Event Ten.

[awashmods]

Little Willie, mean as hell, Pushed his sister in a well. Mother said, while drawing water, "My, it's hard to raise a daughter."

t's pretty dark and miserable down in the well. The cavernous area feels much larger than a well should be, bodies milling about in the darkness and knee deep, frigid water. So you're here -- and you're not alone, and the only way out appears to be the thin circle of sunlight from above, the opening of the well. (And elsewhere, in the Town, everyone's waking up to gifts of various usefulness, but hopefully they remember to check the well today even so!) What now? Welcome to Awash's tenth event log, and the intro log for this month, everyone! All new characters have found themselves waking in the well in the middle of the Town. Hopefully they can get a hand out! For more information, please go here! Meanwhile, the current characters have some new gifts. If there are any questions, please ask them here, and have fun! Thank you!

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[smaaaaaash]

[The sudden timid voice behind him startles All Might enough that he coughs up blood and lets out a strangled yell--]

--Who's there?!

[He turns around, noticing the boy who looks like he's been standing there the whole time watching. Which definitely isn't creepy at all. Coughing and wiping blood from his mouth, he laughs sheepishly.]

A-ah, hello there, young man... I don't remember leaving the door open...?

[He's trying to ask in the nicest way possible: where did you come from and why the hell are you in my house???]

[uselessgoddess]

[Normally she would start screaming louder but he is a really huge dude. Really huge.

So Aqua clams up. For about two seconds, looking more than surprised.

Then her volume redoubles.]

I'LL DO ANYTHING! ANYTHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING!

[Her pleas sort of fade into incoherent screaming. Which stops occasionally as she looks for a reaction.

Yeah, it's pretty clear she's faking.]

[regrede]

[ sierra pushes the handkerchief away again to get a look at the wound on his cheek. gross, honestly! she prefers the clean satisfaction of a puncture, though she does swipe two fingers across the wound with a sigh. ]

…

[ and, of course, licks her fingers. ]

You’ll be fine.

[apocalypticist]

Creatures from mythology and folklore, primarily. Harpies, fairies, jorogumo... a couple of weeks ago a group of sirens kidnapped many of us, myself included.

[ He was stuck on an island with little food and water for several days, it sucked. ]

They would have eaten us if the others hadn't rescued us in time.

[scooptimistic]

Artemis? She can heal, but...

[ Support?? ]

She's still largely used for combat, if that's what you mean. But I'm also sorry to have startled you so much!

[scooptimistic]

It's fine, I'd want to learn as much as I could if I'd just gotten stuck here too.

But I get the feeling you'll be fine.

[stripedown]

[ She looks at him.

And then she additionally looks a little chagrined, resting one hand over her throat.

Yeah, at this moment in time, she's going to be useless. ]

[stripedown]

[ Well! Okay, then, she'll just slowly trot after him.

Hopefully it leads to something helpful!! ]

[stripedown]

[ You'll have to fight Sierra for custody rights, buddy.

For now, she carefully shakes her head. Yeah, no, not yet. Too busy hiding. ]

[stripedown]

[ Well. She doesn't appear to be angry anymore, and Kisa's sigh of relief, like everything else, is totally silent. But she'll stare down at the lily, and carefully clutch it close.

Oh. Her first present--!! ]

[stripedown]

[ Well, that's her question answered. Though she's not sure who she's run into, but if Sierra's okay with it, so is Kisa. And her shoulders finally relax a bit. Maybe she's actually in good hands here. ]

[stripedown]

[ Another shake of the head; she wishes she had family here, but alas. She's all alone.

But first she holds up ten fingers.

A pause, then two more. ]

[tosa]

( He starts to pick himself. Everything hurts but feels dumb at the same time and he's groggy and slow to recover, )

What're you talking about?

( Answer: he learned nothing )

[stripedown]

[ She continues to stare at him, lying low to the ground now.

She does not relax a little, sans no longer showing her teeth. ]

the year of our lord and sasuke is using genjutsu on fucking bees

[ninjanature]

[Catch a bee? Bold. Sasuke glances back at the hive of them--yeah, very bold. But maybe she isn't as simple as she seems to be, isn't ordinary.]

If you want to catch one, it should be easy if they are susceptible to genjutsu. [Is she going to have a bee on a string.....] Stay there.

[He'll still get a little of the honey, so he keeps the jar as he heads forward and closer to the hive. Even being dog-sized, they shouldn't needlessly attack until bothered, not when they're in momentary harmony.

