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[open] May catch-all

🧙 WHO: Lucy/Nyuu & You
⚔️️ WHAT: 1st big opera role, quests (No Buccaing Out & Holo, Goodbye), & bug catching contest.
🕒 WHEN: Throughout May
🗺️ WHERE: Various
⚠️ WARNINGS: Mentions of blood (blood magic); drinking; drunk Nyuu: IC, drunk Nyuu forgets about personal space and will become clingy.

I. 1st Big Opera Role (Lucy or Nyuu) | CW: mentioned religion in link to the opera's synopsis

[Although it's not a starring role just yet, the girls are finally getting a bigger supportive role for this month's opera performance. They've told their friends and acquaintances about it, inviting them to come watch, but it's a public performance so all are welcome. The opera running this month is Rinaldo, but with an Avalonian twist. Lucy and Nyuu's role (depending on who is in control) is Almirena. Each night, they are wearing a blue and gold dress, and their hair is styled into a braid that hangs over their right shoulder. There's even tiny flowers intertwined with their hair.

No matter which of the girls is performing, however, both have made sure to memorized their lines. During Act 2 is a scene where Almirena sings of her grief of being in captivity, and all eyes are on the girls. Each of them sings beautifully during their nights of performing.

The girls can be approached after the performances if one sticks around a little longer and spots them exiting the theater, dressed in their regular clothes while their hair and makeup remains. Or perhaps they are spotted walking on the street during a normal day out and about.]

II. Quest: No Buccaing Out (Lucy)

[A diving suit would have been the best thing to wear, but those were expensive, so Lucy just bought a swimsuit with shorts that's a combination of pink, lavender, and black colors.]

I can turn into aquatic animals with my animal magic, so if you need the potion, go ahead and take it. I wonder if a crab's shell could withstand the paralytic? I know of a crab native to Japan that's pretty big and has long limbs. What about you? What were you planning to do?

III. Quest: Holo, Goodbye (Nyuu + a possible switch to Lucy? Depends on how drunk Nyuu gets.) | CW: Drinking, Drunk Nyuu

[Because the fairies are drinking, they're either more cheerful than usual, or more mischievous, or maybe even both. Either way, they offer some of whatever they're drinking to Nyuu. She puts her hands out in front of her and laughs nervously.]

Ahaha... I mustn't drink. I don't really drink anyway--

[The fairies become offended by Nyuu's rejection and threaten to withhold the stones. Nyuu panics and ends up accepting their offer. She's still normal after the first drink, but the fairies want her to drink more.]

Eh? M-more? [She looks helplessly at whoever's decided to accompany her on this quest.] What should I do? I don't want to become a burden by getting drunk, and we have to get the stone to the family before the holo wears off. But if I don't drink, they said they wouldn't let us take any...

IV: Bug Catching Contest (Nyuu)

[Nyuu's all for the middle ground stance (as well as the slow/steady, but that's mainly because of the bribery with cookies). She's got a plastic bug cage with what she's caught so far. It's not full to the brim, but it's a modest amount of bugs, until one of the bipedal frogs wraps their tongue around her ankle. Nyuu cries out in surprise as she falls to the ground, dropping her cage hard enough that it bursts open, allowing the frogs to gobble up everything she had.]

Oh no! My bugs!

[She just stays on her knees, looking at her fallen cage dejectedly.]

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[ After another lovely performance, Maribelle begins to approach the girl(s). ]

Excuse me? You were just on stage, were you not?

[It's Nyuu who happens to be performing that night.]

Yes, I was. Ah... Forgive me, but I feel as though I've seen you before, somewhere. Were you at the Valentine's Day Concert by any chance?

[It's one of those feelings of familiarity where one feels as though they've seen a face, but are not entirely sure yet they can't shake that feeling.]

[Nobunaga officially LOVES opera! Who knew it was so relatable!? Well, aside from the magic and religious stuff! BUT OTHERWISE!]

[He is all dressed up in a super sleek suit, nearly a tux, and he definitely needs to find more excuses to wear this, because he looks AMAZING, if he says so himself!]

[He also has two flowers, because he heard it's customary to bring flowers after the show, and they're different colors. Pink and dark dark blood red. Courtesy of Kitsuno though, because she picks up flowers for the shop. But one is for Nyuu, and the other for Lucy, because making them share one doesn't seem fair.]

