TEST DRIVE MEME ⚔️️ 6

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{ QUICK NAV } Premise ⚔️️ Rules ⚔️️ FAQ ⚔️️ Taken ⚔️️ Reserves ⚔️️ Apply ⚔️️ Locations ⚔️️ Bestiary ⚔️️ Top-Levels Only ⚔️️ 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. It's still chilly, but not enough that you can't manage on your own. The Lady of the Lake is swimming around under the water, but seems to be focusing on coordinating a band of mossatees to help rescue any wayward new arrivals. Mossatees are a special Avalonian manatee that is green in color and has what appears to be a patches of grass or other short plant life growing on its back. While some are fully green, many sport blooming flowers or fairy circles of mushrooms. If anyone tries to ask the Lady of the Lake for directions, she will direct you to Archimedes at the Rent-a-Ride. Those with animal magic may get their info from the manatees, though may notice that they're really overly friendly and have zero concept of personal boundaries. Everyone may notice they have no concept of personal space, as they will happily run right into someone's belly for a snoot squishing. 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. *Reminder: Your character's familiar may or may not be with your character in their initial plunge. If the familiar isn't partial to water, it may meet your character on the beach or sit atop their head while they swim. Or if they are, they might splash about and swim alongside your character. Familiars have different personalities and body specs and we leave those up to the players. 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, a pair of earbuds, and animal-themed ponchos 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 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. Which given the fact that it's pouring down rain in April? Not ideal. You were only given ponchos, not rain boots. 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. Unfortunately, due to a bee infestation and massive amounts of rain, the hot springs of the Red Springs are not available this month! Instead, an underground salt cave is offered as a way to relax and unwind. Gather around in the rejuvenating, dimly lit caves and breathe in the relaxing effects of salt crystals. Feel the sand between your toes, or if you don't like sand, try one of the many pools with tiny garra rufa for a fish pedicure. Or, lie down in a recliner and stare up at the "stars"-- magic sparkles in the ceiling that move to spell out single-word concepts you may be experiencing. (Maybe you're relaxed? You might get something like "Chill." Find your relaxation buddy hot? Just be careful to look away before the stars spell "Thirsty" to the whole room.) 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. As it turns out, a mythical land that's been around for a few centuries has a few things in common with many modern worlds. It's got the internet, and games have evolved a little bit past hoop trundling and draughts. April, being the traditional month of mirth and games and lots of rain making it hard to have fun outdoors, is the time for Camelot City Gaming Convention, affectionately shortened to CameCon. Come into the large convention center located in the south part of town, get dry, and check out some of the awesome things to do. A ⦿ Couchless Co-Op Without the massive audiences required to really run MMORPGs, Avalon is much more a fan of couch co-op style gaming. Though most games are available on mobile devices throughout Avalon when they are released, there's nothing quite like coming to CameCon to utilize the gaming stages for everyone's favorite fighting games. Multiple players at a time can plug in their phones and connect their accounts to a light magic-based illusion stage (powered by multiple light mages at a time, once a year only!) roughly the size of a basketball court. Fighting games can be played tournament-style on the phone next to your opponent for some awesome trash talk during your battle. Race through space with this year's popular NASTAR Racing Game (National Association for Space Travel Auto Racing) game and fight off space pirates in an epic Mario Kart-esque racing and item battle adventure with your choice of star ship. Or plug your phone into the stage podium and get away from the humdrum fantasy life by joining in a live-movement game that combines synchronous kinetic and light magic. Move your body in the vortex illusion of your favorite rhythm dance game with a buddy! Or maybe you're more into the free-style gaming of Grand Theft Automation with both friends and strangers-- step onto the illusionary stage itself to explore crawling cityscapes and live the life of crime you always dreamed of... at least the cops won't really arrest you if you do it here. Just make sure if you use magic you remember you're on a stage and don't accidentally send some flying off at a poor convention go-er just past the illusion stage. B ⦿ Arthurian RP in your Arthurian RP None can forget one of the most important of game types: the roleplaying game. There's a huge historical set game going on right now where characters can LARP as their favorite Knight of the Round Table. There may be a couple of arguments if two Lancelots end up in the same game, but don't worry, there's a fair way of determining who gets the part for this game if you don't want to wait for the next storyline: rock-paper-scissors-magic. Instead of the traditional version of RPS, you shake your fists and open up to whatever hand-held spell you can make with your particular brand of magic. If it's something that can overcome the other kind in less than three seconds, you're the winner. (And yes, even healers can play-- some protective magic to block a dark magic