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December Adventures
WHO: Hijikata and ✨YOU✨
WHAT: TDM prompts (exploring the Land of Maidens) and a couple of dark web quests!
WHEN: Throughout December
WHERE: Land of Maidens, Camelot City, Underground Fae Prison, Forest of the Felled
WARNINGS: NSFW for prompt 3B ('Go Get 'Em, Tiger' Quest); I'll add more if necessary!
1) Arrival in Elphame
A ⦿ Searching for Direction
[Early in December Hijikata instructs his ghost subordinates to keep up their nightly patrol in Camelot City and look out for its people while he's in Elphame (where, he hopes, it won't be quite as winterly yet). Upon arrival in the Land of Maidens he tries to figure out where to go next from the small island in the lake and, after some fruitless investigation, ends up sticking his face underwater, which prompts the small fairies who are celebrating the shimmering holographic stones to start teasing him.]
Look, he thinks he can dive out of here! Hahaha!
Well, if that wasn't what you meant by "Keep your head down", what else was it?! Be more clear!
[Instead of elaborations he receives more giggles and an enchantment.]
I don't even need to know what you just did, you little cuties!
[?!?!? What? No!! He meant to demand that they tell him what they did to him at once, and the term he called them was anything but flattering!]
I'm sure you actually have nothing to do with this, so never mind. If you helped me I wouldn't know how to repay you, anyway!
[No!!! He meant to say that they better fix this, or else!! God, this is going to be an ordeal. He turns away from the giggling fairies, visibly furious.]
I had no idea this would be so much fun!!
[No!!! He knew exactly that it'd be a shitshow! (And yet he still came...)]
B ⦿ Off-Track
[Not wanting to endure the fairies' mocking laughter any longer Hijikata grimly takes a different pair of shoes out of the big camping backpack he brought and puts them on. They look pretty much exactly like the others - simply black dress shoes -, but they clearly have different properties, given that he confidently walks across the lake's surface in them without sinking in. Once he reaches the mountainside enclosing the gorge he tries to climb up, but the fairies, who curiously followed him, put yet another spell on him, and the wall freezes wherever he touches it, making it impossible for him to grasp on to anything.]
You're so cute!! I want you to spend all day with me!!
[His expression and tone make it rather clear that that's not at all what he wanted to say... but honestly, the fairies may just have done him a favour, because the aqrabuamelu living nearby have been attracted by the commotion. A pair of them are looking down from the clifftop. When Hijikata spots them he shouts up.]
Hey!! No worries, I don't need any help!! I'm having the time of my life!
[No!!! He wants help getting out! But the scorpiontaur-looking warriors don't seem to think that they want him up there with them at all, anyway, instead taking out their bows and arrows. Hijikata still doesn't look like he's entirely sure that staying with the fairies is the better choice here...]
2) Can You Imagine?
A ⦿ Whisper Bridge
[After some fellow outworlders finally figure out that the right way leads through the waterfall they all gradually make it to the three floating islands. Hijikata takes in the lush, gargantuan forest, ancient statues and friendly wildlife on the first one and the fairy-tale-ish castle on the second one, and after spending a while exploring the surroundings he realises with great relief that the reverse speaking spell has stopped working.
Once he hears about the demands of each of the sorceresses' tasks he really regrets coming here at all. What the hell kind of jobs are these?! He isn't cut out for any of this! Facing thorns that turn people to stone? He just got petrified by a basilisk last month, so no thanks!! He can neither sing nor play an instrument nor paint, so those tasks are out of question for him as well... and he doesn't have the slightest idea how to take care of a baby, let alone a gigantic one! Once he hears of the wolf transformation curse he vows to give that maiden a wide berth, too. Does he end up helping at all?! Maybe! In any case it's the final task that seems to lead to everyone's final destination (or so he mistakenly assumes).]
Crossing this damn unsecured bridge blindfolded... do they just want to do us in, or what?
[There's nobody else around... who's supposed to control whether they walk across blindfolded? He slides his blindfold up on one side and takes a few steps onto the bridge. Seriously, these fae give them nothing but trouble-- but his train of thought gets cut off as a massive, beautifully galaxy-patterned sky orca comes barreling towards him with a delightend noise. It's lunch time!]
B ⦿ The Island of Dreams
[Somehow Hijikata manages to make it to the third island in one piece. At first he's confused by all the unfamiliar people, beings and things he sees there, but before long he's filled in on the island's peculiarity and instantly creates a dozen Mayorins out of thin air. All his pissiness appears gone as he plays and laughs with the toddler-sized gnome-like creatures, who all seem to be wanting his attention.]
