[ open ] When you light a candle...

[darkcharge]

Who: Vanitas + Open
When: All Iuneril
Where: Various
What: Open Quest Prompts + Closed Prompts | Hit me up at jardaan if you'd like!
Warnings: TBD



( On Fleece )

[ This isn't the first time there's been something going on with the sheep, right? Well the first time Vanitas hadn't been all that interested. Honestly he's not all that interested this time either. However, the reports of sheep with fangs has sort of piqued his interested. The only reason that Vanitas is there is to poke some fun at people. He has no intention of actually helping. So that's what he does. He'll see someone intimidated by one of the wooly beasts and then he jeers. Vanitas mocks and teases. Because that is the sort of person that he is. Who could possibly be afraid of these things?

Of course the tables turn a little, don't they? While Vanitas doesn't help anyone out - not one bit - he seems to have his own following of sheep after some time. They eventually block Vanitas in and he shoves at them. He's not nervous about their forward attitude. ]

Go away! [ Oh they aren't budging. ] Come on! Get lost!

[ The sheep aren't going anywhere. In the process of Vanitas trying to get them to go away, one licks his cheek instead. ]

Augh! Gross!

[ He might have forgotten about the fact that animals like his aura, okay? ]


( Berry Picking )

[ Seems like all of the bakeries are wanting these iunerberries. It feels like pretty tedious work, so Vanitas doesn't really take any interest in it at all. However, when one of the shops is offering double? That is when he takes notice. How hard can it be to pick some berries and get some money for it, after all?

Hence he is out in the fields, with what feels like a bunch of people. Vanitas' basket is coming along fairly well, but he is trying to keep to himself. There are a few people that Van can get on okay with, but for the most part groups still annoy him.

Come bother him? All he's doing is plucking berries. One in particular catches his eye. Just what do these iunerberries taste like? ]


( Candle Crafts )

[ After Irhya drags him to this activity the first time, Vanitas will stop by now and then. How many people have told him that he needs to find a hobby? Thancred sure seems to have been encouraging it. Vanitas would prefer to do something other than create candles for a holiday that he knows nothing about nor cares to but whatever.

He doesn't take to carving anything or designing. Vanitas is pretty content with just the pouring aspect. The staff teaching those that are wanting to learn are used to this, but are trying to coerce Van into learning how to design as well.

The look on his face is one of disgust. ]


( Silent Forest )

[ Vanitas is going to be going out each and every time an infusion is requested. Each and every time he's going to say this: ]

I don't need any help. I'm perfectly capable of protecting myself. Go find someone else.

[ At least that's what his response is to anyone that approaches him. Yet in the end that isn't going to work, is it? In the end someone is going to be stubborn enough to work through his prickly exterior and come along with him, huh? Thus here he is, in the company of someone that he never asked for, walking through the forest. ]

The leyline should be somewhere around here. Let's just get this done and go.


( Wildcard )

[ As always, I am open to any and all ideas. If none of the prompts tickle your fancy, just throw something my way and I'll roll with whatever. Or just get with me and we can do something else! ]

Comments

on fleece

[piromare]

( sheep. why'd it have to be sheep? actually, lio doesn't have any particular fears when it comes to animals, mostly because he has very little experience with them. they look pretty fluffy and uncomfortably so--- death by overheating seems reasonable when they're all so round.

what he doesn't expect are the fangs, though they don't brandish them at the harpy, who is being very careful to keep them away from his wings. )

Hm... please don't bite them...

( he winces, knowing that pleading with them is probably pointless. but lio does his best to make his way over to the familiar voice, to see where the sheep has gone too far. )

... it likes you.

[darkcharge]

[ Van would argue, of course, that the sheep went too far when they started to follow him. But now they're here, licking him, and he can't even seem to make them budge!

He casts a glare at Lio. Vanitas has no idea if that's making fun of him or not, but who would want to be in this situation? ]

A little too much, looks like.

[ Whatever happened to everything and everyone, except for his Unversed, giving him a wide berth? What happened to that? ]

[piromare]

To me? It's just enough.

( because tucked away, hidden from sight by way of his wings, are some shears. ones that can easily get the job done, and he makes sure to reveal them to vanitas as he approaches... without the sheep seeing them. )

They're not hurting you, are they?

( there is some concern. what if those tongues are somehow dangerous??? he might have to get a closer look... )

Berry Picking

[lostinshadows]

I never pegged you to be the 'berry-picking' type.

[Long time no see, Vanitas.]

[darkcharge]

I'm not.

[ Hello there Lavi. It has been a little while indeed. ]

But when the pay is pretty good, why not? One place is offering double.

[lostinshadows]

Say things like that and it makes you sound greedy.

[Still, he wanders closer.]

So, want some help?

Berries~

[inlikethebrume]

[Guess who's joining you in berry picking? Your mom. She also notices you looking at the berry like that. She knows.]

Hungry now, are we?

[darkcharge]

[ Okay but mom is definitely okay to join him. Van isn't going to complain about Mira's presence in the slightest. ]

Hungry? Not really... Just curious about why these are in such demand.

silent forest

[spirialink]

[Kor.

Kor was that someone who was going to be stubborn enough to work through Vanitas' prickly exterior and come along with him. Stubbornness is where he excelled after all, waving off Vanitas' claims with "even if you don't need any help, I'm coming anyway. Two witches will get the work done twice as fast, after all!"

