Briceus's Side Quest !! -> Day 3 CLOSED

[ωolfie]

Username;; ωolfie
Kalons being used;; Shelbie, Cain, and Kyrou
Quest response;;

The three kalons watch in excitement as Briceus began to take three steps away from the bar, when a weasel sneakily snatched the ring from Bri's finger and scurried off away with it. The trio began to worry for Briceus, as it did look valuable and expensive. But when the inn keeper kept going on about how it was his oh so very lucky ring that would keep him away from earth's harm, Shelbie, Cain and Kyrou knew they couldn't just offer to buy him a new ring- they were in trouble. Just when briceus was building up a healthy amount of courage, it was all broken down because of one little weasel. They exchanged uncertain glances with each other.

"Oh no, oh no! My precious, lucky ring! If I don't wear my ring while confronting the stranger, I will make a fool of myself!" Briceus cried frantically, putting his hands on his head. "Oh, uh, we'll help you! If we commit to helping you, then we shall commit to helping you out with the whole thing, right everyone?" Shelbie said enthusiastically. Kyrou and Cain nodded. "Right!" And so the weasel hunt started.

"Alright, what's the plan, guys?" Shelbie asked them, while keeping watch for the weasel, just in case it just so happened to show up again. Cain scoffed, "We don't need a plan- let's just get this over with and get Bri's ring back. If we plan something too complex for too long, that weasel would've escaped into the forest with Bri's ring by now!" Cain's eyes suddenly trailed somewhere on the ground. "I say we just... go for it!" And he pounced on the weasel that was staring up at him tauntingly a second before, but as expected, it dodged the attack from Cain right in time and scurried off somewhere once again, still holding onto Briceus's ring. Shelbie rolled her eyes. "Obviously not like that. Okay, Kyrou and Briceus, stand behind me and Cain. If the weasel escapes us and head towards you- catch it!" Briceus and Kyrou nodded.

"But where is it, though?" asked Kyrou as he scanned the area for a small, brown body shaped like a weasel. "I'm not sure. But we-" Shelbie stopped mid-sentence. There was the weasel, perched on top of the counter- you couldn't miss it. And there it was, Bri's ring, held firmly in between two small hands. Shelbie turned to Cain, gesturing for him to sneak around to the other side of the weasel. Kyrou and Briceus got in position, Briceus was behind Shelbie, and Kyrou behind Cain. She mouthed the words, "one, two, THREE!" On the count of three, Cain jumped up and attempted to grasp the weasel, but the weasel dodged his flying paws. However, quite conveniently, it jumped straight into Shelbie's arms on the other side. She caught it by surprise, and the weasel was squirming and wiggling, and Shelbie was trying her best to grasp the creature to prevent it from slipping out of her arms. Well, it did. The weasel climbed onto her shoulder and pounced off, but what it didn't realize until then, was that Briceus himself was standing right behind her. The brown animal fell into his arms, but it frantically started to jump and scurry off. What Bri noticed, was that it wasn't carrying the ring anymore.

"Darnit! We lost 'em..." Cain murmured. Briceus scanned his body and started to look on the ground. "The weasel dropped my ring! My ring, it's on the ground somewhere!" Everyone else followed his lead and began searching the floor for any signs of a certain piece of jewelry. Eventually, Bri found his lucky ring and picked it up, gingerly sliding it down his finger.

Kyrou chuckled lightly. "Well, that was a ride. Briceus, do you think you're ready to talk to the stranger now?" Kyrou asked. The question was met with silence. Bri said nothing.

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( dun dun dun!! to be continued... will bri finally confess to the stranger or will he send our heros to do another task? find out on the next episode of briceus's side quests! )

[smol ken]

Username;; Nicolas~
Kalons being used;; Bromine, Silvio, Reed
Quest response;;
The three travelers watched as the weasel ran off with Bri's ring, and the first one to take action was Reed, quickly chasing after the small animal. "Guys, come on," He snapped at the other two of his crew. Bromine was just watching, slightly amused before he rose to his feet, taking his sweet ol' time and stretching out his arms, "Better watch out Reed, weasels are know to take down things up to ten times their size. Bribery usually is a good option hmm?" Bromine hummed, looping a hand around the bracelet that rested on Reed's wrist, and yanking it away. Reed protested a bit before sighing, "Fine fine." He waved his hand in dismissal.
The two sided man knelt down, holding the shiny bracelet out to the weasel, making sure it was in his gloved hand, in order to avoid as much injury as possible. He stayed as still as possible, his eyes following the movements of the weasel as it crept closer.
Instead of taking the bracelet, it bit Bromine's hand, earning a small hiss of pain, "ok ok, Reed, grab the ring, now."
Reed moved forward, snatching the said item off the ground quickly. "Got it."
Slinking back over to Bri, he set it lightly on the counter next to him.
The man still struggling with the weasel managed to get away from it, but lost a glove in the process.
Meanwhile, the third member of the party seemed to be writing quickly into a notebook, as if taking not of the events that seemed to continued to amuse the man.

