spellbinders | [WORLD ONE | SEPTEMBER INTRO LOG]

Who: The new coven members, old blood & Palai people
Where: In and around the city land of Aimintas
When: Day 61
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!

All characters are told briefly what their powers are by Genette -- no extemporaneous details. For instance, if your character has the ability to detect lies, they'll be told as such -- no warning about limitations, repurcussions or the like. They'll also be given a variant of this letter so they aren't totally ignorant of the situation -- though of course adapt this letter to the current setting and surroundings of the game.

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 She'll also give you a letter, which may give you more questions than answers since the information is a wee out of date.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).

What you may not know is that this world recently experienced something of a tragedy. You wouldn't be able to guess this based on the festive energy in the air. The main marketplace where you've shown up finished reconstruction last night, and after grief comes joy to the Palai -- those lizard creatures you see wandering around. They're now hosting a festival to celebrate their success and the lives of those both still present and those lost.

It's also a chance for them to host one of those big celebrations like they'd previously seen in human books. However, their resources are limited -- don't blame them if things are a little cut-and-paste!

Shrimp Scoop: Live prawns have been placed in a tank of water. Instead of paper scoops, players are handed small scraps of cloth which they may then dive into the six-foot tall tank to try and grab the prawns with -- no hands! And no magic or your prawn will be revoked. For extra incentive, sacks of golden coins have been tied to the prawns. These coins can be exchanged for goods and prizes, though what your character receives for their coin -- no matter how bland or wacky -- is up to your character.
Shrimp Shock: Dead shrimp have been placed in a wading pool. Your character and another character enter the pool while Elto shock the shrimp out of the water. With about 20 shrimp in the water, the character with the most shrimps caught out of the air wins an allotment of coins.
Whack-a-Shrimp: Eltos have powered six large, stuffed shrimp dolls (made with cloth), that will pop out of cut holes in a large game board. Hit the shrimp as many times as you can in 30 seconds, and your number will amount to the coins you receive.
Shrimp Fest: Is your character a big eater? Your character is given a plate of cooked jumbo prawns. If they can eat all 50 jumbo prawns in 30 seconds, they win 100 coins.

B ▢ What good is a festival if there's no face painting? Don't worry, you have more options than shrimp. Palai have an assortment of paints and are making colourful designs on both their kin and coven members -- your request may not look exactly as you want it to since they have bumpy hands and claws that get in the way.

This is all pretty juvenile, but fear not! For the mature sort and adults of Aimintas, there's a more quiet part set up that may cater to your older interests. A softer atmosphere, away from the excitement of things. If you want to wind down from the thrill of being magicked away to a new world, this is probably the best way for it.

pretty

For the real adult experience, however, you may want to check out the large rolling cart that Palai are pushing around the marketplace, landing it in the fireworks area. This cart is filled with all of the eggs that were a product of their mating season, and this part of Aimintas is the warmest.

E ▢ For newbies and those who missed the egg train, your character can instead be Egg Parent for a Night. The Palai are holding their eggs to warm them for the evening, but (like most parents with new babies) they're certainly trying to show off their creations. Hold them, pass them around -- or maybe even act a fool and fend off a fiercely angry Palai parent.

Finally, the Palai are getting used to the standard familiar faces, so they aren't unaware that there are quite a few new faces in the mix. Based on how familiar your character is, they'll receive a nice little gift from the Palai. Older coven members will receive a scrolled parchment that lists them as honorary citizens of Aimintas and a handmade, harden clay sculpture of their likeness. It may not look a lot like them, but they tried.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

You're really missing out, McSpeedy.

[ she'll never stop. ]

... And yeah, I can see that. Geez, you guys are completely helpless here.

[ not like she's any better; it's starting to become annoyingly clear that she isn't going to get any answers. it isn't that she has anything important to do back home. all things considered, she's just been tagging along a gang of misfits because they fascinate her. this is just a transplant. ]

[Once again:]

It's 9S.

