[JANUARY 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
IMPORTANT: While some prompts are newbie exclusive, all characters can tag this intro log!

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. You'll also have a letter slipped under your door with some explanation about your whole coven situation, as well as info that explains you have magic now! And yet what kind of magic is conveniently left out. Are you up to speed? Great. Now, here's the question of the hour: what are you going to do about all this? A ▢ If you're the sensible sort and want to explore your new digs before slinking around Shehui, you're in luck! You've got easy access to your apartment, and it's luckily not on lockdown right now. Feel free to check out your room, raid the fridge -- oh, and saying hello to your roommates should also be on your to-do list. B ▢ Let's say that hanging out with these people is a little overwhelming...that's fine! There are plenty of things to do in the apartment building without interacting with roomies! There are vending machines to prop up, a leisure floor that contains a totally vacant air hockey table and a nice garden to relax in. C ▢ But ah, there's also venturing outside! Out front is the job board, which is a nice place to hit up if you're looking to add to your currently fat but depleting credit account. The problem is that the jobs are currently disappearing quickly, and those around you aren't giving you such nice looks. This apartment building is a known problem area at this point, and your signet doesn't do anything to settle their fears.

D ▢ With new year's week coming to an end, the residents of Shehui are feeling more celebratory than somber now. A lot of businesses are closed in order to enjoy themselves and ring in the new year the right way. A lot of restaurants and bars are currently offering specials, from free drinks to cheap food in order to pull in the holiday crowd. If you're looking to meet people and socialize in Shehui, this is the best way to do it. E ▢ Also because it's the post holiday season, stores are trying to push out the rest of their overstock merch. One item of note that's being peddled quite often is a cell phone. From tiny flip phones to the latest Orange product, cellphones are a necessity in this modern society. Get yours right now and begin texting right away! There are a few social apps that are installed, so you might be lucky enough to connect with another coven member! They also have Redmolar capability, which will automatically allow you to text those with phones in the area. Maybe send some mysterious stranger texts? F ▢ While you're hustling around Shehui, you may realize that the telepathic messages get stronger -- perhaps the new coven members are near? In general, you may be subject to telepathic messages about current Shehui goings on, random thoughts or requests to meet up at so-and-so location. A.K.A. let's utilize that telepathy...it may not last forever! G ▢ Because the week of remembrance is still going on, flowers are littering the streets, though most of them are dead. Bunches of flowers are being sold, and flower fortunes are a popular activity during this part of the holiday. There are fortune tellers on the street who will give you your flower of the year, but it's more fun to have them read with one another! There are digital cards that you can buy that will allow you to read fortunes on the go -- simply tap the screen of the card and your flower will be decided. Not happy with your choice? Too bad! It won't randomize to something different, no matter how hard you try. H ▢ While a lot of Shehui citizens are trying to avoid the coven members like the plague, a small alien child isn't so much concerned with who helps her, just as long as someone does. She accidentally left her house's door open and her five new kittens are suddenly missing! Where are they? Who knows! But she'd certainly like some help looking for them. I ▢ As the day winds down, snow falls on Shehui for the last time this season. The government is getting rid of their supplies that create the festive weather. This is old hat for older coven members, but for newbies? You better enjoy the snow while you can. After an hour or so, it piles up enough to truly be utilized for merriment...this also means that it's pretty easy to get snowed in if you happen to be in a building during the snow fall, which also creates some interactive opportunities. J ▢ Wildcard! How will your character interact with this new and unusual world?

Comments

[gimmecandy]

Memory... -Despite having said it before, the context made Jack-O' roll the word about on her tongue as if it were a foreign term, alien to her. In a way, it was. And despite the melancholy of the moment, she felt a strange...

Envy

... of Ritsuka in that moment.- Do you wanna talk about it?

[toblueskies]

I'd... like to. I would. [ she frowned. ] I'm just not sure if I can.

[gimmecandy]

I-It's okay! You can take your time! Should we go inside?

[toblueskies]

Time? Time is the problem. [ Ritsuka chewed on the inside of her cheek.

then she picked up the bouquet and rose to a stand. ] Inside is probably better. I'll just be in the way otherwise.

[allconsumed]

[Well, she hopes not to disappoint.]

Why not? I have a few things you could do. Floor six, room one.

[She could throw a mini cooking lesson in, too.]

[gimmecandy]

Yes, yes! Let's find some place nice and warm and cozy to sit and talk about our feelings! Bupu~! -Jack-O' clapped, before grabbing onto Ritsuka's hand and dragging her along. Not... that she seemed to have any idea where she was going.-

[skiouros]

[ His curse hadn't even crossed his mind, but Eizen homes in on the probable reasoning behind that question. ]

No. If anything happens, it'll be for another reason.

[skiouros]

[ eizen nods, his lips downturned. there's not much he can do to help with that. ]

Unless you're willing to test what it is in secret, you'll have to go without knowing. The witch, Qri, isn't around to tell newcomers what their new powers are.

[allbroea]

[ uhhh

he can't help but to lean over the table intently. ]

... Our gracious benefactor is missing? [ oh, does the sarcasm drip off the words. ]

[sopherias]

I want to be friends, if that's okay with you.

