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bottlecaplogs2025-08-07 09:52 am
fromsprouts) wrote in bottlecaplogs2025-08-07 09:52 am
August ALL THE THINGS (Quests and Open)
Who: Umemiya and you
When: August 2025
Where: In town, The Spire, Quest Locations
Summary: Umemiya settles in, offers his services, and starts getting to work
Warnings: None yet
Note: I default to prose; feel free to flip me to brackets
1. If it can be broke, then it can be fixed [Open, Around Town]
Now that he's gotten the tour and begun to meet everyone, Umemiya's exploring the town on his own--stopping by shops and cafes to introduce himself to the staff, pausing to kick a ball around with a young Ledyba, generally starting to integrate with society. If you're out and about on this lovely summer day, you might get the broadest smile that his snout-face is capable of, and a warm greeting.
"Hey! How's your day going, so far?" Teenage enthusiasm is on full display.
2. If it can be fused, then it can be split [Open, The Spire]
In the process of making friends out in town, one fact Umemiya's volunteered about himself is that he's looking for sparring partners, and he's up to the task of training others how to fight. All anyone needs to do is send him a Grumpearl message, and he'll be glad to meet them in the Spire's training rooms (or to escort them in, if they're from another guild).
Once he and his new training partner have secured one of the training rooms for themself, Umemiya's ears perk up. "So, where should we start?"
3. If if can be lost, then it can be won [For A.B.A, Carts before Charts]
Umemiya shows up to the part of the forest where resource gathering is taking place in a chipper mood, his aura-sensing tendrils tied back loosely with a scarf so they're not a distraction while they work. The young Lucario is about average height for his species, doing a few warm-up stretches to prepare for the upcoming workout. After all, it'd suck to strain anything on his very first quest.
4. If it can be touched, then it can be turned [For Ren, Home on Arrange]
Umemiya is eager to Do Teamwork with Ren, after how their first meeting went. Like, clearly they're cut from the same cloth, and will accomplish great things together. But he's also aware of how the small green cat is limping still.
"Hey. Are you sure you're up for this?" He's leaning against a tree at the edge of the designated area for the outpost, watching Ren's approach.
X. So here we are, reinventing the wheel [Wildcard]
[Feel free to hit me with anything else you're into! My discord and plurk are both darkersolstice if you wanna hit me for anything.]
When: August 2025
Where: In town, The Spire, Quest Locations
Summary: Umemiya settles in, offers his services, and starts getting to work
Warnings: None yet
Note: I default to prose; feel free to flip me to brackets
1. If it can be broke, then it can be fixed [Open, Around Town]
Now that he's gotten the tour and begun to meet everyone, Umemiya's exploring the town on his own--stopping by shops and cafes to introduce himself to the staff, pausing to kick a ball around with a young Ledyba, generally starting to integrate with society. If you're out and about on this lovely summer day, you might get the broadest smile that his snout-face is capable of, and a warm greeting.
"Hey! How's your day going, so far?" Teenage enthusiasm is on full display.
2. If it can be fused, then it can be split [Open, The Spire]
In the process of making friends out in town, one fact Umemiya's volunteered about himself is that he's looking for sparring partners, and he's up to the task of training others how to fight. All anyone needs to do is send him a Grumpearl message, and he'll be glad to meet them in the Spire's training rooms (or to escort them in, if they're from another guild).
Once he and his new training partner have secured one of the training rooms for themself, Umemiya's ears perk up. "So, where should we start?"
3. If if can be lost, then it can be won [For A.B.A, Carts before Charts]
Umemiya shows up to the part of the forest where resource gathering is taking place in a chipper mood, his aura-sensing tendrils tied back loosely with a scarf so they're not a distraction while they work. The young Lucario is about average height for his species, doing a few warm-up stretches to prepare for the upcoming workout. After all, it'd suck to strain anything on his very first quest.
4. If it can be touched, then it can be turned [For Ren, Home on Arrange]
Umemiya is eager to Do Teamwork with Ren, after how their first meeting went. Like, clearly they're cut from the same cloth, and will accomplish great things together. But he's also aware of how the small green cat is limping still.
"Hey. Are you sure you're up for this?" He's leaning against a tree at the edge of the designated area for the outpost, watching Ren's approach.
X. So here we are, reinventing the wheel [Wildcard]
[Feel free to hit me with anything else you're into! My discord and plurk are both darkersolstice if you wanna hit me for anything.]
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He scratches his chin, thinking.
"What moves have you figured out that you know? Any special ones, instead of purely physical?"
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"I..." She trails off. "Kind of, but... it was an accident. I don't know how to do it again."
Her words come out quiet and distant, almost guilty. She can't meet Umemiya's stare.
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"Okay. We'll figure it out together. I am not going to beat you up for not knowing things right away. We'll try, and fail until we succeed. Sound good?"
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To her credit, she becomes decent at using her Tackle after a little while. When she thinks about an enemy about to attack her, she freezes up. But when she thinks about an enemy about to attack someone she cares about, she manages to throw herself against the training dummy.
No matter how many magical thoughts she thinks, though, no other moves come forth. Noelle stops to catch her breath, her mind clearly wandering.
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He holds his hands, cupping them together, a ball of glowing Aura gathering between them, glowing a brilliant shade of cool blue. And then, he dropkicks the sphere, once it's the size of a soccer ball, for an Aura Sphere attack.
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Her head feels like it's full of fog. She peeks an eye open, but nothing happened.
"Maybe my well is dry..."
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"Take out your Grumpearl. I'm going to show you what it feels like." Because that is the major advantage over phones, isn't it? You can send your thoughts, and it's not just words or images, it's more than that.
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The genuine and unfettered intent to cause destruction, necessary for him to attack at full strength.no subject
Noelle does manage to use a special attack, but it's not aimed toward the dummy. A blast of ice flies directly at him from her Hidden Power attack.
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Umemiya doesn't manage to dodge. Luckily, Ice isn't particularly effective against a Steel type, but he still takes a bit of damage. Breathing through the pain, he turns back to looking at Noelle with concern.
"You definitely figured it out."
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The cold is still there, gripping her heart, but something else is taking root too. She feels the desire to heal the damage she's done radiating through her.
The smell of fresh grass envelops the training grounds, some wildflowers sprouting around them. Without realizing it, she's used Grassy Terrain. Slowly but surely, Umemiya's wounds begin to soothe.
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More excited than hurt, and with the effect of Grassy Terrain, soon even the bruises are mere memory.
"And you worked out how to heal me. Seems like this is more of, like, an environmental effect than my heals. A passive effect instead of something you need to keep doing."
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"It surprised me too, actually..." She lets out a nervous chuckle. "That's what I meant earlier. I heard it called a 'Hidden Power'. I'm... not good at controlling it. I think it might be my only icy move?"
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But he's not actually going to be mean, especially not to her of all people.
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What she saw in the psychic connection- both from herself and from Umemiya- lingers in the back of her mind. She isn't sure if she should bring it up.
"... maybe my moves could help with that garden after all," she says, instead.
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Look, if she isn't going to bring it up, he won't either. No big deal!
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Noelle does her best to push the memory out of her mind.
"That sounds nice! You know I like winter vegetables, fahaha. But, um... who's Beedrill?"
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So clearly Umemiya's next BFF, that's simply how it works.
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Sorry, Noelle, you're not shaking this ball of sunshine that easily by pawning him off on a gardening bug.
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"Y-yeah! Best friends," she says. They have only known each other a short time, but... their circumstances aren't exactly ordinary. "Thanks for training with me. Once I get stronger, I can help watch your back out there!"
Seems like a good wrap?