[HUB ISLAND | ICE BREAKERS]

[spellheal]

Who: Coven Members
Where: Coven Base Camp
When: Day 90
Open/Closed: OTA

You're not doing anything right now, right? Good. Genette's using some of the resources taken from Aimintas to create a little get together. Even if you do have something going on, she's not averse to using a little force to make the evening magical. In fact, the magic is exactly how she's pulling this off. Genette is offering you to a little get together at the base camp, which may be all it takes for you to follow her. If not? Your hand is tethered (or some other part of you) quickly and you're led to the camp anyway. This is important, darn it! What's so important? A little "party" of sorts. There's an assortment of foods, some of which have been hastily made since some groups have gone harvesting for new resources, and a large water basin that's acting as a punch bowl. The true purpose of this little activity is a 'get to know you' exercise of sorts. Genette's got a glass container of a large quantity of Elto bones that can short-circuit the tethers, but the caveat is that you have to participate in a little, tethered sharing circle. (It's honestly a good idea to know who you're stuck within your little makeshift coven, but Genette is the pushy sort when she sets her mind to something.) The way to be released from your Elto shackles? Tell everyone your name, where you're from, your magic (seemingly left a little ambiguous) and something else about yourself. Discussions are encouraged! The more people know, the better! After you're done sharing with the class, food and drink is yours to have -- or you can just run off, that's fine too. OOC: Characters who would have absolutely nothing to do with this can of course escape, whether fleeing in the first place or using Elto bones of their own to circuit out their tether. A ▢ This is it -- your character can breathe deeply, unlock their knees and get this little activity over with. All they have to do is share the criteria and they're free to go! B ▢ Afterwards, their free to stick around the area and mingle. There IS food and also drinks. They may also want to have a more private conversation about something they learned tonight.

Comments

GENETTE ; NPC

[spellheal]

( A )

[ Genette is the ringleader of this whole shindig -- or, at least she appears to be -- so she has to follow the rules, too! ]

I'm Genette Aut Barlas, from Hagios -- on Earth, that is! I'm a healer, but you all know that...or you should! Something interesting about me is that I can play 8 traditional Hagian instruments, which is 3 more than what I must learn to qualify for my Autmous title.

I guess I've got something of a musical ear.

[lohengrins]

[ there are many questions he could ask, but he opts to go for something a little more abstract. ]

And what do you stand for?

BRIE ; NPC

[spellslash]

( A )

[ Someone else isn't taking this as seriously. ]

I'm Brie, I could kill you, and I've got three nipples. Can I go now?

[guerrilla]

I don't suppose you're gonna show us the third nipple.

[stop him.]

[rebells]

a.

[Someone is rubbing at his wrist, near where the tether is attached. He doesn't look like he likes this very much.]

My name is Jay, I'm from a world called Melfes, my power is the ability to project my emotions onto other people, and I don't enjoy being tethered to other people.


b.

[Of course, Jay is a resourceful fellow, and he's not above taking advantage of the opportunity of having most of the coven in one place. He'll be handing out surveys to anyone he runs into:

NAME:
CAN YOU FIGHT?:
QRI-GRANTED POWER:
OTHER POWERS:

If you've already answered his survey, on the other hand, he may or may not be greeting you with a,]

I don't suppose you know how to fish?


wildcard.

[Come at me! Jay will be milling around the party for some time, chatting with people and subtly listening in on conversations.]

B

[lalliho]

[...uh. Yeah, that'll get Lalli to pause and stare.]

...Yes? I do.

[splinten]

[a]

Dirk Strider. Despite the planet being Earth, I assume it's relatively divergent from the history of most people here, unless someone else remembers that part in American history where George Washington's prophetic nightmares compelled him to attempt to have the Constitution amended to forbid the election of "a pair of salty bards" or "unruly jesters given to the sweet drink." My magic tends towards the magical.

One thing about myself is that I underestimated the willingness of a coven of dimension-hopping witches to initiate corporate trust-building exercises at the expense of the concept of consent. If this falls through we better not loose our 401ks.

[wildcard]

[He's sticking around. With that same expressionless look.]

[lalliho]

[lmao what is this nonsense]

What's the sweet drink? Do you have any?

[Drinks were never sweet... A mystery. But yes, this is what Lalli's chosen to pick out of that babble, since he didn't understand most of it.]

[guerrilla]

a.

