HANABIRA EXPLORATION PLOTTING POST 2.

[futurologists]

OOC PLOTTING POST This is an OOC companion post to the Empire of the Crashing Wave log. Please use this subthread for forming groups for exploration. Indicate which routes you would be interested in taking below, or look for others who have similar interests. Remember, explorations must be submitted by 00:01 UTC on the 6th of February!

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EXPLORATION GROUPS

[futurologists]

[opensup]

I'm looking to team up on any groups looking to hit up the Artisan District since I didn't get the chance to do any explorations last time. Rohan will be explicitly interested in "opening up" anyone he approaches for information - his power is such that he can turn people into books and read from their memories encyclopedia style.

[tenthousandmiles]

anyone interested in the beach prompt?

[eyedrop]

Aizawa wants to talk to the people in the Flowerlands! And help them clean up, of course. Come with him if you'd like to be a GOOD CITIZEN.

BEACH

[datapoint]

Aloy will be asking the pearl divers questions about the sea people's culture, especially wrt what is involved in forming partnerships/alliances, etc. Do U want to tag along????

[theseuschip]

so does anyone wanna search Doro’s castle for intel

[justbeingknife]

I'm totally interested in some more bounties, particularly Brew Can Do It and getting super wasted, what is dealing with your problems like a normal person.

Also interested in knocking some heads during the skirmishes; while Majima won't be killing anyone, he absolutely will be delighted to go on a brawling rampage (finally) and he'll be a total monster about it I'm sorry. Other than that, I'll be tagging around to new CR so let me know if you're interested in doing anything!!

[deemed]

Odinson here would be super keen to help with the brewery bounty!

[eyedrop]

Definitely wanna do that sake bounty, definitely want to help out wrt the skirmishes. Aizawa will also be fishing and feeding/playing with cats lmao (it's NECESSARY).

He won't be aiming to kill anyone in the skirmishes--that's not his style--and would likely try to stop anyone who would try. He would capture them and question/drag them back to their respective people, though.

He's also gonna keep an eye on the pack of royals & what else might come of their group's intervention, since he organized/pushed that idea forward ...

[tenthousandmiles]

i would love to do the sake bounty :3c

[rhinostagros]

I'm going to try to put up a top-level this time around! Laphicet will be doing his usual invisible spirit thing (his visibility rules are over here! He can still communicate to everyone via magitek and his effects on the environment ARE visible) around the place and helping out teammates where/when they need it. And probably get followed around by cats on the beach?

During all the skirmishes breaking out in the Flowerlands, he's going to try to use his elemental magic/artes without aiming to kill, but try to put off both sides from killing each other. He can help any teammates out if they're out there too. He'll also be assisting to put out the fires!

He's going to eventually get tired and try to find a place to sleep again (even though he doesn't need to)... somewhere. There's an opportunity to try accidentally running into him in a hotel room or something.

I'm still debating on whether or not I want to throw him at the Beach exploration (either group or solo), since he was already exploring in the previous one. He might just sit next to the fisherman and read the poetry over his shoulder and maybe help reel in the fish once he gets a bite.

I also have an open top-level for the Imps bounty over here if anyone's interested!

ANYWAY I'm not limited to all these ideas and will be down for other things too.

[notthatjason]

You can always come room with Jason. He wouldn't mind that at all.

[evenslimmer]

Since they've moved into a new, more socially-free area, and also because his attempts to pass for a normal person are going poorly anyway, Scott's not going to bother with hoods or hats and we're just going to live with having to wear the visor all the time given the potential for combat.

Scott's going to take the opportunity to go check out the castle, which means he will be available to optic blast some ronin into submission. (KNOCK THEM OUT, not kill.) Depending on how it goes if it seems like people around the castle do not take kindly to his kinds of powers he'll probably retreat to find somewhere else to sleep— while still being around in case of trouble.

And uh he did some exploring last time but I was busy w/ work so I didn't really get to do much with it...I'm thinking maybe he'll poke around the Artisans District? but I'm open to anything, Scott's a curious guy

[notthatjason]

Still need to get these two in a thread together. I'm game for most of these scenarios if you want to try getting something more concrete plotted out.

[secondnature]

Keith is a part of a dumbass crew (AKA mostly him and Rey, and people who got roped into it) who decided to head out to the Crashing Wave much sooner, only to find out they couldn't get in. Feel free to remark upon how he's just waiting when everyone else shows up.

As it is, the majority of Keith's time will be dedicated to stopping brawls and trying to capture some of the ronin! Would anyone be interested in working with Keith to question them? He won't endorse torture or anything, but he will want to get a read on stuff.

Veronica will be working with Club Royale, so to speak, but also frequenting the Artisan District. She is a musician in her own right and might take the opportunity to bring some awkward covers of pop songs (these are just examples, not what she'd be singing).

