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A ⦿ Soaking in Your Arrival  KERPLUNK, SPLASH! Regardless of what you were in the middle of, you and your familiar have been magically pulled into the world of Avalon just above the Bay's chilly waters. After a brief plunge into the Bay, the rush of water filling your ears and soaking up into every creak and crevice of your body, you may need to cough to clear your airways when you rise above the surface. It's paralyzingly cold for a few seconds before you're approached by the Lady of the Lake beneath the water's surface. She puts a vial of a vibrant, glowing red Everwarm* potion to your character's lips.
The icy water doesn't feel so icy once consumed and you'll be able to move your limbs enough to swim to shore on your own. She can't stick around to explain, she's got to get this to all the new arrivals! Many of which you'll see plopping in around you. If you can't swim, a handful of helpful ice turtles will scoop you up from beneath and drop you off at the shore. It's a fast process, though they do take their time as they need to go around hitting the ice that keeps forming on the surface with their shells to keep the surface open for the falling arrivals. If anyone tries to ask the Lady of the Lake for directions, she will direct you to Archimedes at the Rent-a-Ride. If anyone with Animal Magic asks the turtles, they will give the full spiel, but very slowly, and they like to get off topic and gossip about other turtles you've never heard of. The shores themselves are littered with new arrivals complaining their way up a staircase carved into the walls of the White Cliffs. There is no railing, so be careful, but if you do fall, be prepared for a mysterious sand hand to reach out of the side of the cliffs to catch you. The hand will pat you atop the head twice before retreating back into the wall. This is the Cliff Beast; despite the name, he is quite friendly.

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B ⦿ The Caravan to Camelot

Once everyone is wrangled up to the top of the White Cliffs, the handsome owner of the Rent-a-Ride, Archimedes, will distribute smart phones and a pair of ear buds and tell them to "Check the Shit Box." The "Shit Box" refers to wardrobe more formally known as the Wardrobe of Finding, a hammerspace-like wardrobe that opens to each person's items and pets when the person touches the handle. It was recently enchanted by Merlin to prevent people from having to fish their waterlogged possessions and pets out of the water with them. From there, Archimedes directs everyone to settle in groups into modernized carriages pulled by horses and gives them a basic explanation of why and how they've been brought to Avalon: The rest of the universe is frozen in time and your character has been brought here by a familiar that was able to bond with them. They'll have to learn magic to help save their own world from destruction, but first they've got to get them to Camelot. It is here that you have the first opportunity to decide who they will be in their new home. You'll have about an hour to wander around here, meet and greet, and pet the horses before it's time to go.

These carriages use fae technology that combats weight, so your character will be able to get in regardless of whether they're light as a feather or weigh two tons. The carts have air conditioning when it's hot, heating when it's cold, and a mystical shield to protect from bugs. There is also a mini-bar that pops out of the console, with a special feature for warm winter drinks like hot apple toddy and butter beer. Characters can use their smartphones to connect to Camelot's internet service, avalononline (AOL), to chat with other characters, watch dumb videos, learn about the world, contact Camelot Support (they'll answer any questions they can for you, from how to use a smart phone to where to find quests and resources to learn more about your magic). Be careful if you decide to use your phones while in the caravan-- if you don't use those earbuds and start forcing everyone to listen to your nonsense, Archimedes may make you walk.

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C ⦿ The Red Spring

The journey from the White Cliffs to the City of Camelot is a long one, and the first evening you arrive you'll end up spending at the Red Spring, a booming resort town. Newcomers get free inn rooms for their one night stay on the way to Camelot, containing two twin beds, a bathroom, a mini-fridge and microwave, and a TV equipped with a couple of entertaining video games and movies.   Don't want to relax in the room? Take a dip in the communal hot spring. The waters have restorative properties that help horses and travelers recover quickly. It is known to relieve stress, improve energy levels, and mildly accelerate healing. It may be a little chilly when you get out though, so make sure you don't slip rushing back indoors when you get out! The springs are also home to a large training grounds just outside town limits, where there are teachers who will teach basic magic safety and help you discover what kind of magic you have together with other new arrivals. Try target practice, obstacle courses, meditation circles, and other ways to try to figure out just what you can do... if you didn't already have an accidental discovery on the ride there.

