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Quest Mingle: June-July
Quest Mingle: June-July
LOGS | NETWORK | OOC | MEMES | NAVIGATION
Questboard! This post is for playing!
• These quests are valid from start of June until end of July
• Characters don't need to be a member of the guild to do quests and anyone can do any segment's quest! The quests are just marked this way to show where the quests are taking place.
• City Location Details | Segment Location details
• Remember to keep distances (times are calculated as walking times) in mind when planning what quests to do when. You have two full months, so there's no rush!
• For some of the monsters, additional details can be found from the Beastiary.
• Rewards are for one completion of the Quest, but characters can do it multiple times to earn more money from them, as the problems do repeat.
• Please see the guild page for permanent quests.
IC Note
We are very concerned of the increase in danger in the Segments and hope that people take extra caution when going outside. If anyone finds clues about what might be causing all these things, please let any of the power holders know! The quest rewards have been raised to compensate for all the danger you need to face.
A full investigation is going on about the situation. We thank you for your continued support.
City Quests
Even in your city... quests! [ Click to Expand ]
| Quest Name | Description | OOC Notes | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolstering the Defenses | Due to the abnormal amount of danger in the segments, we've decided to start strengthening city defenses. Watchtowers were built near the bridges, on both the segment and city sides. We're currently training natives to take on watch duties, but until we have enough personnel, we ask that you pair up with someone and sign up for guard duty at one of the towers. Any monsters coming too close should be dealt with and if the amount of monsters is too much for two - a warning signal set out into the skies for the other tower to see and spread the message. | Due to the High Risk quests, a lot of different regular monsters are on the move. The numbers they come in range from just a few to even twenty. The more there are of the same monster, the better they work together - but variety makes the groups more chaotic and more prone to fall apart. | 10 000 Moon Coins |
| Sir, There's a Capybara in My Bath | Animal Shelter volunteers have done it yet again. This time the animals that escaped are ones we least expected to. The Zen Capybaras are always so calm and never really go anywhere. They're perfect for keeping other animals in check as their aura calms them down. Now we've heard reports of them appearing in public baths... and even people's private baths. They especially love onsens and can be seen with a mandarin on their head there. We will work on making them suitable baths here at the shelters, but meanwhile, can you help us find them? Be careful, since their aura might render people into a relaxed mess. | Zen Capybaras are like normal capybaras but come in various colors, usually in pastel but other variations exist too. They have an aura that will calm even the angriest creatures down and with regular people the effect is strong enough to make someone feel like their head is full of clouds. Scratching them under their chin will make them stop doing the aura thing, which they sometimes do without meaning to. | 900 Moon Coins, Capybara pet (if desired) |
| We Never Planted This | An experiment between the Tower of Potions and the Botanical Garden has gone awry. They were trying to combine their abilities to create new possible guardian flowers to help with defenses. However, instead of fighting, all the flowers are running around tickling people. They continue to tickle people until they nearly pass out from laughing. We suppose that's one way to fight... but the problem is they do it to everyone. They will likely lose all ability to move and tickle after a while, but new ones will rise, as the potion was accidentally used as a regular fertilizer in various parts of the city. Never leave your experiments where they can be found I guess. At least when they can be find by summer workers. | The flowers can be any type and they grow up to be around 170cm/5.5feet in height. They're very weak to physical violence and magic, but are very sneaky and like pretending to be normal flowers before attacking their victims. | 2000 Moon Coins |
Winter Segment
Lights, Snow, Quests [ Click to Expand ]
