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2nd Feather - OTA

🧙 WHO: Crow and You!
⚔️️ WHAT: Quests, TDM prompts and Doppelganger Aftermath
🕒 WHEN: Throughout May
🗺️ WHERE: Camelot and the Giant Cave
⚠️ WARNINGS: Just mentions of alcohol use, K-Pop dance crazes and Crow's normal use of profanity

A. Party Rock Anthem

[Crow is all for a party! He just didn't know how intense it was going to be. At first, he's loving the vibe. He dances and drinks without a care in the world, but the party scene starts to get tiring. The issue arrives when it's time to leave and he sees all the exits have been blocked off. Weird. He starts to get the attention of a few party overseers and they question him whether he's having a good time or not.]

Hell yes! I just wanted to get fresh air, but that's okay! If I pumped this party up, I'll feel better!

[If you can't beat them, join them or take over the party! Crow chooses the latter! If they want to keep him here, then they better be able to keep up with a rockstar! Unfortunately, other party-goers are along for the ride! Crow convinces the DJ to change the music to this hit from another world! Who's ready to hit the dance floor and lasso!]

B. Honey over Vinegar

[ Whenever someone mentions food, Crow is not too far! So when he hears about a tournament to gather the most cookies, the hedgehog is on board! However, he finds the task isn't as easy as he thought. The damn cookies are high in the tree, and he's a little too short to reach them. However, the spunky musician isn't going to allow his height to hinder him from getting those delicious cookies!

He tries a few methods with varying levels of success. First, he starts shaking the trees, and a few cookies do drop, but it's not enough. Next, he tries climbing up a tree to get closer to the confection but ends up plummeting to the ground from a misstep. Ow! Lastly, he gets a broken branch and starts whacking the cookies off the tree. This has given him the best results, but he doesn't notice the wasp nest that's within his strike zone. Someone help this hedgehog, before he gets himself and someone else hurt!]

C. Show of Strength

[ Crow doesn't really care about all the political stuff going on, but he does show interest in those crystals. So he heads over to the Giant Cave to put in the work. Even for his height, he's pretty good at swinging his pickaxe around and breaking up the hard rock. It's arduous labor, but Crow excited for the buried treasure within. If he sees his neighbor struggling, he'll lend a hand.]

You've been in that spot for a while now, you need help?

[Or maybe while he's taking a break, he might strike up a conversation.]

So, what crystal are you looking for? I wanna find the hematite and...maybe the rose quartz. Not that I need it or anything!

D. Right the Wrongs

[Even though, he had plenty of distractions since the doppelganger incident, it still doesn't sit right in Crow's chest. He knows it's not like he did these horrible acts, but he still feels responsible. So he'll be going around trying to make amends with all the people affected, handling them a care package of the best milk in Camelot and some cookies, because those two go well together.]

Look, I just want to make sure we're cool! So just tell it to me straight if you have anything to get off your chest!

[There's probably a sorry coming, but Crow still has to work his way up to officially apologizing.]

[Wildcard][ Does none of the prompts work for you? Feel free to come up with your own scenario!]

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[You mean a night to remember! Just going to fix that for you. It's too bad, Crow doesn't get a chance to record his hesitant friend dancing, because it would be great material to tease him with later.

Though it's good that Kadoc is the more level-headed one. It makes them a good team in this particular situation since Crow is able to set the stage for the mage to work. As asked, Crow does keep the crowd distracted, but not so much to help Kadoc out. He may, or may not, have forgotten the purpose of them being here. Crow easily being swept away by the good vibes and feeding on the attention just like he would back home. Whatever works, right?

He offers Kadoc a silent thumbs up to show him he understands, before returning his attention to the obedient mob. Time to hype them up even more throwing himself into the mass of people and crowd surfing! Crow is probably having way too much fun with this!]

[Sheesh . . . Kadoc spends a little longer than he meant to just watching Crow literally throw himself at people and go all out partying. It's hard not to! He makes a spectacle! But that's exactly what he's supposed to be doing, and Kadoc reminds himself after a minute of this that he shouldn't be wasting this opportunity Crow is creating for him—even though it doesn't look like he's planning on stopping anytime soon. He can't take that for granted!

