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WHO: Lupin and Pals From Other Dimensions
WHERE: About town
WHEN: April
WHAT: Looking for leaves, writing stories, maybe hunting big game, maybe not! If you're interested in doing any quests with Lupin, please feel free to send me a PM and we can hash it out - I promise I don't bite.
WARNINGS: probably someone being an idiot

[ actual questing will be in threads below! ]

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[Only moments after the gentleman makes his entrance into Lupin's home, Tonbokiri is walking towards the house and quickens his pace. It would be a shame to have the door close only so he'd have to knock on it an instant later.

He calls out towards the two in the doorway, relieved when Lupin comes into his line of sight.]

Ah, this is the correct home. Good day to you- all.

[Coming to the threshold and seeing everyone has arrived he takes a moment to bow towards the lady and the gentleman.]

I am called Tonbokiri, one of the Three Great Spears of Japan. It is a pleasure to meet you in person. And to see you again, Lupin-dono. [He turns towards the man, smiling a bit hopefully - he'd been practising how to pronounce the French name, so it sounds significantly better than at their initial meeting, although still accented.]

[ everyone walking in and interrupting his alone time with the ladies...!! He does sigh a little bit as the other two make their entrance, but it's not in disappointment as much as amused exasperation. Nanjo does get a handshake, of course, when he offers his hand, and he gives Tonbokiri a nod of recognition, too. ]

Welcome, welcome! I feel a bit shabby having all of you over and not having anything to offer you. We could use some tea around here. Unfortunately, all I can offer you is a place to sit.

[ on wobbly chairs. but it's better than the floor?! ]

[ Mitsuru offers a nod of acknowledgment to Kei--they're colleagues, after all--as well as a more proper greeting to Tonbokiri. ]

It's nice to meet you in person as well.

[ She will take one of the chairs, resting one hand on the back and noticing that it's center of gravity is definitely...questionable. ]

Not all. We're all very well aware of the circumstances, so this is more than adequate to what we've set here to do. I take it we've all spent some time brainstorming on our own?

[ Why does she sound expectant? Because she is. ]

[A physical representation of a spear...that is certainly strange but Kei had a Persona that was a personified sword. He didn't seem to question it and greats him as well.]

It is nice to meet you as well, Mister Tonbokiri.

[Honestly with the people that had gathered, he had to wonder somewhat amusingly what type of story they would be able to weave - and how much of their own experiences would make their way into it. He sat down on a chair, after making sure it wouldn't cause him to fall the instant he sat on it, and rested his weight in a weird angle to make the three stronger feet bare most of it.]

I have for my part, yes.

[Tonbokiri nods- he's been thinking the story over carefully as well- taking the last seat. It creaks alarmingly under his weight for an instant, then is still. ... Hopefully he will remember to not shift around much. It would simply not do to make much noise, or break a chair.

Eagerly he looks at the others and plunges right in-]

If I may, perhaps we should start with deciding the main character. I believe they should be a strong leader! Powerful and fearless in battle. Unafraid of change and revolution. A hero of the time.

I would put forward someone like Napoleon Bonaparte as an example. His biography is quite fascinating.

[He pauses there to look at Lupin, seeking his reaction. As a French man, surely he would agree.]

They do say a hero should be someone important. That sounds all right to me. Maybe some sort of underdog champion of the people? I'm not a big fan of kings and army generals.

[ unsurprisingly. ]

Both a hero and a villain, depending on your point of view and side of history. A masterful battlefield tactician, in any case.

[ Mitsuru crosses her arms as she sits. She has her own particular interest in French history and the Revolution in particular. ]

We could combine the two--a champion of the people who, in his or her-- [ Or her. ] --legacy, deeds are finally recognized by the masses and elected to a position where they can use their power for good.

[Napoleon Bonaparte. An interesting example to use...Kei doesn't say as much, however, saying quiet as they discuss the hero. He tries to combine then into something tangible.]

Perhaps someone who rose up to the occasion when others would have fled. An underdog, but still strong and powerful as they overcome obstacles laid out before them. Hero to some, yet a villain to those who work against them, or perhaps due to their methods of engagement.

[Maybe that doesn't sound too bad.]

[He's crestfallen for a moment - how can you not be a fan of army generals? - but he perks up again quickly enough, nodding to the suggestions. A masterful tactician. A great leader. An election sounds boring to him, but they'll see how the story shapes itself around the characters.

His eyebrows raise in interest at Nanjo's suggestion.]

It would be an impressive impact if hero was so formidable against those obstacles that even his-- [a quick glance at Kirijo--] or her enemies, at least one, could not help but respect them for it. Then, of course, the villain will have to be incredibly formidable as well!

[Actually, now it's sounding more like Honda Tadakatsu's biography. But perhaps that's a natural outcome when it comes to Tonbokiri.]

[ some of us are dirty criminals, tonbo ]

Oh! A female hero! I like that.

[ Lupin takes that character suggestion to heart and begins to pen down their ideas in the empty pages of the book, his writing an elegant English cursive befitting the time period he hails from. ]

Maybe she's leading a rebellion against an oppressive regime, then? A wicked prince or king? The people have been suffering under a cruel rule, starving and penniless...

[ A female hero. Mitsuru nods in approval. On the battlefield, the difference between men and women is negligible, if you ask her. It's female representation that is the problem. ]

Yes.

[ She's quite the fan of fighting against the unjust forces for the sake of humanity. ]

The basic rights of citizens strike to the core of our compassion. Anyone pitted against them would definitely be accepted as a hero of the people.

Perhaps met with some interference as it goes on, to give us a point in the story where they must face issues against the regime they are trying to rebel - be it either via propaganda or using the fact they are doing this against the established status quo to rile up others against them.

[He looks at Lupin's writing, impressed. Cursive handwriting. Not even people in England seem to use that anymore...computers are much faster, after all.]

The human mind is easily swayed, after all.

[Tonbokiri also looks over as Lupin starts writing. His script is beautiful, and although it's not Japanese he can somehow understand it...
He tilts his head, disoriented by the experience for a moment, but then returns his focus to the conversation.

Only to tilt his head in the other direction. He lifts one hand to rub at the back of his head for a moment, which causes his chair to creak, so he lowers his hand again slowly.]

That sounds like the makings of a complex and epic tale.

I wonder how much is needed to fulfill the requirement of the quest?

[ he nods along with each of their suggestions, adding them to his list in cheerful agreement. ]

Well, maybe that's just it... Perhaps she's fighting back in an unconventional way. Spreading the truth in a sea of propaganda and the like? Maybe she's a writer, herself - or a newswoman, or something like that.

[ as for the length - he glances over at Tonbokiri. ]

Well, I'm no author. I'm not making this thing any longer than a fairy tale... That should be good enough. Probably.

[ maybe. ]

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HM want to timeskip when it gets to my turn again to when they've finished something?