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Hear him roar, see him foam / But we're not coming home | Open Log
🧙 WHO: Asterios & You!
⚔️️ WHAT: Catch-All for August! TDM, Quests, and the bull trying to better himself.
🕒 WHEN: Throughout August.
🗺️ WHERE: Path between Celliwig and Camelot, Farmland, Lake, Library, all over Camelot.
⚠️ WARNINGS: Blood/Injury, will update if it goes further.
A Mandraconian Task
[ Asterios has Green Magic, so he's trying to, gently, pull up the mandrakes - maybe if he goes nice and slow, they won't have a reason to scream?
... Nope. They still come out screaming. So he pushes it back in the dirt. ]
... Mmm. Not good.
[ So he tries it again, slower this time. Still screams. Pushes it back in. This repeats a few more times with Asterios growing visibly more agitated. Finally, he slams a massive fist onto the ground, growling darkly, trying to keep his anger in check. It would be a bad time for the Berserker to go... well, Berserk, right now. And he knows that. But he wanted to help, dammit. ]
Rrrggh.... Makes no sense. Plants, do not scream. This plant screams. I do not understand.
Don't Treep, Man
[ After doing all he could with Green Magic, now it's time for Animal Magic. Asterios can be found here and there, gently herding animals back to the farm. But some animals are stubborn, and won't listen to some gentle commands. So he has no problem taking matters into his own hands... literally.
Throughout the day, he can spotted hoisting animals under his arms and carrying them back to the farm. The animals themselves seem to be too confused to protest. ]
It is time to go home. We will go home now.
[ Behold, the terrifying Minotaur, the devourer of men, women, and children, the nightmare of the labyrinth... surrounded by sheep as he carries the head ram in his arms. ]
Invasive Species
[ He'd really like not to kill any of the animals, if need be. It's not their fault they're following their instincts. So his first attempt is by bribing the Carcinuses back into the lake - they want food? He'll go to market and buy up as much as possible with what little gold he has. Then he'll have to the lake and make a neat little food trail.
But it's not a perfect plan, and some of the Carcinuses prefer the fresh kill. So Asterios gets his fair share of scorpion tail-stings and claw bites. Not that he holds it against them, casually just letting himself bleed. ]
No. Food is over there. Cannot eat here. Must go back.
Animal Mage Hunt
[ A few of the NPCS - er, that is, citizens of Avalon - have gotten the wrong idea of who the animal mage is. After all, Asterios already looks like a mash between human and animal, what with his horns and white "fur". So maybe he's the one who started this mess! It's possible you heard whispers from seedier parts of town, and hope you can warn him in time?
But some aren't patient enough to wait and plan. A small group , three or so, decided to team up to take down the massive animal mage. In the woods, they've already tied up his familiar - what looks like a cow with a unicorn horn - and seem to be trying to do the same to Asterios, with ropes, chains, whatever they think will hold him. It won't last long, with him pulling hard away from his would be captors. His anger is building up, which means bloodlust, which means Berserker mode is coming... but he also knows these are mere mortals, and he doesn't want to kill needlessly again... ]
Let me go! LET ME GO! LET! ME! GOOOOO!
[ For this prompt, you're allowed to play/handwave the NPC actions if you want! ]
Reading Rainbow
[ Being locked away in a maze with nothing to do but eat people for years doesn't really leave a lot of room for education. He doesn't believe he'd fit in at a school setting, so he's opting to try and learn from the local library. He doesn't want to be among people long... but, alas, he really has no idea where to start. He doesn't even understand more than half of these titles.
He pulls one book out at random, and struggles. ]
... It was... a dark... and stormy... night...?
Wildcard
[ Make your own prompt! Feel free to plot with me at melcat33 (plurk) or melcat#1997 (discord) ]
⚔️️ WHAT: Catch-All for August! TDM, Quests, and the bull trying to better himself.
🕒 WHEN: Throughout August.
🗺️ WHERE: Path between Celliwig and Camelot, Farmland, Lake, Library, all over Camelot.
⚠️ WARNINGS: Blood/Injury, will update if it goes further.
A Mandraconian Task
[ Asterios has Green Magic, so he's trying to, gently, pull up the mandrakes - maybe if he goes nice and slow, they won't have a reason to scream?
... Nope. They still come out screaming. So he pushes it back in the dirt. ]
... Mmm. Not good.
[ So he tries it again, slower this time. Still screams. Pushes it back in. This repeats a few more times with Asterios growing visibly more agitated. Finally, he slams a massive fist onto the ground, growling darkly, trying to keep his anger in check. It would be a bad time for the Berserker to go... well, Berserk, right now. And he knows that. But he wanted to help, dammit. ]
Rrrggh.... Makes no sense. Plants, do not scream. This plant screams. I do not understand.
