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Post by Jade on Jul 21, 2020 2:00:57 GMT -8
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Post by Jade on Jul 21, 2020 2:03:12 GMT -8
After the woman explained what was going on, what she should be doing and where she should be going, Jade ended the call and set sights for the theme park up ahead. It was crowded with many children and food stands for people who wanted a quick snack or something to eat. Well, at least now, she doesn't have to go to a noodle shop. She quickly flew to the entrance of the park and landed gracefully into the pavement. Once she walked in, she could already smell the aromas of the different foods she could possibly choose from. But, there was a table in the distance, where people were sitting and having their meals. Jade briskly walked over to where the table was and began to inspect what was served to the others. "Hey! Only people who are sorting the carrots should be here! What are you doing?" A man said. "Oh, I actually came to do just that." Jade said. The man, with a rather confused look on his face, looked at the feline for a few moments, before he asked her to follow him. They did quite a bit of walking, before they went behind this shop in the park, where there was a pathway to this huge carrot field. A pretty big one. The man began to explain that not long ago, three males came to do the exact same, but some farmers ended up being trapped again. Hearing this, she began to ponder how exactly this was happening, but then assured the man that she'll finish this up pretty quickly, because she was a ki user and she knows how to sense ki signatures really well. He left her there and told her once she was finished, she could come to the table to have her lunch. That was good news! She'll get paid and also get a free meal. Well, she wasn't going to begin yet. She was pretty tired after all that flying, so she found somewhere to sit, at least, for now. WC: 340 | 340 Total Mission WC: 340 | 2000
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Post by Vidar (PROJECT: RAGNAROK) on Jul 21, 2020 14:06:12 GMT -8
Coming back to Pilaf was an odd experience for the blonde cyborg. He hadn't really expected that he would return; or at the very least, that he wouldn't return to the massive amusement park so soon after the strange and unexplained events that occurred at the park within a strange temple with odd non-euclidean architecture. The images were still somewhat fresh in his mind; the darkened hallways, the strange material from which the temple was constructed; an unknown substance which resembled onyx but wasn't. He could also recall the way that everything around him shifted; from darkened halls to a snowy town, and seeing Vali.
How could he forget all of this? Well, the fact that he had taken video and audio recordings, that he had allowed his scanners to take in as much data as possible - from the moment of arrival to the moment the whole thing fell apart - that did not help. He had all of that stored in his data banks. He watched and analyzed it for quite some time; attempting to find some explanation as to the events. But, he could not find any that made any sense, or at least any that satisfied him.
The only theory that he could come up with is that somehow through unknown means, he - and others - were pulled from their world, their reality, and thrust into another. That place he emerged in, the snowy town, felt familiar yet at the same time was different, than a place he knew in his past, but he could not quite put his finger on it. He hadn't gone in there alone, or at least he hadn't been sent there alone because he ran into a young man named Kinryu there, as well as a woman named Mai Mai who was with him. He also spotted Celerai at the temple after the snowy town disappeared and the temple began to crumble but he could not verify if Celerai had also been dragged into that world where Vidar ran into his doppelganger or had simply been untouched or whatever happened to him. He had such little data that he could only theorize what happened to him and possibly what happened to Kinryu that the two of them wound up being transplanted from one world to the next.
He could theorize what happened to the others; after all, he had gone into the temple in order to find other people, missing students, but he did not see or run into them while in the temple, nor did he see or run into them while in the "other world."
There was so much unknown. He didn't like it. He didn't like being left in the dark.
That was probably one reason why he wound up going to Pilaf once more. But, it still felt so weird for him to be there so quickly.
He arrived at the park. Upon arriving, there was a sign that caught his attention. They were looking for help with something; they weren't particularly explicit about what it was, but the flyer gave instructions on where to go and who to talk to in case he wanted to volunteer.
So, following the flyer's directions, he was led to an office, the young man sitting at the desk peeked at him, adjusting his rather large round glasses on the length of his nose with one hand. "Can... I help...you?" He had looked up in time to see the blonde man enter the office and was startled by Vidar's appearance. The blonde hair, his strange eyes, and his visible lack of one arm.
"I'm here to help. I saw the flyer at the front of the park."
"Oh, yes, follow me." The man stood up from the desk and had Vidar follow him. "There's been a bit of an incident. You see, we need people who can sense Ki in order to find specific carrots in our field. Uh, some of those carrots aren't actually carrots. They're Dyno Capsules. There are people trapped in them. We don't know how it happened. But, it did. Here we are." The young man showed Vidar to the carrot field, arriving with him not long after Jade had been led there. "And it appears that you'll have some help."
