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Quest Mingle: June-July


Quest Mingle: June-July
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Quest Plotting! 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.

City Quests

Even in your city... quests! [ Click to Expand ]
Quest NameDescriptionOOC NotesRewards
Fashion WarriorsThe district of Sunwaning is known for its fashion shops. Now the fashion designers have set up different obstacle courses (instead of regular catwalks) around various districts to show off their work. Otherworlders are asked to wear their new lines of clothes and pass these obstacle courses in pairs. Of course they're asked to pose and show off the clothes while going through the course at the same time! This is to show off that the clothes are not only beautiful, but also good for running and jumping around. The use of special powers is forbidden in this quest. You must work together without any extra abilities to go through the course.The further you get through the course the more you get paid. If you make it through to the whole course and push a button that shoots out confetti, you win the whole prize and the clothes you used.500 Moon Coins for full course, clothes
Kisses for CharityNatives of Nightwake want to gather some funds to help the mecha hangar to repair the damage done by memory monsters. That's why they have set up kissing booths all around the city and are asking the help of otherworlders to man them. To spice things up, all booths have a collection of magical lip balms that will give different effects to those who are kissed and taste like something they really like. These effects last from one hour to three, depending how long the kiss was.The lip balms have following effects: Voice altering (makes the person's voice very squeaky or very low), Lies (makes the person lie, even in their thoughts/through telepathy), Soft (makes the person act very softly towards anyone), Mood eyes (shows the person's mood through the color of their eyes), Float (makes the person float), Healing (heals the person's minor wounds, like paper cuts), Refresh (makes the person feel refreshed, like they just had a really great nap).Five of the lip balms (any of them)
Let me Entertain youSome adults are worried about their teenager children and need someone to show them a good example of how to use their free time effectively and without getting into trouble. They are turning to otherworlders. They are asking to keep their kids company and show them fun ways to "kill time".Basically they are asking people to babysit their teenagers, most which have a real attitude problem and will be really difficult to handle. Characters' goals are to keep them out of trouble. Some of them are prone to vandalism and shoplifting, so keep an eye out on them!50 Moon Coins/per hour
Who Let the Dogs Out?The animal shelter in Coldreach had a young trainee look after their magical dogs. They did well to remember to lock the gate behind them, but they forgot to apply the charm that keeps these magical dogs in the pen. Pegasus Dogs are, as the name suggests, magical flying dogs with multicolored wings. Young puppies can't use their wings very well, but they're fast and jump high. They're all very harmless and the worst they can do is cuddle someone into submission. Help the shelter catch the dogs.The Pegasus Dogs are all various different breeds and the only thing same about them is that they all have multicolored wings. Otherwise they act very much like normal dogs and are loyal to anyone who adopts them (which means yes, you can adopt a dog!)20 Moon Coins per returned dog


