[HUB ISLAND | NOVEMBER IC INTRO LOG]

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Who: The new coven members and old blood
Where: In and around the hub island, especially the mansion
When: Day 122
Open/Closed: Open to All

IMPORTANT This IC intro log is different in that all characters can tag it! If your character is new, please put [new] or some variant of it in the subject of your top level. New characters can also tag around to old coven members in order to branch out and get as much CR as possible!

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 eventually pass by to give you a rundown. She'll also give you a letter, which may give you more questions than answers since the information is a wee out of date.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 ▢ A few newbies may not be so lucky as to wind up somewhere pleasant -- it's currently flooding and storming...up a storm...on the island, which makes spawning outside very trying. Depending on where your character shows up, there's essentially no shelter around, other than some ratty beach huts. If your character's first instinct is trying to find a place to go while outside, you may be in luck -- that is, if someone else is outside, willing to help your character find shelter. B ▢ For those characters who aren't interested in the shelter of the mansion, they may be stuck in their beach huts. What does this have to do with newbies? It's hard to tell that these beach huts are occupied until actually entering them, which is what your character has decided to do. Oops...hi there, stranger. Mind if I stay for a while? C ▢ Other characters who happen to have the luck of a true asshole won't be able to find shelter with any such luck. They'll be stuck sheieding themselves from rain under a tree, in the forest or tucking themselves in a mountain cave. It's not the worst place to wind up, but it might not be the safest -- what happens if someone doesn't find them? Telepathy might alert someone to their presence, which can help with the rescue process.

For those that are lucky enough to spawn in the mansion -- or those who eventually find their way there, soaking wet -- there's a lot of fun stuff happening here! It's warm, inviting, smells like food...don't feel awkward. You can join the fun too! Brie has set up a few party ideas, even though it's not technically a party, in order to keep things light during the storm (which, coincidentally, she isn't very fond of). There's a lot to do, but also everyone has the ability to just chill and hang out in the warm shelter of the mansion for now. D ▢ First of all, there's a bizarrely set up snack bar in the main foyer. On a lot of boxes, all lined up together, are stacks of crackers, graham crackers, marshmallows and other dried snack foods (use your imagination, honestly). There are also tiny kerosene lamps so characters can heat up food if they wish. Alongside the typical snack foods are also more exotic varieties of snacks that Brie has collected, like dried and salty alien bug pupae and tiny trees in chip bags. There's some odd stuff there, and some of it may upset stomachs. E ▢ The large foyer of the mansion is literally filled with pillows and blankets. Most of them have been stockpiled and pulled from Qri's big caravan, currently located upstairs, and others have been pulled from every chair and bed in the mansion. Intricate tents and pillow domes have been made that snake in and out from one another -- some are more private than others, with other pillow circles built for communal spaces. It's definitely possible to get lost in this winding pillow fort, but it's also possible to have a nice, private moment lost in one of the winding tunnels. F ▢ In one of those foretold communal pillow circles, someone (who? you? me? who knows.) has set up a game of spin the bottle. Who knows how your character got roped into this -- or if they are actually willing participants, but this is happening. It's going to happen. What are you doing, oh my god HOW IS THIS BIZARRE ROM-COM SCENARIO GOING TO END...?? F1; Your character is doing the spinning, and another character is choosing to be the victim on the other end of that bottle! F2; Your character happens to have just had the bottle land on them. Who did it? What mysterious being do they have to smooch now? How do they react? G ▢ Another game is going on in another communal circle -- Truth or Dare! This game is also set up similarly, in that your character is a hapless victim or willing participant, but they definitely have to give someone the opportunity to confess something or dare them to do something ridiculous. Will they show mercy, or go in for the kill? H ▢ Slumber party activities aren't for everyone, and there's still a mansion to explore. From various bedrooms to a game room, there are a variety of rooms to wind up exploring and get lost in. Not exciting enough for you? Your character has magic! Maybe they cause a ruckus upstairs that makes someone investigate the loud noise or chaos. Maybe they walk in on someone else doing something with their own magic. What sort of scenario can you cook up? I ▢ Wildcard! How will your character interact with this new and unusual world?

