June catch-all

[afoolsgold]

Characters: The Fool, various starters + OPEN
Date: Throughout June
Location: Aaaaaall over the place.
Situation: A catch-all for the month.
Warnings/Rating: Some minor injuries. Sort of.



I. En route to the turtle’s head (closed to Padparadscha & Rutile)

The Fool has taken this route to the turtle’s head so many times that he is quite comfortable carrying on a bit of cheery small-talk with Padparadscha as they proceed together. He trusts his feet to know the way.

It also seems that his penchant for finding himself embroiled in trouble is intent on following him out into the city today, too. As they pass by the mouth of a narrow garden path cutting between two neighbourhoods, there comes the sound of raised voices, and it is distracting enough to make the Fool stop in his tracks, frowning.

“I know that voice. The person who demanded protection money from me--that’s him.”



II. Speaking with Valdis (closed to Valdis)

This is not a conversation that the Fool is looking forward to, precisely, but it is nevertheless an important one, and he cannot put it off. The trouble is figuring out where Valdis actually is, and while it would probably not be that difficult to ask Devin to facilitate the meeting, the Fool would rather not. There are only so many favours of this nature that he can possibly ask of his friend.

With that option off the table, he opts for the next best thing: leave the meeting itself up to chance and fate.



III. Delivering a carving (closed to Zephyr)

It only occurs to the Fool after he has arrived and let himself into the familiar halls of the Dreaming Bridge that, perhaps, Zephyr doesn’t even live here anymore. After all, so many people were now making homes for themselves elsewhere in Aifaran--himself included. He should have phoned ahead.

(He could phone now--but does not. Like as all, he’s forgotten his yimo at home. Again.)

With a little wrapped parcel in one hand, the Fool meanders the halls of the Bridge, looking very much like he’s probably made a mistake somewhere along the way, but doesn’t seem too bothered by it.



IV. An unsettling appearance (closed to Devin & Klaus)

There is such a thing as too much heat and sunshine, even for the Fool who might have made a convincing tropical plant in another life given his propensity for wearing enough bright colours and basking in the sunshine. This particular morning is too bright and oppressively warm even for him, however, and so he has retreated within the shelter of the cafe for a cool drink, rather than take up his place at his table under the awning to work on his carving.

With an iced beverage of some kind in hand, he perches himself on one of the stools at the barista’s counter and settles in to one of his favourite past-times here in Aifaran: gently needling Devin, who has probably asked himself a number of times at this point why he’s even friends with this skinny weirdo who claims he can see the future. Whatever they’re talking about isn’t that important; the two angry-looking puncture wounds that appear on the side of his neck are probably more attention-grabbing anyway. Especially because the Fool himself does not appear to have noticed them.



V. Wildcard!