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Characters: Will Solace and whoever
Summary: The many talents of a one Will Solace in action at various places
Date(s): After the second wave of new arrivals
Warnings/Notes: Will contain one closed eventual NSFW thread!

A. Medic! aka Will watches the wildlife

Will had spent most of the time he'd been here so far with a medic's mindset. He'd taken a look at the hospital and while it seemed like it had everything that could help someone out, he was still uneasy about trusting technology. Besides, going out and about trying to find medical supplies gave him something to do. He'd been grateful for the company of his daemon, asking it various questions like if it knew what any of the plants he found were while he was out exploring the surrounding area. Today he was out again looking for plants that he might be able to use for medical purposes, picking berries and such for food, or looking for dinner. He always walked around with his bow and a quiver of arrows strapped to his back, not stupid enough to risk walking around in an unknown forest without some protection. He had a dagger on him too but he mostly used that for cutting up plants.

On this particular outing, he'd come across a herd of pegasi and right now he was just hanging back while watching them with a big smile of fascination on his face. A part of him really wanted to walk up to one and pet it but he wasn't sure if these were like the ones at camp and wouldn't mind being touched. He definitely didn't want to spook them, so while he stayed in sight of them, he didn't venture any closer.

B. Archery! aka the wildlife chases Will back

Good thing he brought his bow and arrows with him, because here came Will running through a clearing as fast as he could with a rock troll on his tail, an unmistakable look of 'oh shit' on his face. He had his bow in one hand and an arrow in the other in case the rock troll got a little too close for comfort and he needed to use it again. Slipping into the trees, he pressed himself up against a trunk as flat as he could, nocking an arrow and trying to get his breathing back to normal as his chest heaved in exertion from running. Help a guy out who doesn't want to become an afternoon snack?

C. Music! aka Will jams on his guitar

Will had found a spot that was pretty close to the city and not too far into the forest to sit and play his guitar. He didn't want to bother anyone with the noise, hence why he picked a spot away from the city. A little mossy lump he'd spotted looked like a perfect sitting spot, so Will sat himself down on it and started to play. He didn't even get halfway through the song though before the lump he was sitting on started to move. It was slow enough he didn't really notice at first, but once he did, he looked down in confusion to see a tortoise's head sticking out of the lump. Laughing, Will stood up and watched the moss tortoise start to lumber off. "Sorry, big guy. Or girl," he apologized with an amused grin. "Didn't see you there." When the tortoise continued making its way somewhere else, Will called after it jokingly, "Oh come on, it wasn't that bad, was it?"

D. Trouble! As in Will gets into it! (Closed to Nico and eventually NSFW. It's under D for a reason, okay. ~~The D is for di Angelo! No, it's not. Wait, no - yes, yes, it is.~~)

hey, babe? could you come help me out with something? i'm in a bit of a bind.
not in any serious trouble, i promise, so no need to push yourself in a hurry. i'll just be hanging out here since i can't really go anywhere. i miiight be a little stuck.

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It's a simple enough matter for Era to put away her hatchet and pull out her sword and shield, near instantly changing her out of her botanist's clothes and into her much more battle-appropriate paladin gear instead. Her Carbuncle (daemon, she has to remind herself) murmurs 'Rock Troll. Similar to a Goobue. Tougher hide' into her ear from its perch across her shoulders before it leaps off to throw a powerful blast of air at the creature.

Era hadn't exactly expected Emeraldd to fight alongside her - not without her summoner's grimoire equipped - but her Carbuncle flowed with her as it always had back in Eorzea. She feels relief curl in her heart, having worried that this new, unruly summon would no longer be the same. It cannot augment her Paladin skills (and it's so strange to be using gladiator skills with a Carbuncle still summoned) and so sticks to slashing air at the troll's thick skin and keeping it distracted until Era can rush up to slash out with her sword.

She blocks a powerful blow with her shield, feeling the energy behind it rush through the metal and down into her bones. Not the worst she's dealt with. Not as strong as Titan, but still much stronger than a Goobue's blows. It's enough to make her reconsider her choice of job for this fight. She has always been more adept at ranged, magical combat and if it isn't felled quickly Era's stamina will wane.

A quick spinning slash above the knees disrupts the creature's next blow. She had been aiming for the stomach.

Sometimes she wishes she were taller.

When someone who doesn't look like a straight up human goes rushing past him, Will assumes the thing that's with her is her daemon even if he's never seen anything like it before. Since she's running at the rock troll, he doesn't waste time in following, pulling an arrow back as he moves. He doesn't think firing an arrow at it when it... looks like it's actually made out of rock will do any good, so he waits for an opening. It comes when the woman slashes at the creatures knees, making it roar. Will lets his arrow fly, sending it right into the things mouth, which doesn't make it feel any better but distracts it from trying to smash the lady for a moment.

