[WORLD ONE | AIMINTAS REBUILDING]

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Who: Coven members and the Palai
Where: Rebuilding the Aimintas marketplace.
When: Day 59
Open/Closed: Open to All
OOC Note: For Prompt A -- the egg claiming is closed to those who selected eggs from this thread! Anyone can use the prompt creatively, but please don't give your character an egg if they aren't listed in the above thread.

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!

Many efforts have been made to help rebuild Aimintas, which has become a little bit water-logged and bloodied after the confrontation a few days previously. The Palai are fully capable of rebuilding their own city on their own, but with coven members around and willing to help, hopefully the repairs that need to be done can be completed much more quickly. The marketplace is quite expansive, which is both good and bad when it comes to coven involvement. While the areas that need to be repaired are expansive, this creates the opportunity for most coven members to help rebuild in some way or another. With everyone taking responsibility for a task, the work can get done much more quickly. Aside from the repairs, many Palai are still in mourning. Because this incident happened during their mating season, many Palai are essentially shut out of reproduction or are going to potentially lay eggs a month from now without one of their previously supposed parents. The demeanor around the marketplace is glum for this reason, though the steadfast species is certainly not giving up. A ▢ Because some Palai families were killed in their entirety, the hatchery is being cleaned out. There is a big discussion in the marketplace with those responsible for taking care of eggs making sure they have the future Palai youth properly sorted. Those eggs that are orphaned have mostly been handed out to Palai family units, though there are some left over. Because the Palai trust the coven members as stronger and more capable to protect their eggs than they are right now, these eggs are being handed out to them instead of doubling up already child-bearing families. Are you willing to take an egg? B ▢ Half of the battle when it comes to rebuilding the marketplace will be the large quantities of standing water in certain stalls and enclosed spaces. Some of the Uvi's ocean masses burst or were used as a sort of liquid smoke grenade for defensive measures -- some water was absorbed into the dirt in outdoor eating areas, but a lot of it is stuck in businesses, suites and other rooms. The Palai have buckets, but they sure could use a hand getting this stuff out of here. C ▢ From slamming large sharks into the front of stone store fronts to stabbing down doors without barriers, the Uvi certainly did a number on Aimintas. Stone fixtures are certainly more difficult to repair, though the Palai have concocted a cement paste that they're using to help fill in seams. The biggest issue to deal with here is that water-logged and damaged wood needs to be hauled away or destroyed (safely!). At the same time, new wood needs to be installed to doors and stalls, and tables need to be rebuilt in order to return the majority of shops to well-working order. D ▢ Working hard isn't the only task at hand, either. There are Palai in restaurants and eateries that ARE mostly functional, hard at work preparing canteens and food sacks that need to be passed out to workers expending so much energy for their city. This also means the return of their energy drink (see TDM #2, Prompt E). This can cause hallucinations, power malfunctions and extreme giddiness and euphoria, for those who didn't experience this drink the last time it made the rounds. E ▢ Another "low-level" task focuses on keeping the younger Palai entertained and out from under the feet of those who are working hard to repair the city. The hatchery is being emptied for repairs, so one of the more untouched open-air areas of the marketplace is now a makeshift daycare. There are obviously Palai helping to attend to the children, but there are a lot of them -- some are more docile and easy to entertain, others scuttle out of the enclosure and try to help the coven with their chores. This may or may not go well...have you made a new little friend? F ▢ More detail-oriented coven members can help with the management side of things. These tasks can include restocking and carting a round food stuffs (produce, shrimp, other food goods), getting rid of damaged goods (some of these are only slightly damaged, so maybe you can get some discounted, barely working merchandise), and redecorating storefronts. This work is great for those who aren't as good at physical labor and still want to help. G ▢ Most of the Palai who were put up against the Uvi found themselves fatally wounded, though there were some lucky lizards out there. One of the other open-air areas of the marketplace is essentially a medic tent, which serves as both a makeshift hospital for coven members and Palai alike who are still nursing Uvi wounds, as well as a first aid station for any rebuilding-related injuries. Healers would definitely be appreciated! H ▢ Wildcard!

