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MUSELIST Photo Credit: nameless-table This a post where it's mainly my OCs and there are various scenarios, mostly having to do with the Midnight Grind Cafe, owned by Iona Jacqueline Oakes and her mysterious handsome golem man, Oren. Their cafe connects to almost every universe so a lot of silly stuff can happen. I'll write some prompts for my OCs or we can plot together and go in another direction. You can contact me at maiscribbles or my Discord (Fujinon#6780). Have at it! ➢ Cool Mood Music No. 1 ➤ Cool Mood Music No. 2

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[katanyaa]

[ It would be a good line in just about any other situation, so log that one away for later, Nikola. As it is, Luka may live in a world full of weird magical bs, but her story sounds farfetched even to him, and is doing nothing to endear him to her plight. ]

What, never seen a Miqo’te before? Have you been living under a rock?

[ True, there are certain corners of the world where Miqo’te are scarce to nonexistent, but they’re in the middle of the Twelveswood right now, and Miqo’te are a pretty regular sight in this neck of the literal woods. ]

Why would a mirror dump you in the woods, anyhow?

[eyesights]

[Mi-qo what now? Despite her unchanging face, it's somehow very clear she has no idea what that is.]

Gesundheit. And no, I live under my covers on a good day.

[As for his question, she proceeds to take in their surroundings before answering him as she nonchalantly puts her mask back on. The LED seems to have straightened itself out.]

Maybe the mirror didn't like my face. Anyway... I'm not too comfortable being in a forest.

[The girl looks Luka unflinchingly in the eyes.]

You gonna help me out or what? I gave you my name so that's only fair right?

[katanyaa]

[ Gesun-what now? Is that some kind of incantation? His ears swivel about, but it doesn't seem like any sort of spell was cast. This girl just gets weirder and weirder. ]

Give me one good reason why I should.

[ Help her or give her his name? Either, or both, probably. ]

[eyesights]

[... Cute.

Oops, her gaze wandered to his ears, no time to be distracted now.]

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

[Nikola raises her hand and points behind Luka. Is it a distraction? A desperate move? A brain power shortage?]

I'll help you kill that.

[katanyaa]

[ Excuse u he is not cute, he is a fearsome warrior from the East!!

He’s about ready to call her bluff for a pretty poor attempt at a distraction, but the tell-tale sound of something large shoving itself through the underbrush reaches his ears soon enough. He half-turns, and sure enough, there wandering its way onto the path is a massive boar, a good couple of feet taller than Luka at the shoulder. It spots the pair of them, and, apparently taking them for trespassers in its territory, tenses to charge. ]

Oh, hells.

[eyesights]

... Alright.

[Nikola is calm, but there's an undercurrent of anticipation as she assesses the boar (it isn't like any boar she's ever seen). Tough hide, large tusks and teeth, not to mention all that meat that's under its hide...]

It's got a lot of parts, huh? I'll split even with you, 50-50.

[She's raring to go already!]

[katanyaa]

[ It’s been a long while since Luka’s been home, but it would be hard to forget how fierce the boars of the Black Shroud could be. If they run, it will surely pursue, so they don’t have much of a choice. ]

Survive first and then we’ll talk.

[ Forgetting that this girl supposedly fell through a mirror and probably has very little use for Eorzean gil, he really is taking his remark about “survive first” seriously. At least Nikola is armed, and seems to know what she’s doing with that knife, so he’ll trust that she can fight for now. If he has to save her arse, though, he will never let her hear the end of it.

The boar charges, kicking up a cloud of dust in its wake. Fast and agile, Luka leaps out of the way, and somehow in the midst of the motion, draws his sword. The creature thunders past and Luka swipes his blade at the animal’s leg in an attempt to hobble it. It works a bit, sending the boar stumbling, but it’s not out of the fight by a long shot. ]

[eyesights]

Whoa!

[Nikola is rolling out of the way to avoid the cloud of dust and she's quite thankful for putting her mask back on. What she regrets, is not taking a bigger knife with her as Cerise insisted. Oh, well. Back to the good ol' fallback of improvisation.

She sprints towards a tree and jumps to grab a branch, swinging herself so she squats down it. As the boar stumbles from Luka's strike, it ends up beneath her. Nikola takes the chance to unsheathe her knife and then jump down and onto the boar's back. The monster does not take kindly to her, but before it can shake her off, Nikola manages to stab the corner of its eye and then leap up and off the angered boar and onto another neighboring tree branch.

Nikola yells down to Luka.]

Make sure it's facing me! It's still got both eyes and that's more than enough.

[katanyaa]

[ As he watches her leap around, he thinks that he might actually be right when he pegged her for a shinobi. Not that he’s ever seen a shinobi in action, because the whole point of a shinobi is to not see them at all, but her acrobatics are pretty in-line with the stories he’s heard. ]

What’s that supposed to mean?!

[ But he is curious, and it’s not like they have much of a choice. With the thing thrashing around in pain like it is, Luka can’t hope to get close enough to hamstring the beast without catching a face-full of hoof for his troubles.

The boar sets its sights on Luka, drawn by the sound of his voice and the bright colors of his garb. Well, works for him. The Miqo’te smirks, blade held at the ready and body tensing. All at once, he springs forward, dashing into the boar’s space with surprising speed. His katana flashes, arcing upward in a quick strike that cuts a deep, diagonal gash across the boar’s snout. The beast squeals and rears, trying to gauge Luka with its tusks, but he’s too quick, dancing away in the direction of Nikola’s perch. ]