Mojo
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Post by Mojo on Oct 21, 2022 19:47:18 GMT -6
While Mojo didn't really need to eat, courtesy of his Majin biology mixed with the... hardships and changes of his younger years, he still did for the sake of it and because some things he simply enjoyed the taste of. One of those things was, of all foods, apples. After freeing himself, part of his journey of self-discovery was spent working at an apple orchard, and during that time he had developed a taste for the fruit, along with nostalgic memories of a peaceful time. Upon finding Plant had apple orchards where people could actually go to and buy apples directly taken from the tree by their own hand, Mojo made it a point to fly to one to go purchase a few.
Hey, he wasn't really a monk who swore off all earthly pleasures. He merely dressed and to a degree acted that way. He had no reason to deny himself such things like his favorite fruit. Don't judge him.
Fortunately, Mojo had plenty of money stockpiled over his decades of living and discovering himself, and a card to access his bank account as needed. Just in case, he also had a bit of cash with him as well, in case they had issues with cards. Some places did.
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Post by Vo Lang on Oct 21, 2022 19:54:13 GMT -6
At the orchard he would find a few stalls where people could browse the many fruits and vegetables the orchards vineyards and farms produced. As well as one stall that allowed you to pay to pick a basket full of apples for a flat rate.
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Mojo
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Post by Mojo on Oct 21, 2022 20:21:22 GMT -6
Mojo would walk (because flying openly when not traveling large distances could be considered rude by non-flyers) calmly to the stall where he could go pick his own apples, staff of stone in his hand, prayers beads clacking quietly as he moved. As he approached he would smile.
"Hello there! I am interested in wandering into the orchard to pick a few apples for myself."
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Post by Vo Lang on Oct 21, 2022 20:24:27 GMT -6
A pleasant looking lady would smile back.
"Not a problem, that'll be 10 Zenny."
After exchanging the money for a basket, he would be fully allowed to enter the Orchard of his own volition, though if he did something would feel off, though after a careful check he would soon find there was no one else around.
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Mojo
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Post by Mojo on Oct 21, 2022 20:30:29 GMT -6
Mojo would happily hand over the 10 Zenny as cash and wander into the orchard. Immediately after entering he would slow his pace, his smile disappearing as something felt off. Focusing his senses, after a few moments he felt no one around. Odd... the place wasn't deserted. Keeping his senses strained, Mojo would move forward, basket in one hand, staff in the other.
What? No blatant danger. That's not gonna keep him from seeking apples.
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Post by Vo Lang on Oct 21, 2022 20:33:26 GMT -6
Soon enough he would come across a person sitting under an apple tree happily eating an apple. The only being for what would suddenly feel like miles.
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Mojo
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Post by Mojo on Oct 21, 2022 20:35:32 GMT -6
Mojo would approach the individual, his small smile returning.
"Hello there. They produce good apples here it seems?"
Mojo... honestly had no idea of their quality. He kinda just went to the nearest one, because really it's hard to fuck up apples, and anyone who does tends to not keep their orchard for long. Still, politeness.
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Post by Vo Lang on Oct 22, 2022 17:55:53 GMT -6
"So it would seem. Though I'm afraid I may have gone over board in my hunger."
He would toss the apple core to the side slapping into a pile the size of many of the trees in the orchard.
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Post by Mojo on Oct 23, 2022 9:08:03 GMT -6
Mojo would observe this and simply laugh quietly.
"We all have moments like that stranger. Per chance, could you direct me to an area of the orchard you have yet to indulge your hunger in?"
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Post by Vo Lang on Oct 23, 2022 13:23:52 GMT -6
The guy would look around himself before reaching into his jacket and pulling out an odd looking fruit. Seemed to appear very much like a peach except for the red pulsing glow on the inside.
"I'm afraid this is all that's left."
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Mojo
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Post by Mojo on Oct 23, 2022 13:55:00 GMT -6
Mojo's smile would disappear, but he would still accept the offered fruit and setting it into his basket.
"Saa... Shame. Oh well. It isn't like I spent much. Thank you stranger."
A moment's pause as Mojo assessed his surroundings.
"For the life of me I don't remember which way is back to the entrance. Orchards can be confusing at times. Do you happen to know?"
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Post by Vo Lang on Oct 23, 2022 13:56:30 GMT -6
When he asked everything was normal again, the orchard was still completely eaten, but he could sense people again, and the man from before was gone.
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Post by Mojo on Oct 23, 2022 14:12:03 GMT -6
Mojo would frown at the oddity. The universe operated in mysterious ways he supposed... Still, nothing left here for him. And the individual, whoever it was, didn't seem malicious. With a calm shrug he would return to the orchard entrance, returning the basket and keeping the sole fruit. He would then leave, flying to a nearby plains area to relax and meditate, away from civilization.
Upon arriving he would set his staff to lie beside him, sitting down on the grass. As he did, he would inspect the fruit before, with a shrug, biting into it.
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