Ayame's Guide to Romance

Ayame Hanazawa. 33. Single. Doctor. ( Citizen of Pelago Island ) Bank: 9,000 Gs

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Interrupted Naps

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Lavender braids framed her face as she rested on a soft patch of grass in a nearby park. As usual, she was asleep under the shade of a tree, not the least bit worried about her surroundings. It was the perfect weather to nap outside and the time was perfect, too. Most people were still working, which meant that there as little chance for interruptions.

Or so she thought.

The sound of leaves crackling under footsteps broke the sleeping beauty out of her light slumber and she opened her eyes to see someone walking in her direction. Not necessarily towards her, but close enough that she decided to sit up and try to be alert - still occasionally nodding off. 

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The weather had been so nice that fall afternoon that Ayame had opted to take her lunch break outside. The days were getting colder and she figured it best to soak up as much vitamin D as she could before the winter really hit the islands. 

As she headed for a picnic bench in the park, Ayame noticed a figure on the ground and she blinked in obvious curiosity as she made a small detour toward the person. She was sure they were just resting, but the doctor in her couldn’t help but feel a tad bit concerned. If the person was indeed in need of assistance and she didn’t help, she would never forgive herself. 

Just as she was about to reach her, the girl sat up and Ayame gave a soft sigh of relief until she noticed the slump of the girl’s head and shoulders. It was like she had passed out or something, and Ayame decided she best check on her, just in case.

“Good afternoon.” she replied, putting on a cheery face as she finally reached the sleepy girl. “I apologize for being nosy, but .... Are you all right?” 

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Clinic Duty - Open to either island

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“Mmmph,” his head sank into his shoulders, eyes looking the other way as he felt like he was being chewed out by his mother. 

“I didn’t so much walk as I hobbled, but yeah, I made it over here myself.” He flinched when she pushed too hard, his knee instinctivly pulling back, only creating more pain for him.”Fuck,” he winced holding just above his ankle.

“My apologies.” she promptly stopped what she was doing and frowned thoughtfully. If he was able to walk on it, it was likely a sprain - but judging from the swelling, she was pretty sure it was a severe strain. She started scribbling onto her clip board for a moment and then looked up at him again. “Since you can at least walk on it, I think it must be a severe sprain. But just in case, I can get you an appointment with a radiographer to take x-rays. I’m sure we can get you in by tomorrow, but...”

She tapped her cheek with the back of her pen for a moment. Normally they rented out the crutches in such cases, but she was pretty sure she could waive the fee, so long as she knew he was coming back in the next day. 

“How about I get you set up with some crutches in the mean time? You definitely should try and rest it tonight. Put ice on it, but make sure you give it breaks from the cold as well. And keep it elevated as best as you can. It should help some of the swelling.” putting the clipboard aside, she stood up and headed toward the door. “Give me just a moment, I’ll go get you some crutches.”

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Love Potion - Ayame and Licorice

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Today was Licorice’a routine check up, nothing crazy. She walked into the clinic, saw a few people, spoke to the Doctor, and get examined. She had a clean bill of health and was ready to leave. She had to soon after all, her plants needed to be taken care of… all of them… the entire botanical garden…

Well that’s also what she had employees for. So she wasn’t too worried. As she was about to walk out the door she heard her name called. She turned around to see a woman at the doorway. She paused, thinking if she had forgotten who she was like she did that other woman. Who did she forget again? Either way…

“Yes. I’m available for a few moments. How may I assist you?” She asked walking up to the doctor. She used “miss” so she must be someone who she hasn’t met yet. No one called her miss after all.

“Or did I forget some forms? If I did my apologies. I’ll do them now.”

Ayame really hoped she hadn’t alarmed the botanist at all and a kind smile crossed her face as she gave a shake of her head. “Oh, no! Nothing of the sort. I simply had a few questions about your work, if you wouldn’t mind indulging me.”

She knew Licorice likely had to get back to her own work, but if she had a few minutes, this was a perfect opportunity. She didn’t expect the botanist would agree to making something like a love potion so easily, especially when they didn’t know each other. Of course, Ayame had nobody in mind that she even wanted to use it on, she only thought it could make for some entertainment - and perhaps assist her in getting other people paired up. 

“How about we take a walk? I’d be happy to buy you a coffee or tea, if you’re open to talking with me. It would be the least I could do, really.”

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Activity Check - 11.01.18

EXPENSES (ARCADIA) [-1,500G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments with ONE roommate. [-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working at a Leudan business. PROFITS [+1,500G] For your first (main) job. [+1,000G] For your second (part-time) job.

