[open] March Things!

[songstressedout]

🧙 WHO: Yuzu Hiiragi and YOU!
⚔️️ WHAT: March Catch-All, also covering some quests.
🕒 WHEN: March
🗺️ WHERE: Around
⚠️ WARNINGS: None (will add if they come up)

[1] Training Grounds (OTA)

[ Truth be told, even though the truth of her situation had sunk in... it was still hard to process. For one, what was she supposed to do now? Quests?

Well, it'd be making herself useful, at least... though she's not sure about the combat quests. People here don't solve things with duels, after all... so instead, here she is at a training ground with a variety of different practice weapons, her familiar, and nothing much else. She's already managed to practice a lot with her Healing Magic, but besides that... she's not really well-versed in self-defense.

Sure, she's athletic, acrobatic, and able to backflip four times in a row... but that hasn't stopped her from getting kidnapped repeatedly back home.

Right now, the stuff she's had the most comfort using has been the sword and the spear/staff/whatever it was... though it's not like she was using either properly. The most she could really do was spin/twirl either weapon in one hand since she was dextrous enough to do things like that. Still, that didn't mean much in terms of actually using them...

She looks like she could use a teacher. ]

[2] Bunny Pile (OTA, Quest)

[ This is officially the second time Yuzu has been smothered by animals since she's arrived here. The plan was simple... just go casually to every cafe and try to find Sir Fuzzlerton.

But... they were all so cute, and they were oddly attracted to her? She had just sat down to relax for a moment and have a drink, but now... ]

...at least this is nicer than baby dragons.

[ Currently, she's unable to move. How could she? She has so many bunnies smothered on top of her, and it frankly feels like she'd be committing some kind of crime if she tried to move with all of them on top of her.

She figures someone else will find Sir Fuzzlerton and decides to just... relax at the Cafe instead. ]

[3] Wildcard!!

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Training Grounds

[whatsamada]

[When Ken got the message to meet up with Yuzu in the training grounds, he wasted no time in making his way to here. Based on what she said, all he had to do was look for someone with pink hair right? While he eventually made his way to the place, he looked around to see a girl with said hair color.

Once he did? Did he just see her do a couple of backflips like it was nothing?]

Excuse me, are you Yuzu-san?

[songstressedout]

[ Yuzu turns to face him, letting out a breath after the backflips she just pulled off. ]

Yep, that's me.

[ She says it cheerfully, eyeing him. He had brown hair, so... ]

...you wouldn't happen to be Ken, are you?

[whatsamada]

Yes, that's correct.

[He said pointing to the dog under him. In return, he gave a bark before sitting down.] And this is Koromaru. I'm glad to finally meet you in person!

[However, on that note?] Although, I'm kind of surprised to see you doing a bunch of backflips like it's nothing.

[songstressedout]

Aw, hello Koromaru!

[ She kneels down to pet Koromaru, provided that he'll let her. In any case, she looks back up at Ken. ]

Same here! Oh, those? It's something I have a lot of practice in, so...

[ She smiles nervously, scratching her cheek. Maybe she was showing off a bit too much? ]

[whatsamada]

[He gave a long pause before speaking up.]

I'm assuming you're already trained as a fighter?

[Because how else can she do them anyway??]

Bunnies!

[corpsewarblade]

There's...so many bunnies...

[Eyes wide, staring at all of the buns. She's a little jealous, but honestly, who wouldn't be jealous seeing a pile like that?]

[songstressedout]

[ Yuzu tilts her head ever so slightly when she hears someone else arrive. She has one bunny on her head, after all, and she doesn't want it to fall off. ]

Ha... there really is, isn't there?

[ She's fairly certain at least half of them have fallen asleep in her lap. ]

[corpsewarblade]

They're so cute...

[She's going to cautiously get a little closer - with surprisingly stealthy footsteps. She didn't want to wake the sleeping bunnies after all!]

How did you even attract this many?

[songstressedout]

[ She's impressed with how quiet she is... none of the bunnies even stir. ]

I'm not sure, to be honest? I just sat here and then one came over... and then another... and another...

[ And so on and so forth, leading to Yuzu's current bunny-smothered state. In any case, she can tell that this girl is looking at them fondly, so... ]

Feel free to take some off me... I don't think I can move.

[ It felt criminal to disturb the lazy buns, after all. ]

[corpsewarblade]

You sure? Okay, let's see...here bunny.

[She took a seat by Yuzu, then examined the bunny situation.

She didn't want to disturb the ones that were sound asleep, but she carefully- carefully- there we go, just taking a few of the dozy-but-not-quite-sleepy bunnies and placing them in her lap.]

Ah- they're so warm and fluffy-

[...Yup, that was a very quiet 'squee' type noise.]

bunnies!!

[divinereaper]

Are you good there?

