ]

[apocalypticist]

[ Ryo tosses a brief glance to Guren before answering Dextera's question. ]

Return to my house and clean up the blood. [ He isn't particularly concerned about his injury; the bleeding seems to have stopped, and the healing factor take care of the rest within a couple of hours. He just wants to get rid of the wet sticky sensation of drying blood clinging to his face and the front of his hair. ]

[swordfucker]

[He can tell what Dextera is asking just from Ryo's answer. He's going to leave, of course. Guren is pretty sure Dextera won't... but not knowing like this is a little tense.]

Thanks for the help, both of you.

[passio]

[ dextera is worried for ryo, of course, and he makes a note to check on him later—for now, what he does as a parting gesture is to reach over and purify the blood that’s dripped onto ryo’s collar, restoring that spot to a pristine white. ]

I’m… going to stay with Guren.

[ in case that wasn’t completely obvious. ]

[apocalypticist]

Thank you. [ For cleaning up his coat, he appreciates it. Dextera's cleaning service is much better than trying to get the blood out on his own. ]

He says he's staying with you. [ To Guren, since he can't see the signing. And with that, he turns around and heads back to his house. ]

[swordfucker]

[Guren waits until Ryo's footsteps are distant enough to sigh and "stare" down at his lap.]

Real nice of him. [He wipes his hands off on his pants, just in case they're dirty, and holds one out in a vague direction where he assumes Dextera is.]

How's your foot? Does it hurt, or is it just heavy?

[passio]

[ now that ryo is gone, it’s all the more obvious that as long as guren is blind, they’ll have to rely on these touches that are welcome in some ways, but archaic by now.

he finds guren’s hand, gentle with it. ]

Heavy.

[ he writes slowly, a little out of practice with this method. ]

[swordfucker]

So we're both stuck here.

[Guren sighs, and he can tell that Dextera is no longer used to this. It's... good, probably, but it makes Guren a little sad that he's not, and that he's making him do it again in the first place.]

Sorry about this. No matter how many times I fight them, I can't find a way to block the spells they use that aren't just based on causing physical damage. My fuda are useless, no matter how I tweak the spells.

[passio]

[ dextera automatically shakes his head, without thinking about the uselessness of the gesture while guren can’t see. even that, huh? his facial expressions are no good either. ]

…

[ he strokes his fingers lightly across guren’s hand before he writes his answer. ]

OK. [ a pause. ] Not your fault.