[ open ] Don’t worry if people think you’re crazy

[darkcharge]

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


( CIRQUE MYSTIQUE: 3rd-4th )

[ Vanitas had heard about this thing called a circus before. Of course he's never been to one before, like many things really. There are reasons for him not to go and he considers staying inside. However his curiosity soon gets the better of him and he soon finds himself in the midst of the things.

Once more Vanitas finds himself overwhelmed, as he normally is crowds, by the smell of food and the sounds of people selling wares. Vanitas is more interested in the food than the games, since after watching people play them for a while he figures they're rigged ( or maybe he mocks whoever tries to play them ). So he's walking around and watching the performances with mochi or dumplings in his mouth.

And at night? Vanitas watches the displays. Even he seems a little taken in by it all. Surprisingly. ]


( WONDROUS THINGS )

[ The pay is what draws him to this particular quest. Whisper Cloud reeds need harvested and for some reason the locals don't really seem to be interested. When Vanitas hears why, it is understandable. They tell secrets.

If he goes into an area alone it won't be a problem right? Not to mention Vanitas doesn't consider himself a person that has a bunch of secrets. Most things he's willing to speak on. So it'll be fine.

But it's so not fine. The moment that his fingers touch the fuzz, there are things murmured that he'd not been able to voice himself. Some of his inner thoughts and Vanitas draws back. ]

What a stupid enchantment. Wonder if it will still work if I chop the thing down...

[ And he looks like he's actually considering it! ]


( GATHERING SAMPLES )

[ There's a list of things that someone desires to get cuttings of. Vanitas is someone that more or less can be found roaming around the Wilde. So while he is out finding creatures to put down, he figures that he can do this little errand as well. It isn't as thought he is going out of his way now is it?

There are two things that Vanitas hopes to acquire: the branch from the Orapple tree and the root from the Silphin herb. The Orapple tree is pretty easy to find. Getting the branch? Also not too difficult. Vanitas scales the tree -

And is promptly attacked by a bird whose nest happened to be hidden in there. Vanitas bats at the thing, but ultimately falls out of the tree into a bush. ...Maybe no one will be around to see that? ]


( RUNAWAYS )

[ Here's the thing about the runaway kids. They are angry and sad and feeling so many negative emotions. What's good at sensing these emotions? Well at one time that would have been Vanitas himself. However his Food can. Vanitas thinks to use this to his advantage.

The creature scurries about in the Wilde and Vanitas can be seen following behind it. Void Gear is strapped to his back and visible for the moment. ]

Can't you hurry up? You should have been able to track at least one down by now. [ Snorts ] Worthless thing.


( FLOODS AND KITTENS )

[ Vanitas isn't fostering any kittens. But there are plenty of people that are! Be mindful that the kitten doesn't get too far away from you.

Vanitas' Flood might be scooping them up and running off with them. Where? Well who knows. Maybe it thinks to try to make a meal of them! ]


( A HAIRY SITUATION )

[ Now one of the things that Vanitas hadn't really thought about before had been something along the lines of haircuts. He's been here for a few months shy of a year and not once has he gotten his hair trimmed. In the past he's worn the mask and has never had to worry about it. Now though? It's starting to get in his face - in his eyes. He can't stand it!

Vanitas is in the middle of sparring - training, really - and he keeps having to blow it out of his eyes. He gets fut up and throws his weapon down on the ground, growling. Tugging his hair and just having a rightful fit of it. ]

STOP GETTING IN MY FACE!

[ It probably looks pretty amusing to anyone passing by. ]


( WILD CARD )

[ Nothing above tickle your fancy? Feel like doing something else with Vanitas? This is where you can do whatever. Need an idea? Hit me up! Van can also be found in the Coven library and out in the Wilde either offering healing services ( for practice only!!! ) and smacking creatures around. ]

Comments

[curruid_coinchenn]

[ Sorry to the attendant, it's not getting returned. Another catch, another too hard return throw. ]

You'd be surprised...Especially if you take out the person who cast the spell.

