OPEN ~

[stupidmammon]

Who: Mammon and Y O U ~
Which: Open; December Catch-all
Where: Around the town, Before the holiday events
What: A little Holiday Chaos
Warnings: Beware the scamming Demon (or don't you'll enjoy the "consequences")




A.) Scams R Us

[ So as you're walking around the plaza, you might catch wind of some people talking. Whispering excitedly to one another.

"Did you hear about the man selling dream baubles?"
"I did! I actually bought four of them! I can't wait to start making my wishes!"
"Haaaaaah? Lucky! The line was so long I couldn't wait anymore!"

Wait, did you hear that right? Someone was selling dream baubles? Like the ones made to make wishes in the wishing well??

Well, if you keep on walking around, you'll see a Man (demon) with white hair, as bright as the fallen snow sitting at a booth with a bunch of boxes around him. Some boxes are full of stuff he's traded from other people and some of the boxes were full of these strange crystal looking orbs.

The crowd was starting to thin out, nows the perfect chance to check it out. ]


B.) Cutesy smoosty Gumdrops

[ A loud growl could be heard coming out of the local dreambucks teashop. Along with that growling was a couple cheerful gumdrops, fluffy and bright swirling around the man. He's been using a lot of his dreammotion magic lately, now that he had a better handle on it, so now it seemed like they just wouldn't leave him alone. ]

Look ya pests! if ya don't stop followin' me I'll sell ya to the next person I see! SCRAM!!

[ he swats at them, but it just bubbles a happy sound from them. They apparently think he's playing a game with them. ]


C.) Wild card!

It's a catchall after all, so if you want to do anything else feel free to come at me!

Comments

A

[itsgunnabe_mei]

[ Will he dare scam little sis? Let's find out!

Mei hasn't really used her own dream baubles due to paranoid indecisions, but when she overhears those curious lines, she does head for them - if this is true, she can tell all her friends! They'll be so happy! So she follows the line to...

Mammon? How curious! Is he making them with some amazing demon magic??? ]

Mammon! What are you doing?

[stupidmammon]

Hey there~ Could I interest you in—

[ SH-SHIT! IT'S MEILIN! Quickly he takes the sign he had in front of his booth and slams it down on his table to hide it from view. He had his hand planted on it, laughing nervously. Meilin was one of the few people he didn't want to catch him. Not because it'd change her impression of him. No, because she'd definitely disapprove and start scolding him. ]

H-Hey MeiMei~! What's up~?

[itsgunnabe_mei]

... Uh. That sign isn't up anymore, for starters...?

[ She didn't even have a chance to read it yet! She blinks rapidly, wondering what's going on. ]

Are you okay?

[stupidmammon]

[ She doesn't need to read it! It's... um.... top secret?? He clears his throat, still leaning all his weight on the sign so she couldn't just grab it and see. Not easily anyway. ]

Whaaaat? of course I'm okay. Why wouldn't I be okay??

[itsgunnabe_mei]

[ It's starting to feel like pointing out the obvious would be a little mean. ]

... Aaanyway... what are you doing out here? Is this some kind of business?

[stupidmammon]

Somethin' like that ehehe... I figured since its the month of givin' an all, it couldn't hurt to do some different trades people ain't seen before?

[ Thats close enough to the truth, right?? ]

[itsgunnabe_mei]

[ ... did he really think she wouldn't ask - ]

Different trades? Like what?

B for Those Cursed Gumdrops

[senorita_perfecta]

(Now Isabela was about to get into the long lines to Dreambucks to get something warm to drink for the weather. But she didn’t expect to experience hearing somebody having a bad time trying to shoo the gumdrops judging by all the frustrated shouting and growling. So she ends up following the sounds and angry yelling to find Mammom being surrounded by these cursed creatures.

Isa has been avoiding them for days since she really doesn’t want to get feel weird effects from being so close to their path. But this is a familiar face who need some help right now, hence why she is coming to help him out.)

Hey. It looks like you might need some help with these creatures. Can I do something to lend a hand somehow?

[stupidmammon]

H-Huh?! O-Oh! Isabela! What's goin' on?

[ He laughs awkwardly, trying to act like nothing was wrong. Hand on his hip and everything. ]

Oh me~? Nah nah I'm fine ain't nothin goin—

[ One of the gumdrops sit right on top of Mammon's head which causes a little groan from him. ]

Seriously...?

[senorita_perfecta]

Oh, I was going inside Dreambucks to have some coffee. Nothing too crazy at the moment.

(Oh my cacti, these things are a cute but annoying bunch to deal with during the winter. Is there ever a way to get rid of them or avoid them at all costs, perhaps? That is something Isa is hoping to ask Mammon about.)

So about these gumdrops? How much of a nuisance can they be for anyone to handle?

