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.]

Comments

[thalassino]

[OH GOD WHY.

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

...

....]

Lea? What are you doing?

[prominence_glow]

Flying.

[A pause.]

And crashing because I keep bursting into fire. But, uh, it doesn't hurt?

[His wings give a little flutter before folding against his back again. He is a very drab gray right now. Phoenixes, man.]

[thalassino]

[...She laughs, a little, incredulous bark of a laugh.]

This is absolutely insane.

Insane!

[prominence_glow]

[Lea just laughs back, but his is a bit more relaxes and cheerful.]

Hey, I wanted to be a knight in shining armor, sweeping damsels off their feet and breaking into castles, but nooooope, you guys made me a bird that explodes.

[Pushing himself to his feet and stepping out of the pile of ashes rather wobbly, he looks down at the sign.]

So! New extra credit assignment?

[thalassino]

[She pauses--and then sighs and rolls her eyes.]

As if. Someone is persuasive, okay.

[She kicks at the sign idly.]

Right, right. Want a quest, Lea?

[prominence_glow]

Oh, yeah, I know how that feels. [With a hop and a flutter that sends ash everywhere, Lea awkwardly perches on the sign. Perching just feels more natural okay] Bribery. It was totally bribery, right?

[Perking up at that, he rubs his chin.]

Well, only if it's the most awesome quest you have. You know what a shining star in the night I am, Carol.

[Exaggeratedly, he waggles his eyebrows.]

[thalassino]

[She brushes ashes off of a wing with an annoyed huff before turning to him.]

Bribery? What do you take me for?

But fine, fine. Let's see...

Okay, Mister Shining Star. Go deliver something to grandmother's house. It's...over there somewhere.

[She waves vaguely towards the forest.]

[prominence_glow]

Well, I took you for someone like me, who could only be bribed into doing schoolwork with liberal amounts of ice cream, but Isa always said not everyone shares my work ethic.

[By which he means what schoolwork ethic. Everything besides that is clearly fair game.]

Deal! What am I delivering?

[Proper directions? What proper directions?]

[thalassino]

[...That gets her to chuckle.]

I'll have you know that I used to be a very good student.

[She'll just wave her wand and...pop! There is a basket. Better catch it before it hits the ground; she's not grabbing it.]

Try that.

1/2

[prominence_glow]

[Welp, that sure is a squawking noise Lea is making! But he somehow manages to dive down and snatch up the basket, beaming proudly.]

Carol, you are about to see the very best delivery bird in existence. Catch you on the flipside!

[And then he waddles off, still not quite used to bird legs.]

2/2

[prominence_glow]

[just when he's vanished out of sight, he comes waddling back, looking slightly sheepish.]

Uh, do I come back to you when I'm done, oooor...? Listen, I haven't played a video game in ages, okay?

[thalassino]

[...s-snerk. She just shrugs, grinning.]

How should I know?

You're welcome to come back if you want, but I don't have any prizes. According to the Station Master, that'll happen if you can all break the curse.

...I'm rooting for you guys, by the way. I'm not a huge fan of glittering over everything.

[prominence_glow]

Hey, lady, you handed out the quest like candy on Halloween. Yeesh!

Heheheh, don't worry, we won't let you down. I mean- [He gestures widely and whoops almost sent the basket flying, that was a close one.] -we've survived worst, haven't we?

[thalassino]

[...shrug.]

I'm just doing what he told me to do. That's all.

But I'm holding you to that! If you do screw up and I become a fairy godmother forever, I'm holding you personally responsible!

[She's...probably joking. Mostly.]

[prominence_glow]

Yikes! [He holds his hands up defensively but still grinning.] I think I'm legitimately terrified right now. Tone down the fear factor before I burst into flame again!

[thalassino]

[.....h u f f.]

Cute. I'm not going to wait here forever, you know.

Chop chop.