UN: Anonymous ; Text

[rutilance]

I, like many others, now have a second form of magic. I have confirmed I can control it in most settings I've applied it, but I would like to apply it to something new.

The problem is that I would like to choose somewhere outside of the city so that if something goes awry I won't risk hurting anyone but myself. I would like this location to be close enough to the city that I won't be unable to get help. My familiar can bring help to me, but I would like for help to be able to get there within half a day's walk.

If anyone knows of any location suitable for my purposes, I would be grateful for the information.


[ What Ruby isn't mentioning is that this magic is green magic, and that she more or less plans to see how fast she can make thorned plants grow, and if she can make them grow quickly in great numbers. She'll be testing how wicked she can make the thorns at a later date: first comes making sure she can keep things under control. ]

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text / UN: konpeito_oni

[konpeito_aji]

There are a couple hundred of places like that. Can you be more specific? Do you want it fortifiable against armies? Near water? Open for horses? Good for practicing fire, earth, or explosions?

[Nobunaga has been doing his own scouting and recording and creating/plotting defenses all around Camelot just in case. Surprising no one who knows of him, undoubtedly.]

[rutilance]

I plan to use it to test out my green magic. My intent is to create rapid growth of a number of plants. I do not know how effective this will be and would like a location where such growth will not be at risk of harming anyone.

[ Well. That's basically the test anyway. She's not even sure just how rapid a growth she's talking about yet. All she knows so far is that her green magic really likes to go fast and heavy, like it doesn't know how to stop once she's let it loose.

She pauses, adding a second reply. ]

If possible I would appreciate a location without poisonous flora.

[konpeito_aji]

Simple enough.

[Sends her a vastly zoomed in version of the map with more ideal locations circled in red.]

I'm not sure of poisonous flora, I have healing magic, and I'm not an expert in even Japanese plants, but I know there wasn't any bear firs.

[rutilance]

You have my thanks. [ That sounds grown up, right? She's trying really hard for formal adult. ] I think that causing bear firs to grow in size would qualify as a disaster so knowing they are not present is a relief.

[konpeito_aji]

I haven't wrestled one yet, so I can't say for sure that making one bigger would be all bad.

You could also practice on flowers. Or cookie trees.

[rutilance]

It would be able to hit people with larger paws and eat them with a larger mouth. I think that is bad enough.

I have practised on some flowers around town but I am looking to see what happens if I truly put as much into creating growth as I can. I have procured seeds specifically for this venture.

[ Perhaps they shouldn't be thorned plants, thinking on it? Maybe just normal vine plants would be good to start with... She'll decide for sure later. ]

[konpeito_aji]

Sounds like fun to me. After I wrestle a normal-sized one, you can try it sometime maybe.

Sounds like you planned well enough ahead.

[rutilance]

I do hope you make your exploits against the bear fir public so that I know to approach you about it.

[ Does she think he's crazy? Maybe a little. But at the same time: Crazy can be fun. ]

I do try. Failure to think ahead is the death of many ventures.

[ And probably people, too, but she's not going to say that. ]

[konpeito_aji]

Okay! I'll make sure Hijikata-sama films me too!

Thinking ahead only goes so far. The best strategy is unbeatable even when the enemy does something completely insane and unpredictable.

[He is 100% speaking from experience, because he IS that insane factor.]

[rutilance]

[ Okay she was interested before, but now she's even more interested. This guy may be nuts, but he seems pretty great too. ]

Will it be a live video?

I certainly hope that the plants don't see me as an enemy going into this. I'm not foolish enough to think myself greater than nature.

[konpeito_aji]

Yes. Even if I get set on fire in the process, it will be good for others to learn from my experience.

[See? It's not that he doesn't think ahead... he does! He just then decides to do the insane thing for fun!]

No? Humans have been conquering wildlife since the start. There's another person who doesn't even believe they have will. [Notice, he's not saying she's wrong though. He actually agrees that plants are generally always more tenacious than humans.]

[rutilance]

[ Oh, now that made her giggle. ]

Were you taught how to put yourself out?

