( OPEN ) blink twice if you need help

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WHO: uta and whoever
WHAT: bingo effects & catch-all for dec
WHEN: 12/10 - 12/12 (for catte), 12/13 - 12/16 for the rest
WHERE: wherever most (in)convenient
WARNINGS: there shouldn't be any??


ᴍᴇᴏᴡᴍɪx ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀʟ sᴏɴɢ ɪɴᴛᴇɴsɪғɪᴇs.

[ where are you right now? are you simply wandering around the island in no particular place? well, for those near the beach you can find a small calico cat who seems rather skittish and may be running away from a dog. fortunately, the dog doesn't seem to be chasing after the cat with any bloodlust but more like following her around? what is happening here?

or maybe you are having a meal when this small calico walks up to you and meows exactly once before sitting politely at your feet. or maybe you're just somewhere on the island in general when you stumble upon her. ]

ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʜᴀɴɢs ᴏɴ ʜᴇᴀᴠʏ ʜᴀɴᴅs.

[ because i refuse to believe that there is not a single bench on this entire island, uta will be outside sitting on one of them while flipping through a book with a title that seems... questionable or exciting depending on your taste in reading material. for uta, however, she'll questioning the novel she received with the proud title of My Boyfriend Is The One Except He’s A Lizard And Father Doesn’t Approve on its cover and spine. can't forget what you're reading, after all.

why is she reading this book outside where god and everyone can see her questionable taste? simple. if she must suffer, she will not go down alone—would be the answer if she was petty. the truth is that she's hoping to pawn it off to someone (anyone) else who finds the faintest interest in it. ]

ɪ'ᴠᴇ ɢᴏᴛ ᴀ sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ᴛᴇʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ.

[ since it has been a bit since they've all arrived, uta will be checking out the boutique's offerings to see if she can't find something to change up her wardrobe. farmcore has never been her thing, but wearing an all-white dress with a short skirt is definitely not practical. that said, she will be posing in front of a mirror in some new clothes which still aren't great for farming before going to change into something else that is a lot more reasonable.

perhaps it's interesting that regardless whatever she is trying on, she'll have a particular straw hat on her head in exchange for the headphones. ]

ʙ-ɪ-ɴ-ɢ-ᴏ!

[ if you'd like pick a square from her card here and we can go. ]

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BE KIND AND DON'T REPLY TO THIS BEFORE I CAN TAG ANYONE/MOVE THREADS OVER.....

van zieks - dec event

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[ maybe van zieks should take a page out of sholmes' book and look at things with a hyper unrealistic yet strangely positive light at least once in his life. it might be very interesting to see what kind of results he might get. regardless, uta won't know a thing about the inner turmoil that he is going through.

honestly? she just thinks he is being stubborn for stubbornness's stake at this point. ...or, well, would. the lukewarm response doesn't deter her. ]

No, there isn't. [ brightly. ] But maybe you could learn to improve your attitude!

[winebar]

...
[A week ago he would have immediately refuted this, but now.... maybe? Maybe????? Can he though. The idea of changing seems insurmountable.]

We shall see. In any case, Pray forgive me for burdening you with my... familial issues. I haven't even properly asked your name.
[He knows what it is, because only one page matches The Hair, but still.]

ellis - dec event

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[ she'll take herself to one!! maybe. hopefully. ]

That's the spirit!

[ uta will hum a little tune while watching the cat munch away on the cracker. one of their ears twitch for a moment and moves itself to angle itself closer to uta. obviously she knows that ellis can't hear her but it is what it is, but at least the cat seems to be enjoying her humming. ]

Should we leave more crackers for it, should they want more?

[framestory]

[ For all Ellis knows, the cat just likes being near Uta more. That's more or less what he expected, so he's not bothered by it at all. Ellis nods to Uta's question and holds out the bag of crackers to her.

F E E D ]

souji - dec event

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[ ARE YOU TRULY SORRY?? but it's okay. at least...looks at recent chapters and then looks away.

and uta is just going to imagine the largest book possible that will just have text magically appearing while she attempts to write anything down. it... is that about right? ]

...doesn't that get confusing? How do you keep everything organized without people writing over you?

