( OPEN ) not giving a shit, the legacy

[takuan]

Who: brave ( takuan ), wizard ( fxs ), priest ( grovel ), and you!
When: ic 12/28.
Where: shopping district.
What: phase one of the event put into a log because we're crazies and tl;dr.
Rating/Warning: rated r for rejet. will update if necessary.

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( ᴀ. ʙʀᴀᴠᴇ ʀᴏᴜᴛᴇ – "what are you looking around for? you can tell me." )

[ rather than feeling any sort of vague curiosity towards the sound, brave associates the seemingly innocuous laughter and jingles to the signs of a pre-emptive enemy attack. christmas being a non-existent affair in their world, he finds the noises ringing in his ears more annoying than anything, and he'd sooner give up his pot-smashing dreams before he'd let an enemy take advantage of any of him and his party. …but really, he just wants to shank whatever it is then move on with his life and priorities— such as getting out of the god damn snow. capped strength and speed stats aside, it's still a pain to maneuver around in heavy armour, and it's a thought he never once fails to voice to his party whenever applicable.

that is, until he makes out the traces of her, and every other thought becomes obsolete. danger, what danger? just as he's about to go on a notome spiel about how dare she leave them to their own devices and not show up sooner and take responsibility for supposedly running off with thief, he stops in his tracks. ]

That's surprisingly thoughtful of you. [ to ask, he means. his pleasant disposition falters; he's conditioned to her curt answers of "ＸＸＸＸ！！" and "？！？！" (responses that often embodied reje(c)tion to his very being and the party’s), so her concern and lack of discretion justifiably feels like uncanny valley. taking a deliberate step towards the spectre, his eyes narrow. ]

If I were to ask you questions along the lines of the nickname you gave me [ his face briefly scrunches, ] and your three sizes… Surely you'd be able to answer, right? And the quest you were about to go with before all this happened.

[ even if she'd answer the first two correctly, if she didn't do the same for the last one (the only acceptable response is his), she's evidently some sort of sham. what do you mean he’s from the common route so he shouldn’t care?? details. trying to encroach even further into her personal bubble, he leans in and reaches for her collar to drag her closer. only for it to… not turn out to be the heroine at all. excuse her??? he had an urgent inquiry that needed answering?? ]

… Hah—? Who do we have here? [ this can go one of two ways: i. ) if you appear to be female, his sweeping gaze will linger at “key points”. since his mood has gone to the shitters (not that he'd have any other reaction to this close proximity regardless of his current temperament), he reacts appropriately so. ]

Your bust [ and/or underbust ] could use work. How disappointing. [ for someone who was reacting so strongly to her illusion … he gave her up surprisingly fast. and to test out his "theory," he endeavours to … grope … whoever it is that’s in front of him. if the heroine were an illusion then he deserves this much reprieve at least??? give a guy a break. ]

[ or ii. ) if you're male, he promptly proceeds to attempt to shove you into the snow, face scowling in disgust. because ew. cooties. he's already in the constant company of three… two losers, he doesn’t need one more?? that void is better off permanently there. ]

( ʙ. ᴡɪᴢᴀʀᴅ ʀᴏᴜᴛᴇ – "#$@! #$@! #$@! aka the 'go back' one" )

[ for once, wizard would appreciate spending quality, individual time with the heroine. whether it was to scold her or be adulated by her so long as he was acknowledged by her than trekking through the snowstorm would be more satisfying in a (less than masochistic) way. but no, of course, he's cockblocked. he steals a glance to the rest of his party as they forge ahead in the blizzard— wizard lagging behind (though not by much) due to the onslaught of snow against his glasses and clothes, obscuring his vision making it hard for him to see let alone travel.

but it begs the question: why were they even continuing on this fallible quest? why wasn't wizard casting a spell in order to cease the mighty gusts of wind or melt the snow surrounding them?

answer: because he's a petty bitch.

he hears the whimpering of the the heroine beside his ear as she suddenly reneges on her initial suggestion that the trio band together in search of the origin of the ominous "ho-ho-ho" and bell ringing that they all agreed to have noticed. really? at this crucial juncture, she asks them to leave instead of asking him to impress them all with his abilities? does she really not want an appropriate climax to the pain she just made them suffer yet again? with a dirty look and a click of his tongue, wizard repeats what she had to say for all to hear. ]

