[DECEMBER INTRO LOG | WORLD TWO]

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Who: All coven members, especially new folk!
Where: In and around the new world’s apartment building where the coven is staying, as well as the rest of Shehui
When: Day 160
Open/Closed: Open to All

How did you get into this building? This apartment room? What the fuck is going on? Let's refer back to this page for a semi in-depth, wow so detailed, explanation of your current situation. Are you up to speed? Great. Now, here's the question of the hour: what are you going to do about it? A ▢ Unlike the other coven members, the newbies are coming into the apartment building with non-empty apartment rooms. Depending on how polite or cautious you are, your first instinct may be to find your apartment and knock on the door. But it is your apartment now, too, and you do have an ID card that'll get you in. What horrible calamity will you walk in on? What eccentric roommates will you happen upon? The wacky situational comedy scenarios are ENDLESS. B ▢ One of the jobs on the job board this week is fundraising -- neat, right? Before you even make it up to your apartment, you may be accosted by an excited citizen -- coven member or no -- that is trying to push something onto your character. Chocolate bars? Cheese logs? Cookie dough? Some other luxury item or overpriced snack food? Because this fundraising task is based on commission, the citizen in question may be a bit pushy...or you may be inclined to buy ridiculous amounts of goods and not know what to do with yourself.

New coven members showing up today are in luck. This week, Shehui is celebrating a Keep the Community Clean event. It's rare that they force jobs on people, but there has been an influx of new citizens and the population growth is leading to more trash. Fulfill your assignment and you'll be rewarded 1,000 credits. Don't? Be fined 500. Everyone has been sent a job to their ID, be it collecting trash, cleaning their apartment building or holding up signs/handing out literature about recycling. Sweeping, bagging...it's dirty work, but someone has to do it. C ▢ Cleaning up trash on the street might be hard, but it's fulfilling! Okay, that's a lie. It's demeaning and a lot of citizens don't really care about the minimal littering credit deduction as they toss trash from their cars or miss throwing it into bins. Volunteers are outfitted with gloves, vests and a roll of trash bags, but it doesn't prevent them from being rudely splashed with snow or having to pick up nasty things. Have fun! D ▢ For those who decided to pass out literature, you did pick the better job! It's a lot easier to avoid getting nasty, but it's also awkward...having to hand out fliers, be cheerful, regurgitate boring facts about recycling. Please sir, stop and listen to this exciting speech about why should put your cans in the red bins, not the blue ones! E ▢ There is a bright side to these jobs: local businesses are getting in on the outpouring of people out and about to try and get them into seats and buying things. Free samples are abound! There's a local coffee shop, Mooncents, that is handing out free small drinks to anyone who is actually working today. Come inside, regardless if you "volunteer" or not. It's warm inside with all that snow out there...

Speaking of snow! Most businesses and buildings in Shehui have paid to have snow falling every other hour, which coats the city areas in a fine, powdery dust of snowflakes. You may be familiar with snow, or maybe you've never seen it in your entire life! It's unavoidable either way, so you're going to have to deal with it. F ▢ Children in Shehui are usually in a school building somewhere, but snow days call for some leniency. School is pretty come-and-go anyway, so don't be surprised that there are quite a few kidlets out and about on the streets. They're also fully into the spirit of snow, throwing snowballs at unsuspecting strangers. Will you get in on the action, or will you plan the murder of innocent children today? G ▢ While it's unadvised to just go lay out in the street and make snow angels, there are plenty of parks in which to examine or play in the snow. You won't be the only one acting like a fool -- it's Shehui. You're allowed to live a little! H ▢ Finally, Coins! has bought the most snow as a means for their seasonal activity -- snow paintball. If you're looking to have a good time and enjoy Shehui for what it is, you'd best be inclined to sign up. A massive field with snowbanks and excellent areas for hiding, snowball paintballs that hurt twice as much as usual. What more could you ask for? I ▢ Wildcard! How will your character interact with this new and unusual world?

Comments

[rootandbranch]

[Geir didn't expect the hug, and automatically PURRS AT IT. he does not lean as far into Vern's chest as he wants to, because of the cider.]

What does good look like to you? What do you like to look at? We were looking for stuff last time, so that's not the same.

