[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

[heartkey]

[ Sidenote that I won't be keeping any TDM threads as canon! ]

b;

[ So Sora's been through a bit with his magic already, which happens to be a small floating ball of light he can create and control, with the properties of a fire. Upon learning it's there quite a bit earlier, he'd been a little too curious and ... burned himself on it, creating some minor burn marks on his fingers but it's fine. And then he'd managed to help a bit with lighting the fire for cooking the food. Maybe you saw him, cautiously moving his little ball of light towards the wood because he'd already burned himself on it and that wasn't going to happen again.

And now he can finally eat, trying out the crab here. Which seems like a good idea at first, until he starts feeling a bit sick a little ways into it, swaying a bit and having trouble keeping his vision straight, as he puts a hand to his forehead. ] Ugh ... I don't feel so good.

[ This is the perfect time for the fire being used to cook to blow out, and when there are only a few things left to cook, too. He vaguely hears someone asking for help re-lighting it, and up he goes, unable to resist helping out. ]

H-Hold on, I got it.

[ Spoilers: No, he doesn't. Because the moment he tries to use his magic, it materializes in an awkward, sparking manner rather than smoothly, and before he can get it to reach the fire, he's suddenly falling backwards from the sickness and the ball of light is going whatever way his fingers accidentally move it. Try not to touch it. ]

e;

[ Sora looks like a kid in a candy shop at all the interesting items laid out before him. He doesn't even know what to pick up first. Some he recognizes as normal items, but most he has no idea what they even are. His lips mime a 'whoa' at all of it as he leans in. (He can't help it, it all looks so cool.)

But eventually he leans back, crossing his arms. He doesn't have Donald or Goofy (mostly Donald) here to give him important advice, so he'll just have to do it himself! Talking to himself now. ]

Wait, this all looks really cool and all, but I should probably pick something that'll be useful. [ That's something Donald would want him to do, right? And he moves his gaze back toward the items — some of them look so cool, how can he pass up getting one of them in favor of something practical?

Wait she said two items, right? It can't hurt to get one fun one and one practical one then, can it ... ]

f;

[ Okay so Sora stayed out a little too late, curiously looking around the area and such. And this will be immediately apparent to someone who is already safely within their home, because they're going to suddenly hear a large bang on their wall — as though something rammed into it from the outside.

And then a muffled shout also coming from the outside. ] Whoa, hey! What was that for?!

[ Okay so Sora is being charged at by a boar and he managed to get out of the way of that charge and it hit your house, whoops. ]

wildcard;

[ Feel free to come up with something or ping me at dyingmoon! ]

.......f

[actus]

[ ... listen, kid, he had just fallen asleep against all odds when the house shakes. it wakes him with a start and he barely processes what the stranger is saying outside. is someone getting into a fight already? ...ah, that could be bad. that doesn't seem productive at all.

so akira heads outside, rubbing at his eyes, glasses slightly pitched up his forehead as he does so. ]

I didn't think I scheduled a wake-up call ... [ such deadpan. ]

sorry akira

[heartkey]

[ OH OOPS ... Someone was woken up by that. Uh.

Sora quickly turns to face him, looking and sounding apologetic. ] Uh, sorry! [ Even if it is the boar's fault here.

But he looks back at the boar, now circling back around to come at Sora again. And he doesn't even have his Keyblade to do anything about it.

This stranger's safety comes first here, though, so, he shouts again: ] You should get back inside! Hurry!

[ Because the boar has finished its big ol' turn and is now heading back towards them again. Maybe Akira will notice it. ]

[actus]

[ akira locks eyes with the boar (or at least, where he assumes the boar is staring menacingly). this is a problem. ]

Uh.

[ his usual instincts are delayed due to his grogginess and oh, right, the boar is about to charge. that's an even bigger problem. awareness floods through him once again and he quickly reaches to grab the stranger's wrist to drag them both inside. ]

Quick.

