[ open ] Life is what our thoughts make it...

[darkcharge]

Who: Vanitas + You!!
When: All of April
Where: Various
What: Open + Closed Prompts
Warnings: Violence, PTSD, Fluff, and more to be added later



( Cometflies: 4/3 only )

[ Vanitas has already spent enough time watching the meteor shower. He's a little dazed and confused trying to walk back to the house and there's a reason for it, but that's neither here nor there.

He is soon distracted by all of the colorful little glowing things now fluttering around. The natives seem amused by it, but Vanitas does not. Red and yellow seem to want to linger close to him as well as blue, but he keeps batting them away before any single bug can actually hand on him. ]

Go away and bother someone else!


( Pile's Plantagorium: A )

[ Earning some funds by growing plants? Well count Vanitas in. It's not that he went out with the mindset that he is going to specialize in flora. In fact, it isn't as though Vanitas really finds any relaxation or enjoyment in this activity. However, he is good at it and he believes plants are easier to deal with than people are.

So, sure. Vanitas spends plenty of time helping out on that rooftop, tending to and growing what seedlings tare there. Vanitas can be seen putting his talent to use, standing above flower beds and soon seeds become greenery and leaves. Then they begin to bloom in an array of colors. ]

( Pile's Plantagorium: B )

[ Buuuut there's more to be had if he ventures outside, right? Vanitas is standing right at the edge of the Wall. His Keyblade, Void Gear, is strapped to his back. The problem is, Van sure doesn't know what is a deadly plant or what isn't. So maybe stop him before he goes out and offer a hand?

Or maybe Vanitas is encountered already exploring beyond the wall. He has a plant isolated, it's true. It doesn't look sick... But those are a lot of sharp looking thorns on it. That's probably not a very good thing to bring back, but it looks like Vanitas doesn't really care. Only... he's kind of circling it. Looking for how he can get a cutting of it. ]

( Out of the City )

[ Once again Vanitas takes the opportunity to not stick around the city. When the chance is offered to venture beyond the Wall to one of the settlements, Vanitas takes it. He makes sure to leave a note stating that he'll be out. Doesn't state why or for how long because who needs to know that? He played it pretty safe last month by staying within the city walls so naturally Vanitas needs to get out and actually do something.

To get rid of some of his restless, excess energy, Vanitas takes to patrolling around the settlement he is brought to. There are plenty of infected monsters in the area and the spar he had last month isn't enough. Thus he can be found engaging in battle, fierce grin on his face and laughing. It's almost like he's enjoying every single moment that he cuts down one of those monsters, hurling around Void Gear like it weighs nothing. There's no magic used, just brute strength.

And when Vanitas tires of this - not that he will ever fully tire - there is something else he can do. Don't get him wrong it's not that he cares about these people. He doesn't, at all. Vanitas isn't doing this for their sake, but for his own. He joins some of the other Witches that have set up healing stations. Vanitas, see, has been working on the healing artes for months. Now he's putting himself to the test to see just how much mastery he has over those skills. Feel free to bother him or tease. ]

( Book shopping )

[ Vanitas enjoys being self-sufficient. He doesn't like to rely on others, though there are at least a few people out there that... Well he'll let them help him out if he really needs it. Over all? Vanitas still is uneasy. Normally that would be his motivation for getting out and learning anything.

That's not the case this time, but he's going to keep that to himself. Instead he's at this bookstore, going through the shelves. However, Vanitas looks more and more irritated as he goes. ]

Augh. This one's useless too.

[ He's getting aggravated enough that he's not bothering to put all of the useless ones back. Nope. There's starting to be a book scattered here and there. ]

Why is this proving to be so difficult!?

[ All he wants is a ding dang recipe book. To meet certain Monster dietary requirements. ]

( Wildcard )

[ Anything that you wanna do with Van, of coruse. As always, feel free to contact me at jardaan

Comments

[twilightskey]

And you don't know any plants that are safe?

[He gives Vanitas a look, but then turns to look past the wall.]

Yeah, I'll go with. Won't do you any good if you don't know what you're looking for.

[darkcharge]

I haven't studied an array of different plants, Roxy. That and I doubt that there's been extensive research on the plantlife outside the Wall either.

[ He's just going to grab stuff that doesn't attack them first or look infected. ]

And do you know what to look for?

[twilightskey]

...Not a lot. But I know a couple, at least.

[He tried to pay attention in those gardening lessons last month, at least.]

Alright. Let's just find anything that looks like it'll survive if we take it back with us.

[darkcharge]

[ Van snorts. ]

Then we'll see if there are any of those out there. Nothing that looks like it will eat people I guess. Not sure how to tell if it's poisonous or not.

[ What a great way to start off on an adventure, right? ]

[twilightskey]

Just don't eat anything and we should be fine, right?

[That's usually how poisonous plants worked, right?]

[darkcharge]

What if we bring it back and only then find out what it is?

[ Not that this is slowing Vanitas down any. He most definitely is pressing forward, into the Wilde. ]

[twilightskey]

[Roxas is following right after him, not slowing down either.]

Well... technically, we did our job and brought it back, right? As long as it doesn't hurt anyone, I think the others can figure out what kind of plant we bring back.

