When We're Rollin Through the Wild Wild West

[geonomy]

Who: Everyone! EVERYONE!
Broadcast: IF YOU WANNA
Action: Everywhere! EVERYWHERE!
When: Mid-September - Mid-October

[How's your ship doing, pardners? Is it still pretty damaged? Is it glitching out hardcore? Well, there is one place to land to take care of all that, and that's on a dusty old moon in front of a planet that no one wants to go to. On this moon, you'll find a civilization that looks a lot like one's stepped into a wild west movie, hardened cowpolk and mutant horses and all. Will you become a vigilante, hunting bounties and stopping gangs from doing their dirty work? Will you go exploring planetside, with a cowboy hat and a stalk of wheat in your mouth to complete the look? Good luck with that; there is no wheat. This town ain't big enough for all you flooters, but make it so! For the ratings!

In other words, it's a planet mingle! Get 'er done!]

[September Planet info here]

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[princessia]

A. Shopping

[ Elize is browsing a display of terra-cotta pots, contemplating on purchasing one. Or maybe more. Something for Cullen's room and another for her own. She picks up a pot painted in pink, turning it over and examining it. Then setting it back down.

She might see something better. And pinker. ]

B. Zebra Horses!

[ Near the edge of town, Elize spends her time at a stable, petting and feeding the native striped "horses" behind a fence. She smiles and laughs as one of them snuffles at her before eating the food off her hand. Its nose is kind of ticklish! She pets the horse affectionately. ]

You are so cute!

[ There may be a few shady-looking people leering at her, from a distance. But don't worry, they don't seem to be planning to do anything. For now. Not while there's police. ]

C. For Closed to Cassandra!

[ Eventually the police leave to patrol another part of town, leaving the stables near the edge of town unmonitored. While Elize has her attention on the horses, she's suddenly lifted up by one of the gruff-looking criminals that had been leering at her earlier. She can fight, but it's hard for her to focus on casting any spells when she's in close contact with someone. ]

Let go of me!

[ And there she goes, being easily hauled off under the arm of the thug. ]

D. Choose your own adventure!

[ Hit me up if you have any other prompt ideas! Mostly she will be in town or by her ship. The only thing I should note is that Elize will not venture outside of town or go into the saloon unless invited to do so. ]

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[wolfuncaged]

[There's a grumpy elf standing nearby. More importantly, he HAS noticed the people skulking around, and it's making his sword arms itchy. He eventually makes his way over to her, speaking in a low rumble, to try and avoid detection.]

You are being watched.

[princessia]

...Fenris?

[ She looks up as she hears his familiar voice, then glances around at the suspicious people watching her from afar. As soon as she meets eye contact with them, their heads turn away. That creeps her out a bit, but she doubts anything will happen to her. A shrug of her shoulders and back to petting the horse she goes. ]

They wouldn't dare do anything when there's guards around.

[wolfuncaged]

[He remains tense, on guard, glaring at the people in the distance. He'd really, really like to walk over there and make it pointedly clear that Elize isn't to be toyed with. She's important to Cullen and Jove, and as such defaults under his protection as well. ]

Then you would be wise to go nowhere unguarded. I can get rid of them, if you wish.

[princessia]

I can fight too, you know.

[ Just saying. She doesn't intend to wander off in an area that doesn't have the watchful eye of the town guards. Though she doesn't seem to realize the guards are a bit understaffed. She can protect herself if necessary, most of the time. Her disadvantage is that she's a caster who needs some distance to actually fight back. ]

Just... tell them go somewhere else.

[ Please no making a scene, hopefully. ]

[wolfuncaged]

That doesn't surprise me in the least. Still, even if you can fight, it doesn't hurt to exercise caution.

[Bit pot calling the kettle black, there. He straightens wandering over to the group. If she's hoping he won't make a scene, she's going to be disappointed. It starts off okay, a few small gestures and head nods...which turn into more dramatic gestures, which inevitably fall into Fenris throwing a punch at one guy's head.

It's only after the second one hits the ground that they, indeed, go somewhere else. Rather hurriedly. Fenris wanders back, brushing some dust off himself. ]

There. I told them.

[princessia]

[ From a distance, she watches the scene, flinching as she watches punches get thrown. Glancing around in a panic, she makes certain there aren't any more suspicious people coming back or guards planning to take action against both the group and Fenris. Fortunately it ended with the thugs fleeing. It might have gone on differently if the fight escalated further.

She looks up at Fenris when he returns, awkward. More startled than disappointed, really. ]

I... didn't tell you to punch them. But thank you.

[got_it_memorized]

[Axel isn't really sure what anyone would do with this much pottery. He picks up a tall, skinny vase, turning it over in his hands, and then sets it back down when he spots Elize.]

Hey, kiddo. Finding anything useful? [He picks up another pot, attempting to peer into the darkness inside.] I guess there's not really a whole lot else to do but throw pottery on a world like this, huh?

[princessia]

Hello.

