[OPEN] You're not really sure what you're doing this for...

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WHO: Sinistra & Anyone
WHAT: Mulling about, quests, Soap Search 2018
WHERE: Bluo and elsewhere
WHEN: All of October
WARNINGS: None yet



ONE.

[ The stressful ebb and flow of this village upheaved any chance of Sinistra having a normal sleeping pattern. That might be why he's sleeping beneath a few books in the library, strewn like a fallen bird in a chair. His sleep even looks clumsy, head drooped to one side so he's leaning partly off the chair and arms laying limp and open. He's snoring ever so softly. He's never been able to breathe well in his sleep.

He has a few fairy tale books open in his small lap. None of these books were factual or direct, but if he'd learned anything during his religious upbringing, it was that truth could be found between the words of fables. He's got a mission, now, to succeed in the seemingly impossible task his brother has given him. He is rife with the fear of dying again or being left all alone.

Luckily, despite all of this, he is still a light sleeper. It'll take little for an interested party to stir him back to the waking world. ]

TWO.

[ Like a hoverhand on prom night, Sinistra is lingering an odd distance from the Bluo group home his brother is currently living in. He's still afraid to go in, though the residents have started to approach him on occasion. He can't blame them for their hesitance. He can't seem to bring himself to enter it or even get close to the door.

Instead, he's sitting on the ground, digging a small hole with a stick. He's not sure what to do with himself while he waits for his brother on the occasion where he feels brave enough to stop by to see him during the day. Being with his brother is still awkward as it is. Waiting near the house where he betrayed him so terribly is... far, far worse.

He'd rather sit quietly. He'd rather be left alone. If someone comes to bother him, he'll look up, meet their gaze with deadly seriousness and ask: ]

Do you know where I can find soap?

WILDCARD.

[ Lemme know if you want a special starter. I'll be adding threads below as the month goes on. For plotting, you can dm or add me on plurk @ nautical ]

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[tosa]

( Stop, this is a pumpkin, not a monster. Don't ruin this fun moment.

He looks up from his pumpkin gutting, )

You did, huh? ( He looks at Sinistra's hand, ) That's pretty generous of ya.

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Is it?

[ he looks up at Mutsu, just a little perplexed. ]

It was the only thing I had that I could use to complete the task. The only other things I have that are precious are people.

[tosa]

It is!

( Gee, these brothers sure are alike sometimes. Oh, well, )

We saw the same quest, right? "Sacrifice something precious." That's not easy for a lot of people. ( And he gets back to work as he casually continues, ) Like me. Guess I'm pretty selfish, gahaha.

( Like him, he had precious people that he would never give away. But when it came to the material things? Personal things? He couldn't bring himself to do it. )

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I don't think you are selfish. It isn't easy to give of oneself. I just felt that I should at the time.

[ Doing so had made him feel like he'd finally accomplished something here. It might have been more of a selfish act than not doing it at all. ]

[tosa]

( Oh, no, that's real sweet and it makes him smile! Just a little smile because he doesn't want to look too pleased. Also, now isn't the time to take little indirect compliments... Sinistra's hurt himself for this! )

It's not easy, that's why I think what ya did is pretty impressive. ( He means it!!! ) But be careful, ya gotta think about yourself sometimes too.

( See: Don't keep hurting yourself for stuff like this!!! )

[bisection]

[ sometimes his straightforward way of speaking benefits others. Sometimes.

As for him, the pain doesn't trouble him. He knows it will heal eventually. Its just tolerating it for now.]

I will be careful. It will heal in time.

[tosa]

( It's not the nicest knife but he's going to start carving his pumpkin now. He's very focused. He's going to make this perfect but he always has time to talk, )

Good. This town's got too many selfless guys running around doing everything on their own.

( Turning his pumpkin over to get a better angle, )

... Guys like that really get on my nerves.

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[ Sinistra takes his queue and braces the butt of his wounded hand on the top of his pumpkin. His goal is just to finish it. His cuts are clumsy but strong. ]

I am not one of them. But I understand your frustration very well.

[tosa]

Tell me about it.

( And he'll go quite for a little bit while he tries to work out a very small and fine detail on his pumpkin... )

What're ya gonna make?

( Does Sin have some sort of artistic vision for his pumpkin? )

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[ it's hard not to get distracted by how careful Mutsu is being. He can't be so attentive with his cuts right now. Hes just trying to keep the pumpkin for rocking.]

Me? A cat. It is simple...

[tosa]

... How many've ya done?

( Looking over at Sinistra's pumpkin collection over there.... )

[bisection]

F...our...?

[ Maybe? Did they count if they were collapsing in on themselves by the end? ]

[tosa]

I guess that makes ya a real cat master...

( Mutsu's pumpkin is coming along fine. It helps that he's got two good hands and he's not too bad with a blade, even if it's small and nothing special. It's a pretty simple design and he turns it over to show to Sinistra. Look at his work!!! )

What d'ya think?

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Cat master?

[ He doesn't get it. He keeps carving awkwardly with one arm braced around the pumpkin and the other whittling away at its face.

He looks over when he's signaled, observing the face Mutsu has made. ]

Oh. It is pretty even on both sides. You did well, I think?

[ He doesn't know the criteria for a good pumpkin carving. ]