[Flowerlily]

"Something New..."

[PROMPT DAY 2]
Just when you thought things were gonna go well, right?! Well this should be an easy fix; just get the ring from the weasel! For this day draw/write about your party helping Briceus hunt down the weasel and return the ring!

Username;; Flowerlily135
Kalons being used;; Marilee, Eda Cassidy, Fauna
Quest response;;

The three queens looked at the inn keep in shock as he stumbled around after the weasel. Eventually, Briceus seemed to run out of steam and walked sadly over to them.

“My ring! My ring is gone oh dear how could I ever go talk to them without my lucky ring?! Everything will just fall apart, no no, I can't. Not without my ring to bring me luck!" He exclaimed.

Marilee, Eda Cassidy, and Fauna exchanged looks of concern.

“Don’t worry,” Marilee said.

“We’ll help you,” Eda Cassidy continued and Fauna nodded.

“Hey, I’ve got quite the knack with animals,” Fauna reassured him, “I’ll get it back to you in no time!”

Fauna scurried off to the kitchen to grab a few snacks to draw out the weasel. Fauna walked slowly towards the weasel. It was cleaning itself in the corner of the pub and holding the ring ever so close.

Fauna kneeled down near the weasel, “Hey little guy,” she said in a sweet voice, “Would you like a snack?” She held out the food in her hand in front of the weasel.

The weasel stopped cleaning itself and looked from the food to Fauna.

“I won’t hurt you, I promise.” Fauna smiled.

Slowly, the weasel made its way to the food in her hand and started nibbling on it. Carefully, Fauna reached out her hand and started to stroke the weasel, eventually picking it up.

“Aw, what a sweet little fella,” She said, holding it close to her face.

The weasel’s eyes caught sight of the glinting circlet on Fauna head and reached out for it. This gave her the opportunity to grab the ring out of its little paws. The weasel seemed a little annoyed that she took the ring, but quickly got over it as it munched on the food some more.

Fauna gently carried the ring and weasel over to Briceus.

“Here you go, hun,” She said, handing Briceus back his ring.

“Thank you so, so much!” Briceus exclaimed.

“Really, it was nothing,” Fauna smiled as she stroked the weasel.

[gone----]

Username;; eunkyung.
Kalons being used;; Roster, jae-sung
Quest response;; 225 words
Jae-Sung's actions were quick, as he grabbed the weasel by the tail at first. Arms reaching up and over to grab it's body without being bitten by the creature's sharp teeth. He smiled quietly at the thought of not having the chase the weasel around the inn keeper's place and soon, held it up towards the inn keeper with a triumphant look on his face.

However, despite being able to catch the creature, it refused to let go of the ring in it's grasp, snapping here and there when anyone's fingers tried to get close to it. And Jae-Sung frowned as he felt small teeth encase his fingers once or twice.

He pauses and thinks; perhaps the weasel would do with a replacement. Despite the only thing he had was his necklace- which he dangled in front of the weasel to catch it's attention.

Luckily, just as intended, the weasel dropped the ring (to which Jae-Sung caught quickly before it was lost on the ground) for the necklace dangling around his neck. Jae-Sung hands Briceus the ring with a triumphant grin on his face.

Unfortunately for him, the weasel soon refused to let go of his necklace. No matter how hard he pulled or tried to pry it away from the weasel's grasp. Well.. at least the ring was safely back to its owner now.

[mars]

Username;; ciiel ♥
Kalons being used;; Sadie Isabel Brown, Myung Iseul, and Myung Minji
Quest response;;

Their plan foiled by the tricky weasel, the three children were left upset and frustrated.
"Chase him!" Minji screeched angrily as she took off, bolting across the room in an attempt to capture the beast and get the ring back. She was going to catch him even if she had to run all the way around the earth and back to tire him out!
"Wait...Minji, no!" Sadie yelled, following the girl out of the building and leaving Iseul on his own with the strange man. "You're just scaring him, you'll never catch him like that!" The two girls ran for a few moments - one chasing the other - until the weasel scrambled into a small burrow in the ground, leaving them even more hopeless than before.

