[OPENING] island hub - day 1

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Who: All Characters
Where: Main Hub
When: Day 1
Open/Closed: Open to All

TDM threads can be considered canon if you so choose, they contain the power that you apped with and both parties confer that the thread is canon.

For characters that were on the TDM and who were not accepted/didn't app, these characters will be considered dropped characters that were magicked away.

Night has fallen upon everyone. It's thus far been an eventful day -- you've met some new people, discovered some new aspects of yourself that weren't there before you appeared here (however that might have happened). The original inhabitants of the island have been working hard to prepare a few things. One activity might have been one you were a part of, but there's still time to get your hands dirty. A ▢ Brie has rolled out a large copper pot and created a pit on the beach. It's unrealistic to think everyone can subsist on the few foods she's collected from other words and boar jerky alone. She's got a few boar carcasses sitting on the beach that need attending to as well. Your characters can help feed themselves and others, and here's what needs to be done: Fire needs to be started for cooking the meat AND a large bonfire for light and warmth. The large copper bowl needs to be filled with water. Crabs need to be bravely collected from the bath house for boiling. The boar needs to be either cut up for kebabs or stuck through. Does your character know anything about spit-roasting? Any other helpful magical skills are welcome to help make food. Post feasting, there are dozens of crabs and a pile of roasted boar meet that are up for eating. Even if you didn't offer to help in making any of the food, they're open to eat it -- even if the true helpers may give you dirty looks. The boar is fine, if not a little bland and chewy, but it's probably better than the jerky. The crab is delicious, if not a little tasteless...there problem with the crab isn't exactly the taste, though. B ▢ The crab isn't a species that's immediately edible for most species, though your character will grow to get used to it eventually. For now, the meat isn't settling well within your character's system. Your character will experience sweats, a high fever, blurred vision, potential vomiting, hives...it's very obvious their body is rejecting the unfamiliar meat. This may also cause a bit of an issue with your character's powers. They're still getting physically and mentally acclimated to these new changes, so expect their telepathy and magic to go a little haywire.

It's almost completely dark outside when the next event of the evening happens. You're living your life when you see it out of the corner of your eye -- it's absolutely hard to miss. What you see is a large lit caravan, larger than even an army tank. It's bright white and shining, covered with golden, ornate details that emanate an even more dazzling sparkle. The entire thing is aglow, and it's quickly coming towards the large bonfire that's been made. It's not rolling across the sand, but instead it's floating, and so is a matching trunk that's sailing along next to a figure beside the caravan. C ▢ A tall, slender woman has also come along with the large caravan, quickly opening the trunk that eventually lands on the sand with a large thud. She's handing out sacks, very similar to the ones previously in the large lobster cage. These contain a parka, a type of candy of your choice, a bottle of water, a large shard from a broken mirror and a letter rolled up and bound with a roll of twine. There are two other thread options associated with this prompt: Genette's top level and her telepathy training post. Around the same time as Genette is handing out this new little goody bag, you suddenly receive a telepathic message. It might seem a little strange at first -- but on that note, what about tonight isn't strange? D ▢ The telepathic message your character will receive is a simple one: Hello. It shows up in text form across your character's line of vision and it doesn't go away until they respond back, though the message that's sent out won't go to the original telepath. Instead it will ping pong to a random person in the group. You've made a new friend! After you've met Genette, she's also got a few more supplies that she pulls out a small door in the base of the caravan. She's insistent that you only get two items, since there aren't exactly a lot of them to go around! E ▢ The last of the starter supplies are being handed out, and these are items that are more cumbersome or rare -- they may not be immediately useful for your character, but maybe you can make use of them somehow, whether eventually in another world or with your power. An electronic/technology: these can be as obvious as an MP3 player, as useless as a garage door motor or as scandalous as a Hitachi Magic Wand. If it can be powered by electricity or batteries, there's a tub of them. They're also partially charged if they don't need constant electricity to work. A fashion accessory: there are a lot of these, surprisingly. Flower crowns, belts, bras, shoes, earrings, other types of jewelry. Your character can look cute while suffering from crab vomiting. Books and stationary: maps of various worlds, books written in a myriad of languages (maybe even one you recognize!), writing paper, ink pens, gel pens, stickers. Any kind of stationary can be found here. Other household items: this can include cleaning supplies, furniture, and other miscellaneous goods. These won't be personal affects from your character's home, but they may be useful! Feel free to come up with unusual or alien items -- these have come from all over the universe, remember!

