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expiationlogs2024-02-03 10:55 pm
skelters) wrote in expiationlogs2024-02-03 10:55 pm
(i had a night, i had a day, i did one million stupid things)
Who: Vash + YOU????
Where: Around Aldrip
What: Feb catch-all, dealing with month's shenanigans! Please find Vash's plotty comment for some of the related ideas. If we have plans together, please hit me up with a starter or I can write one up. If we don't have plans together, what are you waiting for ...
Warnings: Will update as they come up!
i ➤ REBUILDING
ii ➤ PARTY PREP
iii ➤ TOAD TERRORS
iv ➤ PARTY ROCK
v ➤ WILDCARD
Where: Around Aldrip
What: Feb catch-all, dealing with month's shenanigans! Please find Vash's plotty comment for some of the related ideas. If we have plans together, please hit me up with a starter or I can write one up. If we don't have plans together, what are you waiting for ...
Warnings: Will update as they come up!
i ➤ REBUILDING
[ the attacks, and the earthquakes, and the explosion that happened not too long ago ... it seems like disaster follows vash wherever he goes. well, the only thing he could do is try his best to help where he's needed!
vash will be around everywhere - so much so that you wouldn't be able to help running into him at any point around aldrip; balanced precariously on a ladder helping to hammer new awnings and windowsills into place, hauling rubble and dragging away rubbish and broken things, and many more physical work besides. it is a workout enough that he has shed his red coat - and would you look at that, he's actually bricked up underneath all that.
anyway ... with all that bulk, plus the shiny augmentation of his left arm, means that the people leading the repair relief has mostly left him alone, trusting him to pull his own weight ... but as you know, sometimes it's just plain impossible to do everything just by yourself. ]
Uh ... [ a voice, awkward and reedy, will stop them as they happen to pass by. vash is leaning his weight on a wheelbarrow on which a heaping pile of broken rocks and stones rest, and it seems like one of the wheels have come off - leaving the cart precariously unbalanced, if he doesn't keep holding onto it. when they make eye contact, vash will start to smile - though the strained frown on his face still remains. ] I'm so sorry to bother you, but would you be able to help me?
ii ➤ PARTY PREP
[ if it isn't rebuilding, it's preparing the town to welcome the guests who are arriving any day now. there seems to be a talk about some kind of misunderstanding, and needing everything to be absolutely perfect for the ketsoran delegation ... now, vash has no idea who or what they are, but if it is all about keeping peace between people, then sign him up!
which is why he is busy running around, ducking in and out under awnings of shops and stalls with a basket full of things that people have asked him to deliver - or maybe his tall height attracts some people to help hang some colourful lanterns and other hangings around the streets for decoration - or even repainting the stalls and signages. some other days he can be found with a fluffy apron tied around him, chopping up mountains of vegetables (watch out for those onions) or covered in flour ... and many other cooking-related mishaps.
you think he is doing enough? not by half, because it seems that he's been roped into learning some kind of trick, to amuse the children who needs supervising (read: babysitting) while the adults are busy. currently, he is balancing handfuls of colourful balls on both hands, apparently learning how to juggle - currently he's graduated to having four that weaves themselves in wobbly circles over his head, and vash wobbles dangerously as his eyes squint, concentrating on not messing up.
now, if they weren't mean, they would try to stay a wide circle clear of his efforts ... or they could try to mess it up. the kids certainly seem to want them to! it's boring when he doesn't drop the balls, okay? ]
iii ➤ TOAD TERRORS
[ look, vash is notorious for never learning from his past mistakes, and the pesky amphibians are no exception. it isn't as though he is exactly looking out for them either, seeing as they are probably seasonal (or so he's been told), and after all the disaster in Aldrip ... well, they wouldn't be as smart as he'd have thought if they still chose to stick around.
in any case, there are plenty of food to go around for the volunteers helping to clear away the rubble and repair what can be fixed up - not to mention the abundance of leftovers from whoever is learning how to cook up a feast for the days ahead as the delegation's visit draws near.
maybe they are the ones who's cooked the food, maybe they're just simply passing by, running their own errands or doing their part to assist in the preparations (or just trying to stay well clear of it) when vash happens to come across them. he's got an armful of food tucked in the crook of one arm, and the other is holding out a drink - hot chocolate, it seems like, smelling sweet and foamy with steam gently rising from the top of the mug from the cold weather. as if that wasn't enough, he's got a big bite of a sweet pastry bulging the side of his cheek like a hamster.
seeing them, vash quickly struggles to chew enough of the mouthful to speak around it: ]
Come on! There's plenty to eat here - why don't you take a break for a bit?
