[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

[5kotai]

[ Now, he knows the basics of technology thanks to haveing a slightly modern home, but still: ]

You need to charge your sunglasses?

[ ...He believes it. In fact he sounds a little excited despite the soft voice. A contrast to Dirk's monotone that doesn't give much in the way of hints. ]

They're really cool!

[splinten]

They're a computer.

[Explaining for the quiet but excited child. Since probably the kid would want to, you know, know what they are instead of just gushing over the general concept?]

[5kotai]

[ He would, then it looks less silly. ]

Technology can go really far if sunglasses can be computers!

[ Yes he believes it, if only because it's really cool to think of them like that. Also, Dirk seems 100% serious and should be taken seriously. Carefully, Gokotai steps around the organized pieces of the former Playstation. ]

A roof is strange place to work on that... But the weather is nice out right now. How fortunate.

[splinten]

There isn't enough lighting inside the cabin to let me work. [He doesn't have a lamp. Ergo: the stars, and maybe worms, as his light. Actually when the worms show up he's going to abscond to protect his stuff.] What year are you from? [It's impossible for him to tell looking at Gokotai.]

[5kotai]

Oh! I guess it is pretty bright out here.

[ Not to self, if there's a flashlight or a battery lamp up for grabs, find pointy sunglasses guy. He might appreciate it. Still when he's out here though, Gokotai can watch curiously, crouching down and hopefully not blocking precious light. ]

I was born in 13th century Japan, or the Kamakura Period. [ Wait, that makes this even weirder since he isn't being too weird about technology. ] Um, "where" I was staying was in the year 2205! It was summertime.

[splinten]

[Thanks, Gokotai. Dirk shifts angles just slightly to keep the light in; Gokotai isn't big enough to block much out. His eyes flicker up behind his shades at the comment and then the clarification.]

The part of that that sticks out most is that you told me it was summertime.

[It's such an oddly specific detail.]

[5kotai]

[ He tilts his head. ]

Is it? [ He's think it would be the 1000 year space of time between the two periods he listed. ] I was just thinking of the summer night, I was catching fireflies with my brothers.

[ Clapping his hands together, like if he could catch one here. ]

Caring about the seasons means I haven't lost track of time! I don't want to feel old and unfeeling just yet.

[ On top of the above temoral complications, he's been human-ish for a tiny fraction of his life. ]

[splinten]

[Time travel is basic, specific time stuff is different.

He pauses.]

Pretty sure that isn't a risk you're going to be exposed to, dude.

[5kotai]

[ The fact that both are from worlds where it can be seen as normal makes it pretty basic, huh... ]

I guess it depends how fast or slow it feels to pass here... But it has been a long day.

[ Filled with survival perils in a weird, fantastic environment. ]

What can your computer glasses do? I only know a little about computers, sorry.

[splinten]

They can read coded data based on set parameters. [You know. Like a computer.] They have some music, movies, and a handful of other files stored on them. I can use them to read or write other electronic things, and if I can get the right elements set up, I can use them for transferring data.

[5kotai]

That sounds amazing! You must be really good with technology!

[ He's so amazed! It's probably not hard and the calm way Dirk describes makes it even cooler. Also, a beat though. ]

Isn't such such a small screen close to your face bad for your eyes? My older brother told me that.

[splinten]

Scientific studies indicate that the real issue for eyesight is the lack of time spent in sunlight. A screen in proximity isn't so much of a problem.

[He looked it up, like a nerd.]

[5kotai]

[ Bless the power of nerds. But he'll take Dirk's word for it. ]

I see! Or maybe not, hehe.