I thought that the individual plants didn't have will, but that nature itself did, due to the deities in my world sometimes coming from nature. Now that I'm here and am a green mage I can say that individual plants have wills, though it's not easy to tell what those wills are like it is with other beings.


[ She'd almost said 'Like animals', but, well, a green mage who is also an animal mage? That would really narrow things down and defeat the purpose of writing anonymously! There are enough adults aware of her magic types now that they could easily interfere with her plans. ]

[konpeito_aji]

No, but I trust Hijikata-sama to make sure the rest of the forest doesn't go up.

Anything alive individually has will to grow, stay alive, and procreate. Even mushrooms.

I don't think nature collectively does in my world. It would be too much at odds with itself for that.

text; un: miniskirtfan

[queenofminiskirts]

I understand wanting to try something new, especially if it's dangerous, somewhere where there isn't a lot of people. But I don't think it's a good idea to do it without someone there.

You familiar can bring help but if something happens and you need medical attention then half a day's walk can be a delay you can't afford depending on what happened.

[rutilance]

I am unaware of anyone who would be willing to humour my request. If I trusted anyone to both be free during those hours and to allow me my practice I would gladly accept their aid.

[queenofminiskirts]

[Her first thought is: do you not have any friends!?

But since that's useless she doesn't say it...for now anyway.]

Well, now you know one person. I can go with you if there's no one else free to.

I know you need to practise so I won't say anything unless there's an emergency. I also have first aid and emergency training.

[She doesn't know who you are and she doesn't know where or when this is happening but she doesn't want to just risk someone getting hurt badly and then not being able to get help.]

[rutilance]

[ It's probably for the best. She would honestly say 'one, but she might try to talk me out of it', completely unaware of how sad that might sound. ]

Do you promise that you won't change your mind if I do not match whatever image you have of me?

[ You know. If she turns out to be exactly what she is: A kid. Not that she's going to say she's a kid. That would defeat the point of anonymity! ]

[queenofminiskirts]

When you put it like that it sounds like we're meeting for the first time after dating online.

[Look she can't help but make these jokes she's much more mature at sixteen than ten but maturity is as maturity does.]

I promise I won't change my mind no matter what you look like or who you are. [As long as you're not a pervert anyway.]

[rutilance]

What? No! Internet dating seems like a really bad idea at my age!

[ For one thing, she'd have to tell her age! ]

Anyway, thank you. I have chosen a location with some help. Would you be available tomorrow?

[queenofminiskirts]

I can't tell if you're trying to say you're too old for it or too young.

[Well, they're not dating so that's a non-starter she supposed.]

Yeah. Just let me know when and where and I'll be there.

Private from here on out.

[rutilance]

[ She pauses. In hindsight, she should have realised this would bring this question up. And yet: She is still sitting here in this situation. ]

[ She sends over a map with a circle on it. ]

Does 2PM work?

[queenofminiskirts]

[The lack of an answer is a little suspicious...but she'll deal with things as they come.]

2pm is fine! If you had asked me to come before noon that might have been a little hard, lol.

(Sorry for the wait! Writer brain went on an unplanned vacation!)

[rutilance]

Asking people to help you with something before they've eaten lunch feels very rude.

[ It didn't occur to her the girl wouldn't be awake... ]

I will see you tomorrow. Thank you.


((OOC: Want to shift to the next day? If not I understand, this thread is fairly old now.))

I have been slow too, haha.

[queenofminiskirts]

[She absolutely wouldn't be awake.]

Exactly!

I'll see you tomorrow~!

((OOC: Yes! Let's shift to the next day. I am always down to backtag!)

Action!

[rutilance]

[ The next day, Ruby waits in the area she said to meet her, her crow, 'Rasu, flying over head to keep an eye out for anyone on the way towards her. The girl is clearly dressed in clothes she isn't afraid to ruin.

The area itself is out of the way with a hill that blocks its view from the road, but isn't so far as to be an unreasonable walk. There are a few trees nearby, but otherwise it is mostly grass and the occasional wildflower that makes up the area. Perhaps later in the year someone would come by with some sheep or cows to eat the grass, but for now the height is only a little bit of a pain to walk in. ]