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lostcarnival2017-02-10 01:41 pm
whattaprick) wrote in lostcarnival2017-02-10 01:41 pm
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Who: Lambert and YOU
Where: The Carnival
When: During the downtime between Atlantis and their next world.
What: Any Witcher worth his salt knows the first thing you should do when you're in an unfamiliar environment: get the lay of the land.
1. not the nurse you're looking for
[ You might have come into the medical tent looking for supplies or something else. If you were looking for Zecora, prepare to be disappointed because there's a scarred man scowling heavily as he clatters around the place, not working on anything in particular.
He doesn't seem to register there's someone else around -- or is he just straight up ignoring you??? ]
2. by the woods
[ With the carnival no longer water-logged, Lambert's taken a walk of the perimeter, even stepped into the edge of the woods, but he hasn't tried to press any further, although he's stood and looked at it for some time.
There's no sense letting his skills get rusty, so he mostly spends the time-- night or day-- sparring invisible enemies, steel sword flashing as he weaves it through the air.
When he's not swinging a sword around, you'll find him sitting on the dirt, legs folded under him and eyes closed. ]
3. getting to know you?
[ Lambert doesn't normally care about getting to know people, but he also normally doesn't stay anywhere longer than a few months, either. And that's at Kaer Morhen, where he can always get blind drunk and fuck off into the woods and kill some drowners if he needs to let off some steam instead of dealing with the other Witcher.
If he's going to be here for a year and a day? He's going to at least need to know names.
So wherever you are, whatever you're up to, you might notice a newcomer watching you for a few moments before he speaks up. ]
So what do you do around here?
4. wildcard!
[ If we discussed a previous scenario or you just want to do something not covered here, go for it! I'll match whatever prose style you go with. ]
Where: The Carnival
When: During the downtime between Atlantis and their next world.
What: Any Witcher worth his salt knows the first thing you should do when you're in an unfamiliar environment: get the lay of the land.
1. not the nurse you're looking for
[ You might have come into the medical tent looking for supplies or something else. If you were looking for Zecora, prepare to be disappointed because there's a scarred man scowling heavily as he clatters around the place, not working on anything in particular.
He doesn't seem to register there's someone else around -- or is he just straight up ignoring you??? ]
2. by the woods
[ With the carnival no longer water-logged, Lambert's taken a walk of the perimeter, even stepped into the edge of the woods, but he hasn't tried to press any further, although he's stood and looked at it for some time.
There's no sense letting his skills get rusty, so he mostly spends the time-- night or day-- sparring invisible enemies, steel sword flashing as he weaves it through the air.
When he's not swinging a sword around, you'll find him sitting on the dirt, legs folded under him and eyes closed. ]
3. getting to know you?
[ Lambert doesn't normally care about getting to know people, but he also normally doesn't stay anywhere longer than a few months, either. And that's at Kaer Morhen, where he can always get blind drunk and fuck off into the woods and kill some drowners if he needs to let off some steam instead of dealing with the other Witcher.
If he's going to be here for a year and a day? He's going to at least need to know names.
So wherever you are, whatever you're up to, you might notice a newcomer watching you for a few moments before he speaks up. ]
So what do you do around here?
4. wildcard!
[ If we discussed a previous scenario or you just want to do something not covered here, go for it! I'll match whatever prose style you go with. ]
4. SURPRISE, IT'S YOUR BOSS
[She'd gotten the tip about a new scout from the Ring Master. Finding him wasn't especially hard--there aren't that many new faces at any given time, and she's got about 50 eyeballs (even if most of them are covered up by clothing) with which to do the looking.
Spotting him? Is a piece of cake. And once she has him in her sights...
...well, first she climbs down from the ferris wheel.
Then she makes a beeline across the carnival, stalking his trajectory. She turns the corner just in time to cut him off, stepping out from around a tent in all seven and a half feet of her four-armed, monstrous multi-eyed glory. She towers over him, her 'normal' eyes obscured by the sunlight on her glasses' lenses.
But the rest of them stare him down from her arms, shoulders, sternum...]
........
HEY BOSS...
Do you have some kind of betting pool on who can freak out new people the most? [ He asks into the silence, teeth bared into a sharp grin. There was plenty enough hazing when he'd been training to be a Witcher, but not quite like this. ]
'Cause I'd say you're winning so far. [ He stays poised on the balls of his feet, ready to spring into action if need be, until he figures out exactly what she's doing here. ]
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[She sees him go for that sword, and she shifts forward just a little, ready to take him on--but he's not ballsy enough to make a go for it, which is almost disappointing. But, uh, probably for the better.
She does her best to hold a straight face when he starts acting all scary, but... she can't do it. She just cannot. Her laugh starts its escape like air out a balloon before erupting for real.]
Pffffft--!
Hee hee... hahahahahaha! Oh my God. Tough guy, huh?
Scary~!
[She literally doubles over laughing--and no, she doesn't sound scared at all. She sounds.... honestly, she sounds like she's sixteen.]
So, are you gonna fight me?
I won't stop you.
But I'm actually your boss, so I'm probably gonna kick your ass!
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When all else fails, stick to bravado! it's always worked out for him before. ]
I think I could give you a challenge. I try not to make a habit of fighting who I'm working for. Unless they draw first. [ Now, what had she introduced herself as…? ]
It's Nightrider Illustrious, isn't it? [ Whatever kind of a name that is. ]
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[Holy. Shit.
Someone actually called her it!! She's been making a point of using that title for months, but this is the first time--the actual first time--anyone has actually used it. Nightrider Illustrious.
Yes! Yes!!!
Finally!
Mari wants to pump her fist, or to jump in the air and whoop, but instead she keeps a professional face and a cool attitude.]
Oh, my weapons are always drawn.
[She spreads her four monstrous, purple-clawed hands, palms up and in pairs. But she also delivers it with a wink--well, a wink with the two eyes on her face, anyway.]
But that's right! Mari Makinami, Nightrider Illustrious, at your service!
And you're Lambert, the guy who haaaaaaaates to do paperwork, right?
I recognise the voice.
[It's an unnecessary addition, but a lot of what comes out of Mari's mouth is unnecessary addition.]
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Yeah, that's me. Do those eyes make reading go faster, or are they just ornamental? [ Not that he knows what that's like! Whether it's a good idea to be making comments on your boss' appearance, well, he wouldn't be himself he didn't say something. It's clear she doesn't have a bit of shame about displaying them. ]