[ a boar can't knock it down. can it? can it? ]

[heartkey]

[ Somehow it hadn't even crossed Sora's mind to just go in the house with him, putting Akira's safety over his own. But ... that's a good idea. Yes, thank you, Akira. ] —Whoa!

[ And thus, he's pulled inside. Once the door's closed and he's regained his bearings from the sudden being dragged inside, he can't help but speak up: ]

Thanks, but don't you think it'll be able to —

[ Is that a loud thud on the door? Yes. It doesn't knock it down but it sure is startling. ]

[actus]

[ .... akira tenses, staring at the door and then back at sora. and then door and then sora, just for good measure, one last time. ]

...You think he wants to come in?

[ he says it in deadpan, awkwardly rubbing the back of his neck. apparently it's not enough of a joke to set his hand on fire thank god. ]

Maybe it'll get tired.

[heartkey]

Sure sounds like it. [ Sora doesn't even know what he did to provoke this but he guess they have to deal with it now. He's just sorry he got someone else involved. ]

Uh, yeah. Maybe. [ And then another thud, showing there is still clearly a lot of energy left in that thing. ] But it might take a while. [ A pause. ] How strong do you think that door is?

e!

[soulcomet]

[Madoka's standing a few feet away, hemming and hawing over a stack of notebooks. she can't help but smile when she hears Sora, though.]

It's hard to pick, isn't it? I've always wanted one of these — [she picks up an iPod, turning it over in her hand to show it to him.]

[heartkey]

[ He gives a nod at that, putting his hands behind his head casually. ] Yeah, really hard. [ How's he supposed to pick just two!!

But he looks over at her when she picks up that iPod, curiously. ] Huh? One of those? [ No iPods where he's from, so. ] What is it?

[soulcomet]

It plays music! I'm not sure what sort of songs are on this one, though. Here, give it a listen.

[Madoka plugs in a pair of headphones and offers them to Sora. please enjoy the first song she hits play on.]

[heartkey]

[ Oh my god.

He brings the headphones to his ears, curious to see what happens. If a little thing like this is going to play music, then heck yeah he wants to hear what it plays. That sounds so cool.

Unfortunately, the song Madoka's chosen starts so suddenly and so loudly that it startles him, and he quickly pulls away, still with the headphones on his head, and ends up pulling them out and cutting off the music. Whoops. ] Whoa!

—Er, sorry. [ For pulling them out and probably looking like an idiot in the process. He'll move to plug them back in. ] But you weren't kidding. They really did play music. [ Just a little too loudly and suddenly, he guesses. Regardless, he sounds amazed anyway! ]

[soulcomet]

Ah — I'm sorry! Was it too loud?

[Madoka had managed to hold on to the iPod when Sora pulled away — she sets it back down on the display, a bit sheepish, but also encouraged by his amazement.]

[what sort of world would this be if they didn't have a way to enjoy music, after all? and music is so important to so many of her friends, Madoka can't help but treasure it even more.]

Maybe there's another one here that has something better? What sort of music do you like?

[heartkey]

Just a little. Don't worry about it!

[ It's not like it made him deaf, it was just startling.

But her question is a hard one for him to answer, and he crosses his arms in thought. ] Huh. I dunno. I haven't really thought about it. [ It's not like he's had too much experience with music, but he has sung with a mermaid ...... ] I'll probably know when I hear it.

e;

[parodeity]

Get one of each. Like, a fun thing and then a stupid thing.

[ like dave is going for a music player and headphones so...

does that count as one thing or two? ]

[heartkey]

[ Sora wouldn't know, he doesn't even know what those are. But he likes Dave's idea, and it's just what he was thinking of maybe doing anyway. ] Sounds good to me! But there're so many things, how am I supposed to pick just two ... [ He looks troubled at this. If she has so many things, why the limit!!

A pause, as he looks over to him. ] What're you choosing?

[parodeity]

I think a music player? I have like...I can manage to get most of the practical shit I need without this, probably, so I figured I'd get things that'll entertain me for a little. I think we actually might be fine-ish on supplies, you know?

