[10] baby... kurisumasu daze 🎄

[judicialassistant]

Who: Anyone!
Which: Open mingle log
Where: The Wild Harvest in the Residential District.
What: The holidays are here! This is a place where dreamwalkers can retreat during the month of December (and beyond) for a quiet, festive experience away from the crowds.
Warnings: None?/TBD (Gumdrops are in season.)

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The Wild Harvest has been open almost a year now, welcoming patrons from all walks of life with unique dishes every month inspired by both Eastern and Western Earth culture—sometimes beyond. This month, the coming holidays have made the atmosphere homey and warm, simmering with excitement around every corner; and while it is never overwhelming, it is clear to anyone who observes that Christmas is here.



I. Deck the Halls

a.) Along with usual vines of yellow, brightly lit moon-shaped fruit strewn about, there are ornaments with holes in them hung around the restaurant and garden. Some have been decorated by staff; others have small critters taking residence inside for a quick snooze, from young snakes to noodle dragons. Try not to disturb them too much if they're asleep!

Aside from the small critters, the mistletoe gumdrops are also back in season. They are still a menace, and these creatures also fit inside these ornaments: red, white, and pink alike, so be careful! What you might find may not be so harmless.

b.) A small station has been set up for those who wish to decorate their own ornaments to take home or hang in the restaurant. There is a variety of material including paint, flowers, markers, crayons, and glitter along with colorful paper where patrons can draw, write a message, a Christmas wish—anything they want! If they are able to flag down Susato, they can even learn how to fold origami (her specialty is cranes). There is popcorn for making garlands (or for eating), as well as colorful tinsel that can be looped around the Christmas tree or around banisters and door frames to add to the festive atmosphere.

Patrons are also invited to craft their own Christmas star and personalize it however they wish with all the decorations, bells, and whistles.

The staff will do their best to keep the area tidy, but make sure to clean up after yourselves where you can! (Susato would appreciate it...)

» BONUS: Reach for the Stars! Patrons will be encouraged to enter their star in a special contest as part of the Harvest's special quest to find the perfect star. The patron whose star has the most votes will have the honour of placing it atop the Harvest's Christmas tree on Christmas Eve. Entries can be submitted with a picture or short description here. Please vote for your favorites with a +1 comment! (Think Flower Fest/King & Queen.)

c.) While the search for the perfect star is ongoing, patrons may notice the top of their Christmas tree remain notably bare throughout the month. Most of the time, this will be true, but take another glimpse during a quiet moment when it isn't too crowded, and you may catch the rare sight of something pink in its place.

Meet the newest cat addition to the Wild Harvest family. She doesn't have a name yet, but she has wings, and evidently is not afraid to use them. She looks pretty comfortable, with her weight tilting the top of the tree as she sleeps. She's not a star, but who's going to be the one to tell her?

Not any of the staff, apparently. Or maybe they just haven't noticed...?

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II. The Garden

Maybe you're already tired of Christmas, and you just want a quiet meal away from the holiday buzz. Walk out into the attached garden to enjoy your food and you'll find a variety of things to see aside from what's going into your food. There are certainly enough critters walking and crawling around that one might get the sense they're being watched.

There are signs that say something like: Be Mindful of Snakes.

a.) Rows of crops and various ingredients can be seen growing. Yellows and reds from various peppers and fruits burst into color against a sea of green and call for your attention. Wait long enough and you may see a garden snake or two lurking in the foliage. Some may even be brave enough to come out and greet you, with a few of the bolder ones demanding pets. They're relatively friendly, as long as you're not up to anything mischievous. Otherwise they'll start hissing at you, or get the attention of the staff.

The soothing sound of a small waterfall also fills the air, flowing into a pond nearby. Lotus blossoms float above its surface, glowing faintly after dark; though whether they are from the plant or the lotus koi fish swimming about will not be immediately obvious. The fish and the snakes both can be fed by asking a staff member.

b.) Speaking of feeding—if you're sitting down to enjoy your meal, you may feel the gentle brush of a cat or two against your leg, begging for food. You may also be visited by a spice or garnish noodle dragon, looking to live up to their names and add a little something extra to your meal; or a curious axoturtle that may nip playfully at your long hair, if you have it. Or your hat—if you happen to be huddled up or lying down somewhere on a vacant bench, and have your head low enough.

