[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

[ofthedemiurgescomposition]

"Or, it could simply be that I have no sense of masculinity at all. Take your pick." [He eyes her suspiciously. Yup, that is definitely a zombie girl. His eyes are not deceiving him and he wasn't accidentally using his magic. He grabs onto its handle as he hears her compliment it, though he doesn't do the gesture consciously.]

[cadventuretime]

[Oooh now there's an interesting reaction. She was expecting blushing or maybe straight up denial, but that barb came surprisingly quick.]

[She halts, straightening up to eye him up and down. Finally she leans down and grins.] No, I think I'll go with neither and just say you really don't care what other people think~

Am I right?

[ofthedemiurgescomposition]

"Indeed. Then again, I don't care about other people I general, and their thoughts are included in that larger package." [He giggles his trademark giggle. Yeah, he could have his girly purse, and he was fully aware of that. But having a purse just made things easier. Especially with all the other stuff they've been getting, he does need a place to store things.]

[Of course, he was someone intrigued with his conversation partner as well. But it was probably my ride to ask most of the questions he thought about asking, and he liked to soften people up a bit more before he pried.]

[cadventuretime]

[Despite his answer, the girl seemed pleased and does a quick fist pump.]

Yes, I knew it! Score one for me!!

[Moment passed, she then readdress the purse.]

So hey, I've been finding out that this horseshoe [she motioned to her magnet] can pick up some stuff and not others. Can I try out some of the things you found and see if it works?

[Magnets were quite rare in Sequin Land, and this would have been the quickest way to find out what did and didn't work.]

Don't worry, I'll give back anything it picks up. Maybe.

[ofthedemiurgescomposition]

"Or I can just explain to you the concept of Magnetism. Since that involves less possible stealing." [Josh doesn't want anyone touching his man purse he is going to need that later for important reasons. Important reasons he does not yet know of. But they are very important he swears.

[Bur anyways, he is now adding to the list not just zombie, but also "zombie who does not understand the concept of magnets. What a great list so far.]

[cadventuretime]

You'd really deny me that chance? [She smiles, but straightens up once again. While she wasn't really one for stuffy explanations, she figures hearing how it works outright would definitely be faster.]

Magnetism, huh? That sounds like something boring ol' Techno Baron would use.

[ofthedemiurgescomposition]

"Techno Baron? Should I ask?" [Still, now that he thought about it, her not knowing the concept of magnetism was rather... odd. Perhaps, it had something to do with her as an individual, or perhaps there was something else there. And what that something else might be spurred his next question.]

"Well anyways, what sort of world are you from?"

[cadventuretime]

You could, but since it seems like we're far away from Sequin Land, I don't think that information would be all that helpful.

[So he's inquisitive? Or rather, he's definitely thinking. The line of questioning also had a bit of a prodding, inquisitive feel.]

Sequin Land is a world a lot like this, but a lot more livelier. Cities like Coven would be bustling with shopkeepers, bath houses, delivery people, and all sort of things. This is definitely a step back, but with all the people here I'm sure we'll have all the bases covered soon enough.

[ofthedemiurgescomposition]

"Heh, well, I think my area of expertise is already covered." [But I mean hey if they need a guy to troll the hell out of people then maybe there is a role open. He even has illusion powers to make that even easier. Though, Joshua is less "pure troll" and more "manipulative bastard" when it comes to these sorts of things. But do they really need someone like that at the moment?]

"Still, I suppose I should share a bit about my own world, in turn. It's only fair after all." [And he would remain accurate, if giving out information with quite a few missing details.]

[cadventuretime]

[She holds her hips with her hands and sort of leans back casually.]

Sounds like a plan! I guess even people that don't like others know not to burn bridges too quick.

Or maybe you're a liar, too?

[ofthedemiurgescomposition]

"Hmmm? Now how did you get that impression?" [He leans back, letting himself relax just a little. Now how should her phrase all of this?]

"My world is fairly unremarkable, all things considered. It's nothing like this, that's for sure. My particular corner of said world consists of a large city, a city that can be mistaken for any other in the world." [He was just going to avoid bringing up all the Reaper's Game stuff. He still wanted to keep his tricks up his sleeve, after all. And also, he didn't feel comfortable revealing the truth when he was in this weakened state, after all.] "Though, you might find it interesting."

[cadventuretime]

No impression, just fishing~ [And maybe a playful comment to ward off any possibility of future lies. For the short term at least. That is, if she had his number right, though she thought she did.]

How big of a city? Like, ten, twenty buildings? [When worlds collide]

[ofthedemiurgescomposition]

"More like, thousands." [Well, now Joshua was interested in seeing her reaction to that, given the numbers she listed.]