So after some extremely awkward dancing that he is very very glad is not on video (he hopes), Kadoc slips away from the crowd and makes his way to the bar. Wandering around with a drink will look less suspicious than just sneaking off. After all this, he could kinda use a drink anyway. And once he's got a beer in his hand, he gives Crow one more significant look before slipping off again to begin the search around.

They don't even know what they're looking for, so he really hopes it's something ridiculously out of place. Maybe a weird random ugly ice sculpture, something attention-grabbing like that—though then that runs the risk of it being impossible to destroy quietly. Hmmmm.]

[Something ridiculously out of place, and yet no one would question it if present. Kadoc might have missed it, just like any of the other party-goers, but there's a disco ball hanging from the ceiling. With its position in the center of the room, its hypnotizing light fixtures must have everyone brainwashed enough not to suspect the ceaseless bash. How to attack it without raising suspicion? That's a good question.

Meanwhile, Crow continues to ride the wave of hands. The ebb and flow reliant on the enthusiastic direction Crow pumps his fists in. It seems the crowd is easily influenced by the musician's fervor. Though, he's not sure how long he can hold their attention, especially with the current song about to end. Crow catches a glimpse of Kadoc with a beer in his hand and gets an idea! Kadoc is so smart!

Crow directs the crowd to drop him off at the bar as soon as the song changes to another hit! Time to encourage more dancing and reckless drinking as Crow dances on top of the bar counter with two full bottles of alcohol in his hands. He'll reach over toward the swarm to sloppily fill their empty cups. It's not hard to feel pumped up with this song! At least the attention is now on him at the bar giving Kadoc more access to the center of the room.]

[Seriously, Crow is so good at this that Kadoc can't help but both judge and respect at the same time. Here he'd thought his time investigating was about to run out as the song began to wind down; he's spending his time slinking along the walls, looking for anything that looks Wrong somehow, but that's not a fast process. But at least his plan is working for making him stand out less. With a drink in his hand, and pretending to wobble around so he looks more drunk than he is, Kadoc has free rein to stumble around in weird areas and just be written off as "he's hammered, this is fine." He even, hopefully, breaks a thing or two in the process: things that catch his eye as just maybe the cursed object in question. This weird ugly vase? Smash! What about this lamp shaped like a naked mermaid for some reason? Whoops, there it goes onto the floor!

The staff hurries in to sweep the glass and ceramic away in his wake, unsurprised that a drunken partygoer might be causing a little damage . . . but nothing changes. Those items were clearly not the cursed objects. And in the process, Kadoc realizes something: the object is probably not going to be on the ground, exactly because any drunk or high partier could stumble into something like that and break it. The staff had seemed entirely unconcerned about him wobbling around bumping into fragile things like a moron. That has to mean that the object is somewhere out of the way.

But where?

The light bulb doesn't go off in his head until Crow jumps up on the bar and begins waving those bottles around. So attention-grabbing! Kadoc has to pause to look over at him, maybe roll his eyes a little privately, while also making sure he's all right up there . . . but then one of those uplifted bottles of booze catches a sparkly light in the glass, and Kadoc follows it up, and up. To the ceiling, where that disco ball hangs.

Oh dammit. Is that it? That's perfect! It's perfect in that it's going to be a huge pain in the ass to reach!

For the moment, he swings back around to glare at Crow, trying to catch his eye in the crowd and nod subtly up at the ceiling. Look. Look!]

[Ugh this is starting to get tiring! Kadoc clearly has the easier job. Act like a spy, and take his time sniffing out what's making everyone mindless partyers. Next time, they're going to switch roles! It takes a lot of vigor to keep a crowd this size so energize and maintain their focus on him! Though, knowing Crow he probably wouldn't be as smooth with his investigation and probably would have been caught by now. He's used to that constant gaze being a performer, someone who's not used to the attention might crumble under pressure. So he keeps his spirit up because he just needs to push just a bit more!

At least, he has the crowd good and liquored up. He even downs a shot for himself, because he could use the buzz. Either way, the mass of patrons goes wild! Once again the song starts to end, and he's left wondering what to do next! Has Kadoc found the cursed object yet?! He's really taking his sweet time!

