[What are the chances of a lost magical library full of forgotten knowledge reappearing out of the blue? Hijikata could use a diversion from the self-doubt spiral kicked off by his last-place tournament loss and subsequent potentially 32st birthday around the turn of the month, so he joins the research expedition despite the lack of combat action to be expected.
Once onsite, he briskly walks through the aisles, somewhat torn between prioritising the mission and selfishly keeping an eye out for some rejuvenation spells. Clearly, he is getting old if Jean could kick his ass like that - not that Jean isn't a skilled power holder in his own right, but combined with the fatal birthday milestone, the defeat at another regular human's hands was just too much of a kicker for Hijikata to handle.
Just as he reaches out to pull a potion book from the shelf, he notices something from the corner of his eye... and when he turns, it's an owl, sitting on the backrest of a library chair and staring at him with yellow eyes.]
What the hell? Why're there birds in here? They must've been shitting all over the place. Shoo!
2) Immersed in Books
[After angering the library owls and getting swarmed by guardian books after drawing his sword on another book for putting his cigarette out with a torrent of water to the face, Hijikata needs a moment to recollect himself in the fairy tale section, where he flips through a little old book with a pissy expression.
Not much later, those who encounter him will find him far less aggravated, albeit still seeming somewhat worried. Wearing vaguely old-timey western-style clothes, he carefully leaves a trail of mayonnaise droplets from his bottle as he makes his way through the library. Maybe you've already stepped into it! But if anyone confronts him about the mess, he simply explains:]
It's so we all can find the way back out. Also, my sister may find her way back to me like that.
[Since when does he have a sister?!
(OOC: Feel free to encounter him in the horror section, too... it not like he's paying a lot of attention to where he's going while looking for his Gretel!)]
3) The Cold Case
[With the first round of library investigations concluded, Hijikata joins the ongoing Winter Segment expedition preparations. At this rate, he isn't even shocked at the revelation about the eternal blizzard anymore. After all, have the old power holders caused anything but trouble for this world? If the weird creepypasta-like information he found in the library is to be believed, they're even more directly responsible for the Darkness than previously assumed!
While he does spend some time enhancing his gear and his newer swords that haven't had so many enhancements yet, he soon gets attracted by the enticing contests that are happening in Frostreign. Given the tournament disaster, he really shouldn't risk another crushing defeat, but he knows that he's tough enough to stand a long time in the sauna (never mind that the last time, he got so delirious that he tried to smoke the wooden water-pouring ladle)! Anyone else entering the challenge will find him looking quite confident despite the overpowering damp heat.]
This is barely enough to make me break a sweat! We need more steam in here!
[(OOC: He'll also be available for the ice hole swim challenge, snowball fight, or ice rink speed challenge - just ignore the above and write a starter for one of those if you prefer!)]
[(OOC: If you'd like to hash anything out, you can find my plotting comment here!)]
Toshirou Hijikata | Gintama (Prismatica & Isle of Avalon CRAU) | Summer
[What are the chances of a lost magical library full of forgotten knowledge reappearing out of the blue? Hijikata could use a diversion from the self-doubt spiral kicked off by his last-place tournament loss and subsequent potentially 32st birthday around the turn of the month, so he joins the research expedition despite the lack of combat action to be expected.
Once onsite, he briskly walks through the aisles, somewhat torn between prioritising the mission and selfishly keeping an eye out for some rejuvenation spells. Clearly, he is getting old if Jean could kick his ass like that - not that Jean isn't a skilled power holder in his own right, but combined with the fatal birthday milestone, the defeat at another regular human's hands was just too much of a kicker for Hijikata to handle.
Just as he reaches out to pull a potion book from the shelf, he notices something from the corner of his eye... and when he turns, it's an owl, sitting on the backrest of a library chair and staring at him with yellow eyes.]
What the hell? Why're there birds in here? They must've been shitting all over the place. Shoo!
2) Immersed in Books
[After angering the library owls and getting swarmed by guardian books after drawing his sword on another book for putting his cigarette out with a torrent of water to the face, Hijikata needs a moment to recollect himself in the fairy tale section, where he flips through a little old book with a pissy expression.
Not much later, those who encounter him will find him far less aggravated, albeit still seeming somewhat worried. Wearing vaguely old-timey western-style clothes, he carefully leaves a trail of mayonnaise droplets from his bottle as he makes his way through the library. Maybe you've already stepped into it! But if anyone confronts him about the mess, he simply explains:]
It's so we all can find the way back out. Also, my sister may find her way back to me like that.
[Since when does he have a sister?!
(OOC: Feel free to encounter him in the horror section, too... it not like he's paying a lot of attention to where he's going while looking for his Gretel!)]
3) The Cold Case
[With the first round of library investigations concluded, Hijikata joins the ongoing Winter Segment expedition preparations. At this rate, he isn't even shocked at the revelation about the eternal blizzard anymore. After all, have the old power holders caused anything but trouble for this world? If the weird creepypasta-like information he found in the library is to be believed, they're even more directly responsible for the Darkness than previously assumed!
While he does spend some time enhancing his gear and his newer swords that haven't had so many enhancements yet, he soon gets attracted by the enticing contests that are happening in Frostreign. Given the tournament disaster, he really shouldn't risk another crushing defeat, but he knows that he's tough enough to stand a long time in the sauna (never mind that the last time, he got so delirious that he tried to smoke the wooden water-pouring ladle)! Anyone else entering the challenge will find him looking quite confident despite the overpowering damp heat.]
This is barely enough to make me break a sweat! We need more steam in here!
[(OOC: He'll also be available for the ice hole swim challenge, snowball fight, or ice rink speed challenge - just ignore the above and write a starter for one of those if you prefer!)]
[(OOC: If you'd like to hash anything out, you can find my plotting comment here!)]