[WORLD ONE | AUGUST INTRO LOG]

[spellbindmods]

Who: The new coven members, old blood & Palai people
Where: In and around the city land of Aimintas
When: Day 30
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!

This setting may be familiar to you -- maybe you caught a glimpse of it when you first visited. Maybe this is your first time experiencing this weird world and the panic is setting in. If you're totally lost, a tall human woman with a long scroll of paper will stop by to give you the run down. She'll also give you a letter, which may give you more questions than answers since the information is a wee out of date. (Maybe someone else can fill in some gaps for you). One piece of information that you'll be given is the information related to your new magic -- yup, you do have that. While Genette may not know your magic's full limitations or details, you will have some idea about this new power of yours. A ▢ The Palai are certainly excited to have new coven members to dote on and fawn over, and they WILL ask incessent questions of your character. One thing they'll be curious about is your new magic -- care to give them a demonstration if possible? B ▢ Alternatively, some Palai are way more interested in learning about your character's world. The Palai are art folk, and there are still supplies hanging around from the art festival. Palai will come up to you with papers, drawing utensils and other supplies and ask for your character to tell them about where they come from. Will your character draw a person, a place, a monster...?

On a less positive note, the air around Aimintas is buzzing with the hum of hurried planning. Tomorrow the Palai will retreat into their houses, which means they'll be running around like chickens with their heads cut off. The Palai are interested in any useful items that you might have that they can use for their 48 hour hiding session, from something to pass the time to something they can use for protection. No matter where you are in Aimintas, you'll be subject to some severe bartering pressure. Alternatively, some Palai are worried about the safety of the coven and are willing to give up whatever they can to help the coven out. Some of these items may be helpful for protecting them against the Uvi, while others only have things to offer for further bartering. C ▢ If you happen to have any items from home, the Palai will definitely want to talk to you about what it does and how useful it is. While Palai are usually non-confrontational, some may be a bit more pushy than others. Maybe someone can help your character out in shaking this particularly pushy Palai? D ▢ On the other hand, maybe you've been the victim of a helpful Palai -- your character has been given their first official Spellbind supply! You may be accumulating a lot of them, and some of them may be totally foreign to you. On the other hand, some might be useful, and who knows what your character could get. Time to trade up? You might also notice that while this place is inundated with lizard creatures clammoring all over you, there's also a lot of loud human chatter all around you -- or is there? With an influx of newbies, the telepathy network is again a bit chaotic, and if you aren't used to hearing voices in your head, you better start getting acclimated. E ▢ It's very easy for characters to accidentally broadcast their feelings if they aren't used to telepathy. Some characters may be a bit more intuitive and try to feel out the telepathic network on their own. Will your character accidentally send an image or their voice? Or will your character try to get the hang of this new power on their own?

As you may known by now, the Palai are preparing for an attack coming up in the next couple of days. The Palai and their busy body ways aren't the only indication of this upcoming ordeal. There are fish continually falling from the sky, their heads ripped off, and some have large scratches carved into their flesh. F ▢ From smaller fish to stingrays and sharks, your character may find that they're suddenly being pelted with fish falling from the sky. Depending on the size of this fish, they may be stuck under an extremely large species, or just inconvenienced with a bump on the head from a clownfish. They're really unavoidable unless you happen to take shelter. G ▢ If your character wants a reprieve from the stressful hustle and bustle of the Aimintas crowds, there are several covered rest areas within the Palai's marketplace. Not every Palai is willing to spend their last day of freedom running around, so they're still inside the marketplace, working and making food. These covered parks may still be pelted with fish (which you can see through the glass ceilings), but they're outfitted with soothing drinks, snacks and Eltos playing instruments that make use of their energy powers, creating synthetic but mellow tunes. Your character can take a load off and maybe enjoy some quiet conversation. H ▢ Finally, another place for shelter is the large house that the coven is using as a home base. New coven members will find a lot of supplies here, Qri's caravan and a few of the coven members who are also trying to hide from the growing quantities of fish. If you have any questions about your new role in this new world, you're likely to find someone here who will answer your questions. I ▢ Wildcard! How will your character interact with this new and unusual world?

