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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.

The spice [ Click to Expand ]
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



code bases by tricklet
wingbound: (frown // they're toying with us)

[personal profile] wingbound 2023-07-18 10:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Levi gives him a venemous stare back. ]

It worked fine on the way there. Was enough for a shower.

[ Why does he know that in particular... guess everyone has different travel priorities... ]

[ Definitely sounds like his touch battery is low, though. ]

[ Speaking of mayonnaise laden meals and shivers... ]


You look like you're holding in a shit but it's about to come out of your mouth. What is it?
mayoninofukucho: (Hungover)

[personal profile] mayoninofukucho 2023-07-19 10:55 am (UTC)(link)
[Who the hell would make their own water to shower with when there are lakes, ponds, and rivulets?! (The difference between a city urchin and a countryside urchin... on top of Levi being Levi, of course.)]

Do you ever stop talking about shit?

[Like he's used to anything else from home or doesn't do it himself too...]

Anyway, your mana is probably depleting because you're out of that energy that keeps us alive here. Once that runs out the mana can't regenerate properly either... I think. I guess I could give you a smack to help with that.

[It's not like he needs help or anything... it's not like he looks like he's about to keel over!]
wingbound: (lineface // never said you were wrong)

[personal profile] wingbound 2023-07-19 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Someone who doesn't know what pigs may have been bathing in those? (Pretty much, yes. Most bodies of water were sewage where Levi grew up, and then, he might not trust a clean looking one anyway.) ]

I did for quite a while. [ It has been six tags since the last mention of "shit" and it wasn't even used in a literal way! That's eleven tags since for that! This annoyance is unwarranted! ] Careful, if you keep fretting like that it might come out.

[ HE DIDN'T EVEN SAY THE WORD "SHIT" THIS TIME BUT HE SOMEHOW STILL MANAGED?? Also it's not fretting, it's shivering, it's totally different! ]

[ ...Unfortunately, it looks like they're in a deeper pinch than he thought. Levi scowls, glaring at his hands and then at Hijikata as if it's his fault somehow, again. ]


Huh. Are you telling me that the goddamn friendship circle magic reaches all the way to the Segments?

[ Well. At least they're finally talking about it! That's good, right? ]
mayoninofukucho: (Noir Mood)

[personal profile] mayoninofukucho 2023-07-20 03:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[That is good... at least in theory. Let's see how the practice works out!]

Yeah, of course it does. Did you think it applied just to the city?

[He's really kicking himself internally right now. How could he get himself in a situation where he has to choose between becoming a statue and touching the touchiest person in this whole goddamn world?! Levi will probably pull a nasty move on him if he doesn't approach this with the utmost caution!]

What do you want to do about it? Sit back to back?

[That way they wouldn't have skin contact. That'd be good, right, Levi?]
wingbound: (frown // uncomfortable truths)

[personal profile] wingbound 2023-07-21 06:24 pm (UTC)(link)
...Yeah? What the fuck, if someone came out here alone they'd just die.

[ Not to anything. Just run out of time. Is this how Eren feels?.. ]

[ But as much as he'd like to insist otherwise, the guilds were pretty adamant about quest takers always having partners... that's how he met this unfortunate copaganda spreader, after all. ]

[ Okay, yeah. He's not risking pissing off Hange by dying in a preventable way. ]


...Would that work?

[ It's preferable to actually touching this disgusting animal, but he's not going to half-ass it if it just barely scratches the surface. ]
mayoninofukucho: (It's always something.)

[personal profile] mayoninofukucho 2023-07-21 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
That's why they tell us not to go alone.

[And he definitely didn't ignore that and get himself eaten by an anglerfish wisp!]

Contact through clothing works, but it'll take longer to fully charge us back up than skin-to-skin contact.

[Note how he isn't stating a preference... take your pick, Levi!]
wingbound: (sideglance // talking)

[personal profile] wingbound 2023-07-23 02:01 pm (UTC)(link)
...

