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pajamabox2019-06-16 05:25 pm
wizardseason) wrote in pajamabox2019-06-16 05:25 pm
Day 3: Evening
Evening: 5:00pm - Midnight
[ IRL Timeframe: June 16th toNo matter when the heroes defeated their monsters, or when the sixth monster was defeated and there were none left, everyone will be treated to an unfortunately familiar feeling. The world of the past will fade, slowly at first but gradually increasing in pace until they pass out to blackness.
Everyone will wake up on a beach, and not a beach in the town their residence is in. Looks like everyone will need to take the train back home or go for a really, really long walk.
More unsettling than that is that every hero will either have a decent suntan or a mild sunburn. Social media is abuzz with comments about the island "going still" and the knights "dead on the beaches". There are reports that all twelve knights and the princess were all defeated at the same time and left on the beaches as an advertisement that the world was over this year.
Naturally, the heroes will realize that they are not, in fact, dead. Better do some damage control, there. Anyone who tried to make any recordings in the past will find that the files are corrupted and unavailable. Looks like whatever happened is going to... stay in the past.
The heroes who are due for an evening visit in the Princess' Dream Citadel or in The Wizard's House will arrive there the moment they sleep.
The Weather
- Warmer than yesterday.
- 77°F / 25°C
- Everyone's in a bit of a panic!
Prompts:
- 05:00pm Beach Wake-up Call: Every hero will wake up laying on the wet sand of the beach. There's waves gently lapping at them, waking them up slowly from their abrupt return from the past. Everyone will feel a little groggy and their clothes will be uncomfortably crusted in sand. Here's to hoping that saltwater and sand will wash out? Make sure to remove the little crabs that have started crawling over you!
- 5:00pm, Craydon: The residents of Craydon are all safely at home up the mountain by now. The only people still lingering around the Craydon beaches are fishermen working to prepare for their sunset runs. The offshore cages aren't going to empty themselves, after all! Fortunately this means they have, and can offer, blankets and hot drinks while they're heading out. It's not much, but they're here to help. At least the heroes are hopefully not alone?
- 5:00pm, Bamborough: The residents of Bamborough are really just the locals, concerned for the future of the world and of the heroes. Instead of waking up alone, they'll find little boxes of dry towels and bottled water beside them. Looks like the residents were pretty sure they were going to wake up at some point because they've left little kits to help them wake up with. It's not much, but it's better than nothing. The boardwalks of Bamborough are empty, with not a single soul out and about. The local shops, though, are pretty much business as usual. They'll immediately bustle in excitement when the heroes show themselves. Also: Free showers near the beach boardwalks! Better get all that crusty sand cleaned off.
- 5:00pm, Far Haven: The city of Far Haven is simultaneously the most cold and impersonal and the most immediately helpful. Each hero in Far Haven will wake up with a little walkie talkie beside them. If they pick it up and reach out, they'll be immediately told to come to the Far Haven hospital for immediate medical assistance. Once there, they'll be offered a free shower, water, hydration, a medical checkup, and a free coupon for the Craydon hot springs. There are even little kits set out for the knights in other towns. But... there's no one to bring them to the other towns, whoops. Guess they're carry-out only?
- 5:35pm onward, Train station(s): The train has a pretty reliable schedule for the evening, ending in Far Haven at 11:25pm. One way or another, the train is going to be how your hero makes their way back home to sleep for the night. Will the ride be uneventful, or will it be spent with others?
• Bamborough: 6:45pm, 8:30pm, 10:15pm.
• Craydon: 7:20pm, 9:05pm, 10:50pm.
• Far Haven: 6:10pm, 7:55pm, 9:40pm, 11:25pm.- 6:00pm, Bamborough: In the outdoor seating area of Slyder's Wizard Sliders, a Wizard-themed burger restaurant in the most touristy area of Bamborough near the waterfront, the Wizard herself is seated at one of the tables under a big umbrella. Despite the big umbrella, she's still wearing her massive hat: Double shade from the setting sun. Sitting on the table is a small wizard-themed drink with little lightning bolts sticking out of the blue liquid.
