01 ~ A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes

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Characters: Korwa [The Fairy Godmother] and Eustace [The Gray Wolf]
Campaign: Break
Format: [It's strike time!]
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Summary: Korwa and Eustace arrive in the Index together. Fighting and shenanigans happen. Also puppies and matchmaking.

1 - You feeling lucky, punk? That's right, I'm back...

[What happens first is an earth-shaking tremor that rocks the very ground. Buildings sway, the glass in windows shaking violently but narrowly avoiding the point of cracking...

The loud explosion that follows though? That smashes some windows. Smoke begins rising from a building in the distance, acting as a guide for anyone brave enough to investigate the cause of all this noise and destruction.

To those with the guts to discover the source, or perhaps those just unlucky enough to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, you'll be greeted by… What the heck is that?!

Made of solid ice, this incredibly muscled adonis-like creature seems hell bent on causing as much destruction as possible. With a single punch part of another building crumbles, debris flying everywhere as people scream and run for cover. Is anyone going to tackle this mistake of ice sculpting gone wrong?!

Thankfully it seems as though two people are already on the case. Eustace and Korwa are both trying to keep up with the sculpture, with Eustace ready to jump into battle at a moment's notice while Korwa hangs a little further back to offer support.]

I'll keep it engaged, just stay out of the way. [That sounded more brusque than what he actually meant, which is for her to stay back so as not to get caught in the actual fight, but suddenly giant Vyrn he has to try and stop. No time to be polite.]

Let me back you up. We're going to avoid a bad ending! [At least she sounds a little more lighthearted, but then again she's keeping back while Eustace tackles muscle-Vyrn.

Will the two of them together be enough to tackle this strange, highly toned monstrosity? Maybe?! Hopefully!! But this cool customer isn't just out to wreak havoc. Oh no. It's out to put you on ice.

Help would be appreciated. Please join the raid, there are plenty of slots. Thanks.]


2 - Too cool for School

[Following the aftermath of that incredible battle there is plenty of damage to the surrounding area. When the creature fell, ice and snow suddenly blanketed everything nearby so watch you do don't slip while you're walking!

Not only that but there are plenty of people scurrying around, checking on their loved ones, their businesses and homes— Fortunately the scope of damage is isolated to half a block and fairly easy to repair, but there's plenty of commotion, with two people in the middle of it.

The woman with long, silver hair is doing her best to calm down anyone who is getting too worked up, trying to keep the peace the best she can in all of the chaos. Meanwhile the man with the tail is checking on those who seem dazed, ensuring no one was injured too badly in the chaos.

Were you hurt during the sudden arrival of Doppelvyrn? Want someone to yell at because what the hell was all of this that just happened? Look no further than these two. Flagging down one of them will mean you get the second one coming over shortly afterwards though.]


3 - Something Completely Different

[After a string of disasters/victories/happy ends, the pair can be found currently arguing out in the street. Well, "arguing." Most of the conversation seems to be coming from the silver haired woman who is following after a darker skinned man who appears to want nothing to do with her. What's perhaps most interesting about the two of them is they're both sporting furred ears on the top of their heads... Though the man also has a tail swishing behind him in agitation, hair bristled up so that's it's standing on end.]

Eustace please, I only need a few seconds to take care of you!

No.

Look, there's a cart. If you hide behind there now we'll be done, bam, finished before you know it.

No.

Fine, there's a clothing store! No one is going to question it if you undress inside—

[This time he doesn't even respond, instead his expression growing darker as he lengthens his stride and walks ahead, leaving the woman to trail along after him.]

Stop being difficult about your pants, you're going to lose them eventually!

[That warning (?) does nothing to slow Eustace down as he keeps up with his brisk escape. Do you dare approach the duo during this strange back and forth? If no one interrupts, Eustace will eventually decide he's had enough and transform into his wolf form to finally get away from Korwa.]

[OOC: JOINT INTRO POST FOR KORWA AND EUSTACE! The main post has prompts featuring both of them together, but we also have individual subthreads in case you're interested in just one or the other. Feel free to contact us on Discord or via plurk for further plotting! (flowermaster for Korwa, laenavesse for Eustace.)]