 

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Last month, players were invited into the fae territories in Elphame for the first time for the Winter Solstice celebrations while King Arthur and Queen Elphame enter talks regarding the next steps toward saving the multiverse. In the meantime, a special camp hosted King Arthur's knights has been created on the riverbank just inside of the Forest of the Felled to act as a midway point for travelers going between the two points.

 

A ⦿ Snow More Cold
	The Forest Camp is quite a stunning outpost for Camelot. Given the snowy, cold weather, the campsites have been built with the knowledge of some of the snowier fae in mind and have resulted in what some are referring to as "Igloo Glamping." Artfully carved out group rooms, dining halls, and storage for supplies, and more have been carved out of snow to create a surprisingly warm solution to keeping safe as a Forest halfway point. Admittedly, it's not the your standard glamp-- but there are TVs, board games, and long fur-lined beds to keep you and four other people warm cuddled up together at night! There's also a snow port-a-potty that you probably don't want to face, but sometimes we face challenges in life. There are also a number of planned activities to keep people out of trouble while they stay.
...Or if they do get themselves into trouble, they can also end up in snow jail, a special igloo built with extremely tough ice stalagmites that will be hard to break out of until authorities can come pick you up and take you back to Camelot.

 

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B ⦿ The Great Avalon Bake-Off
One of these activities is inspired by a surprising store of buried baking supplies like flour, sugar, butter, yeast, and eggs that was found in the forest. It's been there a long while, but it seems to have been protected through magical preservation, so there's really only one thing to do about it: a bake-off! It's a little tricky out in the snow, so outside of the igloos, a trench has been dug and all contestants have been given a campfire. Alchemists have helped by creating clay ovens in the snow for contestants to bake their culinary creations in. The most impressive confections (not just the top scorer) will earn a copy of (Spell) Thirst. This spell can make someone feel thirsty, even if they aren't.

 

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C ⦿ Ingredient Hunt 2022
	The real trick is finding ingredients to make your confection something to stand out and come up on top of the contest, which you may need to wander into the Forest of the Felled to look for. There are a variety of winter berries able to be found, herbs and flowers buried under the snow if you can find them, and most importantly, a couple of truffle bushes from which chocolate and vanilla truffles can be harvested. There are quite a few tasty flavors to be found throughout the forest, and since it hasn't been repopulated yet due to the harsh winter, it's relatively safe to wander around no matter who you are. If you feel like you need protection though, maybe ask around camp to find someone who can fight for you.
Just be wary as there are a few ingredients you can find in the forest that may cause a few unintended side-effects to your taste-testers: Cider Berries: These berries appear to have a fiery glow coming from within. That is because they will temporary cause anyone who consumes them to breathe fire when they exhale for about 10 minutes straight... definitely a problem when you're living in an igloo. They have a great apple-y smell though! Strangler Figs: These fig trees grow around other plants and strangling them as if they were anacondas around prey. They produce the most brilliant looking and tasting figs, even in the winter time. Unfortunately, having been in Avalon long enough, they have absorbed magic into their roots and are now able to defend their fruit by creeping up anyone who touches them and trapping them in their grip. They cannot move while you are looking at them, so don't blink and hope you can outrun them. Little Leeks: These are very, very small leaks that seem to be hanging out in small vials found about an inch beneath the surface of the snow. They all seem to have different faces painted on the front of the vials, though the vials do seem to be a part of their body. The simple faces match the effect you'll get-- a crying face will result in your character having an uncontrollable sob fest, a happy face may make it seem like nothing phases them, some angry eyebrows on a frown could result in your character wanting to fight everyone in a fit of anger, and so on. The most tragic part is that these will continue effecting you until they are fully digested-- so it could take hours to stop bawling.

 

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Back in Camelot and Elphame, trouble is brewing of a different variety.

