Yankee

World of Light: the Endless Now

Word Count: 727 (+1 exp)
Level: 11 - Total EXP: 163/110
Monday Evening.
Location: Meridi-at-Han, Forbidden Kingdom
𝙱𝙿 ●●●●●

The ladies took Goldlewis' invitation and sat at his table. Kayna dragged her attention away from the tents below and smiled at the two men. She was, of course, completely oblivious to the look the old veteran gave her, but Primrose caught it. With the three of them together, this would be a good time to talk about their mission. However they weren't pressed for time at the moment, so the dancer said nothing - from the few times she'd dined with Kayna before, she figured the monster rider would drift off on her own as soon as she was finished.

They made idle chit chat while staff came around, took their orders and delivered the girls their own meals. Primrose was still picking through her plate of food even after Kayna had finished multiple herself. Then, as expected, the woman stood up and put a large handful of zenny on the table.

"That was good!" Kayna said, putting her hands on her hips and grinning. "Hope you don't mind if I take off though. I wanna check out the performance before heading back to the plateau."

"By all means," Primrose replied, seeing the young woman off with a small smile.

Kayna nodded at her, and to Goldlewis and Roland. "Nice meeting you. See ya!"

Just as Primrose predicted, Kayna headed down the stairs and left the Seekers to themselves. They were still missing one more recent arrival, but if the men wanted to get down to business they could do so now. For Primrose's part, she didn't jump right into that. She took her time to finish her meal first, though not before casting another glance at the circus tents and commenting on Roland's observation. "I'm not sure the city guard considers it a holiday. And the shape of those tents look a little grim, don't they."

To be honest though, she was a bit curious too. She'd likely take a peek in a little bit. When she was done eating and listening to what the others had to say, Primrose leaned back away from the table slightly and crossed one of her legs over the other. As she spoke, her voice turned softer, still audible to her allies nearby but sounding like a flowery whisper to anyone further away.

"Most of the things I've learned concern the Consuls in the larger area. B and J, south of us. R, a little north." Although from what she'd heard lately, it seemed like J wouldn't be an issue for the moment. She went on to briefly describe what she'd heard of B and R: that while the latter held a large territory she could mostly be found in the mountains below Esaka, and the former was a small and foul-tempered man that roamed the border between the Forbidden Kingdom and the City that Never Was.

"Unfortunately, I haven't heard anything about that place besides how dangerous its 'transmission' is. No survivors, in that anyone that initially survived always went back into the city for some reason." She spared them the details about how the transmission killed people. From what she'd heard it was graphic, just sad - hypnotized until their bodies simply stopped working, and the skin of their faces began to melt away. It was likely they'd heard similar anyway. She sighed and moved on.

"The other city, Esaka, I've heard more about. It seems to be led by a... 'Shitenno.' A group of four kings that rule by virtue of being the strongest. If anything, they may have some insight toward a Guardian in the area. Although... I doubt it will be as easy as asking." She figured that warrior martial artists like the four kings seemed to be would want to challenge themselves against a powerful creature. It was worth looking into. As before she filled the men in a little on the details she'd heard about the group, anything she'd managed to learn about the kings named Bison, Heihachi, Geese, and Shao Khan.

That was about all she had that she thought was good intel. Rumors and silly tales abounded in a city like this, so it had taken some time to sift through everything she'd been told and determine what was fact and what was only fanciful. Finished with her report she leaned forward again, crossing her arms and resting them on the table.

Pokemon: Starlight Dreams

Ikkou

Location: Beryl Town, Mid-Festival
Interactions: Kazu @c3p-0h, Mags @Brose

Aaaaah this is getting worse and worse! Ikkou didn't want to be branded a some kind of criminal after only a week in another region! Wait, he didn't want to be branded a criminal at all! He could only stand there helplessly as the girl demanded responsibility from him, though mercifully he was spared by the PA system. At least he thought he was, until she told him to stay put. Too polite for his own good, Ikkou complied. He stashed his black and white egg in his backpack and turned to find Kazu again, until for her to make her way to him first.

