[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

[imsorey]

If they're willing to give me a recipe like this one I can definitely mind my manners.

[he would anyways, but he can be extra polite just in case]

Although we might not have all of the ingredients needed to make it more than a few times. I guess that's the appeal of trying foods from other planets, huh?

[drizzle]

Yeah, that's definitely a downside. Unless we find a way to replace those ingredients with something else or somehow able to grow our own batch if it's made of natural ingredients.

[Which she supposes it may be from the little she has noticed of their diet being entirely of vegetables and seafood. They must have a way to create their own sugar or a version of it.

Even so, Nike will laugh a little at a thought she just had.]

You make it sound like this isn't your first adventure. But, yeah! This world has really amazed me. Their vegetable soup and rolls are my favorite meals thus far. I wonder if they brought some to this party! Have you seen it?

[imsorey]

I can't say I've been to another world before, but I did some traveling back home. This is sort of the same, just...bigger. With a lot of different people, places, and things.

[he takes a look around the area as he talks, searching out some of the vegetable soup she's talking about--and after a moment of searching he points out a table to her.]

That's the one you're talking about, right? I haven't tried any of the soups yet. Want to get some?

[drizzle]

You have? That's so lucky! I've only just recently left home to live in another country from literally the other side of my world. Whenever I have the time, I try to explore small parts of the capital. It's so big! I don't I've scratched the surface yet.

[Three months wasn't nearly enough to cover her exploration of the entire capital, not to mention the inner most parts of the city and the harbor too. She'll need a few years, at most to have seen the entire Sun Kingdom. She was curious if the other guy's world had big cities too.

When he begins to mention the items she was searching for, she'll follow his gaze, only to find it was definitely there.]

It is! Thanks for finding it. You have a good eye! [And with a nod.] I'd like that. I wanna ask you more about your world. Can you tell me more about it? And your adventures too? I'm in the mood for a good story!

[imsorey]

[he motions for her to follow him as he picks his way over to the soup and grabs them each a bowlful of it, half turning to keep her in his line of sight to chat as he does so.]

I don't want to bore you, but I definitely don't mind talking about my world. I'm not sure where to start though. Let's see...You just moved to a capital city, right? The first big city that I ever went to was a capital too. The capital of Hyland, Ladylake. It's a huge city that sits in the middle of a lake, completely surrounded by water. The place is always filled with people--when I first arrived it was almost overwhelming. Was it the same for you, moving to a new place?

sorry for late reply, computer broke :(

[drizzle]

[She'll take hold of the bowl offered while giving him a chance to get his first bowl filled with it. There was no rush on her end as she listens to him.][And less than a mouthful too.]

It really was! I was so surprise to find a very bright and lively city at night. Normally in my country, it's pretty different. Everyone has a specific bedtime, you know. [She will never forget her first impression of the area before learning of the dry hearts everyone had there. There was little trust between the locals due to the amount of crime within the harbor. Then again, she did get rob by a pair of thieves before losing consciousness on the account of starving.] What about you? Did you arrive to the city at night or in the daytime? How did the locals treat you?

sorry for MY late reply too ;o;b

[imsorey]

Oh, it was during the day; I arrived during a festival, so it was even busier than usual. I was still sort of learning about...well, I guess you could call it "city life", so there were a few things that I didn't know when I first got there. But the locals were kind enough to explain things to me when it was obvious I didn't know something.

[Sure, a merchant tried to extort money out of him, but she ended up becoming his friend so that evens it out.]

You could say that I'm still learning about my world since I haven't been able to travel it as much as I'd like. But I'll have plenty of time to do that when I get back.