realmofstories | 01 ~ A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes

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.]

What tear?

[He's looking at Disciple now, his tail actually swishing in aggravation. So hopefully those stitches are in their tight because these are very angry tail swishes.]

[There's a visible flinch as Disciple says the t-word and she audibly clears her throat.]

Yes, what tear? I had to make a small hole in order for all this to work, but well...

[There's some coughing from Korwa as she mumbles out some sort of explanation. And quickly shoots Disciple a look because saying that totally isn't helping-- WHAP.]

What isn't going to work is your tail being like this! The stitching is going to come loose. Disciple, if you don't mind... [Touch fluffy tail. Do it Disciple. Now is your chance.]

[His people skills are not the best at times. Ah, but he's being asked to hold the tail once more.]

... [His expression turns more serious than it already was. He nods, focusing on the swishing of the tail. This time for sure, he'll get to hold onto the fluffy tail. Going for the grab--]

[DON'T YOU EVEN—

Although he doesn't, one could just imagine a low growl as Eustace's face darkens and he twists his body around, his tail also moving out of Disciple's reach.

Of course.

Such aggressive movements were only going to result in one possible outcome.

RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP.]

[WHY.

SHE WAS FIXING IT.

NOW ITS ALL GONE TO SHIT.

WHY.]

Ah.

[That's all she can manage as the small tear becomes not-so-small and her neat stitching quickly unravels. Her hands hang in the air for a moment before she drops them and her head falls forward.]

... What kind of tailor am I?

[Is this a bad ending? Feels like a bad ending. She could still fix these pants! Sure she would need more material, thread, and a better place to work than an alleyway but she could do it! But. This is beyond a simple touch up now.

RIP Eustace's pants.]

Would you just-- [He's still trying to go for his tail until there was that very clear sound of fabric being ripped apart. Oh. Oh no.]

Now look what you've done. [Because this is all Eustace's fault.]

[WELL.

Yeah, okay, even he realizes that he's ultimately the reason why he has ripped pants right now. Does that make him feel any better about it? No. No it doesn't.

There's just something like a click of his tongue before he just instantly transforms into a wolf, the clothes he had been wearing now completely torn apart as the only thing left on him is his bag. With one icy blue eye on Korwa with what could have been a glare and without even regarding Disciple, he lunges past them before bounding out into the streets.

In other words—

He's tired of this shit, PEACE.]

[LATER NERD she'll just. Stay crouched down on the ground here for a little while he death glares her and runs off. All good.

Once he's left Korwa will go about gathering up those torn clothes. Even shredded like this she should be able to repair them. Or once she gets a better handle on her magic surely that could work.

While she picks up the remains of Eustace's clothing she looks over to Disciple, clearly looking down and less than impressed with herself over how that all went.]

That could have gone better... Still, thanks for your help. I didn't imagine a tail could cause so many problems.

-!! [He nearly went for his sword when there was suddenly a wolf right in front of him. He probably should have seen that coming, what with the wolf tail and ears and everything, but it still caught him by surprise. He only manages to relax once Eustace has made his get away, looking down to a defeated Korwa.]

You might still be able to catch him. You can change too, can't you?

What? No, I can't change like that. Though now you mention it...

[She could probably use her new magic to do just that. But she's not feeling confident enough with it just yet to go trying to turn herself into something. She should probably practice on more inanimate things.]

Mm, no. It's too risky right now. I think it's better if we just let him go and I'll catch up with him later. Though I was hoping we might stick together a little longer.

[She can't? But she has those ears too. Huh.]

You're both from the same place?

[She nods.]

We're from the same crew. We've worked together on a few jobs before coming here, so we're familiar with each other. He's Eustace, I'm Korwa.

[Would he appreciate her talking about him? Probably not. But what can she say to make things worse at this point?]

I see. [He glances in the direction Eustace had made his escape.]

Well, you now have time to make him new clothes that suits him. [...Was he supposed to introduce himself?]

... You're not wrong there. I was thinking I could fix these up properly for him now and make sure they work with his tail. Next time without any rips, tears or wolves suddenly making a run for it.

[She sighs and glances at the tatters of cloth in her hands. There's a good deal of work right here, but it's not impossible for her to fix the clothing back up.]

Anyway, what's your name? After that whole ordeal I'd like to know who you are. [Intros are nice, yes.]

. . . Disciple. [He kneels down to help gather the torn fabric.]

Disciple? [There's a curious tilt of her head there before she nods.] Well it's nice to meet you, this whole fiasco aside. Are you the disciple to someone, or...?

[Is that legit just his name? She has to wonder.]

I am. [...] I'm studying law under someone.

Is that right? I hope all your studying pays off for you someday. [The fabric is all collected now, so Korwa will head on over to Disciple to collect what he has from him.] Do you have some sort of big goal in mind while you study? A lot of people I know who know a thing or two about law are knights or run security.

[She knows plenty of people on the Grandcypher who are well versed in the law and they all are fighters. But then again she's a tailor and so is she so. Skyfarer life.]

[This should be a straight forward question to answer, but for Disciple...he's only doing it so he doesn't get sent back home. He doesn't really know why he's good at law studies, only that he needs to stay in Great Britain and fulfull whatever mission the voice keeps telling him to do. That'll make him sound crazy if he said that.]

I'm just passing time until I find something better. [He shrugs lightly, passing over the torn fabric to her.]

01 ~ A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes

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