[Doesn't stop a guy from trying]

And we're not every well-informed, at any rate. Considering we all wake up with these things [He taps the signet visible just above the low collar of his uniform coat] it seems like precautions were taken.

[If it disables his motor functions, he doesn't want to see what extraction would do to a human]

Strange how we don't remember someone implanting a tracking device in us.

[ it must be some crazy sort of magic to do that and to rip people from different dimensions or worlds. what the hell were they up against.

absently, her hand comes up to the signet again. ]

It completely clashes with my outfit. [ she's being melodramatic on purpose, promise. ]

I'm surprised they didn't cause any damage.

[And on some level relieved, because it means that humans weren't suffering from infections and 2B isn't in pain but it's a small comfort. The fact is that they still don't have any control over their situation.

Even someone like him, who had been bound not just by Command but his own core programming, can be troubled by that]

Whatever methods they have must be pretty sophisticated.

So we are't dealing with your ordinary run of the mill kidnapper. Splendid...

[ she sighs, hand reaching up to fiddle with her bangs. at least she's being more serious about this, thoughts swirling through her head. ]

And what happens if we don't obey "their" orders?

Couldn't say. Like I said, we don't have any specifics.

[Just some big words about balance in the universe. It's such an abstract concept on a grand scale that he can't see it as meaningful.

Goals should be so much more directed than this]

[ right. interesting. ]

Well, in that case, count me out for following our faceless wonder.

[ lame. ]

[That's cause for another shrug]

The locals here have been kind, and I've got my own objectives, so that's all I concern myself with.

[And so he's not going to judge her]

Your own objectives, huh?

[ she's waiting. please inform her.

she's not at all leaning closer, a suspicious flicker in her eyes. ]

YoRHa are the blades that cut down threats to mankind.

[And he can say as much with conviction, even after learning so many cruel truths. He can make it the reality now.

Besides—]

And my partner's here too. I don't know about all this balance in the universe business, but they're my priorities.

Your partner, huh? How romantic.

[ ... that's all she's dwelling on from that slightly problematic explanation. sorry. ]

[Excuse 9S as he chokes on nothing but empty air]

Roman— n-no, that's not—

[Please this is too much. Give him a moment to collect himself]

We're soldiers, I act as her support in the field.

They do say love is a battleground. A war. A brutal fight to win the heart!

[ her hand clasps over her heart, eyes twinkling.

sorry, 9S, she isn't buying it. ]

That's not really how soldiers see it...

[And he sounds as perplexed as he is]

Have you actually been on a battlefield?

Of course I have. My whole life has been one war after another. I'm an expert at this point.

[ for how perplexed he sounds, she sounds just as serious. ]

Then you should know why pairing soldiers for deployment isn't the same thing as some kind of... [He frowns] Whatever you're thinking it is.

Oh, of course. But there's something to be said about the heat of the battle! Fighting alongside one another! War-torn gazes!

Well uh... Usually it's her back I'm seeing, since I'm not suited to close-range combat.

[Is this better or worse for his case?]

Not to mention, she's got goggles too.

Goggles? What kind of fashion statement is that?

[ how in the world - ]

Geez, you can get better eyesight easier ways than that.

They're more effective than you think, and standard-issue for YoRHa field units.

[The distant future need make no sense, surely.

Blindfolds and battle stilettos are totally sensible]

[ the future sounds so weird. ]

Perhaps for long distance. But you haven't sold me on them yet. Sorry, McSpeedy.

I doubt it works the same for others as it does for androids.

[After all, humans weren't exactly around to try them out]

I'm not your typical human, after all.

[ ... give her the goggles. she wants the goggles. ]

[He doesn't catch the hint so much as tip his head.

Although she can't see it, he's focusing on a certain detail in particular: her ears]

...You're human?

[Get out of town]

[ ..... WELL FINE THEN. ]

That's the point. [ it's an ominous giggle and her hand is on her hip again. ]

I'm a powerful and terrifying witch.

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