[OPENING] exploration log

[spellbindmods]

Who: Explorers and Co.
Where: Around the island and at the newly discovered house
When: Day 10
Open/Closed: Open to All
Note: Feel free to create your own logs for individual island explorations. A prompt is for house exploring, and you can list off multiple A prompts like A1, A2, etc. for more than one prompt within the house. B prompts (B1, B2, etc) are for exploring the island and may be open to all OR select friends who your character is exploring with.

[It's tough to live on an island that doesn't have many resources outside of the limited food sources and running streams. While Brie is aware of some other minor sources of food, like fish and frogs, one person exploring an island on their own means there are a lot of secret spots left to uncover. Despite adventuring for three years, her time on the hub itself has been much shorter, only staying for days or weeks at a time. Now that there are more people on this journey, covering ground is a lot easier.

Recently she's discovered another large estate -- much larger than her current shared mansion, which might also mean it has some supplies inside. On the morning of Day #, she's called together those who are hankering for more supplies in order to bring as much back as possible. Congrats, you get first dibs.

A. Upon approaching the house, the first thing that's noticeable is its size. It's all one story, but very flat and spacious. There are gardens in both the front and the rear, and upon entering (Brie might have enlisted you to help break the door down, oops) the inside is also quite vast. There are tons of rooms, multiple bedrooms and bathrooms, two kitchens and other rooms that aren't even explorable because they need keys to be entered. Unless you can find these keys, that is?

B. Alternatively, or maybe even aside from exploring the house, Brie's also suggested that you do some exploring on your own. Again, she's one woman with limited time to scout the island herself. What can you find? What resources are there to be harvested? Will you share in this bounty, or keep it to yourself?]

Comments

B2; i wasn't sure what i was expecting when i clicked that. but i was somehow surprised.

[actus]

[ .... what on earth.

no. no. no, he just doesn't want to know. there are some things (remarkably) even beyond akira's level of comfort when it comes to joking. he's just going to curl his hand into a loose fit, hiding the slight grin, eyes shutting. keep it together, akira. just keep it together. ]

No reason. [ he lowers his hand, murmuring thoughtfully after. ] No hard feelings.

[ ... god damn it, there go his fingertips, catching on fire. and he promised himself he wouldn't make a joke. ]

i can't believe you didn't see it...coming...

[secrowtary]

Did you just...

[That's not what you call keeping it together, Akira!!]

And why are you so fired up about this?!

[This is beyond Hibiki's comprehension, why this boy's fingers caught on fire after seeing a dick.]

STOP. RIGHT. THERE.

[actus]

[ it's not what you think! it's not at all what you think. there are many jokes involving flamers and this is not the time! for any of them! ]

Sorry. It happens sometimes.

[ is not the thing you should be saying in this situation given the subject matter. he shakes his hands quickly to put out the tiny flames.

... did he really put it in his pocket. what on earth. ]

That's.... [ how does he say this. ] Ah.

[secrowtary]

[This is too much for him. Just. Maybe these figurines are cursed and he shouldn't take them.

Yes, that's probably why this is happening.]

That's a ritual object, nothing else. I think.

[He may not be shouting now, but it doesn't mean he's not making his situation worse and worse.]

[actus]

Ritual...?

[ he is so close to choking on his own spit right now. should he tell him? it's kind of obvious what it is so he doesn't really see the point. and yet. and yet. ]

I guess you could call it that?

[ stop. his hand is covering his face again, fingers fidgeting with his bangs. ]

I wouldn't carry that around with you, though.

[secrowtary]

Oh, could it be that you have seen it too? [The remains of a fertility shrine is what he has on his mind but why not keep it vague.] I have never seen something like that, to be quite honest...

[The warning is something that Hibiki didn't expect to hear. Could it be that Akira knows something more about the figurines?]

What do you know about it?

[The ritual?? The shrine?? The phallus?? Who knows what are they talking about now.]

[actus]

[ what is happening? what did he walk himself into? why him? ]

"It"?

[ please don't tell him he's referring to the figurine. it's not possible to blush any harder, his foot restlessly kicking at the ground. ]

That's kind of... a personal question?

[ jesus christ. ] How do you not know? [ akira just let it go and walk away. ]

[secrowtary]

Excuse me, but I don't quite understand. What's so personal about it?

