[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

[teratias]

[Waver's eyes narrow, mostly because he has one question and only one question:]

Did you eat anything weird?

[splinten]

[He points at the pastries.]

Eltos magic.

[And now this.

The pastry is destroyed by HIS magic as he looks at it.]

[teratias]

[Waver frowns. And then his frown deepens.]

Why does our magic react so strongly to food?

[splinten]

I seriously want to take that up with Qri.

[There goes some of the ground under their feet. At least he can only destroy pieces of it at a time.]

[teratias]

First the crabs, now-- hey! [Waver backs up, practically jumping and fluffing up like an angry cat.]

Now this. Jeez!

[splinten]

Sorry, dude.

[HE BACKS FURTHER AWAY and continues to stare at the ground. He tries to think about rocks to keep the power from going elsewhere.]

Maybe we should just starve ourselves from now on.

[teratias]

Well that's not going to work at all, then we'll just fall over.

[splinten]

At least we won't be falling over from someone's balance magic going out of whack.

[teratias]

Well, okay. Yeah. But then we starve and die.

[splinten]

Not optimal, agreed, but probably less gruesome.

[teratias]

Or just ask Qri why this happens and how to avoid it. I mean, besides not eating more of those pastries, that part seems pretty straight forward.

[splinten]

I only see one flaw in your plan. It's the part where Qri is supposed to answer something for us.

[teratias]

Point. [Waver deflates at that. Damnit, why did Dirk have to bring logic into it?] Think the other two would have an idea?

[splinten]

Maybe. On the other hand, they let us eat the crabs. I'm not ready to put my full confidence in either of them.

[teratias]

I haven't spoken to them in depth, so I guess you've got the better sense of what to expect if the question came up.

[splinten]

Brie might tell you the honest truth. Genette likely would go off maternally, since she operates more in the Blind Obedience bent of things.

[teratias]

[Waver sighs.]

I might try asking then, just to see what happens.

[splinten]

Good luck, bro. [It's the monotone of seeing someone go off into a lost battle.] Tell me how it goes.

[teratias]

You know, you're usually more encouraging.

[He's...noticed this, ok.]

[splinten]

[This. Actually confuses him.]

Uh... am I?

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

[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.

[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.

[teratias]

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

[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.

[teratias]

[Waver just nods. Dirk's...weird. But at least he's honest then, and all the praise has been genuine.]

I might as well then. When it's obvious no one else is eating up their time.