[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.

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.]

[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.]

B

[lalliho]

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

...Yes? I do.

[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.]

[rebells]

[He smiles.]

Are you good at it?

[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.

[splinten]

They were referring to Faygo. All of my supply was consumed by an alien clown. Sorry, bro.

[Honestly... he misses having orange soda...]

I'll show you if we find a world that has any.

[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.]

[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.

[lalliho]

[His brows furrow like he's puzzled by this question. If he knows how to fish, he can fish. That's the bottom line. What does being good at fishing mean? Does he have to be able to catch a certain amount of fish in a short period? Mysterious...]

Y...es.

[??????]

b

[guerrilla]

[Oh boy, a survey! Robin loves these. (Read: Robin does not love these.) When he fills his out, the results are as follows:

NAME: Robin Hood
CAN YOU FIGHT?: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
QRI-GRANTED POWER: Bad
OTHER POWERS: Better off as surprises

Despite the flippant tone of the responses, none of them are technically incorrect, so that will do for now, probably.]

[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]

Oh... We didn't have that. We didn't have a lot of things?

[Faygo... Definitely never heard of it, or the alien clown things that drink it.]

Mostly water, so I want to see it.

[lalliho]

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

Mazingangagadindou.

[hydrostorm]

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

No, no, no! That's not it at all!

[rebells]

[Whatever, you never know when you might need a master fisherman!!]

Sorry. [He does not, for the record, sound terribly sorry.] I'm asking because I came across some freshwater fishing equipment not that long ago. I presume it means that the fish in this area can be eaten, although there's only one way to find out for sure, of course.

[He shrugs.] And because it seems a lot of people in our group don't have those sorts of skills. The kind you would ordinarily need to survive in a place like this.

[lalliho]

Määzingadouka?

[how did it get worse]

[rebells]

[He takes the survey, reads it, and immediately starts to laugh.]

Fair enough, I suppose. Could I change your answers if I let you see everyone else's?

[He's not above a bit of bargaining.]

[hydrostorm]

Ugh, no, it's -

[ FINE. ]

The Great Magilou, for short.

[lalliho]

...Magi.

[you can't win, magilou.]

[hydrostorm]

H-hey! That's way too personal.

[ she's losing so fast, so hard. ]