Don't Treep, Man
[ After doing all he could with Green Magic, now it's time for Animal Magic. Asterios can be found here and there, gently herding animals back to the farm. But some animals are stubborn, and won't listen to some gentle commands. So he has no problem taking matters into his own hands... literally.
Throughout the day, he can spotted hoisting animals under his arms and carrying them back to the farm. The animals themselves seem to be too confused to protest. ]
It is time to go home. We will go home now.
[ Behold, the terrifying Minotaur, the devourer of men, women, and children, the nightmare of the labyrinth... surrounded by sheep as he carries the head ram in his arms. ]
Invasive Species
[ He'd really like not to kill any of the animals, if need be. It's not their fault they're following their instincts. So his first attempt is by bribing the Carcinuses back into the lake - they want food? He'll go to market and buy up as much as possible with what little gold he has. Then he'll have to the lake and make a neat little food trail.
But it's not a perfect plan, and some of the Carcinuses prefer the fresh kill. So Asterios gets his fair share of scorpion tail-stings and claw bites. Not that he holds it against them, casually just letting himself bleed. ]
No. Food is over there. Cannot eat here. Must go back.
Animal Mage Hunt
[ A few of the NPCS - er, that is, citizens of Avalon - have gotten the wrong idea of who the animal mage is. After all, Asterios already looks like a mash between human and animal, what with his horns and white "fur". So maybe he's the one who started this mess! It's possible you heard whispers from seedier parts of town, and hope you can warn him in time?
But some aren't patient enough to wait and plan. A small group , three or so, decided to team up to take down the massive animal mage. In the woods, they've already tied up his familiar - what looks like a cow with a unicorn horn - and seem to be trying to do the same to Asterios, with ropes, chains, whatever they think will hold him. It won't last long, with him pulling hard away from his would be captors. His anger is building up, which means bloodlust, which means Berserker mode is coming... but he also knows these are mere mortals, and he doesn't want to kill needlessly again... ]
Let me go! LET ME GO! LET! ME! GOOOOO!
[ For this prompt, you're allowed to play/handwave the NPC actions if you want! ]
Reading Rainbow
[ Being locked away in a maze with nothing to do but eat people for years doesn't really leave a lot of room for education. He doesn't believe he'd fit in at a school setting, so he's opting to try and learn from the local library. He doesn't want to be among people long... but, alas, he really has no idea where to start. He doesn't even understand more than half of these titles.
He pulls one book out at random, and struggles. ]
... It was... a dark... and stormy... night...?
Wildcard
[ Make your own prompt! Feel free to plot with me at melcat33 (plurk) or melcat#1997 (discord) ]
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[No effort to defend herself of course. She was an awful, murderous evil witch, but her cousin was nothing like that-
As for the ones who were happy to run, she would release her magic. But as she she moved to try and stab said 'original dumbass', the slam made her stagger on her feet and she took a step back. Dammit, she wished she could still float.]
Leave. Or I'll make you suffer.
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Asterios breathes hard but... his breath begins to slow, and he slowly falls to his knees. Anger is replaced by something else.
Maybe not sadness, but... resignation. ]
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...Are you alright? You're not injured, are you?
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... My familiar. Please... untie him.
[ All the while, the odd animal has been calm in its bindings. Perhaps it just had no idea what was going on, or had faith they would be saved. Either way, it lifts its head now, trying to move its head toward Caster in an affectionate nuzzle. ]
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[She turned her attention to the familiar, next.]
...Stay still, alright? I'm going to cut these bindings off you.
[Poor thing- Medea gently pet the creature's nose, before setting about cutting through the ropes with Rule Breaker.]
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... Nothing... ever changes. No matter... where we are. I should not... have been summoned here.
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I don't believe we have any say in who gets called and who doesn't- I should have killed those fools. It's what they deserved.
...I'm glad to have you here.
[She knew she was the worst at giving comfort, but she wanted to try.]
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[ At that, he begins to lift his head. ]
... I am monster. What I did... how I lived... choices were made...
[ Yes, his only source of food was people. But, as far as he sees it, he could have chosen not to eat them. To starve to death. ]
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[Medea watched him quietly, wishing she knew the right thing to say.]
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... Every day. Every day, I regret. I must always regret.
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[Just settling next to him, resting against his arm.]
Don't...feel you have to regret anything, for the sake of other people. Most don't deserve such a thing.
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[ If he doesn't carry his sins with him, he could never be friends with Euryale or Master again. ]
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...But if you want to prove them wrong, then- that's something admirable.
But maybe I'm just talking myself in circles.
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... Thank you.