[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

[dividepain]

[ He'd rather forget that ever happened. ]

It must be a really pretty name, then.

[ The words slip out before he can stop them. Maybe he should say something else because this silence is just too awkward. ]

My name is Laphicet.

[ He's so bad at this. ]

[ex_tenzoku558]

[ ......... ]

I see. So you must be a malak, too.

[dividepain]

I am, yes. Actually...I've been traveling with Eizen, too.

[ He probably should've said so at the very beginning instead of complimenting her name not so smoothly. Even if it doesn't have much to do with anything. ]

[ex_tenzoku558]

So you knew who I was.

[ she seems pensive, but shrugs it off after a split second. ]

Have you met up with your friends yet?

[dividepain]

I...I knew, but just a little!

[ For some reason, he's much more embarrassed about it than he should be. How much is just a little, anyway? ]

Just Velvet for now...do you know Velvet?

[ Maybe Eizen mentioned her in one of the letters. ]

[ex_tenzoku558]

[ oh. ] My brother must not have mentioned me much then...

[ caught between a rock and a hard place there, laphicet!! ]

We've met.

[ there's an inkling of a pause that follows, but she ultimately leaves it at that. ]

[dividepain]

[ Well done, boy... ]

He's not really talkative in the first place...

[ Unless it's about bugs, ruins, history—Laphicet might be digging his own grave right now. ]

Oh. [ His devious little plan that was supposed to help him learn what Edna knows about their group, but it might have backfired pretty badly. Maybe he just needs to be more upfront about it (and regret it later)? ] Is that so...did Eizen mention us in his letters?

[ex_tenzoku558]

[ understatement of the century. ]

He did write that some of his companions took an unusual interest in his affairs.

[ she's teasing. mostly.

besides, if anyone ought to be ~devious~, it's edna. after all, it's not like what's common knowledge to her can't wreak havoc on those who have yet to live through it. what a pain. ]

[dividepain]

D-Did he write something about me?

[ Perhaps he should've been open about this right from the start. It's not his fault that he's curious what Edna knows of him...except it's totally his fault. ]

[ex_tenzoku558]

[ persistent, this one.

hundreds of years may have passed since she received them, but edna still remembers each and every word in eizen's letters from the sheer amount of times she has reread them. ]

He's penned about Velvet, well-endowed in foolishness; Magilou, the compulsive troublemaking witch; Rokurou, the swordsman drunk in impulsiveness; Eleanor, the tearfully honest exorcist; and... [ she begins to twirl her umbrella idly for several moments ] —of course. How could I forget? Steadfast to a fault [ wait for it......... ] Benwick.

[ it's still amusing to her how "appropriate" they are for him, even after having met a few of her brother's acquaintances for herself. just the type she'd imagine eizen would throw his lot with. ]

As for you, Laphicet... [ she giggles, an angelic sound of innocence.

......... or one of a devil in disguise. ] How cute, trying to find out your assessment results from me, just because I'm the little sister?

[dividepain]

[ After mentioning Velvet, Magilou, Rokurou, and Eleanor, Laphicet knows that his time has come. Now he'll finally learn what Edna learned about him from his brother. To make matters worse, he's so sure that this is going to happen that when it turns out to be about Benwick of all people, he opens his mouth slightly, completely taken aback. ]

Steadfast to a fault...

[ Before Laphicet knows it, he ends up repeating her words. ]

I just...! [ Ah, this is no good. ] I was just curious, that's all...you don't have to tell me if you don't want.

[ But please feel free to do so is what he's trying to convey here. ]