🐺🚬 spring catch-all (closed for now)

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Who: bigby & dolly, kinger, maya, oko, parvati, umemiya
What: quests and other situations
Where: around town, the cliffs
When: april-june
Warnings: battling and related injuries


QUEST RESULTS
BITS AND BOBS (KINGER) | DITTO TO THAT (DOLLY) | 'MON MAKEOVER (PARVATI)

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—AT THE GARDENS (UMEMIYA)

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[ With the head chef at Oran now out of commission, Bigby felt obligated to throw in most of his free time to keep the ship sailing. He's still not much of a cook, but he knows his way around, and that's something at least. Anything to help ease the transition over to someone who really knows what they're doing eventually.

But while minding a kitchen is one thing, putting together actual meals are another. Despite all the notes he's compiled so far, Bigby's diet is not varied enough to keep it nutritionally balanced for the rest of the guild. So off to the gardens he goes, not to help plant and harvest as he normally does, but in search of advice from an expert. ]

Hey, Ume.

[ Bigby approaches, paws in his pockets, seed dangling from the corner of his mouth. He looks tired as always, but not entirely exhausted. ]

Got a minute to show me around? Could use some help.

—RUNNING ERRANDS (MAYA)

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[ Bigby has plenty enough on his plate to not get wrapped into something completely different. But in the middle of running his usual errands around town, he spots a suspicious flash of pink sneaking around. Looking for something, maybe even someone, and that's not really any of his business, except he also likes sticking his nose where it doesn't belong. After picking up some tools, he starts to follow the Clefairy, mindful of his distance, but still close enough to stay on her trail.

A part of him feels like he knows her, though he can't recall them ever having a conversation. Likely she's just part of the same guild; Oran Berries have always been plentiful. ]

You know— [ He finally chimes once they hit a dead end in a quiet part of town. ] —if there's something you can't find, it might not be here.

[ Bigby steps closer, sounding cautious despite her adorable appearance. He knows looks can be deceiving. ]

—QUEST: 'MON MAKEOVER (PARVATI)

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[ Before anything else, Parvati will feel the tug of her Grumpearl connecting to someone else. Then, a muffled voice asks a very important question. ]

Can you open the door?

[ Normally, Bigby would hold up his pearl like an actual phone, but he's managed to go completely handsfree with it still in one of his pockets. A consequence of having his paws completely full of materials he's just picked up from town. Unfortunately, his usual method of getting access to places using the network of holes in the walls won't accommodate all of that. With a slight grumble, he tries tapping at the aforementioned door with his foot.

Maybe it'd be easier if he just put everything down for a bit to let himself in, but that doesn't cross his mind. ]

—QUEST: DITTO TO THAT (DOLLY)

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[ When Bigby agreed to take on this quest, he prepared himself for the worst. There was no strategizing when the hoards seemed to vary by the day. Instead, they had to rely on a general plan of attack, one that would hopefully do the job with few injuries to show for it.

Of course, what else was there to greet them at the cliffs than a bunch of bugs. Bigby should've known with his luck. While he keeps his distance at the start, the use of Psychic moves does catch his attention, enough for him to go right in to nab one Rabsca with a Crunch. A super effective move by all rights, except it lands as normally as it could. ]

These damn things— [ He growls through grit teeth, still clamped onto one of their legs. After some back and forth, he finally lets go. ] —how?

[ He stands back up, cheeks sparking to unleash a Thunder Shock while he's at it. ]

They're really not Psychic-types?

—QUEST: BITS AND BOBS (KINGER)

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[ Bigby's not particular good about getting to know most of the newer arrivals until long after they're new. Kinger is no different in that regard, but after raising an eyebrow at hearing that name, he was more than fine with them getting paired up at Raichu's suggestion. They're the same size and both adults at that, so sorting through a few rocks together should go off without a hitch.

After tossing a few duds into their own separate pile, he sighs. Maybe it is a little tedious. ]

You know, I'm starting to wonder what all these rocks are actually for.

[ He pauses as the next stone his paws start to light up, cheeks sparking just a bit. ]

Not exactly the materials I thought we'd be working with.