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mollymauk tealeaf ([personal profile] viciousmaukery) wrote in [community profile] maskormenacelogs2018-09-04 07:18 pm

and what it all comes down to

WHO: Mollymauk Tealeaf and you!
WHERE: Nonah
WHEN: first week of September.
WHAT: what do you do when you're an adventurer dragged into another world and given a job and new superpowers? Molly's working on finding out. (alternatively: it's an open post!)
WARNINGS: none in the entry itself, but there may be mentions of self-harm to activate canon abilities in threads, depending on how they turn out.

[one: the fool || medieval festival, nonah]

[The last days of summer have come, and with it, the Medieval Festival—essentially a renfaire that's supposed to be set way before the Renaissance era, though it's not strict about that—has kicked celebrations into high gear, to celebrate the end of summer. It's set up in a park in Nonah this weekend, and festival-goers have essentially taken over the park: you can't turn a corner on a path for a jog without running into someone in chainmail, or someone dressed as though they've just stepped out of a castle and into the real world.

As always, there are entertainers: jugglers, court jesters, puppeteers, even a couple of staff members staging a fight to keep things interesting. One entertainer, however, stands out even in this crowd, because he's very distinctly not human.

There's a fortune-teller busking for coin around. He's not hard to miss, because he has lavender skin, red eyes, horns, jewelry dangling from his horns, tattoos, and whatever the fresh hell he's wearing. He's also, apparently, carting around a gaudy-looking tapestry with a snarling dragon on it. He's using it as a mat right now, telling the fortune of some girl dressed like a generic noblewoman from a fantasy soap opera. Drift closer, and you'll catch the tail end of this reading.]


—and if you chase after that dream, well, the cards seem to really like your chances. [He puts the card, the Page of Cups, face-down on the mat once more.] That'll be two copper. Oh, sorry—I meant a dollar, I'm very new.

[The girl pays happily, and runs off to join her friends. The fortune-teller shuffles the three cards he'd played back into his deck, before spotting someone else. You, perhaps. In any case, he grins and waves.]

Don't be shy! I don't bite. [There's a beat before he adds:] Much.

[two: page of wands || nonah, import housing]

[There's someone new in Nonah #7.

It's not hard to figure that out, because Molly's been strolling down the street these past few days in coats that make him stick out all the more, drawing attention to himself as he walks to the house that's his home for the next—well, gods only know how long he'll be stuck here. Alone. Fuck, he's never really been alone, and it scares him like nothing else. Almost nothing else, anyway. He can't help but wonder what the rest of the Mighty Nein are doing right now, if they've noticed he's missing or not.

...he hopes they're doing all right.

But he's not going to let that show, and he's going to keep moving forward, and he's going to distract himself from worrying about his friends the assholes by making new ones. And you know what the easiest way of doing that is?

Yeah.

Get people's attention.

So now there's a purple tiefling juggling what might, to the untrained eye, look like real swords, just outside the townhouse. At some point in this apparently dangerous activity, he catches and balances one on his forehead, clearly showing off. If you happen to be watching, he glances your way and grins.

What the hell.]


[three: wheel of fortune | wildcard]

[got an idea for a scenario not covered by the above? this option is here for you! Molly will be exploring this brave new world he's been dragged into, and will be getting up to all kinds of shenanigans as a result. alternately, PM this account or hit me up at [plurk.com profile] robbstark and we can work something out.]
exceptionalthief: (i haven't got all day)

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[personal profile] exceptionalthief 2018-09-04 01:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[Living in an apartment just past the government housing complex requires Hans to walk past Nonah #7 on his way home from work and after having been here over a year, he's seen quite a few individuals coming and going that officially qualify as 'weird-looking' needless to say. Generally though, they're not juggling swords and potentially stabbing themselves in the head for their own private entertainment; that's new.

He pauses, squinting at the outlandishly dressed horned? person, deciding after a moment that it would not be wise to linger, subsequently starting to move on. Just going to mind his own business thank you.]
exceptionalthief: (eyebrow)

[personal profile] exceptionalthief 2018-09-04 02:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh splendid, he's the gregarious sort. Somehow, given the man's appearance, he really should have expected that walking away would not be taken as a hint regarding Hans' willingness to engage in conversation.

Against his better judgment, Hans turns his head to look at the sword juggler, giving him a level look.]


Why? Are you expecting a donation? Street performers generally have more success in the city.
exceptionalthief: (gq cover)

[personal profile] exceptionalthief 2018-09-04 03:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[That much is becoming fairly obvious, yes. He really needs to just buy a car and avoid the neighbors entirely.]

Any street corner that gets a lot of foot traffic. Or a public park, perhaps.

[He thinks it might be necessary to get a permit first, but he's not inclined to mention that. A night in jail probably wouldn't hurt this person.]

They probably will find someone who can fill your 'niche' if you're spending your time performing here instead of there.

