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Spellbind Mods ([personal profile] spellbindmods) wrote in [community profile] spellbinders2017-08-15 07:13 pm

[WORLD ONE | POST-UVI CELEBRATION]

Who: Coven members and Palai
Where: In and around the Aimintas marketplace
When: Day 39
Open/Closed: Open to All



After an appropriate amount of time for mourning, the Palai have shifted into a more positive mood -- they're a very resilient species, though there is a bit of a muted tone to their celebration. The whole event is a little hodge-podge, mostly because they aren't used to having to celebrate with the coven members added to the guest list.

The Palai have gathered together all of their people and have invited the coven members to a small, intimate gathering -- the purpose of the event is to thank them for their service in fighting the Uvi, and the success of freezing the Uvi in their home. While no one knows how long the Uvi will stay gone, any amount of time without the Uvi being a concern is fine by them.

The event takes place in the very center of the marketplace, with the Palai interacting on the fringes of the party throughout the rest of the large building. The coven members have time to spend by themselves, but there's room for moving around on their own and also spending time with the Palai if they so choose.

      A ▢ One of the more noticeable editions to the food the Palai have provided is a large pile of sweet, sugar dusted pastries. You may notice that something about them seems...odd, to say the least. It looks as if the pastries are vibrating slightly, but they smell divine.

      If you're so inclined to ask what the deal is, these pastries are magically infused by Eltos, which somehow gives them a sweeter flavor and enhances the sensation of tastebuds. The Palai sometimes eat these before meals in order to better the flavor of their entire spread -- though adding this energized magic to an already magical being means magic powers may be a little off kilter. Don't be surprised if suddenly your abilities go a little crazy.

      B ▢ The Palai aren't participating the party for two big reasons. One, the purpose is to celebrate the victory of coven members. The other reason, however, is one that may be more interesting to outsiders. While previously the Palai were peaceful people, happy to exist submitting to the Uvi, the coven's show of strength and valor has inspired them to be more aggressive in their approaches.

      Grown Palai can be seen working on makeshift weapons, but the idea of smaller tools like slingshots have already been constructed and almost perfected. The Palai youth have discovered these tools and are playing with them gleefully, though occasionally hitting each other -- and potentially you -- with energized, paralyzing rocks fueled with Elto energy. Watch out or you might get zapped!

      C ▢ Other Palai youth aren't as fortunate to be so distracted and happy. While fewer Palai died during this attack, the casualty number wasn't zero. Most Palai children still have at least one family member to care for them, but they're still a little disconnected from their people by means of grief. Some are milling about with the coven members, trying to eat or pester them for attention. If you're good with kids this may be more your speed, but those bad with children can find this irritating. Some Palai youth are more muted, however, content to just sit and listen to stories or eavesdrop on conversations.

      D ▢ For some people, rain isn't that big an issue -- but it certainly puts a damper (get it?) on a party. The Palai seem a bit confused by the sudden shower that comes in heavy as the evening dies down. The Palai have never experienced rain before, using irrigation systems and existing ground water as their means of hydration (both for themselves and for plants). Because the rain is coming from the ocean, the drops are large and salty, and the marketplace quickly begins to flood.

      The Palai move the party indoors for the most part, but that doesn't mean you or the food aren't already soaked. It's much warming underneath the roofs in the marketplace, but that doesn't provide much relief since the ocean rain is warm and humid.

      E ▢ Wildcard! How will your character handle this violent and volatile situation.
rootandbranch: (wanna see smiles and laughs)

[personal profile] rootandbranch 2017-08-16 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
[agreeably]

You're so mean. The worst. The dastardly Vern.

[nudges at him soulfully with his nose. he is so overset, truly. by how terrible Vern is.]

I don't know how I'll ever heal the wounds carved by someone so cruel and awful.

teratias: (05.Consideration)

[personal profile] teratias 2017-08-16 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
The dampness is the biggest issue to overcome if this becomes normal.

[Waver lets out a very tiny, singular hah, and shakes his head.]

That badly though?
rootbound: (keep you inside my lungs.)

[personal profile] rootbound 2017-08-16 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
Your words strike deep. You touch feelings I thought I'd long since crushed within myself.

[drums on Geir's nose]

I feel...regret? No! I mustn't succumb.
imsorey: (Don't stop me now)

[personal profile] imsorey 2017-08-16 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
[go big or go home, mikleo!!]

Are you suggesting that I eat my weight in pastries? I might take you up on that, you know.
rootandbranch: (coming off the shelf.)

[personal profile] rootandbranch 2017-08-16 02:32 am (UTC)(link)
But you're hungry too. You could just have a bite!

Or would that be TOO MUCH for your resolve? I dare you!

[what the fuck. these nerds.]
rootbound: (fear no weather.)

[personal profile] rootbound 2017-08-16 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
What? You dare to dare my dastardly self? Fine. Challenge accepted. You'll quiver in defeat soon enough.

[GOES TO GET THEM SOME PASTRIES 8D]
decipheringeye: (ugh)

[personal profile] decipheringeye 2017-08-16 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
A: I'm having the strangest feeling of Deja Vu

It all started so innocently, with celebrating the lack of impending doom by loading up on sweets. Even if she knew they were doing something to people's abilities, it's not like she had had any indication that she even had an ability, so how bad could it be, right?

Shortly after the snack, it began with a sudden spell of fatigue. Kosuzu sat down for a moment to catch her breath, only to end up passing out for a few minutes. While sleeping, she dreamed the most vivid dream she could ever remember having. The weird part? It was just a dream of being at the party she was already at, with completely ordinary events unfolding. She awoke with a start, suddenly feeling full of energy, all of the lethargy of before completely gone. Dismissing it as a strange dream, she headed off to get another drink, before rejoining the party.