"Go back?" After encouraging us to stay out in this cold... [ pauses dramatically. exhales dramatically. then yells, dramatically. ] How fickle can you be?! Always so irresponsible... Do you know how long I've waited to show off? [ with a throw of his hands, ] Ah, tch— Whatever. I don't care anymore. [ which is weird because they should??? these guys?? why are they so carefree??? ]

But I demand recompense. Offer your body heat to me and make up for your misdeeds or I can freeze you where you stand.

[ "sexual harassment"? what is that?? i don't know what you're talking about because this definitely isn't it?? ]

( ᴄ. ᴘʀɪᴇsᴛ ʀᴏᴜᴛᴇ – "you always did have a habit of looking for the things you can never find." )

[ as priest meets with a vision of the heroine (and she delivers words or phrases, innocuously akin to the initial prompt starter), similar to his fellow party members, he isn’t met with the typical sentiments of distress, anguish, or apprehension. rather, he’s regarding the entire farce with some vague touch of irrational… exasperation.

he’s annoyed of her having the gall to have physically strayed from him, and her continued efforts in leading him (as the rest of the group, he guesses??) astray as a result. now, they’re reunited within a similar manner as they had been back on the home front, in the form of pixel to pixel, but yet, she seems more elusive than ever??? with the brush of winter tremors, the shudder of the cold attached to his outer skin and sinking into the interior of his bones and nerves. or, at least that’s what it inevitably feels like— he wonders if he’s even properly focusing in on all of this. well, all in all—

to say he’s miffed by this whole experience isn’t anything less of a severe understatement. regardless, he speaks, his arms raising to idly rub at the back of his head. ] —? You’ve suddenly got some backbone to talk back like that after making me [ oresama?? ] go through all this trouble. [ he shakes his head a bit. ]

Well, if you really want forgiveness... [ no one said that??? either way, there’s a pause, before his lips curve upwards… as he tries to subdue a shudder. it’s freezing alright??? ] Strip for me. After all, that might improve my mood, if you know what I mean...

Starting from the bott— [ except, the second, he looks back up...

what the fuck??? where did she go? ] ... [ he exhales deeply. ]

( ᴅ. ʜᴀʀᴇᴍ ʀᴏᴜᴛᴇ – frozen; a faithful retelling by the dotkare cast )

[ despite being the notomes that they inexorably are, there are moments (far stretches and profound distances between, sure, but regardless—) in which they occasionally show some semblance of benevolence. of vague consideration and blah, blah, blah... monologue and meta here. but, basically, the point is, they’ve somehow involved themselves on some grand pursuit to show this vision some sign of compassion. perhaps, they’ve even, predictably, made some contest of it. ]

Obviously, you’re going to choose my robes, aren’t you? They’re warmed with more than just god’s touch. [ kills myself. there, that’s my dialogue contribution. ]

Warmed with more than just god’s touch… Who knows where he’s been and what he’s done with that robe? [ brothels. doing the do with it on. the works. ] Obviously you should go with my mantle instead. You’ll be filled by the thought of wearing a legendary hero’s garb alone.

Both of you... [ wizard looks at them both like??? how are we friends??? but i digress, he too is just bad. ] But in the end, religion and legend won't be enough to keep you warm. You should choose my cloak instead. Did you know? I've cast many enchantments on it. Warmth is not the only comfort it can provide.

[ as one would expect, this also involved... stripping themselves of their outer layers and handing it to her, in hopes that she would select a particular party member’s equipment over another’s...

kind of... like how if they weren’t all from the common route, she would have unavoidably plucked a single quest from the lot (thief isn’t an option, okok). would have bid and weighed her options and selected which grosso dude would basically go to the real world with her??? either way, it’s in the gesture of them removing their jackets and.. shoving it in the vision’s face, that it, of course, a fierce wind blows...

sending everything flying away and completely out of sight in the blizzard’s rage. ]

..............................

