ninth shot ⊗ open july log

[flamekthunder]

Who: Eustace and anyone
Which: Open July Log (set after the beach party/moon viewing log)
Where: Various
What: Seagulls; boatbuilders+seafood dining; choya; teleporting and limiters follow-ups
Warnings: None just shenanigans


⊗ a: quest 703: herding seagulls

[Those seagulls are definitely a damn nuisance, especially when they're around his and Tifa's house. He just wants some damn peace and quiet!! But he'll also be taking to the riverfront where most of annoying birds have gathered to join in the efforts in controlling the invasion.

Now, while he could just electrocute them with the abundant amount of lightning he can wield at this point, he will try to be more...humane and instead use two of his corgis to try and chase them off and work on a bit of wind element while he's at it.

So anyone out on the Riverfront will see Eustace calling out to two corgis—a red named Idris and a black and white with a tail named Cadoc—to essentially herd the birds. Some are just chased away, but if there's a large group Eustace aims to capture them.

Idris will rush at any groups that are scattered, driving them to fly closer together and knock them up into the air by the wind the dog's speed produces. Eustace will follow up by producing his own wave of wind to force them to fly and tumble closer to the ground before Cadoc releases a weighted net from a canister. For the most part, they're mostly successful, able to capture up to 10 birds in the net and then send them off to others who will either carry them to the beach or...cook them. Look he's not going to judge, even if it's not the tastiest thing.

But sometimes a few mishaps might happen...such as—]

Ah—

[Someone either caught by Idris's wind blast, a stray seagull flying right into someone's face, or worse—there's a misfire from the canister and someone gets caught in the net instead.]

⊗ b: quest 704+5: ocean fishing

[Finding some amount of the materials isn't too difficult, particularly since he had to find some good wood for a piano... But testing a boat? Hmmm. Given that there are requests for some seafood, might be able to kill two seagulls with one harpoon.

1. Peace and Quiet. With whoever has decided to join him on this impromptu fishing trip, Eustace looks out on the ocean waters as they stay near the shallows for now.]

So far so good. The waters seem calmer out in the shallows so let's keep it simple and see what we find around here first before trying to go further.

[And what can they find...? From simple fish to curious squids to anything really.

2. Rough waters. But if things start getting rough, such as a large angry crab or really, really sticky seaweed that's trying to wrap around their oars or the boat itself, their boat might also start seeing a few cracks.]

⊗ c: quest 706: choya chop

[Eustace actually isn't here for the quest—around another time that he's trying to fish or exploring the are a little, he'll notice any chaos and commotion from anyone who is trying to do the quest—or just happened to accidentally piss off the choyas.

A crackle of lightning and a gunshot will ring out as he rushes in to aid, shouting when he sees those weird cactus things turning read and looking ready to burst.]

Get back, it's going to explode!

[At worst, if someone can't make it on their own, a sheet of ice will suddenly appear in front of them, acting as an impromptu shield that will block at least most of the carnage.]

⊗ d: teleporter and limiters follow-up (semi-closed)

[For those who answered Eustace's inquiry last month about creating some kind of teleporter doorway as well as power limiters, including use against nightmare energy, Eustace will be trying to follow up and see how things are going. It'll be a brief message, something along the lines of,

I'd like to follow up on our discussion regarding [___]. Let's meet at your earliest convenience.

With the [___] filled in for whichever topic they discussed.

If anyone else would like to speak with Eustace about these topics, they are welcome to use this prompt and either use a journal response or find him out and about in town.]

⊗ e: wildcard

[Open to other prompts! I considered him trying the dog sleds for vehicle testing Feel free to hit me up on discord, PM, or laenavesse for questions or further discussion!]

Comments

Portal Follow-Up

[lonelysmiles]

[Alastor gives a bemused smile at the page before writing in his own neat script.]

Where shall I meet you?

[flamekthunder]

Here.

[A very succinct and simple but informative map with directions to get to the Flower Dog tree in the neighborhood.]

The dogs won't be around so you don't have to worry about them.

