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

[splinten]

It's hard to say. By experience, I'm inclined to imagine such a thing. At the same time, if it really is possible for universes to exist outside of Paradox Space, which seems likely to me, then those rules that control my universe wouldn't carry over. I think it's reasonable to argue that there would only be one possible flow of time in the absence of time travel. However, there's plenty of science in recent history that points to the existence of multiple worlds that all interact on the level of quantum physics.

[A bit of a pause.]

I've assumed by this point that your culture hasn't developed quantum mechanics or its equivalents.

[rebells]

[A slow smile spreads across his face.]

I have no clue what that is, so I doubt it. But then again, I'm no scientist.

[splinten]

You're right. It's possible there's a whole wealth of time travel research that you don't have access to. There might even be active time machines that you're totally unaware of. It's your own damn fault for not keeping up with science.

[Yeah, Dirk suspects quantum mechanics is not even a twinkle in the scientific eye yet.]

[rebells]

Should I want to? From what you've told me, time travel sounds like a bit of a pain.

[splinten]

You're right. You can live totally content knowing there's a body of knowledge vital to the running of your world that you have no access to.

[rebells]

[You know him too well, Dirk. He doesn't argue that it could only be so vital, if the entirety of recorded history makes sense without it, or anything like that.

Instead, he just makes a face.]