Or maybe it's your blanket as it trails onto the floor, if you have neither of those. Honestly—

c.) "To those who have left Songerein, but are not forgotten." Between two ponds in the garden is a Remembrance wall. On this wall and amidst the grass and dirt at your feet, you'll notice several star-shaped stepping stones, each one adorned with the name of someone who has left the dream world. This was started by the staff, but in light of the holiday season, they have opened it up for anyone to write the name of someone they wish to honour upon a star, and hang it on the wall with the rest. (You can also etch the name onto the star using dreamotion.)

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III. Sing your heart out!

Back inside the restaurant near the bar, a small stage has been set up with speakers and a microphone for the occasional live performance. Karaoke is also welcome, so feel free to take the floor (or bully someone onto it)! Sing whatever song or tune your heart can dream up.

Just be careful not to let the alcohol take you too far. Become too drunk and disorderly and you may find yourself sinking into the shadows and back outside before you know it, with no idea how you got there...... Hmmm. (Did this place have a bouncer the last time you checked?)




[ OOC: This is a mingle log to showcase all the various updates to the Harvest we've implemented over the past year. Feel free to top level, tag around, and/or wild card it up! Happy holidays ♡ ]

Comments

⭐ reach for the stars!

[judicialassistant]

Submit your Reach for the Stars entries here in a reply to this comment by [12/20/22]. Provide a short description or picture of the star your character would have crafted for the contest, along with your character's name—you can be as detailed as you want!

Reply to any entries you want to vote for with a +1 in the subject line, as shown in the example (think Flower Fest King & Queen). The winner with the most votes will be able to place their star on top the Harvest's Christmas tree on Christmas Eve (threading optional).

You can put your character's name in the subject line if you want.

<b>Name:</b> Who? <b>Entry:</b> A picture or description of the star goes here. You can describe the materials used or go into as much as detail as you want!

[EXAMPLE]

[judicialassistant]

Name:
Entry:

susato mikotoba | the great ace attorney | ota 🌸

[judicialassistant]

a.) origami cranes—

[ Near the crafting station where some patrons are already working on their own projects, Susato is immersed in a sea of colorful paper squares. Beside her is a fairly sizable jar, partly filled with those same colors by tiny paper cranes, nigh indistinguishable from one another unless you look close.

She can be seen instructing others as she deposits another finished product into the jar. ]

That's it, you've got it. Only 999 more to go. [ She jokes... unless?

Or if your character isn't doing so well, she'll correct them. ]

No, no. You fold them in, like a kite. Then down.

[ At some point, she'll probably be called away to make an order, but she'll enjoy all the downtime she's got. ]

b.) snake whispering—

[ If you've made your way into the garden at any point, you've probably seen your fair share of snakes and the tiny neckerchiefs Susato has been giving them. They're cold with the incoming snow, and still shy, but some can still be seen out in the open as long as Susato or Kazuma are there. Sometime during a lull, Susato can be seen holding two cloth neckerchiefs in front of a serpent who is lengthy and appears to be thicker and older than the rest. Atop his head and in the center, there looks to be a symbol that looks something like a sun, appearing natural as if he had grown up with it.

In one hand, there hangs a royal purple cloth. Susato apparently tried to replicate the sun symbol in a bright golden yellow hue. In her other hand, a similar golden color radiates throughout the cloth, with Japanese characters appearing in a darker hue (太陽). ]

Alright, [ She speaks, motioning animatedly. ] now I have two for you. Which do you like better, you think?

[ A Very Serious decision. The snake being addressed, affectionately called Old Sun, just tilts his head. ]

c.) wild card—

[ If neither of these work for you, or if you'd like something else, feel free! Susato is a cook, so she'll also take and make any orders for you. Menu can be referenced here, along with items from past months. hmu @ PM or yammdere for any questions or plotting. ]

closed | kazuma & ryunosuke

[judicialassistant]

[ A chilly December evening finds Susato out in the garden of the Harvest. Long after the kitchen has closed for the day and the lights have been turned off in the restaurant, she finds herself fussing over the various ornaments and decorations, adjusting this and that. She finds herself reaching for one of the glass orbs; and since this one is decorated already (and also, she's tired), she doesn't think twice before she starts to wipe down the outside without peeking into the hole.

