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October Open Quest Log

🧙 WHO: Drake Mallard/Darkwing Duck and whoever!
⚔️️ WHAT: Taking on a number of this month's quests
🕒 WHEN: Throughout the first half of the month
🗺️ WHERE: Various places
⚠️ WARNINGS: Headless Horseman in Prompt B

A. Smashing Pumpkins [Pumpkin Mayhem - Drake/Darkwing]

[At first, Drake Mallard loved the idea of decorating some pumpkins! Nice way to get into the Halloween spirit. So one can join the civilian duck as he paints and/or carves some pumpkins. Of course, most of the designs he uses are based on Darkwing Duck and some of his villains! Join him during the calm before the storm and help him with decorating pumpkins... or when they start to come alive and take the off-duty hero by surprise!

Or later on, after he's made a costume change, Darkwing Duck will do some more patrols of the area and see if anyone else is having any trouble with rogue pumpkins...]

B. Heading Places [Don't Lost Your Head - Darkwing]

[When he hears rumors about the headless horseman, it sounds like a job for Darkwing Duck! ...A particularly scary job, but a job nonetheless!

And so, he ends up showing up to protect some volunteers who are cleaning up bodies in Celliwig. He keeps some distance from the volunteers and watches from the shadows because of his aesthetic. Perhaps someone is staking this out with him, or is one of the volunteers that this duck is trying to protect.

Or skip ahead to when the Headless Horseman makes his entrance, and Darkwing springs into action... starting with his catchphrase, of course!]

I am the terror that flaps in the night!
I am the dental floss that has been dropped into your candy bag!
I am... Darkwing Duck!

C. Beddy or Not [Bunker Down - Drake]

[So what happened at the end of last month sure was depressing! He felt some relief in being able to do his part to help save people from Lestari, but especially as a hero, he feels the punch from all of those that weren't saved elsewhere. So he throws himself into some relief work so that he can do something to help the survivors!

And so Drake can be seen at the woodworking sight, where he tries to help out with constructing some bunk beds. One can catch him in one of several scenarios. Tired out from all of his work, he could end up taking one of the unfinished beds for a trial run by passing out on it. Or he could be seen doing some strange work for one bed, like making the carving of a duck head coming from the foot of a bed, and also several imperfectly-shaped wheels off on the side... is he trying to make a Darkwing Duck racecar bed...?]

D. Wildcard

[Feel free to come up with an alternate prompt or hit me up for plotting!]

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[Ochako blinks, tilting her head to one side almost like a confused puppy would. Man, but it's just so different to have, like...a secret identity. I mean, she assumes that back when quirks were still new, and acts of Heroism were more like vigilante justice, people required them but...wow. Times sure have changed in her world. Maybe if she actually paid more attention to Hero History, Ochako'd know that.]

Eeh...o-okay. Drake-san. [She flinches a little at the cruel reminder of 'current events' and her smile sort of withers a bit, worn around the edges as Ochako tries to maintain it against the, uh...reality of everything that happened the last few weeks.] Ah, th-that's very good to hear! I...I'm glad!!

[MOVING ON.]

Mm, I though the same... I could try to carve out pieces of the shell for it, but I'm not sure how to get them to stick, you know? Ehehe...maybe doing it this way is a little too difficult...

[Drake just meets her confused look with a smile. It's an important part of the superhero aesthetic to him, okay! But she accepts it, and it's fine. And now she knows his real name!

Of course, he tries to skirt around actually addressing the events of the past month, not wanting to bring down the mood. This is a fun time for people to work on pumpkins together! He just couldn't pretend that it didn't happen when talking about how he's been doing recently... but thankfully, they both seem to be on the same page about moving right along.]

Right! Right.

[He thinks it over some more.]

It is a shame that we don't have anything adhesive to work with. Now that would be a helpful kind of magic for someone to have! Let's see... What about some hay? Maybe that could do the trick of looking antenna-like!

[It's true - addressing the events of the past is something that should happen, regardless of the utter failure that still weighs heavily on everyone's shoulders. It's not an easy thing, and tensions have been not only running high, but continuously escalating as well... People are getting claustrophobic, which is starting to make them also get aggressive and cast their ire on others. It's just a bad time all around, until the root of the issue is fully addressed, and relief efforts take a better hold.

But for now it's best not to dwell on those negative things. Not when this is supposed to be fun. Ochako did her fair share of moping for a long while - she's over it. Time to really dig in her heel and not get set back again.]

