november catch-all

[sos_pilot]

🧙 WHO: Della Duck & You!
⚔️️ WHAT: Quests and a TDM Prompt.
🕒 WHEN: Throughout November.
🗺️ WHERE: General Camelot & White Cliffs.
⚠️ WARNINGS: Obsession Quest warnings apply!

Alms For The Gore

[ At the edge of town, a heroic cry goes out! A battle of a lifetime is about to ensue! What ever could be going on? Do you dare venture forth to see it?]

All right, you zombified zealot! Prepare to be exorcised before you can say “Necronomicon”!

[ Della has chosen to face off against the Fear Gorta! She has her dukes up, ready to do battle with this thing that… just kinda groans… and can barely hold up the bowl it has. Yeaaaah.

Della’s enthusiasm is starting to wane. She glances around, slowing down her shaking fists and clicking her tongue. She was kind of… hoping for more than this? ]

… Uh… you gotta any… ear-shattering shrieks you’d like to make, or… I dunno, wanna just glare at me? A little?

[ grooooaaaaan. ]

… Okay, I’m starting to feel bad. Is anyone else starting to feel bad?

[ She starts looking around for support. Stop her or help her? ]

Obsession

[ All right, now this is more her speed! She slaps on some gloves, and with her partner – who may be here at the White Cliffs voluntarily, or she may have dragged you along despite your vocal and violent protests – goes over her supplies. It’s time to go on the hunt, but let’s make sure we’re prepared before we officially set out to the glen! ]

All right! I’ve got a potion for Bitten Dust, that’ll knock him unconscious for a good half hour… I’ve got summons for random bees, summons from a tentacle to appear out of a void, a Soul Catcher if we wanna use our familiars that way, and a Lucky Coin, ‘cause you can’t go wrong with a little extra luck! I’m feeling good about this!

What about you? Got anything that’ll help us with this quest?

The Floor Is Lava

Man, can I learn this spell when this is all said and done? This is SO MUCH FUN!

[ Is this what the hip young people of today call Parkour? Della laughs merrily as she goes from one space to another, even trying to land on one foot or one hand! She does lose her balance a few times before managing to JUST get it back, yet continues laughing all the while. What a great day! ]

Hey, hey! Race you to the couch! Loser buys smoothies for the both of us!

Wildcard
[ Make your own prompt! Plot with me at melcat33 (plurk) or melcat33#1997 (discord)! ]

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Aims for the Gore

[flapsin]

[Obviously Della us in danger from this being! A smoke bomb is deployed.]

I am the terror that flaps in the night!
I am the waffle iron that burns villainy's batter...
I am Darkwing Duck!

[And as he declares that, he attempts to enter with a dropkick!]

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[ She barely bats an eyelash. ]

Oh, hi DW -

[ Wait a minute. If he's doing that whole intro, he's trying to spark 'terror' into an enemy, and if he's doing that - ]

HEY! Do you really think I need to be helped here?! Look at this thing! I could blow it over with a sneeze!

[ she is INSULTED that he thinks she needs to be saved! ]

[flapsin]

[He pauses mid-dropkick and falls down to the ground. He frowns as he adjusts his hat.]

Wait, what do you mean? Isn't this that horrifying, zombie-like evil faerie terririzing the town, soon to be my next nemesis?

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[ Is it her imagination or does he call EVERYTHING his soon to be next nemesis? ]

... Look at this thing. Yeah, it's gross but... I dunno, it just seems kinda... pathetic?

[ grooooaaaaaannnnn. ]

[flapsin]

[Della just doesn't understand branding! A hero needs a solid rogues gallery to draw in the crowds, and you take what you get when it comes to building one up!

...But she does have a point. His shoulders droop as he looks towards the emaciated figure.]

That... Well he kinda does... But you can't judge a book by its cover! He might just be holding back, and waiting for the right chance to get the drop on us!

[He starts shadowboxing to taunt the faerie.]

C'mon, put up your dukes! The jig is up. Show us your true power! And please, clearly pronounce your canonical supervillain name while you're at it!

[sos_pilot]

[ grooooooaaaaannnnn. ]

Ah, yes. The legendary battle between Darkwing Duck and 'uuuuuuuugh'. That'll go down in history.

[flapsin]

[He sighs.]