Once she is done, she holds it up to admire her work, and she is just about to hang it back where it belongs when she spots something moving.

...Or so she thinks. ]

Hm? [ Uh oh. Did manage to miss a snake? She pulls the ornament to have a closer look, concern flashing in her expression. ]

a

[concierto]

[Venti is still pondering over his choices with making his own "Christmas Star" so he has a few random trinkets in his hands that he fiddles and plays with. What a curious little tradition it is to adorn the top of a pine tree with stars. He's intrigued!

When he overhears Susato's instructions he glances her way and is instantly curious of all the little paper birds she seems to be making. He likes birds, after all.]

Oh, Susato? Are you sure you won't need one thousand and one birds?

origami

[stillarhino]

[While Beat hadn't joined in on the paper folding activity at the start, he did wander to this part of the Harvest to see why people had been huddled around the table. Seeing Susato hard at work only made him all the more curious, looking over her shoulder as she folded another crease into the paper.]

Yo, ain't that like the ones you gave me in the charm. Ain't ever seen one bein' made up close before.

b

[judoflipped]

[it might have shocked a normal person to see Susato with some snakes, but...well, Percy isn't exactly a normal person. he'd come to visit once or twice already, realizing that one of his friends is here, and today he makes another one of his rounds to see her again.

putting neckerchiefs on snakes.

well, he's definitely seen so much weirder.]

Both. Maybe that's what he's saying.

a

[darkcharge]

What is a kite? Why would you expect me to know what that is?

[ Going to push that paper aside now! Cross his arms over his chest. Look, Vanitas struggles with arts and crafts of any and all varieties. He's not sure how to be creative so it just... Flusters him. ]

a

[luciing]

For what reason do you need so many?

[ There's a phantom within this workshop, now, carrying with him a cool, somber presence that doesn't quite mesh with warm atmosphere. His tone, a steely bass that carries a calm authority, is one that she may recognize: this is Somnus, the same one that had appeared as a giant suit of armor within the dream months ago.

Heavy robes rustle as he lifts pale, long fingers to reach for one of the cranes out of curiosity. Dreamotion makes his ghostly form tangible. ]

Kazuma Asogi | The Great Ace Attorney | OTA

[chippedsoul]

[Besides his usual casual wear, he may be sporting a sweater vest outfit too.]

[A] Check the Deck

[When he's not handling the front of house, Kazuma is going around the venue at various points of the day to put up a few ornaments himself. He could be helping to put a patron's ornament up.]

Is this where you want it? [Asking as he gets a stepladder. Or is it a ladder?

If he's not getting ornaments up, he's checking to make sure the critters inside them are not being bothered, or bothering the patrons below. A garden snake and a spice dragon in particular seem to be fighting over one of the empty ornaments. They seem to insist they got to it first. So here's Kazuma with a snake in one arm and noodle dragon in the other.]

You two realize there are plenty of ornaments to choose from, right? [Maybe someone who saw the incident could help solve who came first. The chicken or the Egg?]

[B] Snake Whisperer

[Near the Remembrance wall, there appears to be a gathering of snakes crawling around someone sitting on a nearby bench. It's easy to mistaken it as someone getting drowned by snakes, but upon closer inspection, the man known as Kazuma appears completely unharmed. Like a charmer of snakes, he was making casual conversation with them, all listening intently or just there to enjoy his company. He also ends up being the inbetween if someone were to come up and wants to pet them.]

She likes your outfit. Aura, that is. [Or just interpreting nice things being said to a patron.]

[C] Sakura Sakura in Winter
[Now Kazuma normally isn't much of a singer, more of a man who can appreciate others who can. But sometimes, if put in high spirits and had one too many drinks, he may just step up to the mic. No one has been up to the mic for a while, so he may as warm people back up to it. Ahem!] It's not the right season, but it's the only song I can think of right now.

