thebastion | Day 151

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Day 151

Who: Zia, Zulf + the NPCs Nathaniel, Zanya, Zahi + YOU
Open: Open
When: Day 151
Where: Throughout the Bastion
What: Tension has fallen over the Bastion, and it's time to sort out truth and anger.
Format: Any
Warnings: Drama

A few days ago, some residents of the Bastion might have become aware of a confrontation happening at a certain Ura's humble abode. There was some yelling- although not clear- and the result was a very harried looking Rin Okumura forcibly dragging away resident Mancer Nathaniel. The next couple of days have been quiet, but today... Well, if anyone wants to ask about and see what the deal was, it seems like today is the day.

It seems like Nathaniel has finally quit his own self imposed isolation, if only so that he doesn't starve to death. Apparently anger can only sustain a man for so long. He can be seen storming through the Bastion, a thundercloud practically gathered about him, or at the eating area looking very much like he wants to be left alone.

Zulf has been less of a hermit. Anyone who has seen him since the argument has probably noticed his black eye and sore nose. He seems angry as well, although it's quieter and colder underneath all his civility. More noticeably, he's been hard at work building a few fences near the edges of the Bastion- mostly near his tent but also in other areas as well. They're not the best fences, but they're good enough, hopefully. You can approach him at the shrine, his tent, or anywhere, really... He's as available as he's always been. He might even approach you, just to warn about falling off the edge of the Bastion.

Seriously, this place has needed safety railings for ages now. Who's bright idea was it not to include safety railings? ~~RUCKS...~~

Anyone wandering by the Kitchens today will notice... Damn, that's a lot of yelling. And slamming of things. Should knives be used to chop that hard...? That's right, Rin is in a bad mood and anyone who comes near will immediately know it. The excess swearing is probably a good clue. Unlike the other two, she's unleashing her temper with wild abandon in the sanctity of her kitchen where no one will bug her. Well. Unless YOU bug her...

Of course, these three aren't the only ones noticeable about the Bastion today! It looks like the Ura residents are just coming out of the woodwork.

Anyone who's talked to either of the latest Ura additions knows that Zulf came in with Zia. While not involved with the row from a few days ago, she seems just as worried as Zulf seems angry. It's possible to see her wandering about with her pet Pecker chick. Might see her coming away after a discussion with Zulf, too... Maybe she knows what's going on?

There's also Zanya and her father Zahi who have been apparently a bit more sociable these last few days. There's apparently a subject they're both interested in which they'll approach people about, although they'll do so differently. Zahi will strike up friendly conversation, but Zanya will simply get right to the point: do you have any idea what happened?

Feel free to strike up conversation with any of them, or even try and talk to everyone if you wish.

[ooc: This is your characters chance to investigate just what the drama is all about! In such a small place as the Bastion, it's a bit hard to miss... Feel free to have your characters speculate or gossip with the Ura NPCs about what may have happened or if they caught onto a sliver of what happened (like Zulf and Nathaniel falling off the edge of the Bastion), or for them to go the more direct route by talking to either Nathaniel, Zulf, Rin, or Zia.]

[Long story short is that Rin went to get Venn's journal from Nathaniel. Upon realizing who exactly wanted it, Nathaniel went to confront Zulf. There was an argument on just who and what caused the Calamity... and then Nat punched Zulf in the face, they rolled off the edge of the Bastion, and Rin separated them after they got blown back up.]

[As a reminder! Mod Mandy plays NPC!Nathaniel and NPC!Zahi. Mod Jeni plays NPC!Zanya and Rin. Birdmod James plays Zulf. Helpful player Courtney plays Zia. We'll all get to you on our own individual time, and as soon as possible! Just make sure it's clear in your post who your character is approaching.]

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The knight had been a little preoccupied, and thus didn't notice any messy fighting going on.

At least, until Duke spots Zulf with a black eye. That... usually isn't an accident.

"I can fix that for you." Duke offers, hand rising to the eye that would match Zulf's black one.

[Colin hasn't missed the tension, the absence of certain people, and of course, the construction going on around the edges of the Bastion. Something has prompted all of this, and since Zulf's doing the building, a job that Colin would normally be tapped for... Colin's curiosity is piqued. So here he is, trying to track down Zia. She's closest to Zulf right now, she's probably got some information.]

