isleofavalon | September Catch-All

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September Catch-All - [OPEN]

🧙 WHO: Ochako Uraraka + All
⚔️️ WHAT: Quests and Various Shenanigans
🕒 WHEN: All through September!!
🗺️ WHERE: All over Avalon
⚠️ WARNINGS: None, will title as needed.

i. (You are filled with) Shear Determination

[It sure has been a trying month for some people. Ochako in particular has had a go of it, slowly coming out of the rut she was in through the support and love of those around her. Though she's lost friends, she's been constantly reminded that the ones still here value her and care about her wellbeing. It's been a big help, and shined a bright light on her when she fell into a bit of a dark hole. And now that the new month has started, it's high time she got out and started doing things again. Worked, busied herself, earned her stay in this world (and a bit of coin, too).

Quests are the easiest way to go about that, and while she's not diving headfirst into anything overly dramatic, drama always tends to...lock onto her, or people she knows in some fashion! A casual little bout of shearing some sheep turns upside down when the little creatures start bleating flames and catching things on fire. Ochako's not only attempting to herd the tiny arsonists, but she's also putting out flames with her elemental magic - puffs of ice or rain to douse the flames, or ~~waterbending~~ pulling water from barrels or troughs meant for the livestock to drink from.]

Ah, eh...p-please calm down, little sheepies!! It's okay, n-no one's going to hurt, you, promise! The shears don't hurt at all - it's just a little haircut--oh!

[Oh lord, there's another one getting spooked by the buzz of the electric clipper, and shooting fire from its mouth onto another one in line. Ochako is swift to douse the flames, the splash of water spooks that sheep and it in turn barfs embers and...well. Snowball effects. But with fire. Fireball effect??Anyway.

Help.]

ii. Cult Classic

[Welp, after the shear calamity (hurhur) of the sheep debacle, it's late, the sun has set, and Ochako is tired. She's a bit sore, lets out a massive yawn, and is making her way back from the farmlands into the city of Camelot proper. The streets are barren, most people are aware of the rumors about the criminal skulking about at night, causing violent acts and even deaths to innocent people...but Ochako hasn't been out much, kept mostly to herself, and really didn't keep up with gossip or much in the ways of news.

Her own folly, definitely, because she doesn't seem to notice that she's being followed, step matched for step, by someone moving towards her...keeping mostly to the shadows and avoiding the glow of the lamplight. She doesn't stop, per say, but Ochako's pace does slow just a bit as she stretches out and hears her stiff joints crack and pop a little, and her pursuer seems to take the opportunity to act. The lamp above her flickers and suddenly goes out - magic, most definitely - and Ochako finally realizes something is up. Movement, fast, footsteps approaching at a run...

The terrifying visage of a horror mask, a startled yell, the glint of a blade--]

iii. Unicornhole

[Welp, sure is nice to be reminded there are villainous scumbags in any and every world, yup yup. Ochako has no intention to do any sort of poaching, and is instead out to stop anyone she finds trying to poach unicorns for the shitkicker that requested it. However the hell she got wind of this kind of thing...well. Better left unsaid, but she's not here to do anything other than kick ass and take names. And maybe punch something, for good measure.

She's not fully suited up (because SOMEONE still owes her a new pair of boots!), but Ochako does have her headpiece on, and the gauntlets/wrist guards as well. The grappling hooks inside might prove to be a good tool to use to close the gap if anyone tries to flee the scene...and can also be used to deliver a hearty shock now, what with her elemental magic thrown in as well.

But, uh...erm...the whole job itself would be a heck of a lot easier if. Um...w-well--]

Ehe...ehehe--! Ah! Shhh...you're so cute and pretty, but you need to shoo! Go--shoo! [She's practically whisper-hissing, gently pushing at the nose of a unicorn that's nudging her rosy cheeks as if to give her kisses. It doesn't seem to budge, mouthing her hair and nuzzling her shoulders and arms. She moves away, trying to get into a better spot to hide, and comes upon another one that trots after her cutely.] Noo...go away...! I'm trying to save your horns, I--hehehe...no! No more kisses!! Stop!

[WHY ARE THERE THREE NOW?? WHERE ARE THEY COMING FROM????

Apparently, and unbeknownst to Ochako, the unicorns can feel emotions, and they're sensing some bad mojo radiating off the young teen, and are drawn toward her to try and make her feel better. Animal therapy or...something.

Friendship is Magic™.]

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[Zidane thought he was done with probably tracking down people - and technically, he was - but Garnet had messaged him a while ago with the interest of learning how to use a dagger. She was interested in confronting this guy acting out his favorite scenes. He didn't mind teaching her, and he didn't mind if she wanted to take the quest, but he did worry anyway. Her expertise was in magic after all, and while she was learning fast, there was still more he could teach her with a dagger. So, this quest wasn't actively something he was participating in, just... monitoring. He was working on house repairs anyway.]

[But that reasoning did not stop him once he heard the scream and bolted towards the scene. Daggers drawn, what's the scene he comes upon?]