Winter Segment

Lights, Snow, Quests [ Click to Expand ]
Quest NameDescriptionOOC NotesRewards
Ice Cold ReflectionsA long time ago, when the Half-Frozen Lake was still peaceful, power holders would dive there and find an icy cave (that you can walk in, it's free of water - don't ask how, magic). Inside that cave was an important resource for potions makers: frozen lemonade grass. Why is it important? it makes potions taste good (and also helps with breathing issues). Some divers also went there for some self-reflection, since it was a good place to ask yourself some questions. But please bring the Tower of Potions as much frozen lemonade grass as possible.Special diving equipment is provided to those who want or need it. The ice cave is full of natural reflective surfaces (mirrors) that show none other than yourself. But the you in the mirror has its own mind and will even have a conversation with the character. It's the player's choice whether the mirror version of a character acts like the character or is a little bit of twisted. Some of the reflections' goals is to try and free themselves out of their mirrors. If this happens, the character will have a doppelganger for a week or so going around and acting in their name (after that they disappear into smoke).
This quest and the "Plant Octopi Are Evolving" quest can be done at the same time and you can get rewards for both.
600 Moon Coins, Diving gear
Not All That Glitters is GoldThe river in the Winter Segment is a treasure trove of items people have lost during their adventures. No matter where they have lost them, the would eventually end up in the river and then washed up to the riverbanks. Then it snowed and the items have been buried under the snow for quite some time now. There are likely a lot of different jewelry, wallets, camping equipment and even frozen food underneath that snow. Why not go take a look? We will buy any valuables you find.You can find all of the things listed and precious gems from the snow, as the riverbank is a great spot for them. However there are also Gem Biters that are very angry rodent-like monsters made of precious gems that eat normal precious gems and attack anyone that try to take them. They also hide inside the snow so you might find a gem and think it's a normal gem but then it bites your finger. Luckily they don't have very sharp teeth and they usually just melt gems into themselves - but even blunt as they are, it still hurts. They're as hard as diamonds, so rather hard to destroy.Depends on item sold (be reasonable) or treasure
Paradise ForestThe forest on the border of Winter and Autumn Segment is a strange one. Those who've returned from there have told about a paradise among the trees, but have also been immediately admitted to the hospital after returning to the city due to delayed hypothermia. Yet they talk about it with blissful smiles on their faces. What is in there?Once you enter the winter side of the border forest you will be greeted with a garden-like paradise. It's bright and feels warm, like you just entered a place of dreams. It feels realistic enough to want to take off your winter clothes and just relax and bask in the sun. But it's only a large-scale hallucination caused by Ice Maidens that sucks magical energy. If they take a liking to someone they will encase them in ice and add them to her collections. It might be a good idea to remind yourself where you are while inside the forest. Works worst on people who are mentally strong.300 Moon Coins
Plant Octopi Are EvolvingDue to the fish monster mayhem last month, the Frozen Plant Octopi are agitated and have started to come closer to the surface of the Half-Frozen Lake. If they see anyone near the lake they will try to grab them by their feet and drown them before eating them like a popcicle. Considering there are people diving for potion ingredients, this is a problem that needs to be addressed. Try dragging the plant octopi up to shore of the lake to make them weaker or fight them underwater to keep them back from the cave area.Frozen Plant Octopi are plants that can be harvested for (cold resistance) potion ingredients. However, some of these plants are alive and only show it if you get close enough. They will try to grab anyone and consume them. However, once the octopus is dead, they can be harvested like a normal plant - and you might get edible, very nutritious seeds as well. These versions of the octopi have evolved to be able to move from their spots, therefore are a bit more dangerous than their normal versions.
This quest and the "Ice Cold Reflections" quest can be done at the same time and you can get rewards for both.
500 Moon Coins


Spring Segment

Breezing through quests [ Click to Expand ]
Quest NameDescriptionOOC NotesRewards
Flowers for the SunDuring the months of June and July, the city celebrates Summer Solstice by wearing various flower crowns when going out. They can make a variety of crowns in the city, but to get even more variety, natives are asking otherworlders to pick flowers from the Spring Segment and preserve them with an enhancement spell they teach. After that they can make them into flower crowns that stay alive and fresh for the whole two months and can be worn anywhere. The enhancement spell can be used on various different plant life so they last longer (for example, while transporting them to another place). Natives usually aren't too familiar with flower language, but some might make a comment or two about the combination of flowers used on the crowns. Of course you can also make flower crowns in the city as well and get paid for that.5 moon coins per flower crown donated, up to 100 flower crowns
Never Underestimate the ToadThere has been sightings of an old monster thought to be extinct. It's called a Slime Toad. As the name suggests, it is related to the slimes, as it's saliva is favored by slime around the Spring segment. Slime Toads are giant, over 4 metres tall, and attempt to eat anything that's alive and moving (they especially love eating people that are arrogant and underestimate them). The best way to encounter them is to blow or cut them up somehow, as they will turn into smaller toads the more you blow them up. They will run away when they can no longer find things small enough to eat (so once they've turned tiny enough).Slime Toads are very slow eaters and will take forever to actually swallow anyone properly, so there's plenty of time to rescue someone who has been captured by their mouth. They will, however, be soaked in toad saliva and likely surrounded by Slime because of that. Congrats on becoming popular among Slime!200 Moon Coins
Taming the MountsThey are finally back. The Spring Segment used to be famous for Winged Creatures that guided Power Holders through the Segments. However, after the power holders passed away, the creatures scattered and left for a good while. Now there's been sightings of them returning. Your job is to go into the Segments and find a Winged Creature you bond with. Once you do, it will let you take a feather out of its wings to turn into an amulet back in the city. This amulet will be used to summon the creature in your time of need by holding it up to the sky and yelling the name you gave them.The Winged creatures can be anything you can imagine to ride. Most common ones are horses and other creatures with hooves, but there have been lions as well, for example. They look like regular animals but they are large enough to ride and have giant wings made out of feathers.Mount summoning amulet
Windy RisksWe know this is probably a crazy idea, but we wish to see if the small village at the north-east corner of the Spring Segment (Valley of Wind) has anything we can use. So, we have developed devices that make people heavier so they can avoid being tossed around by the wind that you put on your ankles. We don't know what else might be there; just that the winds are strong enough to throw adults towards the barrier and potentially injure them in the progress. However, there might be important documents still left there, so we think the risk is worth it.There are no documents in the village, but the place is currently much like a scrap yard where you can find parts of devices that have been gathered there, as well as a variation of weapons. Gathered by who or what? Oh, just the giant sleeping dragons made of metal that hoard them. Dragons don't exactly exist in Ellipa, but these are clearly man-made imitations of dragons come to life. You can either try to take the parts without waking the mechanical beasts up or fight them. Instead of fire, these shoot laser beams.3000 Moon Coins


