[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

[talim]

[ when jude reappears, he's standing right behind python — or, more accurately, right where python was standing just a second ago. his eyes widen with surprise, brows knit with confusion. looks like he's been one-upped. ]

Wh... Where did you... ?

[ ???????? ]

[sluggard]

[Python bursts into laughter and makes himself visible again. Oh, okay, that was totally worth it.]

Never went anywhere!

[talim]

Well, neither did I!

[ is he pouting? yes, jude is pouting. just a little. the excitable palai children are far more entranced by python than... well. him. ]

[sluggard]

[He'd feel bad, maybe, if he could be bothered with it.

Oops.

He just... takes a careful step back, because oh boy. Just don't ask him to talk to the kids.]

You just turn invisible, too? 'Cause that's not so bad, huh?

[talim]

No, I don't turn invisible...

[ he rakes a hand through his hair before leaning closer to python and murmuring a response. he doesn't want the kiddos to hear. ]

All I do is take advantage of my high agility by "disappearing" —

[ he makes little quotation marks with his fingers. ]

— and sneaking up behind them seconds later. It's called a snap pivot. Turning invisible, though?

[ the look on his face makes it clear that jude thinks that's much cooler. ]

That's on another level entirely.

[sluggard]

Snap pivot...

[Huh. All right, he'll give him this one. That is pretty damn impressive.

...Not a power he'd want to have, but impressive!!

In a slightly lower tone,] Not bad then. Sounds like a whole lot of work, though. Probably way too much...

[Well, whatever. He doesn't have to deal with it!] Pfft, I dunno know about that though. I couldn't do it before I got here.

[talim]

Really? It just comes naturally to me. As easy as breathing. Snap pivoting something I've been doing since I was learning martial artes. It's a combat staple when I'm engaged in battle.

So invisibility is your power, then? Congrats — you lucked out. Compared to some of the other powers I've seen... well.

[ there was squirrel girl, of course, and then hibiki, who has the amazing ability to... make paper float in thin air. others, too. invisibility is one of the more useful abilities he can think of. ]

There's all sorts of things you could do with it. Besides tricking me, I mean.

[sluggard]

Seriously. Wouldn't catch me dead doing all of that, especially not all the time in battle. [He shrugs. No, he's just lazy.] Real hard working of you.

[He shakes his head.] I dunno about my power. I think it's kinda broken. It kinda...

[A vague gesture with his hands.]

Kinda breaks when I do stuff. Unless yours breaks, too?

[talim]

Breaks?

[ jude tilts his head, squinting with confusion. ]

Huh... No, I think I'll need you to elaborate on that. What happens, exactly?

[sluggard]

[Awww, man, is he actually gonna have to demonstrate? He has no idea how else to explain it.

A groan.] I'll show you. Hold on, I just...

[He turns invisible, and takes as quick a step back as he can, the movement as abrupt as he can make it. And.

There he is. Not entirely visible, but not entirely invisible either while he's moving.]

[talim]

... You're see-through!

[ he is, indeed, see-through. an astute observation from local doctor/scientist, jude mathis. ]

[sluggard]

[He groans again and lets himself become fully visible again.]

Yeah, I can tell! You see the problem now?

[talim]

I can...

[ a pause. he averts his gaze and puts a finger to his lips, unable to refrain from breaking out into a dumb grin. ]

... kind of see through the problem, yeah.

[ get it? get it? ]

[sluggard]

[If anything, he groans even louder this time.

No, that was awful. So awful. Normally, he might appreciate it, but. Come on!!]

Kid... What the hell?

[Okay, he's not that mad.]

[talim]

[ jude whines. and pouts. that too. ]

What? Come on, that was a good one! It was inevitable!

[sluggard]

[Python just sighs.]

Probably shoulda' seen it coming, I guess...

Fine, fine. [He waves a hand.] It's probably my own fault anyway.

[talim]

[ his pout turns into another smile. jude is quick to perk up. ]

Seriously, though. Have you had the chance to see whether or not you can better learn how to get a handle on it? There must be a way. See-through or not, like I said, it's one of the more useful powers I've seen here.

[sluggard]

[Welp. As long as he's not complaining about it.]

Not yet, I guess? I used it a little when... [He gestures vaguely up at the sky.] When the fish were raining on us all, but I wasn't really thinking of perfecting it or anything then.

[A pause.] It kinda didn't help anyway...