WEEK 3 DAY 2: MISSION

[wonderful_mods]

Mission: "Get a present from Santa!"
Time Limit: Medium
Noise Plane: Solo
Wall Instructions: Key walls in front of Lutie Fields and the Toy Factory.
Wall Rewards: Handsfree Healing
Reaped Rewards: Ice Risers
Mission Rewards: 10,000 zeny



[Well, doesn't this mission sound nice? Anyone venturing into the fields and the toy factory will find a great number of very suspicious Santas, whose sacks appear to have something alive in them... umm, he's really not Santa, is he? But think about it! The real Santa would probably be very pleased if you took care of the impostors, and surely he must live somewhere in town. So fight on and get your present!]

Comments

[notsogrimreaper]

Oh! Well, I guess, if you want me to. I just find manning walls much easier.

[Wait a second that sounds like-]

Hook hand? I-It's the bad Santa!

[Seriously that thing is terrifying.]

[needsmorezippers]

[Neku looks at it- lucky for Minato, he knows what all of them do.]

When you're fighting, focus on whatever you're attacking and this should hit them with light.

[needsmorezippers]

I'll be fine.

[notsogrimreaper]

I know you will be.

[He still worries, though. What would it be like if one of his friends were Erased? Could he handle it?]

[zebrarhyme_everytime]

"Bad Santa"? That's certainly fair
But do you mean a good one exists somewhere?

[notsogrimreaper]

Yes! There's supposed to be a good one! I heard the stories, Santa's supposed to give presents to everyone who's good and he flies in a sleigh and has elves and he goes 'ho ho ho'!

[Ryoji's starting to sound like a ten-year-old again.]

[doudemoe]

[Lucky him indeed. He looks towards the Antonio, holds his badge in his hand, and then concentrates his attack towards it.]

[needsmorezippers]

[Provided Minato can actually use the pin, that fake Santa is in for a world of hurt.]

[roadroller]

[it's kinda cheap, but... oh well. If he's broke too, it can't be helped.]

I'll make it work. Thanks! ♪

[she puts the money away, and looks at the timer on her hand.]

Well, I better get going. I'll see you again when I'm ready. ♪

[roadroller]

[Rin came in here to get a sword too, but she did not expect an angry pegasus confronting a shopkeeper. .... Oddly enough, the pegasus bit isn't even the part that surprises her.]

What's going on? ♪

[notsogrimreaper]

Ah, no problem, Rin-chan! Good luck, okay?

[He's probably going to spend the rest of the day worrying about her. Such a cute girl can't get hurt!]

[cruel_kindness]

[Fluttercruel looks over to the human walking in.

Fluttercruel, please stop! You can get the sword when we have enough money...!]

The bucking stupid shopkeeper won't give me the sword and I want it NOW!

[roadroller]

[Of course she has no idea that money is the issue. She's jumping to a rather different conclusion, looking between the vendor and the Flutters.]

Why won't he sell? Is it cause you're a pony? ♪

[... although now Rin is wondering how she even plans to use it. Swords are... kind of designed for people with hands.]

[cruel_kindness]

[Swords are cool. She wants it so she has something to hold while sleeping. Like a doll or blanket.]

Yes! I should bust his face open for that!

[The shopkeeper sighs and says that Fluttercruel doesn't have enough money and that he's been trying to calm her down for around 15 minutes.

Fluttercruel doesn't like hearing this and decides to shriek.]

YOU LIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!

[roadroller]

[--freakin' ow! Excuse her while she plugs her ears. Even if she wanted to help, who can think like this?]

Sheesh...

[roadroller]

[Okay! She simply peaces out.


.... And returns a bit later, seeming a little heckled but armed with a dagger. Apparently the best she could get.]

Hi again! Now, let's have at it - ♪

[Aaand she bumps into the wall going after the bad Santa. Confused and a little embarrassed, she takes a step back.]

W-What just happened? ♪

[cruel_kindness]

['Cruel continues to badger the shopkeeper for the sword, even though she doesn't have enough money to buy it. What a temper tantrum.]

[roadroller]

[this is getting annoying fast.]

Give it up already, he's not going to give it to you.

[lightbulb]

.... You need to be nicer! Then maybe you can get one from Santa! ♪

[cruel_kindness]

[That gives Fluttercruel to pause from accosting the shopkeeper.]

...Who the buck is Santa?

[notsogreatape]

[Excellent! Now to get the heck outta there before things start getting a bit more complicated than a hit and run.]

[notsogreatape]

I suppose so. If we're quick enough we should be able to take it without too much trouble.

[xmas_fild01]

[Near the end of the mission, a jolly figure can be seen settling down in the lobby of the inn - the place Neku and the others had designated as a 'neutral zone' - for a while.

Unlike the obviously fake Santas roaming about and getting whacked repeatedly with swords, this one had both of his hands, all of his teeth, and a pleasant demeanor.

And perhaps he even knows if you've been bad or good.]

I'm sorry I needed to before I left~

[notsogrimreaper]

[Ryoji had been just quickly passing by to get something to eat, but a glimpse of red through one of the windows changed his mind. He thought it was another bad Santa, so he was sneaking in quietly until-oh my god, this one has both hands! He's smiling! He must be...]

Santa!

[Hurrying in like a little kid hyped up on sugar and then sitting down on the floor in front of him.]

I knew the stories were right! There is a jolly one!

[xmas_fild01]

[He laughs - and as expected, it's a deep, hearty 'ho ho', maybe with an extra 'ho' or two for good measure.]

Of course there is. Even if I can't visit every land, this place is like home to me.

[notsogrimreaper]

I thought so! It's really cold, but happy! Nice to meet you, Santa-san! I'm Ryoji Mochizuki.

[Oh wait, does he know that already? Ryoji just stares with wide eyes, hanging on to every word Santa will say.]