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pawnstorm2016-03-12 11:22 pm
burnmydread) wrote in pawnstorm2016-03-12 11:22 pm
(OPEN) WORK FOR THE WORKING MAN
Who: Minato Arisato & others!
When: Throughout March
Where: Around Blanc
What: Job quest post for the month of March
Rating: None
[ Reference for the Job Post is here. Also, if you're interested and haven't already, you can pick your character's arcana for Social Linking! ]
001-A. Meeting & Greeting
[ Minato wouldn't exactly say that he's good with kids, but he does have some experience with them. Of course, even considering the thought that it's appropriate to encourage a kindergartner to run away is probably not the best example to set, yet here he is anyway. Maiko, a former Social Link of his, isn't all children, and the orphanage has plenty that are excited about heroes coming over. He'd built a snowman for them once, he can do something else.
Besides, he'd gotten cookies out of that deal too. Worth it.
He looks like the life of the party, really. He's got a little girl on his back, and another kid trying to hang from his arm, but the whole five-foot-seven of him doesn't lead for a good height to dangle from. Surprisingly, throughout all of this, he's got a pretty straight face on. But.
This is a little much.
Help? ]
001-B. Now it's Story Time
[ So the kids want to know about the heroes' home worlds, do they? Truthfully, there are a lot of similarities when one looks at the very basics. You know, oxygen, land, water, etc. But those don't make for very good stories. He isn't really going to get any points (or colle, for that matter) by explaining the water cycle, is he? At least it would prove he paid attention to the lessons in second grade.
What can he say about Earth, though? Minato spares a glance at the hero beside him before turning his attention back to the children gathered around them. They're expecting a good story. ]
...Well...
[ A man of many words he is not. It's not that he doesn't have things to say, he just generally keeps to himself unless prompted otherwise. A dozen eager eyes looking at him expectantly certainly fit the bill. ]
[ Yeah, don't be an asshole, dude. They're just kids. ]
It's really not that different...I lived in a big city and had to go to school, too.
[ Except for the whole trying to stop the end of the world thing, but you know, details.
Hey Hero, maybe you have a better story? ]
002-A. Herbs with an H
[ Minato has done a lot of silly things to fulfill some equally silly quests posed to him by some otherworldly being that lived in a room only he had access too. If that doesn't sound odd enough to begin with, it really does get a lot stranger than that. But aside from keeping an eye on a persimmon tree at school--and, literally, it's about watching it--Minato has zero experience with plants, nor a green thumb.
So what constitutes an herb, let alone one in good condition? He agreed to the job because of the money, of course. Shirosabe, his carrier, is starting to garner an appetite about the same as him, which is a lot. And no one should be subjected to Monday meals. Ever. He's resigned to eat out on those days. The struggle is real.
Supposedly they're "all over", but how is he supposed to know what distinguishes an herb as an herb or just...a weed? ]
...Isn't an herb technically any type of plant?
[ Could they just grab a handful of grass? He's got a baggy and everything. ]
002-B. Desperate Thymes call for desperate measures
[ Going it straight-laced can only yield mediocre results. Sometimes there's a reason people go dark side. Sometimes, when push comes to shove, or when there are slim pickings in the public areas, heroes have to turn to a life of crime. Much like penguins.
Minato is one such penguin. Er, hero. And with so many others working on the same job, if he's going to get any money for this, he has to bend the rules a little. But who says he's going down by himself? Oh no, team effort is important. Right? Teammates. Not accomplices. Why would you think that.
Which is why they are found in someone's back yard in one of the nicer parts of time. Pretend it's a little bit like Robin Hood, stealing from the rich's gardens and giving them to...some guy who is going to pay them for it. Okay, it's nothing like Robin Hood, but this person has all their plants labeled and there are definitely some recognizable, herbish plants there. ]
..."Wolf's bane" right next to "oregano". That would be a weird sauce.
[ Is someone protecting against werewolves? ]
003. Wild Card
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doggystyle if you have any questions. ]
When: Throughout March
Where: Around Blanc
What: Job quest post for the month of March
Rating: None
[ Reference for the Job Post is here. Also, if you're interested and haven't already, you can pick your character's arcana for Social Linking! ]
001-A. Meeting & Greeting
[ Minato wouldn't exactly say that he's good with kids, but he does have some experience with them. Of course, even considering the thought that it's appropriate to encourage a kindergartner to run away is probably not the best example to set, yet here he is anyway. Maiko, a former Social Link of his, isn't all children, and the orphanage has plenty that are excited about heroes coming over. He'd built a snowman for them once, he can do something else.