[He'll start to sing a slow ballad of sorts. It's clear he's not practiced with his voice, but it's not terrible to listen to. He knew where to pause and enunciate his words. His voice gentle and deep. One might be able to start hearing the sound of a koto instrument being strummed. Cherry blossom petals actually falling around the stage. Even white petals fall to match with the winter season until he finishes and takes a dramatic bow.]

B

[unbrokenoaths]

[Baldr initially approached thinking someone might be in need of help. The sheer amount of snakes is... slightly impressive, as charming as they all are. But he pauses in surprise at the comment and glances down at his festive Christmas sweater with a little laugh.]

Is she fond of the season? Her outfit is more than lovely as well.

[He bends down to carefully extend a hand to the one he hopes was the intended recipient of the compliment. Though, he's indiscriminate; any snake willing to accept it will be offered a little pet.]

C 🌸

[judicialassistant]

[ It's a quiet night, which is to be expected, given how close it is to Christmas. Perhaps that is the reason Kazuma even finds himself on the stage to begin with. Tifa and Susato always joked that he would never be able to say 'no' to both of them, and... goodness, that feels like a lifetime ago now. It seems like it finally happened at last.

Susato can be seen in the audience, clapping softly to the beat as she sways, and she might even be mouthing the lyrics in sync with him. In front of her sits what is clearly a present, wrapped in pink with a purple bow to top it. Perhaps she was expecting a friend today to send it home with; or perhaps it was just another present that was making its way beneath their tree to match with the others with identical wrapping.

When he finishes, however, Susato claps most enthusiastically as she stands, and grabs the present as she approaches the stage. She's hardly bothered as she uses her free hand to brush away the pink and white petals. ]

Bravo! Bravo, Kazuma! I think it was the perfect song to warm our hearts. [ Seasons, schmeasons. ]

A.

[b_a_n_g]

[Reaper had been hanging around a lot more in the last few weeks, usually keeping to himself or in the kitchen lurking after Jack. Now he had taken up being near the front door and intimidating patrons that looked like they were on the verge of causing trouble. Howdy was different, and he had a fairly high tolerance for people having a loud good time compared to those that were bad actors.

Plus, his presence annoyed Kazuma and who wasn't about that these days?

So this was an opportunity to ghost up on soundless feet to stare at the scene from the ground, and his dislike of Christmas just seemed to ooze from him. Fighting over an ornament? How pathetic. He set one hand on his hip as he looked between the snake and the dragon.]

I suggest a fight to a tap out. Winner takes the ornament of choice. My bet on the dragon.

Soldier: 76 | Overwatch | OTA ✨

[steadypulse]

I A. Deck The Halls...?
[Of course 76 had helped decorate- even if he hadn't participated in any sort of Christmas celebration for well over a decade now. Seeing how excited the others has been, it was easy for him to go with it. Even once the Harvest opened with the stations for making ornaments for any who came in and were interested.

Was easy to tap him to help hang something somewhere, too. He wasn't secluding himself in the kitchen all the time this month.]

I B.
[There were a few clear ornaments in one of 76's hands, and a particular garnish noodle perched on one of his shoulders-]

You going to try and make sure no one fights over these? [Rather than hooking them onto the tree?

76 was reaching up and hanging the ornaments on the vines hanging around the top of the tree. There were swirls of color decorating the outside, but inside were a few cat-treats sitting inside the hollow. With the motions it seemed as if this wasn't the first time this month he'd done this.]

That does include your own growing hatchlings, you know where the ones for you guys are.

[How do you help feed and make sure flying critters eat and get some entertaining exercise? Apparently by making hanging treat holders they can stick their heads into.]

II A. Garden Time
[There were times that 76 popped into the garden dining area-]

Can I get you something?

[Should he notice someone sitting at a table, or even milling about as if lost in thought. His tone was soft despite the chronic graveled growl to his voice. Head tipped a bit in gesture towards the Harvest itself.

May have been a cook, but it didn't stop him from pitching in to act as a temporary waiter if he was already there.]

