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Post by Javal Zarrias on Nov 10, 2023 16:15:56 GMT -5
Javal was happy, today he had no missions to do, no contracts to take up for once he was free to do whatever he wanted. Although he wanted to help out anyone around the ship they declined even though the people of Thorock seemed to be calm, not needing his help. So he decided to take a day for himself and do one of his favorite activities, fishing. Sensei Ronrik made Javal sit by himself and fish in Thorock’s Port often as a child to practice patience and temperance. Javal loved it although he did not catch fish the normal way as anyone else would instead preferring diving into the water punching the nearby fish and catching them with his hands. His technique would surprisingly to no one but himself deliver very poor results only able to bring in a handful of fish.
He decided to make his way to the Crescent Coast, knowing a spot there from his deckhands he came with his hands ready and a bucket for the fish he’d catch. He walked over to the small deck that hung over the large pond. He glanced over and looked at the curious stranger sitting there fishing before him.
He set his bucket down and bowed towards the stranger, obviously a fishing master as his technique proved, “Hello there good sir, my name is Javal Zarrias, would you like to be my friend?”
Quest Name: A Wool Full
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Location: Anywhere
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Description: A small group of Woolfuls (3-6) have found themselves stuck in a dire situation. Maybe they are stuck in a recently opened fissure, or at risk of drowning in a flooded area. Maybe some hostile predator is hunting them, or maybe they are just lost, regardless of what is causing them danger, they need your help. Be careful, Woolful are easily spooked off and are already terrified. Do what you can to rescue the little creatures before nature, or something worse, claims them.
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Post by Seiya on Dec 21, 2023 12:05:50 GMT -5
It tends to come as a surprise to people who don’t know Seiya all that well that he favors quieter hobbies.
Yea, there’s plenty of joy to be found in chasin’ a good fight, in the adrenaline that comes with goin’ up against an opponent you know is gonna give you a challenge, but though violence is coded into his blood the same way constellations are written into the stars, it’s far from bein’ his sole pursuit. A life defined solely by bloodshed ain’t the kind of life he wants to live at all, even if it’s just the blood of beasts, of monsters, of the wild things that go roamin’ in the woods– enough of that starts to turn you into a monster all your own, and there ain’t a thing in the world Seiya would rather be further from than that.
Monsters find no peace, no mercy– monsters know no grace, no real joy, only findin’ purpose in the paths they carve from bodies, from ruin. There’s nothin’ to look forward to at the end of a road like that.
At least, Seiya doesn’t think there is.
So even if the blood of a monster runs in his veins, he ain’t got any interest in chasin’ the path of one– not when there’s little joys to be found in the mundane. There’s peace in carvin’ wood, in takin’ one of the earth’s gifts and whittlin’ it down into somethin’ new, into takin’ life and choosin’ a new path for it– there’s peace in wanderin’ the world, seein’ all the terrain its makers breathed into being, in comin’ to understand all the things that are different from your homeland. There’s all manner of quieter joys he delights in, little crafts and the like, but he’s startin’ to think that fishin’ might be his favorite.
It’s one of those things that requires quiet and peace; for the fish to take any interest in your lure, ya gotta make sure they feel like they’ve got a reason to. So you just get to sit and wait in perfect peace for a fish to come lookin’, and once you’ve got ‘em, you rinse and repeat. It’s tranquil, the kind of thing that helps Seiya clear his head after a long trip or a moment of thinkin’ too hard about things he can’t quite fix.
But he doesn’t really think he’s in for a peaceful day today.
The sound of footsteps against the dock he’d elected to settle on gets him to crack his eye open– the sound of a voice, clearly addressin’ him, gets him to lift his head, lookin’ up from where he’d been contentedly layin’ back to find a stranger standin’ over him, bowin’ all polite. Seiya’s never seen him before– he’s one of those fellbloods, he thinks, with eyes like embers and skin the shade of some kind of flower, his smile bright and white as the moonlit sand of the coast. He doesn’t seem like trouble, but he sure is comin’ on strong.