D

[crystalized_hope]

[G'raha has set aside his revenyte project for a little while to focus his attention on something that he had spoken to Eustace about last month. Creating a device that allowed you to teleport to a specific place in mind seemed a little daunting at first, but how was this unlike how revenytes worked?

So for the time being, he settled on creating a big enough crystal to hold in his hand for a test run. When he thought of a project like this, his mind went back to the devices that had been given to the Scions before heading out to Ultima Thule. Mayhap later in time, he could really refine how these look and function, but for now this would have to do.

The Crystal was self made through dreamotion, only because while a normal crystal here found in Reverein would probably work, he had a feeling that it would better attune to the revenytes having come from the same source. After tinkering around with the concept for about a month, he had found success in his preliminary tests. Now if he could modify it to allow travel to wherever the user focused on while using dreamotion, that would put him one step closer to their goal.]

Pick a place and I will be there anon.

[It was a good time to share his findings with Eustace.]

[flamekthunder]

Meet me in this field over here.

[Insert a simple map showing G'raha how to get there from the neighborhood.]

I assume a larger, quieter area would be best to discuss this.

Journal → Action

[crystalized_hope]

[The field seemed easy enough to find, so he swiftly responded back.]

I will be there ere long.

[Grabbing the device and whatever notes he had on the project, he made his way there. It didn't take too long for him to arrive, waving momentarily as he approached Eustace.]

Have you waited long?

[flamekthunder]

[Eustace stands leaning against the fence post marking the entrance to the field, just taking in the peaceful, quiet nature of the place before he hears the approaching footsteps, glancing up before G'raha gives his greetings.]

Not long.

♡ Tag Eustace with the choya prompt, or don't.

[pactmarshal]

[ Trahearne, on the other hand, is actually here for the choya quest. What a surprise it was to find that someone had actually found creatures from his world here in Songerein! That brought up all sorts of questions--namely, did choya dream? And if they did, what did they dream about?

The more important question is what they actually look like. Act like. Fight like! Trahearne has never seen one in the flesh before, what with the creatures being native to a land a continent away, so this is terribly exciting. He must see them in action.

What he doesn't realize is that they're a lot more aggressive than he anticipated, and that attacking one seems to attract the entire rest of the pack. He deals with one or two quite handily, but he isn't ready for the other...seven.

One threatens explosion and Trahearne dodges back, luckily escaping most of the carnage. He turns to the voice that gave him the warning and immediately lights up. ]

Eustace! You save my bark once again. [ ...? ] It's good to see you again, but there's no time to chat. Are you up for a fight?

[flamekthunder]

Looks like I don't have much of a choice.

[There goes his day of relaxation—but he was prepared, as always.]

If you can keep them together in an area, I'll be able to hit them all in one shot and keep them at a distance.

[pactmarshal]

Consider it done.

[ Trahearne doesn't wait much longer after that before he dashes to the side, luring the choya towards him and bringing the ones leading the charge back in with the rest of the group. He dodges as several of them shoot their needles, but he doesn't let that slow him down. With a swipe of his scepter, a ring of darkness manifests on the ground below most of the creatures with a gasp and a scream, and they slow to a crawl as a visible chill sets over the group.

Eustace can take care of those. One that escaped totters with great speed towards Trahearne, so he starts focusing on that one, shooting blasts of dark energy at it. ]

[flamekthunder]

[As Trahearne keeps his word, Eustace is quick to dispatch the frozen choya, electricity filling the air as a powerful blast is fired from his gun and strikes everyone in the group. The damage is devastating, electrifying them and stunning some so that they end up not exploding while others still burst.

But he's already set his eyes on the next target, and seeing the one bothering Trahearne, he shoots it before aiming at another that tried to charge at the sylvari.]

A

[sciencesquid]

[Otto's been up on the roof of his warehouse for over an hour already, attempting to patch up some holes. It's warm out, leaving him without shelter in the scorching sun beyond the plain, long-sleeved shirt he's wearing. He's just too stubborn to do anything about it. The sooner he finishes, the sooner he can get back down and rest.

Any commotion down below by the riverside is ignored. What he can't ignore is an outburst of sudden, erratic squawking, growing louder at an exponential rate. He looks over his shoulder just in time to see a whole swarm of panicked seagulls heading straight for him.]