[ He could say something about how he can't trust his back to this guy, or ask if a fist in the eye counts as skin-to-skin, but shockingly enough, Hijikata isn't being extra offensive at the moment. ]

[ So Levi thinks for a moment and turns sideways to the fire, beckoning at the other man to come lean against him. (He'd better not dribble any mayo on him though, or they'll be going that fist in the eye route in no time.) ]
mayoninofukucho: (Shivery)

[personal profile] mayoninofukucho 2023-07-23 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[Luckily he's done eating for the time being! He gets up, walks over and sits down by Levi, tentatively leaning against him.]

...

[With anyone else this always feels really comfortable - not only the actual flow of energy, which he can sense now too, but the feeling of trust and kinship. Instead of those there's an almost palpable aura of animosity emanating from Levi, as if he's using all his willpower to endure this. Grateful as Hijikata is to feel his body getting the much-needed strength back, this is so goddamn uncomfortable!! He tries to think of anything else, but it's hard to focus. This is going to feel like hours, even if we only sit like this for 10 minutes!]
wingbound: (pensive // sideglance)

[personal profile] wingbound 2023-08-01 01:00 pm (UTC)(link)
...

[ It's not that Levi doesn't have any trust in the man -- he'd accepted this mission after all -- and perhaps some kinship will be discovered sooner or later, considering a whole bunch of similarities they share but are unaware of, but it's something that could probably use a lot more work. ]

[ And Levi's not used to casual touch to begin with. Even his closest friends tended to keep it sparse, wary of his discomfort; well, perhaps Hange had been pushing it, especially recently, but they were always all about pushing the limits, and discovery, and pissing Levi off on purpose sometimes. But this is new. He's hyper aware of the spot where their backs are touching, an unwelcome tingle in his nerves telling him that there's danger, made all the more confusing by the trickle of energy that feels pleasantly rejuvenating, at odds with everything else about the situation. ]

[ This is going to take fucking eternity, isn't it. ]

[ Go on, say something! Distract them from this awkward exchange with some inane bullshit! ]
mayoninofukucho: (I'm just sitting here.)

[personal profile] mayoninofukucho 2023-08-02 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
[Honestly, Hijikata does have a tendency to make things worse and worse in his head. How many times has he imagined Okita as a literal demon straight out of Hell? Okay, maybe that is a bad example, because where else would that black-hearted sadist have come from...

The seconds tick by, stretching minutes into what feels like hours. The energy flow feels slower than usual, doesn't it..? It's so quiet. There isn't even any birdsong... no frogs, no crickets.

After a while the silence gets so heavy that Hijikata can't endure it anymore, so he desperately grabs on to the first halfway reasonable topic that comes to his mind.]


Why'd you make your network username just 'username'?
wingbound: (frown // they're toying with us)

[personal profile] wingbound 2023-08-05 06:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The same place as his lovely sister, shockingly... ]

[ The silence itself doesn't particularly bother Levi, even if almost everything else about this does, so he's doubly jostled when Hijikata finally speaks up and chooses to say... that. ]


Huh? [ He sounds slightly annoyed. ] It said, "enter username".

[ So he entered it! ]

[ (Jeez, Hijikata, you can't just ask somebody why their username is "username"!!) ]
Edited 2023-08-05 18:02 (UTC)
mayoninofukucho: (Here we go again.)

[personal profile] mayoninofukucho 2023-08-06 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hijikata would suspect that Sougo was a changeling baby, but that shared love of spice between the Okitas does say otherwise...

Levi's response stuns him into silence for a moment. Seriously?!]


...

You're supposed to choose a name that represents you. You could've picked 'Levi', if no one else took it yet.
wingbound: (frown // the mission continues)

[personal profile] wingbound 2023-08-06 09:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Oh no... ]

...

[ And there's a silence right back at him because once it's explained in his face like that, it does make sense, and now Levi is even more annoyed that he apparently did something stupid. ]

[ He'd thought he'd gotten over that feeling of inferiority that plagued him when he first got promoted to Captain and had to teach himself to write properly in the matter of a few weeks, but it seems to be rearing its head again, so of course, he defaults to hostility. ]


...How the fuck was I supposed to know that?
mayoninofukucho: (Smoke)

[personal profile] mayoninofukucho 2023-08-06 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's OK, Levi. Hijikata found it goddamn hard to go from countryside-born wannabe samurai to uniformed shogunate official, too (and life in the capital alone meant a huge adjustment... it's no coincidence he started smoking really fast).

