A-questing we will go

[thalassino]

Characters: Carol and all of you people
Location: In front of the castle that was once the Station Master's house
Time: Afternoon!
Style: Up to you lovely people!
Status: OPEN; threadjack and spam at will. Carol will be fluttering around reluctantly.

[If any Vatheonite takes the time today to take a look around the castle, they will find a very, very grumpy fairy godmother fluttering around.

Look, it's Carol, in full-costume and fluttering her wings and looking very sour indeed.]

Play along, he says. Grant wishes, he says. Ugh!

[She looks like she might snap that wand, oops. But she's also fluttering next to a crude, poorly done sign that says Quests for heroes!

...Maybe she'll give you a quest if you go talk to her?


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ooc: let's get some questing going, Vatheonites! No fairy tale is complete without a plot, right? If you have a quest in mind, you're welcome to use this log to play it out and get people in on it; just mark the subject line Title of quest | Location | Open/Closed. If you don't have an idea for a quest or would like to talk to Carol, that's perfectly fine too; just mark those threads with Castle to indicate where your characters are! She'll only be sticking around the castle, so she won't be going on any quests with you guys.]

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CASTLE

[prominence_glow]

CAROL!

[SOMETHING ON FIRE IS CRASHING DOWN TOWARDS YOU FROM THE SKY, CAROL, RUN FOR IT.]

[Ignore the very minor fire which starts when the awkwardly winged... something does a very awkward landing into the ground near her, leaving a pile of burning... something. Wow, sure is a lot of burning. In a few seconds, it rapidly cools to a very large pile of ash...]

[And Lea pops his head out, normally brilliant red hair reduced to a dull gray and hanging limp around his shoulders. There are feathers along his jaw and ears, and some very weak looking wings attached to his back. Also his lower body is a bird's. Eh. Vatheon, what can you do.]

Ha, lookin' stylin'!

[thalassino]

[OH GOD WHY.

She flutters behind the crappy sign at the fireball, but peeks out a second later.

...

....]

Lea? What are you doing?

Castle

[nowfeathered]

[Don't look now, Carol, but there is an enormous feathered serpent just slithering up to you, looking rather amused.]

Well, well, well. Doesn't someone look...appetizing. Not I'm in the mood for fairy godmothers, but in this form, you may never know.

[You can tell from Crowley's tone that he is just teasing, though. Like he would like the taste of people when there is human cuisine to be had.]

[thalassino]

[....OH MY LAMUFAO WHY IS THIS LIFE.

She stares at him for a long moment before narrowing her eyes and holding up her wand threateningly.]

I will smack you with this! Don't test me!

Castle

[a_violent_end]

[Shizuo recognizes her from the video a while back. He's still decked out in the attire of a huntsman, complete with his ax. He approaches calmly.]

Hey. It's you.

[thalassino]

And it's...you...

[A blink.]

Who are you?

Castle

[ex_fintastic398]

[ Feferi, there is no need to squint at the sign like that, being bigger does not affect your ability to read that writing. She ruffles her wings as she reads it aloud, looking a bit confused. ]

Quests for heroes? But I'm not a hero! I'm a dragon! A good dragon, but still a dragon!

[thalassino]

[........dragon.....

A slow sigh.]

Do you want to quest, good dragon? I can come up with a special dragon quest, just for you.

Castle

[zelda_hylia]

[Zelda smiles gently, still managing to look dignified despite her lack of clothing. At least her hair is covering everything.]

Hello, Carol. This is certainly a widespread curse if it has affected you, too.

[thalassino]

Hm...Zelda, right?

And...yeah, well. It's not like the formula of the curses has ever changed that much.

[Castle]

[yellowglasses]

[Chie didn't know who Carol was, but she overheard wishes. She sure had a wish, alright. Being a cat is hard, it's hard and nobody understands...except the other people stuck as animals.]

Pardon me? I overheard you saying something about granting wishes?

[Ugh, she was starting to use words like 'pardon' now too? Great.]>/small>

[thalassino]

[....She tilts her head at that.]

Yeah, yeah, fairy godmother and all. Why? Got a wish?