[heartkey]

Huh. That's true. [ The fact that they have all this stuff here must mean that they're not hurting on anything they need ... and they can share it if something's an emergency or something ... right? Teenage boy logic-ing his way through this to reach the conclusion of: ]

So you mean it can't hurt to just pick out fun things here, right?

[ It's not like Sora's ever needed much during his world travels to begin with ... ]

[parodeity]

Probably not. So far people seem willin' to share food and shit, and I don't doubt other practical supplies will get the same treatment. Entertainment seems to be whatever you can think up yourself, though, so gettin' two fun things to help pass the time is actually not a bad idea?

[ like. they are gonna get BORED otherwise.

well there's an island to explore admittedly but dave likes to do chill things sometimes that aren't exploring? ]

[heartkey]

Yeah, you're right. [ Okay so time to throw the 'get something practical' idea out the window and live his life the fun way. And he peers out over the various objects before them. ] Hmm ... [ This is an important decision and he needs to pick something cool and — oh.

He spots a small, brown wand sitting amongst the electronics, which catches his attention because it's one of the few objects he can recognize as something he knows. He curiously turns it over a few times in front of his face, before noticing a button on it, pushing it, and watching as it lights up various colors and makes blasty sounds. It startles him for a moment and he probably looks like an idiot, but now at least he knows it's not a real wand. This must be why it was with the electronics. ]

Should've seen that coming. [ There's no way they'd just put a real magic wand in with everything. (You already have magic anyway, Sora, geez.) ] I guess this one's a 'no'. [ Tossing it back in the pile of things.

This is going to take forever if he tests all the toys like this. ]

e

[he_smol]

Might I suggest something you can use on a regular basis?

[ He's already eyeing one of those thicker jackets. As nice as his coat is, a spare is always welcome. Though he does pick up a book, cringing slightly at the title before tucking it under his arm anyway.

But then something else catches his eye. It's a small metal object, a sort of propeller. He turns the fidget spinner over in his hand curiously before turning his attention to Sora. ]

I don't suppose you'd know what this is, would you?

[heartkey]

Yeah, that'd be good. [ Something he can use on a regular basis is good. And that jacket he's eyeing does give Sora the idea that maybe something like that would be a good idea, if it ends up getting cold here or something. Or maybe he can choose something similarly helpful ... like an umbrella? Though rain doesn't seem like a huge deal and he could probably choose something to help with more important situations ...

And then his attention is brought to the fidget spinner, and ... welp. ]

Nope, no idea. [ Just gonna throw a random idea out here. ] You think tiny things use it to fly?

[ He thinks it looks like a propeller, too. And it's not like Sora hasn't had experience with smaller creatures. ]

[he_smol]

It seems likely. Though it wouldn't surprise me if this world had creatures small enough to be able to use this thing to fly.

[ Nothing can surprise him anymore if only because he realized that it was better to expect the unexpected. ]

Our benefactors are quite generous with these "supplies" despite the strange selection.

[heartkey]

[ He rocks his weight to one side, casually thinking back on the wide variety of people and creatures he's met. ] Yeah, there's probably a few around here. [ Sora's never surprised by the content or differences between worlds anymore. They've all got their own thing, and if this is here, then it's probably for a reason. ]

They probably just want us to be okay. It's pretty nice of 'em, if you ask me. [ Scanning over everything and letting his voice sound a bit more excited. ] Besides, there's lots of cool stuff here, so we might as well take advantage of it!

[he_smol]

I find it never hurts to be prepared.

[ But his attention is now on a rather thick bound notebook. That looks useful at least... ]

At least they seem to be willing to own up to bringing us here in the first place. I couldn't fault them for that.

[heartkey]

You're right. [ He's glad they're not here without some sort of goal, at least ... And he's glad to have an explanation for why his Keyblade isn't being summoned. ] I guess all we can do right now is do our best to work things out.

[ By helping them and helping themselves and ... doing whatever ends up necessary to get back home. ]