Oh!! That's a wonderful idea! I bet I could style it pretty well to look like All Might-sensei's hair!! Ehehe, maybe with a bit of string...or some chicken wire to hold it together at the base, or even the stem.

Thank you, Da--eh, Drake-san.

[Ahaha, that's gonna take a while to get used to.]

[Today's a day to relieve tension and take a break from all that! It is a relief to focus on simpler problems, like giving pumpkins hair. And it's fun too! Drake smiles proudly at her response.]

You're welcome. I'm happy to help, Ochako! Especially when it comes to helping out another ally of justice. I think I did see some string we could use over by the front of the patch. Your friend won't have to worry about any bad hair day today. Not a hair out of place!

[Simple yet still difficult - an exciting and fun challenge with far less consequences, perhaps. Hopefully...

Ochako is already bouncing on the balls of her feet, looking over to where Drake indicated and nodding her head. Oho, then that will be her next stop!! She really wants to try her best here, especially in the name of her teacher from home and the Number One Hero in Japan. It'll probably still be just...a teenage girl's sad attempt at mimicking his visage, yes, but it's still something!

Right, can you make sure no one bumps my table? I'm going to go get some of that stuff real quick. [And maybe a few other tools and paints. Ochako is probably going to paint her next pumpkin...that's just so much easier.] Oh, and then after I want to see yours, too!!

[Drake points her right towards where they've provided string! It might have originally been intended for other uses, but this seems like a noble cause! And hey, her work of pumpkin art has heart, and that's enough for Drake to appreciate it.

He gives her a salute before she heads over.]

Of course! I'll guard your masterpiece with all the tenacity of my nocturnal role! [He grins excitedly.] Ooh, you definitely can see them, I can't wait to show you!

[Of course he already has some pumpkins of Darkwing and some rogues off to the side!]

[Off she goes with a salute of her own!! May you be brave, bold, and daring in the journey to guard this precious trea--...and she's back. Really, it didn't take long to scurry over, grab what she needed, and scurry back. It was maybe just a few yards away, really.

But once she is back, Ochako's getting to work trying to affix some straw together to look a bit like her teacher's hair antennae. It's not easy still, but with a bit of finagling, and a few bamboo skewers stuck into the pumpkin flesh and wrapped with hay and string to secure it better, it looks relatively passable for All Might! Probably a solid 7/10, honestly. Ochako's not some high-grade artist or sculptor.]

I think that should do it!! Ehehe...I am here! [She hefts up her Pumpkin in one hand, flexing the other before putting it back down again, laughing.] Let me see yours now that I'm finished!

[He'll guard it like this is a bank under threat by thieves! Once she returns, he watches curiously as she puts the straw together and grins as it all comes together! It's... hard to really translate this into some kind of incredible human, but Ochako really helps to sell the image with her heart! Drake chuckles as she makes her demonstration with the finished pumpkin.]

Wow, great job! Happy to have you "here", Mr. Pumpkin Might! [He gives a thumbs up! That's one cool pumpkin hero. And now he gets excited as it's his turn to show off!] Sure, sure! This will be great, you're not ready to see... this....?

[He trails off as he looks back towards where his pumpkins were, and sees nothing there.]

Wait, where'd they do?

[It is suddenly right behind Ochako.]

[Ochako definitely puts on a decent enough show with her pumpkin, even if it's definitely nothing like the real deal Symbol of Peace in her world. But now she's getting excited to see Drake's!! Another hero, from a completely different world...how cool and exciting! She can't wait to hear the stories behind his...his...uh?]

Mmh? There were here just a mi--eeeeh?!

[Oh jeez, Ochako jumps a good few inches up as she startles from the SUDDENLY PUMPKIN right behind her. Woof, she's never going to not be jumpy about that sort of thing, but uh...maybe Darkwing has kinetic magic?? He probably moved them??? Right?]

What happened?! [Drake spins around to see what startled her! Moving to get a better view, he looks to see... his pumpkin. The pumpkin he crafted with his own hands.]

Th- there's my pumpkin! But how did it get all the way over there...?

[The pumpkin starts to float up into the air mysteriously...]

Um!

[Oh, that's...rather concerning. Ochako backs up a little as the pumpkin starts to lift into the air a little, hands up and casting glances from her hands to Drake. She's starting to get a little (a lot) pale, shoulders shaking. This is literally the start of every kind of scary movie scenario involving paranormal bullshit and Ochako is NOT HAVING IT.]