[cadventuretime]

Wow, neat! So its kind of like a building forest, huh? [That's it. She's not one that gets shocked easily.]

I'm surprised that many people can get together without people wanting to hurt one another. You guys must have a lot of food and events and stuff. Where I'm from that sort of place is just asking to get assaulted by some people I know.

[ofthedemiurgescomposition]

"The benefits of a first world society. We aren't constantly consumed by war." [Ph okay so she's a zombie from a third world country with an oddly cheerful name. When worlds collide indeed..]

[cadventuretime]

War, huh. Now you're thinking like Ammo Baron. [The four Barons of Sequin Land, moochers, scoundrels, and ne'er do-wells that try to find some way to increase their billing.]

Still, I wouldn't mind giving it a look.

I might even bring those folks I mentioned, spice things up a little. You were saying you were bored, right?

[ofthedemiurgescomposition]

"...How would you even do that? It's not like there is a way to contact anyone outside of here. You wouldn't be able to bring said folks here anyways." [Another mention of a Baron. yeah, he's not going to inquire into that. He'll probably end up finding out sooner or later.]

[cadventuretime]

Well, I'm here, and you're here, so it has to figure that there has to be a way for one or both of us to go back, right? I'm not sure on the details, though, but I'm pretty sure its a thing that can be done once its figured out how.

[But hell, that sounds like a lot of work just THINKING about it.] I think I'll leave that to somebody else though. There seems to be a lot of interesting people so far.

And I think I met one more, too!

[ofthedemiurgescomposition]

"And whose that? Because I am certainly not interesting." [Yeah yeah go on and deny everything Josh. You can only keep it up for so long until you fuck up. But you're actually good at pretending you're a decently normal human so maybe you'll be able to maintain the charade for a while.] "Well, at least, certainly not in comparison to everyone else here."

[cadventuretime]

Psh, that's because you come from a place where there were thousands of people all in one spot. [Anyone would be lost in a place like that.]

But sure, fine, you're boring. A total snoozefest. And there's absolutely noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo way that you could ever be anything but that. What with all this talk of magic powers, and other worlds, and everything else going on.

[The smirk gets wider, but she starts to gather up her stuff to move on.]

But if you ask me, it'd be more interesting if you stayed not interesting.

Well, until you became boring. Hehe.

[ofthedemiurgescomposition]

"If you knew anything about me, well..." [It's not conscious that he does it. In fact, the moment he does it he stops, and so it only flashes in her vision for a brief moment. He is thinking about why it happened in the first place, but even so, it has happened anyways. Joshua vanishes, and there is someone else in his place, a different man.

[It was him, in his form as The Composer.

[And unconscious manipulation of her perception, brought on by his mind drifting. Even so, he finishes his statement anyways.] "Then I'm sure you would realize I'm just a normal human."

[cadventuretime]

[Now in all of her travels, Rotty has seen a lot of things. She had seen the return of the Pirate Lord, been a part of the zombie caravan, and even helped Hypno Baron summon the BEING OF UNIMAGINABLE HORROR, but even that made her ill-prepared to what... this was.]

[Truth be told, she was having difficulty just making this out. So, instead, she just sort of half-listens, mostly-focuses on making sense of the young guy that just wanted to clutch tightly to his flashy accessory.]

Uh-huh...

Just a normal human.

[ofthedemiurgescomposition]

[For a while, he just stares back. Not really blinking, not really have any sort of expression on his face. Eventually, he responds.]

"...Okay I can't play it off can I?" [He sighs, letting his arms drop to his sides. His eyes are closed, and there's silence once again. Then he bursts out laughing.] "Of course I can't. But then again, do you really want to know what you're dealing with?"

[cadventuretime]

[Sorry for the delay. Things got really crazy on this end u_u.]

[Hmm, on one hand, whatever this guy was was pretty interesting, but on the other hand, he seems pretty pleased with himself for some reason.]

[Taking a moment to think about it and hanging tight to her magnet, she gives Joshua a look-over once and twice.]

Nope! Not really!

[smirk]

But something tells me you're going to tell me anyway~

[ofthedemiurgescomposition]

"Well, I'll indulge you."

[Joshua turns away from Rotty, once again manifesting the appearance of the composer for her. Joshua struggles to think of a fitting explanation for someone who doesn't know about the situation in Shibuya, and eventually just launches into an explanation somewhat haphazardly.]

"I am an entity referred to as the Composer. I am, something akin to a god, but that's not wholly accurate either. Just think of me as a entity above humanity."