sparkly, sharp things

[good_ideas]

WHO: Shiho and you! (feat. diamonds, so many diamonds)
WHERE: Anywhere because she wandered far
WHEN: End of January-ish
WHAT: Shiho finally feels well enough again to attempt to hunt down all the diamonds she coughed up because some old crone blessed her and some questing things.
WARNINGS: Blatant destruction of Awash's diamond economy



A. Diamonds, diamonds everywhere
[You are about to take a step. Maybe into your home? Maybe into the library?

Or maybe you're in the middle of nowhere, who knows. But in that exact moment, there's a voice from behind you sounding oh-so-very-concerned.]

Wait, there's a trap!

[There is, of course, no trap. What there will be though, on closer inspection: a tiny diamond sparkling on the ground.]

B. What does she even do with all these diamonds
[Or maybe you beat her to it, the diamond sparkling in your hand. This time though, she draws what looks to be a hairdryer (or if you know better, a Nonlethal Psychometry Gun):]

Drop it.

[What'll she do if you don't drop it?






Threaten to shoot you, probably. She's been laid out sick from the thorns for a few days and she needs to destress, damn it!]

C. Wildcard
[Quests?? Diamond-hoarding? Anything your heart desires.]

Comments

[good_ideas]

[oh no it's Maya-nee.]

Ah-

[Quick, make something up]

J-Just kidding~

[scooptimistic]

... Please don't kid about traps. I have minor trauma.

[ Lasers and overwhelming heat-- ]

[good_ideas]

Sorry... I just kind of need something beside your foot.

[Where did all these good, kind people who trust her come from.....]

It's fine. It's safe.

[scooptimistic]

...? By my foot?

[ She sets her foot down finally, peering closely at the ground and-- ]

Wait, you mean this diamond?

[good_ideas]

[Like a guilty child caught in a lie, Shiho shuffles a little closer to scoop the diamond up in the hopes that hiding it means Maya will forget about it.]



Maybe. I might as well pick these up since I dropped them. Otherwise it's... littering or something.

[scooptimistic]

You... dropped diamonds.

Plural diamond.

[ Shiho, she's looking at you so strangely. ]

[good_ideas]

[Don't look at her....]

When they were putting us in all those fairy tale outfits. I think I was supposed to be blessed or something.

[Though to her it felt more like a curse because no one wants to cough out diamonds.]

[scooptimistic]

... Oh. Now that you mention that, I think I remember a fairy tale like that. About a girl who spoke diamonds and pearls...

[good_ideas]

That was the one. A prince showed up and tried to carry me away. I think he was trying to pay his kingdom's debts or something.

[And Shiho had not been impressed. Never mind that she has Minato but also:]

Who just tries to marry a person they've just met anyway?

[scooptimistic]

... Someone who shouldn't be getting married in the first place.

Well, thankfully, real life isn't like that. Hopefully.

[good_ideas]

Right? I mean, I probably could have eventually found a way to dispose of him and take over his country, but still. It's just rude.

[But enough about her for now!!]

What about you? You didn't get kidnapped or anything, did you?

[scooptimistic]

Oh, no. I got thwarted a lot trying to get home as Little Red Riding Hood, but Grandma beat up the wolf and I shot the woodsman, so it turned out great in the end!

[good_ideas]

You shot-

[....that sounds like so much fun though.]

Hm... well, Maya-san is strong, after all. I wish that was the version of Little Red Riding Hood they had at the library.

[scooptimistic]

You don't think that might traumatize some kiddos?

[ "And then suddenly Little Red Riding Hood shot the man who came to save her straight in the kisser." ]

[good_ideas]

It's parents you have to worry about, not the kids, Maya-san. If anything, the kids might actually enjoy that version.

[As a kid, she'd have enjoyed that version.]

[scooptimistic]

... You know, that's true. Kids are made of pretty tough stuff.

[ And parents were so concerned. ]

[good_ideas]

Of course. [Never mind that if she was reading a ghost story she'd probably immediately need someone to latch onto as she screams.

That and while kids are strong, she knows they also need someone there to give them the option of support.]

Don't underestimate us.