[OPEN] a catch all

[sermom]

Who: Kisara and anyone!
Which: Open Log
Where: Around town
What: A catch-all for Kisara, event prompts and extras
Warnings: E for Everyone, to be changed as needed but pretty mild tbh


( I. hot pot - serenading the piggies )

[Ever in search for new ingredients and recipes to make - carrying on Shionne's legacy while she's gone, at least - Kisara had jumped on the truffle challenge. She's not shy of any danger, and experience at the ranch back home has her well prepared for a bit of pig wrangling! ...So she thought. Unfortunately partway in her partner in swine decides he's happier napping in the muck, so now she's on the edge of the path trying to coax him back.]

Come on, don't you want to find those tasty truffles?

[...Her pleas are left unacknowledged, unfortunately, so after a painful silence she sighs and starts humming some old kid's song from her childhood. Maybe it'll wake him up to play the way it did for her years ago.]


( II. dragon-sitting )

[Taking care of little kids? Sign Kisara the heck up. Even if said kids are actually baby dragons, that's fine. It adds a second layer of challenge to the task. She's at the dragon nursery, coaxing bite-sized morsels into the mouth of an especially precocious little dragonling. She's even trying to experiment with a bit of wind-based dreamotion to try and make it fly into the baby's mouth, which is… admittedly messy, but both she and the baby seem to be enjoying it.]

What's this? It's a zeugle, flying away! Best catch it before it escapes…


( wildcard: wishing well )

[Kisara is hanging out at the wishing well one unremarkable day when the skies are clear, leaning against the edge, rolling one of the baubles idly back and forth between her hands. She looks deep in thought, indecisive, a little sad. Maybe check in on her?

Alternatively, should you cross her path afterwards, one can find Kisara walking home from the wishing well area, carrying a small black cat in her arms and, by all appearances, trying hard not to cry.]

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wishing well

[judicialassistant]

[ Susato is just passing by the well, and it looks like she's got a bag of various things in her hand, having just made your mundane run to the market. She doesn't think much of anything as she crosses Kisara's path... The black cat does catch her attention, however, if only because by now she knows of two: Miss Christine, and Clover. This one seems to be neither of those.

She gives a polite smile regardless as she passes the other woman, though it falters pretty quickly when the gesture isn't returned. Certainly not a terrible crime in and of itself, but... Susato can sense avoidance. Tears...?

No. Surely she just imagined that. But she'll still turn, catching the back of Kisara's head. ]

Oh, your cat. [ She calls out, making sure her voice is heard. ] He's adorable...

[sermom]

[Kisara had been trying to get back to the house so she could let go and have a proper weep out of the public eye, and thus hadn't noticed the initial crossing of paths, but that's no excuse for rudeness. She shifts Zareh's weight on her shoulder to subtly wipe at her eyes before turning back with a friendly smile.]

Thank you. Her name is Zareh.

[The cat eyes her with a calm but wary expression, as cats often do.]

[judicialassistant]

She. [ Oops. She'll correct that mistake with subtlety, looking at Zareh with fondness. Susato holds out her hand for Zareh to inspect as she glances up at Kisara, catching the subtle way she wipes at her eyes. ]

I...

[ Is there even any point in making small talk? Maybe it would help her in the end, but it's just not in Susato's nature to beat around the bush. ]

Are you alright?

[sermom]

Oh...

[Her smile falters, recognizing that perhaps she hadn't hidden it as well as she'd like. If a stranger knows something's up, she really must be obvious. Zareh meanwhile gives the offered hand a curious sniff.]

I'm sorry, I don't mean to make this awkward for you. It's just been... a long time since I've seen her. I'm feeling a little overwhelmed.

[In the grand scheme of things, it hadn't really been all that long. But considering what had happened the last time she'd seen Zareh, she can't help feeling strongly about this reunion.]

[judicialassistant]

Oh. [ Something seems to click within Susato just then, as her gaze wanders towards the Wishing Well and back to Kisara again. They're happy tears? A part of her looks relieved; though it feels more like she's the one making things awkward for Kisara. ] Oh, did, did you just wish for her?

