[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

[alphonse]

[In lieu of saying anything, Al waves a hand at the larger Minato sculpture. It phases out into untouchable transparency just long enough to sink about halfway into the ground.]

Whatever that's supposed to be.

[p_mortem]

[ Uh. Yeah, Minato isn't sure what to make of it, and the Palai children, too, shout in surprise and try to pull the sculpture out of the ground-- it's really stuck in there, the bottom half underground and not simply missing. ]

It's... useful for planting seeds.

[ I guess?? ]

[alphonse]

I'll remember that if I ever become a farmer.

[Honestly, it would probably destroy the seeds in the process.]

For now I can't make any sense of it.

[Don't mind him, being bad at something gets on his nerves more than he wants to admit.]

[p_mortem]

What part aren't you understanding? What the power is, how to use it... limitations... utility...?

[ Things that Minato had to work out by himself when he'd first gotten his power. He'd sat down, at the very beginning, and worked out what he could, but a lot of his discoveries were made by people tossing ideas his way too. ]

[alphonse]

Specifics.

[Oh Minato, don't get him started.]

I mean, how does it actually work? What's the theory behind it? You can't just tell someone they have some weird ability and expect them to figure it all out by practicing.

[Well no, Qri can do exactly that, apparently, but that doesn't mean he's going to be happy about it.]

It doesn't bother you to not have a real explanation for yours?

[p_mortem]

[ Qri did exactly that, and Minato had accepted it at face value. Here's your magic! Play around with it! Good luck!! ok ]

Not really... Learning from theory, and learning from practice, are two ways to get to the same thing. Does it matter? It's not really something you can look up on the internet anyways.

[alphonse]

[What the fuck is the internet.]

It matters when we're not even sure how to practice. Everything I've figured out so far has been through dumb luck.

[Which could considered insight into the nature of magic, but right now he's busy being pissy about sucking at it. Alas.]

I don't expect to have everything spelled out, but there has to be more to it than this. I can't work with something I don't understand.

[p_mortem]

[ pours one out for people who don't know the internet... ]

If dumb luck works, then it works. It's called... trial and error?

[ Which is slow, tedious, frustrating, honestly dangerous, etc etc, so it's not like he wouldn't jump at the chance for having things explained either. Out of everybody in the entire coven, the best suited for questions would be... ]

Genette... maybe... could explain it. She's from Earth, so she probably believes in science and technology more than magic.