TEST DRIVE MEME ⚔️️ I

[avalonmods]

{ QUICK NAV } Premise ⚔️️ Rules ⚔️️ FAQ ⚔️️ Taken ⚔️️ Reserves ⚔️️ Apply ⚔️️ Locations ⚔️️ Bestiary 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 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. You'll definitely see other new arrivals plopping in. If you can't swim, a red-headed woman known only as the Lady of the Lake will drag you to the shore if she doesn't spot someone else near you helping so no one ends up drowning. She's a little busy casting directive magic to make sure everyone lands safely and playing lifeguard, so if anyone attempts to talk to her, she'll tell them to head up to the Rent-a-Ride. 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. 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 earbuds to everyone before getting them settled in groups into modernized carriages pulled by horses and give them a basic explanation of why and how they've been brought to Avalon: 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 nip bottles. 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. 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. Because of the volume of new arrivals and vacationers, inn rooms are assigned two-to-a-room. The rooms have two twin beds, a bathroom, a mini-fridge and microwave, and a TV equipped with a couple of entertaining video games and a few free movies. If you don't want to relax in the room, try taking a dip in the spring for another chance to meet your fellow travelers. The waters have restorative properties that help horses and travelers recover quickly when drunk. It is known to relieve stress, improve energy levels, and mildly accelerate healing. 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. A ⦿ Get Fresh Upon arrival in Camelot travelers are ushered to a large set of wash rooms where they can clean up and make themselves presentable for the Welcome Feast. They are informed that once the feast concludes there will be an announcement on where they can seek lodging and how to begin their magic studies. B ⦿ Be Merry After they freshen up, travelers are led into the main dining hall. The decorations range from simplistic to a little more grandiose, it is likely everyone will find something familiar. A modern mash up with a medieval flair. The jester makes his rounds, perhaps he has a joke or two to tell, go ahead, give him a listen or perhaps volunteer to participate in one of the jester's shows, like knife-throwing or hypnotism. Within the crowd of staff there are mummers, a juggler, here and there dabbled through small troupes perform mini skits, perhaps they’ll perform a well known verse from a traveler’s world or tell a tale of fancy from this realm. C ⦿ Eat Well A banquet is prepared with food that while all “rustic” in appearance are usually a version of modern dishes ranging from basic roast chicken and veggies to Korean-Mexican fusion and French patisserie. The drinks are much the same; while served in old fashioned goblets, they are drinks modern travelers will be familiar with. Have a seat, meet a new neighbor, find a roommate, maybe a new or old friend? Talk to the person to your left, your right, across from you. Mingle, enjoy the food, the music, it shouldn’t be long before the information promised is provided. Till then take your fill and get to know your fellow travelers. You've been here a few days now and have gotten a chance to settle in, find a place to stay, and Camelot's citizens have decided that you've been here long enough to start living your life again. Well, your new life. A group of citizens have decided to give everyone their first quest. "Hear ye, hear ye!" a man in chain mail with a tablet with his statement typed up on it declares to a crowd from atop a pedestal. There are two other citizens around him with phones to post the video to AOL later to make sure the word gets heard ye all around. "Those with magic, we beseech thee! Findeth us a grail most holy hidden in the depths of the Brocéliande! This holy grail is known to grant thine wishes three, a most noble quest for noble souls! Great reward will come to those who find it and proclaim at least one of their wishes to find the great Excalibur for King Arthur!" This is the first you've heard about King Arthur, and it seems curious that he hasn't yet shown his face around town. It also seems strange that this guy is speaking like he's stepped out of a bad period piece, and probably should be the clue that this is more or less an attempt to haze some of the newcomers by sending them into the forest... but no one is telling newcomers this. It's better to get them out there and start praciticing, after all. A ⦿ Lost, and Lost, and Lost Again The Brocéliande is well-known around Camelot for being a forest that's both bountiful and mysterious. Oddities are known to happen that may never happen again to the point that even if something weird happens and you can't prove it, most citizens will assume you're telling the truth. Which is what makes it peculiar when you keep passing the exact same locations over and over again, as if you've been traveling in circles or reaching the end of the map in a video game and coming out the other end. You're stuck in a space loop. The only way out is to successfully find the one difference in each loop five times in a row and collect it. Maybe it's a strange frog, a crystal that wasn't there before, a small wooden step that doesn't lead anywhere, or some other singular item, you've got to find what stands out... pick the wrong item, and you'll have to start your five count over again, and again, and again... B ⦿ Grail, and Grail, and Grail Again!? If you either missed the space loop or managed to get out of it, eventually you'll come to find one of... quite a few copies of a grail with holes in the side placed throughout the forest. They look like they might be good for draining noodles, but that's about it. Though they're spread out, it's entirely possible you'll find more than one, but each of them are placed in situations where it's impossible to get to by normal means. You'll have to use magic! It may be hidden in a bird's nest at the top of the tallest tree, inside of a hole in a rock with bars that prevent you from reaching in (perhaps an animal friend could reach it), inside a boiling pond, or inside the body of a bear fir... there are a load of possibilities, and now's a chance for you to try out your brand new magics! Use one of those samples, find something from the bestiary, or come up with your own adventure to get your hands on that less-than-holy grail. C ⦿ A Quest Completeish Or it would be, if you could ever find the guy who announced it... The AOL posts have since been deleted. You may end up spending a lot of time trying to find the guy. At this point, citizens will start telling you that you shouldn't take quests unless they're on the quest board or else you're going to get scammed... that's definitely an olden times themed noodle strainer. If that doesn't make you give up, or perhaps motivates you to find the guy to kick his ass, you'll have to head out to the farmland and chase them through a cornfield. (Be careful not to get lost, it's a maize in there.) If one of the boys are caught, they'll explain they were just testing you-- and hey, you got a free addition to your kitchen! If pressed, they'll apologize and give you a bit of money for your trouble. It's not much, but it'll get you at least a meal.

