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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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Comet, can I borrow the shovel? [ He gets the feeling they'll want to dig it out quick, and he is the most built person here. ]
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[ He holds out the shovel for Day to take, then swapping the fiddle from him so that he has free hands to dig. ]
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[She's hoping that it being half-buried doesn't mean it actually extends deeper into the ground than expected, but only one way to find out. With Day taking the reins with the shovel and the others already maintaining the protective blanket around them, Maya's going to try and see if she can dispel even a little bit of the corrupted magic coming from the object while they work at digging it out. She'll attempt something similar to what she did with one of the patients back in town, just trying to clear the corruption rather than something more offensive.]
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Whoo! Okay, I think I bought us enough time to finish this off once and for all! Thanks for the boost, by the way.
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Maya's attempts to cleanse the corruption don't do much, but she gets the feeling that it's because alone, she's not powerful enough, not that it's entirely impossible to cleanse the object in the ground.]
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[ Is this a meteor or something. Like did the heavens end up messing with them, in a manner of speaking.
He's going to dry digging it up, but first: ]
Amor manet.
[ A spell to try and protect this poor shovel that has to get close to this thing. ]
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We couldn't have made it this far without you too, Yodarha-san. Grazie!
[Honestly though, all of them are doing their part, and she earnestly believes the only reason this has been going relatively smoothly is because they've been doing their best to support each other, one action at a time. So it's not much of a surprise that she can't do this alone--this endeavor has always been a team effort.]
Guys, I think we can purify this, but we'll all have to work together at it!
[Since Day is working at digging it up, she'll focus on shoring up protections with the rest of them for now though, just to make sure that they can unearth it before attempting anything.]
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When Maya exclaims that they need to work together, there's only doubt from the poor lil' guy over here. They could do it without him... he wasn't needed here... ]
A-are you sure? But how?
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[Yodarha holds his focus high up in the air - the tip of the blade is at chest level for pretty much everyone else due to a slight height deficiency.]
Everyone gather 'round real close and put your focuses near one another's! Then we can try to blast a super spell at the thing!
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Think of want the people here in the South want... what you'd want for them. Like them being healthy with good crops.
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Day shifts the prayer beads wrapped around his arm so that he has a better grip on it, and bringing it closer to the others. ]
Pretty sure we're gonna need all the goodwill and sincere wishes we can muster for this. [ Genuinely, he means this. ] And you have plenty of that, Bruno. [ He saw what you did in the clinic, buddy! ]
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We’re all in this together, Bruno-san.
[Her eyes flicker down at her focus—a flimsy-looking plastic mask—before her gaze goes back up again.]
You just need to believe that we can do this—look at how far we’ve come already!
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If they believe... and the people of the South believe...
Maybe he can, too. ]
...what I'd like for the people here... it's... it's the same thing I want for my own home. [ He fights through the fear to answer the other wizards. ] I want them to find happiness, with lots of good food and music and just. Just life, a good life.
[ He steps forward, closer to Yodarha, Day, Comet, and Maya, and brings his own focus up to meet theirs. ]
L-let's do this!
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It's a very good thing Day decided to put a protective spell on the shovel, because as he digs into the dry, dying dirt and presses the metal to the object, he can feel that eerie resonance rattle his very being. He can only imagine what it might feel like if he had decided to carelessly touch it instead...
When it is excavated and sitting atop the dirt, the pulsating feels almost unbearable, even with the protection over the whole group.
Despite it all, the Southern wizards' resolve solidifies, and together they bring up their foci, and say their incantations together. They pour their well wishes for this village and the South into this strange object, hoping together for peace and prosperity.
It works. They blast this thing with their super spell (their combined purification), and after a final few stuttering pulsations, the air eventually goes still, the weight of dread lifts, and it is easy to breathe once again.
Slowly, the warmth of spring around them returns, and the clouds above begin to part.
Now, without this odd magic constantly assaulting them, they can see the object is some sort of stone of respectable size, about the size of a large housecat. It's pale, but rather dirty, as though it has lay dormant beneath the earth for many, many years, and the one jagged edge suggests it may have broken off a larger piece of stone. ]
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[Yodarha hops, kicking his feet together during his respectable air time.]
So it seems the source of everything was... maybe some sorta meteorite?
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It...looks like it might be? I think Comet had the right idea. Assumin' this fell from the heavens, it landed here and then the farmer accidentally disturbed it.
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[ Haha... ha. Yeah. Bruno awkwardly clears his throat before shuffling closer, peeking around Day at the rock. ]
I wonder if that's why this is the only spot around with good soil, too.
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Yeah, it's pretty funny.
[ What a coincidence. It's probably too dirty at the moment, but can the teen from the Moon at least recognize it as a space rock? Or maybe a moon rock specifically, but the Mahoyaku Moon is uh. fucked up. Not worried if it's gonna be a mystery here aside from... Weird Rock. ]
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Now that it has been purified, it seems safe to touch and handle.
What are you going to do with the fragment? ]
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It's a moon rock, by the way. I know because I'm from the Moon, obviously not this one.
[ Anyways. ]
I say we should take it back. I don't want to worry the people here by leaving it, even if it's safe now.
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Well okay, not important compared to the current matter at hand. ]
Right. And considerin' the Calamity's 'cause of the moon, maybe some of the more scholarly-minded people back in the manor would be interested in studying this chunk of moon rock.
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Y-Yeah, I agree. There's no telling if there might be more of these fragments around too. So if we can figure out how this happened, it could help if there are any other incidents like this in the future.
[Hoping that doesn't happen but apparently weird shit has been happening since the last Calamity so who knows.]
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I'm sure the sages getting their hands on a physical sample would help in their efforts too! So I also vote for takin' it with us! We should at least let the townsfolk see what caused their conundrum first though.
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Wait, like, as in, people decided to live on the moon, and then...? I saw people walking on it once. I have no idea how they managed that but. I guess. It's a thing.
[ Living on it, though? Being from it? Maybe that moon landing vision wasn't far enough ahead. Not that anyone back home ever believed him about stuff like that.
Anyway, there's much more important things at hand here, not that Bruno has a differing opinion here. ]
But, yeah, let's. Let's take it back to the manor. Everyone here will feel better knowing what caused this is long gone.
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As your attention shifts from the fragment on the ground to the space in front of you, four pale green orbs appear before you. They emit a warm, friendly glow, and they seem to gaze kindly at you. Should you lend your ear to the spirits, you can hear a distinct voice coming from each of them: Thank you.
But before you can communicate with them, they shoot through the air, past the horizon.
For the first time, the air in this world has felt more stable than it has been since coming here. It seems neutralizing the moon fragment has smoothed over one of the cracks in this breaking world.
The villagers are profuse with their thanks, offering a veritable feast for their saviors. They seem surprised by the shard of the moon found in the field, but all agree it's safer in the hands of the Sage's wizards. They hope for the best for all of you, and that they get the chance to see all of you again.
Journeying back to the Southern tower is easy, and using the tower to get back to the manor is a painless process. When they return their mentor is there, but it's hard to gauge whether the man is impressed, concerned, or annoyed. (All three, perhaps?) He ushers you back into the manor, and the five of you are free to go your own ways.
Congrats on a successful mission, Southern wizards and witches! (And non-binary spellslinger!) Now you can rest, and decide what to share with your companions and what to do with your new rock. ]