songerein | Hangin' On, Hangin' On

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Hangin' On, Hangin' On | OPEN

Who: 76 & whomever
Which: Open Log | May Catch-All
Where: The Wild Harvest, town markets, potentially the farmlands and the Wildlands
What: Wild Harvest work days, break times, general tasks, and a few not so general tasks; flower wolf play time, and dragon grooming.
Warnings: Will add as/if they come up in threads.

The Wild Harvest

Mornings mean BACON
[76 always made a point of coming in a bit early to get things started- even if there wasn't a stew or something that needed to be started early to get flavors in by lunch; those he tended to start the day before anyway. Was even easy to do when he held up in the room given to him to stay in by Kazuma.

That and he could get in quietly without opening doors, always put himself right in to the kitchen itself as shadows drifted away behind him.

Garnish and Spicy noodle dragons loitered a bit as if keeping him company wherever he walked, oneGarnish dragon in particular curled around his shoulders as he moved. The smell of syrup and bacon filled the air, along with coffee. Wafted through the doors of The Wild Harvest even as he walked out in to the joined garden to gather a few herbs and the like they'd need for the day.

Better to prep than not after all, right? Mindful of the garden snakes of course, but not paying mind to the few little leafs and the like that seemed to sprout back after fingertips brushed plants to pick what was needed.

Nor paying much mind to the trail of herbal plants and flowers that crept from the soil he touched.]

Wonder if I should bring up moving a small beehive around here. [Hummed to himself- be good for the plants and vegetables- Right?]

Afternoons
[When things weren't so busy within the Harvest? 76 actually pulled himself out of the kitchen and rather moved back towards the attached room near the garden that was also more glass that solid wall- hidden away from sight as anyone in the attached garden would just see a wall of glass jars filled with multicolored glittering honey. Arranged in such a way it nearly looked like some stained glassed mural of sorts, and kept the inside of 76's area from being seen in to.

Of course he left the door open so he could hear if he needed to come back, or be found easily enough for those that could find the entrance. Other shelves had plant pots on them, filled with various flowers and a few herbs and things. These he watered and took care of, because they too helped make something of a privacy wall, kept people from seeing him if he did decide to lay back in the hammock, or sit by the table on one of the couch-like benches by it to eat something himself.

He also crouched by a strange rose bush that by now had grown nearly taller than him, the odd rose-like flowers glowing as he cupped one in hand carefully.]

Hell, this thing is doing better than I expected here. A lot more blooms- and still budding? [He worked gloveless, the golden stems and thorns maneuvered around carefully, the slight blue tints to the otherwise still blackened skin of his hands glowing just a bit in turn. Brought out the various shades of blue in the flowers themselves.] Gotta remember to ask Yujin or Susato how the Blazings I gave them are doing.

[Of course this was mumbled to himself.

Easy to catch him simply relaxing in there some days, too. Just taking in the peaceful atmosphere, the relaxation of his own personal garden.]

Town Markets

Farmer's Market
Glad to hear things are going well. [Some idle chatter easy for the masked man as he passed over something bundled in leather to one of the farmers manning a stall while speaking to her wife, taking up the basket that had been neatly filled with jars of jams and a few pickled things. He had a habit of coming by, picking up what wasn't grown at the Wild Harvest here and there- and a few for more personal things when he went on his hunting runs.

Of course this was also partly where he learned his goings on of things outside of town. Those birds sounded-]

At least they're easy to pick out from the usual crows and the like, right? Don't scare off the same, though- I can swing by and see if I can help any.

[The Flock, huh? Better to make sure it's not some damned mix of noctaere and eraser at this point. already knew those were around after all-]

Flower Wolves
[The man who ran the dogsledding outpost was easy to talk to, and on this day 76 had a wolf pup tucked under an arm, against his chest, ruffling the fur between their ears as he spoke-]

Haven't come across anything like them on your runs out? [Well, that was fine-] Figured I'd ask, other wolves are one thing but you get why I ask, yeah. [So either the flower wolves were new or... kept more to themselves? Maybe they did hang out in the areas of those Ents underground after all. Still, he'd got what he could and walked off with a wave to the guy, the pup wagging that lavender blossom filled tail as they wiggled a bit.] Guess you and yours are better at hiding out than I am, huh Bud?

