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THE LAST HOMELY HOUSE ※ RIVENDELL ※ LOG 2

THE LAST HOMELY HOUSE
The group is told to take a week of rest in the Last Homely House as the injured and sick among them heal. The Elves promise them that at the end of that week, there will be a great Council, with representatives of several peoples in attendance.
Until then, they can wander the peaceful halls of Rivendell, which are filled with travelers from all over the Wilderlands who are making a rest stop while they travel through the lands of Middle-Earth.
The most notable part of Rivendell is the Hall of Fire, a great feast hall where people can eat, drink, and be merry. This is the great social hall of Rivendell, where the Elves and their visitors share news of lands far beyond, tell stories, or perform music. The music here almost sounds divine, especially when the Elves sing and play, but they're just as eager to hear songs from other lands, so if any of the squad decide to share, they'll be glad to listen.
Some of the hall's guests are a touch more lively than the others, like a party of dwarves staying at Rivendell. Their stories are a mite more adventurous and if you get in their good graces, they might be willing to share some of the beer they brought with them. Listening to their stories or their talk about their craftmanship is a way to get into their good graces.
The Elves love learning, so there are libraries the group is allowed to browse, though they mostly only contain tales of Middle-Earth (for now), though the Elves seem to be collecting what books about other lands they can. These libraries often have viewing stations with telescopes pointing at the sky. The Elves have been almost delighted by the changing skies, enjoying the challenge of trying to understand how the sky has been knitting itself together with the addition of new worlds.
There are also beautiful balconies here, overlooking the gorge and the waters below, and terraced gardens filled with flowers, bushes, and flowering trees. Their rooms are open to the outdoors and have beds that seem grown into the shape of bed-frames instead of carved. The bathrooms actually have running water. The Elves have figured out how to direct the clean running waters of the gorge in primitive indoor plumbing. Water for hot baths has to be heated first in brass cauldrons over coal braziers before getting dumped into the bath.
It's time for the squad to rest, eat, and regroup. If a great Council is going to be called involving them, it might be a good idea to make sure they go into it as a united front, lest decisions about their fate be made for them.
✦ Joint log: Since this camp period won't be particularly long, everything will take place in a joint log. Players can post starters with prompts for others and tag into other players' prompts.
✦ Post in actionspam format. Plots and mod-run events in the game are meant to be in actionspam format to keep a brisk pace.
✦ Cursed Weapons/Powers: So they know about how they'll be treated: those with cursed weapons and dark powers will be tolerated by the Elves after entry. While they'll get the same general treatment, the Elves around them may at times seem uncomfortable. Those with cursed weapons will only be distrusted a little, as the weapons themselves will seem more suspicious than their bearers. Those with dark powers or some kind of dark nature (such as being a vampire, Necromancer mage, werewolf, etc.) will be treated with the greatest distrust.
✦ Fairy Swaps: The Elves may be slightly alarmed by the Brugh fairy swaps but get over it easily. However, if the character swapped in is one of the "dark" characters, the swap might be extra cause for alarm. (A potential prompt idea).
✦ Npcing: There will be two npc threads. The "Random Encounters" thread is for characters to have a totally random encounter with an npc. These npcs will be fellow travelers from lands beyond. While they can't give much information about the group's status as Chosen Ones (that will happen during the Council) they can provide info about events in the Wilderlands beyond that may come to affect the squad in their travels. The "Specific Requests" thread will be for more specific issues your character might want to discuss with the Elves. While they'll push any Chosen Ones discussion off to the Council, they're willing to discuss issues with the characters, like if they have questions about having received magic, about being bound to their weapons, etc. The Rivendell Elves have heard a lot of gossip from all over and can potentially provide info based on things they've heard.
✦ Clothes: The group will not yet be fully equipped for their travels (that will happen upon leaving) but everyone will at least be given new clothes since theirs are dirty and sometimes torn. Characters without appropriate travel footwear will also be given light and sturdy boots that will somehow be in their size without their size being asked. They'll also be given basic toiletries like scissors that can be used to cut hair and beards. There are no razors, however, because the Elves don't need to shave so they don't keep them on hand.
Hanbei Takenaka + Pikachu | Open
[After being pulled from his peaceful home and dumped into the middle of tension-filled chaos, finally there's a chance for him to breathe. Which Hanbei will take gladly over being ushered along with no sense of what was going on- short of needing to assist these others in their endeavor to save the "Green".
Once he's clear to roam about on his own after being looked over (how thoughtful of these elves), the young man keeps his small companion extra close. The view from many of the balconies are certainly sights to behold though.]
Mm. I can't say I haven't been this kind of far away from home before.
[Hanbei pauses as if it's only to let the mouse respond back in the only way that Pokemon do, but then he turns- the comment apparently just for whoever happens to be approaching.]
So who am I required to find for a few more answers about this quest we've been recruited into?
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B - Light Screen
[Never the sort to overexert himself, Hanbei will nonetheless be curious over the dea that he was one of those being given something to be more of use to the group than just a strategist and relying on his Pikachu to make up for what he otherwise lacks combat-wise.
