recolle | MARCH EVENT LOG

Entry tags:

MARCH EVENT LOG

EVENT

FOUNDER'S DAY
The city of Recollé. With everything that happened in the last month, the townspeople are excited to proceed with their festivities as normal. The Mayor, though a little wary of public appearances now, makes his way through town atop his beloved Chocobo, Seabiscuit, a megaphone in his hand and shouting to everyone he passes.

"Welcome to Founder's Day! Let's do our part and celebrate the city that we love."

I.
At noon sharp, the bands strikes up again as crowds gather around Tribunal Terrace. Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for the main attraction! That's right, it's time for the annual Founder's Day Parade featuring the city's newly elected royalty: King Yogi Perowna, Queen Kara Lee, Prince Kasen Kaneda, Princess Elizabeth Velveteen , Duke Garfield Logan, and Duchess Charlotte Williams. The marching bands play with gusto as they stride through the streets, the Recollé High and Recollé University cheerleaders right behind them. Beautiful floats follow in their wake, all decorated with flowers and depicting the historical events of the city.

At the head of the parade is the Mayor on Seabiscuit, proudly trotting up front with the head of police, the head of the fire house and the rest of those who had been kidnapped following right after them on another float. Looking no worse for the wear, they're all smiles and grandeur waving and greeting the citizens of the city.

At the end of the parade, the Mayor remains in Tribunal Terrace and steps up to the mic.

"We would like to give a special thanks to those brave enough to venture into the tunnels to rescue us. Our captors have been dealt with and today we will honor our rescue team for their service."

If present at this time, Eleanor Lamb, Yoon-sung Lee, Lucy Takada, Hinata Aoi, Sakura Tohsaka, Frederick Baudin, Tatsuo Kihara, Elizabeth Velveteen, Yukiko Amagi, Tatsuma Hiyuu, Jirou Hirata, Kenta Ooshima, Alexander Von Cumore, Rossiu Adai, and Kurt Wagner will be invited up to the front to receive a medal of honor. It's a shiny golden Chocobo.

Like other Founder's Day celebrations in the past, several shops across the city have discount sales on items in the Towers, coffee drinks at Expressive, a marathon of historical films at Flix and more. Celebrate your home if you'd like. It's a nice break from it all.

II.

But what about those of you who have been city-bound for the whole month? What about those of you who have spent the last month exploring the boundaries outside of the city and helping to build the roads to new destinations? Thanks to the efforts of Retrospec users, several locations have now been stabilized and users may explore these areas to their heart's content. With Pesgare three hours south by boat, Respatrum an hour east and underground, Bosuma two hours west through the Recollé Woods and Magatus seven hours north from the city, visitors may come and go to explore the regions and their points of interest.

The travel may take some time and the scenery will change around you as you go. Those same monsters from before continue to lurk just outside of the city and on the path to these locations and wild flora sprawls over various pathways. Take some time to study them if you'd like.

And speaking of study, along the way you'll find various road signs and warnings along the way including giant man-eating frogs, fire-breathing horses, severe flood warnings and more. In addition you will find large directories in the middle of the road pointing you in the directions of the four locations.

What's going on in these other places though? Well....

III.
Over in Pesgare the fishing village has been saved from the hands of a greedy buyer and the villagers are in the midst of celebration. After the big rainstorm that occurred at the end of February, the seaside village begins setting out wares for sale in their marketplace that buyers may peruse. Items for sale include fish, paintings, clothing, books, handmade jewelry and more.

On occasion though, you may find yourself in the midst of another rain shower as they come periodically in this area. While some of you may be prepared and have an umbrella on hand, others will notice that the rain is an iridescent color that falls and curves in arcs. Getting soaked by the rain may invoke a strange desire to cause a scene and yell dramatically at whoever is close by (and perhaps even belt it out if you're unfortunately unlucky), and so it may be wise to find shelter soon before you say things you'll come to regret.