 

A ⦿ Calls You Daddy
Strange eggs with even stranger tiny legs have started wandering into the city and making their way into peoples' homes. Inn rooms, houses, apartments, tents, tree trunks, igloos, even townships have found residents waking up with a tiny little egg snuggled up to their side to keep warm in the morning.  These eggs act just like babies too-- they cry when they need to be fed (they'll roll around in the food to absorb it), are extremely picky about their food (and each egg has its own unique palette), need to be cleaned after eating, and they need to be kept warm or they will perish.
One touch of an egg to direct skin will result in a parental instinct being imprinted upon whoever touches them, so you may find yourself wanting to care for this egg as much as it wants you to care for it. Eggs come in a variety of colors and designs and will seek out at least two parents, so you may find yourself in an unlikely relationship for the next week or so until they hatch...

 

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B ⦿ Aurora Bearealis
	After about a week, the eggs all seem to be antsier than before. Many of their legs disappear and their colors start to glow gently at night, as if some kind of strange nightlight. Eventually, the top of the egg will burst open and out of it will hatch a slightly oddly shaped bear creature, which looks almost like a living teddy bear. The bears themselves have strange glowing markings that match the outside of the egg that they used to be in, and when they step out, a mysterious flow of light comes out of them- like an aurora borealis. At this point, there are two real problems that have started: Touching the aurora borealis lights will also make you glow with aurora borealis lights for 48 hours. They are bears and they act like bears and they get into everything and fight everyone like bears, except their perceived parents.

 

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C ⦿ Go on, Git. CW: Mentions of poaching, beheading in last paragraph.
	These fierce little aurora bears are causing destruction and pain in both Elphame and Camelot alike, so a decision has to be made: the bears need to be led by their parents and some fighters out to the nearest forest and set free to live in the wild, as they probably were intended to. Those in Camelot who release their bears there will find a heart-wrenching goodbye interrupted by a rather dramatic battle. The natural predator of aurora bears, the flaming lions known as Fogueria, have come out of the Land of Rot to hunt them down. I hope you brought someone with you to help save both you and your beary good friend from this flaming enemy. Fogueria cannot be defeated without using magic, so you've got your battle set out for you!
For those who have taken to Elphame, they are not faring much better. As it turns out, these little eggs have made quite the impression on some goblin poachers released from prison last month. These goblins are hunting down the newly released bears for capture to sell them as circus side-shows, food, and more to more devilish creatures. They love gold much more than they love anything else, except perhaps the fierce beast that accompanies their party to help them devour anyone who would try to stop them: a gashadokuro, a fierce skeletal demon formed of the bones of fallen travelers. It is known to bite off the heads of travelers and drinks blood. You'll have to defeat the whole party to ensure your newly released bears remain safe.

 

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Okita Souji | Fate/Grand Order | Kinetic + Blood

[ultradaishouri]

OOC: Full disclosure! This is a hard voicetest for Okita, I'm sorry if there's anything in my knowledge of her that I'm missing (such as relations with fellow Shinsengumis... I know a good bit about Hijikata but since I've not seen a lot of Gudaguda 5, I know nothing about the shinsengumis there).

[1] Arrival

[ This wasn't a good way to start the day, Okita decides, as she finds herself waking up to being PLUNGED INTO ICE-COLD WATER!! Seriously, getting dumped someplace without consent is far from an unusual occurence in Chaldea, but still!! Usually there's a bit of forewarning before it happens! There was none this time! NONE!!

Still, as she sputters and flails under the water... there's a pretty lady? Who gives her something to drink?? And then the water is less cold.

And then the lady just leaves. Rude! Or so she thinks until she notices others also plopping into the water nearby and she puts two and two together. Still, while the water isn't freezing anymore, it sure isn't warm either!

Eventually she makes it to the shore, catching her breath from the swim through the cold water. She's dripping from head to toe, it's feels colder outside of the water than in the water, and she can't find her Haori... which has her concerned that she may have lost it in the water, but looking back, she wasn't wearing it when she first got plunged into the water either.

Still, she likes that Haori, so she'd like to find it again soon. ]

Ehh... just where the heck am I now...? I feel...

[ Different... like, now that she's less frantic (albeit still cold), there are a few things off about her. She feels... not like a Servant. ]

Huh? Ah, um...