[SO FORWARD. The shrine, he's talking about the shrine. Not that it's clear nor obvious.]

I thought that it's supposed to serve a public purpose?

[actus]

[ it's not obvious at all.

akira does make an undignified noise in surprise, quickly clearing his throat after to try and cover it up. ]

I mean, to each their own but... not normally?

How isn't it personal?

[ just walk away. please. ]

[secrowtary]

[Hibiki tries to process the new information but it doesn't make sense. Unless...UNLESS...

Akira seems to know the ritual and the shrine and his response to the figurine...it was something else. It could mean only one thing.

He's a believer.]

I understand now. I understand everything. I'm truly sorry it took me so long.

[No, he doesn't understand a thing. But it won't stop him from pulling the figurine out his pocket and stepping closer to Akira.]

I think you should be the one to have it.

[actus]

[ why should he have it. none of this makes sense and he's kind of unnerved why he's being offered it. ]

H-hey, careful where you point that.

[ jesus christ, it takes a lot to knock akira off his game and wave his hands in the air, but this may just be the rare exception to the general rule. ]

I don't want it.

[ he's holding his hands up defensively in the air, as if he's surrendering. or something. ]

[secrowtary]

[If only Hibiki knew how rare this sight is, if only.

For now, he's baffled by the reaction he gets. Why is Akira so against the idea to have it? There are more and more questions piling up and no answers whatsoever.]

Could it be that you...aren't allowed to touch it?

[If it's really that sacred...no, he doesn't want to think what's coming next for him.]

[actus]

[ oh how the mighty have fallen. ]

What? No, I just...

[ he clears his throat again, trying to put any of this into words. ]

Why are you so calm about this?

[ well, not that he isn't surprised hibiki isn't a flustered mess, but he's acting like its normal to be brandishing something like that. ]

[secrowtary]

[Good luck putting this into words. Just...good luck.]

I can't see why I shouldn't be calm. Should I be excited instead? Is it a part of the ritual?

[Raising his brows, he looks at the figurine in hand.

It's just a glass dick, why should he.]

[actus]

Excited.

[ akira repeats it, inwardly groaning, pinching the bridge of his nose. ]

I don't think it's part of any ritual.

[secrowtary]

[Akira don't die here.]

Excited, yes, that's exactly what I've said. If it's not a part of any ritual...what is it, then?

[Here he is, still thinking that this boy knows something about the origins of the figurine.]

Please do tell.

[actus]

[ is he really going to have to explain this? ]

You really don't know?

[ he looks so confused and so out of his element. there's no way he's describing this. ]

Seriously?

[secrowtary]

What do you mean by really and seriously? If I knew I wouldn't be asking, shouldn't that be obvious?

[Misunderstandings are exhausting.]

If you don't want anyone else to hear, we can continue this in my hut.

[SMOOTH. Hibiki figures that it might be some sacred knowledge not meant for everyone.]

[actus]

[ oh my god. OH MY GOD. while that's the worst possible thing to say in this situation, he's coming to the conclusion that this guy has zero clue. and he's going to further embarrass himself. ]

That's not.... Fine. All right.

[ SIGHS. this is a terrible idea, but he can't let this poor guy embarrass himself anymore. ]

[secrowtary]

Follow me.

[What is even happening here.

Hibiki realizes that learning about this whole cult thing may not even be that important, but on the other hand, there's no reason for him not to collect as much information as possible.]

To be quite honest, I'm surprised that there are worlds where it still exists.

[?!?!?!?!]

[actus]

[ just.

this is a compilation of bad decisions. ]

What? Why wouldn't it?

[ akira is so lost right now, hands shuffling into his pockets. ]

[secrowtary]

[Hibiki's lost as well, he just doesn't know it....yet.]

I considered it to be a relic of the past. A few people who would enjoy it come to my mind, though.

[The very first one is Kagura fucking Mutsuki.]

[actus]

[ ....... ]

I... really don't think we're talking about the same thing.

[ or else he's utterly shameless and socially inept. ]

[secrowtary]

Aren't we? I thought this is about the fertility cult. What else could it be about?

[Dicks. It was about dicks, Hibiki.]

[actus]

Cult? No. There's no cult - at least not in my world.

[ HE WAS TALKING ABOUT A CULT.

oh my god it makes a strange sort of sense now. ]