Event | Landfall | Bresilyk | Markutte

[ironwood]

Characters: Any and all!
Date: December 3 - 11, 2013
Location: Markutte, Bresilyk (landfall)
Situation: Tu Vishan makes landfall at the winterbound republic of Bresilyk!
Warnings/Rating: Please include warnings in comment subject lines

OOC Post | Approved Items | Special Gifts
Aihsohlow | Phorezton | Markutte | Countryside

The commerce town of the tried. Temperatures within the dome are kept at a lofty 18C (62F) year round and the population of Markutte dresses less in furs and more in linens obtained through trade. Their long hair is frequently shorn short in the current fashion and they are, on the whole, less hardy than their kin in Phorezton and Aihsohlow, but even more friendly as they are currently in the throes of the Harvest Haul, a festival that concludes their rare growing seasons and agricultural bounties.

Trade. That's the foundation of Markutte and there are three town squares that are home to transient stalls and merchandise from the country and all surviving areas of Konryu. Many kedan have made their way here and occupy the occasional stall space, selling their wares and exchanging gifts with the citizens as they grasp the nature of the festival underway. Once again, visitors that make the trek here are expected to donate a gift that will be regifted at random, earning access and a stamp of their tin visa that resembles the oblong crystal coin used as currency in this realm.

Police are on the lookout for financial crimes here and will demand visas of any they suspect to be committed fraud, short-selling merchants, or thieving in any way, shape, or form. There are three vistas, one in each market square, upon which heralds stand and announce the crimes and punishments noted of the previous day. Minor theft is common and the punishment is a brand upon the criminal's neck; major theft results in a loss of a finger for each item stolen; fraud here is punishable by death, but only twice will there be an announcement of an execution during the landfall.

The auctions here are quite lively and characters can expect a minor bidding war to obtain their items, but each item is in pristine condition and provided to them wrapped within a thin set of furs as a thanks for their purchase.

Customs | Settlement | Auctions | Harvest Haul | Other

Comments

Closed; Vanessa

[alphatar]

[Christmas shopping in Markutte isn’t turning out to be all that great, but then again Korra’s not fond of shopping in the first place. Most of her life, money’s never even been a thought that’s crossed her mind, and now it’s becoming more important to have. If anything, she’d rather just make the gifts herself. But there’s some things she just can’t make, or doesn’t know how to.

Using her blue wristband, Korra rubs the intricately carved jade stone that’s the main design for the scabbard she’s holding. Then she grabs the hilt and half pulls out the jian its covering. Both edges of the sword were sharp and it’s overall fully functional, winning it at the auction felt much more satisfying now.

As she’s snapping back into the scabbard, Korra catches the reflection of Vanessa from the pristine blade. A quick glance around and her blue eyes find the blonde girl amidst the crowd in the market stalls. Making her way over, Korra peers over Vanessa’s shoulder to see what booth has her interest and she gives a toothless grin.]

Find anything?

[fatedchaos]

[By now, Vanessa's calmed down over the whole 'wow things that belonged to Hector, including his body, have magically appeared here in this place'. Sort of calmed down. Okay, not really. In fact, if Korra looks carefully, there's definitely some really pretty golden shackles attached to her belt loop. They almost look like delicate bracelets.

She just... can't let them go. And that's scary.

She's honestly barely paying any attention to what she's looking at, hoping that the shopping in Markutte would help to take her mind off of, well, everything. Except that's not working well at all.

Korra's definitely an unforeseen event here, and Vanessa nearly jumps out of her skin when she hears the girl's voice.] Oh goddess! [Pressing a hand to her chest, she takes a deep breath.] Yeah. A heart attack.

[alphatar]

[A very mischievously pleased smile spread across Korra's lips at Vanessa's reaction.]

Thinking about what next to buy, or something else? [Teasing, and she didn't let it linger in the air either.]

But the those are pretty nice. [Korra tilted the scabbard downward to point at Vanessa's waist where the golden bands are.] Auction?

[Being nosy simply because she got a nice jolt of fun from Vanessa's jumpiness.]

[fatedchaos]

[That's so rude, Korra. Vanessa sighs before grinning back.] Just kind of browsing. I was thinking of getting a new pair of earrings or maybe get Catty something. She's been acting weird lately.

[Like Vanessa hasn't but whatever.

At the mentioned of the shackles, she glances down, nodding stiffly.] Pretty things can be dangerous sometimes. But yeah, I saw them a couple of days ago. [She looks the scabbard over.] That's neat. Thinking of picking up weapons to work with?

[alphatar]

Nah, this is going to be a Christmas gift. I'm not too big on swords. [Which fit the description of being pretty and dangerous now that she thinks about it.]

So good weird or bad weird? [All Korra knew of Catty was that she and Vanessa were working to help spread the drug awareness about Dust.]

[fatedchaos]

Oh? A gift for who? [Vanessa figures that Korra doesn't really need to use swords, now that she thinks about it. She's got her abilities and she can fight. That's an edge that doesn't need swords.]

Weird weird. I think she's just stressing out, but I don't know. But something to cheer her up will be good. [there's an obvious note of worry in her voice, though.]

[alphatar]

I don’t knooow, you might tell them. [Teasingly as she innocently rubs her thumb along the jade design.]

Sounds easy, what does she like? [If Vanessa’s that concerned, Korra’s ready to jump up to help.]

