the less effort, the better | open

[nemuru]

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. ]

Comments

[nemuru]

[ .......Gross. Ritsu makes a face, leaning back on his hands with a sigh. ]

Well, maybe that'll be useful anyway... Clean it up and we can just throw it on the dumb thing. [ mrrrgh. ] I wish Ousama was here... He's good with cats... He'd know how to find one, 'cept he'd probably say somethin' like, "Just let it come to you, it'll go home when it's ready to!"

[ Which... Doesn't help this situation, so. ]

Mmmm... She's a cat, so maybe she likes fish... Do cats really like fish, or is that like with rabbits and carrots..? You're not supposed to actually feed 'em that or whatever.

[didnotlaugh]

[Mob starts to pick the trash out of the net, not seeming to mind too much if some of it is slimy.]

No, they really do like fish. I've seen them eat some before. That's why this place would probably be really nice for a cat ... well, except for all the water.

[nemuru]

Unless they're a cat that likes the water... There're those, right? Mm... Tigers and stuff.

[ But this is a housecat, right? Well, that Turnskin was kind of big, so maybe their cat is big too............. huh. ]

...Hey, Shikkun. Isn't it kinda weird for Monsters to own pets? I mean... Animals are just smaller, less talky versions of them a lot of the time, aren't they...

[ SHIT HE'D NEVER ASK IN FRONT OF AN ACTUAL MONSTER, BECAUSE THAT'S BAD, PROBABLY? ]

[didnotlaugh]

I guess I've never thought of it. I mean pets are nice to have, so as long as they treat them well I think it's fine.

Oh, and you can call me Mob if you want, some friends from home call me that.

[nemuru]

[ He'll actually like, consider it, then wave his hand. ]

Shikkun's fine enough, right? Mob's not that catchy either... It just makes you sound like a rando or something like that. [ Well ... maybe that suits him, but Shikkun's easier for Ritsu to remember. ] Ehhh... What kind of friends do you have anyway? Bullies?

[didnotlaugh]

No. I have really great friends.

[He finishes picking out the last of the debris, presenting it to Ritsu for examination.]

But Shikkun is okay, I guess. I'll have to get used to it.

[nemuru]

[ He leans in and tugs the net a bit, just to test its strength, and wipes his hand on his pants when he's done doing so. ]

Can't be that great if they're callin' you something that weird... But looks good, Shikkun. Should be able to handle a cat... As long as it's not proportional to its owner, anyway. [ But that's be weird, right? ...This place sucks. ] 'kay, let's go back to looking for it...

[ ...Looking up, mmm. ]

Cats like high places, right? Go.