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Spellbind Mods ([personal profile] spellbindmods) wrote in [community profile] spellbinders2017-07-08 06:39 pm

[OPENING] island hub - day 1

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.
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    [personal profile] gymconquering 2017-07-10 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
    Could be some kinda magic. Jus' throwin' off all the same stuff that comes off the sun? [Like. Some Pokemon can do that. Just lots.

    ...

    She yawns conspicuously. Chic pokes her shoulder.]
    Yeah, sorry, I got it...hey, [back to Jake,] y'ain't plannin' on sleepin' out here?
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    [personal profile] potentite 2017-07-10 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
    [He knows he should answer but he finally breaks down and asks:] What are... those incredible animals?
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    [personal profile] gymconquering 2017-07-10 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
    [This question, again...]

    Chic's nice, an' totally safe. [Wait that's...not where she wants to start. Good god she's sleepy. Sapphire reaches back and pats the Blaziken's arm as if to demonstrate, looking more at the Pokemon than at Jake.] Chic's her name [whoops she just said that], an' she's somethin' from my world called a Pokemon.
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    [personal profile] potentite 2017-07-10 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
    Oh! Wow, really? [He brightens up and smiles. A real pokemon trainer is seriously one of the best things to happen today.] That's... so cool. You're very lucky, miss, to have such a noble companion watching over you and with you here especially.
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    [personal profile] gymconquering 2017-07-10 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
    [Chic barely reacts, staring levelly down at Jake, except that her chest and neck go very poofy.

    Sapphire just turns kind of red.]


    You're right. I coulda shown up without 'em, it'd be like... [bad. She sighs unnecessarily loudly and looks right at Jake.] I can't get my head around world's not havin' em. Like yours. When ya put it that way it ain't fair at all. No animals came along with anyone, it's gotta be lonely.

    [Sharp talony jabs be damned, Sapphire lurches down to sit. All the better to have emotions about Pokemon?]
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    [personal profile] potentite 2017-07-10 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
    [Sleepover time! But no Jake smiles at her a little. Sure he knows what a pokemon is but he's not going to bother her over those details. He basically comes from a video game so it's not that weird.]

    Well, I never had any pets growing up but there were these little bull fairies. They were sweet and liked to cuddle up close with you when you were napping under trees. There were monsters, too, but they weren't kind.
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    [personal profile] gymconquering 2017-07-11 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
    [bull fairies...?

    anyways you know what's fucking cool, ecology is fucking cool, please tell me more]


    Territorial, or jus' plain mean?
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    [personal profile] potentite 2017-07-11 05:25 am (UTC)(link)
    [They could totally be pokemon. But he smiles. Even if monsters aren't his favourite thing in the world, he does like talking about animals, so it counts.]

    Mmm, some were territorial and some were just ornery. The ones that lived in the lagoon were the worst about it. Couldn't even scare them off if they got a whiff of you. You'd just have to book it and hope they didn't really need a meal at the time.
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    [personal profile] gymconquering 2017-07-11 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
    There's some Pokemon like that! I've never gotten in any trouble in the water, though. Not like that. Mostly down on land. Some places it's nicer to get up in the trees an' stay there. Definitely with these boars, I don't think they can climb.
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    [personal profile] potentite 2017-07-11 06:30 am (UTC)(link)
    Oh yeah, boars can be real fiends but I think they're as dumb as a sacks of bricks. Probably. Hopefully. But yeah... I used to climb up into trees and stuff to get away. [He pats his upper arm.] Gave me a good work out at least!
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    [personal profile] gymconquering 2017-07-11 03:04 pm (UTC)(link)
    [Sapphire laughs and smacks her hands on her knees.]

    We're gonna get along!

    [Because it sprang to mind and she's like half-asleep.]
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    [personal profile] potentite 2017-07-12 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
    [Oh. Oh no that's so sweet. He's sleepy and relaxed but it still flusters him.]

    Really? Um, I mean, I would like that a lot, too! You seem awful nice.
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    [personal profile] gymconquering 2017-07-12 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
    A'course! You know about climbin' trees!

    [this is a vast oversimplification of her train of thought but it will have to do]
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    [personal profile] potentite 2017-07-12 04:50 am (UTC)(link)
    [It's okay that sounds like a more believable reason than liking Jake as a person okay.]

    Oh! Well, yes. We could climb trees tomorrow or something? [He's not sure if that's a weird offer or not but oh well.]
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    [personal profile] gymconquering 2017-07-12 05:08 am (UTC)(link)
    Yeah!

    [???]

    Let's go explorin' to the north. No worryin' about boars!

    [?????]
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    [personal profile] potentite 2017-07-12 08:05 am (UTC)(link)
    Sure thing! I love adventuring! Cutting through the thick of the jungle is my specialty.