Thankfully, bees have five eyes.

Activating the mangekyo sharingan isn't flashy, and it's quick. To Okuni, it seems as if he simply walked forward and stood there. The bees, though they do not move, begin to slow the beating of their wings. The vibrating hum dims, and it's surprising how loud it had been when it's finally forced to be more quiet.] Go.

They won't attack you. [He holds out his arm with the jar so she can take it as she passes.] Get some honey anyway. There's only one condition: don't look back at me.

If you do, you'll be trapped.

[ninjanature]

[Sasuke offers a soft "hm" sounding noise of agreement. New arriving, the others' work on the town seems... strange, unnecessary. And yet being here for as long as people have claimed to be here...]

I guess there's not much else to do other than rebuild what's here.

[ninjanature]

Your chakra--your energy. I can see it.

[What a smug little thing, this cat who isn't a cat. Enigmatic, too. But the energy does feel old, ancient, not exactly in a bad way. It feels... like the energy of one of the Tails.] Mogget. [An acknowledging greeting.]

Sasuke Uchiha. Most of the time.

[ninjanature]

You're not listening again.

[The scold is only mild, more tired than anything. He supposes this is karma, isn't it? For the things he's done in the past, things just as stupid, things more stupid. Things following the same reasoning.

A foot or so back, he stops and waits for Yuu to try the familiar-feeling door. Rather than file inside, he comes to stand, loomingly black, in the doorway once Yuu has gone inside to inspect what's there.]

The strength you're looking for you already have. The fate of the family you lost before wasn't your fault. The death of my clan wasn't my fault either, but I blamed myself for a long time. I was the only survivor.

The family you've made, the one you have now, is only as strong as all of you make it. Even if just one of you pulls away from the rest, it will destroy what you've built together.

They'll be too concerned trying to get you back. Family, remember? You mean a great deal to them. They'll do anything to do it, including getting in harm's way.

If something else doesn't kill them first, you'll be the one to do it in the end.

[withwisdom]

I would call it an eagerness to defend.

[ no one means bad by it, in other words. they just want to protect the people they care for, and the town they live in. though she trusts the fighters she does know, she doesn't know everyone. especially right now. ]

Ah, please do forgive my manners though. My name is Zelda. And yours?

[withwisdom]

[ ...of course a cat would think that way. the idea of eating one of those fish raw makes her stomach churn. but it seems that he's taking advantage of her offer. maybe a little too literally. ]

Of course. I don't have the time at this moment to fish, but I'll see what I can get you later. You'll have to just tell me where you're staying.

[ with so many new arrivals, she wants to make sure she can reach as many people today to help. ]

...You do know where you're staying, yes?

[withwisdom]

No. You'll find out my name eventually.

[ she always posts on the forums with her name attached to her color code, and even the posting she put on the community board has her name written to match. it's cowardice to avoid what will inevitably come to light. she just wishes she could have prepared better for this moment - the well hadn't brought anyone from hyrule before her, so she convinced herself it never would.

she swallows down that lump and postures herself straight, keeping her head up high so she can meet his eyes from up above. ]

I am Princess Zelda, of the royal family of Hyrule. The very same who was friends with your older sister, Mipha.

[regrede]

[ ugh… she has no patience for idiots… rather, there’s a very particular type of idiot that she finds endearing, and he has so far not hit any of the notes that would spare him from her irritation. ]

Have you always been this dense, or is it a recent development?

[regrede]

Isn’t that just a matter of perspective?

[ her tone is, surprisingly, not intended to be combative. it’s just that she’s fresh out of a war that was nearly exactly the result of a failure to understand what looks like defense to one person may seem like malice to another. oh well! she moves on—clearly, she doesn’t want to talk about it.

not because it troubles her, but just because she doesn’t care. ]

My name is Sierra. I take it you’ve been here longer than I have.

[withwisdom]

I'm afraid not. [ it would be more bearable to be here for a lot of people if that could be the case. ] I've attempted to pray and hope my message has reached the ears of those back in my home... I have no way of knowing if it has though.

[ it may seem unreliable to many, but she must believe that they can hear her. sometimes faith is all there is. ]

It could be possible someone you know will come through the well. But one can never predict.

[regrede]

[ sierra looks her over, once it seems like they’ve reached some kind of understanding, and she finally stands back up to her full height. she’s not especially tall, but of course she has a little more to her than a child would. ]

Can you write? Perhaps you can tell me your name that way.