[rootbound]

[touches his tiny nose to Geir's huge one briefly, before releasing him]

I don't know. Colours...crafts? I don't think I'm too much for the electronical things, though one or two are nice. I think there's a market area that might deal more in those, but it's a bit of a walk.

[rootandbranch]

Do you reeeeally want to walk?

[Geir lifts a wing and glances over the edge of it invitingly. it reflects the light of the deocrations a bit, sparkle sparkle.]

[rootbound]

Oh, someone's being gallant.

[takes the tip of Geir's wing and bows over it, kind of like he might take someone's hand for a dance but not as smooth, mostly because he has heard about and seen dancing but does not know how to do it]

[rootandbranch]

I was? I was just saying we could fly-- oh. Oh, hi.

[WHAT IS VERN DOING. GEIR IS KIND OF FLUSTERED. HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IT IS BUT HE CAN TELL IT'S TRYING TO BE SMOOTH.]

[rootbound]

[the smoothness is reduced significantly by Vern having a donut in the same hand. oops. straightens and smiles up at him]

Split this with me and let's go--?

[rootandbranch]

[the attempt is enough. Geir is now all aflutter.]

O-okay. Do you like it...?

[rootbound]

It's good! Here--

[breaks the half he didn't bite into off, holding it out]

[rootandbranch]

[he takes it gently from Vern's palm, careful-- oh so careful-- not to let his teeth brush Vern's skin. just because his eitr isn't working as it should on this low-frequency world doesn't mean that he wants to hurt Vern by accident. that would be horrifying. never, ever. the donut itself instantly disappears into his cavern of a mouth.]

...I like it.

[he's not just talking about the donut.]

[rootbound]

[he picks up on that, a little, though more from the ripple of feeling that accompanies it than the nuance of Geir's tone]

Mm...?

[rootandbranch]

I like you! Come on, let's fly to the shops?

[IT WASN'T A VERY DIFFICULT MYSTERY AFTER ALL, VERN!]

[rootbound]

[blushes, a little, and drinks the cider at a gulp to hide it]

--right. Help me up, then.

[rootandbranch]

[Geir holds out his claw obligingly, with the little lift of his heart that he always gets when he has Vern with him and they're about to do something together.]

You'll have to tell me where to fly.

[rootbound]

It's not far...

[ducks his head even lower over Geir's claw for a second, swallowing against that feeling, before climbing up.]

[rootandbranch]

[IT'S VERY HARD LIVING WITH A FEELINGS ASSAULT LIZARD!

Geir doesn't bother putting Vern on his back, just holds him close against his chest and backs well away from most of the activity in the area before taking off. the lights glitter and dance over his scales with his movement. he's quiet for a moment, circling for the altitude they'll need to glide wherever Vern directs them.]

[rootbound]

[it's not a long flight, but it's peaceful; Vern settles against Geir's scales, tucked out of the wind. there's a place for Geir to land and stretch out some if he needs to...the shops here are relatively modest but a bright varied jumble, crafts and beads and clothes and art both local and alien.]

[rootandbranch]

[Geir lands gently; no thrills and spills today. he's immediately drawn to the bright colors of the bead and clothing stores, eyes going wide with pleasure and interest.]

Oh... this stuff is really nice...

[rootbound]

I hoped you'd like it.

[rootandbranch]

I do, I do! Just look at all this. There are so many colors... there are even more than the Palai had. Dyes must be really advanced here!

[Geir sticks his nose into a clothing store, much to the dismay of the owner, and pulls his head back out to grin at Vern again.]

You didn't want any more clothes, right?

[rootbound]

[he shakes his head; he picked up a coat and gloves and a couple of scarves with the first of his garden earnings, likely]

I've got more than enough. We're supposed to enjoy ourselves here, aren't we...? Let's be a bit impractical.

[rootandbranch]

[Geir lays down so he can put his head down between his forefeet properly, peering at Vern with close attention. impractical--?]

What are you thinking...?

[rootbound]

What do you want to take home and make a pile of the most...? Let's get some shiny things.

[rootandbranch]

I-- I don't know! Gold? I want you to be in the pile. Is gold comfortable for humans?!

[rootbound]

[dkjfjhahahaha]

I guess there's gold thread, that could be put on pillows--or cloth of gold, but that's a lot pricier, probably.

[rootandbranch]

Blankets... something soft and warm. You get cold so easily.