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WHO: Moxxie and you!
WHERE: Undertown for the open prompt, then Jun's apartment complex and the warehouse for the closed prompts
WHEN: Throughout March
WHAT: Moxxie getting fish for the open prompt (then frying fish and trying to clear out a warehouse for the closed prompts)
WARNINGS: N/A
[The Rainbow Connection – Open]
Guess who has the time to keep following a rainbow until he gets to the end? This guy.
Sure, he has no idea why the rainbows are there or what's going on, but he can definitely see that they look a lot closer than most rainbows do, and he's heard the stories about leprechauns and the pot of gold, so he figures...why not? He could use the cash now that Crowley, the guy who was starting up a business that Moxxie was working at, no longer remembers that he is not, in fact, a possum.
He is keeping in mind this time that he can, in fact, ask for help, but he figures he might as well try for some gold to see if he can delay that, right?
Then, after a few hours of searching, he finally finds it. The end of the rainbow, which is in a sad, dirty little alley in Undertown. He runs up to it and, since the three foot tall pot was taller than the 2'5 imp, he reaches up and pulls himself up to see inside the giant pot of...fish? Disappointing, but Moxxie decides not to let it go to waste. After all, if nothing else it's at least free food, right? He reaches into the pot, trying to catch the fish within, but he ends up leaning in a bit too far and--
"Oh!"
Splash.
Soon he's treading water inside the pot. After a long, beleaguered sigh, he dives down, catching the fish more easily and tossing them over the edge, taking a breath each time before diving back down. Once the fish were all flopping on the pavement he begins to pull himself over the edge, climbing out of the cauldron when he spots someone near the mouth of the alley.
He's shivering, cold and dripping wet, and now he just really hopes they don't want his fish because he just did way too much to just have it taken away.
"There's no gold here. Only fish. Nothing you'd be interested in," he calls out, hoping that's enough to get them to lose interest.
He continues to try and climb out...only to slip and go crashing down to the ground.
"...ow."
[Fish Fry - Jun]
He has way more fish than he can eat, of course, but that doesn't stop him. By the time Moxxie gets home, his arms are tired and sore, and he's shivering because he's still in his soaking wet clothes, but he has plenty of fish. Of course, he also has no idea how he's going to eat this before it spoils, since at his size he really doesn't need a lot of food, but he can always share it with the cat to get rid of some of it.
On his way to his teapot, he spots Jun.
"Oh, hi! Just bringing home some fish."
Some weird golden salmon, nothing to worry about!
[Where All Your Dreams Come True - Luz]
Now that Crowley's gone, Moxxie is going to have to find a new way to make ends meet, and that's where this job comes into play. It seems fairly straightforward. Go into the warehouse, and clear out the various monsters he finds down there. He's got his guns, a ton of ammo, and his fire powers, so he feels pretty confident he can handle this.
After burning up a couple of raccoon skeletons with a few fireballs, though, something catches his eye. A tail, not unlike his own, disappearing around the corner. Moxxie races after it, peering around the edge when he sees...another imp. This one doesn't look exactly like he does, of course. This imp has small yellow horns and a pair of tiny wings that appear to be vestigial, but his skin is the same shade of red as Moxxie and they're about the same size, and while this may not be an imp from Moxxie's own world, it's still very clearly another imp.
Hearing footsteps behind him, Moxxie stops, turning to look behind him.
WHERE: Undertown for the open prompt, then Jun's apartment complex and the warehouse for the closed prompts
WHEN: Throughout March
WHAT: Moxxie getting fish for the open prompt (then frying fish and trying to clear out a warehouse for the closed prompts)
WARNINGS: N/A
[The Rainbow Connection – Open]
Guess who has the time to keep following a rainbow until he gets to the end? This guy.
