WEEK 4 DAY 5: MISSION

[wonderful_mods]

Mission: "Free Paulownia Mall from Noise."
Time Limit: Long
Noise Plane: Duet
Wall Instructions: Key wall in front of Paulownia Mall.
Wall Rewards: Hip Snake
Reaped Rewards: Hot Gaze
Mission Rewards: Choose ONE: 1-handed sword, 2-handed sword, Boxing Gloves, Knuckles, Axe, Hammer, Spear, Bow, or Kunai.

[Another day, another Noise-erasing mission. However, this time there is a definite cause behind the noise: Someone has been wreaking havoc in the Police Station, and the Officer there is really starting to get tired of not being able to catch the culprit. To get rid of the Noise completely, the Players will have to address this little problem. But anyone who helps will be rewarded with a weapon... apparently, some strings have been pulled in that regard. Could the higher-ups be planning something?]

Comments

[notsogrimreaper]

No, you're doing great, actually! You look like you've been walking on two legs all your life.

[No, he's smiling, he's smiling, nothing to be suspicious about here. Really, what could possibly be the matter with him?]

[zebrarhyme_everytime]

And how are you getting by?
The truth now! Don't be sly.

[notsogrimreaper]

I...

[Well, he doesn't really want to lie, especially when he was told not to. He'll just... omit parts of the truth.]

I had a little bit of trouble, but I should be okay. I've got Ichigo-san helping me out.

[zebrarhyme_everytime]

Don't forget to trust your friends.
We'll be here to guard you from bad ends.

[notsogrimreaper]

[Nice rhyme, Zecora. Pretty accurate.]

...I hope you will be there. And... I'll always be there too, even if you can't find me, okay?

[That's really the only way he can think of to actually break the news to Zecora. He hopes she won't catch on, but he's still worried. Zecora is smart, and if she knows when Ryoji is lying, she probably knows when he's hinting about something too.]

[zebrarhyme_everytime]

Always you'll be in my heart.
You've had a place there from the start!

[Whether she has understood that, or is simply being generically reassuring, is totally up for grabs.]

[notsogrimreaper]

That's nice of you to say, Zecora-chan.

[There's a long silence before he gets the courage to speak again.]

I-I should go.

[He so badly wants to stay, to tell her everything, to spend whatever small amount of time he has left with someone that he cares about, but he knows he can't have what he wants.]

[zebrarhyme_everytime]

[She claps him on the shoulder -- then abruptly pulls him in for a quick hug, which he very much seems to need.]