[Wow, this sucks. Time to make as vague an introduction as possible.]

Name's Robin Hood, I'm from Britain, my magic is the unimpressive kind, and as you may have noticed, I'm dashingly handsome.

[For people who are familiar with the name Robin Hood this might accidentally raise more questions than it answers.]

Anyway, that's about it. Anyone tested the food for poison yet?

[He might as well, if no one else has.]

[drizzle]

[Hello, Robin Hood, you'll be met by a pair of green eyes that may just be staring into his soul with a very clear look of scrutiny on her face.]

I don't know about the last part of your introduction over being considered "dashingly handsome". You seem pretty plain looking color-wise.

[His hair and eye color look a lot like her third older sister's along with other relatives. It wasn't special in the least bit while his face wasn't as illuminating as Bardwin's neither. Then again, she was more interested in more feminine looking men. Or ones that don't think too highly of themselves.

But whatever the case, she'll offer him a polite smile once she was done rating him so to say.]

I'm pretty sure the food isn't poisoned. You can eat. Just avoid the meat if you haven't tried it already.

[wingfic]

a.

[She's a little busy glaring daggers at Genette, but she unclenches her teeth long enough to say,]

I'm Tara-Fay. I'm from Khola. I can make things speed up or slow down, and I used to be able to shapeshift, until someone brought me to this stupid place.

[enflame]

( Woah, remain calm Miss Thing. This isn't the worst thing in the world. )

Shapeshift, like...?

( Emil makes a triangle with his fingers, then shifts them to a rectangle. He was never especially good at geometry. A power centering around making shapes turn into different shapes sounds boring as shit, so maybe talking about it IS the worst thing in the world. )

[lalliho]

[Just kind of...tugs at his bond, looking uncomfortable and unwilling to meet the eyes of whoever he's talking to. He knows he at least won't shocked, with his insular gloves, but he's getting real tired of getting roped into these kinds of things... He just has to comply, right? It isn't a set up for getting him hitched, like that other time.]

Lalli. I live in Keuruu, which is in Finland, which is on Earth. It's round. [...Apparently that's noteworthy.] The stupid magic from Qri is that I can't sleep, I guess. I don't like it and I don't like Qri.

[does that count as something about himself... just in case it doesn't:] Um. I'm immune?

[OR SOME WILDCARD THING.]

[alphonse]

[Look, it has to be said.]

That's the worst magic I've ever heard of.

[actus]

a.

[ this is the worst. the absolute worst. why does anyone think ice breaker are a good thing? he really does hate talking about himself so this is kind of the hell-on-earth. thanks, guys. ]

Akira Kurusu. Tokyo. And I can set things on fire... sort of.

[ how vague! how mysterious! can he leave yet? please? tidbit about himself? ugh. ]

I have a talking cat.

[rebells]

You have . . . a talking cat.

[He's got a small stack of papers in one hand. Slowly, he puts them away.]

[hydrostorm]

a.

Oh, oh! A captive audience! Fine, I know you're all dying to hear my answers. I guess I can let you in on a few little secrets.

I am the Great Mazhigigika Miludin do Din Nolurun Dou! And I come from a world quite like this. Apart from being a super talented witch, I've added noise mimicry to my endless talents!

[ she's far too calm for being trapped by these elto shackles. ]

Annnnnnnd... My books hold all the secrets you could ever dream up.

[lalliho]

[.............]

Mazingangagadindou.

[rootbound]

a

[vern's fussing irritably at his shackles, though he's in a reasonably good mood from finding a cave to go be a hermit in on the island most of the time, and thus does not actually start hammering them with the elto bones to escape socializing.]

I'm Vern, from Midgard, and my power is to feel your feelings if you come near me, and I can't turn that off so I really kind of wish all of you would stop having them at me. I think that covers it?

b

[he is putting so, so much food on the plate he's holding right now. why is he doing that? it might be interesting to watch, if only to see how long it takes for him to drop something off the food stack, which is looking pretty precarious. or maybe you want to help that process along...]

[sealeted]

Oh, am I too close?

[Hakuno does her best to scoot backwards.]

[akumas]

a.

I am Bloody Master. My name among humans is Eva Armstrong. Originally from an unnamed realm in the underworld, now living in a human vessel in Japan on Earth. My power is that I can summon owl familiars to my call.

[And he's saying all this seriously.]

