[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

[lalliho]

[It's natural he'd want to use it for himself, but Lalli needs it!!!]

I need to talk to someone in Sweden, or -- or where I was. What's pop music?

[lunala]

Oh! Um... [She thinks for a second and then pulls out Lillie's Poke Doll.] How about this?

[She doesn't actually know Dave's power, or maybe she would have picked something more useful.]

[lunala]

[Luckily, the picture just sits there like a normal picture.] It's fun! I thought you looked cool in the shot.

[billionboy]

Some people leave behind some shitty things, though, Caesar. I know that they live with people, too, but... um... I think that what you said sounds better and I like to think more good things are left than bad.

[ Almost matter-of-factly muffled from under the blanket. The moment partially ruined by stoned teenager. ]

Yeah. I wanna make sure he leaves behind something nice and that he wins. Fight on, lion-friend. Don't give up!

[he_smol]

I would be happy to tell you if I have... if I knew what I was looking for to begin with.

[ That giant bin of electronics, curious as they were, wasn't something he wanted to rifle through. No sense in picking up something he couldn't use... ]

As for what I'd received... [ He holds up a pen and notebook he'd taken. ] I wanted to have something to record our experience here with in hopes that it might come in useful sometime in the future. Our benefactors seem to be rather generous with our supplies.

[he_smol]

I find it never hurts to be prepared.

[ But his attention is now on a rather thick bound notebook. That looks useful at least... ]

At least they seem to be willing to own up to bringing us here in the first place. I couldn't fault them for that.

[he_smol]

I've seen her letter
Certainly it doesn't answer all our questions but perhaps the hows and whys will become apparent in time
Though I don't suppose this place is at all familiar to you in the least?

[he_smol]

So it seems... but I believe that the object has to be within a certain distance.

[ Which is exactly what he was also testing. He does eye the beads though. ]

Are you able to transform anything you touch? No matter the material?

[oneandmikleonly]

It looks like everyone's being counted as 'actual mages' now. So far as I know no one's managed to hurt another person yet, which is a minor miracle, considering.

...you could cook some of the boar regularly to even it out, perhaps. What's the term that one bar used...'surf and turf'?

[he_smol]

As thoroughly as I could.

[ Read: just the shelves within arm's reach. ]

If you do wish to bring those with you, I'd be willing to assist you... though it might be best if we wait and make sure everyone has looked though them to begin with.

[ There's a small thoughtful hum there. ]

Testing our forms of writing should be worthwhile. If you can understand me despite not having a common writing system between the two of us, who knows what else is possible?

[oneandmikleonly]

All right.

. . . mm, this is only a guess, but it might be related to whatever ability you've got, if it's working exponentially like that? Mine's. . .I'm pretty sure it's just a stress headache.

[windeity]

i am not sure telepathy will ever make sense.
but focusing on one person does? that's how normal conversations go, right?
maybe by practicing with one person it will help you get used to hearing multiple people. what do you think?

[windeity]

[There's a nod. John can appreciate hats, seeing how he's still debating if he wants to take the fedora with him.] The accessories are all pretty different, too. It's kind of a big collection.

But probably? [He ponders for a moment.] If there are electronics here even without electricity I am willing to guess there are chargers. But then how would you get a charge?

[soulcomet]

[Madoka can't disagree with that. and, she's rather reassured to know she's not alone in this:]

When I got here, I learned I could heal a little bit ... I'm not very good at it, though.

Do you think you could teach me?

D

[puddingemote]

[The words suddenly appearing in front of Tamaki's face thing is starting to become more familiar, so he doesn't startle nearly so much as he might have earlier in the evening when it happens this time.]

It's random. Who you're talking to.

[windeity]

I guess that makes sense. [JAKE??? John should maybe be concerned but uh. That's fine. It's not like he's really bonked himself in the head with his hammer so maybe Jake knows what's up. And he's ignoring the fact that he might be partially responsible for a baby having dual flintlock pistols in the first place.]

You realize that you just told me you are probably planning to live in a tree, don't you? Is that really a thing you are planning on doing?

a

[puddingemote]

[Tamaki has never seen someone look quite so despondent about a crab being on fire in his life, but then, he's also never really seen anyone set a crab on fire, especially somehow magically. He can't help but comment on it, sitting nearby where he has been tasked by someone to shell the crabs.

(He's not very good at it.)]

I don't think it'll taste very good if you burn it...

[At least turn it over or something.]

[windeity]

[...he's just going to lay here curled up under Dirk's jacket and raise his eyebrows because ??? These are definitely words coming out of Dirk's mouth and he wonders how Dave would feel about that?

Actually. Dave would probably eat it up. Jerk. (Little does John know...)]

Yeah. I guess that is true. He's been doing the comic for a while so who knows if he will try to improve on that. [He's heard a little bit about their post-scratch selves from Jake, but hearing that Alpha Dave made movies intrigues him.

...at the same time, he smiles a little. He won't explain why, but it's funny to him.] Did you actually watch all of them? I sort of wish they were here just so I could see them myself. [There's a pause.] ...where did your Bro go?

[soulcomet]

[honestly, this is probably the best she's felt since she was first drawn here. she may be far from home, but she's lucky to have met such nice people here.]

Have you had a chance to use your magic yet? What's yours like?

[windeity]

It makes sense. [There's a sympathetic little smile. It makes more than enough sense, seeing how he's been weighing the pros and cons of being here now. The pros: his friends are here and alive and safe. The cons: he has a mission back home, he doesn't know where the others are, and he's still sweating out a fever. It's hard to grasp.

Of course then Haru keeps talking and that gets his attention, allowing him to turn toward her and lift an eyebrow.]

A heroine of justice? [He doesn't sound disbelieving, just genuinely curious.] What exactly does that mean? Like a superhero? [Like the Sailor Moons? No, shut up, John.]

[rebells]

What, do you get kidnapped by powerful magical beings often?

[pussywhips]

[ She's so focused on charming the hell out of these crabs that she doesn't realize she's being approached by a sweaty dude until he starts talking—and then she proceeds to almost fall off her perch in surprise, breaking her concentration. ]

Whoa, hey! Don't sneak up on me like that.

[ She puts a hand over her hammering heart and looks over at the stranger—but hey, she can't really fault him for being fully clothed since she is too. Then she sighs... deeply. ]

I'm trying to charm them... but they're not buying it! [ Maybe if you didn't make that face, Ann... ]

[rebells]

No comment.

[soulcomet]

Thank you ... And, it is! I'm from a place Mitakihara Town.

Where are you from?

[rebells]

Were you looking for a congratulations?