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[ open ] Quest Catch-all!

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.]

[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.]

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!

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Yes, I am. We're different because we're not the same kind of sword, but it's advantageous because of strengths and weaknesses.

[ Like how right here, Honebami can jump from one branch to another without snapping them, because he's small and light compared to those two. Congrats on your petite sword buddy, Guren. ]

That would be ideal, because I can see a few bees flying around.

[ They look weird and big, but the buzzing confirms it. Also honey is sticky, sword does not want to deal with that, even if it's sweet and delicious. ]

[A good petite sword buddy!]

Great. Go ahead, go for it. I can get up to the hive without an issue. [He anime jumps, don't worry about him. Because Honebami will be taking care of the bees, Guren just reads his jar, prepared to use whatever it takes to get what he needs from the hive. He has his sword and fuda if he really needs them, but...]

Let's make it quick.

[ When he draws his blade, the blade doesn't exactly shine, instead what looks like a swirl of silvery wind surrounds it, Don't mind him as he provides a nice distraction when the hive's in sight, then. ]

I'm going.

[ Honebami gets in close and fast; the bee right by the entrance gets its wings slashed right off, with a gust of wind following the strike all anime-style that knocks off the others and disrupts the hive a bit. Now they're a little peeved and that's good! Now Honebami's gotta take a refreshing dash around the hive while the rest give chase. Not all of them will leave their hive to follow of course, but there are a good deal less. Good luck, Guren. ]

[That's all he needs. He jumps up to the hive, slicing at the few that attack him for reaching to try and start, and then leaving his sword stuck into the side of the tree while he arranges the jar to start collecting.

It means he's dodging and ducking a few as he goes, but he's managing well... so far! Hopefully Honebami doesn't get stung from all of those ones chasing him, either.]

[ He's doing fine, he's an agile little sword. The bees barely get him with their stingers and he has armor that buys him time to knock them away, doubling back to get to reach the hive again. You know, to check on Guren real quick— wait no that's not good and a little unintended. ]

Ichinose-san!

[ The bees that were chasing the original disrupt or now take notice of Guren bothering their hive for honey... Whoops. But that's easily fixed as he starts pursuing them now, taking them down with quick strikes as he hops from one branch to another. Bee assassination, a new pastime. ]

Sorry, I think you're bait now. But I can guard you like this, keep going.

[BEES ARE AFTER HIM... Guren almost stops to pull out his own sword, but that would delay the quest even further, possibly even get them to fail it. He has to trust this complete stranger that he agreed to quest with.

He has no choice. Even if he gets stung once or twice, he should be fine, anyway. So he turns back, working faster.]

I'll go as fast as I can, but it's not exactly easy!

[ LOOK IT'S FINE. Bees are pretty simple minded as they get slashed in half trying to go for Guren. They have to land on him or stop midair to do dramatic dive bombs. It's enough opportunity to go bee hunting. Also it's a weird thing where he's okay with defending a stranger? Really okay at it, so please have faith in him or something...

Nah gather honey like the wind, it's alright. ]

I don't expect it to be. Sticky things are unpleasant to handle...

[ Bleh, even if honey is tasty. ]

—move your body to the right!

[ Not quite a bee though, it's him kicking off the tree trunk to get one way too close for comfort. He has to whip off the guts stuck on the blade, since that's still "him" and it's getting to be a bit much. ]

It seems their vitals are in their abdomen with the poison. Ugh...

[Immediately, Guren moves as instructed, watching as Honebami takes care of it.]

Can it get to you like that? [He wasn't sure, and now he's suddenly curious, ducking to shove even more into the jar. Faster, faster, the bees are very angry.]

[ Despite the complaint, he's still fighting at least. He has to just fight a little less recklessly. Like, go for the head and wings, deflect the stingers like if they were swords... ]

The sword is my real self, so in a way. It's more unpleasant than really damaging.

[ They just need to get out of there fast when it's over soHonebami can clean it off properly. But really that's a given to escape from pissed off bees when there's no reason to linger around them when the honey's collected. ]

I think they ask for way too much honey. How are you faring, Ichinose-san?