[tarotcards]

[ LOL you're right i'm not sorry haha suffer ]

The pages are endless and really big. There's almost always space for you to write, and always a designated place. Maybe it's easier to say it's like a never-ending map that scrolls on forever.

hizen - dec event

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[ she wasn't laughing before but she can't help but snicker at the sight of hizen yelling at the dog to get off of him. ]

Just who is smug?

[ and if hizen is going to reject her hand then so be it. uta won't take any offense and instead just cross her hands behind her back as she resists the urge to pat his hair down and somewhat tame it. ....for now anyway. no promises for the future. ]

I was just passing by when I saw you and your new friend here. I can't quite remember what it was I wanted to do, but I'm sure it wasn't important.

[ are there even important things to do right now? ]

[harimaya]

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Does that mean you're coming back later?

(When she remembers what she wanted to do........)

diluc - dec event

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[ oh. so he did, and he humored her too. ]

If there was something purple then it would be just like me.

[ you know, for her eyes? nevertheless she's happy that diluc caught onto it and was a good sport about it. she rather not live in the timeline where something like that fell flat on her face. ]

Sure! I'll find somewhere nice to sit.

[ something that shouldn't be too hard given the availability of the bungalows and everything. the main concern is making sure they're not in the way of any kind of wind and will get sand in their ice cream. ...which still shouldn't happen but i trust nothing in terms of chaotic things not happening just because.

uta will decide on one of the bungalows that is somewhat situated in the middle of the others and has a clear view of the ocean and will be leaning on the table taking it all in until diluc arrives. ]

[pyronic]

[The wind and sand are one issue, but... so is the fact that Diluc is just, y'know, warm. There shouldn't be a need to run on the sand with his ice creams in tow, but there is, because they're already beginning to melt a bit by the time he reaches Uta. He hurriedly hands her her cone.]

...It's begun to melt a bit. I apologize.

[It's literally his fault.]

kaeya - dec event

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[ we can let uta punch!!!! idk who she'd punch tho.

tragically it cannot be kaeya even though she (and i) are horrified with the mental image of a tiny cat head on a large human body or a cat with large human hands. why did this have to cross my mind....

it's.

well it isn't pleasant and. hm. ]

I... I suppose a cat with human hands. They don't have to be hands of a large adult.

[ except we know most of the people in one piece are like mountains and giants in terms of height. ]

[calla]

[ punch kaeya by mistake ]

No, but they'd be able to get into a lot of things with thumbs.

noé - dec event

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You certainly can! In my world you can use them to broadcast videos sometimes if you're lucky.

[ i'm just going to allow her to understand this lexicon because one piece exhausts me. and she'll also be proud to know something!! except. well. ]

...except I'm not sure how this helps us. Are these symbols like morse code?

[ what's the saying? one step forward, two steps back? ]

[archivists]

[ She should live her best life, tbh!! ]

Videos? Is it like these people kissing in the magic box at my farmhouse?

[ He's assuming everyone's got one because otherwise that would be really rude of the Goddess. ]

It... doesn't help us at all. Maybe we should leave a note and someone will explain it to us? Actually, my card also has words I don't understand...

[ Admitting it is the first step!! ]

zhongli - dec event

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[ i see. zhongli is the neglectful kind of spouse. no wonder the divorce is happening. either way, as they do make it closer, uta will momentarily distracted every so often when she sees a particularly tall pine tree or a good view of the mountain's snow caps.

it's only for brief moments and her attention is still mainly on zhongli, especially when he brings up soil quality. but sometimes you've never seen real pine trees in your life or mountains with snow caps...(or it's just been a Really Long time. hard to say.) ]

Oh, so you know how to tell if the soil quality is good or not?

[ makes hei look up dirt facts for this thread. ]

I've been wondering how good the soil quality is for growing things near the beach. For the moment, I'm assuming that it wouldn't be too easy given my experiences.

[lapidation]

[ It's complicated. SHE HASN'T SEEN MOUNTAINS AND PINE TREES, but in all honesty me too i have never seen real pine tree in the wild in my southern californian life

They pass by the plot! And continue up, maybe this time passing by a frozen lake. ]

It isn't difficult to assess soil quality. Simply looking should tell you some of the land's history. Color and texture are one of the few indicators. [ But obviously Zhongli wants to know more. ] Comprehensive tests paint a larger picture.