Otherwise, she will be working on peace accords. I'd love to have her discuss with some of the fighters like exactly why these skirmishes are going on so they have a bigger picture. I'm down for more morality talks and plans and so forth in how to handle this situation.

[justbeingknife]

...does Veronica want to sing any duets

[mitthrawnaruto]

Thrawn is hitting up the Artisan District, and good luck getting him to leave because he's going to die there and be buried there and his children's children's children will live on appreciating every last bit of art that the district has to offer.

All right, fine, maybe that's an exaggeration.

The point is, Thrawn is going to start his exploration in the Artisan District, and do his best to both gather information about the Empire of the Crashing Wave, as well as measure the amount of peace or unrest left behind in the wake of Empress Youmi's announcement.

Considering his investment in the current political climate, however, he'll tear himself away to accept Lord Doro's information— and absolutely get his hands dirty in the resulting skirmish. His own personal goal would be to capture and subdue one of the ronin (don't let his formality fool you, he's vicious when it comes to hand-to-hand combat) but he could use some assistance in separating one or two fighters from the fray so as to bring them down without killing them, and with a fire sparking nearby, it'll be hard to lock down a prisoner alone.

Aside from all this, Thrawn is a miltary official who has no interest in needlessly taking lives: if your character needs guidance or reassurance during the later skirmishes, or wants someone to help strategize ways to suppress the fighting, I'd be happy to slide this alien nerdlord in to make it so.

[followhim]

👀

whispers i'll help you dad hope i don't catch any more moral ambiguity

[reposing]

Alucard will be heading to the Flowerlands to do some investigating. Gotta help the good people and all that.

During the skirmish, he's probably just going to run right into the fire to get people out. Good news, fire doesn't really affect him so it's like whatever or something. He'll only kill if it looks like someone -- Ophelia or native -- is in danger.

As far as sleep goes, that's for the weak, and he's gonna be up all night checking things out. If your character is also a night owl (ah ha ha) then maybe we can do some shenanigans together.

He is partaking in the sake... but won't get drunk at all. What's his secret.

[healstaffs]

alba.....give me a thread....i wish to deepen this friendship more

i feel like sake is a bad idea since lissa has no tolerance at all but as long as he wouldn't judge her over drinking i'm sure it could be a wild time.

otherwise i'll bringstorm other ideas on the morrow, after i slumber!!

[juniberries]

Allura will probably be feeling really chuffed about the success of Royalty & co's audience with the Empress and will head to the Empire of the Crashing Wave with little delay. She'll probably wind up liking the more progressive and innovative waves ways of this Empire, and is DEFINITELY going to be all about that jewelry so I think she'll be hitting up the Artisan District. She'll also be visiting the beach (not in an exploration group, just on her own) and the hot spring.

She's sticking to her cover-story of being foreign royalty and will be staying in a city hotel, so she's not going to experience the initial attack in the Flowerlands. But in the next two weeks she's going to probably do some crowd control with the other skirmishes that break out, and won't be killing anyone.

I'd love some team ups for ronin fighting, and if your character was a part of the royal group of Ophelia I'd love to thread out some CR and go over details of handwaved interactions while they were in a group together.

I also.......really want a drinking buddy for the sake taste testing.

[forcevisions]

hello drinking buddy who is friends with my friends

[forcevisions]

Rey, Keith, Urahara, and Loki arrived early and have been waiting around. I'd be up for a moment of like "catch-up" in the first three days if anyone is into that at all.

Rey will be completing the ogre bounty with Aizawa (supervision) and Yusuke (bad life choices) pretty much by accident so lmk if you want to get in on that.

She will also be using her force powers / telekinesis for cleaning up after the skirmishes with Hayame so if anyone else is into that she's your girl.

On the whole, Rey's general attitude revolves around feeling a little vindicated that despite Poe's complaints, her Force-brainwash with Kylo Ren did really make a difference in helping push the peace between the Empresses. For that reason, her "aura" so to speak is pushing the chaotic/tumultuous side as she struggles with Light v. Dark and giving into the allure of having that kind of power. People who are especially spiritually sensitive might notice that.

Other points of interest are I'm always up for action sequences regarding skirmishes as they continue or spending time by the beach with the laborers there because they sound like Rey's PEOPLE but in the ocean instead of the desert.

[rhinostagros]

Laphicet is super spiritually sensitive especially to the dark aura, so he's going to notice that like wow. Also, I wanted to find a way to throw him at Rey too... ;; that is if you're cool with meeting him! He's a spirit but she should be able to see him just fine because Force-sensitive/Kylo can see him too.

[notthatjason]

So to start, Jason was one of your male servants/escorts for Team Ophelia Royalty...so if anyone wants to wave CR with that or discuss some points let me know. Jason might have even been persuaded to let someone borrow his gold sword as proof of status (though if you held it, he wouldn't have been far from you because that is Imperial Gold and can be temperamental if handled poorly).