IV.
Meanwhile in Respatrum the workers continue on down in the forge and begin creating new wares with the gems discovered by the exploration group from the month before. It's hot down here, boiling almost and the fires on all side means the heat's not letting up anytime soon. With caves and walkways and forges to explore, you may find yourself observing the creation of silver platters, swords, furniture and more.

Further down in the region in one of the lower rings, you may hear the sound of loud cheering and applause as you enter into a large stadium. In the center of the ring is a man with a red cape, waving it in front of a burning, burly bull. A final flourish sends the bull back into its pen, raring and ready to go the next round.

Who's up next? Why, it's you! Without warning the organizer of the bull fights grabs you by the shoulders and hands you a cape, shoving you straight into the ring with the crowd roaring above you and the bull bursting out of its cage. Think fast! Your life may depend on it.

V.

Out in Bosuma, the color's been restored to several of the flowers and trees and the people of the forest have been returned to their cottages. The creatures of the forest appear to be out and around including rabbits, squirrels, giant woodpeckers and rainbow-colored deer that aren't afraid to approach people. In fact, all of the creatures appear content to welcome these newcomers and show them around the forest.

It's at night when the real show starts. Several large, blooming flowers begin to glow in various neon colors. For those who stick around and walk through the large gardens, they'll notice that colored pollen also appears to be falling from the flowers, leaving a mist over you that sweeps over you like a soft waterfall. Depending on the color though, you may find yourself feeling a little different...will you fight or will you embrace these sudden emotions?

VI.

Meanwhile things in Magatus are snowy and blustery as ever, but the townspeople seem to be in higher spirits now that their wolf problem is alleviated. With their shops open for business and the bright colors in the sky, the area is almost peaceful and perfect just to get away from it all.

On occasion, you may see a black wolf darting in and out of the shadows watching over the town and the people coming to it. The path appears to be clear now and with a little navigating and a bit of a climb, you'll come across the newly up and running ski lodge. Plenty of cozy couches and fireplaces makes this lodge the perfect place to sleep and the rooms the original exploration team went through appear to be outfitted to be sleeping quarters now.

Up on the mountain, however, there will be a fully operating ski lift and several mountain paths for all of you adrenaline junkies wishing to ski, snowboard and more. In fact, several of the locals will even begin teaching lessons and hold competitions for those of you into that kind of thing. Seems pretty safe, right?

But the higher you go, the more you begin to feel like you're floating. In fact, the higher the elevation, the higher you will be lifted off the ground until you cap out floating a foot in the air. How are you going to get back down the mountain? Well, good luck with that.

BONUS.
Several of you may notice that the heart-shaped stone from February still hasn't disappeared. However, as the Founder's Day parade begins all emotional transfer stops.
The heart's color seems to settle and all cracks and fissures are permanent. It's no longer in danger of cracking if you ignore your feelings, but it serves as a reminder that you should take care of yourself.

Later in the day, all Retrospec users will receive a message from Zee.

Assessment passed. We stabilized the four regions and you're no longer in danger of going native if you head out there. Feel free to explore and stuff. There's still a lot out there we don't know about, but it may be best to get a head start. Oh, and the hearts? Also stable for now. It's...if you feel any different or you realize something's missing, come talk to us? We might be able to fix it. The RRI will be taking more volunteers for other assignments as things come up. You'll probably hear from me sooner or later.

The hearts will still project the thing that you love to the front of your mind so long as you hold it, but it's in no danger of shattering. Best of luck, Retrospecters.

Welcome to

recolle's March log! The prompts are simply loose guidelines for you guys to play with and make up your own fun adventures for the entire month! You may also create your own logs or inbox threads based on these prompts.

This will be a fairly lowkey month meant for travel, exploration and recouping from the last month's event! As of 3/3 all groups will ICly be back in the city. The event feedback post will go up on 3/4 along with information about the new world changes that may take place and the upcoming quest board.

Any questions you have regarding this event may be directed to the mod comment here.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[ When she says he's not allowed to delete it, he's even more fearful for what could be on that video. With a nervous gulp, he shifts his focus onto the video and carefully watches it.

Oh.

My.

GOD!!!!!

