#garappalombre

[forgottenwaters]

here a hot chocolate for you Nukue

yoink! i'll be taking that, hyo hyo!

wahh, mister garappa, that's mine!!

[dailymarshtomp]

🎄 except i sat here blanking for like an hour so. you choose/randomize if u so wish 🥺

a different kind of kappa, a different kind of tengu

it's hard to kiss with a beak

garappa and kota are from @forgottenwaters!

(no longer taking these!)

[forgottenwaters]

at least you seem more polite than that idiot over there. well, since you’re not from umibe town, it makes sense that you wouldn’t know.

[reaching into his yukata, kappa pulls out a folded piece of paper. inside it is some salt, and he takes a pinch of it between his claws.]

the salt from umibe is a superstitious commodity. it’s blessed by lord omukade, so malicious spirits are repelled by it. we use it to protect the town by leaving piles of it around the perimeter to form a barrier, and the less salt there is, the weaker the barrier becomes. here, i’ll show you how effective it is.

[kappa tosses the salt at garappa, and upon contact with him, garappa’s skin starts to burn with a hissing sound.]

GAHHH STOP THAT, I WASN’T EVEN DOING ANYTHING TO YOU!!

there, just like that. i doubt salt alone can actually extinguish a spirit entirely, but it’s pretty useful to have on the road if you’re not a fighter like me. just be careful about touching it directly if it affects you, i guess?

@atxin1​

[forgottenwaters]

nukue-chan? what happened?

um, uhh... otokou’s not feeling well. a lot of blood from the headless spirit washed into the river and it’s making him feel sick...

i had a feeling something like this would happen... are you feeling okay, nukue? what about otama-chan?

we’re both fine, we didn’t spend as much time in the river as otokou... do you have some medicine you can give him?

no... not here, at least. otokou-chan, can i take you to umibe to see kouemon? we should be able to ask him to purify the river, too.

nnh... o-okay...

[hints have been updated. / nukue and otokou have temporarily joined the party (though garappa isn’t far behind for some reason).]

[forgottenwaters]

hyo hyo, you’ve finally realized my greatness and got me an offering, did you?

ugh. of course you had to show up. give it back, garappa. that’s not for you.

oh, nooo, it’s too late, this is mine now!

[tipping their head back, the taller lombre takes a big bite out of the bouquet.]

what a shame, this might’ve made a good gift for that brat, hyo hyo!

...whatever. too bad you didn’t get caught in the headless spirit’s rampage.

oh, you wish. i can’t say the same about those kids living by the river, though! i heard the place got real roughed up, hyo hyo!

shut up and get out of my way.

[hints have been updated.]

@poorwhayfairingstranger​

[forgottenwaters]

ouch!

[wincing, nukue retracts her paw. even just being near the salt hurts.]

mister garappa? why are you here?

uh, nothing!! it’s not like kappa would find a way to blame me if something happened to you or anything... anyways, quit trying to get into town before you hurt yourself.

[nukue frowns, looking back towards the torii gate where kappa took otokou. with a sigh, she hangs her head in defeat and starts making her way back to the forest.]

[nukue has left the party.]

[poorwhayfairingstranger]

That was so funny! I'm glad you liked the flowers:-)

hyo hyo, you’ve finally realized my greatness and got me an offering, did you?

ugh. of course you had to show up. give it back, garappa. that’s not for you.

oh, nooo, it’s too late, this is mine now!

[tipping their head back, the taller lombre takes a big bite out of the bouquet.]

what a shame, this might’ve made a good gift for that brat, hyo hyo!

…whatever. too bad you didn’t get caught in the headless spirit’s rampage.

oh, you wish. i can’t say the same about those kids living by the river, though! i heard the place got real roughed up, hyo hyo!

shut up and get out of my way.

[hints have been updated.]

@poorwhayfairingstranger​