[WORLD ONE] AIMINTAS (INTRODUCTION)

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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. A ▢ Everyone starts their journey a reasonable distance from the outer city walls of Aimintas. It's about a four hour trek to the rocks on foot, which Genette tells everyone to move towards -- though you're free to do as you please. You may discover that traveling on your own too far away results in something quite unpleasant. The initial terrain is quite interesting -- it's at least different from the hub island, though you may not be particularly impressed. There's sticky kelp to step in, water in the sky to look at and sand to get stuck in every orifice of your body. How do you like the new digs thus far? B ▢ Genette explains that the gang must enter the city of Aimintas to survive, but it's easier said than done. Maybe as something of an incentive, Genette climbs into Qri's caravan and it floats away, over the rock face. There go all the supplies you brought! The rest of you losers will have to climb through the craggy rock walls, hundreds of feet tall with very few crevices and cracks that are navigable. Hope you can climb...or maybe you can find a way to get through using someone's magic? 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. D ▢ Upon entering civilization, the Palai are immediately curious and in awe of their taller, bipedal visitors. They've only seen people like those in the coven in pictures, and if they learn that your character has magic? It'll be as if an A-list celebrity just wandered into town. Because they're so enamored, the Palai will readily give coven members gifts as a token of their appreciation. What exactly do they appreciate? Don't be afraid to ask a few simple questions. They'll be more than happy to give out answers. E ▢ Some Palai, though, will want to see some of that magic before they offer up any gifts. Some may be a little demanding, just because their curiosity is so overwhelming. A harsh no will result in an apology and a gift anyways, but maybe just show them some magic anyway...? 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. F ▢ The Palai marketplace is rather large and home to a variety of businesses, shops and services. Want a good night's sleep? Want to eat a delicious shrimp wrap? Need your hub technology charged? You can do that here. What strange items will you fine? Is their technology level something you're familiar with? G ▢ Finally, the Palai are a people of culture. That culture can be quite unforgiving to those who choose to wander around alone. Some Palai people, after the initial wonder has worn off, will deny services to people who are on their own. It just doesn't compute! Your character is better off with a group of three, but a friend is fine. Travel in groups or couples and your character will find that they get fewer strange looks and questions.

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. H ▢ The guests feel blessed by the presence of a coven-member, and they readily invite any that happen by to the festivities. There's cake, alcohol, drinks, dancing. The Palai people certainly know how to get down. I ▢ Wildcard! How will your character interact with this new and unusual world?

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[windeity]

[He'd been eavesdropping, maybe, from another point in the market and when Dirk has Peaches in his hand he instantly recognizes it. He doesn't say so, but his expression is telling even as he watches the yarn dog disappear into the abyss aka sylladex. However, when Dirk tries to barter again...

...first of all, the fuck is with that rap? But secondly, John steps in and he grins at the Palai in front of Dirk.]

Sorry, you probably want something more interesting than just a plain pot, huh? I think I can help with that if this fine gentleman will let me.

[splinten]

[Dirk almost says 'so that's where Jake gets it from' before remembering that the ectobiology goes in the other direction.]

The fine gentleman will not stop you, bro.

[What are you up to, Egbert.]

[windeity]

[Leave him alone, he's got this. So he wiggles his hand a bit to gesture for Dirk to hand over the pot, and once it's in his hand he's going to pause for a moment to think about what else is in his Sylladex. Eventually out pops a cheap kind of MP3 player and John grins, holding both items up to the Palai he's bartering with before he waits.

...yeah, those two items are definitely getting fused, and now when John presses on the pot's nose music comes out of its mouth. This is probably worse but he holds it up, looking proud of his handiwork.]

This is probably even cooler than ocean sounds because it has words and can play more than one sound. Should be a good enough trade, don't you think?

[splinten]

[Holy shit. Dirk completely fails at bartering at this point because he turned away and has to like. Kill hysterical laughter? THIS IS SO STUPID IT'S DESTROYING HIM.]

[windeity]

[Somehow he manages to keep a straight face through all of this and he waves the pot in the direction of the Palai who seems to be considering it? The lizard reaches out to touch the pot's nose, effectively changing the song before nodding. This will be an acceptable trade for now. With that, John looks at Dirk again.]

Pick your parts, I guess.

[splinten]

You have a right to half of the barter.

[He did contribute the terrible ridiculous mp3 player. For his part, Dirk starts searching through the parts. He seems to be gathering some computer chips as well as what may be the set up for a sound system, all of which he is shoving into his sylladex on being chosen. It is so nice to have that back.]

[windeity]

Not sure what I'd need with computer parts. Is this for upgrades to your shades? Or do you have other ideas? [But he is perusing the wares himself even as he smiles toward the Palai who's still fucking around with the musical monstrosity.]