It's much more horrible than anything he could imagine!!!!! His face immediately turns tomato red once it ends. What the hell was this? What the fuck was he doing? As much as he wanted to deny that the handsome looking devil on the video wasn't him, it unfortunately is.

And he's a fool. ]

W-W-What on earth was I doing?! Y-You!!! You better not show this to anyone else, got it?!

I wasn't planning to... but I told you. I told you'd regret it.

[ Her words are sincere, to say the least. Although his bright red reaction and his stammering are what she expected. ]

But it's not like you did anything too embarrassing, you know. Except that you let me call you Leon-chan.

Yeah and I certainly regret do regret it.

[ At least she wasn't wrong, as frustrating as it is. The mention of 'Leon-chan' causes him to frown as he sends a glare her way. ]

Don't ever call me that again. I'm mortified you actually recorded that...

The more you say that I shouldn't call you that, the more I want to... but should I refer to you with a completely different honorific?

[ She can't help but tap her chin, deep in thought. ]

Leon-dono? Or maybe I should call you using -sama... But you made me happy, you know. I'm going to play it over and over again.

[ Tch. Of course she would say that. It's his fault for saying that out loud in the first place. But then at her question, he freezes up...

Then a smug grin curves on his lips. One of his hands starts to twirl a loose strand of hair. Leon-sama had a really nice ring to it. ]

I wouldn't be oppossed to you calling me Leon-sama. In fact, I think it's quite fitting of me. [ Someone save Mio. The smirk doesn't last long as he's immediately blushing at the next thing she says. ] I-It makes sense that you would want to watch me over and over again. Just make sure it's for your eyes only and do not show it to anyone else.

I-I'm not going to show it to anybody else, okay?!

[ There's a bit of a fluster to her voice, but she manages to pocket the phone. Although she does roll her eyes a bit at what he says. Seriously, Leon? Although she can tell that he's blushing... and stuttering, as well.

Maybe this is her chance?! ]

Then... I'll call you that. When we're all alone, [ and she goes ahead to latch herself onto his arm suddenly, a bright grin plastered onto her lips ] and I'll just whisper into your ear something that will make you blush even harder than you are right now. ♥

Good! You're the only one allowed to watch it.

[ When he sees her pocketing the phone, he feels relieved... until she latches himself onto his arm. The scarlet hue on his face burns even brighter.

As embarrassing as it was, he really liked that suggestion. A lot. ]

I-I... [ He's swallowing. Hard. She's already turned him into a tomato, just how much harder would she make him blush?! ] If you really want to do such a thing alone, then I can indulge you. B-But you aren't going to make me blush that much!

[ She will and he knows it. ]

Of course. I don't want to share it with anyone. ☆

[ It sounds a little selfish, but it's because it's true. But she can't help but smile when as just how red he is. ] You say that, but I think it's really cute when you blush...

[ And she leans up close to his ear, lips nearly brushing there and whispering in a hushed tone: ] And because I know that you probably really want to sleep with me again, don't you, Leon-sama?

[ As embarrassing as it was. It did make Leon happy to hear that posessive side of hers. Even if he didn't like the idea of being recorded, if someone were to get a hold of it, the only person allowed to see it was Mio.

The mention of him being cute causes him to blush even harder, especially when combined with what she says next. It sends a shiver down his spine. If she called him Leon-sama all the time, he could easily be swayed into doing whatever she asked for. ]

Y-Yeah... [ The way she whispers into his ear causes him to let out the smallest hint of a groan. ] I do. Our first time together has been on my mind ever since.

[ That groan is a win for her, and she can't help but grin just a little bit as she pulls away from him. But she should probably change the subject right about now... ]

But it really is weird that you suddenly started acting different, though.

It struck me as odd too. It happened out of no where after I was looking at the yellow flow--

[ It's then it clicks in his mind. It's those fucking flowers. He puts his hands on her shoulders and diverts her away from the yellow flowers. ]

Let's stay away from those yellow ones. It's after I stared at them, I suddenly started acting off.

Wait--!

