vivala | Quest 07 (Open + Closed)

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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]]

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Link's chaos gremlin energy was a sight to behold (why did he smash everything that was remotely round-ish large enough to fit a gold coin by throwing it at the ground as hard as he could?), but after Shu's initial surprise, she assists by methodically sweeping everything they've already searched to one side of the room. By the time they find the Purah Pad (which, somewhat surprisingly, was just sitting in a small place of honor on top of the Commander's desk, a fact which they had both managed to overlook), the room is thoroughly destroyed.

They have probably earned the enmity of someone vaguely important, but that is a problem for another day.

As they pause in the alleyway to catch their breaths, Shu glances over Link's shoulder.

"Oh -- it's a camera."

Link's explanation was a little confusing, but she sees now that it is similar to the devices that the Nongye Tianshi use to automate crop production.

"What is that there?"

"Hi... what's this?" For whatever reason, the people in Faerun have never turned magic into capturing images in items. So Ilphyl has to take a moment to figure out why Link is shoving something into their face.

[ One day, while out and about Flotsam, Link might start feeling intense... not exactly "killing intent", per se, but an extremely dangerous glare fixed upon him ]

Kanna had had to wrap up quite a bit to even come to Elysium-- her face and name are known, after all-- and had felt grateful for a chance to really explore and come to know yet another climate.

Not only that, she felt a bit honored to have come along with Link, whose prowess she'd witnessed during the escape from Vindess.

This, though-- this was on another level. She'd been ready to punch the giant wolf, and didn't quite feel like this was a particularly safe situation, so she grimaced and took off after him. "Oi. OI!"

... Ah, right.

Where there is one wolf... There are others... "... Should've been worried about myself, huh? Okay..."

Donnie's not difficult to find. He only has so many haunts in he Vault, and he hasn't been back in the Armory since they'd returned from the mission.

He'd almost started to doze off in his little garden, hands curled around the watering can where he's settled after finishing through a row. Having someone suddenly show up when you're not expecting it is certainly one way to chase off his lethargy. Link really has to work on his startling people like that.

Yelping, the turtlekin fumbles the watering can as he straightens up, the vessel tumbling across the ground, water spilling across the dirt.

"Link, you need to- what is this?"

It seems to operate like the screen of an ENC, but it's thinner, and there's no keyboard that he can see.

Link. Link, you gotta know how surprising the Sentinel's gonna go. Nephenee's just minding her own business gardening, and you pop outta nowhere like that? Yeah, there's a yell and jump to the side when he speaks and tries to shove something her way.

It might say something about her being used to him and feeling safe around him that she didn't react his presence in the first place before that. Or maybe to how relaxed and in her element she'd been.
...Let's be honest, probably more the former - The girl doesn't have an off switch for her nerves.

In the quick moment, she's already dropped her trowel and brandished a knife she had handy...before realizing it's him. "Gosh darn it, Link..." She lets out a sighed whew as she lowers it. "What in tarnation are ya doin', shovin' somethin' at me like that?"

Despite her tone, Neph's not mad, by any stretch - her adrenaline's just surging now!

"Oh, hi Mr. Link!" Atom greets him when he sees him approach. He blinks in surprise when the device is held up without warning, but his eyes quickly focus on the screen.

"What is this? It doesn't look like any of the ethernet devices I've seen." He asks as he takes in the photo that doesn't look much like their typical surroundings either.

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iii. Link has a slide show and he’s gonna make you watch it [semi-closed]

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1: Making New, Wolfy Friends

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