Summer Segment

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Quest NameDescriptionOOC NotesRewards
Cakes for the MoonMoon 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 deliver them near the Summer Flower Yard for the bunnies to find (or both, why not). You may even get a chance to feed and pet them yourself.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.200 Moon Coins
Messages in the DarkDuring evenings a light has been spotted from the Abandoned Port on the east side of the Great Ocean lake. The streetlights there have been giving off an SOS signal. No one knows how the streetlights work as they aren't connected to any electric sources. Please investigate this mystery.The lights are caused by creatures known as the Doom Dune. They lure people into that part of the beach by signaling for help before forming into a sand monster and attack the people from shadows. The sand monsters usually take the shape of the person currently on the victim's mind, as they can see thoughts due to their ghost-like abilities.400 Moon Coins
Say Cheese, Nessie!We can't believe it! Nessie have been spotted at the Great Ocean Lake. No one has ever managed to photograph such a rare creature before and we definitely want to get a picture for our books. Please camp at the Great Ocean Lake and try to take a photo of Nessie for us.Nessie are very mischievous creatures that somehow manage to slip out of a picture frame just before someone takes a photograph. They're peaceful and mean no harm to anyone. They just like to play a lot and escaping photographs is one their way of playing. The people are really desperate for proof of the creature without harming it, so they are willing to pay a lot. Nessie look like long-necked dinosaurs with flippers and are very adorable.2000 Moon Coins for a clear picture
Snakes on the Branches
CW/TW: Snakes
Due to a lot of rain in the Rain Jungle and the Darkness concentrating there, the trees have started rapidly growing. They reach out to the polluted magical river and from there they are growing towards the city. The barrier mostly keeps the branches off, but they do damage it because of the polluted river. The branches also bring in Coil Snakes that try to slither past the barrier and spit out lightning. Cut the branches off before they damage the barrier too much and stop these snakes from entering the city.The branches have soaked in the water of the magically polluted river and can sap one's magical energy when touched. Otherwise they don't fight back, but the Coil Snakes do. They're 2 metres long, as thick as (standard) human legs and eat basically anything. The snakes also sometimes pose as three branches as they are the same-ish color.600 Moon Coins


