VIVID PARTY | 01.

[solarbeam]

Who: THE VIVID PARTY.
When: IC: 10/13
Where: Inside ViViD.
What: Time to level up by grinding (unsexily), dancing with dragons and looting some corpses.
Rating/Warning: Probably just violence.

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[ ooc: May as well break this up into sections similar to event logs!

001. Once they're in, Kara will be directing people to go talk to Takakage in order to give him telepathy permission! Of course, it's okay to say no. Also mingling. Don't get cold feet.

002. The main quest—a scouting crew of elven warriors equipped with bows, spears and swords. The field is this: a small encampment of human NPCs, and a large field, marred only by a long river running across it. The moment they arrive in ViViD, the crew will advance across the field. Crossing the river will take then fifteen minutes, getting to the encampment will take an hour in total. There's not too many enemies to be completely overwhelmed, but it's not going to be even close to easy. The first round starts when the spearmen arrive, who are then joined in the third round by the swordsmen and the fourth by the bowmen. Once the fifth round starts, anyone who stuck around can go up against...

The mage-slash-final-boss, hiding at the back of the crew, as he summons a group of dragons.

003. THE DRAGONS. They're fairly small and range in all different colours, but the thing is, they're less in it for the battle and more for the fun. And one thing a dragon likes more than fighting? (Hint, not virgins. Not gold either.)

Dancing. Each dragon will approach character and NPC alike and challenge them to a dance off. It's actually kind of easy to impress them, but if you insult their sick moves, you might get set on fire. If you successfully entertain a dragon, they'll turn on their master and attack him. (You'll also get bonus rewards if you do it. Like an achievement: Danced with Dragons.)

004. Getting down to the nitty gritty—the boss. A mage, casting dark spells and elemental magic, firing upon the battle from across the river. It's not easy to get to him, as he'll be shooting spells at anyone trying to get near him, but if your character braves it and manages to engage with the boss then he's pretty easy to beat up close.

The only thing is, he has a final trick up his sleeve—no, not more dragons. As the boss realises he's going to lose, he'll copy himself, again and again, until there are at least ten different versions of him. You're free to take on one or more, and the game will end once all of them are defeated.

BONUS. Sidequest time. There are four to choose from:

a.) One of the NPCs in the camp will be asking various players to carry cargo off of the battlefield, towards a ship in the opposite direction of the fight. It's the easiest one, giving the least amount of reward, but it's also quick. The only thing is some of the cargo may be pretty heavy... you should buddy up with someone.

b.) Inspiring time. Some of the NPCs want to see a wicked battle—they'll be asking characters to perform various feats in the midst of battle, such as performing elemental attacks on swordsmen, stabbing someone with an arrow, a suplex and using a "finisher move" complete with yelling out the name of the move. Look, your peers are very specific.

c.) Loot get. One of the nurses in the camp is asking around for people to pick through slain enemies' pockets for potential healing aids they couldn't get to. So, yeah. She wants you to dig through some dead, but it's unlikely they'll mind...

d.) Collecting dragon teeth. Sure, the dragons can be defeated by dancing, but a chemist in the camp wants their teeth and will pay heavily for them. This is the hardest task, since characters will have to either knock out or kill a dragon in order to get their teeth, and it's not something done easily. Watch your fingers!

ooc: SO THERE IT IS. Kara will have mentioned the date to anyone interested beforehand, which can be handwaved. This is pretty open to player creativity, and skills of the enemy can really depend on what you'd like, but this is meant to be a simple quest. With dance offs. Any questions can be answered here. Information on ViViD is here, and all credit rewards and upgrades are up to player discretion! ]

Comments

[rollin]

Seriously? Well, that's what rivals are about, so... [ He idly kicks a pebble on the ground. ]

[flaredo]

[ Okay, she has to laugh. ] So we are rivals, in the end!

[rollin]

Yeah.

[ He acknowledges it without hesitation. ]

So... don't go easy on me!

[flaredo]

Don't worry. I wasn't even thinking about it.

[ complete sincerity. ]

[rollin]

[ He smiles, but then... ]

Does this mean we're calling the bet off?

[flaredo]

Nope. A bet's a bet, and you did win that one, by like three seconds...

[ so she'll just step closer. ]

[rollin]

[ He's frozen in place. Time to panic. ]

Did I? I mean, I did, but I mean, you know. I mean, technically, I think I got a headstart...

[flaredo]

You might wanna close your eyes.

[ ignoring? YEP. ]

[rollin]

Wait, I'm not ready!?

[ He raises a hand to defend himself. Of course, he doesn't close his eyes. HE'S IN DANGER!! ]

[flaredo]

[ And she's going to grab his wrist and pull him in-- to leave a light kiss on his cheek. Almost instantly, she'll release him. ]

There.

[rollin]

[ If anyone can keysmash internally, it's Yata. Anna would sometimes give him kisses on the cheek, but getting one from a girl closer to his age is new. Does he say thank you? Does he complain? Shocked and embarrassed that Yang actually followed through with her end of the deal, Yata crouches, holding his knees and bowing his head. He's red up to his ears and at a loss for words. ]

Nngh...

[flaredo]

... Oops. And I thought if it was on the cheek, it wouldn't break you. [ but she crouches as well, propping her chin in her palms as she studies him. Wow, he's... actually super red, isn't he? ]

Too much?

[rollin]

[ Face still flushed, it takes a lot of courage for him to look up at her with a pout. ]

... Much.

[flaredo]

Just honoring a bet! I've gotta keep my word, you know?

[rollin]

[ This is the only time he wishes she wouldn't! ]

I didn't ask for it.

[flaredo]

You didn't exactly scream 'ew no gross stay away', either.

[ so she took that as agreement.

Also because maybe it was fun to see him this flustered. ]

[rollin]

I didn't exactly have a chance!

[ This is harrassment...! ]

[flaredo]

... [ okay, so she might pout a bit. ]

So you didn't like it?

[rollin]

[ ... That's foul. ]

I didn't... hate it.

[flaredo]

[ Your face is foul. But that gets her pout to vanish pretty abruptly. ]

That's a good start, then! You're improving, Yata.

[rollin]

That's just 'cause it's—

[ You, but he realizes how weird that sounds halfway. He'll get up and remove himself from this conversation now, thank you. ]

I just remembered I had a thing! I gotta log out now. Bye!

[flaredo]

[ Well, that's an interesting note to leave a conversation hanging on, but Yang will let him flee (this time), nodding into her knees. Right, she's still got to do something with dragon teeth... ]

See you later?