[Hans, people get days off. Not that he cares.]
exceptionalthief: (we are in charge)

[personal profile] exceptionalthief 2018-09-05 03:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh well, it was worth a try.]

Hm... I don't believe there's a public official by that title, so I would guess no.

[You can't get permission from someone who doesn't exist, right?]

At far as general locations go, Maurtia Falls might be a good place to start.

[Or a good place to get mugged.]
exceptionalthief: (i haven't got all day)

[personal profile] exceptionalthief 2018-09-06 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, good luck with that.

[Better there than here, in any event.]

That's correct. There will be a new imPort ambassador elected shortly.

[No sorry, the last thing he wants to do is stay and chat. But he will supply the names of a few of the shadier dives in that not-so-fair city as he endeavors to escape again. Be happy with that.]
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[personal profile] exceptionalthief 2018-09-07 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[Siiigh]

Ambassador. A person who acts as a government liaison on the behalf of imPorts.

You could try, but they might be very busy.

[You know. With things that are actually important.]
exceptionalthief: (it’d be a shame to ruin it)

[personal profile] exceptionalthief 2018-09-09 12:22 pm (UTC)(link)
All the porter cities have one, so there are four. And considering the past and future potential to create 'messes,' I'd say that's a yes.

[The way Hans looks him up and down might be an indication he considers Molly to be a strong contender in the future messes category.]
exceptionalthief: (i haven't got all day)

[personal profile] exceptionalthief 2018-09-11 12:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[Took you long enough dude.]

It's a big area and you'd be surprised.

Too many to list, really. Your communicator has the ability to scroll backwards; do a little research if you're interested.

[Walking again, bye bye.]
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[personal profile] dontwyattme 2018-09-05 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ Dolores looks painfully out of place at the renaissance fair, in her light blue dress, which looks closer to something from a pastoral, early-1800s reenactment, and less like she'd be wearing a corset and swooning at any knight that comes by.

But she is here, although from the way she looked left and right, all around, it's pretty clear she just...curiously stumbled into the party, and the girl stared wide-eyed at any number of marvels here. She's never seen anything like this, but at the same time...it feels more like what she's used to, like she's at home here more than the outside world.

So much so, that Mollymauk's purple skin and red eyes only make her jump slightly. By now, her system has figured out the way to start reading the differences, and made them "normal", or normal enough that she doesn't jump at the sight of him, and instead walks up to sit on his mat, when he spoke up.
]

Hello. Are you reading fortunes?
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[personal profile] dontwyattme 2018-09-07 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
A dollar?

[ Dolores shifted, and looked to her hip pouch, before she smiled. A part of her wanted to accommodate what he wanted to do. It was the natural inclination of a host to always revolve around whoever she was hosting, to do what they wanted, to make sure that their every need was met -- whether it was a need they knew they had.

Which meant that there needed to be a rapport first, and this was an easy simple way to do it, as justified by her internal narrative. Not that Dolores saw, or thought any of this. She only smiled, her fingers shifted through the pouch, before she pulled out a single, crisp dollar bill. That was the first thing she'd learned to do with all of this wild, amazing technology, was learn to get cash. It felt familiar, and good in her hand.

She handed it to him.
]

I would be happy to have you read my fortune! Especially in such a new, and exciting place! Who knows what things I have to look forward to!
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[personal profile] dontwyattme 2018-09-08 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
[ Dolores looked down at her card. ]

Oh! This is wonderful. It's true, I am new! How did you guess? [ She paused, then, with a sly smile. ] Or I suppose, if you're a fortune teller, what higher power told you that this was true?

[ her fingers reached down, to touch the card. She knew it was true, there were so many...amazing things to see, and do in this new world. She sometimes didn't even know where to begin. ]
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[personal profile] dontwyattme 2018-09-12 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ Dolores looked at the card.

Her fingers drift over it, but she doesn't touch it, not at first. She looks down, and it's almost like she's staring straight at it, and then beyond it. Something about what he said -- or maybe it's the way he said it -- something about that is enough to trigger something for her.

The goal. Moving toward it. Moving inward. It's something, at least, like a half-triggered memory that she can't quite grasp. It's sitting at the edge of her perception, like if she looked to the side, she'd find the voice that whispered in her ear, the one that said go deeper.
]

What... Why do you think I might crash and burn?
Edited 2018-09-12 03:19 (UTC)
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[personal profile] dontwyattme 2018-09-15 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ Dolores laughed, softly. ]

I have a beau, but he's... [ She trailed off. ] He'll be back.

No, I don't...know what it is. I want to find something... I want to find a way to be... more than just the desert and my ranch.
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[personal profile] dontwyattme 2018-10-01 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
That's -- That's all in these cards? [ She asked, her eyes open with surprise, as she surveyed the spread before her. Dolores didn't really understand Tarot -- it certainly wasn't something she'd ever considered, and her daddy would whip her hide if he saw that she was doing something like this. 'Unnatural,' she could imagine him saying, telling her that this wasn't appropriate, and God would likely punish her for it.