[ note: the effect can be for both of them or just vash, depending! the choice of eating something spiked is up to you :) i'm interested in having vash have all or any of the following: seeing things that aren't there / compulsion to tell the truth / crave the closeness of another person. the chattiness and helping people are a moot point with vash, but feel free to notice that he is over-exaggerated on both! ]
iv ➤ PARTY ROCK
[ it is finally party time!!! all of the hard work and efforts made by everyone to prepare for the event seems like it was all worth it, because everyone seems to be enjoying themselves (hopefully) ... as well as being dressed up nice for it. vash is decked out in red, and his mask is clutsters of flowers that sway and fluff with every movement of his head.
and yes, it is mandatory to have one, but nobody said it was mandatory to keep wearing it! sometimes the characters might find that vash has pushed it up so it rests in an untidy mess at the crown of his head, the wildflowers scattered and mixing blond strands of hair. ]
OPTION A:
[ while he is eyeing everyone dancing and eating and drinking with wide, fascinated stare as though he has never seen something like this before, vash doesn't immediately move to join in on the fun, straying to the edges of the crowd and just observing for now. he's worked hard for this, so let him relax! though perhaps that would be easier achieved by asking him to join in... maybe get him to try some of the fancy food platters that others might be gorging on? do you want to share some of that? or what about some drinks? bully him into sneaking into the kitchens to snag you some top quality hors d'oeuvres? ]
OPTION B:
[ as much fun as it all is, you can't just keep partying forever ... or maybe vash is just enough of a pushover that he is moonlighting as a replacement bartender, complete with a lopsided bowtie and all that he keeps tugging at occasionally. it's not like he really knows how to mix drinks, but hey, he's always up for some experimenting! how about you sit yourself at the bar and order some specials? ]
OPTION C:
[ it won't be a proper party until there are people playing for some pretty high stakes - it's not so serious as life or death as some of the card games that vash has taken part in, and this glittery setting is a far cry from the smoke-stained saloons of noman's land, but the tensions are running pretty high at this table with everyone clutching their cards and glaring at each other ... except for vash, who sits in the middle of all of them with a wide, stupid grin on his face. so much for a poker face, huh. will you help him from getting cheated, or will you watch on? though if you do choose to not interfere, you might realise that there's actually a sizeable collection of chips growing at vash's elbow ... hey, this guy might not actually be so dumb after all? ]
OPTION D:
Hey! Wait! Hold on! Over here! [ this is D for DANGEROUS ... not. it's a scavenger hunt, and the characters might find themselves waved down frantically by this scatty-looking blond man, who hops and weaves through the crowd to make his way to where they are. when vash finally makes it to their side (if they don't walk away, of course), he is going to sheepishly flash a smile and hold out a card, on which it would say something that fits the character's description. wearing a funky hat? is really tall? looks like they'd win at chicken nugget eating contest? go wild. happy to come up with something fun (and awful) myself if you need ;) ] Whew, thank you ... Do you mind helping me with this? It'll just take a minute!
OPTION E:
[ please teach him how to dance before you are stuck with this disaster stepping on your foot or worse ... he is a quick learner, promise! vash will lose his voice for the duration of the dance until they fill out their name on his card, OR he will lose his prosthetic left arm, and that sleeve will hang empty. i'm happy to do either of these for people because what is time but a wobbly space! ]
[ note: the TOAD TERRORS effects are still okay for this party setting! ]
v ➤ WILDCARD
[ happy to do closed prompts for any of the options above, otherwise hit me with disasters - ping me in game discord or find me at plurk for chats! happy to match prompts :) ]
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[ what a hypocrite, really, considering that vash would work through without taking break or caring at all about himself if there was something that needed to be done, but ... it's different, okay? ]
Take another one, there's lots!
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[His lack of breaks was due to superiors wanting to work on a schedule instead of a need to help out, but he was just as prone to think of other people over himself.]
Oh! Uh, thanks!
[Levi grabs a couple more sweets.]
Um, I guess I could help you carry this around? It's be less, uh, strenuous for me so kind of like a break.
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vash fumbles for words a little, before letting out a peal of sheepish laugh. ]
Anyway!!! Nobody is forcing you to work so hard here. You'll see how good you feel after you've sat down and eaten a few of these!
[ even though he isn't the one to have made them, it makes vash feel good to see people enjoying the treats, okay? ]
Well ... [ you know what, he'll take the win where he can get it. maybe while they're going around, he could convince levi that breaks are a Good Thing. ] Why not? Would you mind holding the basket, then? That way I can grab more of the drinks!
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No problem. I'll just follow you.
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[ even with the basket gone from his arms, vash only has two hands ... and he can only carry so many drinks. a tray would be much easier. ]
You seem like you're used to working hard.
cw: kids being sent to war