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

[needsmorezippers]

[Yup, Neku doesn't care how cute it is. It's getting set on fire now.]

[tamedhollow]

[That doesn't seem to work very well. The little slime ball seems to be in pain, but it's also made of slime. It fires off another bolt of freezing-ass cold water, which Ichigo dodges this time. Cloaking the claws on his feet in shadowy flame, he kicks the thing like he would kick a soccer ball.

It goes flying, leaving behind a little purple rock]

... This is dumb.

[needsmorezippers]

You can say that again.

[tamedhollow]

[Regardless, Ichigo picks up the little purple rock (which smells funny) and puts it in a messenger bag he brought with him for loot.

If this is even loot.]

There has got to be something bigger than a frozen snot out here.

[needsmorezippers]

Hopefully. Let's keep going.

[tamedhollow]

[Ichigo nods and trudges out through the snow. Not much out here except snow, trees, and snot balls]

[needsmorezippers]

[this is exceedingly annoying.] Nothing else? Really?

[tamedhollow]

I could try and sniff something out? [seems like the best option, now. If there's anything out here, he should be able to smell it]

[needsmorezippers]

[That's still weird to him, but it's useful!]

Sure.

[tamedhollow]

[Weird as hell. But a hunter had to have the tools to hunt.

Ichigo drops down on all fours, pawing at the snow, then he stands back up and sniffs the air. This way, and that... and then he catches a whiff of something rather... pungent in the wind]


Urghh! There's definitely something upwind of here. Something... kind of bear-ish?

[needsmorezippers]

Bear-ish? [Well, at least it's not a slime... thing.] Wanna check it out?

[tamedhollow]

Bears have a real distinctive smell. It's kind of like that. [he nods] Whatever it is, it'll be more interesting than the snots. Let's go.

[needsmorezippers]

Ok. [And off they go! we're going on a bear hunt, to see what we can se--/shot]

[tamedhollow]

[NO SINGING ON THE BEAR HUNT.

Ichigo follows the scent, and eventually finds something large, white, and fluffy curled up in the snow. He grabs his nose and whispers harshly to Neku]

God, do you smell that? I think my nose is gonna fall off.

[needsmorezippers]

Um... not more than normal, really. [Sorry, he has a boring human noise.

But this thing... looks interesting. He briefly checks to make sure he has his good pins one, just in case.]

[tamedhollow]

God... You're lucky.

[it's asleep, but that can change quickly. But Ichigo doesn't want to accidentally attack a native or something. A sapient native. So he carefully, cautiously pokes the white hunk of fur with his claws. It growls, then rolls over and stands up.

And the sasquatch roars really loud]

Well it's not nice!! [Ichigo summons his "blade"]

[needsmorezippers]

[Did you just- sigh. Oh well.

Neku has his pins ready, starting with the fire pin again. Hey, everything around here is ice and snow, so it should do something.]

[tamedhollow]

[If you haven't noticed yet, Neku, Ichigo sometimes does stupid things.

But he's also a very competent fighter. He unleashes a flurry of slashes on the bear-thing. It retaliates with a very powerful swing of its paws, catching Ichigo off guard and slamming him into a nearby tree with a rather loud "CRACK".

And now the bleeding sasquatch has its eyes on Neku]


Ow.... He... packs a punch...

[needsmorezippers]

Are you ok?!

[Even as he says that, he attacks, fire swelling up around the creature and if that doesn't work, getting stabbing by giant icicles should.]

[tamedhollow]

I'm fine! [Ichigo growls and slides down the tree to the ground, popping his shoulder back into place. With the bear thing distracted by the onslaught of psychs, Ichigo sneaks up behind it.

Time to treat it like he would any other prey.

With a powerful leap, he jumps onto the creature's shoulders, taking its head firmly between his hands. Then twisting, quickly, before it can slap him off again.

CRACK.

A broken neck will fell even the mightiest beast]

[needsmorezippers]

[Holy shit. Um. Well, that's one way to do it...]

Anything?

[tamedhollow]

I've killed a bear like that before. [a bear that decided it was going to challenge him for some of the deer he'd killed out in the woods back home. Dumb bear.] I just thought I might give it more of a chance. But I'm not out here to be sporting.

[Ichigo looks over the slumped animal and finds... well.

He holds up a very pretty, sparkling white stone]

Look at this! I think it's an opal!

[needsmorezippers]

[...To Neku it looks like a sparkly rock, but if you say so.]

That's good, I guess?

[tamedhollow]

I don't know. Could be. [Ichigo tucks it into his pack, and then looks at the dead bear thing]

... Do you think the skin would sell?

[needsmorezippers]

Maybe. I'm sure someone would want it.