The arrow is a surprise despite Era being well aware she had company. A welcome surprise, but a surprise all the same. The troll is momentarily distracted, though the downside to this is that it's much more angry. The upside to that is it means the troll will be more careless and leave more openings.

Emeraldd throws a whirlwind at their target. In conjunction with the well-placed arrow it gives Era enough time to perform a Royal Authority combination; a powerful sword attack that, when she angles it upward, punctures through the troll's fleshy belly and up into its chest.

The blood is as disgusting as ever. She's momentarily distracted when some gets into her eyes, allowing one of the troll's flailing arms to crash into her unprotected side. Era lands nearby on her shoulder harshly enough that she can't withhold a wince. She will have to equip one of her healing weapons after this.

Will is a better combat medic than an archer, so he'll gladly assist her after they bring the thing down if she needs any sort of healing. He's using the literal opening she made in the troll to fire some more arrows into it even as it wobbles unsteadily on its feet, continuing to pepper it until it eventually falls over. He'll keep an arrow at the ready in case it moves again as he makes his way up to the lady, standing next to her to provide some cover if she needs it. "Are you okay...?"

Era knows when the troll has died the moment she's able to switch her sword for her codex. Had it still been alive her aether would have stubbornly resisted the change, leaving her stuck with unmentionable gore staining her clothes (that she'll need to wash later, sadly) rather than switching her into her soft, pink yukata. Her relief is almost palpable by the time Will makes his way over to her.

To his question Era can only offer a mix between a nod and a shrug, pulling out a quill from her codex as she does. She begins writing in it to summon Lily; book glowing a soft, pale green until a faerie emerges in a swirl of sparkles.

Lily is large enough that her displeased expression is easily visible - clearly she isn't happy to have been summoned by her mistress only after the fact. She hovers near Era's injured shoulder to heal it, tiny hands glowing brighter than the rest of her. While Lily can't speak, she and Era still seem to understand each other with no difficulty.

"Are you injured, ser? Lily is offering her aid."

They turn to stare at Will as one. Era thinks he looks well enough, but is a skilled enough healer to know that appearances can be most deceiving.

Will opens his mouth to question why she's writing in a book, face twisting in confusion, but his expression changes into one of amazement and wonder when a little faerie pops up from it. "... Cool." Definitely didn't expect that to happen.

He shakes his head at the question. "No, I'm not hurt. Thanks for the help. I don't think that thing appreciated me firing arrows into its mouth but I didn't really appreciate it trying to stick me in its mouth either. So, Lily... She heals? Can she heal anyone?"

Era nods with more certainty this time and offers a small smile, relieved to hear he hadn't been harmed. "She will heal any target I wish should I ask it of her," she answers.

The faerie in question leaps into the air by Era's shoulder and spins in a twirl of sparkles. A small cut on her cheek is healed a moment later, followed shortly thereafter by the split in her lip from where she bit down on it. Era holds her hand out for Lily to land on and Lily does so, opting to sit herself comfortably on her mistress' palm for the time being.

"Whispering Dawn is particularly useful, healing injuries in small increments over a period of time."

"Wow. Not even I can heal that fast. Does it ever tire her out to do a lot of healing...?" he asks curiously, watching the little faerie as she works. "What's whispering dawn?"

"You are a healer?" Era visibly perks up, ever enthusiastic about learning of new methods of healing.

"Lily - or as she is known in this form of hers, Eos - does not tire, though she cannot cast her special abilities in quick succession. Whispering Dawn is one such ability."

"I am, yeah. Eos? Like the goddess of the dawn?" The fairy doesn't look like what he's used to a goddess looking like on the rare occasions he has seen a god, so maybe she's just named after Eos. "What other special abilities does she have?"

"I did not name her, as she has lived thousands of years longer than I, but it is possible. When Eos she is Astrally aspected - so attuned to the energy of the dawn. When Selene she is Umbrally aspected; attuned to the dusk."

Eos nods in agreement and flutters her wings. Era takes this as a sign to continue: "She can also temporarily increase healing efficacy and defensive strength."

"I... think I sort of follow that." Selene was the goddess of the moon, after all, although he's pretty confident they're different people, in his world at least. Maybe it's just different where this person comes from. "Do you have any other... friends that help you?" Will isn't quite sure what to call the fairy.

Era gestures to the blue creature that has sat itself nearby, glowing softly and sparkling with aether much like Eos.

"Carbuncles are very common summons in my world."

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B i suck at writing action but hey! practice makes perfect.

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