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[closed] mission: carnivorous harvest

who: hana song, genji shimada, x'rhun tia, shigeru miyata, keith, shiro
what: the carnivorous harvest mission
when: sept. 15-18
where: the jungle; outside of the abandoned city walls
warnings: none foreseen; will update as necessary

TRAVELING, CAMPING

[ It’s early in the morning when the team sets out from the Perimeter Guard’s base of operations; they have a long ways to go to reach the jungle, which lays beyond the outerwall that surrounds the abandoned city. The Guard has equipped them with supplies for traveling, including camping gear, containers for collecting the Lababerries in, and of course the information they need to reach their destination within the jungle.

Passing through the abandoned city before reaching the outer wall is quicker than the traveling they will do outside of the wall; while the abandoned city is grown over, there were still paths that were relatively clear for the party to travel along – there won’t be much of that out in the jungle. That does not, however, preclude any sudden appearance of the monsters that may have broken through the outer perimeter of the city.

Traveling concludes during when night falls, which puts the team just within the confines of the city: it would be easier for them to take on what may lie beyond the fence once they’ve rested for a night. They camp out around what would have been an old house on some small plot of farmland at the very outskirts of what would have been settled before the Quarantine was compromised. At the very least, it provides some solid shelter in the event of a freak weather event, but vines and other vegetation have overtaken it to the point that it was really barely a shell of its former structure. The area around it is open and well-suited for setting up tents and a fire and everything else.

Members of the team, of course, take turns keeping watch through the night.

The plan would be to find a suitable campsite for the following evening within the jungle but away from the area where the Lababerry plants grow; it wouldn’t be wise to camp near carnivorous plants, after all, although there’s nothing to say that there aren’t other dangers lurking within the jungle. After examining the search area and locating the plants, they would harvest the fruits and then journey back, likely making this a four-day trip in total. ]

SURVEYING THE SITE

[ After about half of a day’s travel into the jungle from the outer perimeter, they reach an area that had been marked down as habitat for the Lababerry-growing, carnivorous plants. The party will have to make camp at least some distance away come nightfall lest they be eaten in their sleep, but in the meantime they can get to work by surveying the habitat area and pinpointing the locations of the plants; both for data collection purposes and to make it easier for the seasonal harvest that will take place once the plants are once-again dormant because, in an environment as rapidly-growing as the forests outside of the Quarantine, things are constantly changing.

The Lababerry plants grow on a shrub that enjoys the shade and dampness of the jungle’s understory. At first glance, it is almost indistinguishable from most other plants growing beneath the large trees, but closer inspection would reveal the Lababerries themselves growing in clusters directly along the shrub’s stems. But closer inspection would get your hand and/or face possibly bitten off by the leaves also growing on the stems. They appear to be completely unsuspecting until someone gets too close, at which point the leaves split and reveal toothy openings much like a venus flytrap’s that can elongate and extend from the stem almost like a vine, and snapping at its prey much like a snapping turtle. So, good luck fighting off the plants while making sure the berries stay in tact (which probably means less fire and explosions, more hacking and slashing). The goal, for now, would merely be to observe the plants’ behavior and come up with a good strategy for harvesting later.

Oh, and making sure the party doesn’t get attacked by any of the other monsters dwelling in the jungle. ]

HARVEST

[ After a day of surveying and clearing the area of any outside threads, it’s time to harvest! If the team has prepared sufficiently the previous day, this should be the easiest part of the mission! Hopefully. Barring, again, any angry monsters coming through.

Using the information they gathered on the plants and coming up with a good way to extract the fruits, the team will have to fight the plants without completely destroying them to leave enough crops for the next harvest season and collect them in the containers provided by the Guard before making their journey back toward the inhabited area of the city. ]

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Camping I - cooking mama edition

[ Shigeru really isn't the biggest fan of camping. He's done it on missions in the past, true, but they were always hard on him regardless of the preparations he made. The lack of sanitary conditions and the lack of privacy always made it more difficult when you had mysophobia. To say he isn't stressed out would be an understatement. So he's taking his mind off of it by cooking. There's a big ol pot just sitting on a separate fire that smells delicious. It's a hearty stew recipe that he's learned and made from a cookbook he bought back in the city. There's carrots, peas, celery, potatoes and chunks of meat simmering in the pot while Shigeru cuts up some bread to go alongside it. Feel free to ask for a taste test. ]

Camping II - grass is not always greener

[ So around the three day mark Shigeru will be missing for awhile from the campsite. Finally being out here has taken his toll on him and he can found by the riverside meticulously, and vigorously washing his hands. He really can't stand being unclean and this is just one way he copes with it. But he didn't want to turn back, not when there were people that could use his help for such a dangerous mission. And especially not while Genji was here either. His hands might be raw by the time anyone comes along, but he doesn't seem to notice as he scrubs at them still. ]

surveying

[ For the most part the only problem he can tell is the leaves themselves. Since they're so close to the berry clusters it's hard to really remove them without damaging the berries as well. He'll take out his pad to write on. It's bigger and easier to show people without having others touch it, he can't distracted right now with that sort of thing anyway, so he keeps from having his personal belongings touched as much as possible. ]

I can try to disintegrate the leaves connecting point to the stem so we can gather the berries easily. Using a sword to hack away the leaves is probably our best and quickest bet though. How many people here actually have close range weapons?