[splinten]

The shades don't need upgrades. They are an act of perfection, a bona fide holy matrimony of technology and pointy shapes. Shades don't get better than this.

[Okay, that was Strider bullshit, but the more honest statement is,]

I was thinking about making something. For Dave.

[That came out way less smooth than the Strider bravado. In fact, it may even be slightly nervous?]

[windeity]

[He reacts the same way he always does when it comes to Strider bullshit and that's by rolling his eyes.]

Sure, okay. [But then Dirk continues and he looks sort of surprised instead.] ...really? Like what? [This. Is something.]

[splinten]

I'm not sure. I have an idea but I don't think he'd want it from me.

[Could Dirk get any more awkward.

Probably, he's really bad.]

[windeity]

[Unfortunately there's really no polite way to say that John may agree with that. He doesn't know what's going on, but he has his conversations with Dave to think about and what he's able to piece together himself. It's not anything that will ever be said to anyone else, but it's information weighing on John's head.

Things are still not stable. That much he knows. Things are still awkward. That much he knows, too.]

Dave's...[A shrug.] I mean it took me a few years to get his address at all to mail him something.

[splinten]

Yeah.

[Dirk is closing off, for all that his awkwardness is obvious in the way he arranges himself. He doesn't run like Dave does, but he doesn't like situations where he can't control the fallout. And he has not been in a situation like that for what feels like months. Everything has slipped out of his hands.

Behind his shades, his eyes flicker up to the water. He thinks of mentioning it to John, but John can fly too. When Dirk goes up there, he plans on going alone.]

The technology around here is interesting to consider.

[windeity]

Yeah, right? [He watches Dirk carefully, unsure of what to say to that.] I don't know how to build like you do, but fusing is something I can do. I'm interested to hear in what you're thinking of putting together. I have a feeling we will be here for a while anyway? Dave said that Genette said she hasn't stayed on the island for more than two or three weeks at a time.

[splinten]

It might be nice to build a robot for myself.

[Not for Dave. But it's impossible not to look at the water above and think of 'home,' for all that that home wasn't a place he felt right in. It was empty and isolated. Nothing had warmth except the warmth he gave it. So he had Cal, and he had robots.

Here, he has Peaches, but it's impossible to take comfort in him in moments like this. A robot would be nice.]

Maybe with a good learning algorithm so it can adapt to different circumstances.

[windeity]

[John doesn't understand robots entirely, so he can only really hazard a guess to what Dirk himself is talking about.]

You mean like the rapping robot you made? Or like a training machine or? [He pauses on that.] Only if you think it would work on other planets, too. I haven't figured out why our powers suddenly work again.

[splinten]

Technology has been consistent. The magic seems to be related to what Genette referred to as the magic 'vibrations.' This has to be a place that has enough for us to be able to access those things.

The robot should work out on any planet. I think I'd want one that raps.

[windeity]

Maybe you're right. To be honest I'm still trying to understand all of the magic in this place and how it works on the different planets. [There's a nod.] A rap-bot would keep you busy, I guess.

[There's another pause before he decides to continue.] What other parts do you think you need? You kind of suck at bartering, so I can probably help.

[splinten]

Sorry for living in a post-economy world.

[HE HAS NEVER BARTERED BEFORE HE JUST SCOOBA DIVED OKAY]

I need more metal to work with, and some wiring. I also need tools for building.

[windeity]

[Shrug.]

That shouldn't be too hard to attain. There are a lot more resources here than back on the island, and I have a lot of stuff in my 'dex that I can use to fuse and trade with the Palai. I bet we could get most of what you need before we leave...whenever that is.

[splinten]

If nothing else, we can offer services in return.

[Like.... destroying things? FIXING THEM? his powers are so weird]

[windeity]

[...hmmmm.]

So you're sort of suggesting getting a job on an alien planet working for a bunch of chameleons to maybe get the pieces we need. [...welp.] If Genette brought us here, we're supposed to help them somehow. I guess offering our services with our magic counts as that anyway. Have you shown them how your powers work yet?

[splinten]

It's the part time job I always dreamed about.

[ha. ha.]

I haven't, but are you sure we're here to help them? I assumed we're here to steal a magical resource.

[windeity]

Do you really think there's a resource to steal if they're so amazed by the power we do have? I mean that is a possibility, yes, but it just seems a little weird to think about when they're acting like this.

[splinten]

They do have people who use magic.

[So maybe it's their magic that they're stealing.]

I tried contacting Qri telepathically and got jackshit, so that's not a great path for learning things.

[windeity]

Wait which people? [That's more important than Qri at the moment. What do you know, Strider dos?]