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Umemiya Hajime ([personal profile] fromsprouts) wrote in [community profile] 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]
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holidaygirl1225: (noelle8)

[personal profile] holidaygirl1225 2025-08-14 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
She remains inconsistent with Hidden Power, but she becomes able to reliably summon Grassy Terrain. Soon, another obvious idea occurs to her: by kicking dirt in her opponent's eyes, she can blind them. The 'Sand Attack' doesn't do anything to the dummy (obviously), but she keeps it in mind.

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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[personal profile] holidaygirl1225 2025-08-17 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
... Maybe she imagined it. Umemiya might be a bit of a delinquent, as he admitted, but he's not a bad person. He only fights to protect people.

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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[personal profile] holidaygirl1225 2025-08-18 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"... So, your new best friend?" Noelle says, laughing. She's kind of started to understand him well enough to feel comfortable teasing him.
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[personal profile] holidaygirl1225 2025-08-21 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, that... makes her really happy. She never knows where she stands with others, and she was worried that she'd just been a drag on Umemiya since she can't offer him anything in return.

"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!"