| Quest Name | Description | OOC Notes | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Cod On The Block | The Unfrozen Lake has gotten some new species of monster fish lately. They keep eating all of the regular fish in the lake! This is a problem because it's a popular fishing spot, as it's close to the airship station. The hospital has lately seen many fishers return, telling how they were mauled by a fish they pulled up, too. It would be great if the invading species could be fished out - or otherwise removed - from the lake. | There are two types of monster fish: Icicle Piranhas that bite the moment they come up from the lake, usually targeting someone's nose or their ear (causing at least a nasty frostbite) and Octofish that are a mix of an octopus and a fish and they spew poisonous ink at the people fishing them up. The poison is very potent, but can be cured by an antidote made from the Octofish tentacles. | 2000 Moon Coins |
| Now This is a Sir Price CW/TW: possession | There has been a report that a very ghost-like group of people has been walking around the Forest of Spirits. That's not the weird thing. The weird thing is that they all looked like the same guy. When a group of researchers when to take a closer look there were more of them, but this time they looked like different people: but there were multiples of the same person! It seems the rumors about 'I think Therefore I Am' was true after all. Please do something to stop people from accidentally creating clones of themselves - or from getting possessed. | Something found from the Underground library has come true: "I think, therefore I am. Never say this out loud near a group of ghosts or they will start thinking they're you and take your form, perhaps even your body. Spoken from true experience. If you see multiple ghosts going by the name of Sir Price, exorcise them for me, please." This means even otherworlders can have copies of themselves walking around. These ghosts are special and can be seen by anyone due to the phrase making them "feel real". The ideal solution is to exorcise the ghosts, but just stopping natives and your fellow power holders will help thin their numbers. | 1600 Moon Coins |
| ❗High Risk Quest❗ Where? Wolf! CW/TW: possible gore | Werewolves have started expanding their territory. While they used to remain in the Wolf's Blood Mountains, they have now started appearing on other areas in the eastern Winter Segment. Not only that, they've started to turn people into their kin, rather than kill them. They've been bold and attacking even areas near the city to get their prey. It's an all out war against them, and we need help! We need to drive them back to their mountain! Be careful not to get bitten and bring some silver with you. | Ferocious wolves that walk on two feet during the nights. Moon gives them power and they're almost invincible during the full moon - but they're not extremely weak during new moon, either. Their bite is poisonous and can turn someone into a werewolf if they survive the attack or the strength of the poison. Being scratched by a werewolf may also end up leaving a minor werewolf curse (partial wolf transformation during full moon, not necessarily any awesome powers). Best way to deal with a werewolf is to get them alone (usually travel in groups of 2-3) and using silver-covered weapons. They have regenerative powers that the metal stops for long enough to matter. | 20 000 Moon Coins |
Spring Segment
Breezing through quests [ Click to Expand ]
| Quest Name | Description | OOC Notes | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moon's Favor | Moon Bunnies are creatures that circle around the segments to bring the moon's blessings to all of them. They're originally from the Winter side, so whenever they reach the Summer they need to get help from people. So the people have set up places in the city to make different variations of nutritious and delicious cakes to give the bunnies. You can either help make the cakes or/and deliver them near the Spring Flower Yard (unlike last year when the 'buffet' was held at the Summer's flower yard) for the bunnies to find. You may even get a chance to feed and pet them yourself. The Moon Bunnies are also feeling very generous and giving anyone who gives them a cake a blessing: any item you want will get blessed with the moon's power and will light up the darkness when they wish it. | The Moon Bunnies float in the air as a means of travel and sometimes they sparkle like the moon. They cannot be adopted and if someone tries to take one back with them they will poof into moon dust and reappear somewhere else. The blessing can be received from multiple bunnies and put into multiple items that way. It also works in emergencies (like if the owner is knocked out) even if someone doesn't wish on it, so others may find the person. | 900 Moon Coins, Moon's Favor |