[ She pats herself down all over, tries to dematerialize... and nothing happens. She has her sword and everything, but... she's not a Servant. ]

Eh... wait, does that mean... could my illness be—BUGH!!

[ If you've been watching her this whole time, you'll watch her suddenly keel over and cough blood onto the sand in front of her. ]

A-Ah... no dice, huh...?

[ She's fine. ]

[2] Red Springs

[ Despite the poor reception, the inn is... actually super nice. Training grounds, rooms you can laze about in, an onsen... really what more could you ask for, right? She even found her Haori at the shit box! Mind you, it's just a normal Shinsengumi Haori now, but still! She found it! Okita's first great victory here in Avalon!

Speaking of which, Avalon... that's the place that's like, super important to the Blue Saber, right? Culturally, that seems a little off for a Gudaguda event... so it probably isn't, right? Right.

Perhaps you'll catch her already in the room you'll be sharing, where she's somehow already managed to procure a casual loose t-shirt and shorts, setting herself up in front of the TV with an abundance of snacks around her. It's been less than a day since she's arrived here and she's already setting herself up for maximum comfort.

Either that or catch her at the Hot Springs, where she's just sinked into the warm waters and allowing the bad memories of her paralyzingly-cold arrival drift away. It's been a good while since she's been to a place like this! Sure, sometimes an event would have one... like the Enma-tei, but that was still a good while ago.

Or finally, catch her at the training grounds, where she's got a black cat with her... presumably her 'Familiar' as they called it. Of course, it could just be an ordinary cat, but it's been following her ever since she got here... so it's probably her familiar. Plus... it's actually super cute so she hopes it's her familiar.

She still has her sword, but she hasn't had a chance to use it. Sure, she heard about everyone here getting some kind of Magic... but she's got no clue what magic she's ended up with, so she may as well see how well she can move physically now.

The result? Very similar to how things were during her life... though that isn't surprising since she isn't a Servant anymore. She cut down the dummies she set up splendidly, but she wasn't nearly as fast as she was before. Agility had been her one good stat, after all. ]

Ehh... I guess it could be worse. [ She glances down at her familiar. ] So? Aren't you gonna show me how to use magic? I never figured myself a Caster, but...

[3] The Bake-Off

[ Okita was... far from being a great baker, but she still wanted to participate! Y'know, for fun! And hey, if she did well, then that's even better! The spell being given out as a prize sounds like a super good spell for messing with people. She just has to follow the recipe book she nabbed earlier, right? Right.

Truthfully, it could've gone better... especially considering the conditions they're baking in, but it actually doesn't come out too horribly! Sure, she may have accidentally let it bake for a bit too long and accidentally dumped a whole excessive glob of icing onto it... but it still looks fairly edible!

Frankly, Okita couldn't be happier with the fruit—or rather, cake—of her labors. Though it'd be a shame if she still didn't win anything, it was still a good first try all things considered! So, once she finishes decorating it a little bit... ]

Annnnd done! Yes! I did it! Okita-san's Great Victo—GUH!!

[ Just as she starts celebrating in the loudest way possible, her celebration is cut promptly short as she suddenly coughs up blood... right onto her cake. ]

G-Guh... ahh, I'm fine I'm fine... AHHH!!

[ Ruined... a true tragedy. A miserable wail of 'noooooooo' can be heard throughout the igloos. ]

Wildcard!!

[ You all know how wildcards work. Plurk is OddEyes! I already play two characters here (Artoria and Eri) so I unfortunately doubt that I'll be apping Okita in (I'd be overwhelmed so quickly... I wouldn't last the first month...) but I've wanted to play a Guda servant for a while! And I love Okita, so here we are. ]

3

[owarifool]

[ Oh he'd recognize that voice anywhere.

After enough time away, he honestly could say he'd started to miss it. Hell, it brought with it a unique, wonderful spark of a particular joy when that voice was distressed. It was the sort of glee he couldn't really get anywhere else. It was enough to drive him from his igloo, hands kept warm in his pockets, to seek her out. One could call say he was drawn to her like a moth to flame, but it was really more like he was the flame, and her whining was sweet sweet kindle.

... That was kind of twisted, when he thought about it, but hey. That's how it was, right?