II B.
[As 76 moved along the garden, checking on some of the plants, it would be rather hard to miss the flower wolf just about bouncing along behind him. A few cherry blossom petals shedding off here and there, but that was just how it was for her. Came up to his hip, still a little thin but clear it was from a growth spurt than anything else.

She would part from him to sniff and greet patrons, ears perked and clearly alert with her attention caught—]

Cherry girl, manners.

[No jumping up on anyone once 76 noticed she was about to, at least?]

Wildcard 🎇
[Bring your own starter or, a remix for any of the above! 76 is a cook for the Wild Harvest and will also take orders from anything on the menu, or a special request. Questions or requests can be PM'd or hit me up in the game's Discord; I can also be reached at Leicon.]

II B

[judoflipped]

[he's been wandering around for some time now, trying to get into some sort of festive spirit. it's a little hard, without his friends and family, but this place is helping a bit. Grover would like this place, he thinks, and even notices the wolf that's leaping behind 76.

Grover would probably like her, too.

he grins as she comes over to sniff him, and he bends down before he realizes that the man had spoken to her.]

Oh, it's no problem. I've been jumped on by a dog much bigger than her before.

[he holds out her hand to her.]

Can I pet her?

II-A

[darkcharge]

[ Normally Vanitas is fine meandering about on his own - whether he needs something or not. Right now he's trying to chase down his furry little friend. Who ever thought to put bat wings on a cat.

Breezy has discovered something in the garden. It's those koi. Vanitas is trying to pull the Gaelkitten away from them, but she's putting up something of a fuss. ]

I don't suppose some other kind of fish?

I-B

[chippedsoul]

[Kazuma had just finished hanging a few ornaments around the restaurant when he comes across 76 talking to a noodle. He could also see him holding a few ornaments with treats inside them. Huh, that explains why some are circling a few more frequently.]

You want some help there?

Wildcard

[b_a_n_g]

[The closer to Christmas the days came, the more surly Reaper was at his post at the door. He endured Christmas cheer from patrons that came for parties, to just meet up, to exchange gifts, to well wish each other. Even people who just came for a drink or a bite to eat and saw someone they knew and greeted each other with enthusiasm given the festive time of year grated on him.

His shoulders showed his mood by being high and tense, his arms folded over his chest more often than not, and he had hit the point of growling words rather than bothering to make much in the way of sentences. Sometimes he just needed to get away from it, the dark cloud of his mood following him as he entered a different room - usually the kitchen.

That's where he went to be away from people. Even if he had grown a bit more distance with Jack because of his hatred of Christmas and the old memories of it or the opportunities he had missed out on time and time again. He entered the kitchen, folded his arms over his chest and leaned on an out-of-the-way place to watch the younger man work. He sighed from his nose and closed his eyes a few moment to collect himself and drown out the merriment from the other parts of the Wild Harvest.]

II B

[twilightskey]

[Roxas loves the festivities as much as any kid his age, but he's still fairly introverted by nature; as such, having a place to get away from the hustle and bustle and to relax for a bit is pretty nice. And these gardens are really great at doing just that, allowing him to get lost in them for a short while. But he's not so lost in thought that he doesn't notice the flower wolf coming up to sniff at him. Roxas blinks, before chuckling.]

Hey there... where'd you come from?

[He pets her fur happily, before looking up at the familiar face.]

It's okay. She's being nice.

Gina Lestrade | OTA

[lestray]

A. Get Served

[Gina has semi-recently started helping out around the Wild Harvest, as a waiter. It only seems fair now that she lives upstairs! Although, she's never had a service job before, so she's a bit rough around the edges as she flips over her notepad and accosts the latest customer(s).]

Alright then, whaddya want?

B. The Competition Folds

[Gina's interested by the whole competition to make the tree's star. She ultimately decides to put to use what she's learned from Susato about folding origami, and she gets to work trying to make a star out of origami! It's just trickier than it sounds. Gina keeps on making mistakes, which results in her getting frustrated, discarding her current paper and starting on a new on.]

