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Unlimited Stab Works

🧙 WHO: Archer (EMIYA) & you
⚔️️ WHAT: Creative Cutlery - the dark web task
🕒 WHEN: Throughout first half of February
🗺️ WHERE: Around Camelot
⚠️ WARNINGS: stabbing of the non-lethal kind.

Targeting stabs

[Perhaps your character is just minding their own business when suddenly they feel like someone is watching them. It could also be Archer's cognitive magic is making your character feel like it's coming from entirely another direction.

Archer only targets people who seem like they'd be fine with a little pain and could manage afterwards.

What's more, everyone he stabs will be getting an anonymous donation of 250,000G on their account the next day.]

#hashtags - Network prompt

[Over on network there's a thread of pictures of stabs from an anonymous source, tagging the weapon used in each case. Whether it's a #kitchenknife or a #darningneedle, all of the eventually get posted on the thread. Archer's not an idiot to be using his own account, but he does attach his name whenever he sends them to the quest provider.]

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[Keith was usually pretty hard to sneak up on. However, Avalon taking away his Galra side and making him human had made doing that by others a bit easier. He was actually making his way through the main shopping district, picking up some needed supplies, and his focus on that task at hand left him a bit unaware that someone might be trying to get in close.

He was going to be pissed at himself later.]

[Archer kept a close eye on the Keith, since he seemed like a good target. Of course, he'd have to follow him until he'd be out of the busier areas considering it wouldn't be a very wise move for him to stab someone in the middle of the shopping district. But he was patient.]

[Or, it could be... if Archer wanted to disappear into the crowd... but that depended on what he was using to stab with.

Still, Keith moved about, still rather unaware of someone else, mainly due to the crowd. But he did eventually move away and started heading back towards his apartment... which was in a quieter section of town. It didn't take long to clear the larger crowds and get down to a more manageable traffic flow.

And, honestly, Keith didn't really like crowds all that much. He'd mainly suffered through in order to get what he'd needed.]

[If he didn't need to take a picture with the stabbing, he'd use the crowd to his advantage. Alas, he does need to.

With that in mind, Archer continues to follow him towards the more quiet areas, making sure to keep as little attention to himself as possible. He takes the letter opener from his pocket since he chose that one this time around.

He's both trying to mask any of his presence with his magic and trying to be quick enough so he could stab him before he paid too much attention to the steps he'd most likely hear. Either is probably not going to work too well, but he's going towards Keith's left arm to stab there.]

[The magic definitely worked in his favor, though Keith seemed bothered by something... almost like he had this weird feeling someone was messing with his head. It helped that one of his friends had cognitive magic. That said, though, he didn't have his usual sensitivity to weird stuff here in Avalon, so he was just baffled.

He paused for a moment, trying to figure it out...]

[Archer closes the remaining distance to actually attempt a stab on Keith's arm with absolutely no hesitation.]

[Keith yelped as Archer got his hit. His startle response also included a small defensive fireball as he spun to face his 'attacker'.]

[Archer is able to dodge the fireball, at least, as he masks his presence even more and hurries into the nearest hiding place. That happens to be a bush. Though the presence suggested by his cognitive magic says he went towards the market place again.]

[Keith cursed under his breath, searching around for someone, anyone, who looked suspicious. Then, with a frustrated growl, he took off into the crowd. He'd get his arm looked at later. He wanted to see if he could find whoever did that, first.]

[Archer makes sure to snap a photo of Keith before he runs off.

Tomorrow he would be getting a payment of this whole thing.]

...?

[There's an unsettling feeling of being watched, but it's difficult to tell just which direction it was coming from. Probably didn't want to be figured out then? Well, two can play at this game... and he'll continue forward as though nothing's wrong. He shouldn't be late to fulfilling these deliveries this month.]

[Archer would continue waiting for a good opportunity for a while now. Especially since he wouldn't want to stab anyone in a too much of a public space. He keeps his cognitive magic active while following Zidane and keeping an eye on what he was doing.]

[It's going from one road to the next, dropping off red boxes of various Valentine-themed goodies and snacks to people mostly curious about the holiday, but not participating on the day. And considering it's a deal, why not?]

[There's one address that seems out of the way of the public eye...]

[It's not the most interesting stake out, but it's not really supposed to be. But at least Zidane seems to finally be going into a direction that fits what Archer needs. He moves in closer with a kitchen knife in one hand.

Archer does intend to make it seem like he's coming from the right instead of straight from behind Zidane.]

[Hopefully he waits until Zidane finishes his delivery. A knock at the door, a satisfied customer, and a 'have a good day' has him stepping away and ready to head back to the café for the next job.]