[darkcharge]

Wonder if I can figure out if it's harmless by touching it...

[ Look, Van might be loathe to admit it, but he is good when it comes to plants. Specifically, feeling the "flow" of energy through them. Perhaps he can tell the intentions of the plant through that alone? ]

[twilightskey]

You can do that?

[That would probably be really useful. Roxas nods.]

Okay. I think we'll be fine.

[darkcharge]

I won't know until I try it, you realize.

[ How hard could it be? Surely nothing to really worry about! Vanitas just shrugs and starts heading straight into the Wilde. Not a care in the world, nope! ]

[twilightskey]

[Roxas frowns, but he still follows after Vanitas. He's gone on missions with less reliable information before, after all.]

[Into the Wilde they go! The two of them will make some decent headway into the wilderness, occasionally stopping to examine various plants and flowers.]

[darkcharge]

[ One of these plants that Vanitas has stopped to get a closer look at is definitely not one that they should take. It reminds him of one of his Thornbites. Prickly vines and all.

So maybe he's going to get a closer look? ]

[twilightskey]

[Roxas notices Vanitas pause by one of the plants, something with prickly vines. He frowns, approaching from the other side, tilting his head at the flower.]

What's that?

[darkcharge]

Probably some flesh-eating or another kind of dangerous plant. I'm going to find a way to take it back.

[ That's probably not a good idea! ]

[twilightskey]

...if it's flesh-eating or dangerous, you think that's a good idea?

[darkcharge]

Hmmm. Better question: How much do I really care if it is a good idea or not?

[ He's never understood why Unversed take the shape that they do. This plant could be infected though. There's really only one way to find out that that's to cut it off and see what it "bleeds." ]

[twilightskey]

[Roxas lets out a sigh, shaking his head.]

Alright, fine, but if it bites your hand off--!!

[He doesn't get to finish that statement, because as Vaitas goes to cut off the thorny plant? It lets out a puff of pollen around them. Roxas lets out a yelp, arms coming up to cover his face, but he ends up sneezing as the pollen goes up his nose.]

[darkcharge]

[ Okay so that is definitely not something he had expected to happen. Pollen and thorns? Really? Why does this thing need so many defense mechanisms?

Vanitas doesn't even get the chance to sever it completely. Instead he's coughing and covering his mouth because of the pollen.

Now the real question is... What is it going to do? Because Vanitas isn't stupid enough to believe that it is harmless. ]

[twilightskey]

[Fortunately for Vanitas, other than pollen up his nose and a coughing fit, he's probably not going to feel any other effects. Lucky him!]

[Roxas, on the other hand? His head begins to feel woozy, and as he stops sneezing, he lets out a low groan, lowering to one knee. He rubs his face, eyes widening as he goes still for a moment.]

[Then, he flops on the ground.]

[darkcharge]

[ Look, Vanitas isn't going to feel bad about this at all. He is, however, going to watch Roxas with a wary eye. Then Roxas finally collapses to the ground. Vanitas waits for a few moments and comes to the realization that he, apparently, has been spared from the same fate. Maybe because he is a Witch? Perhaps the pollen is something that will only effect Mosnters?

Regardless he has some options. Vanitas could just take off. Easiest and safest options. However, leaving Roxas behind probably won't merit any favors from the house that holds the guardians of Light. Van groans at the thought of their nagging and scolding. Granted, he doesn't care too much about that. It's just that it would be a hassle.

So he takes the tip of his boot and nudges Roxas. ]

Are you dead?

[twilightskey]

[Roxas lets out a light groan in reply to Vanitas's question. At the nudge, he lolls his head back so he blinks up at Vanitas. His gaze looks a little dazed, pupils blown wide.]

Don't think so...

[His ear flicks, and he tilts his head a bit... but in doing so, he catches a whiff of something absolutely wonderful. His gaze blanks for a moment as he quickly rolls over, kicking up some laves and burying his nose in a nearby patch of grass that's dusted with that pollen. He snorts, letting out a laugh as his tail wags slowly.]

[darkcharge]

[ What is even going on here? Vanitas stares at Roxas like he's lost his last brain cell. Maybe he has! With all that rolling around and shoving his face into grass. Laughing? Tail wagging?

So... The pollen's made him super what? Happy. ]

Can you get a hold of yourself?

[twilightskey]

[Roxas turns to look at Ventus... or well, that's his aim. What he really does is sort of half-flop, half-roll on his side to look up at Vanitas, eyes blown as a lazy grin forms on his face.]

You don't smell that?

[It's such a great smell, and it makes him feel super light and weirdly floaty. His tail hasn't stopped its slow wagging.]

[darkcharge]

[ Vanitas continues to watch the display, somewhere between exasperated and curious. What smell? ]

I don't smell anything. Get up.

[ He's kind of impatient. ]

[twilightskey]

[Roxas snorts at Vanitas, sending up a puff of that pollen as he does. He blinks once, then begins laughing. He shakes his head, looking at Vanitas.]

Vanitas, you have to smell it. It's so good. It smells so nice.

[He pats at the grass near him, which sends up a small cloud of the pollen.]

Come smell it!