[ That...counts, doesn't it? Berserker had been aiming the shots specifically to ricochet back at the attendant's head, hoping to knock him unconscious. ]

[darkcharge]

[ What a game. Each time throwing a little harder. It doesn't bother Van as he catches it. This time he just sort of tosses it up and down in the air a bit in thought. ]

We could always test that theory.

[ After all he's never really been opposed to a bit of trouble. ]

[curruid_coinchenn]

[ Now there's an idea. Berserker smirks for just a moment, his tail tip wagging with sudden interest. ]

We could...Why don't we?

[ It would be obvious who did it, but who cares? He's done worse for less. ]

[darkcharge]

With or without an added bit of magic?

[ There are so many options after all. Vanitas could enchant it to be more accurate. To hit harder. Or maybe put an elemental spin to it? ]

[curruid_coinchenn]

Do you have to ask? With. Do your worst.

[ Who let these two get along? ]

[darkcharge]

[ Proof that karma must exist, really. Vanitas laughs. He does cast a spell for accuracy when hitting his target... And a few short seconds later the ball in his hands is sparking.

He's never cared about stirring up some trouble. So without waiting too much longer, he lets the ball sail towards the attendant - thrown as hard as he can mangage. ]

[curruid_coinchenn]

[ The attendant is too busy trying to scam some poor sap to notice the ball heading right for his head. A crack rings out, followed by the dull of thud of his body hitting the floor of the booth. Moments later, the previous unmovable tower of metal bottles crumbles and cascades to the floor with almost comical thunks.

Berserker can't fight the satisfied smirk that comes to his lips. ]

Well, it looks like I was right.

[darkcharge]

[ Out cold indeed. No one should let these two be around each other when they aren't griping. Anyway, Vanitas regards the metal bottles falling to the floor with a look of boredom. Yeah... They really were rigged with magic. If the attendant would have been smart, he would have used an item instead.

It would have lasted at least. ]

Other than the guy hitting the floor, that was a little anti-climatic.

[curruid_coinchenn]

...You're right. I was almost hoping he would have bounced.

[ Now he's wondering how many others they might be able to take out -- not for any moral reasons, of course, but out of sheer curiosity and boredom. There's bound to be more interesting things that can be done. ]

That was satisfying, at least.

[darkcharge]

[ Bounced... Vanitas laughs. He doesn't think that it would have worked that way but the mental image is amusing itself. ]

I have no idea how long he'll be out.

[ Not that Vanitas plans on sticking around. It isn't because he's scared of getting caught. Dealing with the aftermath is merely a nuisance. ]

[curruid_coinchenn]

Hm...Then we should go before someone figures out where that ball came from.

[ There's a big enough crowd that even a dragon the size of Berserker can blend in with. He doesn't care if they get caught, per se -- that comes with the territory. He's of the same mind as Vanitas: it's a pain in the ass to deal with. ]

[darkcharge]

Sounds like a plan to me.

[ Time to slip into the crowd. Vanitas is actually pretty short so it's easy for him. However he does manage to get his hands on another bit of that cotton candy stuff and start munching on it. Again with the sweets. ]

Going to go after another "innocent" guy with a ball?

[curruid_coinchenn]

Mm, why not? Maybe something more interesting for the spell this time.

[ Berserker does note the cotton candy. He's indifferent to most foods himself; they serve a purpose and nothing more; preferences don't make sense to him. They are, however, a perfectly good way to dig at someone. ]

You're like a child with how much you like sweets.

[darkcharge]

I am open to suggestions from the audience.

[ Oh Vanitas had been pretty much the same way. Food had always been more of a means of survival rather than something to be enjoyed. Though does taking ingredients from his Prize Pods really count? However it is really this place that has put things like preferences into his mind.

Though, strictly speaking, for his actual meals he's far more picky about nutritional value. ]

Technically, to some, I am a child and therefore it's perfectly acceptable to be into sweets.