[ She greets him with a smile. It's been awhile since they last spoke to each other, but she's glad to see him nonetheless. ]

Ino was talking about a garden on the iz-cowl-it. [ "Iskaulit". She sounds the bug ship's name out slowly, stumbling a bit at the word. It's kind of difficult for her.

She picks up another vase. It's painted in an even brighter pink than the one she picked up earlier! ]

This one's so cute! We could use these for the plants.

[got_it_memorized]

Iz-cow-- Oh. [Iskaulit. Okay, less confused now.] Heh, my whole ship is full of plants. My lab guy actually is a plant, apparently, so he likes having plants around. I guess they make him feel more at home. [He picks up another pot and attempts to blow across the mouth to make a noise, but it doesn't work too well.] What kind'a plants are you guys gonna plant, do you think?

[It might not be expected, but he's actually kind of fond of plants. Where he grew up there were always a lot of flowers, and there's something nostalgic about them.]

[princessia]

Asteffiel? He's my friend too! [ She beams happily. He'd help her come up with a name for a flower awhile back... ]

Umm... I'm betting we'll plant cactuses. [ Considering what sort of planet they're on right now, they'll find plenty of cactuses. She flips over the vase that's already in her hands, smiling gondly. She thinks these little chicken markings on the vases just make them extra adorable. ]

But I'm hoping we can plant a bunch of pretty flowers too.

[got_it_memorized]

Oh, is he? [He grins a bit.] You should come visit the Tourist sometime, then, I bet he'd like some company.

Some cacti have flowers, I hear. [He can't decide if the chickens are cute or terrifying. They seem to be staring at him.] I've never seen a cactus flower, myself--there were no cacti where I grew up--but maybe you'll get lucky and find one in bloom.

[princessia]

Fenris is on that ship too! I didn't know all of you were on the same ship.

[ Smiling quite a bit while mentioning the grumpy elf. He does scare her a bit sometimes, but he's alright. She's careful not to mention magic around him or his lyrium tattoos. ]

I've never seen a cactus flower either. I'll let you know if I find one.

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[arcanepower]

[Belth is doing a little shopping, too. He has a few plants that are outgrowing their current pots, so he's poking around gardening stuff. He finds an absurdly magenta flower pot and scowls at it. He hates that color...

... and then he sees Elize looking at a pink one nearby, and he can't help feeling like maybe he overlooked something.]

Is this what you're looking for?

[princessia]

Belthazar! Hello.

[ When she hears Belth's familiar voice, she looks up with a smile. Then she quickly catches sight of the absurdly magenta flower pot, turning away from the row of vases she was just looking at. ]

Ohhh... what a cute color!

[arcanepower]

Bal'a dash, Elize.

[Belth tries to smile and it comes off looking awkward. He's obviously out of practice but he wants to try for his friend.]

It's certainly a jovial color.

[She must be some kind of... pinkist.]

[princessia]

[ A true and propinkist. Jovial is a difficult word for her, but she easily guesses it means a good thing. ]

Should I get it for Cullen? [ A pause, like she just realized she might have said something wrong. Maybe Belth wanted that absurdly magenta pot...! ] Unless you were planning to buy it.

[arcanepower]

Er, no, I don't want it. I prefer blue or purple.

[He curls his finger beneath his chin.]

I do not know if Cullen likes pink, but it will certainly remind him of you.

[princessia]

Of course, he likes it! It's adorable!

[ It probably isn't his favorite color, but he seems just about happy with anything that she gives her. A lot of it is in the color pink. She carefully takes the magenta pot in her arms, turning it to look at the chicken(?) mark on it. ]

And they all have a cute chicken on it.

[openhands]

[At first, when Cassandra hears Elize, it doesn't even register as her. All Cassandra hears at first is the distress and follows the noise quickly. When she sees that it's Elize that's in trouble, that's when the anger really kicks into gear. Cassandra hops the fence immediately after them, grabbing a shovel on her way there. Her target? The face of the thug's that has a hold on Elize.]

[princessia]

[ A shovel to the face is strong enough to easily send the thug falling to the ground, releasing the small girl in the process. Elize is sent plopping roughly into the dirt. Meanwhile, the criminal is stunned, with a bit of a bloody face. He's slowly trying to get back to his feet. ]

Cassandra!

[ She sounds greatly relieved. Using her hands to push herself up, she quickly runs behind Cassandra. ]

[openhands]

[Cassandra glances over her shoulder at Elize.]

Are you hurt?

[Because so help her, she will massively fuck this thugs up if she is.]

[princessia]

[ Once said thug is on his feet, he's already scrambling away as he clasps his bloodied nose. ]

N-no... [ Just a little shaken up. ] You arrived just in time.

[ This planet's police force is way understaffed. ]

[openhands]

[That's right, bitch. YOU BETTA RUN.]

[Cassandra places a hand on Elize's shoulder.]

You shouldn't be out here on your o-- [No, that's not it at all.] You have magic, don't you? Do you know offensive spells?

[princessia]

I do.

[ Plenty, really. She could have probably stunned the man in a single hit. Her sort of magic takes a bit of time and concentration. ]

But... he got too close.