EVENT LOG: SCAVENGER HUNT

[lucetimods]

Who: All you scavenger hunters!
What: Scavenging and other fantabulousness, I suppose.
When: November 24th to 28th
Where: The whole village! And yet also all over time and space...
Summary: See this post for more info.
Rating: P for Points! (Keep it PGish, folks. Anything worthy of a higher rating can be brought to your appointments posts.)

As announced by CJ, the village's immediate environs are divided up according to this map. There are five areas: the Nile, Ice Age, Space Opera, Shogunate, and Gangland. Time-and-place appropriate architecture and conjured up NPCs exist in each area.

Don't forget the scavenger hunt! While actually finding things is ultimatly optional, you can find more information on the hunt here. If you want to claim a reward from the hunt, be sure to link at least two related threads on the new rewards claims post.

Finally, here's a quick rundown of the objects:
- In THE NILE: A ceremonial dagger and a piece of Pharoah's treasure
- In GANGLAND: A tommy gun and a set of car keys
- In ICE AGE: A bone spear and a smilodon's tooth
- In SPACE OPERA: a raygun and part of a robot
- In SHOGUNATE: a samurai sword and water from a kappa's head

Happy hunting!

Comments

some.....day

[automailed]

[Edward's in the middle of his hunt for the items in the Shogunate area when he spots Winry dozing under one of the cherry blossom trees. He ponders leaving her alone - she looks so peaceful like that - but he's concerned that the area could be dangerous, considering their home's been nearly stampeded by mammoths three tmes since this whole experiment started (totally not his fault). Finally deciding, he heads over to the tree, wearing this, and prods her shoulder.]

Oi, Winry. Wake up.

[installing]

[Winry wakes with a start at being prodded.]

Huh- wha-? I didn't take anything!

[automailed]

[That earns her a skeptical grin. Someone's been thieving, eh?]

You sure about that? You look pretty suspicious.

[installing]

[She scrambles up on her feet to shout at him.]

I do not!

[automailed]

You sure? Just where did you get that outfit?

[installing]

Wh-where d- The same place you you got yours, jerk!

[automailed]

...If I told you I stole this off one of the swordsmen here, does that mean you admit to being a thief?

[installing]

I've-

I've only been taking those scavenger hunt things!

[automailed]

[...Psh. Okay, he can't keep from laughing any longer.]

Oh man, you should see the look on your face right now...!

[installing]

Shut up!

[She tries to shove him, but she's so flustered there isn't any force to it. So now she's just standing here looking embarrassed and angry.]

[automailed]

Hahaha... [His laughter lingers for a bit longer before he reaches out, setting a hand on the top of her head in what he hopes is a placating gesture.] Sorry, sorry. Couldn't help it. But you look good in that.

[installing]

[She calms a bit, but the girl will continue to pout. She mutters a "thanks."]

You don't look too bad yourself.

[automailed]

[Pfft. Well, that's... good news. He scratches a bit awkwardly at his cheek, then glances off in the direction of a pathway of more cherry trees.]

Not like I had a choice, but it's okay. Want to go for a walk?

[installing]

[The harsh expression fades, and she relaxes into a more curious look.]

Uh, sure. Yeah, I do.

[automailed]

Okay, uh...

[He fidgets for a moment, torn between pleasure and uncertainty, then offers his arm out for her to take. It's almost like he's a gentleman for a whole five seconds!]

[installing]

[A smile plays on her face, and she reaches out to place her hand in his.]

Looks like a perfect place for a stroll, doesn't it? [Winry looks up at the cherry blossom trees, and watches the petals float gently downward.]

[automailed]

It's better than the other places, that's for sure.

[Seriously, waking up suddenly in the goddamn Ice Age had been unpleasant enough, and the gangster area was just plain weird. ...Space region was pretty cool, though. Right up his alley, design-wise.]

Why were you sleeping here, anyway?

[installing]

I- Well-
[She huffs a bit, and looks away. He probably won't want to hear this, but she isn't about to hide anything from him. Ed is someone she wants to share everything with. Winry deflates, and adjusts the hand holding so that their fingers are interlaced.]

My first kiss was under a cherry blossom tree.

[automailed]

[....O...h.

Well, that's not awkward at all. He reddens slightly, glancing away as well, but- okay, it's not like he didn't know she'd been kissing other people before he even showed up. Haruhi (and that mysterious Haruki guy she used to be apparently), and probably others, and hell, even his girl self had gotten some weird action out of Winry. Experiments and time were his enemies here.

He's not mad, though, since it's not like he's untouchable either. Maybe that'll help, if she's embarrassed?]

...Mine was, uh. Near the beach. Must be something about trees.

[installing]

I fell asleep there because I guess I was feeling a bit nostalgic. And while memories of the past are great...

[She stops moving as the near a different tree. Petals catch in their hair, and land on their shoulders. She looks up at him with a smile on her face.]
I enjoy making new memories with you.

[automailed]

[God, she's...

...she's really pretty...

You'll have to excuse him, Winry, he just kind of needs to do that half-lost, half-smitten fail-boyfriend gaze for a while. New memories, huh...?]

[installing]

[She gets in front of him, takes his other hand, and stands on her toes to kiss him on the lips.

New memories. Happy ones, sad ones, and the in between. They can be mundane or exciting, and they range from moments of intimacy to casual conversation in the living room. She wants it all. Funny how a homonculus can call it before she realized it herself. She's a bit greedy... but there doesn't have to be anything wrong with that.]

[automailed]

[Funny- they've probably done this more times than he's bothered to count by now, but it still makes his heart all aflutter. He's not as shy about returning the kiss as he used to be anymore, though- and he'd like to think that's making him better at it, too. And hey, maybe he really does love her. One step closer to actually saying it.

He gives her hands a light squeeze, lips curving up into a smile against hers. Seriously, why did he wait so long for all this?]

[installing]

[She won't make the kiss last too much longer. They're still in public, even if no one is around. Winry drops back down on her feet, and looks up at Ed. Her childhood friend and boyfriend. Even saying it in her head makes her heart fill with glee. The blonde plucks a few cherry blossom petals off of Ed's shoulder.]

I think you might be getting better. [Okay so that kiss wasn't long enough to tell, but it's good to encourage.]

[automailed]

[And then the criticism actually gets him more embarrassed than the kiss itself. That's... progress, right? Surely it's progress.]

...Might be? How hard can it possibly be to get good at it!?

[GOOD GRIEF HOW MUCH PRACTICE DOES HE NEED FOR THIS BULLSHIT]