pain curse is definitely going to win out, for example!) Either way, once your role is decided, put your acting skills to the test! ...and if you don't have any, well, they have costumes that will help you get into the mood with a little dress-up and props that will magically give you sword skills... though only while using the dull-edged plastic props. Or you can just sit on the sidelines and have a picnic on the concrete floor of the center with a potential new pal and watch other people play-- there's a lovely little buffet table with pastries, coffee, and juice in the corner. C ⦿ It Figures... A convention isn't a convention without a little shopping. Come check out what cool games are upcoming in the exhibit hall, buy figurines of your favorite game characters (or.. new ones you've never heard of since this is a new world, but are still cute and/or kick-ass), and most importantly, check out the cool magic you can apply to them. A spell available for purchase in the convention hall that's popular this year is Recipe: Figure Anima, which makes your figures move in place and say popular lines as if they're an actual, miniature version of the character. It's recommended you practice while you're in the convention hall though so figure experts can help if things go.. awry. People have been known to have their own emotions influence the spell, and sometimes toys have started taking on the attitude of the caster. There's nothing quite as tragic as your favorite angelic game character telling you they're gonna kick your ass because you were in a fighting mood. So OOC. Maybe you can find someone who's a little better at magic to fix the problem? Of course, when the rain breaks through and floods the exhibition room, there's a lot of mass hysteria as people scream and climb up onto tables, trying to protect their merch above all else. Hurry, help someone else up onto your table before their ent dakimakura they just purchased gets wet! Only you can save the gamers from water! ..Or that's what you thought, until a second later the electricity goes out and you're left in a total electricity blackout in the convention hall. It may be a good idea to use some magic to try to light the way and find a way out of the flooded hall... A ⦿ Keep Your Vines to Yourselves With magic blossoming left and right because of the bountiful spring equinox rituals, things have been getting a little stranger around the Broceliande. Though it's always been known for being a little odd, there is an overgrowth of prehensile, very friendly vines populating the forest now. The vines seem to have minds of their own, sometimes grabbing people, pulling them up into trees, or generally wrapping around them as if trying to get a warm hug. Ultimately, they seem relatively harmless.. except when you can't get down from them. Hopefully, you've got some kind of destructive magic that can help you fight off the overly friendly vines as you head into the forest to investigate the strange reports citizens have been making of their friends and family disappearing in the generally friendly, if odd forest when they've gone to fetch herbs or other supplies, gone on walks, or who knows what else from the forest. It seems like the best way to get the vines to let go without magic is to tickle the person the vines have captured, so you really better hope you're ticklish... and there's someone willing to really go in on it. It takes a lot of laughter to get these vines to leave you alone! B ⦿ Selfies with Selkies Those who continue on with their investigation after avoiding or escaping the vines will find a very, very large flower that seems to have taken route in a sink hole in the middle of the forest. Hundreds of vines seem to be coming from it, and it seems like this flower may be the source of all of the vines throughout the forest. It won't attack unless you attack it first and it seems to almost immediately regrow any vines that are destroyed. If the flower itself is attacked, it will rise up and attempt to eat your character with thousands of tiny shark-like teeth that lie where the pollen of its flower should be. Those who try to fight will find it seems virtually unkillable and immovable. It is neither plant nor animal and seems to have a thousand minds and souls held within it that somehow feel incomplete, so it's largely incommunicable even with cognitive or death magic. It's definitely a strange find, and it could be easy enough to assume the missing people tried aggression as their first tactic and got gobbled up... Take a trip up to the Archivist will lead them to find a book that includes information on the species: The Cereus de Anima. This giant flower rapidly grows when a seed from the Land of Rot transfers via someone's clothing to an appropriate forest environment and is known to absorb a piece of a person's essence from anyone it touches with its vines. People often seem to go missing for a short period of time when one of these appears, then come back behaving a little differently but ultimately don't seem to be in distress. No one is quite sure what the cause of this is. There doesn't seem to be any record of there being lasting damage, however questionable the plant is... The Archivist, upon seeing you researching the plant, says that he's heard some of the lake's residents just off of the Silent Shore have some experience with one. He hands you a couple baskets of some specially anti-rust enchanted parts and tells you he was supposed to deliver them to a Selkie man living in the lake for a project he's working on. You and a partner can make the delivery and ask your questions from him. The Selkie isn't going to be particularly friendly to fellow men, not trusting human men farther than he can throw