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pawnstorm2016-04-12 04:14 pm
couldntpullthetrigger) wrote in pawnstorm2016-04-12 04:14 pm
Afraid to lose control, caught up in this world
Who: Yukari Takeba and OPEN
When: Sometime in the first half of April, after the intro
Where: About Capablanca
What: Ingredient'in'
Rating: Despite the 'doing it raw' joke I want to make, there should not be anything worth warning for
[You know what Yukari really wants a break from? The fact that she spent like two days mopping up sap and bird crap from that stupid stronghold, and hasn't had a chance to go to the beach, or even really get to know the resort town.
This is cruel in kind of a different way. Who starts a war in a place like this?
She supposes she can't be too surprised - their 'enemies' did start everything with that attack on what should've been a peaceful international exhibition.
Regardless, she likes being on the beach, and she wants money, so a call for people to pick up ingredients shouldn't be too bad, right? She can get to know some of the locals, explore around a bit, and help out - while making a little spending cash.
... Except the chef has some stupid taste; so one can find her in one of two ways:
1) at the beginning of her job: before she knows the chef is really... particular. In this case, she's about as much hanging around window shopping as she is picking up real ingredients.
or!
2) a couple days later: when she finds out the chef is a hardass and didn't like half of what she brought him. So now it's kind of personal, and she's a little miffed. So, basically, back to being Yukari.
Catch her whenever!]
When: Sometime in the first half of April, after the intro
Where: About Capablanca
What: Ingredient'in'
Rating: Despite the 'doing it raw' joke I want to make, there should not be anything worth warning for
[You know what Yukari really wants a break from? The fact that she spent like two days mopping up sap and bird crap from that stupid stronghold, and hasn't had a chance to go to the beach, or even really get to know the resort town.
This is cruel in kind of a different way. Who starts a war in a place like this?
She supposes she can't be too surprised - their 'enemies' did start everything with that attack on what should've been a peaceful international exhibition.
Regardless, she likes being on the beach, and she wants money, so a call for people to pick up ingredients shouldn't be too bad, right? She can get to know some of the locals, explore around a bit, and help out - while making a little spending cash.
... Except the chef has some stupid taste; so one can find her in one of two ways:
1) at the beginning of her job: before she knows the chef is really... particular. In this case, she's about as much hanging around window shopping as she is picking up real ingredients.
or!
2) a couple days later: when she finds out the chef is a hardass and didn't like half of what she brought him. So now it's kind of personal, and she's a little miffed. So, basically, back to being Yukari.
Catch her whenever!]
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If it's not, we're gonna have to talk!
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[Kaito asks with a laugh as he tosses the ripe lemon at her. catch!! the not-so-ripe one he throws up and down in the air casually, catching it each time it falls back down into his palm]
If he yells at you, then you can tell him it's my fault. I'll take the heat for it instead. I'm that confident.
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Okay. If you say so. [Is she holding him to that? Maybe jokingly. She has some snark to her, too, but not always in a mean way.] I'll be back for ya.
Anyway, you out for the same thing? [Motioning at the mushrooms.]
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Maybe not the exact same recipe as you are, but I'm lookin' for ingredients nonetheless, right? Ol' cranky chef asked for ingredients for chicken with garlic mushroom sauce. Which, uh. . . means I'll have to bring him a whole chicken, too.
[and he immediately MAKES A FACE]
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[Oh.]
Um... maybe there's a butcher around? [And... they can do the dirty work?] Y-you could maybe bring them a chicken, instead?
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If Chef Snappy thinks that I'm gonna butcher a chicken for him, he has another thing coming.
[Kaito wasn't a vegetarian, but he also did not have the stomach to butcher poor animals. NOPE. NOT THIS MAGICIAN]
I'm gonna buy one that's already been cleaned, don't worry.
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[She hasn't the stomach to slaughter animals, even ones that are kind of ugly like chickens.]
W-well, that's good. I guess you'd have to catch one like right off the block, though, if you wanna meet his... taste or whatever.