I-It's not me!! I'm n-n-not using my m-magic! [Her eyes snap to drake again, a nervous smile tugging at her lips.] Th-This is just a prank, right? You're just...p-pulling my leg, right? Eh...hehe...?

[Drake's first instinct is to run away, but seeing Ochako's reaction makes him feel a bit more protective. So he moves forward to stand just ahead of Ochako... while still looking uneasy.]

I- I wish I could say that, but it's not me. I swear! If- if this is a joke, it's on me too!

[He holds out a hand as he tries to command the pumpkin.]

Stop right there!

[The pumpkin responds by... starting to spit seeds at them.]

[Well, mostly Ochako's nervous because this has "HAUNTED" written all over it, and ya girl here is absolutely petrified of ghosts or spooks of most instances. She can deal with villains and the like, or even quirks that even mimic so-called spooky traits, but that's because she can explain those things away with a logic and familiarity she knows.

Actual ghosts? Stuff like that?? Harder for her to fight against and explain. Thus her intense aversion.]

Aaah!!

[Welp, Ochako was just backing up slowly to get either behind or to Draje's side, but this is happening now! She shields her face with a squeak, thinking fast and kicking over the table their displays were on and pulling Drake behind it as a makeshift shield of sorts.]

What's happening?! I-Is this farm haunted or something?! Or... [She pales.] Maybe it was built on a cemetery...and the rotting bodies were nourishing the pumpkins...

[Lord, her imagination.]

[There is no denying that this is scary! It might not be as bad as the classic Darkwing Duck villain Paddywhack, but Drake can't deny that there's some fear running down his spine. He's used to being brave when he's in the Darkwing Duck costume, but he still tries to put on some semblance of a brave face when he wants to calm the fears of someone younger.

In any case, here they go! As they take cover, he looks towards Ochako and looks increasingly Concerned about her theories.]

Oh-okay, kind of a very dark theory to start with! But, uh, it could be a possibility. Something's wrong... or it could be some kind of magic at work! This area isn't home to any pumpkin-themed villains, is it?

[It's really just her imagination - for as petrified of ghosts and horror as she is, sadly a lot of her friends are delighted by the genre, and movie nights at Heights Alliance tend to involve trying to get Ochako here to blast off higher and higher into the air with each passing movie's jumpscares and such. Honestly, she'd think there was a legitimate betting pool going between some of the boys at this point...]

I-I don't think so... Usually the farmlands doing use much in the ways of magic. I-I know a few pixies will sometimes nest in the hay bales and stuff, but a few months ago, we took care of them. I-I even had my friend make them a nice little home to live in away from the field with his magic. [Ochako jolts as a hard thump knocks against their makeshift barrier. Seems the pumpkins are starting to get a bit brave.]

Should we stop them? I don't want to ruin everyone's hard work, or the farmers' stock, but-- [There's another hard thump against the wood of the flipped table, and a squish sound. Seems the pumpkin that fired kamikaze'd itself at them is no more than a big mess on the other side of their barrier.] ...They'll ruin themselves at this rate! Or more!!

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[~~A betting pool that Iida constantly has to break up!~~

Drake listens to her account as he nods along. It's actually quite wholesome story, a nice distraction from pumpkin trying to rain pain upon them!

Then he winces as he hears that squish!]

There goes my masterpiece... [He clears his throat.]

I don't think we have a choice. If they're wreaking havoc like this, then that makes them enemies to stop. We can try to see if we can stop them without ruining them... or we can find some way to make it up to the farmers another time. Either way, we have an enemy to face now! Before any one gets hurt, we have to punch those pumpkins!

[He stands up, propping his hands on his sides in a heroic pose! Though possibly making himself too open to potential pumpkin attacks.]

[That squish definitely isn't the greatest...but it's better than the sound of that hard gourd hitting someone's head or other body parts. Ochako's much prefer the squish of a breaking pumpkin than the crack of someone's bones being broken. She's been there, it's not exactly a fun time having a concussion and/or broken bones.

Or...something you worked long and hard on being destroyed. She gives Drake a sheepish, but apologetic smile before steeling herself. Right, they need to focus now.]

Then it's a pretty good thing I can punch real goo--AH!! WATCH OUT! [Sorry, Drake, but you're getting pushed right to the ground as one of the pumpkins swooped in, trying to take advantage of Drake giving away his position.] Ugh! These things are worse than magpies!!

[Compared to an actual body injury, something like that is just gourdgeous.

Drake had just been building up his confidence when That happened. Drake quickly ducks down under the pumpkin and raises a leg to kick it away!]

