[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

[mapsio]

Does that mean you're having an easier time adjusting to all of this?

[The barrier was sturdy as long as no one was slamming into it forcefully.]

[p_mortem]

I guess.

[ He's probably having an easier time than most, and he knows it, but what other option is there besides getting used to their situation and putting their efforts into going forward? ]

What about you? What are people having trouble with...?

[mapsio]

I've accepted the situation, but I know that there are pressing things to be completed back home. I'm sure I'm not the only one thinking that.

[So they had to go home, and to go home they had to help whoever needed to be helped here. It was simple, right?]

[p_mortem]

[ That's it. What Minato has waiting for him at home is the end of the world and his team fighting against it, so the dichotomy is there— he needs to go home so he can finish what he started, but at the same time, the longer he stays here, the longer he can delay that end. ]

Things back home will still be there when you get back. I think... the problems here are also our problems. We're here, so we deal with the problems here first.

[mapsio]

[It's funny, they were facing such similar situations. Finishing what they all started. It was a difficult spot to be in.]

I understand that. I feel that if someone needs our help then there is no reason not to give them help. They brought us all here for that reason. I wouldn't want to abandon someone in need.

[p_mortem]

...Yeah. I feel that way too.

[ Open in how he helps others. Though he understands the flip side, of being asked for help without giving the other party an option. There has to be some resentment. ]

[mapsio]

Where did you come from before? If you don't mind me asking.

[She had a moment of resentment, that was until she discovered that a few of her friends were stuck here with her. That made things almost infinitely easier.]

[p_mortem]

Iwatodai, Japan.

[ The only person he knew from there is Ryoji. There are some mixed feelings there. ]

[mapsio]

Where is Iwatodai close to? I go to school near Shibuya.

[And lives near there of course.]

[p_mortem]

I think it's pretty close to Shibuya.

[ idk where Iwatodai is, either Tokyo or Kobe. Japan is small, everything is close ]

I think Port Island is more well known. That's where my school is. Gekkoukan.

[mapsio]

[It's somewhere, close enough!? She nods then.]

Do you have any hobbies?

[p_mortem]

Uh... I like sleeping.

[ That's a no. But it might as well be one, because he looks like he needs sleep, so he might as well enjoy it when he does. ]

[mapsio]

[Minato looks like he needs sleep, and maybe a hobby outside of sleeping?! Once they get close enough to a fire she's going to put the boar carcass down. They're going to have to butcher this thing themselves, aren't they?

That might be where she draws a line.]

I suppose there is nothing wrong with getting a reasonable amount of rest.

[p_mortem]

Right. Hopefully you can get back to your hut alright after this and do that.

[ Minato will handle the butchering, just. try not to think too hard about what he's doing. It's like collecting scales and feathers from Shadows for a quest, except he's hacking off entire limbs instead. It's fine. ]

[mapsio]

I'm going to try.

[She's confident that she will fall asleep, not so confident that it will actually be a restful sleep. She wonders if Minato is really Fine with tearing off boar limbs. This is truly a wild ride.]

Um, are you sure you don't need help? [Even if it really grosses her out.]

[p_mortem]

[ Whether or not he's fine, he'll just deal with it; it's easier not having to think about it. It's the end of his first day here, he's just gotten rid of his original bloodstained clothes for a new change of clothing from the mansion, and already he's covered in blood again. He'll be Fine. ]

I can do it myself. Why, do you want to help?

[ He'll let her, holding the sword out for her to take? After that whole thing about if "someone needs our help then there is no reason not to give them help," he thought he'd offer. ]

[mapsio]

[Look don't keep her to her word on boar butchering, she was offering but she really isn't so sure about it.] I have a better idea, what if I make sure the fire has enough kindling?

[Smooth dodge, super smooth.]

[p_mortem]

[ He'll take it. ]

Alright. I'll finish up here, and we can leave them to dry overnight.

[mapsio]

A-ah, good idea!

[Thank you for not questioning her...]