[ And here comes a Naoto, trying to get a good look at the Yuzu now smothered in bunnies. ]

You don't look like you are.

[songstressedout]

[ Yuzu smiles sheepishly as Naoto arrives. ]

I mean, it's just bunnies... it could be worse.

[ They're certainly good at clinging to any piece of fabric they can find on her, though... she's fairly certain that at least half of the buns are asleep as well. ]

[divinereaper]

Fair enough.

[ Naoto laughs as he starts to lift the sleeping bunnies off of her as gently as possible. He doesn't want to wake up the small babies, after all. ]

Still, I would hope you'd want to stay bunny free.

[songstressedout]

Well, I'm technically trying to find a specific rabbit named Sir Fuzzlerton... but even with all of these guys, I still haven't found him.

[ Still, she appreciates him removing some of the bunnies. They're incredibly docile, not really seeming to care if they're moved provided that they aren't moved too far away... a bunch of lazy buns, really. ]

[divinereaper]

Well, depends on how Sir Fuzzleton looks like. Is there anything special looking about him?

[ Naoto looks at every bunny he lifts up, just in case he might pick up the very bunny she was looking for. ]

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[arcsplainist]

[ He isn't a teacher in combat—far from it, really—but Alphinaud is likewise present. Like many others, he has new magicks to master, and he's been rather diligent about it; still, it doesn't yet come easily to him, if the quiet hiss under his breath and the fizzling fireball over the palm of his hand are anything to go by. For now, it isn't as if he's ignoring Yuzu practicing her swordsmanship not terribly far off, but they are both focused on practicing their respective skills.

The same can't be said for a certain familiar. A carbuncle has snuck away and curiously approaches Yuzu, apparently not fazed at her swinging around a weapon, and announces its presence with a quick trill. ]

[songstressedout]

Ah...

[ She puts down the wooden weapon and kneels down in front of the Carbuncle, tilting her head curiously at it. ]

Hello... are you somebody's familiar...?

[ Yuzu's own familiar, a small baby-version of Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon, noticed the Carbuncle getting attention from Yuzu, prompting it to run over and forcibly nudge Yuzu from the side... which causes her to fall over while she's kneeling. ]

A-Ah...!

[ Well, she's got two familiars here now, she supposes. ]

[arcsplainist]

[ That she does!

With a squeak and catlike grace, the carbuncle hops back when the dragon pushes her over, but then tilts its head, and quite literally decides to climb upon Yuzu to sniff at the dragon up close.

Meanwhile, there's a voice—it comes from that other guy who's been minding his own business up until now, calling out from a short distance away: ]

—Carbuncle? Where have you run off to this time...?

[songstressedout]

C-Carbuncle...?

[ Looking at it now, this does look like one... though she only has Duel Monsters to go off of for comparison. In any case, she's not exactly able to get up when the two familiars are on top of her. ]

U-Um... hello? Is this one yours?

[ She calls out in response, not that she's able to do much in terms of signaling. ]

[arcsplainist]

[ He looks over, and— ]

—Ah!

[ Alphinaud rushes over immediately, lifting the carbuncle off of her in one swift motion; the familiar, in response, slips out an indignant squeak. ]

My deepest apologies, young miss—I find myself dealing with quite the disobedient familiar as of late...

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[omnicrafter]

[While not an expert on the polearm, Irhya is well-versed in the blade, even if it happens to be smaller than what she's comfortable with. The one upon her back looks like it probably weighs more than she does, and is definitely taller when stood upright next to her.

She ends up watching Yuzu from the side for a time, studying her stances and how she's trying to use the blade. After a while, she gets up and approaches her, looking thoughtful; it turns out, once she gets closer, that Yuzu is the taller one.

...Figures.]

Do you want some tips? Your posture's not doing you many favors there, I'm afraid.

[songstressedout]

Oh!

[ Wow... she's using a pretty large weapon. Can she actually use something like that? ]

Um... I'd appreciate it, thank you...

omg I lost this tag, I'm so sorry

[omnicrafter]

[She steps up to take a closer look at Yuzu's posture, getting in fairly close to look at her hands as well.]

Hm... spread your feet a bit. And move your other hand to the end of the hilt instead of directly next to the front hand. It should feel a bit more comfortable to have your weight distributed evenly.

[To lead by example, Irhya draws her weapon and takes a rather wide posture, the blade of the weapon facing down.]

My weapon is a bit heavier, but it's the same idea. From there, you want to slash at your target, rather than stab. Try it standing still first, without breaking your stance.

[songstressedout]

A-Alright...

[ She does as she's told, spreading her feet a little and gripping it the way that Irhya described. Truth be told, her legs are a bit too spread now, but she seems to have the grip down a bit. ]

Like this?

[omnicrafter]

Hmm...

[Another analytical pause. She gets in close and extends her hands, as if offering to alter her posture manually.]

Close. If I may?