Testrun meme (November & December)

[bravenewmods]

TESTRUN MEME

1) Harvest time! The Agricultural Tower needs a hand harvesting the crops. How is that working out for you and your Pokemon?

2) It's starting to get a bit chilly out! Snow is now blanketing the ground and as an unfortunate side effect Ice Types are now on a rampage through Union. They seem to be having a lot of fun, but it's inconveniencing everyone else, what do you do?

3) Soulfasting is upon us, and festivals abound. Residents have taken to one of the larger parks in Union to celebrate. There are delicious sweets, performances on stage and other spectacles. Some people from the audience are even being pulled up on stage! How are you celebrating?

4) With Autumn coming to a close, many trees within the Verdant Forest have shed their leaves into enormous piles. Unfortunately, this extends beyond the forest and into Union itself, and there is now a big leaf problem. You get to clean it up, have fun!

5) Wildcard! Come up with a prompt!

Comments

[4]

[stahlflugel]

Are you kidding me with this shit right now?!

[look, even Rangers needed a little bit of extra money on the side. Odd jobs paid bills when there were no missions planned outside the walls. Odd jobs like cleaning up leaves. Eren had dug a nice little pit to burn all these accursed leaves in and was about to move a pile into it when that stupid bird that Mikasa kept around decided to blow all his hard work away.

Despite being in human form, Eren squawks indignantly and yells at the bird in Pokémon]

You do that ONE more time, Sirin! ONE MORE!

[Empty threats, really. Eren would never dream of hurting one of Mikasa's companions, as much as he wants to. He grumbles and picks back up his rake to get back to work. He glances at his adoptive sister, then back down at his work] It's fine... I can do it.

[shearforce]

[Unfortunately, Sirin is also aware that there isn't much Eren can do. She dives down towards him, ruffling his hair as she swoops by, then glides over to perch on a nearby tree.]

Sorry, sorry! My wings slipped. Hehehehe.

[Mikasa can't tell what she's saying, but she gives the Pokemon a sharp look before turning back to Eren. It's annoying and embarrassing that she can't keep Sirin under control, especially around certain people. Whatever Eren says, she's not going to let him deal with this mess by himself.]

No. I'm going to. It's my fault.

[And whether he protests or not, she proceeds to unsheath her swords and poke at the ground, collecting leaves one at a time. It's definitely not the most efficient method, but she doesn't see any spare rakes around. And at least she's quick and good at it.]

[stahlflugel]

["Wings slipped." Yeah. Right. What a likely story. Eren groans and keeps working even when the murkrow divebombs him. Why did she keep her around, anyway? Maybe the same reason Eren keeps Napoleon, the petulant tyrantrum, around. And that reason is who knows?

He pauses for a moment, watching Mikasa stab individual leaves with her swords...]

That uh... doesn't seem too efficient. Here, just use this. [he offers the rake to Mikasa. Because honestly, it's a little painful to watch her try and put a dent in this mess one leaf at a time. He can do it another way. Eren shifts into his Skarmory form and uses his wings like rakes instead, herding little piles of leaves into the fire pit]

[shearforce]

[Sirin has her uses. Whether they outweigh the constant mischief is something that Mikasa doesn't really want to think about for too long.

She gives Eren a nod and puts her swords away before taking the rake, then immediately gets back to work. And yeah this is a lot easier. Before too long, they've managed to build up a pile to rival the one Sirin blew away. Fortunately the bird in question doesn't appear to be interested in repeating the prank; she's busy preening instead.

Eventually it's time for a break. Mikasa wipes a bit of sweat from her forehead and turns to Eren.]

How long have you been out here?

[stahlflugel]

[Who needs a mischievous bird when you have a bird for a brother? Sure, he was much bigger and made of metal, but...

With the leaves piles high, Eren gives Adelheide a nod. The rapidash nods in return and shakes her mane, tossing a few embers into the pile. It catches fire quickly, filling the air with the sweet autumny smell of burning leaves.

Eren plops down on the ground (sitting in a very unbirdlike manner, on his rear end with his legs straight out in front of him) and sighs at Mikasa's question]

An hour or two, maybe? I don't know. How many piles have we burned, Adelheide?

[Adelheide nickers and Eren nods, understanding] Three piles like that.