Comments

[enflame]

c;
( Having magic related to setting things on fire while also being in a Big Mood isn't exactly a great combination.

Destroying all this water damaged wood proves simple when you can control it bursting into flame, emitting almost as much steam as it does smoke. There's a lot of wood to destroy, so his bonfire is actually quite large -- enough so that Palai have just started tossing in whatever destroyed goods need to be gotten rid of.

While helpful, the fire itself is starting to get a tiny bit out of hand, perhaps unwittingly. At this point, Emil's propping up a wall and resting his eyes, so maybe poke him and...does he even know how to put fires out yet?? Help?? )

d;
( Time for more work that's not particularly hard. At the very least he's being helpful -- Emil has a large canvas bag that contains a variety of different food stuffs, from parchment covered shrimp wraps to those strangely coloured energy drinks that sound like they crackle before you even open their pouch. He got roped into this job after going to get something to drink from one of the restaurants, and now he's sharing the wealth. )

Here, ( He extends one of the strange drink pouches, wagging it slightly so you know to take it, ) you should probably drink this.

g;
( After eventually returning to actual hard labor, Emil had a bit of a slip with one of the large bone-crafted saws the Palai were using to make new, unruined furniture with. It's not an especially bad wound, but one that needs some attention outside of simply ignoring it -- and he's also a tiny bit of a drama queen. He's immediately concerned about the blood dripping from the gash in his forearm and stinging from the pain.

A few Palai surround him as he enters the medical area, eager to take a look at the wound he's holding in the air, wrapped in a cloth he got from one of the shopkeepers. No, no lizard is going to give him first-aid. He spots a human, so he'll approach them instead )

Uhm, can you please take a look at this...? ( please don't need stitches, please don't need stitches )

a;
( Rounding out his day by being given an egg...well, okay. At first Emil is a bit apprehensive, but then he thinks about how this is the start of a Palai life and he's essentially convinced. The responsibility of Palai parenthood will eventually hit him like bricks, but for now he's pretty invigorated by the idea of taking care of his egg, despite the day being so murky.

Egg-sitting isn't exactly up Emil's alley, but he isn't a total lost cause -- he's been gifted a sturdy piece of fabric that he's trying to make into some kind of egg sling for the time being, but the problem is that this god damn thing is round and thus keeps slipping and rolling out of the cloth as he tries to manipula--

Oh shit, there it goes again. Please take mercy on his egg baby and not kick it or anything, even though it just rolled over to say hello? )

h;
( Wildcard! In case you have other ideas or stuff to address with Emil for ~whatever reason~ )

a

[lunala]

[Oh, an egg! Moon notices it before she notices where it came from. She has her own, though it's currently being held by Razzle, who's following behind her--Razzle is a fire-type, and eggs need to be kept warm! Moon crouches down to pick up the egg.]

Oh, hello, where did you come from? [Patting the egg gently, she looks around.] Did someone lose an egg?

[enflame]

( Thank goodness, it's in safe hands. His cloth is abandoned, hopping over to Moon to retrieve his newfound charge.

-- fuck that's a kind of lizard person he's never seen before behind her. Maybe it's a rare one. Or malformed or something... )

Thar's mine. These things are nearly impossible to keep still. ( THat big lizard seems to be doing an okay job, but it's kindred so it has an excuse. )

[lunala]

[Moon holds it out for him. Please don't drop it as soon as you get it back...] It's not too bad once you get used to it! I've raised Pokemon from eggs before, so I don't think it can be too different.

[After it hatches, then it will be different, but right now...]

[enflame]

( He takes it gingerly, holding it as close to his body as possible. It just sucks to have to have both arms full to lug this thing around, but the damn thing keeps rolling off on the ground.

Mmm, what sort of experience does she have, now? )

Poke... -- ah, some kind of chicken breed? ( Oh boy, more farm folk. ) Those eggs are certainly much smaller. I think I might be able to get away with carrying one of those around in my pocket if I was careful enough.