[stupidmammon]

Well. I've had these five followin' me around since this mornin' so I guess about that much of a nuisance.

[ he still hasn't really figured out what he's supposed to do. he heard gossip from the fairies running the dreambucks, but their ideas were far too embarrassing for him to just yet ]

[senorita_perfecta]

They’ve been following you around since this morning? I guess that they are that annoying to deal with after all.

[stupidmammon]

It wouldn't really be that bad if I could just figure out what to do to make 'em go away. Until then I gotta a little fan group that just won't go away. B-but it's whatever.

A

[kikuichi]

[He overheard the rumours, which piqued his interest. Huh, he'll keep an eye out.

...

Eventually, he found what seems to be the young man selling the dream baubles. He watched him for a moment, before the crowds thinned enough for him to approach.]

Whatcha got there, kid?

[stupidmammon]

[ Kid?? This guy doesn't look any older than he was, but he'll let it slide. Maybe it'll make it easier to get something out of him if he thinks he's helping out a kid. Mammon grins and leans across his table. ]

Oh boy~ You don't know? You're certainly in for a treat then. What I have here is a once in a life time opportunity~

[kikuichi]

That's right! I'm still pretty new around here, so there's a lot I don't know.

[One day, he'll drop the "I'm a newbie uwu" act, as people get used to seeing him around. Maybe by month's end?

With a curious look, he leans forward. His folded fan is in his hand, almost touching his chin.]

Oh? Why, tell me about it! It sounds like it's quite special, yes?

[stupidmammon]

[ Mammon grins, completely falling for this man's oldman act. He grabs one of the orbs from the top of the pile of his box of orbs. It's made out of a pretty crystal, almost similar to the crystals being used to make star decorations. ]

You see this orb~? It grants wishes. You just gonna think what you want reaaal hard. And Bam! Pretty neat, right?

[kikuichi]

[How beautiful! Seeing as this is another world, Norimune allow himself some room to be open minded. Maybe it's legitimate, or it's how it works here. Or maybe it's all a scam~]

Granting wishes, truly? If that's true, you're quite a generous young man!

[And this guy is just giving them away? There's no currency in this world, so what would he want in return?]

Can I take a closer look at it?

[stupidmammon]

Yeah sure. Since you seem like quite the trust worthy young man~ I'll let you get a better look at the prize.

[ Mammon pulls one of the "baubles" out of his box and holds it out to Norimune. That crystal like color might look familiar to him if he had been helping out with the carving of crystal stars. ]

A

[noblegarnet]

[Someone's selling baubles, are they? Well—if that doesn't sound like complete bullshit.

Once the white-haired figure comes into view with his veritable mountains of loot, his opinion only solidifies. This guy couldn't magic up some fancy drink before, and now he's making wishing gems that connect to their homes? Yeah, right.

That's not to say Ferran is going to stop him, though. With his hands in his pockets, he strolls over to Mammon's booth with his eyebrows raised.]

You're having fun, I see.

[stupidmammon]

[ Mammon jumps when he heard that familiar voice. Why if it isn't his favorite alcohol provider in the entire dream world~! Mammon gives him this big dumb grin as he leans against the table he was working at.

An attempt to look cool and casual, you get it right?? Who wouldn't want to trust a cool guy? ]

Who me? I'm just helpin' out the trading system a little that's all.

[noblegarnet]

Yourself most of all, huh?

[The mild smirk on his face leans more amused than judgmental, and, well, he'll admit Mammon's smile is a little contagious. He nods towards the box of orbs, curious.]

Where'd you get these?

[stupidmammon]

Made 'em myself. They're pretty good, right?

[ Wait. He probably shouldn't have just outright admitted that. Luckily he hadn't realized his mistake yet. ]

Almost looks like the real thi—

[ Shit. ]

I-I mean, they are the real things! Makin' em? That was a joke. I'm tradin' my own from the goodness of my own heart~!

[noblegarnet]

[Ferran can't hold back a grin as Mammon almost immediately reveals the grift. To think the game would be up so quickly!]

Am I that disarming?

[After getting all this crowd to trade with him, he'd think the guy would be pretty convincing, and more than able to keep his mouth shut when it counted. It's a flattering thought, he muses, as a physically-identical copy of one of his own real baubles appears in his hand with a brief red glitter. He then holds it up in line with one of Mammon's version as if comparing.]

They look pretty convincing, and you definitely made a lot. Good job.

[He's not raising his voice, at least, even as he's calling the demon out; the conversation definitely remains between them.]

[stupidmammon]

What can I say, you got onna those faces that just makes ya wanna tell it all.

[ Huh. Somehow he was expecting Ferran to call him out and maybe even rat him out to someone. But he genuinely just seemed to be amused by it all. It brought a grin to Mammon's own face. ]

You want in? I might be willin' to share.