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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2017 5:29:53 GMT
 MADE BY ★MEULK OF THQ | The day was young and the village…not too exciting. After lazing around most of the afternoon, Carm was ready for anything. She began to survey the village with Tot by her side and Reid tucked away in her pokeball. All the buildings in the village looked to be about the same, all except for the lab and the pokemon center. Assuming all the happenings at the lab were irrelevant to her, Carm decided to check out the pokemon center for anything worthwhile. As she opened the doors a shiver ran down her spine; Carm very much disliked anything hospital related. The smell of antiseptic was almost nauseating.
Looking around, there didn’t seem to be too much going on. It was a small village full of new trainers, so it made sense the center wasn’t absolutely bumping with business. Carm made her way over to their public computers, and one of the only reliable sources of internet in the village it seemed. She moved the mouse around and the screen lit up. It appeared that the user before her left in a hurry, failing to close at least a half a dozen tabs. One of the tabs caught her attention: Missions. She navigated over to the tab and a list of tasks appeared. “Looks like a help wanted site…and there’s something here in Cassiopeia!” she said to Tot. He attempted to see for himself by standing on his hind legs, but ended up falling onto his back.
“Are we gonna help people, Caramel??” Tot asked. She read up on the request for Cassiopeia: “I am old and need some help with my garden. Come help an old person?” Seemed simple enough, and though a bit humid, it was still a decent day for gardening. Sure, she had never maintained a garden of her own, but how hard could it be? Before logging out, Carm jotted down the old person’s address. “Come on, Tot. We’re gonna help an old person,” she said as they left the pokemon center. Tot, unaware of what could lay in store for them, leapt for joy anyways. The village was easy enough to navigate and in no time at all they arrived at the proper address. Carm and Tot approached the door and both gave a knock.
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Post by Quest on Jul 9, 2017 12:25:18 GMT
 mission It took a few minutes for the door to open, long enough that some people might have even guessed that no one was home. A hunched over and wrinkly man answered it, squinting at Carm through very thick prescription glasses. He was well put together in an old fashioned sense. While it was clear upon seeing the wear and tear to his body, particularly around his hands, he was dressed nice enough in a simple outfit that suited the weather. A wooden cane was in his hand, which he leaned on heavily. "Can I help you, dearie?" He asked, voice cracking slightly. He seemed kind but curious as to why he had a visitor. An elderly Purugly plodded up behind him, nosing around before blinking up at the girl with cataract-white eyes.
Hey there! You're just fine and did perfectly! c: I'll handle your mission! Since it is a 1 Star mission, it will take anywhere from 10-15 posts between the two of us to complete. Old Man Rubert hasn't given you instructions yet ICly, but a few tasks need to be completed for him to give you your reward. You may do them in any order you like, but you may only do one task at a time. Myself/Old Man Rubert will tell you if you did a good enough job to move on to the next task or if you need to try again. Here are the tasks he will need you to do. - Pull Weeds
- Water Garden
- Fertalize
- Harvest Certain Plants
- ??? (Secret)
You also have 3 option tasks that you can complete that will not affect your overall score for the mission. You may do these in any post, just point them out to me if you do. - Use these words in your posts (doesn't have to be all at once): burial, entangle, hypnotize, wax, cappuccino, gondola
- Fit a line of lyrics from this song into your post in a way that doesn't seem forced.
- Have Carm speak these words: milk, smoothie, peach, blueberry, yogurt
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2017 22:31:56 GMT
 MADE BY ★MEULK OF THQ | After leaving an audible knock, Carm and Tot waited and waited. She began to fiddle with her hair when the door opened, revealing a very elderly man supporting himself on a cane. He seemed to be hard of seeing, and as he squinted at Carm she wanted to try to make herself…larger? She stood up straight and remained still so the man could hopefully get a better grasp. He seemed nice enough in his greeting, but had no clue as to why they were there. Perhaps his request for garden help went on forgotten due to the length of time it’s been posted. Whether it be that or old age, Carm felt she should clarify.
“Hi there, I’m Carmilla, but you can call me Carm. And this is Tot! We’re here to help you with your garden!” she greeted. Out of courtesy, Carm spoke clearly and loudly in lieu of her preferred soft voice and mumble. She noticed the Purugly making its way slowly beside the old man, admiring the two; clearly age-long friends. Tot leaped in front of Carm and waved eagerly at the old cat. “Hiii!” he approached rather loudly. Carm slightly winced, worried Tot’s extreme energy would bother the aged Purugly. In order to distract from his antics, Carm continued, “We saw your request at the Pokemon Center and figured we could lend you a hand. Just point us in the right direction and we’ll get it done!”
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Post by Quest on Jul 14, 2017 13:50:51 GMT
mission Rubert knitted his thick brows together, clearly confused. But, after a few moments, he seemed to understand and nodded. The action seemed more to himself than for Carm, really. "Ah, thank you dearie. I thought no one would ever come in time. Hang on-" The old man stepped away from the door for a moment, leaving just the Purugly for company. < Such a sweet thing. > The Purugly spoke, her voice as withered with age as her trainer's. < I remember having your energy.... cherish it, dear. > She started to slowly make her way outside, walking stiffly as if her joints were sore. "Ah, here, here. I'm so impolite. Never even told you my name! I'm Rubert, dear. My garden is out back, but we can walk around the house." He had come back with a sun hat over his head, plus a spare a pair of work gloves which he offered to Carm. He didn't want her to hurt herself with any of the tasks he needed to be done. Then he pushed out to squeeze by the girl before making his way to the garden. "I've not been able to work it much this year because of my back, you see, so I worry that all my hard work has went to waste." He sighed, coming up onto the plot of land. It was a big garden for just one person and pokemon, but Rubert sighed and looked out on it wistfully. Sadly, the garden was also very overgrown. "If it's not too much, could you pull all the weeds, water the ground, and fertilize it for me? Some of the things might need harvesting, too, but I'm not sure how much it's grown since I've not been able to tend it...."
mission list: - Pull Weeds
- Water Garden
- Fertalize
- Harvest Certain Plants
- ??? (Secret)
bonus list: - Use these words in your posts (doesn't have to be all at once): burial, entangle, hypnotize, wax, cappuccino, gondola
- Fit a line of lyrics from this song into your post in a way that doesn't seem forced.