( Totally irrelevant, but he wouldn't be. )

G

[teratias]

[In truth, Waver was over by the medic tents because one of the Palai kids in the makeshift daycare had cut themselves and you know, a little first aid kit would probably be a good thing to have on hand over there so that little stuff could get taken are of pretty quickly.

Emil's a surprise. And so is the cloth over his forearm. Waver frowns, unsure why he's getting this question and not, you know, an actual doctor.]

Uh. Sure?

[enflame]

( Hang out in a medic tent, get mistaken for a medic. What do you expect?

Similarly, Waver is also a surprise -- not that he knows the guy from Adam, essentially, but he didn't expect him to be a medic for some reason. Guess it just never came up. Pretty hesitant for a doctor though; are you squeamish buddy?? )

I think this needs some gauze. ( He cautiously lifts the cloth, exposing a deep but clean cut. The cloth is bloodstained and he covers the injury as quickly as he can to prevent more of it from getting everywhere. ) Probably just some of that and a bandage though! Nothing more extreme is necessary!

( If he has to get stitches he'll burn this place to the ground. )

[teratias]

[He was just being a responsible adult for a score of lizard children. As one does. Waver, mercifully, doesn't recoil when he sees the cut, but it is well.

It is bad. He frowns at that overly apparent and plain fact.]

I think you need an actual doctor and not just me, who's walking by right now to get some bandaids.

[But there is one thing that's pretty clear.]

That needs more than just gauze though.

[enflame]

( Oh...well that's embarrassing, showing an acquaintance a bleeding, nasty wound. He'll just, uh, make sure that's covered up really well.

And he can't even bitterly retort about how he shouldn't be in a medical tent since he explained why. Damn you, Waver!!! )

I'll have to get a real medical opinion, then, since I'm sure this just needs a wrap or two. Nothing more! ( Let him live in denial. )

a ..... (i'm so sorry)

[actus]

[ ...........

there's really a fifty-fifty chance as to whether or not he and emil are on terms that warrant jokes, but akira's never exactly been the shy type. so here he is, watching the egg slowly roll away from emil. thankfully, he doesn't kick it, but he hasn't exactly moved to pick it up yet, either. ]

... I think I have an idea. [ on how to keep it warm. there's a poignant pause and then akira goes on to say - ] Keep it in your hair.

(unsure)

[enflame]

( Oh, here's Akira, he'll be a pal and -- uh. )

...What the hell are you talking about?

( Emil has the sense of humor of a nickle, don't take it personally, Akira. )

.... i thought you went to bed

[actus]

[ uh, indeed. ]

When you sleep. If you put it in your hair, it should stay warm.

[ because it's so fluffy, clearly, is the logical leap here that makes the joke. akira's expression hasn't changed, entirely deadpan. sorry, emil. ]

akira's lameness woke me up

[enflame]

( He'll just pick up his own egg, thank you, walking over and wiping off any dirt that blemished the surface. )

I think we both know how impossible that is. My hair isn't nearly long enough.

( Unless he means, like...nest it on top?? That would mess it up, fuck that noise. )

c

[rebells]

[Jay taps Emil on the shoulder. His voice is calm, almost amused, although he's also scanning the ground nearby for a bucket.]

You appear to be setting too many things on fire.

[enflame]

( It's a good think Jay taps him when he does because he was like...10 seconds from passing out standing up. Not a good look when you're supposed to be on fire patrol.

Emil stares from him to the large fire and back...oops, yeah this looks like it's heading into the danger zone. )

Oh...yeah, I guess so. ( Said with an air of casual observation...he should probably take care of that, though. At least nothing else will be set aflame for the moment. )

[rebells]

[Well.]

. . . can you turn it down, maybe? Or is that not something you're capable of?

[enflame]

I'm...not sure? I've never thought about being able to put them out before.

( Emil stares at Jay like he's just told him the sky is blue for the first time. He thought that was what water was for, but shrugs wildly??? New magical avenues to explore. )

hhhhh

[lalliho]

[It's hard to say if it's early or late when Lalli comes through the door -- not just because of the hour, but because it was hard to judge this kind of habit with 1. a new roommate, 2. a night scout, and 3. Lalli, who has decided to be a moody jackass again after being so affectionate just the day before. None of this consideration probably matters to Emil, though, since he's the one that now has this person barging in at stupid o'clock with zero cares.