He feels a piercing glare from across the room and catches Kadoc's eyes to see where he's gesturing to. He observes the disco ball on the ceiling and bites back a sigh. How the hell were they going to reach that without being detected? Crow tries to think, he needs to start a grand distraction! Something to focus their attention completely off of the disco ball. Their best tool would be the throng of people. Even if they are overseers of the party, they can't handle this amount of people if things get chaotic.

Ah-ha! He summons his guitar for this one! Crow plays along for a bit to pump up the crowd. Though, he's also infusing his guitar with his dark magic enough to create some discord within the group. Naturally, it starts out as harmless partying before a mosh-pit breaks out. Then with the addition of alcohol and exhaustion, the result leads to a few fights breaking out. It's enough for the bouncers to start tending to the brawling patrons to look away from the disco ball at the moment.

Through the commotion, Crow manages to find his way over to Kadoc. Even from where he stands, he's clearly out of reach! He could use his familiar, Onyx to reach up there, but yatagarasu doesn't have much attack power to shatter the thing.]

We've got to break it and fast!

I can't reach it—!

[Kadoc hisses out in a low voice, though really, there's not much need to. At this point the room is louder than ever, and everyone's occupied with the fight breaking out. Crow had done that, right? Kadoc has to admit it was a pretty brilliant move . . . but it'll all be for naught if they can't figure something out fast, before attention turns back onto them.

He squints up at the disco ball. Dammit, Light magic! No good way to use it to assist in this comes to mind for him. Theoretically, he could probably do something like produce a "bullet" of light to shoot up there and knock the thing down, but that's one application of his magic that Kadoc hasn't been able to get the hang of yet. It gets a lot harder to control the light and maintain its solidity and velocity the smaller it is, and the farther it gets from his body; his experiments haven't really worked out. But then what? Manifest a giant pair of scissors and snip it down? That's possible, but it's a lot of attention-grabbing and difficult trouble for something like this, and it's not like he's ever tried it . . .

Ugh. There's always the old-fashioned way. Kadoc hates it, but sometimes there's no magical substitute.]

You think one of us could get on the other's shoulders and reach it?

[Though it is pretty high up there, and Crow is short . . . not that Kadoc's the tallest guy around himself.]

[Hey, not all of us can be tall!

But it's true, Crow couldn't reach that even if he propels himself off the ground with sheer willpower. Time isn't on their side, and there are not many options. So he does go along with Kadoc's suggestion to stand on the other's shoulders. But who will it be? He doesn't know how strong the mage is, but Crow could probably hold the other up without breaking much of a sweat.]

All right! Climb on my shoulders! I can hold you up! And you can use my guitar to hit that ball down!

[Before Kadoc can protest, Crow is already crouching down to make it easy for him to climb up. Once Kadoc is steady on his shoulders, he hands him his guitar. From afar, it might seem pretty harmless but it actually has sharp edges almost similar to a double axe. So hopefully, Kadoc doesn't nick his finger while handling it.]

Here we go! Smash it good, Kadork!

[He grunts out as he stands up at full height.]

[Oh thank god Kadoc didn't have to be the one on the bottom. Back in his world, he can and does augment his physical abilities with magic, but here, he doesn't have that luxury, and his stick thin weakling body could probably not support Crow for long. This is the smart move! Besides, this way, he gets to hold the guitar and smash that disco ball, and frankly . . . that is cool. He's stressed, harried, paranoid that this is not going to work and will just cause a huge ruckus instead and out their plans, but despite all that? He still feels a little bit awesome getting up on a guy's shoulders to wave a bladed guitar around. He never knew it was a weapon in this sense too!

He says,]

Do you have to call me that?!

[and carries that annoyance with him, into the swish of the guitar through the air. He can feel the eyes of the crowd on them now, so this had better work the first time, because he's not gonna get a second—

He doesn't manage to smash the ball in midair, because it swings when he strikes at it, but the sharp edge of the guitar catches the wire it's dangling from and brings it down to crash nearby on the floor. Yessss! Success!]

[ Woah, is it really okay for this guy to be so light?! Either way, it's not much of a challenge to maintain his balance holding Kadoc up, but what applies pressure is the crowd's attention focusing on them now. By now, the overseers of this neverending rave seem to figure out what they are up to and start to run toward them. Kadoc's right, there's only one chance at this.