Something else? I certain fool beings for centuries with my looks. I am 427 years old and still keeping a youthful beauty.

[drizzle]

[Even though this was introduction in getting to know one another, all Nike heard from this him was "youthful beauty" as she can't help notice that this person was indeed beautiful.]

You have such a nice face!

[Just. Let her fangirl. Give her this moment to appreciate their face.]

Are you a boy or girl? You look too pretty to be a boy!

[soulcomet]

a.

[this isn't nearly as embarrassing as the speed dating, but for some reason, Madoka seems equally bothered by it all the same. maybe she's sleepy? maybe it's something else.]

Um ... I'm Madoka Kaname, and I can heal you — but the magic works only once a day, so ... just be super careful out there, okay?

[she pauses, wondering what on earth else would count as a fact about herself.]

I'm ... not really sure what else to talk about. What would you like to know about me?

wildcard

[yup she pretty much ollied right on out of there once her bindings were freed, without even bothering to take any food. but the more beach-faring members of the coven won't have any trouble finding her — she's seated near the shore, busily working on putting together more arrows. at least these aren't bound together by hair ribbons like her first prototypes.]

[rebells]

[Sometime after making his rounds at the party, he heads down to the beach, tucking a stack of papers into his sleeve as he does. He stops behind Madoka; she's being oddly quiet, he thinks.]

Should I leave you alone?

[spaceforged]

A

[Off and on he shifts his wrist to adjust the tether. This is ridiculous. At least they don't have to feed each other. ...boy, when that's the plus.]

I'm Shiro, a Paladin of Voltron. I was in space. But I came from a version of Earth just like a few of you have. The Qri gave me the power to become the robotic lion I was piloting.

[...]

These tethers aren't going to break if several us focus on one set at a time, are they?

B

Wildcard

[Toss something at me. Shiro will stay around for a while. Until most of them are free.]

a

[splinten]

[Straightfaced, Dirk raises his hand like he's in a classroom.]

Can we see the lion.

[Look, if one of his teammates is a weird Transformer/werelion crossbreed, he wants to see it.]

[secondadvent]

a.
[ Ugh, what the hell is this bullshit. Akechi is absolutely not here for stupid icebreakers. ]

My name is Goro Akechi. I'm from Tokyo, the capital city of an island nation called Japan. My magic is terribly boring.

[ And he'd rather not say what his magic actually is, so he'll leave it at that. ]

I enjoy bouldering and cycling in my free time. Also, I'm a detective.

wildcard.
[ Come at me! He'll stick around and eat food for a while before leaving. You can find him wandering around near the base camp too, possibly climbing a large boulder he came across. He's pretty good at it -- looks like he wasn't kidding about the bouldering thing. ]

[drizzle]

Bouldering and cycling? I think I can imagine what the first one could be, but...um, detective?

[What is that? She doesn't understand. All she knows is that he is a good looking guy that is from a nation that sounds familiar, but can't exactly remember the reason for it. She's most likely curious about his island nation than anything else.]

[cuchulainn]

[ A ]

[ it's tough to say whether this is annoying or funny. maybe it's both.

anyway, cue lancer looking slightly bored with the whole deal, but he's dutiful when he lists off the required answers. ]

Let's see... Lancer, from Ireland. [ really tough not to say ulster. ] Magic is enchantment, not that I've used it much.

Something else, huh? Hm... Well, I suppose it's obvious with the name, but I'm good with a spear. Got mine taken away when I got here, though, so don't bother asking where it is.

[ and yeah, he's still low-key salty about that. ]

Anything else you wanna know? Now's a good a time as any to ask. [ well... probably. only if it's a question he actually wants to answer, because he's an ass. ]

[guerrilla]

You just up and lost your Noble Phantasm? Jeez, talk about E-rank luck. Doing your class a service as usual.

[Says this idiot doing absolutely nothing at all to improve the reputation of his own class.]

[potentite]

[A]
[Jake is going to fidget with the pocket of his hoodie the whole time, so.]

Um, I'm Jake English. I'm from Hellmurder Island, which I... guess is in the Pacific Ocean somewhere! Though I'm certain the volcano blew it to smithereens, which is... fine, I guess...

[Except it means his grandma's ashes definitely did not make it. God, he should have grabbed those, but so much was happening and— Right no not the time for that. Okay.]