[ Even though he's moving her away from those yellow ones, it just gets her closer to some of the purple and red ones. Those should clearly be safe! What could possibly go wrong?

Except the fact that that sure is a red and purple mist coming from the pollen there which is causing her to cough quite a bit before she pushes him away from herself because this. This might be dangerous and she has to protect Leon at all costs. ]

[ Oops. Great... he done fucked up.

It especially makes him feel bad about leading her into this situation since she just pushed him away. It's a touching act of kindness, but at the same time, he also didn't want her to be effected by the strange flowers. He knew that she could take of herself but that didn't stop him from wanting to be her knight in shining armor. ]

Mio!

[ He immediately makes his way back to her and gently holds onto her shoulders, looking at her with concern. ]

Are you okay?!

[ She straightens herself out and at first, she seems to be fine, but the fact that she seems to hold herself in a way that's decisively different. In fact, it looks like it's almost as if she were a model. But specifically, it's more as if she's some sort of... queen?
And she quickly goes to take his hands off her shoulders, smiling in a way that seems strangely radiant. It's a different smile than the ones she's worn in the past. It's polite, yet there's still warmth in it. ]

We are doing fine. [ Did... she just say 'we'? There's affection as she places her hand on his cheek. Her smile doesn't fade in the slightest bit. ] You don't need to worry so much about us so much. We are simply glad that you are safe, my beloved.

[ That is probably the most romantic thing she's said in a while, and she seems to mean every last syllable. ]

[ 'We'... 'Us'??? Leon gives her the most puzzled expression ever. Not only was her smile different from usual, the way she refered to herself was really strange.

It's obvious that the flower pollen did something to effect her. Like how the yellow pollen made him more cheerful. Except he couldn't figure out what her change in personality was. ]

... I'm glad you're doing fine.

[ He's a little lost for words, but he does manage to blush at being called her 'beloved'.

...

Then a thought dawns on him. Since she got a video of him, it's payback time. With a smirk curving on his lips, he pulls his own phone out and starts recording. ]

Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful you saved me but I didn't want you to get caught up in this as well.

[ It is rather strange, but does she seem to care about how she refers to herself? Not really, actually. When he does blush, she can't help but chuckle at herself. But even more than that, she does eye him taking out his phone, but she does not frown in the slightest bit. ]

It's fine. All we want is for you to be safe. Nothing else matters to us. Although...

[ She takes a step closer to him, her smile fading as her expression becomes something more neutral, but there's something about it that seems angry, just for a flicker of a second. ]

If you wished to record us, you should not be rude and simply do it without asking. We would have allowed it, especially since it is from you.

Don't give me that, Mio. You started recording me without asking. It's only fair for me to do this.

[ At that, he frowns a little. With his index finger and thumb pulled back he leans in and gives her a gentle flick on the forehead. ]

Besides, I want to savor this moment because you're pretty cute like this.

[ Even if he's still confused... and blushing. Especially when she said she just wanted him to be safe. He's blessed to have such a good girlfriend, even if she's mischievous. ]

[ "Only fair", he says... if she were acting normal she'd pout at the gentle flick of her forehead, but instead she just simply frowns bringing her hands to where he flicked her before her cheeks burn a bright red at him saying that she's cute and it makes her kind of happy.

Her heart's pounding, just a little bit, but-- ]

It is not fair! After all, we are your queen, so it is only obvious that we should do things that you are not allowed to do.

[ She then glares at him, her tone still even. ]

But does that mean that it is only "like this" that we are... cute?

[ Her reaction is really cute and he's getting ready to smirk and poke fun at her some more...

That is, until she claims to be his queen. At that, he's narrowing his eyes at her in total and completely disbelief. Who does she think she is?! ]

First off, you are not my queen. Secondly, don't look down on me! I do whatever I please and I'm recording you whether you like it or not.

[ HE'S JUST GOING TO GLARE RIGHT BACK!!! But he'll blush at her question. ]

Well, no. You're always cute. I just thought it was precious hearing you call me your beloved.

[ Who does she think she is?