Okay buddy, you gotta give me a little bit more to work with yet. Where's your special attacks? Your declarations of pure evil?

[The guy continues to be unresponsive.]

You do look really skin and bones... What, are you hungry? Need some food in your system before you're ready to fight back? Can we- can we feed him something?

[sos_pilot]

... They said he was a zombie, and I'm not willing to hack off more body parts, no matter how hungry he is.

[ She thinks for a moment, then digs into her pilot jacket to pull out an apple! ]

I was gunna have this for lunch, but yeah, he could probably use this more than I do.

[flapsin]

Oh yeay definitely not - definitely not going for zombie food here!

[Just the thought of it makes him wince! But Drake accepts the apple offered instead.]

An apple, huh? Not sure if this is part of his diet. But they do sat that an apple a day keeps evil away! Here, um... Try this.

[With that, he just... sheepishly leans forward and plops the apple into bowl.]

Uh, so whaddya think?

[sos_pilot]

[ ... Grooooaaaaan~ ♥ ]

... I think he sounds kinda happy! Daw, it's kinda cute like this!

[flapsin]

[Darkwing looks perplexed.]

He... does look oddly adorable. So he- he's happy now?

[He drops his arms to his sides in frustration.]

I don't get it! Are we gonna throw down or not??

[sos_pilot]

I don't think so, Darkwing. Could you really punch that face now?

[ She even goes over to give it pats on the head. Who's a good zombie? ]

If my roomies didn't already have a dog, I'd totally bring this home! But Fenton's got Atom, and Drake's already wearing himself out so thin, a new surprise might just kill him.

[flapsin]

[He just makes a Face at all the idea of that guy as a pet. And he rubs at his head as he looks it over.]

Well no, he's not looking very punchable right now. And definitely - definitely very wise of you not to make him a pet! I'm sure your roommates are - they're more capable than you think! - but this guy must have some kind of home to call his own.

I just don't get it, though. The quest made this guy sound a lot more like villain material!

[sos_pilot]

Well, the quests can be written up by anybody, right? Stands to reason someone's gunna lie... maybe they just thought he was ugly and wanted to get rid of them. Some people can be so shallow.

[ Half-shrug. A little too used to be betrayal and lies, sadly enough. ]

[flapsin]

People - people do that? [Eat hot chip and lie on the Quest Board?]

So someone tried to trick us and use Darkwing Duck to commit an injustice! Now that's just unacceptable.

[sos_pilot]

... Dude, how long have you been in the superhero business? Of course people lie! Not everything is as simple as black and white, good versus evil, and stuff on TV.

[flapsin]

[He crosses his arms with a huff.]

I've been in this business for- for long enough! I am well aware that people are capable of lying. Villainy is a deluge of deception! But I expect the QuestBoard to have some standards. If this one is bogus, how many other quests could have actually been aiding some nefarious schemes?

[sos_pilot]

I dunno. But, hey, keeps things exciting! Can't just ignore them in case another one's a dud.

Besides, think of this way - because we know the truth, we can try to spread the word and make sure no one hurts these little guys. So in a weird way... this wrong made a right!

[flapsin]

You're right. [Now he assumes a hero pose once more.] That's all the more reason to take on these quests. To determine if they truly are righteous! Isn't that right, new friend?

[The Fear Gorta is gone, without a trace.]

[sos_pilot]

[ Della raises her eyebrows... then applauds! ]

Hey, excellent mysterious disappearance! It's like one of those fairy tales where it was a secret test of character all along!

[flapsin]

Okay, it sounds really cool when you put it like that. But what are the odds?

[Suddeblt, a stray wing blows a token into each of their hands, each one worth 20 gold.]

Ooh, 20G!

[sos_pilot]

... Huh. Suddenly I'm missing my cousins like major big time.

[ Ah, Gladstone Gander, I'm sure you're not a jerk... sometimes... maybe? ]

[flapsin]

[He raises an eyebrow and chuckles uncertainly.]

Homesickness sure strikes at random times, doesn't it? Anyway, uh, I guess our work here is done!

[sos_pilot]

Yeah... I guess I owe you some thanks, for the food idea...

[ Still can't say she's pleased with him assuming she needed to be saved like some damsel in distress. ]

[flapsin]

Think nothing of it! [He poses proudly.] It's all in a day's work for a defender of justice. And of course, you provided a valuable service too. Well done!