What the h- [is about all he manages to say, because the next second, the seagulls are upon him.

Wings hit him from all sides and a few talons scrabble along his face. His shades are knocked off his nose and slide along the roof. The tentacles end up swatting a few of the birds from the sky, sending them careening down to the ground. That's the best he could do, though. When the swarm's moved on, it leaves Otto covered in stray feathers and a few minor scratches.

Eustace, what have you done?]

[flamekthunder]

[Eustace and the dogs had just managed to catch another group, which of course sent nearby flocks panicking. That led to the incident with Otto, which... Eustace didn't really notice because he had his hands full with the net of birds he had caught. The dogs, however, recognize the man as the one they knocked into the river and rush over, barking and growling.

With the additional noise, Eustace frowns and looks over...and then recognizes the location. He then looks up and just stares up at the battered man on the roof.

...

Well, not his problem, back to sending these birds off—

The two corgis, meanwhile, continue to bark. Grrr bad man grrr!!]

D. Limiter Follow-up

[recreator]

Ah yes, the power limiter.

In fact, I am making reasonable progress on a prototype. Naturally, it isn't yet at a point where it will be a viable option for your anonymous associate, but the magicks seem sound enough.

When and where would you prefer to meet?

[flamekthunder]

I'm fairly open even today. What would be a safe place to show and discuss the prototype?

[recreator]

If you're exceedingly concerned for safety, I might suggest convening at the lakeside. Elsewise, a simple demonstration and discussion of my research can be made even here in town with no ill effects to any of the residents.

My work is not so sloppy, I should hope.

[flamekthunder]

I meant no offense—it was also a question of privacy as some had such preferences. We can meet town if it's easier. Plaza? There are a few quieter pockets at least.

b

[projections]

Hm? What do you mean by that? I don't think this is a calming experience at all.

[Shirou's standing there with unsteady breathing and he looks particularly tense about this entire thing. The red-haired boy doesn't look well at the very least. Every so often he clutches at his arm like he's in some kind of pain.]

I'm a little confused but it should be fine if you say it is.

[flamekthunder]

[...

.......]

...Do you have a fear of water?

[projections]

No! I don't.

[ Even if he did he wouldn't go around telling Eustace. Shirou isn't too fond of letting other people know his weaknesses that easily. He's defensive and every so often he stares off into space. ]

We've only been here for two hours. Did you find anything?

[ There are so many things wrong with that statement. First of all, he just got here. It felt like two hours to him so he said what felt natural in that moment. Maybe Eustace might want to correct him on a few things. ]

D

[multidisciplinary]

My schedule is open in the mornings this week. It is my preference that we meet somewhere that we may converse privately.

[flamekthunder]

[...Hmmm.]

Are you adverse to dogs?

[HE HAS A GOOD REASON FOR THIS— And he does remember her meeting a few of them before.]

[multidisciplinary]

[ Of all the replies she could have expected, this is not one of them. ]

No, I am quite fond of dogs.

[ What does that have to do with anything?? ]

Limiter follow-up

[burnttoashes]

[In the time since their conversation, Nuadha's been hard at work making a couple of example prototype limiters-- one bracelet and one amulet necklace, in part so that he can test the effectiveness of each form respectively. This is going to be a learning experience for him too, so might as well go all out.]

I've prepared the examples you requested. Once I have the chance to analyze the power they're meant to be limiting, I can apply the arte to them.

Where shall we meet?

[flamekthunder]

Since this is mostly just discussion, let's meet at the Central Plaza. There's enough open areas for privacy. Around here should work.

[Cue a simple but effective hand drawn map of the specific location.]

[burnttoashes]

[Simple but effective is appreciated, honestly, considering that he's used to working with the likes of Dist the Runny Rose, who doesn't know the meaning of the word "simple." Or "effective," but that's a different story--]

Understood. I'll be there shortly.

[That written, he'll tuck the bracelet and amulet into a bag and set off for the location Eustace indicated.

... and then stand around looking awkward, but at least it will make him easy to spot?]