He sent Mori to the sky to seek her out, and eventually Okita would see the sparrowhawk land right on her table and give her a curious glance, the first sign something was up before she got her own taste of a familiar voice. ]

Oi, Manslayer, you can't have been here more than a week and you're already losing? That's rough, pal.

[ultradaishouri]

[ The bird confused her a bit... though she'd still been too distraught to do anything about it. Go ahead, mock her! Not like she can understand you anyway, stupid bird!

But, similarly, that voice is plenty familiar... even if a little different from what she's used to. Regardless, though, hearing it in her current state is plenty enough to immediately rile her up. In a moment (though not as quickly as normal since she's still recovering from the cough), she swirls around to face him. ]

Shut up! It's not my fault! Just you watch, I'll just start again! It'll be... eh? Nobbu? NOBBU!?? [ Momentary shock... though very quickly turning into a more curious expression instead. ] Ah, wait, no... Manly Nobbu? You're here?

[ Too fast... things went through her head too fast. First she thought that Nobu was here, but then it turns out it's a different Nobbu... well, at least it's not the Super Cool Nobbu. Manly Nobbu is at least easier to handle... though she could never quite get used to him.

Still, Nobbu is Nobbu regardless, right? Shouldn't be too different... ]

[owarifool]

Would it kill you to use my name, Manslayer? [ Kipposhi smirked, not at all missing the irony in that statement.

He reached forward to poke at her cheek. ] You should probably clean up your mess, though, before you go declaring your intentions for a do-over.

[ultradaishouri]

[ The irony is not lost on her, therefore... ]

Ehhh, nah... Nobbu is Nobbu. I'd consider it if you stopped calling me Manslayer, though.

[ A bit of a fib... so much time spent just lazing around with Nobbu has her comfort levels with her and every version of her too high to not shorten 'Nobunaga' like that. Well, this is the Manly Nobbu, and he goes by Kippoushi right? Kippo? Huh, that would make it a bit easier to distinguish him from the usual Nobbu... since Maou was already just Maou in her head.

Well, something to consider later if at all.

She pouts when he pokes her cheek, batting his hand away. ]

Mou... I know already! I'll get started right awa—

Five minutes left!

Ah...

[ It obviously took way longer than that just to get the first one done. She stands completely still with her jaw dropped before both her head and expression droops. ]

Ahhh... maybe I could fix this one...?

[ Except by this point everyone in the room is aware that she's coughed blood onto that thing... probably already making it way less enticing. ]

[owarifool]

Maybe your judge will be a vampire? Lucky break? [ Kipposhi laughed, his cackle echoing slightly as he crossed his arms over his chest. Well, he could help her, he supposed... putting Okita in an early debt to him could pay off, after all. And while it was surely a minor thing, having something to lord over her... ]

Let's say I could bail you out of this mess, Manslayer. What'd you give me in return, huh?

bake off (im sorry)

[takuansatsu]

[There are a lot of things that Hijikata should be concerned about: being in a strange place, his apparent regression from a Heroic Spirit to a flesh and blood man and subsequent vulnerability... but the second he hears that familiar cheer, he forgets every single one. The Vice Commander shoves his way towards one of the work stations, though his intimidating presence alone does most of the hard work and the crowd of onlookers and bakers parts like a sea around him.

A part of him is instantly soothed by finding Okita. She might be covered in flour and wearing an expression that says "the world is collapsing around me and I am a slave to its whims" but she's here. More than that, she's in one piece and looking as lively as she did the last time he saw her, which he considers an enormous victory all by itself. It might not be obvious to the uninitiated- and most of them too, to be honest- but she's probably the closest thing he has to a soft spot.

And then his eyes flicker down to the rather sad excuse for a cake that she just made even sadder by coughing on it.

The other part of him, the part that barges its way to the front and all but screams in his ear, is fuming- and it doesn't take a genius to work out which one wins. With a snarl of anger and a fire hot enough to thaw glaciers in his eyes, Hijikata surges forward.]

OKITA-! [He slams a hand down on the worktop, making the cake wobble.] Is this how you intend to represent the Shinsengumi?!