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caesar zeppeli | jojo's bizarre adventure | ota

[casaposa]

the red spring

[He already knows how this is going to go down. The inn requires two people stay together, and he gets it-honestly he does.

But that doesn't mean he has to like both being an intruder in someone's private quarters or having a stranger in his own business. If he gets lucky, and historically Zeppeli's don't, he'll find a likeminded soul that won't irritate him to his very core for the short period they have to spend together.

Sorry, whoever's already hanging out in this room. Caesar's content to make himself at home-digging through drawers, inspecting the video games, trying to make sense of the television by flipping through every single channel available in quick succession. That's probably annoying, but guess what? He's just looking. Let him live.]

It's all nonsense.

lost, lost and lost again

[He can't stand this.

The eternal looping is driving him mad and tearing at the thin strand of patience he's desperately trying to hold together. He can't rely on hamon to bubble beam his way out of this bullshit problem. There are clues in every loop, and he figured out that was the key to getting out of this ridiculous trial, but-

It's the third, fourth, fifth series he's gone through and he's got a feisty squirrel under his arm that's making its displeasure greatly known and a crushed flip flop he's trying to keep in front of its nippy face to avoid being beaten up by a rodent and-

He's about to lose his mind.]

It better not be another creature this time.

[He says, as if whatever powers at be can actually hear him.]

quest complete

[He's livid.

Furious beyond belief and he has definitely summoned his unicorn partner in crime to find the nefarious fool responsible for making a fool of him.

The only issue is he, and his horse companion, are lost in the cornfield. If you listen closely, you may hear the world's angriest Italian yell-]

I'll find you, you fool! You won't get away!

[afoolshope]

"Makes sense," Minato nodded. He thought it was still really cool, though, even if he wasn't exactly emoting that very well. Emotions are hard. But still, he could understand that. "We didn't tell people about what we were up to throughout last year either. People are largely unaware of anything persona related."

A hidden 25th hour is a good way to hide that.

Kuro wasn't wrong. Minato didn't argue that. "Has it all worked out in the end?"

[theskyaccepts]

I'm sure they'll find me eventually, but if you find anyone looking for me, you can let them know I'm here. They're usually loud about it.

