Day 307 ★ 002 ★ [Open]

[darkshooter]

Who: Black★Rock Shooter and whoever wants to encounter her.
Open: [very much Y - hop right in.]
When: Day 307, afternoon
Where: Route A is in central Bastion, near the monument. Route B is literally anywhere within the settlement.
What: New face, new place - part deux. She's in a better frame of mind, so there won't be any hostility this time around...unless, perhaps, you happen to be someone from these events.)
Format: Action brackets, though I can try my hand at another type if you'd like. Also, multiple option setup inspired by Miki's entry. Tag the one you want - or both, if it strikes your fancy (and/or we plot something out).
Warnings: Don't know what'll happen when/if the muses she encountered in her previous post show up, but - other than that, no warnings.




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(( Scenario [A] - Impact Point!! Central Bastion))



[Whatever business you may have around this part of the settlement today, and whether or not the day was normal to start with... basically, this happens. Anyone who chances to look at the sky sees her shape coming down, AND...]

[SLAM!]

[You now have a Shooterish hole in the ground. The monument is untouched; she was a safe distance from it.]

[Had she actually died, that in-game death message would have been appropriate.]




[And...after a time, she may or may not be climbing out of it. Even falling from such a height seems to have only dazed her.]

[But that's...not the same as saying that she's totally unbothered, or that the impact wasn't unpleasant. It was, and it smarts, but in the way that an annoying injury does.]


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(( Scenario [B] - Exploration ))



(( BGM: The Bastion - Wonder [Temple of Elemental Evil: Hommlet] ))

[Would you believe she's actually not stirring a fuss, even after all that? There is much to see here, much that captivates her, and she has nothing against traveling all over to see and learn about it all.]

[Out in the open, at a place of business, wherever - if it exists in the Bastion, you might see her there. And by default, there won't be any aggression; she'll actually feel rather good on the whole by now. Except, of course, for the nagging detail of the people she left behind in the wild...]

[Your move, responder. Where does your meeting with her take place?]

Comments

A

[twinked_witch]

[... Megaera doesn't seem particularly surprised by someone landing in the Bastion like this. At all. Kinda odd, really. She does, however, seem kind of worried.

She leans directly over the Shooter-shaped hole in the ground, looking down.]

Uh, are you all right?

[/2]

[darkshooter]

[CLIMBING OUT!]

[...with...some...effort. Strength has less to do with it that one might think; when you make an indentation like this, you kind of get lodged. And the solid earth kind of generally does not want to cooperate...]

[but after some struggling, she does manage.]

[darkshooter]

[and then kind of flops on her bum like so, dirt and earth still hanging off her.]

[even though she wasn't seriously hurt by the impact, her muscles are kinda ringing. the rest of her didn't see that fall as especially fun, either.]

[twinked_witch]

... Uh, welcome to the Bastion. Seriously though, are you okay?

[darkshooter]

[Shooter's only response is exhale quietly, strained and vexed, as she absently rubs her head.]

[nope, not yet]

[twinked_witch]

Do you want some healing magic?

[/2]

[darkshooter]

[...healing what?]

[The amulet she hasn't noticed is already doing it's voodoo; she knows the terms, but the concept's taking a second. "Healing" and "magic," as such, aren't especially common for her.]

[... You're offering to mend.]

[darkshooter]

[Shooter finally looks back to you and shakes her head.]

[I am unharmed.]

[twinked_witch]

... Er, can you not speak? I can use telepathy if you want.

[darkshooter]

[!]

[No. Speak to me as you are. I understand well enough.]

[twinked_witch]

[Megaera senses the sudden apprehension, but doesn't capture the complete intent of her message.]

It was more so you could speak to me, to be clear, but...

[darkshooter]

[-and then a shift to this. Why, exactly, do you need to communicate with me? Should I be wary of you?]

[... I don't suppose you're looking for contest?]

[twinked_witch]

[Megaera senses the tension and backs off a bit.]

Sorry, sorry! I'm just... I guess I'm your greeter to this place?

[1/?]

[darkshooter]

[Greeter?]

[Greeter...an interesting concept, to be sure. Whom do you serve, she wonders? On whose behalf do you offer this greeting?]

[2/3]

[darkshooter]

[We should not make you remiss in your apparent duty, however.]

[nod!] I accept your greeting.


[There, now your master won't-]

[done]

[darkshooter]

[!]

[whoa holy shit did we just make the talk]

Re: [done]

[twinked_witch]

[The tone of voice and her surprise at talking gives Megaera a clue-in.]

You're alone a lot, huh?

And I'm just your greeter because I happened to be here when you landed. I'm Megaera, by the way. Welcome to the Bastion.

[/2]

[darkshooter]

[darkshooter]

I am being pursued.

[getting completely to her feet now]

[twinked_witch]

You're safe here, I assure you. The Bastion's a peaceful place. But who or what, I might ask, was pursuing you? In case we need to get ready to defend ourselves should it be coming.

[darkshooter]

[Peace...peaceful place. That cannot be. There is only peace in nothing. Sanctuaries exist no longer, if they ever did to start with-]

[No...no. The details...they were painful to recall. Her perception had only just recovered from that- creature's attack. You were not as they, a being of difference such as yourself...but if there is any chance you are allied with them...]

F...fighters. Not fighters, [she adds, correcting herself.]

Tricked. Struck me...

[You realize none of that's actually answering her question, Shooter. Actually, she may not.]

[twinked_witch]

... Not fighters. Erm... Is it possible they were from here?

[darkshooter]

[...If they were? What would you do?]

[This look. minus the flame, of course]

[twinked_witch]

Just... If they were, there's some misunderstanding going on that I'd like to clear up, before we risk losing anyone...

[/2]

[darkshooter]

[They will assuredly destroy me. Matters like this are never allowed to simply settle.]