[ open ] The dark and the light, they exist side by side

[darkcharge]

Who: Vanitas + open
When: All of November
Where: Various
What: Open Quest Prompts + Closed starters for anyone that wants one. Just ping me at jardaan
Warnings: TBA


( Repairs and Roofing )

[ Should anyone ask Vanitas about why he would bother repairing anything, he'll simply tell them to mind their own business. To be frank, the pay isn't too bad and it isn't like the work is overly difficult. He's not attempting to be particularly helpful or aid anyone so that their homes won't start leaking from damaged rooftops... It's something else entirely. Learning how to repair the rooftops of these homes is actually practical. This would be a skill that he can use in the future.

Thus Vanitas can be seen doing various tasks related to repairs throughout the entire month. Perhaps he is bringing shingles and other materials to the worksites with a levitation spell. Or maybe Vanitas is on a roof ripping the damaged parts off and tossing them aside ( look out below! ) before putting the new pieces into place.

Whatever the case, he seems rather fixated on doing the task at hand. ]


( Veggie Tales )

[ When he had heard the request, Vanitas had wondered how vegetables manage to get up and just leave the garden. Then again, this is a magical sort of place so maybe they literally did grow legs and just walk away. However, nothing had really prepared him for this? Right about now he's stuck in a bit of a situation! He's definitely holding onto a piece of cat-shaped broccoli while dog-shaped heads of lettuce runs around his feet excitedly. ]

Go on. Shoo! Go away!

[ Vanitas is even trying to kick at it a little in order to make them stop. Ironically the broccoli doesn't seem to mind the ruckus. It even bleps out a tongue. Van is now giving that thing a look. ]

This is stupid.


( Clean Up & Clear Out: 2 options )

[ Just throwing things out in the street isn't very nice. Granted, Vanitas doesn't particularly care one way or another, but something does rub him the wrong way. As he's wandering the streets, Vanitas is picking up items here and there from the piles. It's about that time that he realizes that not everything that's being thrown out needs to be. Some of the items aren't actually broken at all or just need minor repairs. These people are literally throwing out things that can still be of use. Now that just doesn't sit well with him at all. So what does Vanitas do? Out of spite he starts to repair some of the items and set them off to the side - only for other residents to take notice...

Though eventually he leaves this endeavor - when too many people start following him around or asking him to fix items with magic - to find large piles of unrepairable junk. Their blocking roads in part and entrances to homes. More than anything, it's a complete eyesore. So Vanitas doesn't see anything wrong with burning it all down in a controlled fashion! ]


( Prurient Petals: No Pollen Shenanigans )

Not letting this crap get me a second time.

[ At least that's the idea. Maybe he wouldn't have thought to come back out this way considered what had happened prior. However now it is a matter of pride. Vanitas is stubborn and he's not about to let a plan and its unique pollen get the better of him. Nope! He is going out there with protection this time around - primarily a cloth tied around his mouth. ]

Stupid flowers are going to get what's coming to them.

[ Which anyone can see with the way that he swings Void Gear around. He brings it down onto one of those stupidly thick roots protruding from the ground and begins to hack away. ]


( Other Locations )

[ Over all, Vanitas is not an overly idle person. One of the place that he can always be found is at the library studying up on various types of magic. He tends to take to practicing magic as well. Right now his primary focus as been on Divination and Illusions for this particular month.

Vanitas slips out of the city periodically to be out in the Wilde since there is always a need out there. He can always work out his anger and aggression out by patrolling around the settlements and getting rid of any infected creatures. Vanitas might be a Witch, but his physical prowess and brute strength is nothing to look down upon.

At the settlements, he lingers only for what he calls "practice." By "practice," Vanitas seems to tend to minor injuries of the people there or even any Mirrorbound that won't give him a hard time about it. This can be anything from cuts to burns to even some minor sprains. ]


( Anything Else! )

[ If nothing above seems to jive, but you want to do something with Vanitas either just post something and I'll roll with it or hit me up to plan something out. I'm pretty much down for anything! Just poke me on plurk or on Discord. ]

Comments

veggie tales

[piromare]

Be nice.

( said with a grin as lio swoops down to snatch the yipping faux-dog into his hands. it tries its best to escape, wriggling and waggling, but lio is just too strong. and as it decides to stop trying, the harpy looks down at it with one closed eye. )

You might look good after a bath. A cheese bath.

( mmm. tasty broccoli and cheese! and then he looks up at van. )

I meant you, by the way. Don't play with your future food.

[darkcharge]

[ There goes one of those Lettuce!Dogs... Vanitas looks up while still holding onto the Broccoli!Cat. That Lio.