[Or at least, Gokudera and Ryohei are.]

I don't think we've studied it in school yet, but I sort of know where it is. But, it's not here, right? I'm still figuring everything out

[phoenixwiz]

“Tiring and rough since there was somebody after me for nearly my entire life and there was this big battle in my school and many have died, but it was worth it in the end, although with a cost,” he solemnly answers, “That guy I just mentioned was not the most pleasant person you’ll ever meet: something to do with immortality and blood purity, even though he and I share the same blood heritage.”

And with all the blood purity nonsense and immortality, you could say that Tom Marvolo Riddle was off his trolley in the worst way possible. Rose senses that her master is in distress that she nuzzles on his right hand to comfort him.

[phoenixwiz]

We can hope for the best, Tsuna. If I do find at least one of them, I’ll let know.

I assume that you haven’t learned Geography yet. That’s understandable. Yeah, we’re not in any form of Earth at all. But Avalon...

(He has some vague ideas of Arthurian mythology since there are the familiar names of Merlin and King Arthur from his world, but they are way different from what he has known of them and he is still figuring it out too.)

That name seems to sound familiar, but it’s not exactly how I imagine it to be from what I learned from History of Magic.

red spring!

[savewell]

[As it happens, when Caesar arrives at his designated room, the other inhabitant isn't immediately present inside, though there's definite evidence that someone else has been inside — one of the beds has its pillows pulled out from beneath the sheets, the comforter is rumpled and indented like someone's sat on it, and a few things have been shuffled around in the bathroom. Whoever his roommate is, they've been there; that much is clear.

Also, upon closer inspection, some of the odds and ends are missing. The count of wrapped bars of soap is off, among other things. One of the folded hand towels has vanished from its stack.

It's not until a while later, once he's had the opportunity to fiddle around with everything inside, that the door creaks open and a new arrival swishes through the entry —

And stops dead in her tracks, startled to see another person present.

It's a girl about eighteen years of age, blond and blue-eyed and fair of face, decked out in a white gown straight out of a Cinderella tale and a long red cloak over. There's a bag held fast in one hand — which probably explains where she's just returned from — and a look of startled unease on her face, because evidently whatever she'd been expecting to return back to, a tall broad man in her room decidedly wasn't it.]

...Er.

[Magnificent.]

I...beg your pardon. I — think I have the wrong room?

Eat Well

[featherknives]

[Xayah has a plate full of everything, falling into the lake made her moppy, wet bird so she's catching up on it with food. She has her legs crossed, talons instead of feet and all wrapped up in leather, a leather dress, and what seems to be a wing-like cape. Her feathery ears, that are peeking from openings on her cowl, twitch when she hears a voice, pausing in feeding the little pink and purple bird bird that's flying in front of her.]

Sure.

[The bird cheeps happily and nudges Xayah's hand and her eyes focus back on the bird, giving it a scratch.

A small pause-]

I didn't think there are creatures similar to me here.

Prompto Argentum | Final Fantasy XV

[burstrate]

A; SOAKED
Prompto makes it to shore without trouble, though he's splashing around a little frantically. Going from Nifelheim to being dunked in the middle of a picturesque lake was a step up, for sure, but at the moment the last thing on his mind is how he went from an ugly metal maze to a vacation spot. And it was daylight, too, the most sunshine he's seen in at least a week.

After Prompto hauls himself out of the lake, he takes one look at the waterlogged camera hanging around his neck and then starts to truly panic. "Oh no, no way this is happening!" First he frantically shakes the camera, spending droplets flying, then turns it over and pries the battery out as quickly as possible. That sends a little stream of water pouring out of the back of his camera, leaving Prompto with an expression of utter horror on his face.

Behind him, a yellow chocobo chick finishes swimming to shore and shakes the water off of her feathers with a cheep, but Prompto is far too distracted to notice yet.

B; CARAVAN
So, being told that he's here to help save the world or the universe or whatever was a lot to take in, and Prompto's pretty sure there's been some kind of mistake, though he hadn't been given the opportunity to tell Archimedes that. Getting a free phone out of it was a nice bonus, and he's spent some time during the hour break fiddling with it to figure out the settings, but... inevitably, Prompto's gaze strays back to the horses.

