October Quests and Open Log [open]

[amakakeru]

🧙 WHO: Rider (Sakamoto Ryouma) and you!
⚔️️ WHAT: Quests, naps in questionable places, etc.
🕒 WHEN: October
🗺️ WHERE: various
⚠️ WARNINGS: none so far, check thread headers for specifics



[ 1. Don’t Lose Your Head ]

[ A black horse with a rider in white on its back patrols the area where volunteers are dealing with cleanup. It’s a bit upsetting to see the aftermath, but someone needs to protect them as they do their work. The dead deserve a respectful end as much as anyone else.

The thundering of hooves snaps him to attention and he tugs on the reins. It can only be the Headless Horseman. Ryouma abhors violence, however there is a time and a place for it. Used in the defense of others, it’s a powerful tool. One hand on the reins, the other draws the sword at his side. ]

Get out of sight!

[ A call to any volunteers that were nearby and, if there’s anyone else helping to chase off the horseman, he looks to them with a little smile. ]

Ready? If you flank while I charge, we should be able to force a retreat.

[ 2. Any Port in a Storm ]

[ Ryouma is still getting used to a human body and human needs. The most difficult thing to get used to again is the need for sleep. He keeps odd hours at the best of times, so naps are generally how he copes.

The problem is the locations he chooses for these naps. Naps are best taken indoors in a bed or on a chair or a couch, not on a bench somewhere or under a tree or slumped over on a cafe table. You may find a surprisingly well-dressed man in a dark blue shirt and white slacks, sometimes with a hat over his face sometimes still on his head, asleep in any number of places in the city. He’s surprisingly hard to rouse from his sleep and seems more annoyed than embarrassed when he’s woken up. ]

Mm…What? Is there a problem here? [ He yawns and stretches, rubbing at his face. ] What time is it, anyway?

[ 3. Wildcard ]

[ Got an idea? Drop me a starter or PM me here or on discord glitzkrieg#0673 and we can work something out! ]

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[amakakeru]

Mm, that's right. I tried to ride mine once and she got terribly offended at the attempt. o A sheepish laugh. ] Can't imagine she'd tolerate pulling a cart

[ Well, nothing to it but to do it. Ryouma does stop for a moment to cast a small strengthening spell on himself and then he gently grabs a hold of Izō's arm to do the same for him. ]

Something to make this a little easier.

[ It won't get them to the level of Servants, but it'll hopefully keep them from getting too exhausted. It is a decently far walk, they're both already sleep-deprived -- anything that can help them make it through is more than enough.

Back towards town and along the farthest edge that could be considered Camelot, their destination awaits. True to Ryouma's word, the whole trip did take about an hour. A few more apologies and assurances it was just a misunderstanding and an accident and they're freed from their literal and metaphorical burdens. ]

...Rain check on the meal until after we've both slept?