Iseul stood there awkwardly, unsure of what to do. He was afraid to be by himself! The small child began tugging at his coat pocket until a small teddy bear slid out into the palm of his hand, hugging it tightly as he stared up at the man beside him.
"You know...when I'm scared, my Teddy is always here for me," he whispered shyly, beginning to smile. "Did you ever have a Teddy of your own?" The stranger's eyes began to sparkle, as if he was reminiscing on his past.

The two girls began to dig frantically at the burrow's entrance in a panic, worried that the ring was gone forever. They had just given up all hope when the weasel suddenly popped out of another hole a few yards away, darting off towards the street once more. Minji began to chase it, Sadie following as she had done before. They were on a wild goose chase to catch him!

Iseul held up his teddy bear, offering it to the man beside him who hesitantly took the stuffed animal from the child.
"With Teddy by your side, you'll be able to do anything until Minji and Sadie can get your ring back," he began to explain, smiling widely. "Now go on, it's okay. Teddy and I will be cheering for you!"

Cornering the weasel in an alleyway, the two girls lunged at it, taking the ring quickly and running back to the inn. Minji began waving it wildly in the air as they stepped through the door.
"We've got it!! We've got-" Minji yelled, cutting herself off when she saw the man sitting beside his crush, chatting away, while Iseul sat off to the side with a huge grin on his face. This ring was certainly lucky after all.

[lovestruck]

Username;; diamondfox
Kalons being used;; Maua
Quest response;;
I'd been talking to the shy barkeeper for hours, trying to convince him to approach the girl. I rolled my eyes as he left. Finally his mindless blabbering was out of my face! I picked up my beer, taking a sip. Finally I could relax. The adventuring we'd been doing was rather stressful, and I hadn't been able to get a wink of sleep. Someone had to guard the camp from demons anyways. I slumped a bit in my chair, rather tired. My eyes began to droop and I turned quickly, hearing a squeal of fright and Bri exclaiming something about his ring. I watched a creature scurry away from him and I rolled my eyes. I threw a dagger towards his tail, narrowly missing as he dodged the dagger. Instead, it hit a kalon who happened to have a beer belly. He punched the nearest man, blaming him, and so a bar brawl started. I scowled, running after the pesky rodent. I chased it throughh the bar, growling angrily as it ran from the bar. It was too far ahead. I sprinted in the road. This was fun. I forgot why I was even chasing it eventually. Suddenly, a carriage hurtled towards me. I leapt onto the hood of it, flipping over the rest of the length of it. I landed smack dap on it's tail. I picked it up, ignoring it as it scratched and bit me. I pulled the ring from its teeth, running back to the bar. I threw it one of my many golden daggers, as a little gift for the poor thing. I soon found it'd started to follow me. What a good loving pest. He seemed to be my pet now anyways. He'd bring in a nice income I supposed.
I returned the ring to Bri and he was grinning when I returned, speaking to the girl he'd been watching.

[Cosmonaut]

Username;; Cosmonaut
Kalons being used;; Minnow
Quest response;;

Minnow looked over in shock at the commotion, watching as the weasel scuttled away, clutching the ring tightly in its mouth. After a moment's hesitation, he ran towards the little thief. Whilst in pursuit, he fumbled in his bag, trying to find anything of use despite being hindered by his movement. Unable to find anything of use, he sped up, trying to at least be able to pounce on the weasel. Gaining on the rodent, he soared in the air with one grand leap, landing harshly on the solid ground. To his relief, he felt a small fuzzyness tickling his paws. He tightened his grip on the weasel's tail, essentially trapping it. In front of him, the thief frantically tried escaping into its hidey-hole, dropping the shiny ring in the process, and wiggled its way out of Minnow's paws. He watched as it disappeared into the crack in the wall, sighing in relief as he noticed the bartender's precious possession cling as it hit the ground. Picking it up, he stood up, nearly falling over as he felt the pain that the adrenaline had previously been hiding. He limped back to the bartender, and fell flat on his face at the older man's feet.

"Got your ring back," he sayed flatly, holding the ring up to Briceus.

