[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

B

[fivefingerdeathpunch]

[With his Stand back, the rock-climbing adventure had been proving downright easy, so when Jotaro heard a call for help, he didn't see any reason not to answer. The video suggested the other person was a ways below, but considering how little time Jotaro had lingered on the way up, that was about all he'd been able to figure out from it.]

I can. Can you wave an arm or leg or something so I can see you better?

Re: B

[teratias]

Hang on.

[Waver tries to wiggle his free arm, but that just means the mirror shard is moving around and blurring the image. Hardly helpful.]

Should I just yell?

[fivefingerdeathpunch]

Let me get further down first. I can see better than I can hear.

[And then it's a good thing Jotaro's not sharing what he's seeing, because he basically just pushes off the rock face and drops ten feet at a time, catching at handholds with Star Platinum reinforcing his arms and legs to keep from hurting himself. When he's closer to where he thinks he needs to be, he reaches out again.]

Try now.

[teratias]

[There's Waver's hand again, but also a non-telepathic shout:]

Over here!

[fivefingerdeathpunch]

[Ah, there he is. An outcropping had been in the way before, and even Jotaro can't see through rocks.]

I'm almost there, so just hold on a little longer.

[He climbs the rest of the distance more carefully, but it still only takes a couple of minutes before he reaches the place where Waver's trapped himself. A translucent set of gloved hands overlay his own, and as Jotaro settles in a spot he doesn't have to worry about falling from, the hands pull forward to reveal a whole big purple guy who inspects the rocks Waver's arm is trapped between with zero respect for personal space--or, for that matter, the solidity of the rocks themselves, since his feet and legs disappear through them when the space proves too small.

Jotaro doesn't expect anyone but himself to see Star Platinum right now, but surprise! He's perfectly visible to coven members, regardless of home rules.]

Okay, let me take a look.

[teratias]

[Waver isn't going anywhere, and honestly, he's pretty stable on his feet which helps. When Jotaro does get there, he's treated to Waver generally bright faced red and looking embarrassed about the whole thing.

Then again, Waver's a skinny thing, so perhaps it isn't that surprising that he's gotten himself stuck.

What takes Waver by surprise and finally provkes a reaction is giant purple man who's going through rocks like a ghost. It is hard not to gape and manage a what the hell?! at that.]

You take a look as compared to uh, this guy here? [He gestures as appropriate.]

[fivefingerdeathpunch]

I can see through his eyes. [Obviously? With all the people here from his own world, Jotaro just assumes Waver's yet another displaced Stand user if he can see Jotaro's Stand, but maybe he's too new to it to have figured out that aspect yet?

Anyway, the rock situation seems pretty straightforward, so Star Platinum grabs the rock that's pinning Waver's arm and isn't attached to everything around it, lifting it so easily it might as well be one of those painted foam props they use in low-budget TV shows. Jotaro looks totally unconcerned about it.]

You should be able to get out now.

[teratias]

Uh. Sure.

[That sounded like weird powers granted upon arrival, but if this got him out of the crevice, then he was not going to ask questions. The whole process is surprisingly mundane, and Waver pulls his arm out pretty easily. There's a few scraps on there, but they're absolutely surface.

Once he free, he gives a curt little nod.]

Thanks a lot.

[fivefingerdeathpunch]

[Jotaro sort of half-nods back, acknowledging Waver's thanks, and moves to the side to make room as Star Platinum drifts back to float behind him.]

You want company for a while, or are you gonna be more careful after this?

[teratias]

Oh, like I intentionally shove my hands in tiny holes.

[That was snappish, and Waver registers that. His face looks immediately apologetic.]

I'll be fine. But what's the big purple thing with you?

[fivefingerdeathpunch]

[Hey, there could've been something cool- or valuable-looking in those rocks, Jotaro's not gonna judge. Out loud. Much.]

That's my Stand, Star Platinum. He's a manifestation of my psychic power. You should have one of your own if you can see him, but it might not be that developed yet.

[It's the only explanation he can think of, anyway, considering all the other unfamiliar Stand users from home he's met so far.]