So this is our present for the winter solstice? All the trouble was worth it after all!
3) Quests
A ⦿ Who You Gonna Call? Ghostbusters! (forangel_of_death)
[Hijikata's bliss on the Island of Dreams was harshly interrupted when he found out that Camelot's criminal underground had been making moves against his hard-working ghost patrol back in King Arthur's domain. Why now of all times?! After some hasty information-gathering he returns to Camelot to meet up with his anonymous contact.
The city in front of him is still snow-clad, and he's easy to spot in his black attire. Now he can only hope that the mystery person will make it to his location before the Yuureisengumi's enemies do.]
⦿ Banyanished (formilkmycattle)
[Hijikata eventually managed to get his captured subordinates back, at least for the time being, though the incident forced him to rearrange them into bigger groups of four (they previously patrolled in pairs) and caution them to take no risks until he's able to figure out some safeguards for them - which may be rather challenging, given that unlike physical entities they can't be outfitted with warding gems or other protective items. Damn it, this time the dark web scumbags really set the Yuureisengumi back! That heist they were planning probably was a success after the ghosts, thrown into some disorder by the disappearance of several of their comrades, fell back until their commander's return.
While he's back in his "home" kingdom, though, he feels the need to follow up on some of the other quests on the dark web. One that immediately caught his eye when he saw it is the one concerning the underground fae prison - something he had no idea existed until now. Luckily he ran into Crow, so they're sitting in the library and mulling over the quest together. Hijikata taps the approximate location of the prison on a map with his finger.]
"Halfway between Dinas Emrys and the Forest of the Felled"... that's Elphame territory. It should be smack dab under the Valley of the Shearing. I know nothing about that area.
[Generally speaking a prison break really goes against his principles, but after everything the fae have done to the outworlders during his year on Avalon he's willing to at least investigate and give the prisoners a chance to make their case. Elphame's rogue justice irks him.]
C ⦿ Go Get 'Em, Tiger (NSFW)
[And then there's that other dark web quest... the one that hits Hijikata with an unwelcome, wholly inappropriate sense of near-nostalgia. It's not like he habitually participates in orgies, but the concept of generating healing energy through intimacy rings all too familiar. How long has it been since Prismatica? He visited ever so often after returning to his homeworld, but now it's already been almost a year since this new calamity froze it along with every other world out there.
Back home he had always rejected the notion that romance might be in the cards for him - a man who lives by the sword shouldn't get involved with an innocent woman. Prismatica, however, gave him plenty of incentive - such as saving the planet - and brought him close to people like him, soldiers who'd seen war and bloodshed. What reasoning could he have used to refuse them too? In the end being with them made him happy. None of his moonlacing partners are here on Avalon now, but he decides to improvise a little and recreate one of the moonblessing transformation effects he got to experience - purely to help the Forest of the Felled get back on its feet after being cursed for such a long time, of course. In no way does he selfishly want to feel good or anything!
Ultimately he wanders into the cold winter woods during the day (when his subordinates are hidden away in their various flasks and birdhouse-like structures) with his hammerspace camping backpack and sets up a campfire and a simple, small two-person tent he bought in Camelot, which he fills with a whole bunch of blankets and pillows. He overlooks his work, satisfied. Now only one thing is missing... he takes out the 'From the Void' recipe he won after braving the Celliwigians' spooky trials last month. He should probably best only start the summons once he's all set, huh? He gets in the tent, ready to close it from inside. No one's going to walk up and ruin this for him, right?
And also surely no one's going to come inspect the quiet tent by the burned-down fireplace the next day either (because damn, multiple summons at the same time really will knock a man out for a whole day)?]
[OOC: If you'd like any additional prompts please feel free to hit me up on my plotting post! Also here are Hijikata's permissions. If asked for his name in Elphame he'll say he's 'Agent Mayo 13' (yeah...).]
WHAT: TDM prompts (exploring the Land of Maidens) and a couple of dark web quests!
WHEN: Throughout December
WHERE: Land of Maidens, Camelot City, Underground Fae Prison, Forest of the Felled
WARNINGS: NSFW for prompt 3B ('Go Get 'Em, Tiger' Quest); I'll add more if necessary!
1) Arrival in Elphame
A ⦿ Searching for Direction
[Early in December Hijikata instructs his ghost subordinates to keep up their nightly patrol in Camelot City and look out for its people while he's in Elphame (where, he hopes, it won't be quite as winterly yet). Upon arrival in the Land of Maidens he tries to figure out where to go next from the small island in the lake and, after some fruitless investigation, ends up sticking his face underwater, which prompts the small fairies who are celebrating the shimmering holographic stones to start teasing him.]