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Korwa

[finheureuse]

[After Eustace so rudely bailed on her, Korwa finds herself rushing through the streets trying to find him. Her search only gets her so far though before she has to give up. She's not one of those energetic "can hike up a mountain and fight every monster" skyfarers, her own work is usually more laid back than that. So she ends up giving him up for the time being. Finding Eustace will always be on the back of her mind, but her focus shifts elsewhere as she explores at her own pace.]

1. A Little R&R

[It's never a bad time to take a break and enjoy of few seconds of peace. And after a mad wolf chase? Korwa could use it. Times like these rarely came back home, between monsters attacking the ship here and commissions keeping her busy there. That's why she's currently sat herself down at a cafe while going through the satchel she arrived with.

Some of coins that come in the satchel come in handy for ordering a pot of tea, with Korwa asking for two cups to be brought to the table. With tea poured for two, Korwa slips the ring of keys over her finger and jingles them around to see who she can grab the attention of.

If you turn around and lock eyes with her? Whoops, you're getting called over.]

Hey there! Feel like having a tea party with me? I'm not sure about what blend they have here, but the smell alone is enough to die for.

2. So This Is Love

No! Nonono, what, are you blind?! Ugh this is pathetic!

[There sure is a woman with long, fox-like ears peering out of a bush over there. If you take a moment to watch her, it looks as though Korwa is spying on a couple seated on a bench across the pathway.

A man with long, tusk-like horns coming from his mouth seems to be a blushing mess sat next to his equally flustered friend, a woman with flowing green hair and two antennae poking out from the top of her head. They're not talking, instead they're just. Sitting there. When one starts to speak the other goes in to start talking as well-- Only for them both to laugh and look away embarrassed.

Korwa meanwhile is starting to bite on her thumb, chewing her nail something fierce as she throws her other hand up in frustration.]

You've got the perfect set up right here and now and what are you doing? Throwing it away, that's what! How are you ever going to start a new chapter in life being so meek?! Take. Her. Hand!!

[The couple quickly turn their heads at Korwa's outburst, prompting her to quickly duck down into the bush until the couple stops trying to figure out where that strange noise came from... Only for Korwa to go right back to watching once she thinks she's not going to be spotted.

There is absolutely nothing weird or suspicious about any of this.]

3. Practice Makes Perfect

[At some point Korwa makes her way over to the library in order to find a little more about her essence. There's really nothing that really stands out to Korwa as exceptional or unique about what she can do, at least at the moment. Once she gets to reading she finds stories about those who can spin thread for days on end, magical creatures who can create stunning gowns from rags, heck some of the magic and what it is capable of in some of these tales is outright ridiculous…

But it's also inspiring.

With her newfound knowledge, Korwa can be found outside of the library fiddling with the plants outside the building. She's not hiding in any greenery this time though. Instead she's plucking leaves from the plants and letting them drop to the floor.

As the leaves fall they begin to twist, seeming to turn around in mid-air as they float upwards into the air. Korwa has her eyes locked on them the whole time, her hands moving as though she's trying to turn and stretch the leaves with her hands. Small white sparkles begin to shimmer down as the leaves transform into something entirely new…]

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If you catch Korwa early in her practice? Then watch out. The leaves grow in size suddenly, almost to the size of a hang-gliders before they swoop away. Better watch out or you're going to get sideswiped by a giant leaf gliding off on its own down the street. At least Korwa is there to yell out a warning-]

Watch out, there's a runaway leaf coming right at you!!

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[Later into her practice however and the leaves change form into something else entirely. Long, light fabric flows down from the sparkles, seeming to knit and fold itself this way and that until at long last… A gown floats down from the air, the sparkles guiding the dress right into Korwa's waiting hands.

With a wide smile, Korwa hugs the dress close and takes a deep breath. She's never been off when it comes to dress making. And now that she's discovered these new powers of hers? Well, she can't let herself get rusty with this new method either.]

