[WORLD ONE] AIMINTAS (INTRODUCTION)

[spellbindmods]

Who: The coven & Palai people
Where: In and around the city land of Aimintas
When: Days 13 & 14
Open/Closed: Open to All

The initial setting information found here should be utilized for threads here.

There's no official OOC account for the Palai people. You're free to roleplay their actions and reactions on your own, as in depth as you want -- asking questions, hand-waved interactions, becoming best friends. The new world is your oyster!

Just like how you arrived, the process of leaving the hub and reappearing somewhere else is quite quick and uneventful. Brie and Genette gather as many people as possible so that everyone can explore the new world together in a group, which is where they all land once Qri has worked her magic. If you weren't in the vicinity, or thought that not being social meant you'd get to stay on the island, you come along as well, though you didn't exactly show up with the group. A ▢ Everyone starts their journey a reasonable distance from the outer city walls of Aimintas. It's about a four hour trek to the rocks on foot, which Genette tells everyone to move towards -- though you're free to do as you please. You may discover that traveling on your own too far away results in something quite unpleasant. The initial terrain is quite interesting -- it's at least different from the hub island, though you may not be particularly impressed. There's sticky kelp to step in, water in the sky to look at and sand to get stuck in every orifice of your body. How do you like the new digs thus far? B ▢ Genette explains that the gang must enter the city of Aimintas to survive, but it's easier said than done. Maybe as something of an incentive, Genette climbs into Qri's caravan and it floats away, over the rock face. There go all the supplies you brought! The rest of you losers will have to climb through the craggy rock walls, hundreds of feet tall with very few crevices and cracks that are navigable. Hope you can climb...or maybe you can find a way to get through using someone's magic? The sun sets while the coven is busy trying to get through the craggy infrastructure (at least, that's the fate of those who don't find a quicker way to get into the city). Brie locates a large cave in one of the rocks, and that's where everyone sets up camp for the night. If you want to carry on, that's your choice...but who knows if anything that goes bump in the night is out there bumping in the night time? C ▢ What will your character be doing tonight? Sleeping on a hard rock? Stuck awake? Even if they do manage to fall asleep, they may be haunted by the occasional high pitched screech that comes through the night, though the location of the noise is unknown as of right now.

It takes about a day to travel to Aimintas, climb through the rocks and come into the city. Thankfully the city hub is close to the side of the city the coven managed to climb through, so civilization is awaiting. That civilization is decently modern, lizard-like and very, very nosy. D ▢ Upon entering civilization, the Palai are immediately curious and in awe of their taller, bipedal visitors. They've only seen people like those in the coven in pictures, and if they learn that your character has magic? It'll be as if an A-list celebrity just wandered into town. Because they're so enamored, the Palai will readily give coven members gifts as a token of their appreciation. What exactly do they appreciate? Don't be afraid to ask a few simple questions. They'll be more than happy to give out answers. E ▢ Some Palai, though, will want to see some of that magic before they offer up any gifts. Some may be a little demanding, just because their curiosity is so overwhelming. A harsh no will result in an apology and a gift anyways, but maybe just show them some magic anyway...? Even outside of interacting with the Palai, there's quite a bit around here to look at. Genette can be found in the middle of one of the parks, handing out the stored supplies to their owners. (Don't worry, she'll tell you where she is with a little telepathic poke. Your supplies will give you access to shopping and bartering...your status as a magical humanoid thing will only get you so far. F ▢ The Palai marketplace is rather large and home to a variety of businesses, shops and services. Want a good night's sleep? Want to eat a delicious shrimp wrap? Need your hub technology charged? You can do that here. What strange items will you fine? Is their technology level something you're familiar with? G ▢ Finally, the Palai are a people of culture. That culture can be quite unforgiving to those who choose to wander around alone. Some Palai people, after the initial wonder has worn off, will deny services to people who are on their own. It just doesn't compute! Your character is better off with a group of three, but a friend is fine. Travel in groups or couples and your character will find that they get fewer strange looks and questions.

It can be easy to get overwhelmed within the Palai marketplace, so no one will blame a coven-member for escaping the city for a bit. On the outside of the marketplace is a very large house with dozens of Palai congregating -- and my dozens, we mean at least 200. A Palai mate triangle just committed to each other, and this is certainly worth celebrating. H ▢ The guests feel blessed by the presence of a coven-member, and they readily invite any that happen by to the festivities. There's cake, alcohol, drinks, dancing. The Palai people certainly know how to get down. I ▢ Wildcard! How will your character interact with this new and unusual world?

Comments

[parodeity]

Like...with what I have already? Maybe up to four.

[ AND THEN WAVER IS A VOICE OF REASON... ]

Yeah, they do seem to really like givin' us shit. Which is nice! If worrying?

[drunkle]

So you kids got riflekind and bladekind... where does that leave you? Poindexterkind?

[ While his sense of humor may be savage, he is only joking and would like to know the actual answer. ]

[drunkle]

Heh! You got a deal, kiddo.

[ Qrow hasn't fought something in over a week, he'll definitely benefit from this, too. ]

Out of curiosity, which one of you two usually wins?

[parodeity]

Depends. In terms of sheer brute strength, he's got the edge. My stats lean towards speed.

