ERode

A New Day; Cozy Fantasy Village Life

//Eastern Village
_{@Xaltwind@LupusIntus}

Round and round, she’ll never stay,
Her fortune changes day by day.
A fleeting kiss, a fleeting life,
No field, no home, no hearth, no wife.

Lyrics matching the quiet tune died out once the floppy, brown-haired man came over, MacKinnon’s focus drawn to more pressing needs. She formed an ‘x’ with her hands when the cloth was offered though, shaking her head at the same time (whether to further emphasize her refusal or just to shake some loose dust out of her hair).

“No worries ‘bout that, bud,” she chirped. “Gonna get dirtier anyways, so you can keep it for yourself.”

Anyways, what was the point of a cloth? What could be done with a handkerchief could be done with her hands too. And what couldn’t be done with either could be done with well water. She sure hoped that others were dealing with that, really. If they could fill the barrel with water, it was big enough to bathe in! Heat up some hot rocks, and wow, that’d be the first wash she’s had since…
Well, if it was just a wash, she had one just a while ago.

Now, back to business!

Carrying the tune of that depressing but catchy song on her lips, MacKinnon continued her treasure hunt throughout the eastern portion of the village, poking her head wherever her head would fit. Mat number two was beaten and rolled up, a fine furnishing for her collection. And wow, in an otherwise completely empty room with nothing else in sight, there laid a single drawer, from which a handful of eating utensils laid! She spat upon one of the spoons, wiping it until she could make out the blurriest bit of a reflection within the concave surface.

It had been a while since she had seen herself too. The indistinct mass that mirrored her movements in the metal looked healthy and charming though, and she flashed a wider grin in response, before moving to pocket the spoon alongside its family. But something stopped her. A curious glint upon its edge.

The sun shone in one direction, but ray of light shone in another.

She raised the spoon once more, rotating and swiveling it before narrowing down where exactly that light came from. She turned around, green eyes narrowed, focused. A glimmer of greed, a shimmer of curiosity, a spark of excitement.

And then, there it was.

Hanging from a ceiling beam, basking in the light, spinning in the wind.

At this distance, MacKinnon couldn’t tell what it was, exactly, but that didn’t stop her from clenching her fists, pumping her arms, and jumping up and down. A deep breath was drawn in, all so that it could empower the triumphant roar that her soul, her spirit, her very essence demanded her to release.

“JAAAAAACKPOOOOOOOT!”

...

A few minutes later, sporting a couple new splinters, a few new bruises, and a terrifically stupid grin on her face, MacKinnon spun the medallion by the chain as she headed southwards, to complete her expedition of the village.

Nocturnal Memoirs: An Urban-Fantasy Mafia Epic

Jackson gonna turn Khor's bike into a companion cube.

Hell on Earth - Detectives in a Supernatural and Demonic City

owo

Nocturnal Memoirs: An Urban-Fantasy Mafia Epic

> He cannot create concrete or metal. If he were to, say, be trapped in a material like rubber or glass, without access to concrete or metal within thirty feet, he would essentially be rendered useless.

What kinda absurd hoops do you have to go through to make that happen kekeke

Nocturnal Memoirs: An Urban-Fantasy Mafia Epic

Sooooon. Violenceeeeee.

Anyways, @Estylwen@Herald I do want to eventually reach out to Leo about a friendly collaboration. Should we do a Commissioner collab first, or is Leo's personal contact information easily accessible?

Nocturnal Memoirs: An Urban-Fantasy Mafia Epic

Eagerly awaiting the war between Leon and Emily myself.

Iris Ascendis

Aaaand hammered it out.

Otis basically just gonna do the magical hackerman hijinks to the ring. First to see if he could replicate its effects, and then to see if he could design a backdoor or something to release its effects without needing authorization from others.

Iris Ascendis

_@Nanaya

He withdrew, of course.

And he was going to wear it too.

But in the solitude of his dorm room, with the mannekins too mechanical to care?

Otis sat down in his dorm room, twice as spacious now that Davil was gone, and he placed the ring box before him. The Strigidae folded his arms, staring at the curious tool. The Principal had said that the gargoyle was 'Ascendian', but that environment had been completely devoid of the essence that this nullification ring ought to have sealed away. How did such a creature, so reliant on essence, move? Was it truly all that the ring was capable of?

His mornings with Davil were postponed. Investigating the deal with Gulliver would be the same. His ability to step in and out of the Iris Record had been made possible due to the night's activities, but the security there was likely still high, and he would have to wear the ring come morning. Dressmaking for Chloe would be possible whenever, but he could leave that for a separate time, considering how she too was still bedbound. He hoped Iraleth still remembered the vision he shared with her; it'd be annoying if she got too caught up with possible Umbralists to pay attention to the other nefarious matters that made up Wingram Academy.

Otis licked his lips. Stared at the cold, dreadful essence that was inscribed upon the backside of the ring.

A candy wrapper wrinkled between his fingers as he popped a fizzy syrupy ball into his mouth, crunching it open.

Time to see what he could figure out about this before day breaks.

Nocturnal Memoirs: An Urban-Fantasy Mafia Epic

I personally don't actually think that someone creating a lotta NPCs means much in terms of how 'competitive' you are when it comes to PvP hijinks. I just caution against others following for the FOMO of generating lotsa NPCs because they see others do it.

That being said, I also don't think that a PC should be worth multiple NPCs if it comes down to combat specifically so ehhh.

Nocturnal Memoirs: An Urban-Fantasy Mafia Epic

Yeah, that’s the kinda NPC arms racing I was expecting people to fall into kekek.