...Especially when he quickly spots one thing that wasn't here before. A very unusual thing. If he wasn't awake from the entrance, he's definitely going to be from the sharp poke.]

This isn't a rock. Give it back.

[Dont just TAKE EGGS because you thing they're rocks you can sell, dope.]

[enflame]

( Ow...well, it wasn't like he was sleeping that well anyway. Because Emil isn't exactly getting any REM sleep, it's easier for him to wake up and become alert, blearily looking at Lalli...nope, he's still in a mood for no reason whatsoever.

It does, however, take him a second to figure out what his friend is talking about. Emil doesn't want anything to do with rocks, so what on Earth...?

Oh. The thing sitting next to him in bed. Sitting up, Emil takes care to make sure the egg doesn't move as he turns to talk. )

I know it's not a rock. It was given to me to take care of. ( Don't get sassy about his potential egg baby. )

[lalliho]

[This is...even worse to be honest, and his nose wrinkles to express his displeasure at this. Except...it's dark... Luckily???]

Someone gave you an egg.

[Flat, disbelieving, and demanding why.]

[enflame]

Yes? It's an orphan, so I'll be helping it hatch. ( Picking up the egg and placing it in his lap, he slips his hand around the surface to make sure it's still decently warm. It does put off a certain temperature, but it could probably use some heating.

The energy Lalli is giving off himself isn't exactly one Emil's pleased about, especially since he seems aggravated at him when 24 hours ago they were more than fine. )

It's not something you have to deal with, so don't worry about it. ( He doesn't like being irritated at Lalli, but he just can't help it. )

c

[rootandbranch]

[Emil might not have to wake up and put the fire out after all. Geir is distracted from taking a load of wood out of the city by the glimpse of firelight; anything that will let his weary wings rest for a few minutes longer sounds like a good idea to him, so after another couple of moments, he brings another huge load of soaked wood to dump on top. for now, the wall of damp is enough to make the fire gutter down to embers again...

the whump of the wood landing and the hiss of steam might startle Emil where he's resting, though! that, or the giant dragon between him and the fire when he does open his eyes.

in the meantime, Geir eyes the fire critically. maybe he should bring a load of wet dirt to put around the sides as a firebreak, or something.]

[enflame]

( The loud thud of the wet wood certainly does jolt Emil's eyes open, totally oblivious to the world going on around him and what all just transpired. His sudden shock at the long dragon suddenly in front of him is proof that his ability to pay attention to surroundings has been shoddy since before the fire issue. )

Uh...! Hello! Hello, giant lizard snake thing! ( Is this like...the Aimintas Boss Level? The mother of all the weird lizard creatures coming to eat him alive? He's going to die or faint, one or the other???

His sudden shock also doesn't help the fire situation, causing a jolt of flame to spring back into the pile. That's definitely a tic he needs to work on. )

[rootandbranch]

[the immediate reply is absentminded; Geir's still keeping his eyes on the fire, and at the spike of flame he does sweep some wet soil up alongside the pyre with his tail to better contain it. there's nothing wrong with making sure the wet wood burns more efficiently, though, and he regards the renewed flame approvingly.]

It's Geir.

[...that response is enough incentive to turn to look at Emil properly as soon as he's satisfied the fire is burning fine, though. hasn't the human ever seen a dragon before? most people he's talked to can at least identify what he is. he turns back to look at Emil with wide, interested red eyes.]

...hi...? Human?

[enflame]

( Dragons are present in a few picture books, but Emil can't immediately identify such a strange creature -- other than it's very lizard-esque. And also could maybe eat him if he tried hard enough.

Well, at least it has a name so he knows who to blame if it bites his arm off. )

Yes I'm human. What on earth are you and what do you want?

( ...You would think he'd chill tf out if he thought Geir might eat him, but he's an idiot. )