Idle Notes in the Air [OTA, with some closed prompts]

[long_live_the_queen]

Who: Kaede and you!
When: All of June! Mostly before the 17th unless stated otherwise
Where: Mostly in the city, with a few field trips outside
What: Catch all for June!
Warnings: Language, Kaede in general, violence against fish?? Will update as necessary


I-A. Entertainment District

[Now that Kaede felt less like death, she could better explore this place. Her burns had been quick things to heal, her head hadn't experienced any repeats of that spontaneous horn growth, and she didn't need to stop and sit down after twenty steps. And! The people here didn't seem so prickly about another Monster in their midst. Unlike certain residents across the road from Haven.

The decorations for the next festival were already going up—how many of those did this world have? A half-finished tangle of wreaths and ribbon arched all the way down the street where buskers played and gaming houses had their doors propped open to take advantage of any cooling breezes. The latter Kaede had no interest in and walked past, but sometimes she stopped to look up at an unfinished display or listen to a musician. She wasn't very tall, but her antlers were becoming rather obvious now. Nevermind her usual tendency to stand in the middle of where people wanted to go, not unlike a cat.]

I-B. Breaking and Entering...?

[Of course, she'd found the run-down, closed up theaters soon enough. The "do not enter" signs made them immediately interesting. And she still got tired of bright colors and music and people eventually, even though a number of the latter seemed to be avoiding her and unintentionally giving Kaede all the space she liked.

There seemed to be markedly fewer people in these specific areas, but enough that the horned girl paced casually (suspiciously) in front of one of the gates and chained up doors instead of trying to force her way in. Getting into places with a modicum of discretion represented a bit of a problem now. So Kaede padded about and studied unsuspecting things, like how tall the walls were, how rickety the eaves were, how rusted the chains.]

II-A. Fetch

[Lilies? She liked lilies. The pompous snot who'd written that request, not so much. And there was nothing in that demand saying she couldn't bring any home with her. So Kaede had...acquired a basket on its last legs that was frayed and stained, something that wouldn't mind getting dirt and roots on it.

She was the first to stop when she heard buzzing, though. Kaede liked lilies, but beestings, not so much. Just charging on ahead seemed like a bad idea.]

Do we have to get rid of all the bees first?

[After all, the bees were just minding their own business. They'd be taking away some of the bees' food sources, that seemed rude.]

II-B. I don't have a clever title for the fishing minigame

[She'd heard someone approaching some time ago, but hadn't stopped frowning at the water like its existence was offensive. It was crystal clear, all the way down—showing off all the holes in the banks where the easily-accessed deposits of crystal sand had been scooped out already. There was much more of the stuff shining further down on the lakebed, but the water's clarity also showed just how many fish were down there too.

One, quite dead, lay near her shoes on the bank; clawmarks had torn into its belly, and there was a bite mark on Kaede's bare ankle, completing that bit of environmental storytelling.

Eventually, her horned head turned just a little—still keeping the water's mockingly calm surface in view.]

Can you swim?

Wildcard.

[For things that don't fit into the above, or things we've planned out beforehand! My plurk is blueraven and Kaede's plotting comment is here!]