The vendor watched Harper approach with an appraising eye. She was old but not yet dead, after all, and Harper had the sort of dad bod that most men could only dream of maintaining. When he offered to barter she perked up further. There weren't any other customers around at the moment, and she gestured for him to go on as they haggled over the fruit. "Rum fountain?" she asked in surprise, then snorted. "Aye, go on an' pull t'other one, sonny. It's got bells on!" She cackled and selected one of the larger watermelons and rolled it across the counter towards him. "Well, either way, a new fountain wouldn't do us any harm back here. An' if y'do manage t'magic some rum into it, all the better!"
Hadama looked at Andromeda calmly and raised a brow at her pouting, but she wasn't wrong. "For now," he rumbled his agreement. "Let us fix that." He nodded calm acceptance of her refusal to touch the refuse, but then she didn't need to touch it. The wind responded to her call and, luckily enough, all of the litter was light enough for her magic to sweep it up and around into an untidy pile off to the side. The King nodded in satisfaction and gave her a murmured. 'Thank you, Andromeda."
And then there was the trash in the water of the canal; whether dropped there, blown there, or floated to this quiet little offshoot by the currents, it was something he could help with. Gathering his own magic, he swirled the water of the canal into a gentle vortex; not enough to drag the Merfolk into it, but enough to pull the litter on the surface into one central ball. He froze a sphere around it and lifted it out to join the pile on shore, leaving the starlit waters looking cleaner and fresher.
"Hmm. A little more work, still," he rumbled thoughtfully, looking around at what remained to be done to clean the little cul-de-sac up.
Harper has secured the support of the fruit seller!
Andromeda has cleaned up the debris on land!
Hadama has cleaned up the debris in the water!
Round 3:
Several tasks remain
There are large, sharp-edged bushes that need to be chopped down and dragged out or added to the trash pile
There is a stall selling fresh(?) fish with an even older man grilling himself a sandwich while he watches the excitement
The stone path beside the canal (and reachable from the water) is now visible and the pavers are cracked and uneven. They need to be either replaced or at least set evenly again before a fountain can be built on them.
No posting order!
Hadama looked at Andromeda calmly and raised a brow at her pouting, but she wasn't wrong. "For now," he rumbled his agreement. "Let us fix that." He nodded calm acceptance of her refusal to touch the refuse, but then she didn't need to touch it. The wind responded to her call and, luckily enough, all of the litter was light enough for her magic to sweep it up and around into an untidy pile off to the side. The King nodded in satisfaction and gave her a murmured. 'Thank you, Andromeda."
And then there was the trash in the water of the canal; whether dropped there, blown there, or floated to this quiet little offshoot by the currents, it was something he could help with. Gathering his own magic, he swirled the water of the canal into a gentle vortex; not enough to drag the Merfolk into it, but enough to pull the litter on the surface into one central ball. He froze a sphere around it and lifted it out to join the pile on shore, leaving the starlit waters looking cleaner and fresher.
"Hmm. A little more work, still," he rumbled thoughtfully, looking around at what remained to be done to clean the little cul-de-sac up.
Harper has secured the support of the fruit seller!
Andromeda has cleaned up the debris on land!
Hadama has cleaned up the debris in the water!
Round 3:
Several tasks remain
There are large, sharp-edged bushes that need to be chopped down and dragged out or added to the trash pile
There is a stall selling fresh(?) fish with an even older man grilling himself a sandwich while he watches the excitement
The stone path beside the canal (and reachable from the water) is now visible and the pavers are cracked and uneven. They need to be either replaced or at least set evenly again before a fountain can be built on them.
No posting order!