[ so as long as he doesn't let john box him in, dave usually does fine. ]

[teratias]

It's definitely weird.

[Hmmm. Waver taps his chin, considering.]

What if we simply take a few things when we know we're going to leave?

[soulcomet]

[John may as well have told her she just won the lottery.]

That's a great idea! Maybe we could go on a food tour one day, too.

[soulcomet]

I have a bit of healing magic!

I haven't run into an injury I can't heal yet, but I'm pretty limited on how often I can do it.

[soulcomet]

[oh god Madoka broke them. maybe they should head back to the food table.]

What sorts of things do you do for fun back home, Lenka-san?

[splinten]

[He almost jumps. He just barely resists.]

Yeah. You?

Woah...

[That thought slipped through: it's a response to PRE-MOVIE ADVERTISEMENTS. He's never seen any and while blah blah capitalism, it's fascinating to see them for real]

[splinten]

[It's a strong, powerful request. But he sees the way she bows her head, and he can't tell her, I already stopped. He can't tell her about what he did in the face of that disaster. Everyone dead, all hope lost—

So he gave up.]

I'll try. I promise.

[He can do that, at least. For this girl who has so much on her shoulders, he can do that.]

He's... [He doesn't know what to say. Not boyfriend, not anymore, and he doesn't know if 'best friend' works. He doesn't know if Jake even wants that anymore.] A friend from home. We grew up talking to each other over the internet.

[splinten]

Conceptually, I can follow the logic. It offers a clear symbolic signal of conclusion.

Plus, it looks pretty cool.

[Says the boy in the pointy anime shades]

[mapsio]

The Palai? It leaves you to wonder what the goal really was here.

[Then again, this entire experience was kind of overwhelming and really didn't make much sense.]

There is so much difference in the many things we have witnessed upon our arrival in this world.

[mapsio]

[John is flying, Haru is summoning a huge gun dress entity— life is totally cool and Normal.]

What is normal to us is weird to others, or so they say. [Haru allows Milady to flourish one more time before making her disappear.] A persona is basically the rebellious soul within the user's heart. I don't believe everyone has the potential. But those who do can be granted a great power.

Tell me a little more about your powers?

[splinten]

Did you hear the supposed story about how they kickstarted into technological advancement?

[It's a pretty interesting one.]

[mapsio]

Well, we get them to admit their crimes at the very best. We try to stop them from harming anyone else.

[She still seems a little bit hesitant to say something about this. But it shouldn't be a problem. She doesn't feel like it should be.]

[mapsio]

[Well, she feels more comfortable doing this now after she had spoken to Akira. So. Here goes nothing?

First comes the stylish outfit.]

I don't know if it's like being a magical girl...

[splinten]

[He affirms verbally, the nod slipping his mind.]

It's one of the ways my pop culture knowledge might actually be helpful. They've explained about their days of blessing and the sudden shift towards technological advancement.

[probablynoteren]

[Hopefully they slow down before someone gets launched across the room doing a lift or spin or something. They might want to watch their heads -- Lenka's heading back for his plate, and tilts his head at Madoka once he's rescued it from nearby dance shenanigans.]

For fun? Uh... [actually he's busy training or missioning 90% of the time, he's a workaholic; that being said] We have books. And some recordings of old TV shows.

[He's not entirely sure how to explain Bugarally, since he ends up skipping around in it a lot, but.]

[genice]

Or how deliberate it might have been, I suppose.

( but he shrugs as they walk, considering he has no real investment in the history of a people significantly removed from anything he personally cares about. )

I'm almost more surprised by the similarities. Differences are normal between cultures, aren't they? What's considered normal or right in one is different in another. A whole different world should feel different than our own.

( hard to say how he feels about that, but he projects an even keeled sort of thoughtfulness, gesturing vaguely overhead. )

[probablynoteren]

[Nikiforov, huh? It's certainly easier to pronounce than Alisa Illinichina Amiella (on an aside, I still don't know how that's a Russian name), but that isn't saying much. Maybe he should go with the first name just so he doesn't mangle it--

Anyway, Victor's response has him looking back up at what's above them -- it's not much for visuals, since you can barely see anything, but that's the other unsettling thing. Having what is apparently millions of tons of water rolling by above your head is bit...]

... Yeah. I don't like it, either. It doesn't make sense. [as for the screeches, for the most part he's learned the opposite of sleeping through them -- sounds like that were to be paid attention to, back home, unless you felt like being separated from your limbs or worse] Can I have that back?

[He's holding out a hand for the small glowing bottle.]

[genice]

( ... that name is... so very Russian..................... uncertain squint

Victor blinks, glancing back toward his companion. He holds the bottle out for him to take. )

Sure.

( ... Yeah, he. Waves a little at that, looking back the way he'd come. )

Planning to keep watch out here?

[rebells]

Well, yes, but there's ridiculous and there's "a band of lizard people following you around."

[rebells]

We could trade.

Eres is a power that some on my world are born with. It allows you to harness the elements, or adds power to your fighting moves. What powers did you have, on your world?

[rebells]

[He shakes his head once.]

Not among the people here. Among the--surviving population on your world.

[rebells]

[A nod.]

Their situation did seem similar to yours. And perhaps ours in the future, if we're going to keep traveling from world to world like this.