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Goro Akechi ([personal profile] truthdecided) wrote in [community profile] bottlecaplogs2025-03-08 04:26 pm

March Akech-all

Who: Goro Akechi and YOU! (With some quest prompts too)
What: Quests and general adaptation to being a small borb.
Where: All over Bottlecap Bay.
When: Throughout March.
Warnings: N/A

It's been over a month since Akechi found himself in a strange world and a small body. In that time, he's gradually adjusted to flight, reconnected with Ren, and made a name for himself through investigating the hexed items and partaking in several guild missions.

But it was during one such mission that realization hit Akechi hard, by way of one annoyingly heavy Purrloin, which is why Akechi can be found...

A. Strength Training (OPEN)

It may be a curious sight, seeing a volleyball-sized bird trying to lift heavy objects in his talons. Those in the Oran Berries may notice he's spending a lot of time in the training room specifically pushing his ability to lift large and heavy objects, but that same persistence applies outside the Oran base as well.

For instance, he can be seen near the edge of town, near where Heliolisk leads the initiative for paved roads. Though Akechi has yet to approach a partner and thus hasn't formally signed up for the mission, he does spend some time observing the operation with great intensity.

"Cobblestone would be another useful weight. I suppose there's also the option of scouring the canopy..."

What matters is, he needs to get stronger. What does it say about him, that he struggled to lift one cat?

B. Busy Berries (Locked to Dark Heart)

While foraging is a lighter activity, it does give Akechi the opportunity to hone his flight, sharpen his senses, and gain a greater mental map of the canopy. Not to mention, Dark Heart is one member of the Oran Berries fairly shrouded in mystery. As of now, Akechi hasn't spent any significant time with him, though the two have seen one another, in no small part thanks to A.B.A's impromptu "sleepover."

Much like his previous foraging mission, he comes prepared, with a basket in his talons to hopefully carry a respectable load.

Thus, he waits near the entrance to the Canopy, perched on the basket's handle.

C. Swoobat Swarm (Locked to Ren and Shoka)

The Swoobat present an excellent opportunity for Akechi to put his skills to the test. Sparring is one thing. In a spar, you have to hold back. But this is different.

The enemies are larger. They're psychic.

To Akechi's credit, he didn't immediately charge in. Instead, he used his flight to scout ahead and observe the Swoobat from the cover of the leaves in the Canopy.

Once he's satisfied with his observations, he quietly makes his way back down to his teammates, swooping down before them.

"They're fast, but appear frail. The way I see it, we could either bring the fight to them or divert their attention to the forest floor. However, we'll want to coordinate to ensure the best results."

That shouldn't be an issue in theory; he's worked with both Ren and Shoka before. It's simply a matter of working as a trio.

D. Wildcard!

Feel free to have your character bump into Akechi wherever! I'm also down for plotting either in PMs or at [plurk.com profile] Dorked.

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