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I'm sure a couple of local butchers wouldn't mind doing a favor for someone as charming and friendly as me, right?
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She isn't sure if it's in the good way or the bad way, but this guy hasn't yet proven himself to be quite as... stupid as Junpei, so she'll let it slide. Kinda.]
Maybe if you're good at talking. Or ya got money... these guys around here seem to really like cash.
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"Bribery" isn't exactly the crime I'd choose to commit, if I had to commit one.
[which leaves the question of which crime he would choose. . .]
But I like to think I am pretty good at talking.
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[DOES SHE BELIEVE HIM? Answer: Unlikely, but she... doesn't pry. For now.]
But being good at talking gets ya places, so, I guess it's good you have a talent for it. [She doesn't have anything of the sort. She's just. Uh. Yukari?]
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[that statement is more thoughtful than anything, and he actually lapses into pensive silence afterwards]
. . . sometimes it feels like a lot to live up to.
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B-besides, all we know is that Blanc are the 'good guys' and Noir are the 'bad guys', and we STILL don't have any reason why that is. You don't really need a reason to help people, but, sometimes, I'd like to know exactly what I'm sticking my neck out for. We're just Heroes without... much of a reason to be, really, except we're not bad people? Maybe?
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[his mouth twitches]
S'a little more complicated than that, from what I understand. But I've been digging through history books and asking a lot of questions.
[which still didn't mean he had all of the answers, but it helped him understand where the conflict began]
Noir and Blanc actually fought a war some 200 years ago over the "correct" way to consume and use the mana of this world. Blanc thought the mana should be preserved as nature, and Noir thought it should all be industrizlied and used by humans. There's not a lot of information from that time period available, but Blanc won that war, and things have been tense between the two countries ever since.
Noir made the first move against Blanc in this new war back at Palamede. And Blanc. . . well.
Blanc's just defending itself as best as it can.
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... Neither side are the 'good guys' here?
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[he makes a face]
But if Noir's willing to attack innocent citizens and children in order to make a point, then I've already made up my mind on which side I'd rather support.
[for now, anyway. unless Blanc's own strategies change]
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... I mean, is there even a really big downside to using mana for humans?
I dunno, I haven't felt right about this whole thing from the start. Obviously, I don't want more people to get hurt like... what happened before. But... nothing about this sits right.
Maybe I'm just paranoid.
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[he folds his arms, brows furrowing]
But even war has rules and standards, doesn't it? Attacking kids? [he shakes his head] That's low. Even if Noir's stance on mana usage isn't bad, I can't condone the methods they use to send their message.
[he breathes out, his gaze affixed at a random point in space, as though he's lost in thought]
You're right about none of it sitting right, though. It hasn't from the beginning. But I guess-- for me-- what I can focus on right now is protecting people. So. . . that's what I'm gonna do.
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... You're right. For as long as it's in Blanc's interests, I can help and protect the people here to the best of my ability. Once it stops being in their interests, though... I guess we're going to have some kind of pushback. Cuz I refuse to do the stuff Noir does in return. Hell, I'm not killing anyone if I can help it.
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Probably. Pretty sure Verdoni-san is a vampire, what with how he's always turning into a bad 'n all.
[even though Verdoni was not currently aligned with Noir. he seems pleased with what she says next, however, and he squares his shoulders to give her a firm nod of agreement]
Don't worry. You're not the only one who feels that way.
I'm not killing anyone, either.
[though even as he says that, he feels his stomach twist in guilt ever so slightly, because the jury was still out on whether Moura-- the dungeon boss from the Salamanca Temple-- counted. . .]
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[She didn't strike that final blow against the snake-girl. She's going to... just pretend it wasn't killing her.]
They keep on just bringing in people that aren't soldier material, but there's other ways to help out, luckily. Killing birds isn't so bad... cleaning up places... helping people get food. There's a lot more than just killin' folks that goes into a war, so... I guess we're lucky there.