| Thinking About the Immortality of the Crab | A species of monster crabs has been found again from the shores of the Prism Lake. For centuries people have hunted them because legends have said they possesses a gem hidden in one of its many barnacles that was assumed to be the secret to their immortality. However, they are extremely elusive and appear only on nights when moon is covered by clouds. Whenever they're on the surface, they cause a lot of damage to everything nearby - sometimes even further away, as they move faster than normal crabs do. We're really interested in getting the gems to study them. | Immortal Crabs are, as it says on the tin, immortal. They've lived on Ellipsa for longer than people. No one has seen them for three decades, but now they have made their grand entrance. The gem inside their barnacles are magical in nature, but don't grant immortality. Instead they make healing magic thrice stronger than normal. The crabs taste delicious, but don't otherwise do have any special effects. | 800 Moon Coins per Gem, a free crab dinner |
| ❗High Risk Quest❗ Hell's Coming Home with Me CW/TW: possible gore, being eaten alive | A big part of the Cherry Blossom Parks has started to move. The trees look like they might have evolved into living trees, but on closer look they're covered in slimes. Not just any slimes, but the Weapon Slimes that live in the parks. Something has made them possess the trees and made them starts marching towards the city. There's a long way for them to walk, but the sooner they're dealt with the better! They also have weapons attached to the trees, so they're armed, moving trees. | Weapon Slime are a type of slime that dangerous due to them absorbing weapons and making them a part of their body. They're very aggressive and don't like strangers coming near them. Several of them have combined each other to be big enough to absorb trees to use them as ways to attack people. The slime covered trees act very much like live giants, acting with one mind. Like a lot of regular slime, they're weak to fire, but they know ways to shield themselves with items found in the environment - or captured people. Those captured inside a slime have two hours before they start dissolving inside. | 20 000 Moon Coins |
Summer Segment
Get your hottest quests here [ Click to Expand ]
| Quest Name | Description | OOC Notes | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aserejé ja de je | The Dancing Skeletons have made it to the Summer Segment on their "tour". This time the skeletons they've dragged into their dancing are Hula Skeletons. Mostly called that because they like to dress up in different straw skirts, flowers crowns their heads and leis around their necks. As per usual these skeletons have no sense of personal space or consent, so anyone who happens to come close enough to them is going to be bothered. Otherwise they seem to be pretty harmless this time, other than not knowing limit to how long someone can dance that is. Some people might need rescuing. | Hula Skeletons are the friendliest sort of skeletons who enjoy dressing up and looking nice. They can be easily distracted by showing them different clothes or even make up. The Dancing Skeletons will be annoyed, but won't cause a scene and instead continue dancing. | 1000 Moon Coins |
| Dandelion Dreams Coming True | There's a species of lions that look very much like dandelions. They're usually hard to find, as they blend into the sceneries in the Spring Segment. However, strong gusts of wind have brought a pack of them into the Summer Segment. The environment here is dangerous for this species, so we wish to see them go back to the their original habitat. However... we don't have the courage to approach lions. Even if they look like dandelions they're still predators. | Grandelions are large lions that look like dandelions. They mate with whoever, as the gender doesn't matter. The flowers on their tails turn into seeds and produce new lion cubs when they get planted on the ground. Newborn lion cubs have a bud instead of a flower on the tip of their tails. Despite being large, they're very light and often get carried to places by strong gusts of wind. | 1600 Moon Coins |
| ❗High Risk Quest❗ Bless the Cursed Rain | It's finally raining in the Summer Segment, but that's where the good news end. Dark Albatrosses have appeared in the skies, and they're affecting the rain. Any place they fly in the rain gets mixed with dark energy that drops on plant-life, the soil and creatures alike, making them corrupted. Plants and soil die, creatures turn into abominations and attack people. The Dark Albatrosses need to be dealt with as soon as possible - especially before they fly over the areas with Wyverns and make them even stronger. | Dark Albatrosses are giant birds, with wingspan over 4 metres/13.12 feet. They're all black in color and have horrifying red eyes and their talons are sharp as knives. They're coated in dark energy, making them harder to fight than most creatures and they prefer to stay high up in the air. | 20 000 Moon Coins |
Autumn Segment
Maple scented Quests [ Click to Expand ]
