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[velluminous]

Who: Severine Fairplay and willing students
When: September 30, morning
Where: The school grounds, eventually the woods
What: Raiju (and other ghost) adventures!
Warnings: TBD

[ at first light, fellow insomniacs may spy Severine Fairplay pacing the school grounds, barely visible through the early morning mist. back and forth... back and forth... casting dark and furrowed glances towards the woods. the looming thicket has begun to change colour with the advent of fall, but despite the vibrancy, its atmosphere remains—oppressive.

by mid-morning, she is still there—or should I say returned there, for she's now accompanied by a hand-painted sign which reads: ]

SEEKING EXPEDITIONERS INTO WOODS
HARVEST RAIJU FUR
SLAY JINMENKEN & DEMON CENTIPEDES
FOR PROFIT

[ everyone loves a "Slay 10 rats in the tavern basement-style" quest, right? ]

Comments

[demonvinegar]

[ he is Here with a sword and also a dagger for Shijie if he hadn't already given it to her. he's also a little bit vibrating under his skin after the day he's had but killing monsters should help with that. violence is a salve. ]

Shijie, you could have told me that you were planning something like this. [ he says as he presents the dagger to her ]

[velluminous]

[ taking the knife in gentle, practiced fingers. has he cleaned away the rust? ]

I thought of it... [ softly trailing off. that is to say, while she was suffering sleeplessness and insomnia ] during night.

[demonvinegar]

[ he has! he would never present his Shijie with a rusted dagger. ]

Mmm... I had suggested an adventure to Girl-shijie, but she seemed reluctant. Is there a reason why you've settled on this?

[pissandvinegar]

[ sometime when lbh strays far enough away from the group, whether in the middle of things or near the end after things have mostly been collected, sqq comes up close behind him with a voice dropped low ]

Luo Binghe, don't say a word and don't fight back. Come with me without drawing attention.

[demonvinegar]

[ .... ah. ]


[ well there's nothing he can do but turn to face shen qingqiu. he's silent, but his gaze is both wary and curious. and perhaps a little foolishly excited. isn't this the first time this shizun has called for him? ]

[mogger]

What kiiiind of profit?

[ you have her interest ]

[velluminous]

Chance to practice your skill.
Points for this ridiculous fundraiser task.
Time spent in my company.

[mogger]

I think ya need to sweeten the deal a little more than that.

[bowtiedbones]

...You only need to submit parts of the jinmenken, right?

[velluminous]

Da. You may keep rest, if you like to.

[bowtiedbones]

[brightens up instantly, yeah!! MS FAIRPLAY GETS IT!]

Yes please!

[ratiocinations]

If only I were a warrior.

[He says, reading the sign.]

However, perhaps I could help you with… [Plunks his pointer finger against the phrase “demon centipedes”.] …these.

[petty revenge]

[velluminous]

[ she looks weary after a night of little sleep, but a smile tugs at the corners of her mouth and eyes. ]

Thought you might.

[ratiocinations]

[For a normie, they are the safest option. But also...] It would be remiss of me not to return the favor they so graciously bestowed on me.

[That's Holmes speak for "I'm willing to pummel one with my crowbar for some points"]

[pissandvinegar]

[ reads the sign. turns around.

comes back with an armload of those ghost-catching jars, as well as a short sword in his other hand and a net slung over one shoulder ]

[velluminous]

[ ah. . . so he will come. ]

With luck, we will not need those.

[ but she's glad to see someone else cautious enough to think to bring them. ]

[pissandvinegar]

[ dryly ]

With luck. I am a member of Kai-un.

[ bows in greeting ]

[isdf]

[Seeing her for the first time in the mid-morning, the sign draws his attention foremost.]

When is the expedition?

[velluminous]

[ stifling a yawn: ] This afternoon, I would hope. Wolves are most active at dawn and dusk—most likely, these "raiju" behave similar.

[isdf]

I shall be there; however . . . perhaps you should rest until then. You seem to be rather tired.

[tailsofwoe]

[ Hm... This sounds way too dangerous to be worth the points, but she really needs to collect some batteries... ]

How many takers have you had so far?

[velluminous]

[ she has zero intention of sticking around in the woods long enough to actually draw the true ire of the raiju. the people-faced dogs and centipedes... well, that may be another story. ]

Mm. Including myself? [ counts on her fingers ] About six.

[tailsofwoe]

And do you have any idea how many of those are actually equipped to fight?

[titlecard]

[ The next time she is investigating something...

He was just heading out for a morning workout, but stopping to read the sign...

... long pause. The woods are kind of terrifying. The Raiju are definitely terrifying, but... contemplating... ]

Wouldn't be a bad thing to kill some of these guys, would it...

[velluminous]

[ do you regret this promise yet? there's still time.

she does smile when she sees him approach—the full expectation that he does so eagerly. they had a deal! ]

Not raiju. Only these smaller, more manageable beasties.