As the night winds down, it's recommended by Brie that you should probably go to be in your hut -- or at the very least get somewhere inside. There are a lot of people around the camp, however, so it's no surprise that there are a few people waiting around to get their fill of food and supplies before heading to bed. The noise of the new members and the light of the fire have attracted a very large pack of boars, who you'll later find make routine trips to the beach every night. Boar mating season has made the wild hogs rather testy, and the smell of food -- even if it's their own boar brethren -- have made them even more volatile. F ▢ If your character isn't quick to get inside tonight, they're likely to get a boar charging at them. The chances are doubled if they happen to be holding onto a food item. Female boars can leave a few bruises and trample you, but beware the males -- they've got tusks. However, it's not like staying up at night doesn't have its advantages. Once midnight hits, another species of animal makes its regular rounds across the base camp. In the sky, characters can see an Aurora Borealis-like sight. Instead of being dancing green and blue lights, however, the reality is that they are a massive species of space worm, and hundreds are wiggling past on their way to travel back home. They're shimmering and in every color imaginable, lighting up the sky with their magnificent hues. G ▢ The space worms operate outside the natural barrier of the hub, but they still are in close enough proximity to shed a film as they travel. If you're still awake, boars or no, you'll be in the middle of a shower. The film sheds from the worms and enters the atmosphere, creating multi-colored, sweet-smelling mists of worm water vapor. Worm water vapor is kind of weird, but it's also pretty cool. It's also calming, and that's a bonus. Inhale too much and you might become a little too calm.

Comments

[teratias]

"No, that passed. Just," Waver knew he didn't want to articulate what was going on in his head. It was so all over the place that he doubted he could.

Instead, he gestures expansively, a habit borrowed from someone else who he ought to be with right now. Especially since Saber just kicked both their asses.

"Everything."

[teratias]

Nice to meet you too. And I guess that's good, I don't want more than that barging in right now. It'd be even harder to process.

Believe me, I will. How did you get the telepathy to stop the other time?

[probablynoteren]

It connects me to my God Arc. My weapon.

[He misses it, his God Arc, and at the same time it's a bit of a relief. It's Complicated; at least here, it doesn't seem like there would have been a real use for it yet beyond being a particularly intense gunblade.]

It's also a signal beacon, but I don't think it works here.

[There's a vague wave at... everything above them. And in front of them. As high-tech as Fenrir is, he doesn't even see Earth anywhere, so that's the most logical conclusion...]

[teratias]

Buttons? Okay, then it can't be a plate.

[Waver stops outright from demanding he be handed over the not-a-plate, but he does extend a hand.]

Can I take a look?

[teratias]

Well, let's hope not. They did have cameras in there everywhere, and I doubt they'll be turned off immediately.

[Waver wanted clarification of the purpose of those, now that so much had been revealed, but he would ask that later.]

Waver. You a student back home?

[lunala]

[Moon smiles.] Thanks! You're working for her right now, right? She's your--Autfil? [Moon may or may not be pronouncing that correctly; she pronounces it like aught-fill.]

[lunala]

That's really cool! [Computer sunglasses honestly don't sound like something that would be that out of place in her world.] How does it work? I mean, you can see me, but is it a monitor, too?

[lunala]

This is a trap, sort of. [She doesn't think of it in the same way as a cage or net, but it's the same sort of idea at the base of it. She does walk over, studying her Ultra Ball for any sign it might be broken.] It worked fine at home.

