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[rollin]

Who: Yata rollin & you!
When: at various times between December 13 and 15
Where: various
What: Yata sucks at gardening, looks for people to play vivid with, has a tendency to run into people with meet cutes, etc.
Rating/Warning: PG because of language

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a; it sounds like a joke; "a thug walks into a flower shop..." (shopping district)

[ Someone like Yata into indoor gardening is a rare sight, so he is met with a few raised eyebrows as walks down the streets with a pot of forget-me-nots in his hands, wilting due to reasons one can already guess from appearances alone. He seems particularly worried about his current predicament though, and if you're close enough, you might hear him talk to himself. ]

Where the hell is the plant doctor? Do those even exist? Why are flowers so high maintenance, anyway? [ No, Yata, you're just wrong. He sighs. ] I'm so dead...

[ He's this close to just asking Totsuka.

OR! You can find him at an NPC-run flower shop, (but not the one Vietnam works at!) fidgeting awkwardly. ]

b; it feels like he waited nine long years (game center)

[ There's a holographic display advertising the new available scenarios in ViViD! One of them is called Last Legend XXV, in which up to four players can explore an open-world environment, fight monsters and complete quests as they go on a mission to seize their kingdom's crystal from the clutches of their enemies! New features include the ability to switch weapons during battle, vehicle travel... and camping...? Another is called Zokuzoku Remembrance, a new action/romance (!?) game that will get your heart pounding in more ways than one. It seems to be a straight up beat-'em-up game, but the ad also says you have to "fight for your love". What does that mean? Yata sure doesn't know. The last one is a more musical game called Star Show! in which you can sing, dance and fight aliens as an intergalactic super idol. While Yata has some reservations regarding the selection, he's just happy to see games he already knew about up there. ]

Hehe, I tested some of these! Man, the new Last Legend looks cooler now that it's finished...

[ OR! If you're alone, Yata might catch you looking at the display instead. Which ad is your character looking at? He'll definitely have something to say about it. ]

c; he'd punch them for you if he knew how to drive (anywhere)

[ Maybe you're busy on your Cerevice, texting your friends and browsing the network. Maybe you're way into this song on your music player, or need to get something that flew out of your grasp and onto the street. Maybe you're just a little out of it today. Whatever the reason, you're about to absentmindedly cross the road. However, a hand forcefully pulls you by the collar, the back of your shirt, or your wrist; and in the short instant it takes the traffic lights to change from red to green, a group of motorcycles zoom past you at an incredible speed. You're safe, but the voice behind you seems to be angrier than you should be. ]

Assholes... Hey, you okay?

[ Whether he looks frightening or genuinely concerned is a matter of perspective. (It's the latter.) ]

d; wildcard

[ Hit him up anywhere! He's most likely up and about, doing odd jobs, breakdancing for money, shopping for Christmas gifts, walking to the infirmary with injuries or skateboarding anxiously. Whatever, these are just a few ideas, GO CRAZY. ]

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[rollin]

[ ATHENA... ]

You sound like you're having fun... [ Which is all that matters aside from her safety, really. Her jerks his head toward the bulletin board nearby. ] Um, let's check the board. There's gotta be a mission up for us there.

[psycholawgy]

Wow! Do you think we'll get a mission where we'll have to commit breaking and entering?!

[ That'd be the best thing ever. She does follow him over to the bulletin board, though! ]

[rollin]

Why're you so excited about breaking the law? Are you really a lawyer?

[ This mission selection, though. There's one where they have to exterminate Bombs, another where they have to collect ingredients for a spell, and one where they have to find a frog. The frog prince fetches the highest price since it's from a noble family, exterminating Bombs for the city seem the funnest, but collecting items for this wizard looks the easiest.

Yata squints. ]

That much for a frog?

[ ONE MILLION GIL... ]

[psycholawgy]

[ YATA HOW DARE YOU QUESTION HER. She almost assaulted an officer and a prosecutor! ]

... What? Doesn't it seem fun to break a door down and roll on the ground?

[ Jeez, and you'd think a thug like Yata would enjoy something like this. Athena is secretly judging him. ]

Let's go with this Bomb thing. What do you think?

[ She's already done grocery runs for people before, and she's hunted down missing pets for people. The Wright Anything Agency makes you do all these weird things, except for exterminate pests. ]

[rollin]

Hehe, when you've done that tons of times, it just becomes another fact of life!

[ In other words, it's normal for him to break doors down. Ah. It doesn't make him any less excited for this quest, though. ]

Aight, let's do it! We just need new weapons. There should be a shop in the city... Let's go!

