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[withwisdom]

WHO: Zelda and you
WHERE: All around!!
WHEN: All October
WHAT: Quest Prompts
WARNINGS: RAMPAGE(??)

I. Local holy woman attacks skeleton with its own arm.

Foul creatures! [ thwack- ] Do you see a blood moon up in the sky, beckoning the darkness of calamity? [ smack- ] No! So begone!

[ BASH--

and away the skeleton shambles, almost certainly going straight toward you in its escape attempts... and it's missing an arm? from just a couple feet away stands 5'5 zelda with that missing skeleton arm in her hand, brandished like a weapon. yes you better believe she's even priming it with some soft hits against the palm of her hand like it's a goddamn club. this is how you do it in hyrule baby. ]

Go on, take it out! Teach it a lesson about encroaching on the safety of the town. Unholy abominations such as these cannot be given leeway.

[ "hey zelda, chill" - no, this happens all the time in hyrule and she hates it. ]

II. Local holy woman rounds up kickball team with a skeleton head.

Think fast.

[ to whoever you may be, she's tossing a ball over to you -- no just kidding, it's the head of a skeleton she whacked off. it's still shaking a little, the last vestiges of its cursed existence still clinging on for dear life! fun! ]

Give it a swift kick to that shambling hoard over there - [ pointing to a few skeletons sadly shambling over ] - I want to conduct a test and take notes. It's for the good of the quest.

[ do it for science. and also because she hates skeletons, but sure the quest. do it.

(also she's still carrying the arm of a skeleton like a weapon, because that's just what you do in hyrule when skeletons act tough and try to jump you.) ]

III. Local scientist harasses red members of town (i.e. reds only for this prompt)

[ are you part of the exclusive red club (of like 33 people)? then congratulations, because during the month you're going to have a very smiley zelda knocking on your door, basket tucked into one of her arms by the elbow. it looks like something is inside? what could it be? well don't worry about that right now because-- ]

Good day! In the spirit of the quest, I am here to request from you a treat. Now if you are not prepared to provide me with something to my liking, I shall have no choice but to impose trickery on you. Please do not take it personally, as it's just in good fun, but I also won't go easy on you just because of my good heart.

[ grins! what now friend? she's pretty picky, what do you have up for the plate? as a note if you prefer to just get tricked right off the bat say so in the subject. ]



[ ooc: no non-quest prompts at the moment but that might change as the month goes on! if you want to do something with zelda outside quests though, she'll be spending a good chunk of her month between the church, tidying up and praying as usual, and outside the forest hunting for bugs and lizards for her elixirs with her bare hands. toss that up into a wildcard toplevel and we can roll with it.

alternatively if you're a yellow who wants to pumpkin carve with her, you can also toss me something that way. really im game for most anything but if you're not sure just PM me. ]

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II

[promissum]

[Of all the things he expected Zelda to throw him it was not a skeleton head. He stares at it for a moment before a small smile graces his face.

Unexpected, but he suppose he can't fault her for finding some fun in this strange quest. Even if she says it's for science.]

Very well.

[He places it on the ground and kicks it hard enough it shatters on impact with the other skeletons.]

[withwisdom]

[ and zelda just takes a photo on the sheikah slate of the moment the skull makes its impact. ]

Nicely done. Thank you. [ it does her heart well. ] You have excellent form. You kick things around often?

i.

[nascere]

[ Is Zelda just playing a game of 'WHY ARE YOU HITTING YOURSELF' with a skeleton? The entire scene is so ridiculously hilarious that Noctis, surprised by the vehemence of her words, has to do his best not to laugh.

He does as asked, sword instantly forming in his hand -- a few clean, forceful swipes, and not just the one is destroyed, so is the battalion of them. He raises his brows at the skeleton hand she's holding, amusement poorly-concealed in his tone because oh shit it's really sort of funny. ]

Are you trying to find out how hard you can hit a skeleton with its own hand?

[withwisdom]

[ oh! very interesting move there. is his sword phantasmal or is he simply summoning it out of a void in the moment? it makes her forget her manners for a moment with a stare, but his response brings her back to proper reality. ]

Hm? No, no. I simply don't have a weapon fit for this job, so I took one. You'd be surprised - the arm of a skeleton is a durable weapon, good for a few solid swings.

