[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]

They're my only friends!

[ oops, that was a little more forceful than she meant. ]

... But one of those kebabs, I think. Those were good. [ a beat ] None of the sweets!

[splinten]

If DB Cooper knew his shit he'd have picked the right parachute.

[sealeted]

[She's very comfortable right now, but obligingly squirms around until she lands in the pocket.]

Talking about little animals, have you done much as a bird yet?

[splinten]

[This. Actually confuses him.]

Uh... am I?

[He doesn't think of himself that way?]

[guerrilla]

Nah. My own bird's gone, so it's not really as fun as it could be.

[And it's still vaguely embarrassing for some reason.]

I should probably practice more.

[Embarrassing or not, he has to come up with ways to use this new ability.

[sealeted]

Oh.

[She pats his shoulder.]

Sorry to hear that. I can sort of glide-fly, so maybe we can do it together.

[potentite]

I'm just saying it is possible he survived and used his money to fund his lifelong dream of stardom.

[guerrilla]

[Oh.

He really isn't sure how to respond to that, so he just goes and gets a kebab for her. Actually, he comes back with two, having decided to indulge himself.]

Here you go. I'm surprised you turned your nose up at the sweets, though.

[dragoness]

[ there are even more fishmice all around her now, but eliza tries to pay them no mind as she plucks both kebabs from robin's hand.

just take yours back, she won't fight it. ]

... I had too many already. [ truth. ] I didn't want any more because I'd get fat. [ a lie. ]

[teratias]

Yeah?

[Waver tilts his head slightly. Had...had he been misreading Dirk all this time.]

I mean, you've....been pretty nice about everyone and everything until about just now.

[guerrilla]

I just hope it's okay.

[He seems pretty upset about it, but rather than mope about it anymore, he grins a little at the idea of a bird and a flying squirrel gliding from one branch to another.]

Too bad you didn't end up as a squirrel who could actually fly. I don't think I'm big enough to show you what it's like when I'm transformed.

[splinten]

[CONTINUED BAFFLEMENT?]

I'm not nice. Roxy's nice, Jake's nice. I'm the group's blunt dickass who can't keep his thoughts to himself.

[imsorey]

Right...I guess can't blame you for a healthy amount of caution. They haven't done anything weird so far though.

[he's already acted as an unintentional taste-tester and not died from them, so how bad could they be]

[sealeted]

Well, it sounds like there are a lot of people in Chaldea. Surely somebody is looking after it.

[As for his other comment—]

I can get plenty of air, actually. My height is only limited by what I can bound off of.

[splinten]

[Explaining this. Ah.]

I lived in the last apartment standing in the flooded city of Houston. Everything around was under the sea except my place. My Bro had reinforced it centuries back to ensure I'd have a place to live when I arrived.

[on a meteor, but he leaves that out because clearly this is stupid enough as it is]

[teratias]

[NOW WAVER'S CONFUSED TOO.]</SMALL. Okay, well, they've been nice ones that I've heard so far. Better?

[guerrilla]

[Robin does exactly that, taking one of them back for himself.]

...You were worried about getting fat when you don't have a real body.

[Well, they're real, but only as real as something made entirely of magic can be, really.]

[p_mortem]

[ A lab is... a place where things go to get fixed? That explanation doesn't sound quite right, more fitting of an auto shop than anything. Minato holds his tongue instead of trying to explain; usually, there'd be someone there to stop him from teaching Aigis wrong things, but he's on his own here, so... he moves on and will come back later when he finds a dictionary or something. ]

Is Twobee... [ Pronounced together, like a single name instead of a separate number and letter designation. He wants to say "an android" or "a robot"(?) or to ask what 9S prefers to be called— it sounds insensitive either way, especially after the last month he'd spend with Aigis, with her struggling with how her life is defined, still very fresh in his memory. ] ...the same as you?

[guerrilla]

...I guess it'd be okay if it were Geronimo or Billy.

[Mostly because they're two of the Servants he spent the most time with.]

If that's how your squirrel form works, then once it isn't raining like this, let's find the highest place and jump off of it.

[sealeted]

Yes, that sounds fun.

[..................................Hakuno.]

[potentite]

[The child is happy enough so that's all that matters.] Oh, I'm fine. It's good to see the Palai's spirits lifting, don't you think?

[guerrilla]

No hesitation at all...I guess I should have expected that from you too.

[Robin's still not completely sure about their compatibility, but so far, his contract with Hakuno hasn't been bad.]

[splinten]

[They're both great at this.]

I guess. I don't know, man. It was mostly just what I thought.

And in this case, I think that Brie and Genette are likely to get you nowhere, but it can't hurt talkin' to them.

[sealeted]

I mean, I got to the Far Side from jumping off the school roof, you know?

[And that wasn't even the last big, downwards journey.]

[rootbound]

[resists the urge to shake his hand, because, like, he at least knows that accidentally tossing a small person off it after picking them up is bad etiquette]

So your usual power would be...squirrel transformation? I guess it really did stick you halfway...well, where did you need to go? There's probably cloth to be found in most of these marketplace...places.