He can't stop staring at them, and anyone that wanders close enough to where Prompto's sitting is asked,

"What are those things? They look like weird, big, mutated dogs!"

C; LOST
"Aw, man... I'm getting hungry..."

If you happen to be in the same space loop, you'll run across Prompto leaning against a tree, frowning down at the screen of his camera (which was now fully dried out and working again). And here Prompto thought this would be an easy quest! But that was before he ended up strolling through the forest for the last hour and realized that he was taking pictures of the same path over and over again.

"There's definitely something weird going on here. In one of my shots there was this little statue at the base of that tree, and now it's gone, like it poofed into thin air. D'you think an animal took off with it?"

D; WILDCARD

Xayah | League of Legends

[featherknives]

Arrival

A very grumpy bird-like woman trudges through the water and sand, taking random plants that stuck to her wingers and feathery ears. There is a lot of cursing involved because she's too wet to lift herself and fly so her feet dip into the sand as she moves and tries to get out. A small, bird-like creature is trying to pull her out of the water and she's holding onto it, but there's not much improvement.

She eventually gets to the shore and shudders, trying to get water out of her wings, takes her cowl off to wring her hair out. Still dripping wet, and with a scowl, she stomps over to the nearest person that looks decent and almost hisses at them.

"What is the meaning of this!?"

Banquet

Xayah doesn't like the crowds but this will have to do for now because there's free food involved. She's dry, her familiar is with her which is comforting since her powers are gone, so she's prowling around, looking for the tastiest desserts.

"Hands off," she warns when she feels another hand wrap around the tall glass that contains chocolate mousse and strawberries.

Network

these people couldn't have warned us earlier that there are scammers, could they? how do I track this fraud down?

[afoolshope]

"There usually is with these things," Minato replied softly. He knew a thing or two about their being costs to battle. "I'm glad it came to an end for you, though."

[uenosama]

I got you just- don't flail!

[He wants to tell him to relax so he can drag him easier through water, but he doubts it will work. So he just steels himself and takes a good grab on him, throwing the guy's hand over his shoulder, and swims towards the shore. The lady with the lyre is beckoning them, worried, as she has no skills to help them out of the water. If there's no protesting, they reach the shallows soon enough and Uenoyama lets go of him once he can feel the ground underneath his feet.]

[fooligans]

We won't find out until we beat the final boss...

[ Akira understands the sentiment; not being serious for a while definitely helps. ]

It's useful assuming you can control it. I hope I won't cast them in my sleep.

Light magic sounds cool. Maybe not as cool as ice magic, but I feel like we'll need shields sooner rather than later.

I've never seen a carbuncle before. Do you think they have an equivalent of cat pics here but with famiiars?

[ Familiar memes... ]

I'll try to find two, we can go fishing together.

louis | beastars | ota

[disasdeer]

a. arrival; caravan

[ It's pretty uncool to be dropped into the middle of the bay, especially because Louis absolutely cannot swim. He's dragged to shore feeling a bit like a drowned rat before making his way towards the staircase. He doesn't complain, though - at least not outside of his head. It's pretty undignified to make noise about it considering he's definitely not home if the oddly shaped persons around him are any indication. If he encountered someone he knew and he was fussing about walking up some steps and nearly drowning, it'd look a bit like a weakness, he assumes. So he's quiet for most of the walk towards the Rent-a-Ride.

He accepts the smartphone and earbuds he's given and immediately realizes he's now left to his own devices to decide what to do until the trip starts. He heard a mention of horses and given that it is something vaguely familiar by name, he makes his way there. Although, upon seeing them, he's a little put off by their appearances.

He glances towards someone nearby. ]

Are all of your horses on all fours?

