[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

[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.]

[secondadvent]

[ Ah, someone who doesn't know what a detective is? It's a little strange, but he supposes that not all worlds have them. ]

I work in law enforcement. A detective's job is to gather evidence and information and use that to solve crimes.

[drizzle]

[Law enforcement may just be beyond her point in time as well. But it was easier to understand if she takes it quite literally.]

Hm. Does that mean you're like a coroner? Other than them, I know sometimes a general from the imperial guards would investigate now that the church has lost their authority to do so.

[Which was another story in itself, but. It was clear she was trying to understand.]

Something like that? I don't think I've met someone that enforces the law that isn't part of the military. You don't seem like a warrior type.

[secondadvent]

Ah, not quite. [ How to put it... ] A coroner determines and certifies cause of death. I look at the evidence, human motivations, and other factors that go into a crime and determine how everything fits together. It's somewhat like a puzzle.

[ A pause. ]

I'm not in the military, no. I work for the police.

[drizzle]

It sounds like one. I know very little of the way a coroner usually investigates, but I assume they gather the evidence to determine if someone died naturally or not. At the very least, it's what I've heard.

[The idea of murder outside of war was uncommon in her kingdom. People died. Only those with money and prestige can find justice while the poor have to accept their relatives untimely death as long as their case isn't tied to another crime that harms the kingdom as a whole or directly harms the king.

Even so, she knew it wasn't in her place to make any comparisons without understanding the new ideas this person was trying to tell her. A small smile will form.]

Is the police another group that's part of your world's government? What kind is it? It doesn't sound like you live under a monarchy.

[secondadvent]

Japan is a monarchy, actually. The emperor has no real power and is relegated to ceromonial duties, though.

[ He smiles warmly, one hand reaching up to frame his chin as he thinks for a moment. These concepts are all completely natural to him, what's the best way to explain them to somebody from a different world where things work in different ways... ]

The police is a government agency; they're the enforcement component of the criminal justice system, they protect people and property and maintain public order in a community.

[sealeted]

...I think I knew most of that, but what's 'bouldering'?

[She looks honestly interested.]

[secondadvent]

It's a type of rock climbing. Unlike other types, you only climb low, short routes such as boulders or small rock formations and don't use a safety rope or a harness.

[sealeted]

Oh, I see. That does sound pretty neat.

[Hakuno, you jumped into the endless abyss. You have no perspective.]

You probably don't get much chance to do that in the city, though.

[secondadvent]

Not with natural rock formations, no. There are places with artificial climbing walls in Tokyo, but they're all indoors.

[ And it's not quite the same as doing it on an actual boulder in nature. ]

It's still fun, though. It's both physically and mentally challenging -- each wall or boulder is like a puzzle you have to solve using your body in order to reach the summit.

[sealeted]

Well, at least there's plenty of opportunity to use that skill now.

[Not everybody is happy to be here, like Hakuno, so she focuses on the obvious bright sides.]

Would you mind teaching that sometime? It could definitely come in handy.

a

[splinten]

Cool, I was thinking of taking a nap.

[bore him, bro]

[secondadvent]

...Are you that bored?

[splinten]

A captive smalltalk audience doesn't fit into my conception of a stimulating situation. A boring power fits the theme.

[secondadvent]

Mm, I have to agree. This activity isn't particularly stimulating, and I'm sure we've all had our fill of forced interaction in Aimintas.

[splinten]

You could consider this a comparatively enlightening alternative.

[He actually means because Genette used the bones, but he's failing to elaborate on this immediately.]

a.....

[actus]

[ oh! oh! you forgot to include a few details about yourself, goro. but akira will stay quiet, fighting off the slightly salty grin that's been threatening to surface. ]

Bouldering. [ he repeats it. that certainly makes sense as to why he was so fit and able to fight shadows so well for so long. but still. ]

I kind of don't believe you.

[ what the fuck else is new? ]

[secondadvent]

Is it that hard to believe, Kurusu-kun?

[ did you think he's some kind of nerd who doesn't do sports, akira? ]

[actus]

[ god you are so annoying. why does he have to put up with this? ]

I didn't think you'd have enough time between school and your detective work.

[ do you ever sleep? ever? ]

[secondadvent]

[ :) :) :) ]

Good time management skills are essential. I don't have much free time, but I've learned how to use it efficiently.

[actus]

[ :c :c :c ]

So you boulder. In your free time.

[ well okay then. he shrugs. ]

I'll believe it when I see it.

( a )

[enflame]

You can't say it's terribly boring and not say what it is.

( As boring as your magic may be, Akechi, Emil's interest is piqued. He supposes anything might be boring when you're a bouldering (??), cycling detective, though. )

[secondadvent]

I can expel a cotton ball from my arm once a week.

[ ...Okay, that's 100% bullshit, but he prefers to keep his cards close and he'd rather not tell everyone that his power actually involves breaking the laws of physics. ]

[enflame]

That's the dumbest power I've heard of yet. What's the point?

( Okay, he's dubious about it but...if that's true then you're royally fucked dude lol. )