My b... [ cough ] boyfriend made a similar wish, for his dragon named Fang... and last year, I took care of a rather rambunctious pup, whose owners had the same idea. Blossom, her name was.

But... I've never seen it happen in person. [ Guess she missed another one. ]

[sermom]

I hadn't either, until today. Though, considering the result, I appreciated not having a big audience. Depending on what you request, I can see it being a private moment.

[Happy tears, sad tears, she's feeling conflicted at the very least. But yes, mostly happy. It's so good to see a familiar face, one that strikes a different chord than the friends she lives with now.]

dragon-sitting

[kikuichi]

[Norimune's playing with some of the young dragons at the nursery. When one of them spot what Kisara's doing and wander over. Over to watch Kisara's attempt at feeding her baby dragon charge. They look at her with wide, expectant eyes. As if they want to be fed as well...

Norimune noticed this one's wanderings, and quietly follows after them to watch. They're still within the nursery, so it's still safe. But they still need to keep an eye on them, in any case. He smiles when he sees what seems to be happening, and watch for a moment.]

[sermom]

[Kisara doesn't notice she's being watched, initially, but she does notice the approach of the little one. She smiles warmly and lifts another scrap while the first baby eats, offering it out.]

Oh, are you hungry too? There's plenty to go around, just remember to play nice and wait your turn.

[kikuichi]

[The young dragon child nods and sit down. It's obvious they're quite eager, with how their tail moves behind them. And their eyes watching that piece of scrap floating in the air.

Norimune softly chuckles to himself, as he slowly walks over. Not loud enough to disturb the hatchling, but Kisara may or may not notice him.]

[sermom]

[Oh, it's precious how sweetly mannered they can be. Kisara smiles approvingly and floats the next scrap over to its mouth, dangling it above so it has to stretch its neck to reach (though not out of reach, she's not here to tease them). It snaps eagerly at the air a few times before catching it, chewing happily.

The chuckle and his approach combined catches her attention, and she glances over, offering a nod in greeting.]

Hello. Are you helping out as well?

II - DRAGONS

[roseofmay]

[For all that she has learned about Kisara, it is not a particularly surprising discovery to find that she seems to have a knack for caring for... dragons. (They might as well be children, honestly.) She's had her own enjoyment with them, an oddly endearing experience, but she only has so much tolerance for such things. Besides, it wouldn't do well to let too many people see that softer side of her.

She takes some moments to listen to Kisara's exchange to the toddler dragonling and can't seem to help the smile that creeps its way into her expression.]

Well, now. Is this not cute.

[And a bit messy, she interjects quietly after a polite clearing of the throat, just so she doesn't catch either of them entirely off guard.]

I think it is getting more food on it than in it, Kisara.

[sermom]

[Kisara can't help looking a little embarrassed to be caught, but at least she's not mortified, so she can take it in stride with a smile. This is hardly the most embarrassing she's ever been with a small child. She used to help raise a whole gaggle of them alongside Migal, after all.]

Sometimes the mess is half the fun. Animals can groom themselves, so it's almost like a snack for later. Right?

[She gently boops the snout of the dragon child, who makes a self-satisfied noise halfway between a chirp and a growl.]

[roseofmay]

[Beatrix looses a short-lived laugh. Leave it to Kisara to put it in such a way. She would never do that herself and it sounds a little… unrefined for her personal tastes, but it’s not exactly wrong.]

I suppose that is one way of looking at it. You have a sight more patience than I do.

[Which is not a surprise at all. Beatrix is beginning to suspect that Kisara is built of unending patience. She can’t imagine the woman in any other way.]

It seems you are getting on well with them, however. I wonder if they are particularly good judges of character. It is said, after all, that animals can detect the intentions of people around them. These dragons may very well be the same.

[sermom]

That might be so. But dragons are more intelligent than most animals- they're pretty sentient, after all. So they probably have the best of both worlds when it comes to recognizing intent. The instincts of an animal, and the understanding of a person...

