middaeg | open!

Who: Lance and you!
When: Early Juril
Where: Various
What: Open quests with some closed prompts in the comments.
Warnings: None for now!

a new look.

[ a quest that'll give lance new clothes to look good in is a quest that absolutely cannot be passed up, in his humble opinion. he's more than happy to give the designers some tips when they ask for his own personal style, but he's mostly excited to see what they have for him to model. sure, he probably can't keep the clothes, but he'll probably take a few selfies with them anyway for safe keeping.

also, this is good for his ego.

he walks out of one of the designer shops wearing some pretty fancy clothing (excluding the crown). it's well-fitted, comfortable and easy to move in. there's even a slot in the back for his fin, too! he looks very, very happy wearing it. catch him looking fancy anywhere in the city! ]

cheerful buns.

[ 'cheerloaves', huh... he feels like he should've been able to guess what this would entail after hearing the name, but somehow he wasn't prepared to come up with compliments for loaves of bread. he was doing okay at first and complimented the bread on its (potential) smell, texture, warmth -- but after some time, lance started running out of things to say. there're only so many things you can say about bread, after all.

and he's looking desperate for help, because one of the bakers is saying that the bread needs more cheer. ]

How many compliments do you need?!

[ whoops. he's a liiiittle frustrated. but if he sees anyone passing on by, he won't hesitate to run outside and flag them over. ]

Hey, I could use some help here if you've got time! And compliments. Tons of compliments for some bread dough!

circque mystique (3rd)

[ lance has always participated in aefenglom's various festivities. he's a guy who likes to be out and about and experience new things, and generally he tries to keep an open mind about them (though that often results in being unsuccessful), but this ring-toss game is not making him happy whatsoever. ]

Okay, I definitely had that one!

[ he gives up some cunes for another shot at the ring-toss, and he's actually throwing the rings properly. they seem to be on their way towards landing properly on one of the bottles, but every time it looks like it'll stay, the rings bounce off of the rims and land on the floor.

lance grumbles. he's not about to yell at the person running the booth -- he learned his lesson from the underground -- but he is about to yet again flag someone over to check his technique. ]

Can you do me a favor? Keep an eye on the rings for me? I'm ninety-nine percent sure my aim's right. It's gotta be the bottles...

anything else?

[ hit me up at amplitude if you wanna plot something! ]

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Huh?

[Coming over, she lets herself use her wings to float so she can see better. Lance isn't winning? She can tell he's really confident and she wants to believe in him. Well, no. Not that. She does believe in him.

So. Of course she agrees.]

Okay. I'll watch!

Thank you, Bernie!

[ see? he knew he could count on you. lance takes a step back and gets into his throwing position...and when he launches the ring, it looks like it's about to land perfectly on one of the bottles.

instead, it bounces off; and the bounce looks sort of...unnatural. ]

Okay, see that? Is it me or is it the game throwing me off?

[Watching carefully, she sees the way the ring just...misses. It's not an illusion which means it's another type of enchantment. But there is something she can do about it. Because if they're going to cheat then they can too!

You guessed it...her mischievous instincts are stirring up.]

I thiiiiink...you should try again! Trust me!

[She nods and almost seems to sparkle excitedly. And if he goes for it? Well then it's going to mean that the ring seems to land right on the bottle! Perfectly! Is it real? Nope. But to everyone but Bernie it looks real. Which means that they have to give Lance the prize!]

Whoa....whoa.

[ okay. that -- wow. maybe it was just his aim being off! lance looks at the ring landing on the bottle, and the man behind the booth looks completely shocked. stunned into silence.

that's what gives it away. he'd rigged the game, and bernie...rigged it back? is that what happened?

either way, lance grins and he leans over towards the booth handler. ]

Alright, give me the blue lion!

[ the man begrudgingly hands it over to him. it's medium-sized and has a few cute quilt patches on it. it's very adorable...and he hands it to bernie. ]

For you, madame!

[Bernie smiles as Lance grins and gets the prize. Because honestly he deserves it! Cheating like that just to get money out of people. It's so rude! At least if you're going to do something like that don't get cau...

...that's definitely the Fae in her.

She blinks as Lance offers the lion to her.]

Me? You don't have to! You won it!

Nah, you earned it.

[ he says it quietly, turning towards her and giving her a wink. he's onto you, bernie! ]

[Her cheeks color but she takes the lion after that. Hugs it close to her chest. You can tell she loves it already.]

...thank you.

No problem! Glad you like it.

[ he gives her an award-winning smile before he turns away from the booth. he gestures at her to follow him -- he doesn't have a specific destination in mind, but he just wants to get away from this stupid booth. ]

You hungry? I'll buy you something!

On...on one condition!

[She points right at him. She can do this! It helps that it's Lance, of course, but still!]

You have to name him first.

[And she holds up her new stuffed lion to indicate who she means by him. That's right, she wants Lance to name her stuffed animal. Then he can buy her something to eat. That's the deal.]

A name?

[ huh! he hasn't named a stuffed animal in a while (yes he has before, don't judge him!!) but since bernie's asking, he can't say no. he gives the lion a good, long look...

and then he says the first thing that feels right: ]

Alright, Bernie. His name is Mister Snugglebug.

[Her face brightens and she brings the toy back to her chest, holding it close.]

Okay. Mister Snugglebug.

[She bursts into giggles then.]

Now I have Snuggles and Mister Snugglebug.

Waaaait a minute.

[ very important question incoming: ]

Who's Snuggles?

[She blinks up at him.]

...my pet.

[Oh no. Ohnoohno. He's going to think she's weird when he finds out what it is. She knows it already.]

Whoa, what kind of pet?

[ listen. it won't be as bad as you think, bernie!! (keith has a wormipede. he's used to it.) ]

A...wormipede...

[Here it comes. He's going to think she's weird. Or creepy. Or both!]

A wormipede?! Wait, you too?!

[ he's certainly shocked, but he doesn't sound weirded out, at least! ]

We've got one of those at our house because of Keith. You should ask him for any tips if you need help taking care of it -- oooor maybe it's the other way around?

[She looks so nervous that he'll hate it before being cautiously optimistic when he only seems surprised.]

I just wanted to save it and then... Suddenly I had one... But I'm trying to keep Snuggles happy.

You saved it?

[ a chuckle, then: ] Well, I can't say I'm surprised. You're always looking out for people who need help, aren't you? Or, well, you know, wormipedes in this case.

[ he's still not a fan of those things but it feels rude to say that to her, so he'll bite his tongue there. ]

I bet you're a great pet owner!

They were going to eat it. I know that we eat meat and stuff too but we don't see them kill it and...

[Bernie's cheeks color as she looks down but Lance is so supportive that she ends up smiling anyway.]

It's not like taking care of plants. So I keep thinking I'll mess it up.

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