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[lemonine]

Trick or Treat!

oh im a little late with this bc i passed out after my trip last night so youre getting the only candy available in the house rn

boom, spiced cookies be upon you

[jitterzart]

Trick or Treat!!

Both?

*covers you in a mountain of strawberry bon bons*

[desk-of-the-magicat]

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Draim, Jak, Mini!!!

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(Oh boy this ended up being rather long aaaaaaaaa Thank you for sending! @dragonwithgoggles )

Draim

Pen scratched lightly over paper, leaving a trail of ink behind it’s path. Draim watched only for a moment before making the next mark, he didn’t need to check back over this part. He had finished the work he was here to do some time ago, and was now catching up on some of his own. The final corrected ledger sat under a plate of half eaten freshly made cookies and Draim sat up straight in his chair at the kitchen table to stretch out his back. He didn’t mind this sort of work.

A sound pulled his attention away from the papers. Thunder rolling through the passing storm around them had caused one of the little ones to stir, and Draim looked over at the pile on the chair.

Cozy against the cold temperatures brought with the storm, was the Seacat family. Well, the corner of the Seacat family that Draim knew anyways. They were all piled together even though they had other places they could have laid around the living room. The kiddos, Celeste and Tello, were wrapped safely in their parents arms. Kel, their mother, gently squeezed Tello’s hand in her sleep to calm him from the rumble of the storms. It seemed he was sound asleep again. Meanwhile, Jak, their father, bore the weight of all the others piled on top of him while holding Celeste over his heart. How comfortable this arrangement truly was, was beyond the magicat’s knowledge, but they did look happy.

Draim carefully picked up another cookie from the plate, and held it by the edge with his teeth while he pulled the ledger back over to double check his work. Kel had suspected Jak was getting charged too much for the enchantments on his fleet, and during this rare time while a passing storm prevented them from leaving port as scheduled, Draim had visited to check for them. Her suspicions were correct, and Draim provided the correct estimates as well as contacts for each to resolve the discrepancies.

His corrections dotted the logs here and there, and once satisfied again after the quick look over, he placed the book back in it’s spot and finally enjoyed his cookie.

No, Draim didn’t mind this sort of work at all… and some day, he would miss it more than he ever thought possible.

Jak

The fading light and the increasing pressure on his lungs made Jak’s search more difficult as he descended down into the depths with the still sinking ship. He had gone diving with his mother since a young age, as was a Seacat tradition to do to adjust to their blessing of the sea, but this was much different. Ships born of the Seacat shipyards were gifted with a soul mark of their very own. They were alive in their own ways and this ship knew her fate. Her captain had abandoned her to conditions that could have been salvaged. This was only her third trip across the waves. Jak could feel this sorrow pressing on his chest, heavier than the water now around him. She was to be lost to the dark depths below, in exchange for the coin of twisted men on shore. It was unbearable.

It was with this feeling that Jak had leapt from the fleeing lifeboat with the heaviest of supply packs he could hold before the ship’s crew could grab him. Jak knew it was tradition to strike or salvage the mark, and this had not been done. It must be done!!

From the darkness below and with the fleeting light of the world above, Jak spotted a loose line from the top mast in the growing darkness. From the moment his hand caught the line, Jak could feel the cries from the heart of the ship. Catching a piece of her hull floating past and tucking it under his arm, Jak continued to search in the darkness. He passed below the deck, and further still until he saw it. Glowing as if a burning ember, the delicate lines of the ship’s soul mark. It almost looked like a flower.

With the piece of hull still under his arm, Jak reached down with both hands to reclaim the mark in hopes of transferring it. Somewhere in his mind he knew the level of skills needed for such a task were far beyond his own, but he knew in his heart he had to try. The soul mark flashed in response to his efforts, and the whole sea became as if made of fire.

The broiling water sent a torrent of bubbles rushing out around Jak’s hands and up past his face. A yell escaped him, along with the precious air he had been holding onto during his dive. The burning spread up his hands, to his arms, and a fear not wholly his own started to overtake him. Just as he was about to black out, a sudden wave of cold passed through both the body of the ship and his own frame.

Everything froze and became still. Peaceful in its state. A pair of hands gently pulled Jak away from the ship. The soul mark, which shone as a calm sun set in his fading vision, rested upon the board still tucked under his arm. Eventually, the darkness took him...

Jak woke up at his desk with a bit of a jolt. The pen leapt from his hand, skipped across the ledger and came to a rest beside the stack of logbooks in front of him. As if still stuck in the memory of his childhood, he looked down at his hands. Fingerless gloves still covered most of the markings left behind by the healers, and he opened and closed his hands to reassure himself once more that no lasting damage was done. It was just a distant memory. The Lily’s hull made a quiet murmur as the schooner gently glided over the waves, rolling the pen back across the desk towards him as she went. Jak let out a small chuckle to himself, what an odd time for such a memory, and caught the pen before it rolled away once more.

Behind his chair, above the windows looking out to the sea, sat a familiar ink drawing of the Lily's soul mark. In the lantern light the ink shimmered like that of a flower made of embers, burning bright once again.

Mini

An endless flight while being lost over the perpetual twilight of the wild mists was suddenly cut away by a sudden brightness and the sounds of rustling papers. Mini woke to the dawn’s light that managed to pierce the mists, the freshly made gaps in the trees, and the hole in the roof above her.

Mini blinked, and sort of remembered that she had plummeted from the sky. Something crunchy had broken her fall… so it was a roof? Way out here? Looking to the side, it became apparent she was resting on a faded red couch in some sort of a living space. If one could call this a living space by the amount of books, bottles and papers strewn across the place. Mini sat up, and noticed her arms were covered in bandages stained blue and sparkling in the light. The fall had reopened her wounds from the last job she was returning from… Who would bandage such a being as herself?