Then he looks down at the vegetable in his hands. A cheese bath... Is that really a thing? ]

I'm not playing with anything...

[piromare]

Just saying.

( the dog is still cute though, and while lio could probably stand to add a few more vegetables to his diet, the last thing he wants to do is hurt the puppo? it's wagging what looks to be a floret that threatens to snap off, and he reaches back to make sure the tail doesn't become part of a crudité platter. )

Anyway. We have to bring them back, don't we?

( the brocco-dog bleps again. right at van. )

[darkcharge]

That is kind of what the clients want, yeah.

[ He's not being mean to them Lio! Van is trying to keep the dog creature and the cat creature apart. So they don't chase each other around. ]

So are you going to help or not?

Veggies Veggies Veggies

[lostinshadows]

[Lavi agreed to help out on this job.

The only downside: his instincts as a rabbit isn't really making him pay attention to the whole of what's going on. rather, he's staring at the creatures as if they're prey and he's the hunter.

Some of the creatures might've let out distressed sounds after Lavi might've taken a bite or two out of them.]

[darkcharge]

[ You know who is used to Puca instincts? One particular Witch by the name of Vanitas. He's also pretty good at detecting where his Bondmates are even with a minimal connection to them. All those years of being tired to Ventus have made him nothing less than an expert. So between feeling a slight urge to feed coming from Lavi and knowing that there are these things running loose...

Vanitas just has this distinct feeling that this is not going to go well. Not at all. Thus he spends his time tracking down Lavi only to find him practically taking a bite out of some poor ( ironic as it is ) bok-choy bunny. ]

Are you for real right now.

[lostinshadows]

[Listen.

Listen.

It was Vanitas' fault for bringing along a puca, of all things, to accompany him on this. Never mind that Lavi wanted to tag along in the first place.

There is some irony in a rabbit eating a rabbit though.

He looks up, teeth digging into the poor bok-choy bunny's ears.]

....What?

[Don't judge him.]

Clean Up

[inlikethebrume]

[She's seen things that the rich folk threw away and honestly, a lot of it was still damn useful. Especially with winter coming, some were even blankets that just needed some stitching or coats that needed some more padding. Thank the Abyss for all the crafting during the work of the Firmament otherwise, Mira wouldn't be of much use.

But then she sees her son and he's...burning things. Ok. This is new.]

...you know, breaking them down and then being used as kindling can work in favor. Winter's coming soon and there's folks who will be needing such things.

[Or so she thinks. Seriously, there's a lot of kindling that can be used.]

[darkcharge]

[ Well what else is he supposed to do with it? Toss everything into the Wilde? Into the waters that they had just been cleaning not more than a few months ago? At least burning everything and watching it turn to ash means that there's less mass to clean in the end. ]

Even so... Where would I even begin to leave the piles? There's so much that it could still be a pain.

[ There's not really a public place for it all now is there? ]

[inlikethebrume]

I'm sure there are people here who can store them. You'd be surprised what a community can do when resources are limited; creativity does help.

[It's called reusing and recycling. A good thing to do but Mira doesn't get much of a chance to explain when a gentleman wearing a proper fine suit along with a servant comes by and throws some more 'junk' onto the flaming pile. And by junk, one of the items happens to be a nice looking small end table that could simply be given away. He tips his hat and strolls away from them but Mira simply...stares at his retreating back.]

...a question then. Suppose I were to return an item to its original owner, knowing that it has no major imperfections. Do you think they would mind it? Might be a little charred but I'm curious.

[Yes, she's pondering about throwing a flaming item at this idiot.]

Other - Library; lmk if this is okay, i can def change things up :>

[noblegarnet]

[Even if Ferran has to wonder how useful illusions by themselves can really be, it's still something he's supposedly going to be capable of, which means he might as well learn how they work.

So at the Coven's library, a good amount of the basic Illusion texts are sitting on a table in front of an overly serious-looking young man who appears to be deeply immersed—probably including a few books Vanitas wanted to look through himself. Kind of short-sighted of this guy to assume nobody else was going to need those any time soon...]

naw yer fine!

[darkcharge]

[ That's fine, really. This isn't the first time that Vanitas has come across someone using a book that he wants. If they're all scattered about the table like that then clearly this guy isn't using them all.

So Vanitas isn't going to just come up and ask for it. Nope. From where he is, he casts a levitation spell and that book is going to start to float towards his direction. ]

So stingy...

[noblegarnet]

[As absorbed as he is, floating books are definitely attention-grabbing, and he looks up in surprise, following it with his eyes until he spots the potential source.