Anyway, once they're in the city proper, Jason can probably be found exploring The Artisan District as part of a time killer. He doesn't know a whole lot about crafts though, so I doubt it will hold his attention for long unless someone's just dragging him around.

To clear his head, Jason probably wouldn't be opposed to a nature walk or the hot springs around the Flowerlands -- since he didn't really spend any time there when they were in the mountains. It would be nice to get away from these cities for a bit and once he found out about Doro's offer of a place to sleep he'd be more interested in that anyway. It's a middle ground and he would want to hear more about their place in all of this. Which, of course, means he's around to get involved in any skirmishes or putting out fires with his wind powers. Let Jason stretch his negotiator skills out a bit more in trying to talk down the skirmishes too.

And if you have any general ideas you'd want to get involved in let me know. Jason's a pretty laid back dude.

[wolfchild]

Apologies for my slow on our thread! school was a thing in January. Jason and Arya had a nice start so clearly he should meet her better half (in Arya’s estimation absolutely) and reconsider that impression probably

[likemyfatherbeforeme]

Luke will be hopping around everywhere trying to do and see all the things so if you want a Skywalker for some reason it’ll probably pretty easy to run into him. Hitting up the Artisan District? Cool. He’ll be around looking in awe at pretty things like the uncultured hick he is. Going to the Beach? He’ll be checking that out too. (Still slightly awestruck by that much water, but this new improved Skywalker has learned to swim by now, so at least he’s got that going for him.) Luke will also be staying in the Flowerlands so he’s going to be exploring there and trying to mop up the shenanigans started by the ronin. Possibly/probably with his lightsaber because it’s on him 24/7 and he’s becoming a bit too dependent on using it in a crisis, even if he’s not necessarily the greatest at it. It might not be the best decision and will probably backfire on him so that’s always fun?

But yeah. If anyone wants a small space nerd for anything Luke is 100% available. Hit me up.

[notthatjason]

/needs small space nerd...offers tall demigod nerd/

Won't really be around the beach and I'm drawing a blank on how to make art interesting for Jason (not really his thing? but he'll be checking it out anyway). But he was DEFINITELY be in the Flowerlands, taking up Doro on his offer to stay the night and then getting involved in stopping skirmishes.

[predomination]

Urahara was ALSO in that awkward party who just sat around waiting for the gates to open like the first people at Graceland. I'm sure everyone else who was there LOVED THAT. What a great adventure that was.

Anyway, Urahara will be staying at Doro's place because he's already inherently suspicious of anyone in power in the Flowerlands, because he's still mulling over the idea of a third party, and getting to know him is a good idea to test the waters.

He'll happily help subdue ronin if anyone wants to do anything with that. On top of sharing information and tossing theories around. Also cats. He loves them. He will totally be messing around with the local cats.

[justbeingknife]

Wanna hang out with some cats

[feytality]

Maya was part of the royals group who met with Empress Nama and the Negotiator group who initially met with Doro, so she'll definitely be sticking her nose in all this. She can provide shielding/healing/distractions for anyone looking to capture the ronin, and she definitely wants to question them about their reasons. Also, questioning people in general and nosing about in true AA sidekick fashion. So, if anyone needs a sidekick!!

She'll also be helping out with the fires and skirmishes, but uh, as Maya is a total samurai fanatic she's likely going to get very distracted. If anyone wants to make sure she stays on focus that would be great. Also: up for doing the sake bounty, but be warned she is a major lightweight....... she maaaaay need someone to look after her.

Also: pearl diving. WHO WANTS TO DO IT???

[mitthrawnaruto]

sliiiiiides in here at long last

Thrawn was also part of that group (posing as a servant like you do when you're a dude), and I have been itching to rekindle the flame of our long lost RP together— which clearly means this is the perfect in for making that happen. Plus as far as keeping pretty much anyone on track during a fight, this is the guy for it.

AKA: we can probably roll with them at least being aware of each others' prior existence and have them run into each other during the fray if that's cool w u? :Ua

[kisha]

Hayame will explore the Sea clan lands on account of no-experience-with-oceans having her a little curious. She'll also want to see how this Sea empress conducts herself, after being self-appointed tutor to the royals expedition.

But mostly she's going to be in the Flowerlands, keeping conflicts as bloodless as she can, trying to keep some semblance of order.

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Sieglinde is going to want to explore the Sea clan capital, and will be taking advantage of the sake bounty to do some underage drinking. She won't be involved in the actual conflicts, but she will try and see what the sea clan thought on the matter is, and see if she can't find out if there's anyone instigating things from within.

Also working on personal science projects, because honestly, Super Interesting.

[ofobedience]

Want to do a flowerlands thread with a bad dog who's best watched? He will be trying hard not to kill to be fair, but sometimes it's hard when you're a genetically engineered war machine designed to kill.

