[OPENING] island hub - day 1

[spellbindmods]

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

[burnblonde]

[ooc: Yang has the same power, so any of her threads are canon if you want them to be.

Also, if you want to use a different style [action] vs prose, I'll match you.]

A. Yang is used to doing heavy lifting and where some might have predicted she would light a fire, she actually decides to help by skewering boar. After all, stabbing things seems like it could be therapeutic right now. She mostly works in silence, though with her hair pulled back and sleeves rolled up, it might be noticeable that she has a strange yellow and black right arm. A closer look would reveal it to be mechanical in nature, even robotic if you are familiar with that sort of technology. She’s pretty focused on skewering boar but if she feels you starring at it she might toss one of the kebab sticks at your head, “Hey! It’s rude to stare you know.”

D. [Yang was riffling through her newly acquired goods when she notices the text in front of her face. Odd, but everything here is odd. She pokes it, though it’s in her head so there’s no effect. She frowns slightly.] Uhm…hi? Was that it?

E. Yang browses the items for a little longer than necessary. There’s a lot to sort through after all and while she’s impulsive she isn’t stupid. She wants to get something at least semi-useful. However, her curiosity does take her towards some of the less useful items, like the accessories. It happens by chance, but her hands brush over a pair of cat ears on a headband. If anyone is nearby they’ll notice her frown, pick them up, and then shove them into a crate. Out of sight, out of mind. She continues browsing like nothing happened, pulling up a lighter and flicking it with her left hand. This could be useful given her power.

F. It wasn’t a Grimm, but apparently normal boars could be just as vicious. Yang had plenty of experience fighting, though usually not without her trusty gauntlets. She heard the boar charging and managed to jump out of the way, rolling and popping back up in the sand a few feet away. The boar wasn’t quite as fast and was now heading straight for a stranger. “Watch out!” Yang shouted as a warning, though she was already chasing after the boar herself.

Wildcard - Feel free to come up with something else if you are burning to have a thread with Yang but none of these fit.

[ofthedemiurgescomposition]

[Upon the warning, Joshua jumps to the side. Well, she has this handled, and his nighttime wandering had been spent so far stralthing his way around with his magic, which he was at this part starting to get something of a grip on. His eyes turn towards Yang and the boar, his posture stiffens, and he really wishes he had some sort of weapon right now.

[God knows he needs one.

[The reason he is sneaking around is simpler. He doesn't want to be anywhere near the others. He doesn't want to be amongst the rest of the group. Around people, around their questions, around their business. He just wants to be alone. That's all he wants at this point. He wants to be alone, and while he appreciates her help here, he's not intending on sticking around after she is finished with the boar.]

[burnblonde]

[Yang wishes she had her weapons as well. She felt really naked without them and she hadn't even worn them during her recovery period, but she had at least known where it was. The guy the boar is charging is apparently pretty good though as he's able to react in time.

Yang remembers she isn't completely defenseless and throws a fist. It isn't necessary for her powers, but old habits die hard. As she throws her fist a light comes out of her hand -- a small orb no bigger than a coin -- and flies towards the boar. It 'pops' against the boar's backside, a mini explosion, that diverts the boar with a loud squeal. The boar goes running off away from the people with a soar backside.

Yang comes to a stop, looking over to the other person.]

Well, at least I didn't have to wrestle it. You have some quick moves yourself.

[ofthedemiurgescomposition]

"Thanks. I've had a lot of practice." [I mean hey if Josh is good at anything without doing composer powers it's dodging. Still, she caqn apparently shoot explosions and he sees that as something useful. Even if he is not exactly keen on company right now. He makes a note of it, and he begins to walk away. Unarmed. In the woods. At night. A great idea there Josh.]

[burnblonde]

[While she hadn't exactly been expecting a continued conversation from that, she was still a little surprised that he just...walked away after that. Wasn't he worried about more boars showing up or something.]

Hey! Where are you going? Aren't you afraid you'll just find more of those boars?

[ofthedemiurgescomposition]

[He turns back towards her, his eyes locking with hers. Well, looks like she was a persistent type.]

"Hmmm? If I run into them, they won't be much trouble. Why? Are you volunteering to be my bodyguard?" [He could use one. Later, anyways, he didn't want one now.]

[burnblonde]

[She supposes he might be able to take care of himself then.]

Well...if you need one. It just seems like a bad idea to go off by yourself in a place you know nothing about.