Sure, he has no idea why the rainbows are there or what's going on, but he can definitely see that they look a lot closer than most rainbows do, and he's heard the stories about leprechauns and the pot of gold, so he figures...why not? He could use the cash now that Crowley, the guy who was starting up a business that Moxxie was working at, no longer remembers that he is not, in fact, a possum.
He is keeping in mind this time that he can, in fact, ask for help, but he figures he might as well try for some gold to see if he can delay that, right?
Then, after a few hours of searching, he finally finds it. The end of the rainbow, which is in a sad, dirty little alley in Undertown. He runs up to it and, since the three foot tall pot was taller than the 2'5 imp, he reaches up and pulls himself up to see inside the giant pot of...fish? Disappointing, but Moxxie decides not to let it go to waste. After all, if nothing else it's at least free food, right? He reaches into the pot, trying to catch the fish within, but he ends up leaning in a bit too far and--
"Oh!"
Splash.
Soon he's treading water inside the pot. After a long, beleaguered sigh, he dives down, catching the fish more easily and tossing them over the edge, taking a breath each time before diving back down. Once the fish were all flopping on the pavement he begins to pull himself over the edge, climbing out of the cauldron when he spots someone near the mouth of the alley.
He's shivering, cold and dripping wet, and now he just really hopes they don't want his fish because he just did way too much to just have it taken away.
"There's no gold here. Only fish. Nothing you'd be interested in," he calls out, hoping that's enough to get them to lose interest.
He continues to try and climb out...only to slip and go crashing down to the ground.
"...ow."
[Fish Fry - Jun]
He has way more fish than he can eat, of course, but that doesn't stop him. By the time Moxxie gets home, his arms are tired and sore, and he's shivering because he's still in his soaking wet clothes, but he has plenty of fish. Of course, he also has no idea how he's going to eat this before it spoils, since at his size he really doesn't need a lot of food, but he can always share it with the cat to get rid of some of it.
On his way to his teapot, he spots Jun.
"Oh, hi! Just bringing home some fish."
Some weird golden salmon, nothing to worry about!
[Where All Your Dreams Come True - Luz]
Now that Crowley's gone, Moxxie is going to have to find a new way to make ends meet, and that's where this job comes into play. It seems fairly straightforward. Go into the warehouse, and clear out the various monsters he finds down there. He's got his guns, a ton of ammo, and his fire powers, so he feels pretty confident he can handle this.
After burning up a couple of raccoon skeletons with a few fireballs, though, something catches his eye. A tail, not unlike his own, disappearing around the corner. Moxxie races after it, peering around the edge when he sees...another imp. This one doesn't look exactly like he does, of course. This imp has small yellow horns and a pair of tiny wings that appear to be vestigial, but his skin is the same shade of red as Moxxie and they're about the same size, and while this may not be an imp from Moxxie's own world, it's still very clearly another imp.
Hearing footsteps behind him, Moxxie stops, turning to look behind him.
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"So that's what it's like in there. You always seemed content with that teapot, so I've been curious what it's like."
He just wasn't sure how to ask, because you know, that is Moxxie's private space and they hardly counted as friends.
"Mm, it's a bit of an adventure. I can sense some magic from them, but it doesn't ping me as anything dangerous." So, sometimes the best way to learn is by eating it! "Do either of you know how to debone and prep a salmon? I can set up the grill in the meantime."
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"You're very well-spoken for a possum," he says with a small bit of a humor. "In all seriousness, I understand. It sounds like we have similar difficulties in a world not really made for us."
He listens to the description of the teapot, fascinated. "Whoa, it's tailored to your size? That's incredible... I wonder what kind of magic powers it."
He looks at the salmon, this time with more of a discerning eye. "I know how, but since Moxxie caught it, if he wants to do the honors he should be allowed." He can definitely prep a fish, but tends to burn anything that he tries to grill himself.
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So pretty nice, considering he'd lived in an apartment before this. Technically an upgrade, though with added risk of someone walking off with the teapot.