- Have Carm speak these words: milk, smoothie, peach, blueberry, yogurt
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2017 22:13:50 GMT
MADE BY ★MEULK OF THQ | Once the old man understood why Carm was there, he was much friendlier and Carm felt more at ease. It would have been more her luck to go to the home of an expired request and be shooed away. He introduced himself as Rubert, a very different yet classic sounding old name. His Purugly seemed sweet as well, probably full of wisdom. Seeing the old pokemon next to Carm’s very young, very naive one was truly a sight. It made her hope she’d have these years with Tot and eventually they could be scouting someone to help with their garden.
After handing Carm a pair of work gloves, Rubert guided them to his backyard. Slowly but surely they made it to the garden, or what used to be a garden; all Carm could see were weeds. Perhaps the good stuff was hidden underneath, she assumed. For now, however, it looked like the site of some secret burial the old man tried to cover up. She dismissed the thought, not caring to entertain that idea while working. It wasn’t a large garden by any means, but it would take most of the day to get it all fixed up.
Taking off her jacket, Carm listened attentively to Rubert’s requests. “Of course!” she confirmed, “We’ll take care of the weeds and keep an eye out for anything worth keeping.” She didn’t see any tools laying around, but figured if she needed them later she’d ask. None of his tasks seemed terribly complicated, but it required a team. “I hope you don’t mind that I’ll be asking my pokemon to help out!” Carm said, grabbing her pokeballs. She only had two other pokemon besides Tot, but the three of them together would be just perfect. “They’re friendly, I promise!”
In unison Carm clicked the pokeballs and released Reid, her Taillow, and Lady, her Snubbull. Lady happened to land on a patch of weeds and wiggled her toes in them. “Wow! Where are we??” Carm could always count on Lady to be in good spirits, unlike Reid who already appeared be tangled by the feet in weeds. “Ugh, yeah. Real nice place you chose, Carm,” the Taillow complained. Carm shot her a look as if to say “don’t embarrass me” and Reid rolled her eyes.
Tying up her hair and sliding on the working gloves, Carm was ready to get to work. “Alright, team, I’ve got jobs for each of you. Reid, you’ll help me pick and pull the weeds from the garden,” Carm said, pointing at the Taillow. Next she looked to her Mudkip, “Tot, you’ll help me to water the garden.” He clapped eagerly, and Carm moved on to Lady, “And Lady you’ll help to fertilize. We do these steps one at a time, okay? And when it’s not your turn you can just hang out but try not to be in the way.” It was a very solid game plan and she was ready to get to it.
Kneeling on the ground, she motioned for Reid to come help. “Fine, but I'm only gonna do what you asked. I ain't helping the others,” she said, plopping down next to Carm. “What am I lookin’ for here?” Looking around for a good example, Carm explained, “Weeds are like…uglier grass. You’ll know them when you see them. Just don’t pull anything that may look like it has something growing on it, like a fruit or a vegetable. Like…this!” Carm reached over to a long clump of weeds uprooted in the dirt. Grasping the weeds in her hand, she gave them a yank and the weeds tore at their base in the dirt. She sighed, ‘Maybe I will need those tools to get the whole root out.’
“Rupert, you wouldn’t happen to have tools we could use, would you? And also maybe a place to dispose of the weeds, like a garbage bin?”Mystery Egg thread ((Used the word "burial" in the 2nd paragraph!)) |
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Post by Quest on Jul 18, 2017 11:52:34 GMT
mission Rubert nodded, smiling fondly when he saw the other pokemon released. "Of course, dearie. Before most of my team, ah... passed away, they helped me in the garden quiet often." Rubert looked a little sad for a moment as he thought of the old days when he was young like Carm and had a lively team of his own. But he didn't seem sad for too long; age had made him grateful for knowing them at all even if he went through the pain of losing them. "Oh my! I'm so sorry, dear. Let me grab those for you." As quickly as a hobbling old man could, Rubert walked over to a little shed tucked into a corner of the yard. 'Shed' was a kind term, since it looked like a set of doors in the wall and you couldn't even step inside. Still, he opened it up and showed off many simple and old school tools, all well loved but still very usable for this task. Rubert pulled a bucket from one of the shelves and brought it over. "Here you go. Use anything in there you like and you can put weeds in that. Would it be too much to ask of you to dispose of them for me? There's a composting pile not far from here. Just past that little ring of trees." Rubert motioned vaguely in the direction.
mission list: - Pull Weeds
- Water Garden
- Fertalize
- Harvest Certain Plants
- Compost the Weeds
bonus list: - Use these words in your posts (doesn't have to be all at once):
burial, entangle, hypnotize, wax, cappuccino, gondola - Fit a line of lyrics from this song into your post in a way that doesn't seem forced.
- Have Carm speak these words: milk, smoothie, peach, blueberry, yogurt
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