spellbinders | [WORLD ONE] AIMINTAS (INTRODUCTION)

[WORLD ONE] AIMINTAS (INTRODUCTION)

Who: The coven & Palai people
Where: In and around the city land of Aimintas
When: Days 13 & 14
Open/Closed: Open to All

The initial setting information found here should be utilized for threads here.

There's no official OOC account for the Palai people. You're free to roleplay their actions and reactions on your own, as in depth as you want -- asking questions, hand-waved interactions, becoming best friends. The new world is your oyster!

Just like how you arrived, the process of leaving the hub and reappearing somewhere else is quite quick and uneventful. Brie and Genette gather as many people as possible so that everyone can explore the new world together in a group, which is where they all land once Qri has worked her magic. If you weren't in the vicinity, or thought that not being social meant you'd get to stay on the island, you come along as well, though you didn't exactly show up with the group.

The sun sets while the coven is busy trying to get through the craggy infrastructure (at least, that's the fate of those who don't find a quicker way to get into the city). Brie locates a large cave in one of the rocks, and that's where everyone sets up camp for the night. If you want to carry on, that's your choice...but who knows if anything that goes bump in the night is out there bumping in the night time?

C ▢ What will your character be doing tonight? Sleeping on a hard rock? Stuck awake? Even if they do manage to fall asleep, they may be haunted by the occasional high pitched screech that comes through the night, though the location of the noise is unknown as of right now.

It takes about a day to travel to Aimintas, climb through the rocks and come into the city. Thankfully the city hub is close to the side of the city the coven managed to climb through, so civilization is awaiting. That civilization is decently modern, lizard-like and very, very nosy.

Even outside of interacting with the Palai, there's quite a bit around here to look at. Genette can be found in the middle of one of the parks, handing out the stored supplies to their owners. (Don't worry, she'll tell you where she is with a little telepathic poke. Your supplies will give you access to shopping and bartering...your status as a magical humanoid thing will only get you so far.

It can be easy to get overwhelmed within the Palai marketplace, so no one will blame a coven-member for escaping the city for a bit.

On the outside of the marketplace is a very large house with dozens of Palai congregating -- and my dozens, we mean at least 200. A Palai mate triangle just committed to each other, and this is certainly worth celebrating.

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[He'd left the Strilondes in their corner and gotten up to walk. Sleep was a weird thing now and since coming here he found himself uncertain of how to proceed with it comfortably. Being on this new world and dealing with the loud screams was really the least of his issues.

Still, the familiar girl at the mouth of the cave draws his attention and he looks down at her for a moment before turning his eyes back to the sky.]

Not sure who can with all of this happening around us. [He doesn't sound like he minds, but there's concern in his expression. It's then his eyes flit over to the pink glow.] ...where'd you find that?

[Madoka can't disagree with that. even if there weren't horrible noises from somewhere in the distance, she'd probably be too occupied by watching the sky to sleep. and perhaps a bit of fear of the unknown — what are they going to find in the city?]

[she stands, Soul Gem now in her hands, turning to face John so that he can get a better look.]

This is my Soul Gem. It's the source of my magic — well, my usual magic.

[That's definitely a thing they should be worried about, and yet he finds himself unafraid. It's the one reason he's able to navigate the conversation and instead he's. Staring at this pink rock. And trying to process what she's saying?]

So...your magic comes from an egg-looking rock thing? [He's going to bend a little to get a closer look.] That's different. [Cool, but different.] Where was it back on the island?

Oh! I've had it on me this entire time. [the Soul Gem dissipates in a small pop of light, and rematerializes as a ring on her middle finger. she turns her hand, palm facing her. face. so that he can see the ring better — there's also a pink symbol on her nail.]

I can show you how it works, if you want. [Madoka hasn't had a reason to transform, but ... she's seen other people talking about and using their old powers already. hers would probably work fine, too, right?]