| Quest Name | Description | OOC Notes | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Cleaning | Leech like plants have started destroying the Autumn Airship Station. We've made attempts to chase them away, but more keep coming back. It's very likely that there's a nest (or several) of them somewhere nearby, but we're not brave enough to go check. We're pretty sure the only way the bypassed the barrier is because they're mostly plants. | Leech Vines are plants part of a monster body called a Leech Plant. The monsters themselves aren't able to pass the barriers, but they can send their tendril like vines to eat the material the station is made of. Finding the main body and destroying it will help the problem, but be careful of the vines as they might try to suck anything they can find - even people's blood. | 1400 Moon Coins |
| You Use a Repel | It's a known fact that the Lake of Healing gives someone energy when they dip into it, but also attracts a variety of monsters. Well, we have developed a cure for that. It's still in an experimental phase, so we're looking for volunteers who would bathe in the lake and then spray themselves with the spray we developed. It should negate the effect, making monsters ignore you... but it might be a good idea to keep a weapon nearby if it doesn't work! | Good news! The spray works. None of the monsters approach the person who took a dip in the lake. However, the next morning, after sleeping for at least a few hours, they will find every harmless, fuzzy creature within three mile radius has made their way to them and are either snuggling or sleeping next to them. The spray wears off during the course of day or with a nice, long shower. | 900 Moon Coins, Pets(?) |
| ❗High Risk Quest❗ Rulers of the Skies CW/TW: electrocution, possession | The storms in the Autumn Segment have taken a different form than usual. The clouds above themselves have become sentient, it feels like and they're making precise shots with their lightning bolts at anyone there. Occasionally they even change shape and become more menacing, sucking trees, people and creatures into the cloud with winds. They're either never seen again or return as creatures possessed by lightning that cause havoc all around. We've had to capture and lock away some natives possessed that tried to get into the city to cause havoc there. We're looking for a cure, but something needs to be done to these clouds before things get out of control. | Storm Conquerors are clouds that have traveled through the Darkness and have become sentient creatures of chaos. Whenever one breaks apart they're quickly reformed, but the more pieces it's torn into the longer the reforming takes. Those possessed by lightning will return to normal by having the electricity sucked out of their bodies with different devices. | 20 000 Moon Coins |
NSFW Quests
DO NOT use the Quest Mingle for these quests and instead play them on other posts! This questboard is only unlockable by characters that are 16 or older.
The Spice [ Click to Expand ]
| Quest Name | Description | OOC Notes | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Vibes Only | Sponsored by Good Vibes is hosting an adult toy contest. Everyone is encouraged to flex their creativity and design a toy toy that could potentially go into production. The winner will be picked by Eiden. People are encouraged to only submit one design - so be sure to put your best, most creative foot forward. | To be considered for the win, please visit here and drop a line. Winner will be randomly chosen. | Rewards (1 per person): Everyone: 50% off coupon to Good Vibes For entering: 250 Moon coins For winning: 1000 Moon Coins + Potential Toy Production |
| Spicy Gacha | A new restaurant has opened as a rival to the infamous Gacha Restaurant. The Spicy Gacha Diner offers similar services, but all the food has a twist: they all have an added effect. Most of them are harmless, (like creating bunny ears on someone's head or changing their voice into a different one) but some of them can cause sexy effects (like a heat like state or a desire to go do some sexy pole dancing) which is why the restaurant is only accepting customers that are over 16-years-old. Come test their restaurant and get paid for it! | The effects range from very silly ones to very sexy ones, but all of them are very harmless and meant to have fun. The food is always delicious and can be either savory or sweet. The best thing? Everything costs the same, no matter what you order. | Free Gacha Meal, 500 Moon Coins |
City Crime Quests
This questboard on an app on the phone and is only unlockable if your character has received a (handwaved) code for it from one of the crime organizations or just criminals of Nightwake. Another way is to hack your way in if you know it exists.
You don't need mod permission to do these, just make sure you find a reasonably way for your character to get there.
Anyone can be a victim of these quests.
