[WORLD ONE | OCTOBER INTRO LOG]

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Who: The new coven members and old blood
Where: In and around the hub island
When: Day 92
Open/Closed: Open to All

All characters are told briefly what their powers are by Genette -- no extemporaneous details. For instance, if your character has the ability to detect lies, they'll be told as such -- no warning about limitations, repercussions or the like. They'll also be given a variant of this letter so they aren't totally ignorant of the situation -- though of course adapt this letter to the current setting and surroundings of the game.

This setting may be familiar to you -- maybe you caught a glimpse of it when you first visited. Maybe this is your first time experiencing this weird world and the panic is setting in. If you're totally lost, a tall human woman with a long scroll of paper will stop by to give you the run down. She'll also give you a letter, which may give you more questions than answers since the information is a wee out of date. (Maybe someone else can fill in some gaps for you). What is at first painfully obvious is that you're ill-equipped. Any magic or powers you had previously are suddenly replaced with an empty hole in your being. That's not all that's gone, but perhaps that's what's most pressing. Another thing you may notice is that there are others just like you, wandering around and just as confused. If you feel so inclined, you may want to ask around and see if anyone else knows what's up. A ▢ If one of your characters isn't looking to introduce themselves to others, someone's willing to do it for them. Genette is trying to make sure all newbies are accounted for and have a buddy, so she's grabbing them when she finds them and tossing them at the first coven member she sees. "Hi, so-and-so, this is so-and-so! They're new, so show them the ropes -- be friends, okay?" You get the gist. Your character may be paired up with another newbie, a seasoned character or both! Five times, even! Timelines in RPing are weird! B ▢ Let's say that instead of milling about and doing nothing entirely productive, your character has decided to try and venture off to find a way off this huge floating rock. That's nice -- but be warned that the forest is filled with interesting things. For instance, they've happened to find a hollowed out tree that happens to be where a hoard of land crabs are living. They move fast -- run quick! C ▢ Other characters may want to establish shelter before they do anything else -- and that's their right! The problem is that if your character wants to be well-supplied, they're going to have to do things for themselves. There's something of an assembly line set up, but not a lot has been done in way of making things workable. Genette wanted all new coven members to have a little food parcel to take to their hut, but time constraints, you know? If you want any food for now -- or for later -- you may want to cook some of this (poisonous) eel, salt some boar jerky or cut into one of these rabbits. You've also got some berries to eat in the meantime, if you want something simple!

By the time afternoon sets in, everyone should be a little more adjusted -- or, they should at least be a little more aware of the situation. From there, things still need to be done and exploring is always an option! D ▢ For those characters who want to stick around the base camp, there's something worthwhile in discovering the buildings around the area. One such building is the mansion, which contains extra supplies and a renovated kitchen. The kitchen is now functional with electricity and running water, with a few raw ingredients for making whatever your character would like. It's minimal, but also not totally useless. E ▢ If you mill about too long, you'll be put to work. Run into Genette and you'll be sent to pick western part of the island to look for strawberries, wheat and deer (good luck hunting if your character doesn't have the capabilities, but maybe someone else can help?). Run into Genette and she'll offer your character an ax to chop wood with (is this a wise idea? probably not), or a request to go fishing in either a stream or the ocean attached to the island on the eastern side. Or your character can do both if they so choose...? F ▢ With all of these new people milling about, telepathy is on the fritz again. At least, it certainly is for those who are new! Your character may not realize their broadcasting frustrations to the network, or maybe a stupid secret. Their mental filter is certainly broken, but that's at least a great conversation starter. Night finally falls on the exhausting day, and it's time to rest. Thankfully the island is beautiful at night, especially the sky. The night is filled with space worms, relaxing mist and wondrous sights in the stars. G ▢ Adding to the excitement of the beautiful night, Genette has set up something of a...talent show? In an effort to get new coven members acclimated with their magic, she's asked them all to use their magic in some way -- it may take a volunteer, or maybe they can show it off all on their own. In any case, show me what you got. H ▢ Of course, some characters aren't going to be up for this fancy display and will want to go about their own business. There are plenty of places to sit and stew on this island, both private and in plain sight. The stars are spectacularly bright, and the higher up your character gets the less it seems like night time. If they're lucky, they may catch sight of a shooting star, though it's of course much larger than usual. They're directly in space, after all! I ▢ Wildcard! How will your character interact with this new and unusual world?