Zia, hey Zia! You got a moment?

(OOC: Just the first of many tags. Colin is the definition of a meddling kid. At 400+ years old.))

[Yeah, he's definitely going to go see what's up with Rin. He wouldn't be a good boyfriend if he just left her to be mad.

And after that, he'll go talk to Zulf too. Might as well see if he's okay.]

Rin seems... well, angry enough to know what is going on. The swearing and slamming of things doesn't phase Anna that much, but she is holding her camera in an angle that says "I am not recording anything", because she isn't letting go of it quite yet.

"Rin?" She peeks around the door to try to get the girls attention.

[It couldn't be that bad, he'd thought, and then Zulf had tentatively stepped into the kitchen.]

[He takes that back completely.]

[For a moment he just stays back near the door, wondering if maybe this is a bad idea after all. Finally, when she catches a breath from all her swearing, he clears his throat.]

[Paarthurnax certainly isn't one to eavesdrop, but, well... Let's just say Dragonfield had a rather decent view of watching two dumbasses tumble off the Bastion. If anyone had seen or heard anything, well, the giant dragon isn't a bad place to start. When either Ura approaches, he'll give a polite nod to them.]

Drem yol lok. It would seem clouded skies are in our future.

[aka yeah he can tell when shit is getting tense.]

[Oh. Fences. Zulf is building fences.]

That... um... that's a good idea.

[There was a lot of shouting by Zulf's tent before.]

After bothering Rin, Anna goes to find the people she was told were most of the problem.

Here is a solemn faced small child tugging a sleeve.

(whoever comments first gets to be the one she finds first-)

[Now that he's got a bit more information, he's going to go tracking down Nathan. And yes, he's totally cheating and using his scanner to find Nathan's biological signature. You can run, but you can't hide.]

Nathan! Hey, Nathan! I need to talk to you!

Edited 2014-01-23 01:28 (UTC)

[Normally Alucard wouldn't have bothered Nathaniel about his awful mood the moment he was sure the boy was eating. It's none of his business if people want to sulk for a few days, after all.

...Or so would be the case if he hadn't been aware of the fight the other day. The details of the fight itself hardly matter; the fact that a resident had been violent with another was. A man doesn't get a black eye like the one Zulf is sporting by accident normally, after all.

Thus the reason he decides to claim the chair across from Nathaniel for himself.]

...You punched the storyteller in the face.

[A statement in and of itself, but the unspoken "why?" is very much present.]

Edited (ignore that first title, it was relevant when I wrote most of the tag) 2014-01-23 01:26 (UTC)

[Ryu... Ryu knows all too well what getting too angry can involve, and so he'd given everyone that looked involved space. But fish belong in the kitchen supplies, and to be honest he's worried about Rin.]

[When he peeks in, he's a little surprised at the amount of destruction. Quietly, he sets the fish down to the side and starts picking things up. Some of these broken things have pretty sharp edges. He doesn't want her to get hurt.]

[It takes Zia a lot of personal pep-talking to finally approach Rin—and wow, that bad mood is almost tangible. Maybe she should leave and talk to her later...

No, this is too important. She enters the kitchen slowly, like she might approach an animal likely to bolt at any sudden sound. Her voice is soft and hesitant when she speaks.]

Rin..?

[ She's seen you, Zulf, and seen your injuries. Her immediate reaction is to rush over to the storyteller from the festival and inspect his injuries. ]

Those look painful, sir ...

[ And suddenly, Polka feels helpless. She could heal him, but only on the Skyway. ]

[Honestly Roxas didn't think too much of the yelling a few days ago because, well, sometimes people get into fights. And sometimes it takes them a while to get over it, so he just gives those folks who seem on edge their space.

What tips him off that it might be more of a big deal is that stream of curses emanating from the kitchens today. From his experience with boy!Rin, he knows Rin has more of a temper than he does, but it doesn't flare up for no reason, and Rin usually seems to realize when he/she has just overreacted.