II

[troubadamsel]

What?

[maribelle blinks, confused, looks down to what she caught and -

SCREAMS]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!

[horrified, she THROWS THAT FUCKER to the skeleton horde.

also, why did you do this.]

[withwisdom]

Ahah, smashing!

[ aaand she snaps a photo! it captures the moment of impact and the terror on maribelle's face. ]

Sorry about that dear. Are you alright?

[ no emotional scars, she hopes. ]

i

[swordfucker]

[Here is Guren, hands in his pockets, standing far enough away from the skeleton and in place so that it's still shambling towards him. He's just sort of looking at it, almost with pity, and then he looks to Zelda.]

I don't know, I think I'd rather watch you whale on it. [It was entertaining?]

[withwisdom]

[ a scoff. ]

Be serious man, these skeletons are disturbing the peace! Look at it!

[ look at its sad and pathetic existence as it... just continues to walk toward guren with a low cursed snarl coming from it. menacing! ]

II

[good_ideas]

[Seeing skeletons was bad enough.

Having someone toss a head at you like it was something normal was so much worse. All her psychometry has time to register is that it’s a skull before Shiho is making a strangled noise that could be a scream and throwing it with pinpoint accuracy straight into the hoard of skeletons.

It’s a headshot. That then goes through the one behind it. And now there are three heads rolling around on the ground?

Thanks, Zelda...]

[withwisdom]

[ SNAP! ...poor shiho, she actually feels a little bad this time around. ]

There, there. [ just going over to carefully pat her shoulder, hoping it doesn't get her a punch. ] You did a good job! Taught them a good lesson about coming into the safety of our town.

i...

[regrede]

Hah! What do you have against unholy abominations?

[ in other words, sierra isn’t going to help. the skeletons are harmless, and other people are doing just fine at taking them out—even zelda is doing great with little more than an arm and her rage for a weapon.

she just sidesteps the skeleton, when it lunges toward her, and it tips over on its own before collapsing into lifelessness. rest in peace, for real this time. ]

[withwisdom]

[ wow that was sad enough for zelda to feel a little sorry for it. only a little though, her righteous fury is still there as she leans the skeleton arm up on her shoulder blade like it's just a regular weapon. because it is. ]

Skeletons shouldn't be wandering into town and spreading their cursed existence across the land. I don't care if they populate the forest, but it isn't appropriate of them to come here.

[ like have some manners. ]

i.

[messianic]

[Holy shit. No matter how he looks at it, her righteous fury towards the denizens of the undead is really impressive.

So he's kind of left...staring...for a long moment, his own sword in hand but... lowered to his side as he realizes that Zelda's seriously got this handled just fine.

Oh...]

... Maybe that'll keep them away better than anything.

[withwisdom]

For a time. Their bones are brittle and I don't think the club has more than a couple smacks left in it. [ and then she smiles. ] Luckily there are plenty more to pick up.

[ and she nods her head over to one of those arm bones. it's... mostly still. it shakes lightly, perhaps still vaguely alive even without the whole body. ]

Go on, give it a try.

ii

[osteotome]

[ Well, Honebami can't ay he expected to have a skull landing by him. It still chatters, attempts to roll around... before it's stepped on with a nice boot.

--Oh, that's Zelda. Give him a sec, it takes a bit to rocess the very nice lady who taught him how to make flower crowns for nothing at all except to help out

is asking him to kick a skull into a horde of more skeletons. Welp, it's "for science" ]

...Understood.

[ He kicks it up in the air with his toe, and does a flip kick to drop it right into that poor skeleton posse. They really don't stand a chance... And another, new skull rolls close. ]

Zelda-san, should I do it again?

[withwisdom]

[ S N A P!! a few snaps of that, because wow that is some nice leg work! ]

You should. That was most impressive. [ she turns her waist in spot, trying to see - ah yes, there's another one. she quickly prances over to fetch it and then tosses it over to honebami once more. ] Catch!

I

[totheno1]

[It is a cold day in hell when even Kei Nanjo thinks he's been outclassed when it comes to words of perfect annoyance. His own hate of skeletons is only topped with that of zombies, but what really draws his stare (briefly) is Zelda holding on to the arm and beating the skeleton with it. It looks like something his old team would have done.