Besides, he'd gotten cookies out of that deal too. Worth it.
He looks like the life of the party, really. He's got a little girl on his back, and another kid trying to hang from his arm, but the whole five-foot-seven of him doesn't lead for a good height to dangle from. Surprisingly, throughout all of this, he's got a pretty straight face on. But.
This is a little much.
Help? ]
001-B. Now it's Story Time
[ So the kids want to know about the heroes' home worlds, do they? Truthfully, there are a lot of similarities when one looks at the very basics. You know, oxygen, land, water, etc. But those don't make for very good stories. He isn't really going to get any points (or colle, for that matter) by explaining the water cycle, is he? At least it would prove he paid attention to the lessons in second grade.
What can he say about Earth, though? Minato spares a glance at the hero beside him before turning his attention back to the children gathered around them. They're expecting a good story. ]
...Well...
[ A man of many words he is not. It's not that he doesn't have things to say, he just generally keeps to himself unless prompted otherwise. A dozen eager eyes looking at him expectantly certainly fit the bill. ]
| Sometimes humanity tries to usher in the apocalypse... |
| We look forward to the same things here as in my world, death and taxes. |
| It's really not that different... |
[ Yeah, don't be an asshole, dude. They're just kids. ]
It's really not that different...I lived in a big city and had to go to school, too.
[ Except for the whole trying to stop the end of the world thing, but you know, details.
Hey Hero, maybe you have a better story? ]
002-A. Herbs with an H
[ Minato has done a lot of silly things to fulfill some equally silly quests posed to him by some otherworldly being that lived in a room only he had access too. If that doesn't sound odd enough to begin with, it really does get a lot stranger than that. But aside from keeping an eye on a persimmon tree at school--and, literally, it's about watching it--Minato has zero experience with plants, nor a green thumb.
So what constitutes an herb, let alone one in good condition? He agreed to the job because of the money, of course. Shirosabe, his carrier, is starting to garner an appetite about the same as him, which is a lot. And no one should be subjected to Monday meals. Ever. He's resigned to eat out on those days. The struggle is real.
Supposedly they're "all over", but how is he supposed to know what distinguishes an herb as an herb or just...a weed? ]
...Isn't an herb technically any type of plant?
[ Could they just grab a handful of grass? He's got a baggy and everything. ]
002-B. Desperate Thymes call for desperate measures
[ Going it straight-laced can only yield mediocre results. Sometimes there's a reason people go dark side. Sometimes, when push comes to shove, or when there are slim pickings in the public areas, heroes have to turn to a life of crime. Much like penguins.
Minato is one such penguin. Er, hero. And with so many others working on the same job, if he's going to get any money for this, he has to bend the rules a little. But who says he's going down by himself? Oh no, team effort is important. Right? Teammates. Not accomplices. Why would you think that.
Which is why they are found in someone's back yard in one of the nicer parts of time. Pretend it's a little bit like Robin Hood, stealing from the rich's gardens and giving them to...some guy who is going to pay them for it. Okay, it's nothing like Robin Hood, but this person has all their plants labeled and there are definitely some recognizable, herbish plants there. ]
..."Wolf's bane" right next to "oregano". That would be a weird sauce.
[ Is someone protecting against werewolves? ]
003. Wild Card
[ Inspired by something else? Please feel free to write your own prompt! You can also hit me up at
getting mixed messages here
Don't worry, he's not Junpei. But she may recognize the slight look of distress on his end. It's subtle, but it's there. ]
We did good.
[ THERE HE HELPED.
No? She wants more? ]
...I had lunch with a guy on the other team.
[ Apparently that was the important outcome. ]
Isn't that enemy?
Isn't that ILLEGAL!?
You're so brave....
--What'd you eat?
[ Ah, now here's a topic Minato has interest in. ]
A lot of things. Takoyaki, beef bowl, ramen...
Run as fast as you can to max this link before you get cockblocked at rank 9, son
[Gives perspective or something.
... Ugh god, he's going off on food.]
... Do you ever not eat?
okay start sharing more secrets and he'll select the supportive prompt GO
I don't wanna be friends with Noir! They do bad things.