Crow holds his breathe as Kadoc goes for it. The singer bites at his lip as the ball swings out of his range, but the mage manages to sever the string holding it up instead. The ball comes crashing down, and even if he's not the one who made the device plummet, there's something satisfying about seeing something shattered across the floor. The effects of the disco ball's influence seem to wear off instantly, the party-goers snapping out of their collective trance.

The overseers are now powerless to keep them captive as the patrons start to push them back and forcing them to open up the exits. Yes! They did it! Crow lowers himself, so Kadoc could get down.]

Let's get the fuck outta here!

[As fun as the party was, Crow's ready to go!]

[Kadoc may not be strong or buff, but he is nimble, slipping down off Crow's shoulders easily and making a dash for it. He doesn't bother to look behind him for Crow until they're at the door; he's pretty sure Crow'll be there beside him. He seems pretty damn nimble himself.

At least the chaos is making their getaway easier. The newly freed partygoers aren't happy, and for every security agent that makes a grab for Kadoc and Crow as they make their dash for the door, there are ten patrons bearing down on them in fury for having been placed under this spell in the first place.

Once he's at the door, Kadoc does turn to scan quickly behind him before making an exit. Please don't have gotten caught up in things, Crow! There's no way he could leave him there!]

[ Yes, Crow's pretty nimble on his feet. As for his brain, well that's another story. Though once he sees Kadoc bolt, Crow follows after him. The club is riotous as people are running to escape and also trying to give the guards a piece of their minds. Crow does notice a few hands trying to grab for him, but he manages to weave out of their grasp or they're overtaken by one of the partygoers to pursue him any further.

Either way, his lungs are burning for air as he manages to get to the exit. He pushes himself a few more feet before he can believe they've made it to safety. He catches his breath as he looks around for Kadoc, losing sight of the other mage as they reach the doorway.]

Hey, Kadork! Where did you go?

[ Even if the other hates his nickname, he's bound to answer out of annoyance, right?]

I'm right here! And I'm not answering to that!

[He says, having just answered to that. Sometimes there's no choice! They're out now, at least; Kadoc has managed to slip far enough away that, while he could still be spotted if someone came after them, he's got a head start. And no one is coming after them, thank fuck. It looks like the security team has their hands full with the very angry partygoers.

So he waits for Crow to spot him, lurking nearby with his arms crossed.]

No one followed you?

[Crow's hedgehog ears perk up at hearing Kadoc's voice. His eyes scan the area as he pinpoints where his friend is. The mage is a little farther away, but not far enough for him to catch up if they have to end up running.

He looks behind him, it doesn't seem as if anyone has followed him. Though the rocker doesn't seem concerned since everything became so out of control, it'll be hard to keep track of one person. Even someone with distinguishable looks like him.]

Nope! I think we're home-free! Everyone else should be able to get out on their own too.

[Crow just wants to go back to the inn, shower, and sleep. How long were they in there? It feels as if he's been partying for a week!]

Great job back there! We make a pretty good team and you're not a bad dancer either.

[ Crow pokes a little fun at Kadoc for the Gangnam Style dance.]

Oh my god.

[His shoulders slump as they walk, and not just because he's exhausted too, though he is. Kadoc's in much the same state, eager for nothing more than a good shower and then the sweet caress of his sheets, and he's not even much of a sleeper! But sleep was invented for nights like this. (It was invented for every night, but try telling him that.)

But no, that's not why he sulks as they head back together. The end of that scene back at the club had actually made him feel pretty cool, and being reminded of his dancing ruins that entirely!]

Just scrub that stupid dance outta your memory already! . . . But yeah. Well done. You knew how to handle yourself back there.

Too late! It's engraved into my brain! Even if all my memories were wiped clean, I think that will be the only one that remains!

[Of course, Crow is simply teasing Kadoc. Though it truly won't be a memory he'll forget easily. Not because Kadoc looked dorky (okay, maybe a little bit), but it was nice to see the mage let loose!

Crow has to admit he did look cool swinging his guitar around too. It's only proof that Kadoc needs a badass weapon to carry around.]

Naturally! Music is kind of my thing, y'know! I could probably be a DJ, too!

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