[It's a good thing they're so friendly, or they'd be far more dangerous to those living here.]

[roseofmay]

Someone sounds like an expert in them.

[Kisara, obviously. Beatrix looks both thoughtful and impressed, though when she thinks of the grand dragons in Gaia, she realises she’s never much given thought to beasts having sentience. Of course, they probably have families and a desire to survive when they are not driven into frenzy by the Mist, but…

Well. It seems difficult to live in a world where they have to be culled for the protection of citizens. In hindsight, beasts have as much a right to live in the same world. If she were more of the mind to conserve…]

Either way, this little one, if as clever as you say, likely read your intent. And as far as I am aware, there is not a sharp edge on you, Kisara, outside of your mind.

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[lestray]

[Gina will do practically anything for good food. And that includes this adventure! Kisara has started to feel like a reliable, standard choice to go on these excursions with. And this time, with much lower stakes as well as with both of them as their normal selves, which is a vast improvement.

And so she follows along as they seek out the mythical truffle. Once the pig stalls, Gina makes her attempts to coax the creature, in vain. But theh, Kisara hums, and Gina watches silently.]

...That don't sound bad at all... [She mutters, impressed. And their piggy friend seems to agree!]

[sermom]

[Indeed it agrees; the pig makes a grunting sound and starts squishing its way out of the mud, albeit slowly, still reluctant. Kisara's brows lift.]

I didn't actually expect it to work... I guess they do like music. Ah- sorry, sorry. I'll keep going.

[She starts to hum again when the pig makes a noisy objection and stops moving, continuing the song to make it continue forward and get it back onto the path.]

[lestray]

There ya go! [She says to the pig encouragingly as it stirs. Then she turns her attention back to Kisara.]

I didn't take ya for the singin' type. But now it sounds like yer stuck wiv it. [She shrugs and gives a teasing smirk, while doing what she can to help guide the pig out of the mud.]

[sermom]

[Kisara smiles shyly but keeps humming, at least until the pig is back on track and snuffling around instead of heading back to the mud. Then she relaxes again.]

I don't know if I'd consider myself the type either. But if it has to be done, I guess I'll manage.

[lestray]

Well ya did fine at it. [She admits the compliment while they move along, now with some bits of mud on her that she ignores.]

Wot kinda song was that anyhow? [Now she's curious.]

II

[luciing]

[ And here is none other than Somnus, who apparently also has some amount of curiosity about these dragonlings. He waits until she summons the dreamotion-wind up to magically push the morsel towards the little dragon, then steps forward, making his presence known. ]

They've grown significantly. [ Somnus' form is still phantom-like, accented by a misty, pale aura, cold and intangible.

But his gaze shifts from the creature to her, where his chin lifts in acknowledgment. He greets her in the usual fashion: ] Hail, Kisara.

[sermom]

[It can be a little strange to not hear him coming with the usual clanking of armor, but the appearance of Somnus still nets a soft smile from Kisara, welcoming his company. These days it's nice to see him in the 'flesh' so to speak.]

Hello, Somnus. [She gently dabs at the dragon's jaws, coaxing it to lick its chops and clean off some of the bits that had missed.] It's good to see them growing happy and healthy, isn't it?

[luciing]

[ He approaches. Despite his intangible form, the heavy cloak he wears seems to rustle with an untraceable breeze. Somnus makes a soft sound of agreement with her statement.

Dragons in this realm, apparently, can shapeshift and take on more humanoid appearances. That's not quite the case, yet, with this one, but it does bring up the question of when they might begin to utilize that power. ]

Did its parents charge you to care for their hatchling?

[sermom]

No, this one doesn't...

[She trails off, hoping to leave the implication unspoken so as not to make the poor creature unhappy, when it's only begun to cheer up through a good meal. She'd been paired with one of the orphans still waiting to either find parents or be adopted.]

I like to work wherever care is needed most. I suppose you could say this one called to me.

[luciing]

[ He watches her for a few seconds before his attention tips towards the dragon. ]

It appears content.