Mm, it's a little rough. Not my best work, not by a long shot. But at any rate I'm one step closer to my dreams like this.

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[twilightskey]

[Roxas is just stopping into the cafe to get a quick bowl of ice cream; he's found a couple places around town that sell it, and while none have his favourite flavour, he does enjoy the flavours he finds. He's about to go in to order some when he catches the jingling, and hears someone talking.]

Huh?

[He turns, looking to the girl sitting at the table.]

Are you talking to me?

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Yes you! Come, come, the tea awaits!

[With her free hand, Korwa gestures to the teacup set up in front of the empty chair opposite her with a flourish.]

Even if you're not all that big on tea I hope you can spare at least a little time for me. [Heck knows she has a ton of questions about this place and what's going on.]

[twilightskey]

Uh...

[Roxas hesitates, looking warily at the girl, before he turns and makes his way over to the table.]

Sure, I guess... who are you?

[finheureuse]

Promise I don't bite.

[Since he looks a little wary of her and all. The last thing she'd want to do is spook off someone right now.]

I'm Korwa, a new face who has just recently arrived here. Wherever here is. What's your name?

[twilightskey]

[To be fair he's always a little wary of new people. But he does accept her offer, sitting across from her.]

Oh, you're new here? [Another Aspect, then? That catches his attention.]

I'm Roxas. Sometimes called the Little Mermaid.

[finheureuse]

[Once he's seated, Korwa slides a teacup over towards him.]

That's right. It's nice to meet you Roxas! Tell me, how did you come to get a name like the Little Mermaid? I bet there's a good story behind that.

[Well there is- But she's just generally curious. Learning about other people and their lives is one of her favourite joys.]

[twilightskey]

[He says a quick 'thanks' as she slides the teacup over to him. He looks into it for a moment, before looking up at Korwa.]

Well, it's the Essence that I got when I arrived here, so some of the people in the Index call me that. They might call you by your Essence too.

[finheureuse]

So that's the reason for it. For a moment I thought you might be a lovely singer, or good with water

[There's not much she knows about mermaids outside of general myths, like how some think water elementals look like them since they're both fish and human. But anyway.]

In that case though I guess I can expect people to start calling me the Fairy Godmother.

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[takeittothebridge]

[This is the scene that Bridge stumbles upon as he's out taking a walk that day. Luckily he's far away enough that the two on the bench don't notice him when they look around, before they go right back to being shy and awkward.

Meanwhile he's watching the girl in the bushes as she spies on them, and he can't help a note of amusement at her frustration.]

It's the worst, isn't it?

[finheureuse]

[Korwa quickly flicks her head around to the person talking to her, and few leaves and a twig sticking out thanks to her time hiding in the bush. She eyes him carefully for a second or so... Before nodding and rolling her eyes at all this ridiculousness.]

The actual worst! You know that old cliché where you think it can't get any worse and then it starts raining? If a sudden rainstorm happened right now I think it would only help things along!

[The man turns to stare at the woman, his gaze lingering up until the woman turns to stare back, then he looks away. Then she stares until he looks back at her and-- Korwa groans in frustration.]

[takeittothebridge]

[He watches the couple as well, though he's more amused than anything.]

Yeah, I didn't really think people like that existed.

[Then again, this is a realm of stories, so maybe that kind of made sense.]

...Do you know them?

[finheureuse]

Oh they do! And they pull crap like this!

[She is far too invested in this random couple- But maybe if they weren't being the worst with their feelings for each other she wouldn't be this into their relationship.]

All I know about them is they've been sat here for, what, ten minutes? He invited her here, she smiled and he just pat her on the shoulder to say hello.[THIS GUY'S GAME IS WEAK.]

[takeittothebridge]

[He winces a bit at that, feeling second-hand embarrassment for the poor guy.] Ouch.

[He watches them a bit more, before his hand rests on his bag.]

They could probably use a bit of mood music.

[It's partially a joke, but he can't deny how his fingers start itching to play the lyre as he feels it in his bag.]

