Better things to do than studying~! (open)

[yokeye]

WHO: Toki, anyone
WHAT: Money, plants, and snowboarding
WHEN: 2nd-3rd weeks of March, before finals.
WHERE: Various
NOTES: Open prompts, one mingle, no warnings yet.



◉ QUAD - open

[Even though Daybreak covers all essentials, there are some things the students need to buy for themselves. So today, Toki has set up a table in the quad in order to provide funding for things that meet his approval. A sign set up on the table reads "Wishes Granted". Underneath are the official terms of his offer set forth.

1000 Euros Can Be Yours
★·.·´¯`·.·★ LIMITED SLOTS ★·.·´¯`·.·★
Transactions at Sole Discretion of the Financier

The first 10 students who successfully prove their financial need and clear intentions of what they will do with the money will receive gifts of 1000€. He doesn't need this money, and since he considers himself fairly useless in most aspects of life right now, he wants to help somebody in any way possible.]


◎ ROOT OF YGGDRASIL - open

[Toki has been growing something down in the Root of Yggdrasil greenhouse. He's trying to keep it a secret, for... reasons. He doesn't think it's illegal, but it might be. He's started with a small crop, because all species of the plant are invasive and he didn't want it taking over the entire greenhouse in some unforeseen mishap with experimentation; a strain modified for accelerated growth and larger leaves. Now, it's time to harvest the yield. He's heading down there with a backpack to fill.]


◉ ARCTIC SLOPES - open, mingle style

[With so many other students providing tutoring sessions and worrying about finals, somebody has to suggest an alternative to academic drudgery. Toki plans to take full advantage of the hostel at the ski lodge. He's given short notice and doesn't know who, if anyone, will show up at the helipad. But as soon as the other five seats on the helicopter are filled, they're going to the Alps!]

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ARCTIC SLOPES MINGLE

[yokeye]

yggdrasil

[gaiarage]

[Naoki had no idea there was a greenhouse here until today and frankly he's been missing out. It's nice and warm, with more green plants than he's seen in what feels like his whole life. He's in the middle of checking out a patch of bushes with red, dangling berries when he hears someone approaching. Instinctively, he dives inside, out of sight.

While Toki looks to be alone, he won't be able to shake the distinct impression that somebody is watching as Naoki begins to tail him, laying low to the ground. What the hell is he doing in here?]

[yokeye]

[This section of the greenhouse seems empty as usual, which is why Toki chose it in the first place. He's staked out a good spot for his experiment. Though he's never been the stealthy type, he does successfully distract people from his real endeavors by being a nuisance and throwing them off with stupid questions. No one's suspected anything thus far, it seems. Toki continues past the berry bushes and further into the massive greenhouse.

After a few minutes, he gets this feeling that someone's there, but every time he glances back, there's nothing but plants. Maybe it's a plant monster, or a wereplant. Can there be wereplants? He thinks there probably can, or maybe they're the same thing but called something else and 'were' is exclusively for animals. It isn't long before he's lost in thought again and oblivious to the suspicious feelings.

Toki does, however, take one last look around to make sure no one's in sight. It appears the coast is clear, so he ducks under one row of potted plants on a low metal shelf, crawling underneath to a different greenhouse path.]

[gaiarage]

[It's not often that Naoki sneaks around like this. Usually if he wants to know what someone's up to he'll just walk up and ask, but this one looks... fragile. Easily-startled, like prey. Besides, there's something fun about trying to keep out of sight like this. It helps that Toki seems to forget that anyone else is here at all, disappearing under a shelf on the way to whatever it is he's up to.

Naoki follows suit not too long after, darting out from behind a cluster of ferns and scrambling up a nearby tree. He keeps up as best he can, crawling from branch to branch, but it tuns out he's a lot heavier than he looks and so winds up making more noise than he'd like. That, combined with the fact that he literally glows in the dark, means Toki wouldn't have much of a problem finding him should he get curious.]

[yokeye]

[As Toki nears his little cluster of plants, he's again feeling like he's being watched. He tries to ignore it, but then there's some very obvious rustling noise. Someone is here. Toki turns around quickly to try and catch whatever has been following him. There's nothing directly behind him, but something is visible in the larger greenhouse trees. Something human-like and glowing? It's half obscured by leaves, but it's definitely following him. He is indeed the prey type, so he's just going to abandon his mission for now and run.]

[gaiarage]

[Yeah, that's what he figured would happen. The second Toki turns and makes a break for it, Naoki does the same, chasing him from up above. He crashes down hard against the branches, not bothering to hide himself anymore, trees shaking wildly at his passing. This is probably a bad idea, but he's too caught up in the thrill of it to really care. He sucks down air in panting gulps, lungs burning. He feels alive.

So keep running, little man. He's got your scent now.]

