deercountry | Such a Lovely Month (Catch-All, Wide Open)

Oh, she was not ready for this. She'd been trying to do just about anything with this entire month other than this. But when she found herself on the couch. And worse, the moment she saw someone with information appearing on her omni, she could just imagine what kind of garbage was appearing for them. She growled a little, really not up to any of this.

But, after a moment, she flopped into a couch across from the other person, trying not to worry if she knew them well or not. "Just... so we're clear? I'm not really available that way." She grunted. "But that doesn't mean we can't have a pleasant conversation. And... if your omni is telling you anything funny about me? Ignore it." Not that it was lies. Just ignore it.

Option 1)

She was getting sick of banging her head into the doors as they slammed into her face, and she definitely showed every sign of having reached a more risky level of threat from the bad luck, but Vira-Lorr was trying to soldier her way through. You know, she might even have managed this were it not for the fact that she had just blown into the building she found, shivering, freezing and far too weakly dressed.

"Damnit. It wasn't snowing when I walked out of my house," she snarled, shaking the water out and looking around. Where the hell was she anyway?

Option 2)

"Do you think this will work?" She was looking at the little object the seller was offering, a bag of mushrooms in one hand ready for trade. Was she the one suffering bad luck, or were you? It didn't matter. there was one major problem as they had explained the ritual and she looked concerned by it. "I don't know if my blood won't just burn its way through this."

'Oh! Miss, I offer special varnishes that can handle the toughest vileblood toxins!' They assured her with all of the charm of a used car salesman. She didn't look convinced yet...

Vira-Lorr was too cautious for her own good. When she'd heard the cries? She hadn't recognized them, and she'd lit incense to keep her mind clear. So, she had never encountered the snow maiden herself. But this didn't mean that she was utterly immune from the depredations of the woman's possessions. While she herself wasn't possessed, perhaps her friend was the one who was in danger!

She was the sort of person who was free with her affections with friends, so she was very easy to encounter someone getting furious with her out of the blue, not even realizing that her tendency to be physically affectionate might very well cause such a consternation. In the moment that she was first accosted she looked a little shocked. "What?" she said, as if trying to figure out if she'd heard them wrong.

There was no warning.

She nearly doubled over as the force of the air being taken from her lungs brought her to a knee. Vira-Lorr was fighting back the urge to cough and gripping her throat, looking at the person nearby, only to see that they were in the same sort of distress. Her throat felt like a tighten was clenching over it and she stumbled in their direction, looking desperate. She had to get to them, to help them, not even realizing that this desire was very much what they had to do to survive.

Vira-Lorr had time for this second ritual, and so she made inquiries with friends and social contacts that she had of every single blood type that she knew. She was not going to hold back on performing the ritual. Admittedly? She focused on 'non-virgins' in order to preserve that singular purity people might have wanted to retain in case the power was useful in the future.

Either way, she was currently in a ritual chamber, waiting for her partner for the evening. A few extra samples were set aside, along with a copious amount of the mushrooms, freshly harvested. It was a lot of work to keep getting them, but dealing with this curses would not happen if they weren't assiduous. "Thank you for coming," she said as she heard the door open.

(Want something else? Go for it! Vira-Lorr will probably actually cave into the Chocolatier this month, if you want to use it, though she'll be keeping her chocolates for a 'special occasion' when she comes to her senses. However, anything you want from any of the possible prompts both in the Event this month or the last TDM is possible.)

Vira-Lorr was holding something in one hand, slipping into a nice restaurant and looking around from the entrance for a friend of hers. The sister to the pin was affixed to one side of collar of her ao dai, partially concealed by the flowing purple hair that spilled over.

As her eyes scanned the restaurant, fashionably late for a lunch meeting she mentally just sighed. Look, she was not above asking her friend out to lunch if that was the only way to make sure that she found her now and again. With this particular friend? She knew that it was the only way to guarantee that she'd find her. Free food was a bribe, but she wasn't above it.

She made a mental note. Do not discuss bonds of any kind with Chloe. That would go ... poorly.

She and Ruby had talked. She and Anna had talked. Hell, she'd talked with several people. So, when she'd been dragged into this Speed Dating bs? She finally yielded and just walked right up to the next stranger. Ok, no. She skipped towards them, grinning (likely up at them) and grabbing for their wrist, pointing towards a table.

When she took a seat, she had a smile on her face. There was no tell while she brought her omni out to type. Deep down, though? She was a lot more nervous than she let on, given that she really didn't look to meet new people that much. her fingers typed as a blur, the words appearing in a hologram between them.

Name's Neopolitan. You want to start this off?

So. You needed help with something? Normally, Neopolitan would probably have taken a pass unless you were particularly close (and might have feigned being busy even then). But this month she was out and about and trying to be useful more. The girl couldn't exactly figure out why she wanted to help, but she did. Anytime, for any reason, someone was looking for backup dancers for whatever cockamamie plot they might have been involved in? Neo was there, all too willing to be a helper.

Walking up to them, she smirked in their direction, tipping their hat and raising an eyebrow. Need a hand? Wait, what were they doing right now? Not that it mattered...

Neopolitan didn't even remember what had happened. She'd been out in the woods, trying to ... what had she been doing? It didn't matter at this point. She was back, and feeling fine. No real skin off of her hide, right?

Except it was when she saw someone nearby who looked like they were just happily snuggling, or even just hugging goodbye for the night. That was when something just kind of snapped. The thought of the loneliness of the last year, or of the pain she kept seeing on the network came to her and she changed into the appearance of a local sleeper, charging right up to them, flailing her hands.