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Whoa. [That's really cool? THAT'S REALLY COOL. He looks genuinely enthralled by this because the novelty of magic is still there despite everything he himself can do.] That's kind of awesome.

[But at the offer he looks even more surprised and he leans back to give her a curious look.]

If you don't mind, sure, definitely. I would like to see how it works. [Like outside of manga and stuff. Show him how real magical girls do, Madoka.] But it can wait, too, if it's too late or something.

[Madoka is low-key thrilled that John, a literal god, is amazed by her magic. so maybe her face turns a little pink, to go along with the magical girl costume she's about to transform into.]

Well, Mami-san likes for us to make a big entrance, but it isn't really necessary! I think she said once that it helps us come together as a team better.

This is all I need to do — [the Soul Gem rematerializes in her hand, and, in another short burst of light and what feels like a blast of air, Madoka's clothes have changed into something even pinker and full of ribbons and fluff than she normally is. in an outstretched hand, she summons a bow that seems to be made out of a gnarled stick, with an unbloomed rosebud placed at the top.]

I think that makes enough sense. [A sense of team unity. The four of them had ascended at different times and become gods at different times even though the method was the same. He ascended first. He wonders what would have happened if all four of them did. Still, he's patiently waiting and he finds himself bracing against the air before he's met with a fully-transformed Madoka.

His eyes shift first from her outfit, then her weapon, and then back to her face as he tries to take all of this in.]

You. Really have your transformation sequence down. I didn't even see anything, it was like one minute you were you and the next you were super-you. [It's so. Pink.] So what exactly does being a magical girl mean in your world anyway?

[Madoka giggles at that.]

I can show you a much more exciting transformation next time! It's sort of like a dance, to get ready for battle.

[she pats at her dress for a second, fluffing it out a bit. what does it mean to be a magical girl? there are a lot of answers to that question.]

Magical girls ... are contracted to fight Nightmares. They're monsters that feed on people's negative thoughts and dreams. People can't see them usually! But they can do a lot of damage.

Maybe it means something different to each person, but for me ... I'm just happy that I can help people sleep easy.

Only if you want to. I think it'd be pretty cool since our powers are kind of always on. [But that is some explanation and he folds his arms over his chest, taking all of that in with quiet contemplation.]

So you're kind of like magical Sandmen. You defeat the monsters, sure, but who makes sure that you guys are resting easy? [Somehow that is a concern, but...] What do the Nightmares look like? Are they all different?

[the lack of sleep can't be helped. but, thankfully (or not, depending on who you ask), magical girls pack a lot of endurance, and can also take a pretty stupid amount of damage.]

Eh ... Sort of! They look a bit like dolls, and they wear ... [Madoka lifts her arms and spreads them, drawing a circle in the air as she brings them down again.]

Bear heads? If you know someone, you can tell what their Nightmare would look like, anyway. The trick to defeating them is to turn the negative thoughts into sweet ones — we usually do that by feeding them.

[if it sounds too strange to be true, John, that's because it is. what Madoka remembers right now is a universe away from what she really fights.]

That is surprisingly not the stupidest thing I have heard, but I can believe it. [Some of the monsters they fought in the game were pretty ridiculous-looking.] Demonic teddy bears then. That sounds reasonable. But the Nightmares are shaped by the person themselves. [He briefly wonders what his friends' Nightmares would look like.]

Hopefully you won't have to fight anything like that here, especially since I think we are lacking in supplies to feed monsters. It sounds like a tough job though. How many are on your team again?

[Madoka refrains from asking John what the stupidest thing he's heard is, but she's filing it away for another day. also, his friends would probably look ridiculous.]

There are five of us, plus Bebe! So, it's actually not too bad at all — since there's so many of us, we don't have to use as much of our magic in one go.

[Thanks Madoka, it's best to just let John talk and not have him explain half of the stuff he imagines.]