Cautiously Roxas pokes his head into the kitchen. He's not sure what to ask.]

You're... definitely not okay.

Rosethorn goes about her usual daily business, in the apartment with Tris and Briar, at the farm, and around on any errands. She can't stand sitting still, and she's been itching for a space of her own. Rosethorn is checking out all corners of the Bastion to take note of potential garden plots when sight or sound of angry people reaches her.

If you bump into her, you may not have any choice but to deal with an irritable plant mage with no patience for hysterics or arguments.

[The Kid had been out on an expedition to the Skyway when all the ruckus had been going on, and only now was he finally walking back into the Bastion with his Hammer over his shoulder; his face and arms littered with little cuts and bruises, but overall he just looked a little more dirty and unkempt than his usual. As he strode in he happened to notice Zulf...oddly sporting a black eye, causing The Kid to raise an eyebrow.]

What, the monument fight back this time?

[Heeeeere's Aoi, with maybe even more of her unreasonable energy than usual. She's been running up and down the Bastion for a while and finally she catches sight of Zulf, working hard on his cute little makeshift fence. She grinds to a clumsy halt, and then sprints off in his direction.]

Zulf! Hey, Zulf! I heard there was a fight! Are you okay?!

[ You spend one week being an introvert in your bedroom and suddenly the whole Bastion seems to have gone crazy. During her session playing the piano earlier in the day, Zelda had heard snatches of conversation concerning some sort of "incident" that had occurred a few days earlier. While wondering if she should stick her nose into what is probably not her business, Zelda happened upon some of Zulf's new fencing. New buildings, new plants, and now fences? Perhaps she had secluded herself too long. ]

[ Now, this is starting to get tiresome. Nathanial was a nice guy, Viola figured. A little more brainy than she could readily understand, but pretty nice all around. But that hadn't been the case lately, and watching him huffing about all over the place was starting to get on Viola's nerves. ]

How much longer are you gonna keep skulking around like this?

Edited 2014-01-23 04:27 (UTC)

[Just as he wasn't going to approach Nathan all friendly-like, so too was Zulf going to get a little more formal treatment. Colin's just going to come out to the fences that he's working on, and give them a look.]

There's a story here, I'm sure.

[... AZ isn't the most social person, but even he can tell what's going on. He saw two young men yelling at each other - but it wasn't his business, so he didn't look further. Now one of them is injured and both of them are sulking, and the entire air of the place has changed.]

[Something has to be done. And AZ is actually slightly more presentable now, considering that he's had a good wash and made at least a cursory attempt at cleaning his clothing. His hair is still a mess, but it always is.]

[He has at least a passing acquaintance with Zulf, so he approaches him first - though he intends to talk to Nathaniel later on.]

[The Kid had heard all he'd needed to from Zulf and Zia...it was time to go find the other side to this story; they were out of time, and he knew that he wasn't going to be able to brook an argument with Zia or Zulf...so it was best to go this one alone. He was used to alone. He finally found Nathaniel on the outskirts of the Bastion and approached with his Hammer and City Crest held out in front of him; hoping the man would be less hostile towards a fellow Caelondian.]

Heard there was a bit of a scrap while I was gone. Mind tellin' me whatall's goin' on?

[After talking to grandpadragon, Zahi decides that talking to Zulf directly would be a good idea.

Which means going over and bugging him while he tries to build fences.]

So, word is that you got into a scuffle with one of the locals.

[At the Kid's request, Nathaniel has gone around to tell people that they need to meet at the monument, because something important was going to be said. The only people he skipped over were Zulf and Zia, and that was at the Kid's request.

Along with Nathaniel, the other NPCs will be lingering around the area, interested to hear what the Kid has to say.]

[Zulf had told her to stay away from Nathaniel, of course. He was probably right; being around him is a terrible idea, but Zia has had and acted upon worse ones.

She spends quite a bit of time lingering not too far from the eating area where he's sitting and wallowing in his fury, trying to talk herself into approaching him, figuring out what she's going to say...

Almost expecting him to turn and bolt ant any sudden sound, a deer or a rabbit or a Pecker without a flock, she walks over slowly and speaks in barely a whisper.]

Did you know my father?

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