(dont apologize for this gift)

[ultradaishouri]

Eh!? EH!?? HIJIKATA-SAN!??

[ Truly, the world was coming apart by the seams around her and she was but another meaningless speck in the face of cruel, cruel destiny... and then Hijikata was here.

She can barely even start to be happy about the fact when he's started off like that. ]

A-Ahh!! N-No, I-It was a lot better before...!! [ This is not true, it just barely managed to be decent. ] W-Wait, more importantly, you're here!!

[takuansatsu]

[However good it was or wasn't before, it probably wouldn't have been good enough for him anyway. Hijikata slides the entire thing, cake stand and all, into the trash and then rounds on Okita again, arms folded.]

I've only been gone for- [He pauses only for a second, trying to work just how long they've been apart, if at all- and, when he can't conjure up an answer, simply powers on as if he'd never introduced the idea in the first place.]- and your standards are slipping!

[Huffing, he pulls off his coat and drops it unceremoniously over her shoulders. Whether he's actually looking out for her in the cold or using her as a coat stand is anyone's guess.]

No more excuses. We're starting over.

[ultradaishouri]

AHH!! MY BABY!!

[ She worked hard on that!! Well, it still ended up with a mouthful of blood on it, and really the only place it could go from there was the trash... BUT STILL!! ]

Gah...!

[ His coat is much, much bigger than her... but it is effective at keeping her warm, even if she's a bit too short to be a proper coat stand... not that she wants to be a coat stand! But whatever! Hijikata is moving too quickly for her to be indignant anyway. ]

Y-Yes sir! Right away!

[ There's not a lot of time left but surely a cake made by two Shinsengumi will be better than one, right? ]

[takuansatsu]

[Does Hijikata know how to bake? No. Does he even like sweet things? Also no. But reality has never proved to be much of an obstacle once he has his mind set on something and this is no exception. A once-over of the recipe sheet that Okita was using gives him a rough idea of what they're supposed to be doing and he promptly begins to roll his sleeves up.]

You get the eggs and butter. I'll handle the other parts.

[According to the instructions they're supposed to "cream" the butter and sugar then add the dry ingredients and eggs but...

Shaking his head, he simply dumps the measured ingredients into the bowl.]

We don't have time for this. Just add them all in and get mixing.

Bake off

[unknowntodeath]

[He doesn't need to be a blood mage to smell this amount of blood. Archer has just finished his cake and looks over at the competition that coughed into their cake.]

Sounds like you need a Healer more than anything else.

[ultradaishouri]

[ Okita is still somewhat keeled over the cake stand and recovering from her Weak Constitution... something that she really wished hadn't carried over from her apparent incarnation into a regular person, but here she is, still lamenting quite loudly over the demise of her efforts as if the world itself was crumbling around her. ]

A-Ah, n-no I'm fine, this is fine, this is normal...

[ Really, really it is... she's fine, she's not experiencing any anemia yet or anything, just general weakness... so she doesn't need a healer quite yet. A disadvantage of not being a Servant anymore... the blood lose could potentially get a little concerning.

...wait, she's heard that voice before. In an instant her head shoots up to face him. ]

Eh!? Kitchen Archer!?

[ Not even 'Red' Archer, huh... and hey, yet another saberface, whaddya know. ]

[unknowntodeath]

[Kitchen Archer... another Chaldea person, then. And someone whose face looks like Saber's. Where do they keep coming from.]

I've heard of Chaldea, but I'm not from there so I have no idea who you are.

[ultradaishouri]

Eh? You're not a Chaldea Servant? Weird...

[ If this is an event, it's only getting weirder. In any case, don't worry about where all the Saberfaces are coming from, Archer. It only gets weirder from here.

In any case, she wipes the trail of blood coming out of her mouth away and stands up straight again... seemingly fine? She's fine, yeah. ]

So uh, introductions then? I'm Saber, Okita Souji.

[ Which... may explain the blood coughing. ]

[unknowntodeath]

Some of us here aren't. There are also three masters here. Two of them from Chaldea.

[If he understood correctly that Kadoc is related to Chaldea too.]

... ah. That explains your medical condition.