Yeah, bad things!
[ Oh. This just got serious. Minato spares a glance at Yukari. For as much of a casual troll as he can be when the opportunity presents itself, Minato does know where the line is or when the mood shifts. It just depends on whether he feels like acknowledging it or not. ]
Mmm...we're fighting Noir, right?
Mmhmm.
I don't like them.
But they're hurting people.
[ There are some small, solemn expressions looking back at them. ]
We didn't hurt each other. It's competition, but it's for fun. At the end of the day, we could go home friends.
:|
[Ugh, what to do. Give her two years and she's better at relating with kids. She's still weird about it now.] Um, oh, our school's out in the middle of a big, bustling city! The capital city of our country, in fact. We all stay in a dormitory, and we take a train out there - it's a really pretty view, going over the ocean like we do to the island where the school is.
[Look, divert into how pretty Tatsumi Port Island is! She smiles.] It's all new buildings around there, too, so everything looks more or less clean and good! Way different than out in the country. We even have an observatory! You ever used the observatory? [Ha ha. She doesn't know, Minato.]
:3
He's happy to let her go on about their school, though.
Wait--the--...Minato stares at her for a moment. ]
...Once or twice.
[ So much observing to do, you know. ]
Worst boyfriend ever
Wasn't a ghost, by the way. But she did turn out to be a good friend shortly afterward!
he's open-minded
Not...going down that road. At least the kids won't be able to call him out on anything, right? That's probably the best case scenario for the moment. ]
A ghost!
Duh, ghosts aren't real.
Oh, they're real. [ A beat. ] Just not this one.
jerkwad
How about... uh... damn it... [Er, wait, no bad language around the kids, Yukari.] Oh, hey! What's your guys' favorite kinds of plays? [DIVERT. DIVERT.]
Love you too bae
Plays?
We play every day.
She means, like, when people are actors and actresses.
Oh...
The kind where you wear costumes.
Costumes!
Yukari knows something about that.
If she wasn't entirely attached to him, POW, right in the kisser
... Oh my god... [DID HE HAVE TO MENTION THAT.]
Yeah, I uh... I do some acting for our school sometimes. It's actually pretty fun! But do you guys have like a favorite story or play that you've ever seen?
they can do it rough that's fine
Right.
Minato knows. He doesn't elaborate. But he knows.
Unfortunately, Minato's mun doesn't know what sort of plays they have in this canon, so as the kids start to rattle off various names, Minato's eyes narrow slightly, like he's trying to pick through them all. ]
..."Eddy the Hairless Yeti"?
how dare he know one of her biggest weaknesses
Um... that sounds interesting. [No it doesn't, but she's gotta humor the kids, right?] I like... well, I guess you guys wouldn't know anything about the plays from my world, but I like romantic ones.
[Let them 'ewwww cooties' at that.]
HANSHRUG.GIF
And then... ]
Show us!
Yeah, show us!
oh no
Sh-show you what? Like, one of the plays? I don't really have a script in front of me... and you need a lot more actors!
no subject
Can't you make it up?
I wanna see...
It should be romantic!
[ Minato is just going to sit there unhelpfully. He might find this funny. ]
no subject
I really... I mean, I could, but, yanno what? I'll look up a script so I don't have to try to improvise and we'll do it next time, okay?
[The millisecond he laughs, he's getting an elbow to the ribs.]
no subject
Boy he does. ]
Is that a promise?
[ Wait, was that Minato and not one of the kids? ]
no subject
[SIGH.]
Yeah, why not.
no subject
He turns to the kids, looking very serious. ]
We'll come back another day and show you.
Yay!
no subject
So anyway, anything else you kids wanna talk about?
no subject
Why does your hair look like that...?
Are you married?
no subject
... It's... just how I style it?
[But the third question...]
W-who, us? [Blink. Blink.]
no subject
Yes.
Oh my--
Wow, really?
I kneeeeeeew it!
no subject
[TURNING TO STARE AT HIM. R U SRS.]
D-don't listen to him, we're barely even dating.
[Look at that line you just toed, Minato.]
no subject
I'm lucky either way.
[ Yes, yes he did do that. ]
....Awwwww!
Gross! Ew.
Are you gonna get married then?
I wanna come!
I like your shoes.
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/ends this