[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

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[burnblonde]

[Yang had avoided the crab meat--don't ask why, perhaps she'd had her fill of seafood when she'd been traveling by boat. Whatever the case, she was thankfully NOT suffering from crab poisoning. She'd been hanging around outside just to check out the view of this new world. Taking a little after-dinner walk along the beach.

She stopped when she noticed the boars, though didn't get too close until she heard someone call out uncomfortably.]

It's Yang. Why are they gathered around you like that?

[She takes a step closer and one of the boars turns towards her with a huff. Yang stops, holding up her hands. She didn't look nervous, like one probably SHOULD.]

Uh...woah there.

[pussywhips]

[ It takes Ann a second to realize that Yang is probably this girl's name... but it's already too late now. The boars around her shift restlessly, as if they're out for blood and all they need is a reason. ]

Wait! Uh.

[ She says to... the boar, throwing a hand out as if that'll have any effect whatsoever. Is she trying to reason with wild animals now?? God, if only she could figure out how to turn this charm thing off... though that's probably a worse idea. Wouldn't they just turn on her too? In any case, the boars aren't charging Yang... yet. ]

I have a charm power, but I think it went a little... overboard.

[burnblonde]

[Yang doesn't move, thinking the girl is talking to her. Plus, it feels like a good thing not to move if the boars are going to start a rampage. They could hurt the girl and while Yang is pretty sure she can fight one or two boars--a whole pack of them seems a bit much even for her.]

I see...well they don't just seem to like you but want to keep you away from anyone else. I might be able to scatter them...but it could also cause a stampede.

[pussywhips]

[ Boar party or stampede? Neither one sounds like a good time to her right now. She tips her head back and groans dramatically. ]

Ugh, if only I knew how to turn this thing down! [ By this thing she means her charm power... but even if the crab meat wasn't playing havoc on her ability, it's not like she has much control over it anyway.

Not for lack of trying, though, since she suddenly balls her hands into fists, her eyes closing and her face screwing up as she tries to force her power to work... somehow. Less charm! Less! Less! If only it didn't look like she had to, uh, go to the bathroom. ...This might go on for a bit. ]

[burnblonde]

[Yang tries not to laugh. Although the faces she is pulling are pretty darn funny. Yang covers her mouth with her hand and manages to only smile behind it.]

Maybe you're trying too hard.

[pussywhips]

[ At least Ann has enough self-confidence to not notice and/or care that Yang is laughing at her on the inside. Besides, she has enough to do right now, what with acting dramatic and all. ]

Ugh, you're probably right. [ She sighs. Deeply. ] I just wish I knew how to work this... or that I had a way more useful power.

[ What's she going to do with charm, anyway?? Start her own zoo??? ]

[burnblonde]

I mean...is it just boars? You can charm anyone or anything? I can see where this would be a handy ability to have...if we weren't stuck on an island anyway.

[Yang loved when she could get free drinks at the clubs, but it didn't always work. Still, not the problem right now.]

Let's see...if they're charmed by you can you not just get them to do your bidding? Maybe we can lure them away if you start walking.

[pussywhips]

[ Well, it could be handy, that much is true—if only it wasn't so damn embarrassing. Like, making people fall in love with her or something? Yikes. She has enough problems with perverts and weirdos in her life—but even if that's what she was going for, it feels kind of like cheating, doesn't it?

Well, she'll have time to think about it more later. When the immediate boar situation is resolved. ]

That's probably the best idea we have right now. [ She puts her hands on her hips, looking around with a thoughtful expression on her face. ] Where should I lure them, though?

[burnblonde]

[Yang looks around.]

Well...we can lead them towards the woods or maybe stick them in a hut.

[She smirks, amused by the thought.]

That'd be pretty funny actually...if we can manage it.