Quest 01 (Open)

[newmemorywhodis]

i. Flotsam: Scouting from the sails
In any new place, Link's first instinct is always to go up. Get high, get somewhere he can see, and then paraglide to the next point of interest. Well, with no paraglider, he couldn't do the last part. But he could do the rest.

So Link will just casually climb up the mast of whatever ship he happens to be on. If there's a ladder, he'll use it. But if there isn't, he'll find a way to scamper up anyway. From there, he'll perch on the edge of the sails, looking out over the armada of ships that make up the Flotsam.

And if you don't spot him when it's up or - or feel like braving the heights to join him - well, he's gotta come down sometime. He might drop down next to you.

ii. Flotsam: Floating markets
Link can't afford anything here, but already he loves this place.

He's already mentally making a long list of things he wants to buy - that wickedly long spear! That exotic spice! The weird glowing rock that would probably be useful somehow! But it's the clothes shops that Link ends up spending the most time in. Something with a bit of protection would be best, but he can't help but also be drawn to some more decorative options. Like that nice flowy white blouse, that reminds him of the Gerudo style...

iii. Flotsam and/or the Vault: Sword practice
On the deck of one of the ships - or sometimes in the Vault's armoury, if he's feeling like a change of scenery - Link finds runs through a sequence of sword forms. They're smooth and practiced, leaving no openings or visible weaknesses in form. It's clear from the way he moves that these movements have been ingrained over many, many years.

When the sequence comes to an end, he lists up his sword and looks at it. It's not the Sword that Seals the Darkness. It's not even comparable to most of his other weapons. But it's serviceable enough. Link can fight with a stick if he has to - he can certainly make do with this.

Comments

[fray]

Id thinks he knows intrigue when he sees it. "...You'd try it anyway, wouldn't you?" He only knows bits and scraps about Link, but he's certainly forming a certain mental image of the guy.

That mental image might be more wild mountain man than royal knight, but he wouldn't think more or less of either one anyway. The guy's pretty brave if he'd try to make a beast like that into a mount.

[newmemorywhodis]

Link nods. Of course he would.

And who says Link can't be both royal knight and wild mountain man? He can multitask.

[fray]

"...Guess if we find one, we'll skip this recipe." Id might think it's a little crazy, but he can't claim that Link couldn't do it. It's also not really his place to try, for that matter, though he finds himself concerned.

There's not much point ruminating over it though. Id flips through more pages until he comes across something a little more (theoretically) safe. "Looks like this place has crabs too." He turns another page, then another. Illustrations of various crabs with distinctive features adorn each page. "...Lots of them."

[newmemorywhodis]

Link hums in response, noncommittal. Sure, if the gryphons were like a lot horses, he probably wouldn't want to eat them. But...maybe they weren't like horses. In which case, he'd go for it.

"I know crab recipes," Link says, staring intently at the pictures. Sure, he'd have to adapt a bit, with the different herbs and spices of this world. But he could make it work.

[fray]

"Works out well then," Id responds, at last closing the book and adding it to their modest pile. Three may not be a library, but it's enough to start with, and he should have just enough. With these, they can help that guy who works in the kitchen. So he hopes, at least.

Rising to his feet once again, Id turns to the merchant and hands over...the whole of his funds, a modest drawstring pouch that clinks as it changes hands. The merchant counts the funds within with a practiced efficiency before nodding, thanking them for their business, and encouraging them to come again.

Id's about three paces away before he realizes he may have overpaid, but...it's fine. The books are worth it, useful as they are. "I'll read these for you whenever you like." He assures Link of this, fully intending to keep up his end of their agreement. "And you can probably get that shirt if you show up here early in the morning. They'll pay for someone who moves as fast as you to help them set up for the day."

Odd jobs have never left Id lacking.

Shall we wrap up here?

[newmemorywhodis]

Three might not be a library, but it was a start. And besides; it was probably going to take a while for Link to try all of the recipes anyway.

So he nods, more than happy with Id's proposal. Maybe once Link's managed to find a few crabs, he'll find Id and get him to read one of the seafood recipes.

(And he might have to try Id's suggestion of getting up early to help the shopkeeper, too. Maybe he could get that shirt after all...)

Sounds like a plan! 🎀

[fray]

[ ooc: Also, I just put up a comment on the party-organizing if you're still down for pursuing an armor. Thanks for another fun thread! ]