Whoa! Thanks for the save there, Ochako. I- I just let my guard down for a second! BTW, I'm pretty sure real magpies aren't so bad!

[He says that and assumes a fighting position as he squares off against this pumpkin, which looks like another of his directions. This one has the image of another duck, but a jester-like one.] Oh great, it's Quackerjack!

[~~GORE....~~]

Depends on the season!

[For the magpies, that is, but!! That conversation will have to happen later! Because, realistically, their little shelter isn't going to protect them for much longer, and it seems like time is up for the duo when yet another pumpkin looms over them. Ochako scurries to her feet and also shifts her posture, ready to fight back against this new, orange fiend. ...Right after her cheeks puff up and she snorts quietly to herself, biting her lip to keep from giggling.

Qu...Quackerjack... Oh gosh, these kind of punny bird names are just fowl.]

Wha--...pfft! Wh-What sort of...p-person was Q-Qu...Q-Quack--ehehe... [AHEM.] Was he?

[It's starting to feel like there's no safe haven from these pumpkins! This one floats around erratically and spits out seeds like confetti! Drake stays light on his feet as he tries to evade these attacks!

He does give a Look towards Ochako, but he gets it. It - it's a pretty funny name. Still, he'll describe the guy seriously while he prepares to strike back!]

A clown prince of conniving! A jester in the court of pure evil. He's one of Darkwing Duck's greatest foes, who constantly blurs the line between a prank and a crime - and tries to make sure it ends on a crime!

[Oh jeez, this certainly is turning into a real battle, isn't it? Ochako squeaks with alarm, also dodging the seeds spat at her, though one or two does nick her calves. Ouch, those things are sharp!

Ochako clears her throat at the Look, blushing in embarrassment and shame a little. L-Look, it's just...that is definitely her brand of humor - she likes dumb puns. Grew up with them, really, because her dad is of the same ilk. Truly, she's a bit of a bumpkin in that way, but Ochako just likes jokes and to laugh, no matter how dumb or cheesy they may be. But a villain is a villain, no matter what! And that means she's got to stop them!]

Mmh, I've never been a fan of harmful pranks...or villains. Any idea on how to beat him up? O-Or at least catch him? [She's like to uh...try to preserve these pumpkins!] If I had my costume, I could have use my wires, but...

[He can relate very hard to that sense of humor! But right now, he's more worried about these villainous gourds.

Drake winces as some of those seeds make contact! His chest ends up getting pelted by some of them.]

I wish I had my costume and gadgets with me too. That would make this a whole lot easier! ...What about the string they have? Maybe we can try to use that, or see if there's actual rope around... or a big enough sack! Anything we can use to restrain these grand gourds...!

[Ochako winces when Drake is hit, then glowers at the fiendish pumpkins, brows knit together. If they don't stop these things, someone could actually get hurt!! She and Darkwing are no doubt made of tougher stuff, battling baddies all the time, but an innocent civilian sure isn't - they wouldn't be able to take the brunt of it if one of these things decided to divebomb them or something.]

Ugh, me too! I could use my wires to catch and tie these things up so easily! And guard better! [Honestly, her wrist guard are sturdy and thick, then block some decent projectiles.] But rope should work! I can probably use my magic to outspeed them...or distract them.

[He's worried for Ochako"s sake too. The sooner they stop these pumpkins, the less harm they can cause! He stays on his feet while they talk.]

That sounds like a solid plan, Ochako! ...In fact, now that you mention it, I can lend you some help on the distracting front!

[He's still so used to operating as a powerless duck that he doesn't think about using his magic that often. But now he focuses his light magic to create an illusion of (a slightly more muscular) Darkwing Duck, which moves around the pumpkin in a circle!]

There! Now to get the rope...! [He rushes over to where the materials were to get his hands on some rope!]

[Oh, that's...so cool! And actually an extremely good (albeit slightly inaccurate, cough) distraction. Ochako shoots Drake a swift thumbs up as the pumpkin takes the bait and starts firing seeds at the illusion instead of them both, giving Drake the chance to slip away a second to grab the rope.]

Perfect!! Nice work, Darkwing-san! Okay, I think I should be able to round it up now, but just in case...

[Ochako grabs the rope with one hand, all five of her fingers, and a soft, pink glow surrounds it from the pads of her fingers before it falls falsely limp. Her kinetic magic always works better when she touches something, and though controlling things so fluid and mobile like rope isn't something she's ever done before...if she thinks of it like her wires, then even if she's caught by the pumpkin, she might still be able to wrap it up!]

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