Look, he thinks he can dive out of here! Hahaha!
Well, if that wasn't what you meant by "Keep your head down", what else was it?! Be more clear!
[Instead of elaborations he receives more giggles and an enchantment.]
I don't even need to know what you just did, you little cuties!
[?!?!? What? No!! He meant to demand that they tell him what they did to him at once, and the term he called them was anything but flattering!]
I'm sure you actually have nothing to do with this, so never mind. If you helped me I wouldn't know how to repay you, anyway!
[No!!! He meant to say that they better fix this, or else!! God, this is going to be an ordeal. He turns away from the giggling fairies, visibly furious.]
I had no idea this would be so much fun!!
[No!!! He knew exactly that it'd be a shitshow! (And yet he still came...)]
B ⦿ Off-Track
[Not wanting to endure the fairies' mocking laughter any longer Hijikata grimly takes a different pair of shoes out of the big camping backpack he brought and puts them on. They look pretty much exactly like the others - simply black dress shoes -, but they clearly have different properties, given that he confidently walks across the lake's surface in them without sinking in. Once he reaches the mountainside enclosing the gorge he tries to climb up, but the fairies, who curiously followed him, put yet another spell on him, and the wall freezes wherever he touches it, making it impossible for him to grasp on to anything.]
You're so cute!! I want you to spend all day with me!!
[His expression and tone make it rather clear that that's not at all what he wanted to say... but honestly, the fairies may just have done him a favour, because the aqrabuamelu living nearby have been attracted by the commotion. A pair of them are looking down from the clifftop. When Hijikata spots them he shouts up.]
Hey!! No worries, I don't need any help!! I'm having the time of my life!
[No!!! He wants help getting out! But the scorpiontaur-looking warriors don't seem to think that they want him up there with them at all, anyway, instead taking out their bows and arrows. Hijikata still doesn't look like he's entirely sure that staying with the fairies is the better choice here...]
2) Can You Imagine?
A ⦿ Whisper Bridge
[After some fellow outworlders finally figure out that the right way leads through the waterfall they all gradually make it to the three floating islands. Hijikata takes in the lush, gargantuan forest, ancient statues and friendly wildlife on the first one and the fairy-tale-ish castle on the second one, and after spending a while exploring the surroundings he realises with great relief that the reverse speaking spell has stopped working.
Once he hears about the demands of each of the sorceresses' tasks he really regrets coming here at all. What the hell kind of jobs are these?! He isn't cut out for any of this! Facing thorns that turn people to stone? He just got petrified by a basilisk last month, so no thanks!! He can neither sing nor play an instrument nor paint, so those tasks are out of question for him as well... and he doesn't have the slightest idea how to take care of a baby, let alone a gigantic one! Once he hears of the wolf transformation curse he vows to give that maiden a wide berth, too. Does he end up helping at all?! Maybe! In any case it's the final task that seems to lead to everyone's final destination (or so he mistakenly assumes).]
Crossing this damn unsecured bridge blindfolded... do they just want to do us in, or what?
[There's nobody else around... who's supposed to control whether they walk across blindfolded? He slides his blindfold up on one side and takes a few steps onto the bridge. Seriously, these fae give them nothing but trouble-- but his train of thought gets cut off as a massive, beautifully galaxy-patterned sky orca comes barreling towards him with a delightend noise. It's lunch time!]
B ⦿ The Island of Dreams
[Somehow Hijikata manages to make it to the third island in one piece. At first he's confused by all the unfamiliar people, beings and things he sees there, but before long he's filled in on the island's peculiarity and instantly creates a dozen Mayorins out of thin air. All his pissiness appears gone as he plays and laughs with the toddler-sized gnome-like creatures, who all seem to be wanting his attention.]
So this is our present for the winter solstice? All the trouble was worth it after all!
3) Quests
A ⦿ Who You Gonna Call? Ghostbusters! (for
angel_of_death) [Hijikata's bliss on the Island of Dreams was harshly interrupted when he found out that Camelot's criminal underground had been making moves against his hard-working ghost patrol back in King Arthur's domain. Why now of all times?! After some hasty information-gathering he returns to Camelot to meet up with his anonymous contact.
The city in front of him is still snow-clad, and he's easy to spot in his black attire. Now he can only hope that the mystery person will make it to his location before the Yuureisengumi's enemies do.]