Comments

[equivalence]

[Edward's expression darkens at that.]

Who's young?

[You are, Edward. Fifteen is young. But he tends to think of himself as an adult, in his own mind.

He stands up straighter, subconsciously trying to make himself taller.] Young has nothing to do with it. And upsetting doesn't begin to cover it.

[neatlytuned]

[It's okay Ed, he's dealt with kids who wants to act older before. He's still talking in a tone that makes it obvious he thinks he's speaking with someone a lot younger than he is.]

You're right, anyone would be upset regardless of age. But that's why it's important to make friends! We're all in this together, so we should help each other out. It doesn't make things better, but like I said earlier, it does make it easier. Now, is there anything you'd like to know? I'll try me best to help.

[Honestly though, Nazuna probably shouldn't be the one giving this speech since he's one of the people least suited to survive in such a place, being an idol with no combat skills.]

sorry for the delay! heath issues sidelined me a bit

[equivalence]

[Edward is not enjoying this tone at all. He can tell he's being talked to like a kid! So he's already looking terribly skeptical when the "friendship is magic!" talk starts.

But okay. This guy is trying to help, right? Edward takes a breath. Tries to remember that.]

Yeah. Cooperation and all that. I get it.

[A shake of his head.] There's a ton I want to know. What's the basis for all this magic crap they're peddling? There has to be some common thread through it, some transfer of energy and matter. And this frequency bullshit. [He's heard that word tossed around.] What does that mean and what's the basis? How is it dampening certain things but not the damn party tricks we've been gifted?

[...so he had some things he wants to know.]

it's fine! I hope you're feeling better

[neatlytuned]

[Nazuna taps his chin thoughtfully as he listens to the questions. He has no idea what he means when he mentions transfer of energy and matter but he tries his best to answer anyway.]

Basis, do you mean where we get the magic from? It's from Qri. And frequency just means how susceptible a world is to magic. Although, yeah the magic we get from Qri isn't affected but no one really knows why.

[Since he didn't have any magic or powers of his own from home to get taken away, the concept of frequency never really bothered him much.]

thank you!

[equivalence]

From Qri. But that's not really an answers. She can't be some magic dispenser. The actual power for it has to come from somewhere. You can't create something out of nothing -- matter or energy. Both those things have to have a source. The equation has to balance.

[SCIENCE. There has to be science behind this. Ed refuses to bring up any of that.]

The frequency bullshit has to be about some sort of dampening field, a counter-energy that cancels out abilities that Qri's somehow got the key to overcome it.

[He's on a tear here. Not likely to stop. Sorry, Nazuna.]

[neatlytuned]

[This is getting too technical for him. He also doesn't understand why things have to balance, can't magic just... happen? And counter-energy?? Really, thinking about everything that's being flung at him is making him a bit dizzy.]

I'm not sure how things work where you're from but the fact is we're here and we have magic, 'from Qri' is really the best answer we have, especially since we can't actually talk to her directly.

[equivalence]

And you don't find that weird?

[Edward frowns now.] She kidnaps us to this place, sticks us with some new ability and we don't know anything about her, can't even talk to her.

[Sure there's the letter. Edward is a cynic, to say the least though, so he's not buying it.]

Where I'm from, there's no such thing as magic except in children's book. There's alchemy, and to people who don't know better it seems like magic. But there are natural rules and limits to it. And I bet that's how this 'magic' is too.