First Orientation [Open Catchall]

[cuddlery]

Who: Scorpia and you!
What: Scorpia reaches her Blessed Day, plus stuff from the last test drive and current event.
When: May 5th and throughout the month!
Where: Various parts of Trench

Content Warnings: The third prompt features a pseudo-drunken state. Will update if needed.

A. Too Close for Comfort [May 5th]

[On this day, Scorpia has received a gift, from Bausphomette themselves. A blanket! How nice. She could always use more comfort! On top of that, it helps her realize a few things, that today's her Blessed Day, and Bausphomette is her Patron Ptuhermian. She takes this news well, because from what she's read about the Patrons, Bausphomette sounds like one of her favorites.

She'll carry her blanket around town and cheerily greet others.]

Hey, happy Blessed Day! ...Or, uh, happy My Blessed Day. [A meek wave of her pincer.] Turns out my Patron Pthumerian's Bausphomette, and they gave me a blanket! Pretty neat, huh?

[Or one can find her at a different time. After she's actually put the blanket to use taking a nap, she wanders around town looking very confused... and very different.]

B. Treat Yourself [test drive]

[Scorpia had been on her way towards the shore to take part in a regular occurrence for her. That would be volunteering to help wake up newly-arrived Sleepers. But she quickly found herself distracted by the festivities taking place. It all seemed like some nice, harmless fun, and so she got caught up in the spirit of festivity!

Garbed in white clothing, she makes her way towards a table with a selection of snacks. And she invites someone to join her!]

Hey there! Want to get your snack on? They've got a real good selection here. And a bunch of drinks, too!

[She has some floral spring rolls and a plate full of the flower cookies, all ready to share! After chewing on one of the spring rolls, her scorpion parts will change to be made of wood, while her hair becomes grassier. She seems oblivious to the effects, however! As for the cookies, they might be one way for friendships to reach new heights!]

C. For the Vine [Event: Imposters]

[And sometimes, just going for a simple walk can cause something unexpected to happen. Take into instance today, when Scorpia never noticed a vine that subtly wrapped along her leg and climbed up it, sprouting flowers. She's soon in a condition to not pay it much mind, as she very quickly seems very out of it. She'll greet anyone she meets with a wide grin.]

Hey! How ya doing?! [Be careful, she might come in for a hug!]

D. Wildcard

[Feel free to come up with an alternate prompt or hit me up for plotting!]

Comments

[cuddlery]

Hey Michael! Hi. Hi.

[With a dazed grin, she pats his shoulder some more.]

Oh, it's going great! Things are, it's a nice day. I'm feeling very good. Very in touch with nature right now!

[eudaimonikos]

...ohhhh, you're high.

[Michael claps Scorpia on the shoulder back!]

Well! That's fun!

[cuddlery]

[Scorpia gives a confused blink.]

Oh yeah, I'm high up right now! Em, emotionally! I just love living and making friends, don't you?

[eudaimonikos]

Uh, yes! Yes, I do. Also, on occasion, consuming certain substances...?

[Is this a town thing]

[cuddlery]

[Scorpia grins.]

The only substance I need? Is other people! [She gives a hearty laugh, while she pats his shoulder. A flower's sprouted from a vine along her pincer.] Anyway it's great, great to meet you!

[eudaimonikos]

Yeah, cool...

[Michael reaches out to catch at that claw - somehow, he does not think she'll mind. He's noticed the plants growing around town; he'd been excited about it! He loves plants, he misses seeing them! But his style is pretty much always full-coverage, so he hasn't had much occasion to come into contact with them.]

Hey, you've got a little... [Let him just. Pick that flower?]

[cuddlery]

Huh?

[She looks down as he picks at that flower. It doesn't come off, though. It seems tightly attached... and as he tugs at it, Scorpia winces in pain.]

Ow ow ow! What... what's happening?

[eudaimonikos]

Ah -

[Michael's fairly sure he's doing the right thing here...but he stops anyway. Doesn't let go of her claw, though.]

This plant, is this supposed to be here? It doesn't look like it is. Doesn't really go with your whole thing.

[cuddlery]

Plant? What plant...?

[She sounds dazed as she tries to think about it. In fact, there are vines running along her body, with several vines. Scorpia blinks as she looks down at the flower on her pincer.]

Oh wow! Where did that come from... Did you get that for me? You shouldn't have!

[eudaimonikos]

...right, okay. This might hurt a little.

[The thing didn't really come off easily before...Michael pinches part of the vine between his fingers and tries to burn through it, careful not to actually burn Scorpia's...exoskeleton? Her claw, whatever's going on there.]

[cuddlery]

[Now Scorpia winces!]

Ow ow ow! That- actually its hurts a lot!

[Luckily, being a Coldblood safeguards her from being burned. But the vine itself still seems resistant, tightening in the face of the heat.]

[eudaimonikos]

I'm not touching you - [He says, almost more as an assurance to himself than anything else] - this plant's just a little shit.

[Yeah, okay, he's getting annoyed! And hotter!]

Where'd this even come from? Also, question, can you shed your outer shell like a crab?

[cuddlery]

Still, still with the hurting!

[It's like it's rooted in good. And heat doesn't seem to be helping. It's just digging in deeper.]

I don't knowww where it came from. Plants are... everywhere. [She gives a confused blink as she tries to think.] Uh, no? Don't, don't really do shedding. Scorpia... I'm a scorpion gal!

[eudaimonikos]

Sorry, but you can't just leave this here!

[He'll stop with the heat, though, it's clearly not working. It could be hotter - it could always be hotter - but that's an iffy proposition so close to the skin like that.]

We could try cutting it?

[cuddlery]

But it looks so prettyyyy!

[She muses in a daze.]

Ooh maybe I can cut it!

[She tries pinching at a vine with her pincer, to little avail. But eventually, she accidentally produces some frost along her pincer... and the ensuing pinch makes the vine writhe slightly.]

[eudaimonikos]

Ah! That makes sense, try the ice thing again!

[Fully ignoring her protests, he's all in on this now]

[cuddlery]

Huh? My ice? Sure...

[She still seems like she's not sure what she's doing, but she channels some more ice along her pincer... and along her body. More of the vines start to writhe, and the petals of the flowers starts to flake off.]

Pretty cool stuff, huh?

[eudaimonikos]

Oh, yeah, real cool. Ice-cold!

[This seems like the way to go!]

[cuddlery]

Sure! More ice, coming up!

[As she lets more and more ice wash over her, the vines start to die out, and the flowers fall!]

[eudaimonikos]

Just the wrong element, on my end. I'm used to fire being more of a general problem-solver.

[Michael leans over to make sure that all of the vines are falling off, at least so far as he can see them. Hopefully there aren't any under her clothing.]

How we feeling now?

[cuddlery]

Oof.

[She grips her head in a woozy manner, while the vines and flowers suuround her lifelessly on the ground. Frozen blood leaks out from some of them.]

I think I feel like... myself? Just a more... headachey me. What was that...?

[eudaimonikos]

No clue. Weird, though.

[Michael prods at some of the vines with the toe of his shoe.]

Looks parasitic.

[cuddlery]

Yikes! That - yeah, that sounds unpleasant.

[She carefully steps over and away from the fallen foliage.]

Whatever was going on there, it was not good! Thanks for helping me out. ...Michael, right?

[eudaimonikos]

Yeah - yeah, no problem. We have to look out for each other around here, right?

[cuddlery]

Exactly! Exactly. That's a philosophy I try to live by, and I am so glad you do too, because I... I really don't know what would have happened if you hadn't made me aware of what was happening there! I'm going to have to take a really good shower to make sure that's all gone.