middaeg | (open + some closed prompts)

Who: Akko Kagari + you! (+ Ursula; + Diana)
When: On Fleek whenever this month; Litha...during Litha, duh
Where: Farm for On Fleek and around for Litha
What: Akko works on some Puca magic and gets into the festival
Warnings: None! Will update if needed.

of all sheeps and sizes (on fleece)

(open)
[The sheep that wasn't aggressing, that seemed the easiest to frighten for this fact ends up actually being the easiest to scare. The trouble is that rather than stiffening and flopping to the ground much like nearby sheep do, this particular sheep yells. She yells in that sort of shriek one would associate more with a teenage girl than a sheep, which is really why the nearby livestock manage to faint than anything else. The black sheep in question leaps high into the air and with a puff of smoke, down comes a Puca that lands squarely on her bottom.]

[Akko leans back as she tries to catch her breath, ignoring how much it smarts landing on the ground like that. Eventually, she lifts her head and frowns a little.]

Warn me before you go and do something like that!
(closed - ursula)
[In truth, Akko is a little hesitant about wrangling with sheep with teeth. Well, not so much teeth because she's pretty sure sheep have teeth, but these are really sharp teeth. And these sheep seem real sick of being spooked year after year to get their wool shorn judging from the glances spared in their direction. Neither Chariot nor Akko are close to the herd yet, but they already seem ready take a bite out of them.]

[But despite the livestock's ill-temper, when she overheard some Witches at the Coven lamenting the potential fate of these guys, Akko knew that something needed to be done. They can mean mug Akko and Chariot all they want! It's not gonna deter her, no sir! Akko stands with her back straight (definitely not stiff with a little apprehension), chin raised, and sleeves rolled up ready to tussle with some sheep.]

[Or as ready as she's ever going to be. Her ear twitches a little. Maybe the Puca instincts will help and keep her from getting bitten. Would she still be able to run as fast if she was transformed? No, don't think about that!]

I should probably do it over here, right? [She looks up at Chariot.] I don't think they'll let me get close.

hedge your bets (litha)

(open)
[Akko sits on a bench with a fairly large pile of flowers beside her, her tongue slightly stuck out as she weaves the stems of different flowers together. The pile is in fact so large, it looks like she raided someone's garden to gather them all. Certianly far more flowers than she'll ever need, right?]

[Or. Well. She attempts to weave them together. As it turns out, making flower crowns is something that happens to be a little easier said than done, which wasn't something she was entirely anticipating. Her reasoning, regardless of how accurate or inaccurate it might be, is that little kids make these all the time. So, she should be able to figure them out. It'll just take a little trial and error.]

[...]

[And maybe a gigantic stack of flowers.]

[Regardless, she is kind enough to offer her duds. There's a growing pile of flower crowns that didn't come out quite right that she doesn't feel she can actually give to anyone. So, when someone walks by, she doesn't look up from what she's doing but offers,]

You can help yourself if you like any of them! I won't charge you anything for them and you can totally take credit for making them.

[...Why you would want to is anybody's guess.]
(closed - diana)
Oh no, that wall! [Akko points accusatorily for emphasis to the wall directly in front of them.] Was not there before! This place is definitely changing while we're in here, this is just proves it!

[It doesn't really...prove much of anything. While it's true that the pair of them have likely been going in very long, convoluted circles since they entered the maze, it's just as likely that Akko is fishing for any and all excuses as to how or why they haven't been able to find the exit. That being said, it also isn't exactly above the people in charge of this particular hedge maze to throw something like that. Before they entered, there was talk of how the hedges were often enchanted to create extra challenge or prevent cheating.]

[But there's no guarantee that's what's happening here and Akko isn't just completely and utterly lost.]

[She turns to Diana, hands on her hips.]

You got any ideas because I'm fresh out.

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[And so the status quo is maintained for yet another day.]

If my assumption is correct, I'll want to release as much magic as I can. Enough so that I can overwhelm the enchantments.

But I'll need your help in order to do that safely and without harming myself.

[She reaches out.]

Give me your hand, please.

[Although she's still a little... Akko about the previous comment, she still perks up a little when Diana asks for her hand. She's heard about this before! Well, she started to hear about it before she started to drift off into a daydream and staring endlessly out the window, but they talked about this at the Coven! That Bonds with Monsters don't just stabilize the Witch's magic, but it can even enhance it and make it stronger. It's kinda almost too bad that she's not a Faun instead of a Puca right now or this would probably be a snap to get out of this maze...]

[But not the point! The point is that Akko is going to get to do something she's never done before. Granted, Diana will probably be doing all the heavy-lifting, but Akko doesn't think about that part much. The excitement of seeing something like this in action-- No! Experiencing it for herself! Well, Akko's edging towards giddy.]

[She practically slaps her hand into Diana's.]

[But before she begins...]

Let me know if anything feels wrong, and I'll stop immediately.

[Akko's safety was more important to her than proving her strength, really. It was the first time she'd been doing this, and while she was confident in her abilities, there was always the chance that something could go wrong.

She grips on to her hand and shortly begins to focus. Releasing her own magic with Akko acting as a stabilizer, both physically and emotionally.]

How do you feel?

[Asked a few moments in.]

[Since coming to this place and becoming a Puca, Akko's grown to be much more sensitive to magic than she was back home. Or maybe it's not so much that as it is her relationship to it has changed. She doesn't feel so much like she has control over it as it seems to simply flow through her. It's like being hyper-aware of the air she breathes or something where it seems so outside of herself but still so important.]

[And this... Well, part of Akko hoped that maybe it would feel different. That it wouldn't feel like the magic that cycles between them normally and she'd feel a stronger connection to it in a way that was familiar. But it's not there. It's just like what usually happens only a little bit faster and stronger since Diana is more actively using the magic. Akko tries not to feel disappointed or a little jealous, especially since even if she manages a good poker face about it, Diana can probably still tell through the Bond, but it's hard not to. It's just not what she expected or wanted.]

It's fine, [she says with a small shake of her head.] You can keep going.

[Everything is holding up and it won't be much longer. She can feel her magic overwhelming the surroundings and weakening the enchantments keeping them lost in this labyrinth. Though she's focused on making sure that this completes without issue, Diana still becomes aware of the other's feelings.]

Is something wrong?

[One would think that she'd wait until afterwards to ask, but... This is Diana we're talking about.

Prodigy doesn't really seem to do her justice.]

Akko...

[She holds on to her hand a bit more tightly. Nothing's wrong, she's just concerned.]

[Akko feels Diana's hand tighten on hers, but she doesn't return it. She also doesn't say anything to the question, which is less because she's feeling a sulk coming on or that she doesn't want to talk so much as she thinks Diana should just focus on what she's doing. Or maybe that's just an excuse not to talk? Either way, Akko just shakes her head a little and keeps quiet until it's over. When she doesn't feel the magic passing through her at the rate it was and some of the ambient magic clearly weakened, she lets go of Diana's hand.]

Come on. Let's get out of here.

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