That was amazing!

[Nobunaga wasn't here for the competition as much as observing, but the giant part of him that is just an overgrown child himself couldn't help getting caught up in the game!]

Oi!

[He hands Nyuu his own cage and then just... tackles one of the frogs with his bare hands.]

[And... tickles it trying to get it to spit back one or two of the bugs.] What did I tell you assholes about eating cute things?! Stick to the fugly demons if you want to be stronger! [Flicks the one that grabbed Nyuu's ankle on the snout!]

Are you hurt, Nyuu? [He doesn't look back yet, still ready to punch the frogs to make them fuck off!]

[ Maribelle smiles, pleased to be recognized! ]

Indeed, and I would say the same of you - I knew I'd seen you elsewhere... and what a delight to see you using that lovely voice of yours for the arts!

Thank you. Are you Oda Nobunaga? Nyuu wrote to me about you. I'm Lucy.

[She gives a polite bow, braid falling to hang loosely against the side of her face until she straightens up. It may be the same face, body, and horns, but there's still some noticeable differences between Lucy and Nyuu. Lucy's eyes, though not as cold as they used to be, are still not as bright as Nyuu's. Even their cadences are different, with Nyuu being slightly higher and Nyuu leaning more towards the low side.]

Eh?

[It all happened so fast that she barely had time to process it, but at the very least she's able to hold onto Nobunaga's cage without dropping it. At first, she was scared that he'd get violent with the frogs, but he only tickles them, except for the frog who tripped her. Still, there were worser ways that could've gone.]

No, I'm okay. The grass where I landed was soft. Thank you, Nobunaga-sama.

[Nyuu's face alights in bashfulness, but she still smiles.]

Thank you, I'm humbled that such a talented musician liked my singing both then and now. My name is Nyuu, by the way. Pleased to meet you!

[She bows in greeting.]

[He bows back!] I am. Nice to meet you Miss Lucy. Were you both performing on stage tonight, or just one of you?

[Yeah, he gets it pretty instantly. Nyuu is a lot more childish, Lucy he has no trouble seeing as an adult, and someone to be more wary of, someone who has seen her fair share of death and knows how savage the world can be, while Nyuu has the childishness he mistook for even being her physical age at first.]

Okay good! These guys are so troublesome!

[But he laughs cheerfully all the same. Look, they're not bandits, and if someone was running around carrying konpeito in a konpeito catching race... he'd probably try to trip them and steal their jar too...]

[Back to the frogs!] Only ugly things make you stronger! Don't forget it! [By that logic does konpeito not make him stronger? Yes. But that's okay, he defeats oni/demons/the monks who fake that such things even exist - so he doesn't consume their power the way the frogs do to insects.]

[Back to Nyuu!] You can have mine if you want. I was just going to observe, but... [A mischievous grin and twinkle before holding a finger over his lips, STILL HOLDING THE FROGS BACK!] I got caught up in the moment. Don't tell anyone, okay?

[ Maribelle bows as well, though it's a bit smaller, just from the chest up, a hand to her heart. ]

My name is Maribelle. It's a pleasure to formally and finally make your acquaintance, Nyuu.

Same to you! I hope you enjoyed the performance, or at least found it interesting.

[Since it is possible to not like something yet still find it interesting.]

This is the first running show where I'm not a background character.

Only me, but Nyuu will have nights to perform too, since the show is running all month. I've gotta say, though, I never thought I'd see a historical figure from the Sengoku Period in modern, Western clothes. It's not a bad look for you, though.

[It's actually rather fitting, surprisingly.]

Are those flowers for me and Nyuu?

[Nyuu feels the same about the frogs. She's not angry at them and, yes... She admits that she should've been more vigilant. But wow! All of his bugs? How can she allow him to gift her with that?]

Of course, Nobunaga-sama, your secret is safe with me, b-but I can't accept all of your bugs. [She bows deeply while still kneeling on the ground, putting her hands flat on the grass to stabilize herself, but soon smiles softly when she settles back down.] That isn't to say that I'm completely turning down your generosity. You can just give me a portion of your bugs.

