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

[polariity]

[That awkward moment when neither party is willing or able to talk.]

[So the Helmsman settles for the most emotive expression of "what the fuck" that he can muster up, even as he gestures to the crater. A sharp eye will notice that he's not really moving properly- instead guided by a thin layer of red-blue energy that covers nearly his entire body.]

[He's still not got that 'moving on his own' thing down yet.]

[darkshooter]

[Your apparent displeasure isn't putting her at ease; ironically, that's almost entirely because she's misreading the sentiment.]

[Is this a debt? Are you demanding contest for an affront to your domain - is that what this is?]

[The soothing effect is already working within her - she is not particularly eager to fight - but if it is made clear that this's a direct challenge...]


[Perhaps fortunately, her own expression is emotive enough to make her feelings clear. At once, it's "Is this a challenge, are you asking for a challenge" and "I don't want to. >=|"]

[polariity]

[Being glared at just makes him scrunch his nose up right back and he goes for the good old standard of forming energy in the air as a bunch of question marks.]

[Is that clearer? Or, god help him, is he going to have to find someone to translate for this hot mess.]

[/3]

[darkshooter]

[!]

[The slight tensing of her body indicated anticipation of an attack, but ...]

[darkshooter]

[...very well. she believes she understands now.]

despite appearances, this is innocent. she's not consciously trolling.

[darkshooter]

[and she raises one finger, pointing skyward.]

[I came from up there. The fall was greater than I expected.]

[polariity]

[what]

[Oh, wait- okay he thinks he gets it. Rubbing at his face, he grits out a sigh before making a small walking gesture with his fingers.]

[Most people seem to be fans of walking here. Instead of. You know. Craters.]

[/2]

[darkshooter]

[...walking?]

[Oh. You refer to means of entry.]

[darkshooter]

[It was too great a distance. Quick movement was needed.]

[polariity]

[...This is getting awkward even by his stance, although maybe it's just because he's come to terms with the fact that he's not hallucinating or something.]

[After another awkward moment of silence, he makes a small 'talking' gesture with his hand. Can... you even do the thing... lady...]

[1/2]

[darkshooter]

[speech...]

[2/2]

[darkshooter]

[she shakes her head with earnest regret. she hasn't made human talk in ages; would actually almost be afraid to try.]

[if she has the amulet by this point, and mun is inclined to assume so, she hasn't yet noticed it on her person.]

[polariity]

[Awkward bullshit times ahead, then. He just needed the confirmation.]

[Well, someone else can give the grand explanatory tour. For now, he just gestures in the vague direction of the tower before pointing to the two of them. May as well find some housing to shove her in.]

[1/3?]

[darkshooter]

[That way?]

[Yes, I see.]

[darkshooter]

[She gives what is, for her, a brisk nod.]

[I shall go there.]

[3/3]

[darkshooter]

[SO SHE WENT! Just as calm as could be, never mind previous events.]

[She doesn't look back to see if you're following.]

[polariity]

[WELP]

[ALRIGHT THEN]

[He floats alongside her, opening the doors telekinetically once they're close enough.]

[/2]

[darkshooter]

[looks inside!]

[darkshooter]

[...looks to you, after taking in the details. Perhaps the bottom floor is empty - or perhaps it's occupied by NPCs, in which case you might see her tense up ... but calm again once she sees that they're not looking to provide a threat. It'll be the same question either way, just more of a delay in the event of extra presences.]

[what is the purpose of this? why have you brought me here?]

[polariity]

[Most of the locals seem to have their own homes, or leave in the apartments instead of the tower. For now, it's just them in what's much like an entrance sort of place. There's a few places to sit, but it's a basic first floor.]

[At the look, he just jerks his head towards the stairs and starts to float up them.]

[darkshooter]

[...you wish her to ascend? what could matter up there?]

[but she does follow, and her expression's a bit more like this. it's taken her until now to start seriously wondering what this's about.]

[polariity]

[Listen, lady, don't question him. Jeez.]

[He floats her to the floor he thinks is unoccupied and opens the door for her as he floats inside. There's a general gesture to everything before he points to her.]

[There. This can be her place. Or something.]

and then of course she questions him again

[darkshooter]

[.... but I don't want any of this.]

[why.]

[polariity]

[Well you're getting it anyway, lady.]

[/2]

[darkshooter]