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[minogame]

Who: Urashima Kotetsu and you
What: Urashima regains a turtle, immediately tries to get rid of the turtle, adopts the turtle, then loses it right away when said turtle wanders into random temples.
When: 31 May to 2 June
Where: The Near and Far Shores
Warnings:


A. The Beach, the Near Shore | 31 May

( Let's say you're minding your own business and for some reason, that business has brought you to the beach. The sun is shining, the weather is warm, the sea is blue, and there are people everywhere. You know what else is everywhere? Seagulls. Nearby, a group of beach goes shriek as seagulls beset them, trying to take their picnic lunch away from them because some fool thought it was a good idea to toss a french fry in their direction.

All in all, it's going to be a good day! Unless you run into a certain ayakashi that may or may not be plaguing this particular beach.

… But there sure is a lot of screaming, isn't there? And it's not coming from the terrorized picnickers… )

— Wait, wait! ( This screaming sure does sound close. ) Give her back—!

( A flock of seagulls fly over you, fluttering in place, squawking in distress. If you look up, you'll see a small, round object fall from the sky. Maybe it's enough time to get out of the way or catch it! Otherwise, you're going to get conked on the head by a turtle shell and fluff. And if that wasn't bad enough you'll end up body slammed by a distressed shinki who was just trying to catch it. You came here to have a good time and you're getting attacked. )

Oof! S-sorry…

B. Various Temples, the Far Shore* | 1-2 June

( After a day or two, it isn't certain if Urashima's adopted the turtle or if the turtle has adopted him. Every time he's tried to get rid of it, it's always managed to come back. He leaves it on the beach in the Near Shore and not only does it manage to come back to the Far Shore but it's in his bed again! He tried to drop it off at a pond in the Far Shore instead but, again, it'd managed to come back. It doesn't really make sense and after awhile, he's just given up because it clearly doesn't want him to go.

…

…

So of course, once he's decided to keep it, it disappears on it's own. If this had been the day before, he'd probably be okay with it but he's attached now. As soon as he notices it's missing, he's taken to looking out for it.

And lucky for him, you've managed to find it. Some how, this turtle has managed to wander into your temple space. How did it get pass the tricks and traps and trials that were designed to keep people out? And then how did it get into your kitchen or swimming pool or bathroom or rock garden? Who knows. It's just there now and you'll know who it belongs to one of two ways!

The first way is by network post. Urashima posts a quick, short message on the network, )

From: Urashima Kotetsu
Has anyone seen a turtle? It's small and gold and has a fluffy tail. Let me know! Thank you.

( Or maybe you find Urashima himself. If your temple is particularly questionable trespassers, he'll be right outside the entrance. Otherwise, if it's on the safer side or a temple he's been to before, he'll wander in a little bit and call out, )

Excuse me! Is anyone here?! Kameko... where are you?

(( * For this prompt, we can start off as text/voice and move into action. Also, you don't have to find Kamekichi right away-- we can have them go on dumb turtle quest together. She's a ~mysterious~ turtle and can wander anywhere that isn't immediately dangerous. She's always sleeping and doesn't appear to react to much of anything. ))

C. Wildcard

( Choose your own adventure. We can plot via PM or on plurk eski ☆ )