[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

[actus]

[ .... ]

You really like pests, don't you? [ he says it entirely in deadpan, completely nonjudgemental. he goes to take another sip of his coffee, grinning over the brim of it. ]

That explains the - ah - unexpected guests today. And don't worry, I don't have any intention of treating you poorly.

[ and here he thought his power was weird. ]

[tropism]

I've a fascination for animals and plants with complicated anatomies and parts. [ he doesn't sound defensive, not at all. ] When you have a power like mine, it's hard not to be. And people are mostly terrified of pests, so it's very convenient. A dog can be feral, but most people would associate dogs as a pet first. There's something ... hmm. There's something biblical about frogs and snakes coming from the dark. Or a plague. Or scorpions crawling down the walls.

[ giorno finishes his chocolate pudding. ] Power takes many forms. Where I come from, if you don't know how that affects people, you're done for. To protect or to serve, to fight or to kill - we are all complicated anatomies and parts fitting together to achieve a dream or a goal.

[ and he glances at him, smiling. some date this is turning out to be. ] I'm always curious about how people are moved. Even gentleman thieves have their place in the scheme of things, though I'm never just interested in thieves. I'm one myself.

But. That's all just poetics. [ he taps on the menu again. ] Would you like more sweets?

i am still laughing how this is happening over chocolate pudding

[actus]

[ this isn't the weirdest conversation he's ever had by miles. perhaps the fact they're eating dessert while discussing scorpions and snakes is a bit odd... but akira is used to odd. ]

It sounds like more than just poetics. [ just a casual observation!!! not an attack or anything. ]

I don't really like bugs or scorpions or anything. They're fine. Just not my thing. I guess I like cats. [ YOU GUESS? he loves cats, don't let him fool you. ]

I wouldn't say that's where I get my power from. ... Though I guess one of them is a cat, so. [ he completely ignores the more sweets question. ]

we can always do it over abbacchio's pee instead (long may he live)

[tropism]

A lot of things seem more than what they are. [ not an attack or anything. ]

Where do you get your power from? And what is it?

[ it's so normal to talk about powers now. can giorno say the same for criminals like them, no matter the crime? perhaps. but then again, giorno isn't just anyone, and he's fairly sure that akira's the same.

maybe if he'd had more time to be .... more of himself, to believe that that possibility exists, he'd know how not to conduct these things over chocolate pudding. but that's not the kind of person giorno giovanna is, and anyway, who's to tell him he's doing everything wrong? most of his friends are dead. ]