[open] rain rain go away

[flamberge]

Who: kratos & you!
Which: open log!
Where: throughout the city
What: a sad swordman has a day filled with rain and watches! open log with a few dream board quests.
Warnings: none now but will add as needed!

a. near the library.

[sometimes a day spent reading is just what the doctor ordered. losing yourself in a good book seldom fails a to be a good way to pass some times. that had been kratos' expectation: go to the library, stay for a while and then be on his merry way. what kratos hadn't expected, however, was for a storm to come out of nowhere on him.

it starts out as a gentle drizzle. nothing to pay any mind to. within moments, however, the gentle drizzle evolves into a downpour. a little rain is fine; a curtain of rain is significantly less fine. luckily, there's a storefront with some awning that's perfect to take cover under. thus kratos runs on over to join whoever else happens to be taking refuge from the rain under here. the two of you can wait out the rain together.]

b. dream board - personal rain cloud.

[there has to be some irony in this somewhere of this happening to him. is he a sad man who might as well have a raincloud over his head? yes, but he full well did not expect a literal raincloud to randomly appear. just as the rain outside ends, his own personal rain begins.

it starts up right as kratos enters the library. for a moment, there's a look of confusion on his face when the drizzle doesn't let up upon stepping foot inside a building. that confusion shifts to immediate irritation upon looking up.

he sighs and rubs his temple. really? really???

sorry if the rain gets on you or any of the books you happen to be reading.]

c. dream board - running out of time.

[the rain cloud finally went away and not a moment too soon. to say that had been irritating would be an understatement. at least he can now enjoy the rest of his day in peace.

or so kratos had thought. as he's walking along, he hears something zooming right at the back of his head. there's a bit of an odd sense of deja vu as this reminds him of a prior encounter with someone in the city. similarly to that encounter, he nimbly moves his head to the side at the last moment. this leads to the thing missing him by a small margin and slamming into a nearby tree. it then falls to the ground with a thunk. kratos finds himself quirking a brow as he bends to pick up the item in question. a watch? he frowns at the device before looking around. where had that even come from?

while glancing around, he spots yet another watch flying out of nowhere and heading directly at the back of someone's head.]

Look out behind you!

[hopefully that shout comes in time for them to avoid getting hit.]

d. wildcard.

(ooc: if there's anything else you'd like to do, let me know on plurk at Shaorune or on the game discord!)

Comments

[flamberge]

[but the watches want to make sure everyone is making good time! these two definitely need that, so say the watches!!

but kratos very much agrees with nuadha here. he would rather avoid seeing how painful getting hit with one of those is. good chance that most in the city would feel similarly. given that, best to deal with these pests before they end up being too much of an annoyance.]

It seems so.

[thus kratos readies his weapon.

as if knowing that their timely antics may get interrupted, the swarm of watches pauses mid-flight regardless of what they're doing. then, in an unnerving unison, they all turn to face the pair.]

Get ready.

[burnttoashes]

[HE IS ALWAYS IN GOOD TIME!!! He does not need to be smacked in the head for that!

Too bad the watches don't seem to care, though, and he's probably going to be far more cross once the bruise on the back of his skull actually forms. He'll deal with that part when it happens.]

I'm not leaving a single one.

[And that's all the warning he gives before lashing out towards the ones nearest him with a fiery blast.]

Zetsuen Rengatou!

[Hopefully being set on fire will be enough of a deterrent to keep them from trying that again? If not, he has other tricks up his sleeve as well, but right now he is just Done.]

[flamberge]

[THE SMACK WILL MAKE IT EVEN BETTER TIME THOUGH!!

the watches hit by that have no time to react and are effectively stunned and burnt. they fall to the ground with a thunk. miffed by such horrid actions against their watchy siblings, another group of them zooms toward nuahda. they will get him back for that!! what a shame that this group fails to accomplish said goal due to a sudden thunder blade crashing down on them.

almost immediately after finishing that cast, kratos ends up barely dodging several watches himself. the watches aren't too happy with that arte, either.

watches now surround the pair. two swordsmen vs several dozen angry watches: who will win?]

[burnttoashes]

[HE DOUBTS.

Nuadha lashes out at the group of watches headed towards Kratos post-Thunder Blade with a wind-based strike to launch them back towards the others, causing a few of them to knock into each other as they fly backwards. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to do anything beyond make them more determined to make sure that Nuadha and Kratos will never be late for anything again ever...

The entire situation would be comical if it weren't for the fact that these watches don't seem to grasp that one watch for each of them would be plenty.]

It doesn't seem as though they're going to stop...

[flamberge]

[determined these watches are!! some may find it comical but they take their timely duties seriously! why, with better management, they could already be done with this fight. terrible!! they will help with these two's time management whether or not they like it.

kratos' eyes dart around at their opponents(?). sizable numbers, quick movement, and determination: the recipe for truly annoying fights.]

That does seem to be the case. [sigh] Our only choice seems to be taking out all of them.

[that or have about twelve watches follow each of them around for however long they deem necessary. kratos will pass on that.]

[burnttoashes]

[Yeah, so will Nuadha. This is already a colossal pain, thanks.]

We should try to get as many as we can with one strike.

[Maybe that will convince the others to leave? Possibly? ... probably not. But if nothing else, it will make the remainder easier to deal with when they're only trying to target a few opponents rather than a few dozen.]

We'll take the ones on the right. Use something that can hit as many as possible.

[Nuadha shifts, adjusting his grip on the hilts of his jian and dagger. He's ready to leap in the moment Kratos moves.]

On three.

[flamberge]

[precisely what kratos himself was thinking. one solid attack from the two of them is the best bet to take care of things. getting their numbers down will make things less of an overall pain. hopefully. the more that go down at once the better. numerous attacks of his could suffice so no issue there. he glances at nuadha and nods.]

On three.

[he'll start off the count, tightening the grip on his sword as he does.]

One...

[burnttoashes]

[Not that Kratos is aware of this fact, but Nuadha already knows exactly how the other man fights-- has seen him in battle, no less. He knows that the two of them can easily handle the majority of the clocks with their combined artes, which is why he even suggested this in the first place. He just needs to trust that Kratos is going to act the way he expects the other man will.]

Two...

[He crouches down slightly, preparing to dart forward...]

[flamberge]

[although lacking in that same degree of information, what kratos can tell is that nuadha knows how to fight. how well may not be an answer he knows for sure, but given the reaction to this and how nuadha carries himself, it's above a novice-level.]

Three!

[and go! kratos lunges at the swarm. one hit together, let's do this. lightning crackles around it --moreso than normally would since he's putting a little more energy into this strike than normal-- before he thrusts that lightning blade at them. the lightning strikes out from the metal and hits a good number of them.]