[lunala]

[That poor boar, it did not ask for this life. She's pretty sure it will just attack her or run away if she tries to approach it, but it's clear she wants to do something about its situation. Of course, there's Emil, too.] It was an accident, right? And it's not on fire anymore!

[dangerouslyinlove]

Oh! That sounds really nice. [Ryoji encourages her planning though.] I don't really know anything about gardening, but it sounds like fun. I hope you can do it.

[dangerouslyinlove]

[Ryoji grins, laughing a little at her reaction.] Alright, let's try it again!

[Once again, the two of them vanished and reappear, somewhere on the path towards the water source.] Ah... didn't quite make it. [but this is improvement!]

[dangerouslyinlove]

Oh, I remember! You're the cute red haired girl, right?

[drunkle]

You don't... remember?

[ That's odd. A memory of having cooked something before shouldn't be so vague. ]

...Do you not remember a lot of things?

[drunkle]

Well, I dunno about you, but I can't tell the difference.

Good evening.

[ Come to think of it, this person looks kind of young? At the back of his mind, Qrow wonders if he might be having trouble finding his own hut. ]

[drunkle]

Yikes - nothing gets past you, does it?

[ Qrow pauses the game to look at the kid properly again. ]

Technically it's one hundred games.

[ Is he blowing your mind? ]

[drunkle]

[ Makes sense. Qrow looks at (but doesn't touch!!) this special caravan, creating another pause in the conversation before he continues. ]

...How often do you speak to her?

[drunkle]

You wanna know specifically? I'm afraid fortune telling isn't one of my powers.

[ He plays around with his half-full glass of liquor, tracing the edges with his finger as he debates whether he should tell her. Well, perhaps not yet.

They hardly know each other right now. ]

Name's Qrow.

[drunkle]

Well, if I find a working pair, I'll let you know.

I'm kinda curious to know what music they listen to around here.

[ It can't be anything great. This place sucks. ]

[billionboy]

Well. You sound like you know what you are talking about.

[ Kind of like trying out Tonio's. He gives a quick nod -- and pauses as he realizes that he would be eating something that a girl made. For someone who never even got obligatory chocolates on Valentine's Day, this is kind of a big deal isn't it.

He swallows nervously before weakly adding: ] Thank you for the food. [ And a bite. He turns his head to hide his expression some. This is. Disgusting. ]

[dangerouslyinlove]

Sorry! I, um... apparently can teleport? I'm trying to practice...

[he is very sorry he scared her.] Are you alright?

[dangerouslyinlove]

Are you doing alright, being here?

[dangerouslyinlove]

You don't, really. Unless the volume is very low. You can focus on the music.

[Which is great, right?]

[dangerouslyinlove]

[It is hard, to be aware of something he's never had to focus on before. Ryoji doesn't want other people to worry (again, because he does not deserve that at all, given what he is), so he'll try enough so no one else has to right?? He especially does not want Minato to worry about him.]

I am, yeah. [It's very nice to not have to worry about ending the world, and also still existing. But Minato's left behind his friends that he could have had more time with...] How are you?

[songbird_slayer]

As a dear friend put it: "Maddy, when in the seven hells could you scream lasers at someone!?"

Ahaha, I like to think they're at least pretty-sounding lasers. But that's subjective, isn't it? Some like a soprano and some like a contralto.

[Hmm, that seemed to be the last of them for now. The wings on her bow snapped up into place and the feathers raining from them ceased.]

I'm sorry, I've been tremendously rude: I am Madhuri, a Gridanian bard.

[gymconquering]

Huhhh. Nothin' for it? Oughta be careful not to think about anythin' embarrassin'...

[And then in a sudden, panicked effort to not let the thought of embarrassing things turn into actual embarrassing things, Sapphire transmits an extremely high-definition image of her reflection in the mirror shard. Focus, stupid, focus!]

Still, this is awful useful once ya got it down, huh? No worryin' about droppin' phones in the muck!