Autumn Segment

Maple scented Quests [ Click to Expand ]
Quest NameDescriptionOOC NotesRewards
Beauty of the Well
CW/TW: Spiders
There has been a sighting of a beauty wandering near the Abandoned Well. No one knows who she is, but they are worried for her safety. Then one day she was seen entering the well and not coming back up. We think it's high time the well was investigated, especially since it no longer has creepy ominous croaking sounds! The girl might be in trouble!Inside the well is a stream of salty water that leads to a maze made out of rock and dirt. The stream continues under the maze and doesn't help with navigating it. The maze itself is full of traps like exploding trap doors, sticky cob webs that tie you down (or try to drag you into secret trap doors), arrows shooting out of the walls and spores that mimimize the target for two hours (may make it easier to dodge traps though). Deadends may lead to a fire. On top of that the maze is full of spiders that are venomous and protecting something up ahead.
What is something up ahead? The beauty who disappeared, crying and making the stream of salty water who at first seems overjoyed that you found her. But the turns into a Queen Spider and the final boss fight. She's just a bigger version of the spiders though.
500 Moon Coins
Maybe It Bugs Me
CW/TW: Giant Bugs
During the last two months the Maybe the Mapleline forest had a lot of visitors to harvest the syrup there. Well, in the past this has always been followed by giant bugs invading the forest and eating away at the forest as they are drawn by the scent. We are pretty sure it's worse now with the whole Dark Energy thing and we do not want to lose such a good resource. Protect the forest, but as always be careful not to stay there for too long.The bugs are called Maple Mantis and they are giant (like 3-4 metres tall) mantis that eat maple trees. Their hands are like razors, so they cut pieces of the forest down and eat them like they're a bread stick. They usually come in groups of three at a time, from the south. 200 Moon Coins
Out of Body ExperienceA new type of spirits has been spotted in the Autumn segment. That's right, they have been spotted because they've possessed the local scarecrows. The spirits have the ability to possess people by kicking the person's spirit out of their body. Once the spirit gets bored and leaves the body the owner can return to it. If they can find their body again. Luckily the spirits that have been kicked out can possess an item and maybe get picked up by someone while they chase the body stealing scarecrow around.Due to the special ability of the spirits, being kicked out of one's body doesn't kill them right away, but being away from their body for too long (~ 5 hours) will (especially if the spirit abandons the highjacked body). So it might be best to chase the spirit down as fast as possible. Returning to the body is easy, though it might feel a bit disorienting for a while. You cannot return to someone else's body, just your own.300 Moon Coins
Spooky Scary SkeletonsDuring night time, the rattle of bones can be heard all the way to the city as an echo. It's like multiple skeletons are moving near the polluted river. What's more, there are also weird lights coming from the general direction of the sound, making it hard to sleep if you live near the river. Someone do something about this!Investigating the sounds and weird lights in the evening hours will lead to finding a cottage made out of bones (it's only there during evenings, there's nothing there during the day). Inside there is apparently a skeleton rave going on every night, and the bones aren't the best to keep all lights out - not to mention the bones rattling when the skeletons hit the walls sometimes while dancing. If you try to stop the party, they will try to drag you dancing with them - but will also take apart the cottage to fight you with bones.
(Ah the bones? Don't worry about it. They just took apart their friends to make the house. They will put them back once the evening is over)
200 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.

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Quest NameDescriptionOOC NotesRewards
Blossoming the MeadowIn the Spring Segment there's a place called Creature-Nip Meadow. It's a good source for herbs that have calming effects. They're mostly used for anesthetics potions at the medical department, but they have other uses too (the more sexy ones). There's a particular herb that only blooms when people are sexually active near it. Once you've managed to make some bloom, collect the pollen and seeds and bring them with you (but be careful not to inhale the pollen too much). It might also be a good idea to bring someone to guard the meadow from the outside, as monsters are sometimes drawn to the meadow as well.Monsters possible are anything from the Beastiary's Spring Segment section. Inhaling the pollen will make characters experience a heat-like state. It will last longer the more pollen you inhale (max a full day, but at least two hours). Otherwise the pollen can be used to make calming/anesthetic potions when prepared by boiling it, and for potions that act like viagra as just the pollen.1000 Moon Coins
Experimente(a)ntingSome florists have been cultivating special tea leaves for various purposes. They have finally made different variations of tea that seems potent enough to market, so they are looking for test subjects. It's an age restrict job because the tea are meant for promoting sexy times. They need you to sign a paper in case there are ... side effects. But you will get paid for trying the different teas.The tests are held in a hotel at Nightwake Center, which is a full 5 star experience. They are given various tea bags or boba teas to test out and a private room for the night. Of course, no one will look twice if you return with a different person some other time. The rumored side effects may include a hangover like state the next day or possible loss of senses for the next day (like becoming blind).
Effects include: Hard-on (makes boners last for a longer time or return more quickly for multiple orgasms), Enhanced sensations (makes everything feel twice as good), Masochism (makes pain feel pleasurable), Stamina Booster (literally an energy booster for sexy times)
2000 Moon Coins



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mayoninofukucho: (Enjoy it while it lasts!)

[personal profile] mayoninofukucho 2023-07-17 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
Don't worry, you're doing plenty! Whenever one of these plant bastards tries to drag you in, turn that around on them.

[Given Historia's small frame he does have some concern that a plant octopus might win out in a tug-of-war, but he trusts that she's too resourceful to allow that to happen!]

By the way, do you want to visit that underwater cave people are getting the frozen lemonade grass from? I saw the entrance down there. Delivering the grass would actually pay a little more than decimating these octopi!

[Sure, harvesting plants is kind of a civilian activity, but while they're in the area..!]

Or I could just bring up enough for both of us.