You know... it probably would have been a good disguise, if she could actually talk, but she couldn't. But nevertheless there was an irate looking and very quiet girl heading right up to you. What was up with them?

(Neo is also up for pretty much everything. I'm keeping her a bit more loose about it, but feel free to hit me up for anything you might want.)

Ruby had only just parted ways with Ange when she suddenly found someone charging her with arms flailing. Oh gosh, what had she done this time? It takes her a minute stumble back a few steps and raise her hands up as best she could.

"Chill out! Chill out! I didn't do anything, I swear!"

She was, thankfully, not going for anything sharp or pointed just yet. But she looked furious and animated as she lunged towards Ruby, gesturing frantically in the direction where Ange had just gone. She was frantic, hands waving and clearly upset by something or another.

After a moment, the spirit possessing her realized the frustrating situation and yanked out the omni, typing more slowly, in a more garbled way than she usually would.

Whst are ypu doin? Your just going to get hurt!!!

Ruby was kind of used to Neo coming at her, but not quite like this. She just really looks confused and does her best to kind of shoo her away. It's not doing a lot.

But then she sees the message and... Well now she's even more confused.]

What? I'm just going to work. Nothing is going to happen-

Ange is already being a bit of a warry wort about me going off on my own. You don't have to too.

[No, no, no! That wasn't right! She wasn't getting it. Neopolitan looked even more horrified and she gave Ruby a shove at the shoulder, trying to calm down, gesturing to where Ange had gone and then to her and then grabbing her forehead. She was slower to type now. At least it meant it would be clearer?]

No, no!
Ange is the problem!
You're going got get hurt!
She's going to get hurt too!

What happens if her worries end up right?
What will she do? What will you if something happens?!?

[...ok, the words were clearer, if not the real meaning?

Unfortunately Makoto couldn't help with the blood ritual since they currently shared the same blood, but luckily despite the weather and the season the gardener of love had managed to keep a stock of roses. Specifically white roses to which as a symbol of purity seemed especially effective in those she'd helped throughout the month. As for the where they were now, it was one of the shops where Makoto regularly picked up supplies for the bakery.

"Vira-lorr? You're drenched, what happened?"

Makoto went over and pulled off the wrap she was wearing and offered it to her friend. It seemed like she was suffering from the same as everyone else this month.

"Uuuuugh, a freak squall of a snowstorm hit me out of the blue," she said right before looking out the window to... a clear sky. Oh, that wasn't even fun. "But it's already stopped. seriously?"

Suddenly, she felt the offer of the wrap and took it gratefully, starting to use it to try and wrap up, shivering some. "thank you. I don't want to just treat this like a towel though!"

"Probably just long enough that you'd attempt to go out on your own again and get caught in it again. But we're not going to let that happen."

Makoto ignored the comment about the wrap being used as a towel and still insisted on the other using it, better that it at least dry her off a little and keep from freezing than be of no use at all.

"Well we can get you a towel and then you can put it on. But you're not going back out there without it."

"Oh, that would just be my luck wouldn't it? My own little storm cloud following me around," she muttered, frowning as she caved in and started to dry herself off, even if it resulted in her hair getting a little bit frizzy in the process. "Thank you, Makoto... What would I do for you?"

She sighed and glanced at her drenched clothes and definitely sounded a little defeated. "Yes, if I try to go back like this, I'll just catch my death out there won't I?"

"I can show it a storm if it really wants. We'll show whatever's behind this that we're not playing around. And you'd probably just find another way to knock them on their butt."

Leave if to the goddess of Jupiter to be the one fight a storm with a storm. Luckily without the wrap Makoto didn't seem to be phased by the cold anyways due the vileblood, and her own natural resilience. Besides if needed she'd just transform and then she could carry Vira-Lorr back if needed.

"Exactly, and we don't want you getting sick."

She managed a bit of a tired laugh, some of the shivering dying down. She was in a warm business after all, so that and the now very moist wrap were doing the job of at least getting the worst of it out initially. "Oh I have little doubt you'd show that storm who's boss without any question. The question is what's causing it, since it doesn't feel normal. Have to find our target."

She nodded with a bit of a shiver, glancing outside with a narrowed gaze. "Have you heard of any other incidents like this?"

[Ruby stumbles back a step from the shove on her shoulder. ...Between that and the sudden pull on her forehead she was starting to get a little annoyed. But when she sees the next message come through it starts to dawn on her just what Neo was trying to say.]

I mean- That's part of the risk of being together, right?
If something happens we'll figure it out.
I'm not exactly sure what I'll do, but I'll protect her with everything I've got.

"Okay, if you say so, miss."

Says Abby as she walks on in, potentially replacing the other person. It was probably better to not look at Abigail's own, omni. In fact, a person really shouldn't look at it. At least not for very long.

"Are you not enjoying yourself, though?"

Such a Lovely Month (Catch-All, Wide Open)

Vira-Lorr | Record of Agarest War

Speed Dating from Hell

Bad Luck Schmad Luck

The Snow Maiden Cometh

You Take My Breath Away (TDM Prompt: CW Choking)

Go Away Riteior - Ritual, Month 2

Wildcard

It's Just Bling, and there's Nothing Sus About This At All (Closed to Chloe Price)

Neopolitan | RWBY

Putting Herself Out There (Speed Dating)

Darkblood to the Rescue (General blood-affected stuff this month)

Possession is 9/10ths of the Law

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lol i had too