[ help. ]

( note: for the harem option, there won't be any tag order! we'll be tagging it separately, but you can expect thread jacks and the like because what are dotkares if not for cockblocking each other … )

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d or so help me

[hoasen]

[Things, happened, is what she will say. She's watching these three idiots trying to grab the attention of...who is that? Either way, things have backfired for them and it should be funny.

The finest rping I've ever done will follow this announcement in 3, 2, 1.]

...

[She stands there because what the fuck just happened.]

no one can save you now

[takuan]

Rather than standing there senseless … Shouldn't you be scrambling to offer yourself as compensation?

[ how unsympathetic can you be?! ]

[grovel]

[ recovery time: 5 seconds. or so, it would state if being dumfounded were some sort of status ailment. unfortunately and unforgivably, it isn't, and so he's left with regaining his bearings entirely on his own. there are probably a few lingering moments too long before he opens his mouth to speak. if... just to conceal the obvious sense of shame he should technically feeling (but, isn't if purely in fault of his exaggerated ego???). ] ...

What are you looking at with such a dumb expression? [ if you time to be staring, you should be stripping like he's demanded in his own prompt??? ] Are you heartless enough not to offer some warmth here?

[fxs]

[ similarly to the other two, wizard hastens to presume a grumpy demeanor. if it's any wonder as to why they don't normally act the heroes, this would probably be the answer. of course, the One time they act out of concern for a heroine (albeit... a vision of... and you know, stupidly) they would be with met with harsh indifference. glancing at the woman who has all the courtesy of newt, wizard redirects his annoyance. ]

You. If you like what you see so much, why don't you come here and do something about it?

[ i know this sounds gross but he's cold, ok. ]

a

[rollin]

[ Okay. First this guy goes on about God-knows-what for a minute or so, then he has the gall to grab Yata by the collar and shove him the aside? This thread hasn't even started and Yata is so done. ]

What the fuck was that for?

[ Yata's still on the ground in shock. He didn't know there were shitheads on his list of people to rescue. God. ]

[takuan]

[ please… he was way done before you were?? ]

You looked like a brat that needed calming down. [ or so he says, when he hasn't even spared the boy's face a glance. there were no endowments where it mattered. there were no curves. and most importantly, he was very obviously male; he had no business presenting himself in front of brave?? ] Looks like I was right.

What a pain… [ he scowls and glares because obviously, yata's sheer existence is a sin. ] The least she could've left before disappearing was a proper replacement.

[ having filled his whining quota for the moment: brave moves onto his other priorities. such as, judging the other boy from bottom up without an ounce of subtly— the harder he judges, the more likely he'll turn into a hot girl as reparation right?? ]

d...

[oneirism]

[There's many things Lapis has seen during this blizzard - this is probably one of the more ridiculous things.

Which is why she watches the exchange with a completely flat look. Watching as the jackets just fly away before looking back at the three stooges, her expression completely unchanging.]

... That was a pretty stupid thing to do.

[grovel]

[ as this, unfortunately, wasn't exactly his first experience at being on the receiving end of ... this inevitable (and quite frankly, anticipated) reaction— he doesn't find himself all too concerned. instead, he finds their mutual familiarity a point of... pleasure. as if he were deriving some sort of delight in her presence. well, if his attention had to be shifted it might as well be like this, right?

a replacement, one might label it. except, first things were first, and if there was one single erroneous line of thought projected in her words is the fact that??? excuse you?? ] Tell that to her. It's her fault, after all. But, no matter...

[ he steps in closer to her, once more. almost predatory. ] You look warm.

[ just sayin'

except, just sayin' doesn't exist in dot kareshi. not without harassment, at least. ]

[fxs]

[ your life was probably a stupid thing to do!!

the cold is something wizard may be able to ignore (not really though), but slights to his pride aren't as easily met with suffering nonchalance. there's a fine line between being unsympathetic and being negligent and somehow this girl has zigzagged between both. were women simply designed to be this incredibly rude??? ]

You don't need to tell me that. [ because he already knows and his cape thing was the coolest thing about him, lbr. ] Unless you were hoping I'd cast you into the wind?