[ofthedemiurgescomposition]

"...I suppose I could appreciate it."

[Aka he's not completely opposed to the idea. Still, he phrases it as a yet and so a yes it becomes. Well, looks like any ideas of being alone tonight have been dashed.]

[burnblonde]

All right then. Nice walk in the dark then.

[Sorry. She can't be gotten rid of that easily, so she'll fall into pace next to him and keep an eye out for errant boars apparently.]

E

[mech_and_mutt]

[Unfortunately, after staring at human ears all day, a certain someone nearby wasn't quite so willing to let that cat-ears-thing evade his notice. The moment it passed through the corner of his sight, Red picked up from rummaging through some box of old electronics and cast his gaze over towards Yang.]

Wait, what were those?

[She may have been eager to stuff them in a crate, but he dug a hand in after them to retrieve them. But he seemed a little bit... perturbed by the time he got a good look at the ear-headband.

This raised quite a few questions, but one of them was especially pressing.]

...these ain't real, right?

[burnblonde]

[At first Yang wasn't even sure to what he was referring. At least not until he pulled them back out: the cat ears. Of course. Although his reaction seemed strange at first, she considered it from his perspective. She'd already figured out he wasn't exactly a faunus--way more animal features than was typically present.]

No. It's just fabric and cotton glued to a headband.

[mech_and_mutt]

Hey, for all I know it coulda been from someone I knew! Dunno why anyone would want a these, either... they just look uncomfortable.

[I mean, they'd have to take the place of one's actual ears....]

What are these for, anyway?

[burnblonde]

That'd be pretty disturbing.

[Even she can see where that would be troubling for someone like him. She tries to think of how to explain the ears, though now she wishes she didn't have to.]

They're...an accessory I guess. Like you could use it as a part of a costume or something.

[Pause]

If it makes you feel any better they probably have some novelty human ears in the pile somewhere too...maybe.

[At least she hoped they'd be novelty items.]

[mech_and_mutt]

I guess...

[Though why would you want to dress up as-- well, then again, people from his world probably weren't the target market for this kinda thing.]

So it's gotta be from someplace where Humans and Felineko live together, right? I didn't even know that was a thing.

[burnblonde]

[Probably not.]

A felineko? You mean cats? I guess that could be the case...or...oh! Is a Felineko kinda like you, except with ears like that? [She gestures at the headband.] ...and I guess other cat-like features? Whiskers and tail maybe...

[She's not going to be able to avoid talking about her is she? Yang supposes she could just not say anything, but might as well share some information about her own world.]

We have some people who are like that...people who have an animal trait like ears or a tail. They're called Faunus though and usually it's just one animal trait...

[mech_and_mutt]

[It was odd hearing himself be used as a comparison, but, all the same...]

Yeah! Like me, except with-- well, you said it best. S'what's normal where I come from. Caninu and Felineko living together. Humans... not so much anymore.

[...]

Don't think I've ever seen a Faunus, though. S'gotta look weird having just one part when the rest ain't there.

[burnblonde]

This must all be pretty weird for you then.

[Yang hadn't seen many nonhumans. She imagined that must be difficult to get used to, all things considered.]

Faunus might just be something from where I'm from...but I guess each world has its quirks.

D

[puddingemote]

[The words suddenly appearing in front of Tamaki's face thing is starting to become more familiar, so he doesn't startle nearly so much as he might have earlier in the evening when it happens this time.]

It's random. Who you're talking to.

[burnblonde]

[Oh hey the words are changing. Yang watches them and realizes 1. she really is having a conversation with someone and 2. apparently they didn't send the original hello.]

Oh! That's...weird, I guess. I'm Yang, what's your name?

[puddingemote]

Tamaki Yotsuba.
It's weird. But I guess we meet more people this way.

[burnblonde]

Yeah, that's very true. So is this like the weirdest thing to happen to you?]

[puddingemote]

I had to hold a bomb once.
But I think this is weirder than that.
What about you?

[burnblonde]

That sounds more dangerous than weird.
Yeah, I'd say this ranks as pretty weird for me. I mean my life was always pretty exciting, but never something I'd say as very weird.

[puddingemote]

It's both I think.
What did you do back home?

[burnblonde]

I was a student at Beacon Academy for a little while. They were training us to be the next huntsman and huntresses to protect the kingdoms from the Grimm.