[yokeye]

[Oh, shit. It was some kind of wereplant monster. Toki can hear it crashing around behind him and panting like some wild animal. Toki's already lost and has no idea where the exit is, and he can't slow down to orientate his position because that thing is so much faster. He knocks over a few plants here and there, pottery shards and dirt spilling onto the concrete. He now wishes he had seen someone else in the greenhouse, and very much regrets ever coming down here to plant anything in the first place. However, it's a very large greenhouse and maybe, if he's luckier than he usually is, there's someone around after all to hear him scream.]

HELP! THERE'S SOME KIND OF PLANT MONSTER!

[There's really nowhere to hide if it's traveling overhead. It probably sees everything.]

[gaiarage]

[Crap, he's calling for help. He hates to admit it, but the thrill of the chase may not be worth potentially getting beaten senseless by a staff member or something. Not that it stops him or anything, but the thought is enough to distract Naoki momentarily. In that moment, his hand grabs at air where there should be sturdy wood, and the momentum sends him tumbling ass-over-end. More branches crack and snap as he rolls forward, then down, threatening to land right on top of Toki if he doesn't scramble out of the way.]

[yokeye]

[Toki hears the plant monster falling, ominous cracks of tree branches heralding its arrival. Instead of running faster or finding somewhere safe to hide, Toki panics, as he is prone to do. He freezes, only for the wereplant monster to land on top of him, sprawling them both on the concrete floor. It hurts a lot, and the thing is on top of him. He tries to extricate himself, but he can't pull away quick enough for his liking. So he screams, because he's also prone to that.]

money money money

[deuteranope]

[must be funny...in a rich man's world...

He spends more time than he'd care to admit just sitting there watching Toki from...a tree??? Idk if there's a tree in the quad tbh, he's just somewhere off the ground relaxing, keeping an eye on this weirdo advertising some weird money scam...until it doesn't really look like a scam anymore? Maverick hops down, slinging his backpack over his shoulder and wandering over.]

Whatcha up to, mousie?

[yokeye]

Maverick~!

[Toki gestures to the sign, as if it explains everything in complete detail. The stars and disclaimer do make it look more like a scam than not, though.]

Giving away money for those in need~!

[deuteranope]

[He's...he's seen the sign, Toki...but he'll pretend to carefully inspect it, now.]

Yeah? €1000, huh? That's a pretty big amount. You know that, right? Did you miss a dot somewhere in there, or anything like that?

[yokeye]

It's not, really! That's why there's limited slots! I'm only doing this for ten people! Do you want some? You have to tell me what it's for and why you need it~!

[That last part is important. He wants it to go somewhere useful.]

[deuteranope]

["ONLY" FOR TEN PEOPLE.........]

Mousie, level with me a fucking second. Are you a Nigerian prince?

[yokeye]

No, I'm from Japan?

[It's a question, because he doesn't get the reference and instead thinks he's mistranslated the French somehow.]

[deuteranope]

Right...

[Okay... Next:] You need to talk to someone about anything? Maybe dying, or thinking about dying?

[yokeye]

What?

[What does that have to do with anything?]

I talk to people all the time! I'm not currently thinking about dying!? Who's dying!? I-is that why you want money, for a funeral! I'm so sorry!

Quad

[suddenlybees]

[ Free money draws Kano in like a moth to flames-- the "wish" he wants isn't something that can be bought with money, but this is something close, and honestly, he's just curious... Toki was willing to buy Kano's departure from school, after all, so he must have the funds to back it up. ]

Toki~! Hello!!! Is this for real? Is this a raffle? I want to be entered into the raffle~

Re: Quad

[yokeye]

It is indeed real~! However, a raffle would defeat the purpose~! I am, in particular, looking for worthy people on which to bestow my gifts~! What would you do with the money, good sir!?

[He expects Kano to ask for a motorcycle or something equally self-indulgent.]

[suddenlybees]

[ Me, 5 minutes ago, googling how much a motorbike costs, ]

I'd bank it. [ BORING. ] That little amount of money won't do me much good, after all. Gotta pinch here and there to save up~

[yokeye]

[Putting it in the bank is a reasonable choice, but...]

It won't do any good just sitting there, though~! If you had to spend it, what would you do with it?

[suddenlybees]

If I only had the thousand, or after I bank up a couple hundred thousand?

[yokeye]

[Kano may have two very different ideas depending on the amount of money, and both were probably worth listening to.]

Give me both scenarios, and I will make my judgements accordingly~!

[suddenlybees]

If I had a thousand, I could maybe buy a fraction of a motorbike~ With a couple hundred thousand... I could afford bail and never have to worry a day in my life~

[ Neither of these are worth listening to, Toki should know the moment Kano opened his mouth. ]

[yokeye]

I'm sorry, Kano~! Your projected use of the money is deemed unacceptable~!

[He should have dismissed Kano the second he showed up.]

But! I'll bail you out if you ever need it~! Unless it's murder! I won't bail you out for murder!