He was initially surprised by the hug, but after only a moment he returned it just as tightly until she pulled away. Having Kazu around already made him feel a lot better about everything - from the imminent region-spanning jaunt he was planning to take, to... the current run-in with the red headed girl, whom he now knew was called Magdalena. While the ghost-type enthusiast still had her back turned to them, Ikkou readily answered Kazu's first question.

"Kazu! I came to find you! You said you were heading to Starre after... you know. And I... I found a Pokémon partner. So I wanted to go on a real adventure." He slowly regained his composure as he spoke to her, showing his intent to see his journey through. Rinrin, the Chingling that was his partner, floated in a figure eight pattern around the two cousins while keeping an eye on Mags and her Pokémon. "Grandfather would hardly let me leave, unless it was to travel with someone. I sent you a card! Did you get it? I should have contacted you sooner, but I got here a little later than expected..."

He would have said more, but at that point Mags walked back up to them. Regarding Mags, it seemed like everything Ikkou said somehow complicated the situation further. Usually he was a more eloquent than this, but the excitement and stress of everything seemed to be getting to him. But with Kazu here, he felt a little more confident (though he did wince at Kazu's comment about her).

"This is... Ms. Mags. We just met, she- er, I- we bumped into each other and she..." Okay, so he was still floundering a bit. Once Mags told them the "good news" though, he looked at her owlishly.

Travel together with her? But he was planning to go with Kazu! Then again, if that was all Mags wanted and it avoided monetary reimbursement or unfortunate misunderstandings, it seemed like a fair deal. She couldn't really be angry with him if she was willing to travel together, right? And there was safety in numbers after all.

"Oh, um... that doesn't sound too bad? ...in place of fees? I suppose I can accept." he said, as if he had a choice in the matter. He blinked between the two women. "As long as you're alright with Kazu coming with us. And Kazu - would you be okay with Ms. Mags?"

What Are You Listening To?

Pokemon: Starlight Dreams

Ngl I felt kind of bad of writing my previous post cause Garamond is such a cutie/sweetie! Looking forward to see him getting some playmates in the future!

Will post Noah's response either sometime tonight or I may wait until Yankee posts so I can do both Noah and Mags at once.

@Brose

It may yet be a day or two for me, but I'll try and speed it up!

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World of Light: the Endless Now

Word Count: 919 (+2 exp)(-5 friend heart)
Level: 7 - Total EXP: 181/70
Monday Evening.
Location: Skyworld, above The Sandswept Sky

His friends had probably seen a lot of Pit over the week, even if only in fleeting glances as he ran to and fro around the temple and the front lines. Since arriving in Skyworld, Pit had readily thrown himself back into his life's calling: serving the Goddess of Light. Sure, he was a little different now - a bit taller, hair a bit longer with a couple of braids at the front, some color and wardrobe changes, and even some personality changes too - but he was still Lady Palutena's personal angel. And since he was no longer her only angel, he felt he had to prove to her that he was the best of them. He was captain of Palutena's guard, and resumed command of a swath of her army, which no longer was made up of only Centurions. And while at first he'd been running mundane errands for her on top of strategy meetings and fighting back the corruption, as the battles grew more fierce he dedicated himself completely to Skyworld's defense. His battle prowess, protective ferocity, and the earnest way he led his troops inspired faith in him in otherwise skeptical angels who had only heard about him before and were less than impressed with him at first.

The Seekers got to see a whole new side to the childish multiverse veteran they'd come to know. He'd tried to keep touch with them all as much as possible, especially since they were helping protect his home, but with how crazy everything had gotten with the corruption it was hard to get together sometimes. Early on, he had requested their help with one thing: freeing Lady Palutena from her Gleaming state. Specifically in making sure no one interfered while he did it himself, and be willing to step in if he failed. Even though Pit had fought Palutena before, once for fun when she joined in tournaments and once for real when she was possessed by the Chaos Kin, the battle had been rough. The Goddess of Light wielded divine power far beyond what she limited herself to in exhibition matches, and had taken full advantage of her angel's unwillingness to hurt her. Fortunately, he hadn't needed to really win against her - just weaken her enough to free her from Galeem. Thankfully, he'd succeeded. Besides when they all arrived together, that occasion had been the only one when all of the Seekers were present together at the same time... save for right now.

