A Glamorous Gesture [Open] + Budding Quest Catch-All

[envers]

WHO: Verso and anyone taking up his request + Various
WHEN: Throughout Budding
WHERE: Hearthsong Salon + Various
WHAT: Verso is honing his Meramancy and seeks volunteers for glamour experiments. Need a special dress or a fresh look? Your help will sharpen his skills. Send a courier note to meet him at Hearthsong Salon. He'll be there, ready to make you look enchanting! ...Plus additional closed quests.
ANYTHING ELSE: Prompts in comments! Feel free to reach out to me on Discord or Plurk (jackets) if you want to plot.

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A Glamorous Gesture [Open]

[envers]

[Soft sunlight pools across the patterned rugs of the castle's own Hearthsong Salon, and the air smells faintly of bergamot and fresh-cut flowers. Laughter and the clink of porcelain mingle between gilt mirrors as a harpist threads a shy, tinkling tune through the room. Verso lounges by a low table, sleeves rolled up, sketchbook and pencils splayed like a small sunburst.

It's the perfect season to experiment with your look — find inspiration for a custom piece, plan outfits for the Courtship Games, or map out how to shine at the Hearts Aflame Faire or the Bridge Bloom. Maybe you're sharpening your image for the Bellvine Hill duel. Whatever the reason, Verso will collaborate with you, helping you find a look that truly suits you.

If you fall for a design, but aren't ready to commit to an actual outfit, he can also agree to fashion short-term glamours for special nights, creating little borrowed wonders to make a memory feel like magic.

Designing outfits isn't Verso's usual trade, but he still keeps the memory of childhood afternoons spent with shapes and colors, imagining how a silhouette might sit. Even if he can't rightly call himself a tailor, honing his Bloomcraft is a welcome excuse to revisit that old delight.

But first, he asks:]

What do you want to feel when you're wearing this glamour?

Cinnamon Challenge Pt. 1 [Closed to Dainsleif] - March 31 Deadline

[envers]

[As Verso and Dainsleif glide along the gently rocking canal in Menthward, the air hums with a medley of scents — freshly caught fish mingling with the sweet aroma of ripe citrus and fragrant blossoms. Boats bob side by side, their wooden hulls painted in cheerful colors, each one a floating stall draped with vibrant fruits, baskets of spices, and bundles of herbs. Vendors call out warmly, their voices carrying over the soft lapping of water, inviting passersby to sample exotic blends and homemade preserves. Above, laundry flutters from balconies, and the laughter of children playing near the water's edge blends with the distant strum of a lute. The sun, or rather Calyx’s rosy glow, casts a gentle light that dances across the rippling canals, wrapping the market in a warm embrace of life and colour.

Verso glances around, a little overwhelmed by the sheer number of choices in the area.]

—You know, I don't usually shop for ingredients. Shall we just... pick a stall at random and ask for samples of anything with cinnamon in it?

Cinnamon Challenge Pt. 2 [Akane] - March 31 Deadline

[envers]

[The next time Verso sees Akane on the Castle Grounds, he politely approaches her to talk. After a few pleasantries (and expressing sympathy upon learning her sister and fiancé are both gone), he gets straight to the point:]

Dainsleif and I found some blends that attract sprites. Could you brew something to help us test them — like a tea that changes colour? Or a brew that glows when the offending cinnamon is added? Little detection tricks like that could be helpful for vendors.

Re: Cinnamon Challenge Pt. 2 [Akane] - March 31 Deadline

[mahjongheart]

Hm. Might be tough. If I had one of the sprites nearby, I could probably ask them to contribute and get the right effect, though.

[She looks at the various phials and appliques.]

These are them?

The Proper Instruction - March 31 Deadline [Octavia] - March 31 Deadline

[envers]

[It began with a run‑in at the Unbirthday party and turned into an agreement: help the local dueling club test new blades and, conveniently, teach Octavia the ropes for combat. They have a private practice room, thankfully. For propriety, Verso kept the door open.

Before he takes position, he asks Octavia:]

Do you want to show me what you can do? Or shall we, ah, start from scratch?