C'mon now, 'ow 'ard can this be...! [She was really hoping to impress everyone with this! But it seems to be easier said than done.]

C. Cat-Ch of the Day

[At one point when things have quieted down, Gina's come over to admire the tree... only to notice something's planted on the top.]

Eh? Wot kinda tree-topper is that now...?

[She thought they were trying to decide on a star, too. So why does that look like a pink cat...]

[Also optional: one of them gets too close to an ornament containing one of the mistletoe gumdrops, waking it up...!]

D. Wildcard

[Feel free to come up with another prompt, or hit me up for plotting!]

C

[judicialassistant]

...Ah! [ That is because it is, indeed, a pink cat. Susato had been excited to find Gina tonight, though the sight in question is certainly a distracting one. In Susato's hand when she approaches is what's clearly a present, one that might look similar to what Gina's already seen beneath the tree. Unsurprisingly, it is pink and purple in color. ]

Blossom, what are you doing up there?

[ That can't be comfortable, can it? And yet as the cat is called, she just lifts her head sleepily at Susato, blinking like she's got no intention to move. Her wings flap lazily like a sail in the wind, expanding slightly so that she seems even more star-like. ]

Ryunosuke Naruhodo | The Great Ace Attorney | OTA

[locumstudentesquire]

[Ryunosuke's Christmas experience is exactly nil, and it's obvious his friends are several steps ahead of him on that front. Regardless, he's frequently present around the Wild Harvest for the season; lending a hand with the festivities, helping with the decorations... He can even be found waiting tables when needed.]

A)
[Gina's little pal Toby knows exactly where he needs to be to have the best shot at scoring some free handouts. Sadly, this behavior is putting him and Ryunosuke rather at odds. Ryunosuke has lost track of the number of times he's had to shoo the little dog away by this point, in an effort to spare the customers the experience of being stared at mournfully while they eat. Most of the time, just pleadingly asking him to knock it off and go find Gina seems to work. Other times...]

Ah... Toby!

[...Other times, Ryunosuke has to resort to forcibly picking him up and moving him out into the garden. Which, of course, Toby has immediately gotten wise to, and learned to resist. Right now, he's evading capture by scurrying under tables/chairs that have customers actively using them, knowing that Ryu can't just dive under there and pull him out. Enjoy the surprise dog at your feet, and the flustered waiter who has just had to screech to a halt in his pursuit of the troublemaker!]

B)
[On breaks, you may find him out around the Remembrance Wall. Somehow, he hadn't made his way out here yet in the whole month that he's already been in Reverein. So he hasn't really taken to examining the stones until fairly recently.

You may catch him staring somewhat pensively at a few particular names. Herlock Sholmes, Yujin Mikotoba, Daley Vigil... It's odd to think about, that these three men were once here, living out their lives this fantastical world, only to disappear before he'd even arrived. Like ships passing in the night...

...Okay, maybe 'before he'd even arrived' is a matter of perspective, actually, because there is one other stone out here you might spot him looking at. But rather than looking pensive, with this one, his expression is more difficult to pin down. It basically looks like he can't decide if he's touched by what it represents, or if it's making him go through some kind of existential crisis.

The stone in question, of course, bears the name: "Ryunosuke Naruhodo".]

Why does this feel like some kind of omen... Or, maybe a threat?

[He's definitely muttering to himself, but feel free to call him out on it. Break his brain a little further by telling him about stuff he's done that he can't remember doing! Or, if you had CR with some of his castmates who are no longer here, catch him looking at one of those names and take a walk down memory lane by telling him about whatever shenanigans you got up to together.]

C1)
[His actual favorite place to be in the garden is right by the koi pond. He's really gained a particular fondness for aquatic life, ever since he and Susato put all that effort into maintaining that little aquarium in their office back home. Something about the sound of the waterfall is especially soothing as well...

Basically, it's a good place to turn his brain off and just... Be. It gets him in exactly the right mindset for practicing his dreamotion abilities, too. You may indeed find him crouched by the water's edge. Watching the fish, apparently... But also he closes his eyes after a moment, and something about the air in the immediate vicinity seems to stir. Additional motes of light in varying colors appear just above the surface of the water, adding an extra glimmer to the display. It's not much, but he looks pretty satisfied with it! And the koi, at least, are intrigued by it; some of them surface with their little suction mouths agape, as if they're hoping these might be a tasty snack...]

