mapping party redux

[rebells]

Who: mapping party! (late signups for mapping party can go here)
Where: the near western side of the island
When: Day 85
Open/Closed: semi-open! feel free to mingle/run into mapping party at any of the locations. if you would like to be in mapping party, signups are above!

[So maybe you were invited along on this expedition by Jay or a friend. Maybe you heard a telepathic message a couple days ago looking for people with scouting and mapping skills and answered the call. Maybe you just happened to be in the area. Whatever the reason, there's a small group of people and dragons assembling on the beach near the huts, and Jay appears to be in the center of it, checking that everyone he's expecting is accounted for.

They'll be going by air to map the near western coastline and circling back around to camp, touching down every so often to look for landmarks and other potentially useful areas on the way. You're welcome to come along, if you can bargain yourself space on dragonback.]

Comments

[potentite]

Oh! That's a good idea. I wonder if different properties do different things.

[It would make sense. If they're so sensitive to pigment, they might be sensitive to a lot of different environmental factors.]

I don't know how useful it will all be overall but... it's really fun anyway.

[imsorey]

Something doesn't always have to be useful; it can just be interesting and that's enough. It's just fun to think of the different possibilities.

[lightly tapping on a jar and watching the colored water ripple in response]

For example, what if they could absorb magic as easily as they absorb colors? You could use them as storage containers for magic, right out in the open. I'm guessing that would only happen if magic had a color though.

[potentite]

Oh! Wow, that would be really swell. Imagine how cool that would be to whip up a crown of flowers made from magic. Or have one pinned to your lapel but it glowers with power.

[imsorey]

You'd be the talk of the town! Or, uh, camp? The point is that it would be cool. I keep expecting things like that to pop up around here since Qri is supposed to be a big magical deal, you know?

[potentite]

I wonder about that, too! I mean, it's rather tragic, um, her case and all that but... surely she had... powerful magical friends perhaps? Outside of her species?

[imsorey]

[nodding along]

I thought that would be the case too. But it's hard to confirm anything if she won't talk to us about it. We'll just keep going in circles thinking about it.

[potentite]

You make a good point. I guess I just wish she'd open up to us a little. I think a lot of us would be happy to help if we just knew more.

[imsorey]

I'm hoping our frustration gets through to her. It might not be right away, but...if she's listening to us and learning, then it's a start.