[He doesn't mind sparing Historia the dive - presumably she, too, was provided with gear, but if she's inexperienced it may be a little much to start out in such a cold lake.]
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[personal profile] meliorated 2023-07-19 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
( She's about to respond in turn that it was certainly kind of him to say so, but she certainly doesn't feel like that's the case. True, he needs someone to watch his back when he dives into the water, but she can't help but feel like she's leaving most of the work to him.

She can't help but smile at what he mentions next. Considering how cold it is, it may be risky, but... This may be a good opportunity to try to use her magic just as he is. )


I'd like to at least try. It may be a little dangerous, but... I may be able to do more to help you that way.
mayoninofukucho: (Satisfied)

[personal profile] mayoninofukucho 2023-07-19 02:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[Honestly, since she's been nothing but polite and friendly he doesn't mind doing the brunt of the work. He'll only be a pushy hardass on jerkish questmates who refuse to pull their weight!]

We'll have each other's back! I'll help you with the gear when I come back up.

[While he goes for one more dive, Historia can put on her wetsuit in the tent (Hijikata brought his bigger-on-the-inside, nicely temperature-controlled Luxury Tent™, which he's happy to share with her, but if she prefers to use a tent of her own for privacy at night that's fair!).

By the time he resurfaces with another lifeless frozen octopus plant, she may already be back at the shore with the oxygen bottle etc, and he'll help her strap it on and get otherwise situated - if she even needs his help! He'll actually show patience in explaining how everything works, and rather than take her down with him right away he'll first have her practice breathing through her mask just under the surface. Eventually he gives some final instructions.]


Right, so if you get too cold, get a limb cramp, or anything else, just grab me and point up. I'll bring you back to the surface.
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[personal profile] meliorated 2023-07-22 08:09 pm (UTC)(link)
( It doesn't take her long to get changed, focusing as much as possible as she does so. She'll need to try to focus on keeping her body temperature regulated... Otherwise, she won't last long at all underwater.

When he resurfaces and speaks, she nods her head. )


If it's as close as I think it may be, I should be able to make it on my own.

( There's some confidence in her tone. The practice she's had with Jean should help come in handy for this. )

Once we resurface, we should focus on warming our bodies then.

( She walks forward then, only hesitating for a moment before stepping into the water. She sighs a bit, as if to fight back the temptation to shiver. )

... Please, lead the way.
mayoninofukucho: (Surprised)

[personal profile] mayoninofukucho 2023-07-23 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
[And down they go! Hijikata has his heat regulation under control to the point where he feels comfortable without much effort, but he knows that he still shouldn't overdo it. It does eat up mana, after all. He'll probably suggest they call it a day after this dive... it's already late afternoon, anyway, and at dusk the questers they're protecting will probably stop their dives to the cave as well.

There's a strange bubble effect at the cave's entrance, and as they pass through they find the inside filled with air, as described in the quest. Hijikata takes his mask and mouthpiece off as they enter deeper inside.]


Wow. I didn't expect it to be like this.

[The ice walls, brightened by what he can only assume to be some natural luminescence, shine and glitter, reflecting him and Historia in their uneven surface which sometimes makes the mirror images move rather sharply as they walk. He takes his eyes off them to search the ground.]

People harvested all the grass here... no surprise. Let's go in a little deeper.
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[personal profile] meliorated 2023-08-05 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
( Moreso than anything else, Historia focuses on keeping herself warm. She knows that the cold will be the most dangerous thing for herself right now. She keeps the training she kept with Jean in mind, keeping Hijikata in her sights as she does so.

When the both of them enter in the bubble, Historia removes her own mask, looking around with awe. )


... It's beautiful. ( She says quietly, blue eyes looking around - memorizing the sight before them. )

I've seen something a little like this at home, but... It wasn't exactly natural like this. ( Nor did that place hold good memories for her. At the least, she can remember this as a positive experience. )

Right. ( She turns towards him when he speaks again, putting her mask back on. ) Let's go.

( Considering that he likely knows the way even from here more than her, she'll let him take the lead. )
mayoninofukucho: (Idle)

[personal profile] mayoninofukucho 2023-08-06 09:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[He doesn't know the way, but he's used to taking the lead regardless! Then again the same may just apply to Historia. While this assignment is the first time they met, Hijikata recognised her name from Jean's listing of people from his world who arrived on Ellipsa. Ever since she introduced herself it's been a struggle for him to imagine her in regal attire, and everything about her world seems like a topic better avoided, but at her remark he can't help but ask before they move on.]