Comments

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[osuni]

[Okuni was just about to turn into a stupid shield again to avoid DEATH BY SHARK but instead, she's.... saved??? by a young girl?? wearing a blind-fold??? She takes a startled step backwards, the real human part of her that cares about other people almost about to rear its head, and then she blinks because]

[WHY IS 2B SO CASUAL ABOUT THIS, incredible.]

...Amazing! [She immediately leans in closer to 2B, despite the dead shark lying sadly on the ground next to them, peering at her blindfold with seemingly laser focus.] How did you do that? You're not even bleeding!

[okuni at least also seems fine???]

[apatheia]

[THIS LEVEL OF SCRUTINY IS KIND OF UNCOMFORTABLE. She's used to intense curiosity one way or another, but 1) it's usually not focused on her, and 2) it doesn't usually come along with this kind of close proximity...

It makes her a little nervous. This girl is human after all!! What if she's disappointed or displeased by whatever it is she's trying to look for in her? Here's hoping she'll do her best to impress.]

Things like this are what I was built for. [Literally tbh.] As such, I don't bleed easily.

[Unless it's for dramatic purposes she's more likely to blow up then "bleed"...]

[osuni]

[2b more like 2pure!! Okuni circles around like a vulture around her, as if trying to gauge how much strength could come from such a TINY PERSON.]

A shark landed on you! Bleeding should be the least of your worries -- the fact that you don't have any broken bones is incredible.

[She’s met unnaturally strong cute girls before, like that ninja girl from Iga. but this is on a whole other level... She circles around once more just to make sure 2b is not bleeding from a fatal wound on her back.]

Not only that, but I’m a total stranger. People normally don’t run in and stick their necks out that easily.

[apatheia]

[She's 5'5" and not tiny at all okay!! At least her 300+lbs don't belong to any normal tiny person..... Still, the scrutiny is almost unnerving in a way, and she makes sure to stand tall and straight despite her unease.]

I don't have bones. [A perfectly normal explanation as to how her bones haven't broken.] And since you're human, it's my duty to ensure your safety.

[osuni]

[okuni is tinier than her omg]

Eh?! [she literally just makes this unintelligible flabbergasted noise.] That's all it takes?!

[this sounds like something Sakichi, truly honorable..... and also a total square, would say...... though the first part links it all up in Okuni's mind]

So you're some kind of guardian spirit then? [she shouldn't write 2b off as Sakichi-like just yet, no one should want to be Sakichi... maybe she's a shikigami? maybe by 'no bones' she means 'i'm made out of paper dude']

[apatheia]

[even more reason for 2b to help her: talls must protect smalls.]

I'm not a spirit. [From what she vaguely knows about the concept, spirits are intangible while she's a very real hunk of metal. She hums in thought as she thinks over the other part of it though.] But I suppose calling me a guardian isn't wrong.

[Please let her fulfill her programmed purpose of protecting humanity even if she doesn't necessarily realize how fake and meaningless it is for her in the context of canon.]

[osuni]

[NO LET OKUNI TEACH 2B TO BE A FREEWHEELING MENACE OF FREEDOM]

Ooh, I'm really curious now... [maybe they should stand around outside and wait for more sharks to fall on them so Okuni can figure out what this all MEANS.] So you're a guardian whose duty is to protect humans... That means I'm safe as long as I stick by your side, right?

[MAYBE OKUNI SHOULD JUST STAY OUTSIDE WITH 2B WHERE SHARKS ARE FALLING SO SHE CAN FIGURE THIS OUT]

[apatheia]

Right. [Okuni's not wrong about that!! But why does 2B feel like this won't actually lead them to safety..........] Still, we should head towards shelter.

[It's not like she can't shield her every time a giant fish falls, but wouldn't standing underneath one giant roof be easier anyways??]