“Ah hah, finally you awake!” Said an overly chipper voice, as if an answer to her internal question. “Admiring your work, eh?”

Looking over to the source of the geeting, Mini focused on the figure that had seemingly emerged from a door hidden behind one of the piles of books. Had her trip exhausted her so much that she didn’t even notice this person approaching?

“Hello there~” Waved the tall Muln of grey fur with black stripes. They grinned with a child like glee, which seemed mismatched to their matured fashion of a vest and lab coat. In their hands was a tray of food. “Welcome to my labs! I am Graham Roo. You fell through my roof!”

“Oh.” Mini’s face flushed slightly, as she moved to get up. “My apologies, I-”

Graham stopped Mini’s movements by placing the tray of food on her lap as soon as she was sitting up. “No worries, no worries! My apologies for the bandages, I wasn’t sure what would stop your wounds.”

“Ah…” Mini looked from the hearty meal to her bandaged arms. She hadn’t seen such gestures in such a long time, yet she knew she would recover without both in time. It was slightly overwhelming to suddenly have both again. “Thank you, but these aren’t really necessary for me to-”

“Do they ever heal? Your wounds?” Graham asked, cutting Mini off again. Their voice remained calm, curious, and delighted to have a guest to be curious about. “I am guessing from surviving that fall, you're some sort of immortal, yeh? But you're covered in such marks! Does your family know how hurt you are?”

Mini was silent, did her fall undo some of her form? Was her true self showing through somehow? How the salt were they learning such things about her! Graham seemed amused by the face Mini made in reply, one that she could only guess was of alarmed confusion when looking back.

“Well, never mind! I won’t tell them. Do eat up, little immortal!” Graham smiled warmly and patted Mini on the head. “Even if you do not need food to live, it is great for the soul! We’ll figure out your wounds when you are done.”

With that, Graham Roo spun on their heel and vanished back through the book hidden door they had came in from. Mini sat there in mild shock for a moment. D-Did they just pat her head?! Mini shook herself to dismiss the mixed feelings of all of this. She would most likely be leaving as soon as she was able, back to answering those who called for help. But for right now… Mini picked up the soup from the tray.

What an odd individual to encounter, so deep within the wild mists.

[high-stakes-gambler]

R : ROMANCE: Romantic or cynical? D : DATE: Ideal date? For Tulala and Teledji!

[[ VALENTINE’S DAY ALPHABET ]]Tad obvious, Tulala is the romantic between the two. She enjoys good scenery and thoughtful little gestures. Pick a flower for her, take her hand and dance, you will make her day!

Teledji on the other hand would call all this “Humbug” … well, until one falls in love anyway. While not overly romantic himself his mind wanders to - what would my partner like? Which makes him come off as romantic in the eyes of others. Naturally, he will go over the top in that regard as well. You want one flower? You mean one giant bouquet of flowers, right?

Ideal date? Well… for Tulala it’s a chain of little intimate moments -  stroll through the beach, dancing together under moonlight, chasing fireflies, stargazing with some good glass of wine in hand, all the little cheesy moments that would wrap your heart in a warm fuzzy blanket.

Teledji would prefer a masquerade or a party of some kind - somewhere loud, full of people and activities. A fair perhaps? He will play all the mini games and win all the little rewards for his date! They better be ready to carry a mountain of plush toys! He has to show off after all…

[bloodsworn-marshal]

Pumpkin!

Pumpkin: What is your favorite food around the holidays?

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“Roasted chestnuts! Which are unfortunately mainly obtained and sold in Gridanian markets. Though Ul’dah occasionally manages to get their hands on some, they would of course overprice them in lieu of the holiday season…”

[deaegratia]

Welcome back, friend!

“It’s a pleasure to be back among friends again! Not that I didn’t have a good time on my journey... But there’s nothing quite like being home.”

[culturalmishap]

I don't know if it's "cute" per se, but I have a headcanon that Adede actually has very long, beautiful hair, but it's always up in braids/buns/something so it never seems like it

This is actually true! Adede’s hair is pretty long, though I’m not sure if I would say it’s beautiful. The ends are a little bit split and frazzled. When she takes her hair out of her braids, it’s very wavy even though her hair is naturally pretty straight! But when you are constantly wearing it in braids/buns, the wave just tends to happen. If she wore it down for a week straight it would start to straighten back out.

[shieldkeeper]

WoL ask meme: SHIFT!

SHIFT: Have the events of the MSQ changed your character in any major ways? What about more subtle changes?

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Garen has always wantedto play the part of a hero. The very reason for his journey from home was tomake something of himself and lend a helping hand to those in need. Through theMSQ has he done just that. Willingly letting the wind take him wherever it so pleasedwhile making connections with a number of people in the process. Never tyinghimself down to one place for long before moving on to the next place to callhis name.

Through the events hashe begun to mature in nature. Not nearly as rambunctious as when he originallystarted out, but far more kind and hopeful. Despite was has happened and thetimes that have dragged him down, Garen has managed to push past it andcontinue to shine an optimistic light to those who may yet need it. Those thatwould stand in his path, he would tear down with his own hands in the name offelling a villain. Thus has he managed to continue on with little thought formuch else. Perhaps a little more stubborn in his ways too.

With what we’ve seen to come for the latest MSQ in Shadowbringershowever… one has a hunch the truths of his calling could possibly break him ina very bad way. We’ll just have to see.