"I have no idea what powers it, but I'm glad it showed up one day since there was no way I could afford rent for any longer."
He'd have probably been homeless that month without the teapot.
"Um...I don't know how to debone a salmon, no. The ones I get from the grocery store are already deboned."
He can cook, but he really doesn't have a lot of experience with ingredients he caught himself.
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"Whoever created it must've been incredibly powerful. It's very fortunate you came across it indeed." Jun would almost say it was miraculous, but that felt a little off considering he was referring to the luck of a demon here.
But honestly Moxxie that's fair. So he'll glance over at Mikleo.
"...I suppose the prep falls to you then, Mikleo, if that's alright."
accidentally lost this tag, sorry!
He nods to Jun. "I haven't done it in a while, but I remember how. I'll need a small sharp knife and some kind of flat clean surface, though." He moves closer to Moxxie so that he can take the fish in question.
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Since most of the systems in place to help people depended on them being able to exist as a human. Hearing that this guy can handle the prep, Moxxie shifts to try and offer the fish, although the thing is so heavy for someone as small as Moxxie that it's a really awkward motion. Still, he figures the guy will be able to take the fish easily enough.
"I have plenty of knives in my teapot. I can see if there's something in there that would work."
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Though he's sure he's just preaching to the choir about that one. Jun may have his own roadbumps with going about in the world, especially when it came to his past, but at least people still perceived him as there and human ...which more than these two have.
Ah, right. The grill. He'll get back to getting that all set up. Brushing out any cobwebs that have formed over the past few months, and getting the charcoal in.
"That'd be great Moxxie, thanks." He's not sure how much he has in the way of knives in his place. There's way too many things you need to buy when you live independently.
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"Dressing a fish isn't something I do often, so I didn't think about getting a proper knife for it." He sighs. "Feels like the list of things you need for an apartment never ends..."
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Emerging from the teapot with an armful of sharp implements, he says, "I wasn't sure what would work best for this kind of thing, so I just grabbed one of everything."
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Jun's eyes widen briefly as Moxxie brings out all those weapons and knives. He then quickly ducks his head behind the grill so neither of them can see him trying to hold back a laugh. Demons, man.
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Dear. God.
"C-careful, we don't need you getting hurt by accident." JUN ARE YOU SEEING THIS SHIT? Mikleo clears his throat. "Right, uh... let me see." After a few seconds, he picks one out of the bunch-- something that looks like a steak knife, but a little longer and with little serration on the blade. "This one. It's not exactly a fillet knife, but it's close enough. Thanks." He almost asks about the axe, then decides against it.
Now he needs a good place to gut a fish. It's a good thing that Mikleo comes with his own construction material; he conjures water with a spell under his breath, then gathers it into a stump shape and freezes it. He has to kneel to begin cleaning the fish, but does so after he tries to jog his memory... It was the partner before his last one that liked camping.
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He's not worried about carrying a bundle of knives, so clearly no one else should be, either!
Once Mikleo picks his knife, Moxxie responds, "No problem! I'll get the rest of these put away."
And then he sets to work gathering up all of his knives...and the axe. Seeing how Mikleo creates his work station, Moxxie pauses to watch.
"Huh. That's pretty neat, I have fire powers myself, so I can't really build anything, but if you guys need help starting the fire on the grill I can help with that."
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Maybe he just grabbed whatever's sharp.
"Actually, that'd be quite helpful." Jun will pipe up. "This grill is still a little damp from the winter, so I think fire magic would be more effective than matches to get it to light.
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"Jun's got a point," he says, still working on the salmon. "Even minor fire magic will probably be stronger than matches." As long as Moxxie can control it, it'll be safer than a torch, too. He doesn't want to know just how many combustible things Moxxie might have around his teapot.
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He heads into his teapot, climbing in. He's gone for a minute as he puts the knives (and axe) away before popping back out of his teapot.
"All right, let me know whenever you're ready for me to light it."