... Magic aside from what can make various Pokemon so fantastical is is an easy task it seems. Sparkles of something manifest at his fingertips if Hanbei tries hard enough at his current understanding, but that's all. So he's found a place to somewhat recline and closes his eyes in thought.
This really isn't an attempt at a nap this time, but plenty of people are capable of finding ways to fall asleep while meditating for an epiphany.]
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C - Wildcard
[Got something else in mind? Come at me!]
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[Hello, Hanbei! What's up!]
Whether we'll find out soon is a different matter altogether. For once it seems there's a chance we will.
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[But oh well. The cat-sized yellow rat peers at the other from where they're perched on Hanbei's shoulder, using the hood of the travel cloak received from the elves for extra support. Maybe the extremely recent flurry of events is why the creature seems so nervous.
Then Hanbei shrugs, or rather just enough to imply the gesture.]
I suppose that sort of thing might have been too much to ask for if the implied scale of our task is to be believed.
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[Her usually dismissive demeanor is broken when she sees Pikachu. She's not immune to cuteness, you know! And that's cute. Ange unconsciously steps back, as if trying to make that creature be less nervous]
...you can never expect straight answers from them. I'd almost think encountering these elves is too good to be true.
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[Because honestly with things like whatever those things on the horses that were in hot pursuit of everyone before now, no wonder people are willing to take as much as they can get. Hanbei looks on with interest when he notices her taking a step back and automatically turns a glance toward his companion.]
... However I will say that such kindness is good to find while traveling between these realms. [And he uses one hand to give the mouse a comforting scratch.]
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[Ange sure is suspicious of the elves, and is accepting their help because they don't have any other option]
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[And the man grins, the sort of smile reserved for fondly reminiscing about a dear friend.]
Otherwise it'll become stuck like it is now, assuming I'm not too late.
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[Welp guess she better look for a Chandelure somewhere, eh?]
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[And then Hanbei turns his attention to the mouse.] But seeing is believing in that regard, wouldn't you agree Pikachu?
[It takes a moment for the familiarity of the teasing at the other party to catch up to his companion, however the lightened mood seems to make the Pokemon's demeanor brighten up considerably.] Pi-kachu!
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Depends what they are. I was one of the first ones here and I still don't know enough.
[ Thanks for the instruction manual, Green! Not. ]
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A little is more likely to be better than nothing. Exactly how long have you been a part of this ragtag assembly of warriors?
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[ He usually hasn't needed to pay particular attention to the date, in life so far. One day isn't that much different from the next, or at least it wasn't until the war threw a wrench in everything. ]
I guess it's been...a couple weeks?
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Ah, but even though I wasn't entirely in the middle of something... we'll certainly have an interesting story to tell to those who may miss us back home.
[His Pikachu squeaks in what most likely might be agreement.]
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[ Or at the very least, it would've been nice if he could've actually caught up to Micaiah and told her the first one before getting yanked off for this crazy adventure. ]
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[ Flashy, epic battles between good and evil are for flashy, epic types. He's just here to swipe some shit and fade into the shadows, and he just wants to watch out for himself and not worry about the entire world.
Sigh. ]
Re: Hanbei Takenaka + Pikachu | Open
When I find out myself, I'll let you know. Answers are what we came here for in the first place.
[Their only real sources of information had only known enough to point them this way. Which was a little frustrating, but it wasn't something that could be helped.]
I'm Hiccup, by the way, and this is Toothless.
{Hiccup offers his hand to shake, while Toothless gives the Pikachu a curious look.]
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[Somewhat is an understatement, but Hanbei seems impressed upon noticing the unfamiliar black dragon. The mouse stares back at Toothless with the same curiousness as he accepts the handshake.]
Takenaka Hanbei. And this is Pikachu.
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[Some kind of rabbit, or rat, maybe? Odd-looking reptiles, he was used to. Odd-looking rodents, less so.]
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[For a moment Hanbei lets the minor joke sink in, but he's certainly not going to leave the explanation to such a brief answer.]
More seriously, Pikachu is one of many different species of Pokemon. Which in general are creatures that come in many forms and with a wide variety of rather fantastical powers... such the ability to shoot lightning bolts.
[... A tiny and cute little mouse creature with the powers of Thor at their disposal?]
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Hang on, I just want to clear something up. Is Pikachu their name and the name of the species?
[That shocked Hiccup more than Pikachu's electrical powers. Animals that shot lightning weren't new for him. It wasn't a common ability among dragons, but Hiccup could name at least three species off the top of his head that could do it.]
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[And though Hanbei might seem alarmingly impersonal about his small friend, he doesn't hesitate in giving the Pikachu what appears to be a loving enough pat on the head. And the average person wouldn't call a pet their "partner", right? How confusing.]
However there aren't many warriors I know of that do. But the Pokemon themselves don't mind it.
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[The comment is accompanied by a wry grin and a tap of his peg leg. Yes, he really just went there.]
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I suppose I wasn't feeling very creative that day, compared to what you and your people sound to be like.