Umm... [What else was there? Oh, right, magic. Uh.] I don't really know what my powers from home do very well aside from explode and make things real but around these parts, I can increase the probability of something?

[Was that it? Wait, no, other facts about himself. Fuck.]

Oh, um... why don't you tell me another thing about yourself instead?

[drizzle]

Oh, you're from an island too, huh?

[She can't help be amaze by that detail. So many island kids around, but then the next part will have her looking a little....surprise.]

H-Hey, you really shouldn't say those things so calmly....

[Jake, why are so calmly explaining that his home may have blown up? What the heck? She is just about to lecture him until he begins to talk about his powers.]

...I...why are you being so vague about your powers all of a sudden?

[JUST WHEN HE CALMLY TALKS ABOUT HIS HOME HAVING BLOWN UP!!! She's just. So much staring.]

No, that's okay, I rather....get to know you better first. We'll trade positions later. I think we have a lot to talk about.

[Like not talking so calmly about your island exploding for one!!!]

[alphonse]

[Al's bored enough with things on the island to come along more or less willingly, but not so much so that listing Fun Facts™ about himself seems like a good idea.]

Well. [He shrugs as best he can with one arm tethered, his helmet as blank and unreadable as ever.] You could try to guess.

[drizzle]

[There will be some staring at the large....knight? But his openness to guess what he is sounds like fun. Give her a second to think about it.]

Hm. Are you by any chance..... [Give her a few moments.] An enchanted knight in shining armor that was once an esper until an evil wizard cursed to do his bidding!

[All said so proudly in having thought of an awesome guess!]

[talim]

a.

[ all things considered, it could be worse? it could be speed dating: part two. jude isn't too bothered by the idea of simple icebreakers, even though it's a bit stifled and awkward. ]

Um... My name is Jude Mathis. I'm from Rieze Maxia, but I was in the middle of a move to another place called Elympios before ending up here. And...

[ he struggles with this one. is there anything interesting or special about him at all? ]

I was expelled from medical school after fleeing arrest for breaking and entering when I met a God by coincidence because I was chasing a stray piece of paper. Don't worry, I managed to get back in later.

Also, I'm allergic to cats?

[ nailed it. see? two things. he's participating. ]

wildcard.

jude is Around. go bother him.

a

[rootbound]

. . . way to frontload with the heavy stuff . . .

[he is a little bit amused]

[sealeted]

a.

...well, this is almost familiar.

[Being forced to 'bond', that is. She tilts her head to one side, hair spilling over her shoulder, and thinks hard.]

Let's see... My name is Hakuno Kishinami, if I'm from anywhere at all you could say I'm from the Moon, and my newest magical ability is that I can now turn into a small flying squirrel at will. ...ah, and I'm currently bound until death to a man named Robin Hood, who claims to be dashingly handsome, apparently.

[drizzle]

[As much as there was a lot of details Nike can use to talk about. There was only one that will have her looking sympathetic towards the other girl.]

Apparently, huh? Then, does that mean I'm not the only one that is convinced about that detail about him too?

[Sorry, she can't help realize that his wife doesn't believe about his appearance, is a little too interesting detail to pass up.]

[thatdamnknight]

a.

[all things considered, flynn is fine with this sort of tethering. well, not fine, but not that upset about the whole ordeal, either. getting to know the other >>>>> speed dating any day. he smiles when his turn arrives.]

My name is Flynn Scifo. The world I come from is called Terca Lumireis and I am currently the acting commandant of my nation's army. The magic I received is the ability to alter the age of anything I touch, myself included. It can also function as a sort of pseudo-healing ability, though I've yet to test its limitations with that.

[two out of three requirements met so that leaves one more.]

As for something interesting about myself... [flynn actively has to give this some thought because he's not that interesting??] my best friend and I have a dog named Repede and he's capable of fighting using daggers?

[...which is technically an interesting thing about repede and not himself but this counts, right?]

a

[talim]

Wait, what? You have... a dog... that...

[ jude squints at him and rubs his temples. i mean, okay, who is he to talk, elize has a talking puppet, but still. a dog. ]

How do you teach a dog that?

[decipheringeye]

-A-

[ This is weird, but like... probably a little LESS weird than the speed dating thing was. ]

Hello, everyone...? [ This is kind of awkward. ] I'm Kosuzu Motoori, from Gensokyo.