Should players doing these quests wish for IC consequences, they may report their character here - or just assume that NPC law enforcement characters are on a lookout for them.
Dark Side of Quests [ Click to Expand ]
| Quest Name | Description | OOC Notes | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dirty Fighting CW/TW: murder | Underground fighting rings are nothing new, but I have something that's new and exciting. I'm hosting a fighting ring where I've invited rival gangs to take part in. I want them gone. Break all their bones, maul their faces - kill them. Make it look like it's part of the fight to not rise anyone suspicions. If you manage to kill someone by "accidentally punching too hard", you will get the highest reward. | This quest is all about violence. However, there may be cops in disguise in the audience so it's possible to get your character into huge problems, should you so wish. Though if it looks like an accident, maybe they won't get a long sentence. Feel free to also have been "invited" by this mysterious someone to be a fighter, especially if your character has been involved with dealing with gangs before. | 10000 Moon Coins |
| It's For Your Own Good | We have plenty of debts to collect, but not enough collectors for the job. At least not collectors intimidating enough. We wish to have the aid of power holders so they can use their powers to get a point across: that paying the money is for their own good. And if they don't listen, you're free to break some bones to give them reminders of what happens if they don't come up with the money. | Debts are collected from various different kinds of people from different districts and then brought to a specific drop point to get a reward. Those who try to steal the debt money will get another debt collector after them. | 2000 Moon Coins per 2 debts collected |
LOL Oh no Hijikata!
From what he can sense, the birds at least have either enough sense or too powerful an instinct to stay airborne where they have the advantage, as opposed to flying lower where they might be shot at from below. Maybe they're even intelligent enough to think to use the steam as a cover themselves. He absently waves a waft of steam from in front of his face, calling out.]
They're coming.
[He readies the whip, then glances down to the flaming clouds just in front of Kaisel.]
Kaisel, rear!
[Just as instructed, the wyvern rears back its head and backstrokes, just as one of the dark shadows abruptly pierces the flames with an angry streak. Jinwoo can feel the heat from the bird, it passes by so close. Smoke from smoldering feathers trail after it as it soars, and Beru shrieks with a hideous war cry of his own (An ant baring its mandibles is never a pretty sight but usually people are spared because of their size. Beru grants no such luxury.) before giving chase.]
The other two are ours! [As in his and Hijikata's, he warns Hijikata with a look of determination as Kaisel moves to fly higher, readying the whip once again and raising it to strike.]
Jinwoo is hard to keep up with in terms of badassery!!
With Beru going after the first, Jinwoo and Hijikata likewise have to chase after their targets. The samurai sends a thick, concentrated lightning strike after the enemy, but the bird turns at an angle at just that moment, and the electric bolt narrowly misses.]
Damn it--!
[He doesn't have to wait long for his second chance, though - the albatross turns and soars towards him, dropping low to dive underneath the bull. The meaty mount flies as sharp a curve as it can, but the bird is faster - before Hijikata knows it, the albatross is attacking his bull's rear, trying to land on the empty backseat of the saddle.]
Oh no, you don't!!
[Just as it snaps for him with its beak, he blasts it with lightning. The albatross gets shocked so thoroughly, for a moment Hijikata almost thinks he can see its skeleton through the flashes... then, it slips off the mount's side and falls.]
I hate being the one tooting my own muse's horn but manwha protagonists are built so different 😭
Jinwoo's target has gone high, and similar to Hijikata's is circling back around to divebomb, talons out. Jinwoo narrows his eyes and ducks at the last second, the bird's talons just missing the top of his head. Afterwards he springs up and backwards off of Kaisel's back in an elegant arch, and as Kaisel flies on out of the way Jinwoo follows Hijikata's earlier example, cracking the whip at the air down below and summoning a lightning storm directly at the bird, its path, and its immediate vicinity. While the bird is briefly stunned he flings the dagger in his other hand, landing it squarely at the base of the bird's neck with an undignified squawk. Then the albatross goes silent and falls from the air.