[ Maybe hearing that he's okay or relatively so will make this alright. Wakizashi are secondary weapons after all. ]

Great, thanks to you. You have them occupied enough.

[He says "great," but he still is having to move a lot more, now. Ducking, dodging, interrupting his gathering, but he's so close. A few are coming to sting at him, but he doesn't move to dodge. This time, he'd rather collect— either Honebami will get them, or he can deal with a couple stings at the end. They'll likely make it away before he finds out if they're regular venom.]

I just need another few seconds!

That's good to hear. For both things.

[ He actually sounds a little happy? It's praise and even in the midst of a mission like this, it's nice. He has a mentality of a young teenager in some ways even if he's older than Guren. Okay he's the oldest of the swords but doesn't mean much because that being a sword sword before conscience exists.

There are definite close calls here with the bees drawing in closer to try and overwhelm with numbers, but he does his best to protect Guren. Honebami doesn't mention it, but his body feels heavier, the venom is just slow on somewhat-alive steel. Just a little longer... Guren might notice he's both swatting the bees then slashing them by the sound of things. ]

When you say you're ready, we should drop to the ground.

[Honebami, that's cute... Guren catches a bit of it, at least, and focuses on gathering still. He's also noticing the exhaustion or something else setting in for the guy. That means he can't waste time.

So he nods in response, and once he's gotten enough and capped the jar, he's already jumping.]

Ready!

[Surprisingly, he touches his feet to the ground after jumping out of that tree without any problem, already running to dodge the bees that chase.]

[ Time to escape, then! Honebami drops off from the height as well, following after Guren. God knows how far of a distance they ran because they're both being anime in a forest, but honestly they're probably alright near the edge close to town. Honebami thinks so, stopping to lean on a tree. ]

We're done... Good work, Ichinose-san.

[ And then the waki finally has the bee venom get to him, without any adrenaline to hold him up. Down he goes. ]

Honebami!

[Ah, shit. He drops the jar to the side, rushing to catch him before he slumps completely over. He lowers him carefully, propping him against that tree, and reaches into his pocket for a cloth. The first thing he can think to do is wipe the actual blade free of the venom. Maybe that'll help.

And then he's glancing to him, checking if his breathing looks unnatural, or if he might be waking up sooner rather than later.]

[ Up until his blade was wiped of the bee blood and venom, he was almost motionless, save for Guren catching him. It does help, though! Honebami spaced out just a little during that end part to remember cleaning off his blade. It seemed like it would be fine to do it when they're safe afterward? He'd just have to clean it off again after dicing more dumb bugs. ]

Mm... Sorry, I hear you yelling.

[ He can get enough air in him to mumble a few words, that's probably good. He opens his eyes and glances at his sword, then the golden jar of honey on the ground, thankfully intact. He can put two and two together, but there isn't the time or mobility to express it right now. There's a nod though, and barely a bit of a smile. ]

You're probably going to carry us back... right?

[ He's small at least. Feels bad though, even if Guren seems like a really good guy. ]

Maybe I'll drag you.

[He doesn't like that it's assumed he'll be nice and carry, but even with his flat voice and expression, he's moving to put the cleaned blade away for him carefully. He fully intends to pick him up, since he's doing it now, slowly but surely.]

You said it was "unpleasant" and not really damaging. You should have told me you were feeling like you couldn't take more, you idiot.

That would be fine too. Swords hate being left behind, and good people hate being offered that option.

[ So, what's the point, Honebami would be lying at least a little, and Guren is somewhat shonen. Gently sassing his carrier and his own kind... But with the sluggish mobility he's regaining thanks to a cleaned up sword, he can secure it so Guren doesn't need to worry. ]

...Understood, Ichinose-san. My comrades would be happy to know you want me to talk more.

...I don't care what they think.

[Now he's extra tsun, and just for that, he picks up Honebami over his shoulder instead of anything more graceful. This is what he gets. He picks up the jar of honey, too, and then makes for the way out of the forest.]

...

[ Being carried like a sack of potatoes is fine by him, Tsun-ren. ]

[GOOD!! He carries him all the way out like this, and they'll get their bee reward. Good team.]

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