[fatedchaos]

[Vanessa marks an 'x' over her heart.] Cross my heart, hope to die. I would never.

[A laugh.] Now that's an easy question. Art, jewelry, cute or funky clothes, food. Catty's easy enough to please.

[alphatar]

I heard someone calling out about some art down that way. [Korra points delightedly in said direction with her expensive sword purchase. Not the biggest fan of art, Korra didn't bother to push through the crowd to see what the hubub was about.]

But, since you promised. This- [Placing one hand on the sheathe and the other on the hilt, Korra drew out half of the jian. It's condition is mint and the metal actually mirrors their reflection.] is for Emperor Eshai.

[fatedchaos]

Like paintings or supplies? Not that Catty doesn't a appreciate a good picture, but I think she likes being able to do them herself. [Vanessa thinks it's therapeutic, even if she is beginning to run out of space on her suite walls.

And ceiling.

At the mention of it being a gift for Eshai, her eyes widen a bit.] Ohh, what a good idea! I bet she'd really love that, Korra.

[alphatar]

[The fact that Vanessa isn't one of the foreigner's whose face practically implodes at the mention of Eshai makes Korra beam.]

Now I just have to figure out how to get it to her. But that's different from your problem. I'm not too great with jewelry or clothes. [Considering the only jewelry Kora's wearing is the symbol on her jacket and her clothes are always the same.]

There's got to be some paint and brushes for sale somewhere around here.

[fatedchaos]

[Vanessa grins back, mostly because it's hard not to more than knowing why it is that Korra's smiling at her like that.]

You could probably take it up there to her? Maybe give it to a guard or something. She probably doesn't get that many presents.

[That's okay, Korra. Vanessa has that kind of knowledge in spades. One day, she'll have a makeover party.] Would you want to come and help me look? We can take our time and check other stuff out.

[alphatar]

Yeah, I'll ask on Christmas Eve. See if they'll let me give it to her in person. [She's not pleased at the thought of them unwrapping it to make sure it is what Korra would claim, but doing it herself felt right.]

Uh- [Her eyes widen at the prospect of shopping for something outside her personal preferences. Even weapons were inside her spheres of influence.] I don't think I'd actually be any help, but. sure?

[Cat deer in the headlights.]

[fatedchaos]

[Maybe she can make the search for supplies a twofer, now that she's thinking about it. Eshai likes to paint, and she can't believe she hadn't thought about getting a gift for the Emperor. Although, to be fair, Christmas was an Earth thing for the most part.] Probably not. she's locked up tighter than some prisoners.

[She can't help but laugh at Korra's expression, and it takes only about a split second before she just makes the decision to thread her arm through Korra's and tug her along.] That's okay, I will just give you all of my knowledge while we look. Then you'll be an expert for the next time.

[alphatar]

[No, nononono- too late. As soon as Vanessa’s got Korra by the arm she’s locked in for the ride. Of all things to say, she goes with ‘sure’, to shopping. SHOPPING.

She’ll just kick herself later. At least it’s with someone she knows. It takes a few seconds for her to remember just what Vanessa said before the words next time]

Okay, paint. Can’t we just buy buckets? [That’s totally cans of house paint being sold at the stall Korra’s pointing to. Because to her, really, paint is just paint.]

[fatedchaos]

[Vanessa's a force that's better to go along with rather than fight against. Like being out to sea during a hurricane.

She makes a face at Korra's suggestion.] Unless she's going to start going around painting suites, which I doubt. At least, not with stuff like that. What we need is going to be much smaller and better for her to work with.

[alphatar]

[Korra put her hands up helplessly.] I’m not the one who made paint complicated.

[So complicated.] Why don’t we just make some? [This isn’t Water Tribe war paint Korra.]

[fatedchaos]

[Oh, Korra.] Nobody said you had. [Vanessa flashes a brilliant smile at her.]

I... don't know how to. [a beat.] Do you?

[alphatar]

[If Vanessa’s smile isn’t enough to get her to settle down, the question did and Korra tilted her head a with a grin.]

Yeah. It’s easy. [For the Avatar.] It’d take a while to make a lot though.

[fatedchaos]

Yeah? [Man, that'd be a way better gift than just buying stuff.] How long is a while?

[alphatar]

After getting everything together? [One moment while she taps her chin to calculate the estimated total of: a lot.]

Mmmmaybe a couple of hours? [That's a long time for something that's not physically challenging her, okay.]

[fatedchaos]

A couple of hours isn't bad. [Korra, you're talking to a girl who spends that much time getting ready to go out. That's like chump change to her.]

[alphatar]

Well, then we could do that instead. [Away from shopping, yes, Korra's behind this plan now. Tying the Emperor's sword at her waist, which feels weeeeird, Korra begins listing off the ingredients on one hand.]

Not that many, and we should be able to find them for sale. Wanna split up and come back here? Then we can go back to Tu Vishan to make the paints.

[fatedchaos]

Yeah, let's do it! [Vanessa: Queen of Getting Distracted. Not that it's getting them away from shopping, technically.]

Okay sure. But maybe I should write down what I'm looking for, in case I forget. [She'll take a pen from a nearby stand and just writes on her arm, w/e.]

[alphatar]

[Splitting the ingredients between them is easy and Korra's grinning the whole time Vanessa writes down a mineral for coloring on her arm.]

You just get the colors and I can get the rest. [Making them would be simple, but tedious. But she knows Vanessa’s closest friend deserves a good gift.]