⦿ Banyanished (for
milkmycattle) [Hijikata eventually managed to get his captured subordinates back, at least for the time being, though the incident forced him to rearrange them into bigger groups of four (they previously patrolled in pairs) and caution them to take no risks until he's able to figure out some safeguards for them - which may be rather challenging, given that unlike physical entities they can't be outfitted with warding gems or other protective items. Damn it, this time the dark web scumbags really set the Yuureisengumi back! That heist they were planning probably was a success after the ghosts, thrown into some disorder by the disappearance of several of their comrades, fell back until their commander's return.
While he's back in his "home" kingdom, though, he feels the need to follow up on some of the other quests on the dark web. One that immediately caught his eye when he saw it is the one concerning the underground fae prison - something he had no idea existed until now. Luckily he ran into Crow, so they're sitting in the library and mulling over the quest together. Hijikata taps the approximate location of the prison on a map with his finger.]
"Halfway between Dinas Emrys and the Forest of the Felled"... that's Elphame territory. It should be smack dab under the Valley of the Shearing. I know nothing about that area.
[Generally speaking a prison break really goes against his principles, but after everything the fae have done to the outworlders during his year on Avalon he's willing to at least investigate and give the prisoners a chance to make their case. Elphame's rogue justice irks him.]
C ⦿ Go Get 'Em, Tiger (NSFW)
[And then there's that other dark web quest... the one that hits Hijikata with an unwelcome, wholly inappropriate sense of near-nostalgia. It's not like he habitually participates in orgies, but the concept of generating healing energy through intimacy rings all too familiar. How long has it been since Prismatica? He visited ever so often after returning to his homeworld, but now it's already been almost a year since this new calamity froze it along with every other world out there.
Back home he had always rejected the notion that romance might be in the cards for him - a man who lives by the sword shouldn't get involved with an innocent woman. Prismatica, however, gave him plenty of incentive - such as saving the planet - and brought him close to people like him, soldiers who'd seen war and bloodshed. What reasoning could he have used to refuse them too? In the end being with them made him happy. None of his moonlacing partners are here on Avalon now, but he decides to improvise a little and recreate one of the moonblessing transformation effects he got to experience - purely to help the Forest of the Felled get back on its feet after being cursed for such a long time, of course. In no way does he selfishly want to feel good or anything!
Ultimately he wanders into the cold winter woods during the day (when his subordinates are hidden away in their various flasks and birdhouse-like structures) with his hammerspace camping backpack and sets up a campfire and a simple, small two-person tent he bought in Camelot, which he fills with a whole bunch of blankets and pillows. He overlooks his work, satisfied. Now only one thing is missing... he takes out the 'From the Void' recipe he won after braving the Celliwigians' spooky trials last month. He should probably best only start the summons once he's all set, huh? He gets in the tent, ready to close it from inside. No one's going to walk up and ruin this for him, right?
And also surely no one's going to come inspect the quiet tent by the burned-down fireplace the next day either (because damn, multiple summons at the same time really will knock a man out for a whole day)?]
[OOC: If you'd like any additional prompts please feel free to hit me up on my plotting post! Also here are Hijikata's permissions. If asked for his name in Elphame he'll say he's 'Agent Mayo 13' (yeah...).]
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That must be a special brand of mayonnaise.
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[He points out the image of a plump mascot decorating the front of the bottle. It's honestly kind of ugly, but his voice is soft and fond.]
I wonder if...
[He trails off, closes his eyes as if that would help his concentration, and according to his new wish a toddler-sized living Mayorin pops into existence between them. Hijikata's eyes start shining like in a shoujo series.]
Mayorin..!! You're really here!
[He crouches to hug the gnomish creature, and it's like he found his kidnapped child again or something, that's how much "happy reuinion" energy they radiate.]
I had to be without you for such a long time!
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I...I don't know if we have that brand of mayonnaise where I'm from. But I'm glad you found what you're looking for.
[Weird creature that it is...]
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[His vibes completely turned around... Mayorin looks at Tsuna with beady little black eyes that seem to have nothing much behind them, but only for a moment, the he turns back to Hijikata and gives him a big bright smile.]
Say, Tsuna, are you going to be okay on your own? I'm going to make some more.
[Okay then. Whatever happened to keeping an eye on Tsuna so Gokudera doesn't blow Hijikata's ass up later?!]
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[Maybe Tsuna seems paranoid, but he feels like something like this could get out of hand very quickly.]
But, yeah, I think I'll be alright.
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Okay, I'll see you later then! Don't-- get lost.
[He almost cautioned him to not dream up anything dangerous there, but bit it back at the last moment - otherwise it'd probably have had that effect where someone who's told not to think of a certain thing just can't help but think of it, and then Tsuna's worst nightmares might end up taking shape here... whatever those might be.]