The dagger disappears from the bird and reappears in Jinwoo's hand, and as he comes down from his arch, now righted again Kaisel swoops in from his own to catch his rider once more.
Jinwoo glances down the way the birds fell, then up towards Hijikata with a nod. Beru is also returning with his prey hanging bloodied and battered from his talons. Lovely.]
... Should we look for more, or check on the two we just took down first?
I say!! 🔥
Granted, both of them did just finish off two high-risk quest enemies like they were just slimes, so he doesn't actually have cause to veer off into a self-doubt spiral. While he does admire the multitalent Jinwoo just displayed, he keeps his head in the game as they regroup.]
The sky's clear, so I doubt there are any more of them nearby right now. Let's land and check them out.
[Not least so he can take a bunch of photos for the guilds. His eyes wander over to the giant ant... is it chewing?]
Good work, Beru, but don't eat it. It's probably not good for you.
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This isn't even the coolest thing he can do I'm sorry Hijikata please don't be discouraged by future antics YOU'RE VERY COOL TOO.Let's not forget that it was thanks to Hijikata's whip that he was able to weaken the bird at all. That counts for something, surely!
Jinwoo is about to nod in reply, but first arches an eyebrow at Beru. There's already blood on the ant's mandibles, though none of the bird is missing in a way that indicates... consumption. More likely he bit it to deal a killing blow, or blood got on him in the fray. There are feathers sticking to him in places. It probably wasn't a pretty fight, they never are with this one.
Beru, in response, simply gives Hijikata a bloodied "smile", more a playful narrowing of the eyes than anything else. Jinwoo is quick to back up Hijikata's warning before Beru gets IDEAS about pecking order, as he tends to do (this is why he doesn't bring you out to socialize Beru I swear to-).]
Do as he says. [The very LAST thing he wants is his shadows getting corrupted. He's sure to pass the warning to the other ants as well.
Once they're properly regrouped he holds up the whip, offering it back to Hijikata. The dagger is already back in his subspace inventory.]
You've really gotten a full handle on your elemental powers. I know a guy back home who'd be impressed.
[Even the "Ultimate Hunter" still has to use hand gestures to do what Hijikata did, but this guy can do it with just a GLANCE. That's genuinely impressive.]
( ooc: Let's just pretend I diiiidn't say "flame emperor" earlier. I'm not sure where that moniker got into my head from. )
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He may still feel envious over future badass stunts, though - but hey, if it fuels his ambition, it may not be for the worst!At the offer to take the ribbon stick back, he shakes his head.]
Keep it! I've got enough with my inbuilt lightning.
[He smiles at the compliment that follows, earnestly happy. So the admiration goes both ways, huh... that deepens the comfort he already feels around Jinwoo. He's professional yet easy-going, a personality Hijikata finds pleasant to work with - someone he can rely on and doesn't need to worry about, and whom he can also shoot the shit with. What's better than that!]
Well, I had a big headstart... and I don't only mean here on Ellipsa. I've had fire magic on the two worlds before as well.
[(OOC: You've got it!!)]
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Then, I'll put it to good use. Thank you.
[That seems like a good place to start in terms of showing gratitude. It would certainly come in useful until he could master other elements.
For now he gives the ribbon stick another look over, then smiles just a bit, pleased, and stores it in his inventory as well.]
Right, you mentioned before that Ellipsa isn't your first time traversing worlds. So it sounds like it's pretty standard to receive new powers...
[He comments, stooping down to inspect one of the birds, looking for any clues but not personally finding any. Was he just unlucky, or was this a coincidental phenomenon, unlike the storm clouds?]
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Yeah, it's pretty standard, elemental magic especially. Of course, the magic system is always different, so you've got to relearn it each time.
[Once his bull has landed, he likewise takes a closer look at the dead birds. Their blood-red eyes are creepy even in death! He takes photos until something catches his eye on the one nearest him.]