[ It's a legitimate question, ok. And people pet them? He absolutely wasn't going to get used to this. ]

b. training ground

[ It seems smart to go to the training grounds. Louis makes his way there with his familiar: white dog with red ears, a cŵn annwn. Louis has decided to name him Wyn, since it seems rude to not use a name. Wyn is at his side, prancing on all fours as they approach. He's been reassured that the other will be there as a part of the magic, to help him navigate the process. And it's oddly reassuring for Louis to have at least someone confident that he'll be able to do magic when there was no such thing back at home. He is an attentive, focused student when he's being taught by someone who clearly knows what they are doing. He's not fast, by any means, and he's not sure what he can do quite yet, but an obstacle course has a lot of variety and maybe he can figure it out here.

He doesn't run particularly fast and is decidedly unathletic without any assistance. But if Magic can help - why not try? So, a person to race against might be a good way to fully test it out. Although he won't call it a race. ]

Want to do the obstacle course with me? It looks fun.

[ Yeah, fun. ]


c. the feast

[ He's hungry, so he cleans up, puts on a dress shirt, pants, and a tie. He's going to be presentable if he's invited to something, even if that something seems to be a massive spread of food, a lot of wild entertainment, and an interesting of variety of people. None of which he recognizes, of course. He makes his way to the buffet of food, scooping up a lot of variety of things he recognizes. From the roasted vegetables, to elaborate looking salads. There's a pile of vegetables and some dressing sitting on his place while he goes to find somewhere to sit.

Spotting an empty seat, he moves to take a spot, though he asks first: ]

Is this seat taken?


[ OOC; Wildcards, Custom Starters, Etc are all free game. Hit me up agalio / pm me if needed. I'm also cool switching to prose if it is preferred as I have 0 preference. ]

Nero | Devil May Cry | OTA

[birdflipping]

1. soaking in your arrival
[Nero barely has time to yell in surprise before he's suddenly crashing into the water. He accidentally swallows some water in surprise before thinking to hold his breath, and, desperate, Nero swims for the surface, breaking the water while coughing and spluttering. Where is he? Just ahead he can see white cliffs, other people, and beyond that... Who knows?

So he swims for the shore and stumbles out of the water, still coughing, only to find the cold, scaled muzzle of a demon which looks like a reptilian horse catching him before he can faceplant into the sand. He looks up, seeing a wild-looking electric blue eye staring at him, and he startles in shock.]

H-hey, what the hell?! [He leaps back and reaches for the sword on his back, revving Red Queen for a fight. But the demon -- a geryon, he recalls from Nico's research -- isn't aggressive, simply tossing its head and snorting before turning its head to look up the cliffs to a white staircase.]

You're... helping me? And there's something up there? [Well, time to go find out. And much to his confusion, the demon is... following him. Not the first time he's seen a tame demon, but it's still weird.]


2. eat well
[Nero's sitting on his own at the banquet, looking surly and poking at his food. Sure, he's starving, and today's been a shitty day, but he'd really just love to go home right about now. Without yet another world-saving situation rearing its head.

When he notices someone looking at him, he looks up and scowls.]

Take a picture, it'll last longer. [He's really not in the mood to make friends, let him sulk in peace. >( ]


3. the red spring
[When the group arrives at the inn, Nero claims one of the rooms and flops onto one of the two twin beds, stretching and sighing. Someone followed in after him, and he yawns and peeks at them.]

You looking to share? I don't mind, so long as you're not a snorer.

[He's teasing, don't even worry about it.]


wildcard
[Anything else you want to do? Nero has kinetic magic, so you can catch him practising it in the training grounds, or maybe you'd like to do the quest together. I'm all up for suggestions!]

CARAVANS

[casaposa]

[Life's not so bad if he can spend the next however many minutes, hours, whatever next to this stunning little number. The familiar by her side looks like its in a sour mood and he's not sure if that reflects its partner or not.

He spends a few minutes occupying himself with the bizarre phone he's been given. It's just So Much for a man from the 1930s whose only experience with new entertainment has been the local bar putting in a pinball machine. Now that's wild.

He's pretty sure he didn't click the video that's now blaring through the headphones he had, thankfully, connected prior to all his curious prodding and the baby shark do do do do do is only somewhat audible in the caravan.

