[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

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[rebells]

If you think your powers are affecting your consciousness in some way, that's something that merits discussion.

[His voice turns--almost aggrieved on this next bit.]

Although I can't say that's a problem I've had.

[needmetoo]

What, like... like changing how I think? No, not like that.

[She's actually slightly alarmed at the idea. It hadn't really occurred to her before.]

I just meant... I... [It's a difficult thing to put words to.] I've been using them a lot here. I have powers from home but... they don't seem... to do as much.

[She'd nearly said "to be as useful," but saying that about the Keyblade just felt... wrong.]

[rebells]

Ah. Well, you have a useful power, particularly in this place. It's not a bad idea to develop skills that aren't dependent on Qri's beneficence, but I don't think it's a matter of 'should.'

[needmetoo]

I... I guess, but... I have powers from home, powers that could be useful too. Like during the fight. Fights.

But I barely even thought about them.

[Instead she'd shifted immediately into using her water abilities.]

[rebells]

Would they be more useful?

[He's not really getting the existential crisis part of this.]

[needmetoo]

[To be fair Xion's still struggling to figure out herself.]

I... I guess? I don't know, I...

[There's a sort of mental sigh.]

They're so important back home. Especially, um...

[The Keyblade.]

[rebells]

[Ah. He understands missing the way things were at home, at least, even if that's complicated in his case.]

We're in another world now. The rules and significance of our homes may no longer apply here. I'm not saying you should forget about your original powers, particularly if they are userful, but adapting to the skills you'll need to survive is a good thing.

[needmetoo]

You really think so?

[He's hitting closer to it but somehow, Xion isn't entirely reassured by this alone. In fact, there's still some deeper unease gnawing at her gut.]

[rebells]

Yes, I do.

Practicing and developing both sets of powers would be a good idea, of course. You never know what sort of world we might go to next.

[needmetoo]

[... it sounds like he's thinking about that in regards to the coven, too.]

And home? We won't... know when we'll be going home either.

[rebells]

I think it's safe to say that will take a while.

[He's not sure how he feels about that. He badly needs the escape, but that doesn't mean he likes essentially being kidnapped.]

[needmetoo]

[She's silent for a long time.]

I have... a job back home. They... they need someone who can use the Keyblade. I'm going to be in so much trouble by the time I get back.

[rebells]

Time may not work the same way across universes. We don't really know.

[Is time passing, in his home world? He doesn't know whether he hopes so or not.]

Keyblade? Your powers?

[needmetoo]

it's one of them, yeah...

[The important one, really.]

I can do a few spells too, but I'm still learning.

[rebells]

What can you do right now?

[It seems like a good time to collect some information, as well as perhaps get them off a topic that seems depressing.]

[needmetoo]

Well... there's the Keyblade, which is a lot like a sword, and it can collect Hearts from the Heartless. I can make it disappear or reappear whenever I want to, though.

I can make a small fireball, that follows whoever I'm fighting around a bit, and some ice that can do the same. And I know a Cure spell.

That's about it.

[Maybe she used to know more before she lost her memory, but, well, that was moot now, if so. Or wait.]

Oh right. I have um. I can make corridors to other worlds. Except it's not working, back on the island when Qri first brought us, or here.

[rebells]

That's probably Qri's doing. It wouldn't do to have you just wander off, I suppose.

[There's a sour note to that.]

What are the Heartless?