thequestgiver: (The Magic Peddler)
The Quest Giver [Einmal Mod Account] ([personal profile] thequestgiver) wrote in [community profile] eswareinmal2012-08-14 08:56 am

[Log] A sort of magic... do you want it?

Characters: The Magic Peddler
Open? Yes~
Where: Everywhere~
When: All day the 15th of Rebirth's Decline.
What: The Magic Peddler is out selling his wares. What plot significant magical and cursed little doodad will your character acquire?

He's a slightly wizened old man; the large pack on his back has bent him over the years and his long grey beard looks to have not seen much of a comb in years. Yet he is clean, his brown tunic studded with light green tile that look like faded lily pads drifting in a muddied swamp, washed out from sun and wash. The charms hanging from the gold bands adorning his arms glitter, polished white and smooth as they clink together with every step.

There's something about him that draws the curiosity. The hopeful, the unguarded, the ambitious, those who have much to gain, those who have little to lose. He has something for them all, hidden treasures none have ever unearthed before. What is waiting for you, inside his pack?


[[OoC: All items from the Magic Peddler are two fold in nature, often cursed as well as blessed, and can often be lurking plot devices. If you have a specific sort of object you'd like your character to get, PM or stick it in your reply!]]

bondsoflove: (put out the fire boys)

ooh baby baby you know what I want >D

[personal profile] bondsoflove 2012-08-15 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
He's broken, purposeless, wrong.

Restless, he leaves his room out the window. He doesn't know where he's going, what he'll do; all he knows is that existence hurts and moving makes it better. Barely.

It's an inexplicable whim that draws him to the old man. A smell, maybe? Or a glimmer in the air. He doesn't give a shit. It's something--anything--to keep his mind off his own shameful weakness and self-hatred.
bondsoflove: (I see your face)

[personal profile] bondsoflove 2012-08-15 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
He surveys for a moment, trying to figure out if the old man wants information from him, or something else. He doesn't trust smiles.

"Purpose," he finally answers. A reason not to fling himself off a bridge. Distraction.
bondsoflove: (but I needed one more touch)

[personal profile] bondsoflove 2012-08-15 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
Eyebrows narrowed. "Don't be fucking cryptic."
Edited 2012-08-15 06:01 (UTC)
bondsoflove: (and although I wasn't losing my mind)

[personal profile] bondsoflove 2012-08-16 04:11 am (UTC)(link)
"My born purpose is vengeance, but it's been ripped from me," Sasuke elaborated, snarling. "Unless you have some idea of how to soothe my family's ghosts, you're of no use to me."

But he didn't walk away.
Edited 2012-08-16 23:09 (UTC)
bondsoflove: (don't want your heart)

[personal profile] bondsoflove 2012-08-17 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
His eyes narrowed. The urge to hit the old man was growing under the surface of Sasuke's skin--his fingers twitched.

"I don't really care what happens after I die as long as I achieve my purpose first," he said, flatly. "But I can't do that from here. The next step is to escape. I don't suppose you have any suggestions."
bondsoflove: (if I stumble)

[personal profile] bondsoflove 2012-08-21 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Great. Like so many others, the old man was going to imply something about Sasuke needing to escape from his own head, or from his revenge. He wouldn't give him the satisfaction.

"From this shithole."
bondsoflove: (what's the date)

[personal profile] bondsoflove 2012-08-21 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
That got his attention.

He kept his face blank, but paid rapt attention. "Do you have a map?"
bondsoflove: (bloody eye)

No problem.

[personal profile] bondsoflove 2012-08-21 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)
The map looked more like a conceptual scribble than a reliable guide to the terrain. With an irritated exhale, he crossed his arms over his chest and gave the old man a penetrating glare. "I just take you at your word and follow the river to the mountains? Then what?"
bondsoflove: (ch.)

[personal profile] bondsoflove 2012-08-21 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Sasuke realized the literal implications of that statement. His blood always ran hot, but now he could almost feel it steaming.

Growling through gritted teeth, he grabbed the man by the collar of his shirt and yanked him close to snarl in his face.

"I mean back to my world, not off on some wild fucking goose chase."
bondsoflove: (sharingan 3)

[personal profile] bondsoflove 2012-08-21 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm not going to waste time running off on some old fart's rumors," Sasuke spat, fist clenching for a minute before he forcefully dropped his hand. He didn't care if the old man fell. Let him fall--let him flail around like an upended beetle, for all Sasuke cared. He turned to go.
bondsoflove: (010 | I do not want to die inside just t)

[personal profile] bondsoflove 2012-08-22 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
"Stop being so goddamn--"

Cryptic, he was going to say, but when he turned the man was gone.

The sounds of frustrated snarling and kicking of rocks, along with a small fire burst into existence uncalled, could be heard from the area surrounding him.