- 8:00pm, Far Haven: Social media is quick to add the #wizardsighting hashtag to posts made by officers at the police station in Far Haven. The Wizard is seated up on the rooftop ledge of the police station, legs dangling over the third floor edge, surrounded by fireflies sparkling in the night. All a hero has to do is tell an officer they'd like to go up to talk to the Wizard and they'll be escorted to the elevator to the roof. Up you go, heroes!
Procedure:
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Which, they eventually decide to do, even if they're feeling the tiniest bit awkward. Before Garrot can get to the train, Zafika quickly approaches him, but doesn't get within an arm's reach of him. "Garrot? Everything okay?" They haven't taken a look at him yet, but they can smell the sea on him, and with the monster having been what it was, they feel like they should ask out of courtesy if he's alright. And out of actual concern, because they know Garrot can fight, but nasty worries happen either way.
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"Oh! Uh..." He does jump a bit, still a little surprised. "Yeah, I'm fine! I, uh..." Garrot starts to smirk, turning the phone so both himself and part of Zafika are in frame. "Hacked through a monster and all its arms with a sword taller than you!" A beat passes, and he glances towards his phone. "Probably taller than you two, even!"
The two on the phone are clearly unfazed by the boast, but a pair of golden eyes close in on the camera, a manual zoom function. "Primary Caregiver, is that the Snake Knight?!" "Let us talk to the Snake Knight, Legal Guardian!" And then, in unison, "Pleeeeease?" Garrot just sighs, glancing to the ground for a moment before looking at Zafika and shrugging. Youths...
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Meaning they don't pay it any mind that he sounds startled, and instead listen to his boasting. Which, probably would be more impressive if they weren't so tiny, but still, a person sized sword is big. They sure wouldn't want one pointed at them.
Only when they register the 'taller than you two' bit, do they realise that Garrot must be talking to his kids, and they decide lower their blindfold to hang around their neck. And yep, there sure are two golden eyes peering at them from the screen of Garrot's phone. They give Garrot an understanding look, before waving briefly at the kids. "Yes, it's me, the Snake Knight. I can talk for a bit, but... I don't want your father to miss his train."
They glance at the still stationed train, it doesn't seem like it'll leave just yet, but better keep an eye on it. And an ear on it too. Just in case.
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"Not our dad." Garrot himself tenses for a moment, glancing awkwardly at the phone, as if he expects things to devolve. Instead, they shrug it off and are right back to smiling. "We're, uh, kinds fans of your work? The part where you got people the law wouldn't." "Or, uh, the part where a lot of your work helped the greater good." One of the teenage boys looks to Garrot, and laughs awkwardly. He's staring at them. "Not the murder part, though. That's bad."
Garrot just. Facepalms. Starstruck teenage boys are a handful. But then the other twin leans in a bit, grinning ear to ear. "Can you beat Garrot in a fight?!" Hearing this makes the palm attach itself to his face like an alien lifeform, and the doctor just sighs. But there's still a wide, toothy grin poking out from beneath the hand, so at least he's not angry.
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Zafika immediately glances at Garrot, unsure how to take this. There's clearly no blood relation, so the boys are adopted, but they didn't expect them to react that strongly. But, they're right back to smiling, and it's a weird feeling to have two kids say they're a fan of their work. "Oh, um, thank you...? The murder part is definitely bad, I don't recommend it." Olivia and Haizea being 'fans' of their work is different than two kids, never mind the fact that they're Garrot's kids.
A smile tugs at the corner of their mouth at the question, and they look at Garrot quickly again, and luckily he doesn't seem angry, if they can say anything based on that wide grin on his face. "Well, I don't know about an actual fight, but I did beat him few times while sparring, that's something I guess."