[ Too difficult for her to deny friendship. She wants a lot of friends. As for her flower fortune, she shakes her head. ]

Not yet...

[ But now she's approaching the fortune teller to purchase her own card. She's curious. ]

[marakukaja]

[ Having him calm down a little is good. She looks at him for a few moments, confirming that his pulse has slowed a bit. ]

Somewhat. It's a surprising situation to be thrown into, I know.

[ For most normal people. ]

But from what I know, we all started in a similar situation, myself included. So know that you are not alone.

[ Again, they're all coven members, here. Lots of differences, but they share the same circumstances while they're all here, so there's no reason not to cooperate, as far as she's concerned. She places a hand near the base of her neck, where her own signet is visibly resting, in front of where her heart is on the inside. ]

g;

[marakukaja]

[ Hardly cheerful, and in a city as bustling and busy as this, full of strangers, might be difficult to notice. But not for Aigis. Her eyes are keen and although she may not be the best at reading people, she sure as hell knows that crouching and tears are anything but a good sign, so she quickly makes her way over and crouches with her, hands on her knees.]

Are you all right, Ritsuka-san...?

[ Assuming that they exchanged names at the very least She sure doesn't look like it. ]

[mesmerevenant]

You and me both. It's straight out of a novel.

[mesmerevenant]

At the very least, they've been very insistent that this is the best place to be. Which... isn't entirely wrong, considering all the luxuries here.

[ But Valerius trailed off on an interesting sentence ]

"Something isn't"... what?

[counteracts]

Good.

[He means it, though if he knew what types of people they were, he might be a little more concerned.] It's good to have an anchor in places like this, with all that's going on.

[Because, to him, that's what Mika represented. Their lives had been nothing but turbulent seas for years, but he'd always been able to steer them as best he could because he knew he had a fixed point he could always rely on.

He hears a noise at the door.] Oh. There he is. [He leaves his half-eaten plate of food on the table as he goes to get the door.

Unknowing... unwitting...]

slams in here like a kool-aid man

[deusex]

[ Floor nine, room two. This must be the right place — after the little run-in with one of his roommates, things have felt a little awkward, perhaps, for Orga. Things like that didn't matter much to him — they have always been this way for as long as he could remember, and there was no reason for then to change anything about how they acted for the sake of others, if it wasn't necessarily harmful.

But then, whether it was at his assigned space or Orga's, as long as they can be near each other it didn't matter much to Mika. An anchor, a point of stability that he knew to be constant, all the more so now from the brief lack of it that spanned the month beforehand.

He reaches for the door but it's opened from the inside before he could get the handle, and Mika tilts his head up, his good eye angled towards the taller boy. ]

Hey, Orga.

[ The greeting cuts off, his expression frozen between split second of surprise and disbelief, so rare to him. The next second he is in the room, pushing his body between that of Orga and Julieta; a shoulder pressed back against Orga's side, the barrel of the gun aimed steadily, unerringly at the girl. ]

Orga. [ his voice is as quiet and as steady as his aim, scarcely louder than the click of the safety going off. ] What is she doing here?

[testified]

if i cannot help you and you have no business with me, then i will not be trifled with. my flames merely guide me and those who seek light, but it burns all the same should you try to take it in your hands.

[testified]

[ OKAY, back to being stoic again! ]

You mean to tell me this is... some type of vendor?

[ But where is the person she's supposed to pay!!! ]

Are you a merchant? If so, I am terribly sorry for almost stealing your goods. If I had known these belong to somebody, the thought would have never crossed my mind, I assure you.

[testified]

Pardon?

[ Turning invisible is pretty groundbreaking even where they're from. She stares at him in disbelief. ]

...How exactly does it work?

[testified]

[ There's an amused smile at his response. She's learning that he's a bit of a grump, but the fact that he's here and helping her out only makes her appreciate his efforts more. ]

"Menial labor"? What type of work are you used to, Jusis?

[testified]

Okuni Kumou. That's a lovely name, and quite unique if I must admit.

[ She repeats the name fully, having no concept of surnames. Celica shines her a radiant smile, one befitting of a princess, which is exactly what she is. Yup, you hit the jackpot, this is the soul you own now! ]

My name is Celica. I am a priestess from a remote priory. May I offer you a prayer?

[ For free, of course, as she could never profit from her faith. ]

[testified]

Protecting the... --are cats in danger in this place?

[testified]

Really? My hands are not feeling so warm either, if I must admit.

[ Although for a completely different reason, which is the weather feels cold. ]

Shall we compare?

[testified]

[ Happily, she accepts the goods with a gentle laugh. ]

I shouldn't take more than I need, it would not be right. How about you, would you like to share this with me?

[secrowtary]

I'm glad.

[ He always judged people when they made them and now he has to judge himself, too. Life's hard. ]

Well, as long as they're not really bad, I don't mind them. Besides...usually, I make them by accident.

[ On the contrary, this one was 100% intentional. ]

I still don't get some of the jokes, though. Maybe I'm not beyond salvation yet.

[ Hibiki wants to belong to the grumpy club, too... ]