It's enough to make him pause but he doesn't really argue at her words, even if he thinks that the princess has a good enough grasp on the situation on her own. Regardless, he'll help her out. The air under him begins to glow a bluish energy before it explodes behind him, forming into a creature that towers over him, as Kei utters a single word;]

Persona.

[The creature moves silently in the air before it mimic's Nanjo's movement to raise one of its clawed hands upward. Ofada appear out of the ground, attaching themselves on the skeleton as it continues to move forward. A few more steps and it will have a good chance to claw at Kei's face but he doesn't seem petered at all.]

Begone.

[The Persona above him snaps its fingers, causing the charms to explode in minature bombs of purifying white light that leaves little left over. Sadly (?) there are more of the skeleton army fast approaching.]

[withwisdom]

[ zelda stares in awe at the display as it unfolds. she was not expecting that, and watches with mouth agape the whole time. as it ends she realizes she forgot to pull out her slate to take pictures. a shame, truly. the summon is mighty and otherworldly and so very amazing to see in work.

she's still faintly shocked when it's over but is brought back to reality when she hears the snarls of the skeletons... from a bit away, still going slowly. ]

My, my Nanjo. That was -- I'm not even sure what to say. I've never seen anything like it.

[ the closest thought she has in comparison were the mighty powers of the champions that link could summon after freeing their spirits. is she close? it's unclear. ]

i

[tropism]

I don't know.

[ giorno dodges a skeleton swiping at him. ]

The way you're going, there won't be any of them left at this rate.

[withwisdom]

I doubt that. Even as I take them out, more continue to sprout up, like cursed weeds.

[ she sighs, gripping the bone arm still. ]

Go on take it out, Giorno. I've seen what your Stand can do.

[ whether or not he's called it that to her face, she recognizes it even so from her brief time with josuke. ]

I

[uselessgoddess]

[Escape attempt? More that the skeleton is absolutely attracted to Aqua. In a "This is a prime steak" kind of way.

Fortunately, for once in her life, Aqua is actually serious. Because she hates undead and actually functions very well against them. Yeah, even she knows that. So she is more than happy to give it a burst of divine power.]

Turn Undead!

[Which actually does something, for once! And the skeleton falls apart and turns to dust. Which lives Aqua very high and mighty, looking quite proud of herself.]

Hmph! No one else can do that as well as me!

[withwisdom]

Goodness! Nice work, Aqua. Your powers must be truly potent against these beasts.

[ but urgh, she feels bad for their last meeting. in retrospect she was being way too harsh, and it wasn't aqua's fault at all. she was just frustrated at the time. ]

here for trix

[allweather]

[Red club member here minding his own business, only a little slow in answering the door when Zelda knocks because he's already having a weird time this month and waiting to see if the knocking gets louder and more impatient is the Chroma version of screening phone calls.

Anyway, it's Zelda, hello—]

Ah- I'm afraid I'm down to apples from the garden, when it comes to "treats." [...] Did you have that speech prepared?

[Did she practice it? That's wholesome.]

for kids!!

[withwisdom]

What - no. [ yes, shut up. ] But hm, only apples? I know a young man who loves them, to an obsessive point really, but an apple isn't really much of a 'treat'.

II

[queenofminiskirts]

[Kaoru has great reflexes so she catches the skull in her hands. Uh. She's staring down at it in surprise because...what? She looks up at Zelda and she's...honestly she's just as confused as before. But like. Sure.

She turns and drops the skull from her hands onto the floor. She gets into place, she winds up...]

Psychic Pachinko!

[And then she kicks and the skull flies towards the hoard, knocking the head off one skeleton, then seems to richochet and hit another skeleton. Which is possible, except for the way it kept richocheting after one hit then another...and another. It matches the movement of Kaoru's finger as it flicks from one side to another. When she lets it drop, she's taken out like...ten skeletons.]

...that was actually kind of fun! Let's do it again!

[withwisdom]

[ there are two types of people - kaorus and shihos.

but, ahem, snap! a few snaps even. ] Very nice style!