[ not a bad idea actually. except... of course it is... ]

Actually, if you let me remove one piece of your clothing, I might able to recover the rest of ours. [ because seeing her bra or something would obviously increase his magic ability tenfold. not that she would understand that (nor would it change anything if she did). ]

[takuan]

[ excuse you, they're having a completely legitimate dilemma right now?! what is with all these ladies and their insensitivity?? ]

Do you not realise who you're speaking to? [ he's brave, the legendary hero. yadda yadda. equipped with a stick so far up in himself, that he can't even recognise that it's a meaningless title wherever they are now. anyway— of course she knows who he is. which really, only leaves one viable conclusion that explains her actions. ]

Well, I can understand feeling jealousy. [ of… sexual harassment apparently?? ] But now that she's gone off again, I don't mind making an exception for you. I can share warmth beyond my mantle.

[ how do you prefer your predatory gazes? obviously hero-style, right? not priest-style or wizard-style? because that's what's happening now. ]

C... whoops

[manolia]

[Lucky you caught Chibi before a phantom of his dragon brother showed up; he would breathe all sorts of fire onto someone's face if he saw them harassing a young woman like that. So, instead of getting another young woman to harass talk to, Priest gets a buff guy in black robes who's taken notice of the scene - surely not what he ordered!]

Look, you've gone and scared her. [A serene, awfully smug smile. Geez, you should be happy that he's offering his advice for free!] Getting under a woman's skirt takes significantly more finesse than that. It's more than a hunt; it's an art, see. Chase, but you have to stay ever-so-slightly out of reach.

[grovel]

[why always dudes...

what's worse is that it's a buff dude, or so priest is inwardly lamenting. except, his complaints and obvious chagrin are made so evident, if they were back in the world proffered via "unlimited quest," it'd probably take up a fair chunk of his character dialogue between battle scenes or traversing through towns. ] Scared?

[ he nearly balks at the remark, if just for how preposterous it appeared to him, because who would have the nerve to deny him??? he's basically god?? jk, except, it's pathetic this is so accurate to his own inner considerations. ] Sorry, but I don't need your "finesse" or "art."

After all, I won't be satisfied with just getting under her skirt. [ i have never hated my ability to type more. ]

That's hardly a punishment.

d jfc

[poised]

[ah. men stripping in the snow.

Natalia walks firmly past them, not sparing even a single glance, and moves to take the young lady's arm, apparently not completely realizing that she's not meant to be here. For her, Natalia gives a gentle smile.]

Come, come, if you're cold, I can take you to a place with shelter away from brutes and perverts.

[Though her eyebrow may be twitching a bit. She can't help but feel as though if one of these 'brutes and perverts' were to say something to her, she wouldn't hesitate to put an arrow between each of their eyes.

She also apparently doesn't realize that she's speaking to a vision.

Oh well.

FIRMLY IGNORING THE REAL PEOPLE.]

[grovel]

[ in hindsight (laced with technicalities and misplaced delusions), he was normally paid for this?? it isn't easy being a porn actor, all right. or so, he'd claim were he more familiar with the jobs that have inevitably been suggested to him. regardless, he's full of commentary, at least on the tip of his tongue. especially, as she attempts to coax their fine heroine into following her. that's probably made in good judgment from any rational human being, but for priest, this can only spell out one thing. ... he'll be left to be a thirsty asshole all on his own. well, not his own... but...

stares at dotkare cast. yyeaaah. either way, between her appearance, disappearance (which incidentally... just occurred again!?! wtf kind of withcraft is this bs), and the fact they're now basically left in the crux of his storm without their outer wear. ] ... [ blame and responsibility obviously can only fall on one single individual here, and it sure as hell isn't going to be him so!?!?!?

he grasps natalia by the arm... or at least tries to. ] Brutes and perverts? Don't you think those words are a little harsh to label such a pure-hearted priest? [ brave and wizard who??? but, obviously, that's not the main point here. ] Besides, how are you going to make up for us losing her? [ again...

forget the fact that this is an ongoing thing okay.... ]

[fxs]