[ Shigeru knows he's the healer of the group but that doesn't mean he isn't going to fight as well. But just to assuage anyone's fears he'll write something a few moments late. ]

And if anyone gets injured just leave it to me, okay? I can heal you if need be!

harvesting

[ So here comes the fun part. These plants are not the easiest foes he's ever dealt with. They are like the creatures back home, but they're still hardy enough to take caution against. Shigeru is weaving in and out of plants snapping jaws with his gate imposing and silently floating behind him. His appearance is different as well now. His eyes are black with purple irises and along the right side of his face are markings of an ancient sort. His glowing purple sword, Valent, and his purple shield, Xevrant, leave glowing light trails as he moves and attacks with ease and a strangely marked precision. Each vine he cuts with his sword will disintegrate at least two feet from the section that he cut from; while his shield will also disintegrate anything that touches it as well. ]

wilcard

[ ooc; insert other cute/horrible camping things here, maybe?! ]

Edited 2017-09-18 01:14 (UTC)

[ Genji is always very focused when he has a mission, but he's been keeping an eye on the people in the group as best he can as well. Especially Shigeru (and it's not just because of his blossoming feelings, he swears) because he knows how tough his phobia must be on him.

So when there's a lull after they set up camp, Genji realizes his friend isn't around. He frowns a little and excuses himself to try to find him. After a moment, he hears the sound of splashing water by the river and heads to the source.

Ah. ] Shigeru? [ He approaches him but stays behind him. ] Is everything okay?

[ Shigeru went away because he has a certain tendency to feel so...self conscious when his phobia and ocd gets the better of him. He knows it's nothing to be ashamed about but...having Genji see him like this was not something he wanted at the moment. For him it had been hard back at home to talk to anyone about his phobia, let alone show them what it makes him do, so its understandable that when he hears Genji behind his movements still and he draws away from the other man.

His hands are bleeding from how hard he'd been scrubbing them, but his powers are quick to fix the wounds, though there's still some minor cuts regardless when Genji approaches. He doesn't turn around because he can't bring himself to do so just yet, but he will shake his head in a 'yes' fashion at Genji's question. Ugh, please Genji, just leave him be for a little awhile?! ]

[ Genji would never presume to know what he's going through or what it's like to have a phobia, but he does know quite a lot about having a rough time because of your circumstances. He can't even count the number of times he had a burst of anger and Reyes or McCree or Dr. Zielger would have to talk him down, bring him back to reality.

He keeps his distance, his heart twisting a little at the sight of his bloodied hands. Genji wants to help and be there for him, but he also knows sometimes that's the worst thing to do. He's not going to barge in on his space, or demand he talk about it. ] I'm here, if you need anything.

[ A pause. ] But if you would prefer privacy, I can wait until you are finished and take you back to the tent.

[ Ugh he's really sorry Genji. Shigeru doesn't like people seeing him like this, especially people he has feelings for. He's so worried that his phobia will push people away, because it's too hard to have a decent relationship with it, that he winds up never really...showing it to people.

So having Genji beside him through this...actually makes him feel equal parts good and awful all at once. He'll nod his head silently while he begins the meticulous ritual of purifying his hands even more. He'll apply a copious amount of rubbing alcohol to them and then using a clean towel he'll dry them before a new set of white gloves are applied. He'll finally turn back around, his expression dour and embarrassed.

He can't really seem to look Genji in the eye as he types on his phone. ]

I'm sorry. I...didn't mean to worry you. I didn't want you...to see that.

[ He can't exactly help it though and being through everything these last weeks probably just caused it to boil over. His white gloves are stained with flecks and spots of blood even as he stands there. But the wounds will be healed entirely in a few minutes. ]

[ It's hard to watch only because Genji cares so much about him. And he knows that simply caring in and of itself isn't enough to help someone. Patience, boundaries and respect are the keys.

He had removed his helmet as they set up camp, so he gives him a soft little smile when he turns around. ] You don't need to apologize, Shigeru. I do not think any less of you.

[ Genji's hands are behind his back. ] Is there anything you need that I can help you with? [ A tangible thing, or something else. ]

[ Ah, well, those are words he definitely needed to hear. Still he looks back down at his hands and the products he'd been using to clean them and there's a guilty almost...embarrassed look on his features still.

He'll look back up at Genji and nod. ]

Do you think we could...try some of that meditation?

[ It might help him calm down some more. ]

[ Genji's still smiling when he suggests it and nods. ] If you would like to, I think it would be a wonderful idea. If only maybe to calm your thoughts some.

[ He changes his stance and gestures for him. ] Are you ready to head back to camp, then?

[ Shigeru will nod shyly as he moves a bit closer to Genji. For some reason being nearer to the other just makes him feel...better, safer, and not as stressed. He's already feeling a bit better, but he still is wringing his hands a little, a nervous habit he has, as he walks beside Genji back to camp. ]

Thank you...

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