[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]

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.

[drizzle]

[There will be an impressed hum as he continues to explain the way his world works. It was interesting to say the least. A world where there is a criminal justice system all implemented to protect the people and their property while maintaining order. The only question that will leave her lips is:]

Does that mean the police protects everyone? Even the poor? It isn't a service exclusive to the noble classes?