That—looks a lot like that puca he met, huh. But he clearly isn't a puca... interesting. What's more important right now, though, is that this guy can levitate books and he can't! Not only can he no longer use the magic he'd gotten used to, but all the opportunity to learn different, practical things is lost, too. This is just insult to injury.

He doesn't even care that he's losing a book. His griping is fully audible, thanks to the quiet nature of the library. He shuts the book with a frustrated fwump.]

Figures I can't learn anything useful.

Other - Settlements

[twilightskey]

[Roxas likes to help out in the Wilde as much as he can; it gives him a chance to keep his skills sharp while helping keep the city safe. But even with his combat prowess he's not immune to the occasional injury, and without a casual Cure spell at his disposal it means occasional trips to the healers.]

[He's surprised to see a familiar face waiting for him when he heads for some healing, sporting a few scrapes and cuts, and a burn on his arm. His ears perk up in surprise.]

Oh... hey.

[darkcharge]

[ Vanitas is a little surprised himself. It's not as if he bears any ill will towards Roxas or anything - even if the guy does have Ventus' face. But what are the chances of actually running into each other out here in this manner no less? ]

Out there playing guard puppy?

[ That was teasing. Kind of. ]

[twilightskey]

[One of Roxas's ears flick to the side at the tease, but he just lets out a small sigh, rubbing the back of his neck with his less injured arm.]

Kind of. I forgot how easy it is to get banged up when you don't have Cure spells.

[repairs and roofing]

[roombamastermind]

[Vanitas may see a certain woman throughout the month, helping with the repairs. She stands out due to her outfit, and the fact that she always has a cape she always removes before work begins. Their paths likely keep crossing, it seems, before she makes direct contact, after seeing him levitating some supplies. She calls down from atop the roof:]

Hey! We need more of those up here! And some nails, I think!

[ooc: Full disclosure, I know nothing about roofing and am effectively winging it.]

i have no idea about roofing either. read an article real quick :' )

[darkcharge]

[ Most Mirrorbound stand out in one way or another. Vanitas isn't a dense type of person sometimes that is his Bondmate thank you so he does take notice. Honestly they do have the easier job of just getting the shingles on the rooftops. All of the prep work has been done by the professionals. ]

Hold on, hold on.

[ One thing at a time! Vanitas does shoot up the shingles, though carefully. He has no desire to drop and potentially damage any. So up they go! ]

Nails will come in a minute.

winging it buddies!

[roombamastermind]

[Once they were close enough, Croix pulled the shingles out of the air, setting them next to her as solidly as she could. Then, she turned back to call out:]

Got them. Be careful sending up the nails.

[A bunch of those things raining down would be a bad idea.]

Clean Up & Clear Out

[darkestbefore]

[ Yona had come down to help clear out some of the roads and passageways that had been blocked. It wasn't fair to those here and she really has half a mind to go haul some of those entitled rich jerks down here by their ears and make them clean up after themselves. See firsthand what their actions have caused.

Actually, that's still not entirely off the table, but for the moment she's distracted from her vengeful thoughts by the sight of a crowd gathering in a side street, drawing her over to see what's happening.

She's surprised to find Vanitas at the center of the growing crowd, a pile of repaired belongings scattered around him - and seemingly growing. She inches closer, her eyes wide, trying to see what's going on. ]

[darkcharge]

[ Vanitas keeps at this for a good couple of minutes. People bring him something, he looks it over, and then he decides how he can fix it. The magic needed for most of these repairs is minimal. Vanitas can repair the trinkets and objects with ease.

The problem is the amount. So when he starts to get tired, Vanitas stands and starts to make his escape. ]

Come on! Enough...

[ It's not that he needed to do this in the first place! ]

[darkestbefore]

[ She'd watched what he was doing with a hint of surprise, but when he gets up with a frustrated sound, she finally pushes through the crowd to let herself be seen by him. ]

Need some help?

VEG

[weatherscience]

Hey, if you don't want them, I'll take them off your hands!

[ it's a cheery shout that interrupts his annoyance at the veggie-animals... nami, carrying a sack that's definitely wiggling as it's slung over her shoulder, waves at vanitas before catching up to him. ]

See? I'm already an expert at catching them.

[darkcharge]

[ Vanitas pauses to look at this woman coming towards him. Then the sack. Yeah, she does seem to at least be able to back up her words. ]

Right now I'm just trying to keep them from chasing each other.

[ So some of them could go, sure! ]

[weatherscience]

Why? They're even easier to catch when they're distracted like that, right?

[ though.... she supposes them running circles around you might get a bit tiring. ]