[The further he got away from the outpost- well, the rest of the pack joined up and followed. One with prickly pears growing on her, another with thistles and cactus needles, the largest covered in some sort of creeping ivy, and one that practically shed cherry blossoms. All followed him at his sides rather than directly behind. Ears pricked and sniffing as they moved-]

Come on, time to get some exercise either way.

[Flower wolves, huh- what'll this place have next? They were friendly at least, if not a bit cautious of those who milled about; prickly pear and cherry blossom were more curious, however. Sniffing and watching as Cherry bounced a little, still filled some with young wolf energy sending those pink blossoms floating about on any little breeze.]

Misc.

Dragon Fluff & Feathers
[There was a pleased twittering sort of rumble coming from one of the clearings near the residential district as a certain blue dragon stretched out wings wide, tail flicking and smoke curling from nostrils-]

Yeah, yeah, I'm getting there. You've got a lot of fluff caught up in some shedding scales I need to take care of before getting to your wings. [A good and gifted brush in hand, and a pile of shed scales and even feathers caught up in a burlap bag just at 76's boots, careful as he worked the dulled shedding skin and scale off, shining blue just underneath.]

Just keep still for me, would you? Didn't realize how much fluff you grew while it was cold here, and you'll feel better for it.

[Brushing out fur-like feathering, letting Blue preen a little herself as if to help keep her occupied.

Could probably get something done with those dragon scales- maybe ask around town later?]

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[ . . . So her suspicions were right. At least, that's what she's getting from all this. She's listening to 76 as she continues watching them, but then she'll turn to look at him. ]

Do you think they'd like some exercise?

[ Now?

...Well, OK, it doesn't have to be now now. She just got comfortable, but she'd love to see them in action. ]

[He gave the flowers wolves a bit of a look over-]

Honestly? They probably might, since whenever I get u to go they seem pretty ready to go. I've taken them out on my runs after all.

[76 quite literally ran with the wolves in the early mornings and some evenings if they hadn't managed to get in to something and tire out.]

...If I wouldn't hold you back too much, I'd love to come with you this evening.

[ She stretches, as if preparing for this, but she's otherwise not in a rush. ]

I would enjoy seeing the route you take. ...Do you ever race?

At worst? You can catch a ride with Blue since she comes along on these, too.

[It was Liv that finally came over to sort of lean against one of 76's legs, a hand set on the white wolf's head before rubbing along the side of it, brushing claws through fur. They enjoyed that he could give a good scritching.]

They like to race amongst themselves, but I'm just getting in a good run. It is a pretty scenic route, this place offers a lot.

[ Susato visibly perks up at the idea, in her own reserved way. She wants to ask a million things: what does it feel like? Would she be too heavy? Would Blue mind? Should she be nervous? But all of these fall by the wayside, and in the end, she finds that she either knows the answer to the question, or is able to figure it out after some thought.

After all, she already has an idea of what it should feel like. ]

It does. [ She's sure the atmosphere is different now, given that the flower festival is over, but knows it's still beautiful. ] . . . I got to ride on a butterfly, you know. One of the large ones that showed up along with the festival.

Blue is no butterfly, but I wonder if it feels something like that.

[76 had made a point of exploring, everything in-between the town and the Wildlands, the forests and more simply because it helped spend all of that energy he could have. Going for those runs, the occasional hunting trip, it was all meant to help burn that energy so he didn't get overly antsy on occasion.

Would never really be used to staying in one place too long, so he figured.]

Did you? Sounds like that was a bit of fun mixed with something new. [A soft hum as he considered it, all the same.] Could be, especially when she takes flight- otherwise it's a bit like riding a horse while she remains on the ground.

[ When he offered her a ride, she simply assumed flight. At the very least, however, she has ridden on a horse before, thanks to Prince Hans and Sitron, but she is still going to hope for some air time.

It ended up being fun, and definitely something new, but, well-- ]

We didn't have much of a choice, actually. One of the books hanging from the Tree of Memories... It fell on top of me and turned into a cage. Then it hurled me up, so I became trapped.

[There'd be definite changes for flight along the path that 76 usually took- for Blue at least, simply because at times it was easier for her to keep up from above than maneuvering through the trees. 76 was a sort of 'all-terrain' runner when it came to his exercise.

Helped keep him on top of his game, and it was fun.]