"Everybody ready for this?" he'd asked as the others gradually came to join him at the Crystal Spire. As for himself, he was very optimistic about their push to rid the islands of the corruption once and for all. He'd fixed each of his friends with a smile, and tried to offer some encouragement to Midna since she seemed a little on the gloomy side.

"If this is what Lady Palutena thinks is best, we have to trust her. She's always on the side of the greater good. Besides, this always happens when you corner the bad guys. And we can deal with whatever comes next, if something happens."

While they oversaw the gathering of their forces, a new face joined them - a woman in all red with a crown of curved horns upon her head. She seemed a sensible type, introducing herself as Edelgard - although with her last comment, the feathers on Pit's wings puffed up slightly and he crossed his arms. It almost sounded like she was gonna be testing him or something. Pit was confident in his skills, and he also knew that nobody was more committed to serving Lady Palutena than he was. Rather than reply immediately though, Pit instinctively reached out with his thoughts. Once Palutena had been freed, she had restored the telepathic connection between herself and her angel. It was second nature for Pit to rely on the comforting presence at the back of his mind as much as Palutena relied on Pit to enact her will - and after a moment's delay the goddess shifted her attention to Pit, and answered his silent question of who even is this girl?

That's Edelgard, Empress of Adrestia, an empire on a continent known as Fódlan. She's been a real asset here in Skyworld though. She commands a mean battalion, and that axe of hers, Aymr, is custom-made.

Whoa. So she's really strong?

Yup. On top of that, she's the bearer of not one, but two Crests.

Crests?

Where she comes from, Crests are like divine blessings, passed down through a hero's bloodline. Although, Edelgard's Crests are... They seem a bit off.

Huh, I guess you would know all about how they work if they're bestowed by a god. But what's different about hers?

It's probably not appropriate for me to say. I might have let a few spoilers slip out already.

Really?! Come on Lady Palutena, you know I hate spoilers!

Hehe, sorry Pit. Anyway, just be glad she's on this goddess' side.

He felt the buzz of Palutena's telepathy fade, though her connection to him still held strong. Now that he had a little bit of info about her, and apparently how helpful she'd been to Palutena, Pit felt less defensive. She probably really meant what she said, and he did like being called captain. He unfolded his arms, eventually grinning at the woman.

"Good, 'cause you'll have a front row seat!" he said. Everyone would, since he planned to lead the charge.

For Pit

New Ability: Lolo's Lightstrike.
Allows Pit to imbue his weapons and arrows with elemental light, turning them yellow and dealing light-aspect damage in addition to their regular damage. The elemental damage increases in proportion to how ranged shots are fired; stronger charge or dash shots also deal increased light damage.

New Ability: Sethos' Thundering Sands.
An evasive technique that gathers the might of thunder at Pit's feet, dealing a burst of Electro damage in an area around him as he quickly skates backward. If this ability triggers an elemental reaction, Pit recovers a little energy.

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World of Light: the Endless Now

Word Count: 933 (+2 exp)
Level: 11 - Total EXP: 162/110
Monday Evening.
Location: Meridi-at-Han, Forbidden Kingdom
𝙱𝙿 ●●●●●

These last few days getting familiar with the mesa city-state known as Meridi-at-Han had been a spirited affair. Pleasant too, for the most part. The massive city was sunny and colorful, warm shadows cast by tall clay and stone buildings vibrantly painted and decorated with cloths and flags. Being up so high winds kept the city cool enough that the humidity rising from the jungle and savanna below it were tolerable, as well as pushed fragrant aromas through the streets. The city was primal but not primitive, and lively both during the day and at night. The vibe and aesthetic appealed to Primrose's sensibilities. And of course, she appreciated the culture of dance that was on display daily, on street corners and in elaborate halls.