[ wow. brute he can understand for brave, the man who's second nature is to literally break into other people's home and smash their most prized and beloved pots. pervert for priest, because that's one easy. one need only eyes and ears to recognize how much of a farce that someone like him can declare himself a follower of God. but for wizard to be lumped into both with them??? that's almost as insulting as having yet another person threaten take his beloved away. doesn't matter if she's a girl and that's not you know, Too Bad (if he really thinks about it), but still!!

natalia against one of them in this harsh climate could be a worthy battle but she's one against three with maxed out stats. it isn't really the smartest thing to do to pick a fight. also ps, the heroine likes this treatment???????? who are you to say this isn't romantic? a company in japan has already declared this to be so. ]

I have no intentions to lose. If you think there is an option for a yuri route, you are surely mistaken.

[ that's almost too meta but fight me. he goes to grab the vision's free arm and tugs her into the opposite direction because the clothes are obviously This way. ]

[takuan]

[ brave, who's accustomed to being showered by attention left and right, has never been more affronted in his life. it's also one thing to be thoroughly ignored, and another to try and whisk away his heroine. moving quickly, he steps in front of her to act as a wall— because what else is a rude asshole supposed to do?? ]

If we're so-called brutes and perverts, do you think you'll be able to escape so easily? With her especially?

[ sizing her up, it's a shame that they have to go head-to-head like this. but when having to choose between anyone else and the heroine, no one's even close to being a contender. ] But if you're genuinely concerned, there are plenty of other ways we can keep her warm. [ especially without outerwear. ] We'll treat her gently.

[ because everything they've done thus far is "gentle"?? also tmi???? totally not touching on that "pervert" part because… well. ]

d;

[compossible]

[hello, otome love interests, your protag has arrived!!

...Okay, no, she's not your protag at all, she's an entirely different otome protag, and she looks entirely unimpressed by this entire display. Then again, when you've been to the ice ages, you're not particularly impressed by a normal amount of snow.

(Though she really does hate the snow, hence why she's already bundled up.)]

No, I'm not interested. [none of these path choices appeal. And then that gust of wind blows them away, and she blinks vaguely.

Hm.]

You're in the way.

how did i delete that???

[grovel]

[ different underbust, same measurements. wait, no— different measurements, same female anatomy— is probably infinitely more suited to this scenario. nevertheless, the point was clear and evident and this is why bijou shouldn't be permitted to tag at any hour that passes 4 am.

though, the other party in question makes no secret of her lack of sympathy or tenderness to the situation, priest doesn't quite swallow that down so easily. rather, once he does recover, he has separate ideas of how this should go. so— ] Sorry, but those words aren't allowed.

[ he's not actually sorry, and he's just going to ignore that last part. ] But, you've got some bad taste not to have picked mine immediately. [ forget that it was for her originally because she.... it's complicated okay. she's rude and warped them, blah blah. ]

[fxs]

[ what the fuck is up with these girls? there is truly no one he would call cute or adorable or even nice in this world. for npcs, these girls all had quite the tongue and lacked the benevolence that either one of them were used to. normally, when gracing a village or some you know, rpg bs, they were lauded with praise and pleas for help. here it was quite the opposite.

there's what feels like a minute gap when wizard notices this Other Woman who looks warm; bundled up in all her fabrics and coats. even after witnessing their plight, her intention is to simply ignore them? ]

After seeing what you saw, that's all you have to say?!

[ at least act surprised, you black-hearted girl. ]

[takuan]

[ are you sure you even want to joke about that? because dotkares being the pure-hearted, judgement-less cast that they are, means that they won't discriminate against protag statuses of any kind. so he takes her words as if they were said by his own heroine, and acts accordingly. how dare you do this?? ]

Playing hard to get, are we. [ eyeing her indifference with a degree of disdain, he closes whatever distance there is between them and makes to grab her wrist. ]

But there's a limit to that, don't you think? [ ??? it's barely been a minute?? not even?? ] If you think you'll be let off especially after what you've said and done, you're sorely mistaken. Take responsibility.

d as in don't want to be in this dick fest

[hotarumaru]

[ sakyou feels like he's watching a perverted scene unfold between the princess and 3 enishis. although at least enishi has never tried to strip in front of kayo (thankfully jfc) but then, that may have something to do with the fact that edo still has more class and reservations than this terribly debauched country.

but just when he nearly approaches the poor harangued young girl, if only to offer his assistance, that gust of wind blows and ...

