[WORLD ONE | POST-UVI CELEBRATION]

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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.

Comments

[dragoness]

Then I say we start with something different!

[ she says so confidently, her tail flicking in excitement. uhhhHHH thinking thinking thinking, something to say — ]

While I'm not surprised to find you came here with me, I'm a little mad that you took so long to find me. Next time, try to materialize somewhere close-by, okaaaay?

[potentite]

Funny, I'd say the same to you.

[splinten]

That's because you somehow managed to match your unfathomable wrongness with unshakable conviction.

[imsorey]

It's true though! I'm soaked whether I'm in the rain or out of it. It's difficult to dry off in this humidity.

[to assuage Waver's concerns, though, he does step out of the rain, far enough under cover for Waver to see that he is completely soaked through with salty water. which is his own fault to begin with, really, but it isn't drying off any time soon.]

I was kind of worried the weather might have something to do with what we did, but it's hard to say from just one event. Any thoughts?

[potentite]

I know I'm right!

[splinten]

You're wrong. You think the dude who did the Room knew it was shit when he did it.

[rootandbranch]

Much easier.

[Geir isn't even sure what exactly they would do to try to compel him to live out his destiny. would they even try? maybe they would just stand back expectantly and wait for him to scrounge up the strength and knowledge to carve a new destiny alone. he doesn't have that power yet, and without it...]

Have you ever had something to do, where if you don't do it, nothing else in your life makes sense?

[potentite]

He's actually D.B. Cooper, you know. So he obviously knows his stuff.

[imsorey]

[nodding in agreement; pressing matters come first]

Business first, right? The rain's got me pretty curious, but I don't know how it ties into the rest of it just yet.

[guerrilla]

Are you sure you're not just trying to cheat free shoulder rides out of people?

[Stop it, Robin. She's not you.

[sealeted]

Is it really free if they're compensated? My fur is really soft and nice to touch, you know.

[guerrilla]

So you're selling yourself for shoulder rides? One of us has to have at least a little dignity, Master. Otherwise it's just pathetic.

[guerrilla]

It's not like I can help where I materialize!

[Still, it's good to know he has someone strong he can turn to for backup if he gets in over his head.]

Besides, even if I could, I'd still have wanted to find a Master first.

[sealeted]

Well, it's actually more of a win-win. Being petted is actually kind of nice, as an animal.

i legit just used the konami code

[talim]

You're right. I've got this!

[ DIRK IS SO MOTIVATIONAL. jude watches carefully, taking down mental notes in his head with every move he makes. up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, two fist bumps and a high five.

bless his good memory. ]

Okay. Alright. I think I've got it down. Er, I mean... I hope I do.

Ready?

[ jude holds his hand out. time to take the test. ]

[splinten]

[Yeah, he's got it! Dirk follows up with a high five.]

I'm hurt. I'm goddamned wounded, blood and broken bones. It's a fuckin' compound fracture you've given me here.

[Dirk tilts his head towards Jay. Little Palai kid, offer Jay a fistbump.]

[dragoness]

I'll accept your apology for now, I suppose.

[ a beat ]

If you go get me something to munch-❤!

[guerrilla]

[Robin suddenly looks really curious. After a few moments of silent contemplation, he reaches up and runs a fingertip from the top of her head to her back, petting her like he would any other rodent.

She's not 100% squirrel, but he has to know.]

[sealeted]

[Too bad for him she's swaddled in his cloak. He just feels familiar fabric.]

[teratias]

[Waver sighs. He is going to seriously go get a towel the next moment he can, there's nothing at all good about being that soaked. He doesn't ask after spare changes of clothes though, that's for another point in time, but well.

He can at least offer an answer to the question.]

I think it'd be wrong to rule out the possibility, especially since it is salt water rather than fresh. Anything else needs more time to determine.

[guerrilla]

Isn't the entire cast of Alv●n and the Chipmunks enough?

[Even so, he stands up and adjusts his cloak.]

Whaddaya want, uh...what is it, Hero Elly or something?

[Nailed it.]

[p_mortem]

[ The sorry should be Minato's to say if he knew 9S had paused his maintenance just for the sake of answering him, and if Minato is baffled, it's because he hadn't expected an answer at all. If it were him, he might have simply pretended to be off until he finished his business.

He looks from 9S's face to his hands again, at the electricity that had sparked and called him over in the first place— it looks like an external problem, not an internal one that an android could fix on their own, like a computer doing system updates, the closest analogy Minato can make and understand. ]

Do you usually do maintenance by... on yourself? Not in a lab, or... [ Aigis' chair thing that she sleeps on in her room. Technology a place like Aimintas would not have, with no way of knowing if any of the worlds they go to will have the necessary resources 9S might need. ]

[guerrilla]

[HE'LL GET YOU ONE DAY, HAKUNO...because it's really probably better if she stays warm and cozy there.]

There should be a tiny pocket up there if you look.

[If she finds it, it'll have a few more sunflower seeds in it. The pocket itself looks like it's been pulled and scratched at recently.]

[mapsio]

Unfortunately neither do I. If only Yusuke-kun were here.

[She's only Psio skills here, so, not even a little bit helpful.]

The least we can do is make sure their resources aren't ruined...

[deem]

A lab?

[9S echoes the word curiously, for all that he can't recall being in a lab, though he knows what the word means. Of the facilities on the Bunker, he knows none by this distinction. Maintenance facilities weren't called by this name, though he could get assistance from other androids, preferably other Scanners.

Still, he's brought his own systems back into service plenty of times all on his own.

He doesn't linger long on the suggestion of a location, rounding back to the initial question he was posed. Details aren't something a unit of his designation would easily overlook, not to mention...it'd be rude not to respond, wouldn't it?]

There's no one else capable of performing necessary repairs. I'm responsible for 2B's maintenance too.