DuckQuests [Open]

[flapsin]

🧙 WHO: Drake Mallard/Darkwing Duck and whoever!
⚔️️ WHAT: An open log with each of this month's Top Tasks!
🕒 WHEN: Throughout the first half of the month
🗺️ WHERE: Throughout Camelot
⚠️ WARNINGS: Probably some level of nsfw stuff for the Hot Knights prompt (but no smut); possible mentions of and attempted murder/violence for the Cult Classic prompt.

A. A Sheepish Request [Shear Determination - Drake]

[Drake Mallard is ready to undergo some quests! And the first one he chooses seems simple enough. Just shear some sheep! A... fire-breathing sheep. He doesn't have much experience with this, but how hard could it be?

Armed with a blade for shearing, he starts to approach the sheep with his partner.]

It's... easy, right? Nice, quick and easy, right? [He better hope that his own nervousness doesn't make the sheep too nervous too...!]

B. A Knight to Remember [Hot Knights - "Howard"]

[This request seems a bit more risque than his usual work! But still, there's someone to be saved, and he's here to do the saving. He decides to go undercover to complete the work. So he puts on a rental suit and tries to slick back his hair... feathers... hair-feathers, whatever they are. Once at the club, he's quickly weirded out by seeing all these scantily-clad humans. Regardless, he tries to act natural as he makes his way to the bar and introduces himself.]

The name's... Howard. [A beat.] Howard, uh, McDuck. That's right! [He snaps his fingers, ordering a drink.] I'll have it shaken, then stirred!

[There could be someone else nearby - either someone along with him on this quest or is running into him while doing his separately!]

C. Duck Flick [Cult Classic - Darkwing]

[This feels like a quest he absolutely cannot overlook. As a crimefighter, this is one eccentric and dangerous villain who needs to be taken down! And as an actor, he feels like he has the know-how to corner this villain! And so, in the guise of Darkwing Duck, he finds someone to act out a movie scene with.]

...Okay. Are you ready for this?

[ooc: Details about the kind of movie being done will be set on a thread-by-thread basis! If you have a specific movie idea in mind, you can establish that in your tag-in! If not, leave your tag-in vague about the specifics and I'll pick something. Or feel free to contact me to hash out specifics!

D. Wildcard

[Feel free to come up with an alternate prompt or hit me up for plotting! Non-quest-related prompts are also welcome!]

Comments

B

[sos_pilot]

[ There's a HARD gigglesnort from the bar. Not for Drake's lame attempt at being cool, but more for the last name he chose. It just makes her think of her Uncle Scrooge trying to be a slick ladies man, and, well, the mental image is killing her.

She hasn't bothered to get a disguise - she's the only duck woman in Avalon, plus her metal leg sticks out, so she figured it'd be pointless - and downs a shot she ordered earlier. ]

Heh heh heh... Of all the last names...!

[flapsin]

[He likes to think he's much more suave than that old guy! In any case, her laughter throws him off, and he gives her a flat look. He has a pretty good idea why she's laughing at his name choice. He does regret picking that particular one now, but it was the classiest name he could think for his disguise!]

It's the name of a... very proud, very Scottish family, you know! Why not show it a little respect...? [So that everyone else can recognize how cool his disguise is! Hopefully.]

[sos_pilot]

[ Of course he had to say it was Scottish! Della has to NOT look at him now, lest she start busting a gut in hard guffaws. ]

Yup, can't... can't think of anything more respectful... Snrk... I'm gunna need a minute...

[flapsin]

[He crosses be his arms and sighs before responding dryly.]

Oh sure, take your time. Let it all out! It's not like this could be ruining something or anything...!

C

[forbothofus]

[ Originally, Emil was stalking the streets by himself, hunting the culprit with his usual tracking methods. But when he found out one of the ducks had a plan, he was willing to hear it out. Catching the villain with his own theatrical bait was pretty clever, and it'd be nice if they could end this without endangering the townspeople.

Emil is less flashy, though he is wearing his armor over his standard dark coat, and his scarf is wrapped up higher to cover his lower face. Glancing around the dark and quiet streets, he whispers back. ]

Yeah. You can take the lead, I’ll follow.

