middaeg | Deceuer Quests, Full Moon, and Catch-all [Open]

Who: Berserker! (Cú Chulainn Alter) and you!
When: Throughout Deceuer
Where: Various places
What: Quests, full moon things, and more
Warnings: Violence, nsfw

[ 1A. Knuckle Crack the Bone (Ethical Bones) ]

[ Well, at least his hoarding instinct can be put to good use. Since he favors skulls, giving up the smaller bones he typically collects is no problem. The problem is, though, that Berserker's methods are not what one would consider "ethical": the bones he collects tend to be from the animals he hunts for food.

He can be found just outside the bright wall, stripping meat from the carcass of what used to be a deer (mostly with his hands, a knife is utilized only when necessary). As the ribs are revealed, he breaks them off cleanly from the spine and sets them aside. His work is meticulous and it's all he's focused on...Seemingly, anyway. As he's being observed, he speaks without stopping his work. ]

If you want the bones, you're out of luck. Find your own.

[ 1B. Walk Me to the Graveyard (Ethical Bones pt. 2) ]

[ This time Berserker can be found further out of the city, armed with Gae Bolg (his spear) and ... a shovel? In his time spent outside of the city, he's located makeshift graves. What are graves full of? Bones. His methods may not be "ethical", but it's unlikely these bones will be missed.

Knee deep in a half-dug hole, he busies himself finding the bones beneath the loose earth. He carefully sifts through the dirt, leaving the bones he finds in a neat pile by the stone marking the grave. Again, his attention seems to be completely focused on his task until he hears something close. In an instant, Gae Bolg is in his hand, leveled at whatever made the noise. ]

What are you doing out here?

[ It might sound threatening if it weren't so apathetic. ]

[ 2. Setting Up Shop (City-wide Quest #2) ]

[ Of course Berserker's going to help Waver and Caster set up shop. He's grown quite fond (and protective) of Waver, partially due to them being Bonded to the same person. Caster...He owes a lot to Caster, too. This is the least he can do. He can be fond doing whatever requires the strength of a dragon, but mostly cleaning. Sweeping, mopping, scrubbing...

He does stop eventually, though, to take a break. He takes a seat in the corner where there's a number of bottles of ale: his gift of encouragement for those helping to get this place set up. As he settles in for a little rest, he opens up a bottle and takes a drink. Noticing someone nearby, he offers an unopened one. ]

If you want to take a rest for a moment, here.

[ 3. Small But Dangerous (Full moon) ]

[ Unlike last month, Berserker is conserving warmth by taking on his smaller form. About the size of a large housecat, it's much easier to keep warm when he's this small. He can mostly be found around familiar places, curled up on hearths in the shops or bars he frequents. He can be recognized in this form by the crimson scales beneath his eyes that mimic his tattoos.

If someone disturbs him, he pops his head up and hisses, baring his mouthful of sharp teeth. ]

I'm not a pet. Try that again and you'll regret it.

[ 4. Wildcard ]

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[ Apathy for everyone from this one, save for rare moments when he lets his fledgling emotions creep into his voice. ]

It's useful to know who you can use as an outlet, yes. I understand that much.

May as well have something I can actually do.

[ Which, yeah, his knowledge is being put to use, but not what he means. It's not doing something, when, despite all the floating around and indulging, that was most of his life. ]

I even managed to get fast enough to dodge lightning magic, and even that's been ruined from this place.

[ Can't exactly move that fast when moving normally has led to a rolled ankle. Then again, that's just what comes with the whole leg changes and other growing pains. This is just that whole 'I used to be in wars' kind of things that old or injured warriors, forced to retire, go through. ]

Are you the type to bore easily without a distraction?

[ A gentle jab. It's just how he is. ]

You're not the only one who's had things stolen from them by this place, so don't expect pity from me.

[ Aw. The jab is almost something familiar to him, actually. ]

Nah, I wouldn't want that or know what to do with pity.

[ As he's clearly been working on ways to fill the time he's got. Including propositioning people that are practically strangers. ]

It's just a pain, essentially being back at square one with a bunch of stuff.

...I know. I understand that more than you're aware of.

[ Losing everything that made him as powerful and feared as he used to be was something that took some adjustment, to say the least. Strength was all that mattered to him before and it was suddenly taken from him. Berserker's gotten better since then, at least -- the strength of a dragon is comparable to his old strength and he's learned to cope with the other changes (like suddenly being mortal). ]

You will adapt, I'm sure. Either that or you'll die.

[ Wow. Someone's as dramatic as their dragon changes, huh? Adapt or die. Then again- ]

As if people that adapt don't die. Besides, even if I die, I'll come back.

[ He's not saying that with knowing how death works in this place. It's just a weird thing for him, and while he's not 'eh whatever' about death overall, like he'd be willing to be unnecessarily stubborn about adapting, it's more a thing that could happen to anyone. ]

... Maybe die of boredom. That'd be a shitty way to go.

[ Berserker is nothing if not dramatic. ]

Are you sure about that? Do you really know if you die that you'll come back?

[ "Do you want to test that?" he doesn't say, but might think. ]

I mean, if some hand doesn't suddenly show up, then it'll just take a while. It's the way my kind of soul works.

[ Which is something that has been tested, by the fact that he's relatively young, unlike the others of his 'kind.' ]

That'd just be more of a reincarnation thing, though.

How do you know it'll work here?

[ Not that he's interested in testing that. Killing is boring to him. ]

Or are you just assuming?

No reason not to think that way.

[ It's not like he's really going to die, anyway. This is while having no clue about this world's treatment of death, at that. ]

People's bodies don't change when they're brought to this place, though powers aren't a thing here. A soul's likely going to act the way it should. So, while I'm not going to play around with dying, if I do, it's not the complete end.

...They don't change, you say. [ Berserker's tone changes suddenly, as if a nerve has been touched. ] Then explain why I have a mortal body now when I didn't before coming here.

[ Y'know, the difference between mortal bodies and other bodies isn't really all that strange. He's familiar with other kinds. ]

I dunno- Were you some person made of magic, or dead? It might not count as a body, which is probably one of the created rules for this Mirrorbound thing. Also, given this universe has a rule about people not having powers, and instead the kind of magic here, I pointed out that being the relevant change. It's not changing the body, though it'd cancel out a lot of what can be done, if you were expecting that.

[ Is your body how it should, if you were a person before then? ]

How different is this body, than how it should be if you had one in your universe?

[ Well, this is about the point Berserker gets tired of this despite the fact he's the one that asked the question. Instead of continuing this line of conversation, he gets up. ]

I need to get back to work. And so should you.

[ The topic of his past is a thorny one, no matter which past it is (the one in Chaldea or the one of his past living life) and he has no interest in discussing anything about it with someone he barely knows. The question itself is fairly innocent, but it doesn't really matter. ]

[ Geeze. Dragons must be the touchier type, and not in the fun way. ]

Fine, fine... Though I don't get why you'd press further into that subject if you didn't like it. Thanks for the drink, either way.

[ He'll just have to finish it while working in the books, he guesses! ]

[ Berserker says nothing further, just gives him a brief glare and a nod before standing up; if he said anything further, it would simply prolong a conversation he's no longer interested in. Refusing to linger any longer, he returns to his work.

He certainly is a moody dragon...Sorry, Judar. ]

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