[The scene is, well...mostly just blackness and the sounds of a struggle happening in the dark. The serial killer possessed magic, or at least a spell strong enough to snuff out any and all light in a decent radius - it's probably why he's gotten so many notches on his proverbial belt, and avoided capture until now. There's a slew of curses - a male voice, gruff and muffled by something...probably a mask of some kind - and sparks dancing and flickering through the sphere of dark magic.

Ochako thought this the best countermeasure aside from her martial arts - taking a leaf out of Kaminari's book and becoming a human stungun. It works, but only as a mild deterrent, not a stop, and she's still struggling to get the man off her, a tiny cut on her cheek from where the knife he's wielding nicked her face.]

Get...back! [Whether that is that directed to the knifist or Zidane will remain a mystery, but the voice may be one he recognizes.]

[It's not Garnet, but just because it isn't doesn't mean he wouldn't help - he does also recognize the voice.]

Hey!

[Those sparks bouncing off the armor this guy insisted on wearing is enough to give Zidane a target and he launches himself with Kinetic Magic. For the tackle? For the swipe? He decides to go with a kick with the power and force built up from his magic to close the distance quickly. The point right now was to get the guy off Uraraka first; cutting him would be after.]

[Well, it definitely works. The criminal had thought and hoped the magical darkness he created would give him perfect cover, most of his victims hadn't been mages or off-worlders who could use magic just as well as he could. Or, you know, fight back. This was most just a copycat killer, he was in no way prepared for an actual tussle.

Zidane's blow lands and knocks him right over with a grunt and a curse, and the darkness around Ochako starts to fade as the street lamp around also begins to glow once more. There's a shallow cut on her cheek from where she was nicked by the man's blade, a line of blood trickling down her chin, but she seems mostly unhurt, just frazzled.]

Don't kill him!! [Either of you. Murder is probably still a crime, in any world, done by any person. Plus, Ochako's in Hero Mode - even if it's self defense, Heroes only attack to knock out and detain people, not to ever be fatal.]

Nah, he's learning a lesson.

[Uraraka is a Hero by trade, Zidane's a Hero by chance - restraint is not something he'll equally exercise if someone decides to be a threat. Spinning the one dagger he had drawn already, he pulls out his second and approaches his target, eyes glinting.]

Heeey, buddy~ You hear that? I get to pummel you instead!

[Well, if that's not incentive for the criminal to book it, there really isn't anything else. He is not a fighter in any regard - most the crimes and murders he committed were just what he's seen in movies, aided by the tiny bit of dark magic he actually had managed to master. There's a strangle noise from the masked man as he turns tail and attempts to flee. No one saw his face, so if he can get away, lie low a while...]

Hey, wai--you're not getting away, you villain!

[Seriously? This guy?? He's about to get his ass beat like nothing else.]

[Zidane is not surprised by how fast this guy turns tail and splits. Going around and playing a killer? Is that what's going on? Really, what the hell's wrong with this guy? He'd almost ask if running away was part of the act, but save that for when they caught him.]

Want the honors of cutting him off or shall I?

[If that guy wants to play, Zidane will too.]

[Ochako is honestly just...tired? Yeah, definitely tired. This is pretty on the nose for most small fry villains and pretty criminals, so she's kind of just shaking her head left and right. It'd be easy to catch him even if they both didn't have kinetic magic.]

Mm? Eeh...well. After all that you said before, I think you deserve the first shot, Zidane-kun. [Put your money where your mouth is and all that.]

I don't need to really do anything, I almost nearly electrocuted him.

Alright. Thought I'd offer since he made it personal to you first...

[Before he takes off, he shakes his head.] Eh, he deserves it. Anyway, see you in a second...!

[And he's pretty much gone in a flash to get the guy. Uraraka also might wanna catch up because... hey, guy had armor on. He might find him losing that to deep pocket thieves. And his weapon - always need more weapons.]

[This really isn't going to be much of a fight at all, is it? Ochako kind of feels a bit sorry for the idiot. ...Well, maybe for a second, at least. If he was really trying to do her harm, someone else with less battle experience would have been fatally injured, or dead. He does indeed deserve what he gets.]

Just don't beat him up too bad... It'll make trouble when we have to turn him in, having to explain that to the authorities.

[The sighs speaks of experience. And Ochako really doesn't care for what's taken or not taken off the copycat killer. He's really just an inexperienced shrimp playing with two great whites. The armor and weapon he has aren't much at all - some simple chain mail over a leather tunic and a switchblade one could get just about anywhere. Really, this is all Zidane - Ochako's actually grabbing a clothes line nearby to use to tie this idiot up (sorry to whoever's laundry she had to ruin, oops).]

Hey, it'll just be enough he remembers.

[Which could really vary.]

[The thrashing did occur after the armor was pretty much stripped off and the switchblade stolen in what had to be the fastest hand Zidane's ever really pulled thanks to magic. The guy didn't even realize everything was gone either until Zidane had come to a stop. Trying to attack only earned a broken nose, a couple of scattered bruises, two nice cuts across both cheeks (just for the one he gave Uraraka), and then a hilt to the back of the head to knock him out.]

[While Uraraka busies herself with tying the copycat up, Zidane is appraising his steals with a face.]

Wow, this is garbage!