[ Beach... Farm. He tilts his head. ]

Lands too close to the sea are susceptible to erosion... And it may be difficult to grow crops unless there are nutrients in the soil. Usually, it would come from volcanic deposits.

[ ask the mods for a volcano naru ]

gaku - karaoke night

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My inspiration hits me at the most random times so it's hard to plan for, however after I draft something up, we can go over it together.

[ she could sit down at a table and try to come up with something on her own but what's the fun in that?? uta creates music from the heart, always. ]

It'd be fair that way, right? You know what's comfortable for you to sing.

[associative]

Yeah, that's fine with me. I don't want to disrupt your inspiration, so I'll stick with going over it with you.

[ His rang tends to be lower, but he trusts Uta to recognize that and incorporate it. ]

I look forward to seeing what kind of song you create.

gaku - dec event

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I helped take care of a potted plant when I was a lot younger, but I know that's not the same thing.

[ she'll be a bit meekish about this, but look. she was just a child on a pirate ship. you can't expect her to have a green thumb!! ]

I'm sure the locals here would be willing to help us or there might be something somewhere that could help us out.

sylvando - dec event

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[ somewhere between sylvando suddenly going upright and bowing at her with the broom tucked under his arm, she can't help but laugh a little. it's the kind of dramatic flair that is familiar to her (and she also greatly enjoys). ]

It's a pleasure to meet you, Sylvando; I'm Uta.

[ says with a small curtsy. ]

I'm happy to see that one of my neighbors is so enthusiastic and friendly. [ tho— ] Will you be alright being by yourself?

[ he is the first person that she has met who is alone?!? ]

crow - dec event

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If we need to.

[ does uta know what to do in order to "melt the hearts" of the people who might be running the eatery? who knows but what is known is that it probably wouldn't be too far of a stretch. ]

I'll just treat them as I would my fans. Everything that I do for them seems to make them happy.

[ and here they go! i'm not entirely sure how far the beach is from the center of town or where the nearest restaurant is but that's where they're going and the many sights and scenes that they may come across? which is basically...not a lot, to be honest. ]

So, where you're from, how different is it compared to here?

lucia - dec event

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[ EXCEPT I HAVE MULTIPLE THREADS DOING THIS VERY THING... why am i cursed like this. ]

I can't imagine that there would be many who would be very good at handling an angry animal overall. [ she'll look down and give luffy a good rubbing of his head. ] Unless they're really strong or have experience in that kind of thing, it isn't something you'd ask of anyone.

[ hmm. uta will keep her eyes on luffy for a moment before looking back up to lucia. ]

Shall I bring something as well? Something like a "house-warming" present? I've read about that sort of thing before.

achilles - dec event

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[ she hadn't realized that she has sung anything until he points it out to her, but isn't surprised to find out that she had. if anything, his compliment of her voice and—most importantly—how he was moved by it was extremely reassuring. there was one thing that she realizes wasn't happening as a result of her singing and, well, she can't say that she is disappointed. if pressed to speak honestly about it, then she would say that she was happy about it.

it's a heavy weight off of her shoulders. ]

Uta. [ simply said with a warm smile on her face as she turns around to face him standing in the door's frame for a moment. the light of day behind her—it's all very dramatic and likely intentional. ] I'm Uta.

[ gently repeated as she walks out the door into their lawn(?) to fully take in the rather less than spectacular land that they have been given. it looks like it could use a lot of care and whatever else people need to do to land to keep it in good shape. she may not have much experience with this but it's that obvious. her spirits still high, she'll walk further out then crouch down carefully and pluck a dandelion before turning back around. ]

And if you feel invincible because of my song then I'll keeping singing and make sure to not overlook anything, so that way you'd be allowed to do what you're good at. All that together makes us sound like a pretty strong combo, don't you think?

hisui - dec event

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I haven't forgotten about how she wants us to get married to the others who appeared alongside us, but a year is a fair amount of time to get to know someone. [ she'll raise a finger up into the air. If you put the effort into it.

[ he's really not missing anything, honestly. this is just how uta thinks. an optimist even when there shouldn't be too much to be optimistic about. ]

And I just think that it would be useful to help her out than to spend so much energy resisting.