[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

[liveinskin]

[It's cool, F.F. will just crouch down by her.]

I think the meat wasn't good or maybe not cooked enough. Bodies don't like it when you feed them bad things, so they punish you unfairly. [Dumb human bodies.] If you want, I can help you out. I can't get rid of all your pain, but I can ease it.

[soulcomet]

You really don't mind? I mean ...

[Madoka is making a feeble attempt at saying something about how she'll be fine, that there are other people who are in worse shape than her, but honestly, she is feeling too awful to properly get that argument out there.]

[so she just kind of. ducks her head in a pathetic little nod.]

Thank you.

[liveinskin]

No problem. [Even if there are more people in worse states, that doesn't mean this girl doesn't deserve some treatment. In any case, she might be able to get new knowledge if she's nice to her.] Ok, so this healing might not seem totally nice at first but you'll be fine.

[She rifles her the bag she was given and grabs her water bottle. Without warning she uncaps it and pours a cup's worth of water right onto Madoka.]

[soulcomet]

What — [Madoka sputters when the water hits her, but that's about as far as any surprise or protests she may have had goes. she just draws her knees even tighter to her chest, trying to stave off any incoming chills.]

[liveinskin]

Don't worry, it's just water!

[Do humans not like getting wet? Or maybe it's just this girl. Whatever the case, F.F. will hold her hands over the girl's body and begin channeling her magic power. It's not perfect, and it won't get rid of the pain, but Madoka will start to feel a cooling sensation to help ease the distress her body is going through. The water she got on her will begin glowing a gentle blue aura as this happens.]

[soulcomet]

[surprise and feeling lousy does strange things to people. but Madoka's probably lucky she didn't have as much of the crab as the others — she relaxes visibly, and even feels well enough to peek up at F.F. with a mixture of relief and gratefulness.]

Is that your magic? It's amazing ...

[liveinskin]

Not really. It isn't as good as what I could do before. [She pouts, melancholic. If she had access to her real abilities, she'd be able to help this girl a lot more.] I'm glad I could help you though. You feeling a little better now?

[soulcomet]

I am, thank you ... [not perfect. but better. she's only a bit wobbly when she pushes herself to a sitting position, lifting a hand to brush her bangs from her eyes.]

[she even feels well enough to be curious.]

What could you do before?

[liveinskin]

[She'll sit down along with her, since she could use a break herself.]

Well, if I had my usual powers I could insert bits of myself inside of you and heal you like that. [A beat, and then--] It sounds gross, but it works!

[soulcomet]

[wait, what.]

You mean sort of like using your cells to heal? That sounds painful ...

[liveinskin]

Yeah, exactly! [ok not exactly but it's an apt description.] I don't feel any pain from it at all. Neither do the people I heal. But this damn place won't let me use my power at all. All I can do is heal people with water now.

[She crosses her arms in a huff, frustrated for a multitude of reasons really.]

Well I guess it could be worse. This world is really beautiful.

[soulcomet]

[Madoka can't disagree with that. and, she's rather reassured to know she's not alone in this:]

When I got here, I learned I could heal a little bit ... I'm not very good at it, though.

Do you think you could teach me?

[liveinskin]

Sure. Ah, I don't know how to do my own power super well either... but we can work together at getting better. What sort of healing can you do?

[soulcomet]

It's pretty standard! I just kind of ... [she waves her hands a bit as she speaks.] I do this, and everything glows for a minute, and the other person is healed.

It doesn't work all the time, though. [at all, rather, if she'd already healed someone once in the past 24 hours.]

[liveinskin]

Hm. Do you have any sense of why it might not work? It seems odd that you do the same thing as usual, but it has a chance of just not activating. Maybe it could be built that way.

[soulcomet]

Not really, no. It almost sort of feels like ... the magic is just gone.

[she puffs out a little sigh, looking down at her hands.]

If that's the case, I have to be really careful. I don't want to accidentally heal a splinter or something, if someone else is hurt much worse.

[liveinskin]

[Her brow furrows.]

That's a pretty mean limit. Means you won't always be able to help people, worried about the next person who might need it.

[soulcomet]

[and Madoka deflates like a balloon.]

You're right ... If a bunch of people get seriously injured, how am I supposed to know who to heal?

[liveinskin]

That's a tough question. [She says with a small smile, feeling a little guilty for getting the girl down.] In that moment, you need to trust your instinct. Or look for someone you think would make the great amount of difference if they were healed.

[soulcomet]

That would be awful ... I really, really hope it never comes down to having to choose like that.

[how could she choose? Madoka's a huge softie; she would heal even her greatest enemy (if she had one) if they were critically injured.]

[liveinskin]

[That gets a little laugh out of her.]

You're a sweet kid. I hope it won't come down to anything that bad. I'm sure it won't.