[Ochako scowls, puffing out her lower lip as she doesn't have to really watch, but listen in on the "battle" Zidane has against that poor, poor idiot. She'd feel more sorry for him if the implications that he used his magic to get the upper hand on some unsuspecting civilian and actually seriously injured or even killed them in the past didn't nag at her brain... The sooner this guy is behind bars and doesn't have the chance to actually get any real experience with this shit, the better.

She's walking over to where she can hear the scuff--...dropping body, shaking her head. Yeesh, if this was an exam at UA, that'd be among the quickest villain captures on record!! Seriously, there was nothing to it, it was almost sad. She palms the cut on her own cheek, grimacing at the streak of red that smears over her hand. Gross. She'll clean and slap a bandage on that later.]

...You know that's technically evidence to be used in an investigation, right?

[It was a really pathetic fight. Zidane probably could've called Moguo to handle it, but even the moogle would've been insulted having to handle it. Still, at least it would've been funny. Looking back at Uraraka, he shrugs.]

Eh, they can have it. It's all pretty basic crap anyway. Also, using chain mail? No...

[He puts it aside and looks at the leather tunic closer.]

Ugh, did he make this himself? No wonder he tried putting chain mail over it. This wouldn't even hold up to another switchblade.

[Wow, thank goodness this poor asshole is knocked out right now. There'd be nothing left of him to give to the cops after the absolute roasting he's getting right now. ochako is snickering her herself and shaking her head with a bit of a shrug.]

Mmh, it's better than the small fry we deal with back home sometimes. They rely on their quirks to win fights, and go into burglaries, hit and runs, all sorts of stuff like that just with the clothes on their backs. It takes less than a few minutes to take them down. He at least had the foresight to put on something, so I guess that's points for effort...

Let's get him to the police--ah...actually, maybe we should call them? [She kinda doesn't want to lug this asshole across Camelot when she just finished a super hard day's work...]

[Hey, if he was awake, he'd get it worse.]

Even those small fry don't sound so bad. This guy was attacking people; he gets no points for being a dick. [And killing a few. Also, a bounty hunter's a bounty hunter. This guy ain't shit.]

Nah, I can take him in. You go home and get that cut taken care of.

[Ochako would argue that a villain is still a villain, but criminals can come in various levels, yes. Those who simply steal are still subject to the law and to be punished, but people who attack and harm others with the sole purpose to kill...they're in a league all their own. Ochako's dealt with them all over just a short year or so back home. From the worst villains to the worst villains.]

Mmh, and for that alone I hope he gets his justice. [Honestly? The guy's lucky they both didn't gang up on him, because Ochako would have probably knocked out at least one tooth. Maybe two. probably two.] Mmh...are you sure? It's really not so bad, just a bit of rinsing out and a bandage should be fine.

[But the yawn she utters next is proof of her fatigue, at least. If anything, Ochako just needs to rest. Today has certainly been long.]

[Two different worlds...]

Eh, we'll see how good the system is here. [Kneeling down, Zidane already picks up the guy and throws him over a shoulder. Looking over at her, he nods.] Yeah, I got it.

[And then she yawns.]

Sounds like someone could hit the hay sooner anyway.

[She waves off that comment about herself with a sheepish expression, blushing a little bit. Does she really look that tired? Probably - it's been a long few weeks, for sure. Ochako could definitely used a nice, long rest... Maybe even a longer soak in the hot springs, first.]

I will, I will...but I don't really like the idea of letting you go all that way alone. Are you sure you'll be okay?

Positive. Besides, you know I can get there in no time~

[Just like how he zipped over to catch the guy, he can run them over to the knights or police... whoever wanted to handle him the most.]

Trust me. I'll drop him off and even send you a photo that he's being taken in.

Ah, that is true... [Honestly, Kinetic magic is stupidly useful for a lot of things. It's a powerful magic when put into practice and mastered.]

Alright then, I'll let you handle it, Zidane-kun, but please be careful, and I'd like to at least know you're okay when I get back to the Inn.

[Ochako waves at her friend, says her goodbyes, and makes her way towards her room at the Inn. Or, really, the hot spring first. Ya girl needs a long fucking soak before anything, and a damn good dinner after. Once that's all said in done, she'll head to her room proper to rest for the night.]

Alright, alright! One photo from turning him in, one photo from home. See you around!

[Waving goodbye back, Zidane heads off. Uraraka would soon get one photo that's kind of a selfie of Zidane with the officers taking their unconscious copycat killer in. A while later, another of an Inn room that's a bit of a cluster between weapons, assorted field material... and even treasure.]

made it back!

[And there's the text! Ochako has long since changed into her PJs, enjoying a bit of TV in bed before actually going to sleep. Oh, and of course cleaning and slapping a large bandage on her cheek from where it was cut, and even asking one of the medi-staff at the Inn to check it over, just in case.

Picking up her phone to grin at the photo Zidane sent, she replies back--]

Thanks for the update!!
Have a good night, and be safe getting home yourself!

[Before turning her phone off and setting it aside to do her nightly routine before hitting the hay.]

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wrapped soon?

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wrapped! ♥