“Me?” he asks, blinking curiously, even though he’s the only other person there. “Huh. Ain’t ever had someone call me ‘good sir’ before. Ya sure you’re talkin’ to the right guy?”
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Dec 24, 2023 3:13:44 GMT -5
The fellblood smiles widely as he looks up at the taller fellow, “Yes you there good sir, I’m quite sure I’m talking to the right fellow considering you’re the only other person here besides the fishes below us. I would talk to the fish I have done so before they’re great conversationalists. I will let you know even if they cannot talk back; however, I'm always ready to make new friends. My deepest apologies if I came off too intense, my mother always said it’s always good to make your first impression important and memorable. My name is Javal Zarrias and I have come to this dock on a critical quest, which is to fish”.
Looking at Javal the man is not equipped to fish whatsoever; he has no fishing rod, no bait, nothing but a bucket, and his sword. Even his clothing does not seem productive towards fishing considering the only thing he’s wearing is his swimming trunks and long red coat.
“If you would like to not be friends I’d understand and if you’d like me to leave you alone to fish in peace I’d be more than happy to do so and sit on the other side”.
After hearing the other man’s response Javal smiled and set his blade down on the dock as he took his coat off and tossed it over his blade. He then looked forward at the lake before him and jumped off the dock into the water before them.
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Post by Seiya on Jan 21, 2024 21:38:03 GMT -5
This guy is really somethin’.
There’s an amused twinkle in Seiya’s eyes as he listens to the fellblood– Javal, said his name was– talk, ramblin’ on about how fish make for good conversationalists, ‘bout his mama’s teachings, ‘bout his own big, grand, critical quest on this day, which seems to just be to sit down and catch some fish, though… he ain’t exactly equipped for it. Not that every fisherman needs fancy equipment or nothin’, but the guy ain’t even got a line with him– just a blade over his shoulder and a bucket danglin’ from his hand.
It’s a bit odd, but, uh… maybe he’s here to spear-fish. Just with a sword– that ain’t too weird, is it? Maybe the guy just ain’t good with a pole-arm.
“Well, Javal, it’s good to meetcha,” Seiya says, unable to help the smile that pulls at the corners of his lips. The guy’s a strange one, yea, but it’s impossible not to find him kinda charming, in that strange, younger brother kinda way. “The name’s Seiya– I’m here on a far less critical version of your same quest. Fishin’ is a nice way to pass the time, don’tcha think?”
He shakes his head as soon as Javal offers to move, holdin’ up a hand to indicate that it ain’t necessary– it’s a bit of a surprise to have someone offer friendship outright like that, but it’s hardly offputtin’.
“Nah, man, y’ain’t gotta do nothin’ like that– stay right here if y’want– oh, okay.”
He blinks as soon as he watches Javal immediately jump into the water, leavin’ his sword and his coat behind. Doesn’t seem like he’s all that interested in spear-fishin’ after all, then, which means…
“...y’said you’re fishin’ in there?” Seiya asks, callin’ into the water. “What’re ya tryin’ to do?”
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Jan 22, 2024 2:35:09 GMT -5
Water flies in all directions as the fellblood jumps into it below spraying everything around even wetting his coat. He swims back up to the surface and flashes Seiya an innocent confident smile “Watch this my friend I shall show you my expert technique”, and begins to do what he thinks is fishing.
Javal then dives back into the water and gets to work punching anything around him with great force and intensity. He gives it everything he’s got using all of the martial arts he’s learned mixing in various styles for this important quest. His fists are the fishing rods of his heart and that’s all he needs. That is at least what Javal thinks, he considers himself a pretty good fisherman. The few fish that are there quickly swim away frightened by the man’s underwater outburst. He manages to land a single punch on a fish but it still manages to weakly swim away. The fellblood then desperately tries to grab at them but alas it is for naught they are too fast for him to catch.
They’re all gone, he swims back up shaking his fists at them, and shouts with great frustration clueless to his own mistake, “Come back here you cowards, face me in underwater combat so I can put you into my bucket as the laws of fishing dictate”.
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