I have animal magic as my primary type, so I can catch some more. There's still time.

[She's been changing into birds and animals that could burrow underground.]

Edited (wrong icon) 2021-05-06 08:47 (UTC)

Okay! Half and half, we can team up! I'll get the sky ones, you get the ground!

And I'd say you're on your way to becoming the star very soon. You should be extremely proud of yourself!

[Soundwave doesn't have much interest at all in an opera, but when Lucy and Nyuu invited him he doesn't need much to agree to it. They are sole reason he needed to attend, anyway. Being the only mech here, he might possibly stand out amongst the crowd, even when he sits at the far back of the wall.

Once again, he loves their singing voices.

After their lovely amazing performance, he... doesn't meet the girls immediately while they're being approached by adoring fans. No, he instead exits and waits outside the theater, so they have some time alone together during the night. When he hears footsteps, he turns his head to see his pink-haired friend and makes sure there wasn't anyone else around them.]

Greetings. Amazing performance, Kaede.

Got it!

[She's curious about how he's going to get the airborne bugs. Was he going to use a net? Or something else? But she can't stick around to look right now, so she transforms into a meerkat and burrows underground, popping up every so often carrying an insect in her mouth to deposit into her cage. Thanks to a meerkat's excellent sense of smell even when underground, she's able to sniff them out without too much trouble!]

[Such praise! It only makes Nyuu glow with a bashful blush even more, but the shy smile never leaves her face.]

Thank you again. When you say that, I'm not sure what else to say in return... Oh! And what about you, Maribelle-san? Have you been up to anything involved with music since the Valentine's Day Concert?

[Every once in a while, Kaede's eyes would look directly at Soundwave during a musical number that didn't require her to look at another actor, his being a mech making him easy to spot indeed.

When Kaede herself is exiting the theater, she still has her makeup and braided hair, but she's changed out of her costume and into some regular clothes: a short-sleeved shirt and a long skirt that stopped above her ankles.]

Hi Soundwave. [She smiles openly at him and gives him a quick hug.] Thank you. It was nerve-wracking, but once I got into it, the anxiety melted away.

[She may not have appeared nervous while on stage, but she certainly had been. Growing up, she did her best not to attract attention to herself yet here she was now doing the opposite. It was a strange feeling, but it wasn't bad. In a way, it was another sign that she was moving on from her past pains that had kept her shackled.]

I hope you weren't waiting for me too long.

[ At this point, Akira wonders if it's possible to meet a fairy that isn't persistent. They might be extinct species, honestly. It's been quite a while since his last read fairytale, but that's not how Akira remembers them. Either way, when he notices that they've surrounded Nyuu, Akira steps closer. ]

It's really nice of you, but you might run out before the celebration is over. [ He kind of hopes that if they're persistent, then maybe, just maybe at least one of them is greedy, too. ] We'd love to have a stone or two, though.

First off, when given a compliment, you do not need to return one. Otherwise, it'd be an endearing but awkward endless circle of praise.

[ If Maribelle has to be the one to implement good manners in this world, so be it! ]

Second... in my world, music like what I play is saved for special occasions. So I admit, that's the only time I've played.

You did a wonderful job hiding it. I couldn't tell that you were nervous on stage.

[He returns the quick by wrapping his arm around her. If he had his telepathic ability he could tell that she was, despite not appearing that she is. But alas, he's still getting used to not being able to hear thoughts or emotions anymore.

But that aside, he's glad that Kaede has managed to overcome herself.]

Not at all. I hope you don't have plans for tonight. I'm sure you are hungry after your performance.

Edited 2021-05-09 01:37 (UTC)

I'll make sure to return then, it was rather riveting.

Thank you. [Nods his head!] Likewise, actually. The costume and performance brings out the best in its performers, I believe.

Yes! [Flowers! And he gives them over!] I didn't think it was fair to make you share. And I have access to someone who finds them.

WHOA! COOL!!

[Yes. Someone taught him the slang of "cool." He's already abusing it.]

[Nobunaga isn't doing anything super fancy like that, just catching them like a kid, either on the trees traditional cicada style with sweet candy as bait, or using his falcon Haguro! Not that Haguro is super thrilled to be fetching insects instead of rabbits or fish!]

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