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"I won too, you kn-" Garrot is, uh, entirely drowned out by the boys' excitement. So he just. Closes his mouth and looks a little grumpy. Fine. Whatever!! But the twins are undaunted, they make Garrot do grumpy faces all the time. So they just keep going.
"Since you beat Garrot, you must be really good." "So awesome, Wolfie!" The twin that just spoke then switches from cheering to laughing and proceeds to recline backwards and fall over a chair while cackling like a hyena. "Careful, Leon! So, uh. Do you think, when this is all over, you could- uh." Leon cannot be stopped, and instead hollers out "Let us spar with you! Please?"
Garrot is almost entirely unfazed. Teenage boys are a handful, especially these two. So he just looks to Zafika and lightly shrugs. Their call, of course, but as always the doctor doesn't seem concerned with what'll happen to Zafika's freedom after the Wizard's defeated.
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Except uh. One of the kids, apparently named Leon, topples over on his chair while cackling like a hyena, and it's surprisingly contagious, on top of him falling over. Contagious enough that they have to muffle a snort behind their hand too, but now they're openly smiling.
"Well, no power in this world can get me to Koskenkorva, but if your Primary Caregiver is willing to help out with bringing you somewhere else, I could maybe spar with you." If they still get to go free after this, if they survive. Things are crazy enough that they don't want to make assumptions about anyone's survival. But this is good enough of a promise without actually promising them anything.
But oh look, they're joining the boys' joke of calling Garrot anything but 'dad'.
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"Wait, so Proud Patriarch, does that mean-" "Yes, Wolfgang, we can go on-" And suddenly, Leon is back, and he's deadpan. "A violence vacation." "Yes." As if they weren't in the middle of a video call, the boys jump up and are loudly shouting "Violence Vacation!" over and over again until suddenly they're running off elsewhere into the house to. Do something???? Right before they get out of frame, one of them shouts a "Fuck yeah!" and, uh...
"Language, boys..." Garrot rolls his eyes, clearly not expecting them to hear him. "Sorry, they do this sorta thing- they'll probably be back in a minute." It is entirely unclear if they get excited to go on combat trips or if they just walk away from conversations with Garrot. But then the doctor redirects his focus to the person next to him, eyes and voice clearly concerned. "Are they too much? I'll hang up if you want me to." They've both had one hell of a day, that's for sure.
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And then the shouting starts, and they stare at the phone in disbelief, watching the boys go, apeshit. Pretty fitting for the kids of this year's Monkey Knight. When Garrot turns to speak to them, however, they turn to look at him, and they still have this look of sort of amused disbelief on their face. "I feel like I missed half of what they were saying at the end even though they were only screaming violence vacation..."
"But, no, don't worry, they're not too much. It's... honestly a nice distraction and change from today. But while I have just your attention... are you okay? I didn't have a proper chance to check up with you before.." Being completely alone with Garrot again feels awkward, but only a little. They're tired enough to not care that much, and they do want to check up on him still. It's been a long day for everyone.
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"The boys are normally calmer, but..." He shrugs, the warm smile on his face faltering for just a moment. "My oldest is taking things in stride, but... for all I know the twins haven't left the house or worked out since I left." Garrot just sighs, and his mood starts to deflate. "I wouldn't let them come with me, so they're doing whatever they can to help me from home." And then suddenly his free hand goes into one of his pockets, while the other holds the phone at his side, as if the video call was over. The doctor's looking straight down at the ground.
"I'm not okay, Zafika." He lets out a short, sharp sigh. "We went back in time, I couldn't get in touch with my father, there's weird kids in magic rocks, and everyone thought I was dead." His shoulders slump a bit more. "All I want is to hold my family and hear their heartbeats but I can't," his jaw tightens, his teeth are clenched, and there's a hint of snarl to his voice. "Because I was an idiot who made them all stay home so that if I die then it won't hurt as much when they've all lost another parent to this bullshit."
That's a lot, both to process and to word vomit, so Garrot's taking a moment to just, uh, breathe. If he's angry at anyone, it's himself.