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(( OOC: His canon has versions called The Phantom of the Operetta and The Man in the Aluminum Mask, and general super hero shows at the amusement park. I'm not sure what the current DuckTales equivalents are, but all those story types are pretty classic, so I'm sure we can wing it off of one of those! ))

[flapsin]

[ooc: Yes, something like The Phantom can work! His world's equivalents are probably pretty similar, just with animals.]

Good, good.

[Darkwing's crouched in the shadows as he holds up a white half mask.]

All that's ready is to don the necessary mask! It'll be tricky, though. This is a human mask, so I don't think it will fit right on me... Tell me, do you know how to play any instruments? Especially the organ?

[forbothofus]

(( OOC: Pfft, I love Phantom let's do this! ))
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[ Emil's voice rose a little in surprise, but at least it was muffled in his scarf. ]

A whole organ? Where would you find one? N-no, I mean, I can't play it.

[ He takes a breath to compose himself. It's been a while since he read the story, but it's pretty easy to remember the gist of it, especially since he's also seen bits of street performances. The mask is pretty distinct, too. ]

I can wear it if you need me too? ... But then you'd be playing the angry fiancé?

[ Which isn't as popular a role, for some reason? ]

[flapsin]

[He keeps thoughtfully rubbing at his beak.]

Hey, when you need an organ, life finds a way! That's unfortunate. What about any instrument at all? I'm sure we can make it work as some kind of reinterpretation...!

[Darkwing shrugs as he considers his potential role.]

Hmmm... I think I can live with that. It's a good chance to show my range, I think!

A

[reloves]

[ Minako is here to help.

And by 'help', I mean that she is standing far, far away from these sheep - at a spot that she hopes is far beyond the potential zone where firey breath could be hitting. ]

Be careful!

[ She shouts, trying to cover for the distance with the volume of her voice.. but that sure is making the sheep Drake is approaching only look more and more startled by the moment. ]

It could breathe fire on you!

[ She is indeed helping. ]

[flapsin]

[She... is being so, so helpful. He can't imagine someone being more helpful than she is right now!

He shoots a look back at her and gives a startled whisper.]

Don't you think I know that! C-calm down Minako, you're only going to upset it more!

[The sheep is looking very unsure. Is that a little steam coming from its mouth? Still, Drake cautiously tip-toes closer.]

It's okay! Everything's gonna be... okay...!

[reloves]

I don't think you're doing it the right way!

[ She's like the world's worst and loudest heckler during a comedy performance right now.

Which might be a bit of an ego dent in and of itself, but in this precarious situation, it's not only just upsetting, it's also plain dangerous. Maybe it's that she's just not able to see the steam from where she's standing - she is a distance away, after all.. ]

[flapsin]

[He turns back and hisses a whisper at her.]

You're not helping! Just let me take care of this, Minak-

[He's cut off as a jet of flame zips right past his side.]

-ooooOOOOOHHHH NO!

[Time for some mindless running and flailing, while the frightened sheep burps up some more flames!]

A

[peninhand]

[ Monika is tasked with holding the sheep while Drake sheers it. That wouldn't be a problem if not for the fact that it could potentially set her on fire if she did a wrong move. Monika was holding it as softly and gently as was humanly possible, and with its mouth facing away from her.

Maybe. The sheep moved a lot. ]

Y-yeah, ahaha...!

[ Monika nodded at him, but then when she sheep breath... Was that a tiny flame? No no, she was imagining things, right? ]

Ah... Aha...

[flapsin]

[Drake feels like he's disarming a bomb, as he carefully tries to apply the shears to the wool and gently make his way across the coat.

Monika is helpful in how she's holding onto the sheep! But her own nervousness, is not so helpful.]

It - it's going to be okay, Monika. It's going to be okay. We just have to remain calm. Remember, animals can... practically sense our emotions! [He hopes it doesn't sense how nervous he is right now!]

[peninhand]

Yeah, I'll try to remain, um, stoic.