Comments

[guerrilla]

[Robin is now in the possession of two (2) Palai babies, both blue. After Elizabeth Bathory went home, Robin had taken it upon himself to look after the lizard she adopted, too...though if anyone asked it's not like he wanted to do it or anything.]

Stop it! You damn brats, she's running an errand, you can't see her right now!

[Seems like Hakuno's busy and the kiddos miss her. He barely acknowledges Jumin, though he does give him a brief annoyed glance when he realizes who it is.]

[yancat]

[Whatever, tsun nerd. You like kids. Jumin gets it. And yet he still can't help but feel irrational animosity...

Anyway, he'll assume Dirk doesn't know him, especially since Robin has been nothing but RUDE.]

This is Mr. Hood. Personally, I liked him more when he was a cartoon fox.

[splinten]

I guess it isn't that surprising that you'd take a turn towards the Furcadian.

[guerrilla]

Do you need something? I don't really have the time to waste on meeting people you hang out with.

[That's rude to Dirk, so he turns to him and offers, half-heartedly:]

No offense.

[That doesn't make it any less rude, though.]

[yancat]

No, it's fine. He thinks we're ideological enemies.

[Also, Dirk: what. Actually, nevermind. He doesn't want to know. TIME TO GET THIS OVER WITH.]

Actually, Mr. Hood, I'd like a word with you alone. It's very important.

[Normally he wouldn't be so courteous, but there are kids around. Someone please think of the children?]

[splinten]

[A teen shrug.]

Don't really care either way.

[No offense taken due to no shits given..]

[guerrilla]

[Robin eyes Jumin suspiciously, crossing his arms.]

If you think I'm gonna just let you drag me off somewhere, you're wrong. You want to talk, we do it on my terms, and my terms include not separating the conversation from any witnesses.

[Because let's face it, Robin's used the "I'd like a word with you alone" ruse more than once to brutally kill someone and leave them in a shallow grave in the forest.

Not that he thinks Jumin could kill him, if he thinks making pillows move with magic is manual labor, but what if he tries something dumb and no one believes Robin when he uses it to ruin Jumin's reputation brings it up?]

can't believe i had to use this icon like 3 times

[yancat]

[ Okay, Robin. Jumin was going to make things easier for you, but if you want to pick betray, that's fine. He just hopes Dirk's not getting this all on camera. ]

Alright, but it will be unpleasant.

[ For Robin? Maybe. For Jumin? Definitely. A stride is all it takes to close the distance between them. The young man's lips look chapped, the children's eyes are wide, but Jumin's already lost his first kiss to a knight who irritates him beyond belief. At this point, there's nothing else to lose. His voice is hushed and low— ]

Stay still.

[ —as he guides Robin to his mouth. ]

[splinten]

[he still can't believe jumin is doing this twice]

1/3

[guerrilla]

[nope]

[guerrilla]

[By the time Robin realizes what exactly is going on, it's too late, and he's already somehow ended up being kissed by the rich hipster millennial equivalent of a crazy cat lady. Naturally, the only thing to do is attempt to knee Jumin in the dick.]

god this is a disaster

[guerrilla]

[Whether or not Jumin's package is...jostled...Robin wrenches his face away from Jumin's, bloody murder in his eyes.]

What the f -

[Before the mother of all expletives can slip from his mouth, the two Palai children carefully approach Jumin curiously as Robin realizes in horror what they think this means.]

No, nope, this is not what it looks like, this asshole isn't a third...

[He scoops them into his arms as he talks, fortunately cutting off any other violent impulses Robin might have had.]

[yancat]

[ Meanwhile, Jumin is on the floor. His lips, tainted. His dick, in pain. His image, his reputation, his physical and mental health—in that moment, none of those things mattered. If he was going to play this stupid party game, he was going to commit, Dirk. So he did. Now he's free.