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[And really. He means it. Tsuna never actively tries for trouble and if approaching it, will find any means possible to go the opposite direction. Though of course, his mind wanders, and he finds himself thinking of the "camping" trip he was dragged on (which was really just Reborn's excuse to cause chaos in the wilderness). The one that ended with Enzio the Turtle growing in size and then squishing him.
So when he's suddenly aware that he's walking in shadow, a familiar sense of fear rushes up Tsuna's spine. And he's reluctant to turn around.
Maybe if he keeps walking, it'll go away?]
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HELP!!!
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How did he get himself into trouble that fast?!
[Well, it doesn't matter. He runs after the humungous turtle, hoping to overtake it, and simultaneously manifests an appropriately gigantic head of lettuce in its path, light green leaves invitingly opened and sparkling with dew. Turtles like lettuce, right? Will that be enough to entice it?]
Tsuna-kun, hide!
[Is there any place for the unfortunate boy to shelter in, under, or behind? If not he can probably dream one up, right? The Mayorins struggle to keep up as they waddle after their creator, so they probably won't be a big help here.]
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I'm trying!
[Tsuna yells as he dives behind a tree. Enzio, in the meantime, lets out a roar and swipes at the head of lettuce, trying to draw it to him. Although it might just cause a few of the leaves to come hurtling down.]
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Okay, whatever you do next, don't do that again!
[As if he it on purpose... but luckily Hijikata seems more focused on damage control than on chewing Tsuna out. A strange gun of sorts appears in his hand.]
I dreamed up a shrink ray, so let's give this a shot.
[At least he's genre-savvy?! He leaves the cover and runs up to Enzio from behind, aims and shoots. The weapon emits several successive odd waves of pale blue light that ebb towards the turtle... this better work out!]
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If you've got a way to dry him out, that will help to.
[And he'll just try focusing on sunlight or something else that might help. Enzio freezes as the rays hit him, making it harder for him to reach for the lettuce as his arms shrink.]
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[He keeps making the most of the shrink ray, but additionally dreams up a... dryer. It's a super strong dryer, okay? Wielding each in one hand he cautiously approaches further as the turtle continues shrinking.]
Why the hell does this turtle hate you so much?! Or does he just hate the whole world when he gets wet?
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[And causes no end of chaos. No wonder the Cavallone Family is allied with the Vongola.]
But a lot of his chaos seems to end up around me.
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But he's a turtle, not a tortoise! Right? I don't understand this!
[Don't turtles live in the water?! Isn't that the distinction? Or should he maybe not think too hard about this? Also damn, how does Tsuna manage to be such a relatively chill and amiable boy with shit like this constantly going down all around him?!]
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Enzio's....he just weird. I don't really know how to explain.
[He's Dino's pet that came from Reborn's chameleon...it gives Tsuna a headache just thinking about it.]
I just know he causes trouble that I usually have to fix.
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It's okay. Sometimes there just is no explanation.
[He knows how that goes. He'd also be hard-pressed to explain things like that one time Amanto turned him and some other people into screwdrivers.]
We need to make sure he stays dry from here on, but how? I can dream up a floating umbrella that accompanies him everywhere or something, but if he accidentally walks into a puddle shit will hit the fan again.
[Technically they probably don't need to care about what happens on the Island of Dreams after they leave, but he's a policeman!! He can't simply ignore the threat they'll be exposing this strange, cluttered place to!]
Or do you want to take him with you? Wait, no, that's not possible, they said.
[Unless Tsuna can accept the turtle dying as soon as it leaves the island... but somehow Hijikata doubts that.]
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I can probably carry him once he's small enough, but really as long as it doesn't rain or anything, it should be fine.
But I'm also fine with letting him stay here.
[He sighs.]
I need better dreams.
Should we wrap up here?
You really do. Perhaps we shouldn't stay here for too long after all.
[He can always come back later to play with his Mayorins... or maybe he can stay for another few hours after escorting Tsuna to the exit, provided the boy has had enough of this place. As the turtle finally reaches his final size Hijikata picks him up.]
Let's see if we can find - or dream up - a suitable place for him on the way.
Sure, on to the next thread!
That sounds like a good idea. Though, maybe not a pond or something like that.
Do we have to get past those orcas again though? Or is there another exit.
[He holds out his arms to take Enzio, feeling he should bear some responsibility.]
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There better be another exit.
[Never mind that it'll turn out to be a goddamn dragon's mouth... but by that point they make it there they'll probably happily take it.]