You have something like this on your homeworld?

...

You're from the world with the titans, right? Jean mentioned your name to me; he's my friend.

[Their reflections in the ice move along with them... though they aren't necessarily in perfect sync. Some may not even look quite the same as they do right now. Are both of them so mission-focused that they're going to simply overlook that? Honestly, Hijikata probably is.]
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[personal profile] meliorated 2023-08-22 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
( She's about to answer his first question, only to stop upon hearing his next one. She hadn't expected to run into someone who was an acquaintance of anyone from their world. Then again, with so many of the Scouts here, it may have only been a matter of time for something like this to happen. )

Yes. ( She answers after a moment or so. )

Jean and I fought the titans together. We're friends.

I didn't know that you knew him. Have the both of you worked together for a quest, too?
mayoninofukucho: (Mission Complete)

[personal profile] mayoninofukucho 2023-08-22 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's hard to imagine Historia fighting those huge deadly monsters - not even because she looks frail, but because she seems so kind, like someone who'd only choose violence if were the only way. But then wasn't it? They had to fight or be killed, and since Jean did mention that their group had to wade through layers of political intrigue to put Historia on the throne, she clearly wasn't born and raised within the safety of the innermost wall either.]

We've gone on so many quests together, I lost count by now. We already got to know each other on Avalon, the last world that called us both in.

[And it wasn't even the first time to get isekai'd for either of them!]

It's the first time for you, isn't it?
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[personal profile] meliorated 2023-08-27 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
( Someone else who had come from another world... It's so strange to think that something like this could potentially be something commonplace here. The thought of another world was a completely foreign idea to her -- muchless being taken somewhere where magic was so prevalent. )

I hadn't realized that others had been taken to other worlds more than once. Jean had told me that that had happened to both himself and Mikasa, but... I'm sorry. I know that for some people here-- it's hard to be away from home.

( At his next question, she can't help but nod her head. )

Yes. And -- for other people from home, too. If it were up to me, I'd like to return, but... the others deserve a new beginning here.
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[personal profile] mayoninofukucho 2023-08-27 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[That really gives Hijikata pause. He understands what he assumes to be Historia's sense of responsibility for her people, but given what he only recently learned from Hange and Levi, things are so much more dismal than he'd previously realised. Does she know?

Part of him wants to ask her what the last thing that happened back on her homeworld was before she arrived here - but if she hasn't lived through the absolute worst of it, through the titan apocalyse brought about by a couple of nutcases, should he warn her about it? Does he have any right to? Maybe she knows already and wants to go back regardless. They'll need all the good people they can get in the aftermath. But still, it just doesn't sit right with him to imagine a friendly person like her heading back into that hell.]


Don't be sorry. I'm not homesick. But you... are you sure you want to return? Isn't it a cruel world? But if you have loved ones there, I understand.
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[personal profile] meliorated 2023-09-15 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
Yes.

( There's no hesitation in the way that she answers. She doesn't know what the others know -- the future that's waiting for them. But, even so -- she's not someone to avoid hard truths. All she knows is... that the future is something that's effected both Levi and Eren both so much.

Loved ones... She thinks of Ymir, expression falling for a moment before she regains her composure. )


There are a lot of people counting on me at home. I need to find a way to get back to them.
mayoninofukucho: (Some things stay the same.)

[personal profile] mayoninofukucho 2023-09-15 03:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[This is goddamn heartbreaking. For Historia to be so determined, despite her world being just about the worst place in the multiverse... yet Hijikata can't help but smile with respect. What better queen could those poor sods ask for? In a way it would have been even sadder if she, too, had turned her back on those left behind in that shithole, wouldn't it?]

I'm sure you'll be able to return, once we've helped this world.

[Still, he feels latently worried for her future wellbeing. But they should get a move on with the quest, so he leads the way once more, also to keep himself from thinking too hard on her choice - he does have a tendency to try and make decisions on what's best for others, and if he tried that with her, they would surely clash.

Once in another section of the cave, one with low levels of natural luninescence that barely illuminates the ice mirrors, making their reflections looks shadowy, the two of them have better luck and find what he assumes to be frozen lemonade grass. It looks like regular green grass, only frosted over, and grows in random small patches on the icy soil.]