Oh! Ah... Terribly sorry, little fellows... Ahh, where did I put that food...

C2)
[That's just one of the things he might be practicing while out there. But other times, if he's coming off a shift, or just feeling particularly wired or fired up, he can get... Fidgety. And that can manifest in some rather shocking ways, it turns out.

He's busying himself with watering some of the plants and snapping his fingers to some tune playing in his head, when a tiny flash of blue light manifests between his fingers. Doing a double take, he stares agog for a moment before trying again... This time, paying closer attention to the effect.

And there it is again. They're... Sparks. Tiny electrical sparks! Little more than a jolt of static electricity, truthfully, but nonetheless...

Oh, this is fascinating. He's distracted by this for a moment, letting his bouncy energy just manifest like this, creating little zaps and jolts with each snap. When he's got it happening consistently, really getting into the rhythm of it, he does a little spin, then tries doing a fingergun instead--

A tiny little bzzt of energy shoots from his index finger! Very cool! Or... So he thinks, for like a split second after he does it. That may change, but it all depends: you didn't just walk in front of it, did you?]

D)
[Wildcard! Hit me up on Plurk @ awkwardpossum or on my OOC plotting comment if you want to do something specific!]

C1

[judicialassistant]

[ Would it be mindreading of the koi, or mindreading of Ryunosuke to approach now, with fish food in hand...?

Whatever he thinks, Susato is doing just that, perhaps quieter in her approach than she intends to be. It looks like she is carrying a bag of colorful candied stars, though that is hardly the only thing. The bag actually sits on top of what looks like a present in her arms: a box covered in pink wrapping and purple ribbon, not unlike some others he may have seen beneath the tree. ]

What a coincidence. I was just coming to feed them.

[ Was she really...? Well...the fish food says 'yes,' but perhaps it's not about that. ]

B

[chippedsoul]

[There is a Kazuma who will come across Ryunosuke while he's admiring the wall. He had a handful of garden snakes in his arms and probably looked intimidating with them all. Closer inspection and one could see the snakes were all wearing some variation of a scarf or sweaters. Even with them, they were still trying to find any source of warmth they could find, like human bodies.

Ryunosuke might discover a few slithering around his feet as a matter of fact upon Kazuma's arrival. The mutterings of Ryunosuke Naruhodo isn't difficult to miss, as he looks to the wall.]

Are you planning to disappear anytime soon? [He has a moment, where the joke sounded funnier in his head, but when he actually says it, doesn't quite have the same feeling. He shakes his head. ] I wouldn't think too deeply about it. Frankly, I haven't decided what's better, keeping or removing your name from the wall. [He's back now, so remembering him seem counterintuitive?]

remembrance wall | OTA

[sleightofhans]

[The Remembrance Wall.

Honestly, Hans is a little surprised by the small list of names written on here, but guess it was originally just meant for the staff that works here. The names listed are mostly unfamiliar to him, maybe just a passing acquaintance at best. As someone who has only begun to care about some people, he really doesn't have a reason to write the name of anyone on these stars.

...

Although, there's one passing individual that flutters to his mind, and wouldn't that be something, the prince that tried to kill the queen opting to write her name on here? Maybe he'll just blame Sora or someone else later for being the source. With a serious look to him, he kneels by one of the blank stars, still unsure if he wants to do something as sentimental as this.]

[wildcard: Want to plot something? Reach me at currykirby. In general, Hans can be spotted enjoying the food that the Wild Harvest is serving or feeding a couple of cats that have forced his attention.]

[judicialassistant]

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[ Susato freezes when she sees him. She's not scared of him, but a little surprised by the gesture. This seems sentimental for his tastes, and this place is fairly private, with no need to keep up appearances or create an image.

Hans may feel a pair of eyes on him. A snake may hiss lightly from her shoulder to give her away, but otherwise, she is waiting curiously to see the name he'll write. ]