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[Kyar]

Username;; Kyar
Kalons being used;; Yushin, Kibasha, and Rita
Quest response;; Story ---- 902 words

The tavern had come alive since their last visit. Suddenly the strangely decorated inn was far more reminiscent of a circus, with the bright lights, the plethora of people, and of course, the cheery innkeeper who seemed to be dashing back and forth in a frenzy as he tried to keep up with the crowds. The stranger, Carline, was still seated at the bar, but seemed to be losing interest as her conversation partner was struggling to keep his business running, let alone the spark of a hopeful relationship.

Yushin immediately turned to the table they'd been at, inquiring of its new occupants about the bag. Kibasha, however, scanned the group and decided rather quickly that there was no way they had it. Instead, she grabbed Rita's arm and dragged her up to the counter.

"What can I… oh, Rita, Basha!" Briceus gasped, taking full opportunity of the moment's rest. "Oh girls if you're looking for the bag I left it just behind the counter here, in a moment, just one moment, I'll fetch it for you!" he insisted, then disappeared with a strange… wait, was that an eye in that drink. Kibasha took a moment to gag, and Rita even looked a bit turned off by the strange, almost toxic-looking beverage.

"I don't think it's going well," Rita mumbled, nodding in Carline's direction. The paladin was toying with her own drink and seemed… quite bored. "I'll go talk to her again."

"Good plan," Kibasha nodded, and as Bri came flying back, she waved him down.

"Oh, the bag! I'm sorry, dear, just a moment while I--"

"Briceus, wait," she insisted, grabbing his hand and holding him back. "I think you should--"

"AAAH!" Kibasha let go at the innkeeper's cry as a scurry of feet and… suddenly the ring, on his finger just moments ago, darted past her in the tiny jaws of…

"What was that?" she asked, looking baffled at the now even more distraught young man.

"That's my lucky ring, oh I'll never be able to go back to Carline without it!" he sobbed.

A sly grin spread across Kibasha's face. "I'll get it!"

Yushin turned back at the scream, just in time to see… Oh great. What's Kibasha up to now? He carefully made his way towards the counter but before he could part the crowds… the girl disappeared. Where… ? There. Sharp glowing eyes caught a familiar cloak, twisting and spinning through the crowd. He couldn't imagine how someone so inexperienced could move with such ease, but he remembered, then, her fencing training and perhaps just her small stature in the first place… she was like lightning. She dove under a table, slid between bodies three times her size, let up on a chair and onto a guardrail before disappearing into the crowd.

"What's your sister doing?" he asked, finally pushing his own way to Rita's side.

"She's talking to… oh," Rita blinked, noticing just then the frantic innkeeper and her sister's disappearance. "I don't know."

Carline gave Yushin a funny look for a moment, then sighed, returning her attention to Rita. "Is your sister alright? Should I let you go find her?"

"No, that's okay," Rita smiled sweetly. "She does this all the time."

At that moment, a dark and overwhelming laugh thundered across the tavern. Yushin turned to see… what could only be a rogue, a rat-like creature perched on his shoulder, and… "Kibasha…" he groaned. Whatever she thought she was doing, it was a bad idea. Her sword was drawn to match his, and… before he could say anything, they were off. "Kibasha!" Yushin called, trying to shove his way through the now gathering group of spectators. The duel, a grown man and an ambitious young girl, was certainly a sight to behold. "Kibasha!"

Yushin broke the barrier just in time to duck and cover as a sword went whizzing past his face. "Kiba--sha." He stood, staring in awe at the girl who stood pointing the tip of her blade at the disarmed stranger. "How in the…"

"I win! Now give it back," she demanded, returning her sword to her side and holding out her hand. The little rat thing scurried down the man's arm and dropped something indistinguishable into her palm. With a proud grin, she strode right past Yushin and up to the counter.

Of course there were more squeals of delight as Briceus, the ring's apparent owner, thanked Kibasha profusely and had to gush for a while longer about how brave and talented she was. Like anyone needed to feed that ego.

"Alright, come on. We still have to find our bag," Yushin grunted.

"Oh, I have it right here!" Briceus grinned, disappearing for just a moment to retrieve it.

Yushin exhaled. "Alright. Thanks. Now, seriously, this time, let's go," he sighed, wanting nothing more to do with the chaos. "We still have… you know. Flowers, to pick, I guess."

"Oh, you're right! We still have to go back to Hadain's with the flowers!" Kibasha gasped, gathering herself and grabbing Rita. "We're running out of time, let's go!"

"Bye now!" Briceus grinned, slipping the ring back on and sliding up to Carline while the rest of the tavern recovered from the entertainment.