Total: -1000G TT_TT

New balance: 9,000G

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Voyage Purchases

Boat Rental (-10,000g) @neildownpeasant

(1) Cure All (-5,000g) @thedensedoctor

(1) Mega-Phoenix (-4,500g) @guide-to-romance

(2) Healing Potions (-1,700g) @mythicstones

(1) Navigation Potion (-800g) @mythicstones

Previous Total: 186,989g

New Total: 164,989g

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New total: 10,000G

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Long Time No See

Long Time No See Russell & Ayame Ayame Ayame had been looking forward to having tea with Russell since she got back to the islands, but things had ended up being rather busy. She had seen him at the Harvest Festival, but hadn't taken the time to chat with him - he had seemed rather busy with he...

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Ayame and Russell have a nice visit and chat before she heads back to work. 

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Moon River - Aya and Russ

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There were only a few officers on duty tonight. The ones that were would be out providing security across Arcadia during the festivities while the others had requested the night off. Russell originally intended to be on duty as well but his plans had changed. 

Unfortunately, his paperwork hadn’t. He was still working when Ayame appeared in his doorway. He double take, checked the clock, then cursed under his breath. 

“I’m sorry, Ayame, I’m almost finished.” His head ducked back to his paperwork. “You can take a seat if you like. I should be finished shortly.” Funds needed approval and the documents had to be signed, but the end was near. Some of this could wait until the next day but not all of it. 

Hearing Russell’s voice call out to her so suddenly startled the doctor, but only for a short moment. An amused smile slowly crossed her features and her hand rose to wave away any worries he might be having. As a doctor, she knew how easy it was to have time get away from you, and his job was equally as important as hers was. 

“No hurry, take your time! I’ll be here!” 

As she saw him duck back down, she found herself a seat and placed her things on the floor next to her. If they had both been on time for this, she would have been surprised, and that thought made her chuckle softly to herself as she pulled out her phone and started going over some of the notes she’d taken at work today. 

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Hello again, Pelago!

I hope you didn’t think I had forgotten about you! Did you all enjoy your moon viewing experience? It seems nothing scandalous or entertaining happened during this festival! How boring is that?

I guess that’s the problem with festivals that revolve around couples. It isn’t news if everyone’s already seen you. Ho hum.

Of course, Halloween is the star of the fall festivities anyway! Halloween: The day when everyone can be whoever or whatever they want for the entire day. Also, the day where the spirits are said to be able to walk among the living. How spooky!

So, what will it be, Islanders? A trick or a treat? I can’t wait to find out!

XOXO Gossip Girl

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Was it a little excessive to have *two* costumes for Halloween? Maybe, but when you got to Ayame’s age, you had fun wherever you could. In this case, wearing a generic angel costume during the day, and changing into a plague doctor costume at night. The latter of course she hoped to use to troll people a little bit. Scaring people on Halloween was part of the fun. Besides, what couple didn’t like a little scare to send them into the arms of their beloved? Or their crush, if they hadn’t gotten to that couple stage yet?

It wasn’t like she had anyone to attend a party with, so she would do her best to have a little bit of fun this year. Besides, it wasn’t like anyone would recognize her with that huge mask on anyway. And if it was too scary, she would just make sure to stash her original costume somewhere, in case she needed to change in a hurry.

Happy Halloween indeed. 

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☼ - DAYSTAR - a secret they don’t want coming to light

An obvious answer here, but not one she could ever speak out loud. Nobody knew her secret at this point and if she had it her way, she would take that secret to her grave.

That being that she wrote the local Gossip Girl blog. She tried not to hurt people with it, but it was inevitable that it happened from time to time, and the last thing she wanted was to be hated for her hobby. 

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☢ - BIOHAZARD - the most dangerous thing about them to others

“Dangerous? Me?” the raven haired doctor feigned innocence, putting a hand to her mouth in surprise. Then, she laughed a little, a devious sparkle in her eyes as she pretended to think this over. “Perhaps you could say my ability to sniff out the truth. It’s no use hiding it from me. I’ve been a doctor most of my life, so I can read people fairly well, I’d say. A little too well some of the time.”

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Clinic Duty - Open to either island

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“Sam,” He all too quickly corrected her. “It’s…just Sam.” He rubbed his shoulder, looking down at his foot. “I landed wrong on my skateboard. Landed so hard I landed in here.” He slightly joked. He really just hoped it wasn’t broken. “Yeah, go for it” He wiggled his knee a little, waiting for her to just get her exam over so he could figure out if he was gonna be walking properly for the next however long it would take.