them, but will decidedly try to seduce women as Selkie men are known to be extremely handsome and flirtatious with human women. Non-humans he will be neutral toward. It's best to go in pairs so you don't end up on a whirlwind candlelit beach picnic with a shirtless selkie in exchange for information about how to uproot a Cereus de Anima. (At the very least, the selkie will want you to take a selfie with him before you leave so that you have something to remember him by, and you'll always be welcome back if you change your mind.) Regardless of how much of a challenge it is for you to get to that point, as long as he gets the delivery from the Archivist, he'll eventually tell you and your traveling partner about how he heard that there used to be a village at the edge of the Dusklight Woods that was overrun with one of them, and that there's only one survivor who moved to in a cottage on the other side of the Pure of Heart Bridge.. Those familiar, yes, it is the old man that Morganna tried to kill and save in a quest a couple of months ago! Time to travel all the way back to the Pure of Heart bridge and make your way over to the cottage and talk to the man and it sure seems like this quest is long and tedious and you may be wondering if someone will have noticed you're gone... C ⦿ The Answer is No Back in Camelot City, it seems that anyone who's been touched by the vines has been replaced by a doppelganger in their lives. They're just barely off from the original- they have all the memories, but may be slightly more skilled at things they didn't used to be, or may seem to make less ethical choices than they might otherwise. There's just something slightly off. But when people start using AOL to contact their friends and let them know they've been gone.. well, it may seem like the jig is up, or at least in question. Those who find out they've been replaced may want to return to Camelot quickly to try to reclaim their lives. Doppelgangers will attempt to kill their original if they come into contact with them when they aren't around other people, so you may need to flee for your life if you haven't gotten good enough at magic to defend yourself yet. Around other people, the doppelgangers will do their best to try to prove themselves the real person and since they were made from the original, will have the same memories as the original character so asking questions that "only ___ would know" may not work. Eventually it will come out that the doppelgangers have occasionally wriggling vines instead of spines underneath their clothing, if you're willing to check that to see who's real, but that won't be common knowledge. What can be found out from the old man at the Pure of Heart bridge if you choose to leave your doppelganger alone is that Cereus de anima doppelgangers can only live for a month without killing their original and absorbing the rest of their essence. However, if the original plant isn't taken care of with a special venom you can only obtain from certain creatures in the Forest of the Fisher King, the problem will just keep happening over and over until the city is overrun and becomes nothing but a breeding ground for the flower and its replicas. MOD NOTES: • All test drive prompts are open to anyone in the game at any time to create your own logs with, but this post should have top-levels by potential new characters only. Current characters may reply to any threads, but should not top-level comment on this post. • If your application is accepted, you may accept TDM threads as game canon as long as both players consent. Characters may begin threading as soon as their journal is accepted to the communities. • You can have any animal-style poncho you want! They are themed, not made from actual animals. No animals have been harmed in the making of these ponchos!! • TIMELINE: The resolution to the third prompt will be in April's event! The first two prompt sets will be during the first week of the month. The doppelganger problem and obnoxious traveling and research will be occurring for the second and third weeks of the month. • People with green magic may be able to fill something off about the doppelgangers, but may not be able to identify what it is right away. Blood mages will be able to feel that their blood feels the same as the original as they are essentially copies. Cognitive people will be able to use their magic normally except for hypnotic suggestion- the doppelgangers are immune to it, so while you may be able to find other ways to out them, hypnotizing people to tell the truth won't work this time. Doppelgangers are made from the essence of the person, so they will be able to access their phones and accounts. Note that the Cereus de Anima and doppelgangers are not fairies and cannot be contracted with. If a Death Mage attempts to possess a doppelganger, it will technically come in contact with the doppelganger's vine and may end up with more than one doppelganger depending on how many times they try it. Siphon magic can be used to destroy a doppelganger easily, however, the essence that was stolen from the original's soul may be destroyed in the process so it is not recommended as the original may start to feel as though they are no longer a whole person. • If nothing here tickles your fancy, try one of this month's Quests for your TDM prompt. • The first "Arrival" prompts are present on every TDM, but contain seasonal tweaks for flavor. All other prompts will change monthly. Make sure to read the Red Spring section on this month's even if you're normally familiar-- the springs are closed this month, check out the alternate prompts! • Questions about this TDM's content? Comment here! If you have a question about the game at-large, please head over to the FAQ.