He just shoves the thing into his pocket when he can't figure out where off is. It's fine. It'll power down eventually.]

Bella, would you care for a drink?

[fooligans]

"Oh, what are they like then?" Needlessly to say, he's curious. "I wouldn't come after you with a dagger, it's just for later on. In case I don't figure out what my magic is."

It's difficult to predict what might happen and he has gotten rusty with knives. Magic is one thing, but he'd rather not depend on it fully.

haru | beastars | ota

[hopticulture]

caravan.
[She's dried for the most part from her impromptu swim; clothes still damp but less unbearable than before. The long arduous walk up a mountain certainly helped, and despite her utter confusion from this whole reality-bending ordeal, Haru does find some relief in having been given a smartphone for her troubles.

Even if these human animals sure are...something to stare at. Same with their horses, standing four legged on strange feet that look like overlarge toenails.

Ugh...weird.

Through all this confusion, a small white fluffball of a fairy-like creature has been following her since being dragged out of the lake, and Haru has taken absolutely no notice of the floating thing. It's landed on the top of her head, delicate and light, a cotton ball that closely resembles her own cotton tail that sticks out of the back of her skirt.

One long rabbit ear twitches a bit as the creature snuggles up atop her head, but Haru is too focused on the horses who seem to be waiting around mindlessly.]

Hello-oo? [She should know better than to brazenly approach such a large mammal, one that could crush her easily if spooked. But, here Haru is, approaching a horse that's just as white as her, waving her hand up at its face.] You're from around here, right? I still don't get what's going on.

[Someone please tell her these horses don't talk.]


red spring.
i.
[By now she's taken notice of her little traveling companion, and for the time being it remains either on or around her, fluttering like a small mote of stray fluff or sitting on her head like a tuft of fur.

Haru's kind of just accepted what's going on and her new companion in stride, that being assigned a roommate doesn't phase her. It's a lot fewer of an occupancy than compared to what she had back in Cherryton, and she has a roommate at university.

Regardless of who her roommate is and what gender they are, the small rabbit is removing the top layer of her clothes which still reek of lake water. In her bra, she flops down facefirst into her bed, being 3'5" having to literally hop up onto it.]

I'm still so cold from that lake. [She hopes she won't catch a cold...her rabbit body is so pathetic and weak it's easy to get sick if she's stuck in sodden clothes all day.

Her voice is muffled as she remains with her face pressed against the comforter.] Hopefully there's a bathtub.

ii.
[After settling in some, Haru's decided to take advantage of the Red Spring's supposed healing properties. Her Kesaran-Pasaran (who has no name of its own, but she's just going to call it 'Azami') isn't accompanying her at the moment.

So...she's alone. And in her loneliness Haru strips fully down into a one piece bathing suit borrowed from the resort. Tentatively she takes a step into the waters, gauging its temperature against her fur, before stepping all the way into the spring.

She dunks down beneath the water, coming up after a second or two. Her back is turned away, so she's unaware of whoever's also come to the spring. Quietly she preens, running her hands up along long ears to gently squeeze the water out of her fur.]


holey grail.
[She's only on this quest because she's fallen into a partnership with someone. Why they'd turn to a rabbit for help on a daring quest is anyone's guess, but they're all strangers here so she can't fault the want for companionship.

It's just too darn bad that the grail she's found is up way high in the tree tops, her eyesight too poor to make anything out beyond it being something shiny, and stuck--]

Oh...that's a wasp's nest. [Her familiar, who's halfway floated up towards the grail, does whatever the equivilent of an 'about face' is for its species upon also noticing it's a nest full of buzzing wasps.

Haru, hands on her hips and neck craned upwards to squint at the grail for another moment longer, shrugs dismissively.]

Well, we tried! Let's leave it for the bugs.


[ooc: feel free to take my toplevels and tweak them to better suit your needs, or toss a starter of your own at me! i will match styles (though not tenses because i'm perma-stuck in present tense). PM or ping my plurk (trashcats) if needed!]

at the spring because. yeah.

