Submission (#2924) Approved
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17 November 2021, 15:54:47 PST (3 years ago)
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26 November 2021, 15:46:00 PST (2 years ago) by night-class
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The teary-eyed farewell to the luscious pink leaves and dewy grass beneath them was a rather long one, with Eos clinging heavily to a fence post. Citron contemplates for a moment, entertaining the thought of leaving her in Faerindell so that he'd finally be free from her obnoxiously optimistic antics. A small smile, and his cousin Haruhi notices, glaring aquatic optics pointedly digging into the side of his face. He doesn't dare glance in her direction, but the hurried pace signifies that he had, in fact, acknowledged her. Eos dabs lightly to the inner corners of her eyes, clearing herself of any tears, and the to-be monster slayer throws an arm and brings the Strynhaldian close for comfort. Citron scoffs, rolling his eyes and pushing forward through the forest. The colors reflected from the sunlight were absolutely breathtaking, shades of reds, oranges, and yellows blanketed around them in the form of leaves. Fortunately, they could catch a quick shortcut through Bellmoril and be on their way to the marshes of Enmir. He thought to himself though, believed that with all of that exploring of other regions for so long, he'd have better stamina and his legs wouldn't hurt so frequently when traveling. Without a word, he promptly leans against a skinny maple tree - back sliding against the weak trunk. The orange kittom groans rather loudly, pointing to his feet.
"They ache, I want to take a break!"
Haru quirks a brow at her melodramatic kin, stifling a snort.
"Pfft, you want to be a great adventurer, with stamina like that ?"
Citron's nose scrunches up in annoyance, and he turns his back to her. Eos bounds over to sit besides him, leaning as close as she could to his ear before whispering.
"You know, she doesn't actually mean that... It's okay, we can take a break."
Her concern over him, it invokes a flush that threatens to reach his neck at this point. Curling further into himself, Citron mumbles for the two of them to get on and go away. The pink and orange kittom shrugs her shoulders, walking past the sulking other and over the mound of autumn leaves. The other girl smiles warmly, tapping lightly to his shoulder before mumbling once more before departing.
"I'll walk slow, so you can catch up later!"
...It had been hours, at this point. He had fallen asleep, head jerking on occasion when gravity pulls it towards the ground. A particular sensation of falling alerted him and Citron sat upwards in a rigid position. Catching his breath, eyes narrow in curiosity at the bright lights shining in the sky. Looking through the trees again, he sees beams of light pulling from the cracks, and walks forth to check it out. Shuffling past some leaves, pulling and pushing branches aside, his eyes light up when he's met with the surprise behind the leaf curtain. An entire carnival, here in Bellmoril, and right in front of him. Steadily walking down the dirt hill, Citron scurries over to the various games that were stationed right next to each other. Fortunately, his duo hadn't truly left him, as they were sitting around eating delicious foods. All games caught his attention, but one in particular drew him near. It was a simple game really, throw balls to knock down milk bottles for a plush reward. Fishing in his pouch, he drops tokens over in exchange for three chances. Closing an eye and lobbing a ball straight at the bottles, he can feel his blood burn in embarrassment when none are knocked over. Throwing another ball, he glares at the bottle when it shifts but still doesn't budge much. His final ball is thrown, and unfortunately it failed the same way that the others had. Before he could mouth off to the carnival barker, Haru stepped in, paid, and for whatever reason, the bottles dropped even at the lightest hit. Seems like something fishy was going on here, but he was in no position to argue when the plush made its way into his grasp. She certainly humbled him, and quickly too.
How unfortunate!
Rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Elecite Coins | 6 |
Characters
ELN1296: Eos
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ELN1485: Ram
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ELN1518: Citron
| Reward | Amount |
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| AP (Bellmoril) (Currencies) | 1 |