[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.

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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]

( 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. )

[lunala]

Oh, no, like her. [Moon gestures back to Razzle.] It could be dangerous keeping it in your pocket if another Uvi attack happens all of the sudden. [Smashed egg...]

[enflame]

( He looks back to the large black and purple lizard standing there, clutching that egg much better than Emil ever could. Connecting the dots here is...tricky. )

That's...not a chicken. ( This seems so obvious to him?? Lost doesn't even begin to cover it, what are you talking about. )

[lunala]

[Honestly, the only reason Moon even knows what a chicken is is that she has a book of animals.] No, she's a Pokemon. Pokemon are animals from my world. Her species is called a Salazzle, but her name's Razzle.

[Razzle is watching Emil. She seems calm enough, but she's one of the wariest of Moon's team.]

[enflame]

( Ah...okay, that makes much more sense. These words sound really strange to him, and trying to pronounce them...nah, let's not even try. )

That's strange. ( Eyeing the Pokemon as much as it's eyeing him. ) And these things lay eggs? You know how to take care of them?

( How much advice can he milk, is the real question. )

[lunala]

Yes! All Pokemon lay eggs. [Pokemon biology makes no sense!] I'm a Pokemon trainer, so I work with Pokemon a lot at home.

[enflame]

How exactly do you take care of them, then? What do you need to do?

( As far as he's concerned, an egg is an egg -- pohkeemon or not. )

[lunala]

With Pokemon eggs, you need to keep them warm and carry them around with you. Razzle is half fire type, so she's helping out. [Moon smiles at Razzle, who flicks her tongue out, as lizards do.] There are actually some Pokemon who can help eggs hatch earlier, but I don't have any of those kinds with me.

[enflame]

Warmth is good for eggs? I can manage that, I think.

( It may not be worth it to try since he has the potential of boiling whatever happens to be inside the egg, but with some control, he can maybe make heating it slightly with his hands work.

Being serious, Emil examines the egg he's holding with a very delicate gaze. ) It's sort of weird to think there's a living thing inside of this. I can't screw up taking care of it or...you know.

[lunala]

Yes! But not too much. [Be careful with your fire setting ways...] I'm sure the Palai wouldn't have given you one if they didn't think you'd do a good job!

[The Palai also gave an egg to an eleven-year-old, though.]

[enflame]

( The awkward moment when said eleven-year-old is more experienced in this field. )

I guess so...? I mean, it should be just like having a pet, right? Once it's born, anyway. ( He's taken care of cats before, and lizards are just like cats of course... )

[lunala]

Well, you have to teach them, too. It's not like a Charjabug, it'll be more like a baby person. [Of course, Moon only knows this in an academic sort of way, and can't really know how difficult it may be.

Also, sorry about bringing up a random Pokemon name. It happens.]

[enflame]

( Charwhat now?? )

Well, of course. ( Like a baby person...he can deal with that.

Despite Emil being an idiot, don't think that her obvious inexperience isn't lost on him. ) You're a little...young to know all of this, aren't you?

[lunala]

Well, I've raised Pokemon before. Pokemon can be really smart! [So it should be fine, probably?]

[enflame]

Are you sure Pokemon ( which you can assume to be said wrong or with a heavy accent ) are similar to these lizards? Your big thing back there seems to take to the egg pretty well, but how does it interact with the bigger ones?

[lunala]

All Pokemon are pretty different, but if any of mine aren't interested in helping out it's okay. [She reaches to pat Razzle on the head.] Razzle's doing a great job, and I know they won't hurt the baby.