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promittere) wrote2024-04-11 07:19 pm
promittere) wrote2024-04-11 07:19 pm
southern mission
CALANDO OF WITHERING AMBER
It's mid-morning, with the sun rising high into a bright, cloudless sky, that Tatara summons Bruno, Comet, Maya, Yodarha, and Joyous Day to the manor elevator. It's urgent, he tells them with that soft smile on his face, and your services are needed.
When you arrive at the elevator, standing there to greet you is a young man, finely dressed and with kind eyes; that his mop of brown hair is slightly unkempt is not the only giveaway that he's incredibly stressed. He stands with his shoulders tensed, and almost flinches when he sees you.
"It's...a pleasure," he begins, hesitant at first. But when he inhales, squares his shoulders, he finally looks more like a government official than a meek boy. "My name is Cock Robin, and I am a secretary from the Central castle. On behalf of the minister of arcane management, there's an urgent request for you."
From his thick folder, he pulls out one paper—worn and handwritten. He glances it over briefly before handing it to Joyous Day.
"A town in the southern part of the Southern Country has been having problems with its crops. It seems there's some sort of...sickness that's taken hold of the plants that's spreading rapidly, and they can't seem to find a cure. The only thing they haven't tried is magic. That's where you come in.
"Find the source of the sickness and neutralize it before it destroys their crops. The South is already inhospitable as it is. I can't imagine how they'd fare if they lost a food source. And, personally..." he glances out the window, at the moon fading in the morning sun. "...I have a really, really awful feeling about this. I don't think this is going to be a regular request."
When you arrive at the elevator, standing there to greet you is a young man, finely dressed and with kind eyes; that his mop of brown hair is slightly unkempt is not the only giveaway that he's incredibly stressed. He stands with his shoulders tensed, and almost flinches when he sees you.
"It's...a pleasure," he begins, hesitant at first. But when he inhales, squares his shoulders, he finally looks more like a government official than a meek boy. "My name is Cock Robin, and I am a secretary from the Central castle. On behalf of the minister of arcane management, there's an urgent request for you."
From his thick folder, he pulls out one paper—worn and handwritten. He glances it over briefly before handing it to Joyous Day.
"A town in the southern part of the Southern Country has been having problems with its crops. It seems there's some sort of...sickness that's taken hold of the plants that's spreading rapidly, and they can't seem to find a cure. The only thing they haven't tried is magic. That's where you come in.
"Find the source of the sickness and neutralize it before it destroys their crops. The South is already inhospitable as it is. I can't imagine how they'd fare if they lost a food source. And, personally..." he glances out the window, at the moon fading in the morning sun. "...I have a really, really awful feeling about this. I don't think this is going to be a regular request."
OOC NOTES
Welcome, Southern wizards (and witch), to your mission!
Missions are mod-guided events that are partial CYOA, partial play-by-post instances. In general, you are free to interact with a scene as you please, and the mod will tell you how the scene reacts as a consequence of your actions. Some scenes will allow for more flexible threading, such as exploration or conversation, while some scenes will require strict turn order to preserve rounds, such as combat or other time-sensitive conflict. The mod will inform you if strict turn order is required at the start of a scene. Regardless, always be sure to bold any important actions you take.
This mission has been specifically tailored to Southern disposition, attitudes, and magic. If you find yourself struggling to tackle a situation, refresh yourself on the description of the South on the locations page, and make sure to confer with your teammates too! But you've been assigned South—we don't need to remind you of that, do we?
As a bonus, here's your theme music!
You will have until 11:59 AM EDT on Saturday, April 20 to reach a conclusion for this mission. Good luck!
Missions are mod-guided events that are partial CYOA, partial play-by-post instances. In general, you are free to interact with a scene as you please, and the mod will tell you how the scene reacts as a consequence of your actions. Some scenes will allow for more flexible threading, such as exploration or conversation, while some scenes will require strict turn order to preserve rounds, such as combat or other time-sensitive conflict. The mod will inform you if strict turn order is required at the start of a scene. Regardless, always be sure to bold any important actions you take.