“All right, Sam.” there was a polite smile on her face as she made a note of both his actual name and preferred name. That data might be useful to know at some point. “I am Dr. Ayame Hanazawa, by the way. A pleasure to meet you, even if I wish it were under better circumstances.” 

As he explained to her what had happened to him, she nodded her head, slowly removing the ice pack he had on his leg and setting it aside. “I see. As much as I know a lot of you young people love your skateboarding and roller blading, you definitely must be careful. It doesn’t take much to hurt yourself.” she didn’t mean to nag, but she did see injuries like these far more than she cared to admit.

As she examined the area, she could see that it was most definitely swollen, and she frowned thoughtfully before she gently placed her fingers on different areas, feeling for tenderness and gauging his reactions. 

“Were you able to walk here on it by yourself, Sam?”

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Moon River - Aya and Russ

It wasn’t often Ayame made food for herself, let alone for anyone else, but considering this was a special occasion, she’d actually gotten up early and made bento boxes to take along to the moon viewing. She was definitely no expert at it, and they definitely weren’t fancy, or especially pretty looking, but she had done her best. For some reason, despite how lazy she usually was, when she knew it was going to be eaten by Russell, it didn’t seem like as much work. She just had to remember not to make anything with milk in it - she was glad she remembered these things, even if it was usually because she nagged people a lot. 

Of course, she had had to keep the food in the fridge at work with a giant sign saying not to touch them - thankfully she had managed to keep anyone from eating them. And before she left the office, she filled a thermos with hot green tea. It was more to carry than she was used to, but she figured it would be okay, even if she knew that the other staff were likely wondering what was going on.

Once she had gotten everything packed up into a tote bag, she said her goodbyes to her colleagues and then headed off to meet Russell. She knew he had said he would be late, but she still wanted to get there on time, just in case.

As she arrived at the front of the station, she couldn’t help but smile. It was already getting dark and even though she had attended this festival many times, she was strangely looking forward to this one. Hopefully they would both have a fantastic evening. 

@bespectaclednerd 

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Activity 10.14.18

EXPENSES (ARCADIA) [-1,500G] For living in the Ocarina Apartments with ONE roommate. [-2,000G] Commuter’s Pass for working at a Leudan business. PROFITS [+1,500G] For your first (main) job. [+1,000G] For your second (part-time) job. [+500G] For every open post you respond to. Total: 500G (LOL)

New Balance: 5,500G

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Monstrous Headcanons:

Because we can’t all just put brains in jars to see how they tick.

♦ - HOARD - something that is precious to them ✿ - DECAY - an old memory, from childhood perhaps ⚔ - DUEL - a meeting or relationship that was important to them ♥ - STAKED - a jarring event, something that changed their life/outlook ∇ - TOMBSTONE - who they are versus who they appear to be ☼ - DAYSTAR - a secret they don’t want coming to light ☂ - THUNDERSTORM - a difficult or miserable time in their life ⚖ - SCALES - how well they balance their good and bad impulses ϟ - LIGHTNING - something they thought they’d left in the past, returned ☢ - BIOHAZARD - the most dangerous thing about them to others ♬ - DIRGE - a habit, hobby, or obsession they can’t seem to shake ■ - LAIR - where they live, work, or spend most of their time ☠ - DEATH - the closest it’s come to touching their life

Ask on-anon or off!

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Love Potion - Ayame and Licorice

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If there was one thing Ayame was good at, it was following up on leads. She heard rumors all day, in and out of her job, and when something caught her interest, she was rather good at getting further information without raising suspicions. 

In this case, she knew the woman in question more by reputation than from any experience of her own. She had seen Licorice around and heard her colleagues talk about her on occasion, but it wasn’t until she had started hearing about how good she was at alchemy that her attention was finally caught.

Love potions were something she obviously was interested in. Surprisingly not for herself, so much as just something she could use to amuse herself. It wasn’t like love potions were permanent after all, and there would be no point in using one for anything serious. 

She had been waiting for a day when Licorice had come to the clinic to talk to one of the other doctors, and when she finally saw the younger woman heading out of the office, she took a chance and followed after her, calling out to her before she get more than a step outside.

“Miss Licorice?” she put on a friendly smile as she paused in the doorway, “If you aren’t too busy, could you perhaps spare a few moments?”