Not surprising something like that was going on- whole thing was still technically a dreamscape, even if it didn't behave as they have before. [All of the prizes won at games remained, and so on.]

[ ...Huh.

Surprise manages to flicker into Susato's expression, despite the fact that she must have known. It's subtle though, and she tilts her head. ]

You're right. I didn't think of it that way... but it was real to me.

...All of it.

I think it was all real- more was left behind with us, like the costumes and things won at games. People came here, even if only the town changed. Didn't reach far past it, not much else changed.

Left before the fireworks started that last day, went in to the Wildlands for a walk. [It was very real.] We were all still here, and not somewhere else.

[ A nod. She also noticed that dress appear in her wardrobe, but it's not like she was going to wear it again anytime soon. Maybe her birthday, or another very special occasion. Maybe...

Either way, of course it was real. A smile automatically blooms at the mention of the flowerworks. ]

...Was the show still visible from the Wildlands?

Could hear it faintly- and see some of it. [Not that he was paying too much attention. Not talking about that one-]

I'm sure it was a good show, used to love watching those sorts of displays.

[Used to- the view could still be good, but yeah.]

[ Probably for the best that he doesn't, though Susato looks like she's on the verge of saying something. At the very least, she was glad 76 was able to see at least some of it, but after a certain point, she wasn't really paying attention either. ]

It was beautiful. As it turns out, they were flowers that were glowing the entire time, and when they exploded, it rained petals all over the fields.

...That said, I may have missed some of it myself.

Noise was still something I was worried about- but hell, be nice if that was something that managed to stick around, too. [Because shows like that? Could help lighten moods or bring a more positive feeling.

Some people around here could no doubt use that.

76 made a soft noise as Cherry just hauled herself up in to his lap like she were a puppy and not a young wolf, huffing out a bit of amusement himself. Just kept scritching at fur with claws getting to those good spots.]

Nice way to end a flower themed festival.

. . . Yes. It was.

[ Maybe there's a book somewhere on explosive, glowing flowers. She speaks in a laugh as she watches him with Cherry, and then she moves in, too. She's scratching behind one of her ears at first, but she scoots closer and suddenly scratching behind both. ]

I gave him the plush, too, you know. The cat... I was saving it for the end.

[Cherry was currently one of the most content and happy wolves to exist- outside of the others still amusing themselves with the flowered wolf plush, and the oldest white wolf laying contently, watching it all. Old girl knew how to live right there-

Corner of his mouth twitched in some ghost of a smile still there.]

Surprised him with that? [Glad to har it did get handed over.]

[ Cherry confirmed for most spoiled of the pack, except maybe the youngest. Susato laughs, and if they could see aura's, hers would most certainly be glowing yellow. Still, her sakura hairpin works nicely in place of that; its pink light, faint as it was, still bright against her dark hair. ]

I certainly did. [ In truth? He did not seem surprised at Mr Meowgi. He was more surprised at her other gift, and everything that followed, but maybe she'll get to that yet still. ] ...But he surprised me, too. At the same time, actually.

That was his idea.

[Bud certainly held first place there very strongly, given he was often carried around to make it easier to keep up for the pup whenever the entire pack was on the move. That was when it wasn't a good idea to leave Bud with Blue or someone to 'babysit' for a quick hunt.

He'd grow lanky and gangly like a teenager soon enough, though.]

That right? Well, sounds like you both did manage to have fun there.

[ She beams, but otherwise stays quiet as she nods. Can't even manage to say yes or verbally agree. Just continues spoiling Cherry.

. . . Nope. Can't do it. Maybe later. ]

So... tonight?

Can we meet after the dinner shift? It won't take me long to wash up afterwards.

[A slow nod as his head tipped back briefly, just catching the time of day from the amount of light visible through the glass of the room.]

Yeah, I think that can be easily swung. No plans myself and I tend to go for evening runs daily.

[So he'd be going on one either way.]

[ Daily, huh? She really doesn't need to add much more to her routine, but that could be good for her. Either way, she'll definitely see how it goes.

She grins, content to play with him and his pups for a little longer. ]

I'll see you all there.

Deal.

[Wouldn't hurt to have extra company along after all, far as he was concerned. Runs were relaxing for him, and there was so much fresh air out here. Even in the evenings it was something to see along the paths he tended to run.

Be a good little outing for them all.]

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