[WORLD ONE] AIMINTAS (INTRODUCTION)

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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]

Haha, don't worry about offendin' me or anything. It can be dangerous, if you don't know what you're doin' or aren't careful. With me runnin' it, it would literally just maybe be a bit boring or silly. But...here.

[ he tugs a water bottle out of thin air (his sylladex, and tosses it into the air.

before it comes down, he freezes it. there may be red light and spinning gears. ]

That works for a demonstration, right?

[soulcomet]

[absolutely! now Madoka has a new slew of questions, and she starts to reach up as if she wants to touch the water bottle — but she catches herself. she's not going to blow up the universe or something if she takes it right? Homura-chan explained her time magic to her once, but it always seemed a bit confusing.]

That's amazing ... Um. Where did you get the water bottle, though? The future?

[parodeity]

No, out of my sylladex. It's...well, hammerspace?

[ also. he nods to the water bottle. ]

You can touch it if you want. It'll only fall when I unfreeze it.

[soulcomet]

[and so she does, reaching up again to poke at the water bottle, fascinated. once again the beta kids have not done anything to disprove her theory that all of them are extremely cool.]

That sounds much better than carrying a purse. What other sorts of things do you have in your sylladex?

[parodeity]

[ alas, madoka continues to be seriously misinformed ]

Currently? My sword, my backpack, and a lunchbox with some snacks in it.

[soulcomet]

[never]

And you can put as much of anything you'd like in it? Homura-chan has a shield that sort of works like that.

... Though, now that I think about it, I've never seen her pull anything out of it except for guns.

[parodeity]

There's a limit, actually - it's based on how many cards you have, although I have enough to do, like, pretty much whatever. Uh, I do not keep guns in it, though?

[ SINCE...no ]

[soulcomet]

[guns are for some reason a really popular choice among magical girls — two of her friends use them almost exclusively.]

[but.]

... Cards? [like, playing cards?]

[parodeity]

Uh, captchalogue cards. It's...how our shit works, I don't know if you can see it - here.

[ he will pull out his strife specibus card to show her? it is bladekind! ]

[soulcomet]

[Madoka leans in closer to get a better look. she understands hammerspace well enough thanks to it being a Thing on her own world, but she'd be lying if she said she weren't struggling a little bit with Dave's version.]

[but then, she has gotten a sort-of explanation of what a god-tier is. and, she can't expect to understand it all, right? gods work in mysterious ways and all that.]

[still, she does find it impressive.]

So ... the more of these you have, the more stuff you can carry? How do you get more of them?

[parodeity]

Find 'em or make 'em, back home. We learned how to make blank cards pretty quick, so, like, space wasn't ever at a premium or anythin'.

[soulcomet]

[that makes sense. and, honestly, Madoka looks so happy right now.]

I think it's really neat how different magic is for different people back home. I never would have guessed there was anything beyond what I've known.

[she pats a bit at her dress, smoothing out the ruffles.]

Thank you for showing me, Dave-san.

[parodeity]

Sure. I'll always show you whatever you want when you ask? John's real fond of you, y'know.

[ which counts for a lot. ]

And I like you, too.

[soulcomet]

[aw, Dave. Madoka beams, and maybe turns a little pink to match pretty much all of the rest of her.]

The feeling is mutual. You, John-san, Rose-san ... I consider all of you my precious friends.

[parodeity]

If you ever need anythin' as long as we're part of the travelling witchcraft brigade, you be sure to let us know, a'ight? I don't sleep a lot so I'm usually up, and John and Rose don't mind gettin' up...so literally whenever you can hit us up.

[soulcomet]

The same goes for you! I'll do my best to help you out.

[one plus side to having Madoka on your side in a battle: she's pretty much impossible to kill! just as long as you don't touch her Soul Gem.]

[parodeity]

So d'you think you'll be able to sleep at all tonight?

[soulcomet]

I think I'll be all right — I kind of wish I had thought to bring something to use as a pillow, though.

What about you?

[parodeity]

Eh. I'm somethin' of an insomniac - but I can draw you up a pillow and a sleepin' bag.

[ THAT'S EASY. just let him pull the light-pen out of his pocket and hop to it.

the pen seems to be getting more complex as the betas fuck with it. there's little settings for color, and so he flips to pink and makes...a lumpy-ish pink pillow and a warm-looking (if slightly misshapen) pink sleeping bag. TA DAH. ]

[soulcomet]

[it's perfect. see, every single time Dave does something like this she's convinced even further that he and his friends are the coolest people in the coven. there's no turning back now.]

[Madoka bends down to gather up the sleeping bag and pillow, looking thankful and a bit sheepish. you spoil her, Dave.]

Thank you ... You're getting really good at your magic. [um.] Are you sure you're all right not sleeping? I have my tea set with me, I could probably find you something that might help in the city.

[parodeity]

I'll be chill, no worries. I also kinda feel maybe one or two people bein' up while everyone else is asleep ain't bad? I'll catch my own zs when we get into town, probably.

[ MADOKA I'M SO SORRY YOU THINK JOHN AND ROSE AND DAVE ARE COOL ]

[soulcomet]

[they're gods. they can create pretty much anything through their magic. John told her their world is a video game, so Madoka just pictures them all playing space DDR. how are any of those things not cool??]

You're probably right, it couldn't hurt to have people keeping watch ... Still, I hope you get some rest soon.

[she will be bringing him tea, though, when they reach the city. he's not escaping that, sorry.]

[parodeity]

I'll take you up on the tea offer sometime, though? I've never really had any, like, proper tea.

[ the kitchen in his childhood home was not set up for any actual cooking? and the meteor had shitty coffee. ]

[soulcomet]

I can do that! There are all sorts of different flavors to try — is there maybe a type of fruit you really like?

[parodeity]

Apple.

[ IMMEDIATELY ]