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(open) midsummer night's dream

WHO: Elizabeth & you
WHERE: Around
WHEN: All month
WHAT: Completing tasks ☆ and whatever else she might do this month.
WARNINGS: None currently; I'll add them as needed. Additionally, if there's anything you want to plot with me specifically, you can catch me at

galaxydestiny!

♦ ANYTIME, ANYWHERE

[ Elizabeth's prompt list is here! As noted at the top, I don't mind doubling up or anything like that. She's often in Apprassage and Viea Village, and works part-time at Sweet Stems (a flower shop); if you want to run into her for something there, those are your best bets. ]

♣ A LITTLE ASSISTANCE: CHATA

[ Elizabeth is not really in the habit of stealing, but she is in the habit of... having money...

So she's taken to, quite loudly and obviously, talking about it as she strolls around the district. ]

I just have so much cash... Truly, so many dollars and pennies and such... What ever shall I do... I certainly hope no one steals it and delivers it to those less fortunate than I.

[ .......She's normally a very good actress, as anyone who has known her for five minutes will attest, but she's really not trying right now. She's just fanning herself with a bunch of twenty dollar bills. ]

♠ HOPSCOTCHQUEST: ENPRISE

[ The nice thing about there being very little people now is that she can make her court as long as she wants.

She has decided to keep it at a moderate 100 squares though, for ease of time and accessibility. It's just an ordinary hopscotch court drawn up with a lot of chalk, except on closer inspection there are... "danger signs" where big cracks in the sidewalk are, and there are treasure chests, and very simplistic designs of dragons and other mythical creatures?

Hm. There's also a bucket of multicolored beanbags ]

Welcome to Hopscotchquest... [ ... ] The name is still under construction, but the court has been readied for use. The rules are simple: you simply toss a beanbag and hop to the square it lands on. Of course, most squares have their own challenges. Anything with a chest has a piece of gear, which one will "equip". Often there will be some time of enemy to "defeat," which one will have to act out the conquering of—think LARPing—and there will be treacherous, inescapable deaths such as stepping on a space with a chasm that will send you back fifteen squares.

[ ... c: ]

I've already given you the explanation, and we've locked eyes—so consider this a similarly inescapable fate... A duel, if you will.

[ shorthand:
1-25 has normal items/enemies, ie basic leather and wood equipment, mooks you'd typically see in low level areas, etc
26-50 has uncommon items/enemies, ie iron/plate/lightly enchanted equipment, a mix of low level mooks and slightly more challenging ones
51-75 has rare items/enemies, ie mythril and regularly enchanted equipment, as well as mid-boss level foes; there is a dragon on square 60, and three chests are actually mimics
76-100 has mythic items/enemies, ie dragonscale/whatever other bullshit and very powerful magical items, as well as incredibly powerful foes; there are also a lot of dangerous situations
all levels have robes of increasing durability for those who want to LARP mages/sorcerers/etc.

..........but honestly, you don't need to listen to these too much, this is just fun and making it up as you go and elizabeth's feelings will not be hurt as long as you can justify what you get. roll one to fifteen for your hops! ]

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[ (talk about your family and why you love them with someone)

elizabeth is Never one to turn down an invitation to tea, especially with a friend of silver's... particularly because he's a friend of silver's, actually. and since there's no one to really brew it for them, she gets to do this herself!!

which is why she's taking it upon herself to do just that, thank you— ]

Do you have a particular blend you enjoy, Leo?

Kukicha, but anything's fine, really... I don't mind sencha though -- that's what you usually have here, it's just green tea on the reg. Most people have had that kind before.

[he kicks his feet idly, watching her with an interested look. it's been a while since someone brewed tea for him rather than the other way around.]

I don't mind anything you'd prefer, though! Fruitier things are fine, anything that tastes like I'm eating a flower are too weird for me.

We're at opposite ends of the spectrum then. I quite enjoy more fragrant blends.

[ but it's been a while since she had green tea—she should ask goro to make her some sometime—so she'll start on that for them then. ]

My uncle likes to garden, and he's fond of making herbals from his flowers. While not all of them are tea proper, they're very good. [ a small smile. ] Unfortunately, he's not on the app, so... He's very disappeared at the moment.

Oh... Mm. Sorry to hear that, Lizzie.

[but she seems to be handling things fine, which only means to him that either she really is or she's just sort of tucked it away; he knows people who're the same way, especially in his own family. he wonders how they'll react when baba eventually passes.]

What's he like? Fun? I bet he is, if he's related to you.

The rest of our family hates him. [ there's a small laugh in her voice, even if her eyes are downcast. focused. ] He's quite eccentric... He and I do get along very well. He appreciates and understands my viewpoints, and he's never attempted to get me to do things I'm not inclined towards. The only thing he ever asked of me, his one selfish wish, was for me to pick up piano.