My ability might be prophetic dreams? I'm not really 100% sure about that, though. As for something else, I was possessed by a ghost once. I'm fine, now, I doubt it will happen again unless I find another collection of possessed love letters.

[drizzle]

Why do you think you'll only get possessed again after finding love letters? Is that the only way for you to fall under spirit possession?

[And yes, she is asking these questions as though the topic of spirit possession is no big deal.]

[bulletbiter]

A;
[ Forced removal of his freedom aside, this wasn't as harsh (on him) as those parties on Aimintas. He could go with it. ]

My name is Julius. I come from Earth, 2074. I used to be from the military defense force, but I retired due to health reasons. My ability is to grow plants.

[ With his blood but DETAILS, DETAILS!! ]

I am very fond of nature. Trees, flowers, the like. I also enjoy reading.

[ There, can he go now? ]

B;

[ Julius is... around. If he knows you, he'll come to check on how you're doing. Otherwise he'll keep to himself at the edges of the gathering, fiddling with what seems to be a pure white flower in his hands. Or it could be a leaf. It seems to change shape (?). ]

b

[oneandmikleonly]

[peers over his shoulder, sort of, though he's just watching instead of commenting at first to try and avoid breaking his concentration

that looks neat...?]

[needmetoo]

A.

[Well this... this actually presents a bit of a conundrum for her.]

I don't... [She ducks her head] I don't actually know what world I'm from.

My name is Xion though, and... and I can control water. I really like seashells.

[Will the shackles accept that as good enough? Because she isn't... she's not looking forward to the idea of trying to explain this otherwise.]

B/Wildcardish.

[Once the exercise is over, Xion can be found near an edge of the party, watching nervously. Gamboling around her is Curly, her Palai baby. They at least seem to be thoroughly enjoying the festivities.]

[neatlytuned]

How can you not know where you came from? Do you not remember?

[Nazuna blurts his questions without really thinking but once they leave his mouth, he has second thoughts. What if he's being insensitive and this girl doesn't want to talk about it? Because if this is a strange thing for him, it's probably even worse for her since she has to deal with it.]

...Sorry, you don't have to answer if you aren't comfortable.

[shadowsthedawn]

a;

[He had to be tethered of course. And suddenly this little gathering is reminding him way too much of another certain gathering the Palai had forced him to endure that involved talking about himself.

Why can't these people buy a clue and see that if he wanted to give up information about himself, he'd do it freely.

But man this tether is tight. He tries to get a finger underneath it to take some of the pressure off his wrist. No dice. Siiigh.]

Riku. Destiny Island. Barrier creation. I hate being forced to do things against my will. [That last bit comes with a pointed glare at Genette.] Am I done here?

b;

[Surprisingly, he does end up hanging out after, if only for the food and drink. Mostly he keeps to the outskirts of the crowd, cup of some beverage in his hand. He doesn't seem the most approachable, but don't let that stop you.]

b!

[drizzle]

[It was rare for Nike to want to escape from a crowd. A friendly one, no less, where she could act like herself without the fear of having those treat her like royalty. There was a lot of people she was able to reconnect and others she gained the opportunity to meet and learn about. All in all, she had a lot of fun.

So when she notices Riku in the corner of her eye, away from the crowd, she can't help want to not just walk up to him, but play a new game with him. She'll try to work through the crowd until she was behind him, slowly sneak her way, and then attempt to cover his eyes from behind.]

Guess who?

[That's all she has to say. It wouldn't be any fun for him to guess her voice so easily if she rose her voice or kept on speaking.]

[lohengrins]

♡ A

[ even with all of his misadventures on the grandcypher, events like...these never get any easier.

he looks somewhat stiff, like he's intently watching and listening to everyone else as opposed to doing anything himself. percival resigns in due time, though. ]

...Percival of the Wales family. I hail from the sky, and am capable of healing living creatures through foolish and unnecessary interactions.

[ bitter? who's bitter? ]

I aspire to create a land where even the most vulnerable are able to attain prosperity.

[ what a fun fact. wow. ]

♡ B

[ HONESTLY HE'S MAKING A BREAK FOR IT BUT FEEL FREE TO STOP HIM AMIDST HIS SPEEDWALKING ]

[sealeted]

How interesting. I hail from the Moon.

[She tilts her head, honestly and obviously curious.]

...'foolish and unnecessary interactions'? If it's to heal someone, how can it be unnecessary?