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.

[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!!

[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.

[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 ...

[deemed]

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

[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.

[eyedrop]

i'll probably put a prompt for it in a top lvl, since it's repeatable!

[wolfchild]

sign arya up this is braavos all over again

[mitthrawnaruto]

Thrawn is #1 ART FAN circa 1991 — 914787498729875, and I'm psyched about tossing him at the artisan district so he can have a very quiet internal moment— and, you know, also try to dissect their entire culture from the inside out. Which clearly means I need to slide in here and ask if you'd be down for letting an alien tag along with your dude.



...also can you really turn people into books, Rohan.

[justbeingknife]

Hell yeah! He can meet this Odinson guy Hayame talked about. I have an open here

[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

[opensup]

Yes awesome!! What could be better than dissecting cultures for research and ART. I'd be happy to have them go along together c: And yes, he can, it's a thing.

[mitthrawnaruto]

Oh my god, incredible. Thrawn is fully in support of this fascinating ability— so long as no one spots them in the process of using it, which is a detail he'd be more than happy to take care of (if it's at all necessary).

brb setting my watch till they form an art appreciation and intel gathering club

[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.

[reposing]

I'M HERE BABY I'M A GOOD BOY

[secondnature]

The real question is whether they'd know the same songs ...

[deemed]

I'll hit him up!

[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.

[eyedrop]

HMM STILL ASSESSING

but yes join us ... would alucard have any particular questions for the men and their daughter