Once he's decided something for himself, it's pretty hard to deter him.]

You know a lot about this, huh?

[darkcharge]

[ Twice as fast and twice as vulnerable, really. Is having a Witch-Witch pair a good idea? Eh... Doesn't matter to Vanitas at all.

What he does know is that he can't seem to shake Kor off, so that's why he had decided to just up and go. If Kor can keep up, then he can stay. If he can't... Well the other might just end up lost in the Forest, right? ]

Only because I pay attention.

[fordola]

[ Fordola rem Lupis was one who'd decided to go for the sheep. But she was not intimidated. Not one bit. However, she noticed the ones surrounding this grumpy person - and she couldn't help but smirk. ]

And 'ere I thought they were scared.

[darkcharge]

[ Now there is a face that he doesn't really know, huh? At least it is a change of pace to see someone not all that intimidated by the fluffy creatures that are now surrounding him.

Vanitas really doesn't appreciate that smirk, however. ]

Do these things even remotely looked scared? They won't go away.

Irhya | Candles

[darkcharge]

[ Now Vanitas doesn't know if things around the house are getting better when it comes to that underlying tension that had been lingering. It hasn't gotten any worse, so it is what it is, isn't it? Mira is around a little less, though Vanitas doesn't see her any less than usual.

Emet-Selch? Well. What can you do.

Irhya is around though. And Vanitas catches sight of her as he starts to exit his room for the day. ]

What are you up to?

[ Looks like she is about to head out is what it appears like. ]

[omnicrafter]

Oh, hey.

[The tipoff is probably the big cloak she's nearly drowning in, which she often wears when she goes out in the daytime. At least in the house, she can draw the curtains and be fine.]

There was a candle shop that put out an ad for candlemakers. I think they're for Litha, so they need a lot of them. I was just about to go take them up on it and see what I could do, since it's not something I've dabbled in before.

[She walks down a few steps, then turns back to him, grinning.]

Wanna come help? If you've nothing better to do, it's pretty easy money. Just a little wax and cotton twine.

Silent Forest!

[beguiledcard]

[ There's just a small nod. ]

Sounds good to me.

[ Even if he had been the equivalent of arguing with a brick wall, he is more than happy to get this thing over with. He taps the blunt side of a dagger against his shoulder. ]

How many times have you done this, so far?

[darkcharge]

[ A silent brick wall at that! There really can't be any sort of arguments with a guy that just nods and doesn't really say much in the way back. Maybe that's more or less the reason that Van has decided to just give up on the matter and push forward.

He huffs at the question, shrugging his shoulders. At least the vegetation isn't slowing them down this time. ]

A couple.

[ Vanitas can't really stand to be idle. ]

berry picking

[lightblooming]

( Really, the last person Aqua expects to find helping out with this is Vanitas of all people, but the moment that Aqua sees him is the moment that approaches him. She has a few things she wants to say to him - and what better opportunity than now.

She gently places a berry in his basket, offering a small smile. )

Here.

[darkcharge]

[ What could Aqua possibly say to him? And why hadn't he noticed that she had been nearby? Augh that sort of unobservant slip up is why Vanitas had been wary about getting comfortable...

That's why he looks at her with a baffled expression. It's one part "how did I not notice her" and "what is she doing." ]

Why?

candle crafts

[loverboi]

[ lance, unlike vanitas, is actually enjoying this little crafting session. he's listening attentively, though his pouring could use a little work -- the design part of it all is exciting, however. he's looking forward to it!

though...the guy sitting next to him doesn't really seem to be looking forward to it at all. aw. ]

Not too excited about this, are you?

wow lance

[darkcharge]

Is there something to get excited over?

[ Look, he doesn't mind spending time earning cunes. Pouring the wax and creating the candle is pretty simple work. It's repetitive and doesn't really require too much thought to carry out the task. Leave it to others to get creative. ]

I'm content enough with this.

[ Not to mention when he had tried before he had sort of stared at the candle, unsure what to do with it. ]

On fleece

[sing_for_me]

[ At first, Alex had worried that someone was getting attacked by the sheep. There was some relief, but mostly surprise, too see it was a different kind of attack. She also finds that the victim was the young boy that kept laughing at other people's attempts to sheer them. Was this some strange karma coming back to--lick him in the face? ]

Maybe if you give them a bit of attention, they'll go away after?

[darkcharge]

[ Give them attention? That's a big negative. Nope, Vanitas is still going to shove at them. This doesn't deter the wooly creatures, of course. ]

Or it's just going to encourage them.

[ Which is the last thing that he wants! ]

berry picking

[callmeven]

Vanitas!

[ven calls out from behind vanitas cheerfully having sniffed him out earlier before finally spotting him through the thick bushes. there's already some berry juice on his fingers from picking for his own basket and maybe he's tried eating a few too - could make his cheerful attitude around vanitas make a little sense.]

So you're helping out too, huh?

[darkcharge]

[ Augh. Just look at Ven's face. It's all gross and messy. Vanitas looks a little put off by it. Even leaning away a little. ]

It's good for getting cunes...

[ What other reason could he have for being out here? ]

berry picking

[wordsinthesoul]

[…well. Thancred eyes him, but he doesn't look about to stop Vanitas. In fact-]

It looks as though there's enough one or two might not be missed.