But at what cost? ]

... There. I did it. I won. [ no

He cringes in pain as he struggles to get up. ]

Would you like to play... another round? Ooh... I never caught your name.

[splinten]

That isn't how you play truth or dare.

[Dirk may or may not have sympathy for Jumin. It's hard to tell even as he offers a hand to help him up.]

You play until someone refuses to pick either option.

[ok dirk has never played truth or dare either but he figures that's probably how it might work?

oh yeah]

Dirk Strider.

[yancat]

[ Dick Strider? No, that doesn't sound right. Jumin's not about to pick the lowest hanging fruit from the tree. He takes Dirk's hand and pulls himself up, albeit with some difficulty. ]

Strider. I'm Jumin Han.

[ Okay, he's good on his feet. Maybe. Let him grab Dirk's arm just in case. ]

I don't mind if you'd like to continue, but I think I just ruined a family.

[splinten]

[more like DICK RIDER ehhh??? ehh????

Ok, Jumin is steady. Cool.]

Such are the heavy casualties in a war of Truths and Dares.

[yancat]

[stop he's embarassed

He lets go to dust his suit. Can't have it too dirty.]

It is a dangerous game. Thank God I'm not home.

[He can see the headlines now:

"Chaebol heir hottie caught kissing two men!?"
"C&R stocks decline as CEO's son refuses to comment on homosexual allegations"
"'It was a dare, but I kind of liked it': Jumin Han finally opens up amid gay rumors"

The third one is just untrue—Robin needs some Chapstick. But personally, only the second one gives him chills. He'd need two quarters for the company to recover. Who he kisses is his own damn business. He hates the media so much.]

Well, I guess things can't get any worse. Truth or dare, Dirk?

[splinten]

Dare.

[Maybe it's a sense of fair play. Or maybe it's boredom.]

[yancat]

[No. Why would you do this.

Jumin knows Jake likes a guy named Dirk and wants to help him out of the goodness of his heart. But Jumin is also a petty piece of shit. How does he kill two birds with one stone? Hmm.]

I dare you to go to the foyer and loudly profess your love for someone with poetry. I prefer Neruda but anything will do.

[Actually that's not too ba—]

You must do it with your nipples exposed.

[splinten]

Yeah, ok.

[Dirk tugs off his shirt. It's his god tier hoodie and it's comfy as fuck, but he has had long enough to dry off that he isn't cold or anything. And he starts heading to the foyer.]

[yancat]

[Hm.

Somehow, as he follows Dirk into the foyer, he gets the feeling this won't turn out the way he expects it to.]

[splinten]

[Dirk clears his throat and makes sure that he raises his low rumbling monotone to be loud enough that people can actually hear him.]

I'm here to declare my love for Ben. This poem is in his honour.

My love, if you die and I don't--,
let's not give grief an even greater field.
No expanse is greater than where we live.

Dust in the wheat, sand in the deserts,
time, wandering water, the vague wind
swept us like sailing seeds.
We might not have found one another in time.

This meadow where we find ourselves,
O little infinity! we give it back.
But Love, this love has not ended:

just as it never had a birth, it has
no death: it is like a long river,
only changing lands, and changing lips.

In Memoriam Ben Stiller, 2028

[Dirk pulls his shirt back on and straightens it out. Then he looks at Jumin.]

Your turn. Truth or dare?

[yancat]

[ Jumin, arms crossed, opens his mouth.

Closes it.

Then, he opens it again. ]

Good choice.

[ He's sorry he failed you, Jake. He's also sorry, Ben Stiller. He could give you a call when he returns and tell you about your future, but that wouldn't be very wise. He can only hope that you surpass his low expectations and perhaps make funnier, more lucrative films in your lifetime.

He hasn't watched any of Ben Stiller's films. ]

Truth.

[splinten]

[Jumin, you are missing out on the great martyr's works.]

How did you feel about kissing Percy and that other dude?

[yancat]

Disgusted, yet seeing their flushed faces was refreshing. It was painful but fun.