[ Not very effective, but at least the sheep remained still. She took deep breathes and tried shifting the topic to something else to take their minds off the immediate danger. ]

That really feels like the kind of cheaply programmed side-quest you'd find in a video game, don't you think?

[ She'd often make small talk like that, trying to gauge how other people thought of things that made her wonder whether any of this was real. Usually, people didn't think twice about it. But with what Drake now knew, that would take on another meaning entirely. ]

[flapsin]

Yes, good. Stoic works!

[It's true that now whenever she brings up video games, it will bring up a whole new context, even when taken casually. He smiles lightly as he answers her, while remaining careful with his shearing movements.]

I dunno. A lot of video games seem to have silly sidequests, but I don't think sheep shearing is that big even among random mini games. ...I guess the fire's kind of a video game-y touch, but mostly? This feels like a real, tedious task.

B

[resistetmords]

Shaken and stirred? My how daring you are~.

[She couldn't help herself but giggle. The whole thing was just a bit too silly. A part of her also figured the duck had probably never been to a bar before, which was fine!

If anything it added to the whole silliness. Anri had simply took the quest up on her own volition. She didn't know how much she could help, but she'd certainly do her best!]

I think I'll have a lemon drop.

[flapsin]

[He's been to bars before! He knows his way around a glass of alcohol. ...Just not while trying to pose as someone much shaver than he actually is.

He'll take her compliment as a sincere one and respond with a confident grin.]

What can I say? I like to "shake" things up. ...And stir them! [He chuckles.]

So you're going for a lemon drop? Not a bad choice. Once we get our drinks, we have to make a toast!

[resistetmords]

[Look... when you have a duck trying to act all suave at a bar its kind of endearing!]

Oh, I just enjoy sweet things. Honestly I prefer beer, but cocktails are nice too.

[Probably an understatment there.]

Hm? And what are we toasting to?

a!!

[starshower]

[How hard could some simple sheep shearing be? Tifa had to wonder if she was in over her head, especially after remembering that the job posting had mentioned that they breathe fire, but sheep aren't easily startled... are they? She hasn't spent a lot of time around the animals besides those in a petting zoo, but it can't be as bad as she's making it out to be...

So, armed with her own shears, Tifa is approaching alongside Drake, and when one of them turns their heads, she stops and slides them behind their back. It baaah's at them but remains still otherwise.]

Hello... [She starts with a nervous laugh, and she looks between it and Drake, her expression urging him to play along.] We're not here to hurt you. Just gonna borrow some of that wool...

[flapsin]

[It should be something nice and easy! But unfortunately, it also looks easy to end up roasted with fire.

He's nervously contemplating his next move when the human girl speaks up. He nods along and puts on a sheepish smile as he tries to play off of her.]

R-right! Yeah. It won't hurt at all. We're like your barbers! Just gonna take a little off the top. ...And the back. ...And the sides. And, and pretty much everywhere?

[starshower]

[The sheep bleats again in response, but it continues to stare at them before it taps its hind legs against the ground—in warning or in excitement??—and Tifa isn't quite sure what to make of the reaction. She doesn't speak sheep and she doesn't think a duck would know either.]

Hey... [she offers carefully to Drake, taking a single step back from the sheep.] Think if we gave it some of that grass they like, it won't notice we're here?

[The grass on the ground doesn't look as appetizing as it should for some fire-breathing sheep, and it appears some of it has already been burned away, unfortunately for them.]

C

[doctorintern]

[ Fenton himself is not exactly an actor. But as a fellow hero and crimefighter, this was definitely not something he could let go.

Still, he had a feeling that showing up in the Gizmosuit would probably scare the guy off. He had it with him just in case, but for now he had to take the risk of helping as just regular Fenton. ]

Yup. Let's do it.

[flapsin]

Excellent. I knew I could count on you!

[Now it's just a matter of setting the movie scene. But Darkwing has a different thought going on.]

You know, I've been pondering the best scene to draw in that fanatical film buff. Y'know, considering that it's the two of us working together on this... Superhero movies are really popular...

[doctorintern]

[ He can't help raising a curious brow. Is he going to suggest what he thinks he's going to suggest? ] What did you have in mind?