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[konpeito_aji]

[FOR NOW EUSTACE! Never let your guard down with Oda around!]

[He waves and his cape dramatically blows in the wind as he heads down the beach. You will DEFINITELY be seeing him around. Or hearing. He's loud.]

[fruitknife]

That too.

[konpeito_aji]

Oops. Oda's not that devious, that's why Mitsuhide has to cover him. Because he just brazenly declares war on everyone and demands they come fight him. AS YOU DO.

"I wonder if there's any sort of list of people here and where they're from? A census of sorts?"

Ieyasu would set about creating one if he was here, for sure.

[gbeat]

[ooc - Gonna wriggle some stuff around here to ... kinda sorta sync up more with Chris' thread above. Poke me if it doesn't work.]

At a certain point, Hibiki split off with Chris to better get her bearings, before heading off to their waiting carriages. In that time, the grape Noise had latched itself onto her arm again, and she's in the process of trying to shake it off again when she suddenly hears a familiar voice.

A happy sound leaving her, Hibiki manages to finally fling the Noise off her (and it goes bouncing off the ground again), quickly spinning around and running straight towards that voice.

"MIKUUUU!"

Sorry, but Hibiki's about to tackle you, Miku. Also, she's still drenched. She didn't think this through, but that's normal. You should expect this.

[lucubrates]

Not too foreign. [ Walking along, side by side at a leisurely pace as they discuss their metaphorical plan of attack, Zelda offers that statement. Surely, everyone has an idea of democracy in some manner. It does strike her, near immediately, that her words might be a bit rude. ] ...I hope. [ She offers him a cant of her head in recognition, however. Thankfully, she has no idea about the execution note he mentally takes on. ]

I do have a great deal of experience in communication with others, so perhaps this will go according to plan. [ It's a curious statement he makes, though. ] Are you a knight?

[lucubrates]

[ They lay there for a moment, relaxing in the sand-y salt, and "SOOTHING" stays there, twinkling like starlight in the dim lighting of the cave. After a moment of calm silence, Zelda stretches her hands out before her, fingers laced together. There's a soft crack as her knuckles adjust. ]

It is remarkable. I see why they've left us to enjoy the effects of this place. However, I can't help but imagine how it could be used for a broad amount of needs out in the world...

[flamekthunder]

[He frowns when she points behind him, and those eyes narrow a bit when he spots the young dog hiding behind the wheel.

....Hrm. This girl is still insisting to help and he would rather do this alone, but if she's determined it would be better if he kept an eye on her. So he looks back at her and says in a low voice:]

Stay behind me and keep quiet. I'll approach it first. 