CASTLE

[bethehugejerk]

[While Karkat has been reluctant to go out and about in the guise he's been stuck in for the week, the allure of flying is too hard to resist forever, particularly as a niggling urge in the back of his mind has started to take place. Help people, it says. He's not quite conscious of it, but perhaps it's that strange feeling that has led him to the castle. Magic calling to magic. Maybe just coincidence.]

[Or a cruel mun.]

[But as he nears the landmark structure, he can't help but notice the fluttering of another winged figure down below. Could... could it be another...? He hovers above, hesitant, then lowers slowly that he might get a better look--]

You?

[And despite all good logic, morbid curiosity (and perhaps desire for mutual misery--I mean sympathy) leads him down to a spot near her.]

At least I'm not alone in this bullshit.

[thalassino]

[Oh, it was truly meant to be.

But Carol just blinks at him. There's a pause in which she tries to decide if she should mock him or laugh or what--

But in the end she just sighs, vaguely amused.]

Nice wings.

[She flutters her own, indicating that she feels much the same way about everything.]

[420]

[Gamzee has been bumming around the castle for the best part of the day. Not to do quests or anything silly like that --though he is not about to say no if someone asks him along-- but because it is an excellent spot to meet old and new friends and shoot the wicked shit with that.

His long ears prick up when he hears Karkat's voice, and his face grows more excited. Excellent. His moirail is here. He hadn't seen him in a few days, but seems like it was prime time to show off his tail. Maybe Karkat had a tail too. Or crabby parts. Yeah. That'd be cool.

Wandering around aimlessly, trying to find his best bro, he's not having much luck of it, until he finally catches his voice again and... dude. seriously. You motherfuckin' serious here?

Holy fuck, sparkly dress.]

...Karkat?

Castle

[chosen_gigolo]

[Zelos has been fading in and out of "character" all day, a worrying predicament considering at times he actually believes himself to rightfully be a female unicorn. It's just plain stupid. Not to mention this worrisome draw he has towards virgins. That's uncomfortable in a lot of ways. And don't get her started on the lack of opposable thumbs and tendency to graze! Nope, nope, this won't do and Zelos is going to put a stop to it. And who better than Carol, poor put-upon minion of their unseen sadistic overlords?

The brilliantly white unicorn approaches Carol and waves her tail agitatedly, speaking directly into her mind while she still has grasp that being a magic pointy female horse is not the way of the world.]

I've got a wish, Carol-hun- ...Carol. [He catches himself, remembering how irritated she got at the suffix.] Mind makin' me human again? Pretty please?

[thalassino]

...Human, huh?

[She tilts her head, tapping a wand against her lips.]

I can do my best, but I'm warning you--I don't really know what'll happen.

Sock... bush.... quest | Gamzee & Equius | Closed

[420]

[So it has been a few days and Gamzee has gotten better at walking on his weird hooves. Okay, his walk is a little more prancing than his normal lazy steps, but at least he is not falling smack on his face every few steps.

He keeps even pace with Equius, glancing around the forest path they are on, his ears pricked forward, still focused enough to actually look for that weird ass sock bush they are looking for.]

Ain't seen nothing yet.

[It has been a whole five minutes too. Gosh.]

sock bushes are rare and highly prized, okay, this is totally a legit thing!

[stayb100ponyboy]

We'll find it.

[Equius loves these curses where he turns into a hoofbeast, and is in a ridiculously good mood. Part of it might be the bow and quiver of arrows that are slung across his chest; part of it might be how he can touch whoever and whatever he wants, and not break it. No small part of it is watching Gamzee prance along on his goat hooves, wagging his tail every few steps. Either way, he is a happy, happy man-horse-troll-thing right now.]

It probably has every sock you've ever owned on it.

[Gentle teasing, even! He knows his matesprit's distaste for socks.]

Mother Hulda | Gamzee & Minnie | Closed

[420]

[It had been sheer coincidence really. No. Not coincidence. Miracles. Sheer Miracles.

Gamzee had just been kind of hanging around the quest-giving spot, had seen the huge squeakbeast he had talked to a few days previous, had gone over to exchange a friendly hello, and kinda had gotten drafted into this quest by the crabby fairy looking girl. It was silly of her to look so grumpy. If Gamzee had wings and sparkled it would be the most bitchtits thing imaginable.