This mission has been specifically tailored to Southern disposition, attitudes, and magic. If you find yourself struggling to tackle a situation, refresh yourself on the description of the South on the locations page, and make sure to confer with your teammates too! But you've been assigned South—we don't need to remind you of that, do we?
As a bonus, here's your theme music!
You will have until 11:59 AM EDT on Saturday, April 20 to reach a conclusion for this mission. Good luck!
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Okay. I-if you can, then... That's fine. Remove it.
[Choosing between his leg or his life is a pretty easy choice, once he gets over the fear.]
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[ Bruno is thinking of all the blood and feeling queasy about it already, yay. ]
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I won't be able to walk myself elsewhere, but...
[It may be easier to put up some makeshift partitions than hauling the man elsewhere, but he will go where he's taken.]
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[Yodarha's already pushin'!]
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[ This doesn't stop Bruno from getting up to take the other end of the cot. ]
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Uh, guys? Where are you going?
[Are they headed for the door??]
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You guys need help? [ He can sort of tell what they might be doing??? ]
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[Yodarha's eyes drift toward the diseased leg.]
We'd appreciate it if you helped us carry the bed outside.
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[ Hello? Magic? They're a bunch a wizards,
HarryYoda. ]no subject
That... seems kind of unsanitary, but alright.
[Looking at Bruno:]
Hmmm, have you tried doing that before? I can see the appeal, but I wouldn't want to accidentally tip the bed.
[She'll go along with it if everyone else wants to try though. Why not!! Otherwise she'll just go and help Bruno with his side of the bed.]
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Wellll, no? No, I have not.
[ Sorry, Maya. He's just throwing the idea out there. ]
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Well, at least it's an amputation for medical reasons, as opposed to literally any other reason. ]
Better get some bandages too, then. [ And while Yoda doesn't need help with his end, Day's still moving to help if only to make this a little easier and faster.
(He will also wait until they're out of earshot of the rest of the room to ask if anyone here knows how they're supposed to go about an amputation, but he won't be surprised if they're all winging it.) ]
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[Because it sure would be bad if the guy bled out as they were trying to help him!! Also just looking to this dude who does not realize how unqualified any of them are with any kind of medical procedure:]
Um, would you rather be asleep during this? I don't think this is the sort of thing you'd really want to watch.
[She's hoping he says yes so they can also discuss a game plan without freaking him out tbh.]
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Yes, please.
[He is already a little freaked out? Knock him out, champ.]
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[Summoning his blade, he gently taps the man's forehead with the end of the handle. Hopefully that works!]
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R-right. Okay, let's go.
[ No one seemed too thrilled about the "just float the bed plan", so it looks like Yodarha, Day, and Bruno are lifting the bed and waddling it out of this room into the bigger one beyond. He gives the mayor an extremely suspect smile, absolutely forced, and tells him as they go, ]
Dooon't worry about this at all. Keep an eye on the others for us, yeah? We'll be back in a jiffy, haha.
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With the power of teamwork, you manage to get the man (plus bed) out of the grain store, and with magic sanitation shouldn't be much of an issue no matter where you end up. Take that, germ theory.
Your patient is asleep and your operating stage(?) is set. All that's left is the amputation itself.]
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Yell if you need anything.
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Right. Let us know if you need anything too, Comet-kun.
[And to the mayor:]
Would you be able to get us some bandages and cloth before we start?
[If anyone else also wants to suggest any other supplies that they should be getting, now is also probably the time?!]
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Ougi. Cauterizing Blade.
[Unsheathing one of his ordinary swords, he quietly slides its blade across his focus's blade. A pale red light envelops the normal sword.]
Okay, here goes...
[Yodarha carefully lines up his sword where the rot stops and delivers a strike so quickly, it's nearly impossible to see with the naked eye.]
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The man will still have a long recovery ahead of him, of course, but now he actually has the opportunity to recover. The mayor thanks them again, and so do the rest of the quarantined villagers, but the night is getting dark. The moon hangs ominously in the sky, looking far closer than any celestial body should, but...
There is still the magic lingering in the field and the rotted, twisted wheat. The work of the Southern wizards isn't finished.]