Staring at the Blank Page Before You, Open Up the Dirty Window (March Catch-All)

[roseeclair]

🧙 WHO: Makoto Kino and YOU!
⚔️ WHAT: Catch-all for TDM overflow, quests, and what have you!
🕒 WHEN: Throughout March
🗺️ WHERE: In and around Camelot, the farming district, and the Red Spring Inn
⚠️ WARNINGS: N/A



A. Reaching For Something in the Distance (Training)

[Being pulled into a whole other world to help save it and other worlds? Time stopping back home on top of it? The high stakes are disturbing, but honestly not too surprising anymore. Makoto and her friends have saved the Earth, the solar system, the time line from certain doom quite a few times by now. Losing her connection to Jupiter, her strength and ability to transform? That… that stings, almost like losing a sense. But she at least has Elemental magic, it turns out, so she should at least still control lightning. And earth, and water, and air, quite a few other things actually. Really weird, but... comforting in a way. It makes her feel like the girls are lending her their strength.

Makoto shakes herself out of her thoughts drifting like that, turning her attention to the large bear at her side, the fur a glowing jade green and with short forks of lightning arcing from it. Still Makoto doesn’t seem harmed at all as she gives him a light pet between the ears.]

Alright, Kaede… third time’s the charm.

[She squares up her stance, takes a deep breath in, out, in… and punches towards the target with a loud] HA!

[What she’s trying to do is zap it with lightning. What happens is… giving the target a splash of water, fit for a kiddie pool.]

Oh come on!


B. So Close You Can Almost Taste It (Sir Fuzzlerton the Cad)

[This quest should have been a piece of cake, really. Sit at a café, look around for a rabbit fitting Sir Fuzzlerton’s description, enjoy some tea and adorable desserts while she’s at it. If he’s not there, finish said tea and cake (brisky though, she knows when to focus at least) and repeat. Simple, fun, cute task… the first couple times.

By the third café though, Makoto’s limiting herself to a turkey sandwich, a small salad, and a cup of herbal tea, no matter how tempting that mille-feuille looks… or the strawberry tart… or the pink Swiss roll cake… or the chocolate gateau… or the lattes with the really, REALLY beautiful foam art. She knows she’d only end up with a caffeine rush and crush, or an upset stomach. It’s actually rather packed in here, so you might end up seated at a table right next to hers, or even across from her table for one if you’re up for it.]

Ugh… you’d think there’d be *one* white rabbit with a brown left ear and brown spectacles, but nooo…

[She’s groaning to herself more than anything, but feel free to chime in too.]


C. Release Your Inhibitions (Farmers-R-Us)

[While Makoto’s never done actual farm work before, she is strong (still quite above average even if her super strength is gone) and knows a lot about gardening. Any time she can work with plants is a good time for her. She tries to help out wherever she’s needed, whether it’s hauling bags of seed, wheeling carts with water jugs, breaking the ground and making rows, or gathering up hay for baling, Mako can be found pretty much anywhere around a given farm. Maybe not working as quickly as she’d like… heck maybe at one point she could use a water break, she’s not used to pacing herself *this* much. She should be fine, right?]


D. Feel the Rain On Your Skin, No One Else Can Feel It For You (Wildcard)

[[Got something in mind aside from the prompts listed? Hit me up on Plurk or message Makoto’s journal to plot things out!]]

Comments

[divinereaper]

It's whatever, really. [ Naoto looks off to the side for the moment. It seems as if it bothered him more than it should.

He then notices Makoto's bento and how good it looks-- and his stomach agrees by growling. He laughs sheepishly. ]

Ehehe... sorry. Didn't eat much this morning. [ A white lie never hurt anyone!!! ]

[roseeclair]

[Ah, she knows that "totally didn't eat much this morning and not lusting over your lunch" tummy growl. Usagi trained her well.]

Sure... [She holds her box a little closer to him.] In that case, want some of mine?

[divinereaper]

[ He blinks owlishly when she offers, only to look at her indignantly. ]

No! That's your food, I'm not a freeloader! [ He's willing to go without food, thank you very much! ] I'll just buy something later, no worries.

[ Now that was true-- he had to go grocery shopping anyways. ]

[roseeclair]

[A roll of her eyes.]

So you can pass out from hunger later? No way. Besides, you're definitely not the first person I've shared lunch with.

[Somewhere in the city, Usagi Tsukino is sneezing.]

[divinereaper]

Hey, I'll have you know that I'll survive just fine!

[ God, just taking some was going to make him feel so guilty. But the bento looked so good! ]

... I'm going to pay you back for this. [ A pout. ]

[roseeclair]

[Theere we go, Makoto smirked as she nudged the box closer to him.]

That's better. And don't worry about it. We look out for each other, right?

[divinereaper]

[ Naoto nods as he swipes one of the onigiri and takes a bite out of it.

His eyes immediately widen. ]

This is so good!! [ He's a lot happier than he should be, but he doesn't exactly care at the moment. ]

[roseeclair]

[She chuckles around another bite of hers.]

See? Told you.

[divinereaper]

Do you mind sharing how you made the filling? It's really really good!

[ He finishes it rather quickly, beaming with joy. He's missed Japanese food. ]

[roseeclair]

Sure thing! It's made with takikomi gohan, so everything's cooked on top of the rice and then mixed together! These have chicken thigh! They don't have rice cookers or donabe here yet, but they have some really nice Dutch oven!

[divinereaper]

[ At this point Naoto had pulled out his smartphone to write down everything Makoto had said, grinning. ]

Thanks! I know I won't own a lot of cooking supplies until I move out of the inn, but it's always good to know.

... though I hope this place gets rice cookers soon. I definitely miss that.

[roseeclair]

Same! I think some places are starting to catch on, though. Not to mention there are some good spins on curry here.

[Mostly Indian-British curries, because Camelot.]

[divinereaper]

I actually haven't gone and tried the curries yet. I should start doing that.

[ The thought of food is making his stomach rumble even more. He sighs-- Should have bought something before this, he thinks to himself. ]

[roseeclair]

[HE REALLY SHOULD HAVE. A light sigh as she hands him her chopsticks facing the other way... trying not to blush TOO hard as she does.]

Here; the karaage's pretty good too.

[divinereaper]

[ Naoto, being the ever oblivious dumbass that he can be, takes the bite without hesitation. He was just too happy to eat! ]

Mmmn, you're right, it's really good!