[OPENING] island hub - day 1

[spellbindmods]

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

[p_mortem]

Yeah. A bit.

[ Minato continues the mental conversation because it's so much easier than having to speak out loud and raise his voice so that it would reach Jake, especially when he has no intentions of wandering out into the drizzle himself. ]

Nightmare?

[yokunaru]

Oh! [His face lights up with understanding.] You mean the boars.

I guess you have a point... they're probably not going to be too friendly if we're in their territory.

[tropism]

Don't worry about it.

I'm Giorno. I come from Italy, if you know where that is. [ he shoves both of their towels snugly into the bucket - there's some scattering at the bottom but the crabs are grudgingly settling at the bottom. for now. ]

[tropism]

Then don't worry about it.

And I wanted to ask how long does it take for you to do your hair. Or even to maintain it. It looks tedious to have to have a fade all the time.

[ do you not get tired of shaving your head on the sides my friend. ]

[tropism]

Is that common for you? Waking up in taverns after a night of fun? Do you need a guardian? [ he's only teasing, but since giorno is distracted a bit by the letter, he says it in such a way that he sounds perfectly serious about it. ]

And I've got plenty. None of them interesting, at the moment. [ he folds the letter into his pocket later on. ]

[p_mortem]

...Minato.

[ He offers his name as an answer, but he doubts that means anything to her even as his eyes drift from her face to the Blaziken that meets his eyes, looking unreal in the mist. ]

Is that your Persona?

[ It doesn't look like any of the ones he's collected, but there are likely millions more he's never seen. ]

[tropism]

That looks terrible. And yes, unfortunately, I ate it.

[ giorno frowns, though he's less concerned about his attempts to art more than anything else. he gets it, you know, not everyone can be as talented as michaelangelo or something. ] What does an 'obnoxious teen alien' look like?

[p_mortem]

[ Oh no, what language is "helo"... Minato frowns as the words disappear from his mind and is replaced by the sight of the person he's talking to— maybe the word was supposed to be "help"? sitting on the hill like that, looking like he's about to roll straight down and come barreling through the camp. ]

It's raining.

[p_mortem]

It's possible.

[ The chance is so, so low, that it might as well be impossible and getting their hopes up would be foolish; but it's still possible. There are many sorts of magic in this world, and people can talk just by thinking— if they think hard enough, believe hard enough, maybe their thoughts would reach people back home. Who knows. ]

...If someone could, that'd be Qri, right? The one who brought us here to help. Then she might help us.

[dangerouslyinlove]

I don't really have much of one, I guess. I mean, we've only been here a day. But everyone seems very nice. It's a little weird to be so in the middle of nowhere though.

[dangerouslyinlove]

I'm not sure there's anything quite like that in here. At least, I haven't seen anything.

[Ryoji considers this for a moment, tapping his chin.] Nothing in particular, I guess. Just something I enjoy being able to use.

[dangerouslyinlove]

I suppose so... [Though Ryoji imagines it's not quite the same thing, especially given what they were leaving behind.]

...Did you get new magic here? [Frankly Ryoji is thrilled that his has changed.]

[liveinskin]

...

[That does sound hard. Apocalypse and dying isn't fun at all, as someone who experienced the latter as well.]

The island full of monsters sounds pretty fun at least? [does it help to say that? she hopes so.] I bet you had a lot of crazy fights and adventures on it.

[liveinskin]

Nice save! [she gives a thumbs up before getting back to business.] There's a small cage you can chuck them into. Once we get enough, it'll be time to put them to boil. You're doing good for a first timer!

[billionboy]

Oh shit.

[ With a lot of lack of surprise and concern. ]

My hair is gonna get real unruly. I should check to see if anyone got some hair gel from the people. [ A beat. ] Oh. It takes like an hour. It ain't tedious. It is cool.

[tropism]

Mine's just bobby pins and strength of will, I got plenty on hand for the latter and I'm sure the girls have a ton of pins.

If you can't get hair gel you should just shave it off entirely. [ solemnly spoken. ]

[rebells]

Hmm.

You're a little boring.

[dangerouslyinlove]

That's kind of harsh...

[billionboy]

You think?

[ He feels some alarm start to rise but it fades. He doesn't care about his hair the same level as Josuke, after all. ]

Maybe. I don't know where a clipper or whatever is.

[mapsio]

I can teach you. I can teach you what is edible, what isn't. The type of plants that are sturdy.... anything you like.

[At the very least she comes equipped with plant survival skills. She's never had to put that to use until now.]

When things settle down, I'll definitely want you to come.

[mapsio]

If you want, I could tell you the weirdest thing that has ever happened to me?

[Certainly they could swap stories while they helped with chores around camp.]

[mapsio]

Trouble might be a good word for it. I thought I had a little more time to get back to where I'm sleeping before the boars came out. Even then, I thought my magic would help protect me, and it isn't strong enough yet.

[Though she doesn't sound distressed or upset. Just annoyed that she didn't make it back in time.]

I think I just need a few moments to recharge.

[mapsio]

Let's check then, we'll walk around all of the huts and along the shore.

[She gives him a smile back, standing up.] The ring must be really important, which is why we need to find it as soon as we can. I'm sure you would feel much better knowing it's safe.

[mapsio]

Sit tight and I'll be over there soon, okay?

[And it isn't but ten minutes later that Haru rounds the corner. Happy to see that Akira is still here.]

I'm glad to see you.

[mapsio]

[At least Minato means business, right? So she nods.]

Teamwork then. I'll try to protect you if the boar charges? I won't go back on my original statement, I don't want you getting hurt.

[LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE DOING THIS.]