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newmemorywhodis) wrote in vivala2025-01-18 11:48 am
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Quest 07 (Open + Closed)
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!]]
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!]]
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And for a little while, that's how they spend their time - Link foraging and collecting everything of interest, Kanna taking in the sights and watching him. But eventually Link's grabbed everything he wants, and he starts looking towards the tops of those mountains.
They'd have a great vantage point up there, he's sure.
Only, he's with Kanna, isn't he? And he doesn't know if she's keen to hike up a mountain. So he sidles his way over to her.
"...You climb?" he asks, jerking his head towards the nearest mountain.
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Kanna, here, is literally in her element. It's not just that her grip strength, balance, and leg strength are top notch; it's that the rocks around them respond, just a little, to everything she does.
Despite this she'll wait up for Link if she has to, though at this point, she doubts he'll lag behind-- or at all.
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So as he scampers up the side of the mountain, he's surprised to find that Kanna can in fact keep up. Maybe even climbs faster than him, sometimes. It's a pleasant surprise; it means Link doesn't need to wait for her, or help her get over some of the tricky bits. He can just climb, and trust that she'll keep pace.
It means they make it up to the top of the mountain in a good time. And then, stretched before them, is what Link wanted to come up here for - the view.
Stretched before them is the very forest they were exploring. Off in the distance, the winking lights of the city of Elysium. And carving a path through the landscape is the very river that brought him here - as it feeds into the little pond at the base of a waterfall.
Maybe the wolves are still there, waiting.
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There was just something about watching the view, wasn't there? Something solid about the mountain underneath her, something grand about the sky and the island around them.
She hums for the awe of it, this small continent, surging with life despite its fall.
She wanted to see it all. To survive in a place like this for days on end, just to see what subsistence here was really like.
But more than that... "Kinda makes you wanna protect it, huh?"
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But it's still beautiful. And still worthy of protection. So even if it's not Link's home, he'll fight for it anyway. As long as he's here.
And he's explore it too, of course.
[[ooc: shall we wrap up here? This feels like a good end point]]