WEEK 3 DAY 1: MISSION

[wonderful_mods]

Mission: "Rest under the tannenbaum!"
Time Limit: Short
Noise Plane: Solo
Wall Instructions: Key wall in front of the main gate. Condition is a pact.
Wall Rewards: Long Live The Ice
Reaped Rewards: Cold Stare
Mission Rewards: 10,000 zeny



[After a long trek through the snowy field, a row of fancy heat lamps and a stone gate finally come into view. Through it, the town of Lutie is visible, and looking quite welcoming with its Christmas greetings everywhere. Compared to the frozen tundra, you'll want to hurry inside - just try not to let the wall hit you on the way in! And once the gate is passed, the first thing you'll see is a massive Christmas Tree.... ]

Comments

[zebrarhyme_everytime]

It sounds like a language or two I've heard in my time.
I think it means that great tree -- if I recall a rhyme.

[shinbunshinobi]

A tree? Of course. We need to head over to that thing.

[He points to the Christmas Tree]

If we're sticking with the Christmas theme, then a Christmas Tree is where we need to be.

[And then walk though that wall like a boss]

[slacksoff]

[...You can practically hear that flying over his head.]

...No way! There's no way that's possible!

[He's not exactly angry, but his general tone seems to be more of a 'prove it' than actual anger. There's absolutely no way, right?]

[slacksoff]

[...Don't mind him pausing for a second before looking up--]

Yeah, there looks like there's one! ...Got any idea on what the heck we're supposed to do this week?

[Because as much as he'd like to slack off, getting a mission done seems like the best course of action for now. ...And then start slacking again.]

[slacksoff]

What, you two been here since the first day or something?

[Call Leon a bit intrigued at that, if even a little worried--this game must not've been all it was said to be if they're still here.]

Man, that's a pretty sweet gig and all, knowing the game like the back of your hand... [At least, he assumes it if he's like this.]

...but it sucks too. You two probably more than earned the right to win, right?

[sunnydwithagun]

(Django has a faint idea of what that word might be. His world is filled with a similar language thingy (since things like Jormungandr or Hreslvegr are sort of German), but even if he didn't know, it was pretty obvious that they were meant to go to town and that big, pretty tree, so off he goes!

...but after one handwaved meeting with the wall reaper, he learned that he can't go through without a partner. Oh well; having a partner is supposed to be a good thing. So have one (1) solar boy make his approach.)

Have you figured out the mission yet? It's kind of tricky since it's another language, but not so hard, when you think about it.

[shinbunshinobi]

Something like that.

[It sure seemed like his original group was the first strange one.]

I'll let you into a little information. This Reaper Game seems different than the previous ones, and the reason why hasn't been found out yet. This is my third week, and we're only supposed to be in the game for one.

[tamedhollow]

[a slight grin] Do you wanna learn?

[tamedhollow]

Hey, shut up. Why would they call it that, then? [>:V]

[needsmorezippers]

[Honestly, that's not something he ever thought about. But it could be pretty cool... He looks over at Ichigo and manages a little smile.]

Sure.

[tamedhollow]

[Ichigo procures another sword and hands it to Neku] Here. It's not the best thing in the world, but it'll do.

[needsmorezippers]

Ok. [Neku takes it and... wow, does that feel weird. He will pay for it, though, if Ichigo thinks it works...]

[slacksoff]

[...Give him a few seconds to make this realization as the parts click in his head while he says that.

This place...it brought back memories that Leon seriously didn't want to acknowledge. This was basically a not-so gilded cage, with these pins that were supposed to make you feel powerful and--]

YOU'VE GOT TO BE FUCKING KIDDING ME!!

[He'll at least do the favor of kicking snow AWAY from Sasuke, but...the realization has landed on Planet Leon, and it's going about as well as expected. He's pissed, and yelling.]

Retarded! This place is fucking retarded this game is retarded and full of lies! GODDAMMIT!!

[shinbunshinobi]

[Sasuke takes a hop back as Leon starts his little tantrum. He really should have seen that coming.]

Hey. Calm down, or you'll just end up Erased by a Reaper or Noise that has it a lot more together than you.

[tamedhollow]

[and then there was a training montage that I can't write because I have no idea how to use a sword. Not that Ichigo knows the specifics, either]

[needsmorezippers]

[woohoo training! holding a sword is very different from using a pin to pretend.]

[leggierissimo]

Irony? [Shrug! It makes sense to him.]

[tamedhollow]

[training is fun WHEE!! Neku seems to be pretty good at it, though]

If you use both hands to slice down, you'll have more power... Man, I wish we had some stuff to train on, though.

[tamedhollow]

Annoying. [Ichigo frowns and watches a group of adventurers take down a couple of... elves? Is that what those are?]

I don't know if I want to go in more than this.

[needsmorezippers]

We could go attack more slime things, but that's not much of a challenge. [Even for a beginner.]

[leggierissimo]

[They kind of looks like elves, so... it's highly probable, considering the environment.]

You want money, don't you? [Smirk.] I'm sure they aren't all that bad.

[slacksoff]

[Presumably, Leon's probably come back from talking to the wall reaper as well--he's admittedly a little bit bored, and too lazy to go out looking for a partner, but...

Leon looks over to the kid, shrugging just a bit.] I still don't have a clue what a Tannenbaum is, but all I do know is that I need a partner to pass through the wall.

[Still, after he says that, he looks at the kid just a bit.] What do you mean by that? Do you get it already, or something?

[Thinking ain't his strong suit, but he does try...come on brain, work with hiiiim...]

[slacksoff]

[He hears Sasuke, but it isn't after kicking around some more snow and taking a seat on the ground that he speaks again.]

Ain't it what they want in the end? They want us to destroy each other, don't they? [He's just gonna run his hand through his hair, sighing rather loudly at that.]

Even if it ain't that way, it sure as hell seems like it! I didn't fucking sign up to go through that again!

[shinbunshinobi]

Do yourself and everyone else a favor and take a moment to think. Didn't I say the reason hasn't been found yet? There are a few Reapers who arrived with us, and they don't like what's going on either.

[notsogrimreaper]

This week? I don't know... It's really relaxing so far, I almost forgot there was a Game!

[Forgot? Wow, Ryoji's got the attention span of a kid as well as the Christmas spirit and energy.]