[konpeito_aji]

I mean, even as a concept to my lands. It's something that was done overseas centuries ago, or for groups that can afford it. [Ugh, look, don't get him started on the caste systems in Buddhism and his escapades to break them and the people enforcing them. See also: that religious debate thing.]

[As for being a knight... He tilts his head, and thinks it over.]

[It's completely outdated by his time, and from what little he could garner from the Europeans, it was a little like the samurai and cavalry, but without quite as much power and caste over the others. More in the being employed by higher lords thing. In which case... No, not even a little.]

Not exactly. [He's terrible at lying, so he isn't about to try. He's never had to lie on account of reputation and force. If anything, he has to see through others lies all the time.] Are you familiar with guns?

[heart_demands]

"Hmm... honestly don't know if any of the magic is like that or not, tell ya the truth." At least, so far he hasn't experienced it - either personally or talking with someone else about it.

The 'team' aspect of it was a little harder for him to identify with. "At the rate my school's going, your whole team might just end up here instead. No abandoning required." All the same, he shrugged. "If you figure out how to leave, I'd be curious to know - just in case."

[heart_demands]

I don't think you have to worry about someone else using your Quirk, if that's what it's called.

[ He doesn't know that's the name of both Tokoyami's quirk and his lifelong companion. ]

It seems more like there's categories here, you know like the Mutant-types, Transformation-types, and Accumulation-types, versus my Emitter-type, and not everyone's Quirks have a direct parallel. Some of us even do have a direct parallel but can't use that magic type anyway.

[everydayeveryway]

[Adelle sighs. It's relaxing, she thinks. She even closes her eyes... and she could fall asleep. But she thinks better of that; her eyes blink a couple of times, and then she looks sideways at Zelda. She follows the way that she laces her fingers together, then pops her knuckles.]

Mm-hm. After coming here... something relaxing is really a good idea!

[She glances sideways at Zelda. Her expression turns thoughtful.] Are you a healer? You know a lot about this sort of thing.

[recommendations]

[ ooc: ok thank you! Let's avoid spoilers for now. ]

[ Momo raises a hand to interrupt him, shaking her head coolly. ]

That's alright, you don't need to tell me anything. Our working theory is that once we solve whatever problem is freezing time in the rest of our worlds, then we'll all go back to the times we were taken from. So, whatever it is that has happened between what I remember and what you remember... I'll see it soon enough. I don't need to know anything now.

[recommendations]

Oh, I don't know about that. My friend has a kappa familiar and he seems perfectly well behaved, so far. At least, in comparison to Choki-kun.

[ Why yes, she did name her familiar after the snipping sound that scissors make. ]

Well, you see, in the world I come from, humanity has continued to evolve in ways that were previously thought impossible. Nowadays, about eighty percent of the world's population has what we call a Quirk, or some sort of "superhuman" ability. Pro heroes are those who train to use their quirks to aid first responders like police, firefighters, and EMTs, in emergencies, and to help stop superpowered crime. Since some Quirks can be rather dangerous when used inappropriately, public Quirk use is for the most part prohibited. Heroes have to pass an exam to earn a license which allows them to use their Quirk as a part of their work, to help people.

[everydayeveryway]

Trust me. [She winks at him. And she does it so naturally, too.] I can be very quiet. I'm good at that sort of thing. I have to be, in my line of work.

[She nods at him. She'll follow -- she's ready to.]

Lead the way.

[roseeclair]

Training, for combat? What nonsense is this?

"Kinda? One of my housemates got it a little while ago, but he's still new at it."

[thepattern]

[ It is, unfortunately for Geralt, a portal. But one that Corwin can only open once before he has to take the time to create another totem. And he doesn't have the components he would need to create one on the fly out here in the middle of nowhere. In the rain.

But, he reaches into his saddle bag and pulls out the one totem he has, a small statuette made seemingly of bismuth. ]

I activate this, you walk straight through to the city gates. It'll save you a day's travel. [ He eyes the injured leg. ] Or longer, depending on how fast you're moving at the moment.

[roseeclair]

Ah... well, no, not really. And uh... we're all kind of brought here from different worlds, sooo people might not know about Quirks.