[sololoquy]

Kylo Ren will be holed up in the Flowerlands for most of this trip after initial meetings in the city. City life has already proven to be too much activity for him, and he's really eager to be somewhere a little quieter.

So, naturally, when the ronin show up, he is going to want to kill them, much like he wanted to kill the invaders in the Mountain Clan territory. I'm up for someone stopping him, or encouraging him, but considering his success with his previous escapades, he will want at least one to interrogate using the Force. I'm going to limit this one a little because I bit off more than I could chew last log, so if your character is not strong-willed/physically strong enough to stop him (or not dark side enough to encourage him) then I might suggest we find something else to thread.

If you want to be involved in the interrogation, feel free to hit me up. It will involve thought invasion, and Kylo Ren is a bit of an extremist, so please keep that in mind. Its unlikely that he will submit to a good cop/bad cop routine, especially after his success in the Celestial Mountain.

As far as the actual Empire of the Crashing wave goes, Kylo Ren will probably be taking some beach walks because he's been living on a Star Destroyer for who knows how long. He'll also take a visit to the Artisan District to pick up a few personal items!

Mostly, I think I am going to try and tag out a lot this log, but if there is something here that interests you, HIT ME!!!

EDIT: OH ALSO SAKE lots of sake, Kylo Ren is a sad and pathetic drunk.

[likemyfatherbeforeme]

Kylo would be a sad and pathetic drunk. meanwhile his uncle can’t even look at alcohol without getting carded

In serious plotting land though. There has to be a way out there for them to meet and not have Luke wind up dead and if it isn’t in this log I will continue to wait and keep stalking Kylo’s threads in the meanwhile. Maybe it’s best to have Rey bump into him first?

[boxedcrook]

If anyone wants Inuyasha during skirmishes, he'll definitely be helping out. Killing humans is a no-no, but he can be in on trying to subdue/capture some of the ronin. He's also surprisingly formal about dead people??? So he'll be trying to bury any of the dead in the Flowerlands, regardless of what side they're on.

Additionally, if anyone is up for it, I'm thinking about maybe offering a small custom bounty since technically Inuyasha has already had A Drunk sake episode with Peter.... rip......... Idk what it'll be yet, but I'm willing to hash it out with anyone else who may be interested!

[wolfchild]

it time

[undeserved]

unsurprisingly, 2B is going to be out in the flowerlands helping subdue any fights!! she is going to be trying her hardest NOT to kill anyone, since the protection of humanity is one of her prime directives, so to speak - she'll also be trying to keep them from killing each other as much as possible. that said, she's not trained in non-lethal combat even a little, so it will be a struggle. if anyone wants an android to come in and stop them from killing...

other than that, she'll probably be fishing, because it's her one hobby. probably exploring the flowerlands, too, if anyone is up for that!! 9S will almost definitely be coming with her for those groups.

[heritors]

2B fishing.... that's so cute


that said since we missed each other on the intro log i'd love to do something here!! team ups for flowerlands can be our go-to unless you want to do something else

[healstaffs]

Lissa will be having a grand time exploring the beach as well as the Artisan District, probably buying dumb gifts that her friends never knew they wanted. I'm not sure if she'll be taking up Doro on his invitation or finding a place in town, but she'll at least offer her healing services post-skirmish if anyone involved gets wounded.

I unfortunately have work deadlines + a lot of vacation planning left to do this month so I'll be keeping the number of log threads I have low, but I'm happy to hit up inboxes left and right if you'd still like a thread! Lissa was also part of Team Royalty (or whatever we're calling it) so if you want to handwave some fledgling CR from that, I'm game too!

[juniberries]

I'm here for handwaved CR. I love what was started with Lissa's network comment thread, so maybe we can do a fast and loose inbox thread?

[theseuschip]

Simon’s currently of little use in the fighting realm, but he is a super good pearl-obtaining robot slave and can probably just walk around in the ocean picking up hundreds of oysters. In which case they can have a bartering chip if they should need to bribe people for information using a dragonlike pearl horde, that makes sense right? look if you can’t use being a haunted diving suit that doesn’t breathe to your advantage in the empire of the crashing wave then where can you.

Other than that, he’ll just be like.... maybe hanging around the Flowerlands and beach, sometimes at night like a weirdo, and I’m seriously considering searching Doro’s castle as an exploration because that is the only kind of intel-gathering he knows how to do sorta good. In case anybody else wants in on that. Or to be really disapproving about it??

ps don’t go near Simon if you like cats, I can only imagine how fucking weird he must smell to animals and they will probably give him a wide berth.

[moneyballer]

Asher is more comfortable doing the information digging than fighting, but if Simon needs someone who can throw a punch he might be a useful companion! I actually enjoyed what little we had on the network post though I was super slow on tagging it... I'd like to start something up again if that works for you!