Quest 07 (Open + Closed)

[newmemorywhodis]

i. Making new, wolfy friends [Open]
In the wild areas near Elysium, Link’s been exploring. It’s a common activity for him. There’s mushrooms and flowers to pick, game to hunt, monsters to fight…

…Then one day, while he’s up in a tree collecting some bird’s eggs, he spots a wolf. A big wolf. A really, really big wolf. It’s as big as a horse.

And once he makes that mental connection, Link immediately thinks, I could ride that.

Which naturally means Link now has to find out if he can. He pulls out a Sneaky Elixir, and swiftly swallows it - demeaning the sounds of his movements. Silently uses his paraglider to move from tree to tree, getting closer. And then carefully drops down behind the massive, monstrous wolf.

He crouches down. Creeps forward. Slowly, slowly. Until he’s right behind the beast, so close he could reach out and touch its fur.

And then he leaps up onto its back, and grabs on.

The wolf yelps and snarls - but Link’s got a good position, and he doesn’t let it twist back and bite him. He just directs the beast to run, and keeps a good hold.

What do you know, he can ride it!


ii. A retrieval of memories [locked to Shu]
Shu had spoken to the Admiral. They’d tracked down the Imperial Commander who’d been given Link’s Purah Pad.

And then they’d sneaked onto the Commander’s warship and completely trashed his quarters.

Well, Link had trashed his quarters. Shu was a bit too dignified for such wanton destruction, but Link wasn’t. And he didn’t regret it either, since in the process, he’d found the Pad!

Now, their getaway was nearly complete. Here in a small alleyway in Elysium, they were far from the scene of the crime. The Crimson Portal wasn’t far off.

But Link had to pause. He hadn’t had a chance yet, but - he had to see. Were all of his pictures still on the Purah Pad? Were they safe?

He pulls out the Pad, and turns it on. And turns to the photo gallery.


iii. Link has a slide show and he’s gonna make you watch it [semi-closed]
Later, Link thinks of all the new people he’d met. People who’d helped him grow plants from home, or who’d shown interest in things from his home. Shu wasn't the only one who he knew would like to see his pictures.

Before, he hadn't had any way of sharing these images of his home. But…now he could.

So Link tracks those people down. Says, “Hi,” when he finds them. And then shoves the Purah Pad - with a picture from Hyrule that would interest them on the screen - right in their face.

[[ooc: this prompt is for Nephenee, Ilphyll, Donnie, Maomao and Atom - but could be open to others if there's a reason for Link to decide to share]]


iv. Wildcard!
[[if you'd like something not on her, contact me!]]

Comments

[singlemilletgrain]

She would, if it weren't for the abominations! Actually, she's quite interested in anything a botany compendium might have to say about the odd flora in his world, and she can sense even without words that Link would prefer the subject changed. Regretfully, she cannot quite make sense of the symbols. She scrolls towards the literal cartoon bomb on a stalk.

"What is this, exactly?"

Doubtless another aberration created by the Blood Moon of Calamitous Upheaval.

[newmemorywhodis]

"Bomb flower," Link says, before tapping on the image of the flower to bring up the Compendium. It's written in Hylian, but he translates: "A dangerous flower that contains explosive elements. Does not mix well with fire or electricity, unless the goal is to blow things up."

And then because Link clearly has no concern for such dire warnings, he promptly pulls one of the flowers out of his pack. Ta-da!

[singlemilletgrain]

"Wah peh!"

Shu chokes on her words as Link flourishes his bomb with nary a care.

"Please do not do that! Did you not just tell me it was highly dangerous?! You will hurt yourself." When she has recovered from her alarm, she gingerly squints at the object from a fair distance. "...I truly do not see how this can classify as a real plant. That is a bomb sitting on top of a leaf."

[newmemorywhodis]

Link blinks at her.

Really, he hasn't hurt himself before. Well, not that much. And not that often. He's only accidentally exploded a bomb flower in front of his face a few times.

"It's fine," he says. See, it's not exploding or anything. Totally fine. "They grow."

Certainly bomb flowers seemed like flowers to Link.

[singlemilletgrain]

She squints further.

"I suppose those are stamen... if you have an interpretive eye. If the bulbous portion is a pollinated ovary... May I?"

Shu tentatively reaches out a hand. Given that Link has seen her ability to speed the growth of plants multiple times, she is not particularly shy about applying her will onto the specimen before her.

"This is a sexually mature specimen..."

The bomb swells somewhat alarmingly and puffs out something that smells of gunpowder. Shu catches the dust in her hands and rubs it between her fingers.

"Ah. And so the explosion is a means of dispersing seeds. Hm, hm." She nods to herself. "...Quite absurd and utterly inconceivable! And yet here it is. May I plant these seeds for study?"

[newmemorywhodis]

Link nods, and holds out the bomb flower for her hold. Yes, she can have it. Link's got more.

He's got quite a few more, actually. Thanks to the help of another friend.

"Donnie grows them," he says, "In the Vault."

[singlemilletgrain]

Why is she not surprised?

"I am sure Donnie is a very reliable young adult."

This is said in a perfectly composed tone of voice, even if there is a small emergency alarm going off inside her. If the Vault collapses in a giant explosion, she will know why. Moving on down the list... rice, wheat... she would have to ask if she could have some to grow for the next season's harvest. Perhaps she would attempt some crossbreeding.

"What are these?"

She gestures to some vibrant blue flowers.

"Beautiful, really."

[newmemorywhodis]

Donnie was good with explosions, and plants. It'd be fine! Besides, at most they'd probably only collapse a few tunnels. Nothing to worry about.

He leans over, and peers at the picture she's found.

"Blue Nightshade," he says, before tapping on the image. Translating, he reads: "A plant that grows in the quieter areas of Hyrule. At night, it gives off a soft glow. Cook with it to increase your stealth."

Don't ask why a glowing plant could make you more stealthy. Link had never really understood that; he just knew that it worked.

[singlemilletgrain]

"Blue nightshade...?"

Many members of that family were poisonous. Then again, tomatoes were also a member of that family. She does not understand still how the plants of his world can imbue magical properties, but she supposes if she can accept explosive plants, nothing is out of the question.

"And this one -- "

And so it goes. Eventually, they will remember to head back to the portal that takes them home, but in the meantime, Shu receives a substantial education on the crops and botanical oddities of Link's world.

Some of this might be helpful for future missions.

((Think we can fade to black from here if that's OK with you!))

[newmemorywhodis]

There's plenty of botanical oddities to share, but Link's happy to do so. He even brings out many samples, since most of these Link has stored away in his pack.

It's nice, to share something from home.


[[sounds good! And know Shu knows All The Plants!]]