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( OPEN ) God made the country and man made the town.
Who: Noel Vermillion & OPEN
When: April (see prompts for more accurate dates)
Where: Hall of Glory (Library), Capablanca, Palamede
What: Noel makes an effort to make herself useful in this world. Studying hard! Working hard! Rebuilding hard!
Rating: None really.
I. ONCE A LIBRARIAN, FOREVER A LIBRARIAN ;; Hall of Glory, April 1st - April 6th
[It's somewhat nostalgic─ it feels just like being back at the Military Academy. Living in a dormitory, studying magic (which is close enough to Ars Magus, as she's soon discovered), meeting so many different people... Noel remembers those days fondly and can only hope the memories of her stay in this world (however long it might be) will be just as positive. She realizes, of course, that with a war going on that may be an overly optimistic wish, but at the same time, it fuels her motivation to work even harder to bring an end to this conflict─ not only to help people in need and find a way home, but also so that she can leave this place without any regrets.
So with that thought in mind, Noel spends quite a bit of time in the library, reading any available information on this world's magic and browsing various spellbooks. She's... not exactly good at theory knowledge and a lot of terms and descriptions simply escape her understanding, but somehow, she'd better at it in practice. In fact, that's how she's managed to get several books to levitate. It turns out to be pretty fun, actually!
Come join her in studying! Alternatively, surprise her and watch all the books fall to the ground. That works, too.]
II. CHERRY-PICKING THE INGREDIENTS ;; Capablanca, April 10th - April 15th
[DID SOMEBODY SAY COOKING, NOEL IS RIGHT HERE─ and, frankly, she's a bit disappointed she's only supposed to gather the ingredients, not cook herself (thank God). Armed with a basket but sadly no red cloak, the girl sets out to the local fields in search of the best they have to offer. It doesn't take long until her basket becomes filled with various herbs and mushrooms─ and just in time, as the weather seems to be getting worse.]
This should be enough for today... Time to head back!
[If you look closely you might notice the ingredients she's gathered are not... exactly what one might want to see in their dinner. In fact, most of them are poisonous. Hemlock, nightshade berries, and... are those death cap? Yep, they sure are.
Someone should probably stop her before she brings these to the chef. Or worse yet, she tries to cook something with those and accidentally kills people.]
III. (a) SPRINGTIME CLEANING ;; Palamede, April 20th - April 30th
[Returning to this place was no easy task, but for one reason or another, Noel feels it's something she has to do. If there's any way she can assist in rebuilding the city, she's determined to do it. Unfortunately, she has no carpentry knowledge, nor can she lift heavy objects; as such, the most she can do is help with cleaning, but you won't see her complaining. She's currently fighting a particularly stubborn blood strain on the floor, which, along with the memories of what happened here shortly after her arrival, brings tears to her eyes. The girl quickly wipes them away, and takes a break to look around the town. It's a bit of a bittersweet image, because despite all the damage the city has suffered, everyone is making an effort to restore it to its former glory.]
... It looks better an better with each day, doesn't it?
[Noel says it mostly to herself, but perhaps to you as well, in case you happen to be around. She smiles a bit and then tightens her grip on her mop. Time to get back to work!]
III. (b) OBLIGATORY SUFFERING OPTION ;; Palamede, April 20th - April 30th
[They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
No one in their right mind could ever accuse Noel Vermillion of the lack of goodwill. But anger and grief don't have to be rational, and finding herself at the receiving end of those proves to be even more difficult than revisiting the site of recent tragedy. Some of Palamede's citizens have reacted to the events by lashing out on Heroes, despite their best attempt to help. Noel can't really blame them, but that doesn't make the accusations of some poor woman whose son got seriously injured in the fight any less painful to listen to.]
I'm sorry...
[It's all she can say, given the circumstances; there's no point in making excuses, after all.]
IV. CONTINUUM WILDCARD
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psychelocks! Also, the dates given above are rough estimates, so no need to stick strictly to them if pushing it a day or two one way or another works better for you.]
When: April (see prompts for more accurate dates)
Where: Hall of Glory (Library), Capablanca, Palamede
What: Noel makes an effort to make herself useful in this world. Studying hard! Working hard! Rebuilding hard!
Rating: None really.
I. ONCE A LIBRARIAN, FOREVER A LIBRARIAN ;; Hall of Glory, April 1st - April 6th
[It's somewhat nostalgic─ it feels just like being back at the Military Academy. Living in a dormitory, studying magic (which is close enough to Ars Magus, as she's soon discovered), meeting so many different people... Noel remembers those days fondly and can only hope the memories of her stay in this world (however long it might be) will be just as positive. She realizes, of course, that with a war going on that may be an overly optimistic wish, but at the same time, it fuels her motivation to work even harder to bring an end to this conflict─ not only to help people in need and find a way home, but also so that she can leave this place without any regrets.
So with that thought in mind, Noel spends quite a bit of time in the library, reading any available information on this world's magic and browsing various spellbooks. She's... not exactly good at theory knowledge and a lot of terms and descriptions simply escape her understanding, but somehow, she'd better at it in practice. In fact, that's how she's managed to get several books to levitate. It turns out to be pretty fun, actually!