[ But he's heading the other direction. ]

[psycholawgy]

Sounds like you're an expert at hooliganism. You gotta teach me some time!

[ ATHENA NO...!!!!

But she does follow him. It's not like she knows any better! ]

[rollin]

It's not hooliganism! It's called being cool!

[ WHATEVER

But look, they're walking towards a sleek, black convertible, which Yata jump into, taking the driver's seat. ]

[psycholawgy]

[ Holy shit Yata ok you are really cool now. She traces a line on the passenger's seat door, amazed by what she sees. ]

This is yours?! How'd you get it, gambling?!

[ Okay, maybe not as cool in her book... yet. ]

[rollin]

Hey, no touching! [ SAID LIKE IT'S ACTUALLY HIS. Which it.. isn't. ] It's part of the scenario. We lose it later on.

[ A second later he makes a face that screams, "Oops, that was a spoiler." He jerks his thumb at the sudden NPC behind him. ]

See prince in the backseat? [ The young man waves hi. He might as well be part of a Korean boyband with his long hair and ridiculously stylish clothes. ] We're helping him get his kingdom's crystal back.

[psycholawgy]

[ Totally jumps when Yata yells at her. JESUS. DON'T SCARE HER LIKE THAT. But she joins him in the car, and looks at what- or who's behind. Then she looks back at Yata, only to loudly whisper: ]

He looks so cool! You should grow your hair or something, Yatta!

[rollin]

[ Loudly whispers back: ] Aah? You sayin' my hair ain't cool?

[ But he plays with his a lock of his hair at the front and tugs at it in the hopes of making it look longer. ]

There's something off about this, though...

[ This entire set-up, he means. ]

[psycholawgy]

[ She slowly glances at the guy in the back, trying not to look suspect... no, he's weird looking and silent, so. . . for some reason, despite how strange he looks, he is normal in Athena's book!

And now back at Yata, she asks: ]

What do you mean?

[rollin]

I can't drive.

[psycholawgy]

I can drive bumper cars.

[ TOTALLY HELPFUL ]

[rollin]

Athena.

Let's switch.

[psycholawgy]

Woah! Are you serious?!

[rollin]

Yeah! When the bad guys attack us, I can punch fireballs at 'em while you drive.

[ You can tell he's always wanted to do this.

He probably already has, but that doesn't make it any less cooler. ]

[psycholawgy]

Alright! Let's go switch, then!

[ She quickly opens up the door and runs to the other side of the car. What an eager beaver. ]

[rollin]

[ Yata just crosses over to the passenger seat because he is lazy and it is there. ]

Start her up!

[ He tosses her the keys like the wannabe badass he is. ]

[psycholawgy]

[ Shut up Yata, we're totally badasses right now.

Punches the key in and starts the car. Athena's pretty startled by this but-- ]

Alright, where to?

[rollin]

The city! It's just up ahead—

[ Just then, a loud, galloping sound can be heard in the distance. Yata turns around to check it out. Did he mention there were wild behemoths in this area, too? No? Oops. ]

And step on it!

[psycholawgy]

What the hell?! Was this even in the mission?!

[ Her eyes widen as she sees the monsters from the rearview mirror. Despite panicking, she steps on the accelerator and starts driving, yelling as she makes the car move as fast as she possibly can without hitting anything. ]

I DON'T WANT TO DIE YET!

[rollin]

[ Man, Yata doesn't know. He only tested this during the beta stages? He's thrown back on his seat as soon as Athena steps on the gas, too busy holding on for dear life instead of putting on his seatbelt like he should have done seconds ago. Oh god, it's a monster stampede. ]

Can't you go any faster!?

[psycholawgy]

If you know what's good for you, you'll keep your mouth shut!

[ If there was anything Athena didn't like, it was being pressured. She didn't mean to yell at Yata that way, but she was going as fast as she could! She hit a bunch of bins and benches along the way, but at least the monsters chasing them are a good distance away. The prince at the back is as unresponsive as ever. ]

Go kill it or something! Pronto!

[rollin]

[ If Athena wasn't an angry lady driving at more than fifty miles per hour, he'd tell her not to boss her around, but as far as the rules of this universe work, things never work the way they should and Yata can't refuse a woman. He aims at the monsters with his aura, taking handfuls down at once with each fireball. But there are still more who are bigger, stronger and smarter. They fire back at the car with acid. Thankfully, they only hit the prince! Ahaha...

Listen to him sizzle. ]

Shit! [ Beat. ] Sorry.

[ They need to pull the hood back up, so Yata turns back to the dashboard for an answer. ]

One of these things has gotta be a shield, right?

[ PRESSES EVERY BUTTON ]