Now he pads next to Minnie, trusting her to know the way to wherever they are meant to go, glancing down at her with a kind smile.]

So, you fu--

[No! No fun words! Mice hated fun words.]

Uh. You been all like settlin' yourself real nice here?

Re: Mother Hulda | Gamzee & Minnie | Closed

[faithqueen]

[Yes, mice do hate the 'fun words'. At least you catch yourself.

Minnie herself seem perfectly ok. There's not much change to her, just a little more wizardness and little less royalty happening. Oh and and a staff. All wizards have staffs ok! It is taller than her, too.] Why yes, I have, though this was unexpected. Though I have been told this normally does not happen on such a scale.

[A smile smile.] Why, it has been quite interesting so far. Hmm. I do believe we go this way now. [Random turn here!]

Shear Quest | Meadow | Open as EVER come at her

[baa]

[A number of people were given a seemingly simple task: Seek out the flying sheep and return with her golden pink fleece!

Alright, that's grand and lovely.

... But! There was one whom did not get the memo, unfortunately. Aradia had no idea that there was a quest for her wool, which is why she was just wandering about the meadow without a care in the world. She seems harmless enough, right? This would be really easy to get it from her? AHAHA... no, no she's not going to be an easy catch.

Come prepared, dear reader. It's going to be one heck of a fight to get her precious pink wool.]

CASTLE

[cakesaretheenemy]

Hey, Fairy Godmother!

Are you granting wishes?

[thalassino]

Yeah, yeah. That's my job, or something. Why? You want one?

Five little kitties sitting in a tree | All over | Closed

[bestestfurrend]

I think I smell one!! Yes, yes I do! We're on the right track!

[Nepeta-in-Boots runs a few steps forwards, boots thumping against the ground and her cape flying out behind her, showing off her bright, lustrous fur. She remembers her companion after a second, coming to an abrupt halt and twirling around on one heel to face him, not wanting him to fall behind.]

[420]

[It's okay! Gamzee is close behind. Summoner had been right when he had said it was easier to walk on hooves if you went a little quicker. So there Gamzee is, prancing walking just a little quicker than usual, still a bit uneven on his hooves. It would be easier, maybe, if he wasn't used to having huge clown feet. These little hooves just didn't measure up.

When he gets close enough, he drops a companionable arm around her shoulders.]

You got one fuckin' amazing sniffnode, sister.

Sleeping Beauty | Open

[fonmaster]

[A boy with long, long hair sits faithfully by his friend Sleeping Beauty (usually known as Guy). He's been told that a kiss might wake Guy up, and so he's waiting patiently and guarding Sleeping Beauty from any other potential dangers for the time being. Both of them are now near the fairy godmother that gives out quests.]

[redcladidealist]

[Zelos had mentioned the castle not too long ago, but at the time Lloyd had had other things to take care of, so the two of them had split up. Now, though, he's come to see if there's anything he can discover, or any way he can help those suffering from the curses that seem to overshadowing the whole realm. As a Knight of the realm, it's his duty to aid where he can.

As he enters the castle, his steps slow when he passes what looks to be a young girl seated next to an older boy. The boy is fast asleep. Something about the picture seems... wrong.

Why is he sleeping in here? His brow furrows and he stops to address the girl.]

Is everything all right?

The Quest for Magic Honey (which is totally not a secret pale date) | Forest | Closed

[aim_exorable]

[He had meant to simply contact the Helmsman and spend more time with the other, see how his new body was working for him while this curse happened, and other such things. It wasn't out of any desire to just whittle away a part of the day with the Helmsman, no.]

[...Perhaps only slightly.]

[There's just one problem: he couldn't find Equius. Why did he need to find Equius? Well...]

Sir Makara, I'm pleased you want to help, but...

[420]

Something up?

[Gamzee, on account of being Gamzee, doesn't always get subtlety. Well, actually, he rarely gets subtlety. Half of the time he doesn't even get it when people plain out say things to him.

And that is why he is still padding along Darkleer's side, his stride a little quick to keep up with his, his face cheerful and sunny as he glances up at him.]