Come join her in studying! Alternatively, surprise her and watch all the books fall to the ground. That works, too.]
II. CHERRY-PICKING THE INGREDIENTS ;; Capablanca, April 10th - April 15th
[DID SOMEBODY SAY COOKING, NOEL IS RIGHT HERE─ and, frankly, she's a bit disappointed she's only supposed to gather the ingredients, not cook herself (thank God). Armed with a basket but sadly no red cloak, the girl sets out to the local fields in search of the best they have to offer. It doesn't take long until her basket becomes filled with various herbs and mushrooms─ and just in time, as the weather seems to be getting worse.]
This should be enough for today... Time to head back!
[If you look closely you might notice the ingredients she's gathered are not... exactly what one might want to see in their dinner. In fact, most of them are poisonous. Hemlock, nightshade berries, and... are those death cap? Yep, they sure are.
Someone should probably stop her before she brings these to the chef. Or worse yet, she tries to cook something with those and accidentally kills people.]
III. (a) SPRINGTIME CLEANING ;; Palamede, April 20th - April 30th
[Returning to this place was no easy task, but for one reason or another, Noel feels it's something she has to do. If there's any way she can assist in rebuilding the city, she's determined to do it. Unfortunately, she has no carpentry knowledge, nor can she lift heavy objects; as such, the most she can do is help with cleaning, but you won't see her complaining. She's currently fighting a particularly stubborn blood strain on the floor, which, along with the memories of what happened here shortly after her arrival, brings tears to her eyes. The girl quickly wipes them away, and takes a break to look around the town. It's a bit of a bittersweet image, because despite all the damage the city has suffered, everyone is making an effort to restore it to its former glory.]
... It looks better an better with each day, doesn't it?
[Noel says it mostly to herself, but perhaps to you as well, in case you happen to be around. She smiles a bit and then tightens her grip on her mop. Time to get back to work!]
III. (b) OBLIGATORY SUFFERING OPTION ;; Palamede, April 20th - April 30th
[They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
No one in their right mind could ever accuse Noel Vermillion of the lack of goodwill. But anger and grief don't have to be rational, and finding herself at the receiving end of those proves to be even more difficult than revisiting the site of recent tragedy. Some of Palamede's citizens have reacted to the events by lashing out on Heroes, despite their best attempt to help. Noel can't really blame them, but that doesn't make the accusations of some poor woman whose son got seriously injured in the fight any less painful to listen to.]
I'm sorry...
[It's all she can say, given the circumstances; there's no point in making excuses, after all.]
IV. CONTINUUM WILDCARD
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-And while Noel was certainly too polite for her own good, there were people out there with too much gumption and not nearly enough sense to know when something was none of their business. And that was Cirno in a nutshell.-
Leave her alone! She's doing her best, isn't she? And aren't you and your son?
-Cirno may have been short, but she still cut a somewhat imposing stature when she stood between the old woman and Noel.-
Bad things happen, even to people who never did nothing wrong, and that's tough. But that doesn't mean you get to go around being mean to people who are just trying to help! If I was your kid, I'd be embarrassed by an old woman like you carrying on like this! Pointing fingers and cussing out little girls!
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Suddenly hearing an unfamiliar voice, Noel raised her gaze to see another girl (one of the Blanc's heroes at that) stepping between her and the woman, almost as if shielding her from the accusations. What she said was sound and logical, but after being baffled for a moment, the mother carried on, clearly considering all that Cirno told her to be mere excuses.
Without a second of thought, Noel decided she should intervene before it escalated.]
A-Ah... N-No, it's alright... It's my fault, really...
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Which didn't sit well with Cirno, of course.- You wanna say that again, old lady?! -She was about ready to start swinging if Noel didn't stop her.-
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[Having no other way to prevent the situation from going out of hand, Noel grabbed Cirno's shoulder and pulled her away from the woman, standing between the two.]
I-I'm sorry. We don't mean to cause you any trouble, so...
[The girl bowed politely along with the apology, which left the woman somewhat confused once again. But the wounds left by the Noir's attack were still too fresh and her expression soon hardened; with one final "I will not forgive you, nor any of the Blanc's heroes," the woman turned around and left quickly.
Noel grabbed onto her skirt tightly, tears filling her eyes.]
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Only the idiot calls other people idiots... -She grumbled, before turning her attention back to Noel.-
... Why are you crying?
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N-No, it's nothing! It's just, um... it must be really hard for people here, and─
[She trailed off, not sure if she even had the right to guess how the citizens of Palamede might feel. Instead, she figured she should thank the girl for standing up for her... and apologize for not having done the same.]
Ah... I'm sorry. I-I know you meant well for me and I'm grateful for that, but... I didn't want you to get into a fight because of me...
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W-Well, either way, I'm glad we managed to resolve this peacefully! [... Did they really? It's not like either side was entirely pleased with how it turned out, but no one got hurt and that's good enough for Noel.] The last thing Palamede needs is more conflict, I think...
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What happened to this place anyways? I get that there was an attack, but... these people seem more upset than usual.