That is a good thing. And with six of you, technically, you can split up into teams and nobody is at a disadvantage. There were four of us in our session and four players in the others' session, plus the twelve trolls in theirs. I guess for things like these partners are easier. And you all became magical girls...why? Or, how, actually. I'm guessing you all have rings and everything.

[trolls is a weird name for a team.]

Well ... Kyubey is the one who makes the contract. He grants you a wish, and in exchange, you become a magical girl and must fight against the Nightmares. Or, any sort of darkness that threatens your home.

[A wish, huh?]

Kyubey sounds like he's pretty powerful, too. But that means your wish was already granted, wasn't it? Or do you have to fight forever until he decides it's enough? [How do contracts work.] And um. You can stop answering questions whenever you want. I just have a lot of them.

I don't mind! I like talking with you, John-san.

It depends on your wish specifically, but usually, when you make a contract with Kyubey, he grants your wish right there and then.

He can grant nearly any wish — but a lot of people would probably consider the price for it to be pretty high. [being a magical girl isn't an easy life, even when you have a large team working together.]

[It's his turn to look a little embarrassed by what she says, a short laugh under his breath as he ducks his head.] Yeah, me too.

[Madoka's one of the nicest people he's met here. It just makes sense. However, there's something about wishes he wonders about and he's listening anyway.]

If you're signing away your life to fight monsters, some people probably are not okay with that. But that would depend on how valuable your wish is. [...] Can...I ask what yours was? Or does that go against the magical girl code?

Eh? Um ... [it's not that she doesn't want to tell John. it's just that whatever strange magic from back home rewrote her memories didn't go as far as to pick one of the 100 wishes she made in one universe or another — and now, she has no idea. so please don't mind the confused pause.]

[... ... at least until a random memory of a wish finally snaps into place.]

I wanted to save a cat.

[why that one, out of all the possible wishes she could have remembered.]

You...wanted to save a cat. [Just. Repeating. In case he misheard. He also looks confused and while he knows a person or two who might do the same (and he himself has kidnapped at least one cat and taken it for a ride on a rocketpack), something seems Up.] What was wrong with the cat?

It was dead.

[Madoka literally traded her own life for a cat, because she did not survive that timeline.]

[but she can't help but feel strange, either. why did it take her a moment to remember something as life-changing as the reason she became a magical girl? she shakes her head.]

It ... sounds pretty silly, doesn't it? But I guess, in the end, I would have been happy with any wish I chose. I think what I really wanted was to be strong enough to help others.

[Self-sacrificial to a fault. Even without knowing she didn't survive, that's a lot for someone to take on, isn't it? Sealing a deal to fight for the rest of time against monsters in the night all because of a cat.]

Yeah, a little. But at the same time maybe not? If a magical girl is supposed to fight and protect everyone, you've gotta start small. Why not start with a cat? [It doesn't make sense, but what does these days?] And you got better with your powers and stuff, so everything was fine. [An upturn of his lip.] A friend once told me that no matter what, some things are just supposed to happen. Maybe you becoming a magical girl was something like that.

[self-sacrifice is how Madoka rolls!]

You really think so, John-san? [she seems pleased at the thought, and maybe a little embarrassed. if this is her fate, then ... well, to be honest, Madoka couldn't have imagined a better one.]

I just hope I'm doing Amy-chan justice ... I'll be trying my best, anyway!

I really think so. [He's just not telling her the other part yet, but hey. Maybe someday.] I think being here is like that, too. We're supposed to be for some reason, so we'll just have to keep going.

[Wait.] Uh. Is Amy the cat?

I agree with you there. One foot forward, right?

[if they have nothing else, they have the ability to keep moving.]

Yes! She's a little black kitten — she usually hangs out around my school.

It's the best thing to do if you don't want to be stuck. [And here we have two optimists in their natural habitat...but he grins a little because that's cute, Madoka.]

Glad to hear she's doing okay now and that you guys are taking care of her. Being able to see something like that makes the choice a little easier, I think. [A pause.] Also cats are cute. [So there's that.]

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