2 (also seeing Blood magic for her sent my sides into orbit)

[asaviorshand]

[Feeling restless, Dimitri had decided to take a trip up to the Red Springs at the start of the month, about the time when newcomers arrive. It's a bit of a hike, but perhaps he could take the opportunity to help newcomers out. That alone would make the whole trip worthwhile. Furthermore, it would do his body wonders to soak in the hot springs.

And it turned out that he had timed his trip well. The resort is bustling with activity from all the newcomers, and Dimitri is there to offer a bit of advice when needed. Such as with the girl in the training grounds before him.]

Would were it so easy. I'm afraid it's something you have to figure out on your own.

[The voice comes from nearby. Off to the side is a tall man with blond, chin-length hair and an eyepatch covering his right eye, clad in a fur cape and black armor, and a spear strapped to his back.]

Whoever or whatever it is that grants us these magic abilities apparently wanted us to figure out everything on our own.

(IT WAS MEANT TO BE)

[ultradaishouri]

Ehhh? Seriously?

[ She lets out a long sigh. Really, what a pain! Really, it's no wonder why she never became a Caster! Well, that and she was literally never a mage, but clearly for good reason. ]

Sounds like a pain... couldn't I have just been summoned as a Servant? Way less of a hassle...

[ Plus it'd get rid of the increasing worry about bleeding out... considering her tendency to, well, lose a lot of blood. ]

[asaviorshand]

A servant?

[Guess who has never encountered a Heroic Spirit before? Dimitri takes a closer look at the girl standing before him.]

Pardon me for saying so, but I didn't expect you to be a domestic based on how you're dressed. Is there some service position that such attire is suited for?

[...Yeah, he's completely off the mark.]

[ultradaishouri]

Ah, sorry, that probably went over your head. I don't mean 'Servant' in the typical sense. Don't worry about it.

[ Listen, everyone seems to know what a Servant is in the Grand Order... especially considering just how many Heroic Spirits are at Chaldea. Honestly, it's pretty crazy if you think about it... but it's just something you get super used to eventually.

Besides, it may be an outfit from a totally different culture, but she doesn't look like a domestic servant, does she!? Hm, maybe she should've worn her Haori... ]

[asaviorshand]

The typical sense? I'm afraid that's really the only sense I'm familiar with the word. There's another?

[It seems he has no idea about Heroic Spirits in general.]

Then again, you do in fact look to be a swordsman more than anything else.

Arrival

[illusionaryskirt]

[ Chrome sees the whole thing from the shore as she tries to wring out the water from her clothes. It doesn't make her any less cold, but it makes her less drenched. Either way, she forgets about that for a moment and goes to tend to this woman. Coughing up blood isn't normal, Chrome knows from experience, unfortunately.]

A-are you okay?!

[Maybe, she got injured on the way down. She has no idea it's a chronic condition.]

[ultradaishouri]

[ Okita is still bent over and shaking a bit from both the cold and the hard cough of blood. Still, she looks up as someone comes over in reasonable concern, a trail of blood still coming out of the corner of her mouth. ]

A-Ah, d-don't worry, I'm fine! S-Seriously this happens a lot and it's super a-annoying...

[ Don't worry about it, totally fine yes. ]

[illusionaryskirt]

[It happens a lot? Chrome looks a little concerned about that. She pulls out a handkerchief from her pocket. It's wet, but Okita can use it to wipe the blood from her mouth.]

...I can't do much but this.

[ Though Chrome's sure this situation isn't helping this girl's condition either. She gestures towards the cliffs, she saw a few people heading that way, so maybe something's there.]

W-we should find someplace warm to go to.

[ Chrome has a weak constitution too, so the cold weather will do neither of them any good.]

[ultradaishouri]

[ They're all wet! A wet handkerchief doesn't really pose a problem, to be perfectly honest, so she takes it gratefully and wipes away the blood at her mouth. ]

Yeah... seriously, what kinda reception is this!

[ Weak constitution buddies... Okita will need some help keeping steady, though, since she's still a little wobbly. Seriously, even the drop in stats!? Mind you, she's not a Servant anymore, so it's a little less drastic... but still!! ]