Well, look at that! I guess everyone else was too scared to go in here.
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[personal profile] meliorated 2023-09-19 05:56 am (UTC)(link)
( It's encouraging to hear that. Selfishly, there is a part of her that wants to stay here. All things considering, perhaps those thoughts can't be helped. She'll take the first opportunity she can to go home, but at the same time... she wants to enjoy he5r time here.

Though, she wonders if he's someone who would prefer to stay here. She's sure that there are many people here who have people to return to. That's all the more reason to try to do something to try to assist with the problems here.

It's probably for the best that he doesn't try to sway her opinion. They would indeed clash. Once Historia makes a decision, she's set on what she wants to do.

She stays close by him, making her way through the cave with Hijikata. As soon as they stop, she looks to the grass in surprise before smiling slightly. )


What's important is that we ended up finding it, after all. I'm glad we ended up doing this together. The more we can take, the better.
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[personal profile] mayoninofukucho 2023-09-19 11:50 am (UTC)(link)
[While Hijikata isn't homesick, he still wants to return home eventually. He dedicated his life to the Shinsengumi, so he can't just abandon it! As well as he adapts to different worlds, Edo is still where he truly belongs.

He starts harvesting the frozen lemon grass into a zippable bag he brought along after giving one to Historia too.]


Yeah, let's take as much as we can! They'll make big eyes at the Summer Guild if we hand in this much grass and a half-dozen octopus plants.

[Each of them will get 1100 Moon Coins! It's not like Hijikata really needs the money, having his policeman income on top of all the quests he does, but it certainly will be nice.]

Do you still live in the apartment building? Or have you moved out?

[She most likely has to pay rent either way. Few otherworders would be wealthy enough to buy a property in Nightwake City.]
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[personal profile] meliorated 2023-10-03 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
( Historia gently takes that offered bag, beginning to work quickly to gather as many as she can. )

They're useful for cold resistance potions, aren't they? It almost feels wrong to sell them if they can be of help to others here.

( But, that's just what she's more used to doing now. Historia's put her attention on helping to better those less fortunate at home. She's not naive enough to think that she can't not make any money here and survive. )

I'm still in the apartment building. After living with the others so long, it's-- ( A little lonely sometimes, but ) different being by myself. It's good to have a change of pace sometimes.

What about you?
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[personal profile] mayoninofukucho 2023-10-03 03:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I live in Sunwaning with my mentee.

[Shoto was his squire on Avalon, until he also got knighted shortly before the final battle against a corrupted Excalibur, but with neither of them being knights here on Ellipsa and Shoto still looking up to Hijikata as his teacher, calling him his mentee felt most appropriate.]

And don't worry about the lemon grass. We're not selling it per se, we're just collecting the quest reward. I think everyone gets six-hundred Moon Coins for completing this quest, regardless of how much they deliver.

[It's a bad deal for the Research Centre, really, but Hijikata always felt like they wanted the otherworlders to undertake quests and share their experiences more than anything else. With the Segments being so dangerous, the natives rely almost entirely on them for any knowledge of the wilderness, and for that knowledge they seem willing to pay a high price.]

Well, I think that's all... we plucked everything.

[He briefly considers summoning flames to light up the dark corners and crevices of the cave, but both their ziplock bags are fairly full, and he wants to save his mana to keep himself warm. Little does he realise that this decision will spare them the scare of seeing their reflections in the ice acting unlike them!]
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[personal profile] meliorated 2023-10-17 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
I see. It's nice that you have someone like that here. Magic is something so new to others-- having someone to help teach you how to master it can only making adapting here easier.

( Jean is a little like that for her. He's taught her about how to use her magic from the get go. She's grateful for that -- not only because she's grown stronger because of it, but the two of them have grown closer.

She nods at what he says next, placing the last bit into her own bag. )


Let's go back.
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Should we wrap up here?

[personal profile] mayoninofukucho 2023-10-17 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, let's. It's about time we got some rest and a fire to warm us up.

[Their temperature control magic is eating up their mana, after all, and he isn't sure how well Historia has been able to keep herself warm, so a crackling campfire sounds ideal right now! He'll make them some food over the open flames, too (and, naturally, offer his beloved mayonnaise to go with it - if she actually tries and likes it, he'll be over the moon).

Given what she said about the value of a teacher, he'll definitely extend an invitation to train together as fellow summer power holders if she ever feels up for it, and given their success here - they completed two quests at once! - he'll happily join her again on any other.]