What's that?
[He points at a ring, attached to the albatross' leg, that looks like a slightly more complex mechanical device.]
Are you telling me that someone was tracking these bastards' migration route? Are you shitting me?
[He wants to bitch about the researchers going to far, but immediately, things don't add up... these creatures have never been sighted before, according to the quest brief. Who did this, then?]
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His thoughts immediately turn to Hijikata's discovery, and he frowns quietly, displeased by this discovery.
He's quiet for a moment while Hijikata speculates, and then he reaches into his pocket and retrieves the angry bear totem that he'd discovered after dealing with some of the sentient storm clouds, as well as the transmitter from the werewolf. Getting up to move over for a closer look.]
I think this probably goes beyond just tracking their route. The quest board implied that this is a first, didn't it?
[He's clearly on the same train of thought here, but with his own clues added to the mix... He shows Hijikata his own finds, looking at the other man somberly.]
I think someone sent them this way intentionally... I found the totem after defeating some of those sentient clouds, and this transmitter on the corpse of one of the werewolves.
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Seeing Jinwoo's finds, his frown steepens.]
What, seriously? On a werewolf and in those clouds? I dealt with both - though my werewolf encounter was last year - and didn't find anything like that.
[This is so sketchy!! He draws his sword to cut the albatross' foot off (as you do... but hey, it's already dead!) and take the device off - and unexpectedly, the bird's feathers change colour, going from black to white and grey. He stares at the cadaver, then at the ring.]
What the hell?
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[The question is to what end: Distraction or destruction?
AS YOU DO. Perfectly normal thing to do in Jinwoo's opinion. What Hijikata finds only solidifies his opinion.]
... We should present all of this to the guild leaders.
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[He takes some more photos of the now not-so-dark albatross, wondering if these birds used to be regular wildlife before the usual suspects got their hands on them. Well, it's a moot point - whatever they throw at them, they'll have to hack-and-slash their way through it.]
Let's call it a day and go hand in the evidence.
[Not before dispensing some creature treats among Shirobeko and the shadows, though! He and Jinwoo may be able to instantly olly out via Travel Crystal, but these brave companions deserve some acknowledgement. He'll offer mayonnaise as well (sadly, he already knows that his bull isn't interested).]
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He also recalls his suggestion to turn some of them into members of the shadow army. They'd be useful for spying potentially, and if it turns out otherwise he can always dismiss them later, so...
While Hijikata is dispensing treats (the ants seem particularly curious but are quick to snatch them up, and they've disappeared just as quickly down their greedy gullets with happy screeches after.
One of them opens its mandibles to bite the entire bottle of mayo- Hijikata's hand and all, but Beru is faster and screeches at it in warning, causing it to freeze, then back off.
Beru instead turns to Hijikata and points to the bottle in question.]
Except for Beru the ants aren't as intelligent as the other shadows. They still have their insect instinct...
[Jinwoo stares down the soldier in question and it seems to get the message that it fucked up, because it actually looks apologetic.]
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It's fine! There's enough for everyone.
[He gently slides the bottle past Beru's mandibles to squirt mayonnaise straight into his mouth. He has more in his Hammerspace Purse, too. No shadow will go unrewarded! (Whether they all like it, of course, is a different story.]
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Either way, that's not what Beru was expecting. His bug eyes go big, and then narrow to slits, and then very carefully (remembering Jinwoo's warning from earlier) he reaches up to close his claws around the bottle.]
It isn't there being enough that I'm concerned about.
[He replies calmly, not to put a hamper on Hijikata's mood, but because he doesn't want his friend getting maimed!]
Just be careful when you're handing it out to the ants. It would be safer to pass it on to them through Beru and let them sort it out. Otherwise you might... lose a hand.
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Here, Beru. For when you run out. Give the others some, too.
[He and Jinwoo will have to wait until the shadows are done so he can take the empty bottles back with him. A cop can't litter in the wilderness!]