[finheureuse]

Mood music... That's perfect, it's just what we need!

[We being Korwa and Bridge because whoops he might just be getting wrapped up in all this now.]

Do you know how we could get some music going? I could try making an instrument, but even then I'm not sure how I'd play it. [Her Essence can make dreams come true but it can't make her suddenly musically gifted.]

[takeittothebridge]

[Well, that's what he gets.]

Uh...well, I have a lyre. [Already his hand is reaching into his bag.] I'd be more comfortable with a guitar if you could manage one, though.

[finheureuse]

Mm, a lyre would be good for serenading. But that's not what we're going for. A guitar would be just right. Let me see....

[Plucking a leaf from the bush she's hiding in, Korwa begins to work her new found magic. Sparkles shine and glitter about the leaf as it grows, lengthening out and gaining a new shape...

Before too long, poof! A green guitar appears which she holds out. While the look is down the feel of the "guitar" is more like holding a plant stem, it's weird.]

There, perfect! This should work. Since I'm not much of a musician I'll leave this in your hands.

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[fifthforce]

[ A runaway leaf? Musashi hears the warning and turns, sees people around her shriek and dodge out of the way, and does the only thing she can think to do.

Whip out her sword and slice said leaf in half. ]

Sheesh! What kind of tree has leaves this big?

[finheureuse]

[That's one way to deal with being attacked by a giant leaf. Korwa claps her hands as Musashi slices the leaf clean apart and the two parts harmlessly drift to the floor.]

Sorry, that leaf was mine. I was doing some work with it but I must have bitten off a little more than I could chew with this project.

[It was meant to turn into clothing not. Fly off into someone. At least the person it flew at was equipped to deal with it.

[fifthforce]

Huh? Oh, whoops.

[ Well then. Hopefully she finds another giant leaf somewhere? Musashi turns toward Korwa. ]

Well, sorry for cutting your leaf like that! Hope I didn't uh ... mess up something ... huh.

[ There's an awkward pause. She's staring at Korwa's ears, trying to figure out if those are real or not. ]

[finheureuse]

No way, if anything you cut up my mess up. Thanks for that, really.

[Hmm. Korwa takes a moment to look Musashi up and down. She notices the other woman staring back but doesn't acknowledge it, instead choosing to go pick up one of the cut leaf halves.]

It might be easier to work with like this now. Maybe "making big" and "making beautiful" is too much in one go for me right now.

[fifthforce]

[ Huh. She's still not sure if those ears are real or not (and kinda wants to poke them to find out), but what she says grabs her attention away from them. ]

"Making big" and "making beautiful"? Is your Essence some kind of mage or whatever?

[ Because this girl is definitely like her and not from here if she's got ears like that and is mumbling weird stuff like that. Definitely. ]

[finheureuse]

[Her ears twitch a little as Musashi talks, as though reacting to her voice. Oh yeah, they real.]

My what? [This is all taking some getting used to.] ... Oh, my Essence, yes! It's definitely magical, a lot stronger than my own used to be.

[With a wave of her hand, Korwa creates a shower of sparkles and glitter that slowly rain down around the two of them. The sparkles shimmer away quickly once they land.]

My Essence allows me to create happy endings. [Or in this case giant leaves, but look, it's a work in progress.]

[fifthforce]

[ Oh woah they moved. Musashi looks a little distracted, staring at them again for a moment, but her description of her Essence once again pulls her attention away. ]

Er, happy endings? Like princesses getting married or something? ... Giant leaves have something to do with that?

[finheureuse]

Yes, that! Or well, close enough. I can make ballgowns out of rags and send princesses off to balls to meet their princes in style.

[In very stylish pumpkins apparently. But she already tried making a carriage earlier with Eustace and wow did that go poorly. That's why she's sticking to dresses for now, that's her expertise right there.]

Basically I can turn items into other things so I was trying to make something with this leaf work, but... [Korwa trails off for a moment as she watches Musashi, keeping a close eye on where she's looking.

...

One of Korwa's ears flattens out before springing back up.]