Vidar peered over at Jade, allowing his yellow irises to take on a soft golden warm glow as he scanned over the young woman; his HUD allowing the data to stream just down alongside his peripheral vision.
ANALYZING... CREATE FILE?...Y/N YES CREATING FILE...
Her information was input into the file as he looked her over.
"Hello." Vidar bowed his head a bit, politely, "I'm here to assist you with this task."
WC: 785 Mission Word Count: 1,125 Starting PL: Natural PL: 15,169
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Post by Jade on Jul 23, 2020 1:19:08 GMT -8
"Oh, Dyno Capsules? That explains it." She said to herself. She has actually been sitting there for about five minutes resting up and thinking about how they could've possibly been trapped. She remembered when she was first shown a Dyno Capsule by Juniper-san. Hm, that only reminded her more of what she left in the Western Lands. Caring people. Using her leg a support, she would put her hand upright and then rest her head in her palm, for a few minutes. At least, before she felt a small ki signature coming towards the fields.
She immediately got up from where she was sitting and stood upright, only to see a blonde man and a Pilaf Corporation worker standing in front of her. By the looks of it, it seems as if this fellow would be helping out. Great. This would definitely take less time. The only thing she found weird for the most part was the fact that she couldn't sense his energy. She has encountered people like this before and it always has her thinking. Maybe she could finally get a straight answer with this guy, but maybe another time or once they're finished with the current task.
"Hello. You can call me Jade." She said, with a soft smile on her face. She removed her hoodie, revealing her short pink hair and her cat ears that were sitting on the top of her head. "Hm, we should probably start. Once we're done, we could get to know each other, if that's ok with you." The pinkette said, keeping the same expression she had a few moments ago when she introduced herself. She picked up one of the many baskets that were on the ground, after which, walking over to the first row of carrots. She could sense the rather faint ki signatures emitting from a few of the carrots of this row.
As she plucked the first few carrots, she realized she could perform this with ease. This was nothing compared to the training she had participated in at the Zen Teahouse, although she has never done this type of work before, for the most part. It's a good thing that she could sense ki signatures or else she wouldn't be able to get this job. This is one of the reasons why as much as she really didn't have that certain crave to train or fight anymore, she wanted to be able to utilize these abilities to their full potential.
"I think you should start over there, we'll make more progress that way and we'll be finished in no time." She said, pointing over to the other end of the carrot field. She sped through the first five rows within two minutes. She didn't rush it, because the ki signatures were faint, in other words, these farmers' power levels weren't exactly high, so Jade would find it easy to get things mixed up. She didn't grow tired, but instead grew hungry and really wanted to eat one of these carrots, after rinsing it, of course, but she instantly snapped out of it. She didn't want to take any chances. Plus, she'll be getting lunch after she finishes this, which shouldn't take long, especially for her.
WC: 539 | 876 Total Mission WC: 1664
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Post by Carter Bane on Jul 23, 2020 14:51:36 GMT -8
Base PL:33
Carter walked around Pilaf Town. To anyone else he would seem an aimless teenager walking around for no reason but that was not true. He was exploring the area to see if Accel could pick up on his dad's biosignature. He had been walking for a while and he knew that at some point he would find something.
("I know you wish to find your father however I believe you need to at least eat soon. I believe I have found a way for you to earn some money.)
Carter looked at the poster. It wasn't very large but the words seem to jump out at you
'Pilaf Land Corporation is looking for individuals who specialize in ki detection to sign a paid non disclosure contract finding special ki infused carrots in their carrot farm fields.Rewards: 100,000 Zeni, Fresh Vegetable Patch.'
"Is this really the best use of my time? I need to find my-"
(" Yes I know you do but you also need to eat. Your father is a smart man I'm sure he will find a way to contact you. Its unhealthy to keep doing it this way")
Carter pulled his hood up and started walking again. He wasn't tired physically and money was a requirement for travel. The likelihood that his father would still be in Pilaf was low but maybe he would stay in the area a bit longer.
"So we're going to Pilaf Land huh? I've always wanted to see where dad worked.."
("I don't think you should mention the relation to him. We don't know who could be an enemy of your father.")
Carter knew Accel was right...he still didn't know who was chasing his father or why so he would have to be cautious and vigilant which is easy enough to do when your senses are heightened and you're not the only one on lookout. But Carter had a question.
" Is it safe to just walk around doing this stuff?"
(".....sure")
Pilaf Land hadn't changed much from the last time visited it.
"Excuse me where do I go for the carrot thing?"
The man looked confused for a sec "Oh...follow me" Carter followed him into an office and the man behind the desk had him sign a paper which he did after having Accel scan it . His only reaction to what he was told was..
"So do I start now or...?"
WC:399
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