One might be forgiven for forgetting that Rita was even on the Far Shore: she's been more or less totally invisible for a month and change. If anyone had come to call at her temple, it's visibly occupied with a huge pile of books that seems to grow as time passes - largely things like history, but also technology and even medicine - along with a series of papers and even a beaker or two. (Where did she even find those...?) It's a somewhat wilted teen researcher, then, that shows up at the hunt camp. She looks... oddly both tired and revitalized, like she's seeing with a new vision but can barely function for all that. Either way, it's probably fine... maybe. At least she's here in something resembling normal clothes, sporting dark cargo pants and a bright red T-shirt.
[A | gathering for... snacks] But it's not long before Rita surrenders to the call of food and, more importantly, caffeine. She seems more awake after a cup or three, and she leans back after a bit, looking around with a bit of a frown. She's still sipping at a cup, but now it's more thoughtful instead of half-asleep still. As she hears what's supposed to be going on, that turns into curious glances into the forest like she's looking for something. It almost looks like she has questions but isn't going to ask them. Her pockets clink a little as she shifts with the soft sound of glass... what did she bring with her?
[B | ready, aim, try] As everyone else gets ready for the hunt proper, Rita settles in to watch the archery for a bit. It's a very different feel from sitting back and slinging fireballs - while she has some ability to aim those even after firing (or to just drop something that doesn't care about aim), archery requires precision ahead of time. Maybe some of her skills transfer? It's a thought, anyway, and after a short time she wanders over to where she sees those with some experience looking to teach. She opens her mouth to say something, pauses for a second, and takes a deep breath before she starts again. "I wanna see if I can do this," she eventually gets out with some confidence. "Can someone teach me?"
A little bit later she's attempting to take shots downrange; her focus is surprisingly good for her often-short personality, but she's just not that strong. Her bodhi blastia is helping a fair bit, but it's really not enough to be terribly effective. Still, she's doing her best, and it's showing. The arrows are going in the right direction, and she's at least kinda accurate. She's not going to be trading her scroll for a bow anytime soon, but it's not terrible? "Damned old man was holding out on us," she catches herself grumbling at one point as she watches another arrow barely stick into a target.
[C | the great hunt-gather | combat possible] A bit later, after the original group went into the forest to search for targets, Rita moves in, though she's not looking to hunt anything. Or, at least, not anything moving. No, she's got a vial between her fingers, and she's paying special attention to the plants as she goes in, taking it slow and crouching every so often to examine what she's seeing. A knife comes out of her pocket every so often and she takes samples of a few plants with her, throwing one into a vial and corking it before swapping it into her pocket for an empty one. She can be found quietly commenting on what she's seeing as she goes, but largely she's quiet in case someone's missed a boar.
Which is not unlikely as she gets a bit deeper in. Her steps turn more cautious and she doesn't carry a vial between her fingers as she walks, opting instead to carry her scroll in her hand. By this point she's more than a little twitchy, so surprise her at your peril. Eventually something will surprise her: a boar or two, or perhaps a deer, or maybe if she's really unlucky a blighted animal. And given she doesn't have any shinki to call her own yet, that last would ruin her day both metaphorically and literally. The first she'll attempt to blast to kingdom come but might need to be reminded not to use fire; the second she may or may not remember to leave alone; the last she'll scream her head off on seeing and try to get away from (probably without success). She might need saving, not that she's going to ask for it.
[X | wildcard and notes] ((Rita's been holed up doing various research on modern-day Japan - that is, the Near Shore - while I've been absent the last month or so; I'm looking to get back to business with her now, so here we go. She'll generally avoid the hunt proper unless asked to join in, or unless it finds her in that prompt. I'm game for her to go cultist hunting if someone wants her to come along, but she doesn't really have enough investment to go hunting them down on her own.))
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[A | gathering for... snacks]
But it's not long before Rita surrenders to the call of food and, more importantly, caffeine. She seems more awake after a cup or three, and she leans back after a bit, looking around with a bit of a frown. She's still sipping at a cup, but now it's more thoughtful instead of half-asleep still. As she hears what's supposed to be going on, that turns into curious glances into the forest like she's looking for something. It almost looks like she has questions but isn't going to ask them. Her pockets clink a little as she shifts with the soft sound of glass... what did she bring with her?
[B | ready, aim, try]
As everyone else gets ready for the hunt proper, Rita settles in to watch the archery for a bit. It's a very different feel from sitting back and slinging fireballs - while she has some ability to aim those even after firing (or to just drop something that doesn't care about aim), archery requires precision ahead of time. Maybe some of her skills transfer? It's a thought, anyway, and after a short time she wanders over to where she sees those with some experience looking to teach. She opens her mouth to say something, pauses for a second, and takes a deep breath before she starts again. "I wanna see if I can do this," she eventually gets out with some confidence. "Can someone teach me?"
A little bit later she's attempting to take shots downrange; her focus is surprisingly good for her often-short personality, but she's just not that strong. Her bodhi blastia is helping a fair bit, but it's really not enough to be terribly effective. Still, she's doing her best, and it's showing. The arrows are going in the right direction, and she's at least kinda accurate. She's not going to be trading her scroll for a bow anytime soon, but it's not terrible? "Damned old man was holding out on us," she catches herself grumbling at one point as she watches another arrow barely stick into a target.
[C | the great hunt-gather | combat possible]
A bit later, after the original group went into the forest to search for targets, Rita moves in, though she's not looking to hunt anything. Or, at least, not anything moving. No, she's got a vial between her fingers, and she's paying special attention to the plants as she goes in, taking it slow and crouching every so often to examine what she's seeing. A knife comes out of her pocket every so often and she takes samples of a few plants with her, throwing one into a vial and corking it before swapping it into her pocket for an empty one. She can be found quietly commenting on what she's seeing as she goes, but largely she's quiet in case someone's missed a boar.
Which is not unlikely as she gets a bit deeper in. Her steps turn more cautious and she doesn't carry a vial between her fingers as she walks, opting instead to carry her scroll in her hand. By this point she's more than a little twitchy, so surprise her at your peril. Eventually something will surprise her: a boar or two, or perhaps a deer, or maybe if she's really unlucky a blighted animal. And given she doesn't have any shinki to call her own yet, that last would ruin her day both metaphorically and literally. The first she'll attempt to blast to kingdom come but might need to be reminded not to use fire; the second she may or may not remember to leave alone; the last she'll scream her head off on seeing and try to get away from (probably without success). She might need saving, not that she's going to ask for it.
[X | wildcard and notes]
((Rita's been holed up doing various research on modern-day Japan - that is, the Near Shore - while I've been absent the last month or so; I'm looking to get back to business with her now, so here we go. She'll generally avoid the hunt proper unless asked to join in, or unless it finds her in that prompt. I'm game for her to go cultist hunting if someone wants her to come along, but she doesn't really have enough investment to go hunting them down on her own.))