[ and she loved it. she feels like he knew she would, and she wonders if it's gathering dust again... ]

Our family is quite... Stuck up. I won't sugarcoat that. We're very distantly-related though, he and I. The side that I come from is more down-to-earth, while his—and the ones I stayed with more as I grew older—are more similar to the aristocracy one may expect to see in romantic literature... The era, not the genre, though I suppose those often went hand-in-hand.

[... people who love their families are lucky. he watches her more, then looks away out the window, head in his arms. she's a rich girl from a stuck-up family, but he's eccentric and kind, a fun person that's the black sheep of that family regardless of connections, huh..?]

How come you stayed with them while you grew up? Moved around a lot or something like that?

...Yes. I lost my parents when I was very young, and I bounced around from relative to relative afterwards.

[ the way she says it is a little detached, and her tone continues to be the same even, neutral sound as she continues, hands mechanically going through the motions of making tea. ]

Not all of them were bad. Rather, I often lived in splendor. My parents were comfortably wealthy, not overtly so unlike some of the more distinguished members, and their close relations were more or less the same. Truthfully, I wonder how related my uncle and I are... After a time, I didn't recognize the people I went home with after family gatherings—I only knew that, somehow, we were related. Even by something as meaningless and distant as marriage.

[ elizabeth leans against the counter as she watches the tea steep, finally having nothing to do, and follows his gaze out the window. ]

But I don't believe I could say I was close with any of them, or that we shared any common interests. Even those around my age I felt nothing for. The same could be said for those I met while I moved around—classmates and such. [ in her mind, she's aware this is a tragic story. this is a sad childhood.

her lips curl into a smile anyway, passive, like it's just something she's supposed to be doing; it isn't an expression she's often had nowadays, being hidden by a truly happy one instead most of the time, but it's something her face just does when it doesn't know how else to look. ] This must all be very droll to hear, however. My apologies, Leo. Even if you asked, you hadn't asked for a one-sided conversation. I'm being rather rude to you at the moment.

It's fine, you remind me of a friend. He likes talking a lot too.

[and leo doesn't mind it when he does it, either, because he has the loveliest voice; elizabeth's voice is nice too, even with the content it exposes, but he keeps his face turned away.]

I can kinda understand that, though. Not really having common interests and all, not being close. My parents and I have a sort of rocky relationship, so I ended up living with some relatives in Japan... Mmm, pretty much the same shit-- sorry, same stuff there. No one was interested in what I was interested in, and the cousins I'd never met before were still strangers by the time I left their care.

[pressed under thumbs that were "only looking out for them", that "knew best", that allowed them one or two things on the promise that they'd keep their grades high... he knew for sure he was the black sheep of his own family then, the wild child of their mother's side.

leo sits up and waves his hand, grinning over at her.]

I made my own family instead. ♪ Filled with people who shared my thoughts, my views, the things I liked. ♪ We didn't always get along, all families have their fights, but it's gettin' over those that're more important. There's two people I still love from my blood family though, even if they're not worth returning to that household.

I suppose I've made my own family as well, honestly. [ silver, goro, akira... minako, elda... ...her uncle is her only vaguely related person she supposes— ] Who are your two people? I'll wager a guess and say one is that younger brother you adore so much.

Yup~! And the other's Baba, our grandma. She taught us lots of things that our parents didn't, like about different arts... Tsuka-tan's the best at watercolors, and I picked up singing from her. I get to see Tsuka-tan just fine, but it's harder with her -- even aside from this whole thing we're dealin' with now.

[because he doesn't like that house, because he can't imagine going back inside. amazing he's gonna do it in one thread.]

She's like me! Well, I'm like her. Jiji, our grandpa, was a lot calmer, she says. I only knew him for a little bit before he passed away, but I liked him too.

[ (rent/buy paintball equipment and start a city-wide game, tagging buildings as you go)

it's a little hard to properly buy shit at the moment, but you know what, liz decides them taking a bunch of stuff and her slapping down some cash money $$$ on the counter probably counts? won't catch HER being a bad girl this month

as she's putting on her goggles: ]

Where should we begin? Enprise is quite sizable, and I think having a safe area would be kind to both of us as well.

[ that's honestly fair and dave puts on the goggles.......

over his shades.

why ]

How about the Sandiego Foundation? I get the feelin' Carmen would get a kick even if she doesn't remember us. And maybe is invisible.

[ (complete the Big Bang Burger challenge (or try, anyway.))

This is it.