[Yeah, it's Complicated.]

[gunlord]

Well, a history lesson is probably better said than typed out on these devices. I would be glad to meet you so I can tell you about it, if you don't mind sharing more about your own home in return?

Religion and trade? Hm, how odd. There is no real clash of religions as far as I'm aware in Zemuria. Aidios is the goddess all of us believe in, although I know the Nords also pay reverence to the winds as well. However, we do have a class system. Nobles and commoners, with the nobles reaping the most benefits from their class and even from commoners. [It was taking every fiber of his being not to type out a novel about his utter disdain for nobles. What was stopping him was the fact that he was friends with a few nobles who had opened his eyes... even if one he would still like to smack sometimes.] Yes they can.

[And to demonstrate, he turned on the voice part.]

Sometimes, speaking is a lot easier than typing everything out. The way to do it is here. [Insert instructions here, followed by the video turning on, revealing Machias's face.] And video is here.

[gunlord]

Exactly what I thought as well. We are at a distinct disadvantage here, but it doesn't appear anything they have said was untrue. If nothing else, they don't appear to be taking advantage of our ignorance but that still remains to be seen.

[justlittle]

[ Bean has, as any student of military history does, wondered what it would be like to serve under various historical figures. To carry out Alexander's commands. To lead Napoleon's troops into formation. The idea of working together with Oda Nobunaga-- not that Bean is convinced this is actually him-- is somewhat intriguing. But on the other hand, Bean just got done following the best commander he'll ever follow: Ender. And he isn't ready to join up with another commander any time soon.

He's right about the cliffs, though. That's definitely their next step. His question does give Bean pause, however. He raises an eyebrow, glancing around the beach. True enough, there is a "special monster or the like" standing a ways away on the beach... the very oni that Oda saw before. ]

You mean that ogre looking thing? Talking to the tiny dragon?

[ Because yes, there, at the oni's feet, is a small silver dragon, no bigger than a cat, peering up at the large oni. The two familiars seem to be conversing, though as soon as Bean points them out, they stop whatever they were doing and turn to look at the boy and the man. ]

Where'd they come from?

[justlittle]

Manatee's not fish. [ Is all Bean sees fit to say to that. He's wondering why the girl's uniform is dry, when his uniform is soaked through. But that is honestly down towards the bottom of the ever growing list of questions he has. Much higher up come things like "Where are they?" and "How did they get here?"

Now that he's sure he's not going to fall off the manatee's back, he tries to stand up, to get a better look around the lake they're in. ]

You ever seen this place before?

[damn_kitsune]

Just something I've observed when I first entered the forest.

[He looked up at the vines, which still appear to be moving on their own.]

You never know... If I hadn't come around who knows how long you would have been hanging there.

[damn_kitsune]

And this is why he only tells you half of his plans, Nobunaga! If Mitsuhide told Nobunaga all his plans, they will all get blown out of the water, figuratively speaking.

"Such a list would certainly come in handy. Perhaps we should work on something like that once we get back into town."

Though he has a feeling it will all be left for him to create the list...

[wherethewindtakesme]

It could. I don't know if you also have your ARCUS unit, but that doesn't work at all.

[He takes out his unit from his pocket. All the quartz is lined up inside, but it looks strangely inert. Like a compact with a bunch of rocks.]

Which means we can't do any crafts or link attacks of any kind. It seems like anything considered magic from another realm might not work. So I'm really not sure about your gun. You might need a spare weapon and be very sparing with those bullets if you do use your gun.

[justlittle]

[ This is the first time Bean is hearing this usage of the word Quirk-- as though it's a proper noun and everything. "A special power that is a part of you." He doesn't have one of those.

Or does he? He knows his mind was genetically altered to be smarter than any other human. Is that a Quirk? Would that count? How would he even know if he was missing that part of himself. It's in his DNA.

Bean files that away to think about later. Better to play dumb here and now. ]

Can't not feel what I don't have. I'd never heard of "Quirks" before today.