April Catch-All

[wolfish]

WHO: Yuri Leclerc wolfish & others
WHAT: Catch-all for April
WHEN: Late Pelu
WHERE: Various locations
WARNINGS: None, will update if needed.


I. Resupply Run (Old Springstar)
[ Yuri isn't yet acclimated to Skysong. In truth, he's not entirely certain how long that adjustment is going to take. Adaptable as he is, he hails from a world in which mass literacy is nonexistent and flight entails mounted travels. For most men, that's wyverns.

Seeing how it's been over a century, the house needs some creature comforts. Given the improvements to local technology, this day that means Yuri's drifting from one store to another examining their new wares.

A. Background Character
[ Occasionally, this leads to him being stopped by strangers who begin regaling him with their backstory. The prevailing trend here is that it's always something about their parents or grandparents — people Yuri either saved or helped. Orphans who moved on to have happy lives and families.

The thing is, Yuri doesn't know what to do with effusive gratitude. So, without fail, he'll be standing there like a deer in the headlights, clutching some kitchen gadget or other like a lifeline, in the face of strangers' enthusiasm. ]
B. Gadgets and Gizmos
[ On the occasions when Yuri manages to evade what's proving to be a small army of orphans' descandants, he spends his time examining the new innovations Old Springstar has to offer. Each time he encounters a new appliance that is neither enormous nor impossible to lift, he picks it up for manual examination, turning it about between gloved hands with rapt interest.

It may or may not be clear to passers-by that this is something beyond curiosity in the sight of something novel. Rather, he appears to be trying to discern what makes it tick. ]

II. Old Routines (Alenroux)
[ While the world has changed a great deal, developing in ways Fódlan certainly hasn't, some things are near enough to the same. At least, Yuri tells himself as much, holding to whatever scraps of familiarity if he can. For him, that means resuming the activities he'd used to pass his time previously.

In this case, Yuri spends the "early" daylight hours in Alenroux training. When he doesn't have a partner to spar with, he instead rigs up targets using whatever he can find — old buckets, broom handles, fallen branches — and slings spells their way. It's a flashy bit of a show that comes in two flavors.

Sometimes, visually identical magic strikes the target much more feebly.

Others, Yuri tosses one spell at his training dummy, then another, different spell, observing how they combine. In these cases, the answer is usually that his constructed target gets blown apart, its shredded components sent sailing in all directions, leaving him to sigh and trot off to retrieve them. ]


III. Free to Good Home (Communion)
So... Turns out before Fluffy joined Byleth for that incredibly long nap we all took, he found himself a sweetheart or two first. Now, we're swimming in cats. Much as I'd like to think looking after tham all is doable here, I'm not thinking it's ideal for them.

[ The cats, that is. Fellow Harbingers may be treated to fleeting mental images of cats and dogs milling about the grounds of Garreg Mach Monastery, uniformed students and recognizable clergy pausing to pet, feed or play with them. Then, too, are images of people who are evidently thugs and brigans...still fawning over cats in the underground halls of what some might guess is Abyss.

Yuri can't help the strength of his nostalgia in this. He spent a fair amount of time pining after feline affection due to just how bad his allergies are, not having the means to overcome them until he admitted his troubles to Marianne. By then, they were in the midst of war, far from Garreg Mach.

At least he's not sneezing to death now. ]

So if anyone's interested in giving a good home to a cat or two, let's make some arrangements.

[ Apologies in advance that they may answer to odd names already. ]

IV. Wildcard
[ ooc: If you have a different idea, feel free to drop a starter here! No need to plot ahead unless it needs some prior coordination. If it does, DM Yuri's journal or hit me up on discord (matchadrop)! ]

Comments

[hauntedking]

Charming? Well... if you insist, I'll take the title.

[wolfish]

...With a reaction like that, I think I must insist.

[hauntedking]

Well, if you insist, I'll have to yield, won't I?

[wolfish]

Well, you don't have to... But on this matter, I do believe others would agree with me. You are, in fact, charming.

[hauntedking]

Alright, alright, I accept it-!

[ He laughs a loud. ]

How much of that is natural and how much is practiced I will have to leave up to others.

[wolfish]

Well, now you've got me curious. What does practiced charm look like?

[ On Dimitri, specifically? ]

[hauntedking]

Well... the sort of smile one puts on in front of a court, I suppose. It's different from the sort I might give you in private.

[ He sounds thoughtful about that, though. ]

[wolfish]

Your "King face", yeah?

[ He got to observe that up close earlier. ]

I'd agree it's different.

[hauntedking]

Precisely.

[ Dimitri chuckles. ]

Although I suppose they're no less sincere, regardless...

[wolfish]

Pretty sure there's not an insincere bone in your body.

[ He says as much with a slant of a smile.

It wanes by the time he speaks again. ]

Personally, I find leadership can be tiring at times. It's necessary, but you know.

[ Despite everything, Yuri's not much for being the center of attention. ]

[hauntedking]

I agree. But... as much as I would prefer to just fix the world with my own hands, I understand that I can do more as a king.

[ Even if it wears on him. ]

[wolfish]

Can't deny that... You being how you are and being in that position make me hopeful for Faerghus' future.

[ He's said it before in other ways, but perhaps never so plainly. ]

Even so, maybe you can carve out some time to do things the other way too. You've got eager hands to help you. Sylvain's no slouch with paperwork, you'd find.

[hauntedking]

I think you've said something similar before... but I'll certainly be relying on everyone that I can. As much as if I feel like I should be lifting this myself, I know I can't do that.

[ So, relax Yuri. He's not gonna work himself to death.

Probably. ]

[wolfish]

I've no doubt I did. With your war wearing on longer, and the isolation you spoke of, you may not have seen the ways the others can help you.

[ But he seems less resistant to that aid than a younger version of himself, at least. ]

Good to hear I don't have to pin you down to get you to take a break.

[hauntedking]

[ Dimitri is not usually one for this kind of thing, but- ]

Is that something you've considered doing before?

[ Completely without guile. ]

[wolfish]

[ He angles a look Dimitri's way. ]

A man must consider his options, after all.

[ Is it banter or something else? With Yuri, it's hard to tell.

But he knows full well no one's holding Dimitri down unless he lets them. ]

[hauntedking]

And what options do you have in mind with me? If I can pry.

[ He's joking a little. Enjoying their mutual back and forth. ]

[wolfish]

Well...

[ He folds his arms, making a show of deliberation. ]

I think we'd agree I have license for more than others now, right?

[ Awaiting confirmation before he gets to the actual examples. ]

[hauntedking]

I would certainly say so.

[ He gives him an appraising look. ]

Which makes me wonder...

[wolfish]

Oh?

[ He notes that look. ]

I could also try to weigh you down by making a seat of you. Or would that be more of a distraction...

[ Hmm. ]

[hauntedking]

[ Dimitri half laughs. ]

...perhaps a distraction.

[wolfish]

A distraction does the job well, don't you think?

[ Hard to focus on overworking, surely. ]

[hauntedking]

Depends on what the objective is.

[ He ripostes with a smile. This is fun. ]

[wolfish]

Does it now?

[ He lifts his free hand, tapping a finger to his chin. ]

I could have all manner of reasons...

[hauntedking]

Do you have a particular reason now?

[ His eye sparkles. ]