[ even if she can see it was manipulated by her finger, she's still impressed all the same. watching people's abilities on display is a lot of fun for her honestly and kaoru getting fired up stokes her own excitement.

luckily one of the skulls of those skeletons rolls over to zelda and she grabs it, giving it a couple tosses up in her hands. ]

Let's find another group. I want to see some other moves from you.

i

[retrobeats]

[ Michael may or may not have been staring at this scene of Zelda lecturing a member of the shambling undead legion with its own arm as percussive punctuation with a look on his face like Christmas has come early. so it's probably a good thing that she calls out to him directly like that and forces his attention back to the matter at hand. ]

Oh my god, please please tell me you're gonna bring some of that to the DnD table when we get round to it. [ "that" being the stuff about blood moons in the sky beckoning calamity, because that's good hecking stuff, Zelda. he dutifully raises a good-sized stick - more of a small branch, really - that he found on the ground earlier, holding it like a baseball bat as the skeleton shambles towards him. ] Sorry buddy. Batter up--!

[ and he takes it at a run, giving it a good whack to its ribcage that sends the poor thing tumbling to the ground. ]

[withwisdom]

Good!

[ she cheers as he uses that branch to take down the skeleton. now that's smart on the go thinking! use whatever you can grab and go to town she says. she gives the next one in front of her a good whack before answering michael- ]

Do you mean the skeleton arms? I can surely provide everyone with some if you'd like for me to collect them. Though they are still cursed with the last vestiges of evil within the bone, so you can't let them too close to you at night.

[ grins! they're having fun. ]

iii.

[apocalypticist]

[ Ryo's curled up on an old couch with the book he got as a team reward for restoring the trees when he hears someone knock on the door. A little reluctantly, he sets it aside and heads over into the hallway to answer. He's not expecting any visitors, so who could it be?

There's the barest trace of softness to the edges of his expression when he sees who it is, though it dissipates quickly once she starts talking about treats; he was hoping he wouldn't get any more trick-or-treaters at his door. Giving a bone to Dextera is enough. ]

I don't have any treats.

[withwisdom]

[ oh, so sad. ]

I see... what a shame. [ said so sad, so very sad, wow the despair is rich. she sighs, forlorn, and straightens up. ] Then I suppose you understand what must come next, yes? It's not in my nature to be deceptive, or even cruel, so that is why I must inform you of the trick you are about to experience.

wildcard;

[stripedown]

[ She's not expecting to run into anyone. In fact, Kisa is being very careful not to run into anyone, for many reasons, but the law of RP means she's probably going to bonk into someone while she's valiantly carrying a pumpkin.

But we shall see!! ]

[withwisdom]

[ rest in pieces kisa.

but yes she is going to run into someone - zelda in fact. or rather, it's more like zelda spots her from a distance and decides to bravely walk toward her. she still feels a terrible guilt for making her cry and run off in their last meeting, but it's been long enough now right? kisa is just a child, there's nothing to be afraid of! and besides, she doesn't think someone as small as her should go unaccompanied during these troubled times.

(troubled times being the slow skeletons anyone can just run from, but shh) ]

Kisa? [ she calls out hesitant in her approach, coming from the side so that she doesn't spook her... hopefully there will be no wild chase sequence this time. ] Good day. Do you need any help with your pumpkin?

III

[hamerhead]

[It takes a few minutes for Sidon to even get out of the door. Look, he was curious about sleeping there at least once and it had been quite a ...quaint experience. As he finally steps out to take a bow for her, it is pretty obvious he has...not read the quests and is a bit confused why she is speaking like that, but keeps good faith about it with his tireless grin.]

A treat? I see...

[He tilts his head before a thought enters his mind.]

I shall treat you to a ride on my back! Have you ever glided on water?

[withwisdom]

[ ah so he's trying to adjust after all! ...he's trying at least, and she silently applauds him for that in her head. ]

Haha, I never have no. [ mipha couldn't exactly do that for someone who weighed maybe just a little more than she did after all. though she did see how link did it when stopping the divine beasts and it looked fun. ] While I'd be happy to take your offer, I believe the 'treat' in question must be a food item. Of course I will take anything you are willing to grant me.

[ hopefully not words she will regret. ]