...

......

......... right well. ]

Aah, this is what they call karma, isn't it?

[ ... walking away in three, two ... ]

too late...

[fxs]

[ charlie replies first for ONcE.

if it's sakyou's intentions to go unnoticed by the three then he's obviously failed in that regard. assuming the mysterious, effeminate looking person had been referring to wizard, he shoots an offended glance. but then changes his expressions almost immediately. oh. a pretty girl. spurred on by the threads above, wizard needs to make up for his inability to seal a 3P deal, without really considering that a) the heroine disappeared... and b) that his attempt for a 2 girls 1 wizard scenario is going to fail him from the word "go." ]

Karma implies a good and selfless deed will yield a good and selfless reward. That hasn't happen...

[ steps. uncomfortably. close. towards. sakyou. ]

Yet.

[ is everybody happy now?!?!? waits for this to be inevitably threadjacked. ]

a....................................

[awaken]

[ Yeah, it's definitely not your protag, but a protag from some other game and who looks remarkably surprised at the hand, at the statement, at the overall attitude of this guy before surprise turns to anger. ]

Get off!

[ And she's already swinging a very sharp naginata at his direction in this really too close range. She's aiming for his legs.

]

touches gently

[takuan]

[ like i mentioned earlier. by discriminating against accepting different heroines, you're missing out on so much in life??? so don't worry. minako's no exception. while her anger is met with surprise— as gross as he was, brave wasn't a level 99 legendary hero for no reason, and actually finds his interest being further piqued. narrowly escaping her swipe, his lips upturn into a carnal grin. ]

Feisty, huh? I think that's a good trait to have, under certain conditions. It can make things a lot more exciting.

[ but, seeing as she seemed truly upset by what he'd said … he'll make it up to her with his following words— ]

Well, personal preference aside … I can appreciate smaller measurements too. They're less distracting, if you know what I mean. [ —or not. ]

d - when not sure, always go for d

[dishonorstudent]

[ what even.

just what.

does she not have enough strippers in her life? ]

I swear to god, if you dipshits are nudists...

[ Ryuko is one to talk, although luckily she's not in her transformed form at this point. Just a regular girl in a slightly skimpy sailor uniform........... yup. ]

i'm so sorry

[takuan]

[ one can never have enough strippers in their life … which is the philosophy brave would support if she voiced that thought. it's a good thing, but that's just about cancelled out less than a moment later… ]

Is it because you like what you see, and what to see more?

a

[spes_phthisica]

[The first problem here being that Souji... rather appears to be female at first glance, and he is wearing pretty loose clothes, so it's even harder to tell.

Problem number two is that while he's at first simply surprised to be grabbed in such a fashion, and perhaps baffled by the bust comment... well, by the time that other hand is reaching out to grope, Souji's hand is on his sword, drawing it, and has it resting in an almost friendly manner on the other man's shoulder.]

I don't just let anyone do that, you know. [Too bad his voice is a bit androgynous too.

Problem number three is the young man materializing next to Souji, raising a sword of his own and glaring.]

You let Okita-san go right now! [Wow, way touchy.]

[takuan]

I'm not just anyone. Don't worry. [ he grins, and begins to reach towards his hilt. recognising a threat when he sees one, he does have some concept of boundaries, but … perhaps not as much self-preservation as he should, simply giving the blade on his shoulder a glance, and not much else. it's a shame that he was interrupted, but he thinks this development could be interesting as well— it is … stimulating (why…) … when the other party has fight in them. ]

I can easily show you a good time. [ —and so he ducks, and sidesteps underneath the woman's sword before drawing his own and slashing towards whoever it is that decided to crash their party, all in one smooth motion. it's not a blow meant to kill or harm (if it connects, it'd leave a shallow cut at best); it's a warning, you could say, that he isn't entirely incapable. ]