[disasdeer]

[ Guess who Louis didn't expect to see? Especially not here. Especially not while relaxing in the springs which were doing a great job of alleviating his stress of the day's worth of traveling and figuring out things about this place. But - he's not unhappy to see her, certainly. She's animated and bright and he likes her company usually.

He climbs out of the hot spring, propping himself on the side of it when he sees her. ]

Juno...

[ He stands, finding a robe to wrap it around himself. ]

You're here?

protag room ✨

[fooligans]

[ Amused by how judgmental the black dog is, Akira wonders if most of the familiars are like this or are they just lucky to have such companions. Either way, it doesn't bother him too much. ]

Yeah. I shouldn't be too surprised they have those here, but...

[ To be fair, after getting introduced to a familiar and a world of magic, getting a smartphone felt a bit unreal. ]

Whoever wins gets to eat all the chocolate bars from the fridge.

[ The stakes are high, so he hopes the blue-haired boy will accept the challenge. Well, even if he doesn't, playing with someone else is more fun than doing it alone. ]

caravan

[disasdeer]

[ The horses are the strangest thing, somehow, of everything he's witnessed here. His familiar has occasionally been hovering nearby, making sure he doesn't find himself in too much trouble (which given Louis, could be a task). He hears a familiar voice nearby and his ears twitch and he makes his way towards it. ]

They won't answer, I tried.

[ He says it as he approaches her, to join her in looking at the white horse. ]

I mean, I tried a few times.

Only the best room

[afoolshope]

[Minato wasn't even used to a smartphone, being from the time when flip phones were still the norm, so Akira still had the advantage there.]

Better than being in actual medieval times.

[He'll take the weird combination of the two over no modern technology any day. There was a slight huff through it nose, a barely there chuckle, but his lips quirked slightly.]

Sure.

[While it would be a shame if he lost out to all those chocolate bar, there were other food in there so it wouldn't be a total loss. Still, he was interested to see how he did. Rhythm games were something he was used to playing, being more of an MMO and classic arcade kinda guy. He took a bite of the sandwich, listening to the all of three samples of the songs offered.]

Think we can unlock more as we go along?

[He deferred to whatever Akira wanted to pick.]

[hopticulture]

[Boy oh boy does that familiar of Louis's have his work cut out for him.

Haru hears Louis's approach from behind, one ear twisting back slightly towards the noise in a subconsciously feral way. But, when she hears that the footsteps are attached to a familiar voice she never expected to hear in a place like this, she jumps a bit, turning to look up at Louis when he joins her at her side.

The horse remains unspooked, though it does flick its tail from either flies or the presence of the strange white dog hovering nearby.]

Louis?? What are you--? [She shakes her head, patting her cheeks to calm down. What's he doing here? Probably the same reason she's here.

Turning from him, she looks back at the horse.] What do you mean they won't answer?

Kuroko Tetsuya | Kuroko's Basketball

[punchpass]

Holy Grail

Maybe he should've realized there was something odd about this quest, but Kuroko had never been one to pass on helping people. The space loop had taken frustratingly forever to get his way out of, but his observation skills finally won in the end.

Now he was stuck in the quandary of getting to what looked like a colander grail on the other side of a raging river, only accessible by the thin vine it was tied to. Using his animal magic, Kuroko had theorized he could ask perhaps a bird or a mouse to go across the vines and cut it so he could catch it as it swung, but quickly realized birds were assholes.

So he went with the mouse he'd found, which turned out to be an extremely large and fat rat that was now sitting in his hands. He needed help, though; he was too short to reach the vine, and the trees were too slippery.

Spotting a (hopefully) taller traveller, Kuroko materialized beside them, holding up the rat slightly in his hands. "Excuse me, but I need your assistance."

The Red Spring

The trip had been uneventful, aside from having to walk part of the way because the carriages had forgotten him; they had been very apologetic. He was interested in the odd blend of medieval aesthetic and modern technology.

The springs were lovely, even if he was a bit shy about meeting other people. They allowed him to bathe Nigou who had somehow got covered in sand and he spent some time looking for his teammates.

