middaeg | the less effort, the better

Who: Ritsu Sakuma & anyone
When: Throughout the month; dates are marked for each part.
Where: Around the city and out of it
What: A catch-all log for quests (and a wildcardish prompt)! Starters will be written for people I have plans with; the prompts in the log itself are free for anyone to tag though. If you'd like to do something specific, you can reach me at

galaxydestiny!
Warnings: None for the moment; will update as necessary.

(05/05 - 05/12; sordid shield)

[ Well.

Knights is a fanservice unit. Ritsu's at least pro enough to do his job, though once he's in the back with any other workers he's siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiighing loudly and waving his hand in front of his face as he sits down... on the floor. ]

Y'know, I'm fine with alcohol and all... And I know a guy who acts like he's totally lost it half the time... But dealing with those kinds of people is haaard... [ he's such a baby. ] I can't believe "taverns" even exist, anyway... I thought that was just some like, fake fantasy stuff...

(05/11 - 05/17; undermael)

[ There's a dead body resting on some books.

No, he only seems dead; when asleep, Ritsu's breathing becomes so soft it's almost as if he isn't, and he sure is sleeping on the job. He's doing a pretty good job of pretending to be a corpse though - and if people come to check up on him and/or come to dispose the body, he'll reach out to them with a grumble and a whine. ]

Leave me aloooooone, okay..? I'll get back to work in a little bit, I just want, like, five more minutes... I'm working really hard, so just give me a break, okay..?

(05/20 - 05/25; out of the city)

[ The full moon comes and goes, and Ritsu is no less discomforted by the state of things in this stupid, dumb, awful world; but the one thing that does give him comfort is playing the piano. The Witches on duty are nice enough to get him one - he doesn't know if it's magic or not, but at this point, he seriously doesn't care - and he settles his fingers on the keys with a sigh.

Yeah.

That feels right.

He runs through a lot of different songs, classical and jazz and a few that aren't any particular songs, just his fingers playing what they like, and when he tires of those he thinks of his mirror and aches, aches for the familiarity of home and plays a few from there, too.

There's an elegance to him when he plays that isn't present in his usual day-to-day life. If anyone ask for a request though, he's making a face and shaking his head. ]

Nah, sorry, I don't do those.

[ When he isn't playing the piano - because other people have entertainment to do, He Guesses - he's... uncharacteristically seeking other people who've either come to volunteer or just live in the area. He keeps away from those with obvious infection though, not willing to risk himself when he already has a track record of getting sick. Making small talk isn't really his strong point either, so he just sort of. Essentially. Just sits down or hangs nearby, watching people until they talk to him first or something.

...He feels a little like a kid again, not sure how to deal with the fact he wants to join in and not sure how to do that effectively, and that, too, is frustrating. ]

(whatever else)

[ while i'm not writing a specific prompt for it this time, he'll be attending the flower lessons offered in the "Gardening With Class" quest! catch him there too, if you'd like; he can also just sort of be found in the coven most of the day if he has nothing else to do, sleeping wherever people shouldn't be or sitting it on magic classes he's realizing he can't actually participate in because the spells won't come to him...

he's having a hard time. ]

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[ It was a little interesting that he wouldn’t be in the same group as his best friend. Maybe because he was into a different genre? Would they be considered a boy band? ]

You know how to play their songs too? [ He does seem to have perked up. It’s sweet that he’s a fan of his friend’s music. ]]

I’d like that, then. Hearing your other songs would be nice too. Do you compose them yourself?

'Course I know how. I'm Maakun's biggest fan, there's noooo way I wouldn't know how to play what he sings...♪ [ heheh. He shakes his head though, to her second question. ] But mm, nah, I don't compose... Knights' leader does. We play piano together sometimes too... I mean, we did. He's not here.

[ And somewhat thank goodness for it; he's hard to find at school, he'd be hell to find here. ]

Do you write your own lyrics, or do you just sing?

[ Huh, 'Maakun' was a different name. ]

Oh--Oh no, I just sing them. I can't do something like that.

[ She laughs, waving her hand at the notion. ]

It's impressive that you're already part of something like that so young.

[ He looked young anyway. But Asians tend to look younger than they really are..was he maybe older? ]

Is it? [ ...Well

he guesses it might be. Being an idol's a lot of work, and they're still protected by the school - once they step out of that nest, they're going to have to fight tooth and nail. That doesn't really matter here though, at least. ] Ah, you're probably right... It just seems normal to me. Not that most high school students decide to be an idol unless they're in an anime or something though.

[ ~~awful how these children just legitimately go out and say shit like this when their lives are just~~ ]

Have you ever wanted to write one though? It seems kinda fun to me, even if I'm sure our king would fuss at me for taking that kind of thing so lightly... He's really serious about music.

I..I've never thought about it. I'm not sure I'm creative enough for it though.

[ It's not like she was the most literate person, or even know how to play on words the way composers did. ]

Um..what's an anime? Is that an agency of some kind?

Nah. It's a kind of show, like on television, but it's animated... Mmm, they're drawings that move. Nerds like it.

[ stop letting ritsu introduce anime to people. ]

Oh, so like a cartoon?

[ But wasn't that more for children then..nerds, as he put it? ]

But what does that have to do with your music?

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