Hijinks Mingle

[potentite]

Who: Everyone!
Where: Anywhere around the hub!
When: Days 103-105
Open/Closed: Open mingle!
Notes: See this post for details on the moon prompt and this one for the telepathy/dream/spirit prompts!



[A | Flower Gleam and Glow]
[The nearby moon is still passing close to the hub island, meaning the effects are still in play. Perhaps now is the time to stop and smell the large lit up sparkling moonflowers that have bloomed? Or be annoyed by the mosquito-like insects that came with them.

Alternatively, the deer seem to draw some sort of energy from the moon's light. Given their size, at least their sudden aggression and proximity to the base camp isn't the worst thing in the world but a kick would still break a rib or other bone so be careful! Possibly help each other deal with these cute but troublesome fauna.]



[B | Eavesdropping]
[For some reason, the telepathy will suddenly get rather wonky. Characters won't know why it's happening, though of course no doubt there will be ponderings, but it means characters won't be in control of their ability to broadcast — or more specifically, not broadcast — their thoughts. Time to find out secrets of an embarrassing nature. Or maybe something sadder is going on in your character's head.

If this wasn't bad enough, the area around the signet might experience burning or tingling. Just try to keep a lid on your brain for the day and distract yourself from any annoying pain.]



[C | Talking In Your Sleep]
[Or maybe your character just doesn't have the most interesting thoughts. Maybe they're busy thinking about pie instead of their upsetting childhood. That's fair. Pie is great.

But surely sometimes it haunts their dreams. With the telepathy running amuck, it's no wonder dreams and nightmares are leaking through, too. Of course, it doesn't have to be an accident. Feel free to grab a friend and share a fanciful dreamscape together on purpose! But for those nuts that are tougher to crack, accidents can and will happen.]



[D | Who You Gonna Call]
[Last but not least, as Friday rolls around, there seems to be something odd going on with the island. If your character is inclined towards the spiritual or supernatural, they'll no doubt notice the strange heavy thickness hanging around. There are whispers in the air and all of new energy just feels solemn. Might be good to give people a heads up and keep an eye on it.]

Comments

[witchhooded]

[ so like

they both totally knew jade was gonna cheat for the first one, right? because moments later a vine bursts out of the ground, dislodging another moonflower at it's roots. it's still attached to the soil, but a little dusting will take care of that! jade looks pretty pleased with herself. ]

Of course there are other ways! But digging is really step one!!!

[ THAT'S NOT DIGGING, JADE ]

[splinten]

[pause]

You realize this particular method isn't digging, and also isn't available to me.

[j a d e]

[witchhooded]

But it's pretty cool, right?

[ she'll gesture for her to follow her over to the fallen flower. de-rooted in action... brutal... ]

And I bet there is a creative way for you to use your power to do something similar! You are cool, Dirk, you have to just give yourself some credit.

[splinten]

I will give you its cool factor.

[Why are these words attacking him. He didn't do anything to deserve this.]

Destroying the earth around the root stems feels a little more aggressive than appropriate for a gardening adventure

[witchhooded]

I will give you that it is more aggressive than you think is necessary but that is only because you are under the impression that gardening is completely simple. While it may be plenty easy enough to get a handle of, keep in mind that many times you deal with very dangerous and harsh chemicals when you dabble in horticulture... of any kind, really.

I think that is a plenty cool enough way to get a flower, perhaps very clean as well. You would be like, what is the saying... [ she has to think really hard about this for a moment, scrunching her face up in thought. someone she knows said it once? ] Cheater, cheater, pumpkin stealer?

[splinten]

That sounds like it.

[Look he doesn't know sayings either.]

I destroy the flower if I fuck up, but no pressure.

[he doesn't want to destroy the flower jade he doesn't want to be a Destroyer Despite this, he makes a go!

But he's too cautious so he just destroys some of the dirt in a circle around it. Congrats, Dirk.]

[witchhooded]

That is a pretty excellent job!

[ she's serious, too, settling down the flower that she's managed to remove from the earth. it's been freed from the dirt, mostly, with only chunks of dirt clinging to the roots.

jade settles next to the missing ring of dirt and digs four fingers into it. ] Transporting it like this would be pretty easy! [ GASP ] You could even make it the right size for a pot, I bet, and then just re-pot it immediately! Soooooo coooool.

[splinten]

Why would I need to put it in a different pot.

[On the echeladder of gardening, he is right at the bottom.]

[witchhooded]

[ ...snort. right, he grew up in a flooded houston. ]

Different from the initial pot? Well, if you do it correctly, the plant is still alive... It will continue to grow and eventually being in that first pot will restrict it's growth. If that happens, it will die, so you have to put it in a bigger pot. But you put it in a pot so it can stay inside with you! Then you can see it whenever you want.

[ is jade talking like the plant in this situation a friend.....yes. ]

[splinten]

You mean like how humans grow and need bigger t-shirts. Got it.

[witchhooded]

[ SHE KNEW HE WAS GOING TO SAY THAT ]

Yes, Dirk, that is exactly the metaphor I would use! [ STRIDERS...... ]

That's so silly. We should paint the pots to look like t shirts if we ever get some!

[splinten]

What's the symbol you wear?

[IMPORTANT

why do they ALL wear symbols good god]

[witchhooded]

I had a bunch of symbols in my Wardrobifier! Hehe, but I settled on wearing the nuclear fusion symbol. It was pretty much the best fashion decision I have made!

[splinten]

Fuck yeah, that's awesome. Mine obviously speaks for itself.

[he is wearing a hat shirt RIGHT NOW]

[witchhooded]

[ that's a hat on a shirt. that's....silly? very clearly a specific sense of humor, too. ]

That is also probably the best fashion choice you could have made! A hat on a shirt, that is very ironic. [ ... ] Bro!

[splinten]

[She's pretty charming, he has to admit that.]

Damn right. So, how do we get pots? I don't know about you, but my dead husband's ghost isn't here to help me with my potter's lathe.

[witchhooded]

Um, what?

[ you might as well have spit out binary code at her, dirk ]

We could always make our own clay pots! Clay is not so hard to make.

[splinten]

[Man, he can't believe how few movies she has seen.]

Jake's going to have a really great time forcing you to watch every movie in human history.

[Every one.]

You're going to have to clarify. I realize dirt is part of the process, but it isn't something I had a huge supply of.

[witchhooded]

I am looking forward to it! You should watch with us, too.

As for clay, well... It's time consuming, more than anything, but you basically take a whole bunch of soil and separate the water from it. Once you start the process it will begin to separate further on it's own... but the key is using soil from under the topsoil.

[splinten]

We can do that.

[Dirk is the DIY child, he knows the truth. He will do what he must to get his jungle housemates their plants.]

[witchhooded]

[ !!! ]

Really? You're sure?

[splinten]

Yeah. That way you can have plants inside the house.

[witchhooded]

[ this would be a good time for jade to open up about how gardening seems a little bit daunting with all the emotional strain of being mind controlled and murderous but hey

that would mean talking about things

that's not how jade does anything about herself!! in fact this is not at all about jade and is now completely about jake. she just decided this.

so instead dirk's rushed with a great big patented harley hug, because it's nice to know someone's thinking about jake having flowers. ]

[splinten]

[what just happened here]

[witchhooded]

[ it's called a hug

jade pauses, and taps his back gingerly, with her index finger ]

...Is this awkward?