The answer to that is rather simple as she sighs and shakes her head in what seems to be disappointed. ]

Ah, that's sad... and we were hoping that you would like to be a king alongside us, but if this is how things must go, then I suppose you're not even a knight. No, in that case, you would simply become a simple, lowly peasant.

[ Even with her attitude like this, she's still a little shit in spite of everything. ]

And we shall take back what we said about you as well. Even if it amuses us to see your face red.

Don't give me that crap, Mio. [ Pardon the language, but he's annoyed!! ] I know your personality well enough. No matter what I said, you wouldn't have made me a king anyway. [ But then he's even more irritated at the next thing she says because HOW DARE YOU??? ] Call me a peasant and I'm leaving you here, I don't have to take this from you.

[ Because that's literally the worst insult he could receive. He's Leon Zhong! The farthest person from being a lowly peasant!!!

But it's not like he would actually ditch her here in this flower hell, even if he threatened to. ]

Well, whatever. [ It may seem like he's brushing it off and he is... only because it embarrassed him to hear that that his red face amused her! ] So apparently you've deluded yourself into thinking you are some sort of queen.

[ Purple is the color of royalty so he's assuming that's what that meant. But he also could have sworn that he saw some red pollen hitting her as well. ]

[ Mio finds herself sighing deeply before she immediately walks close enough to him to grab his hands into her own. ]

You are the one that is an idiot, Leon. We... [ No, let her talk as herself for once, even as she holds herself in a way that is still clearly that of a royal. ] Is it not right of me to want to make you my king?

[ Her cheeks are slightly red as she says those words before her head lowers slightly in spite of herself. ]

Please don't leave me alone. [ Me. Not the royal 'we' like she was using the whole time. ] We were just simply speaking in jest. But we have not deluded ourselves in the slightest bit. After all, an heir is equivalent to a queen. And therefore, a queen must take a king. But Sonozaki Mio will only take those that are suitable.

[ She pauses, trying to catch her words before she looks up again with a determined glint in her eyes. ]

We only wish for you to be by our side forever. That is all we could ask for. As the one that we love the most out of everyone.

[ Even if he was annoyed at her comment because of his pride, he honestly can't stay mad at her. For him it's frustrating, but at the end of the day he'll forever be weak to her. After letting out a long sigh, he turns around to face her. ]

No, you're the idiot. Why didn't you just say so from the beginning? I would have been more compelled to say yes.

[ EXCEPT He has no room to talk about honesty...

Never the less, a small smile forms on his lips as he extends his hand out and cups the side of her face, gently running his thumb over her soft face. He finds himself staring into her aquamarine eyes and getting lost in a trance. No weird pollen could ever change his mind, because she's beautiful. ]

I'm not going to leave you, I promise. You're the most important person to me and I love you the most. So, I would love to be your king. [ Pause. ] Of course! It's only natural that I, Leon Zhong would become a king. It's the only role that I'm suitable for.

[ His heart was thumping like crazy at her words. It takes him a moment to process what she just said because he's so surprised and is... blushing. A lot. ]

With the way you are wording this, it kind of sounds like a marriage proposal.

...

[ Mio frowns at being called an idiot, but her eyes widen when he cups the side of her face, slightly surprised at his words. Her heart is pounding hard in her chest, especially when he promises that he won't leave her.

That he loves her. Then he says that it sounds like a marriage proposal and her face turns red. ]

Ah-- well, if it was, would you still. Have said yes?

[ Oh god. He feels like he's suddenly on the spot... His heart is pounding faster and his cheeks sear with a red warmth that spreads across his face. At first he doesn't say anything, it's almost like he's too shy to answer the question. ]

Well, obviously it's a little too early for that.

[ Though he says that, it's not like he hasn't thought about it. The topic of marriage, that is.

It's not something he likes to think about since his father and mother force the topic onto him all the time. But with Mio... his feelings and thoughts around her are different from normal. ]

Regardless, I would have said... yes.

MARCH EVENT LOG

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

(no subject)

(no subject)

(no subject)

(no subject)