The ultimate challenge. Elizabeth's mostly studying the poster right now, tilting her head towards Yusuke with a gentle hum. ]

Do you suppose we still get the prize, despite the fact no one will see us accomplish this...?

[ ......she's very confident in their skills here. ]

[ ... ]

We could provide photographs as proof, and simple take what is owed us.

[ YUSUKE THAT SOUNDS LIKE STEALIN' TALK.

He's not so confident though. He has tried this once before, and failed. ]

[ THAT SOUNDS LIKE THIEVERY

but they would've been given their prize anyway... Elizabeth hums again, a little unconvinced, but nods slowly. ]

That may be for the best... Very well. Let us partake in the challenge. [ . . . ] Do you suppose we have to... build our own burger...?

[ AT LEAST HE'S TRUE TO HIS CHARACTER. Probably. His other self? Maybe? ]

... That is an excellent question.

[ He can hear the sounds of staff chatter and the noise of a kitchen, but there's... nothing there, physically. No burgers being made, no one serving. ]

I suppose we will have to. Fast service places like this usually have some sort of cheat sheet for staff to refer to, don't they? If we find it, it should make this easier...

Then let's begin our investigation, Detective Kitagawa.

[ said with a sly smile, as she delicately hops the counter. ]

How exciting... It's been quite some time since I truly did this—the last time was with Goro. We were investigating Ryoji's disappearance, and we... shall we say, we found our way into his family's apartment.

[ Oh. Time to follow. ]

So you are a veteran of breaking and entering, then.

[ ... technically he is too? Or. The other him is. If that even counts. ]

I shall default to your guidance in that case. Lead and I shall follow. [ Which is fitting, after the Persona team shuffle. ]

[ (talk to the dead)

it is a WONDER she got him to agree to this. or maybe she has just more aptly decided "this is what we're going to do today" and she already bought the ouija board so, you know, they might as well. it's a task too— ]

I hope you aren't skittish, Mizuki. The place we're going to is, without a doubt, haunted.

[ such certainty............. ]

Elizabeth, I've been to a couple of ghost-hunting trips for the past year myself. I'll be fine.

[ huffs! talking to them in this manner is an entirely different thing though, and ngl it's making him uneasy. ]

Where exactly are we headed anyway?

[ it's fine don't even worry about it ]

The hospital's morgue, naturally.

[ Elizabeth. ]

...I'm not going to ask how you'd managed to get access into a place like that.

[ elizabeth?????? but sure okay he'll follow you with his subtly shaking hand on her shoulder. good god. ]

[ Minato weighs the beanbag in his hand, tossing and catching and trying to decide whether he should fling the marker as far as he can to get through it before his legs collapse, or inch by little by little in order to make the most of the opportunities to gather what he can. There's a middle ground somewhere, presumably. ]

Will you be playing along with me, or is it a solo run...?

[ Wasn't Goro supposed to suffer/have fun with him ]

[Ah, how familiar... Goro's come prepared with a bottle of water this time, his hair tied back in a ponytail and clothes loose for the heat, and he looks out at the remarkably shorter quest.]

I suppose you learned something from our last go at it, Miss Liz? Ah, it feels like it's been so long, when it hasn't been a full year since we played... We're a month off our anniversary, if I remember right.

[Even given her general... mood... Sakura tries to do her part and participate in these challenges, especially if it means the layers will piece together again.

Especially if it means she can have her sister back.

So here's a girl whose desperate enough to act out of character, paired with a girl whose charitable enough to throw her money around. Even Sakura can't help but giggle when she realizes how to fix this.]

Oh no... a helpless girl with so much money... it'd be a shame if I were to take it when she's least aware...

[ Usually, Akira can handle a lot of things, but he has never felt so overwhelmed by something before and he has taken selfies in front of a giant dragon that terrorized Recolle. He only looked at Elizabeth for a second before turning back to the squares that waited to tell a tale.

God. He rubs his neck in silence before raising that same hand to ask a question. ]

[Al, who has pick pocketed quite a bit, was minding his own business, and glances at her direction, upon seeing her act, Al starts laughing hard]

Are...Are you freaking me?
[if only everyone was so willing a victim of theift, life would have been sooooo easy]

[With a big stupid smile of his face, he hunches his back dramatically and makes giant steps toward her]

Tip toe, tip toe....a dastardly thief approaches!

[Al says in a loud, playful manner, complete over the top acting, having fun with this]

Edited 2018-06-22 03:47 (UTC)

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(open) midsummer night's dream

closed to leo: viea village

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closed to dave: enprise

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closed to yusuke: tisse

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closed to mizuki: tribunal terrace

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hopscotchhhhhh

annual hopscotch

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HOPSCOTCH

A LITTLE ASSISTANCE: CHATA