But Dolores didn't right care, right now. Molly was telling her the things that she yearned for, the answers she desperately wanted, the things that she wanted to go out into the world and find, and the fact that he didn't judge her, or pretend that it was out of her depth. He thought she could do it.
]

I -- thank you. Nobody seems to believe that I can... that this would be a way for me to travel.

I -- I want to. Find something. And maybe I will here, you're right.
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[personal profile] dontwyattme 2018-10-04 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
[ The irony, of course, is that Dolores is only sweet because they made her sweet. What happens when the farce is over? ]

My name is Dolores. I... I hope your belief is well placed, sir. [ She smiled at him, shyly, and looked down at her hands, and then at the cards again, like she was contemplating it.

She couldn't imagine taking off like that, doing something grand and new and great. Something that broke convention, something her daddy would be very disappointed with.
]

What's your name? Or should I just call you Fortuneteller?
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[personal profile] dontwyattme 2018-10-08 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Molly. [ She laughed. ] Do people really call you that?

[ Unfortunately for Molly, Dolores is probably going to promptly forget this entire interaction.

Or probably fortunately. Then that means she isn't going off the rails yet.
]

Well, I thank you for your reading, Mollymauk. It's... I hope that your assessment is true.
stylistic_disloyalty: (070)

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[personal profile] stylistic_disloyalty 2018-09-06 04:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Well that's a shame.

[Maybe the opposite of being dressed in an extreme amount of detail and color is being dressed in no color at all. How Luci ended up at this festival is anybody's guess, but while everybody is getting into the spirit of things she's in her usual look: a crisp white suit and tie. A few people are taking photos, though for the most part Luci is ignoring them as she settles down onto the mat comfortably.]

[She is, of course, openly examining the person in front of her, who is clearly purple too far into his scalp for it to be makeup and whose horns look maybe just a little real. But Luci will play along for the moment, she's seen weirder stuff.]


Sometimes there's nothing more disappointing than a half-hearted bite.
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[personal profile] stylistic_disloyalty 2018-09-06 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[Huh, now that tattoo really is quite neat. Luci does in fact shift her attention there to take a look before her eyes go back to the cards and conversation.]

No, I wouldn't be. [She grins. How could she not with all this talk of teeth?] In fact it sounds like we have similar experience on that point.

[And this is certainly the fastest she's been propositioned before, but perhaps she did walk into that a little bit. Not that she's bothered whatsoever, this is good fun as far as she's concerned-- hopefully he's not too uncomfortable though, that would put a damper on things.]

Perhaps we should see what the cards say about that, hm?
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[personal profile] stylistic_disloyalty 2018-09-07 02:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[No, don't stop being inappropriate, Luci loves it. And forget everybody who's filming-- no doubt her fanbase is going to eat it up too. She laughs and sighs wistfully.] Not nearly enough when I'm asking for it-- but when I'm not... that's another story.

[She leans in, watching him spread out the cards. Maybe a few years ago she would be looking for some kind of trick or an indication that she's being played, but that was before an old woman appeared on her swing set and gave her godhood. Maybe Luci isn't as skeptical as she once was, or she just wants to enjoy something after a tough past few weeks. If she has to punch holes in the reading or kick the puppy because it's boring, so it goes.]

[...but that doesn't seem like it'll be the case. Luci sits up a little, a line forming between her eyebrows in mild confusion before it settles into something quiet and angry.]


Lately? How far does 'lately' go back? A year and a half?
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[personal profile] patchricide 2018-09-07 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[Allura is very aware of the new arrival. After all, she's had no roommates to speak of for months in Nonah #6, save for her own pet mice. This isn't much of a problem for her, but it is for her pets, because they love to snoop on other people's lives and share their gossip with the princess.]

[So, they're keeping her constantly updated on the neighbors. Especially the ones that are particularly attention-grabbing. If Molly's seen any pastel-colored mice running around, pausing staring up at him with bright red eyes... this would be why.]

[Right now, though, all four are hanging about on her shoulders, as she watches the show with mild interest from next door. They're having a telepathic debate in her head on whether or not they think this guy is half-Galra, based purely on the fact that Galra are purple and so is he. It's impeccable rodent logic.]

[It's also getting on her nerves a bit, since they're usually more astute than this. Let's just go talk to him and see what we can learn, shall we?]


Good afternoon! That is, erm, quite the talent. Are you practicing for something? [It's a little stiff for small talk, but stuffy and formal suits her.]
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[personal profile] patchricide 2018-09-10 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Nice work with the cheese, there. They've likely been singing the praises of this new neighbor. Anyone who treats them well deserves a kind word, right? Right.]

Medieval Festival? I don't believe I've been to that, though this world has so many amusements that I'm beginning to lose track.

[This, of course, being despite the fact that she's wearing a long princess gown that looks like she just came from that festival. Well, almost — the color is far more pastel, much like the mice. But at least in broad strokes, it looks more medieval than modern.]