Of course Levi's response doesn't betray that similarity they share, so he simply shrugs (and immediately regrets it because it moves the fabric of their clothes against each other where their shoulders touch).]


You couldn't know. You guys have no network in your world, right?

...

On the upside your username is really, really anonymous, so only people who know it's yours will be able to make the connection.
wingbound: (blank // neutral)

[personal profile] wingbound 2023-08-09 02:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Good thing nobody in the Survey Corps could afford or had any access to smokeables, then, because Levi might have started too. Instead he just latched onto tea and made his boss pay for it as a military expense, as one does. ]

[ Perhaps one day they'll find out just how similar they are... but it seems today is not that day. ]


No, nothing like that. People on the outside had a "radio" they could contact each other with, but we were still using ink and paper.

[ Huh. That's actually... a pretty good point. He doesn't think he needs anonymity in this world, but it's definitely kind of nice to think about. ]

Huh. That could come in hand.

[ He'll probably still change it though. Maybe. If he doesn't forget. ]
mayoninofukucho: (Yeah yeah.)

[personal profile] mayoninofukucho 2023-08-11 11:30 am (UTC)(link)
[The little snippets of random information about Levi's homeworld always give Hijikata pause. That walled city was truly isolated, wasn't it? He still hasn't really grasped how they could end up so disconnected from the rest of the world. Maybe he'll ask someone who isn't Levi about it at some point (though, in fairness, the man hasn't been a total dipshit as far as sharing that kind of knowledge goes).

He realises that the crappy, sick feeling he'd been dealing with for hours is gone altogether. They've only been sitting together for a couple of minutes, but if some people (no one in particular...) can survive on just one handshake every 5 days, this was certainly more than enough. He gets up.]


We should both be charged up enough for the way home now.

[That's all he says before he walks over to where he dumped his artifacts to inspect them and see if he can gather any information about them from the network. They've had their dinner, the horses are taken care of, and dusk will turn into night before they know it, so he plans to turn in before long. The more ground they'll be able to cover tomorrow the less time they'll have to spend journeying together!]
wingbound: (sideglance // frown)

[personal profile] wingbound 2023-08-11 03:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It was many walled cities! It was a walled country, really! Unfortunately, Levi can't correct that misconception unless Hijikata mentions in aloud. ]

[ Levi frowns and lets him move away, instead moving his hand to try and conjure more water. It works fine again, surprisingly enough, and he fills up his travel bottle before turning to face the fire again. ]


Fine. [ Is all he says, because it's not like he's particularly fond of touching this smoke-soaked bastard either. And, of course, he has no plans to turn in because what is sleeping like a normal person? ] I'll take watch.
mayoninofukucho: (Spring Shower)

[personal profile] mayoninofukucho 2023-08-11 09:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[No one tells him these things!! He vaguely heard that there were other settlements beyond the three-walled city (and, of course, "the world beyond" - beyond what, no one explained either), but there generally was no good time for him to inquire further. (Of course now would be a good opportunity - they're not in danger, nor under time pressure of any other kind! -, but... no... he doesn't feel like it.)]

Right.

[Watch..? When the Spring Segment is one of the safer ones? But he can hardly argue; it's better to be safe than sorry. He'll sleep sooner rather than later, expecting Levi to wake him up to take over for the second half of the night. Don't pull an all-nighter, Levi!]
wingbound: (back // wings of freedom)

[personal profile] wingbound 2023-08-13 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Levi doesn't say anything else to that. He'll let Hijikata turn in and spend the rest of the night staring at the flames, and later, once he finally allows it to burn out toward the end of the night, at the sky. The constellations look different from back home, but it still has that same feel of something huge, unreachable, grandiose. ]

[ Something like freedom, maybe. ]

[ He... probably isn't going to wake Hijikata up, though. All-nighters are nothing new to him, and he doesn't really feel sleepy either, his already bad insomnia kicked into higher gear thanks to the fact they're out in potentially dangerous territory. If he wakes up by himself, Levi may accept to rest for a couple hours or so, but otherwise, he doesn't intend to bother. ]