Yushin gave a brief wave, and as they exited the tavern for the second time, he deflated. "Never… again," he mumbled to himself, just praying nothing else could go wrong.

[Eleya]

Username;; Eleya
Kalons being used;; Zachary "Ziggy" and Samael "Sam"
Quest response;;
Briceus was just making the drink for the stranger as the weasel appeared. He waved Zachary to come over. Not without the lucky ring… And again, Ziggy had no clue on what to say. “You don’t need the ring, you are awesome.”, easy words never said. Instead he decided to catch that weasel and get that ring back. “Give me a pot or something. I’ll get this little thief.”, Zachary said. Briceus handed him a medium sized cooking pot.

Samael recognised what was going on. He decided to keep the stranger talking to him until those two came back. He asked them for a story. A long one hopefully. Seeing Ziggy with a pot trying to catch a weasel made him feel like this could take some time.

Zachary ran after the little thief and always tried to throw the pot over it. But the weasel was of course faster. It escaped every single time. Embarrassing enough, he had to follow it through nearly the whole tavern. At least Sam seemed to do well. The stranger didn’t give Ziggy any attention. But the rest of the guests did, and no one cared to help him. Not even Briceus.
Zachary got quite angry about that. He started shouting, “WILL YOU STOP NOW!!!” He was scared by his own voice and still never thought it would work. The little thief though stopped in shock. That was the moment. He put the pot right over the weasel. “Got you!”, he smiled in victory, with no clue what to do now. The “want to be”-knight lifted the pot a little, to see if he could get the ring. And there the weasel was gone again. Slipping through the opening door it escaped forever. Ziggy sat down in shame. He ruined it. The weasel was gone and there was no chance on getting Briceus to ever talk to the stranger without that ring.

Zachary decided to walk back and excuse. He lifted the pot and found the ring. The thief was gone, but at least he left his prey. Smiling Ziggy went over to Briceus and handed over the ring. “No excuse now.”, he said with a blink.
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[trans]

"Oh goodness, oh me its just! Ah how could this have happened!" He sounds frantic and barely pauses for a breath as he scrambles after the weasel. "My ring! My ring is gone oh dear how could I ever go talk to them without my lucky ring?! Everything will just fall apart, no no, I can't. Not without my ring to bring me luck!" Oh boy, is this kid ever gonna get a date?

[ 491 words ]

username;; trans
kalons being used;; eden, margaret and wiyby (mostly as bg characters)
quest response;; ↴


I've got this. You'd said, but you were suddenly feeling a lot less confident now that you actually went after the little weasel─quite literally.

The place is very crowded, and you're having a hard time getting around without bumping into other people or into tables. You're a little frustrated to say the least, but, you did make a promise to get the ring back, so you have to go through with this even if it frustrates you to no end.

Come on, think. If you were a weasel, where would you be? What would lure you out?

You're absolutely stumped, until you happen to look over and spot a feathery object poking out from behind the counter. You immediately head straight for it and nick it off the wall, getting a better look at it now that you can see it fully. It's a fluffy pink feather duster, the material light and soft to the touch. If you remember correctly...

Weasels like fluffy things.

You pluck off a few tufts from the feather duster and conceal them in your hand, then put the duster back gently. You turn towards the room again and start to look for a trail. Surely, the creature must have left something behind...

Aha. There we are. A bit of fur, trapped under the leg of a chair. Poor thing must've gotten stuck for a moment. You follow the direction the hair went in, and find another, much shorter and smaller piece farther up ahead, going towards a hole in the wall. You can only wonder who might be inside.

Carefully bending down to place the tuft of the feather duster in front of the hole, you step back and take a seat at the counter, deciding not to push the weasel to come out but to wait it out instead. Patience is key to things such as these, and rushing wouldn't work on the little trickster hiding away inside the walls.

Minutes passed with no sign of the weasel, but you remained at her seat, waiting still. More time passed─almost an hour or so if you had to guess─and it was then that you saw the slightest bit of a tiny, fuzzy muzzle poking out from the hole. You gesture for your associates to come up from behind the weasel and grab it.

When the weasel finally emerges, the two leap at it immediately. Wiyby slips up and misses it, but Margaret manages to snag it just barely and get a grip on it. The ring you were looking for sits daintily between its paws. You pluck it out of its paws and turn to find the poor lad who owned the ring. When you walk over to him, his mood seems to pick up a bit, but he still looks flustered and a bit embarrassed. You hand him the ring, and decided to let fate deal with the rest.

For now, you'd like to rest.