It was later on that he happened upon the training grounds that he started seriously thinking about magic. Kuroko was concerned about his friends and the state of his world, but if what they were saying was true, this is the only way he could help.

Practicing resulted in little more than wasted effort and it was only after he asked Nigou what he should do and the dog answered that Kuroko realized what was going on.

Unfortunately now he had a little problem; his familiar had left him alone for now, and Kuroko didn't really want to call him for a goose that was refusing to let him move.

He thought he was being polite, asking the goose about his possible magic, but now the bird was just hissing at every movement he made. It made it very clear it wanted to chase him too, so Kuroko just stood in place and stared the bird down while Nigou ran off frantically to bark at someone for help.

Miles Edgeworth | Ace Attorney | OTA

[jurisprudence]

ARRIVAL A — WATERLOGGED

[This is not actually the worst day that Miles Edgeworth has ever had — actually, it probably doesn't even make the top three, all things considered — but it's certainly out to make itself a contender for a title, that's for sure. Between getting dropped into a lake (a lake!!) and then getting hauled up onto the shore and winding up lying on his back on the beach, soaked to the gills and massively uncomfortable in his expensive suit and fancy coat and — oh, hell, his briefcase, everything in it is probably ruined —

And then, on top of everything else, he'd closed his eyes to try to blink some of the stinging seawater out of them, and when he'd reopened them again, there'd been a pair of glittering sapphire eyes staring back down at him.

Said eyes, as it turns out, belong to a strangely-colored bird about the size of an eagle, which also happens to be sitting directly on his chest while it glares down at him. And really, like. What the fuck.

So naturally, he does what any sensible person would do: swings his waterlogged briefcase at it, which causes said bird to beat its wings once and then vanish.

Looking startled, Edgeworth rubs at his eyes, then rolls over and pushes himself up onto his hands and knees in the process of getting to his feet with whatever self-respect he can still manage to grasp at.]

Did I hit my head...? Seeing things...

[He says to himself, halfway to his feet, as he looks up and — there it is again, a few feet away and perched on the branch of a forgotten piece of driftwood, still glaring.]

...?!

[In this prompt: area man menaced by own familiar. Save him?]

ARRIVAL B — THE WHITE CLIFFS

[Okay, so he's not thrilled about the idea of moving off the beach, but ultimately it seems to be necessary; there's certainly no help coming if he just stays put, and it'd be stupid to let the whole caravan leave without him and strand him in the godforsaken wilderness with no resources and no way to contact someone to come to his aid. So Edgeworth follows along as people wind their way toward the Rent-A-Ride, whatever...that means...and pointedly pretends as though he hasn't noticed the eagle-sized flaming bird that has taken up residence on his shoulder.

HE IS VERY GOOD AT PRETENDING. THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE HERE. NOTHING WHATSOEVER.

Regardless, it's as they draw near the cliffs — and it quickly becomes apparent that their destination is at the top of them — that his footsteps falter, and he starts to look a little pale as the reality of the situation begins to sink in.]

...Ah. Is there...

[He swallows hard, trying to mask it behind a quick adjustment of his waterlogged cravat.]

...No other way to the depot?

WILDCARD — TAGGER'S CHOICE

[Want to encounter Edgeworth somewhere else? Feel free to drop me a starter for any of the other prompts, or write one of your own! I'm game for shenanigans, so let's have fun!]

the red spring

[thecacophony]

[ Sal stops in the doorway, looking warily over all of the appliances she doesn't recognize and the many foreign items that make up these rooms. Eventually, her attention is drawn to the guy stretched out on the one of the beds. Her hand moves up to the long red scarf around her neck, pulling it down so she can be heard. ]

Oh yeah? Well, just don't try to slit my throat in the night and I guess we'll be fine.

[ She sure sounds serious, or maybe it's the frown locked onto her current expression; that scar sliced down her right cheek sure doesn't help either. Finally, Sal steps in and shuts the door behind her. Walking in a little further, she notices something else that catches her interest. ]

What the hell is that supposed to be...?

[ She gestures over to that strange weapon of his. It doesn't look like the sword she's got belted at her own waist, that's for sure. ]