[He did at least wait until that, because he doesn't need the attention of someone seeing Zidane being stabbed. So once he's on his way towards the cafe again, Archer makes his attempt of approaching quickly and aiming at left shoulder. He's smaller so it's an easier target than just an arm.]

[Grinning, Archer might have a moment to realize that his blade is... phasing through Zidane instead of hitting him. Someone's been to the Land of Fae and might've gotten their blessing.]

... What's up?

[Well, that's great. Archer cringes at the failure of actually hitting the target.]

Are you always so casual when someone tries to stab you?

I mean, it's a living sometimes.

[And he doubts this'll be the last time someone tries.]

This is that one quest, right?

[Fair.

Archer nods at the question though.]

I was going to anonymously send you half of the money I'd haved earned from it.

Edited 2022-02-09 05:41 (UTC)

Oh yeah? Well, damn, guess I ruined the surprise element.

[Now back to physical, he shakes his head... but then winks.]

Hey, is there a bonus for arrangement?

I could throw in an extra 100,000.

Well, what do you think would look most impressive to your employer?

[Who would have thought he'd meet people who actually would be willing to get stabbed for extra money. Then again, he would probably also agree to it? It was quite a bit of money after all.]

As long as it doesn't look like it's completely faked, I'm pretty sure anything goes. As long as the picture shows the stab well enough. Adittedly I'm not very good at photography.

Well, today's your lucky day 'cause you tried to stab an actor and someone who just happens to like taking photos when he can.

[Look, Zidane thinks this would be fun, and the money could always go to his town.]

[That seems to amuse him.]

Lucky me. So, got any photogenic ideas?

Hmmm... I think if we can manage to make it look like you got me in a crowd, that might amaze your employer.

That works. I'm sure they appreciate the extra effort.

[Raya may be busy talking to Tuk Tuk like she always is because what is having company, or friends... She is new, today she is going around on a local market place to see if there is anything, that they'd want to eat but it's more like this city is so full of options, that it's really hard fo decide. Unless you happen to be Tuk Tuk, who wants to try everything all the time and Raya is telling him not to eat thing x, y and z half of their time here.]

And then she told me, that me that you really should practice your cognitive magic and by you she meant me.

[Tuk Tuk stops looking at her as soon as Raya makes the you point clear. Yeah honey, no, she is not talking about you you and the two continue walking around.

But while Raya makes it look like all of her attention is on Tuk Tuk and whatever people are selling around them...? She has her training and surviving for six years alone back home, she has a feeling that someone is following her and she'll rather trust that instinct than shrug it off with the whole just being paranoid in this whole new world thing.

She'll be fast at drawing her sword from its sheath if she'll need it to defend herself.]

And how am I supposed to do that despite what my familiar says??

[Still talking to her animal companion and yes, earlier "she" is her familiar, who is... somewhere else than here and she left to do whatever she is doing right now before Raya could asks any of these questions from her.]

[Not only did he spot a good target, he also spotted someone with cognitive magic? Shame, maybe if he wasn't planning on stabbing her he'd tell her how she could practice the magic. Or maybe he'll still be able to, at some point.

Still, he continues to stalk her from a distance. He doesn't want to start anything in the middle of the shopping district since there was also the picture to take and disappearing into the crowd wouldn't make that happen.]

[ Talk about this upcoming "Valentine's Day" has put Sakura in the mind to get some ingredients. In order to make gifts for her friends she'll need to stock up on those supplies and that means a trip to the local grocer. Thankfully language barriers don't seem to matter here, so she sets out with a list in her pocket and about an hour left till the shops were set to close to get all the shopping necessary done. Setting out earlier would've been ideal, but there'd been an increase in foot traffic in the shop because of the holiday.

Well, it was fine. She'd already prepped and left dinner for her young housemate.

She wasn't nervous about strolling through town on her own, but after a bit Sakura definitely took notice of the sensation of eyes following her, and she tried to remain discreet about having caught on, in hopes of gleaning a little more about the intent.

Murderous? Malicious? Nervous? There could be any number of reasons for it, but at this hour the first two seemed more likely... ]

[The intent isn't really murderous. Maybe closer to a malicious one, even if he isn't exactly looking to harm her permanently. Most just a small injury that could be easily healed. There was no need to be too malicious for that... still, it was an intent.

But the feeling of eyes following her came from all over the place sometimes, if he was able to suggest that with his Cognitive magic.]

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Backdated to between the 11th-12th?

sorry for the delay, feel free to just drop