But that was when things got weird. A child suddenly stars crying at the edge of her hearing. Someone spills a drink two tables over. When the rain starts, she's already heading indoors - everything is happening exactly as she dreamed it.

"The girl over there gets hit by a rock and can't move... The tall guy's fingers catch on fire for no reason... the Palai over in the corner get in an argument and start yelling..."

As she mumbles, staring with growing distress at the crowd, everything she says comes true seconds after she says it. Is this it? Has she developed the power to see into the future?

Why couldn't this happen at a time when something actually important was going to happen?

[[OOC - So! Normally Kosuzu's ability won't be nearly this convenient, but I figured that for a random party post with a powers-going-haywire effect, I'd have her prophetic dream ability turbocharge into full-on precognition. Within this toplevel, Kosuzu has advance knowledge of everything that will happen at the party for ten minutes. The only exception is if her knowledge of the future alters events directly.

If you want to plot something out with that gimmick in mind, hit me up over at [plurk.com profile] ProfessorProf! Or, if this idea has some kind of major problem, I can toss it out and come up with a new toplevel.]]
oneandmikleonly: (in the misty morning.)

[personal profile] oneandmikleonly 2017-08-16 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
Shame. You won't have any room left for ice cream, then.
rootandbranch: (love; it carries me back to my home)

[personal profile] rootandbranch 2017-08-16 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
[wriggles a little in amusement and happiness and watches his retreating back...]
rootbound: (Default)

[personal profile] rootbound 2017-08-16 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
[grumblingly gives a couple to two Palai kids so they don't latch onto him, and bears the rest back on a plate; he looks a bit troubled when he's interacting with them, but there's a small and definite smile on his face when he's back with Geir.]

Bite for bite, right?
oneandmikleonly: (pretend a few more hours.)

[personal profile] oneandmikleonly 2017-08-16 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
Water is my element. It was weird, having it all concentrated up in the wrong place...I'll dry off soon enough.

You think ahead fast, huh...? We'll need to go up there again to figure out if there really is a destabilization, and how bad it is.
imsorey: (Don't stop me now)

[personal profile] imsorey 2017-08-16 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
[he starts to answer but his mouth is full so it comes out as gibberish

that's probably an answer in itself, but he nods and swallows his biteful of food to actually respond]

I'd never say no to dessert! I like all kinds of food though. Besides, who normally gets a chance to say they've eaten alien sweets? This is a once in a lifetime opportunity!
teratias: (12. Breathe out)

[personal profile] teratias 2017-08-16 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
Oh.

[Waver just lets the element comment go. He's curious, but he isn't in the headspace for it. This whole thing just feels wrong, and it isn't a party at all.]

Were you on the other side then?
rootandbranch: (coming off the shelf.)

[personal profile] rootandbranch 2017-08-16 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
Bite for bite.

[purrs and accepts a pastry, when Vern offers it to him]

Are you okay? You looked a little worried when you were giving those kids treats...
imsorey: (The world it's turning inside out)

[personal profile] imsorey 2017-08-16 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
Don't be silly, there's always room for ice cream.
oneandmikleonly: (don't seek what you don't need.)

[personal profile] oneandmikleonly 2017-08-16 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
[pokes him in the side]

Really. I'm not sure I feel any.
oneandmikleonly: (need a little time.)

[personal profile] oneandmikleonly 2017-08-16 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
...yeah. I fought on the ground for a while, but we went up into the ocean when the Uvi retreated. It was...strange.

[he's not entirely sure that's what Waver was asking, but it's on his mind, so]
rootbound: (so breathe in; breathe out.)

[personal profile] rootbound 2017-08-16 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
[mmmmmmrrmrmph. finishes his own pastry before answering]

...they just felt...sad.
rootandbranch: (strength enough for me.)

[personal profile] rootandbranch 2017-08-16 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
It makes sense. Some of their parents died.

[...presses his eye ridge against Vern's shoulder for a moment, trying to reassure him with his own solidity]
imsorey: (Everything you want's a dream away)

[personal profile] imsorey 2017-08-16 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
[swats at his hand and tries to poke him back in retaliation]

I promise there's plenty of room! If you're actually making ice cream.
imsorey: (Living a dream with nothing to fear)

ii

[personal profile] imsorey 2017-08-16 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
[there's no reason not to say something, it's not like Jay's hiding the kid]

Looks like you made a friend!

[waving at the little toddler for emphasis, if it wasn't obvious who he was referring to]
oneandmikleonly: (everything.)

[personal profile] oneandmikleonly 2017-08-16 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
[swats back, snickering]

I could be. Maybe.
rootbound: (Default)

[personal profile] rootbound 2017-08-16 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
[leans into the weight, grateful]

...mm. It doesn't quite feel like a party.
thatdamnknight: (tempt not a desperate man)

b.

[personal profile] thatdamnknight 2017-08-16 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
[being agile has its perks in that flynn's managed to dodge the children's attacks thus far. kids need to get their energy out somehow but that said, he'd also scolded a handful of them for involving innocent people in their fun. slingshots alone hurt; special slingshots like this all the more so. he was about to do the same with the one who shot the stone at brie. flynn walks over and opens his mouth--

--and she's got the child upside down by the tail?! oh no no no! that's taking things too far!]


Please put that child down. Scolding them is one thing, but this is a grave overreaction!
rootandbranch: (coming off the shelf.)

[personal profile] rootandbranch 2017-08-16 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
[softly]

Freyja always used to say that you should drink and eat merrier than ever after a battle, to do the fallen honor.