Arrival: Multiple Prompts [OPEN]

[sealingpower]

Who: Zelda and your character!
What: Getting acquainted shenanigans and anime tropes
When: Arrival
Where: Multiple locations
Warnings: None at the moment but please mark CW if needed.

1: The Red Spring

A: When the new arrivals reached the resort town, some were pretty tired. Zelda was one of those who was extremely exhausted as she was not used to traveling this much. She desperately needed to rest. So, when she checked in to her inn room, she didn’t even complain or see who her roommate was before plopping unceremoniously onto her twin sized bed and passing out. She would awaken a couple hours later to meet said roommate and be very confused and probably a little embarrassed.

She would also be quite intrigued by the various technological marvels, examining them like an overexcited puppy and wanting to test all of them them out. Though the video games may cause a friendly rivalry if she is challenged.

B: [Incoming Anime Trope! RIP Zelda's Dignity] After a most likely very awkward exchange between Zelda and her roommate, she decided to go investigate The Red Spring. The beauty and majesty of it reminded her of the Spring of Power and Spring of Courage that she had spent many long hours in prayer. However, there was something different about this one. It didn’t evoke anxiety in her. Instead she had more of a sense of peace. As she was still a bit tired, and she knew there was still a very long journey to the final destination, the rumors she had heard about the Spring having restorative and temporary energy enhancement properties lured her in.

So, she did exactly what she would have in her own world (though she would probably have soldiers standing guard), found the most secluded space and undressed (what are swimsuits? And It’s not like the prompt specified that they were provided.), laying her clothing out neatly on some flat rocks. Zelda waded into the Spring, immediately feeling the rejuvenating and relaxing effects. She may have relaxed a bit too much and neglected to pay attention to her surroundings. So should someone stumble upon her, she would probably die of mortification. Unless someone was courteous enough to help her out with this?

C: It also may have been possible that in her relaxation Zelda could have lost track of time and before she knew it, it was sunset and the Spring lit up in a bright red hue, evoking a feeling of panic in the princess. Yup, it also happened to be a full moon that night. Would she be able to return to shore before the water’s unpredictable effects got to her? And what if she wasn’t as alone as she thought

D: If she hasn’t died of mortification the night before, Zelda would have gone to the training grounds, early in the morning before departure, in hopes of discovering what type of magic she had been granted. Though a little hesitant, as magic had been a somewhat sore subject for her, her entire life, she would like to assist someone with their own training. She would probably be quite shocked if she received praise for her efforts as she had only received negative reinforcement from her father thus far.

2. Eat Well

A: The amount of food at the banquet would be astonishing to Zelda, even as she had been to many banquets before. And the tastes! How different than anything she had eaten back home. As much as she would want to indulge, she also had manners and would take a modest helping of the things she would like to try most and set out to one of the open spaces at the long banquet tables.

Perhaps she would meet a new acquaintance and hit it off well enough that they would be acceptable roommates? After all, living alone in a strange place would be pretty lonely.

3. Grail, and Grail and Grail Again?

A: If she hadn’t found a questing partner or group already, Zelda would be just stubborn enough to try to attempt the quest on her own. Of course it wouldn’t be surprising if she ended up getting herself into trouble with some beast or another and needs to be rescued by a friendly stranger? She’s not really the best fighter.

Wildcard!
A: Feel free to start your own top level with any other shenanigans you would like to have with Zelda!

((Hoping I did this right!))

Comments

[sealingpower]

"Hmm..." she pondered aloud, "We will definitely have to be careful. They seem to be trying to trick us in addition to the obvious dangers."

They had no idea exactly how much they were being tricked.

"Search around this same clearing." Zelda directed, "Don't go anywhere out of the immediate area, especially into any of the 'obvious' trails. I will look as well."

She gave the other teen an encouraging smile. "Shouldn't be long before one of us sees something

Though the thought of possibly tethering the two of them together did cross her mind for a moment, just in case either of them wandered a little too far and did indeed find themselves trapped in the never ending forest.

[phoenixwiz]

That sounds like a really good plan, Harry is willing to check around for no portal trails while not wandering far away from Zelda’s sight. After all, he and Rose had gotten lost with those nasty portals a while ago and he doesn’t want to go through that again. A part of him has enough of this forest already and he is becoming more skeptical of the person who sent them on this quest.

He and Rose check at one path when she squeaks up to alert him and he sees at the direction her shocked eyes are facing, oh bloody hell, another freaking portal! So he goes to another part of the area to check again while he reports to Zelda, “Not having any luck so far. The second path I found had another portal. Did you located a portal-less path as well?”

[sealingpower]

Zelda shook her head as she stood after examining another direction and turned to Harry.

"I think we may be tra..." she started and trailed off as something caught her eyes.

"Wait... the least plausible way..." she commented pursing her lips, "They want us to go that way."

The princess pointed towards a body of water that was a bit off from the clearing in which they stood. The lake didn't have an obvious way to go around as that's how big it was.

She strode to the young wizard's size and took his hand, "To make sure we don't get separated," she offered an explanation before he could ask why she did it. "In case I am wrong."

Then she guided him towards the shore and waded into the shallows of the lake a bit.

Nothing happened.

Looking back to meet his gaze, she gave a supportive smile. "I hope you are up for another swim."

[phoenixwiz]

He wasn’t the greatest swimmer ever, but he has experience in his misadventures back home, so he wasn’t unfamiliar with the whole thing. It’s just that he has concerns for Rose since she is small and how she would breath underwater.

“I wouldn’t mind it at all, although I wonder how our familiars can handle the underwater swimming,” he speaks up, still it could be their only way out of this mess, that Holy Grail can wait.

[sealingpower]

"Mmhmm. I agree." she commented with a nod. "We can just swim above the water. Have Rose ride on your head, and hopefully she doesn't mind getting a bit wet. Haruki um... is fine with the water. He sort of dragged me ashore when we all arrived."

She admitted this rather sheepishly before continuing, "I feel we should turn back. I hate to abandon this quest, but there are others searching as well. Perhaps we can rendezvous with some of them and retry for the Grail when we are rested and have a bit more of a plan."

Zelda turned green eyes on him again, "Unless you would like to continue attempting the quest at this juncture?"

[phoenixwiz]

Harry is starting to get fed up with this tosser of a quest and those darn portals already that he hates to break it, but he might as well leave the quest to other people. Rose squeaks up as she climbs up onto his head, telling him that they have to leave this quest.

“You know what, I don’t think I can go on with the quest as well, it has been so tiring for me for hours,” he sighs, “I am sure that other people might be finding that Grail already.”

This a good place to leave it?

[sealingpower]

"Then let us find our way back to town." she responded and started off swimming to the other side of the lake.

They would be happy to know later that the quest was indeed a farce, so at least they didn't waste more time on it!

Sure thing

[phoenixwiz]

Harry couldn’t agree more as he too jumps into the water to swim away to the other side of the lake, following Zelda’s lead while Rose hangs onto his head and holds her breath.

It must be a relief for them not to continue in this suspicious quest as the others are about to find out the hard way.