Being a dancer herself, Primrose had no trouble immersing herself in it all. Not long into her stay she had tucked away the beautiful dress Yuria had made for her and donned something closer to her usual look, which helped her blend in. She was a tall woman, toned and completely humanoid, with a ruby adorning her forehead and a huge braid tied at the back of her head. She had no scales or horns like a portion of the city's populace, but even so she stood out a little for two reasons: the first was that she was a beauty. Light clear skin, long lashes, dark green eyes like emeralds, and a mole by her mouth, she turned heads near everywhere she went. The second reason was that her skill was a cut above many other dancers. She had danced for most of her life, for pleasure and for business, both in order to survive and in order to assure her vengeance. Here in this patchwork world, she'd been able to see the skill of other dancers first hand and pit her own against them, coming out on top. She was good at what she did, and so when she took to the streets and taverns of Meridi-at-Han as an independent dancer, she found no lack of funds, fans, and facts about the city, eagerly given by locals wanting to get to know her.

That was all well and good, but the information she was really after still eluded her. Leads on the Guardians of these areas, what they were or where they could be found... no one knew anything of the sort. That didn't come as a surprise to Primrose - the Guardians of the Sandswept Sky and the Underground had both been hidden away, confined to some prison that they'd needed Organization XIII to point out for them. Still, she had learned some interesting things; about the Consuls of the area, the functional 'capital' of the Forbidden Kingdom and its four kings, and more.

"Hey there Primrose!"

Speaking of more, that voice was a recently familiar one to her. Primrose had been descending from a high area in the city, making her way down towards the lively merchant quarter, but she turned when she heard her name. A young woman in tribal attire jogged down the stone path and kept pace beside the dancer. Kayna was a friendly face around town whenever she showed up. She'd first come to Meridi-at-Han like many before her to gain some understanding with the people that hunted and killed monsters, and found herself enjoying her time in the city enough that she made visiting a regular thing. She lived in the wilderness far below, and was happy to talk about all kinds of things that could be found in the jungles and the frontier. Roaming creatures, a witch that was a little too into dead things, and of course... a gigantic, everlasting omelette just sitting there on the Tyrannian Plateau. Primrose gave her a small smile.

"Today's flavor?"

Kayna grinned. "Spicy red pepper."

The two of them had starting talking after a chance meeting, complimenting each other's similar hairstyle. From there they went from strangers to acquaintances. Primrose couldn't truly call Kayna a friend, but she was nice to chat with. The two of them struck up an easy conversation as they walked, stopping only when Primrose noticed Goldlewis sat at a cantina nearby. He was a hard man to miss after all. As the women followed the path that took them closer, Roland surprisingly turned up as well.

Primrose had mostly kept to herself over the week. She didn't think Roland or Goldlewis were bad guys or anything, but... she still hardly knew either one of them. Rather than collaborate with them in the city she'd gone her own way, and it had worked out. The same was probably true for the both of them as well. If Roland and Goldlewis had met up to exchange information before tonight she didn't know, but since it had been a while since she spoke to them (and she could actually hear Kayna's stomach growling from the alluring smells of the dishes), Primrose steered the both of them toward the tavern.

"I hope you ordered enough for us," Primrose said, making her voice playful and silky smooth as she stepped onto the tavern's patio and approached the pair. Getting the sense that Primrose knew the men in some form (or otherwise just wrangling them some free grub), Kayna played along, putting her hands on her hips and smiling at the two - until she was quickly distracted, looking at the area below and the tents being set up. "Oh! Isn't that...? That traveling circus?"

Primrose glanced in the direction Kayna was looking. A traveling circus all the way up here? That was intriguing...

For Primrose

New Skill: Tethys' Beloved Dance.
Empowers Primrose's dancing and allows her to reinvigorate allies whom she dances for. Allies she performs for are granted another chance at action, restoring part of their stamina in addition to the regular effects her dancing bestows.

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